The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-23
NeuIt Brietrhu
All III State
Condensed Stories Of happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota

Duluth-Navigation in the Duluth
Superior harbor officially opened when
the tug Minnesota shifted to the coal
docks to load coal.
Winona-Work on government riv-
er projects has started in this vicinity.
The General Allen, towing five barges.
one of which was loaded with signals
for river traffic, passed the city.
Clinton FaIis-Miss Margaret Day,
district eight, won the annual town
ship declamatory contest in connec-
ton with meeting of the Clinton
Falls township farm bureau unit.
lie Sueur-Mrs. Frances Caldwell,
rs years old, wife of Judge F. A. Cald-
well, prominent Minnesota jurist, died
here of heart trouble after an ex-
tended illness.
Mankato-Miss Mildred Boie of Man
kato, junior in the college of sci
ence, literature and the arts at the
University of Minnesota, won the Pills
bury oratorical contest with defense
of modern literature.
MinneapoIis-The largest conserva-
ton group ever assembled in the state
will come together when the third an
nual convention of the state Isaac
Walton league is held in the Curtis
hotel.
Stillwater-William Bonse, a fire.
man, was seriously injured In a fire
that destroyed the old Colonel R. F.
Hersey mansion, landmark for 40
years. The loss was estimated at
$4,000.
PIainview-The homestead and per.
sonal property Of e. L. Sylvester, now
in prison, were exempted in bankrupt
cy proceedings in decision handed
down at Winona. Sylvester is serv-
for embezzlement during his tenure
as president of the cefunct Plainview
State Bank
Fort SneIIing-More than 5000 men
will receive military instruction at
special encampments at Fort Smelling
this summer. Under present arrange
ments II camp periods will be con-
Quoted with members of the Organized
Reserve corps. Minnesota National
guard, Reserve Officers Training corps
and citizens taking part.
crookston-Five hundred young men
gathered at monster meeting here
and organized the first unit of the
"Stay West Young Man" club. From
Fisher, Mentor, Fertile and Red Lake
Falls three young men of the west
drove in to change Horace Greeley's
admonition of old to "stay west. young
men,"
GayIord-Senator Claude II. Mac
Kenzie of Gaylord, who led the figh,
for Governor Christiansons reorgan-
ization bill in the last session, filed as
a candidate for denomination in the
fifteenth district. Nicollet and Sibley
counties make up Senator MacKen-
zie's district.
Weiis-The wells Beautiful cam
paign this year will again be spon-
sored by the Wells Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club, Miss Floss
Loomis, chairman of the campaign last
year, was reappointed. Prizes for the
most neatly kept and most beautifully
improved premises will be awarded,
Morris-The West Central Baseball
league will start its season May End.
The seven teams in the league are
Morris, Hancock, Chokio, Glenwood
Starbuck, Herman and Benson. The
league officers are ]. D. Landes, presi-
dent, and L. R. Woodbridge, secretary.
treasurer, both of Morris.
Minneapolis-An army of 100000
citizens and school children of Min
nesota, on the opening day of Amer
| lean Forest week, was enlisted to stop
destruction of Minnesota forest re-
sources worth $275,00O,000, to launch
a program of reforestation and forest
conservation aimed at preventing Min.
nesota's 10000 lakes from drying up,
and to plant $4,000 trees in the state
| Minneapoiis-The northwest is en-
tering upon its most extensive build.
ing program since the war, figures re
ceived here indicate. These tabula-
| lions are also interpreted by lumber
dealers, contractors and bankers as
evidence that improvement in condi
i lions in business in the farm belt is
gaining in scope and momentum, re
sulting from the marketing of profit
able crops in 1924 and 1925.
Minneapolis Magnus Martinson
publisher of the magazine, Scandal
was found guilty of criminal libel by
4 a jury in Hennepin county distric,
court. The charge against Martinsor
followed publication of report that
former United States Senator Magnus
| johnson had been arrested for drunk
! enness. A. N. Jacobs, editor of the
| publication, was convicted in district
court on the same charge and is al
present serving sentence of 80 days
/ in the workhouse.
ST. PauI-Organizatien of the Min
i nesota national guard regiment into
brigade units was authorized by the
war department. The 92nd brigade
will be created from the 205th and
206th regiments, having headquarters
respectively at Mankato and st. Paul
and units scattered at various points
ST. Paui-JuIius A. Schmahl, former
secretary of state of Minnesota, filet
for the republican nomination for state
| treasurer. He opposes Oscar Fl. Smith
immigration commissioner, who alst
has fled for the Office, and e. w
Stark, state treasurer. who also vii
| be a candidate