The Ely miner., 1920-06-18
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.


Biwabik-Miss Mildred s. Mandel
of Biwabik enjoys the distinction OF
being the first local girl to graduate
from the University of Minnesota.
Brokston-S Several cases of small
pox here Miss Ringdahl, the county
nurse, has been here from Floodwood
several days looking after the cases.
Alexandria-With over ITO advance
registrations to date there will be be-
tween 400 and 500 in attendance at
the 3Oth Minnesota Christian Endeav-
or convention here June 24-27.
st. Cloud-The st. Cloud Woolen
Mills company, has led an amend
ment to the articles of Incorporation
increasing the capitalization to $780,
600, with a limit of Indebtedness of
the same amount.
Thief River Falls-The owners OF
the site on which the Union block
formerly stood on Third street, and
which was destroyed by fire in jan
uary last, are planning the erection
as soon as the plans are completed.
Carlton-The continued rains are
working havoc with farmers potatoes
already in the ground in Carlton coun-
ty many cases being reported of their
rotting in the ground while often
farmers cannot plant because of the
moisture.
st. Paul-Charles e. Vasaly, chair
man of the state board of control, who
resigned recently to accept the super
intendency of the st. Cloud state re-
formatory, will be the honored guest
at a public reception in the senate
chamber at the capitol.
Bemidji-Robert Harrington and
W. K Wagner were taken into GUS
tody by Indian Agent William john
son at the six-mile corner north of
the city, several days ago, and it is
alleged that they had small quantity
of whisky in their possession.
Virginia-Local Odd Fellows rejoice
over the news from the convention at
Mankato that their delegates secured
the next grand lodge for this city The
delegates from this city were George
Trimble, H. Kauppi, Mrs. George
Horne and Edward c. A. Johnson.
Virginia-The body of Private Ar
thur C. Williams, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Williams of Hibbing, arriv-
ed in Virginia, being the first body of
an overseas solder who died abroad to
be returned here. He died of pneu-
monia at a base hospital in France
Sept. 26, 1918,
Minneapolis The special grand
jury called by Federal Judge Morris
to probe the charges against William
M. Nash, suspended county attorney
of Hennepin county of being implicat-
ed in whisky smuggling, indicted him.
The probers will also look into sugar
profteering charges here.
Mankato-Albert Aomer and Mar
vim A. Kael, on trial in the dis
trict court on the charge of arson in
the first degree, as charged in an in
dictment returned by the grand jury,
were both found guilty of the charge
by the jury. Judge Comstock SEN
fenced Kael to not exceed ten years
and will sentence Aomer later.
Aitkin-During the thunder storm
lightning struck the home of w. w.
Wanous on West Main street and the
two children. Julia and BILLY" Wan
Gus, were quite badly shocked, but re-
covered during the day. Fire started
in the wall where the lightning en-
tered, but was extinguished without
calling the department. A willow tree
standing near the house was entire
ly stripped of its leaves, but otherwise
uninjured.
Crookston-The city of Crookston
must pay a $4,000 judgment held by
the Homestead Loan and Trust COM
pany, the city council was informed
in a communication from the COM
pany. The judgment was secured by
the Crookston Waterworks, Power &
Light company and was assigned to
the loan company. Extension of time
to pay the obligation will not be
granted, the company stated in COM
pany stated in communication.
st. Paul-Hundreds of graduates
and many other former students of
the Central School of Agriculture will
go to University farm, June 26, to at
tend reunion. The program will in
clude big picnic dinner, chapel exer-
cises and sports and games, ending
with moving picture entertainment
and dancing party in the evening.
Nine reunions of school students have
been held or are yet to be held in
different parts of the state, but the
one at University farm will be the
largest.
Canby-The Stars and Stripes again
is officially flying over this place.
After several attempts made by citi-
zens of this place to climb the 81
foot flag pole in Central park, Will
liam Schonenbach made trip sue
cessful and placed a new rope on
the pole. Earlier in the spring some
one cut the rope.
st. Paul-After he had complained
that he was unable to sleep, Abraham
Marks, St. Paul, was found dead, his
throat slashed. Marks had been suf-
fering from cerebral spinal trouble.
He leaves his wife and six children.
Barnum-During wind and rain
storm which caused property DAM
age hereabouts, Abald Youngren, 18
years old, was whisked from the
ground and hurled into an adjoining
field He suffered broken leg and
severe bruises. The wind tore on the
Presbyterian church room and damag-
ed several residences.
Luverne-Two hundred telephones
in the residence district of this city
were put out of commission when one
of the ditching machines used in the