The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-21

kenyon-Members OF the Kenyon
Commercial club have completed plans
for municipal Christmas celebration.
Mankato-Mankato Elks have made
arrangements to again visit the homes
of the children Of the poor on Christ
mas day.
FaribauIt-Passenger service on the
Great Western road between this city
and Mankato was restored as the re-
suit Of numerous protests by business
men.
Notwithstanding second radio
broadcasting station is expected to be
ready for operation before the holt
days. The plant for the station is
nearly completed at Carleton college.
Austin-Mrs. Nancy Clark, pioneer
resident of this community and moth
er-in-law of Gen. A. w. Wright, cele-
brated her hundredth birthday at the
Wright home. She was born in 1928.
Window. B. Anderson was APP
pointed creamery inspector by Chris
Heen, state dairy and food commits
sion. Mr. Anderson succeeds l.. r.
Lund, Minneapolis, who died recently.
Rochester-The Olmstead county
commissioners have voted a fund of
$4,000 to cover the amount Of deficit
incurred by the annual county fair,
neld here last August
Little FalIs-Fire which started in
The Burch implement store at Burtrum,
20 miles from here, practically burned
out the entire business section of that
village causing a loss estimated at
more than $4,000.
ClarkfieId-The grade building of the
public schools here was destroyed by
fire. The building was a brick struc-
ture erected in 1906. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
NorthfieId-The st. Olaf college
broadcasting station WCAL, which
was destroyed in the fire which burn
ed the Hoyme Memorial chapel in
September, will be reopened Deem
Der 49,
Owatonna-The charter commission
recently appointed by Judge F. w.
Sem has completed the drafting of a
proposed amendment to the city
charter providing for the naming of
a public utilities board.
RobbinsdaIe = Thomas H. Girling,
veteran member of the state legisla-
ture, victim of an automobile accident,
was improving and will recover, physi.
clans said, but three other mishap vic
Tins, two men with fractured skulls
and a woman with broken back, were
given only fighting chances.
ST. Pahi-Four hundred farm bureau
leaders from all parts of Minnesota
will be in st. Paul Jan. 8, 9 and 10,
for three-day conference on farm
problems of the state. They are com
ing to attend the fifth annual conven.
ton of the Minnesota Farm Bureau
federation.
Albert Lea-From seed that cost him
$18 a bushel, o. M. Towne, Twin
Lake corn grower, has secured rs
bushels of what is pronounced as fine
corn as has ever been seen here. Some
Of the ears have % rows, with 1,036
perfect kernels, set deep in the cob
Some corn growers have paid Mr..
Towne as much as 50 for one ear
Fairmont-Sheriff William S. Carver
of Martin county, announces that
posses of vigilantes have now been
organized in all towns and villages
ready for instant CALL About 100 bust
ness men and bankers, in consultation
with the sheriff, agreed On a code OF
alarms and signals to be used in go
ing after malefactOrs as soon as their
presence becomes known.
Rochester-Stewart Ashford, son OF
an Olmsted county farmer, has found
that raising popcorn is paying prop
osition and the success Of his venture
with 120 acres of the crop bids fair
to be the beginning of new branch
of diversified farming in this county
Ashford, a 20 year old boy, planted 12C
acres of popcorn last spring and this
fall he harvested 100000 pounds and
disposed of it at S55 per ton, making
a gross of 81 400.
DuIuth-Two buffalos, either from
the Minneapolis or st. Paul ZOOS, will
be procured for Duluth's new zoolog
ical gardens, according to Bert E. Ons
gard, chairman in charge of arrange
ments. Mr. Onsgard is secretary OF
the West Duluth Zoo association
which sponsored the opening of the
new zoo and which is largely respon
sible for the procuring Of the animals
now in possession of the zoo.
ST. Paul-Judge Olin B. Lewis in
Ramsey county district court ruled in
st. Paul that the court had no juris
diction in a personal injury damage
suit for 100000 brought against the
Louisville & Nashville railroad by
James G. Thompson of Florida
Owatonna-A permanent organize
ton of the Owatonna Retail Merchants
association has been perfected with
the following officers: ]. F. Fitzger
aid, president; John Schoen, vire
president; Vincent Leary, secretary.
Minneapolis = Automobile tourists
spent nearly s4O,OO0.oOo in Minnesota
last summer Approximately 100000
persons visited the state. These fig
urcs are the estimates of H. c. Hotal
Ing. executive secretary, Ten Thousand
lakes of Minnesota association, who
! made his report to the association al
its annual convention in the Raids, on
hotel