The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-02-16

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Red Wing-It cost the city of Red
Wing $252,027.94 to do business in
1922, according to figures in the an
nual report of City Clerk S. T. Irwin.
This was about $50 for every man,
woman and child in the city, basing
figures on the last census.
Hibbing-Bids are to be opened
here on Feb. 20 for the paving of 40
blocks of village streets. The village
board at first had decided to pave
only 80 blocks, but at its last meeting
10 additional blocks OF paving were
ordered.
Triumph. NJ Mcconnell, grand
master of the Masonic grand lodge OF
Minnesota, accompanied by other
grand lodge officers, delivered the
charter to Tri-mont lodge, composed
of Masons from the twin villages -
Triumph and Monterey. Following
formal presentation of the charter, the
grand officers installed the officers of
Tri-mont lodge.
Austin-L. H. Marbell, of Buffalo
Center, Iowa, was awarded the con-
tracts for graveling 6S miles of roads
in this county this year by the coun-
ty board. The highest bid was%$100,-
697.77 and the lowest SCI ,019.5S, a
difference of $39,67S1S.
Red Wing-Af1er a survey of the
situation Louis p. Wolff, an engineer
of st. Paul employed by the city, has
made report to the city council adj
vising that an electric light and power
plant can be constructed and maintain
ed by the city with fair prospect Of
reducing rates as the business grows.
Waseca-Orson L. Smith, a pioneer
of Waseca county and county surveyor
for 33 years, died a: his home here.
He was prominent in G. A. R., having
marched with Sherman on his trip
from Atlanta to the sea and later
served in the Indian war in the Black
Hills country under General Crooks.
He was IS years old.
DuIuth-Representat of the po-
lice departments of Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Duluth. meeting here, agreed
upon certain changes in a proposed
new police pension bill. The bill, as
approved, provides foc a fiat minimum
pension of $40 month, the maximum
to remain at SIS. Another provision
grants a policeman's widow and fam
lily SIS regardless of the number of
children surviving. Furthermore, if
the widow remains unmarried, each
child will receive $40 a month until 16
years of age.
Roughton-The new $4,000 build
ing recently erected by the Roughton
Cooperative Creamery company, was
dedicated with appropriate ceremon-
les. A banquet was served following
the dedication exercises. The COM
pany has 231 shareholders. One-half
of the cost of the new building was
paid out of sinking fund created a
few years ago.
observation-disclosures were elected by
the Owatonna Shrine club at their
annual meeting here. G.. A. Tincher
was elected president: M. X. Brown,
vicepresident; Will H. Darby, secre-
tary and G. B. Bennett, treasurer.
Redwood FaIls-A century anniver-
sary automobile tour of the Sioux
Historic trail from Fort Smelling
Through the Minnesota valley to Big
Stone lake is being planned for the
coming summer. In connection with
the tour. two day program will be
given by the State Historical society
at Redwood Falls, at the invitation Of
the Commercial club
MISUNDERSTANDING excitement
was created in local business place
when man holding telephone re-
ceiver in his hand exclaimed, in ap-
parent terror: "Take it! Take it be-
fore 1 drop it." A clerk relieved the
man of the receiver, and then it was
found that. although he is 80 years
old, be had never before listened to a
telephone message.
ST. Paul-Governor Preus has called
farmers and all others interested in
our agricultural welfare, to give their
aid and support to a conference of
farmers, bankers, business men and
public officials of the states of North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Iowa,
Wiconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois,
Michigan and Minnesota to consider
the means of stabilizing prices Of
farm products and thus remedying the
deplorable condition in which agricul-
ture now finds itself. There has been
organized Minnesota Farmers-Bank-
ers Council, made up of two persons
from each agricultural district. Mem
bers of this Council. farm bureau Off
Gals and others interested in agri-
culture, have joined in a call for
Northwest Agricultural Price Stabili-
cation Conference, to be held in Saint
Paul, February 81 and %.
Hibbing-vergilo Bertone of CHS
holm, is the chsice of the italian Fed
Grated Clubs OF Northern Minnesota
for the appointment as deput~ sheriff
on the range. John Capra, of Hib-
bling, was the second choice Mr.. Ber-
tone is former mail carrier in CHS
holm and prominent union man. Ca
pra is former employee of Hibbing.
Lakefield-The city council has TAX
en- the first steps on street paving
program for Lakefield 1t is proposed
to pave the main business street OF
the city first. mass meeting has
been called for Feb. Is. at which time
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