The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-07-07
NEWS OF THE NATION BRIEFLY TOLD

JULIUS III Juo dllOuuI VI 9oO,UUU lOT ILL
provements in the municipal lighting
system. b
owatonna-A public hearing on per-
manent location of that section of Min
nesota trunk highway No. 1, which
lies between Owatonna and Faribault,
will be held at the courthouse here.
st. PauI-Delegates to the conven-
ton of the Baptist Young Peoples Un-
ion of America, by an overwhelming
majority, elected the Rev. Mark San
born Of Minneapolis, president of their
organization.
Waseca-The Waseca city council
is considering specifications providing
for three new methods of sewage dis
posal for the city, drawn by Engineer
Buell. Of Des Moines.
neapolis-Hitting at liquor law
violators, Municipal Judge Matthias
Baldwin melted out straight workhouse
sentences to four men instead of a
fine.
ST. Paul-Detectives used an X-ray
to get some inside information from
Mrs. Walter Murray, under arrest in
st. Paul on a charge of stealing a
ring.
st. James-Farm Bureau women are
now organized in II of the IL town
ships in Watonwan county. Organiza-
ton in the remaining townships will
be completed soon.
MinneapoIis-The Board of Educa-
ton by vote of to once again
turned down the proposal to take
voluntary military training out of the
high school curricula.
Sleepy Eye-Sleepy Eye will not
have Chautauqua next year. This
was decided when it was found that
the one just held had been money
losing proposition.
Winona-The annual meeting of the
Minnesota Methodist conference in
this city will open Sept. 20, according
to an official announcement received
here. Bishop William o. Shepard will
preside.
St. PauI-Mrs. Frank NJ Warren,
Minneapolis, was appointed by Cover.
nor Preus, the first woman regent of
the University of Minnesota.
StiIIwater-Work on erection of the
armory building here was started by
]. H. Billingsly, Minneapolis, who was
awarded the contract. The building
will cost $4,000 and will be ready for
occupancy this fall.
st. PauI-The motor vehicle tax for
the first six months of 1922 amounts
to S6,400,01429, it was announced by
Mike Holm, secretary of state.
Austin-The Credit Mems associa.
ton of Owatonna, Wells, Mason City,
Blue Earth, Fairmont, Albert Lea and
Austin met at the Country club here
for their annual picnic.
Pipestone-More than 5000 people
attended the annual farm bureau pic.
mic on the campus of the government
Indian school here.
Redwood Falls-At the annual con.
vention of the Marshall district Ep.
worth League here, Rev. B. L. Main,
Of Redwood Falls, was elected presi.
dent and Pipestone was selected as
the place for holding the next conven.
ton.
DuIuth-Convince that the robbery
of jewelry store of $4,000 worth of
diamonds and watches was an inside
job" Duluth police said they expected
to make arrests within a short time.
Winona-Miss Edna Burmeister of
this city was badly frightened and the
side of her face was scorched, when
a lighted firecracker, thrown by 10
year old boy, caught in her hair and
exploded.
MinneapoIis-Mor than $4,000 of
the 100000 endowment fund of Vas.
sar college has been raised by Min.
nesota, Mrs. Donald Wesbrook, city
campaign chairman, said.
Observation-Disclosures county now
has it's seventh newspaper. The Hol.
land Independent has just appeared
bearing the name of Postmaster Hub.
bard as the editor and publisher.
Eveleth-Seven members of the Eve.
leth team in the Mesaba Range team
went on strike and refused to play
against the team in which were for
mer Chicago White Sox players,
known as Black Sox.
of rifle range for use of Company B
was started on site just below the
training school, according to announce.
mnet made by Captain Hawkins.
Albert Leah. ]. Mortenson of this
city has put on exhibition in a local
store, the largest snake ever killed
here. 1t is five feet and three inches
-, nd i1cf fun nd q
half inches around the body.
Lakefield-H K Rue, aged 70, for
mer Jackson county treasurer, was
found dead in his bayfield,, near here.
Rue was killed when the team he was
driving on the hayrake, ran away,
dragging him several hundred yards.
ST. PauI-Large savings to farmer
members and more efficient handling
of their products are reported in state
ments issued by the Minnesota CO.
operative Creameries association and
the Minnesota Farm Bureau fedora
ton.
Austin-When A. W. Johnson bought
a farm of $50 acres one mile south of
the village of Taopi, this county, there
was no well on the farm, so he pro-
ceeded to drill one. The well digger
got down a little below 40 feet with
his drill when up the easing came a
rush of wind so cold that it would
freeze the hand if held in the air for
any length of time. The power was
sufficient to lift the 900 pound drill.
st. James-St. James has been
turned over to the southwest Mime
sofa Grand Army of the Republic mem
bers and delegates of the Women's Re-
lief Corps, here for their annual en-
campment.
MinneapoIis-Far products IN the
Northwest are moving to market il