The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-23
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News Of Events In Gopher State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

Crisp Readable Form.
Rochester-Former Lieutenant Gov.
ernor A. e. Rice of Willmar, pioneer
resident of Minnesota and prominent
for half century in the public life
| Of the state, died in hospital here,
where he has been under treatment
| for some time.
/ st. Paul-Frank B. kellogg, United
States senator, before leaving for
! Washington, formally announced his
! intention of seeking reelection next
| year.
Aurora-William Minor, age Is, had
thumb and the ends of two fingers
blown off while playing with dyna-
mite cap in school here. His clothes
were also badly torn by the explosion.
| Duluth-Samuel j. Thompson, aged
so, Duluth's first police chief, is dead
at his home here. His widow and six
children survive. The decedent served
so years on the Duluth police force.
st. Paul-Clement j. Miner, So
years old, wealthy hotel owner and
former public official, died suddenly
at the City hospital. His death was
due to apoplexy, attending physicians
announced.
Aitkin-The Aitkin County Bank
ers' association has been organized
here with member banks located in
Aitkin, McGregor, Lawler, Palisade,
McGrath, Swatara, Hill City and
Shovel Lake.
| Windom-After a several weeks
controversy as to where the new fire.
mems hall would be erected, the city
council has decided on site in the
center of the business district and a
contract has been let.
Minneapolis of an
immediate contract with the Northern
Pacific railroad for the removal of
the tracks on the University of Min
nesota campus was voted unanimous
! ly by the Board of Regents.
| Willmar The Franco-American
scholarship, offered by the French gov
eminent, was won by Miss Geraldine
Haley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Phil
ip j. Haley of this city. Miss Haley
| is graduate of st. GATHERINGS col
lege, st. Paul.
st. Paul-Mayor L. C. Hodgson of
st. Paul, president of the Minnesota
| League of Municipalities, announced
the appointment of DR.. F. E. Harring-
| ton, Minneapolis health commission
er, as chairman of the leagues COM
mittee on public health.
ST. Paul-Adjutant General Rim
ow left for Duluth where he will leave
| with the Minnesota naval militia for
three weeks cruise on the Great
Lakes. This will be the final cruise
of the militia this year and they will
make the trip on the U. s.. S. Essex.
Two Harbors-Three men were in
jured, one seriously, when the auto
mobile in which they were riding ran
into a ditch and turned over The
accident occurred near Toste, 20
miles south of Grand Marais. The
party was on duck hunting expedi-
ton
Marshall-Max Marsh, aged "a
years, is dead from injuries received
in motorcycle collision on the
streets here. Marsh's machine collid-
ed with another ridden by Louis Rob-
inson Internal injuries caused
Marsh's death a few hours after the
accident
ST. Peter-Rev. and Mrs. J. J.
Strand of Norseland were the guests
of honor at silver wedding celebra-
tion staged by the congregation of the
Norwegian Lutheran church Of that
village. More than 500 friends and
relatives attended and presented the
couple with purse containing $500.
st. Paul-Ivan' Bowen, member of
the Minnesota Railroad and Ware
house commission, has been appoint
ed chairman of the general commits
tee of six to analyze the marketing
and transportation of coal for the
joint congressional commission on
agricultural inquiry of which Repre-
sentative Sydney Anderson of Mime
sofa is chairman.
st. Paul-Plans to eliminate the I'M
even flow of livestock to the South st.
Paul market, through a readjustment
of freight schedules of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads,
are practically complete, following
meeting of livestock traffic experts
with Commissioner of Agriculture N.
j. Holmberg and l.. w. Kube of the
Stock Yards company at the state
capitol. By the readjustment, the
conference decided, a nearly equal
number of cars Of livestock would be
brought into the market each day.
When the market is oversupplied
prices are depressed, Mr. Kube, point
ed out
Winona-The 22,155 dairy cows in
Winona county produced for their.
owners last year S1,214,901.20 in
cream checks, or an average of $3.50
for every one of the 2,150 farmers in
the county. Winona county is given
seventh place among Minnesota coun-
ties for the amount of butter produc-
ed.
Olivia-Andrew Renstrom, farmer
living north of here, and his family
were robbed while driving on a coun-
try road. The bandits took the Rem
strom's watches, jewelry and money,
then disabled Renstrom's car and
drove away
Gibbon-Worthless assets Of more
than 100000 caused the closing of the
State Bank of Gibbon here by order
of the state superintendent of banks,
A. L. Young of Winthrop. president
of the institution, announced.
In addition to the $4,000 of worth
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