The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-01-20
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1921 were 24S as against 13l in 1920.
Marriage licenses issued for 1921
numbered 304, six more than IN 1920.
Fairmont- Thirty large trucks have
arrived here in readiness to begin work
on $4,000 crawling contract on the
Blue Earth road leading east from
this city.
Clarkfeld-Rev O. T. Storaasli, for
the last IA years pastor of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church here, has &C
cepted call to become pastor of the
church at Emmons, Mimi.
Glendale - Plans for combined
farmers institute and corn show have
been completed by committees in con-
nection with the Steele county Farm
Bureau offices for Jan. 20.
Thief River FaIls-Morlan Bishop
has resigned his position as examiner
at the state banking departmental ac-
cept position as assistant cashier in
the state treasurer's office.
Olivia-Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Hodg,
don, living near here, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. They
have resided on their farm since the
day following their marriage.
Pipestone-At the annual meeting
of the stockholders and directors Of
the Security Bank of Pipestone, Os-
car E. Ashton was named president
and George P. Gurley, director.
So. st. Paul-Reductions of approxi-
mately Is per cent in live stock sell.
ing commissions have been announced
by members of the South ST. Paul
Live Stock exchange, effective Mon
day.
Pipestone-When Police Captain
Thompson attempted to arrest mem
Der of a gang of four strangers, two Of
the gang threatened to shoot Thomp-
son and all four then escaped in an
auto.
Redwood FallsC. A. Johnson, for
the last eight years owner and editor
of the Bellview Independent, has sold
his business to g. H. McQuary of
Sioux Falls, who has taken possession
Of the plant.
Lanesboro-A banquet, believed to
be the first of its kind given by the
publisher of country newspaper, was
rendered by Ola M. Levang, proprietor
of Levang's Weekly, to advertisers
in the paper.
Maynard-In an effort to popularize
mail tournament to decide the cham.
pionship of the state has been started.
Every player in the state can take
part if he wishes by sending his name
to l. R. Carlson. Maynard, Mimi.
polis-Approximately 100000
tourists, more than half of them from
outside of Minnesota, visited the ho-
tells. summer resorts and communities
of Minnesota in the last year, accord
ing to officials of the Ten Thousand
Lakes association
Fairmont = The statement of the
Fairmont Canning company of bust
ness done in 1921 shows the company
cleared about $4,000 on the years
business. The company paid almost
$4,000 more for cans than the corn
that was put in them.
Minneapolis-Mi Minnesota became an
official link in the chain of states
containing the longest highway in the
world-the Glacier trail-when repre-
sentatives of the association from five
states gathered at Curtis hotel to per-
feet the organization and to lay plans
for marking the highway from
n1,id nn 10 10 4,
this year.
st. Paul-Developmen of home tai
emit in stock breeding and raising is
the most vital thing to be done by
county fairs, through constant in.
crease in the number of local breeders
taking part in fair exhibits and con.
tests, Dean w. C. Coffey of the Uni.
versity of Minnesota college of agri-
culture, told 800 members of the State
Agricultural society in session at the
state capitol
Fergus Falls-There is general
movement in this vicinity to put a
stop to questionable dances. The vii.
lage of Elizabeth, eight miles north Of
here, adopted an ordinance prohibit.
ing the sale or drinking of liquor in
connection with dances and also for.
bidding all dances of ga wiggly or in.
decent character" A similar ordi.
nance is pending before the Fergus
Falls city council.
olis-Simultaneous raids in
five Minnesota towns on illicit sources
of liquor marked the opening of de.
termined campaign to wipe out every
illicit source in Minnesota" A. l.
Melahn, federal group enforcement
chief said. Squads of prohibition
agents starting at a fixed hour, raided
soft drink places in Minneapolis and
ST. Paul, arrested alleged moonshine
sellers in Duluth, Cass Lake and
Walker, and confiscated large guam.
tity of liquor.
Deerwood- Seventeen days of in
mysterious thefts battling the police
of the Guyana Range district for two
years, ended when Guy Cunningham
aged rs, began five years term in the
state prison at Saltwater while his
father, Ole Cunningham, justice of the
peace of this place, is awaiting action
by the court on charge of grand lar
ceny. Archie Buck, head of Mime
apolis private detective agency and
former deputy sheriff of Hennepin
county, is credited with bringing about
the arrest of the father and son and
the recovery of property valued at ST.
600, which is alleged to have been
identified as stolen.
st. Paul-Prices of farm machinery
manufactured by the state of Mime
sofa at saltwater prison will be cut
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