The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-10
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
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Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.


Crisp Readable Form.
Virginia. shortage of labor exists
at some of the range mines, many of
the men being drawn to the harvest
fields. In Virginia properties there
has been little difficulty in securing
men.
Canby-A sale of unusual interest in
the Hereford cattle circles was nego-
tiated when Ferguson Brothers, local
breeders, sold the herd bull Anderson
Fairfax 573S95 to Mathison Brothers
of Toronto, S. D., for $4,000.
Hibbing Mitchell and the new
be annexed to Hibbing proper, is the
opinion of several local officials, who
see in the move an opportunity to add
to the population of this village.
Winona- Lowry, head Of
the training department of the State
Normal school here for the last three
years, has resigned to accept posi-
tion as principal of Normal school
now being organized at Indianapolis.
Hastings-All bankers of. Dakota
county have agreed to handle war
rants of the board of county commits
sioners for road work improvements.
The warrants amount to $4,000.
Each bank will be apportioned cer-
tain amount.
ST. Cloud-Peter Lavalle, formerly
of the st. Paul police department, was
taken in custody by federal agents
here, charged with smuggling whisky
from Canada into Minnesota. Author
tiles said they found 20 cases of whis-
ky in his automobile.
st. Paul-Julius Schmahl, secretary
of state, has received certificate from
Ethbridge Colby, United States secre-
tary of state, to the effect of his ac-
tion in proclaiming woman suffrage
for the nation. 1t is merely formal
notice that suffrage has been passed
Mankato-Four persons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Wagner, Frank Dobinske
and his brother, Roy, on their way tc
the Minnesota State Fair, were killed
at the outskirts of Mountain Lake
when Omaha passenger train No. 6
crashed into an auto at a grade cross
ing.
Luverne-Twenty-o wool growers
of Rock, Mobiles and Pipestone coun-
ties have pooled their wool and ship
ped it to the National Wool warehouse
for future delivery. This is the first
consignment to be shipped under the
new arrangement, and represented
nearly 1000 pounds of wool.
Moorhead- The Union Light, Heat
&. Power company of Fargo has filed
petitions with the Moorhead city coun-
Gil, asking for a change in franchise
in order to increase its utility rates.
The company seeks to increase it's
rate on gas from $1.45 per 1000 cubic
feet to So per 1000 cubic feet
Fairmont-That the breeding and
raising of horses is being rapidly sup
planted by other agricultural pursuits
in Martin county is shown by figures
obtained from the assessment rolls of
1920. This year, there were but 500
foals assessed in the county: as
against l,ufO Ill 1919 1,GOt 1C1O.
Duluth-The 1920 Minnesota state
potato show to take place here Novem-
Der 9, 10 and IL, is going to be a
world beaten" according to A. G. To-
lass, university farm. Seed potatoes
will be exhibited by the Minnesota Po-
tato Growers association. There will
be an exhibit of potato implements
and machinery.
Two Harbors-S Sander Nicholson
was drowned after trying to land in
elson and w. A. Whiteman, station
agent, were on Wolf lake in canoe
when the big fish struck. In the strug-
gle to land the fish both men were
thrown into the water.
Redwood Falls-If the plans for
number of the leading farmers in the
flooded section north of here are car
ried out, the Minnesota river will be
formed into a judicial drainage ditch
in the near future in an effort to carry
off the flood waters which cause such
serious trouble on thousands of acres
of farm land. The project comprises
reservoirs, clearing the river channel
and building bikes and dams.
Minneapolis convention bu-
reau of the Civic and Commerce asso-
citation announced the conventions Of,
three organizations who will hold their
annual meetings in Minneapolis before
January 1, 1921. They are the Acacia
fraternity, September 20 to 26; the
Minnesota Retail Dry Goods Mer-
chants association, October 20 and II,
and the Minnesota Horticultural So
ciety, December z, 8. 8 and TO-.
Winona.-The first purchase made
of tobacco raised in Winona county
has been negotiated by the branch of
national concern, which was re-
Gently established. The tobacco was
grown as part of an experiment con-
Quoted by the Winona Association of
Commerce to determine the possibil
tiles of raising tobacco in southeast
ern Minnesota.
st. Paul-H. w. Goetzinger will be
retained as superintendent of the st.
Paul workhouse, according to a report
by Commissioner H. c. Wenzel, who
recently conducted an investigation Of
conditions at the workhouse.
Bemidji-The Birchmont Beach ho-
tel, famous as a summer resort, was
destroyed by fire. The hotel is To-
Gated at the head of Lake Bemidji, six
miles from the city. The dining hall,
pavilion and one cottage also were
destroyed.
Granddaughter milk, regulation OF