The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-17

killed FIVE hogs on the farm of Clyde
Douglas, near here.
! Winona-A class Of 101 was gradu.
ated in the annual commencement ex-
ercises of Winona State Teachers col
lege.
Nashwauk-Many iron mines in this
vicinity have been forced to close down
temporarily because of heavy rains
flooding the shafts.
| Warroad-Two persons are dead and
one injured as result of an automo-
bile accident at the Canadian Nation
al crossing near here.
Hugo The body of an unidentified
man was found in the Mississippi river
alongside Gray Cloud island, near here,
by Louis Robert while canoeing.
| rthheld-Contracts for the paving
of IA blocks in this city have been let
to the Campbell Contracting company
of Minneapolis at cost of $92,650. This
work will be completed Sept. l.
| Brainerd-Plans are under way here
for an oldfashioned July celebration.
The celebration will be the first of its
kind in this section for 10 years.
Winona- annual convention of
the first district group of the Mime
sofa Bankers association opened here
last night with dinner and dance.
Cloquet- The, st. Louis river, which
reached the flood stage here causing
considerable damage and much appre-
hension among residents of the low
| lands, has begun to fall.
/ Winona-Active work has been start
| ed in preparation for the community
historical pageant in this city June
% and 20. More than 1000 persons
are expected to take part.
Rochester-Rev. Joseph H. Beaver,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
| this city, was elected moderator of
the Southeastern Baptists' association,
which closed it's sessions here.
Brainerd-The Crow Wing County
Farm Bureau associations annual pic
mic at Grand View lodge, Gull lake, will
be June %, according to announce
ment by the general committee.
Fergus Falls-Anders Gustaf Nelson,
convicted Of first degree manslaughter
in district court here, was released on
$4,000 bail last night, pending argu-
ment on a motion for new trial.
Fergus Falls Gilbert Bjerkrud, Mil
ton Sullivan and man named Voegel,
three inmates of the insane hospital
here, smashed door of their ward and
escaped. Two of them were recaptur-
ed.
| Crookston-The annual meeting of
the Red River Valley Development as.
ISOLATION will be conducted here early
! in July, according to announcement by
G. H. Zealand, secretary of the organ.
ization.
Rochester-At the closing session of
| the 34th annual convention of the Sec.
ond District Women's Christian Tenn
| perahce union at Pleasant Grove, Mrs.
Dell Hoge of Rochester was elected
president.
Albert Lea-Descending to the
ground on torn bedsheets, tied together,
John Finberger and his five children of
Newry, near here, narrowly escaped
with their lives from their burning
farm home.
st. Paui-Minnesota will be allotted
$4,000 for fire protection work under
the Weeks law, at the headwaters of
navigable streams in the state, accord
| ing to information received by w. T.
Cox, state forester
st. aul-Operation on the eye of
Louis W. Hill, ST. Paul, will be un-
necessary and the sight of his eye will
not be endangered, report stated.
Louis Hill is under the care of special
lists at San Francisco.
Winona-John RAIDER, aged 60, of
Rollingstone, was killed when struck
the Milwaukee road west of this city.
He is said to have been walking along
the track when the train struck him.
Winona-After being stranded on a
dam in the Mississippi river near Alma,
Wis, for day and half, the excur-
sion steamer Majestic of the Wisherd
Line was foated with the assistance of
the Steamer Washington ON the
| Streckfus line.
] Duluth = The announcement that
Congressman Harold Knutson has in
] troduced a measure providing for the
appointment of an additional United
States judge here is reported to have
created considerable interest in the Sc
lection to be made.
| Rochester-Oscar Johnson, a car
| penter of this city, was awarded $95
| damages by jury in district court
against William Riege. The suit was
for $1,000, the plaintiff alleging he was
struck and injured by an automobile
driven by the defendant.
Minneapolis-The memories of Min
neapolis' soldier dead were perpetuated
when Victory Memorial driveway, Dor
dered by young elm trees bearing their
names, was dedicated. Calling upon
the American Legion to take up the
| fight waged SO long by the G. A. r. for
| representative government regulated
| by law, Judge Ell Torrance paid the
first tribute to the dead soldiers, sailors
and nurses in the dedicatory address.
Minneapolis Faculty members of
the Minnesota College of Agriculture
assembled at a farewell dinner in
honor of Dean R. W. Thatcher and Di-
rector A. D. Wilson at the farm school,
Both will leave the institution July 1.
Addresses we're given by DR.. l.. d.
Coffman, president of the University of
| Minnesota, Andrew Boss, w. H. Peters,
Francis jaeger, and Miss Mildred
Weighley. DIR. e. M. Freeman presided
as POSTMASTER
Duluth-The city council rescinded
the resolution adopted Monday call
ing upon the President Of the United