The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-22
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
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from Wells when the steering wheel
of his machine broke and the machine
went into the ditch.
Brainerd-The nurses home OF st
Joseph's hospital here was destroyed
by fire, causing loss of approximate
ly $4,000. Apparently, the fire started
from an overheated furnace.
Blue Earth-A large American eagle
! that had been feeding on chickens OF
the Buggy farm south of Blue Earth
has been shot. The bird measured
more than seven feet from tip to tip
Duluth-Thieves blasted the safe in
the Orpheum theater here and escaped
with $3,400 in cash, the receipts OF
! what the management said was the
largest Sunday attendance of the year
Minneapolis Representatives OF
milk producers organizations in Min.
nesota expect to attend the national
dairy marketing conference called by
the American Farm Bureau federation
of Chicago May 8 and A.
st. Paul-Minnesota leads the nine
states of the Central division, Amer
lean Red Cross, in Junior Red Cross
membership with an enrolment OF
297,972, it was announced from divi-
sion headquarters in Chicago.
Professionalism the arrest here of
i Ole Shelrud, age 81, and his mother,
aged 20, authorities express the belief
that the mystery of continued thefts
of merchandise from cars in the Oma-
ha railroad yards have been solved.
Minneapolis-Th Minnesota confer
ence of the Augustana Lutheran
churches began months drive for
! 100000 to apply upon the erection and
upkeep of new theological seminary
at Augustana college, Rock Island, Ill.
Northfield-The architectural con.
tract for st. Olafs building program
aggregating several million dollars has
been awarded to Dogdon & Coolidge
of Chicago, specialist in designing
buildings for colleges and universities.
Bemidji-The body of L. B. Jennings
has been found on his farm near here,
mutilated by an explosion of dynamite.
He had been clearing his farm OF
stumps and stick of dynamite in his
left hand exploded, tearing off the arm
and killing him.
Duluth-Introductio of evidence in
what is known as the Carlton county
Moose Lake group of fire cases having
been completed, attorneys for the
plaintiffs and those for the defendant
the federal railroad administration
are preparing their final arguments
before the court Of five judges here
on May 2.
| Crookston-One man was killed and
another was severely injured when
their automobile plunged into ditch
north of Crookston as the driver lost
control Nels Sethre, age "a, had his
neck broken when he was pinned un-
der the car, and o. Switzerland was
cut and bruised with probable inter
nal injuries.
ST. Paul-Forest fires of sufficient
gravity to require the presence of adj
ditional fire fighting crews in the ter
! ritory just outside of Itasca park were
discovered and reported by Lieutenant
v. c. Omlie, and A. E. Pimley. Sew
eral crews were rushed from st. Paul
and others from territory where there
is no danger
International Falls-A new post of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, to be
known as Peter Graham Post No. 612,
was organized here last Saturday
night. Department Commander o. G.
Sandstad, of Kenyon, officiated at the
installation, and the new post starts
out with good membership with
splendid prospects for future growth.
Minneapolis = Difficulties growing
out of proposed 20 per cent cut in
wages and the establishment of open
shop rule has brought about dead
lock between the Master Painters and
! Decorators association of Minneapolis
and the Painters union. Fifteen hun
dred men in the twin cities are report
ed to have quit work to wait for a
settlement.
Detroit-Two men were injured, one
probably fatally, when they were
struck by Northern Pacific locomo.
tive here Mrs. B. Bartness, aged 81,
suffered the loss of both legs below
the knee and is not expected to live,
while Mrs. Ole Dahl was knocked
down and bruised Both women were
walking The company maintains a
Waterman at the crossing where the
accident occurred but he was absent
at the time.
Duluth-Several hundred highly in
toxicated sea gulls Topped about in the
waters CT Lake Superior much to the
| amazement of the police officials, who
early in the day dumped several hun.
dred gallons of confiscated moonsfline
mash over the shore waters The sea
gulls apparently found the coarse
mash to their liking.
International Falls-Extension work
ON the dam here was tied up when the
skilled labor joined the common Ia
borers in strike Three hundred men
are affected. The men walked out in
protest to proposed reduction of Is
| cents an hour in wages.
Owatonna-The Owatonna CONNER.
cial club has undertaken certain i'm
provements on the Black and Yellow
| trail, east and west of this city, in
| Steele county, and the establishment
| of a camping grounds for automobile
tourists at the Mineral Springs park
here.
Ivanhoe-A verdict of $4,000 was
given in district court here in the case
| of F. ]. Foss against the Burlington
railroad. Foss, employed in the rail.
road shops at Haylock, Neb., was in.
jured when steel pin hit him, crush.