The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-06-16

decided to again pool their wool this
year.
Jeffers-The board ef education has
of large addition to the public school
building.
Mankato The annual convention of
the Butter, Poultry and Egg Shippers
association was held here.
Falrfax-Vandals entered the high
school building here and broke open
the door to the superintendent Of
flee. "A kodak and small amount Of
cash was taken.
Albert Lea-The annual picnic of
the Freedom County Farm Bureau
clubs was held here at the fair
grounds.
Adams-The village council has
practically decided to sell the electric
light plant to the Consumers Light
company of Usage, Iowa.
Hibbing-The A. C. Schirmer tom.
pany of this city was awarded the con-
tract for the equipment of the cafe
terra to be placed in the new high
school here, at their bid of $10,345.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of "a general
closing of stores in Red Wing and adj
| jacent towns, upward of 1000 people
attended the annual picnic of the
Goodhue County Farm bureau hello
here.
Madison-The Wu,nen's Christian
Temperance union OF Lac qui ParlS
county have filed a petition with the
county commissioners asking that the
sale Of cigarets be prohibited in this
county
Red Wing-At meeting Of former
service men it was decided 10 change
the name of the Ex-Service Mems vo-
tiers league to the Red Wing Veterans
association.
Hibbing-The Oliver Iron Mining
company put 200 additional men at
work at their local properties, accord.
ing to an announcement made by off,
Gals of the company here.
RaIston-A branch of the Federal
War Loan bank has been organized
here, with M. H . Hahn, prominent
farmer of Amiret, president.
SIayton-The postal employees of
Murray county, including postmasters,
assistants and carriers, met here and
perfected the Murray County Postal
Welfare association.
Windom-The city OF Window may
| decide to have the water power situa.
ton carefully looked into here. with
a view to using the power for the
operation of an electrical generating
plant.
Pipestone-Six counties in south
western ADMINISTRATORS, Mobiles,
Jackson, Cottonwood, Pipestone and
Murray-have taken the initiative in
in cooperation with the state fedora
ton.
Two Harbors-There is more activ.
ity around the local D. & l. rail shops
and the ore docks than in months
The shops have been running full
time, and the boats are coming in for
ore in full measure.
Luverne-Luverne's paving fight has
resulted in the organization of an anti
directors society, to support the city
attorney and old council in their eff.
forts to have the paving assessment
upheld and the city's interests pro-
tected. The case will come up in court
June 20.
Duluth-Frank Heating of this city.
who has been making study of the
problem for several years and making
tests of Minnesota peat is now arrang-
ing to put in manufacturing plant
at Kelsey, Mimi.
Sleepy Eye-Members of the Mime
sofa Valley Drainage district have de-
cided it is necessary a huge dam be
built at the confluence of the Mime
sofa. and Cottonwood rivers, thus Gre
ating a lake near New Ulm.
PiIIager-The annual Old Settlers
picnic was conducted here with a
large gathering of the community. The
principal topic was the division of
Cass county, which comes up for a
vote this fall.
Unconstitutional there is pos
sibility of slight decline in land
values, farmers in the middle west
cannot look for much relief in the form
of lower taxes or greatly reduced in.
lGI6St IdlCO, lAO w SOuAty DAOIC
horn Breeders association was told by
J. L. Tormey, field representative of
the national organization, at it's an
nual meeting.
Winona-The proposed referendum
in Winona on the beer and wine ques-
tion authorized by the city council
several months ago to be held in con-
nection with the primary election June
10. has been abandoned following an
opinion from Albert F. Pratt, assistant
attorney general, that "the proposed
question is not one authorized to be
submitted at the June primary cleo
tion on either the regular or special
ballot"
st. Paui-Arthur E. Nelson became
mayor of st. Paul, succeeding Laur-
ence C. Hodgson. who retires after
utive. Mr.. Nelson, who was elected
| by record breaking majority last
month, was formally inaugurated in
the council chamber.
New UIm-The proposed dam at
New Ulm in the Minnesota river,
which has been urged by members of
| the Minnesota Valley Conservatory
district board, and which would create
a large body Of shallow water at this
place, found decided opposition at a
mass meeting of New Ulm citizens.
kenyon-Final decision has been
made by the commercial club to have
the postponed community picnic here
on July 4. Former residents of the
village are to be invited to home
coming as the main feature of the
event