The Ely miner., 1921-05-27

1 ~. SAuuA iAdiiy Sl1utIs pOliCes uul'
Ger, was relieved of duty following in.
| dictment on a statutory charge
/ Pipestone-The Rebekahs in this
section of the state conducted their
annual district meeting at the Odd Eel.
lows hall here.
Janesville-Plans have been made
by the Waseca county farm bureau to
conduct their annual picnic here,
Thursday, June 25
Montevideo-The city council has
decided to the state lot, on which will
be erected an armory for the Monte.
video Militia company.
Slayton-The Slayton high school
will graduate a class of 80, June 8.
Superintendent Munro, Faribault, will
deliver the commencement address.
! Marshall. G. Miller, hotelman,
has installed a high power wireless
radio outfit, said to be one of the fin.
est plants of the kind in the north.
| west.
Morris-Leif Reece, year old son
| of Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Reece of Han
cock, died as result of injuries re-
ceived when he was trampled by a
/ horse.
Pipestone Buildings on several
farms were destroyed and number Of
cattle killed by a tornado which pass
ed over the southern part of Pipestone
| county Thursday.
Canby-Mrs. Alfred Froberg, was
severely burned when she kindled a
| fire at her home in Burr with kerosene,
| An explosion followed. It is believed
she will recover.
/ Collegeville-Rev Cornelius Witt
man, the oldest living member of the
| Benedictine order in the United
States, celebrated the 65th anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood
/ here.
Minneapolis-Dr Henrik Shipstead,
who was Nonpartisan league candidate
/ for governor last year, has become a
| full1edged resident of Minneapolis. He
has removed with his family from
Glenwood.
Winona-Six children, the eldest IA
years old, of William Selke, farm
er living near here, made their way to
safety, when their residence was de-
stroyed by fire, during the absence of
the parents.
| st. Cloud-Joseph Sulegar of Rice
was charged with arson by a jury in
| district court here. Sulegar' was ac-
cused of having burned farm buildings
belonging to his wife, from whom he
was divorced.
| llsworth-Mannow Christians, 20
years old, farmer residing across the
line in Lyon county, is dead as the, re-
! suit of having run a small splinter in
to one of his thumbs while moving a
chicken house.
| st. Paul-MinneSota Monday receiv-
ed check for $137, 1885 from the es-
tate of Wellington R. Burt of Sagi-
nav, Mich, who died March 2, 1919,
| leaving an estate estimated to be
worth $13,500,000.
| Montevideo-Only six votes were
cast against the proposition of issuing
| $4,000 in bonds for the completion
of the Sibley school building here A
| special election was conducted to act
on the bond issue.
Thief River Falls-Tying handker-
| chief to a steel girder in the county
] Jail where he had been placed few
hours previous on suspicion of being
insane, Joseph Hanson, 80 years old Of
Karlstad, hanged himself
Luverne- Company Fl, Fifth Infan-
| try, Minnesota National Guard, of this
city, has been made machine gun
company, according to information re-
| ceiyed here from National Guard head
| quarters in ST. Paul The company has
| 80 members.
Winona-Rev A. w. Fagenstrom of
| Worthington was elected moderator for
the coming year at the closing session
of the 66th annual conference of the
Congregational churches of Minnesota
| here. Duluth was chosen as the meet
| ing place for 1922. ri
Virginia-Angered at her refusal to
marry him, Steve Donnes, 80 years old
and resident of Eveleth, shot Iva
! Coyer, aged % years, and then turned
the gun on himself, dying almost in
stantly. Donnes was calling on the
marry him he drew a revolver, firing
| two shots at the girl. The bullets en-
tered her arms which she had thrown
| before her face as protection The girl
was not seriously injured.
st. -Minhesota's new automo-
bile tax law is constitutional and will
! withstand the attacks made against it
| by Charles N Dohs, st. Paul attorney,
who has protested to Mike Holm, Sec
| retary of state, according to Assistant
! Attorney General James E. Markham.
| None of the reasons stated by Mr.
Dohs in his protest show that the law
is invalid, Mr. Markham said He ad-
vised the secretary of state to place
| the protest on file and do nothing fur
| ther about it.
| Hibbing-Jim Owen, tax assessor,
faces charge of murder, in connec-
| tion with the killing of Dominic Pap
pero, whose body was found in the
ruins of his cabin near here, Joseph
Valardi, friend of the dead man, was
| ly wounded nearly a mile from the
| cabin, which had been fired, with a
| bullet wound in his chest and cuts on
| the head and body. When Valardi is
said to have declared that Owen shot
| and killed Pappero, shot him (Valardi), /,
| attacked him with an axe and then set
| fire to the cabin. Valardi said he drag
ged himself from tine burning build
| ing.
Minneapolis Potato acreage this
year in Minnesota will exceed that of
| last wear by Is to 20 per cent in some