The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-05
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history, Crookston suffered from ia.
imne of Christmas trees.
Nevis-Trapped in a burning house,
Mrs. Henry Hoke, an invalid was burn
ed to death at her home three miles
south of Nevis
misunderstanding a window of a
soft drink parlor, robbers entered the
place and robbed the cash drawer OF
$500.
Redwood FaIls-At a meeting of
citizens of the city, candidates were
selected for the coming municipal
election.
st. Paul-County and district agri-
cultural societies will receive S140..
1O4.3S in state aid, according to R. p.
Chase, state auditor.
Marble-Much suffering will be caus.
ed at Marble unless coal can be OBJ
tanned, c. H. Dockeray has written the
state fuel commissioner.
Winona-Joseph Rostanka was given
suspended sentence of Is days in
the county Jail when he pleaded guilty
in municipal court to charge of wife
beating.
Ouluth-RuGolph M. Olson, on trial
for the third time on a charge of sec
ond degree arson, was found guilty af-
ter a district court jury had deliberat-
ed for almost sc hours
st. PauI-Establ;shm of a state
constabulary in some form, function
ing on the basis of similar institutions
in other states, is favored by the
Minnesota crime commission.
Minneapolis-"The Road Program
for 1923" was the subject of talk
by Charles M. Babcock, state highway
commissioner, at a luncheon of the
Minneapolis Society of Engineers and
st. Paul-Pierce Butler, who leaves
to take up his duties as associate JUS
tice of the United States supreme
court was the guest of honor at lunch.
con given by the Ramsey County Bar
association.
Observation-Disclosures of the
grand jury system in Hennepin county
is sought in a bill prepared by A. L..
Lennon, senator-elect of the Twenty
eight district, for eorly introduction in
the Legislature.
William L. Martin,
vicepresident in charge of traffic for
the 500 line, has resigned and will
retire Jan. l, after having been CON
tinuouSly in the service of the com.
pany since 1895.
Waverly-Fire destroyed the Cod
den Mercantile store and the O'Rourke
poolroom here, causing a loss of ap
proximately $4,000. The blaze is be.
lieved to have started from defective
chimney or furnace
observation-disclosures r. R. Brown
of this city has been appointed judge
of probate for Waseca county to fill
the unexpired term of Judge Sem
who on Jan. 1, assumes the duties of
his Office as district judge.
Minneapolis-The Civic and Com.
MERGE association is cooperating with
officials of the Minneapolis branch OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars to bring
the national headquarters of the sol
der organization to this city.
Ruthton-A special election soon
will be conducted here for the pur.
pose of taking action on the issuing
of bonds for the erection of a new
schoolhouse. 1t is proposed to erect
structure of five or six rooms
DuIuth-Constructio of four new
rural schools in ST. Louis county will
hn MI Wit b0
and the buildings made ready for oc.
cupancy when school is resumed Jan.
uary s, county school authorities an.
nounced.
Moorhead-Recount of the senatorial
vote cast in the November Z election
was completed and the returns vir.
tually assure A. Haagenson of Barnes.
vile, Farmer-Labor candidate, his seat
in the state Senate from the Forty.
ninth district.
St. PauI-Suit has been filed by the
state Of Minnesota against r. L. Heer,
Minneapolis, in the Ramsey county
district court, for $4,000 alleged to be
1912. The timber tracts were in Koo
chiching county.
Montevideo-Evidenc has been
taken in the proceedings where Emil
H. Nelson asked that he be declared
the duly selected register of deeds
of Chippewa county, notwithstanding
the fact that official returns show Mrs.
Ruth B. Billiard os having been
elected.
st. Paul-Encouragement of indus.
try by establishment of a department
that would compile data on existing
and be able to point
out business opportunities, will be
to the legislature in the
report of the state immigration com
Fergus Falls-Fines aggregating
S5,7S5 have been collected here thus
far under sentences imposed by
Judge Andrew Miller in liquor cases.
There are still number of fines to |
be collected, prisoners having been
sentenced TO term in jail and to pay
a fine at the expiration of the term.
Morris-A meeting of the bankers,
business men and farmers of the 4Sth |
legislative district, comprising Grant, |
Traverse and Big Stone coun.
ties. will be conducted in Morris |
to hear the report O. Sena.
tor Cliff, who was sent to Washington |
by the bankers of this district to urge |
legislation that would relieve the pres.
emit unsatisfactory marketing condi.
tons among the agricultural produc.
ers of the northwest.
Madison-One woman was killed
and two men are in a local hospital
with severe bruises as the result of an
in which they were riding
overturning in ditch when an at
tempt was made to pass another car
On the road.
Duluth-Work will be started at |
,nce on a new 81 900. 900 grain eIava.