The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-05-06
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In Gopher State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

ouiulu- VIZ uuuuISu anu Hlty lar
mers from northeastern Minnesota at.
tended the opening session of the two
day farmers institute.
Caledonia Mrs Floyd Knox, wife
of farmer living near Sheldon, about
six miles from here, was burned to
death in a fire that destroyed her
home.
Albert Lea-Paul Circh and Herman
Pernscien of Wells were found dead
under their car at the bottom of IL
foot ditch nine miles west of here, by
farmer.
st. Paul-Three hundred and ten
woman and girls attended the semi
annual examinations given under the
direction of the State Board of Elk.
aminers for Nurses.
Virginia superintendent Duffield OF
this city announced that there will be
a junior college in Virginia next year
Eveleth already has one, and is now
working for normal school.
ST. Paul-James c. Nelson and F. s
Ruble, of Albert Lea, Mimi, have made
application to the State Banking com
mission for charter for the North
Side State bank of Albert Lea.
Cloquet-The new sawmill of the
Northern Lumber company began op
erations with about 700 men employed
The mill is one of the largest and most
up-to-date in the United States.
Winona- Union officials announced
fhof fx1yn ~ hn fiua pr.inf in
adjustments have signed contracts for
the A hour week No walkout has
been ordered in the other shops.
Tracy-The board of education has
elected R. r. Corenson superintendent
of the Tracy schools to succeed w. E.
Peik who has accepted the superin'
tendency of the public schools at Fari
bault
Center City-Reino Lila, 20 years
old, will be charged with highway Job
berry and murder in connection with
the death of R. NJ Carlson here April
II, County Attorney c. Bernard Wen.
Enerberg said
Coleraine = After smuggling Carl
Schmeige, assistant cashier CT the
Merchants and Miners State bank, in.
to Inconsistencies and locking him in
the vault, two armed bandits escaped
with $1,000 in cash.
Barnesville-The GAINESVILLE base
ball team will be conducted under the
auspices of the local post of the Amer
team Legion. At meeting of fans
Harry ]. Jensen was elected manager
and M. j. Lake captain.
Is known as the Moose Lake group OF
suits originating from the 1918 forest
fires in northern Minnesota will be re
sumed during the term of district
court, which opened here.
Swanville -Clyde Page, 15-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Page OF
this city, was electrocuted when he en-
tered the enclosure of the high tension
wires of the Peoples Electric Service
company at Long Prairie, substation
Arrangements are be,
irg made here for the annual conven.
ton of the second district American
Legion. Sixty-nine posts in this sec
ton will send delegates to the meeting
and several very important matters
are to be taken up.
st. Paul-Sohiers' federal insurance
amounting to $4,000 was reinstated
through the efforts of officials of Amer.
lean Legion headquarters, Department
of Minnesota offices, st. Paul, during
the 30-day period ending April 1, last
according to a report issued.
Winona-Mrs. Floyd Knox, 10 years
old, living on farm six miles south OF
Houston, was burned to death when a
can of kerosene with which she was
kindling the fire in the kitchen range
exploded, hurting flaming liquid over
her body and about the room.
st. Paul-With the reported number
of farms in the state as 1910, Min.
nesota farmers cultivated 14,185,28
acres in the season of 1920, according
to the farm census report just com.
pleted in the office of N j. Holmberg
commissioner of agriculture. This Is
the first farm census taken in the
state, Mr.. Holmberg announced, and
was done in conformity with the law
passed at the legislative session OF
1919. Reports were received from
practically every township in the state
on all agricultural activities. The re
port shows total of 26,S59,526 acres
in the state, of which 12,674,329 were
not cultivated, while 213,299 were
cleared and stumped in the five year
period ending in 1919.
Hallock-A "a pound record has
just been made by the junior year
old Holstein heifer, Netherland Korn
dyke Aladdin Her official record as
given by Supervisor L. e. Whitmer is:
Seven days, 61S.6 lbs milk, 34.03 lbs
butter; Ia days, 1,1637 lbs. milk, 66.10
lbs. butter.
Winona-It cost Angus Knowlan
farmer from Homer, Winona county
just 1 cent to administer beating to
Joseph Campbell, neighbor, thereby
satisfying his grievances. He paid
that sum in municipal court here af
ter he had pleaded guilty to a charge
of assault.
ST. Paul. A. O'Gordon was named
as chief executive of the soldiers bon.
US board at meeting of the bonus
board in the office of Adjt. Gen. w. r
Rhinow Mr. O'Gordon has been
serving as head of that department for
some time, but was elected under the
provisions of the laws enacted at the
1921 legislative session.
Rochester-The Olmstead county
girls vocational guidance conference
concluded two days session here
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