The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-09-28

Duiuth-Nearly 10000 pounds OF
explosive will be used by farmers OF
st. Louis county during 1923, Arnie
Amodt, county agricultural agent
| said.
Worthington-At the annual con
vention of the Third District Wo
mems Relief corps here, Mrs. Lucinda
Gullick of Edgerton was named presi
dent for the ensuing year.
New Ulm-A steel gang is laying
so pound rails from Milford to New
Ulm. Following the completion of the
work the big ~" type of engines can
be accommodated.
st. Cioud-Concrete pouring has
been begun on the first strip of the
pavement between ST. Cloud and ST.
Joseph. The paving will go to. Os-
SEQ this fan and will be completed
| next spring.
Austin-Mayor Hirsch of Austin
proclaimed a cabbage and apple day
in the city, at which time farmers
of the surrounding country are ex-
pected to bring in their cabbages and
apples AND place them on sale.
ST. cloud-Extension of the activi-
ties of the Great Northern railway is
reflected in the pay roll of the COM
pany for the 30-day period, which
shows total of $197,3O0 dispensed
to approximately 1900 employees.
Realistically and county Off
Gals and a committee of the Roches-
ter Civic association are making
plans to keep Olmsted county trunk
line roads open to travel this winter
The first step will to confer with
state highway officials.
Long Prairie-Local dealers report
that IT'S automobiles have been sold
here this summer and less than
dozen grain binders. At the same
time gasoline sales in the town in
1922 exceed the value of the output of
the local creamery, one of the largest
in the state.
New UIm-Mrs William Alvin, Sr.,
SO years old, died here. Mrs. Alvin
was one of IA families that came here
from Chicago in 1855 and during the
outbreak of the Sioux Indians in 1862
her late husband was one of the de-
tenders
Hibbing-Mrs. Harry Warren, wife
of local automobile dealer, was in
stantly killed when on a hunting
trip. She had just stepped in the
lodge when gun being cleaned by
one of the members was accidentally
discharged and the bullet passed
through her heart.
Austin-At the fifth annual meeting
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Veteran Employees association, held
in Milwaukee, Austin was represent
ed by II veterans Membership in
the association is limited to those
who have been in the service of the
road 25 years or more.
Hibbing - Dealers in Christmas
trees are making their annual pill
grimage to points near Hibbing, par
ticularly western Mesaba range towns
and the Bear River sector, making
preparations for the annual cut of the
holiday trees.
Thief River Falls-Through a deal
made with the owners of the Middle
River Pioneer, which suspended pub
LEGATION two weeks ago, the Tribune
of this city takes over the subscrip-
tion list of the former Marshall coun-
ty paper.
ST. Superintendent R. M. Da-
Wis of the ST. Peter high school, to-
gether with the school board, is work
ing out plans whereby every girl at
tending the public schools, will wear
uniforms, approved by the board and
the superintendent.
Acknowledgement activity of |
fake speed cop" on the jefferson
highway north of Faribault came to
light in letter received by Mayor
H. Quinn alleging that two
Big Lake boys were stopped on the
highway by man posing as an off |
Ger and fined $50.
st. cIoud-Two passenger trains
on the Great Northern railroad run
ming from the Twin Cities through
st. Cloud to Melrose, will be taken
off if the application of the railroad
to the state railroad and warehouse
commission is granted. In a petition
filed with the commission, it is set
out that in seven months the two
trains, operated at net loss of $685.
1882.
Fairmont-Hog cholera is reported
prevalent in Frazer and Rolling
Green townships, northwest of this
city, also in Lake Belt and Tenhassen
townships. in the vicinity of Ceylon.
So far no very heavy losses of hogs
are reported, but several farmers in
The districts named have lost a few
hogs. Measures have been taken to
cure the outbreak.
/. StiIIwater-Charles Baldwin, trusty
1t Saltwater penitentiary who ignor-
ed hundred chances to escape in the
crowds at the Minnesota State Fair.
slipped off a prison truck en- route to
st. Paul and disappeared. He is the
second convict to escape under SINH
ar circumstances within two months.
crookston-An average of 80 per
cent of Polk county's potato acre
lge was subscribed in the proposed
state cooperative marketing pro-
ram A number Of farmers subscrib-
ID 100 per cent of the acreage, while
very township reported a subscrip.
ior. CT at lsaSt 50 rey cent.