The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05

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! Winona-The government light
house steamer Dandelion passed this
point, going upstream, opening naviga
ton for the season.
ST. Paul-An application by citizens
of Bruno for stopping two more trains
that stop there now was denied by the
Railroad and Warehouse commission
st. cIoud-Boy Scouts of this city
| have started on the work of painting
every fire hydrant and fire alarm box
in the city, free of charge, the city fur.
nishing the paint.
MinneapoIis-Edwin Clark, who pub
lished the first daily paper in what now
is Minneapolis, died at the Ard God
frey house. He was So years old.
Grand Rapids-The safe of the First
State bank of Big Fork, 40 miles north
west of here, was looted by burglars
and 1900 in cash, Liberty bonds and
War Savings stamps secured.
DuIuth-Duluth Central high school
debating team won the state cham
pionship, defeating ST Peter high
school, in the twenty-irst annual con
test The decision of the judges was
unanimous.
AIexandria-After two years work
in raising funds for the purpose, the
Alexandria fire department members
announced their readiness to build a
clubhouse on the shore of Lake Lacota
near here.
Luverne-The farmers store al
| Steen, 81 miles southwest of here, was
burglarized, for the fourth time within
the past year. Nearly $1,000 worth OF
merchandise was taken.
kenyon-Dr. F. ]. Away and staff
Minnesota, are conducting soil exepri
ments on the L. H. Voxland and L.
| Foss farms near here.
Rochester-Former Senator A. j
Gronna of North Dakota, who recent
| ly underwent an operation at St
Mary's hospital here, left with his wife
| for his home in Lakota, N. d.
Grand Rapids-Retail merchants es
innate that about % per cent of their
total business is with farmers, or to
be more specific, with buyers who live
| outside of Grand Rapids and not in
villages of any size.
Fairmont-The Martin County indie
| pendent announces that it will install
a radio outfit to cooperate with those
recently installed by Twin City news
| papers. So far as known, this is the
| first installation of radio service by a
newspaper outside the Twin Cities.
Pipestone-Mrs, Clara Morris and
Mrs. Mary Mckee, 60-year-old pede
| strains of st. Paul, resumed their hike
along the King of Trails highway to
Sioux City, iowa, where they will Wis.
it their grandchildren. They spent
night in Pipestone.
South st. PauI-Another record
breaking financial statement was is
sued by the Central Cooperative Com
mission association. Since January l.
it has accumulated profits of more
than $4,000 for it's farmer patrons.
ST. James-The Franciscan Sisters
of Rochester have purchased the hos.
pital building here. Before they take
possession the structure is to be re.
modelled. A number of nurses will be
transferred from Rochester and sever.
| al surgeons. A school for training
nurses also will be established.
Duluth-Resumptions of 100 per cent
normal operations at the steel plant
of the Minnesota Steel company are
expected by June 1, officials announc.
ed. The increased activity will ne
cessitate force of 1000 men, $500
more than are at present employed
ST. PauI-Co-operative creameries in.
corporated for $4,000 or less need
not get license from the state securi-
| ties commission to sell stock in Min
| nesota, Chris Heen, state dairy and
food commissioner said in citing an
opinion of the attorney general.
Lake EImo-North Star Belle Oak,
Junior two year old Holstein COW,
owned by w. S. Moscrip of Lake Elmo
recently finished the milk and butter
| fat test under official Supervision. This
cow has made at the age of two years
and four months, record of 21,207. 2
lbs. of milk and 1854 lbs. of butter
fat, in So days, equivalent to 1905
lbs. of butter.
Shakopee--As a test of river trans.
portation, Minnesota firm has order
ed , shipment of 1000 tons of pig iron
from Sheffield, Ala, to be moved part
of the way by rail and part by water.
A saving of 81 ton will result, accord
ing to C. w. Nye, treasurer of the
American Range and Foundry com.
pany, which ordered the material Tbs
iron will be loaded onto barges at
Sheffield and transported on the Ten
nessee river to Metropolis, H., thence
by rail to Shakopee.
| Minneapolis-The Minnesota Loan
| & Trust company became the first
| Minneapolis bank to enter the radio
field when the company began the
broadcasting of bond and invest.
ment service from the station on the
| Curtis hotel.
S.ainerd-More than 100000 tons
| Of high grade ore is contained in de.
post discovered near Crosby on the
Guyana range. The discovery was
made By representatives OF the Amer
lean Steel and Tube Co. The prop
| erty is owned by the Rogers Brown
Ore Co.. and controlled by the Tube
| Companr.