The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-10-14
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
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Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.


sneak thieves. At one place about
$100 in gold was taken.
Fertile-Ted Knutson, of this place,
claims to be the champion potato pick
er, having picked 40, 100 and 100
bushels on three successive days.
Warren-John Kelso had one arm
so badly mangled that amputation may
corn shredder , it was operat-
ing.
Fergus Falls S. o. Nygren, one of
the pioneer residents of this county,
died at the age of "a years. He had
lived on the same farm, close to this
city, for so years.
lie Sueur-Declaring corn at 81
cents bushel is cheaper fuel than
coal, DIR. F. A. Dodge, resident of LIE
Sueur and farm owner, has COM
menced burning corn as fuel.
Hibbing $500 reward offered by
the state for the capture of john Webb
will be distributed among five police
men who were outside cabin in the
woods when Webb killed himself
Fairmont-The annual district con.
vention of the Women's Relief corps
will be conducted here Oct. q and %.
More than 200 delegates are expected
from all over the southern half OF
Minnesota.
Brainerd-Nels Peterson, Mime
apolis painter, while hunting in the
Platte Lake county south of Brainerd,
pulled loaded shotgun toward him.
The gun was discharged and mangled
his right forearm.
Luverne-Total cost of the city IS
paving this year is $511,3S9.40. This
includes the laying of 155,704 square
yards of paving, the installation OF
concrete curbs, headers and side
walks, and excess grading.
st. Paul-Governor J. A. O. Preus
appointed Eric O'Hagen of Crookston
as probate judge of Polk county in
place of Judge A. L. Hovland. Judge
Hovland was killed in an automobile
accident about two weeks ago.
Preston-The new 100000 Lutheran
church at Highland was struck by
lightning Sunday while services were
being conducted. The church was
damaged to the extent of several
thousand dollars, but no one was in
jured.
Winona-John O'Dea, pioneer bust
ness man of Winona, died at his home
here, aged Ga He was born in Ire
land, and came here in 1857. He was
the owner of Sugar Loaf Rock, one of
the most familiar landmarks in this
vicinity.
st. Paul-The Minnesota State Fair
for 1921 will show a profit of approx
mately 100000 after all bills are paid
and depreciation is charged, it was
announced today by directors of the
board who are meeting at the Fair
grounds
Fergus Falls-The Fergus Falls
Commercial club has adopted reso-
luton addressed to Commissioner G.
M. Babcock, asking that part of the
road maintenance fund be used in
keeping the main trunk highways
open during the winter.
st. Paul-The complaint, asking for
the removal of A. o. Schmidt, county
auditor of Renville county at Olivia
and which has been before the COVER
nor for several months, has been TAX
en- under advisement. Pending ac.
ton, Mr. Schmidt continues in office.
st. Paul-The State Armory board
formally accepted the three hangers
recently erected at the Twin Cities
Aviation field for the use of the First
Minnesota Observation squadron. Ma
jor Ray Miller reported that he had
inspected the hangers and found them
to be satisfactory in all respects and
his report was approved.
Morris - Twenty-Five newspapers
were represented at the annual meet
ing Of the Seventh District Editorial
Association held here Friday and Sat.
urday of last week. The Morris Com
mercial Club was host at banquet
which was served at the West Central
School of Agriculture Dawson was
selected as place for next annual
meeting.
st. Paul-Minnesota civic and bust
ness organizations are on record as
warmly indorsing the deep waterway
project connecting the Great Lakes
with the Atlantic ocean. Resolutions
adopted by 200 delegates from the
various bodies were forwarded to Min.
nesota members of congress, following
their. adoption at the closing session
of the Minnesota, Great Lakes-St. Law
renee Tidewater congress at the state
capitol.
Wayzata-The new Wayzata school,
built at a cost of 100000, was dedi-
Gated at exercises held in the school
auditorium in the presence of more
than 400 persons. Governor Preus
congratulated residents of the town on
the erection of the school and declared
it one of the finest educational struc.
lures in the state.
st. Cloud-On Oct. Is and Ia the
Central Minnesota Educational asso-
Teachers college. This promises to be
tie largest and best sectional educa-
tional meeting ever conducted in Min
nesota.
Starbuck-After cutting al. tele-
phone and telegraph wires leading in
to this town, and severing the fire bell
rope 40 feet above the ground, bur-
glars secured about $1,000 worth of
loot from the Farmers Mercantile
company, and 1,500 in cash and bonds
from safety deposit vaults in the Pope
County State bank.
Within 80 days the distri.
button of more than S2,000,000 will
begin in the city of Cloquet. Fire suf-