The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-08-03

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SIayton-L. C. Johanson, aged SO, q
farmer living near this village, was
drowned by falling into the water tank
on his farm.
Comfrey-Mrs. Martin Windschitl
wife of Mayor Winschitl, was drowned
in Long Lake, six miles south of St
James while bathing.
Albert Lea-For the first time since
ae was shot at his farm home near
Alden, Louis Kassa, who has bullet
IN his brain, regained consciousness
and has been conscious at intervals
since
Winona-Erection OF a livestock pa.
vilion in Winona awaits the pledging
Of only $4,000, sponsors of the move.
ment announced, in making known
that farmers and breeders of this Sec
ton already had pledged $4,000. 1t
is planned to start work on the pro-
ject as soon as $4,000 is raised.
Ortonville a trip of
575 miles in covered wagons, the fam
lilies of P. j. Wilkie and D. Wilkie,
have reached Clinton from Creston.
Iowa, and will settle on farm near
the former place. The journey was
made in three weeks.
FarbauIt-County Auditor Frank
NJ. Kaisersatt predicts a reduction of
25 per cent in the county tax levy
from that of 1923. The levy was not
completed at the midsummer meeting
of the county board because of the
effort that is being made to reduce
taxes.
Lakefeld-Plans are now being
made for the first annual outing of
the southwestern Minnesota division
of the Modern Woodmen of America
at Fox Lake park. Several hundred
members of the Woodmen order and
their families are expected to partici-
pate in the affair.
Faribaut-The Chamber of Com
merce is considering plans for the lay
ing of an airplane landing field here.
The field, if the proposal is adopted,
will make Faribault an important
point on the war departments aerial
route from the Twin Cities south
through Des Moines, Kansas City,
Tulsa, Dallas, San Antonio and
Brownsville.
Rochester-What is believed to be
the smallest calf ever born in south
ern Minnesota is now to be seen on
one of the Mayowood farms southwest
of this city, 1t weighed but Is pounds
at birth, whereas the average calf
weighs from SO to go pounds. 1t show
ed indications of getting along all
right
New RichIand-The second of Sc
ries OF Lutheran union church serv-
ices, similar to that in which Ellen
dale, Owatonna, Blooming Prairie
and Red Oak Grove churches joined
week ago, will be held here Sunday,
August 5. Waseca, Owatonna, New
Richland, Hartland, Glendale, LIE
Sueur river and Albert Lea congrega-
tions are expected to turn out in force.
Little FalIs-Al Virock, who suf-
fered a recurrence of shellshook he
received during the war as the result
of an automobile accident near here,
and who disappeared from the hotel
shortly following the accident, was
found wandering through the woods
four miles from here by sheriff's
posse. His mind was a total blank,
officials said.
Owatonna-The Steele county fair,
the first Minnesota county fair to
use metropolitan newspaper advertis-
ing to further it's success and known
as '"Minnesota's Biggest County
Fair" plans to augment its campaign
of publicity in leading Twin City
newspapers by using 40 weekly news
papers in Minnesota and Iowa and II
other dailies.
Blooming Prairie-The dedication
of Blooming Prairie's community ath-
letic recreation grounds, Victory field
will be held on Armistice day instead
of in connection with the Homecoming
planned by the local commercial club
The new date was selected as more
suitable, since the field is to be mem
orial to Blooming Prairie's war dead
and to her living veterans.
Faribault-The American legion aux
iliary Of the department of Minnesota
will use the local high school build
ing for convention hall while men,
bers of the legion are using the ma
tional guard armory for their head
quarters on Aug. Is, IA and Is. One
thousand delegates and large num-
Der of visitors are expected for the
auxiliary, together with large num-
Der of visitors, while approximately
twice as many legion delegates and
similar proportion of visiting legion
naires are expected.
Willmar--Ralleigh Ferguson, aged
Is, is dead from injuries received when
he fell upon pitchfork as he slid
down haystack.
Thief River FaIls-Officials of the
Pennington County Fair association
have decided to extend the fair this
year one more day, making the dates
for the event Aug. 1 to 4, inclusive.
Owatonna-Private funeral services
were held for Mrs. Katherine A. OAR
by, wife of B. e. Darby, pioneer resi-
dent and publisher of the Daily Peo
pies Press of this city. Mrs. Darby
died suddenly death resulting from
blood clot.