The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15

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0uluth-The steamer Renown ar
rived here carrying the seasons first
| cargo of oil.
DuIuth-Clovis Demink was drown
ed while fishing in Fish Lake in Gen
esen township.
Red Wing-A 100000 bond issue
for paving and sewers will be pre-,
serted to the voters OF Red Wing al
the special election June Is.
Northfield-Catching hold of a high
TENSION were, Paul Bickel, 8 year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bickel
was killed near his home, seven miles
east of here.
Blue Earth-The 23d annual meet.
ing of the Minnesota Federated Wo.
mems clubs of the second congress.
sional district, convened here with a
good delegation present.
Winona-Rev. James B. Ostergren
of st. Paul, recently elected pastor of
the First Baptist church of this city,
has accepted and will assume his du-
ties here in August, it was announced
Willmar-The annual reunion Of the
Kandiyohi county Old Settler associa.
ton will be conducted at Kandiyohi
lake, near here, June 10. Senator
Hendrix Shipstead will be the chief
speaker.
Winona-Work has begun on the
construction of municipal golf
course in this city. The project is
being sponsored by the civic bureau
of the Association of Commerce.
st. ,Peter-The Nicollet county Gag
gle" Alumni association will have their
annual reunion at Swan Lake, it was
announced by Chester Johnson, coun-
ty chairman.
Breckenridge-Cau beneath a
speeder when it jumped the track, J.
j. Brockway Of ST. Cloud, employee
of the Great Northern railway here,
had both his legs broken, but when
fellow workers rushed to his aid he
clamly asked for cigarette.
Mankato-Attorney Frank E. Morse,
a former service man of this city, has
been appointed county attorney by
the Blue Earth county commissioners.
He will succeed Charles E. Phillips,
who has been appointed an assistant
to the Minnesota attorney general.
Mankato-John Nelson, aged SO. la
borer foreman of the J. B. Nelson
Construction company of this city for
the last 10 years, was killed by coming
in contact with live wire on the
construction work at the Mankato
state teachers college.
Duluth-Walter Hoover, worlds
amateur singles sculling champion,
left for New York, enroute to Lon
don, where he will defend the Dia-
mond Souls trophy in the English
Heneley regetta early in June.
Faribault-A. M. Bion was elected
president of the Chamber of Com
merce for the ensuing year to sue
coed H. L. Buck, who declined re-elec-
ton. Other officers elected are DR..
w. N. Theissen and L. F. Shandorf,
vicepresident, and A. E. Molilson,
treasurer
Welcome, Mimi, was awarded the con-
tract for crawling Martin county high
ways totaling more than 25 miles for
$28,949.21. Mr.. Wetenkamp's bid was
the lowest of nine received by the
county board.
WiIImar-The Willmar Sash and
Door factory was damaged to the
amount of several thousand dollars in
a fire which is believed to have start
ed from defective wiring. The dam
age was mostly confined to the build
ing and machinery.
St. cIoud-North Dakota delegates
to the United Commercial Travellers
convention decided to remain in the
fold instead Of trying to organize a
district of their own. Minnesota and
North Dakota at present comprise the
district. Albert Lea will probably
get the 1924 meeting of the organiza-
ton, other bidders being st. Paul and
Fargo.
MinneapoIis-The twentieth annual
exhibition of the American Peony So
ciety, known generally as the National
Peony show, will be held at the Hip
podrome, Minnesota State Fair
grounds, June 81, % and %, it has
been announced by w. F. Christman,
Minneapolis, general chairman of the
show In the exhibition, both anna
teur and professional growers will dis
play their choicest blooms
Redwood EaIIs-Sanborn has been
selected as the site of the annual pic.
mic of the Masonic Picnic association
this year, which will be conducted
June "a The district covered by the
association comprises the counties of
Brown, Redwood, Renville, Lincoln,
Lyons, Cottonwood and Yellow Medi-
cine Several hundred Masons and
their families will attend.
Rochester-Lecture sessions, surgi-
cal clinics and a dinner at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Mayo, marked
the days events in the annual four
day session here of the American Med
ical Surgical association. More than
100 fellows of the association are at
tending. chiefly coming from eastern
medical centers Many of Americas
most famous surgeons are attending.
WIIImar-Rev. Charles Peterson.
who has been pastor of the West and
East Zion churches in the country
near here. for the last ~ years, has
resigned and will make his home In
Benson after Oct. !.