The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-22
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events in the Nation and State

lnlS year.
Winona-Hanniba Choate. 81 years
old, veteran Winona merchant, OBJ
served the 61st anniversary of his
firm.
Luverne-The subject of building .
Jail for the city of Luverne is now
being considered.
st. vincent-Turkeys are the best
paying crop a man can raise In this
section. providing he can protect them
from the wolves.
Austin-At a recent public sale
near here some cows were sold for
SIPS each, and corn sold for as high
as Sc cents bushel.
st. PauI-The state this week re
ceived $33,00324 inheritance taxes on
payment of the settlement on three
Minneapolis estates.
held by the Mankato Lodge of Elks,
two teams brought in 1876 cottontail
and eight jack rabbits.
WIndom-T-he city of Window will
work in conjunction with the state
highway department in the matter OF
bridging the Des Moines river here.
Duluth-Dr M. N. Triplett, aged 6s,
pioneer physician, newspaper publish
er and former editor of the Floodwood
Broad Axe, is dead at his home here
Duluth-Jessie Dennerly, pupil, lie
recovering from burns received when
two alcohol lamps being used in the
chemical laboratory were overturned
and exploded.
Albert Lea-Hans P. Jensen, resid
ing north of here, who was severely
burned when he attempted to revive
a fire by pouring gasoline onto it, died
at hospital here.
St. PauI-St. Paul police completed
installing a powerful radio receiving
set at Central station, to be used in
picking up descriptions of criminals
and stolen automobiles broadcast from
Chicago and other eastern cities.
WilImar The Kandiyohi County
War Records committee has announc
ed the publication of war records
book which will show the services OF
Kandiyohi county in the World war.
Minneapolis-Action was started In
Hennepin county district court to col
lect thousands Of dollars in personal
property tax on automobiles in the
hands of Minneapolis automobile deal
ers.
Duluth-Because two men each
claiming her as his wife, had met and
quarreled, Mrs. A. M. Johnson went te
the lake docks and attempted suicide
by shooting herself. Her recovery il
doubtful.
Minneapois-Three brothers begar
a search for a will in Minneapolis
which will give them claim, they be
lieve, to 10000 acres of Northwest
farm lands, valued at upwards of
million dollars
Tracy-At the John Peterson farm
south OF this city, an old fashioned
husking bee was conducted when Pet
erson's neighbors gathered and husk
ed $40 bushels of corn and stacked
his corn fodder.
Observation-Disclosures Minneapo
lis Week with the announcement that
it passed Los Angeles and Pittsburgh
in November postal receipts, and nov
ranks 18th among postal centers OF
the United States.
Faribault-Elias Gatlin, aged sc
years, thought to be the oldest man
yet arrested on charge OF Illicit
liquor making In Minnesota, was TAX
en- into custody at his home here and
in court paid fine of $50.
Hibbing-Gross inequalities favorins
the Oliver Iron Mining company in the
real estate assessment of Hibbing vii
lage were corrected by the state tai
commission, in approving a reassess
ment made under its authority.
st. Paul-Reports of a statewide
plot to destroy schools, colleges and
universities by fire were partly con
firmed when state fire marshals said
the 100000 Winona Teachers college
fire Sunday, Dec. 3, was of incendiary
origin.
Winona-A three months search
which enlisted the services of author
tiles in many cities ended wher
Archie Moore, 15-year-old Winona high
school boy who disappeared from hi.
home last September, was located al
Vancouver, Wash.
Austin-As if she had a premonition
of death, Floy Naoma Earl, year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Earl
of this city, who died as the result OF
low
death told her mother she was going
to join her brother Charles in heaven.
Sleepy Eye-That chicken and hog
thieves operating in this vicinity are
directing gas attacks against their
prey in order to silence them, is the
report that comes to officials. Even
the trusted dogs on the farm are made
helpless by squirt of the gas car.
ried by the thieves.
Albert Lea-Reports coming from
citizens who visited Lower lake, a SEQ
tlon OF the state game preserve, Sun.
day, are that hundreds of mallards.
teal, spoonbills and other ducks are
being found on the ice and along the
sou line. 1t was at first believed that
the ducks were wounded by guns but
on examination very few were found
with any wounds. 1t is now believe
the city sewage dumped into the lakes
poisoned the water, and the ducks.
eating the vegetation, having been
made the victims.
Minneapoiis-Ele of Is persons
injured in weekend automobile acct.
dents were girls or women, police re-
ported. Two arrests were reported.
Wheaton-Convince that prescrip-