The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-02

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Hastinss-John Free5erg of South
St Paul. was indicted for murder by
the Dakota county grand jury in con-
nection with the killing of Jonas H.
Linebech OF South st. Paul. Linebech
was killed March 80. 1922.
ChatfieId-Harry L. Atchison, mer-
chant of Chatfield and postmaster for
80 years, died suddenly of heart dis
ease here. He was 60 years old.
Red Wina-Carl Anderson, proprie-
tor milk depot, and Ole Nysot, but
termaker at a creamery hers> are to
establish third creamery in Red
Wing on a cash basis.
Luverne-Waldo Hadler, 5'Jear-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hadler of
Mound township, near here, was killed
when he was caught under the wheels
Of wagon loaded with hay.
Rochester-Five per cent OF the Co.
600 dairy cattle in Olmsted county are
tubercular, according to a report IS
sued by the Rochester public health Of
fee, following survey of the county
herds. The officers recommended the
tubercular test for all cattle.
Rochester-The sum of $4,000 to
finance the Rochester Park band the
coming season, is contained in the op-
Grating budget for 1923, recently estab-
lished by the Rochester Civic and
Commerce association, thus assuring
band for the city.
WilImar-A new state bank will be
established near Willmar in Roseland
township. Application for establish
msnt Of the institution has been made
to the state securities commission by
S. B. Qvale of Willmar and James
Mattson of Svea.
Thief River FaIls-The board of or
CARNATIONS of Lutheran Free church
will hold four day mission meeting
beginning Feb. Is at II a. m. Rev. o.
H. Slethen of Minneapolis, president
of the Lutheran Free church, will be
at the first meeting.
Red Wing-By vote of As to Is
stockholders in the Red Wing Coop
erative creamery decided to change
the organization from a cooperative
to stock company.
acknowledgement in the settlement
of A fire claims totaling s55,415.29
were filed in district court by Judge
w. A. Camp. The judgments were for
payment on the losses suffered in the
forest fires of 1918 and were paid
through James E. Davis, chairman OF
the United States railway administra
ton.
Albert Lea-Arrest and conviction
Of the persons who killed one Of the
finest Duroc-Jersey show mothers in
the county is being sought by owners
Of the Lee farm, northwest of this city.
This animal, weighing more than seven
hundred pounds, has captured grand
championship prizes at many southern
Minnesota fairs.
Winona-Fire of undetermined orr
gin destroyed the grain elevator of the
coal shed of the Western Grain & Coal
company in this city, causing loss es-
timated by officials at $4,000 Prac-
tically the entire loss, which includes
the building, 1000 tons of coal and
coke and a quantity of grain, is cover
ed by insurance.
crookston-The hearing of the con-
test proceedings brought by ex-Sheriff
o. X. Bolstad against Sheriff Anton
Nelson has been completed in district
court here before Judge VIM. Watts.
The case will now have to be argued
before the Judge at latter date by the
attorneys for the two men. Bolstad is
contesting Nelson's election on the
grounds that the corrupt practices law
was violated.
st. Paul-M. G. Swenson, former
vice president of the Fidelity State
Bank, 2417 Central avenue, was arrest
ed charged with the alleged embezzle-
ment of S1,400. The defalcations,
which extended over a period of two
years, according to representatives of
the u. S. Fidelity e Guaranty COM
pany, were uncovered last October,
and resulted in Swenson's discharge.
Since that time he has been at liberty
upon his promise to make restitution.
Red Wlng-Taxpayers of Goodhue
county paid out more than $4,000 to
operate district court last year, &C
cording to figures compiled by County
Auditor c. H. Meyer. This is a de-
cided increase over the year previous
and was made so partially by an in
crease of civil cases, many of them
being brought here from other states.
ST. Cloud-Headquart stations of
the st. Cloud fire department was con-
demned and ordered RACED within 80
days. George H. Nettleton, state fire
marshal, declared the building was in
condition to collapse at any time, en-
dangering the lives Of score Of fire.
men always on duty there. The build
ing houses most Of the city's motor
apparatus.
Norris. F. Perkins was awarded
$23, 800 by a jury in district court here,
In his personal injury suit against the
Great Northern railway for $4,000.
Perkins, an employee of the company,
fell from refrigerator car two years
ago. His left leg was cut off at the
hip.
Frazee-Sander sascola, an ex-ser-
vice man, committed suicide by shoot
ing. The man disappeared from his
home near Todd Lake and few days
later a search for him was instituted.
His body was found by one OF the
searchers in a strawstack where he
had crawled