The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-06-20
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NorthfieId-The national convention
Of the Lutheran Free Church of AM
erica met here with 200 delegates
from nine states and one province
in Canada present.
st. Cloud-P. H. Martin of st. Paul
was elected state chief ranger OF the
Catholic Order of Foresters at their
district convention here.
Observation-Disclosures back by the
successive attacks of the years, a bat
tered remnant of 175 veterans of the
Grand Army of the Republic answer
ed roll call at the annual convention
of the department of Minnesota.
Redwood Falls-Redwood county
will again have booth the State Fair
in September. The decision has Just
been arrived at and committee is at
work collecting samples of agriculture
products.
misunderstanding and good
fellowship ran high among the 1000
men and women, immigrants or des.
cendants of immigrants from the
Sogning district of Norway who are
attending the annual national gather
ing of the Sogning Laget.
Detroit = Gill Nokken of Moorhead,
Mimi, is leading in the race for the
prize offered for the largest wall-eyed
pike caught in this vicinity. His catch
weighed 9 pounds and ounces and
was made in Ice Cracking lake.
Albert Lea-Nearly 100 people. in.
Guiding z great-grandchildre %
grandchildren and 7 sons and daugh-
tiers. attended the 60th wedding ami
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Stems.
rud here. Mr.. Stensrud. who is SO
years old, came to Minnesota in 1864.
St. Paul-Mrs. Henry C. Lund died
Of injuries suffered when runaway
automobile, without a driver, coasted
on hill In East Seventh street and
ran her down. The car was parked
near the curb when the brakes failed
to hold and it rolled down the street,
gaining speed rapidly.
Winona-Mrs. Daniel Newell is
dead at the age of los at the home
of her daughter, Miss Mary Newell,
at Harmony, Mimi, after a brief ILL
ness. Mrs. Newell, who was born in
Monroe county, Pa, had resided at
Harmony for more than rs years.
St. cIoud-At the annual convention
of the Minnesota Retail Furnace Deal
ers Association, A. C. Schliep of Zum-
brota was elected president; John
Kinder of st. Cloud, vicepresident,
and Charles M. Zapf, Paynesville,
secretary-treasurer.
Madison-Three thousand persons
attended the closing meeting of the
Tronderlag Steernet here. Officers
elected Tuesday are Rev. D. G. Ris.
tad, Manitowoc, president; w. P.
Ronglie, Grand Forks, N. D.; secre-
tary-treasurer.
Alexandria-Editors and publishers
of the state will throw aside the cares
and worries of the paste pot and
frolic at a four-day outing at Alexan-
dria, beginning June rs. under the
auspices of the Northern Minnesota
Editorial association.
MISREPRESENTATION at the Milford
mine, scene of the disaster Feb. 5,
which took a toll of Al lives, brought
out the body of Nels Retira. 1t was
found on the ITS foot level. Retira,
who was 40 years old, was married
and had four children. The family
now lives at Brainerd.
Winona-The largest class in the
history of Winona Teachers college
was graduated here when diplomas
were awarded by resident director. s.
H. Somsen, to 156 students at the com.
mencement exer sises. Diplomas pre-
viously had been awarded to SO stu.
dents, bringing the total number OF
this years graduates to 249.
crookston--The first of the annual
visiting days" by Red River valley
farm clubs to the Northwest School
of Agriculture opened here when
members of the Big Woods Farmers
club of western Marshall county were
guests at the farm school. Last year
Al communities were represented In
the visiting day series.
New UIm-William Silverson, "
years old, president of the Eagle Rol.
Ter Mill company of New Ulm, one OF
the largest inland flour mills in the
United States, died at Miami. Fla,
where he had made his home for the
past several years. In 1885, he erect.
ed flour mill at Nicollet, and later
became interested in the Eagle Mill
in this city.
Duluth-The q. S. S. Paducah, car.
rying a crew of more than 100 Min.
nesota naval militia men, steamed
into the Duluth-Superior harbor after
successful two weeks cruise down
the lakes. Captain Clyde w. Kelly,
commanding officer, commended the
men on their work during the cruise.
The vessel was anchored at Cleve.
land during the Republican National
convention and the crew participated
in huge parade staged there.
ST. PauI-Hamline University will
conduct drive for si,50C,00 next
fall, it was decided at the annual
meeting of the Hamline board of trus-
tees B. F. Nelson OF Minneapolis
was reelected president of the board.
E. W. Randall and j. NJ. Hackney
were elected vice presidents. The
Rev. F. A. Cone, secretary, and w. P.
Westfall, treasurer. H. G. Matthews
of st. Paul and Mr.. Nelson were re-
elected trustees. New trustees are
W. G. More of Duluth, Bishop Charles
Edward Locke of st. Paul and Judge
John Meighan of Albert Lea