The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-08-19

ARREST in Omaha charged with robbery
and with pcddling habit-forming
drugs.
Minneapolis Henry ~ Knott, city
clerk. brought suit against e. w. Haw-
| ley, alderman from the Second ward,
asking damages of $4,000 for alleged
! SANDER.
Bemidji- Contracts for erection OF
the new high school here have been
awarded Edward Jackson & Son of Be-
midi at s240.592 Work is to begin
Aug. Is.
st. Paul-In order to be free from
the business matters of the state gov
eminent, Governor Preus is now TAX
ing vacation in Idaho. so miles from
| a railroad.
Notwithstanding a heavy fog Otto
Johnson, carpenter, ran his automo-
bile into Great Northern train. John
son escaped injury, but the machine
was wrecked
! st. Paul--E. A. voelz of Danube was
| elected president of the Minnesota
State League of Postmasters at the
final session Of their 18th annual con-
| Ventlon at st. Paul.
Mankato- Sig Haugdahl of Albert
Lea, automobile dirt track speed cham
pion, lowered the Minnesota state dirt
track record for a mile on a half-mile
track from 1:07 LIS to los 2-5.
Window The contract for the erec-
ton of WINDOWS new armory has been
let to j. B. Nelson company of Man
kato on its bid of $25,373. Construc-
ton work will be started at once.
Pipestone- Mrs. Hattie Waite, aged
65 years, was shot and killed at her
home near Trosky by Monte White,
| who then turned the gun on himself.
The slayer is said to be fatally shot,
ST. Paul-The Minnesota section OF
the American committee for relief in
Ireland will go to the state to fill a
| 100000 quota on September Is, John
A. Burns, state chairman, announced.
LuVerne-Work has been started on
a light and power line which will en-
| able farmers living in this section to
light their homes with electricity. The
electricity also will be used for power.
Jasper More than $4,000 worth Of
merchandise was taken from the Col
den Rule here by robbers who entered
the store and loaded mems and wom-
ems suits and raincoats' into an auto
mobile.
Luverne-The Rock county agricul-
tural society will hold its annual fair
at the Rock County Exposition
grounds, September Is to 16., inclusive.
A large program of events has been
arranged
Virginia-One of the heaviest storms
of the season struck the range dis
trict, according to reports reaching
here. Rain fell in torrents, accom-
panied by hail, which caused damage
to crops and automobiles
ST. Paul-The finest horses of every
class and breed in the country will be
represented at the twin city horse
show to be given under the auspices
of the national dairy show on the State
Fair grounds Oct. s to Is.
Owatonna-J. R. Howard, president
of the American Farm Bureau fedora
ton, will begin his visit in Minnesota
the last of this month with his ap-
pearance at the Steele county fair
here, where he is expected to>speak.
st. Paul-The Veterans of Foreign
Wars of Minnesota have chosen Albert
Lea for their annual encampment in
1922. The selection was the last item
of business at the closing session of
the annual meeting in the old CAPT
toll
Owatonna-Ow school CEN
sus, just completed, shows total of
1882 children between the ages of 6
and 16 years in the city Although
the total is only seven greater than
last year, it is the largest in the city's
history
st. Paul-Equalization proceedings
are under way at the offices of the
state tax commission at the state cap
itol Twenty-Five counties have COM
pleted assessments and reported. All
counties are required to have their abb
stract flied oy Aug. %.
st. Paul-Two townships in western
Koochiching county, near Loman, have
been set aside as a game refuge by
Carlos Avery, state game and fish
commissioner. This action was taken
following a petition by residents of Lo-
man for such designation
Little Falls-A warrant charging
DR.. E. e. Hall with violating the pre-
scription section of the Volstead act.
was served by Deputy United States
Marshall Frank Tufts, Long Prairie.
Dr. Hall was arraigned before United
States Commissioner d. M. Cameron.
Washington Sigurdt &. Qvale of
Willmar was appointed prohibition en-
forcement officer for Minnesota sue
ceeding Jesse C. Steenson of Mime
apolis. Mr. Qvale was recommended
by Senator'S Knrte Nelson and Frank
B. Kellogg Wednesday and the ap-
pointment was made by secretary of
the treasury and does not require con-
firmation by the senate.
Warren-"This is our coming weed
inspector, who will work IL months
in the year for the elimination of SOW
thistle, northwestern Minnesota's
most obnoxious weed" said DR.. f. w.
Away, chief of the soil division of
the university farm, st. Paul, as he
stood with lamb in his arms, before
some 300 farmers and businessmen
whom he was addressing at the uni-
versity peat experimental station at
Golden Valley
Minneapolis Explosion of a still on
the third floor of building at sos
Emerson av. n. caused a fire that en-
dangered the lives of seven persons,