The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-10

station in operation from the highest
point of the city.
Barnesville-Arthur Gaethke, aged
%, shot and killed himself at his home
here. Disappointment in love is be-
Iieved to have been the cause.
Observation-Disclosures farmers OPP
crate modern creamery here and a
report just made shows that the BUSH
ness the past year has proven very
successful
Winona-Emil Anderson of Houston
may lose leg by amputation as the
result of the accidental discharge Of
a shotgun after he had slipped on the
Ice while hunting.
Luverne-At meeting of the Lu.
verne Commercial club steps were TAX
IN to expose wildcat" schemes, get
rich quick investments and worthless
Advertising.
Bemidji-Frank Rapatta of this city
was seriously burned about the face
and chest when the waterfront at
tached to the kitchen range exploded
at his home.
Worthington-A donation sale" OF
hogs and cattle was conducted at the
fair grounds here and good sum
raised to meet the deficit existing on
the sales pavilion at the fair grounds.
Jackson-A. c. Townley, president
of the National Nonpartisan league,
was released from the Jackson county
| jail here, after serving 90-day SEN
tence for violation of the state espion-
age law.
! Duluth = Six photograph records
held in lieu of unpaid room and board
according to police, resulted in the
probable fatal shooting of Dominic
Rich, aged 30.
Minneapolis = Mayor George e.
1 Leach received assurance that st.
Paul will cooperate with Minneapolis
| in any plan for developing power from
the government high dam that would
be beneficial to both cities.
Duluth - Peter Monteleone, watch
man at local garage, was shot in the
hand and slightly wounded when he
engaged in a gun fight with two rob-
| bers. Monteleone opened fire on the
| robbers when they broke open a door.
Red Wing Wings city coun.
Gil adopted an ordinance calling for
| the erection of municipal light and
power plant and for the creation of an
| electric utility commission to superin
tend construction and operation of the
! plant.
Red Wing-Joseph Gilbert, former
state organizer of the National Non
| partisan league in Minnesota, was re
| leased from the Goodhue county jail
| after serving sentence of one year
for violation of the state espionage
act.
! Hibbing Republican women in Hib
bling prominent in republican circles
have received letters from Mrs. Man
| ley Fosseen of Minneapolis, urging
them to file as candidates for dele
gates to the republican county con
/ vention
Austin-Austin automobile dealers
are preparing for an exhibit of auto
| mobiles and accessories here March
to IL. An attendance of 10000 is ex
/ pected. The first of the small city ex
| hibits at Albert Lea recently, attract
ed 5000 visitors.
Morris theft of a ton of frogs
from the Jackson Brothers farm, near
here, is a closed incident, following
| the pleading of guilty to a grand lar
ceny charge by Leo D. Baker and Roll
/ L. Anderson in municipal court here
| They were each fined 500.
Faribault- Faribault claims to have
the second largest American Legion
| post in the state, ranking in numbers
next to the st. Paul Post, No. 8, &C
| cording to report read at meeting
/ of the post by Commander Grant from
Adjutant General King Of st. Paul.
Shakopee = Robert Geiger of this
city has been elected secretary of the
Minnesota Holstein-Freisian Breeders
association. He is graduate of the
/ agricultural college of the University
of Minnesota, specializing in dairy and
animal husbandry. He has been coun
ty agent of Scott county for -four
| years.
st. Paul-The national agricultural
conference which adjourned recently
in Washington, will give direct benefit
to Minnesota farmers, according to j
F. Reed, president of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau federation, who returned
from the meeting. The three big
| achievements of the conference, the
| greatest event in agricultural history
j he said, were along the lines Of farm
| fof mo II q IN o.
Minneapolis former associ
ates in politics and fraternal circles at
tended funeral services for Fred e
| Wheaton, at the Church of Redeemer
Among them were several supreme and
grand lodge officers of the Knights OF
Pythias. Mr. Wheaton, was supreme
keeper of records and seals of the or
der for IL years. He also was demo
cratic national committee member
from Minnesota.
st. PauEIf the business and civic
interests of ST. Paul can interest the
secretary of war in declaring Fort
Smelling available for government hos
pital purposes, the United States Vet
Grams bureau will proceed immediate
ly with the construction of a $1,000,
900 hospital there, according to DIR. A
A. Van Dyke, state commander of the
American Legion, who has returned
/ from conferences at Indianapolis and
Washington.
st. Paul-Four ST. Paul policemen
stand accused of felonies, including
larceny, robbery and burglary. Three
now are awaiting action of the Ram
sey county grand jury and the fourth
is in the city Jail while Chief of Pc
lice Henry j. Creapeau is conducting q
| further Investigation into CHARGES