The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-23
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Owatonna-Mrs. John Hogan of this
city was elected president of the
Steele county Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians at
county convention here.
HaIIoway-A change has been made
in banking circles here by which the
Farmers and Merchants bank takes
over the interests of the Peoples State
bank of Holloway.
Wadena-The cornerstone of the
new Methodist hospital was laid here
in the presence of prominent clergy
men from all over the state. A mes
sage from Governor Preus was read.
acknowledgements broke into the
postoffice and blew the combination
from the safe but failed to penetrate
to the strong box, and escaped with
$500 in stamps and SIT in money.
WIImar-The Kandiyohi Farm bu.
reau has started aeflrive for 200 mem
bers for 1924. The purpose is to
raise $1,000 locally so that the bu-
reau will be entitled to state and fed.
eral aid.
Wadena-Dr N. E. Davis of Chicago,
executive secretary of the hospitals
and homes of the Methodist church, as
sisted by prominent men, laid the cor
nerstone for the 100000 Methodist
hospital under construction here.
StiIIwater-A new hotel costing be.
tween $4,000 and 100000 was prac-
tically assured Saltwater as a result
of the splendid response of citizens to
the 100000 bond issue just placed on
the market to make the project posi-
BILE.
Fergus FaIIs-A special meeting Of
the school board will be held to de-
termine what punishment will be
meted out to the high children who
went on strike on Armistice Day and
refused to attend classes when the
request for holiday was denied.
stiIIwater-Fire damaged the Mod
ern Woodmen of America building here
to the extent of $4,000. Besides the
Woodman hall, the Cosmopolitan State
bank on the second floor and the Nc
Garry Insurance Co., on the first floor
was damaged by smoke and water.
Fairmont-Banks, newspaper and
landmen of southern Minnesota are
joining in movement to restore and
stabilize prices and the market for
farm land, according to Clyde E.
Southwick, former state representative
from Faribault county.
Owatonna-Hundreds of friends and
acquaintance of Leonard Virtue, aged
So, who died here, attended his fun
eral. Mr.. Virtue served for three terms
the state legislature and was leader
in Owatonna and Steele county and
political circles.
WelIs-Emma Dorothy Siebert is adj
jutant of Trosta post of the American
Legion here, and is also the only wom-
an member. She was a nurse in the
service at Great Lakes station, and
in a struggle with delirious marine
| she was so badly hurt she has since
| been unable to follow her profession.
crookston-G. H. Sanberg is captain
of the guard and his lieutenants and
| high privates are numbered by the
score for the, campaign to raise $4,000
| to be used as a fund to promote the
winter show, the dairymen's conven-
| ton and a number of other cOnven-
tions that are scheduled or in prospect
for this city the coming year.
Owatonna Steele county rural
school teachers at a meeting here, laid
plans for an exhibit of the work OF
the county's rural school. The teach
ers completed a permanent Organiza
tion to provide a means of lettering
teaching methods and establishing
work by means of monthly meetings
to discuss school problems.
ST. Cloud-A proposal to erect q
100000 sanatarium for tuberculal
patients of four counties is under
consideration by the Stearns county
board of commissioners. The sana
tarium, under the proposal, would
care for patients from Stearns, Meek
er, Benton and Sherburne counties.
st. Leo-Hope of experimenting the
bandits who wrecked the First State
bank was practically abandoned. II
was believed that due to the fact thai
the telephone wires were cut, the
bandits got too far away before sur
rounding towns could be notified tt
be on the lookout for them.
Shafer-Captured by posse o
citizens four hours after he held III
and robbed the Shafer State bank Of
between $4,000 and $4,000 in currency
Richard Chafee is held in the county
Jail at Center City. Chafee was over
taken by the posse near Nevers Dam
10 miles north of Center City. He sur
rendered without fight.
keIIiher-A quarrel over girl on ;
farm near here resulted in the mur
der of four persons His victims are
John Sanders, farmer, 60 years old
father of the girl over whom the quar-
rel arose. Mrs. John Sanders, 60 year
old, the girls mother. Oscar Jimmy
33 years old, farmer. ]. A. Wilson, 4
years old, marshal at Kelliher, VIII,
was shot down The series of mul
ders arose from a dispute betweel
Portana and Jimmy, at Timmy's far1=
two miles from the home of Sanders.
Lake city-Four persons were kille
at dead Mans Crossing" three mile
, east of here when the fast mail train
No. SO, of the Chicago, Milwaukee
st. Paul railroad, smashed into thei
, autombole. The automobile was cal
, ried 12O feet and the bodies wer
, mangled almost beyond recognition.
Hibbing-The Messaba range bt
o ono hio oity when % diffarau