The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
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.

Hendricks = Andrew Engebretson,
aged SO, who had resided in this Sec
ton for Al years, died at his home
here.
Hibbing-The range Boy Scouts will
have a swimming meet at Biwabik,
Dec. 10, with eight events to be con-
tested
Brainerd-The first poultry show
staged in Brainerd by the Crow Wing
County Poultry association proved a
success. Mrs. John Kruse OF Min
neapolis was judge.
st. Cloud-A class of rs candidates
were initiated into membership in the
ST. Cloud council of the Knights Of
| Columbus, with st. Paul degree team
conducting the ceremony.
Ortonville-Fifty years ago, Orlette
F. Hagaman became the wife of Will
liam H. Matthews at Lavalle, Wis.
Last week they celebrated their gold
en- wedding anniversary here.
Mayer-Turie Borg, former corporal
in Company A of the Forty-ninth En-
gineers, received the French medaille
d'honeur, given for distinguished SER
vice in action, at Fort Smelling.
/ Jackson-At the annual meeting Of
! the directors of the Jackson County
Agricultural society, F. G. AIbertus
was elected president, and B. E. Grot
tum, secretary, for the ensuing year.
Window S. L. Rogers, aged so,
/ prominently known in Window bust
ness circles for many years, died sud-
denly at his home in this city, while
partaking of a meal with members of
his family.
Aitkin = Ole and George Sam, In
dams, wanted for the murder of Jo-
seph G.. Slima, a Minneapolis peddler,
were captured at Sandy Lake, thirty
miles from here, and lodged in Aitkin
county Jail.
Brainerd-Unregu1ate public dance
halls were attacked in discussion at
the regional conference of county
child welfare boards representing
Crow Wing, Morrison and Aitkin coun-
ties, in session here.
st. Paul-Corn production in Min
nesota is on the increase, according
to a bulletin issued by the United
States bureau of census, showing that
the 1919 crop was S4,7S6,O96 bushels,
against 67,S97,051 in 1909.
Hibbing = What is considered the
most successful drive against game
law evaders in northern Minnesota
resulted in the conviction of AZ Of
tenders in 20 days and the collection
of more than $4,000 in fines, paid in
range municipal courts.
Olivia - The board of education is
making plans for the erection of a
new modern schoolhouse here. Bonds
have been sold at very favorable
terms and it is the plan of the board
to receive bids and let the contract
for the new building in January.
ST. Paula hearing on petition to
probate the estate of Mrs. Mary T.
Hill, widow of James J. Hill, the "em-
pire builder" which is valued at S10,-
$4,000, will be conducted in the Ram
sey county probate court Jan. 4. The
petition said Mrs. Hill left no will.
i Waseca = Waseca is to join the
towns whose merchants are buying
corn at price in excess of the mar
ket quotation. Businessmen have
pledged themselves to pay 40 cents a
bushel for all corn brought here next
week. The Accent rate is about seven
cents above the present market price.
Northfeld- first milk
condensing plant, located here and
owned by the Mortified Milk Products
company of this city, has been closed
for an indefinite period and may be
closed permanently General market
conditions are ascribed as the princi
pal cause for the shutdown of the
plant
st. Paul-Ford P. Hall was named
Minnesota's 1922 Rhode scholarship
representative at Oxford university
in England. Announcement of the
successful candidate was made by
Prof. Frank Aydelotte of Boston
American secretary to the Rhodes
trustees, through w. B. Millen, chair.
man OF the commission in Minnesota
st. Paul = Minnesota's law against
criminal syndicalism is upheld by the
state supreme court in a decision
filed, upholding conviction of the
Workers Socialist Publishing com
pany OF Duluth and Topias Kekkonen.
managing editor of the newspaper it
published. Kekkonen is adjudged
guilty of felony, but the circulation
manager of the paper, A. A. Toivonen.
is held not to be criminally liable for
the publication.
Jackson-Farmers in several sec
tions of this county are battling with
hog cholera and a number of fine
diseases. One farmer has lost so OF
his best pigs and another reports the
loss of Sc. A number smaller losses
have been reported.
Hibbing-J Smith, proprietor of a
soft drink parlor here, broke bottle
of moonshine on the floor when off
GERS went to raid his place The of
ficers soaked up the liquor in towel
squeezed it out and produced it as
evidence against Smith He was fined
$50 and costs
Hibbing-The village of Hibbing
will pay the funeral expenses of the
three policemen who were killed by
Jack Webb, and also viii pay the
widows of the men $500.
Detroit-The convention of the Red
River Valley Dairymen's association
viii be held here Speakers on the
program include Chris Heen, dairy and
food commissioner; A. r. Knutson OF
Pelican Rapids: DIR. w. l.. BOYD. pro