The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-10
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nounced by Major F. S. Snively
Virginia Organization of several
purebred sire associations viii soon
be perfected throughout this district,
according to plansN announced by
County Agent, August Neubauer.
MinneapoIis-The Last Mans club
of the 151st Field artillery held its an
nual meeting here. About % mem
bers are expected and letters will be
read from members now scattered
throughout the country.
Hlbbing-For the first time in the
history of the state at this time of the
year there is no water in the swamps
in the northern part of the state. The
swamps are dry and fires in the low
places burn stubbornly, Overdrainage
of these lands is believed to be the
cause.
Eveleth-Safety measures at every
mine in the county are responsible for
bringing the number of accidents down
to 19 for the fiscal year as against
rs in 1921.
Duluth-An urgent appeal for the
shipment of 100000 tons of hard coal
to Duluth and the head of the lakes be-
fore the end Of the navigation season to
carry out the original pledge of this
district was telegraphed to Washington
authorities by Congressman o. j,
Larson.
ST. Paul-Dr. Elias ]. Durand, pro
fessor of botany at the University OF
Minnesota and internationally known
authority on botanical subjects, died
at his home here after long Illness
An operation last summer failed to
bring relief, and DR.. Durand had been
failing since
MinneapoIis-Com returns on
| Minneapolis registration brought the
total up to 145,506 names or within
5000 of the registration for the presi
Dental election two years ago.
MinneapoIis-Bond requirements OF
| the Board of Education for 1928 are
| being prepared by administrative Off
GERS of the board for presentation to
the board of taxation November 7. II
| is unlikely the figure will be less than
! the $2,500,000 fixed by the board OF
| taxation, officials said.
! ST. James-Plans have been com
pleted for the fitting observance of Ar
mistice day in St. James. A parade
| in which Civil, Spanish war and World
| war veterans will take part, will be
one of the features.
Canby-A number Of farmers in this
vicinity report that wolves have made
raids on their sheep herds, killing a
number of the animals.
Deer Rivera virulent form of diph
iberia is reported raging in the north
settlement, and one child, died after
| a short illness According to the in
designations made by the state labor:
atory, the cases are those of black
| diphtheria.
MnneapoIis-The Northwestern Bell
Telephone Co., has installed 100000
| telephones in this city. This an
nouncement was made by local Off
Gals. Minneapolis now ranks fifth in
number of telephones in use in the u
| S.
FaribauIt Minnesota's longest
stretch of paved highway, reaching
| It's miles from FaIihault northward
| through ST Paul Minneapolis st
Cloud and Little Falls, is now com.
pleted Road builders have poured
| the last batch of concrete on Trunk
| Highway No. paving near Westcott.
Celebrations will be held at various
towns on the highway Nov. 8, 10, II
and IL
Fergus Fails-The freight cars or
dered to the West by the Interstate
Commerce commission will arrive toe
late to save the potato crop as the
shippers will not risk sending out po-
| tatoes in ordinary box cars so late in
| the season. This was the situation in
| the potato country as revealed to o,
P. B. Jacobson, chairman of the Rail-
| road and Warehouse commission, and
| N. j. Holmberg, commissioner of agri-
culture, on the first day of their tour
| in which they covered Alexandria, Car
| los, Henning, Parkers Prairie and Fer
gus Falls.
Hibbing-To encourage the .use O
peat for heating purposes the staff o.
| the state mines department headquar
| tiers here is using peat to heat the
building The dried peat has beer
used by mixing with coal and separ
ately and it has worked satisfactorily.
DuIuth-Duluth will have juvenile
traffic cops, if the recommendations OF
R. T. Hugo, chairman of the traffic
! committe of the Duluth Auto club, are
carried out. 1t is proposed to station
school boys at crossings in front OF
public school buildings to direct stu
| dents across the intersections.
ST. Paula bid is being made by
the Twin Cities to secure the proposed
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
community building for orphan chill
dren for this state. Minnesota has
| a good chance of securing this institu.
ton, according to officers of the asso-
citation, providing the citizens of the
state show proper interest. The Yeo-
mems plan includes building town
| for the care of orphan children, The
program provides that within 10 years
the institution will have $50 houses ac-
commodating Is children in each
home, together with their guardian
or foster parents The project will
require an investment of $4,000 900
to s12,OOO,O0C which will be provided
by assessments on the 100000 mem
bers throughout the coratry.
neapolis-Laurence E. Dutton,
assistant United States radio inspect
or, will arrive in Minneapolis Novem-
Der to inspect all the city radio sta
tions. He will make his headquarters
in the civil service examination room
at the postoffice