The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

Hibbing The Power-for-senator
campaign was organized when a mass
meeting elected officers for the boost
or club.
OWatonna-The opening of the June
term of the Steele county district court
will face a heavy calendar of civil
cases, 1877 suits being slated.
Owatonna-A class of rs members,
the largest in Owatonna high school
history, received diplomas at the 47th
annual commencement exercises here.
Fort Ripley The Parker-Kellogg
sawmill was totally destroyed by fire
originating, it is believed, from sparks
falling on the roof on the building
from the chimney.
Brainerd-A committee Of the Brain
erd lodge of Elks has had gold medals
made for presentation to the valedic-
torians in the five high schools in the
Jurisdiction of the lodge.
Thief River FaIis-Arthur e. Mel
son, mayor of ST. Paul, has accepted
an invitation to make an address here
on July 4, at which time the local post
of the American Legion is planning
to hold celebration.
Rochester, countrywide meeting
of breeders, bankers, newspaper and
business men is to be conducted here
June II to arrange for better sire
campaign A permanent organization
of the county association has already
been perfected.
ElIendale-At least 1000 farmers
and businessmen of Steele and Free
born counties are expected to attend
the first annual picnic of district No.
IS, Minnesota Cooperative Creameries
association, which is to be conducted
at Beaver Lake, near here.
ST. Paul-Money deposited by the
state treasurer in the 1850 banks
throughout the state has earned $751;
S75 in the six months previous to
March 81, reports from Henry Rines,
state treasurer, showed. The interest
money is turned into the state general
fund, Mr. Rines said.
Albert Lea-A charity frolic" is to
be staged by the Elks lodge, June IL
to 16. A spectacle called Chinatown
has been obtained by the entertain
ment committee, which promises the
greatest amusement event ever put
on here.
SprinsfieId-The 21st annual con-
vention of the Brown County Sunday
School association will be conducted
at Springfield June II. Special music
will be furnished by the Comfrey choir
and the Evangelical choir of Sleepy
Eye. DR.. C.. G. Holm of New Ulm, Pro-
lessor E. N. Johnson of Sleepy Eye
and state leaders will speak.
Austin-The purebred sire campaign
begun in March in Mower county and
which had to be discontinued on &C.
count of bad roads, will be continued.
About 40 purebred sires were placed
in the two weeks of active selling and
the campaign managers expect to place
about 60 more good sires between
June A and IA.
Austin Curves in the highways
covering large areas rather than the
short saucer is the method adopted
by the Mower ctunty commissioners
to cut automobile accidents to mini
mum and with the completion of an
other such curve this year there will
be 20 in the county.
Rochester-Henry Schuster on his
61st birthday, drove the first stake in
the first oil drilling operations in
southern Minnesota, among the apple
trees on the Biglow farm, two miles
east of Rochester. Tom Jones, engi
neer for the Rochester Oil and Deve1-
opment company, in charge of the op.
erations, remarked as he held the
stake for Mr.. Schuster, at was Just
a year ago today that l brought in a
gas well in the Kansas fields"
Red Wing-A telephone rate hear
ing was conducted in the chamber OF
commerce before James Howett Of the
state railroad and warehouse commits
sion. The Tri-State Telephone and
| Telegraph company, which recently
| purchased the Red Wing Telephone
company, obtained an increase from
| the commission a month ago on bust
ness and single party residents tele.
phones. The commission, however, al.
lowed but half of the increase asked
| on the four party home phones.
MinneapoIis-The Minnesota League
of Women Voters began its statewide
campaign for mile long petition urg-
| ing the participation of the United
States in the permanent court of in.
ternational justice, in obtaining for the
first signature that of President Lotus
| d. Coffman of the University Of Min
nesota. Other signatures obtained
were those OF Mayor George E. Leach,
w. /. Nolan, Einar Hoidale, F. H. Car.
penter, Judge E. F. Waite, w. F. Web
ster, Chief Justice Calvin L. Brown
and Archbishop Austin Bowling.
Madison-The Sons of Norway
| lodges of western Minnesota will have
their annual picnic at the fair grounds
in this city on Sunday. July 1. The
speakers announced fog the occasion
are Governor Preus, Senator Henricb
Shipstead, T. o. Gilbert of Willmar
Mimi, national president of the Sons
of Norway lodge, and others.
Albert Lea-The tuberculosis SAM
| torium for Steele, Faribault and Free
born counties is to become a reality
| This was virtually decided upon at 8
meeting of the three bodies of county
commissioners held 1t the courthouse
IN Albert Leg.