The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-16

GNcictn - mayor flCIOT u. IHoSliu5
was reelected mayor of this city. His
plurality over Gilbert Finnegan was
40S.
crookston-N. A. Bray, an indie
elected mayor of Crookston, defeating
Acting Mayor w. L. Ireland, who also
sought the job. Bray got 1922 votes
and Ireland 9S2.
Thief River FaIIs-The Pennington
County Bankers association have
made arrangements for the purchase
of $4,000 pounds of alfalfa seed to be
distributed among farmers through
out the county
Marietta = The grades in the Mari
eta school have been closed as a pre-
ventive measure during an epidemic
of scarlet fever here. A large number
of cases of this disease were reported
in this village and vicinity, according
to officials.
Austin-The Austin city council is
debating the matter Of providing park.
ing places for teams and wagons, and
the matter seems to have resolved it.
self to the point where vacant spaces
must be rented and maintained by the
city.
ST. Paui-Governor j. A. o. Preus
was in St. Paul hospital, undergoing
an operation for the removal of his
tonsils, il was announced at his office
in the state capitol. He has had throat
trouble for several years and repeated
attacks of tonsilitis.
New Richland - Bankers, business
men, breeders and farmers of this COM
munity joined hands to improve the
livestock of the county and increase
dairy and beef production by getting
behind the Waseca, county purebred
sire campaign.
Hibbing- Hibbing won sweeping
victory at the Virginia meeting of rep
resentatives from all parts of the coun-
ty to discuss the county board levy
for next year. The levy of $31, 800 for
an aviation field here was unanimously
approved.
Fairmont - County commissioners
of Martin county have drawn up pc.
tition asking Attorney General c. l..
Hilton of Minnesota to take legal ac-
ton to restrain the state of Iowa from
completing construction of a dam
across Turtle lake. on the Iowa line.
Mabel Bandits looted the First
National bank of $1,000 in silver after
entering through an open window. The
safe and bank fixtures were wrecked,
but the robbery was not discovered un-
til a. M, when villagers found the
front door of the bank open.
Owatonna = The entire old admin
istration of the Steele county Red
Cross chapter was returned at the an
nual meeting of the organization here.
Heading the organization is Major E.
G. CIemans, national American Le-
gion chaplain; Mrs. G. w. Doolittle,
secretary, and George R. Kinyon,
treasurer.
acknowledgements of the Fed
Grafton of Club Women of Big Stone
county was completed here when the
constitution, suggested by the state
federation, was adopted Nearly 100
women were in attendance. The wom-
ems club of Graceville issued an invi-
tation to have the next annual meet
ing in that city.
Owatonna Owatonna voters ap-
proved of the sale Of $350,000 bond
issue with which to finance the con-
struction of an electric light, heat and
power company, municipality owned,
by majority of 1,199. The vote was
1,75O for the bond sale and ISL OPP
posed. At present this city is served
with light, heat and power by the
Southern Minnesota Gas and Electric
company.
Little Falls = The most important
cases to be tried at the November
term of district court are those of
Alice S. Roberts, and Alfred Roberts
vs. A. B. Dennis. The plaintiffs are
suing for damages totaling $4,000, al
legged to hav, been received last No
vember when an automobile driven by
Dennis ran into one occupied by
them on the paved highway south of
this city.
Minneapolis Returning to Amer
lea with the greatest collection of fos-
sils ever unearthed after three years
of field study in the Cobb desert of
Mongolia, is Roy Chapman Andrews,
of the American Museum of Natural
History. A projected expedition Of
five years in what Mr.. Chapman de-
scribed as the archaeological Garden
of Eden" was withdrawn after three
years of work as result of the amaz-
ing success of the group of scientists
in unearthing evidence of animal life
of the early periods of the worlds his
tory.
Pipestone Plans are going for
ward here for the seventh annual Red
Cross roll call. The work will start
on Armistice day and be continued
until Thanksgiving.
Granite FalIs-If the weather re-
mains favorable for bicycle riding,
Judge Ole Hartwick of this city will
soon complete his 1000 miles in 1923.
A week ago the cyclometer on the BIZ
cycle Judge Hartwick rides, had
turned over its 3,650th mile, and he
has every hope of adding the addition
al $50 miles before the snow banks
force him to put his bicycle under
oouar for tho winter.