The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-23
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
go Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In Gopher State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

NAL school at this place, the largest
summer school on record at the in
stitution. u,#
Sank Center-Rev. A. Goodyear. rec
tor of the Church of the Good Samarl-
tan, has received a call from the
Church of Our Savior, Episcopal, at
Little Falls.
Worthington-A w. Fagerstrom
and II. Tellender have been reelected
to the board of education of the indie
pendent school district No. 2, which
embraces the city of Worthington
Thief River Falls-Decisions by
Judge Andrew Grindeland against an
INDUCTION petition asking that the paw
ing plan be held up for the year has
caused the city council to begin work
on the paving project.
Albert Lea-fnvestigating reports OF
black rust in southern Minnesota,
grain buyers here have telephoned in
every direction and have been unable
to find anyone who has seen or heard
of black rust in this county or neigh
boring counties.
Waseca-Mrs Ellen Swift, 81 years
old. one of Waseca countys oldest
pioneers, died at her home in New
Richland, Mimi. Mrs. Halvor Oswald
son, who settled in Waseca county IN
1870, coming from Norway, died at the
age of 50. Death was caused by para
lysis.
Echo-Because Bessie M. Johnson,
postmistress here, listened to the call
OF Cupid, she had to secure new ap
pointment as postmistress. The de
partment behaved properly and the
new postmistress is Bessie II. j. Mar
tinson. The name is different, but the
salary goes to the same person.
Long Prairie-Holstein breeders OF
Todd county elected officers as follows
at meeting near Bertha: President
M. e. Clutches; vice presidents, Ivar
Hanson and r. III. Kohlhase; secre
tary, P. j. Nelson; treasurer, Oscar
Gustafson. The next annual meeting
is to be held at the M. E, Clutches farm
Reynolds. ...
Jackson Eating lettuce which had
been sprinkled with insect powder
nearly resulted in the death of the
family of Wesley Proxies, living neal
here. The lettuce bed and cucumber
plot on the Proxies place adjoin each
other and insect powder placed or
the cucumber vines had been blown by
the wind onto the lettuce. Severa
members of the family were poisoned
and dangerously ill for time.
Sank Center-Thirty-si babies were
examined at the clinic here under the
auspices of the Minnesota Public
Health association. A part OF the
money obtained from sale of Rec
Cross Christmas seals was used t
finance the clinic, which was conduct
ed by DR.. Edwin r. Robb, who is asso
ciated with DIR. J. p Sedgwick of Min
neapolis, assisted by Miss Rose Back
us, Stearns county Red Cross nurse.
New Ulm-Colonel John Buschers il
dead here, following lingering i'll
ness. He was native of Nicolle
county, former instructor in Gustav
us Adolphus college at st. Peter, presi
dent of the State Bank of New Uln
and city Justice for several years
He was a member of the Minnesota
National guard for 80 years and wa
colonel of the Second infantry TO
three years. He resigned the latte
position four years ago.
st. Cloud-L Nicoloff was recentl
detained at Melrose for a forgery CON
mitted in Cass county, North Dakota
and his decision to fight extraditiol
will result in his being brought to tn
st. Cloud city Jail to await extraditior
The warrant for the arrest of Nicolo
specifies that he raised a check 10
$50 to the amount of $41.50 at Farg
by the insertion of the word and nun
Der forty" the check being made GU
to the forger by Alma Johnson.
Middle River-Four small childre
of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Curtiss ha
a remarkable escape from injury whe
a tornado wrecked their home an
carried all of the structure, with tn
exception of the floor and founds
ton. away. The children were alon
in the home. The tornado cut pat
five miles wide, destroying everythin
in its way. Several head of cattl
were killed and trees uprooted an
thrown through buildings. At til
farm home of Lars E. Aase, six mile
east of GatZke, newly erected bar
and granary, valued at $4,000, wa
wrecked. 1t is estimated the loss wi
be approximately $4,000
Cr1olyofn,, from MINI
apolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Winona, Ma
kato, Rochester. Hibbing, Virginia, B
midi, Brainerd, Morris, Wilma
Moorhead and Saltwater were hel
for the annual convention of the Mi
nesota State Association of Lettt
Carriers.
Canby-When lightning struck tt
barn on the farm of Marcus Isa1
near here, all of the horses WEI
stunned and thrown down in the
stalls. Two of the animals were :
badly injured that it was found niece
sary to kill them and the others w
not be f.. for work for several week
Washington-It was announced
tine White House that the following I
cess appointments of Minnesota pos
masters have been made: Bessie H.
Martinson, Echo; c. H. Huntsberr
Forest Lake: E. r. Brown, Kassol
e. M. Blasky. Mahnomen. -
Red Wing-Presence OF mind
Fred Bargen of Hay Creek townsh
saved him serious consequences VIII
he applied first aid remedy to raft
snake bit. When his mower. becar
clogged he reached down to reno
the grass and The rattler struck. b
gen gashed and sucked the wound a
rushed to town for medical treatmel