The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-18

Brainerd-The Crow Wing County
Poultry association will conduct its an
nuai show here Dec. 2 and 8.
Bancroft Herman Luedtke, farm
er living near here, was fined $50 and
costs for illegal trapping of muskrats.
Northfield- Donald j. Cowling, pres
ident of Carleton college, has left for
tour of France, Italy, Germany and
England.
Jasper-Aobbers broke into the
Rock Island railroad station here only
to find that there was but Sc in the
money drawef, which they took,
st. James-About 20 boys, members
of the junior and senior classes of the
high school, have been suspended for
two weeks for hazing freshmen.
Windom-In collision between a
buggy and an automobile on coun-
try road near here Lewis Rose, riding
in the buggy, was seriously injured.
Fergus Falls-The National Grain
Growers association opened it's cam
paign in ibis county with big meet
ing of farmers at the creamery here
Isle-Herbert w. Churchill, farm
er, is dead from injuries suffered
while pulling stumps. A pulley, re-
leased when chain broke, struck him
on the head.
Virginia-C. e. Harris of Ray, aged
81, is the oldest hunter to apply for
and obtain a hunting license this fall
Mr.. Harris has been an enthusiastic
hunter for years.
Winona-Edmund Detern, aged Is,
was killed when the trigger of his
shotgun caught in wire and was dis
charged at his chest while he was
climbing fence.
Little Falls-John Goodhope, aged
IA, was sentenced to the Red Wing
reform school last night, after plead
ing guilty to charge of manslaughter
in the first degree.
st. James-Fred Behrens, aged 80,
is dead from injuries received when
his automobile skidded on the slippery
highway, turned over in a ditch and
pinned him underneath.
Hibbing-Th third theft of explo-
sives within two weeks has convinced
authorities here there is an organized
effort to steal dynamite, picric acid
and black powder from powder houses.
Faribault-To relieve the unemploy-
ment situation in Faribault, the county
board has authorized County Engineer
McElherne to arrange for the gravel
ing Of a number of state roads in the
county.
Belgrade cars of an east
bound freight train on the 500 Line
were thrown down an embankment
when an axel on one of the cars broke.
One of the train crew was injured, but
will recover.
Ballaton-Worry over debts and
financial matters is said to have been
the cause for the attempt made by Mi
Ian Brassler, prominent farmer of
Lake Benton, to end his life here by
taking poison.
Owatonna-J. R. Morley, pioneer
Steele county dairy man and leader
in state dairying circles, has been call
ed to Washington to attend a hearing
in dairying before the house and
means committee.
Minneapolis-The officials of the
Northwestern part of the state will
map out their program for weed de-
struction in 1922 in series of meet
ings to be held during the next few
weeks, C. P. Bull, state weed inspector,
said.
Winona-Patrick Burke of Rushford
has brought suit for $500 damages
against the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway in federal court here for
the death of his wife, who was killed
by train at crossing in that vii
Iage.
Aitkin-A man who attempted to
rob the National Bank of Aitkin, was
captured at Cromwell, 40 miles west of
here, where he had fed in an automo-
bile. Frank Wagner, the town mar
shall, made the arrest three hours after
the man left Aitkin.
st. Cloud-Central and eastern Min
nesota communities contributed to a
celebration here to mark by
formal dedication the completion of |
he new concrete highway from st.
Cloud to Minneapolis. Extension of |
he highway through Minneapolis |
makes it the longest paved road in the |
state.
Minneapolis-Fift Minnesota sing |
.rs, members of the Norwegian Glee
club of Minneapolis, and the Norman. /
Ia Singing Society of Duluth, will
cave in May, 1923, for three months
our of Norway and possibly Den
mark, it was announced, following a
conference of delegates from Duluth
md Minneapolis, held at the West ho-
ell
st. Paul-Governor j. A. O. Preus,
" proclamation, designated the week
# Dec. to 10 as Education week"
During that week citizens are asked
o visit the schools of their commu-