The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-17


weeks ago, Walter Fischer, 81. died in
local hospital from meningitis.
Balaton-Jens Anderson, aged 50, a
resident of this county since 1878,
died on the farm where he had resided
since coming here Al years ago.
Marshall Carl Swanson, local
farmer, lost his left eye and sustained
crushed nose when horse kicked
him as he entered the stall to feed
| the animal
Red Wing-Charles Boatman, aged
70, died at local hospital from ex-
posture which resulted when he wan
dered away from here while mentally
| irresponsible.
Hibbing-The Ramer Construction
company has begun work on the coun-
| ty road between Hibbing and CHS
holm. Day and night crews will be
employed.
Triumph-The Commercial State
| bank of Triumph, which has been clos
! ed since Jan. Is on account of deple-
| tion of reserve, will reopen under a re-
organization.
Ivanhoe-Leo Sterzinger, 16 year old
SON of farmer living one mile from
here, was shot and seriously wounded
| by chicken thieves who visited his
fathers henhouse.
Spring Valley-Mrs Herbert Wal
Lace, aged 80, died in hospital of
pneumonia. Two weeks ago she was
! carried out of her burning home and
placed in hospital.
| Virginia-W NJ Empie was elected
mayor in this village over S. S. Dahl,
by majority of 502 votes. William
Bremen defeated ]. W. Trimble for
treasurer by majority of $50.
Warren-At a meeting here bust.
nessfhen pledged $4,000 toward the
building of potato warehouse, which
is to be built by a potato buyer from
| Ulen. The completed plant will cost
about $4,000.
Ivanhoe-John Leitz, aged 60, a
resident of this section of the state
for many years, dropped dead from
apoplexy as he stepped from his auto.
mobile on returning to his home after
a trip to town.
Minneota-Because the village coun.
Gil thought that places where public
card playing was permitted were be-
| coming too numerous, an order has
been issued prohibiting all card play
/ ing in public places.
Thief River Falls The board of
county commissioners have sold $780,
| 600 worth of ditch bonds, the price
being 51a per cent. The money will
be used in the construction of a ditch
in Silverton and North townships.
Albert Lea - Freedom county is
shipping 156 carloads of butter to east.
ern markets each year, according to
Ben Riske, Freeborn county agent. At
present prices that amount would be
valued at approximately 100000.
Minneapolis-Fun for additional
sought by the University of Mime.
sofa in a report and survey which will
| be presented to the interim commit
tee of the Legislature February IA.
New Prague William J. Kritta,
cigarmaker, has assumed the office OF
| postmaster here, succeeding Joseph
w. Rehor, World war veteran. Mr..
Rehor held office under recess com.
mission, which the senate failed to
confirm.
| Ortonville-Aaron B. Kaercher died
from heart disease while walking with
Two friends from Barry to Graceville
In the last 20 years Mr.. Kaercher had
been active in engineering passage OF
grain laws in Minnesota and the Da.
kotas.
| Willmar-A mass meeting of the
citizens of Willmar has been called
for the purpose of discussing the for.
nation of militia company here. II
it is decided to organize company
the charter of the Fergus Falls com
pany will be transferred to this city,
st. ul-Reforestation of the Min.
nesota river valley is the partial solu.
ton of the flood conditions in that
area, w. T. Cox, state forester, an.
nounced. The lands in that district,
| from Ortonville to Mankato and con.
| tinuing to Fort Smelling, are period
ically flooded, and result in enormous
damage to crops and farm lands, Mr.
| Cox said This reforestation project
would transform this periodical
flood" waste of land into productive
forest belt, which would be unequaled
| in the state, he said.
| Washington-Of the 462,582 foreign
born white persons in Minnesota, 81
years old or over, SO per cent are nat.
uralized citizens, according to figures
issued by the Bureau of Census The
total population of Minnesota, 1887.
125 included 4S6,164 foreign born
white persons, of whom 462582 we're
/ 81 years of age and over, and of this
number 1O8,157 were born in Sweden,
1890 in Norway, 1892 in Germany
30,741 in Canada and 27.155 in Eng
land. Of the natives of Sweden 74.S
per cent we're naturalized, of Norway,
"a per cent, of Germany. SOL per cent
Luverne-Rock county farmers have
placed orders for more than 1000
bushels of certified seed potatoes, to
be delivered in the spring to the coun
ty agent here from the northern part
of the state, as a result of an address
made by R. G. Rose, on plant diseases
The speaker advocated intensified cul
ture and less acreage.
Thief River Falls-The year ole
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John N
Johnson of Mahnomen was brought te
hospital here suffering from burns
from which she died two hours later
The child was playing with celluloit
comb near stove when the comb
caught fire and the flames envelopeG
the child
Crookston-The pure bred Holstein