The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-01-19

DuIuth-The city of Duluth has
started an action in district court to
recover approximately $4,000 from
the Duluth Street Railway company
for paving between streetcar tracks.
DuIuth-Jack Harrington, brake
man employed on the N. P, was killed
when he fell between the cars, and
he was dragged for blocks before the
body was discovered.
Winona-Organization of rotary
club in Winona is practically COM
pleted. Norman Black of Fargo, dis
trict governor, outlined the purposes
of the club at an organization meet
ing.
Minneapolis President Harding
probably will be in Minneapolis in June
to attend the third annual convention
OF Disabled American Veterans of the
World War.
owatonna-Building improvements
in Owatonna in 1922 reached a total
of at least 100000, according to re.
capitulation of the years building ac-
tivities made here.
Minneapolis-Cur L. Johnson of
Rush City, hardware dealer, and
member of the governing board of the
Minnesota State agriculture society,
was elected president of the society,
at the close of its annual meeting.
Red WIng-The bank of Maiden
Rock, known as the Carpenter bank,
broken, but the big money safe was
unmolested.
Lewiston-Miss Cora Crooke, poul-
try specialist with the Minnesota
nounces that the community surround
ing Lewiston has been selected as one
of the 10 poultry demonstration GEN.
tiers Of the state.
ST. PauI-Governor j. A. o. Preus
of Minnesota is on the program for
the third tristate congress here, Jan.
Is and 10. Governor Preus is to
make an address on Benefits of the
Great Lakes Waterway to the Cutover
Regions" on the first day of the ses-
sions.
Erskine-Citizens of this town, at a
mass meeting, decided to build a COM
munity hall as memorial to Erskine
men who served in the World war.
OF the amount needed $500 already
has been collected and committees
\,
sary funds.
Owatonna-The Steel county child
welfare board will continue its work
throughout the county in spite of the
withdrawal Of the support of the
county commissioners in providing a
paid executive secretary. This deci-
sion was made at the annual meeting
Of the board here.
Grand Rapids-Old potatoes which
were sold by a grower at Grand Rap
ids for 81 cents bushel brought as
high as $12 bushel, masquerading
as Florida New Potatoes" on the
Minneapolis market in the holiday
season, John H. Hay, deputy commits
sioner of agriculture, charged after
an investigation.
Minneapolis. F. Reed, a Lac qui
Parle farmer, whom Minnesota pro-
ducers "yanked from a corn cultivator''
year ago to be president of the
Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation.
was unanimously reelected at the
fourth annual meeting of the associa-
ton, held at st. Paul.
Duluth-Juvenile delinquency in ST.
Louis county decreased IN the last
year. according to the annual report
of F. e. Resche, Duluth probation
officer. One hundred and eiglity-five
children were brought before the
juvenile court in 1922 compared with
220 in the previous year. OF these,
167 were boys and Is were girls.
CIoquet-Peter Olesen, husband of
Anna Dickie Olesen, the first woman
candidate for the United States SEN
ate, who was defeated at the recent
general election, announced he had
resigned as superintendent of the
schools here. Mr.. Olesen said it was
his plan to move from Cloquet to
some small town near the twin cities
or to either Minneapolis or st. Paul,
so that his daughter would have &C
cess to the university.
Rochester-For the first time since
1854 the village of Marion, once the
most ambitious town in Olmsted coun.
| ty, has no place of business. Earl
Yates, who of late has been conduct
ing a store there, has closed up his
affairs and ceased operation. This
probably marks the last act in the
drama of civic progress in Marion
village.
Lake Benton-A pack of wolves
eight or IL in number, have been raid.
| ing this district for several months and
several hundreds dollars in poultry
has been destroyed. Poultry men are
planning an organized fight against
/ the wolves in which all sportsmen will
be asked to join.
Marshall. R. Bailey OF Ihlen,
Mimi, had an exciting ride in his au-
| tomobile while the car was being
| pushed sideways along railroad track
for $50 feet by switch engine in the
yards here. Bailey was driving across
| the tracks when he was struck by the
engine.