The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-27


Little FaIIs-Explorations have been
commenced by the Little Falls Wa
ter Power company at Blanchard Rap
ids, eight miles south of Little Falls,
to ascertain the ACCESSIBILITY of build
ing a power dam there.
Farlbault-Ray G. Moonan of Wa
SEGA, formerly commander of the local
post of the American Legion. has been
appointed as general chairman in
charge of arrangements for the state
convention of the legion to be con-
Quoted here Aug. Is, IA and 10.
Albert Lea-The officers of the Ma
tional Creamery Buttermaker's asso-
citation will conduct a conference in
Albert Lea. The officers will meet
here as an executive committee and
will formulate the program for their
annual convention which meets at
Madison, Wis, in November.
Mankato-When Indian lake was
drained to point where the water
would not longer cover them, thou
sands of mud turtles took refuge on a
line of thing which had been laid to
carry off the remaining water in the
lake.
EIy-More than 20 fire guards will
be given preliminary training and in
struction by the United States forest
service at Ely and Grand Marais, be-
fore they go into the Superior Ma
tional forest to begin their summer
work.
Sleepy Eye-The annual conference
Of the Evangelical church will. be at
Sleepy Eye from April 80 to May g.
The conference is divided into three
districts, Minneapolis. st. Paul and
Mankato and has a membership OF
more than 5000.
OrtonvilIe-A five-ton, 500 gallon a
minute, four wheel drive fire truck
with the most modern fire fighting ap
pliances, was authorized for purchase
at meeting of the city council here
The purchase price is $500 with de
livery set for July Is.
Austin-Among the heaviest pay
ments Of federal and state inheritance
taxes ever made in Mower county
were those on the estates of John and
! Sybella Wagner, who were murdered
by their son-in-law, August Detloff, a
Grand Meadow, last July. The prop
erty of the Wagner couple is valued
at S141,993.32, on which the state tai
was $1,7S07S, and the federal tai
$1,152.76.
New Ulm-The final debate unde
the auspices of the State Debatin,
league, to determine the state cham
| pionship, will be conducted in Turne
hall, New Ulm, the night of Thursday
May 8. The New Ulm team, com
posed of Howard Vogel, Elizabetl
Hintz and Clarence Rellof, will NEE
the Cass Lake team to determine stat
honors.
Red Wing-The uniting Of tn
Trinity and st. Peters churches Of
Red Wing will not take place, accord
ing to action taken by separate meet
ings of the two congregations. At tn
st. Peters church meeting, the me
! ton to unite the churches now wa
voted down II to Sc, although at tn
Trinity church meeting a resolution
was passed, almost unanimously favor
ing union.
crookston-The Kiewel Product
company, of this city, has entered int
contract with a New York fri
whereby the concern has agreed
deliver 100000 pounds of a certai
grade of butter between now and No
1 of this year. Not only is this tn
largest deal in butter ever consun
mated in this part of the state, BIT
: the specifications also call for un
form product of a grade somewha
! above the ordinary.
Observation-Disclosures municipal ele
ton tangle was Strengthened out whe
Judge Nelson of the district coul
: heard evidence in the case at sp
t cial term of court. At the recent ele
ton the judges in one ward failed
count votes for P. ]. Gillian for coul
I Gilman where electors had write
Gillam's name on the ballots and ha
failed to place cross after the nam
Alderman Elness was accordingly d
clared reelected.
n Hibbinq-That Hibbing is at tt
: Threshold of period Of unpreceden
D ed prosperity was the conclusic
reached by observers in the Mort
= Forty" vacation suit as the result
testimony given by M. H. Cooler
q general manger of the Oliver Minir
company. From the gigantic ope
n pit flanking North Hiding on tt
e north. east and west will come 10000
i 600 tons of iron ore this year." M
J, Godfrey testified. This will mean &
b increase of approximately 100000
tons over that of previous years.
Red Wing-The city council has c
Tered concrete paving of two eli
}. streets in connection with the Feat
# srstone road paving, to cost in Il
l. aeighborhood of 100000.
a Luverne-Sixteen farmers ha'
l. signed up for the 'ton" hog litter co
n est at the Rock county fair for whi'
e 5000 in prizes have been offered
n. The four banks.
BemidJI-Marl deposits showing
e high percentage of carbonates ha'
/. been found in the vicinity of Bemit
n and may in the future prove valuah
e Tor agricultural and commercial US
rs fertilizei and cement.