The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-02

FaribauIt-The Southern Minnesota
Medical society will have a one day
convention here June IL.
WiImar-The board of county com
missioners have laid out program for
70 miles of graveling for the summer,
costing $4,000.
Two Harbors-M H. Brickley, Du'
luth and Iron Range telephone man
ager, will head the independent voters
ticket at the spring election, as the
candidate at caucus of citizens.
Thief River FaIls-Ralph E. Thomp-
son of st. Paul was appointed as engi.
neer to make a survey OF the dam
property here. The council holds an
option on the purchase of the property
for $4,000.
MISUNDERSTANDING S. v. Saxby OF
the Duluth Commercial club extended
an invitation to the Lions club OF Hib'
bling to attend the cover the Top
chamber of commerce banquet at Du
luth.
Hibblns-Five persons indicted by
the grand jury on charges of violating
the prohibition law, were arraigned
in district court here and pleaded not
guilty. Their bail was fixed at $500
each.
Rochester-According to a ruling
made by the city council, farmers along
the right of way in Olmsted and Wa
basha counties will hereafter be able
to get electric light and power from
the Rochester plant.
East Grand Forks-Galusha Purcell
was elected city treasurer by the coun
Gil, to succeed the late James Neil
raith, who died last week. Mr.. Pur
cell was born and raised here and has
been in the real estate business.
Red Wing-The Busch garage, op
Grated in this city by William F
Busch, has been sold to the Mccoy
Curran company Of Cloquet, who have
filed articles of incorporation with the
register of deeds for $4,000 corpora
ton.
Wadena-Bob Newman brought his
team in first in the Class 1 Contra
Minnesota dog derby under the au
spices of the Lions club. About 5000
persons watched the CODY. In the
same event, Paul Koch came in seconC
and Cyril Hensler third.
ST. Paul-Minnesota, with So pei
cent of the urban population living II
Eoned municipalities, ranks third
among the states on the basis of per
centage of urban population zoned, &C
cording to report made public by the
division of building and housing OF the
| department of commerce.
Ear;5auit-August Kolterman, far
mer, 2S years old, died at his home
near Fox Lake following the alleged
drinking of liquor at party. 1t is re
| ported two neighbors Of KoltermaI
also partook of the liquor and were
made ill, but recovered. The sheriff
and coroner are investigating.
international Falls-Raymond Bel
ton, alias Raymond Arlington, whC
was taken in custody here by customs
officials on the charge that he entered
this country without the proper pro
| cedure, is being held in the count!
Jail. Bolton will be held here pending
the disposition of his case by the sec
rotary of labor.
Mankato-John N. Van der Vries o
the Chicago office of the Chamber o
Commerce of the United States o
America, will speak at the Marcel
membership meeting of the Mankat'
| Civic and Commerce association, Wed
nesday, March Z. In the week that h'
appears in Mankato, Mr.. Van der Vrie:
is also to speak before the civic com
mercial organizations in Albert Lea
Fairbault and Rochester.
MapIeton-The campaign to place ;
purebred sire on every farm in the
state was given hearty support at
massmeeting here attended by 30'
farmers, bankers and business men
Representatives Of MapletOn banks
| pledged financial aid to farmers il
building up their livestock herds afte
details of the drive were outlined tt
those attending the meeting. Severa
farmers signed up for sires followin,
the session.
crookston-With only one defeat OF
it's home floor, the CrookstOn Compan.
M basketball team, champions o
Northwestern Minnesota. has closet
its 1923 season with victories over CIV
cry team played In the thirty games
played, Crookston won twenty-five ant
lost eight, with grand total OF 81:
points against their opponents 5SS
AItho the local Gunners lost sever
games away from home return games
played resulted In victory for the 10
cal quint. The only visiting team tt
win was the Two Harbors All Stars
who won the first game OF three
played here and two played at Tw'
| Harbers-