The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-02
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the present members of the city
council, will be contestants for the
mayorality of this city at the munich
pal election Nov. 6.
WiIImar-The $15,O00,OOO national
Yeoman of America Orphans Home
is apparently lost to Kandiyohi
county. The heat problem was the
obstacle to selecting the beautiful
site.
GiIbert-Patrick Murphy, million.
aire lumberman and real estate own
er of Gilbert, was fatally injured
when his automobile struck another
machine and was hurled into ditch.
He died at Gilbert a short time after
the accident.
Grand Rapds-Buyers from Long
Island are in Itasca county, in the
vicinity of Grand Rapids, offering 81
per 100 pounds for potatoes though
the ordinary market is only 40 cents
per hundred. The fasteners want
certified Green Mountains for seed.
observation-disclosures of Pills.
bury academy and republicans here
were notified by Senator Irvine l..
Lenroot of Wisconsin that he would
be unable to come here to speak at a
meeting which was scheduled jointly
by the academy and republicans.
Albert Lea-The central conference
of the English Lutheran synod, con.
OF hn nht,rah hnrn
closed with an address by Rev.
Charles L. Grant of the Faith church.
The next meeting of the group will be
at Madison, Wis, next June.
Rochester-Somewhe in Olmsted
county an elk is running loose and
surprising those who see it. The ami
NAL escaped from the heard at Mayo
wood farm a few days ago, and since
then reports from several points in
the county say the residents were as
tnnished to find an elk in their field
Mankato-The Southern Minnesota
Older Boys conference will be in
session in Mankato for three days,
Nov. 80 and Dec. 1 and 2. A. B.
Morris of the state teachers college
has been appointed chairman of the
local conference committee.
Anoka-After celebrating seven
hours, jury of six men and six wo-
men in district court at Anoka, re-
turned a verdict of first degree man.
slaughter against Tom H. Boyd, 70
year old mootrcab owner, for the
shooting of Frank Laferriere last Au-
gust.
Austin-Joseph keenan,, G. N. Bel
seeker and Thomas Dugan, all resi-
dents of Austin, are the only living
members of the first fire department
organized here, in 1870. This month
the survivors of Pioneer Hook and
Ladder and Bucket company No. Of
Austin have a reunion at which they
will revive the experiences of the old
days.
polis-Two things, co-opera-
ton between business men and far.
mers, and the low price of potatoes.
are helping immensely to advance the
campaign for membership in the new
Minnesota potato cooperative mar.
keting association, and the goal of
174,000 acres under contract by Jan.
looks attainable, S. G. Rubinow,
manager of the membership campaign,
said.
WilImar-The railway mail clerks,
postoffice employees, city and rural
mail carriers of the Willmar district
have organized into the Federal Or
ganization of Postal Employees of Cen.
trail Minnesota. The organization was
perfected for the purpose of lettering
their services to the public. Frank J..
Bingham is president and Ernest
Freed, vicepresident.
caIedonia-The proposition to drain
the island lands in the Mississippi
river between Reno and New Albin
received a jolt when the Houston
county board of commissioners decided
to fight the project. 1t was figured
that the estimate of the engineers,
placing the cost at 100000 would
create a burden too great for the tax.
payers to bear and far beyond the pos.
sible benefits.
Waseca-Building of baby chick
hatchery, which will turn out 100000
baby chicks in the coming season, is
contemplated by the Was eca Cham
Der Of Commerce. The Foundation for
the building, which has been laid, will
be completed by December, according
to the plans. This new industry is be.
ing financed entirely by local capital.
Bemidii-More than 600 farmers of
this vicinity were guests of the Be-
midi Civic and Commerce association.
Worthington-The contest of the
will of the late Daniel Shell of Worth.
ington, former state senator, will be
tried before jury in the Mobiles coun.
ty district court, with Judge E. G.
Dean of Fairmont presiding. The es-
tate in controversy is said to inven-
tory more than 100000. Dan Shell
was one of the best known men in
southwestern Minnesota, and for many
years was a leader in politics and
banking.
Winona-Guy E. Maxwell, president
of the Winona State Teachers col
lege, was elected president OF the
Minnesota Council of Religious Edu-
cation, formerly the Minnesota Sun
day school association, at its 65th an
nual convention in session here.
Garden city-Old officers were re-
elected at the annual meeting of the
Blue Earth County Agricultural So
ciety here. They are, David Crane,
president, A. D. MacCormack, secre.
tary; T. C. Crane, treasurer; Frank
WoIey, William Just and George