The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-03
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
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

Luverne-Judge w. N. Davidson,
aged 81 years, pioneer of Rock county,
is dead at his home here.
Winona-A tobacco sorting and pack
ing plant is to be established here by
the General Cigar company. 1t will
employ $50 to 200 persons.
Owatonna-Julius Ausen, former
county agent here, has been elected
county agent for Todd county with
headquarters at Long Prairie.
st. Paul-Salaries of all deputy COM
missioners in st. Paul except those in
the department of finance, have been
raised by the city council to $4,000.
,Slayton-A branch of the national
organization of the Friends of Irish
Freedom was organized here by Prof.
Holloway of the University of Califor-
mia.
st. Paul-The treasurer of the Min
nesota department of the American
Legion, will be chosen by the executive
committee at it's first business meeting
in st. Paul.
Sleepy Eye-The Redwood-Brown
Medical association has been formed
with DR.. Walker of Lamberton as pre-
sident and will be affiliated with the
state and national societies.
Duluth-Trials of FL Duluth young
men, charged with murder and rioting
in connection with the lynchings of
three negro circus hands June Is have
begun her in district court.
Appleton-The ebony" rythm of the
"rolicking dominoes" attracted two
strangers to quiet crap game in the
coal shed of the Great Northern depot
here, and at the point of pistols they
held up the group, numbering II.
They got $500.
Hastings-Federal prohibition en-
forcement agents have been active in
this vicinity during the past two days,
but refuse to give out any informa-
tion as to their activities. A number
of raids have been conducted and al
legged moonshiners lodged in Jail.
Minnesota hunters have
been informed that the closed season
on prairie chickens and ringtail
pheasants has been extended for two
years. 1t had been intended to open
the season this fall, but on petition,
Governor Burnquist extended the time
limit
Redwood Falls-Miss Early Bird an
Ancona pullet, owned by o. A. Goetz,
of this city, now holds the worlds re-
cord among pullets of this breed. The
Goetz pullet laid its first egg four
months and six days from the date it
was Matched. The best previous re-
cord was held by an Ancona pullet
aged 4 months and IL days
St. Paul-The members of the state
railroad and warehouse commission
have taken under advisementN argu
ments presented at hearing before
the commission for an increase of IS
per cent in freight rates and 20 per
cent in milk and cream rates by rep
Of twelve short line rai;-
roads operating in the state.
Red Wing-Steps were taken by the |
Red Wing Chamber of Commerce to
get recount of the city's population, |
in view of the apparent inaccuracy"
of the official count of 1857 announced |
by the United States census bureau at |
The chamber wired the |
director of the census, making the for
NAL request for an official recount
Minneapolis-M Minneapolis and ST. |
Paul will have an automobile show |
Feb. to IL, inclusive, Manager Wal |
ter Wilmot announced. The National |
Automobile Show association has |
allotted the northwest dates which fol- |
low the dates of the Chicago show and |
Mr.. Wilmot says he has choice of two |
buildings, either large enough to &C
commodate the hundreds of exhibits.
ST. Cloud-Fire destroyed the I'm
Conception Catholic church
here, entailing loss estimated at $751;
900. Insurance carried amounts to
$45, 000 The flames were discovered
bursting out from the entire structure
and enveloped the building before the
fire department could get into action.
st. Mary's parochial school, adjoining,
caught fire several times, but was saw
ed.
Crookston-The Minnesota Electri-
cal Distribution company, with head
quarters here, is setting the poles for
the third rural power and light line
out of this city. This line, the longest
and most extensive yet undertaken, is
designed to serve large number of
farmers as well as number Of the vii
lagos between Crookston and Argyle
in Marshall county, which will be the
terminus for the present at least.
Fergus Falls-The Fergus Falls
state hospital herd is the largest herd
Of Holstein cattle in the state of Min
nesota and is daily producing ton
and half of milk. Milk enters very
largely into the diets of insane pa
tients as it is one of the best restora-
tive foods and has soothing effect on
the nerves.
nneapolis-Sherman Dickinson,
assistant professor of agricultural edu-
cation at the University farm, has ac-
,epted an appointment of professor of
agricultural education and principal of
The Idaho school of agriculture at Mos
cow, Idaho.
Duluth-Claiming that the police
are unlawfully Withholding $500 of his
money recovered from pickpocket,
Steve Dragneff began suit to recover
that amount against John Murphy, ex-
chief of police, A. G. Fiskett, acting
chief, and William F. Murnian, city
safety commissioner.
st. Paul-The Minnesota Sound Gov
eminent association has renewed its
invitation to every woman in the state
10 join in its fight against radicalism,
socialism and bolshevism in Mime
snfa The Invitation IL extended I'm a