The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-26

EIlsworth-Silks and other wearing
apparel valued at $4,000 were stolen
by robbers who broke into the Crow
ley department store.
Duluth-The potato show closed
with a banquet at which Mayor Ar
thur E. Nelson of st. Paul, will be
the principal speaker.
Winona-The last rites were said
here for the Rev. Francis Reicht, for
mer pastor of several Catholic
churches in this diocese, who died in
Oshkosh, Wis.
Tamerock - More than $50 friends
and relatives took part in the celebra-
ton Of the Tooth birthday of Mrs.
Julia A. Coon here.
Winona-Preliminary work in the
construction of the new main building
at the Winona Teachers college has
begun. The contractors plan to have
200 men working here within two
weeks.
Fairmont-The board Of health has
issued an order that all owners Of
dogs must tie them up and keep them
confined for period of 80 days. The
order was issued as the result of a
rabies scare.
MISUNDERSTANDING boys and
girls will exhibit their prize calves,
lambs and poultry at the first annual
Junior Livestock show to be held at
Olmstead County Cooperative build
ing, Oct 81.
OakIand-Robbers broke into the
State bank of Oakland and obtained
more than $1,000 in cash and bonds
and burned all mortgages and bank
papers with an acetylene torch they
used in opening the safe.
EveIeth-On motion of Assistant
County Attorney Carl Onkka, six
criminal indictments charging Mayor
Victor f. Essling and City Clerk A.
]. Van Busk:rk with Incorporating
public moneys, were dismissed.
Owatonna-Owatonn through its
delegation to the annual convention
of the Minnesota State High School
Press association which is to conduct
It's annual meeting at Chisholm, will
invite the organization ITO have its
1924 convention in this city.
Thief River FaIIs-Lester E. Row.
land of this place has won third
prize in the national essay contest
under the auspices of the national
highway board. More than 100000
pupils in various parts of the country
engaged in the contest.
Austin-Miss Margaret Carew has
arrived here, completing a $500 mile
Journey and bringing about a reunion
of the Carew family. Miss Margaret,
although only Is years old, has come
all the way from Tipperary, Ireland,
alone to join her family in Austin.
Hibbing-"Safety first" was the
chief topic of discussion at the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Oliver
Iron Mining company's safety forces,
which was attended by $50 Of the
company's experts and presided over
by NJ. H. Godfrey, general superinten-
dent.
owatonna-The Central Baptist as
ISOLATION opened it's annual confer
ence here with delegations represent
ing member churches in Albert Lea,
Austin, Owatonna, Brownsville, Wa
terville, West Concord, Blooming
Prairie, Clinton Falls and Morris
town.
Minneapolis - Lloyd Berkner Of
Sleepy Eye, Mimi, holder of the
worlds time and distance record in
radio relaying, spoke before the Twin
City Radio club. Mr.. Berkner just
returned from a years service in
commercial radio work on board
ships operating on both the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans, and told members
Of the club of his experiences
Fairmont-After paying all bills
against the agricultural society Incl
dent to the 1923 county fair, Secre-
tary H. c. Nolte finds that there is
about $4,000 cash on hand. Besides
paying the expense of the fair, the
1923 income also fully paid for the
new dining hall, which cost about 49,
600.
Red Wing-To spend the 10th ami
versary of her wedding serving on a
petit jury here was the experience Of
Mrs. e. H. Meyer. She is the wife of
County Auditor Meyer, and working
in an adjoining office to that of the
corner was C. S. Dana, who was mar
ried on the same day as Meyer, Oct.
II, 1883.
Chaska-Reinhard Schallow, aged
%, was killed and his girl companion,
Adeline LEM, 20 of Glencoe, slightly
injured when the small touring car
he was driving collided with a Min
neapolis and st. Louis freight train
at a grade crossing two miles east
of here.
ST. CIoud-P. W. Huntemer, who
has filed the position Of county agent
in Stearns county, with headquarters
at Melrose, has been elected county
agent for Mobiles county and will make
his headquarters at Worthjngton. He
has been county agent N Stearns
county for six years.
Frontenac - Come and see a pref
ty fire." said the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Carlson, farmers near
here. to his mother. The mother fol-
lowed into the yard and found the
barn In flames. The boy had found
some matches and had fired the build
ing