The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-13
NEWS OF STATE
TERSELY TOLD
Recent Happenings in Minnesota
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News of Events In Gopher State
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observation-disclosures and firemen of
this city have accepted a 10 per cent
cut in wages.
st. James-The Watonwan County
Poultry associations annual show
opened here with $50 birds entered.
Hibbing-The Farmers Cooperative
Creamery Trading association, incor-
porated for $4,000, has opened for
business here.
Rochester - A. r. Ondler, charged
with conducting an indecent dance at
Douglas, this county, was acquitted by
jury in district court
Montevideo-Chicke fanciers from
all parts of Minnesota gathered here
for the seventh annual show of the
Chippewa County Poultry association.
Albert Lea - Three striking en-
ployes Of Wilson & Co., packers, were
fined and sentenced to jail upon con-
viction of having violated an injunc-
ton and restraining order restricting
picketing.
Pipestone The Boy Scouts here
have received a letter from President
Warren G. Harding thanking them for
peace pipe, made from the sacred
red pipestone, which they sent to him
as holiday gift.
Winona Bishop Charles Bayard
Mitchell and G.. A. Cahoon, district
superintendent of the Winona district,
assisted in defeating new 100000
organ at the Central Methodist Epis-
copal church here.
Duluth-Juries that bring in ver-
! diets right after the members have
partaken of expensive meals at the
county's expense were the subject Of
criticism by Judge w. A. Cant, who
addressed petit jurors in district court
here.
demonstrating to obtain $1,000
bail after being arraigned in court
here on charge of having hired Hen
ry Johnson to burn down a cottage at
Fox Lake last fall, Professor Robert
Rockvam, a dancing master, was sent
to the county jail.
Minneapolis-W the achieve
ments of Andrew Jackson as their
beacon light, 200 men and women
gathered at the Jackson day dinner Of
the Minnesota Democratic Club at the
bennington hotel and informally dis
cussed plans for their next campaign.
ST. Paul-Nearly 1000 persons who
lost property in the Cloquet fire, val
ued at $20,0O0,00O or more, will lose
their right to recover damage unless
they file suit on or before Feb. %, &C.
cording to a notification made public
by the Cloquet Fire Reimbursement
association.
st. Paul-C. w. Glotfelter of Water
! vile was elected president of the Min
nesota Shorthorn Breeders, associa-
tion at the annual meeting here. The
meeting was attended by more than
sixty-fiye members of the association
who are here to attend the sixth Royal
show and sale at-South ST. Paul
Fort William, Opt-A light seen on
Welcome island led to hope that it
might be a signal of James Maher,
missing commissioner of Cook county,
Minnesota, who disappeared on a
cruise from Cloud bay The icebreak-
ing tug Strathmore, carrying W. H.
Maher, brother of the missing man,
left to explore the island.
st. Minnesota historians, bent
upon preserving for future generations
the states traditions, records and lore,
are disseminating to their various
communities plans for establishing
historical societies in every Minnesota
community. How best to establish
these societies was discussed at the
73d annual meetin gof the Minnesota
Historical society in the Historical
building.
ST. Cloud-An attempt made to
dynamite the Cold Spring dam over
the Sank river, failed despite the ex-
plosion Of charge which shattered
windows in the adjacent plant of the
Rockville Granite company and in the
nearby village of Cold Spring. The
damage is limited to 5000 from broken
glass. On February 1, 1921, an ex-
plosion wrecked the turbine and the
walls of the Penstock house, causing
damage of $4,000.
Luverne = That cooperative ship
ping of livestock by the farmers of
Rock county has proven beneficial is
shown by the report delivered at the
Luverne Livestock Shipping associa-
ton meeting. In 1921 the association
shipped 155 carloads of livestock, sold
for 199,807.61, of which sum the in
dividual feeders received $197, 147.60,
while the difference of S2,650.01 repre-
sents the cost of handling the 155 car
loads of stock by the association.
Pelican Rapids Following the ac-
quittal in district court at Fergus
Falls of John Gunderson, accused of
having assaulted his partners wife,
crowd of 200 local citizens waited on
Gunderson when he returned here and
informed him his presence is no longer
desired in this town. No violence was
attempted.
st. PauI-The third annual conven-
ton of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
federation closed with the election of
officers to guide its work in 1922. ].
F. Reed of Lac Qui Parle county, was
elected president by large majority
over L. z. Potter, retiring executive.
eapolis-Installed in the new
University of Minnesota music build
ing will be four manual pipe organ
for concert purposes and two smaller
pipe organs for practice. according to
an announcement made by a commit
tee of the board of regents which let
, a $4,000 contract.
st. Cleud-The city commissioners
have called special election on Feb.
7 2, at which the present officeholders
will be candidates against the three