The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-19
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nine OF whom live In Albert Lea.
Waseca-Former Sheriff Bernard
Fischer has appealed to the state SUI
preme court from the decision of
Judge Arthur B. Childress following
the recount of ballots cast for sheriff
at the Waseca county election.
HIbbIna-Despite the heavy SHOWS
Of last month, peat fires are still burn
ing in the outlying districts, and an at
tempt is being made to extinguish the
fires before the snow leaves the
ground.
WInona-The first woman to be
elected to office in Winona banking
institution assumed her position when
Miss Goldie Harrington became assist
ant secretary OF the Deposit Trust Saw
fngs bank.
ChatfieId-hesumption Of pre-war
train service on the Chatfield branch
of the Chicago & North Western rail-
way was announced after many unsuc-
cessful efforts by citizens for better
train service.
Owatonna-The major building pro-
ject begun during the past year in
cluded new 100000 home office
building for the Minnesota Implement
Mutual Fire Insurance company and
the new National Guard armory.
Minneapois-Fire fed by oils and
chemicals. ragged for two hours in
three story brick structure at Ninth
CTS yi,,i,
or badly damaging IA stores, causing a
loss estimated at s125,000.
EveIeth-Russeu O. Smith, age 8.
is recovering at a hospital from frac-
tured skull received when lamp post,
broken off when speeding truck
struck it, felled him.
Red Wing-Thomas e. Boyden Was
sentenced to st. Cloud by Judge AL
bert Johnson for term not to exceed
two years, after he had pleaded guilty
to a charge of forgery.
Fairmont-A special grand Jury has
been called to consider the case
against Clarence C. Hamblen of Cey.
Ion, confessed slayer of his wife by
poisoning her while she lay Ill on Oc-
tober 9.
SIayton-At meeting Of the Town
and Country club here the matter Of
tuberculosis among cattle was fully
discussed. 1t was shown that the per-
centage of infection in Murray county
was 119 per cent, the largest of any
county in the state.
Acknowledgement Hansvick, four
teen years old was shot and almost
instantly killed by his elder brother,
Jalmar, when a Winchester rifle in
the hands of Jalmar was accidentally
discharged. The accident happened
in the kitchen of the family home.
Mankato-It is improbable that citi.
zens of Mankato will take an active
part in concerted effort of Towns along
State Highway No. 60, from this city
to Faribault, to have the state high
way department pave the road, accord
ing to officials of the Civic and Com
merce association.
st. Paula plan to market potatoes
on a cooperative basis outlined at the
old Capitol, ST. Paul, at conference
Of marketing directors and agricul.
tural commissioners of the seven po-
tato producing states of the Northwest
These states produce "a per cent OF
all the potatoes in the country.
Brainerd-Judge w. S. McClenahan
Of the district court has granted a
temporary injunction restraining the
county commissioners of Aitkin county
;,,tD ot nf
SS1 to build new courthouse in Ait.
kin. The plaintiff alleges that the
county cannot build when no bonds
had been voted and when not enough
funds had accumulated to pay for the
structure.
crookston-"Old Bill' Anderson
has started on his Goth year of incar.
ceration in the Polk county Jail, on a
charge of vagrancy. Sheriffs and
jailers, policemen and judges have
come and gone, but Anderson has
been regarded as permanent fixture
of the bastile. Every three months
"Old Bill" shows up in municipal
court to plead guilty to vagrancy and
has been regularly sentenced to 80
days in Jail.
Mankato-Prizes offered by the
Hubbard Milling company of this city,
for the best acre of Marquis wheat
raised in Blue Earth county or adjoin-
ing territory, have been awarded. Fol.
lowing are the winners: Clarence
Pohl, first prize Of $50 for an acre OF
wheat which yielded % bushels and So
pounds; C. E. Whitney, Of Mapleton,
with 20 bushels and Al pounds an acre,
second, $50; A. D. Stanford of Man.
kato township, IL bushels and 6
pounds to the acre, third, $40.
Red Wins-A man giving his name
as D. e. Russell, whom no one here
knew, walked away with sos by turn
ing quick tricks at two banks. At the
Goodhue County National bank, Mr..
Russell deposited a check for 1854,
saying he wanted 5000 of it credited to
him on savings account, taking the
balance in cash. At the First National
bank he deposited check for 1924,
taking $34 in cash and asking that
5000 be placed In the savings bank.
Both checks were made out on blanks
of Adams, Seaton e. Co. of La Crosse,
Wis. Both checks were worthless.
Crookston-C. H. Grist, member OF
the Chicago Retail Merchants associa-
ton was the principal speaker at
weekly meeting of the Crookston As
sociation of Public Affairs.
st. PauI-After three years as prest
dent Of the ST. Paul Trades and Labor
assembly, William Mahoney will retire
from active lea aership Of the organiza-
tiop.
Granite FaIIs-Rev. o. ]. Kvale, who
was elected in the November election
to succeed Congressman A. ]. Volstead
has resigned as pastor Of Our Sayiors