The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-10-12
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Mankato Byron Hughes, prOml-
nent attorney in this section of Min
nesota died suddenly at Wells. while
attending Knights OF Pyth rs lodge
meeting.
couderay-A 125-room hotel is be-
ing planned for the Victory Heights
Catholic summer colony on Lake
Couderay.
Enthusiastically foreman of
road gangs working on state high.
ways have reported thefts of large
quantities of gas from tanks belong.
ing to the highway department.
Fergus FaIIs-The general store of
A. Hennenfent at Foxhome. Is miles
west of here, was destroyed by fire,
causing loss estimated at $500.
Origin o: the fire is not known.
Sank Rapids-The new Catholic
church of the Sacred Heart was dedi-
Gated here. Rt. Rev. Joseph A.
Busch, bishop of the st. Cloud do
cese, officiated, assisted by number
of priests of this and other states.
WilImar-More than 200 delegates
are attending the convention OF the
womens nonpartisan clubs OF the
Seventh Minnesota congressional dis.
trict which opened here. Miss Lily
Anderson, of Franklin, is presiding.
Shakopee - George Roulard, an In
dian. charged with grand larceny.
who escaped from Jail at Center, Neb.
about a month ago, was taken into
custody here by Sheriff Joseph c.
Weckman of Scott county.
LitchfieId-One man was killed and
another seriously injured when fast
freight train on the Great Northern
railroad crashed through an open
switch at the west end of the rail.
road yards here.
Waseca-The annual show of the
Waseca County Poultry association
will be held Nov. %, % and "a, it
was announced following the annual
meeting. Professor A. C. Smith of
the college of agriculture, University
of Minnesota. will Judge the show at
GAINESVILLE.
Pipestone-William Knute. aged
81, of Trotsky, Mimi, was electrocu-
ted here when he attempted to push
his car from an electric light post
into which he had driven in severe
rainstorm.
New Um-Harold F. Mccormick,
chairman of the board Of directors Of
the International Harvester company
of Chicago, is in this city as wit.
ness in the suit for the partition OF
an 500 acre farm in Lamberton town.
ship, Redwood county.
Austin-The Austin city council
has tentatively accepted bid to in
stall a complete sewage plant for the
sum of $2S9,755. and instructed the
mayor and the chairman Of the fin
ance committee to so after services
of an attorney to ascertain the rights
of the city.
marketing 100000 pounds of butter
a year, under one label, all OF
standard grade, will be begun in
month by the Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries association to establish
Minnesota butter as the national
standard
NorthfieId-One of the most power
full radio broadcasting stations in the
state is being installed at Carleton
college. and will be completed for
service about December l. The new
equipment will be rated as q 65O-watt
installation and its range will be from
300 miles during the daytime to 500
miles at night.
Litchfield-The body of G. H. Pal
mer, fireman on the east bound Great
Northern fruit train which left the
rails here, was found in the wreck
age and was returned to his home in
Willmar for burial Palmer was kill
ed when he jumped from his cab and
was buried in mass of wreckage.
Owatonna-Steele county farm wo-
men, through the agency of the home
department of the county farm bur-
eau, are making provisions for the
serving of hot lunches to pupils in
rural schools of the county. The
movement is expected to better
health conditions.
crookston - c. H. Zealand, chair
man of the Polk county committee
engaged in signing potato raisers to
cooperative selling contracts, express
ses confidence that the necessary TO-
600 acres will be signed up. To
date about 10000 acres have been
placed under contracts and with a
dozen meetings yet to be conducted
if is expected the second 10000 acres
will be obtained.
Hibbing = Work of stripping the
famous North Forty" in Hibbing was
started when one steam shovel was
moved to the west side of the long
disputed tract This is the first actu-
al work done by mining companies in
preparation for mining operations
and comes as result of the courts
decision, referring the case to the
state supreme court
FaribauIt-John Derham, holder of
the mortgage for $500 on the
grounds of the Faribault agricultural
and fair association has started pro-
ceedings to foreclose his mortgage.
simultaneously with the bringing of
the suit, Mr.. Derham has offered the
city an option to buy for the amount
of the mortgage, taxes due and inter-
est and legal expense incurred.
Albert Lea-The Freedom County
farm bureau, with the backing Of the
four dairy breeders associations in
the county, will hold cooperative
sale of about 125 head of high-grade
dairy cattle Wednesday. October 81,
at the fair grounds here.
MinneapoIs-Radio fans will tune
in on WLAG, the Twin City station,
at 1 p. m. standard time Monday,
Oct. Is. to listen to David Lloyd