The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-09-19

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Of seven acres.
East Grand Forks.-Farmers say
that threshing operations In this sec
ton Of the Red River Valley will be
about completed this week.
Little Falls.-The Morrison County
Public Health association has been
formed here to take care of the physi.
caliy unfit Of this community.
Bemidji.-Joseph Miller and his wife
pleaded guilty in district court to
blind plugging and were each fined $50
and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
East Grand Forks.-C. Murphy of
the normal school, River Falls, Wis.
has been elected to take the position
as principal of the junior high school.
Minneapolis. Personal property
listed by the assessor in Minneapolis
this year .totaled $154,671, 703 as COM
pared with $147, ,944 in 1918, a gain
Of s7,620,759.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS citizenship
applicants will appear before Judge
Martin Hughes Sept. 10. The hearings
will be conducted by R. X. Doe, natur-
alizatiOn examiner.
Saltwater. Louis Lehman of Lake
Elmo has sold his elevator at that
place to the Equity Cooperative Elk,
change. The price paid is said to be
around the $4,000 mark.
Owatonna.-Lewis c. Berg, 81, vet.
eran of the Civil war, died at his home
here. Mr.. Berg served three years
with Company "A, Twenty-eighth Wis
consin Volunteer infantry.
Crookston. = Louis Carlson, sent
from Crookston to the state insane
asylum at Fergus Falls four years
ago, escaped, according to telephone
information received at the office of
the Polk county sheriff.
Ellsworth.-N. L. Nelson, chief of
the Ellsworth fire department, has
resigned and w. H. Bofenkamp has
been chosen to fill the vacancy. Chief
Nelson had been member of the de-
partment for IL years.
Bemidji.-The Hubbard County Ag-
ricultural association held its seventh
annual fair at Nevis last week. A
large agricultural and stock exhibit
was entered. Carnival attractions
held the attention of visitors.
Fergus Falls. The demand for
teachers, like the demand for every
thing else, has already outrun the sup
ply in this part of the state, and hun
dreds of schools will be unable to open
this fall on account of the shortage
Pipestone-The Pipestone county
fair was held last week. The exhibits
of corn, potatoes and other vegetables
were said to be the best ever shown
here. A large exhibit of blooded cat
tie, especially Herefords, were entered.
Spooner-School consolidation car
ried by vote of 40 to 4. The Silver
Creek school district and Spooner In
dependent district No. liz will be
joined as one district. The Silver
Creek pupils will be brought in by
team to attend the Spooner schools.
Tracy.-Tracy will probably soon
make plans for the establishment of a
white way system for street lighting
in the paved districts of the city. This
town claims to have more paved
OIkCOto Iuoh any OIuCI tOWh VI ITO
size in the northwest.
Pipestone.-The Pipestone city coun-
Gil has ordered plans for the building
of new waterworks plant for this
city. A new well is now being bored
and 1t is proposed to erect new pump
ing station and construct large res
ervoir and water tower.
Winona.-The establishment of
new government fish hatchery on the
upper Mississippi has been authorized
by the government, it has been an
nounced. The decision to erect the
new station, however, does not mean
that the Homer plant near Winona
win be disturbed, according to officials
there.
Stillwater.-Fire destroyed all of the
farm buildings of County Commission
er William Minogure, at Masterman
Crossing, with the exception of, his
home and his garage building. 1t is
believed the fire was started by a
spark from a threshing engine. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, partially
covered by insurance.
Little alls.-Arrangements are be-
ing completed for the twenty-fifth an
nual convention Of the Minnesota
Federation of Women's Clubs to be
held here beginning Sept. "a and con-
tinue through Friday, Sept. 26. Off,
GERS of the organization predict that
this will be one of the most success
full meetings held by that body. A. pro-
gram of notable speakers in being ar
ranged.
st. Paul.-Continued increases in
prices of certain kinds of building ma
terials threaten delay to projects for
new buildings at state institutions,
Charles E. Vasaly, chairman of the
state board of control, has re-
Gently announced. while the board
of control has awarded contracts
for nearly 100000 of new struc-
lures at state institutions since May
90" said Mr.. Vasaly, ''it also has been
forced to reject numerous bids because
the totals were in excess of the funds
available Unexpected advances in
prices of many kinds of building ma
terials have occurred since estimates
were presented to the legislature with
requests for appropriations and the
continued increases threaten to delay
several building projects at least until
more funds can be obtained"
Walker-The clover seed raised on
the Guy Irwin farm in Cass county
was sold to the Farmers Shipping as
ISOLATION and brought check Of ST.
057. There was forty-eight bushels