The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-13
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.

Crisp Readable Form.
! Austin-Judge S. D. Catherwood of
Austin will resign as judge of this dis,
trict, he announced
Tracy-With the soil said to be in
excellent condition to receive the grain,
many farmers in this section are plant
ing corn.
Hastings-With 1877 cases on the cal
endar, Dakota county district court
opened here today with Judge w. L.
Converse presiding.
Hibbing Mrs. r. B. Bird, wife of a
railroad fireman, is dead at hospital
here, as a result of burns received
when an oil can exploded.
Slayton-Appointmen of a vigilance
committee of five to check moonshine
operations in Murray county, is recon-
mended by the grand jury of Murray
county.
Faribault-Two of three women who
escaped from the school for feeble
minded were captured in Minneapolis
Monday and will be returned to the in
stitution.
Paynesville-A campaign is being
waged in western Stearns county by
the farm bureau to increase the meni-
bership of the association and retain
the county agent.
st. Paula drive for membership is
being conducted by the United Span
ish War Veterans throughout the
state in order to make a big showing
at the annual encampment to be held
in the Twin Cities, September Is to
! 49,
ST. Paul-Miss Agnes L. Peterson,
] former head of the women's division
of the Minnesota Bureau of Labor, has
been appointed by President Harding
assistant director of the women's bu-
reau of the Federal Department of La
| Dor.
St. Paul-Establ ishment of public
information bureau in connection with
the department of reports and stats
tics was announced by Charles M. Bah.
cock, state highway commissioner. E.
NJ Richter, Minnesota newspaper man,
is director of the bureau.
! Slayton-Clarence Beal of Slayton,
has been awarded $4,000 damages for
Burlington railroad in district court
here. Beal originally sued for $50,000
A verdict last December gave him $780,
600, but retrial was granted.
| Mankato-The Mankato branch of
Armour & Co. here will close down
May H. This section of the state will
be covered by car routes out of the
twin cities, according to H. ]. Mowrey
of Minneapolis, assistant superinten-
dent of branch houses of the Armour
company.
Ellsworth-Voting on the question
of issuing bonds amounting 20 100000
for improving and rebuilding the cleo
trio light system, resulted in Sc votes
favoring the bond issue with not one
dissenting vote. This insures' the
change of the plant from direct to al
ternating current.
| Montevideo-Eighte hundred peo-
pie attended the various services held
here in connection with the dedication
of the new church erected by Our Sa-
vior's Lutheran Congregation. Rev. C.
j. Eastwood of Mortified, president of
the Southern Minnesota district, Nor
wegian Lutheran church, conducted
the ceremonies
| Minneapolis The first radio station
in the Northwest possessing wireless
facilities to send messages to both
coasts and with radio telephone cap
able Of reaching $50 miles, will be in.
stalled at once on the Twin Cities air
field by the Minnesota Air squadron,
it was announced by Lieutenant G. G.
Johnston in charge of installation.
st. Peter-Mrs. A. X. Gault, mayor,
and chairman of the Third Congress.
sional district for the League of Wo-
man Voters, has issued a call for a
| two-day convention of her district, to
be held Wednesday and Thursday, May
Is and 10. All counties in the district
will send delegates and affairs of
state and national interest will be dis
cussed
| fSt. Paul-To register protest against
| proposed federal law prohibiting the
sale of products of the state peniten.
tiary farm machinery plant outside OF
the state in which the penitentiary is
located, r. w. Wheelock, member OF
the State Board of Control, and ]. J.
Sullivan, warden of the state peniten.
tiary at Saltwater, will appear before
the labor committee of the national
House of Representatives next week
Passage of the bill would threaten
profitable operation of the farm ma
chinery plant at Saltwater, according
to Mr.. Wheelock.
Minneapolis leads the
world in its weekly farm community
publications and Minnesota is one OF
the leaders of the American states
Bristow Adams, head of the publica
tions department at Cornell University
Ithaca, N. Y, told members of the
Minnesota Editorial association, con
vened in final session of their short
course at the University Farm.
Minneapolis carloads of corn
to save the lives of famine sufferers
/ in foreign lands, have been collected
in Minnesota during the past 10 days
and after being milled in Iowa viii be
shipped to Asia Minor.
Brainerd-A forest fire, which swept
over 800 acres, destroyed large
amounts of standing timber, jackpine
and mixed timber, menaced Parker
vile, summer resort on the Mime
sofa & International railway, north OF
Brainerd. Forest Ranger P. w. Swed
berg of Moose Lake organized a crew