The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-12-10


Spring Valley-One hundred and
eighty teachers were enrolled at the
Fillmore county teachers league
meeting which closed here.
Duluth-Joseph O'Rourke, So, shot
and killed his wife and then turned
his revolver upon himself, infiicting a
wound from which he died
Professionalism E. Wiegel, secretary
Of the st. Paul Association, was the
honored guest at a banquet here by
the Pipestone Businessmen's associa-
ton.
Chatfield-Ben Halloran, so. farmer
near here, suffered fractured hip
and broken leg when tree he was
cutting fell and pinned him to the
ground.
Hibbing - Twenty-Five carpenters
employed on the First National Bank
building of South Hibbing struck when
their wages were cut from $1.10 to 81
an hour.
Kasson Ivan Quimby and Bill
Green are being held here for grand
jury action following their arraign-
ment in justice court on charge of
burglary.
st. Paul-The headquarters of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
were removed from the University
Farm, st. Paul, to the Old Capitol
building.
Fergus Falls-Ernest Peterson has,
been brought back here to answer
charge of forgery. He is alleged to
have forged his employers name to a
$270 check
Crookston-The three men who it
is alleged, robbed the bank at Gatzke
and escaped with $500, were captured
by authorities at Warren All but Sc
of the money was recovered.
Minneapolis-Ott Larson. special
agent for the 500 Line railroad, was
shot in the hip in gun fight with
three providers in the yards at New
Brighton. The providers escaped.
Duluth-Max Mason, Negro, convict
ed last week of participating in a GRIM
inal assault on an 18-year-old white
girl, June Is, last, was sentenced to
80 years in Saltwater penitentiary.
Bowler-The justice of the peace
here has proved himself man of un-
fiinching justice. He has sat as judge
in a case wherein he himself was de-
PENDANT, and has found himself guilty.
neapolis-Samuel Miller, taxi
driver, was found guilty of man-slaugh-
ter by jury, in connection with the
killing of James Marek in front of
the Miller hotel on the night of May
IL.
Granite Falls-An important change
in the Yellowstone trail has been
made between this place and Wegdahl.
The new road fol'Avs the south bank
of the Minnesota Aver from Granite
Falls.
Redwood Falls-In m effort to keep
the young boys away from poolhalls,
plans are being considered for the TAX
ing over of the armory by the city
schools and converting them into
playground.
Vining-Ole K. Nynus, undertaken
here. dropped dead while conducting
the funeral of Mrs. Carolina Engen.
Mrs. Engens death was due to apop-
lexy and the same cause was given for
Nyhus' death.
Pipestone-Henry Blakely and Earl
Smith, aviators had narrow escape
from death when one of the main con-
troll wires of their airplane became
loosened as they were preparing for a
landing after flight.
Crookston-A committee has been
named by President P. E. Egeland of
the Crookston Association of Public
Affairs, to confer with several Polk
county farmers regarding sugar beet
factory in Crookston
ST. Paul-George Sudheimer, state
representative from the Forty-seventh
district, who was apparently reelected
on the first count, probably lost to J.
R. Sweitzer by more than 100 votes,
the official recount indicated.
Winona-Thirty-fou women have
been summoned to serve as jurors for
the coming term of the municipal
court There were 12O names posted
for jury service. The women will
probably be called to serve on the first
jury trial.
st. Paul-Orrin Shea, known to po-
lice as Tacoma Johnny" Doyle, was
taken to Saltwater prison to begin his
life sentence for his alleged part in the
murder of Mrs. Alice M. Dunn at her
home on Selby avenue on the night of
April 26, 1917.
Morris-Through the efforts of the
Stevens County War Records commit
tee and Maj. F. L. Spooner of the ma
tional guard, seven-inch howitzer gun
and carriage have been received at
Morris. The gun came from Camp
Eustis, Va, and saw action in the Civil
war. 1t will stand on the armory
grounds as soon as the new memorial
armory is erected.
Duluth-The total shipments of iron
ore for the season from Minnesota,
reached approximately 100000 tons,
according to figures announced by Off
Gals. Iron ore shipped from the
head of the lakes thus far amounts to
47,707,372 tons with about 10000 tons
remaining to go out from the Duluth
and Iron Range docks at Two Har-
bors and the Chicago North Western
docks at Ashland, Wis.
New Ulm-Representativ from 20
Minnesota counties affected by the pro-
posed organization of the Minnesota
valley conservancy district were pres
ent at the flood control hearing here
presided over by the judges Of the jul
dicial districts, embracing those coun.
ties.
Owatonna Eighty-fve civil and
two criminal cases, with the proba-
bility that the grand jury will indict
several others for criminal trial, gives