The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-12
>E.vENTssof THE week
u G1roughoHsthe State
Iof Ten thousand Lakes"
told in brief form

'oiu III Viei ioiIil
ST. James-William Schalaben, rep
fssentative from Watonwan county,
announced he will file for the state
senate for the district including Mar
tin and Watonwan counties.
| virginia-More than 1000 Virginia
grade school students are preparing
for song festival June and 2, &C
cording to Miss Mary Ann Williams,
| graduate music supervisor.
st. Peter-Fisherman John Jeremy
OF saltwater has arrived here to take
up the search for the body of George
Tyler of ST. Paul, an inmate of the
state hospital, who was drowned in the
Minnesota river.
st. cloLd-Figures compiled by Au-
gust Buchanan, clerk, indicate that St.
Cloud is realizing building boom of
no small proportions this year.
| st. Cloud-A man who claimed to
be able to receive radio message
through his body, was committed to
the state insane hospital at Fergus
Falls.
Hibbing-The first arrest on the
range of a farmer who insisted on
burning brush and slashings without a
state fire permit was made by D. L.
Mcintosh, forest ranger, who brought
Wilke Kikaner into court.
Thief River Falls-Sewer and water
mains of almost two miles each will
be laid this summer, according to &C
ton of the city council in ordering the
city clerk to advertise for bids to open
on May Il.
Grand Rapids-Grand Rapids won in
the injunction case to restrain the
Grand Rapids school district from is
suing bonds for $500 to build new
high school, The case may be carried
to the supreme court.
Warroad-The bodies of Garfield
Franzon and John Steen, who were
lost near Lake of the Woods during
the hunting season last fall, were
found and brought here on the steam
er Reliance.
| Duluth-A gigantic colonization
plan, whereby thousands of former SER
vice men may be given undeveloped
land in northern Minnesota, is being
formulated by the committee on adj
justed compensation of the Duluth
Chamber of Commerce.
| New Ulm-Federal prohibition
agents swooped down on New Ulm,
captured the Telephone exchange and
then raided simultaneously four soft
drink places. Six persons found in
| charge were arrested and are held in
| jail here without bail.
Duluth-Hearings will be conducted
by the state department of agriculture
at the st. Louis courthouse in Duluth
to inform the commission merchants
and dealers of the operations of the
cold storage warehouse law of Mime
sofa.
| Luverne-Chicken thieves have be-
gun raiding farmers poultry unusually
early in this county. Baby chicks are
the most favored and hundreds of them
have disappeared with the mother
hens, with no clue left as to where
they have gone.
Dunedin drilling well on a farm
three miles west of here the drillers
struck gas pocket at depth of SIS
feet. The gas escaped with such force
that large size rocks were hurled high
in the air and the roar of the gas could
be heard some distance from the well.
Duluth-Louis L. Collins, lieutenant
governor Of Minnesota, has been ex.
tended an invitation to open the Duluth
Industrial exposition. The manage
ment received letter from Governor
j. A. 0. Preus recently, stating his in
ability to be present at the exposition
because OF an engagement in Chicago.
Little FaIIs-Morrison county COM
missioners refused to appropriate
| $4,000 for the Farm Bureau county
agent and home demonstration. A dele
cation of more than rs members had
a meeting in the courtroom following
the refusal, and decided to circulate
petitions throughout the county to get
the pressure necessary to put over the
appropriation.
virginia-Sugar beets grown in nor
thern Minnesota yield a higher per-
centage of sugar with larger produc-
ton than is possible in the southern
! part of the state, according to Nels
Nelson, instructor in the department
Of agriculture Of the Virginia high
school. Experimental work has been
carried on at the Virginia school farm.
Minneapolis - Forty-nine families
! passed through the twin cities in
April to make their homes on new
Minnesota farms, according to Oscar
H. Smith, state commissioner of i'm
migration. Five families went to Ait
kin county, the highest number. Many
of the Immigrants came from Nebras-
ka and other midwest states. Mr..
Smith says he expects many more per-
sons during May.
ST. Paula model farmhouse. show.
'cg every modern labor saving device,
is planned for headquarters of the wo-
men at the National Dairy show in
October at the Minnesota State Fair
| grounds
Fairmont - The Fairmont Gas En-
CINE and Railway Motorcar company
announced signing of contracts with
The Santa &c railway to deliver 200
no-orcars year to be used for sec
.ioi> crews. i:Ae order is the largest
If The season, and officials of the COM
am said gives ind ~ ions that rail-
Dads are again on the market for
.uipnent.