The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events in Gopher Stats
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged in
Crisp Readable Form.

Worthington-Fi of unknown orig
in in the State building here caused a
loss OF $4,000 The offices of the
Worthington Globe were destroyed.
Slayton-A Masonic temple costing
approximately $25.oOO will be erect
ed in Slayton during the coming sum-
mer. Work will be begun in early
spring.
Luverne, Minn.-Fire of undeter-
mined origin destroyed \the Farmers
State Bank building and hardware
and grocery store at Steen, accord
ing to a report here
ST. Paula charter was granted the
Boyd State bank by the State Securi-
ties commission. o. J. Flaa and A. S.
FIaa will be officers of the bank. which
will have a capital of $4,000.
Duluth-When he attempted to
cross the tracks in front of fast NOV
ing passenger train, John Macki had
both legs cut off and his spine injured.
He died on the way to the hospital.
Virginia-Two hundred and seventy
employees of the United States Steel
corporation in this district subscribed
for $50 shares of stock. This is new
record This year stock was sold at
$91 share
Walter Sternke is dead
here as the result of the accidental
discharge of his shotgun while bunting
rabbits In crawling through fence,
Sternke's gun was. fired. the entire
charge striking him in the abdomen.
Fridley-Charles Hayes, farmer
near here. lost both hands in an acct
dent while walking through the Great
Northern yards, when he slipped and
fell in front of freight train His
hands were severed above the wrists.
Minneapolis-The Livestock club,
an organization of agricultural stu
dents at the university farm. will give
its annual banquet Tuesday night, Feb
Is, at the Curtis hotel Professor w
H. Peters, division of animal husband
ry. will be postmaster.
Rochester-Plans are under way
here for completion of an aviation
club and Lieutenant Colonel CARTS, as
sistant to Adjutant General w. T,
Rhinow, has agreed to come here and
address the citizens on the possibili.
ties and opportunities of civilian avia-
ton
Moorhead-A referendum taken by
Clay county farm bureau among its
1873 members show 100 in favor of a
government guaranty on wheat OF
1925 per bushel until July 1, to one
against and a vote of 40 to one in
favor of a repeal of Canadian reel
procity.
st. Paul-The library of the Swedish
Historical Society of America is to be
placed in custody of the Minnesota
Historical society. Scion J. Buck, SUI
perintendent, announced. The library
contains about 5000 pieces of litera-
ture relating to Swedish men and in
situations in this country.
Thief River FaIls-Farmers owning
land near the old Red Lake and Thief
rivers shortly will bring suit for flood
damages against the owners of the
power dam at Thief River Falls, it was
learned from James A. Manahan of
ST. Paul, who has been retained as
counsel for the plaintiffs.
Ivanhoe-Bonds of 100000 for the
erection of a new public school build
ing were voted at a special election
here. The vote was 1914 for the bond
issue to lis against. Crowded condi-
ton of the school made it necessary
for the board of education to take up
the problem of securing more room.
Minneapolis-A reward of $4,000
was offered by the Duluth Street Rail-
way company for information leading
to the arrest of Burger T. lager. miss
ing employee of the company and for
the return of $127, 1000 in securities TAX
en- by lager when he disappeared from
his Minneapolis home January 25.
ST. Paul-Director of the federal
food administration for Minnesota dur
ing the war, and last year offered the
position of assistant to E. T. Meredith,
United States secretary of agriculture,
A. d. Wilson, director of the extension
service of the department of agricul-
ture of the University of Minnesota,
submitted his resignation to Dean R.
w. Thatcher Mr.. Wilson has pur-
chased 800 acres of cutover land in
Hubbard county, Northern Minnesota,
and as soon as the frost is out of the
ground is to become first to last
farmer His resignation is to become
effective June 80, at the end of the
school year.
MOorhead-An automobile driven by
e. o. Moore, employed by laundry,
was struck by Great Northern rail-
road fast mail train here. Although
the machine was carried block on
the pilot before the engine could be
stopped, Moore escaped uninjured
Ivanhoe Lincoln county's first
courthouse, under construction for two
years, will be ready for occupancy at
the March term of district court Sew
eral years ago when the county seat
was removed from Lake Benton to
this place, a jail building was erected
and it has since served to house the
county officers.
Red Wing-Joseph Gilbert, former
state manager of organization for the
Nonpartisan league, surrendered to
Sheriff John A. Anderson. He was
lodged in the county Jail to begin
serving sentence of one year and a
day for violation of the Minnesota
sedition act