The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-08-26
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given in Brief Items fer
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In Gopher State
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Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

made for five-week tour in the east
by the Ladies' Tam-o-Shanter band of
Tracy.
Fergus Falls-Shock threshing prac-
tically is completed in this part of
the state and hundreds of farmers are
blowing.
Marshall and Mrs. George
Purves, for more than Al years resi-
dents of Lyon county, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
Minneapolis-W William Moore, asso-
ciate professor of entomology at Uni
versity farm has resigned to join the
faculty of the New Jersey college of
agriculture.
Tracy-Carl A. Bergstrom, aged 80,
a ditch worker, was killed when sew
eral tons of earth caved in. Berg
strom was laying tile at the bottom of
seven foot ditch.
Winona-Violet Block, a 4-year-old
st. Paul girl, is in a hospital here as
the result of injuries suffered when
she was struck by a police department
motorcycle. She suffered a broken
leg and cut forehead.
Minneapolis G. Zavoral, county
agent of Noble county, was appointed
extension live stock specialist at the
college of agriculture by F. w. Peck,
director of agricultural extension He
succeeds j. s. Montgomery.
Crookston-Mr Stella Hamilton,
SO years old, was burned to death
when sparks from bonfire set fire to
her home. The entire building was de-
stroyed. Mrs. Hamilton was living
alone in the rear of the building.
Winona-Alex Thompson, plumber,
was uninjured when a truck he was
driving was struck by a passenger
train on the st. Paul road at a street
crossing here. This is the second
similar accident within three days.
Winona-Six persons were injured,
one fatally, and another may die as a
result of injuries sustained when two
automobiles locked wheels and plung-
ed over 20 foot embankment on the
Mississippi river road east of this
city.
Minneapolis per cent, or l.
600, of the $500 physicians in Mime
sofa, have taken out permits to pre-
scribe Intoxicating liquors ''for other
than beverage purposes" Jesse G.
Steenson, state prohibition director,
said
Winona-The charge for gas in Wi
mona will be reduced from $1.93
thousand cubic feet to $3.50 on Sep
TENDER /, the new rate to be effective
until January 1, it was announced by
the Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and
Power company here.
Minneapolis. E. Meyers, former
mayor, was operated on successfully
for gastric trouble at Ethel hospital.
He was reported resting easily after
the operation, but his physicians said
it would be at least three weeks be-
fore he would be able to leave the hos
pital.
ST. Paul-State Fair authorities are
expecting unusual interest this year
in the annual spelling bee, with more
than 100 children participating. The
contest will be put on Sept. 8, the day
before the close of the Fair. Each
county is allowed to send two contes-
tants
Windom-At special election con-
Quoted here, by vote of three to one
citizens authorized the city council to
issue bonds for the construction of
fire hall, for the purchase of an ar
mory site and to create fund for the
purpose of sidewalk and sewer con-
struction.
st. Paul-Edward j. Lynch, form
er collector of internal revenue in st.
Paul, was the victim of stray bull
let from the gun of hunter shooting
in advance of the season, in the opin-
ion of John Christison of this city,
who attended the Lynch funeral at
Cleveland.
Bemidji-Dale Trembal, aged 13, re-
siding near Bagley, is in jail here fol-
lowing an attack on Mrs. Earl Sever
son, neighbor, with corn knife.
The boy said to have been enraged
over report that he had broken into
house, and, meeting Mrs Severson,
accused her of spreading the story.
Duluth-An old feud said to have
existed between two farmers living on
the Duluth Carlton road eliminated in
the probable fatal stabbing of William
Karjala, aged 25. Isaac Point. aged
SIS, who is alleged to have stabbed
Karjala FIVE times with a large knife,
is being held in the Carlton county
jail
st. Paul-Representatives of every
state where drainage is factor in
agriculture are expected to be present
at the National Drainage congress, in
st. Paul, Sept % to "a, to be conduct
ed for the purpose of arousing ma
tional sentiment to the possibilities OF
increased production through reclama-
ton of land by drainage.
Wadena-The ban against public
meetings in this city has been lifted by
the local board of health following the
announcement that Wadena is again
free from infantile paralysis. OF the
IL cases which developed here, two
have resulted In death.
Duluth-Julius Cook, member of the
Cook Realty company, owners OF a
string of five theaters in Duluth and
Superior, was found dead in an aban-
doned office of the New Grand theater
here. He had been shot through the
head. A revolver with one empty she'll
in the chamber lay near the body. Po-
lice believe it case Of suicide.
st. Paul-E. c. Clemens of Ovation
ma, formerly chaplain of the 136th In
fontrv hoe ;Ss,ad coll tn all former