The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-20

This place changed hands two years
ago for $4,000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of a modern
three-story fireproof WOODEN yarns{Sc-
tory was begun here. About forty -sr-
sons will be employed.
Truman-Robbers broke into the
st. John garage, obtaining 500 in bills
and silver. Several hundred dollars
in checks were untouched.
Virginia-Re Representative of the
prohibition enforcement department of
the government are now active on the
range and five places have been raid.
ed.
Worthington-W. j. BENJAMIN cele-
brated his 93rd birthday by walking
twelve miles ard said he never felt
better in his long life. Only recently
he had to use glasses.
Pipestone-Jaycox brothers are the
first farmers to report threshing re-
suits in this vicinity. Oats on the
Jaycox farm went So bushels to the
acre and are of good quality.
Crookston-Fifty cents per hour was
set as the "going wage" of farm hands
during the harvest and threshing sea-
sons, at a meeting of threshers and
farmers held in East Grand Forks.
Houston-J. M Kerrigan, rural mail
carrier, while making his rounds, was
hurled into stream when the car left
the road. He managed to break
through the side curtain and save him
self.
Thief River Falls-The dates for the
Tricounty fair to be held at Good
ridge are Monday and Tuesday, Sept.
20 and 81 this year., This will be the
second annual fair of the three coun-
ties.
Rochester-The sun was shining
when freak bolt of lightning unac-
companied by rain struck the barn on
the old Thomas Eckles farm three
miles south of Eyota, burning it to the
ground
Virginia-Six stills in this vicinity
were raided by prohibition agents who
brought here several hundred gallons
of moonshine, raisin wine and mash,
which they destroyed after taking
samples.
Virginia-Charged with forging and
passing seven checks on three Vir-
ginia women, girl is held for the
September grand jury. The checks
were made payable to Ruth Smith,
said to be an alias.
Jasper-Bert Sweet, who for many
years has been rural mail carrier
from the postoffice here, has been
notified that he soon will receive his
commission as postmaster here, sue
ceeding w. H. Lake. resigned.
Red Lake Falls-The June report of
the Emardville Cooperative creamery
at Plummer shows it paid out $14. 143,-
IS to its patrons for butterfat during
June. This represents a substantial
increase over previous reports.
ST. Paul-Nearly $1,000,000 was
made available for building new
schools in Minnesota by orders of the
state board of investment for immedi-
ate payments of that amount On loans
made to various school districts.
Elmore-John Richardson, who lives
two miles west of this place, is be-
lieved to have the best record in the
state for tall corn He has stalks
from his fields on exhibition here that
measure 16 feet and are well cared.
Minneapolis Miss Nellie Johnson.
sister-in-law of Edmund Pennington,
died of burns when flames from an al
cohol stove ignited her dress. Occu-
pants of nearby apartments heard her
cries for help and extinguished the
fire, but not until Miss Johnson's en-
tire body had ben severely burned. She
died several hours later in the General
hospital.
st. Paula penalty of $40 a day Is
added to the regular demurrage on OPP
en- top cars for coal, coke and lumber
by an emergency order issued by the
Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission. The purpose of the pen
atty order is to insure prompt release
of open top cars, toward relieving the
shortage of such equipment and speed
up coal deliveries.
International Falls-Donald Busko,
6-year-old son of Thomas Busko, was
severely hurt while catching ride on
one of the dump wagons used by the
paving contractors. When the load
was dumped the boys fingers were
caught between the chain and pulley
of the cart, smashing three-ingers on
the left hand and necessitated the
amputation of one of them.
Fairmont-John P. Schroedel, Mar
tin county war hero, who captured
eight Germans single handed, winning
decorations from America, France and
England, is suffering with tuberculosis
as result of his wounds. After his
return from France, Schroedel mar
ried nurse who cared for him in an
eastern hospital He is receiving
treatment through the Minnesota Pub
lie Health service and may regain its
health.
st. Pathfinder cover of night and
splitting sparks and flames from red
hot exhaust pipes, automobiles driven
at high speed across the Canadian
border by whisky runners are giving
rise to a new forest fire menace. In
mad break to clear the border and
elude police and internal revenue of
ficers the smugglers drive on the peat
roads at frenzied pace, according to
report made to w. T. Cox, state for
ester. The sparks and flames ignite
the peat road.
Winona-Threatened with a fall OF
| On foot ubop tho ladder IN xuhich he
was working was knocked from be
meath him by an automobile. Leo
Eifeildt, painter, leaped and grasped
the edge of the gable of the roof OF
| house on which he was working. He
| then kicked in window and climbed
| int