The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-27

Ortorville-Fire, famed by stiff
breeze, in half an hour caused loss
estimated at 100000 in the business
center.
Mankato-The village of North Man.
kat0, just across the river from Man
kato, in Nicollet county, has taken on
the dignity of fourth class city.
Winona- Archie M Brown. Winona
county treasurer, is dead at his home
here. The cause of death was said by
physicians to be complication of
diseases.
Stillwater-County attorneys from
the various counties of Minnesota
gathered here in annual convention OF
the County Attorneys Association of
Minnesota.
Minneapolis Resolutions opposing
a democratic state convention were
sent to the democratic state COMMITTEES
by the executive board of the Mime
apolis Democratic club.
Paynesville-Two fires of mysteri-
GUS origin caused losses amounting to
$4,000 here Galanter's, the largest
Paynesville army store.
Jacksonville 50th anniversary OF
Good Faith lodge, A. F. & A. M, was
celebrated here with banquet, which
was attended by large number OF
Masons from this territory.
Thief River Falls-The Knox high
school building here was formally OPP
ened to the public with j. H. Hay, for
Ii years superintendent of schools in
this city, the principal speaker.
st. Cloud-Fred ]. Wegner, aged Is.
a pioneer of this place, is dead from
a razor cash inflicted Jan. IL, while
respondent because of i'll health. A
widow and six children survive.
Dairymen from ali
sections of the state gathered here, in
the valley Of the Hassan," for the
44th annual convention of the Minne-
sofa State Dairymen's association.
Faribault-At meeting of Faribault
automobile dealers an association was
| formed to conduct an automobile show,
planned to be the largest in southern
Minnesota, on Feb. %, %, "A, and 25.
Faribault-The city coancil decided
on plan to redistrict the city in pre-
paration for the coming campaigns and
elections. The new districts will be
mapped out and published by June 25.
Canby-The Renville high school de-
batting team won a two to one decision
over Candy here, unfolding the af'
firmatiye side of the coal question
Renville has won on both sides of the
question.
Faribault-At a meeting of the exc.
cutive committee of the Faribault Ii
brary it was decided to-extend to resi-
dents of Rice county. outside the city.
the privileges of the city library for
three months.
Hibbing .Hibbing Elks, follow,
ing an appeal made by the district
deputy while on his last visit here,
| decided to start membership cam
paign and increase the membership
to at least 1000.
Luverne - A union meeting of
churches was conducted here in com.
memoration of the adoption of the 18th
amendment The speakers were the
pastors of the Be ptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches.
Lamberton-Carl Thram, young
killed in collision on the Black and
Yellow trail near Sleepy Eye. Thram
was driving car which collided with
hay rack loaded with drain tile.
Luverne-The home of John Walker
near Beaver Creek, was burned to the
ground, as the result of fire which
started when liquid supposed to be
kerosene was poured into stove. 1t
is believed the liquid sold to Walker
was gasoline instead of kerosene.
Granite Falls Fishermen are max.
ing some good hauls on the river here,
the largest of which was $500 pounds
Some of the fish weigh as much as
eight pounds. Game Warden Warner
is supervising the work of the fisher.
men.
Rochester-Because of some critic.
ism of gambling conditions, said to
exist here, Chief of Police McDermott
has issued a statement in which he
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gambling present, the department was
doing all itcould to eliminateCit.
Minneapolis ancehalls are the
greatest contributing factor to child
delinquency, William Hodson, chair
man of the child welfare bureau of the
state board of control, told SO mem
bers of the Minnesota Association OF
Probate Judges in annual convention
Moorhead-Potato growers and ship
pers of the Red River valley in Min.
nesota, at meeting here with Hugh
J. Hughes, marketing director of the
| Minnesota department of agriculture
and county agents, recommended that
efforts be made to bring about changes
federal grades for potatoes.
/ st. Paul-Governor J. A. O.. Preus
became Minnesota chairman OF the
near east relief, an organization char
tered by congress in an effort to save
| the Christians of Asia Minor from
| determination in Turkish massacres
and the famine that has followed, of
| ficiaIs of the organization announced
| Hutchinson-The Minnesota State
Dairymen's association at the closing
session of its annual convention here
| unanimously adopted resolution ad
dressed to Henry C. Wallace, secretary
of agriculture, urging that he do al
in his power to preserve the rights OF
the people in the high dam contro.
versy.
| Port Arthur, Ont.-Major Ray Mill.
er, who was dispatched by Governor
j. A. o. Preus of Minnesota to search
| for James Maher, Cook county commits
sioner, missing for more thar two