The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-22
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SEyENTs:of the week
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told in brief formA

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lnneapolis-Two hundred Univer-
sity Of Minnesota students were grad
Rated at exercises conducted in the
university armory.
Waseca-Directors Of the Waseca
county agricultural society plan to
erect three new buildings at the coun-
ty fair grounds here.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trees-real
FIR trees from northern Minnesota
are the latest worry Of parcel post
clerks at the Minneapolis postoffice.
Albert Lea-No issue of the Albert
Lea Examiner, Nonpartisan publica-
ton, appeared last week, and it is re-
ported the paper will suspend publica-
ton.
Withrow-Fire of unknown origin,
famed by high wind, destroyed the
De Wolf feed mill here and for time
threatened the destruction of this en-
tire village.
DuIuth-To stimulate the tourist
business railroads operating in Mime
sofa would be asked to set lower sum-
Minnesota.
Owatonna-Plans have been complet.
ed fsr the holding Of a Steele county
community cooking institute for WON
en- to be held at the National Guard
armory here.
oIivia-Judge Qvale in district court
here dismissed the action wherein
Theodore Bunker, defeated candidate
for. clerk of court, sought recount
of the ballots.
st. Paul-Ramsey county members
elect to the state Legislature were
guests at dinner at the St. Paul Ath-
letic club given by members of the
st. Paul city council.
Fergus FaIIs-The Fergus Falls
American Legion basketball team lost
its first game of the season when it
went down before the Bemidji fremen
by a score of 13 to II.
Winona-Earl Gardner, near Chat
field, escaped severe burns when his
father threw him into water tank
after his clothing had been set afire
by an explosion of gasoline.
STANDARDIZATION trailing by 10
points in the first half Of it's game
with Fergus Falls the local basket
ball team took decided brace and
badly outscored the visitors.
DuIuth-The only remaining boat on
the schedule for arrival at this port
before the season for navigation is
freighter, which is coming from Fort
William with load of grain.
Hastngs-Fire completely destroy
ed the Mead Manufacturing company,
manufacturers of envelopes and files,
and damaged the stock of the Hast
ings Gazette Printing company.
Luverne-Cattle breaking through
plank floor led H. e. Linnell to locate
a secret chamber under the basement
of his barn. Moonshine had evidently
been kept in the chamber at some pre-
vious time.
Montevideo-Elsie Salisbury is free.
After three hours elaboration the
jury that has sat in judgment upon
her for the shooting of Oscar Erick-
son, April IL brought in verdict of
mot guilty"
Fergus Falls, Minn.-After seven
years a silver dollar with, the name
of Raymond Aarvig of this city, CHS
eled upon it, has returned to the par
ents of the former owner, who was
killed in action in France.
Fergus FaIls-The Fergus Falls High
school debating team won its first de-
bate of the state series on the question
of desirability Of establishing Kansas
type of industrial court in Minnesota.
The locals took the negative
Waseca-The Waseca city council
has offered a reward of 500 for in
formation leading to the arrest of an
unidentified motorist who struck David
Dahl, and continued without stopping
to see If his victim was hurt.
Hibbne-An intercity mitt mix,
with Virginia putting her best against
the pick of Hibbing's mitten singers,
is being planned by Pal Brown, local
fight promoter, at the Hibbing audi
torium shortly after the Christmas
holidays
Red Lake Falls-Spontaneou COM
bustion in the coal bin or an overhead
ed furnace caused the destruction by
fire of the st. Joseph's Catholic
church, the oldest structure in the
city. Loss was placed at approximate
ly $4,000.
MISUNDERSTANDING cooperation
with federal narcotic agents in com.
batting the increasing use and sale of
drugs in Minneapolis, H. NJ. Gardner.
vice president of the Civic & Com
merce association at a conference de-
clared steps would be taken to create
public sentiment favoring rigid rein
forceHent of narcotic laws by both
state md federal courts.
st. Paul-Judge Page Morris, in
United States district court, st. Paul
drew up the following schedule of pen.
alties which he will mete out in liquor
cases: First offense for sale, 80 days;
second offense for possession, 90 DAYS;
manufacturing, or second offense for
sale, six months; first offense for pos
session, $500 fine. When / return to
st. Paul next June for my last court
term0before retirement, there will he
NO compromise with liquor law viz
lators, not even those who plead gun
~" Judge Morris said.