The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-16
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day festival in connection with the de-
dication of the new edifice. The church
will be dedicated on Sunday, April 20,
and the festival will be on this date,
April 80 and May /.
Westbrook-By majority of so
votes, the people of the Independent
school district of Westbrook defeated
the proposal for issuing 100000 in
bonds for the erection of an addition
to the school building there
LakefieId-The Bowling Memorial
fund was given boost when the Lake
field Creamery sent in a donation of
$50. The Civic club has given SIS to
the fund and other subscriptions are
promised.
Owatonna-The steele county farm
bureau, which recently passed resolu-
tions opposing the $S0,000,000 bond is.
sue proposed by Highway Commission.
er Babcock, has rescinded its action.
The bureau took it's first action on the
ground that the bond would enlarge
the flood of tax exempt securities. The
second was taken because of the need
Ior work on the highway.
Albert Lea-Word from Luther col
lege at DEBORAH, Iowa, is to the effect
that l.. Ingeman Highly of Albert Lea
is the ranking student of the college
department of Luther Higby's schol.
astic average was 1928 per cent in all
subjects, leading the college.
Hbbna-S. w. Hirstio, former in
surance agent of Chisholm, was found
guilty on charge of fraudulently pre-.
senting claim to the water and light
department of Chisholm for insurance
policies amounting to $1,000
Bemidji-E. H. Denu, who has been
managing editor of. the Bemidji Day
Pioneer and the Bemidji Weekly
Pioneer and secretary and manager Of
the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing COM
pany for the last 13 years, has sold his
interest in the company and has sever.
ed his relations with the institution.
Red Wing-Mrs. Albert Johnson,
wife of District Judge Albert Johnson.
of Goodhue county, died at her hons
here after short illness, from pneu.
monia. Mrs. Johnson was born in Feb.
ruary, 1868, at Mortified, MINI. She
was married to Mr.. Johnson Oct. 10,
1888. In addition to the husband two
daughters survive.
jacksonville city council of Jack
son is planning to install a municipal
heating plant. Arrangements for in.
stallation of the plant have been prac.
tically agreed on. The plan is to pipe
Main street and then run a branch
west to the courthouse and the two
school buildings. 1t will cost about
$4,000 to construct the line on Main
street and about $4,000 to build the
branch line
Red Wing-An order restraining the
city of Red Wing disposing of any
bonds for the construction of pro-
posed municipal light and power plant
or from constructing such plant, was
issued in Goodhue county district
court to show cause why a temporary
injunction should not be issued to for
bid the city to sell the bonds or erect
the plant. The order is the outcome
of action taken by the city council au-
thorizing $35O,00O bond issue for con-
struction of the plant.
Springfield Charles Moose, an In
dian mail carrier whose route leads
across the Missouri river from the
Santee Indian agency in Nebraska to
Springfield, narrowly escaped drown
ine shen the ice in the river gave way
immerging the driver and his outfit.
He succeeded in getting onto solid ice
and removing the mail bags and un-
hooking one horse. The other animal
was carried away in the waters.
Observation-Disclosures of Owotanna's
Women's clubs and of the board Of
eduaction are uniting in 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's clubs will provide cor
respondence course for those who can.
not take up the study here.
St. Cloud-Following the action OF
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 for
the arch. Business men will take
ere of the remainder of the expense.
In addition to directing tourists into
the Granite City for about six months
each year, the arch, with its electric
lighted letters of welcome, will give a
constant flood of light over spot IN
the highway that is dangerous.
Fairmont-At a meeting of the Fair.
mont Woman's club, at which the Pc
tunia was designated as the official
city flower of Fairmont, club members
also suggested the names of Mines. G.
S. White, G. H. Luedtke and Harry
Bird as candidates for aldermen.
Mines. White and Luedtke withdrew,
but the protests of Mrs. Bird were
oyerruled. 1t was decided to present
platform" for the coming election
which includes the following plank: F"
Policewoman to superlntend all
dances, inspect parks and railroad sta
tions; enforcement of the state law
relative to keeping minors out OF
poolrooms; curfew at $50 p. m. for
children under 16 years of age.
Alexandria = Announcement was
made of the purchase of the Blake no
tel. a summer resort by ]. A. Dubeau,
owner of the Waldorf hotel, Fargo.
The resort will be opened June I'M
der the name of the Blake hotel.
St. Peter-More than 100 business
men, farmers, breeders, and bankers
Of Nicollet county attended meeting
and banquet under the auspices OF the