The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-21
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Morrls-Morris public school teach.

Morris public school teach
ers face cuts of from SIS to $40 a
month for the coming school year, as
board
Minneapolis-Te Minnesota byos
from as many towns in the state COM
peted in the fifth annual state declam-
atory contest, under the auspices of
the Northwestern Conservatory.
st. cloud-Frederick H. Whitney,
IS years old. assistant superintendent
of the state reformatory here since
it's establishment in 1889, is dead. He
hd been Ill for long time.
chatfield The manual training
room and gymnasium of Chatfield's
new 100000 high school was dam.
aged by fire, which broke out in the
tool room, the loss being estimated
at $4,000 The cause of the blaze
which was under control in less than
two hours has not been determined.
Minneapolis-The State Bar associa-
tion and the bar associations of both
Ramsey and Hennep1n counties hon
ored the memory of Judge Hascal r.
Brill, for AZ years Judge o. the Ram
sey county bench, who died March 1,
at memorial exercises in st. Paul.
Pipestone-The national commit
tees of the Young Mems Christian
association and the Young Women's
Christian association conducted a con.
ference at the governments Indian
school here for the purpose of COM
pleting an extensive report on the
needs and opportunities of the In.
dams of the United States.
Redwood FaIls-Ivan Bowen, mem.
Der of the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission, had hearing at the
Commercial Club rooms, in regard to
raising the rates of the loca! telephone
company There was very little OBJ
jections to the proposed increase in
rates.
Mankato-Lloyd McCrystal and Miss
Rose Augustine, were found dead in
an enclosed truck at Mankato. Their
deaths were caused by monoxide gas
from the engine. They made the trip
from Minneapolis to Mankato in com
pany with three other friends.
Chatffeld-By a majority of 127
the voters of Chatfeld decided to
permit Sunday movies. Out of pos
bible $50 votes, 635 were cast, showing
the great interest taken in the ques
ton.
ST. Paul-Minnesota returned to its
eighty-six counties more than So for
every dollar paid by the counties as
direct state taxes during the calendar
year 1921, says Ray P. Chase, state
auditor.
StiIIwater-The population of the
has been in some time.
Mankato-Ex-mayo- Waters, who
has been in trouble with the city for
the past six months for not complying
with the city ordinance, must pay a
fine Of fifty dollars or go to jail. This
decision was handed down from the
State Supreme court
Minneapolis fishermen are
getting their fishing material ready for
the opening of the season for speckled
trout on April Is. The season contin.
ues open until August 81. Trout, ex.
cept lake trout, not less than seven
inches in length, may be taken by
angling and thereafter possessed be.
tween April Is and September 1 fol-
lowing, both inclusive.
Rochester-Announce has been
made by railroads here of a reduction
of 20 per cent in round trips to this
city, with long stopover privileges, for
the benefit of thousands who come
here for treatment at the Mayo clinic
virginia-Exhausted, disheveled and
weak from hunger, Frank Nosie, aged
%, sought by sheriff's forces in con.
nection with the Staying of William
Ruzic, Virginia motorcab driver, sur.
rendered to Deputy Sheriff Bud Mar
tinus.
Thief River FaIIs-For the first
time in nearly four years speeders are
being arrested and fined in this city
for violation of traffic laws. The new
bitulithic pavement is proving too
attractive to drivers who are inclined
to step on it, city officials declare As
result three young men, Milton
Lund, Clarence Pawling and Donald
Phelps Gamble were given severe
reprimands by Judge M. w. Tarrant,
fined $3.50 each and advised that a
second offense would cost them SIS
and third $50.
Virginia County Commissioner
George Harvey of Virginia, has writ
ten to Governor J. A. o. Preus asking
that a reward be offered by the state
for the capture and conviction of the
murderer or murderers of William
Ruzic, Virginia taxicab driver, whose
body was found near Bear River. The
commissioner letter characterizes
the Ruzic killing as another foul muir
der" and asks that reasonable re.
ward be posted by the state govern.
ment.
ST. PauI-Almost $1,000 was appro-
priated by the Minnesota State Fair
board to it's horseshoe pitching de.
partment for the third annual state
horseshoe championships for men,
women and boys under 16 years of
age. OF this amount a total of $685.
in prizes was allowed as follows: $50
for eight medals in the boys cham,
pionship meet; $3.50 for eight cash
prizes and one gold medal in the won.
EMS meetings; $415 for eight cash
prizes and one gold medal in the
mems meet. This is the largest cash
prize ever given in state tournament
anywhere.
Jackson-The county commissioners
at a meeting here decided there
should be no curtailment of road work
in Jackson county this year. Impor.
tant graveling projects in the vicinity
of Heron Lake, Alpha, Lakefield and