The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-06
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.

Crisp Readable Form.
| Luverne-S. B. Nelson, prominent
merchant OF this city, and for years
active in politics, has purchased the
Manitou hotel here.
] Hibbing Lethania and South
Agnew mines opened here, giving en-
ployment to 500 men. Otner mines
are expected to be opened soon.
! Barnum-Fire destroyed the $4,000
high school building here. A library
costing $4,000, donated by C. G. Bar
mum, Duluth board of trade, was to.
tally lost.
Minneapolis-Th 500 men employ.
ed at the Kenwood shops of the Min
neapolis & st. Louis railroad return
ed to work. The shops were shut
/ down Dec. %.
! Moorhead-One of the first steps of
Moorhead businessmen in the new
year was their promise to assist
hockey fans of the city in putting
over Moorhead hockey team.
Employees of the Twin
Ports Electric lines, operators OF
street cars in Duluth and Superior,
were notified of 10 per cent wage
reduction, effective January Is.
Duluth-The Workers Socialist
Publishing company, publishers of
The Industrialists', convicted of Grim
inal syndicalism, was given the maxi
mum fine of $1,000 by Judge H. A.
Dancer in district court here.
So. st. Paul.. W. Miller, recent
ly appointed federal supervisor of the
Union Stockyards, has arrived to take
up his new duties. The date when
the federal government will take over
the yard has not been announced.
ST. Paul-The Minnesota Tax com,
mission is sending out blanks for the
occupation or tonnage tax to the min
ing companies. Reports must be filed
by February l. This will show the
result of the first year of tonnage tax
revenue.
Lamberton-Arrang for the
re-opening of the State bank of Lam
berton soon will be completed. 1t is
reported several New Ulm capitalists
will reorganize the bank and that a
New Ulm man probably would be
named as cashier.
Duluth-Captured by a policeman
as he was removing merchandise from
West Duluth store, an unidentified
burglar, handcuffed, aided by an
armed accomplice, leaped from a
speeding police car and escaped after
firing several shots at the officers.
Hibbing Oscar Pohjonen of CHS
holm is in the Rood hospital here
minus the whole of his upper row
of front teeth. Mr. Pohjonen was
cranking his car preparatory to re-
turning home after visit when the
crank baked and hit him in the
mouth
Minneapolis school for postmas-
tiers in small cities of Minnesota and
electrical accounting machines for
postal money orders cashed in Min
nesota and the Dakotas were two in
situations inaugurated at the Mime
apolis postoffice in plan of decen-
Trailing business from Washington.
Wheaton-At joint meeting of the
livestock breeders association and the
Traverse County Agricultural associa-
ton it was decided to build sales
pavilion on the county fair grounds.
The building is to cost $1,000 and will
be ready for series of purebred hog
sales which will take place in Febru.
ary
st. Paula slight increase in the
taxes for 1921 to be collected in 1922
is shown in the reports of "a of Min
nesota's sc counties to Ray P. Chase
state auditor This increase is in
spite of the fact that the state taxes
have been lowered, the tax for state
governmental purposes having been
eliminated.
ing of the Northwestern Medical Off
GERS association of the World War
will be held Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 10th in the Palm Room of the
St. Paul Hotel Officers will be elect
ed, a general get-together meeting
held, to be followed by suitable en-
tertainment and a luncheon. The
meeting will continue for two days.
| ST. James-Four homes here were
burglarized and loot to the amount OF
j several hundred dollars taken. Al
Rev. M. K. Hartman's residence, the
children's savings banks containing
$25, and ring valued at SIS were
! taken. From Seth Blackstad's home
/ they stole his best suit of clothes, a
wrist watch and other articles, while
! from C. E. Leonard's jewelry and
money was taken. Fred Mausling
! lost So in cash, his best pipe and a
pie from the icebox.
Stillwater-Handcu and closely
guarded, Earl Slater, 26 years old, ar
rived here to spend the remaining
days of his life at hard labor in the
state penitentiary for the Staying Of
Frank L. Kelly of Mankato, formerly
state legislator. whose charred body
was found in the ashes of country
school near Elk River that had beer
burned to hide the crime.
Willmar-Rev. Walter H. Stowe has
been installed as rector of st. Luke's
Episcopal church here. Bishop Nc
Eiwain officiated and at the conclu
sion Of the ceremony. confirmed 9
class numbering 81.
! Minneapolis = The number Of di
vorce cases in Hennepin county has
almost doubled in 1921, while the mum
Der of marriage licenses has faller
of approximately 20 per cent from
the 1920 figures, according to the an
nual report of the Hennepin county
district court issued by Walter A. r.,
berg, clerk.
JacksoH-Jackson's new white wal
system in the business district of the
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