The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-15
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
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News of Events In Gopher State
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one mile north of this city.
Crosby-The Norwegian Lutheran
church members have purchased TIVE
lots and are contemplating the cree
tion of a church edifice.
Lake Benton-Joseph Nelson Al
years old, was drowned in Lake Ben
ton. His was the third drowning tt
occur here within two weeks.
Tracy-The fishermen and hunters
of Tracy have formed a rod and gun
club. William Mitchell has been elect
ed president and Elmer Anderson sec
rotary.
Tracy-T. B. Roberts, of Pierre, S
D., president of the Yellow and Blacl
Trail association, has issued the cal
for the annual meeting at Tracy July
20 and 81.
Fertile-Crop damage in this vicin
ity, due to the long siege of hot wea
Their, is estimated at from 25 to SO pei
cent of the entire crop. Rye suffered
most, with wheat next.
Chisholm Rendered unconscious by
being struck by an overturned raft
Hyman Spire, aged %, was drowned
in Perch lake before his companions
could rescue him. They were bathing
st. Paula plan to finance erection
of rest home for disabled war vet.
Grams of Ramsey county through pub
lie subscription is being discussed by
committee of SO veterans and repre-
sentatives of war work agencies.
Jackson-By large majority of
voters Jackson at special election
authorized tie issuance of bonds in the
amountsof $4,000 for the erection OF
an Arinory and municipal building
here. Work on the structure will be-
gin Immediately.
st. Paul-Miss Louise e. Schultz
former superintendent of the Wo
mems and Children's bureau, labor
and industries department was ap
pointed chief of the Women's and
Children's Division of the State Indus.
trial Commission.
Gilbert-While Harry Woodland, a
good swimmer, was drowning, Roy
Rhodda, minus his two wooden legs,
which became loosened when a boat
occupied by five men overturned
swan 800 yards to shore. The three
others in the boat also swan to SAT.
ETY..
New Ulm-The board of directors
of the Minnesota Valley Drainage and
Conservancy district met here, organ
lied, discussed their duties and then
adjourned, deciding there is nothing
to be done until the completion of the
survey of the valley, authorized by
the recent Legislature.
Winona-Mrs. Ida Jones Sobehart,
aged 80, was killed when the automo-
bile which she was driving turned ov-
er west of this city. Mrs Sobehart
was strangled to death when the
steering wheel broke after the ma
chine had turned over, permitting the
steering rod to press against her
throat
Winona-Wine, imbibed after he had
burglarized the house of Arthur Weis,
farmer near here, proved the I'M
doing of Carl Klomund, road worker.
According to Sheriff George Huck, Klo-
mund, made drowsy by the effects of
the wine, was found asleep under a
tree in a grove about half mile from
the farmhouse, with his loot nearby.
Moose Lake-Erick Lofgren, SO
years old, a farmer living four miles
south of here, committed suicide by
exploding about $50 pounds of dyna-
mite in chicken house. The shock
rocked the country for miles around,
the building being totally destroyed.
Small parts of his body were found
several hundred feet from the wreck
age.
Tracy that Mayor ]. c.
Filkins failed to have the flag flying
over the city hall on July and that
he failed to show such courtesy and
respect as is due the governor of the
state of Minnesota, during Governor
]. A. 0. Preus' visit on July 4, the
Earl Ray post. American Legion, in a
resolution has asked Mayor Filkins'
resignation.
st. Paul-Two pounds of potatoes
fer every man, woman and child in
the U. S. is Minnesota's approx
mate contribution to the American
market basket from one crop alone.
Figures compiled by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture and presented in
an exhaustive report before the second
annual convention of the Minnesota
Potato Growers association in Mime
apolis showed the value of the 1920
crop was $1,50O,000 and the number
of railroad cars was 2,405.
Hibbing Unusually large shipments
are reported from several Of the small
state fee iron ore properties for the
week ending July 2, according to the
weekly mine report. While the Mis-
sabe mountain at Virginia is still the
largest shipper, it showed slight
slump for the week, and Leonidas, Wan
less and Philbin reports increased ship
ments.
Crosby-Farmers report that a
whirlwind struck Carlson lake, a small
body of water and caused waterspout
The spout tapered to point which was
several hundred feet in the air. The
lake was nearly emptied.
st. Paul-The railroad and ware
house commission issued an order re-
ducing commission charges and
charges for weighing livestock to
schedules approximating those in eff
feet in 1919. The commission adopted
the recommendations of R. ]. Wells,
state supervisor Of stockyards In
South st. Paul.
Fergus Falls hreshers Of this To-
cality held meeting here and planned
to organize mutual liability insur.
ance company. Action was taken fol.