The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-27
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to participate IN proposed increase
amounting to $4,000 for the coming
year in wages.
Rochester-The Rochester Civic as
ISOLATION is the name adopted by the
new organization which replaces all
organizations heretofore promoting
civic work here. The activities of the
Kiwanis and other similar clubs are
to be centered herafter in the new
organization.
Moorhe ad-Moorhead has the finest
fire department of any city Of its size,
George B. Gray, president of the Min.
nesota Fire Prevention association,
said in an address before the Moor
head Kiwanis club.
s.. yames-Decision to buy pipe
organ costing $4,000 for the st. James
Norwegian Lutheran church was made
at the quarterly meeting of church
officials.
DuIuth-William Broadbridge was
allowed all that he asked and interest
in his fire suit against the United
States railroad administration in a
verdict returned here by district
court jury. The verdict was for 3d.
S48S0.
PIpestone-The board of county COM
missioners at special meeting appro-
priated $1,000 for the support of the
county agents office.
DuIuth-Fire destroyed all but one
of the Clouly and Traverse pulpwood
| buildings, located on Lighthouse Point,
Truman--For the first time in the
history of the village a woman seeks
the office of postmistress of Truman
She is Miss Florence Ross.
| Manufactures. N. H. Olson, aged
80, wife of prominent banker of St
Peter, Mimi, died in hospital here
from heart disease.
Hibbing-Edward Olson, II year old
son of Ole B. Olson, living on South
Sturgeon lake, three miles from Green
Rock, was killed when IL gage shot
gun accidentally exploded in the hands
of a playmate.
DuIuth-Rev. o. ]. Flagstad. who
recently resigned his passionate OF
Trinity Lutheran church, will leave
with his family for Newman Grove
Nebraska, where he has accepted q
pastorate.
| Waseca-A petition is being circu
lated here with request that the
district court order new election fol
mayor, on the ground that George H
Goodspeed was Illegally elected OF
April 2.
ST. CIoud-Half a million dollars II
to be expended by the Great Northern
railroad in increasing the capacity o
it's shops, the intent being to make
this point one of the greatest termi
nails on the entire system.
Dodge Center-Farm boys in thi
vicinity are entering in contest spor
sored by the Harmony Farmers club
which will offer prizes for the bigges
corn crops raised by Dodge count.
boys.
Rochester-Julius Ansen, count
agent of Todd county, has been OF
tanned as boys and girls club leade
for Olmstead county. Mr.. Ansen wi
, take up his work in Olmsted count
on or before May 1. Geo. F. Howard
assistant state boys and girls clu
leader, will remain in charge of tn
work until Mr.. Ansen arrives.
Little FalIs-Exploratio have bee
commenced by the Little Falls Waite
Power company at Blanchard Rapid
eight miles south of Little Falls,
ascertain the ACCESSIBILITY of buildin
a power dam there. Drillings are b.
: ing made by the Long Year Explor;
ton company of Minneapolis.
st. CIoud-Plans for marketing til
q 1923 potato crop were discussed at
: meeting of the St. Cloud Potato Grow
ers' association. Dan A. Wallace an
A. M. Dunton, who are organizing C
0 operative potato selling association
L spoke.
EIy-Five hundred men will be er
ployed on the power transmission lin
:. between Ely and Virginia this sun
e mer, located in five or six camps,
l. cording to William Kennedy. forema
t for the Phoenix Utility company. tn
i transmission line will carry curreI
t from their hydro-electric plant at Fa
Lake to Virginia, Eveleth. Ely an
? several other towns.
n Observation-Disclosures farm commur
t ty of disabled veterans of the Wor
= war claims the honor of being the fir
= community in Minnesota to get
o line in the statewide campaign Il
l. pure bred cattle The veterans hay
n lust purchased a pure bred Guernse
d bull from Long Prairie. Every ma
3. in the community is specilizing
E. Guernseys and they are ambitious
make Veteransville one of the large
e Guernsey centers in America.
t. StiIIwater-With rousing meeting
n attended by bankers, breeders, blu!
h ness men and farmers from all ov
If the surrounding country the Was
Y, ington county pure bred sire cal
g paign was opened by It's promoter
N the Minnesota Holstein Breeders a
e. ISOLATION. Governor Preus, Dean w;
J. ter C. Coffey, of the Minnesota c.
r. lege Of Agriculture, Robert Geige
n secretary of the breedrs' associatio
10 addressed a meeting at the Stillwat
auditorium.
r crookston Superintendent
" Schools G. H. Sandberg has receive
b. assurances that at least 20 per cent
lie the present teaching staff will retu
to the Crookston schools next Yea
re despite many of the designations.
n ACKNOWLEDGMENT Johnson Ormsl
h Fobes, Holstein yearling heifer, own'
W by the Brookholm farm, broke t
state milk production record, excee
a ing the production Of the previo
re holder of the record by lib poun
IL of milk for the seven days. The Broc