The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
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Fairmont-Deliberating one hour a

Observation-Disclosures one hour q
district court jury returned a verdict
for A. L. Ward in the $4,000 damage
suit brought by Mrs. Viola Limburg
of this city against the 80 year old
state senator and banker
ST. Paul-Improved roadways CT
Minnesota have been more than
doubled in mileage in the first years
operation of the Babcock trunk high
way system, it was announced by the
state highway department.
Albert Lea-Many Freeborn county
farmers have finished their seeding.
Backwardness of spring has caused
farmers to curtail their wheat average
| and increase the amount which is to
be planted to corn.
Marshall-W. B. Thorburn reported
the record litter of spring pigs, when
sow on his place northeast of town
farrowed eighteen pigs. The mother
was doing nicely but meals were serv.
ed necessarily by installments.
Fairmont- Martin county board
of commissioners has sold to Wells
Dickey company of Minneapolis an is
sue of 100000 of drainage bonds,
bearing Az per cent interest on a
premium bid of S2,S70
orthfield-Invitations have been
mailed out to all the members of the
Minnesota State High School Athlete
| associations for the 21st annual intes,
scholastic track meet to be held at
Carleton college May 27.
Minneapolis Russell H. Stan
ford, pastor of the First Congrega-
| tional church, Minneapolis, will appear
| before military investigating board
to answer questions in regard to his
views on military training.
Observation-Disclosures public schools
are now without a rating system for
grading the efficiency of teachers such
as has prevailed for the last two years.
Winona-The navigation season on
the Upper Mississippi river was formal
ly opened when the government light
house steamboat, Dandelion, passed
Winona on its way upstream.
ST. PauI-Christian Hog wants a
| wife. Mr.. Hog, who lives at LANCER,
| N. D., says in letter to Governor
Preus that he prefers wealthy young
woman of Scandinavian birth.
st. Paul-Neither Louis w. Hill nor
the Northwest Trust company will be
| named as administrator of the $12,-
100000 estate of Mrs. Mary T. Hill.
Little FalIs-Archibald H. Vernon Of
Little Falls, former state commander
Of the American Legion, has an
nounced that he will file for the no
mination for associate justice of the
state supreme court. He will oppose
Justice James H. Quinn.
Austin-Superinten of Schools
S. T. Neyeln reports that more than
400 applicants are seeking the remain
ing % positions on the staff of the
Austin schools, which are still vacant.
st. PauI-Traffic managers of nine
railroad companies operating in Min
nesota have under advisement a
request of officials of the County
Fairs association and N. ]. Holmberg,
state commissioner of agriculture, for
reduced railroad rates.
MinneapoIis-Mo people are plan
| ming European tours this summer than
ever before, Mrs. Margaret McCrae,
passport clerk in the federal building,
declared Passport applications aver.
age Is day.
Willmar-Michael D. Manning, Is,
president of the Minnesota Territorial
Pioneer association, died at his home
in Willmar, following many years Of
active work in the G. A. R. and pioneer
associations.
Minneapolis officials
and agents maintained chilly attitude
when a visitor to the federal building
presented a petition asking for an
amendment of the Volstead act to al
low light wines and beers. Not a
signature was obtained.
Crookston-A turtle weighing 20
pounds and four feet long from the tip
of its head to it's tail, said to be the
largest ever caught in this section, is
being displayed here. An ak and a
rifle were used to kill the tortoise, in
Maple lake.
st. neutrality-suspicious. Frank
Clague, of the second Minnesota dis
trict, has introduced bill in congress
to amend the packers control law so
as to give the state of Minnesota SUI
pervision over the South st. Paul live
stock market.
Notwithstanding to the serious
1f lci chrr
charged with murder in the first de-
gree following the Staying Of Oscar
Erickson, financial clerk in the Mil
waukee railroad division offices here,
her preliminary hearing has been in
definitely postponed.
Red Wing-Red Wings experiment
with a policewoman is to end shortly,
reports say. Notice is reported to
have been given Mrs. Marie Zychlin-
ski. the first appointee under the or
dinance, at a salary of 500 month,
that her services will not be required
after 80 days. Some friction is said
to have arisen in the department be-
cause of the activities of the police
woman.
Observation-Disclosures of 20 per
cent dividend returns and jobs paying
so cents an hour induced more than
a score of Minneapolis Poles to pour
$4,000 into the Golfers Of the Illinois
Cylinder Grinding Machinery COM
pany, Chicago, according to stories re-
ported to have been told members Of
the Hennepin county grand jury.
Minneapolis = The United States
shipping board announce that offices
for the northwest will be opened May
1 in the Metropolitan Life building in