The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-28
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News OF Events In Gopher State
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justice court case.
st. Paul-The Aberdeen hotel was Of
ficialIy opened as military rehabili-
tation hospital, the surgeon in charge
being DR.. C. H. Gardner, United States
army.
st. Peter-Mrs. Oliver Anderson, "a
years old, resident of Minnesota for
60 years, is dead. Mrs. Anderson came
to America from Norway before the
Civil war.
Sleepy Eye-Fred Kissner, n years
old, dropped dead while attending a
prayer meeting at the home Of neigh
Dor. He had been a resident of this
section since 1868.
Dawson-Woman's Civic league Of
Dawson has sent an application for
membership in the Minnesota Fede-
ration of Women's clubs as result
of action taken at the meeting Jan. II.
Brainerd-A surveying crew is To-
eating the route of the proposed state
road No. 8 from Crosby north to a
point where it will connect with that
part of the state road now under con-
struction.
st. Paul.-County commissioners
representing virtually every county in
the state attended the annual meeting
in the Senate chamber of the Old Capt.
toll building of the State Association of
County Commissioners.
neapolis-Mayors of Minnesota
will convene at the reception room of
Mayor ]. E. Meyers in their third an
nual conference Feb. z and 8, Mayor
Meyers announced. 1t is expected that
100 mayors will attend, he said.
Hastings.-Donald Birchen of Du-
luth, indicted on a charge of highway
robbery, was found guilty by jury in
Dakota county district court. The
crime occurred Sept. IL last, when
four men held up and robbed T. J.
Brady, here.
st. Paul.-Railroad passenger agents
of Northwest lines expect soon to an
nounce homeseekers' rates into the
states of the Northwest and Pacific
Northwest. The Great Northern rail-
road announced it would grant home
seekers rates.
Minneapolis.-C Coordination of ma
tional and state forestry work with
the forestry department of large lum-
bering concerns was urged by mem
bers of the Northern Pine Manufactu-
rers association at their annual meet
ing, conducted at the Radisson hotel.
Faribault-Ice frozen to a level of
the rails on crossing caused the de-
railment of the engine, tender and
three coaches of the Mankato-Ran-
dolph passenger train on the Chica
go, Great Western here. Passengers
were shaken up but none was serious
ly hurt.
Acknowledging Cashier Harry A.
Swenson and Assistant Cashier Miss
Esther Schulz in the bank vault, lone
robber held up the State Bank of AT
ton and escaped with $500 in cash and
$500 in negotiable bonds. He then
walked out of the bank and jumped
into an automobile and drove away.
,Owatonna-Voters of Owatonna by
large majorities defeated propositions
that the city establish municipal
power and light plant, heating plant
and a gas plant, which carried with
them bond issues totaling S475,O00.
Majorities against the plants of ap-
proximately $50 were rolled up in all
three instances.
Albert Lea-Bert Johnson, a farmer
and live stock breeder of this county,
living near Oakland, hanged himself
in his barn because Of dependency
caused by the loss of most of his herd
of blooded cattle, which he had
planned to sell this week. The cattle
were examined by veterinarian who
declared most of them were suffering
from tuberculosis and ordered them
killed
Duluth-Former service men from
Aitkin, Lake. Cook, Carlton, Pine and
ST. Louis counties will be interviewed
here by government vocational board
travelling squad as to their qualifica-
tions for vocational training. The
squad will establish its temporary
headquarters in Duluth for four
days. The visit here is part of the
seven week statewide campaign
lduuCu0u Ill 81. dui, JAN 1Os uC
board will visit 13 other centers in the
state after leaving Duluth before re-
turning to Minneapolis for six day
stand on March 8.
Pipestone-The federal board of vo-
cational education will conduct exam
nations here on Feb. rs and 26. For
mer service men of Pipestone, Mobiles,
Murray, Rock, Jackson and Cotton
wood counties, who are interested In
the vocational education offered to
them, will be required to come here
to make entry.
Duluth-In response to telegram
from Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
mer, Judge Page Morris declared he
would recommend appointment of an
other federal Judge for Duluth. 1t is
Judge Morris opinion that liquor cases
alone would keep one Judge busy
Montevideo-Miss Blanche Kurtz
was elected city treasurer Of Monte
video, complete returns showed She
is the first woman to hold municipal
elective Office here. j. R. Burnip was
elected mayor for the third consecu
tive term and j. NJ. Thompson, L. e.
DenEison, R. e. Simons and F. d.
Borene were elected city councilmen.
Rochester-Dr. Edward C. Kendall
of the Mayo Foundation, has been
awarded the John Scott medal and
premium CO $500 for his work on thy
roixin, according to notification he re-
ceived from; the secretary of the direc-