The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-06-03

ira %. Mills.
Staples-General crop conditions in
this section are considered excellent,
according to reports here.
Tracy-The annual meeting of the
directors of the Black and Yellow trail
is to be held in Tracy June Is and 10.
Ada-Miss Marie Stanzeth of Ada
has been appointed deputy sheriff for
Norman county She is believed to be
the first woman deputy in this section
of the northwest.
Twin Valley While running cir
cular saw, Emil Hawkins accidentally
severed his arm between the hand and
the elbow. Physicians said he prob
ably would recover.
Staples-Sportsmen of Staples are
looking for heavy crop of prairie
chickens this year Many birds have
Matched, they say, and many small
coveys of chicks have already been
SEEN
Winona-A class OF 40 boys has COM
pleted six months course Of pre-
liminary instruction in the juvenile Sec
tion connected with the municipal
band here. A second class of 40 is to
start next week,
Fergus Falls-Christian Sorlie, a
young farmer living two miles from
Rothsay, committed suicide by hanging
himself in his barn. He was 20 years
old and recently had been left $4,000
by the death of his father.
Marshall-At meeting of alumni of
the University of Minnesota here a
permanent organization was completed
for Lyon county. Forty-five attended
the meeting at which banquet was a
feature. B. B. Gislason was named
president of the new organization
Minneapolis Thousands of Mime.
sofa Lutherans from congregations all
over the state are to be in Minneapo-
lis Thursday and Friday, June 80 and
July /, as delegates to the convention
of clergy and laymen to be held under
the auspices of the Lutheran Brother
hood of America
New Ulm-A committee of 10, one
from each legislative district in the
state, has been named by Philip
Liesch, president of the Minnesota Edi-
torial association, to serve as BOWL
ing Memorial committee and which is
authorized to direct a drive for funds
for the erection of 100000 memorial
home for crippled children in memory
of the late Michael j. Bowling.
Washington-To what extent Min
nesota has lost its former supremacy
as a lumber producing state is indi-
Gated by census bulletin just pub
lished which shows the lumber cut in
the state in the calendar year 1913 was
500 100000 feet In 1909 the cut was
also has been reduced about one-half.
In 1919 there were 355 reporting, while
in 1909 there were 726.
Renville-F-uneral services were con-
Quoted here for William Lentz and
John Harmon, electrocuted here An
electric power wire fell over wire
fence and caused fire. Harmon, an
employee of the gas works, discovered
the fire and with the assistance of
Lett, attempted to extinguish the
blaze Coming in contact with the
fence, they received the full force of
the current, which killed them.
st. Paul-The time for applying for
1921 automobile licences will be ex-
tended to June Is, Mike Holm, secre-
tary of state, announced. The law
provides that applications should be
filed by May 10 and a penalty of 25
cents for failure to apply is provided,
but the secretary of state is empower
ed to grant continuances. Mr.. Holm
has twice extended the time because
the law was not passed until the last
days of the legislative session.
ST. Paul-In ruling given to Gov
ernor j. A. o. Preus, Assistant Attor-
ney General A. F. Pratt held that the
request by the Renville county board
of commissioners for the removal of
A. o. Schmidt as county auditor, on
charges of inefficiency, is not sufficient
to warrant the governor to appoint a
commissioner to hear a removal pro-
ceeding. Mr. Pratt, however, says that
any citizen may file the proper COM
plant, but must state facts on which
| to base a removal.
Crookston--E Ed Brooks, SO years old,
| a blacksmith of Cass Lake, died at a
local hospital after cutting his throat
| with a bit of glass in the city jail here.
Brooks was sick and applied to the po-
| lice for aid. He was put in the cell
room. After he had been given his
evening meal he broke drinking glass
| and used piece of it to cut his throat.
Worthington- Plans are under way
| for the annual meeting of the second
district group of the Minnesota Bank
ers association, which will be in Wor-
Ellington on June Is. 1t is expected
that a number of leading financiers OF
the state will be in attendance.
/ Fairmont-The Fairmont CONNER.
cial club and IL farmers clubs have de.
cided to petition the state railroad and
/ warehouse commission for the removal
of certain dangerous railroad crossings
near here. The Chicago Milwaukee &
st. Paul r. R., and the Northwestern
| lines run in such manner as to form
four dangerous crossings which the
railroads refuse to remedy.
st. Paul-Lawrence /. Casserly, fol
many years in the real estate and In
surance business in st. Paul, and q
resident here for thirty-eight years
died at his home here. His death fol
lowed an illness Of about four months