The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-07-20

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Montevideo-The II women's clubs
Of Montevideo have pledged their sup
port to the guarantors of Montevideo's
1924 chautauqua.
st. CIoud-Everything of gambling
nature from paddle wheels to throw
ing rings over pearl handled revolvers
was closed up at a travelling show by
st. Cloud. police.
| Clara Cfty-Men and women mem.
bers of the Minnesota Seventh Dis.
trict Editorial association held their
annual informal summer outing at the
summer home of C. Burgess, editor of
the Clara City Herald, at Green Lake.
Duluth-Nearly $50 men and women
from Duluth and towns throughout
| northern Minnesota have faced FEEDER
al Judge William A. Cant on liquor
charges in "a hours. On this number
only % pleaded guilty.
Windom-At the annual meeting OF
the Cooperative Elevator company,
held here, dividend of per cent
was declared. Each patron was paid
rebate of per cent on all grain
marketed in the last year, and the
sum of $4,000 was ordered placed in
the company's sinking fund.
Madison-The agricultural expert
ment station of the University of Min
nesota, cooperating with the bureau
of soils of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, has begun soil
survey of Lac Qui Parle county and
start the work.
Hibbing-Two hundred and fifty
Knights of Columbus from Duluth,
Superior, Minneapolis and range
towns gathered here to initiate class
of 49, The initiation at the McGruick
was given in the afternoon, and in the
evening the visitors attended a BAN
quet at a local hotel.
New UIm-The Catholic Church Of
st. Mary was dedicated here, thou
sands of persons participating in the
exercises. Rev. Austin Bowling, arch
bishop of st. Paul, performed the dedi-
catory rites, assisted by more than
thirty local and visiting clergy. The
archbishop also delivered the dedica-
tory address.
SillWater-The body of Helen Pref
eel, eight-year-old, who was drowned
in Lake ST. Croix with her brother
Emil, II years old, was recovered
here by Fisherman John Jeremy, an
Indian. Jeremy arrived here to look
for the bodies after continuous drag
ging for three days had failed to To-
cate them. Search is being continued
for the body of Emil.
Olivia-The bravery of Henry G..
Schwer a farmer, living near here, in
the battle of Belle Court, France, in
the World war has just been recogniz-
ed by the United States government.
Schwer has received distinguished
service cross from the war depart
ment Some time ago the English
government recognized Schwer's
work in France by sending him med
al of bravery.
Duluth-Heavy coal receipts in the
Duluth Superior harbor in the first
three months Of navigation indicate a
more plentiful fuel supply for the
northwest this year than last, despite
late opening Of navigation. With five
months of navigation in prospect,
this years soft and hard coal receipts
so far are 50 pei cent of the 1922 to-
tai and SO per cent of the 1921 total,
which was the largest since 1918.
al Eic1
Commissioner Carlos Avery has CIV
en- City Engineer Frank o. Jones in
structions to rush plans for deepening
and enlarging the channels between
Lake Sisseton and Budd, .Budd and
Hall, Hall and Amber, in this county,
and also to clear the channel between
South Silver lake and Iowa lake. The
state treasury has profted, it is esti-
mated, more than 100000 from rough
fish sold from these lakes.
Hibbing-Fame of the local high
school, one of the finest in the coun-
try, has spread beyond confines of
Minnesota. Since tourist travel be-
gan several hundred people have Wis
tied the school, among them many
men and women engaged in school
work in the United States and Can
ada, some from California and others
from the Atlantic coast.
Branerd-One Of the richest tour
ing parties in the history of the local
tourist park stopped here. They num-
Der 80 men, women and children OF
the Usage Indian tribe in Oklahoma
and Kansas, of whom eight boast an
annual income of $4,000 each from oil
wells. Five of the highest priced
automobiles on the market transport
ed these Indians, and two large trucks
carried their tents, cooking equipment
and belongings.
Hibbing-The Disabled War Veter-
ans post here has been given $3.50 by
the -Minute-Men, an organization
which served during the World war.
The money is left from the fund
raised after the war to take care of
returned soldiers.
Owatonna-The Steele county COM
missioners' meeting here voted to levy
$4,000 from the tax for the proposed
sanatorium to be built jointly by
Steele, Freedom and Faribault coun
ties. Two commissioners from each
of the three countius will select a site
for the sanatoriunl. as soon as ade-
uuate funds have been raised.