The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-12-10
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News OF Events In Gopher State
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Sources and Arranged in
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Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.
Tracy-Fire entirely destroyed the
Sweely place here, with loss esti.
mated at $500.
Luverne-A movement is now under
way to take census recount of this
city. The count announced by the
Washington census is 2,7S2.
/ Sleepy Eye-Investigation has failed
to determine the origin of fire which
resulted in $4,000 loss by destroying
the Pietrus -four mill here.
| Minnesota Lake-Emil label, 48,
committed suicide by hanging. 1t is
believed he became temporarily insane
caused by an injury to his head several
years ago.
Willar-At meeting of the Duroc
hog breeders association of Kandiyohi
county plans were made for forming a
corporation to be known as the Randi
yohi Duroc Breeders association.
st. Paul-The State Board of Health
will make an investigation at Hastings
and in other parts of Dakota county
of an epidemic of a disease, which
some physicians of that county report
as scarlet fever.
Thief River Falls-There will be no
municipal Christmas tree in Thief
/ River Falls this year. Instead, the
money usually spent for this purpose
will be distributed to the needy fam
lilies of the city.
Stillwater-Elks will observe the
36th anniversary Of the founding of
that lodge in this city Dec. IA, with a
banquet and stag party in the audi
/ forum. w. I. Nolan of Minneapolis
will be the principal speaker.
Canby-While driving from their
home near here to Clear Lake, where
they were to be married, Lorenzo
Thompson and Miss Sylvia De Byryc-
ker, escaped serious injury when their
car turned over, pinning both beneath.
Northumberland Katterjohn, a
uldhSI, dlIGI dltGSGu
wholesale robberies in the business
houses here for the past months, was
finally caught in the act of jimmying
window, according to police, and has
confessed.
Minneapolis-Eac day child at
tends the public schools here, it costs
the city 3S cents, figures compiled by
Carl F. Feiten, auditor, show 1t takes
So cents day to educate each high
school pupil. The figures are based on
the 1920 budget of $4,3O0,0OO.
Minneapolis-A short course for
milk plant operators opened at Uni
versity farm. The course is intended
to familiarize students with the milk
industry, it's scope and Importance, the
composition of milk and its value as
food. Professor J. r. Keithley is in
charge.
Moorhead-Moorhead is resting af-
ter restless night due to the dis
covery of $4,000 worth of holiday
cheer" in a ditch east of here. The
news of the discovery spread fast and
caused stampede almost rivaling the
days Of the gold rush into California
and Alaska.
st. Paul-Raymond F. Barron of Wi
mona, for the past five years assistant
commissioner of weights and meas
ures, was appointed commissioner of
the weights and measures department
by the Minnesota Railroad and Ware
house commission, to succeed Charles
c. Neale, resigned.
Stillwater-Two Of three bandits
who held up Mr.. and Mrs. Moritz
Bernstein at their home in Oak Park
few weeks ago, have been identified
by their victims. The men were ar
rested in Minneapolis and had part of
the loot in their possession when taken
in charge, it is reported. They will be
brought to Saltwater for trial.
Duluth-Although the Minnesota leg
islature has twice rejected bill max
ing the injuring or manning of persons
through reckless driving of an automo-
bile or other motor vehicle punishable
by a sentence Of not more than five
years in the state prison, Mason M.
Forbes, first assistant county attorney,
has announced the bill again will be
introduced next session.
Faribault-In protest to the action
of the Faribault board of education,
which requested and received the re-
signation of F. W. Wolf, director of
athletics and coach of the high school
football team, 600 Faribault' high
school pupils walked from the building
after short demonstration in the as
sembly room and did not return to
their studies. Less than so students
remained in school.
st. Paula. c.. Townley and Joseph
Gilbert, Nonpartisan league leaders
convicted of violating the espionage
law in Jackson county, were granted
an extension Of time by the state SUI
preme court Their attorney, George
Nordlin, was given until Dec. IL to file
briefs in their appeal from the con-
viction. The case then will be set
for oral argument.
Minneapolis. E. Barr, president
of the j. E. Barr Picking & Preserv-
ing company, st. Cloud, was reelected
president of the Minnesota Gamers
association at the conclusion of two
day convention at Hotel Radisson.
Shakopee Ethel Warnecke and
jeanette Lee, who escaped from the
womens reformatory here were recap
tured near Mendoza. Both were COM
mitted from Ramsey county where the
former WAS convicted of murder and
the latter of grand larceny.