The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-28

/ ton of the second district bankers will
| be concluded here June 9 and 10.
Crookston The Northwestern Min
| nesota Fair association fixed the dates
for the fair July z, 8, 8 and 10, just
prior to the Fargo fair.
| Fairmont-A special election was
called for June 5 to vote on the issu-
ance of 100000 bonds to provide al
central heating system for the local
school.
Tyler-Details are now being
worked out by committees here for
| the annual conference of the Danish
Lutheran church, from June 2 to at
| Danebod and Tyler. -
Windom-At a meeting of the
Southwestern Minnesota Medical as.
sociation here, Pipestone was elected
as the next meeting place for the So
ciety in November, 1920.
Luverne-Joe Willers, 80 years Old,
a farmer living a short distance west
of here, committed suicide here. He
slashed his throat with razor. No
cause has been assigned for the deed.
Truman-At meeting of Martin
county sheep raisers here wool
growers association was formed. The
county will have about 10000 pounds
of wool to market through the asso-
citation this year.
Triumph and Monterey,
twin villages, will have consolidated
school as the result of an election
here. The district will join in build
ing an up to date educational struc-
ture to serve ALL
Blooming Prairie-The school board
has awarded $4,000 of additional
bonds for the construction OF new
high school building to the Minneap-
oils Trust company. The bonds bear
5h per cent interest
Luverne-A worldwide search has
been started in an effort to locate
Private George w. Shook, formerly of
Luverne, now of Pretty Roc, N. D.,
who has been reported missing In &C
ton since July %, 1918.
Cass Lake-Cass Lake is getting
ready to entertain the Association of
Northwest Commercial club secretar-
ties, who will arrive here for an outing
about the middle of July The secre-
taries will hold a two-day session
here.
st. Paul-Crop prospects and excel
lent in the Red River valley and nor
thern Minnesota, Hugh j. Hughes,
marketing director, of the state de-
partment of agriculture, reported on
his return from trip through those
sections.
Blooming Prairie-Plans for the
construction of memorial to soldiers
of this section who died in the world
war are being made by the CONNER
cial club. Citizens of the village will
be asked to contribute funds for the
memorial.
Hastings-At a meeting of Dakota
county commissioners here a contract
was awarded to the S. ]. Groves e..
Sons company of Minneapolis for the
grading of a II mile stretch on the
state road, No. 2, between Hastings
and South st. Paul.
st. Cloud-With building fund of
$660.15 already subscribed the build
ing committee of the Haven township
community church has ordered build
ing material and announces that build
ing operations on the church edifice
will commence at once.
st. Paul-The recent ofrest fires
near Craig destroyed 100000 worth of
logs and cedar products, John H. Mel
son, forest ranger at Deer River, re-
ported to State Forester w. T. Cox.
The loss on state timber in the same
fire was small The origin Of the fire
has not been established.
st. Paul-Two prominent st. Paul
ties will occupy places on the program
of the 3Oth annual Minnesota Chris
tian Endeavor convention at Alexan-
dria, June 24-27. DR.. j. w. Bean,
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church
will conduct a series of devotional
periods. Peter MacFarlane, director
of the Union Gospel Mission, will give
the closing address the evening of the
9th.
St. Paul-Governor Burnquist has
appointed Col Albert F. Pratt Of
Anoka, assistant attorney general, to
prosecute former Hennepin county at
torney, w. M. Nash, now under sus-
pension from office under charges of
irregularities in his office in connec-
ton with the alleged whisky Snug
Cling cases, as the governor intends
there shall be a thorough investigation
of the whisky conspiracy.
st. Paul-Governor Burnquist has
issued proclamation establishing
closed season during 1920 on Chinese
ringneck pheasants. The 1919 game
law permitted the hunting of these
birds from Oct. Is to Dec. /, except
in the event that the governor issues
a proclamation declaring the season
closed during any year. The proclaim
alton was recommended by Carlos
Avery, state game and fish commits
sioner
st. Paul-Progress in work in the
state soldier bonus department result
ed in the dismissal of 81 men and 16
women employees, by order of Adju-
tant General W. F. Rhinow, chairman
of the board. The board retained
1873 employees. Nearly 5000 bonus
claims were paid the past week. Bon
us claimants are becoming more anx-
ious for their money, and many are
writing the board to hurry their
checks.
La Porte-Search of almost seven
months for the bodies of George Child,
SO years old, and his son, Earl, 35
years old, of Federal Dam, was ended
when an Indian, named John Drum
beater discoyered the body of the faith
er in Leech lake. The sons body was