The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-24


Mora-The business men and WON
en- of Mora served three course ban
quet to the Cooperative creamery pa
irons and families at the annual meet
ing.
Owatonna = Steele county farmers
to the number of 200 yesterday com
pleted the organization of a co-opera-
tive petroleum products buying and
sales association.
Minneapolis Michael Teeter, aged
SO, said to be the oldest member of
the Masonic order in Minnesota, died
at his home after a short illness re-
sulting from fall at his home.
st. James-Mrs Elizabeth Mandry,
aged 80, resident of this section of
the state since 1881, died at the home
of her daughter.
Sleepy Eye-For the purpose of max
ing the volunteer department more
efficient, the city council has purchas-
ed a fire alarm system.
st. Peter-Following rec, ipt of a
ruling of the Minnesota supreme court
by ]. A. Loehl, judge of probate, North
Mankato was declared city of the
| fourth class
Chisholm-The local Red Cross will
cease it's activities this week. During
the life of the organization $1,176 was
spent for relief of unemployed out Of
| $3.50 received.
Morristown-The Morristown Farm
ers Shipping association completed the
year of 1921 with receipts of approx
| mately $125,000, according to a report
| made at the annual meeting here.
Winona-An egg laid by hen own
ed by Mrs. A. " MCGUIRE of this city,
weighed slightly more than 3 IL
ounces, and measured inches as it's
largest circumference and inches as
| its smallest
st. Paula good year in 1922; far
better year than 1921, was the slogan
of more than 1000 hardware store
owners of Minnesota who attended the
26th annual hardware show at the ST.
| Paul auditorium.
st. Cloud-St. Cloud will have its
first automobile show in the new ar
mory Feb. "a and 25. All of the floor
space has been taken except section
of the main floor, which is being re-
served for dancing.
| Browns Valley-Otto Gilling, aged
80, long time resident of this city, was
found dead with his throat cut. Mys-
terry surrounds his death and it has
not been determined whether he was
slain or killed himself.
| st. Cloud-The Cass Lake high
school debating team won from st.
Cloud in district debate, the judges
decision being to 1. By reason of the
victory Cass Lake won the champion
ship of the sixth district
| Olivia-Anton Ennen aged 16, son of
a farmer, living near Norfolk, was kill
ed by the accidental discharge of a
shot gun. Ennen attempted to climb
onto a tile wagon when the weapon
was discharged, the full charge enter.
| ing his abdomen
st. Paul-Re-enforcin their stand
already taken against persons opening
| drug stores for the illicit sale of liquor.
| Minnesota pharmacists are consider.
| ing resolution to ask the next legis'
lature to pass bill providing for Ii
censing of drug stores.
Fairmont-It cost the state of Min
| nesota $58,64393 to spread $4,144.87
| worth of gravel on 1871 miles of state
| road between Fairmont and Blue
Earth, according to figures from C. N
| Krosch, state road engineer. The av'
erage per mile was S3,62731.
| st. Paul-Revision of the Minnesota
motor vehicle tax law was advocated
in a statement by Charles M. Babcock,
| state highway commissioner, saying
that car owners are not Directing to
| the tax for road purposes, but to in
| equalities in the present law.
| st. Paul-Wool producers of Mime
sofa will meet in conference Feb. Is
at the old state capitol, st. Paul, to
| plan state cooperative marketing as.
ISOLATION. The enterprise is being
started under auspices of the Mime.
sofa Farm Bureau federation.
Duluth-Guilford G. Hartley, min.
ing and agricultural leader of Mime.
sofa and at one time owner of the Du.
luth NewsTribune, who died January
| II, left an estate valued at $2,777,422,
according to a petition for probate OF
the will filed in probate court here.
Fairbanks on moonshiners and
bootleggers has been declared by resi-.
dents of Bessett and Fairbanks town.
ships in ST. Louis county and Toimi
| township in Lake county. At mass
meeting attended by more than 100
here, vigilance committee of nine
men, three from each of the townships
represented, was organized. The com.
mittee will investigate cases of alleged
illicit liquor traffic. Others promised
to furnish the proper information to
| operatives from the county sheriff s
office.
st. Paul-Minnesota in 1920-1921
produced only 100000 pounds of
cheese, or about per cent of the total
against Wisconsin's output in the same
period of time of 260,000,000 pounds,
or 20 per cent These figures were an
nounced by j. P. Keithley of the dairy
division of the university farm in con-
nection with the opening of the fourth
and last dairy division short course, to
show the extent Minnesota is tagging
behind Wisconsin. The course will
continue until March IL.
Sank Center-Delegates to the 18th
| annual convention of the Central Min
nesota Dairymen's and Buttermakers'
association were welcomed to the city
at the opening session, by the mayor of
Sank Center, to which response was
made by George Bottles of Melrose,
| president of the organization.