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


Duluth-T. T. Hudson, 81 years old,
prominent Duluth attorney, died here
He had been i'll week.
Eveleth-Eveleth Jews have raised
$1,700 thus far of the $4,000 quota for
the Keren Hayesod fund, which goes
for the rehabilitation of Palestine.
Luverne-Luverne high school de-
feated the Worthington high school in
a debate on the subject, Resolved,
that further immigration by the jap
anese shall be prohibited"
acknowledgements broke the glass
in the front door of the O'Brien Mer-
camille company here and stole about
$500 worth of goods. The loot taken
included dry goods and shoes.
Ruthton-Paul Weiss, farmer, was
attacked by young bull and barely
escaped with his life. Weiss was bad
ly battered by the animal before he
could get to place of sarety.
Rushmore-The Rushmore Gun club
has been spreading out grain for food
for the game birds wintering in this
section. A number of clubs in other
towns also have been carrying on the
work.
Fergus Falls-William A. Langevin,
aged so, merchant of the village of
Kent, committed suicide there by
shooting with rifle. The bullet pass.
ed through his heart. No reason is
known for the act.
Duluth-Warren E. Miller, justice
of the peace of Carlton county, was
found not guilty, while his wife, Jose
phine Miller, wa found guilty Of hav-
ing liquor in her possession, by jury
in district court here.
Red Wing-The Red Wing Co-opera-
tive Creamery company's business for
the year 1921 totaled $140,2S5.43, &C.
cording to reports submitted at the an
nual meeting in this city. This is an
enormous increase over the year 1920
Minneapolis-Ta clinics and lee
lures devoted to a symposium on pre-
ventive dentistry with special refer.
ence to taking care of children's teeth
marked the closing sessions of the
Minnesota State Dental association
Kenyon-Whether or not Kenyon
will have Sunday moving picture
shows will depend on how her citi-
zens vote at an election, March II.
The city council has decided to put
the question up to the voters at that
time.
Northfield- st. Olaf college was
closed as the result of a fire which
put the heating plant out of commits
sion. The roof of the building was
destroyed and the interior badly dam
aged. The building is now used as
music hall.
st. Cloud-Of So candidates already
filed for members of the county COM
mittee and delegates to the county
convention four are ST. Cloud women.
Officials of the various parties look
for a good many more women to file
before the lists close.
Duluth-Denial of a report that so
gallons of liquor were found on his
premises by federal agents, was made
by William d. Miller, justice of the
peace at Sawyer. Both Miller and his
WilO WOAO dliCStCu Wy ACuOi al d6CAIo
and are awaiting trial.
Rochester-Escaping gasoline be-
coming ignited enveloped Don POSTER,
city building inspector, in flames,
causing burns about the hands and
arms that will confine him to his
home for some time. He was clean
ing an automobile at the time.
Minneapolis-Dav Posnick, con-
victed in the Minneapolis-Winn
whisky conspiracy case has begun his
sentence of year and a day in the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth,
according to Edward Rustad, deputy
United States marshal in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis-To keep pace with the
growth of the beekeeping industry in
Minnesota, the University of Mime
sofa extension division will offer a
short course in beekeeping at the uni.
versity farm May % to 26, DR.. A. v.
Strom, director, said. The course will
include instruction and experimental
work, given by the college faculty and
professional beekeepers.
Contentious that neither
the state nor federal constitutions are
violated by the occupation tax. which
levies 6 per cent assessment on
iron ore produced or mined, and de-
malls that it is a property or an in
come tax, were set forth in an answer
by the state of Minnesota filed in
United States district court here in
reply to the suit of the Oliver Iron
Mining company and 81 independent
concerns to restrain collection of the
tax. Privilege is given counsel for
the mining companies to file paper
of dispute within 10 days.
Slayton - Robert Waycheck, st.
Paul, and ]. Ellingson, Mankato, COM
mercial traveller, had a narrow es-
cape from death when their automo-
bile skidded on an icy road, near
here The car went off the embank-
ment and turned over in ditch, PIN
ming both men beneath.
Fairmont-Sam Laff Of st. Paul was
brought here by Sheriff William Car
yer, following his surrender in st.
Paul by one of his bondsmen who had
gone on his bond for $4,000 to obtain
his release in connection with the au-
tomobile theft charge against him
here.
ST. Paula bolt of lightning in a:
freak mid-winter thunder storm is be-
lieved to have set fire to the Wayne
Elevator company's structure. Six
teen thousand bushels of grain were
destroyed, and the damage to the
building and its contents is estimated
at $1,000.
Willmar-K T. Rykken, chairman
for the near east relief in Kandiyohi
county, announces that the county has
contributed 1927, OF which $500 was