The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

not accommodate the crowd which at
tended the hearing of Leo ]. Smith,
charged with attempted murder by
abandoning an infant.
Montevideo = Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ
Grandprey celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary at their home in
Rosewood township, where they have
resided since their marriage, so years
ago.
Brainerd-The body of Emil Hill,
aged "a, has been found lying frozen
in an old, unused roadway at Baxter
Hill had been missing since Nov. 10.
When found, the body lay with arms
outstretched.
er living a few miles south of here,
was killed when his automobile skid
ded OFF a. grade and turned over.
Craig's body was found beneath the
car the next day
Collegeville = Funeral services for
Rt Rev. Peter Engel, o. S. B., presi-
dent of ST. Johns university, was con-
Quoted in the church here. The Rt.
Rev. Joseph Busch, bishop of st.
Cloud diocese, officiated.
ST. Paul-The eighth annual Farm
ers' and Homemakers' week at Uni
vepsity Farm, Jan. 2 to 7, 1922, will
have the strongest program in the
history of the short course, according
to DR.. A. " Storm, director
ST. Cloud-In an effort to procure
a greater number of conventions for
this city, the ST. Cloud Commercial
club has planned an active campaign
to interest convention managers in
the accommodations this city has to
offer.
Butterfield Livestock growers of
this district have been busy shipping
cattle to Chicago. A few days ago 10
carloads of cornfed steers were
shipped to market and 10 more cars
are being loaded for shipment this
week.
Lake Benton = Lake Benton has
joined the others towns in this vicinity
of the state which recently have or
ganized golf clubs. Twenty five golf
ers have joined the club and the
course will be laid out early in the
spring
Fairmont-"There is no money in
farming now, so l started still to
get money to pay my bills" was the
explanation of liver Brandt, Manyaska
township, when he was brought be-
fore Justice A. NJ. Nelson on charge
of making moonshine.
Moose Lake = His hand becoming
entangled in the gears of a windmill
which he was oiling, c. J. Carlson,
living on farm near Kerrick, was
held for two hours, when the wind
subsidized Numbed by cold and pain,
Carlson tore his hand from the gears
when the wind again started the
wheel moving. The hand was ampu-
tated.
Winona-In order to avert a reduc-
tion in the working force, 400 en-
ployees of the division shops of the
Chicago & North Western railway
here, agreed to go on four day week
schedule They had been working but
five days week for some time.
Waubon-L. A. Weston, editor Of the
Waubon Forum, has been appointed
postmaster.
Minneapolis = Sixteen agricultural
associations, four of them with MEM
bers throughout the state numbering
several thousand in each, have COM
| bined to give from Dec Ii to 16, at
the Hennepin county courthouse,
what is believed will be the greatest
agricultural exhibition, exclusive OF
| livestock, the state has ever seen.
More than 1000 competing entries
have been made. Thousands of wis.,
itors are expected to attend the show.
| The railroads have announced a re-
| duced rate of fare and half, accord
| ing to announcement by the Civic and
Commerce association, with whose CO.
operation the show is given.
Minneapolis hundred blood
ed chickens, gathered in Minneapolis
| for exhibition at the annual poultry
| show of the Minnesota State Poultry
| association, were returned to their
road crates and shipment begun to
the farms throughout the northwest
which they represented in the show.
| The 36th annual exhibition of the as
ISOLATION ended Sunday night, after
$1,000 had been given away as prizes
in what officials said was "the big
gest and best poultry show since
1911"
RobbinSdale - An amateur bandit,
who carried cheap pistol and had no
confederates or means of escape, held
up the Security State Bank of Rob-
binsdale, walked out with $1,000, and
was shot and killed two blocks from
| the building. Citizens who ran into
the street when burglar alarm
sounded, were kept back by the ban
dit until " D. Cranda1l, justice of the
peace, appeared with gun. Crandall
! followed the man, ordered him to stop,
and shot only after his own life had
been threatened.
| st. Paul = Citizens of the Moose
Lake district have agreed to settle on
a so per cent basis with the govern
ment for damages received from the
forest fire calamity. That means the
payment of claims to the amount of
approximately S4,000,000 in that dis
trict. That means Moose Lake, Ket-
tie River and Automba. Citizens Of
the Cloquet vicinity previously agreed
to a settlement on the same basis.
The total claims occasioned by the
fire will approximate $15,000,000, it
was estimated.
| Lake City-This city is to have a
new $4,000 library building, for which
| the Srun of S19 000 ia fo he donated NV