The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-08-29

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International Falls.-At the state
land sale held here, approximately
1000 acres were sold. The sale was
conducted by the county auditor.
| Marshall.-Miss Marry McMann was
electrocuted when she grasped an I'M
covered electric wire, while connect
ing the current with an electric
toaster.
StilIwater.-The Washington county
Poultry association decided to hold the
next annual exhibit on Thursday, Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, Nov, 20, 81,
% and %.
| Window. The school board at
| Mountain Lake has let the contract
for $4,000 school building and work
on the structure will be commenced
within the next few weeks.
Crookston.- The high cost of living
will be investigated in Polk county
as result of orders received by o. K.
Berget, county food administrator from
Attorney General Palmer
Window. - The school board at
Mountain Lake has let the contract
for $4,000 school building and work
on the structure will be commenced
within the next few weeks.
| Winona. - Misses Hannah Gaffney
and Mary Culhans of Winona, nurses,
won $50 wager, posted by Rochester
physicians. They walked from Roch-
ester to Rushford in three days.
st. Cloud.-Several additional miles
of paving in st. Cloud will be con-
sidered soon by the city commission,
Plans for laying the sewer and water
mains already have been made.
Marshall-A post of the American
legion has been formed here and Off
GERS will be elected as soon as the
charter is received. The name chosen
for the post is Luther ]. Snapp post"
International Falls.-Rev. Knutson
and family have departed for Portland,
Ore, where they will make their home.
Mr.. knutson was pastor Of the local
| Norwegian church for several years.
Brainerd.-A sale of $50 acres Of
land in Long Lake township. south of
Brainerd, was sold by C. E. Peabody
| for 500 an acre. The land is broken,
but is unfenced and has no buildings.
Grand Rapids.-John Pierson, who
is employed at the Itasca hospital was
made happy by the arrival from Swed
en- of his wife and five children, whom
he has not seen for over eight years.
Ceylon.-The Poultry Specially COM
pany, Ceylon, with $4,000 capital au-
thorization, was chartered by Secre
| tary of State Schmahl. 1t purposes
to manufacture poultry feed, coops and
appliances.
Grand Rapids.-Itasca county is in
favor of good roads. This was demon
strated when the proposal to issue
| 100000 in bonds for county roads
was carried at recent election by
large majority. ... ..
Brainerd.-Tony Bohlke of Hubert
accidentally collided with a cow near
field road, coming upon herd in the
dark. His car had radiator and lamps
badly damaged.
GoEvick-A bolt of lightning struck
the home of Erick Gunelius on his
farm 21a miles east of here during an
electric storm and literally wrecked,
the structure. The family were in
bed but none were injured.
Brainerd.-A committee of labor.
men are arranging the Labor day
program. This year the farmers are
to be taken into the celebration and
they have a committee of farmers ar
ranging for their part in it.
Tyler-At a mass meeting of citi-
zens here it was decided to erect al
modern hospital building, replacing
the one which wSs destroyed by the
tornado year ago. A structure cost
ing more than 100000 is planned.
Pipestone.-At mass meeting of.
citizens held here, Oscar Ashton, SON
of the late R. w. Ashton, placed in,
the trust of the city council and coun-i
ty commissioners the sum of $50,000i
to be used Immediately in the erection.
] of a modern hospital building for this
city. The donation is made by Mr..
Ashton in the memory of his father.
Bemidji.-The lowest bid on the
general contract exceeding the $780,,
900 fund available, proposals opened
on contracts for the proposed women's
dormitory at the Bemidji state normal
school probably will be rejected by
the state board of control. These
bids rejected. the plans and specifica-
tions probably will be revised and
new proposals invited.
Pipestone.-Slayton, Murray, Pipe
stone, Freeborn,. Big Stone, Stearns,
Swift and Carlton counties all report
that the wheat yield will be far below
normal, but other small grains are re-
ported to be making good returns, al
though not up to previous years. In
| Slayton and Murray counties it is not
expected that the wheat yield will be
more than or 10 bushels to the acre.
st. Paul.-State control of large rec
reation districts and parks was urged
by w. T. Cox, state forester, following
a conference with William L. Hall,
Federal assistant forester, and ]. l..
| Harrington, Wisconsin commissioner
of forestry. Scenic regions in East
ern states now are almost entirely
under private control, Mr.. Cox. said,
and it was explained that the rec
reation grounds in the Northwestern
states can be best conserved for the
public under state ownership and reg
ulation.
Hibbing.-An organization of local
consumers will assist the Federal ex-
| aminers in their investigation of the
high cost OF living here. Representa-
tive Hibbing citizens and members of
local labor bodies are planning the