The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
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.

1 STtSP nSdodutC
Wadena-The Wadena high school
mas class of thirty-six candidates for
graduation Friday, May %.
Mora-Nick Karpen, young man,
son of John Karpen of Pomroy town
ship, Kanabec county, had his hand
blown off by dynamite and Carl Cru
EFT, companion, was badly injured in
the face by flying bits of the injured
| hand.
Bemidji-At the land sale conducted
by S. c. Bailey, representative of the
state auditors office, in this city, at
the courthouse Wednesday, three for
ties CT land were sold at total price
of approximately s1,40O. Portions Of
the land sold as high as $25 an acre.
Walker-A. e. Reese, representative
of the Duluth News-Tribune, died sud-
denly here from heart disease. He
arose about a. m. and strolled about
half mile along the lake shore, when
he entered fish house and lay down.
His body was discovered there by chill
dren few hours later.
| St. Cloud Sheriff Schooner
caught John Grossman, Nick Thielen
and Manly Immerfall, three miles west
of Avon with complete moonshine
outfit and Is barrels of mash loaded on
one truck and two wagons. Mash was
poured on the highway and the outfit
brought the courthouse here.
Hibbing-Because of exemptions
| claimed in the late war, several appli-
cants for citizenship were denied Sec
ond papers at the naturalization hear
| ing at the courthouse here. Of the SO
applicants, only "a were honored by
being given their citizenship papers.
Of the number seeking rights, five
were soldiers.
Willmar-More than 200 members
of Damascus commandery No. 1,
knights Templars of st. Paul, made
journey to Willmar, where they par
AIDED through the principal streets.
The parade was headed by Charles S.
Schurman, grand commander of the
Knights Templars of Minnesota. Rep
resentatives of Communicates of many
adjoining towns also were present.
acknowledgements new $4,000
Northern Pacific railway station has
been formally opened to the public.
President Hannaford of the road was
present during the ceremony, which
included civic celebration lasting far
into the night Mr.. Hannaford recall
ed his first visit to Brainerd 48 years
ago, when he sought work with the
railroad of which he is now the execu-
tive head.
st. Paul-Minnesota will be repre-
sented by strong National Guard and
civilian rifle teams at the national
rifle matches July 80 to Aug. %, at
Camp Perry, Ohio. Adjt.- Gen. w. F.
Rhinow made the announcement today |
upon receipt of war department or
ders from Maj. Morton G. Mumma, |
executive officer on rifle matches, au-
thorizing the participation of Min
nesota civilian team
Frazee-FraZee is going to- have a |
public park. The movement inau-
gurated by the ladies of the city in |
circulating petitions asking the Mich
ols-Chisolm Lumber company to donate
to the village parcel of land to be |
dedicated to park purposes, met with /
approval of the officials of the COM
pany, who have complied with the re-
quest of the people and will donate a
suitable. site for a park
Windom-The calendar for the COM
ing term of the district court was CIV
en- little touch of life when two dam
age suits were placed on the docket.
Because it is alleged that an injury
which he sustained while working on
a farm last summer was not properly
treated by DR.. Sogge, $4,000 damages
are asked by Edward Speilman. The
city of Window is made defendant in
a suit for $4,000 by Mr.. Tasler, who
claims he sustained damages to that
amount by reason of the bad streets
last fall.
nneapolis-Because Arthur F.
White, son of Mrs. Emma White of
Lakefield, Mimi, was arrested at Lake
field August Is, 1919, and brought to
the Hennepin county Jail in Minneapo-
lis, where he was held for one week,
the mother has begun suit in district
court at Jackson for $4,000 damages
against Sheriff o. c. Lee of Jackson,
for the alleged unlawful arrest and
detention of her son. Deputy Sheriff
Ben Kunnau of Lakefield also is in
cluded in the action. Mrs. White al
leges that at no time did the sheriff or
his deputy have a warrant for the ar
rest of her son.
Crookston-A chautauqua will be
held here July ii to 10 under the au-
spices of the Ladies' Aid society of
the Methodist church. Arrangements
have been completed between the aid
society and the advance manager of
the Vawter Chautauqua system, and ,
according to the program. Governor
e. w. Hoch of Kansas will be one of
the main features during the week. {
Stillwater-George Riley, rs years
old. an old time lumber worker, at
tempted to kill himself in the rear of ,
the Merchants hotel here, by firing
SO caliber bullet from pistol into his ,
head.
Slayton-Five horses and FIVE calves
were killed and large quantity of
hay and farm machinery was destroy ,
ed when the barn on the farm of s
Harry Hobert, few miles from this
place, was struck by lightning in a |
thunder storm. The total loss Is pIac- ,
ed at $4,000
Hastings Archbishop Austin Dowl- {