The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-02
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD.
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief TENS for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In Gorher State
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Sources and Arranged in
Crisp Readable Form.

rdlTLnOuC.-JOnn bTOS6mer, MdTliu
countys oldest resident, died here at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. w.
Diment. He was 81 years old.
Wadena.-The Wadena County Poul-
try association will hold its first an
nual show in this city on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Jan. $3.50.
Stillwater.-P. J. Costello, convicted
in connection with the robbery of the
Ramsey county treasurer's office, has
begun serving sentence in Saltwater
penitentiary.
Moorhead.-Max Goldberg of Fargo
has accepted the position of manager
of the Moorhead Farmers elevator, to
succeed Peter Westling, resigned on
account of failing health.
Fairmont-Cletus Laphin, former
service man who was disabled while
serving at Camp Cody, has been
awarded compensation of SIPS month
by the federal government.
Thief River Falls.-The board of
trustees of the Trinity Lutheran
church, announced that Rev. o. ].
Kvale of Benson, Mimi, has accepted
the call extended him by the local con-
gregation.
st. Peter-Improvements aggregat-
ing an expenditure of $4,000 will t-
made on the local armory next spring,
according to Col. F. M. Minnegerode,
commander of the Fifth infantry, Min
nesota National guard.
Minneapolis.-Ten thousand dollars
worth of diamond rings was the loot
obtained by masked bandit who held
| up and robbed Mrs. E. ]. Nugent in her
home in an apartment house here, &C.
cording to a report made to the police.
st. Paul.-Governor J. A. A. Burn
quist has appointed Kenneth G.. Brill,
st. Paul attorney, to take testimony
| in proceedings for the removal from
office of Martin j. O'Malley, Ramsey
! county treasurer, and make report
to the governor.
Pine City-Postmaster Collins has
purchased the fixtures in the post office
from w. F. Glaswo and will move them
shortly after Jan. 1 to his building,
now occupied by F. ]. Cassidy as the
Pine City hotel, on Third avenue
across from the courthouse.
eapolis.-Eleanor Kelley, known
to the police as "The Tam O'Shanter
Girl" pleaded guilty to a charge of
grand larceny in the second degree in
Hennepin county district court and
was sentenced to the state penitentiary
for an indeterminate term.
st. Cloud.-William Zins, an employe
of the Pan Motor company here, has
been arrested on charge of opening
mail, extracting money orders and
cashing them. 1t is said that Zins
cashed several money orders and sew
eral checks before he was detected.
Minneapolis.-Dr C. d. Whipple, a
Minneapolis physician, sentenced to a
prison term upon conviction under the
state law prohibiting the dispensing of
narcotic drugs to habitual users, will
attempt to appeal to the United States
supreme court.
Duluth.-Clarence barrow of Chi
cago will defend Jack Carney, editor
of The Truth when he is tried in fed
eral court, Duluth, January IL on a
charge Of obstructing enlistments in
the United States army. Carney so
stated during an address here.
Red Lake Falls.-About 1925 worth
of Christmas Red Cross seals were
sold in the county, according to Supt.
l.. R. De Long, county chairman of the
| campaign committee. The larger part
of the money received will be used for
public health work within the county.
st. Characterization Of a livestock
sales pavilion here at the county fair
ground is practically assured The st.
Charles Pavilion association has been
organized with the object of promoting
the project, which is expected to pro-
vide adequate marketing facilities for
stockraiseTs in this region.
Stillwater.-John L. Holmberg of st.
Paul, an engineer on the Omaha rail
road, pleaded guilty in municipal court
to the charge of robbing box car on
the Omaha line at Baytown, August 5,
last. Holmberg, it is charged, obtained
loot valued at $500. He was held to
the Washington county district court.
Red Lake Falls.-The board of edu-
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No. 10, which includes the city of Red
AXE Falls, unanimously granted a
bonus of SIS per month to the teachers
of the schools who were receiving
$1,000 or less per year. This bonus of
$135 will be paid the teachers in a
lump sum at the close of the school
year and the fulfillment of their con-
| tracts.
Hastings.-Dakota county's board,
decided to apply for $123,000 federal
| aid for road Improvement and in or
der to meet the government require
| ments adopted resolution to raise
| $4,000 by an extra tax levy estate and
personal property to be paid during
the ensuing year.
Canby-The accident which caused
| the death of Miss Mabel Pickle and
| mortal injuries to her father, B. O.
| Pickle, was due to side curtains on
the automobile in which they were rid
| ing. The machine was struck by a
Minneapolis & st. Louis train and the
young woman was killed.
Hastings.-Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Hanna celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary Mr.. Hanna is com
| mander of Peller post, No. SO, G. A. R..
Of Hastings. They have been resi-
dents of this city for over 25 years
and before that lived on farm near
| here.
Duluth.-County and federal officials
raided an alleged Illicit still at Proc
tor, 10 miles from Duluth, the second
outfit of the kind confiscated there in
three days. In the equipment were q
| still, cooler, several bottles Of whis
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