The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-11-26

been county superintendent of the
Redwood county schools, has resigned.
Hugo-The Hugo school district is
now consolidated and independent. 1t
is likely that an addition will be made
to the present school building next
year.
Stillwater-The Washington County
Poultry association will have it's annu-
al show here Dec. 16 to 10. Entries
from all over the northwest have been
received.
st. :Paul-E. d. Washington, son of
the late DR.. Booker T. Washington,
founder of the Tuskegee Institute for
Negroes, is in ST. Paul in interest of
the institution.
ochester-Leaving notes asking
forgiveness of his mother wife and
four children, Louis Stanley, Olmstead
county farmer, committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid.
William A Jones, 38,
was burned to death and several
horses and 81 head of cattle cremat-
ed when the barn on the o. NJ Ket-
chum farm was destroyed by fire last
night.
Roseau-Farmers in the vicinity of
Roseau are selling flax straw to Du-
luth firm for 81 ton Thirty to 40
tons are being delivered daily. The
flax is being stacked and will be baled
before shipping.
Winona-Mrs. Hans Halvorsen Of
Arcadia, Wis, took clothes line from
her lunch room, located on a down
town street, went into a shed nearby
and hung herself. A husband and a
10-year-old son survive.
Saltwater Three blocks from the
Minnesota state penitentiary, the
home of Moses Bernstein on Oak
Park was entered and $50 in cash and
quality of jewelry taken. The
thieves refused to accept government
bonds.
st. Paul-Application to the state
for an appropriation of $4,000 a year
for two years to carry on the work of
the Minnesota War Records commits
sion, was decided upon at the annual
meeting of the commission at the Min
nesota Historical library.
Lakefeld-For a second time with
in few weeks Lakefield has, been
stirred up by the activities of "Yel-
low Paint Gang" A store owned by
farmers has been the target for the
yellow paint daubers both times and
the authorities are making eyery eff
fort to ascertain who is back az the
movement.
Pipestone- the annual meeting of
the Southwestern Medical society
here, F. G. Watson of Worthingtoa
was elected president; F. M. Metcalf
of Fulda, vicepresident, and E. G. Nc
Keowan of Pipestone, secretary and
treasurer. Fulda was selected as the
place for the semi-annual meeting of
the society in May. 1921.
Winona-A survey of conditions in
Winona factories shows that the slump,
noted in business in many parts of the
country, has been felt here. An over
all mandatory has closed. A candy
factory has laid off half it's force. The
working hours have been reduced by
a farm machinery manufacturer, in
preference to reducing his force
Hastings Joseph Pleskalt, indicted
on charge of murder in the first de-
gree, was arraigned in Dakota county
district court at Hastings and pleaded
not guilty. His trial was set for the
week commencing Dec. Is. Pleskalt is
accused of numbering his wife, Kath-
crime, whose body was found in a
swamp near South st. Paul on July 8.
Worthington-What is said to be
the biggest still unearthed in this sec.
ton of the state was discovered on the
w. B. Brown farm, IL miles northwest
of Worthington by Sheriff j. E. Ed
wards. Two stills and 600 gallons of
mash and IL gallons of moonshine
went to make up the contraband
brought to Worthington after the raid, |
neapolis-Request of Federal |
prohibition authorities in Washington
to allow men and facilities, in effort to |
stop smuggling of liquor across the |
Canadian line in Minnesota, North Da- |
kota and Montana, called "the worst |
eak in the Federal prohibition en-. |
was made by Paul d. Kell. |
er, enforcement supervisor of the
and Jesse G.. Steenson,
director.
st. Paul-East Grand Forks, Eve,
eth, Sandstone, McIntc h, Lafayette
and points in Northern Minnesota
nave complained to the Railroad and |
Warehouse commission that with the
beginning of cold weather, they are
without supplies of fuel Some of the
were addressed to Cover
Tor Burnquist and others to j. F. Nc
Zee, former fuel administrator, and
we're turned over to the Railroad and
Warehouse commission
Lakefield-Mrs A. ]. Nestrud mar
owly escaped death when the Loil-
II connected with heating plant in
Ter home exploded. A fire had been |
tarted under the boiler while some of
he water pipes were frozen. The
'oiler was wrecked and Mrs Nestrud
vas struck by flying pieces of iron.
Lake Wilson-Marion Schwartz,
armer, residing in Loville township,
lad battle with an enraged bull
The animal attacked Schwartz while
lie was at work about the farm and
lie was knocked down several times
efore he could get out of reach of the
ulI
Cloquet-The closing here of what
) known as the water power will mark