The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-09

Madison-A new charter for the city
Of Madison is now in the making. The
charter commission has been organ
| lied.
Stephen-In an effort to check any
outbreak of influenza and measles the
schools here are closed. If conditions
Improve sufficiently they will be re
opened March 5.
Wiilmar-UnaniZnou support fol
the proposed bond issue backed by
Commissioner c.. M. Babcock was
voted by the Willmar Kiwanis club
at its meeting
Austin-Spring building activity
will start off in Austin with the cree
ton of six story addition to the
George A. HORNED & Co. plant. The
building will be used as a freezer and
the construction work will begun or
the arrival of the material.
Pipestone-An important change tc
take place in banking circles has beer
announced. Thad E. Nash, now vice
president Of the Marshall State bank
will come to Pipestone to take VI
duties as cashier of the First Nation
al bank, while G. S. Everts, at pres
emit vicepresident of the First National
bank here will go to Marshall to take
place of Mr.. Nash.
Austin-Formal opening Of the
campaign in Mower county to place
a purebred sire at the head of every
herd in the county will take place in
Lyle township. C. D. Stevens. sales
manager, will put four men in the
field in Lyle township, and in prepare
ton for the start a meeting was con
Quoted 'at Lyle at which business
men, breeders, bankers and newspa
per men went over the situation to
systematic the canvass.
Owatonna-Steps toward organic
ing statewide shippers association
annual meeting here March 9, by the
Poultry and Egg Shippers association
southern Minnesota organization
Plans will be discussed at tbs meet
ing for convention in the twin cities
next year at which it is expected to
perfect the statewide organization
The association, which was organized
four years ago has as it's president
John Lynard, of Owatonna.
Winona-Mrs. Anna Verdick, widow
with six small children, was awarded
compensation not 10 exceed $4,000 fol
the death of her son John, aged 49,
who died July last, following injur
les sustained at the plant of the Inter
stats Packing company, in this city
in an order issued by X. C. McMani
gal, referee for the state Industrial
commission.
st. James-While Miss Myna Leh
man, a rural school teacher, was
standing near one of the schoolhouse
windows watching for her father
she saw him driving toward the
school in his auto, and turned to get
some wraps. An instant later she
looked up the road again and said
that the machine crushed against a
tree. She found her father sitting
at the wheel dead. He had been the
victim of heart attacks.
Rochester Asserting automobile
bus lines have made such inroads in,
to their business as to necessitate the
curtailment of rail service, represen.
tatives of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad appeared before Ivan Bowen
member of the state railroad and
warehouse commission here. The rail
men said it is impracticable to put
back into service two passenger
trains taken off last summer.
Montevideo-The plant of the Chip.
pewa Milling company of this city
has been closed for a short time
awaiting a general overhauling and
refnancing of the affairs Of the com
pany. A statement made by Secre.
tary G. d. Bensel Of the company
set forth that large amount of I'm.
expected loss crippled the milling
company and its capital, which ii
could not absorb or liquidate up to
the present time"
ST. Paul-The civil service commits.
sion has been requested by the post.
master general to conduct examina
at the following offices in Minnesota:
Blackjack, Blooming Prairie, Brain.
erd, Braham, Brewster. Brown Val
ley, Carver, Cass Lake, Chatfeld
Coleraine, Deer Creek, Deerwood
East Grand Forks, Edgerton, Gilmore,
Fairfax, Fertile, Frazee, Glencoe,
Halstad, Hayfield, Hinckley, Hutch
inson, Ivanhoe, Kennedy, Lake Ben.
ton, Lake Crystal, Lakeville, LIE Sueer
LIE Sueur Center, Mcintosh, Maedlia,
Maple Lake, New London, New Rich
land, New Ulm, North Branch, North
field, Oslo, Osseo, Proctor, Raymond,
Remer, Bushmore, st. James, ST.
Louis Park, Truman, Walnut Grove
and Winthrop.
ST. cIoud-Joseph Lockhart, aged
so, brakeman of Melrose, MINI, was
killed when he slipped from the top
of Great Northern freight train as
it was entering this city.
Mora-Donald Barr of st. Cloud and
Alice Cross will enter the district de-
clamatory contest, as the result OF
a recent contest. Representatives Of
the Princeton and Ogilvie high schools
also contested.
Montevideo-Erectio of two story
building of brick and terra Gotta has
,een begun by the First National bank
this city, which has outgrown its