The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-02

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Moorhead-A Clay county organisa-
ton of the American Legion post will
be formed at Hawley by delegations
of all posts in the county.
Jeffers-A special election has been
called to vote on $4,000 bond issue
for the construction of new school
building here.
Brainerd-At a special election here
a charter amendment raising the rent
al of hydrants was defeated, 667 noes
to 1923 yeas.
ST. Paul-Mrs. Olaf Stensrud, aged
"a, committed suicide in the kitchen
of her home by cutting her throat
with a razor She is the mother Of
three children, all less than 10 years
old.
Hibbing-Sheriff Magic of st. Louis
county is trying to identify motorist
who ran down and killed Everett Kali
linen, aged 30, on road at Elmer, and
then sped away.
Glencoe-Thieves broke into the
school building and took $40 from
several desks which they ransacked.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
open the safe in the office.
Winona-Mrs. Anna d. Oleson, Of
Cloquet, candidate for the democratic
nomination for United States senator,
spoke at the Winona State Teachers
college on Service Her talk was
nonpolitical in character.
Luverne-Officer of the Rock
County Bankers association, elected
at meeting here, follow: President,
o. j. Nash, Hills; vicepresident, d.
M. Main, Luverne; secretary-treas-
urer, William Laird, Hardwick.
WasecarWaseca county has wo-
man candidate for county office Ger
trude M. Guycr of this city who has
served the last two years as deputy
auditor is now seeking the position of
county auditor.
Jackson-Joseph J. Stepanek, aged
20, of this city, is dead from frac-
tured skull, received while he was
working in a coal shed in Chicago. A
cable broke, the end of which struck
Stepanek on the head.
Brainerd-Citizens of Brainerd yot-
ed on two important propositions at a
special election. One is for $4,000
bond issue, the bonds to be used for
replacement of old water mains and
extensions to northeast Brainerd
Red Wing-About 200 pupils will
graduate from Goodhue county rural
schools at the annual Goodhue county
rural school graduation exercises to
be held at Goodhue village. The
speaker of the day will be Superin-
tendent j. T. Fulton of Red Wing.
lie Commencement exer-
cises of the LIE Sueur high school will
be conducted Thursday, June 1, at
which time IA pupils will receive diplo'
mas. Mayor Hodgson of ST. Paul will
deliver the commencement address.
Observation-Disclosures retail dry
goods dealers departed for their homes
throughout the state with renewed
confidence, following the semi-annual
exchange of viewpoints in a conven-
ton of their state association here.
osakis-Dr. A. A. Van Dyke, state
commander of the American Legion,
and Stafford King, state adjutant, ad-
dressed a gathering of the F. ]. Lyons
post and delegation from the Sank
Center post Commander Van Dyke
outlined the legion program for the
year.
Milan-The board of education here
may have to procure new corps of
teachers for the coming year. Salary
cuts, ranging from $500 year for SUI
teachers. caused the present force to
refuse to sign new contracts for the
year.
Fairmont-On the Larson farm in
Jay township, Martin county, is erect
ed the following sign: "No candi-
dates need call, for we can't vote for
ALL" Below the inscription are the
cards of all candidates who have Wis
tied the place and hammer and
some tacks are provided to nail other
cards to the board.
DuIuth-Answering a call that a
caveman was terrorizing residents at
Morley Heights. a suburb, Duluth po-
lice searched the adjacent woods and
found bushy headed man, about six
feet tall, who gave his name as Simon
Balbord He had been living in a
cave, he said, because he was out of
work and couldn't afford to pay room
rent.
Austin-In an address to the League
of Women Voters, United States Dis
trict Attorney Lafayette French point
ed out where Mower county women
had been lax in exercising their
rights. He said that no women ap-
peared as delegates in the Mower
county conventions and the county
was not represented at the republican
district convention by even one wo.
man.
Hibbiny-Hibbin is going to feed
its garbage to the hogs, if the plan,
advanced by Leo Murphy, contractor
for the disposal o. city garbage,
prove, feasible. Hibbing is one of the
first cities in the state to try this
method of garbage disposal
LeRoy--Limestone deposits near
the Iowa line in Mower county. may
prove suitable for use in state ce-
ment plant, according to Representa-
tives Elias Nordgren of North Branch
and Oscar Swenson of Nicollet, mem
oers OF the interim legislative COM
nittee named to report on the fsas-
hility Of sIch an industry,