The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-22

tended the annual picnic or the order
here.
Minneapolis-Alb Massolt, presi.
dent of the Massolt Bottling company,
is dead, following an illness that be-
gan May %.
Winona-A stalk of corn IL feet
eight inches high, the largest reported
in this country this year. was exhibit
ed in Winona.
Redwood Falls-Masons of this dis
trict gathered in their annual picnic
at Ramsey state park here, fully 1000
were in attendance.
Rochester-After being Immersed
in the water more than five minutes
Stanley Stringer, young farmer, hv-
ing near Salem, was resuscitated.
Windom-St James has been Sc.
lected as the 1921 meeting place for
the 18th annual encampment of the
Southwestern Minnesota G. A. R.
Crosby-The call of matrimony has
caused the resignation of the first and
| only woman elected to office in the
village of Crosby, as village treasurer.
| st. Paul--Application of Francis G.
| Cary, Minneapolis, to be reinstated in
the practice of law in Minnesota was
| denied in decision by the state SUI
| preme court
Winona-City officials decided upon
construction of a concrete approach
from the high bridge over the Missis-
sippi here to the public bathing beach
at Latsch island.
Adrian-Adrian's power plant was
burned to the ground. The plant is
water and light. The loss is estimat-
ed at about $4,000.
| Owatonna-The Steele county farm
bureau has 900 members, the largest
number in it's history, as the result
of a membership campaign directed
by the state federation.
Rochester-Accused OF being unne-
cessarily rough in making an arrest
Patrolmen Reeves and Seim were sus-
pended by Alderman Weeks, acting
mayor, in absence of Mayor Brown.
Chisholm-Henry Korhonen, alleg-
ed to have been the driver of the auto
mobile which struck and killed George
1 Morris, aged IS, a resident of Balkan
township, is being held by the police.
Olivia Officers out on scouting
tour to round up moonshiners and
those who dispose of the product re-
ported eight arrests in various parts
of Renville county. Three stills were
taken.
Marshall-Howard Madden, aged 10,
is dead with fractured skull, on his
| fathers farm near here. Young Mad
/ den slipped and fell down hay chute
in the barn, striking his head on a
| cement floor.
Slayton-The annual convention of
| the Southwestern Minnesota Rural
Letter Carriers association was con-
Quoted here. Delegates from num-
Der of the surrounding counties were
| in attendance.
Chisholm-Stanley Mashuga, aged
81, was killed and Bert Lada suffered
a broken back when the boom on a
wrecking machine on trestle at the
Fraser open pit mine, broke. falling
upon the two men.
Pipestone-The harvest of oats is
now general on the farms in this Sec
| ton of the state. The crop from ap-
| pearances is good one, Harvest of
other grains will follow close after the
| cutting of the oats.
Ely-Three women were included
| in the roster of a jury empaneled in
district court here to try civil case.
They are said by the presiding judge
to be the first women to sit on dis
trict court jury in Minnesota.
/ Misunderstanding that his name
was being signed to checks, e. J.
Stoyke, Stewartville, came here to in
| vestigate. Lester Fohl was arrested
as he landed from an excursion boat.
| He is the son-in-law of Stoyke.
Faribault-One of the most impor-
!, tant pieces of road construction in
the state this year will be formally
opened July 81, when the new con-
| crete highway from Faribault to
Mortified will be ready for traffic.
Slayton-Fire originating in livery
barn at Garvin, destroyed that struc-
ture, three adjoining buildings and
eight automobiles, entailing loss es-
timated at $4,000. The Tracy fire de.
partment helped overcome the flames
st. Paul-An effort to coordinate
the schedules of all railroads running
livestock trains will be attempted by a
committee formed to regulate the flow
of livestock to the South St. Paul mar
ket, L. w. Kube, traffic manager OF
the ST. Paul Union Stock Yards com
pany, announced.
st. Paul-Through ignorance, many
social and fraternal organizations
small drug and confectionery stores
and small theaters defraud the gov
eminent out of thousands of dollars OF
luxury and amusement taxes, said c.
r. Nash of the ST. Paul internal rev.
enue office, whose field forces are
checking up taxation sources in St
Paul
1 st. Paul-The Minnesota supreme
court denied the motion for a reargu
ment in the case of the state of Min
nesota against A. c. Townley, presi
dent of the national Nonpartisan
league, and Joseph Gilbert, former
Minnesota state manager, both con
victed of violating the state law against
interfering with enlistments. The de
PENDANTS are given stay of 80 days
in which to apply to the supreme
court of the United States for a re
view
i Crookston Charges of misman
| agement on the part of C. G. Selvig,
superintendent of the Northwest
School of Agriculture, were heard
here by the board of regents of the
University of Minnesota. The case