The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-13
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD.
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
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News Of Events In Gopher State
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| Willmar-C Converting for it's annual
session the Luther league of the south
ern Minnesota district, representing
800 local leagues will open four days
program here soon.
Duluth-Stanley Treuyeski was
killed and Joseph and John Cluska,
and Stanley Kuczac were seriously in
iured when an automobile in which
they were riding was wrecked on the
Pike road.
Fairmont-What is believed to be a
record price for four-months-old hog
was obtained by A. l.. Swanson, south
of this city, when he sold Duroc-Jer-
sey to j. A. Vipond Sons of Algona,
Iowa, for $4,000.
Fairmont- Threshing at night is be-
ing carried on here, light being obtain
ed from automobile headlights of the
farm flivvers. Headlights of several
cars are concentrated on the threshing
rig while oats and barley flow into the
sacks.
Hastings-Thomas Kelly, arrested
at Odogen, Iowa, on grand larceny
charge, was brought to Hastings by
deputy sheriff and lodged in Dakota
county Jail. At carnival in South
st. Paul, July 26, R. E. Esthagen al
legged Kelly took a quantity of the
show effects.
Rochester-One of the Oldest women
in the United States to fly is Mrs.
Daenie Jenkins, 76 years old, who lives
near here, in Utica Mrs. Jenkins de-
clared after landing with the pilot of
an aircraft concern that the fight "was
Just too wonderful for words" Now
she wants to do stunt flying.
Moorhead-The Great Northern
Railway company will build its new di-
vision point at the east city limits of
Moorhead, according to rumors cur
rent in Moorhead and Fargo The
roads division point for the last
twenty-five years has been at Barnes
vile, twenty-five miles southeast of
Moorhead.
Winona-Rattlesna are more
numerous in this section this summer
than for many years, in the opinion OF
L. q. Tadd, farmer, near Elba. Todd
and his farm hands killed six Of the
reptiles while loading hay last week
and believe many more are in the
vicinity. One of the snakes killed had
10 rattles and another one seven.
New Ulm-A meeting of the Tristate
Flood Control association has been
called for this city in the near future,
according to L. A. Kaercher of Orion
vile, MINI. president of the associa-
ton. The object is to perfect the or
ganization of the food control and con-
servation district, comprising the en-
tire waterhead of the Minnesota river.
st. Charles-Four generations, in
Guiding five children, three grandchil-
dren and three great grandchildren
were present at the first family re-
union in 30 years held at the horne OF
r. Rhames, a pioneer here. Mr..
Rhames is 90 years old, but was able
to render four old time songs at prayer
service conducted by one Of his sons,
Rev. Robert Rhames Of Girard, Kans.
Hibbing-Whether permanent in
junction restraining the vacation OF
the section of Hibbing for mining pur-
poses will be granted, will be decided
by Judge Edward Freeman, who heard
tho final arguments in the injunction
suit instituted by II. P. Reed, ct. al.
against the village of Hibbing, the
Oliver Iron Mining company and the
MesaDa Railway company, in district
court here last week.
Hinckley-Atter saving his 5-year-
old daughter from death under the
wheels of Northern Pacific railway
train. George Schott, prosperous far
mer living three miles southwest of
here, dropped dead from heart failure.
Schott, unaware of the approach Of the
train. drove his team almost in front
of it over the crossing. He jumped,
holding the girl in his arms, and es-
capped injury.
Two big, monster railroad locomo-
tives will crash IN head-on collision
in the feature attraction on the open
ing day of the Minnesota State Fair,
Saturday, Sept. 4, it is announced by
Secretary Thos. H. Garfield. The head
on collision. the first one ever staged
in the northwest as an amusement at
traction, will bring together two eight
wheel American type of engines, each
weighing 10000 pounds. On account
Of the prodigious expense the collision
will &c staged only once, the opening
day OF the fair. The collision will take
place on the infeld in front of the
grendstand and the engines will be
travelling at SO miles an hour when
they crash.
Barrett-The skulls of Is men re-
Gently found near the residence Of Lars
o. pjeIlo, ct first thought to be all that
remains Of n party of Indians, are now
believed 20 be the skulls of party of
Eorscnien. who, according to the Ken
sington Rhinestone, found several years
ago. came westward on an exploring
journey IN 1862.
Moorhcad-Satisfacto results are
reported from series of five tests with
fortified potato land paintings, accord
ing to the county agent under whom
tho work was done. Heretofore far
mcrs in :t:s section have not used
fertilizer for their potato crop.
st. Cioud-Oren e. Frazee, who for
the past five years has been profess
sor OF civic biology and physiology
hygiene ut the st. Cloud Normal
school, has been appointed head of the
department of Biology at the state
Normal school at La Crosse, Wis, and
will; take up his new duties with the
opening of the fall term in Septem-
her.
Bemidji-Haying is progressing rap