The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-07
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In the department store.
Madison-In order to provide more
adequate protection from robbery the
city council made arrangements to have
the city streets patrolled between dark
and daylight.
Moorhead-Mrs. Johanna Freeman,
known as Grandma" for tho first time
In her life spent her birthday in bed
this week, when she celebrated her
102d anniversary.
ST. Peter-As the result OF a resolu-
ton adopted by 100 mothers. members
of the Washington Mothers club, the
high school girls will themselves de.
eide the question of a uniform dress.
New UIm-J. A. Kennedy of the
New Ulm Gas company, was elected
president of the Commercial club here,
H. w. Bockus vicepresident, and Myers
Jorgenson secretary.
Winona-County Attorney Morris J.
Owen was elected chairman of the re-
publican county committee to succeed
Earl Simpson, who died last summer.
Mr. Simpson also was county attor-
ney.
Red Wing-Frank Ferirn is the new
president of the local chamber of com.
merce. Other officers chosen are C.
H. Tiedeman and K. R. Seller, vice
presidents, and r. w. Putnam, treas
urer.
DuIuth-Dan Neville, for years in
charge of the ice making at the Du-
luth Curling club, started ice making
in preparation for the curling season
which will be formally opened Decem.
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Park Rapids-At the annual meeting
of the Shell Prairies Agricultural as
ISOLATION here, reports of officers
showed the association to be in good
financial condition. More than $1,000
was paid out in premiums at this
years fair, it was reported.
Wabasha-A. T. Putnam, 95, former
probate judge of Wabasha county and
the oldest resident of the village of
Minnesota, died at his home there af-
ter a weeks illness. He had lived in
Minnesota more than so years.
ST. PauI-The Northern States
Power company filed amendments to
it's articles Of interpretations increas.
ing the capital stock from $50000,000
to $75,000,000. The increase gives the
corporation the largest capitalization
of any company in Minnesota.
Canby-The Candy Community club
is arranging to stage corn show here
on Dec IA and Is. A premium list is
now being prepared which will pro.
ivde for the payment of liberal cash
prizes
Albert Lea-A majority of the 1855
breeders of Freeborn 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.
HalIock-The business of the Citi.
zens State bank of Hallock has been
consolidated with the Kittson County
State bank of this city, and will be
carried on under the name of the lat.
ter The two banks were the Oldest
banks in Kittson county.
Owatonna-The annual banquet of
the Steele county agricultural society
was given here. All officers were re-
elected, as follows:- Lynard,
president; L. S. Taylor, vicepresident;
James Adair, treasurer, and NJ. J
Porcher, secretary. All reside here
New UIm-Major G. A. Dahl, Cap
tain F. NJ Otto and Captain Edward
S. Gary of Mankato, came to New Ulm
and swore in 80 musicians as members
of the band of the Fifth regiment
Every recruit is war veteran. The
New Ulm musicians will have their
headquarters in Mankato.
Red Lake-While driving his cal
through Itasca State park en- route tc
Bemidji, E. J. Bryant of Minneapolis
struck a deer that had suddenly ap
peared from the wooded side of the
road. The force of the collision knock
ed off a rear fender, denied the cal
in seevral places and nearly caused
the car to go into the ditch
Owatonna-The Steele county com
missioners have designated a road run
ming along the Steele-Mower county
line and into the village of Blooming
Prairie as state aid road and plan to
improve the stretch at once Similar
designation of a road connecting por
lions of Somerset and Aurora town
ships and the village Of Bixby with
trunk highway No. 40 are also being
considered.
Winona-A motion of defense for al
order to set aside the verdict and sen
tence in the case of Mrs. Anna Schultz
convicted of second degree man.
slaughter in connection with the death
of Herman Koch in an automobile col
lision last summe.' was denied b.
Judge C. E. Callaghap in district court
here. Mrs. Schultz was sentenced to
serve not more than rye years in the
state reformatory for women.
Winona, Minn.-Mrs. Raymond Ste.
vens. who was selected last spring ty
Rodolph Valentino, motion picture &C
tor, as the prettiest girl in ST. Paul
was barred from participation in a
national beauty contest conducted il
New York city because of her mar
rage which occurred in September.
Rochester, boys and girls club
short course, the first Of series o.
annual events of the same nature. is
being planned for. January by Julius
Ausen, Olmstead county boys and
girls club leader.
Austin-A recapitulation of admis
sion figures for the annual Mower
county poultry show, which ended
here, indicates that at least 1000 PEG
pie attended the exhibition.
Winona-Maycr Edwin A. Brown