The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-09-17
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.

Isle-A large barn on McCulloughs
| Bros. farm 10 miles north of here was
struck by lightning Friday evening,
and completely destroyed.
Faribault-Fire, originating, suppos-
| eddy from hog feed cooker, destroyed
two stock barns at the Minnesota
school for deaf here, causing a loss
estimated at $4,000.
Hastings-Thomas ]. Brady, bust
ness man of this city, was held up and
robbed of diamond ring which he
valued at $1,000, by three footpads on
the lawn of his house y
Minneapolis A. Kirkpatrick,
county agent of Hennepin county, was
| elected president of the Minnesota
| County Agents association at meet
| ing at the University farm.
ST. Paul-W. c. CARTS, formerly ma
| jor in the office of Adjutant General
w. F. Rhinow, has been promoted to
a lieutenant colonel in the adjutant
| generals department on an order from
the war department.
Observation-Disclosures for the
Southern Minnesota Educational asso-
citation meeting to be held at Mankato,
Oct. and 8, are being completed and
large number of speakers have al
ready been obtained
Luverne- death of Mrs. o. T.
Berg, aged SO years, occurred at the
home of her daughter here Mrs. Berg
enjoyed the distinction of being Rock
county's oldest woman. She resided in
this county since 1872.
st. Paul-M. j. Desmond, executive
in charge of the bonus department, has
appealed to the officers of the Ameri-
can Legion of Minnesota to make the
sale of bonus bonds real campaign
during the next few weeks.
Minneapolis-Wi Widespread increase
reflected in Hennepin county district
court when Judge Jelley granted % di-
vorces by default. More than 800 di-
vorce cases are still awaiting trial
ST. Paul-The state securities COM
mission has approved applications of
the First State bank of Pine Creek,
with $4,000 capital, and of the
Farmers and Merchants State bank of
Luce, with $4,000 capital, for char
tiers.
Alexandria-Gu Nelson, son-in-
law of United States Senator Knute
Nelson, pleaded not guilty in district
court to an indictment charging first
degree murder in connection with the
Staying of Joseph Middleton, farm
hand. Trial was set for Sept 20.
Minneapolis-Res of capital
punishment for murderers and legisla-
ton providing for life Imprisonment
of persons found guilty Of highway
robbery are urged in resolutions which
the Minneapolis Police Officers feder-
alton has prepared for the next legisla-
ture.
st. Paul-In response to an inquiry,
Governor J. A. A. Burnquist has been
notified from Washington that re-
hearing has been ordered on the back
pay award granted 5000 munitions
workers in Minneapolis and st. Paul
The hearings will begin Sept 20 be-
fore Secretary Of War Newton d.
Baker.
Minneapolis that deal
ers in Illicit liquor have received adj
vance information of raids planned on
their places during the past two weeks
resulted in the beginning of an inves-
tigation of the entire prohibition en-
forcement staff here by Paul D. Keller,
Northwest divisional chief, to attempt
to disclose the leak"
Minneapolis Minneapolis Knights
of Columbus will have the finest club
house owned by the organization in
the United States, according to prelim-
mary plans made at meeting of the
Minneapolis council A drive for funds
will be instituted as soon as the quota
has been procured to build the propos-
ed Catholic high school.
st. Paul. A. Mitchell, of the de-
partment Of state cooperation of the
United States Forestry service, arriv-
ed in st. Paul to bring about closer
cooperation between the federal and
state forest fire prevention forces
The federal government distributes
$125,000 among "a states for forest fire
protection, each state sharing in this
fund being required to furnish at least
as large a sum as they receive from
the federal department Minnesota re-
ceives the maximum amount allowed
to one state, or $10,500, to use in fire
prevention work.
st. Paul-Fire fighters in Eastern Ro-
seau and Northern Beltrami counties, |
xyh rnnnrfod
using the new fire fighting machinery |
to good effect and many fires are re-
ported as having passed the danger of |
spreading, according to report re-
ceived by w. T. Cox, state forester |
More than fifteen miles of fire breaks |
have been prepared in sections about |
Williams. North of that town, several |
serious fires are reported among the |
spruce and tamarack and are being |
fought by settlers. Fires also are re-
ported as dangerous in the vicinity of |
Warroad.
Faribault-Judge Arthur b. Chill |
dress Of the Fifth judicial district, |
whose home is here, announced that |
he would emphasize in his instructions
to the various grand juries necessity |
for investigation of sales of bitters and |
patent medicine by soft drink estab-
st. Paul-W. T. Cox, state forester,
and J. H. Mitchell, inspector for the
federal forestry department left for
tour of northern Minnesota. Mitchell |
will inspect the patrol work done with
federal funds supplied to be used in
cooperation with the state in the pre-
;cntion of forest fires.