The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-20
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.

Windom-Barney Loughren, aged
80, resident of this section of the state
since 1862 is dead.
Slayton-Slayton will make a bid
for National Guard unit as soon as
there is an opening.
st. Cloud-The st. Cloud police de-
partment made sos arrests in 1921 as
compared with 3S7 in 1920.
Pipestone-Fire, caused by an over
turned lantern, resulted in the de-
struction of the barn and death of IL
| farm horses.
Red Wing-Mayor F. H. Kroeger
has announced the appointment of
Mrs. Zelisky of st. Paul as a regular
member of the police force
st. Cloud-Albert G. Whitney, head
of the st. Cloud Public Service COM
| pany and affiliated enterprises, died
suddenly of heart disease at Portland,
| Me.
Pipestone = Jerry Hines, theater
owner, has been indicted by the Pipe
stone county grand jury on charge
Of arson. The charge holds that Hines
attempted to destroy his 100000 the
alter here by fire on the night of Nov.
IA last.
Winona = "A building program,
aimed to put Winona grade schools on
a par with those in other cities of the
state and the erection of a high
school gymnasium and auditorium,
was advocated at meeting of BUSH
ness men.
st. Paul-Denial of so applications
for pardon or Communication of SEN
fences was announced by the state
pardon board, after weeks consid-
Grafton of it's January calendar of 70
cases. Ten cases are taken under adj
visement or continued
Minneapolis Mayor Leach and Neil
M. Cronin, city attorney, left for
Washington, where they will repre-
sent Minneapolis before the Federal
power commission Monday. The COM
mittee will consider applications for
the government dam power permits
st. Paul-Veterinarians of the state
today returned to their homes follow
ing the close of two day conven-
ton of the Minnesota State Veterin-
airy Medical society in South St. Paul,
during which large number of ex-
perts spoke on the work of the asso-
citation.
Minneapolis 1922 National
Dairy show will be held at the Min
nesota State Fair grounds, it was an
nounced by James S. Cady, secretary
of the Minneapolis Civic & Commerce
association, following receipt of a mes
sage of acceptance from w. E. Skin
ner, manager of the show, of the
Twin City invitation. The date has
not been decided.
Minneapolis-The is every indica-
ton that the soldiers bonus bill will
be approved by the present session Of
Congress, Lieutenant Governor Louis
L. Collins told disabled war veterans
of Minnesota in convention in the
courthouse assembly room. This he
said he felt certain of as the result of
a talk with one of the Minnesota SEN
ators who was home several days ago.
st. Paul-Probate judges elected in
Minnesota in 1920 hold over until
Jan. 1, 1925, according to a decision
of the state supreme court in a case
brought to test this question. The
people voted for constitutional
amendment at the 1920 election, ex-
tending probate judges terms to four
years, and the court holds that this
applied to the judges chosen at the
same election.
ST. Paul-Genera1 optimism regard
ing the outlook for 1922 state and
county fairs was expressed at the
SD annual meeting at the state CAPT
toll of members of the Minnesota Agri-
cultural society and the Minnesota
Federation of County Fairs Figures
and facts were submitted to show
that, while 1921 state and county fairs
were on the whole successful, 1922
fairs will be more successful.
Minneapolis Separation of the De-
partment of Agriculture, including the
Agriculture college and Agriculture
school, from the remainder of the
University of Minnesota, is the aim
of certain factions in the state, it de-
veloped at the meeting of the Univer-
sity Board of Regents. That there is
such sentiment and that the factions
adhering to it are but waiting for a
chance to move for the separation
was explained during discussion of a
request from the school of agriculture
for permission to put out a special
edition of the Agrarian, their campus
publication, in which would be. con-
tinued names of graduates of the
school.
Fergus Falls = A special election
will be held here Jan. 81 to vote on
the adoption of new charter which
has been prepared by the city charter
commission. The new charter abol-
ishes the present city council and pro-
vides for a commission form of gov
eminent with a salaried city manager.
Waseca--A carload of flour con.
signed to the Russian relief by the
Echo mills here and an additional 100
! barrels paid for by popular subscrip-
ton, was started for New York,
from where it will be shipped to Rus
STA through the American Friends So
ciety.
st. Paul-Attorney General Clifford
L. Hilton was asked to fight elimina-
ton by the Twin City Rapid Transit
company of the neutral streetcar fare
zone between Minneapolis and St.
Paul in a resolution passed by the
Minnesota Agricultural society at it's
| final session. Serious handicap to the
State Fair by forcing visitors to pay
| two fares was cited in the resolution.
Hibbing = Plans and specifications
have been submitted to the city water