The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-25


manage the local baseball team for
1921.
| Fergus Falls-Thirty applicants for
citizenship were granted here in the
United States court
Renville- Renville high school de.
bators won first place in the sub-dis.
trict defamation contest at Bird
Island - +
Winona-Miss Frances Smith was
rescued by Charles Goetz after she
had broken through the ice in Lake
Winona.
Minneapolis-Th Minnesota Retail
Clothiers' association held its tenth
annual convention in Minneapolis at
Hotel Radisson.
| Winona-Guy Pierce of Lewiston,
was elected president of the South
eastern Minnesota Guernsey Breeders
association at their annual meeting
here. HgR
Red Wing-P. ]. Beltz, So years old.
and for 10 years a resident of the city,
was arrested and confessed to robbing
the Stockholm (Wis.) State bank of
nearly $4,000.
Pipestone-An explosion following
an attempt to fill lighted kerosene
stove caused fire which damaged
the interior Of the residence of DR.. H.
M. Knudtson, here.
Luverne-A drive for new members
of the Rock County Farm bureau, has
resulted in adding 804 new names to
the membership role. The total mem
bership is now S54.
Little Falls-Lyle Binder of Brai-
nerd was seriously injured on road
BIZ miles north of here when the au.
tomobile he was driving struck a nut
and turned over three times.
Lamberton-The mill and elevator
belonging to James Duncan in Lam.
bert0n burned to the ground here.
About 10000 bushels of grain stored
in the elevator were destroyed.
Condemnation proceed.
ings have been started by the city of
Saltwater for five and one-half acres
of land at Lilly Lake owned by e.
Nehring, to be used for municipal
bath.
Minnearolis-Paul d. Keller, federal
prohibition supervisor for the north.
west, is on his way to Washington, D.
c., to confer with prohibition officials
regarding enforcement regulations this
| spring
So. st. Paul--For the third time in
a year, citizens will vote on bond is
sue to improve school facilities. A
| special election has been called for
March 16 to vote on Issuing $350,000
school bonds.
ST. Paul-Charges of malfeasance
against ]. A. Narum, auditor of Beck
er county, were dismissed by Governor
Preus after evidence was produced
that an alleged shortage Of $1,000 had
been made up.
Red Lake Falls-The Red Lake
county fair will be July and of
this year instead of in the fall, accord
| ing to decision of the board of di-
rectors of the Red Lake County Agri-
cultural society.
| Crookston-Representatives from
more than so town school boards in
the ninth congressional district, meet
ing here, perfected an organization
to be known as Northwestern School
Board association.
| Duluth-After lapse of three
Northeastern Minnesota Educational
association convened here with teach
ers from five northern Minnesota coun-
ties in attendance.
Springfeld-Clarence Blue, Gertrude
Helle and Norman Rothenburg, repre-
senting the Springfield high school,
were declared the champion debators
of the second congressional district by
a two to one decision.
| MISUNDERSTANDING of the consoli-
| dated school district centering in Med
| ford will vote on $4,000 bond issue
for financing the construction Of a
| 100000 school building to house grade
and high school departments.
/ !, Willmar-H E.. Wheeler charged
with robbing the Kandiyohi State bank
of $3.50 was given preliminary hear
ing in municipal court here. waived
examination and was held to the
March term Of the grand jury.
Bemidji-Fire destroyed large no
tel and general store at Ten Strike.
Mimi, the property of Henry Stech-
man. The village telephone exchange.
located in the hotel was destroyed
and the place is cut off from communi-
cation.
! Owatonna-Earl and Arthur Powell,
| farmers living near Mantorvilie are
under arrest in Steele county Jail
| charged with the theft of number
| Of valuable hogs from farmers in the
vicinity of Claremont and Blooming
Prairie.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from the state
| public examiners office, who have
been investigating the affairs of the
Dakota county treasurer, report the
| shortage has mounted to $4,000 and
| they were of the opinion it would run
over that figure.
Luverne-Florence Martin, telephone
| operator, who was stabbed by Henry
Lineau, the night of Jan. 80 is ex-
pected to recover, according to physi-
clans at hospital here. The stab
wound was received by the young WON
an while sitting in an automobile wait
ing for her companion. Lineau who
formerly had been sttentive to the
girl, walked up and drove butcher
knife into her body. He was later ar
rested and held to the March term of
the grand jury.
Minneapolis-Th Paper Supply com.
pany's four-story building at Ala Third
| avenue north was tarneu into a ca:al-