The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-21
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Orr-A loss or $ZO,OOO was estimated
by the Pelican Lumber company when
their yards here were swept by fire.
Duluth-Superior harbor, in the
1923 shipping season, established a
new record with the total of the sea.
son reaching 12,6S8,321 tons.
Canby-The board of commissioners
of Yellow Medicine county has decided
to issue bonds to the amount of $751;
600 for construction of trunk highways
in this county.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. college again
will be host to a large number of Min
nesota ministers when the annual con-
vocation of ministers of all denomira-
tions will be conducted here Jan. IA.
Dodge Center-A meeting of Dodge
county farmers organized the Dodge
County Crop Improvement association.
Ralph Grim, university farm school
crop specialist, was the leading
speaker at the organization session.
Faribault-With approximately 1000
members already signed, Rice county's
youngest farmers cooperative organi-
cation, the Rice County Cooperative
Egg and Poultry association, is already
an assured success.
Mankato-Almost $4,000 worth of
new building has been done in Man.
kato this year to date. The new
Teachers college, costing s343, 900.
represents the largest element of the
total
Minneapolis A. Duxbury. member
OF the State Industrial commission,
was chief speaker at the opening ses,
sion of the fifth annual two-day con.
vention of the Minnesota State Hotel
and Restaurant association, at the Ho.
tel Radisson.
Duluth-Probably six lake boats will
spend the winter in the Duluth-Superi.
or harbor. according to local harbor
authorities. This is the smallest mum.
Der in many years. The official 1923
navigation season for Lake Superior
came to close the 18th.
Waseca-The Waseca County Hol.
stein Breeders association will be re.
organized as the result Of a decision
made at meeting of Secretary Robert
Geiger of the Minnesota Holstein Erie.
sian association with a number of
breeders here.
Mankato-Of Is divorce DEGREES
granted in district court here, so far
this year, but one was granted to a
man. In most of the cases where
women were plaintiffs the charge was
desertion, only two being for cruel
treatment
Duuth-Open competition for the
position of postmaster for this city
will be held Jan. s, 1924. The present
term of Postmaster Thomas e. Con
sidine will expire on March 2, 1924
The examination will be for term OF
four years at salary of $4,000 a year
Austin-The annual report of James
Prevatil, scout executive, shows that
the Austin Boy scout enrolment has
grown to ten troops and 29S regis
tered scouts. During the year 1,27e
jobs have been secured for boys
MarshaII-Some idea of the bounti
full corn crop that was raised in this
section of the state this year may be
cleaned from the report of e. Nuese
a farmer east of this place. He re
ported that he gathered more than
10000 bushels of corn from a 166 acre
tract.
Waseca-D. M. Marty" Coughlin
former Notre Dame football star, was
honored by his fellow members of We
SEGA post, American Legion, at the an
nual meeting of the post. Coughlir
who is now business manager of the
newspaper here was elected post com
mander.
Hastings-A widow and six children
won verdict of $13,500 from a jury
in Dakota county district court here
from the Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul railroad. Mrs. Edith Coogan
widow of Edward Coogan, aged 80
brakeman on the road, who was killed
by freight train, was the plaintiff
Virginia-A cooperative plan o.
keeping the range paved highway oper
all winter for traffic is offered. Pelli
can has approached different village
councils, offering to place in operation
a fleet of trucks and rotary plows
working both day and night, to keeI
the roads free, each council to pay q
certain amount for the service.
st. CIoud-Members of the st. CLOUD
Chamber of Commerce have started a
movement for cooperation with the
ST. Cloud unit of the Minnesota Ma
tional Guard that, it is believed, will
spread to other cities. 1t is a auxili
airy to the guard, with membership
limited to the same number as there
are enlisted men in the headquarters
company of the Third battalion, 205tf
infantry.
Austin-L. H Marville, contractor
| for Mower county's highway construc
ton work this year, declares he know!
of no other county in the United State.
that has improved so extensive &
stretch of highways this year. Mr.
Marvelle, whose opinion is shared BY
the county engineer, A. C. White, says
he has kept in touch with construction
| work of counties in 26 states and he
has not heard of any county where n
miles of highway was improved this
year, out of SO miles of road in the
county system.
Duluth-Henry Ford has purchased
two lake freighters. The boats, 60(
footers, added two vessels which the
Ford company is having built will give
the Detroit automobile manufacturer
an ore carrying capacity of 1.000,OOt
! tons a season.