The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-06

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is Lie u.s.
rected cause of $4,000 fire which
destroyed barn ard silo and 30 tens
of hay here recently.
Duluth. The Builders Exchange of
Duluth today approved plans for
81, OOO, 900 office building, which will
house their headquarters
Moorhead.-The directors OF the
Clay County Farm bureau refused to
accept the resignation Of A. c. O'Ban-
ion as county agent. They also re-
elected him county agent for the en-
suing year at salary Of $2,400, the
same amount he had been offered by
Hubbard county.
Hibbing Married little more than
seven months, Mary Hull, 16, has ask.
ed for divorce from William Hull,
eight years her senior. They were
married June 10, 1919, at Sturgeon
River, MINI. Mrs. Hull alleges that her
husband was cruel.
Crookston.-Th winter livestock
show to be held here Feb. 9-13 in the
Red River valley livestock pavilion
and the newly built Is by lao, two
story annex, is the center of interest
in this section of Minnesota and of
Eastern North Dakota.
Jesse G. Steenson. assistant superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon league in
Minneapolis, $500 Harriet avenue, has
been appointed federal prohibition en-
forcement officer for Minnesota, &C.
cording to word received at the Anti.
Saloon league office.
Hastings.-At the annual meeting of
the Hastings Cooperative Creamery
association here the old officers were
reelected and reports read and adopt
ed. During the past year the asso-
citation paid out more than 100000 to
it's patrons for butterfat.
st. Paul-Walter Melsinger, Mime
apolis, an inmate of the state hospi-
tai for the insane at Faribault, was
killed by a Rock Island train when he
wandered away from the institution,
| according to a report which reached
the State Board of Control.
Fergus Falls.-Selma Backlund, a
school teacher, was buried at New
York Mills, her home. She took her
own life at Northome, Mimi, January
3d. Dependency over her work was
responsible, friends say, although Off
Gals said her work was good.
Duluth.-A series of arrests are pre-
dicted by federal agents in connection
with raids on alleged blind pigs, in
ternal revenue officers have been at
work for the last three weeks in north
ern Minnesota in an effort to stop
smuggling of liquor from Canada.
Willmar.-Preparat work this
year for the erection of new church
here is announced following deci.
| sion of the recent annual meeting of
the Swedish Lutheran church. Rev.
Jesper Holmquist is pastor of the
church, which has a membership of
| nearly 600.
Waseca.-An dance halls, skating
Kinks, theaters, poolhalls and other
places of amusement here have been
closed by the Waseca board of health
| because of influenza. Forty cases have
been under quarantine in the city. The
schools will be kept open unless ser
ious epidemic threatens.
Winona.-A court order temporarily
restraining the Wisconsin Minnesota
Light and Power company from put
ting into effect in this city the in
crease in gas rates from $1.45 to 81 a
| thousand cubic feet announced for
Feb. 1, has been issued by Judge c.
| E. Callahan in district court.
Thief River Falls.-The annual
statement submitted by County AUDI
tor T. P. Anderson to the commission
ers shows that Pennington county is
| in excellent condition. There is sur
plus remaining in practically every
| fund and the year 1920 is begun with
the treasury balance of $77,5S3.
Deer River.-While experimenting
| with acids in the creation of bloS gas
in the chemist class at the high school,
an explosion resulted when a girl lit
match near the gas to see if it would
have effect; it did. Glass and pieces
of bric-a-brac were scattered about the
room and a number of pupils were
slightly injured, while one girl had her
eyes almost blinded by the acids flying
into her face.
Minneapolis.-A new athletic sta
dunn to cost approximately 1886, 600
is a possibility at the University of
Minnesota within the next five years
James Paige, faculty member of the
Board of Athletic Control, discussed
some of the temporary plans for a
| larger playing field at a meeting of 100
students at the university. Mr.. Paige
| stated that if new modern stadium
were built, the money would come
| from profits derived from football and
| other athletic events as well as dona-
lions from prominent members Of the
| alumni.
Little Falls.-Potato growers from
all over the state organized the Min
nesota Potato Growers exchange and
prepared articles of interpretations to
| be filed at the state capitol. One hun
dred and fifty delegates from sixty po-
tato growers organizations attended
| the meeting. Bylaws were adopted
and rough draft of the articles of in
corporation submitted and referred to
| the directors for completion. The
| Michigan plan of potato marketing
was approved as the basis of opera
| lions. Little Falls was selected as
| temporary headquarters.
Sank Center.-The debating team of
the local high school won the district
championship in the State Debating
league here by defeating Crosby.
Brainerd.-Fred T. Lincoln, secre-
tary of the Brainerd Chamber of Com
nerce, has accepted the position OF
secretary of the Billings, Mont, Com
lnercial club, and will take up his du-
ties there early in February.