The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-31
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used.
Virginia-Plans for the new $780,
600 school building to replace the old
school building were apprved by the
board. The building will be Of brick
and three stories.
Thief River Falls-The Nordlandsla-
get, composed of men and women COM
ing from the northern section Of Nor.
way, will hold it's summer convention
here, June "a and 25.
Luverne-The Poland China Breed
ers association of Rock county has
been organized with Elmer Thompson
of this city president and Albert
Meyer Of Magnolia secretary.
Middle River-This village voted
the floating Of bond of $1,000 for the
installation of a municipal electric
lighting system by vote of 81 to AZ
at special election held here.
Observation-Disclosures have dropped
to so cents bushel on the local mar.
ket, but the farmers are still hauling
them in. There are many thousands
Of bushels left in farmers cellars.
Little Falls-Contracts for Is miles
of highway paving, grading and pre-
liminary work were awarded by the
Morrison county commissioners here
The amount involved is $350,030.24.
Hibbing- One of the largest state
gatherings of service men in northern
Minnesota will meet here April % al
the district board meeting of the
American Legion posts and auxiliaries.
Slayton-The state bank of Lake
Wilson will be reopened about April
1. All depositors will be paid in full.
The bank was closed in December by
order of the state banking department.
Austin-"Cy" Thomson's Oakdale
Amusement park, which last summer
attracted $4,000 visitors in one day,
will be reopened this summer, Jay c..
HORNED, receiver of the Oakdale farms,
announced
Fairmont r. Rockvam, dancing
teacher, indicted by the grand jury for
arson alleged to have been committed
in connection with the burning of a
cottage at Fox Lake last fail, was dis
charged in court.
Waseca-Plans for the erection Of q
bath house, trapshooting range, horse
shoe pitching course, and other i'm
provements have been added to the
building program of the Lakeside Golf
and Country club.
Windom-James M Mcconnell,
state commissioner of education, who
was teacher at the Wilder schools,
% years old, delivered the address at
the dedication of the new $4,000 con-
solidated school building.
st. Paul-Ap area of about rs
square miles in the vicinity of Ortan-
vile and the upper end of Marsh lake
is under water, but no serious Losses
will result, e. V. Willard, state drain
age and water commissioner, said.
Willmar-The newly formed com.
pany of the National Guard was mus
tered in here by Captain Gustav An
derson of Bismarck, N. D., who was
assisted by Major e. Carter of st.
Paul The company consists of So
men.
Bemidji-Bemidji is making plans
to take care of what is expected to be
the greatest summer trade in the his
tory of northern Minnesota, and extern
sive improvements are to be made at
Birchmont, the summer resort at the
head of Lake Bemidji.
Winona-Equal educational oppor.
tunity for rural, village and city chill
dren was urged as an imperative
necessity at the 25th annual conven-
tion of the Southeastern Minnesota
Education association, which opened a
three day meeting here.
Duluth-Freight handled at the Du-
luth-Superior harbor during the 1921
season totaled 30,0S5,555 tons, valued
at $330,512,S91, according to the an
nual report of marine commerce. This
is decrease of SO per cent compared
with the 1920 movement.
Osseo-A. P. Hechtman was reflect.
ed mayor in heated election contest
in which issues of 1921, when Osseo
voted wet, were freely mixed. With
Hechtman, all other city officials were
returned to office. Hechtman received
169 of the 247 votes cast.
Fergus Falls-O Officials are inves
tigating what is believed to have been
an attempt to wreck a Northern Pa
cific train near Henning, this county.
A tie had been placed across the track
and the pilot of the engine pushed it
along and stopped before the train was
derailed. About six weeks ago a rail
hn fra oh OF Il
the same spot.
Moorhead-Several farmers through
out the potato growing districts of
Minnesota will adopt the plan of Ted
Schroeder of Clay county, who last year
sprayed his 10 acre field of potatoes
with a sprayer attached to his motor
cycle. Mr. Schroeder says he was able
with his device to sprinkle four rows
at time and to travel at the rate Of
Is miles an hour while doing the work.
Hibbing-The United States Steel
corporations strongbox was tapped
for $l,152,45S to pay for It's activities
in Hibbing in 1921, according to the
report of Chairman e. H. Gary. just
made public. The money was paid out
for purchase Of surface rights on the
original 40 acres on which old Hibbing
was built, for the moving of buildings
of the old site and the development of
the new location.
Red Wing-Red Wings new dance
ordinance is now in effect and under
its provisions those giving dances
must notify the police department at
least "a hours in advance III osder that
the police matron may pc present.
Just how the ordinance applies to rri-
vate dances has not been definitely
worked out.
st. Paul-Frank Hubey, NJ. o. Moore