The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-07-13
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anu STRUCK MIN on the neaQ.
NorthfeId-John G. Mohn, president
of the Mohn Printing company and
editor of The United American, died
suddenly at his home here following
an attack of heart trouble.
MarshaII-A jury in the district
court here returned a verdict of $751;
900 in favor of F. Kowalski of Wa
SEGA for injuries he received while
working as a brakeman on the North
Western road.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the new
$4,000 Eagle building here was one
of the features at the Fourth of July
celebration. A parade, a ball game
and other sports were included in the
program. About 5000 people attend
ed the celebration.
DuIuth-The constitutionality of the
eight-tenths of mill tax levied in
1921 and 1922 for the relief of GER
tain school districts has been upheld
by Judge Bert Fesler of st. Louis
county district court.
Observation-Disclosures Jachim, aged
II, was killed here when he came in
contact with an electric current of &C..
600 volts in the switchroom of the
Northern States Power company's sta
ton.
OWatonna-Uiits of the Minnesota
Federation of Womens clubs are unit
ing in a movement to improve the
health of public school children here
by furnishing milk to children who
are underweight
Ivanhoe-The Farmers elevator at
Arco was struck by lightning in a
thunderstorm and burned to the
ground with all it's contents, including
$500 bushels of grain. Loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
Spring Grove-Eldred Johnson, aged
so, of Spring Grove, a former service
man and first commander of the Amer.
lean Legion post in this city, was
drowned at a family picnic while
swimming in a creek at Quandahl,
Iowa, just across the state line.
st. Cloud-About 100 employees of
the Great Northern railroad at the
Waite Park carshops have been laid
OH. The reduction in the force was
necessitated, officials said, by too
large force for the amount of work
on hand.
Waseca-Robert ]. Johnson, engi-
neer, an employee Of the Chicago G
North Western railway for so years,
and for half of that period working
on the Minnesota division out of the
local division point as a freight engi-
neer, has retired. He has been pen
stoned by the railroad.
Brainerd-Committe in charge
have completed arrangements and
tentative program for the annual con-
vention of the Northern Minnesota
Editorial association here July Is to
20. Editors from every district of the
northern part of the state will at
tend.
Minneapolis-Many babies in Min.
nesota have better chance to live
and grow strong with the taking effect
of the filled milk" law passed by the
last legislature. The law prohibits the
manufacture or sale in Minnesota of
milk or cream from which the butter
fat is taken and another oil or fat SUBJ
stituted.
Owantonna-A reunion at Mineral
Springs park and visits to the ruins
of the old high school building, in
which they received their education,
and the new 100000 high school
building, marked the passing of two
decades since their graduation for
members of the class of 1903 of the
Owatonna high school. All but few
of the original class were present for
the reunion.
WIImar-The national committee
of Yeomen will make it's second visit
to Green Lake, in this country, to
$20,000,000 home of this fraternity, it
was announced. The plans call for
$50 cottages, with an administration
building and its large system of equip
ment The initial expenditures will
be $12,OOO,00O, with $8,00O,OOO to be
expended later for improvements.
owatonnS-Rotarlans of the ninth
and one-half district" of the Rotary
international, including the st. Paul,
Owatonna, Faribadlt, Fairmont, Albert
r f1 al,,h. y,1o
to have their second annual picnic
and business meeting at the Austin
Country club, on July 10. The "dis-
trict" was formed when the Ovation
Ia club invited the other clubs to
picnic here last year.
WiIImar-The local team trimmed
the ST. Anthony l. o. o. F. team from
Minneapolis to shutout Sunday, to
0. Chief Gunder was the hurler for
the home team and famed Is of the
Minneapolis batters.
Breckenridge-A mother and year
old baby were almost instantly killed,
the husband and father is probably
fatally injured, son, IA, had all his
limbs broken and two other children,
occupants of a small automobile, were
bruised and cut when Northern Pa
cific freight train crashed into the
car at a street crossing here at mid
night.
CaIedonia-The Commercial club of
this place deciding that if the boys
and girls of Houston county are to
make good in their club work they
must be given the right sort of sup
port, has voted to finance their work
and do all possible to make the young
folks efforts worth while.
Albert Lea-John Gran of Spring
Grove was elected president of the
Hurdalslag and Totenlag, which closed
their joint convention here. Casper
Snedsrud of Foreman, n. D., was
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