The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
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building mere mas Deen leased ana 1UO
persons; mostly women, will be en-.
ployed in 80 days.
Hibbing-Hor Austin, found gull
ty by a jury in court here of conduct
ing a liquor nuisance, was sentenced
by Judge Martin Hughes to serve 80
days in the county work farm and to
pay fine of $500.
Kenyon-E. G. Quamme, president
of the Federal Land bank, ST. Paul,
addressed the second days sessions of
the Farmers institute here. The mo-
tive of the institute is to create CO.
operation and improve farming. Mr..
Quamme's subject was Rural Cred.
it's
ST. Peter-Gustavus Adolphus col
lege affirmative debating team closed
the debating season with victory over
South Dakota university of Vermillion.
One judge, l. NJ. Cochran of Carleton
college, officiated
Montevideo-John NJ. Thompson was
elected president of the Montevideo
Commercial club at the annual meet.
ing of the directors. John C. Have
was reelected secretary and w. A.
Stand, treasurer.
ST. Cioud-Lois Dueber and Eldora
Johnson will be valedictorian and sa.
lutatorian of st. Cloud Technical high
school in June, it was announced.
There are 120 seniors who will gradu-
ate.
owatonna-The rally of South Gen.
trail Baptist churches of Minnesota
here closed after ways and means of
raising the associations quota of the
! S10,000,000 church fund were discuss
ed.
Owatonna-J. H. A. Brahtz, st.
Paul consulting engineer, has been Sc
lected by the city council to design a
new 100000 reservoir for the mu.
nicipal water system.
St. James-The city council in a
! special session rescinded its resolution
to permit the people of st. James to
vote at the election on the question of
leasing building lot to the American
Legion. The reason given was that
the request for the lot did not have the
proper backing by the Legion.
ST. Cloud-A resolution urging the
state legislature to pass the pending
bill which will legalize the socalled
i Babcock road bond issue of $20,000,-
600 was framed and passed by the
! Stearns county commissioners here.
4 The vote was unanimous
Waseca-Judge Converse, justice Of
the Dakota county district court, will
| preside at sessions of the Waseca
county district court. He will ex-
change benches with Judge Fred w.
Sem in the hearing of cases in which
Judge Sem was acting as an attor-
ney before his election to the office.
Owatonna-The Steele county com.
missioners have taken action favoring
the employment of a county public
health nurse. The commissioners al.
so have provided for expensive i'm.
provements to township roads with.
in the county by donating $1,000 to
each township which will set aside a
like fund.
Worthington-The Union Congre.
,gational church of this city, the old.
est religious society in Worthington,
is making plans to fttingly celebrate
its 50th anniversary May 49,. DR..
George A. Moore, who has served the
church as clerk ever since it was or.
gained, and his wife, who also was
a charter member of the church, will
be honored guests at the celebration.
4 Hutchinson-The Biscay Cow Test
ing association, composed of dairymen
in the Biscay and Hutchinson com
munities, boasts the champion butter
fat producing cow for the month Of
February of any association in the
state. The cow in question is grade
Holstein and her monthly production
was $3.50 pounds of butterfat from
milk testing 5 per cent. She is owned
by Arthur Wangerin.
Albert Lea-"Dick" Mills, leader Of
a band that was famous in Minnesota
40 years ago, celebrated his seth birth.
day anniversary at his home here. It
. was surprise party staged by the
only other surviving members of the
band, Charles Brundin, Dell Fuller.
Frank Barlow and A. G. Brundin. The
band was organized in 1879, and be-
came famous throughout northern
Iowa and southern Minnesota.
Waseca-It is expected that the
spring, summer and fall of 1923 will
see buildings, including both business
blocks and new homes, costing more
. than 100000. The Improvements will
provide Waseca with its biggest con-
struction here in its history. Among
the principal projects are the construc-
ton of a new high school to cost ap-
proximately 100000 and the new Sa-
: cred Heart high school, which will cost
: between $4,000 and 100000.
! St. CIoud-One hundred seventy.
, five claims against the estate of A. G.
: Whitney, who died a year ago, were
allowed in probate court here without
) objection, before Judge j. B. Himal
l The amount thesallowed claims totals
r will not be known for several days
I court officials said. In all there were
= 81. 200, 900 in 800 claims filed against
3 the state of Mr.. Whitney, who was
5 head of the Public Service company
of ST. Cloud.
Austin-More than $50 fathers and
( daughters started what promises to be
} permanent institution in Austin
, when they gathered fora father-daugh
: ter banquet, given under the direction
of Miss Dorothy Harvey, head. of the
Girls Reserves movement here. The
> fathers and daughters were served by
) senior girls, assisted by women of the
: Y. w. C. A. board. The father-aaugh
> tier banquet idea is new in Austin and