The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-14

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Willmar-Kandiyoh county poultr,
raisers will hold their third annua
poultry show here. Jan. Is to Is.
Albert Lea-A four-months shor
course for boys on farms opened a
| the Albert Lea high school.
LitchfieId-The Meeker County Poul
try association opened it's eighth an
nual show with more than 600 bird.
registered.
DuIuth-With the final trip of the
Huronic, passenger steamer of the
Northern Navigation company, a new
record for lake trips was established
Luverne-The Day and Night garage
burned here with its contents, includ
ing 16 automobiles and one truck, the
loss being estimated at $4,000.
Madison--1D order to provide more
| adequate protection from robbery the
city council made arrangements to have
the city streets patrolled between dark
and daylight.
HayfieId-Harry q. Bue, former ser
vice man, has received notification OF
his appointment as postmaster here
and has taken over the duties of the
office.
Iexandria-Governor Preus was in
conference with Probate Judge Ole j.
Berg of Douglas county here relative
to his duties as administrator Of the
late Senator Knute Nelson.
Duuth-Robert Smollett, believed to
have been the Oldest policeman in the
country on active duty, died suddenly
here at the age Of 49, He was on the
Duluth force 46 years.
Winona-County Attorney Morris j.
Owen was elected chairman of the re-
publican county committee to succeed
Earl Simpson, who died last summer.
| Mr.. Simpson also was county attor-
ney.
Owatonna-Plans have been complet-
ed by the county farm bureau and
other agencies interested in the pro-
motion of boys and girls club work
within Steele county for the organiza-
ton of farm management club among
the county's older farm boys.
Red Wing-Althaugh the street fair
conducted here last fall was financial
success and there is now more than
$1,000 in the treasury of the Street
Fair association, the members who
managed the fair have recommended
that it be discontinued.
Albert Lea-Already the Business
Mems league and dairy men are max
&c
gates from all over the state, who will
come to Albert Lea to attend the state
dairymen's convention Jan. %, % and
| "a.
Sleepy Eye-W. E. Barnes Of Oxford
has purchased the Herald-Dispatch,
Sleepy Eyes newspaper, from D. l..
Keith. Mr.. Barnes will edit and pub
lish the paper in the future, having
already taken possession Of the prop
erty.
OLIVIA jury in the district court
here decided that the Milwaukee Rail-
way company is indebted to Sydney
Davenport of Milwaukee, in the sum
of $4,000, because of injuries Daven-
port sustained. He was run down by
an engine and lost both of his legs
and one of his arms.
Wjnona-Mrs. Anna Schultz, said to
be the first Minnesota woman automo-
bile driver convicted Of manslaughter
in connection with an accident, began
serving her sentence at the reform
atory for women at Shakopee. She
is Al years old and must serve not to
exceed five years.
Sandstone-Mrs. Robert Meisner OF
Traer, Iowa, is a guest at the home
of her parents here, pending the out
come of search now being conducted
in Iowa for her husband. Mr.. Meis-
ner left Traer last spring to go to Web
ster City to engage in business, and
later all trace of him was lost. Since
then his father has died, leaving him
$4,000 estate.
Moose Lake-Moose Lake will have
its annual poultry show in January.
Bovey-Stripping operations of an
ore body consisting of approximately
| 5000 900 tons, to be known as the
Lewis mine has begun, following the
| formal announcement made by the
| oliver Iron Mining company. The
| mine will include four 40-acre tracts
! and will extend to what is now known
| as the Walker pit through the Danube
mine. northwest of Bovey.
crookston-L. r. Boyd, business
manager for the 1924 winter shows
Feb. 3 to s, is at work preparing the
premium lists. He will have the ac-
tive cooperation of the Northwest
School of Agriculture, Red River Val
lev Development association, Red Rtv-
| err Valley Soils and Crops association,
Red River Valley Livestock associa-
ton. Northern Poultry association and
| the Crookston Association of Public
| Affairs.
Mankato-The Civic and Commerce
association has taken up the question
of leasing the. Mankato Randolph
branch of the Great Western railway
with the Mankato Electric Traction
company.
Jordan-ocott county IS to secure a
tuberculosis test for catt,e. At county
commissioners meeting a petition was
presented to the meeting asl.ing for a
county wide area test for tuberculosis
! of all cattle in Scott county. The Pc
tition containe the names of 1,O75
cattle owners, which is large major
ity of the cattle owners of Scott coun-