The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-17
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings In Minnesota
Given in Brief Items for
Busy Readers.
ENTIRE FIELD COVERED
News of Events In .eopher State
Gathered From Many Different
Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.

of Foreign Wars, has been formed
here with membership of more than
25.
Virginia Virginia-Rainy Lake
company will open their mill here in
about two weeks, giving employment
to 800 men,
Florence-Siver Vadheim, postmas.
ter and hardware merchant here, is
dead, following an operation. He was
A years old.
Ruthton = The Bemish hardware
store, a two story structure, was de-
stroyed by fire, with an estimated loss
of about $4,000.
Kenyon-Andrew Finstuen, attor-
ney and publisher, was elected presi.
dent of the Kenyon commercial club
at its annual meeting here.
Olivia-The contract for the cree.
ton of new high school building in
Olivia has been let The main con
struction job will cost $4,000.
Wabasso-The contract has been
let for the erection of new high
school building here. Contractors
agree to have the building ready for
occupancy by Sept. 1.
Minneapolis-Fred E. Wheaton, for
mer Democratic national committee
man for Minnesota, left an estate val
ued at $4,000, according to his will,
which was filed in probate court.
Owatonna-The city council passed
an ordinance requiring the Rock Island
and North Western railroads to put in
gates at four points in the city where
heavily travelled highways are crossed
by railway tracks.
St. Charles-U. B. Harris has taken
up his duties as postmaster of this
place, following his appointment to
succeed T. L. Fay. Mr.. Harris was
formerly rural mail carrier with a
route out of st. Charles.
St. Paul-Minnesota threshermen at
their 18th annual state convention at
the State Fair grounds went on record
in favor of creating department of
threshing and power farming equip
ment at the University farm.
Mankato- Glasses Of the Mankato
college students are being conducted in
various churches and halls, pending
definite arrangements as to permanent
quarters and rebuilding of the college
destroyed by fire last Sunday.
Lake Wilson-The record for grain
shipments from here was broken in
January, total of II cars of grain
being shipped from this point. Nearly
all of the grain shipped was corn. Not
car of barley was Clipped.
Minneapolis-Ten automobile ban.
dts, all masked and each carrying two
guns, held up Ye Taverne, road house
on Superior boulevard, lined rs guests
against the wall and robbed them Of at
least $4,000 in jewelry and cash.
ST. Paul-Children will be admitted
free to the Minnesota State fair, Sat
urday September 2, the opening day.
as well as on Labor day, September 4,
as result of action by the Fair board
at it's monthly meeting yesterday.
Mankato-Four young people OF
Mankato were reported out of danger
in hospitals, where they were taken
following collision between bobsled
on which they were riding and an au
tomobile at the foot of Mulberry hill
Fergus Falls-Carl Hanson, former
deputy sheriff at Moorhead, was fined
$500 on a charge of transporting
liquor, following his conviction in fed
eral court here. The jury deliberated
"a hours before a verdict was reached
ST. Paul-The largest number OF
persons arrested in Minnesota by the
federal prohibition forces in any
month in the history of the office was
reported for January by S. B. Qvale
Minnesota director, to Washington
The number is 1872.
Slayton-At the state meeting OF
sheriffs, it developed that Sheriff
James Lowe of this place has the hon
or of having served as sheriff for a
longer period than any other sheriff
in the state Sheriff Lowe is now
serving his 32d year.
Worthington-Vern Cook, a for
mer service man, committed suicide al
the home of his sister, Mrs. John Gel
ser. Cook was believed to have been
temporarily deranged, as he had been
suffering from the effects of gas poi
soning since returning from overseas
st. Paul = Approximately 100000
bushels of grain raised in Minnesota
is under contract to be sold through
the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc, for the
next five years, according to recap
itulation of organization work in the
state announced in ST. Paul at the
northwest headquarters of farmers
companies.
Minneapolis Despite precautions
taken by show officials who posted
guards throughout the showrooms ant
forced all persons entering and leay
ing to show credentials, "Ouija,
grandson of Tricky Too" United
States champion Angora cat, valued al
$500, was stolen from the Twin City
Pet and Dog show, 9. F. Connell, it.
owner, reported to authorities.
Sleepy Eye-Mr and Mrs. Henry En-
ter celebrated their golden wedding an
niversary at their home in Nicollet
The couple have been residents of the
vicinity of Nicollet since 1867. and
were married in that village in 1872
Observation-Disclosures, who originally
were attracted 20 the iron range by the
-emand for miners, but who were left
without work when the recent indus
trial depression struck the mines, are
setting the pace for land clearing In
the large tracts of uncleared farm
lands in northern Minnesota, according
to August Neubauer, county agent in
charge of the local branch office.
Fergus Falls-Rev K. Skyberg
aged So, who has been Norwegian
Lutheran pastor here since 1896. i.
dead of apoplexy. At the time of hi.