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

Luverne-The annual meeting of the
State Shorthorn Breeders association
will be conducted here June 10.
Slayton- The city council has deter
mined to issue bonds to the amount of
$4,000 to take up outstanding sewer
+. and paving warrants.
ct. Charles-George d. French, 65
years old. former representative for
Winona county in the State Legisla-
ture, died at his home here.
| Jackson-the Community Store, "
organized several months ago, has
been closed on writ of attachment
and Sheriff o. G. Lee is now in charge
of the concerns affairs.
st. Cloud-Lloyd Gunder, 22-year-old
Paynesville youth, was instantly killed
| through contact with a wire carrying
| $4,000 volts of electricity. while in the
! employ of the Union Power company
at Kimball.
Owatonna-The city council has vot-
ed to aid the League of Minnesota Mu-
| inequalities and state railway and
warehouse commission in their fight
in federal court against increased tele-
| phone rates.
Rochester, class of so seniors
| will be graduated from the Rochester
| high school this year at the commence
ment exercises June 8. This is the
largest graduating class in the history
of the school,
Duiuth-Ella Anderson, 5-year-old
| daughter of William Anderson, farmer
near Palmer, died in hospital here
as result of being struck on the head
| by fragment of stump hurled by a
| dynamite blast.
Minneapolis Martha Emery,
who, despite her years, had been grand
| chaplain of the Minnesota branch, Or.
der of the Eastern Star for the last Is
years, died at her residence here. She
was SO years old.
Brainerd-An automobile driven by
Jacob Aho, aged "a, was struck by the
Staples-Duluth flyer on the Northern
Pacific at crossing here. 1t is
thought Aho is fatally injured. The
car was wrecked
Duluth-Unable to agree on a meth
| cd of abolishing secret fraternities at
the Duluth Central high school, the
board of education has decided to hold
public meeting, thresh the question
and take action accordingly.
Fergus Falls-The Fergus Falls
Hunting and Fishing club has put on
crow shooting contest for this sea-
son, the score thus far being 748 crows.
| 1t is expected that several thousand
will be disposed of during the summer.
Duluth-The Duluth Street Railway
company soon will petition the state
railroad and warehouse commission
| for increased fares, according to Oscar
Mitchell, attorney for the company.
He did not state what rate would be re-
quested.
Fergus Falls-Park Region college
| former students and graduates will
| hold reunion here Tuesday, June Z.
A baseball game will be played be-
| tween the regular college team and an
| alumni team. In the evening banquet
| will be held.
st. Paul-The gates of the Mime
sofa State Fair grounds will be closed
on Sunday this year. members of the
| fair board have decided following a
request for such action passed by the
Minnesota legislature on the last day
of its session.
Winona-The new Owatonna Manu-
featuring company will move it's bust
ness here from Owatonna and erect a
! S250,000 factory in Winona this sum-
mer, it was announced by J. @. Mills
secretary and general manager of the
corporation here.
Winona- Winona has reverted to its
| old street names, many of which have
historical associations, dating back
| rs years. The city council repealed
an ordinance passed two months ago
establishing the numerical system of
street designation.
Crookston-Mrs. Martha Pearson,
convicted Of manslaughter in the Sec
| ond degree in connection with the
death of her infant child, was SEN
| fenced to term of not to exceed five
years in the state reformatory for
| women at Shakopee.
Rochester-Seven hundred subscrib-
ers of the Peoples Telephone company
of Stewartville, near here, have or
dered their telephones removed be-
cause the company increased the rate
| for service. The subscribers contend
that the service was too poor to war
| rant any increase.
Bemidji-The Bemidji fish hatchery
| is now in operation and millions of
pike fry are now being Matched there
to be distributed throughout the North
ern parts of the state. The distribu-
| ton will be done under the supervision
of John Cline of this city, assisted by
| William Munich of Crookston.
| Duluth-Dr. r. A. Kent, superinten-
dent of the Duluth schools and former
| ly of the educational department of the
| University of Minnesota, resigned at
| board of education meeting as super
intendent of schools here to accept an
offer to become dean of the college of
education of the University of Kansas.
| Minneapolis-Mrs Margery Lang
| ford, colored, charged with the murder
of A. c. Kaech, former Hennepin coun-
| ty deputy sheriff, was found guilty of
manslaughter in the first degree by a
jury in circuit court before Judge
Montgomery. The jury, which was out
FIVE hours, recommended leniency by
| the court.
st. Paul-Ivan Bowen of Mankato is
the choice of Governor ]. A. o. Preus
for the place on the state railroad and
warehouse commission, made vacant
by the death of Judge Ira B. Mills.