The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-10
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.

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syth garage here.
Winona-More than 1000 rural visit
ors came to Winona, guests of mer-
chants at farmer day program.
Canby-Andrew e. Paulson, resi-
dent of this vicinity since 1878, is dead
at his home here at tie age of 80
years.
Annandale-The board of education
has let contracts for the erection of a
new school to be ready by Jan. 1, next.
The cost of the building will be STA
600.
st. Paul-Hascal r. Brill, Ramsey
county district judge, died here. Judge
Brill was in the midst of his eighth
consecutive term on the Ramsey coun-
ty Bench, having served continuous
ly since March 1, 1875.
Pipestone-Conc paving will be
put in on mile of State Highway No.
6 through Pipestone the coming sum-
mer When this work has been COM
pleted, Pipestone's paving system will
cover nearly IA miles.
Red Wing-March 1 started the
closed season on crappies, pike, pick
erel, perch, sunfish and bass. For all
the above except bass, the season will
open again May 1. The bass season
does not open until May 80.
Lake Benton-When a coasting sled
on which three young men were riding
turned over on hill west of this city,
Clarence Stevens was caught under a
runner of the sleigh and one of his
legs was broken above the knee.
Neutrality-suspicious. are now being
made for the $4,000 armory to house
the two units of Minnesota National
Guards located here. The city will fur
nish $4,000 for the purchase of suit
able site for the new structure.
Winona-Eleven persons in two Wi
mona houses were recovering from
the effects of week of gas poisoning
due to leaky main in front of their
home. Their illness was at first attri-
buted to ptomaine by physician.
Slayton-Large gray wolves are re-
ported to be numerous in Murray
county. County Auditor O'Brien paid
a bounty on six last month. Much
damage has been done by them this
winter, calves and sheep having been
killed.
Luverne-An inspection of the city's
fire fighting facilities, made by Roder
lex L. Daniels of Minneapolis, prelim
mary to a readjustment of insurance
rates throughout this section, showed
the city water mains to be in a salts
factory condition.
Minneapolis = After investigating
conflicting versions of two policemen's
failure to hold a party of suspected
liquor runners, Chief A. G. Jensen re-
instated Sergeant John Albrecht and
decided to demand the designations Of
Patrolman Daniel Noonan and Patrol
man o. e. Carlson.
Windom-Large crews of telegraph
and telephone line men have been en-
gagged in rebuilding the lines torn down
in the storm in this section Of the
state 1t is reported that in this part
of Minnesota alone more than 1000
poles were broken down by the storm
and the damage will amount to
100000.
nneapolis-Ground will be broken
when the frost leaves the earth for
the new First Baptist church at
Eleventh street and Harmon place, to
be the fourth largest Protestant
church in the United States. Rev. w.
B. Riley, pastor, said following the
oversubscription of the $350,000 set as
a goal for 10 days campaign which
just ended.
Canby-In letter to the Candy
News, Representative A. j. Volstead
makes it known that he,will be can
didate to succeed himself as repre-
sentative of the Seventh district in
Congress. Representative Volstead,
says that he has decided to be can
didate that he might continue his
work for prohibition and for farm Leg
islation.
st. Paul = Minnesota's cooperative
creameries will be compelled to pay
an increase of $25O,OO0 in freight
charges on their products, if the pro-
posals of the national perishable
freight committee are carried out. H.
B. Nickerson, Elk River, president of
the Minnesota Cooperative Creamery
association, said on his return from
the meeting of the committee at
Chicago. Mr.. Nickerson and d. d.
Heaton, director of the dairy market
ing department, American Farm Bur-
eau federation, appeared before the
committee to protest against these in
creases Heretofore, the railroad COM
pany paid for the icing of these cars,
Mr.. Nickerson said.
Faribault-Evidence Of Frightening
conditions among farmers is shown by
the result of the Rice County Poland
China pure bred hog sale here. An
average price of $46 per head was real
lied. The top price for an animal was
500 and several head sold at $50.
st. Paul-Russell B. Rathbun Of De-
troit, Mimi, cashier of the Merchants
National bank of that city, was APP
pointed state superintendent Of banks,
succeeding S. B. Duea, who resigned
about month ago. Mr.. Rathban is a
graduate of the University of Mime
sofa, and well known throughout the
state.
Olivia-Arthn~ Schauer who, two
years ago. broke Jail here and was re-
Gently captured in Idaho and brought
sack, has been pardoned through the
efforts of friends. 1t was shown that
since leaving Olivia the man has re-
formed, been married and is consider
ed one of the most respected men in
TIE Idaho town where he resides.
st. Paul-Lieutenant Governor L. L.
Collins was appointed to head the
: Minnesota delegation to work for the
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway
project 1T the meeting OF the National
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