The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-07-29

!, the collapse of balcany of the new
Catholic church being built here.
st. Paul-The Disabled American
Veterans OF the World, War, with head.
quarters in ST. Paul, filed articles of
Incorporation with Mike Holm, secre-
tary of state.
Owatonna-The Steele County Hol-
stein Breeders association at meet
ing here, voted to finance the sending
of county show herd to the Mime
sofa state fair this year
Duluth-Four hundred delegates,
representing Minnesota, Wisconsin
and the Dakotas, were present today
when the annual interstate conference
of the Knights of Maccabees was call
ed to order
Duluth-The government collected
$10,500 in fines from the 2O7 cases dis
posed of at the term of federal court
ending here. Ninety-five per cent of
the cases were for violation of federal
liquor laws.
Waseca-For the first time in his
tory women are to serve on the jury of
the Waseca county district court, a
number of Waseca county women hav-
ing been selected by the county COM
missioners.
| Minneapolis Grain in terminal ele-
vators and -four mills in Minneapolis
is now 100000 bushels in excess of
what it was a year ago, according to
a bulletin of the Minneapolis Traffic
association.
Waseca-A complete survey of the
rat problem in Waseca is under way as
the first step in a citywide campaign
to rid the town of these pests Poi
| SON is given free to warriors in the
battle against the rodents.
/ Luverne-At the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Tri State Mu-
tual Grain Dealers Fire Insurance
company dividend of SO per cent
was voted and $4,000 was ordered
added to the surplus fund.
Bagley-Explosion of dynamite caps,
with which they were working on a
road near here, cost Hans Peterson
his left hand, part of his right and
| possibly the sight of one eye, and
severely injured Stanley Olson.
Little Falls-First threshing reports
from Morrison county show acreage
rye yields of from 20 to % bushels.
| Cutting of the oats crop is almost COM
| pleted, and threshing all grain is ex-
pected to start within the next three
weeks.
Prior Lake-The cornerstone of the
new Catholic church was laid here by
Archbishop Bowling. Ten priests as
sisted the Rev. John Deere. The old
church was completely destroyed by
| fire in April. The new church will cost
| $35 200.
Winona-August J. Rick of Winona
| was elected state commander of the
| United Spanish American War Vet
Grams at the closing session of the
18th annual convention Mrs. M j.
Wieczorek was chosen state auxiliary
president.
St. Paula check for $4,000 was
received by M. J. Desmond, deputy
state auditor, from the Federal gov
ernments as state aid for the teaching
of agriculture at the University of
Minnesota School of Agriculture under
provisions of the Morrill, act
Minneapolis Twin City aerial
derby, to be staged on scale which
will attract national interest, will be
sponsored by the Minneapolis Aero
club state fair week, as the result of
action taken at a meeting of that or
ganization. The local club will CO.
operate with the ST. Paul Aero club
in the project.
Luverne-Oil has been found on
farm in Springwater township, owned
by julius Eichner. Noticing an oily
for years. Eichner engaged pros
pector to drill the well deeper and at
depth of 600 feet oil dubbed to the
surface. An anlysis of the oil show
ed it to be god grade, according to
Eichner
Almelund-Four bandits entered the
Farmers State bank here, held up the
cashier and two customers, took $1,000
to $4,000 in cash and about $4,000
worth of Liberty bonds and escaped in
a touring car kept in readiness by a
fifth bandit Almelund is little in
land village in Chisago county, s
miles north of Center City, the county
seat, and about As miles north of the
twin cities
So. ST. Paul-Prices for hay, corn and
bedding at the St. Paul Union Stock
yards company at South st. Paul,
were ordered reduced by the railroad
and warehouse commission. The COM
pany has been selling hay at $50
ton, corn at $1.25 a bushel and bed
ding at go cents bale. The commits
sion's order sets the prices at: Hay,
$29; corn, 30 cents. and bedding,
$19.75 a ton.
Stillwater-With % chairs draped
in black in memory of their dead mem
bers, three survivors of the Last
Mans club" formed July 81, 1881, by
80 soldier comrades of Company B.
First Minnesota Infantry, gathered at
the Sawyer house, the original meet
ing place, to fulfill pledge made 40
years ago. An undraped chair will
symbolic the attendance of the only
other survivor, Charles Lockwood of
Langdon, NJ D., who is too old to leave
his home. The three '1ast men" are p
o. Hall, SO years old, of Atwater,
Mimi; Adam Marty. S3 years old, OF
ST. Paul, and John S. Golf, n yeara
old, of the Soldiers home, Minneapo
lis.
st. Paul-Governor j. A. o. Preus
directed coal trade inquiry to be
made by the state department of ag.
riculture. The prospective supply of
coal, prices and practices of the trade
aro To ha Investigated under the in.