The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-01
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.

EV6IelQ-OlQ settlers Oh the M6Sdpi
range are making preparations fol
their annual reunion at Ely lake, neal
here, July 80 and 81.
Jackson Gerbrecht, aged
II, was drowned while bathing here
He was seized with cramps and sanl
before help could reach him.
Balaton-Fire caused by defective
chimney destroyed the residence or
the Howard Arndy farm near here
Some of the furniture was saved.
Hibbing-An increase of road
hoboes, tramps and beggars on the
range has prompted police officials tt
give the exit sign to the undesirables
Fergus Falls George Meader, q
years old, of Star Lake township was
killed when a concrete wall which he
was building collapsed and fell or
him.
Brainerd-State rural letter carrier.
will meet in Brainerd Aug. IL, II an(
13, for their annual convention. Be
tween 200 and 800 delegates are ex
pected.
ST. Paul-Governor Preus stated tha
he has no intention of calling a specia
session of the Legislature at the pres
ent time to pass a law to create &
state police system
Window BY divided vote director!
of the Cottonwood County Fair asso
citation have given the baseball associa
ton permission to use the fair grounds
as a baseball diamond for Sunday
games.
Willmar-With an attendance o.
more than 400 delegates the thirty-firs
annual convention of the Minnesota
Christian Endeavor Union closed theil
five-day assemblage Sunday night.
Winona-In community historical
pageant here, more than 1000 persons
appeared Scenes depicting incidents
in the history of Winona county from
pioneer days to the present were in
cluded.
Thief River Falls-Carl Diedricl
Isaacson, aged 81, stepped into deer
hole while bathing in Thief river and
was drowned He was unable to swim
and companions failed in attempts tt
save him.
Detroit-Three safes were blown and
robbed in this city. The Walsh Broth
ers' creamery safe was robbed of $500;
the Ketten Garage safe of $50, and the
Northern Pacific station safe of q
small amount.
ST. Minnesota Modern Wood
men of America band, under Director
Henry Harvey of Benson, won first
prize in closely contested band con
cert against Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and
st. Louis bands.
Thief River Falls-The $4,000 yer
dict of the jury in the case of Mrs
Bertha Giller VS.. the First National
Bank of Thief River Falls has been sci
aside by Judge Andrew Grindeland Of
the district court.
Staples-Sun rays, shining through q
plate glass window set off display Of
fireworks in the drug store of P. l.
Adams here. Fire crackers exploded
and one heavy rocket blew cap pisto
through the glass.
Windom-Plans ara being completed
for the 35th annual encampment of the
district G. A. r. association, to be con
Quoted here on June % and 20. 1t is
believed that large delegation of old
soldiers will attend.
st. Paul-James C. Murnane, veteran
police official under whom the BertilloI
of the st. Paul police bu
reau was developed to one of the best
in the country, died following an op
Grafton for appendicitis.
Duluth-Stanley R. Avery, Mime
apolis organist now at Fontainebleau
France, was elected president Of the
Minnesota Music Teachers association
in the closing business session of a
three-day conference here.
.Windom-E. H. Seger, aged 80, a
farmer near Westbrook, was killed
when one of his horses crushed him
against the wall of the barn. SegeI
was attacked by the horse when he
entered the stall to feed the animal.
st. Paul-Production of ore from
open mines on the iron ranges of Min
nesota is at the lowest point for many
years, according to report from the
office of R. P. Chase, state auditor. II
is declared mine owners at some point.
will ship ore only from stock piles.
Red Wing Reno wilkins, year-oli
son of Dick Wilkins of Red Wing, wal
drowned while bathing at Wacouts
beach, seven miles from Red Wing
The Wilkins lad was bathing with TIVE
other boys of his age. Unable to swim
he went down when he got into deeI
water.
Shakopee Timothy Harris, employees
of the power plant here, was electro
cuted when he came in contact with {
high voltage wire on a pole. He was
watching fellow workmen lower {
transformer from the pole. His bod!
fell across the wires and was rescued
only after the power was turned off.
st. Cloud-A number of granite pro
ducers in st. Cloud, second largest
granite center in the United States
announced a reduction of rs per cen
in the price of monumental granite
to the wholesale and corresponding
25 percent reduction in wages to EN-
ployes of the granite companies.
Waseca-The Waseca Milling com
pany was sold at auction to the Car
gill Commission company of Minneap
oils before the referee in bankruptcy
Jean A. Flittie of Mankato. The.
bought the plant for $4,000 cash ant
assumed all encumbrances, amountin,
to $4,000. The creditors will receiv,
10 cents on the dollar.
Rochester-The theft of diamond
ring valued at $500 and an amount o