The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-18
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with loss of $1,000.
Austin-Wool growers of Mower
county have perfected organization,
with the election of officers.
Duluth-An agreement between 60
contractors and the carpenters union
has been reached here, virtually set
Ting the strike.
MantorvIIe-The Dodge county COM
missioners have appropriated $1,000
for the aid of the Dodge County Agri-
cultural society, which sponsors the
annual county fair at Kasson.
Thief River Falls-Sugar beet plant
Ing is in full swing. More than IT'S
Mexican laborers arrived last week
by special train from San Antonio,
Texas
GuIIy-Annie Stenson, aged IA, who
had her knee shattered by the acct.
dental discharge Of shotgun in the
hands of playmate, Carl Omlie, died
as the result of the accident.
Owatonna-Farms on the Steele
county state and federal cost account
ing statistical route in 1922 showed
an average income of 5000, accord
ing to figures announced.
MISUNDERSTANDING to annex the
1924 state convention of the Lions, the
Hibbings Ions club will send a large
delegation on specially chartered
bus to Faribault May 20, in an effort
to land the next meeting.
st. Peter-St. Peters spring build
| ing has opened with the letting of
contract for new restaurant to be
erected by Andrew Cook. The new
| structure will cost approximately $780,
900.
| New Richland-The cornerstone OF
! the new Trinity Lutheran church was
| laid here, Professor Carl Melby of St.
Olaf college, Mortified, taking the
! leading part in the ceremonies.
Duluth-Organizati of the Nor.
| thern Trust company, for the manu-.
facture of motortrucks in Duluth, was
announced by A Miller McDougall.
president of the McDougall Terminal.
distinguishing and Bull have
been asked to send delegates to a
statewide meeting at University farm.
| for the purpose of organizing Min.
nesota Well Drillers association.
! st. Cloud-One of the largest and
most successful reunions of the alum.
nae association of st. Benedict's was
conducted at the college in st. Jo-
seph.
Redwood FalIs-At special election
| n
issue bonds to the amount of $4,000
for a new public school building to
replace the one destroyed by fire, car.
ried by a majority of SO.
Albert Educational hospital day
will be observed in Albert Lea by the
Naeve hospital. The hospital will be
opened to public inspection, and in
the evening nurses graduating ex.
ercises conducted by the Presbyterian
church.
DuIuth-St. Louis county's $1,500,000
road bond issue, block of the ST.
100000 issue authorized by voters at
a special election, was sold at the
meeting of the board of county com
missioners to the Metropolitan Ma
tional bank of Minneapolis.
Winona-The state convention OF
the Disabled American Veterans oil
the World War will be conducted here
Aug. 10 and II, it was announced fol
lowing a meeting of representatives OF
the organization in this city. Last
wear the convention was at Hibbing.
DuIuth-Directors of the ST. Louis
county club were authorized to name
committee to proceed with the or
ganizatioL of a district branch of the
reorganized Minnesota Potato ex
change, at a meeting Of farmers anc
. business men at the Chamber of Com
: merce.
Albert Lea-Eighty-three pupils o.
the Albert Lea high school will be
graduated this year. The commence
ment exercises will be held at the
. Broadway theater on June l.. DR..
! r Bushnell of the Westminster church
of Minneapolis, will deliver the ad
dress.
3 owatonna-Owato will be host:
to girls from almost every county IL
southern Minnesota, June and ., i
i MANS mature for meeti1g or thu
/ leading members in the various count!
breadmaking and sewing clubs to
session which will allow state boyi
$ and girls club leaders to pick the
I county teams for State Fair competi
4 ton.
: Alexandria-The will Of the late Sen
ator Knute Nelson, which, besides Civ
ing his Alexandria home and adjacen
s farmlands surrounding it to the Nor
t wegian Luthern church of America t
q he used as home for the aged at thu
i death of his daughter, Ida G. Nelson
names a number of other benefciaries
o was filed before Probate Judge 0. j
e Berg. The estate is variously estimat
7 ed at from 100000 to 100000.
:. crookston-C. H. Zealand, editor o
the Times. and also secretary of thu
I Minnesota Red River Valley Develop
s ment Association, is devoting his en-
!. tire time at present to the Interest,"
:, of the organization which has been
b leading factor in advancing the inter
:. ests of this section of the state. TIL
d work includes helping put on the Rex
). River Valley Winter Shows each year
l. through which much has been dom
II toward raising the valley standard
of production.
/, Wheaton-Traverse county has tn
q distinction of being the first count.
q in Minnesota to apply for the "are'
/. test for tuberculosis under the new
q. state law. In whirlwind three-da,
E campaign 20 per cent of the cattl
4. owners Of the county were obtained OF
a petition asking for the test.
q Wheaton Prairie chickens ar
e. more nlentiful than they have been TO