The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-15
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the gift scholarship of $3.50 this year
to Miss Roma Cans, teacher in the
Technical high school. The gift
scholarship is awarded annually.
Hastings-A verdict of $1,000 was
awarded to Mrs. Susan Zeisea of this
city in district court against Samuel
Licklich, whom she charged with in
juring her son, Fred SulWeir, when
the latter vas run over by the defend
ants autcuuhile.
ST. James--fIenry Ford received the
first vote cast in the straw ballot TAX
en- by st. James newspaper for the
next United States president. Presi-
dent Harding took the lead in the
total vote.
Hibbing-Judge H. A. Dancer OF
Duluth, will sit at this term of St.
Louis county district court with Judge
Martin Hughes in place of Judge Ed.
ward Freeman, who in in Carleton on
business.
ambridge-Better livestock on the
farms surrounding this city was CIV
en- another boost when a purebred
Holstein bull, six months old and a
Duroc-J Jersey brood SOW were to be
given away at the second Bargain day
here this season.
Crosby-After watching VOLTS
den closely for several weeks, Bob
Woods of the Little Pine territory
north of here, caught the mother wolf
away and captured five cubs. Several
cubs have been sold as pets at Sc
each.
Ironton-Several hundred acres of
cumberland between here and Bar
rows were burned recently but the fires
have about played themselves out. A
10-mile stretch of meadow and cutover
lands along the Little Pine north OF
here also has been burning but is
now under control.
Hastinqs-Mrs. Louise Leedstrum,
formerly housekeeper for John Her.
man, now dead, won her suit for dam.
ages against his estate in Dakota
county district court here. She asked
$4,000 as damages for broken hip
received, she alleged, in working for
Herman. 1t was alleged he had thrown
water outdoors in winter time and the
woman slipped on the ice. The jury
granted her $1,000.
Rochester-After years Of effort to
obtain justice at the hands of the
government, the Rochester post OF the
American Legion has received word
that the case of Fred Armstrong, dis.
abled veteran of the World war. has
been satisfactorily adjusted. Arm.
strong will receive compensation to
the extent of $50 month and all back
compensation will be paid.
ST. Peter-Thirty-ni seniors of
Gustavus Adolphus college received
degrees of teacher of arts at the 61st
annual commencement exercises here.
In addition to the degrees given the
graduation class, Matthias M. Vol
strom, former president Of Gusta-
vus Adolphus, received the degree Of
doctor of divinity, as did DR.. j. P.
Uhler, dean of men, who has been a
member of the college faculty for 40
Years. MOlS IudA 1,OOO NlolIOlS "ClC
assembled when the senio- class
marched into the auditorium and took
their seats.
ST. CIoud-Miss Ruth Mitchell of st.
Cloud has invited the sixth district
women voters to spend a day at her
GRANDMOTHER Gardens" June 26.
There will be representatives from
the leagues at Brainerd, Bemidji,
Stapleton, Wadena, Elk River and
other towns in the district. Miss
Mitchell is the president of the Sixth
District League of Women Voters.
Fairmont-Years of effort on the
part of the city of Fairmont to elimi-
nate death crossings and procure bet.
ter highway connections to the west
met with temporary and possibly per-
manent defeat when the board OF
county commissioners defeated the
proposal to issue $4,000 of highway
bonds to construct the first II miles
of the Middle Road to Sherburn.
Thief River Falls-Starting two
years ago with only about a dozen
bead of Guernseys, bid in by breeders
of the Red River valley the Guernsey
annual sales have doubled and last
year more than % head were disposed
of at auction. This week saw breed
ers from various parts Of Minnesota
and North Dakota to the number OF
nerly 500 vie with one another in OBJ
purebred and grade cattle at
the livestock pavilion where Sc head
were sold for nearly $4,000.
ST. PauI-Eleven families, with
their stock, machinery and household |
goods, pasesd through the Twin CT
ties to new locations in Minnesota
during two week period, according |
to a statement issued by Oscar II.
Smith, State Commissioner of 1mmi.
grafton. The record of the Immigra-
ton Department show these settlers
were well equipped to begin establish
Ing homes. In addition to household
gods and machinery, they brought
with them % horses, Is cows, 20
crates of chickens, some hogs and
sheep. The families came from Wis |
consin, Iowa, North and South Da
kota.
MinneapoIis-Ad subscrfp |
ions of $4,000 were reported at the |
luncheon meeting Of the team cap |
tains of the Carleton s1,000,000 cam |
paign at the Central Y. M. c. A, max
ing the total so far reached by the ma
,icnal drive workers approximately |
1926 900, gain of $4,000.
Thief River FaIls-Myrtle Helgeland
). this city won the Bennington coun-
" breadmaking contest at the high
school here and will go to the State
Fair free for the second time, having |
Won the contest last year also. Ansof
lahIan raceivad aac0nd nlaca IN thA