The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-09
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
Crisp Readable Form.

slgnment sale or pure bred HOlSteln
cattle, 102 head were sold for an ag-
gregate of $4,000.
Gray Eagle-Clarence Wilson was
electrocuted while working on an cleo
trio cne. He came in contact with
two lines of 1890 volts.
Window More than 5000 farmers
gathered at the Paulson farm, near
here, for the annual picnic under the
auspices of the Farm Bureau associa-
tion of Cottonwood county.
Hibbing-The program of the sum-
mer outing and conference of Mime
sofa commercial secretaries, to be
held at Cass Lake and Bemidji from
July to IL, was announced by Sec
rotary S. v. Saxby of Hibbing.
Crosby-Crosby is making prepare
tions to greet the members of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial associa-
ton on July 16, IL and Is. Knute
Nelson, United States senator from
this state, will be here to address the
gathering on Saturday evening of the
convention.
Thief River Falls Julia McClelland,
IT years old, a maid employed at a
local hotel, is believed to have at
tempted suicide by jumping into the
Thief River just below the power
dam Fishermen pulled her out and
summoned physicians, who saved her
life by means of pulmoter. The girl
has assigned no reason for her act.
Luverne-A terrific rainstorm, ac-
companied by high winds and electri-
cal display, swept over Rock county,
causing much minor property damage
and large crop damage. A school
house at Beaver Creek was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed many
outbuildings were overturned and sew
eral farm buildings were struck by
lightning, but did not burn. Corn
fields in this section are badly fiatten-
ed out.
Fergus Falls-Crops in this vicin-
ity look better at this stage of the
season than they have for years. Dry
weather from now on would be the
most favorable. Small grain, grass and
corn all show heavy growth, but
the low pockets in the fields are filled
with water and haying is being delay
ed by the rains. Alfalfa should have
been out two weeks ago, but is still
weather long enough to warrant cut
ting it.
Alexandria-With the election of
officers the thirtieth annual conven-
ton of the Minnesota Christian En-
deavor concluded four day session
here. Besides delegations from the
state, Winnipeg and Bismarck, N. D.,
were also represented. Officers chos-
en- for next year are: President, c.. B.
Whittier, st. Paul. vice-president, N.
C. Stork, ST. Paul; secretary, Anna L.
Hardin, Hastings; treasurer, George |
H. Guam, Minnetonka Mills; and field |
secretary, Margaret M. Bradt, st. Paul.
Winona--Winona housewives who
put empty milk bottles, with enough |
money in them to pay for the next |
days supply on the back porch, at |
night wondered why no milk was left |
and the money gone. The driver, |
when questioned, said he found no |
money and his firms rule was mo |
money, no milk" The police caught |
a man on the rounds just ahead Of the
milkwagon extracting the money from
the bottles. In court he pleaded gull
ty saying he was out of work and hard |
up.
Ellendale-Seven school districts in
the vicinity of this village will hold
meetings during the week of July 8
to Is, to determine the sentiment of |
each towards the consolidation with
the local district The Glendale dis
trict and one other have already vot-
ed their approval of consolidation, and
at least four of the others are ex-
pected to approve. The consolidation
will mean an enlargement Of the pres
ent local school, and the addition of a
full high school course to replace the
present two years course.
st. Paul--Changes in three impor-
tant state offices, made by Governor
]. A. A. Burnquist, following the re-
signation of James T. Hale, state tax
commissioner, has placed Gustaf
Lindqust, secretary to the governor, in
a position in which he may hold over
under the next administration. Un-
der the changes that have become eff
fective, Mr.. Lindquist is state insur-
ance commissioner, succeeding John
B. Sanborn, who succeeds Mr.. Hale.
Leland w. Scott of the governors
office staff will succeed Mr.. Lindquist
Gary-The life of Hans Strommen,
well known farmer living near here,
was saved by the quick action of his
wife. While doing chores about the
barn, Strommen was attacked by a
bull. Mrs. Strommen, who was cut
ting kindling wood not far away, kill
ed the bull with the ak, just as he was
pinning Strommen to the barn.
GAINESVILLE celebration of the
death of 5000 crows killed in a crow
killing contest between two teams or
gained here, a barbecue, attended by
nearly 5000 people, was held here.
Two large oxen were roasted for the
event
-wendale Lind, aged Is,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lind, was
drowned in the South Fork river here.
Lind and a companion, Arthur Ander-
son, were spearing fish from the rail-
road bridge, when the former lost his
balance and fell into the stream. An
derson narrowly escaped similar fate
in an endeavor to save Lind.
Duluth-More than one inch Of rain
fell here, but little damage was done
in the city, although J. A. Barrow,
of public work, said that
Is store sewers were broken and
easements were flooded in the ware
house districts and West Duluth