The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-30
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.

Eveleth-A school for scoutmasters
will be started here the middle OF
January. 1t will be the only one OF
its kind on the range.
Blue Earth-Dragged about go
yards by runaway horse when he
had the halter about his waist, the 10
year old SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Mel.
SON suffered serious injury.
Luverne- to the erection of
the armory on the former city skat-
ing rink site, the local school board
will flood the central school square
for municipal skating rink.
Chisholm H. HcNivan has been
appointed municipal judge here to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Samuel Cooke. The appointment
was made by Governor Preus.
Blue Earth-Mrs. Jane Franklin, 81
years old; who came to Blue Earth in
1860, is dead at her home here. She
is surveyed by son, E. F. Franklin
and a daughter, Mrs. A. w. Wise.
Rochester-Bonds to the amount of
100000 have been voted by Eyota
school districts Nos So, 8, IL, %, 33
and part of 81, for erection of con.
solidated school building. Work will
start in the early spring.
Jackson-At a special meeting OF
the county board of Jackson county,
five ditching contracts were let, at
figures that will save the farmers
several thousand dollars in assess
ments. More than 200 bidders were
on hand.
st. Cloud-Deputy State Fire Mar
shall E. F. Heimbach is engaged in an
investigation of clues which, it is hop
ed, will lead to the arrest of the fire.
bug who started the blaze that burned
the Magnusen lumber yard here on
the night of Dec. %.
Ortonville-The Big Stone County
Livestock association was organized
here at meeting attended by farm.
ers, bankers and businessmen from all
over the county. 1t was decided to
incorporate with capital of 100000,
under chapter %, laws of Minnesota.
1921.
Red Wing Edward Snow, farmer
living on the Red Wing Ellsworth
road having selected five of his best
hogs for market, had them in sep
arate pen, ready to load. In the night
some person or persons drove up to
the pen and loaded them into con-
veyance and drove away.
st. Cloud-John E. Hansen, promin.
emit local athlete, was rendered un-
conscious for 80 minutes when hit on
the head by billiard ball thrown by
Albert Thiesen, 20 years old The
assault took place in billiard hall of
which Hansen is manager, after he
had cautioned Thiesen to STOP raising
a row.
ST. Paul-Short courses in practical
farm-power equipment will be given
by experts of the University farm
and manufacturers in connection with
the National Tractor and Power Farm
ing show which will be held in the
new exposition building at the Min.
nesota State Fair grounds, February
to IL.
Fairmont-1A large touring car in
which were six young people crashed
into horse and buggy. The horse
was thrown off the road, over a fence
and into a field, with both hind legs
broken, and had to be killed. The
automobile landed nose down in a
ditch, with broken radiator and fend-
er, but none of the occupants were
hurt. nor was the driver of the buggy
Injured.
ST. Paul-Minnesota ranks second
among the states in miles of road
built, nuder construction or under
agreement for construction in con
junction with federal aid funds dis.
tributed by the bureau of public roads,
Department of Agriculture, since July
/, 1916, according to figures made
public by that department. Mime
sofa is credited with 1,713.4 miles OF
such roads, at an estimated cost of
SIT ,911.01, with federal aid of S..
947 1883.
Minneapolis-Ear Slater, arrested
in Blue Earth City under the name of
w. L. McDonough, is in the Henne.
pin county Jail, held on charge of
murder in the first degree for the
Staying of Frank L. Kelly of Man
kato, whose body was found in the
ruins of schoolhouse near Dayton
station, burned and with a bullet hole
through the heart. The man made a
complete confession of the crime to
Sheriff Earle Brown, County Attorney
W. A. Blanchard of Anoka county and
Sheriff u. S. Pratt of Anoka after he
was brought to Minneapolis, Mr.
Blanchard said. He had no accom-.
plices, according to his confession.
Minneapolis avoid mistakes
and to carry out decentralization
program, newly appointed postmast-
ers in Minnesota will go to school in
Minneapolis, beginning Jan. l, under
the direction of government experts,
according to orders received by Post.
master e. A. Purdy.
Red Wing-John F. Erickson, father
of William Erickson, probate Judge of
Goodhue county, and of George Erick.
son, editor of the Northern News,
Spooner, died at his home here after
long illness. Mr. Erickson, who was
born in Sweden "a years ago, came
to Red Wing in 1873.
Luverne-Robbers rifled the drawer
of the Omaha depot at Beaver Creek,
nine miles west of here, cut the mail
sacks, broke into both elevators and
freight car, and opened express
packages. There was little cash TAX
en-, but how much else is not known.
Duluth--With the final adjustment
arranged, two of the largest claim
ants against the United States rail-