The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-24

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Strandquist-The businessmen of
Strandquist have combined and be-
gun the publication of a newspaper
comparatively, 1.-The Strandquist
| Press"
| International Falls Koochiching
farmers captured almost $100 in cash
show. A special prize was created for
the boys and girls club department as
they had the championship potato
samples.
Aitkin-Two car loads of grade
Holsteins were shipped to southern
Minnesota and North Dakota which
| brought 500 a head. and heifers sold
for ft5 each.
Branerd-The Crow Wing Poultry
Association will hold their annual
poultry show on December LIST and
| End this year
ST. Paul-This city is winning high
rank among cities of the United States
| in building construction this year, its
! per capita investment during the first
| ten months being $S450, the best 1922
| standing to date of any city in the
Northwest.
Saint charIes-The Winona County
Farm Bureau are going to stimulate a
better laying strain of chickens on
the average farm. Beginning with
Dec. LIST they offer $3.50 in prizes to
the owners of f1ocks having the best
record at the end of the year.
uth-Improvements to the Du-
luth plant of the Universal Portland
Cement company, to cost $4,000,
were announced by R. S. Huey, super
intendent .-
ST. PauI-William ]. Edick of San
| Francisco was appointed assistant to
E. B. Linnen, chief of the United
States Secret service, Northwestern
division, with headquarters in St.
Paul.
DuIuth-The Salvation Army cam
paign was started with big luncheon
served to the solicitors. Duluth's
quota has been set at $1,000. #
CIearbrook-A mallard duck was
bagged last week with an aluminium
band about its leg bearing the word
in, Notify Bio. Survey, Washington,
d. C."
ST.. psuI-R. P. Chase, State Auditor
of Minnesota, last week announced a
reduction in state taxes for 1923 of
$2,500,0O0.
Sank Center-The Blue Valley
Creamery Co., with general offices in
Chicago, the largest exclusive butter
manufacturers in the world, have
purchased the Hillsdale and Sprague
property here and will erect strict
ly modern creamery of large capacity.
canby-It will be gratifying to the
general public of Candy and tributary
communities to learn that Candy has
had day trains put back On schedule.
Litchfield-Game and Fish Commits
sioner has opened twelve lakes in
Meeker county for fishing in any
style, as it was ascertained upon in
vestigation the fish would smoother
out when the lakes freeze over.
New UIm-The Brown County Agri-
cultural society cleared $1,000 on the
County Fair held last August. 7
St. PauI-The Minnesota Creamery
Operators and Managers association
was presented with a silk banner en-
blematic of the butter making cham
p1enship of the world at the annual
convention of the association here.
lie Sueur Center-Mr Eddy, living
east of town, has a Whitney apple
tree that produced second crop of
apples this season.
Preston-District court opened here
with 80 civil and % criminal cases,
and many cases were settled out Of
court.
ST. Paul-Seventy-five delegates
from thirteen spring wheat states, at
tending IL e second annual meeting of
the Conference for the Prevention OF
Grain Rust, unanimously adopted a
resolution urging Congress to appro-
pirate 100000 to continue the fight
against the common barberry bush
next year and recommending that the
various north central states in the era
dicatior area contribute to the cam
paign in proportion to their individual
needs Prominent speakers were
President ]. H Howard of the Amer.-
can Farm Bureau Federation and DR..
E. C. Stakman Of the United States
department of agriculture and the
University of Minnesota Dr. Stalk
Ean has just returned from Europe
where he found the black stem rust
outbreaks had been controlled by the
eradication of the common barberry
bush. The officers chosen when the
organization was formed here last
March were reelected. They are Gov
ernor j. A. o. Preus of Minnesota,
president: Franklin M. Crosby of Min
neapolis, vice president: Harrison
Fuller of Minneapolis, secretary treas
urer and director.
Stillwater-On December I, South
Saltwater, Mimi, will officially be
Known as Bayport. Following request
of civic organizations and residents
of South Saltwater, the postoffice de-
partment has notified the village coun-
Gil that tie name will be changed to
Bayport.
ST. Paul-In two years, If the leg
islature gives adequate authority the
State Highway department will be
able to report rs per cent of the trunk
highway system improved, Commits
sioner c. NJ Bsbcock declared here in
discussing the resd imp' ,yement pro
iects.