The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-11-25

armory and public building. to be erect
ed here, will begin Immediately, it was
announced today.
Jackson-Mr. and Mrs. James B.
Moses, for A years residents of Jack
SON county, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary here.
Adrian-The bid of r. B. Whitaker
& Co., of st. Paul, has been accepted
by the city council for the rebuilding
of the electric light plant here.
Fenton-Arthur Kluss, employed at
the Fenton State bank, was accident
ally shot and killed by Fred G. Bohn,
a companion who also works at the
bank
Virginia-The city has begun dis
tributing one pint of milk daily to
every child in the city under five years
of age, where families cannot afford
to buy milk.
Hibbing-Hugh Reed, aged "a, faith
er of Harry Reed. prominent northern
Minnesota banker, is dead from burns
received week ago when lighted
pipe ignited his bathrobe.
Hibbing-Timber wolves are becom-
ing holder in Northern Minnesota and
cold weather has had a tendency to
bring the wolves closer to the farms
located north and south of here
Luverne-The Mosley Consolidated
Oil Corporation of Lewistown, Mont,
has leased a piece of land in Mound
township. near here, for the purpose
of prospecting for coal, oil or gas.
Waseca-The commercial club Is
considering the changing of its name to
the Waseca Community club and the
broadening of its activities to take Id
other bases of community betterment
Rochester-The store of e. L. Lyman
company here was robbed of $3.50
worth of fur garments. Only the best
articles were taken and an automobile
evidently was used to haul the loot
away.
Simpson-The general store of Sun
day & Peterson was robbed of several
thousand dollars worth of merchans
disc, clothing, shoes, cigars, candy
and hardware were among the articles
removed
Red Wing-Louis Berger, prophet
or of soft drink parlor, was arrested
on complaint of his wife for having
| liquor in his possession. He was
bound over to the grand jury in bond
of $500.
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.
Fergus Falls = Fergus Falls high
school will enter the state debating
contest this year, the subject for which
is Resolved, that the United States
government should regulate, by direct
control, the price of coal in peace
times"
st. "Moonshine" is material
factor in increasing the reglect and
cruelty to children in various comnsuni
ties of Minnesota, and numerous
homes have been broken up, as a di-
rect result of this agency, according
to report just completed by Sam E.
State Humane society, and submitted
to the society's officials.
Minneapolis = Only the smoking
ruins remain of what was once the
largest sawmill in the northwest, the
result of fire which destroyed the
old Backus three band mill, built 35
years ago by E. w. Backus, but for the
last 10 years the property of the
Northland Pine company, and the only
survivor of the group of sawmills that
made Minneapolis the center of the
country's lumber industry in the early
days.
Minneapolis-G development
of the township unit" plan in the
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation,
and more effective help by the extern
sion department of the University of
Minnesota in the cooperative market
ing movement were topics under con-
sideration at the university farm,
where county agents, university ex-
tension workers, farm bureau officials
and county commissioners from all
over the state were gathered for their
fourth annual conference.
st. Cloud-Police are looking for a
man who is known here as Joe Smith,
who posed as federal prohibition
agent while searching two places and
making of arrest" The man whom
Smith ordered patrolman to take to
the police station is bartender at
soft drink place and he has procured
warrant for the arrest of Smith. The
latter did not show government Gre
dentials at either place he presented
himself and now the St. Cloud police
have orders to pick him up on sight.
So. st. Paul-Virginia Scanlon of
Redwood county, a 16 year old girl
who has been her fathers housekeep-
er since her mothers death three years
ago, carried away the grand champion
prize at the South st. Paul Junior
Livestock show from 400 boy competi-
tors and rs other girls, all county
champions. Virginia's Aberdeen-An-
gus yearling was adjudged the grand
champion animal in the show, and be-
sides the grand prize, the Redwood
county girl received first prizes in the
yearling class, the grade Aberdeen-An-
gus yearling class, and the champion
grade Aberdeen-Angus steer. or heifer
class.
Rochester - The federal internal
revenue deartment has filed liens
against 10 pieces of Rochester and Ohm
stead county property, alleging discov-
cry or Illegal sale of liquor on them.
The liens are for collection of the liq-