The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-14
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Fergus Falls-M. Benson was elect
Ell mayor of Fergus Falls, it was an

| P1pestone-A. 5. Dyer was elected
mayor here and Joseph Keyes and
Louis HirsclE, aldermen.
| Eveleth-In an effort to exterminate
the rats, which recently have almost
overrun this city, the council is now
| furnishing free poison.
St. James-Watonwan county has
donated 1858 bushels of corn and ST.
| 637 in cash to the Near East and Rus
sian relief funds.
Ada-Jeremiah Miller, aged II, Civ
II war veteran, died here after a. short
illness. Miller was with Sherman on
his march to the sea-
! Marshall. C. Burchard was re-
elected mayor at the election here.
Austin-Three candidates indorsed
by labor were elected at the city cleo.
! ton.
Two Harbors-S. c. Holden, who
has been treasurer of Lake county for
20 years, will not be candidate for
reelection. He is Sc years old.
Willmar-The entire labor ticket
was successful in the election here.
| V. e. Lawson was elected mayor over
! A. A. Anderson by 800 majority.
Luverne-The Collectors" ticket
was elected here by majority of 321.
A record vote of 1924 ballots was cast.
R. B. Hinkly was elected mayor.
Canby-Nisse L. Peterson, aged So,
a farmer, committed suicide by hang
ing. His body was hanging by a
strap from the top of the hayraft.
Worthington-The city council has
purchased the old Worthington hotel
property as site for the big $4,000
armory building to be erected here.
Fertile-Mr. and Mrs. Nup Chris
Hanson, each IA years of age, cele-
brated their golden wedding anniver.
sary here. They have resided in Polk
county for 43 years.
Arlington Arlington has a radio
club of about rs members and is now
| installing wireless instruments. This
is perhaps the first organization of
this kind in the state.
Hastings-James A. Smith, republi-
can, defeated HI. A. Sieben, democrat,
for mayor by a majority of 46.
Jackson-Word received here from
Buffalo, ILL.,, tells of the death at that
place of Elmer Stubs, pioneer imple-
ment dealer here and former mayor
of Jackson.
Kenyon-1Plans for the annual com.
munity picnic in May are being for.
mulated by the Kenyon Commercial
club, which will finance and play host
to the assemblage.
Winona-The Rev. D. A. Jones, for
many years pastor of the Church of
the Assumption at Canton, Mimi, died
of the infirmities of age. He was
more than 80 years old
Bagley-Axel Carlson, aged So, COM
mitted suicide by firing rifle into his
head. No cause is known for the act.
He was farmer, unmarried and lived
several miles south OF here.
Red Wing-Both of the sewerpipe
factories here have started work after
shutdown which lasted practically
without break since early in Deem
Der, affecting about 100 men.
Tracy-While attempting to stop his
runaway team, T. H Klein, farmer
living near Springdale, received in
juries whica caused his death. Klein
was thrown ander the wheels of his
wagon.
Duluth-The hearing on a petition
for permanent injunction to prevent
collection of the occupational tax on
iron ore will be conducted in federal
court in st. Paul, April "a, Judge Page
Morris announced
Bemidji-Joseph De Luil, 35 years
old al hor
sisting in fighting barn fire. The
flames had severed high power cleo
trio wire and De Luil endeavored to
cut it with knife.
McGrath-Former servicemep, stu
dents at the government vocational
training school at Minneapolis, are ex-
pected here today to inspect a tract
of $500 acres of land, which they pro-
pose to purchase for agricultural pur-
poses.
Alexandria-The Park Region State
bank of Alexandria was closed by ex-
aminers. Shrinkage in deposits and
depleted reserve was given as the rea-
son for closing by Bank Examiner
Smith.
ST. Paul-Dean Merrill Schweickard
of Minneapolis, supervisor of vocation
al arts in the high school at Clinton,
Iowa, was appointed supervisor of
trade and Industrial education Of Min
nesota at meeting of the state board
OF education.
Minneapolis-A. A. Anderson, form
er president of the Agricultural college
council at the University of Mime
sofa, became president Of the ALL
University council to succeed James
Wahlstrom, who was suspended from
the university the last quarter.
ST. Paul-More than 1000 residents
here are pledged to take an active
part In, the efforts toward prohibition
enforcement as result of campaign
launched by the st. Paul Law Observ-
ance league. The pledges were sign
ed at a mass meeting conducted in
the St. Paul Auditorium.
Detroit-Mrs. William James of
Frazee was awarded a verdict for S.
900 by jury In district court in her
case against Mike Whorter, also of
Frazee, whom she charged with libel.
Mrs. James sued for $4,000. The
award by the jury is the largest in the
history of libel cases in this county.
st. Paul-Appointment of Charles
R. Adams as chairman Of the republi-
can state committee for another two
year term was announced by Governor
]. A. o. Preus.
| Hibbing- Organization of rifle club
in Hibbing to compete with Virginia
and Eveleth rife men In series of
contests in the three towns now Ia