The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-23

Aurora-With the completion of its
100000 high school, Aurora takes
its place on a par with it's sister COM
munities on the Iron Range, already
famous for their fine school buildings.
Slayton-The official board Of the
Murray County Agricultural society
has selected Sept. 6, and as the
At the coming fair all school pupils
of the county will be admitted free at
all times Of the day or night.
hfield-John, Brandt is the new
president of the Minnesota Co-opera-
tive Creameries association. He was
elected at the recent annual meeting
in st. Paul. He has Endorsed the pro-
jected national milk product selling
agency planned by the committee of
nine.
Bemidji-Officials of the Crookston
Lumber company sounded the key
note of returning prosperity in an an
nouncement that the big lumber mill
of that concern would. open day and
night shifts for the coming season on
March &c and from that date the mill
will be operated to its capacity during
the year.
st. CIoud-Speaking at missionary
conference here Miss Elizabeth Rob-
erts of Minneapolis, who is mission
airy in Korea, said: christianity has
raised the standards of the Korean
people. The men are now willing to
have the women receive the same edu-
cation that they do. The men take no
interest in politics but it is their
highest aim to become learned stu
dents"
Little Fals-Directors of the Elks'
home association of the Elks' lodge
signed contract with Fisher & Jack
son, architects of Bemidji, for plans
and supervision of construction of an
Elks' home. The structure will be OF
Colonial style, will cost 100000. The
furnishing will cost an additional $751;
600. The home is to be built this
summer.
Brainerd-Mose Mohlum, president
of the Mohlum Lumber company, OF
Brainerd, was elected to head the
newly organized District IA of the
Northwestern Lumbermen's associa-
ton. Representatives from 35 yards
were present The Brainerd district
now includes Grow Wing, Cass, Ait
kin and parts of Morrison counties
! Three directors elected were T. B
| Brusegaard of Brainerd, Neil Wood
| worth of Little Falls, and Walter
| Knox of Aitkin.
Observation-Disclosures of Owotanna's
| Women's clubs and of the board Of
eduaction are uniting in a movement
to educate aliens in Steel county who
| are prospective citizens. AS result
of efforts of the clubs to get action
along this line, the school board will
open classes in citizenship and English
for those seeking naturalization, and
the women clubs will provide cor
respondence course for those who can
not take up the study here.
St. cIoud-Following the action o.
the st. Cloud Auto club in donating
$500 toward the erection of Welcome
Arch where the Jefferson highway en-
tiers this city, the city commissioners
have voted to maintain the lights fol
the arch. Business men will take
care of the remainder of the expense
In addition to directing tourists into
the Granite City for about six month:
each year, the arch, with it's electric
lighted letters of welcome, will give {
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the highway that is dangerous.
Worthington-Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Thompson of Worthington will cele
brate their 63d wedding anniversary
Mr.. Thompson came to Minnesota
when 1t was still territory and Min
neapolis a village. For several sea
sons he was engaged in river traffic
on the Minnesota river. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson were married at Car
yer, March IS, 1860, and removed i'm
mediately to what is now Kandiyoh
county A year later they were driver
out by the Indians, who burned theil
homes and killed their cattle. II
1871, Mr.. Thompson helped lay GU
the city of Worthington, and was the
first person to buy a city lot here.
Little Falls-Authorities of Colum
bia school enthusiastically support 6
plan to introduce milk lunches as &
means OF increasing the weight of pu
pills who are underweight. Ninety
eight out of 152 pupils began theil
milk lunches.
u HayfieId-Plans are being made fol
the dedication of the new Trinity
Lutheran church, construction o.
which was recently completed. The
dedication proper will take place OF
Sunday, April 20, but it will be linked
up with three-day festival. April 2:
and 80 and May 1.
st. Cioud-A poultry packing plan
to eventually employ SO persons is tt
be establishes in st. Cloud. The plan
will be comp5sted by July and will
have a capacity for feeding $4,000
chickens. They will be fattened ant
killed and shipped east.
Two Harbors-Mrs. Inez Gardner
has entered into the race for mayor
with the result that the election i.
livened up a bit. Mrs. Gardner will
oppose NJ. H. Brickley who was in
dorsed by the Independent Voters
league. At present Mrs. Gardner II
a member OF the city council ant
president of the Federal Trades