The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-20
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.

/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES women OF the
state will have their annual convention
at the Shattuck school here next
month
Fertle-Peter Duckstad. farmer lost
the sight of one eye. lost his hearing
and was badly bruised while blasting
Stumps,
Shelly-One man narrowly escaped
death and two horses were killed when
the traffic bridge on the Red river
leading to town, broke down.
Breckenridge-Mor than 100 dele.
gates from 27 towns attended the an
nual convention of the ninth district
Federation of Women's clubs.
Minneapolis Sixteen horses were
burned to death in fire which de.
stroyed barns of the Twin City Van &
Storage company. The blaze caused a
$35 900 loss.
/ orthfield-Sixty-fve seniors, one OF
the largest classes in the history of
Northfield high school, will receive
their diplomas at the commencement
exercises this spring.
st. Pau1-Dr. Carl c. Chatterton. has
been appointed surgeon-in-chief of the
Minnesota state hospital for crippled
children at Phalen park. succeeding
DR.. Arthur L. Gillette, who died re-
Gently.
Crookston-D. w. Sewell of the Min
nesota highway department has been
stationed here as district maintenance
superintendent. Mr.. Sewell will have
| oh Of hieyl,x
department.
Thief River Falls-The contract for
the erection of a new school building
to replace the structure known as the
Knox school, has been let. The build
ing is to be Ia rooms and will cost ap-
proximately $4,000.
Redwood Falls-The city council has
authorized bond issue of $4,000 for
the installation of white way lighting
system The total cost will be $4,000.
the $4,000 over the bond issue 10 be
paid by property owners.
Fergus Fails-The contract for the
election of an armory in this city has
been awarded to William Schustler. the
bid being $3S,63S.50. The city voted
bonds some time ago in the sum of
$4,000 and the state will pay $4,000.
Hibbing new high school being
erected here will be completed about
July 1, according to John Jacobson,
president of the contracting company
doing the work. The gymnasium wing
of the building remains to be complet-
ed.
| st. Cloud-The st. Cloud Kiwanis
club, organized Jan 81, this year. Off
cially was presented with national
charter at a gathering of $50 Kiwan-
| ians, which included delegations from
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Red Wing. Be-
midi, and Fargo.
st. Paul-Oscar Arneson, chief clerk
of the House of Representatives is
mailing out a codification of the high
ways laws of the state. Printers have
delivered $500 of these booklets. in
which there was an error, stating that
the motor tax would be As per cent
instead of per cent.
! ST. Paul-Charles NJ Babcock, state
highway commissioner. and John H.
Mullen, assistant commissioner and
chief engineer, left st. Paul on $50
mile automobile trip to make field in
/ vestigations and give public hearings
on numerous trunk highway improve
ment projects in central and western
Minnesota.
Hibbing-Mrs. Percy Gamer Power.
wife of Mayor Victor L. Power of Hib-
bling, died at her home here after an
illness of more than a year. She is sur
vived by her husband and by relatives
in Detroit, Mich. and Chicago. The
body will be taken to Detroit for burial.
She was a prominent club woman and
charity worker.
Luverne-To be robbed of valuables
and later locked in boxcars to solve
their own escape was the fate of Ken
meth Roberts, John Farney and j. Pc
terson of this place. when they were
accosted by a holdup man in the
! Omaha yards here. The three victims
watches and locked separately in
bOxcars.
Minneapolis-Geo Augustus Brac-
kett, IS years old, resident of Mime
apolis for Sd years and one of the
builders of the great industrial empire
of the Northwest, died at his home in
the bennington hotel. His death fol
lowed stroke of apoplexy Saturday.
He became unconscious Sunday and re-
manned so until the end. Members OF
his immediate family were at his bed.
side.
Winona-A gift of $4,000 to the en-.
dowment fund of the Winona General
hospital was announced in connection
with the graduation of class of nurses
from the hospital training school. A
contribution of $4,000 also from an un
named donor for the building fund.- also
was announced.
/ st. Paui-State Trunk Highway No
IS between Princeton and Elk River
will be on the route of the Minnesota
Scenic highway through Zimmerman
according to temporary location or
der issued by c.. M. Babcock, state
highway commissioner, after hearing
for interested citizens of that locality
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Company
D, Minnesota National Guard will take
steps at once for the erection of an
arEory at Montevideo. according to an
nouncement.
Winona-Winona county has Joined
with Wabasha county in the mainte
nance of the Buena Vista tuberculosis
sanatorium at Wabasha as result Of
action taken by the two county boards
4 Brainerd-One of the largest classes
in history of the Brainerd high schoo