The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-14
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.

Sources and Arranged In
Crisp Readable Form.
Luverne-Peter Geertsema, aged 81
| years, died at a hospital here from a
bullet wound received during a dis.
| pute with Fred Skeen. The quarrel
was over check given In payment for
| moonshine.
Austin-Application from more THAI
| $50 school teachers who seek positions
| in the schools of Austin for the next
year have been received at the office
| Of Superintendent Of Schools s. T.
| Neveln.
Kasson-Maple sap is running in
this section of the country. Only one
per cent of the available supply OF
sap, which is worth from SO to SIS a
gallon, is tapped annually, according
| to w. T. Cox, state forester.
Brainerd-Masons of Minneapolis
have obtained 269 acres of land neal
here, upon which permanent sum
mer recreation camp for the exclusive
use of Masons and members of the
Order Of the Easter.o Star will be es
tablished.
Gilbert-Mayor Peter R. Cosgrove,
who was installed as new mayor OF
this town, has announced he will
serve as chief of police without pay,
and that he will curtail forces in 9th
er offices where possible.
Owatonna-An eight team circuit
to be known as the Southern Mime
sofa Baseball association, composed OF
semiprofessional clubs which will play
regular schedule was organized
here. The cities which will be repre-
sented in the association are Ovation
ma, Waseca, GAINESVILLE, New Richland
Adams Austin, Bloomii g Prairie and
Albert Lea.
Window. A. Crane was elected
mayor of Window at the municipal
election here. A. H. Haugen and j
II. Christensen were elected alder
men and H. e. Hanson, treasurer
Thief River Falls-The city council
for the conference meetings of the Lu.
theran Augustana synod of the Red
River valley district, May IL to IA, in.
elusive.
Bemidji-As a result of the recent
hearing in Bemidji, the railroad and
warehouse commission has directed
the railroads to haul wood fuel in this
section of the state at about two cents
a hundred pounds.
Minneapolis-Th hundred mo
ton picture theater owners of the
state will gather at Hotel Radisson
for the opening Of the three-day con
vention and exposition of the Mime.
sofa division of the Motion Picture
Theater Owners OF America.
Carlton-The Hubbard hotel here,
three story structure was destroyed
by fire. The flames for a time menac.
ed the entire te'Ha, but bucket bri.
gade of several hundred residents
checked the fire from spreading to
adjoining buildings
st. Paul-Buildings at the school
for the deaf at Farfbault, established
by the state in 1863, are valued at
$666,387. At the Faribault school the
work extends over a period of 10 years
and embraces the usual work taught
IN public schools.
Olivia-At mass meeting of farm
ers here resolutions were adopted ask
ing for the immediate dismissal Of the
county agent, county nurse, child well
fare workers and deputies and clerks
at the courthouse, as means of econ
omy in public affairs.
Redwood Fa1ls-That ditchiug con.
tractors are eager for work was shown
when 43 bids were presented on
ditch to be constructed to drain about
1000 acres of farm lands In the vi
cinity of Wabasso. The prices were
almost pre-war in every instance.
neapolis-Aroused by so traffic
accidents in five days, termed ''the
worst wave Of reckless driving ever
recorded In Minneapolis" police, the
Civic and Commerce association and
the Hennepin County Law Enforce
ment association Joined forces to war
on violators.
Minneapolis. D. Mason, II years
old, was found dead on the roof of his
home at 1890 Central avenue, where
iO hdu hNOo diOAC SScfS. I1O uttu
climbed to the roof to Ak a chimney
and the exertion was believed to have
brought on an attack of heart trouble.
ST. Paul-Mortgage debts on owned
homes and farms in Minnesota totaled
$685., 90S,584 in 1920, 3O.1 per cent of
the total value of $1,209,8 70,751, ac-
cording to preliminary report given
by the bureau OF the census. An aver
age mortgage debt of $1,725 on homes,
which are computed to have an aver
age value Of $4.474, was shown ia the
report.
Minneapolis-Plans for the sixty.
fourth anniversary of the admission of
Minnesota into the Union are being
completed by committee Of the Min
nesota Territorial Pioneers associa-
ton, George H. Hazard, secretary of
the association, announced. The dates
will be given OFT later.
Elk River-Andrew Davis of Elk
River, who represented this district
In the Minnesota legislature for four
sessions from 1907 to 1913, died sud
denly at his home. He was the owner
OF a general store there and had been
at his place or business until an hour
before.