The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-08-11
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1Sl,loJ.oS, OF net increase OF 3lo,-
121,462.16 over the showing on April
last
Bemidjt-Walter E. Fowler and John
Curry, former blacksmiths in the Twin
Cities, have asked permission of the
state to trap muskrats to start a breed
ing farm about 20 miles north Of Be-
midi.
Sherburn-A. G. T. Broun, banker,
is believed to be able to quote ac-
curately more of the Bible than any
man in the state. With the exception
of the genealogical parts of Chronicles
1t is said Mr.. Broun knows the Scrip
Fairmont--It is reported that the
shortage in the accounts Of o. L.
Shively, former manager of the Far.
mers elevator at Ceylon. will reach
about $4,000. instead Of $4,000.
DuIuth-More than 500 person at.
tended the sixth annual summer insti.
tute, crops and livestock inspection al
the Northeast Experiment farm.
Worthington-H. e. Lamb, com
mander of Warrington post of ths
American Legion, is probably the
oldest commander of a Legion post,
He enlisted in October, 1917, at the
age Of 81, and is now 81.
Fairmont-With the remarkable
score of 81, Juanita Brodt, living at
Fraser, was awarded the honor of hav-
ing the best garden cultivated by juni-
ors in this section, in contest.
Winona-Henry Einhorn, farmer
near here, is in serious condition at
his home as result of being crushed
between barn and a tractor. which
was b,ing used to move the barn.
WaterviIIe-The Waterville Public
Library association has elected the
following officers: President, E. e.
Spear; vice president, Mrs. George o.
Greene; treasurer, L. ]. Ebeling; sec
rotary and librarian, Mrs. Jennie Eos
ter.
st. PauI-Burns caused the death OF
two children at the st. Paul city hos
pital. Loane Shelton, 2-yeaf-old SON
of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Shelton of White,
s. D., died after suffering for 10 days.
Lucille Soft, 8-year-old daughter of
Tony Soft, Lake Gervais, Canada, also
died of burns.
Hibbing-An unusually large number
of range men are leaving for the har-
vest fields in the beginning of the big
gest movement of farm labor ever at
tempted in the Northwest Trains are
carrying the range residents to North
and South Dakota farms.
Montevideo - Montevideo, with
temperature of 81, was the hottest
place in the Northwest during past "a
hours. New Ulm and Campbell, with
SO each, ran neck and neck for sec.
ond place, and Waseca came third with
81
Waseca-The funeral of Mrs. Au
gusta Meyer of Freedom, pioneer
resident of Waseca county, was held
from her home. Mrs. Meyer died after
living here since 1850, coming here
when Indians still frequented this sec.
ton. She was born in Germany, De
cember 20, 1912.
lures practically by heart.
Rosemont-The new nine mile pave
ment between Pennington and Rose
mont on trunk highway No. is open.
ed to traffic. Work on the remaining
20 miles under construction is to be
finished before cold weather, according
to Charles M. Babcock, commissioners.
WaterviIle-The LIE Sueur county
commissioners have ordered the reas.
sessments of Montgomery and Kilken.
ny townships as the result of Unequal.
tiles with other parts of the county.
kAf-.m.~AIse PnidU and
Charles Hume, postoffice inspectors.
returned to Minneapolis from New
York, where they participated in the
roundup of three men in connection
with the million-dollar mail robbery in
that city.
ST. Paui-The Third Infantry band
from Fort Smelling will furnish the mu.
sic on the annual tour of the Northern
Minnesota Editorial association, Aug.
9, 10; II and IL, which will visit Park
Rapids, Itasca state park and Bemidji.
Minneapolis than one-third OF
the normal quota of men are now en-
ployed in the shops of the Great Nor.
thern railroad, according to state.
ment by that company. More than
one thousand men have been employed
by the company in the last week, &C
cording to Ralph Budd. president.
Moorhead-Leonard Coping, 3-year.
old, was seriously burned here when a
14-year-old boy poured gasoline over
his breaches, touched match to them
and ran away. Harold Nordale was
brought into juvenile court charged
with setting fire to the child's clothing.
ST. cloud-W. r. Norenson, consult
ing engineer of the quartermaster gen.
erals office in Washington, has ar.
rived here to make survey and map
of the proposed site for the veterans
hospital to be built here.
Jackson-The authorities here are
trying to apprehend stranger who
worked for several days in the country
north of here purporting to take orders
for large ST. Paul mail order house.
The men did a fourishing business.
Sheriff o. G. Lee has heen informed.
Upon taking each order the man, it is
said, demanded cash deposit of $40.
In a few instances farmers gave the
man checks but in most cases he was
paid the amount in currency. The time
for the arrival of the goods has passed
but none has been received and the
man cannot be located.
Minneapolis Every train leaving
Minneapolis for Northwest points car
ries SO or more farm hands for the
harvest fields of Minnesota, North Da
kota, South Dakota and Montana Rail
road and labor men estimated that
approximately $500 men were ship
ned daily