The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-15
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Renders.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News OF Events In Gopher State
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Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

citizens of st. Cloud for $4,000. the
local Roy Scout council raised $4,000
in a i2,hour capvaa.
Winona---Alfred Tseck, aged 80. is In
serious condition at hospital as ths
result Of injuries sustained when his
/ Jacket became caught and he was
| thrown against tho teeth of a revolv
ing circular saw
! Worthington--B Besides contributions
;. of approximately $4,000 10 money, be
tween GO and 20 days work has beer
put in by people of Worthington to
ward reconstruction of tho tornado
| swept district hear I.IEhmore.
ST Pnul-The estate of Levi p. Nor
ton. vice.prcsidcnt of the United States
when Benjamin Harrison was presi
dent. will pay an Inheritance tax or
Minnesota property valued at $S5.529
according to the inheritance tax clerk
| Warroad Edwin Hoefs, arrested
hero in connection with the attempted
poisoning of Herbert Halvorson and
the death by poison Of several cattle
on the, IIalvorson farm. was given a
hearing and his trial postponed until
| next week.
! Penasse---proud of it's recently es
tabIshed postoffice. (which has the dis
| tihction of being tho farthest north OF
any in tho United States. this little
hamlet which boasts of $50 inhabi
tants, now receives its mail once a
| week.
Lake6eid While working with cir
cular saw on the farm of Emil Rasson
John Swcnson received injuries which
may prove fatal. Swenson was caught
by fly wheel of the engine and
| thrown against the iron stand upon
which the saw was mounted.
owatonua-The Owatonna Building
and Loan association plans to begin
a campaign for greater membership
| to finance building boom here. Resi-
dence buildings are at premium and
the association plans to aid in the
building of scores Of new homes.
Luverne-Rock county will be repre-
scented by a boy. Elvin Klein. at tho in
terstate spelling contest at Wayne.
Neb, April 49, Klein is one of the
few boys to win spelling scontests
throughout the state. He passed the
written and oral tests with perfect
score.
Willmar-R. A. volk. Mary Volk and
Miss Inga Dalhaug. convicted in dis
trict court on a charge of selling intox-
icating liquor in the form of extract in
their. grocery store here. have given
notice of appeal. The defendants main
tain they did not sell the extract for
beverage purposes.
st. Cloud-Suits aggregating $52,800
have been begun here against the
Great Northern Railway company as
a result OF tho death OF Miss Lucille
Stacy OF ST. Paul and injuries to other
occupants OF an automobile struck by
a train March 8 last The crossing
where the accident occurred is within
the city limits OF st. Cloud.
Northfield-A yearly milk and butter
production record that ranks fifth larg-
est in the world In her class. has been
completed by Bess Oak. junior four
year old cow owned by A. J. Lash
brook. according to announcement
made here, During 365 days the ami
NAL produced 1864 pounds of milk
and 1.170.3 pounds of butter fat.
Northfiel6-As a protest against the
increases in rates put into effect April
by the Tri-State Telephone and Tele-
graph company. 300 Mortified citizens
at mass meeting voted to purchase
the stock in the Mortified farmers
company and establish that company
on such. basis that it will be able to
provide adequate service for this city
st. Paula Cattle Feeders Day.
will be held at the University farm
April % by the department Of agri-
culture The day will follow clos ely
the termination Of an interesting ex-
pertinent to determine the cost of fat
tening cattle for the market. The pro-
gram will begin at 10 a. M at the live
stock pavilion. Several speakers from
the university will make addresses.
Minneapolis George e. Leach, COM
mandar of the 151st Field Artillery in
tho World war, filed as candidate for
mayor. Backed by unanimous indorse-
ment of the republican preprimary de-
legate convention and the Minneapolis
Veterans Political league, following
conference General Leach announced
that he would enter the race despite
statement issued few hours after the
republican convention adjourned that
he would be unable to become can
didate
Minneapolis-The University of
Wisconsin debating team will come to
the University of Minnesota April %,
to debate the question. Resolved, that
the closed shop should receive the
support of public opinion" it was an
nounced. Lee Todd, David Goldstein,
John p. DalzeIl and lie Roy Grettum
are the Minnesota debaters
Renville-C. A. Bennett. aged II, a
resident of Minnesota since 1854 and
for 35 years editor of the Granite Falls
Tribune, is dead here He had been
in i'll health for some time and had
retired from the newspaper business
six years ago.
Crookston-Nearly 100 head of pure
bred livestock will be sold here at auc-
ton ON May 20 Othe livestock pavilion
benefit sale under the auspices of tho
Red River Valley livestock association.
The sale will be principally bull sale
with pure bred swine and sheep in adj
dition. according to c. G.. Selyig. presi-
dent of the association. and all the
livestock to be disposed OF will be do.
hated to the association.
Winona-W inona's gas rate has been
fred af Ct Q2 nor 0n0 o,,bio foof n,