The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-08-05

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this city.
Waseca-A. w. Mcguire, command
er of the Legion post here, was named
county commander at meeting of
Waseca county posts here.
LuverneA special election has
been called for Tuesday, Aug. 16, to
vote on the issuance of bonds to aid in
the erection of an armory here.
Marshall j. r, Howard, president
of the National Farm Bureau fedora
ton, has accepted an invitation to
speak at the Lynn county fair here
| Aug. 81.
Windom-A special election will be
conducted here Aug. II, for voting on
| issuance of bends for a new city hall,
armory and for a permanent improve
ment revolving fund.
Bemidji--Police are endeavoring to
find the assailant who wounded Otto
voss of this city, shot while walking
along the 500 railroad tracks. The
bullet penetrated his chest near the
| heart
St. Paul-Colonel Paul Doty was
elected chairman of the state Board
of Registration for Architects, Engin-
GERS and Land Surveyors at the first
meeting of the board, held in the Gov
ernor's office.
Minneapolis W. w. Sivright,
| wife of w. w. Sivright, of Hutchinson,
president of the Minnesota State Fair.
died at Rest Home, 600 West Thirty
second street, from paralytic stroke.
Mrs. Sivright was one of the pioneers
| of Hutchinson.
St. Paul-The Minnesota supreme
court adjourned for its summer recess,
and will reconvene Sept. II. There
are rs cases on the docket now for
| consideration after the recess, includ-
ing forest fire claim cases totaling
$12,000,000 to $15,000,000
| Ely-Railroad presidents and the
| most humble switchmen, mining COM
pany presidents and ore diggers
marched in body with dinner pals
on their arms at the seventh annual
picnic of the Vermillion Range Old
| Settlers association here.
Winona-A body believed to be that
| of Louis Strey, road worker, who
was drowned in the Mississippi river
north of this city when he attempted
to swim in the waves of a passing
steamer, was found by fisherman two
miles below the scene of the drowning
Duluth-The Duluth International
Potato show will be held October 20
at the local armory under the auspices
of the agricultural committee of the
local commercial club, it was an
nounced by W. o. Sargent, chairman
of the committee. Prize awards to-
falling $1,000 will be made to exhib-
| itors
| Winona-The cause of the death of
John Karsten, aged %, farmer of Ne
dine, near here, whose body was found
by a searching party in the weeds on
a neighboring farm after an all night
hunt, probably will remain mystery.
A coroner's jury here returned YER
dict that Karsten met death by cause
unknown, but decided that no evidence
of foul play was found.
| ST. Paul-The Minnesota State High
way department is preparing plans
for road building projects to be sub
mitted to contractors this fall in con-
| formity with a recommendation of
| Secretary Hoover that road contracts
| be let in the fall rather than in the
spring to aid the employment situa-
ton, it was announced at the State
Highway Engineers office.
| Fairmont-District Judge w. L. Con-
verse of South ST. Paul, in a decision
iied here, holds that the Blue Earth
city council has the power to prohibit
| Sunday movie" shows. Judge Con-
verse dissolved an injunction obtained
by Mark Hanson, manager of NOV
ing picture show at Blue Earth, re-
| straining the city from putting the
"Blue Law" ordinance into effect.
ST. Paul-The Chippewa County
State bank of Montevideo, has been
closed by an order of S. B. Duea, state
superintendent of banks, it was an
| nounced in the office of the state bank
examiner According 10 G. H. Siv-
right, deputy superintendent, the bank
| was closed because of a shortage in
| its reserve fund. 1t was not prepared
to meet its Withdrawals, the eximaner
reported.
ST. Paul-Investigation of the coal
situation in respect to supply for Min
nesota, ordered by Governor j. A. o.
Preus, will be broadened to include a
| drive against high prices of fuel, it
| was announced by J. H. Hay, deputy
commissioner of agriculture. In urg-
ing lower coal prices, Mr.. Hay sent
| letters to governors of surrounding
states and to members of the Mime
sofa delegation in Congress, asking
united action in obtaining lower coal
prices.
st. Paul-Barbers operating soft
drink establishments or poolha1ls as
sidelines have until Sept. 1 to make
| the necessary changes as prescribed
| by the rule adopted by the Minnesota
state examining board of BARRIERS. Wal.
ter Dunlap, secretary, announced. In
those shops where soft drinks are be-
| ing Sold that department must be sep
arated from the barbershop by solid
| wall reaching from ceiling to floor,
Mr. Dunlop said. However, where a
poolroom is operated and no drinks or
lunches are served, six foot partition
is sufficient.
ST. Pau1-Arguments were heard by
Judge Wilbur Booth in the United
States district court in the case Of
the Omaha Structural Steel and
Bridge company of Omaha against the
City of Rochester for $4,000, which
the company claims is owed to it for
extra work in the construction of a
| hydroelectric municipal power plans.