The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05

| MdrSndu- WO anu udlI miles o
streets in Marshall are to be paved
this year, according to a decision ar
rived at by the city council.
Brainerd.-Edward Lundberg KEEP
his auto truck in the Lively garage
When he cranked it up the trucl
jumped at him and pushed hin
through door, smashing three ribs.
Virginia.-Rafsin mash was discov
cred and destroyed by members of the
sheriff's force who, in company with
United States agents, visited Gilbert
and Eveleth, but no arrests were
| made.
Belle Plaine.-Otis Spratt, a farmer
living in Cerdit River township, Scott
county, received $3.50 for a load OF
clover seed here. The lead contained
30 bushels and he was paid at the rate
| Of $34 bushel.
Virginia.-An exhibit of articles of
| clothing made by girls of the high
school domestic science classes is
planned for the latter part of April,
when gowns and similar articles will
be placed on display.
Red Wing.-Mrs John G. A. Clau-
sen, q years old, died here, her death
being the fifth to occur in her family
within year. The mother, Mrs Anna
Swanson, and three sisters died dur.
ing the last II months.
Hibbing.-Official figures of the
range census, according to a report re-
ceived in Hibbing, will show this city
as leading the entire range in popula-
ton with total of $4,000. Virginia
is next with a total of 14,150.
Minneapolis.-W the arrest of
Adam Seiboski, the police believe that
they have rounded up a gang of four
bunk car bandits who killed Dan
Lewis, railroad workman, and who are
credited with series of holdups.
Albert Lea.-The national conven-
ton of the Spring, Egg and Poultry as
sociation will take place here March
IL. Egg and poultry men from Michi.
gan, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa and
other states will be in attendance.
st. Peter.-Mrs. Pernilla Newgaard
and Mrs. E. ]. Severson, both pioneers
Of Lake Prairie township, Nicollet
county, died here of influenza. Mrs.
Newgaard was SO years old and Mrs.
Severson "a. Both lived here so years.
st. Cloud.-St. Cloud will not in
crease salaries of city officials. Voters
defeated a proposal at special char
ter amendment election. The PROPOSE
ton was to increase salaries of city
commissioners from $500 to $4,000.
Owatonna.-A movement to cons
truct a livestock sales pavilion was
inaugurated at the annual meeting OF
the Steele County Live Stock Breed
ers' association, John Hartle, Jr., was
elected president, julius Ausen secre.
tary and L. S. Olson treasurer
st. Peter-Lfeut. Herbert Johnson,
commander of Company B, Fifth Min
nesota National :, Guard, received
$950.68 belated pay for his men from
the War department. This payment
covers service from January / to June
80, 1919, and is the first pay received
by the local unit since their enlist
ment
Moorhead.-Belle Hazeltine Ormsby,
Holstein heifer owned by Theodore H.
Skrei of Glyndon, has just made the
worlds yearling record with S09.31
pounds of butter and 1870 pounds of
milk in year. She displaces Chloe
Piterje Ormsby, also owned by Mr..
Skrei, who held the worlds record for
three years with SOL pounds Of but
ter.
Sabin.-The Farmers & Merchants
Electric Power company was organ
lied here by business men of the viii
lage and farmers of Glyndon and Elm
wood townships. The company is Ca
pitalized for $4,000, and will build a
line from Watts south with laterals to
supply electric current for power and
on farms and in the business
houses of Sabin.
st. Paul.-Cigarrette licenses taxes
for 1919 were distributed by State
Dairy and Food Commissioner James
Sorenson as follows: st. Paul, 1926;
SASS; Duluth, $1,042
These are the amounts collected by
the commissioner from licensed CT
garrette sellers in the those cities and
the tax, although collected state au-
thority, is returned to the cities.
Pipestone.-That material increases
will have to be made in salaries paid
to public school teachers when new
contracts are entered into is a FORE
gone conclusion. ST. James is the first
place which has so far reported on the
to be paid schoolteachers DUR
ing the years 1920-21. A total of $1O,-
900 is added to the teachers salary
fund at st. James and the instructors
will receive increases ranging from
$50 to $50 per month.
Duluth.-Minnesota retail grocers
and general merchants, at the closing
session of their twenty-fourth annual
here elected M. R. Bush of
Duluth president of the organization
and chose st. Paul as the site of the
next yearly meeting. This years con-
vention, which occupied three days,
ance as one of the most successful
events in the history of the organiza-
ton. c. ]. Evenson of Moorhead was
chosen first vice president at the meet
ing; w. r. Wolf, Waseca, second vice
George NJ. Peterson, Du-
luth, was reelected secretary, and ].
w. Lux, st. Paul, was reelected treas
urer.
st. Paul.-Eight men and one wo-
man nationally prominent in church
conferences, conducted the Minnesota
Pastors Conference here as part of
series of 40 conferences held in 4S
states between February 16 and March
10. A conference of women was held
at the same time for furtherance of
cooperation. Weekly prayer meetings