The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-25
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.

Detroit-R ]. Lindberg was Dc.
troit's unanimous choice for mayor at
the city election.
Fergus Falls-A new state bank
with a capitalization of $4,000 will be
established soon at Perham this coun-
ty.
Faribault-While the east is strugg-
ling with a foot Of snow. Faribault
cancelled a winter sports carnival be-
cause there is no snow.
Faribault-Th1ee residents of Owa-
,Cnna and Is gallons Of moonshine are
being held here by county authorities
as the result of midnight raid by
Sheriff Livingston and Deputy Alder
ly.
Montevideo-Sam Robinson of Mon
tevideo was found dead under bridge
north of here by small boy who was
on hunting trip. The body was
frozen Death was due to bullet
wounds.
| Janesville-Mrs. Eugene Dieudonne
was honor guest at a reception given
in honor of her return from Washing
ton, at which she described her trip
to carry the Minnesota electoral vote
to Washington.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. large crews Of
men working night and day, the an
nual ice harvest has been in full blast
at Lake Okabena here the last week.
1t is estimated total of $4,000 tons
will be cut this season.
Medford-At special bond election
in district 5, consolidated school dis
trict here, the proposition to issue
bonds of $55,000 to build new school
carried 2S9 to 49, Interest was gen.
eral and large vote polled.
Faribault-Shattuck swimmers de-
feated ST. Paul Central high school
here, As to %. Captain Hanft of Shat
tuck, ST. Paul boy. made the 100
yards back stroke in 1:15 "a, shat
tering his own Northwestern record of
1:16.
Luverne-Fire destroyed the home
of Edward Rootsaert, farmer, living
near Hardwick. Mrs. Rootsaert and
her six year old daughter had a mar
row escape from the burning house
after exits had been blocked twice by
! flames.
Faribault-Forty head of pure bred
Poland China hogs, the majority
spring gifts, brought s2,4O0 to eight
consigners of this county here at the
first annual consignment sale. The
highest price paid was $40 for two
year old SOW.
Bowlus-The village fire fighting ap-
paratus and four automobiles were de-
stroyed when fire burned the Auto
Service garage here. The blaze, the
origin Of which is undetermined, could
not be fought successfully because the
apparatus was housed in the building
Fergus Falls-A pageant, symbolic
ing phases of the city's history, to
celebrate the 5Oth anniversary of the
founding of Fergus Falls, will be stag
ed here as feature of homecoming
week. The first presentation will be
on July 4, when between 500 and 700
persons will take part In the per-
formances.
Warren-Four-fifth of the certified
seed potatoes raised in Minnesota and
more than we're produced in any other
state in the union came from the Red
River valley last year, according to o.
K Berget. president of the Minnesota
Red River Valley Certified Seed Po-
1 tato Growers association. More than
1900 acres Of certified seed potatoes
were grown in the Red River valley
last year.
Minneapolis-The Minnesota Branch
of the China Famine Relief Fund
has been organized and a concerted
effort will be made to induce charitable
Minnesotans to come to the aid of the
fund being raised to save the 10000
900 people of Northern China from
death by starvation. The committee
is composed of well known public men
of the state, and offices will be main
tanned at 121 Chamber of Commerce,
Minneapolis, where contributions will
be received and forwarded hurriedly
to China. The personnel of the COM
mittee is as follows: B. F. Benson,
Chamber of Commerce president, is
president of the committee. Aiding
him are l.. w. Hill of the Great North
ern; DR.. L. d. Coffman, president Of
the University Of Minnesota; DR.. W.
J. Mayo, of Rochester; E. w. Decker,
Minneapolis banker; DR.. j. F. Downey,
dean emeritus of the University Of
Minnesota. The committee is looking
for hearty response by the people of
Minnesota to this appeal for aid
ST. Paul-Members of the Minnesota
Editorial association declared them
selves against radicalism in every form
in their annual convention, and went
on record with pledge to do all in
their power to help build up public
confidence "by decrying messages of
pessimism and giving no sanction to
doctrines of discomfort"
st. Paul-More than $4,000, the
balance remaining from the $165,000
legislative appropriation to the Fer
gus Falls relief fund, will be reverted
to the state revenue fund, according
to the final report of the relief COM
mission submitted to Governor Preus.
I Moorhead-C Complete returns in the
municipal elections here given G. /.
Evenson, plurality of IS votes in the
three cornered race for mayor over Dr.
w. e. Humphrey and w. H. Melander.
The vote announced is Evenson, 1888;
Humphrey, 693, and Melander, 1T.
Northfeld-Carle college won
first place in the state oratorical con-
test, at st. Olaf college here which was
participated in by representatives from