The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-07-27

Montevideo-The II women's clubs
oil Montevideo have pledged their sup
port to the guarantors Of Montevideo's
1924 chautauqua.
Fergus FalIs-The annual picnic
and reunion of the Otter Tail County
Old Settlers association was held at
Battle Lake with more than 1000
persons attending.
Rochester Commencement exer-
cises were conducted in tbs high
school here at which ia country and
village eighth grade pupils received
diplomas.
Owatonna-The Steele County Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs will have
picnic and business session at Mineral
Springs park, here, July "a. A leader
Of the state federation will speak.
Owatonna-A freight train on the
Rock Island ran over and killed an
unidentified laborer at point in the
city just outside the railroads switch
ing yards.
WiIImar-E. T. Sandbo, member of
the city council, had narrow escape
from death when his car rolled down
a IA foot embankment on a highway
near Green Lake.
Willmar-In addition to expressing
their choice for United States senator
the voters of Willmar ballotted on
proposed bond issue for rebuilding
the water works system.
Austin-For the fourth successive
time Mower county cakemakers have
won first place in the southern district
of Minnesota. This year a Mower
county team also won first place in
the advanced breadmaking class.
Thief River FalIs-The fiowage Of
water in the Red Lake river is grad
ually lessening and hardly enough is
going over the dam to furnish power
for the city in addition to that requiT
ed by the -four mill which has prior
rights.
Fairmont-Eight hundred persons
from st. James, had picnic in Inter-
laken park here. Fishing and dane
ing were the principal amusements.
The st. James band and ball team ac-
companied the delegation.
Fairmont-One hundred delegates
from southern Minnesota towns gath
cred at banquet to start move
ment they hope will result in the rout-
ing through southern Minnesota Of
the new Atlantic Yellowstone-P Pacific
trail.
Observation-Disclosures through it's
oil well, now being drilled is becom.
ing an attraction in southeastern Min
nesota. Ever since the drilling start
ed, thousands of local people have
visited Bigelow's hill to view opera
tons at the well.
Owatonna-A series of 10 meetings
at various points in Steele county is
to be conducted next for the discus
sion of the betterment Of public
health. DR.. Lockhead of the Mime
sofa Public Health association will be
| the principal speaker.
Northrop-Fifteen hundred persons
attended the Northrop Cooperative
Creamery outing. Northrop business
! men and members of the Waverly and
Westford Farmers clubs attended, as
did delegations from many towns in
this section.
Fairmont-Delegatio from Sioux
Falls, Jackson, Luverne and Fairmont
met here to consider ways and means
of bringing the new Atlantic-Yellow-
stone-Pacific highway through south
ern Minnesota on State Road No. 8.
Sioux Falls has raised $4,000 to help
put it through.
Luverne-The tax levies for Rock
county and the city of Luverne have
been made up. The county commits
sioners have added $4,000 to the in
terest and sanatorium funds, making
the county levy the same as last year,
$4,000. The city levy has been cut
from $6S,000 to $44,362.
/ Windon1-At the annual meeting OF
the Cooperative Elevator company
held here, a dividend of per cent
was declared. Each patron was paid
a rebate of per cent on all grain
marketed in the last year, and the
sum of $4,000 was ordered placed in
the companys sinking fund.
Blooming PraIrie-Lutheran congre
cations of Owatonna, Glendale, and
.uis city conducted joint services and
mad a picnic here. approximately 2,
500 persons from the three towns and
from other Southern Minnesota Lu
theran congregations attended.
Window Farmyard watering
troughs have claimed two little chill
dren as victims by d owning in the
last few days. On a arm near Viii
mont little year and one-half old sor
of Henry Sieve fell into the watering
trough and was dead when found
Near Springfield. a year old son o
Fred C. Botany vas drowned in ;
similar manner.
Chisholm-A moving machine Gu
both legs off the year old SON Of
Nusich, farmer living five mile
north of this city. One leg was GU
off half way to the knee, while tn,
other was cut through the ankl
joints. According to physicians. thu
boy will live.
Madison - That several hundred
acres of fine grain were destroyed b.
the hailstorm west and northwest o
Madison rs indicated by reports tina
are being received at local insurance
agencies. In most cases he losse
are estimated at from 90 60 90 pc
! cent.