The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-10
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.

Willmar-The Willmar and Sioux
City divisions of the Great Northern
railroad have been consolidated.
Clear Lake-Mr. and Mrs. G.. j. Pc
terson celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary at their home here.
Kenyon-Old officers of the Kenyon
Dairy association were reelected after
the organizations most successful
year at its annual meeting here.
Redwood Falls-At the annual meet
ing of the Redwood Falls Commercial
club, F. G. Hubbard was named presi
dent and w. A. Hauck secretary.
Comfrey-Rev. James Bradley, pas
tor Of the Comfrey Congregations
church and also of the church al
Springfield, died here, after long i'll
ness.
Brainerd = The biggest gambling
raid in years was staged here when
two policemen and special deputy
descended on place and arrested II
players.
Willmar-At mass meeting of far
mers residing in the vicinity of Pen
mock it was decided to reopen the Far
mers' creamery there. The creamery
has been closed since last fall.
Faribault-The Lions club has turn
ed over $500 to the Faribault Municipal
band, the amount cleared by the Lions
minstrel show, staged here to raise
funds for the support Of the municipal
organization.
Fergus Falls-The grand jury in
United States court here finished its
work and adjourned after returning 81
office embezzlements and the balance
on liquor charges.
Austin-Last year 275 members Of
the boys and girls clubs at Rose
Creek, Adams, Dexter, Grand Meadow
and Browndale, made net profit Of
S4156.57 besides winning prizes and
trips valued at $1,250.
Rochester-After one weeks expert
ence of no street lights after IL p. m.
the city council rescinded the order
recently passed; and from now or
street lights will be kept burning
throughout the entire night.
Tower-W William H. Congdon, 81
years DID, engaged in the hardware
and undertaking business here, was
found dead in his store. A self-infict
ed bullet wound caused his death, &C
cording to the deputy coroner.
Lake Wilson-Robert Hogan, ageG
II, is dead as the results of gun
shot wound. A week ago while hunt
ing rabbits, Hogan while picking vi
his gun was shot in the arm, the
charge carrying away part of the
bone.
Duluth-R. K Doe, naturalization
examiner for this district, says 1896;
persons or nearly IL per cent of the
adult population in IL towns and vii
lagos outside of Duluth, with tota
population of 38,S15, are attending
night schools.
Fergus Falls-In the city charter
election here the voters defeated tn,
proposed commission and city manages
form of charter by a vote Of LII
against to $50 in favor The ground
for defeat is believed to be fear Of
higher taxes.
Minneapolis in 100 Min
neapolis churches, with an attendance
of more than 10000 fathers and sons
will feature Father and Sons week
beginning Feb. II, Lincoln's birthday
F. o. Koehler, associate secretary O.
the Young Mems Christian associa
ton, said in announcing plans for the
event.
Minneapolis-Dec growth in in
terest in the work of the Minnesota
State High School Defamation league
is revealed in report issue by DR.. F
e. Lurton, secretary, which show!
that where three years ago there were
GO schools in the league, 1873 now are
enrolled.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Joseph Francis
Buh, pioneer member of the Catholic
clergy in northern Minnesota, is deat
at hospital here. Death was caused
by infirmities brought on by old age
He was 80 years old and was consid
cred the Oldest priest, both in year:
and point of service, in the northwest
Montevideo-W Whether or not a vii
lage council has the right to pass ar
ordinance prohibiting the holding O.
public dances is to be settled by 6
court decision. The village of Milan
near here, has such an ordinance an6
the American Legion post of thai
town, has been having dances. A
John Doe warrant was issued and the
case was brought into court here.
st. CIoud-Three members of the st
Cloud police force were arrested few
hours after their suspension OF
charges of Luthor Clifford, another pa
trolman, that they were implicated in
burglary for which two young men
alleged to be innocent, now are serving
sentences in the Saltwater peniten
tiary.
Luverne - Albert Holbert, residing
three miles northeast of Luverne, los
a valuable horse when large boar
went on rampage. The horse was
lying down when the boar drove his
tusks in the body, causing the horse
to bleed to death.
Luverne-When morse belonging
to Claude Scott, farmer, fell dead al
the pasture gate, investigation showed
the animal had bled to death. Search
of the pasture showed the horse hat
cut one of its fegs to the bone wher
it had stepped on hay knife left al
a stack.
New Ulm Construction of II
blocks of sewers and four blocks OF
water mains was authorized by the
city council after they had been ap
proved by the board of public works
The council was compelled to devise q
new plan of financing prospective i'm
provements.