The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-24
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quent taxpayers The present assess
ment Of 10 per cent works hardships
on those of limited means, Mr.. Voegeli
said
Thief River FaIIs-The Marshall
County State bank of Holt, successor
to the Holt State bank, has opened it's
doors, having purchased the building
and fixtures Of the last-named institu.
| ton.
MinneapoIis-The Great Northern
and M. & st. L. railroads have ac-
a bridge over their tracks at Fifth
street north between Third and Fifth
avenues north.
St. Paul-xtussian, parliamentary
| law and life drawing are three new
courses, which are being offered by
the General Extension division of the
university. .a,. ....
Bemidji-Chimney fire costs has be-
come very expensive to the city. A
| campaign by the fire chief is being
made to do away with the giving Of
a general alarm when only one or
| two men are needed.
| New UIm-About one-third of the
names on both the grand jury and
petty jury for Brown County for the
December term of court are those of
women.
| Red Wing-This city has SYM
phony orchestra and regular concerts
will be given this winter.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cans of pike
and bass fry will be placed in the
| Mississippi river above the high dam.
The fry will be protected by the State
! Game and Fish commission.
Milaca - The superintendent of
schools is making a great appeal to
the Teachers and Parents Club in be-
half of the school work. He is ask
ing support in his efforts of having
| the pupils being home at an early
hour.
| Red Wing-The newly organized
boys band is coming along at fast
| clip according to announcement made
by Director H. C. E. Schmidt, three re-
hearsals being held each week. @
| Bird Island-Three thousand acres
were cut from the village of Bird
Island, Renville county, by action of
the state Supreme court in the case
of William L. Cavert against the Rem.
vile county Board of Commissioners.
| ST. Peter-A movement has been
started by the local American Legion
posts to have reunion of the Fourth
Anti-aircraft battalion here in connec
ton with the convention of the third
district American Legion posts next
July.
New UIm-The Brown county poul.
| try show will be held this year on
January 5, 6, 7 and 8. This annual
event has become so large that
change of quarters was necessary.
RenviIIe-The Church Hill NJ. e
Church is receiving radio sermons
| from the Hennepin Avenue NJ. e
Church of Minneapolis, very success
fully.
Litchfield-The State Game and
Fish Commission has prohibited the
netting of whitefish in the lakes.
MinneapoIis-W on his way fol
long-delayed visit to his birthplace
at Spring Grove, Mimi, Timan l.
| Quarve, &c years old, of Fessenden. N
| D., was killed by an ambulance il
| this city Mr. Quarve was a wealthy
resident of Fessenden, owner of a
large general merchandise store there
| and very we'll known.
! ST. Paul-The 60th annual meeting
| of the Minnesota Education associa
ton will take place in st. Paul instead
of Minneapolis, November 20.
Crookston-Plans have been com
pleted for Red River Valley Winter
| Livestock show to be conducted here
Feb. to g.
MinneapoIis-A drive to have every
student at the University of Mime.
| sofa vaccinated will be opened. Fifty
per cent of the students have not beer
so treated.
Brainerd - recommendations that
| tho county highway department place
markings on all sharp corners in grad
ed roads of the county which are now
| unmarked, were made by the grand
| jury.
Virginia-Sergt Charles Hakala,
Company B, Eighth infantry, a Vir-
ginia boy, has won the honor of being
| the best marksman in the A. E. F. in
Germany and the second best in the
| U. S. army. Sergt. Hakala is stationed
! at Coblenz, and won the recent small
| arms competition there with score
of $50 of possible $50.
Fairmont-Arthur NJ. Nelson, who
| IL 1fG -
missioner when few friends wrote
| his name on their ballots, will not ac-
cept the office, it having been held
| that the offices of court commissioner
and justice of the peace are incom-
! patible.
Windom-At special election here
the people o. Window, by vote of
three to one, refused to give the city
council authority to issue bonds for
| the purchase of water rights for the
establishment of power plant on the
river.
Austin-A district library institute
was conducted here Nov. 1917, inclu-
sive, with Miss Alma Penrose, of the
University high school, Minneapolis.
and Miss Maude Van Buren,, librarian
at Owatonna, as conductors. These in
| stitutes, which are taking the place Of
the summer schools, will be put On at
II places in Minnesota this fall.
| Winona-Milk will he distributed
daily to children in the Winona public
| schools, through the cooperation of
oarent-teachers' associations, dealers,
md private citizens. Last year, 500
| children were supplied with milk daily,