The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-14
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HIbbing-Richard Giffin, for 23 years
secretary of the st. Louis county agri-
cultural society, has resigned.
Pipestone-Plans are now being
completed for the annual show of the
Pipestone County Poultry association.
WATERFOWL Watertown's new
creamery was dedicated with mass
meeting of townspeople on the second
floor of the building; 1900 were in at
tendance.
Window = Charles Mathews of Far
go, N. D., has been selected as farm
bureau agent for Cottonwood county
to succeed R. E. Blackburn, who re-
signed.
Waseca-E e. Hecht of Blooming
Grove, president of the county farm
bureau, was named to head the Waseca
County Agricultural society, at its an
nual meeting here.
Slayton = The bankers of Murray
county, in session here, considered the
subject of bitches and went on rec
ord as condemning unnecessary ditch
ing and recommending that no further
bitches be ordered at present
Worthington-The Worthington XII
wants club will act as sponsor for a
community Christmas party to be held
here during the holidays. A big
Christmas tree for the children will
be feature Of the event
acknowledgements Bill Schirmer,
buddy in France Of both the men
after whom the Cobb Williams post is
named, was elected commander at the
annual meeting of the post, the most
largely attended i'll it's history.
DuIuth-Federal Judge W. A. Cant
has just written fms in the Jack Car
ney espionage case. After three years
of legal battle through the United
States courts and the circuit court
of appeals, Carney, former editor OF
1.-THE Truth" won his fight.
Albert Lea-Mrs. Mary e. Meighen
of this city, mother of Judge ]. F. d.
Meighen, has been chosen to go as a
delegate to Washington to present the
world court petition to President Cool.
idge, the Minnesota senators and the
senate committee of foreign affairs.
Hibbing-Figures presented at the
safety meeting of Pickands, Mather &
Co. here, show that reductions of u
per cent in the accident rate for the
Minnesota mines operated by the COM
pany was accomplished in the last 10
years.
Notwithstanding county boys
and girls are to have an unusual cp-
portunity given to them through
short course in agriculture and home
economics, to be conducted in the do
nestle science building of the Still
water high school, Dec. 13 and IA.
crookston-The tariff commission
investigators under the direction oil
C. w. Bidwell, economist for the COM
mission, has started work in the Red
River valley, questioning wheat grow
ers in an effort to determine the cost
of producing wheat.
AIberr Lca-A majority of the 1855
breeders of Freedom county petition.
ed the county commissioners that the
county area plan Of cow testing be
adopted in Freedom county. This
means that 40 veterinarians will come
to Albert Lea and in two weeks time
will test al herds of the county
Red Wing-Only IA out Of what was
a few years ago a small army of Civil
War veterans in this section met and
elected officers of the G.. A. R. post
for the ensuing year. 1t took nine of
the members still alive to fill the
chairs. W. H. Braker was reelected
post commander.
Moorhead-Henry Rackerud, farm
er, has rented a piece of land neal
here on which he will establish frog
farm to supply city markets with frog
legs. The land is crossed by stream
and has several sloughs, and Mr.. Rack
erud will build series of dams to
conserve his lively livestock.
acknowledgement A. T. ABBOTT, Unit
ed States Army, retired, veteran OF
the Civil war and formerly command
ant of Shattuck Military academy, dieo
here at the age of SO. Captain Abbott
is credited with having saved the life
of Abraham Lincoln. He took part in
the first battle of Bull Run and served
for the duration of the Civil war.
Eyota = Directors of the Eyota Co
operative Creamery association have
decided to &C. forward with plans fol
the construction of new $4,000
creamery building. Farmers around
Eyota are optimistic over what the flu.
ture holds in store and the results to
be achieved when the new creamery is
constructed
Grand Rapds-Employees OF the
Minnesota highway department are
now placing snow fences along roads
i'm Itasca county where snow drifted
heavily last winter. More than five
miles of the fence are being erected
along the pavement running to the
eastern end Of the range and strong
fight will be made to keep the road
open if heavy snowfalls come.
Winona - Testimony in opposition
to the proposed action of the federal
government in constructing dam
across the opening of Dark Slough on
the Mississippi river several miles
above the city, on the ground that
such procedure would drain and de-
stroy a great natural playground and
breeding place for wild life, was pre-
scented to Major C. F. Williams, United
States engineer at st. Paul, at a pub
lie hearing attended by representatives
of more than 20 civic and community
organizations here.
Owatonna-Plans for the expansion
of the free attractions program to
point never before attempted by a
Minnesota county fair were made by