The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-01-14
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
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was killed by Milwaukee train has
been identified as Henry Schulz, 283
Banf1l ST., st. Paul
Luverne-The body of Private Stem
or p. Holland, who died in France was
Inferred ut Maplewood cemetery here,
with military honors.
Litchfield-The fifth annual show of
the Meeker county Poultry association
will be held here January 18, 10 and
20. Judge A. c. Smith will make the
awards.
Hibbing-In order to provide work
for the unemployed, especially mar
ried men, the council decided to place
crews at work on sewer and water ex-
tensions.
Minneapolis-In four raids in South
ST. Paul federal prohibition agents
seized 200 gallons of moonshine whis-
ky and six completely equipped stills,
Paul D. Keller, supervising federal
prohibition agent said.
Luverne-That the high cost of liv-
ing is no detriment to matrimonial af.
fairs in Rock county is shown by the
clerk of court records for 1920, 104
marriage licenses the largest number
since 1907 being issued.
Luverne-The Luverne Cooperative
Livestock association shipped &c car
loads of livestock, aggregating $4,000
for the first months venture of the
new venture, indicating that it pays
the farmer to do his own shipping.
st. Paul-Nearly 1000 employees of
the Northern Pacific railroad in st.
Paul are to be laid off, it was said by
John M. Repelje, general manager of
the railroad. The company has been
laying off men continuously for the
last month
st. Paul-Five applications were talk
en- under advisement by the state par
don board when it convened in Cover
nor Preus' office. The board will con-
slider 100 applications for pardons or
communication of sentences before its
final adjournment.
st. Paul-Two state banks, the Wi
mona County State bank and the Boyd
State bank, have made application to
the State Securities Commission for
bank charters. The hearing for the
first has been set for January 81 and
the second, February f.
st. Paul-An appeal for the commu-
tation of the life sentence of Myron
Bassett, who pleaded guilty to second
degree murder in connection with the
Glencoe "cornfeld murder" in 1918,
was made before the state pardon
board by Bassett's mother.
Minneapolis-Regis of Mime
sofa merchants for the annual short
course of instruction at the University
OF Minnesota, January 81 to February
4, is expected to break all records be-
cause of the problems retail merchants
are now facing, it was announced at
the university.
Tracy-Grasping a live wire while
doing repair work at a tile factory,
Andrew Thompson was unable to re-
lease his hold and was almost electro
cuted before fellow workmen discov-
cred his predicament. Thompson was
unconscious when the current was
shut off Both hands were badly burn
ed.
st. Paul-Governor Preus announc-
ed the appointment of Odin Halden of
Duluth as a member of the state tax
commission. He reappointed Gustaf
Lindquist as insurance commissioner
and renamed Walter F. Rhinow as adj
jutant-general. The appointments
were all confirmed by the state Sen
ate in session.
Minneapolis-Mi and st.
Paul are tied for sixth place among 43
cities having population of more
than 100000 in the percentage of
deaths during 1920, according to gov
eminent reports received by DR.. F. e.
Harrington, health commissioner. The
Twin Cities death rate per 1000 popu-
lation in 1920 was 1872. The average
death rate of the 43 cities was 1873
per 1000 population
st. Paul-Minnesota's farm bureau
organization will be extended to the
smallest unit-the township-accord-
ing to plans perfected at a conference
between members of the federation's
executive board, Dean R. w. Thatcher
and A. D. Wilson, College of Agricul-
ture. The township groups will be
organized by the federation. The exc
cutive board completed a three day
meeting, outlining work for the year.
MAKE agriculture in the state per-
manent and profitable was slogan
adopted
Hastings-While speeding at nearly
SO miles an hour in an airsled, which
he invented, Fritz Reissner of Hast
ings, and three other men escaped
being burned to death when the sled
became enveloped in flames, on Lake
Isabel here. Vibration of the engine
caused a leak in a pipe leading to the
gas tank and the conveyance became
mass of flames. The occupants of
the machine jumped to the ice and es-
capped with minor burns and bruises.
Ottisco-The 35th annual meeting of
the Otisco Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance companies in southern Minneso-
ia, elected D. d. Hanson, president.
Rushford of this vicin-
ity have for some time been puzzled
over sounds emanating from the bluffs
resembling the roar of lion Many
believed such an animal had escaped
from menagerie. 1t was learned that
a farmer wishing to brighten wolves,
had devised horn, the sound of which
even startled its owner.
Ellsworth-Suits aggregating more
than $4,000 have been filed in the dis
trict court at Lyon county, Iowa,
against Theodore Busch, as result of
an automobile accident which occurred
a few miles south of here on August