The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-06


Hammond August Beltz committed
suicide by poisoning. He had lived
here all his life and was laborer.
Duluth-Patrick Doran, aged II,
twice police chief of Duluth and late
ly a paving inspector. is dead at his
home here
Duluth-With a pistol gripped in
the right hand, the frozen body OF
John Saarela, aged 80, was found in
an alley here. Police believe he COM
mitted suicide.
Winona-A free dental clinic for
school children of Winona county will
be opened at the state teachers col
lege here under the auspices OF the
Winona county public health associ-
alton.
Minneapolis A. e. jerks,
head of the department Of anthropo-
logy at the University of Minnesota,
has been made member of the Ma
tional Research Council for Anthro-
pology.
Luyerne-Voters of Magnolia, sew
en- miles east of here, at a special
election defeated a proposition to is
sue $1,000 in bonds to provide "a
hour electric light service. The re-
suit was "a for 3S against.
Hibbing-Many deer are being kill
ed by hungry wolves, according to re-
ports from trappers. Partially devour-
ed deer are being found in the Lake
Vermillion district. The wolves are
more numerous this year than ever.
st. Paul-By a vote of 21,549 to
1923, voters refused to adopt the
proposed new city charter. To win
this special election, the new charter
would have required so per cent of
the votes cast 1t failed to obtain a
majority by 5,4zt.
Hibbing - Attracted by reports OF
alleged discoveries of gold in north
ern Minnesota, John A. Moe of Fair
banks, Alaska, mining operator, ar
rived here to make investigation of
the claims with a view of offering
capital for development.
Canby-Rev. Olaf Hoel, for many
years pastor of st. PauPs Norwegian
Lutheran church here, celebrated his
S0th birthday. A large number of pas
tors from the surrounding territory
gathered here to assist the aged pas
tor in observing the day.
ollegeville-Right Rev. Alcuin
Deutsch is Abbot of st. Johns abbey
and president of st. Johns university,
as the successor of the Rev. Peter En-
gel who died Nov. 81. He was elected
at a meeting OF lis priests belonging
to the abbey in Collegeyille.
Minneapolis Nursery products
marketed in Minnesota in 1919, ac-
cording to a government census bull
letin brought $744,060, and green
houses of the state sold $780,, 1853
worth of products. The state ranks
18th in this class Of products.
Fairmont-"No man can live or do
business on promises; cash, and cash
alone, counts" declared the Martin
County Businessmen's association in
sending out notices that beginning
Jan. 1, the 80 day credit plan will be
in force in this city and county.
Notwithstanding before the an
nual convention of the Laymen's Holt
ness association, Rev. j. r. Patrick,
of Mount Vernon, Ohio, said the rea-
son the church has failed is that "she
has got her eye on the dollar. the
pipe organ and the high steeple."
Rochester-Ben Farley, teamster,
employed at the state hospital for the
insane, was seriously injured when a
patient stole up behind him and
struck him on the head with pick.
The blow crushed the skull and a
piece of bone penetrated the brain.
Jasper-The Highland church in the
country southwest of here was de-
stroyed by fire of incendiary origin.
When farmers reached the scene, a
stranger was found sitting on the side
of the road, watching the flames. The
man was taken into custody. 1t is
believed that he has escaped from
some insane hospital.
st. PauI-Indorsement of establish
ment in Minnesota by legislative
enactment of the New York regula-
ton requiring fraternal insurance So
cieties to frequently value their GER
tificates and ascertain the amount of
"incontestable law proposed in the
last Minnesota legislature was voted
at convention of rs delegates to the
Minnesota Fraternal congress at the
Saint Paul hotel.
Luverne-At the annual Rock Coun-
ty Farm bureau meeting here. County
Agent NJ e. Teeter made report in
dicating the farmers in this county
have begun an aggressive campaign of
soil building. He said approximately
%, 900 pounds of red clover, alfalfa,
sweet clover and alsike seed were
purchased by the members of the bu-
reau in the spring of 1921, and more
than so farmers bought legume crop
seed for the purpose of enriching the
soil
st. Paul-"With fair labor and in
vestment return, farmers of America
will gladly underwrite the permanent
cy of American business and Amer
lean living, fulfilling the largest con-
tract ever made-that of feeding and
clothing 100000 persons with
American standards of living" This
was the message of James R. Howard,
president of the American Farm Eu-
reau federation, who spoke at the
third annual convention of the Min
| nesota Farm Bureau federation at the
University farm.
st. Paul-Chairman Charles r.
| Adams of the republican state commit
tee issued call for a meeting of the
committee Saturday, Jan. Z, at the
Saint Paul hotel. This is the first gun
in the 1922 state campaign. The call
states that the meeting is to convene
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