The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-16


school last Monday morning.
Bagley-Three cases of infantile
paralysis in one family are reported.
One of three children stricken in the
family of F. Anderson is seriously i'll.
Eveleth- Charles Burnhard' Hoel, 80
years old, president of the Miners Ma.
tional bank of this city, was drowned
in Lake EshQuaguma near Biwabik
while bathing.
Rochester-Robert PETIT, aged 80
years, Civil war veteran, died here.
He was retired farmer and had lived
in this vicinity since 1865. A widow
and daughter survive.
Two Harbors-An ore loading record
was established at the Duluth & Iron
Range railways new dock here, when
the steamer d. G. Kerr took on 1880
tons of ore in 1914 minutes.
st. Paul-Minnesota has received
$5,317,7 17.S1 from automobile licenses
this year. This fund will be used in
road improvements throughout the
state under the Babcock law.
Frazee-Mrs. Maud Debler, who was
divorced from her husband some time
ago, tried to effect a reconciliation,
but her husband said no. She then
took poison and died in 10 minutes.
Albert Lea-O. X. Winjum was
struck by switch engine here and
killed, his skull being fractured. Win
jun was serving his first day as sub
stitute for regular flagman. He was
"A.
Rochester,. E. Nolan, arraigned
on prohibition law violation charge.
demanded hearing and was released
on $1,000. He is brother-in-law Of
two arraigned recently on similar
charge.
ST. Peter-Gustavus Adolphus col
lege commenced its Goth year with an
The senior class, which number so,
is the largest in the history of the in
stitution.
Fergus Falls-Charles d. Wright,
prominently identified with the bank
ing and other interests of this city and
vicinity and former mayor of Fergus
Falls, died at his home here from
apoplexy
Withrow-Els Lange, % years old,
and Ed Miller, 26 years old, were
killed when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by 500
Line train No So, going west, at a
crossing near here.
Rochester-Miss Lizzie Stanka, aged
so, widow, living at Woodland near
Plainview, was struck by an auto
truck in that village and killed. Her
head and chest were crushed. She
leaves four children.
McGrath-Fearing forest fires, an
aged woman, living mile and half
from here, poured kerosene over her
clothing and set it afire. She was so
seriously burned that her death was
expected momentarily.
st. Paula campaign will be in
augurated in Minnesota September Is
to obtain 100000 for relief of people
in Ireland. John B. Galarneault, pre-
sident of the National Exchange bank,
st. Paul, is state treasurer.
st. Minnesota leads all states
in mileage of federal aid highway pro-
jects, according to the bulletin issued
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture through the bureau of
public roads. Forty-two federal aid
projects in Minnesota aggregating $40
miles are listed Fifty per cent of
this total is given as Glass 1 construc-
ton against the next highest figure of
43 per cent for California.
Duluth-Duluth returned to the 5
cent street car fare following decision
of three district court judges granting
the plea of the city for an order re-
straining collection of the cent fare.
The state Railroad and Warehouse
commission recently granted the
street car company's request for a
temporary increase of fares from 5
cents to cents, pending valuation
of the company's property. The order
became effective September 1.
Saltwater Cyclone" Thomson,
finance wizard, model farmer and civic
benefactor Of Austin, is now mem
Der of the Irvine making crew in the
state prison. Thomson was brought
here by Sheriff Nick Nicholson of
Mower county after pleading guilty to
having embezzled $475,000 from the
George A. Horne. Packing company
and sentenced to not more than Is
years in the penitentiary. His total
defalcations were said to total $1,187,-
600.
Rochester-Stockhol Of the Peo-
pies State bank Of Rochester, closed
by the state bank examiner, at a meet
ing attended by w. A. Smith of Win
dom, bank examiner, decided to petit
ton the state banking department for
permission to liquidate the accounts of
the closed bank through the Olmstead
State bank of Rochester, according to
statement of A. R. Kick, director.
Depositors would be paid 100 cents on
the dollar, said Mr.. lick.
Minneapolis new Prohibition
party is to make it's aperance in Min
nesota in time for the next election.
Members of the so-called "old guard"
of the Prohibition party and the Young
Peoples Citizenship league have eff
fected an alliance, according to J. D..
Engle, chairman of the Prohibition
party forces in this state. The cam
paign of the combined organizations
will be directed toward election of
state and local officials who promise
vigorous enforcement of the liquor
laws.
Albert Lea-Valentine Lentz, 81
years old, wealthy farmer southwest
of this city, in Pickerel Lake township,
was found dead, and Otto Pank, his
hired man found ncnnscinuS ON the