The Ely miner., 1920-12-24

Moorhead-No more salary checks
will be forthcoming to the city officials
until next April, when the next tax
distribution is available.
Brainerd-A lone bandit held up
John Steenberg, merchant, in his store,
took $136 in silver from cash regis
ter and made his escape.
Stewart-The Mcleod County Poul-
try association will have it's annual
show here Jan. fS, 10, 20 and 81. W.
e. Stanchfield will be Judge.
Minneapolis-St Olaf's college,
Northfield, won the Morse declamatory
contest held in the North high school,
The Albert Lea, Mimi, high school
won second place.
Rochester-The new tax rate for
Rochester has been fixed at 6.8 per cent
on valuation of $9,753,841 as COM
pared to IA per cent On valuation of
$6934,709 in 1919.
st. Paul-The ST. Paul city armistice
day committee will urge the Legisla-
ture at its coming session to designate
November IL Victory Day" and make
it legal holiday in Minnesota.
Rochester -Shoplifters are busy in
Rochester A number of thefts have
been reported, but so far no arrests
have been made. The principal theft
is that of a $500 fur coat and two $100
dresses.
Rochester-An approximate In
crease of 20 per cent in the electric
light and water rates of Rochester will
go into effect on Jan. 1, according to
an announcement by the pdblic utili-
ties board.
Springfield-W William T. Elebe1ry,
living near here, was killed by the ac-
cidental discharge of a shotgun. He
was taking the gun from buggy when
the trigger caught and the weapon was
discharged
Winona-Seventy-n miles of Wi
mona county roads have been accepted
by the state highway commission for
inclusion in the trunk highway sys-
TEN, according to announcement by
the county board.
st. Peter-To facilitate the raising
of the $15O,000 gymnasium fund for
Gustavus Adolphus college, President
o. j. Johnson, was granted a leave Of
absence beginning Jan. 1, and con-
tinuing until spring.
ST. Paul-Carlos Avery, state game
and fish commissioner, returned from
Hutchinson, where he attended meet
ing of the Gopher Camp Fire club, a
sportmen's organization, which was at
tended by 900 persons.
Brainerd-Brainerd soon is to be-
come the home of new publication,
the Minnesota Lakes" monthly mag
azine to be published in the interests
of summer tourists and all who enjoy
the Ten Thousand Lakes.
Climbing the tower OF
windmill that he might see what part
of the field his sons were working in,
Niels A. Nelson, So years old, missed
his footing and fell IS feet, receiving
injuries which caused his death.
Minneapolis-Liq valued at $1,500
1920 price-was stolen from the Of
fees of Paul D. Keller, supervising
federal prohibition agent, Mr.. Keller
announced. The thieves had forced
the door by the use of ''jimmies."
Duluth-Chisholm tax payers, 9TH
er than the mining interests, who are
vigorously protesting the 40 per cent
increase ordered on all plated real es-
tate valuations have encountered diff
culties in an attempt to lake the case
into court.
Luverne-Arrangem are being
made by the county commissioners to
sell 100000 worth of road refunding
bonds Dec. II. The money will be
used 20 pay warrants for the road work
done in Rock county during the past
few months.
st. Paul-The proposed erection Of
psycho-pathic hospital at the Uni
versity of Minnesota was discussed at
meeting of the joint committee of
the Board of Regents of the university
and the state Board of Control at the
state capitol.
Minneapolis-Mo than 80 per cent
of the average annual plowing has :
been done throughout Minnesota this
year, due to mild weather, university
farm experts declared. Farmers of the
state usually plow about 80 per cent
of the worked soil during the fall.
Minneapolis-Re of Mime
sofa trust companies showed gain of
$10,564,039 for the year ending June
80, 1920, according to a statement just
issued by the United States Mortgage
& Trust company of New York The
total resources in 1920 were $34,990,063
as compared with 24.426,024 in 1919.
Grand Rapids-Prices on potatoes
have been falling daily for several
weeks until now they have apparently
touched the bottom, as there is no
longer any demand for them at all.
Local buyers report that they do not
want the farmers to haul in any pota-
toes at present, for there is not enough
in them to warrant handling them at
this time.
Northfield-Producing more than 10
tons of milk in less than year and
due to freshening again before Jan. 1,
Queen Pontiac Oak Marie, owned by
A. ]. Lashbrook, of this city, is de-
clared to be tie first 10000 pound
junior year old Holstein heifer in
southern Minnesota. In 240 days this
remarkable heifer produced 26,1S4
pounds of milk and 680.3 pounds of
butter. She was put in test Dec. 26,
1919.
Observation-Disclosures cases of Can
adian whisky, planted by Moorhead
whisky runner in grave in Riverside
cemetery for retail sale this winter,
were dug up by person believed te
have watched the planting" opera
tions Clay county authorities say
they are unable to learn the identity
of any of the parties in the case.