The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-01
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.

Clinton-A terrific wind and hail
storm passed over this section, doing
considerable damage
Winona-Four persons were injured,
two seriously, as a result of a headon
collision between an automobile and a
streetcar. The machine was com
pletely demolished.
Tracy-One woman was killed and
three other persons seriously injured
in an automobile accident near here.
The accident occurred when two cars
attempted to pass on narrow high
way.
Minneapolis-The city council and
the board of estimate and taxation, at
their next meeting, will be asked to
authorize bond issue of $3,230,O00 to
build six new schools within the next
six months.
Duluth-The annual conference of
the Norwegian-Danis Methodist
church of the Red river valley district
is in session here with representatives
from northern Michigan, northern Wis
consin, Minnesota, North and South
Dakota attending.
Willmar-Many sportsmen have al
ready obtained licenses to hunt in
Kandiyohi county and are out seeking
wild game. They report that ducks
are more plentiful this season than
they have been for many years.
Albert Lea-Mrs. August Yosto, 80
years old, drowned in tank of water
at her farm home near here She had
been in poor health for some time She
sent her husband and children away
on errands and jumped into the tank.
Blue Earth-The large barn on the
Hanson farm, near this city was de-
stroyed by fire, resulting in the loss of
this years hay crop, several hundred
bushels of oats and other feed, in ad-
dition to some machinery and farm
tools.
Canby-Miss Calara Peterson of
Candy, was perhaps fatally injured
when the automobile in which she was
riding ran off the road and turned over.
Two of Miss Peterson's ribs were
broken, one of which penetrated her
lungs.
st. Cloud-All business was suspend
ed in this city while the entire COM
munity paid homage to the memory of
st. Clouds warrior dead The occa-
sion is the public funeral services over
the remains of Wallace S. Chute, who
died of wounds in French hospital
on Dec 6, 1918. @
Albert Lea-W. G. Gilbert, employed
by the American Railway company,
caused the arrest of six young men
employees of the company on the
charge of stealing goods from the COM
pany. The theft amounts to several
hundred dollars and extends over a
long period, officials say.
st. Paul-Charles Couplin, Phil.
Morgan and Frank P. Levine of st.
Paul must serve indeterminate SEN
fences in the state penitentiary at
Saltwater for the theft of $4,000
worth of furs from the store of j. b.
Wicks & Co., 919 Nicollet ave- The
state supreme court denied petitions
for rearguments in the cases.
Virginia-William Kumpolaines, a
lifer at Saltwater penitentiary, took
the stand in district court here to tes-
tify against Andrew Koski, his al
legged accomplice in the murder of ia
cob Carlson, Markham storekeeper, the
night of June Is, 1919. Kumpolaines
denied he had fired the fatal shot, and
asserted that Carlson had been killed
by bullet from Koski's pistol
st. Paul-Three thousand persons
attended the laying of the cornerstone
Of a new clubhouse building at Rice
street and Aurora avenue, which will
be occupied by the Associated German
American socities of st. Paul. Ad-
dresses extolling the efforts of citizens
of Germen descent who helped the ma
ton in time of peril and their progress
in pursuit of peaceful industries were
made by Senator F. B. Kellogg, Mayor
Hodgson, L. r. S. Ferguson, commits
sioner Of education, and other officials.
Duluth Rewards of $500 for the
arrest and convection Of each of the
murderers of John Grevisch, Mountain
Iron man, murdered May %, and John
L. Jones, Duluthian, murdered on June
5, will be paid out of the state treas
usy, according to an official communt
cation received from Governor ]. A.
A. Burnquist. If there is more than
one murderer an additional $500 will
be paid for the arrest and conviction
Of the second man In either case, the
governor said
Willmar-Corn cutting is now going |
on here at full blast. The stalks are
Of more than usual value for winter
fodder as they have not been touched
by frost. All corn in this county is |
now out of frost danger Some of the
corn already has been husked in the
field and the yield is nearly as heavy
as last year.
St. Paul-Minnesota dealers were
warned by DR.. c. E. Smith, Jr., secre-
tary of the state board of health, to
guard against certain kind of shaw
ing brushes, one of which caused the
death by anthrax of man at Ridge
field, Ill.
Stillwater-The five steel barges
built here year ago by the Twin
City Forge G. Foundry company, will
be taken from the piers where they
have been moored to the east side of
Lake st. Croix where they will be
anchored until next spring. They will
be taken down the Mississippi river at
that time.
st. Cloud-Picking up shotgun her
brother had laid on bed on returning
from hupting trip, Elizabeth Fischer,
l6, living two miles west of Eden Val
ley, was accidentally killed when the |
gun went of, charge of shot piercing |