The Ely miner., 1920-04-30
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief I.ems for
Busy r. ders.
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News of Events In Gorher State
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| NlrSlnla-lne jury IN the case Ol
August Wirtanen VS. William Maxi fol
alternating plaintiffs wife's affections
gave the plaintiff $10O
Duluth-Miss Mabel Fulton Mas filed
notice of claim for $4,000 for in
| juries which she claims to have re
ceiyed in fall on West Superior
street
Thief River Falls-The new bank
home of the First and Peoples State
bank of this city is nearing compile
tion, and before long the bank will be
located in their new quarters.
Hibbing u. S. census report
shows a population of 15,0S9 for Hib.
bing, an Increase in the past ten years
of 6,257 or 7O.S per cent. Virginia IS
population is 14,O22. an increase OF
3,549 or 339 per cent.
Crookston-Potato growers of Nc.
Intosh and vicinity have organized a
potato association and affiliated with
the Minnesota Central Potato Ex-
change. The association is incorporat-
ed for $4,000 and will erect large
potato warehouse.
Stillwater-Miss Elizabeth Peck
died at hospital here from injuries
| received when struck by streetcar
near here Miss Peck was on her
way to. St Paul to meet friends. She
was attempting to cross ahead of an
approaching car when struck.
Slayton-The farmers in this Sec
tion are experiencing one of the most
backward springs recorded in many
years Cold weather has held back the
farm work greatly and rain of the last
few days has further delayed the work.
1t is estimated that not over 20 per
cent of the corn has yet been planted.
Thief River Falls-At a meeting of
the school board, plans for new
school building on the east side, were
accepted. Work will begin as soon as
building. 1t is proposed to name it
the Sanford school," in memory of
Maria Sanford.
Thief River Falls.-Frontis Parker
and Oscar Johnson are held here un-
der $1,000 bail each, to appear before
the United States district court May
4 at Fergus Falls on charges of trans
porting liquor into the United States
in violation of the nationwide pro-
hjbition act. The men were arrested
at Warroad.
Tower-Fearing that he would
bleed to death of wound in the head
sustained while working alone on the
Bracco farm near here is believed to
have caused Edward Oberg to take his
life by hanging. A pail partly full Of
water and blood was found in the cabin
and there was bad bruise on the
head, as we'll as blood on his clothes.
Chicago-Mrs. H. B. Higgins of Hut
have disappeared in Chicago after she
had telephoned to her nephew, Harry
R. Kurrie, president of the Monon rail-
road, announcing her arrival, is in Gin
cinnati, it was learned. Mr.. Kurrie re-
ceived postal card from his aunt in
forming him that after she had called
him on the telephone she had decided
to go to Cincinnati.
ST. Paula project for new $780,
900 armory at Bemidji was formally
approved by the state armory board
at meeting in the office of Adjutant
General w. F. Rhinow The armory
will be for the joint use Of the Ma
tional Guard and Navy Militia COM
panies at Bemidji and will be located
on the lake shore. Long Prairie also
is assured a new armory building by
action of the board.
Crookston-Conside criticism
has been aroused by the report of the
census bureau of Crookston's popula-
ton. The figures as announced for
1920 show total of $3.50 people, de-
crease of 900 or IL per cent from the
1910 figures. 1t is pointed out every
building in town is occupied, house
shortage is acute and the school en-
rolment third higher than 10 years
ago. A recanvass of the city is being
agitated.
Brainerd.-There are now $50 boys
and girls enrolled in club work in
Crow Wing county, according to j. w.
Taylor, county club leader, who eX-
poets that total of 500 will be reach
ed by May TO- The girls and boys
are making preparations for annual
exhibits to be shown at the district
fair, to be held here during October.
A large percentage of the membership
of the club is devoting time to growing
potatoes. Among the other. popular ac-
tivities are poultry raising, calf rails
ing and canning
Hibbing.-The Coilyards of Hibbing
hold the range record for large fam
lily, five brothers with their descen-
dents, making sixty, which is believ-
ed the record from Minnesota They
are Joe Collyard, children; Tony, 8
Louis, s; Vito, g.; Lebro, 2. The bal
ance of the sixty includes parents and
grandchildren.
Baudette.-Rev. Mr. Hanson of the
Lutheran church, Rev. Mr. Skies, Con-
gregational, and Rev. Mr. Johnston,
Episcopalian, have left here this
| month for other fields, leaving Rev.
Father Bossus the only pastor in
town.
Pine River.-Pine River has been Sc
lected by Adjt. Gen. Rhinow and Col.
Luce as one of the towns in Minnesota
that will have company of infantry
in the First Minnesota regiment which
has been organized under Federal
plan. When the company is formed,
an Armory will be erected al an ap-
proximate cost of $4,000.
Tracy.-A. o. Dahltorp, contractor,
has purchased the old Methodist