The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-11-16
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Preston-Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed the Farmers Cooperative ele-
vator here, recently used by E. ].
Weigand as a coal storehouse, causing
loss estimated at $1,000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the Mime
sofa State Fire Prevention association
were guests of the Mankato insurance
men here at program appropriate to
fire prevention day.
Luverne-Hog cnolera has appeared
on several farms in Rock county with
heavy losses to the owner. With the
approach of cold weather, it is hoped
to check the disease from spreading.
Ruthton-Robbers made haul of
more than $4,000 worth of winter
goods at the general store of Peter
son & Halstenrud at Florence, few
miles north of here.
North Mankato-The North Mankato
Commercial club is backing the es.
tablishment of a weekly newspaper for
this community and has chosen E. F.
Ruby of Fergus Falls as it's editor and
manager.
Mora-Two hundred business and
professional men with legionnaires. at
tended a dinner given by Henry Berg,
quist, post No. 201, American Legion.
at the Mora Farmers Cooperative
Creamery auditorium here.
Winona-The tax levy for the city
of Winona for the coming year will be
$S31,000, an increase of $131,0 over
the levy for the current year, accord
ing to figures made public by Adolph
Bacuerlenn, county auditor.
Canby-H. w. Meissner, burned in
kerosene explosion at his home, died.
His seven-year-old daughter was burn
ed to death in the blaze, which fol-
lowed when Meissner poured coal oil
on a smouldering fire.
Hibbing Joining of two halves of a
wheel in a formal ceremony will be
the main feature of the celebration
here November II to mark completion
of the Babcock highway across the
iron range.
Sandstone Robbers entered the
Klein Clothing store and after partly
wrecking the store in their attempt
to gain entrance to the safe, escaped
with clothing valued at approximately
$4,000
Duuth-With 1877 exhibitors show
ing close to 200 of the foremost ca
mines of all breeds in North America,
the first annual bench show of the
Head of the Lakes Kennel club, open
ed here.
Waseca-The fall meeting of the
Ben Franklin club of southeastern
Minnesota brought printers and pub
fishers of this section of the state to-
gether here to discuss problems enter
ing into the printing business.
Redwood FaIIs-Delegates from the
various communities in this section of
the state attended the opening session
of the two day annual meeting of the
Marshall district of the Methodist
church.
Rochester-The American Legion
here spent $5,254.31 on disqualification
work in Rochester during the year
ended Nov. 1, was revealed in re-
port issued by James Pruett, secre-
tary of the American Legion Hospital
Memorial association.
Albert Lea-Miss Katherine Taylor
Cranor, professor at Ames college, at
Ames, Iowa, who was in Toxic, Japan,
at the time of the great earthquake
disaster, opened the Red Cross Roll
Call drive here by speaking before the
Rotary club at their noon luncheon.
na-Consolidated school dis
trict No. 80 of Glendale, has won its
fight to continue to operate as con-
solidated district. Judge w. Sem re-
versed the order of the Steele county
commissioners, in which new school
districts were created out of a portion
of the consolidated district.
Manakto-Colonel w. S. Fulton, of
this city, has forbidden the bringing
of alcoholic liquors of any kind into
the Mankato armory. Any member OF
the National Guard found violating
this rule is to be turned over to the
civil authorities for prosecution, the
order says.
DETERMINATIONS E. c. Clemans,
pastor and national chaplain of the
American Legion, is in Cincinnati TAX
ing part with other national officers
in the dedication of memorial to f.
w. Galbraith, Jr., who, as national
commander of the Legion. was killed in
an automobile accident June 9, 1928.
ochester-Organizati of the Ro-
chester-Anoka Oil company, 1ncorpo-
rated with a capital of 100000, was
completed at a meeting of the stock
holders at Rochester. Arthur T. Game
and George w. Green of Anoka, and
F. w. Schuster and Dr. George Brown
of Rochester are the incorporators.
cIoquet-Two million feet of high.
grade lumber valued at $250,000 is the
loss resulting from fire at the Northern
Lumber company here, according to an
unofficial announcement. City fire.
men, aided by approximately 600 mill
workers and business men, brought the
flames under control, but large force
of firemen worked throughout the
night to extinguish the burning en-
bers.
Lamberton = Judge Olson in dis
trict court here handed down a deci-
sion in the school board election case
in favor of E. A. Koenig. At the last
village school board election, July 2,
voters filled in the name of Koenig
on ballots which did not contain his
name. Some of the voters forgot to
put the .'X" after the name which they
had written in.
Austin - Mower county is to again
have a corn show. The show is to be
revived this year in connection with