The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-11
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mems club announced that they had
raised $1,157.00 as their contribution
for the Near East relief.
Duluth-Duluths first public safety
school for automobile drivers has been
opened. The classes will be for both
men and women and will be held in
the board rooms of the courthouse.
ST. ia nes-Watonwan county far.
mers and business men, meeting here,
launched a pure bred sire campaign
under the managership of the Holster
Breeders association.
Havana-The contract for the con.
struction of {. modern creamery build
ing to replace the structure which
burned early last winter has been let-
Work will start as early as possible.
Fergus Falls-Mrs. B. c. Juve. who
Is believed to have been the oldest wo-
man in Otter Tail county, died at her
home in Pelican Rapids. She was SO
years old.
Crookston-More than $50 boys and
| girls from all parts of northwestern
Minnesota attended the annual short
course held at the Northwest sthool
of agriculture here.
| Slayton-John G. Johnson has filed
as candidate for reelection as rep
| resentative in the state legislature
from Murray county. He is the first
candidate to file in this county.
Redwood FalIs-Redwood county's
million dollar ditch" project, other.
wise known as County Ditch No. 81.
has been abandoned by the board of
county commissioners. The matter
has been pending since 1920.
| OWatonna--Heads of 80 firms which
sponsored the Owatonna Builders and
Manufacturers show, at meeting fol-
lowing the Gloss CO the first show here,
have taken actor to make it an an
nual event.
Bemidji-Operating day and night
shift, the mills of the Crooksotn Lum-
Der company started their heavy saw
ing season, and as result employment
is given to several hundred additional
men.
Little Fa.Is-Beiieved to have been
a victim of the storm the body of AL.
bert Dahl, aged So, was found frozen
along the path through the woods
leading to his one room shack on the
edge of the city.
Rochester-Miss Mary Mckay, who
has been rural school nurse for Ohm.
sted county the last two and a half
| years has resigned, effective May /.
Miss Mckay was the first rural school
nurse to be employed in this county.
DuIuth-Carnivals will a thing of
the past in Duluth, it is predicted,
since the city council voted to license
them on the same basis as circuses
and require them to pay from $3.50 to
$500 per day.
NorthfieId-Bids on the proposed
$250,000 new recitation hall at ST.
Olaf college, will be opened May l..
About $4,000 of the necessary fund
remains to be subscribed. Pledges
and direct contributions have brought
the fund up to its present strength in
drive which began shortly before
Christmas.
Sleepy Eye-More than $50 poultry
farmers and raisers gathered here to
hear DR.. w. A. billings, of University
farm, st. Paul, lecture on poultry in.
crease and farm management. County
agent Willis Lawson explained the
county cooperative egg marketing
plan which is being organized in Brown
county.
|
| Pipestone-Work has been resumed
on the construction of the new city
and county hospital here and the
building will be rushed to completion.
The hospital will be known as the
Ashton Memorial hospital, at the re.
quest of o. E. Ashton, who donated
$4,000 toward it's construction as a
memorial to his father. The city and
county will jointly own and control
the hospital when it is completed.
Organization of the pro
posed cooperative egg association is
| assured, according to A. R. Karr,
county agent. With but $50 members
needed in Martin county, indications
are that more than this number will
join, as number of townships al.
ready have reported Is or more mem
bers each. Faribault county, which
| is to join with Martin in the associa.
ton, is making rapid progress, it is
said.
ChishoIm-In district court here,
| judgment was entered for Balkan
township, against the village of Bull
for $53,725 for lands annexed to the
village in 1922. Balkan property own.
ers started suit against the village
contending that annexation was lille.
GAL The district court ruled in favor
of the township and appeal was TAX
en- to the state supreme court where
the lower court was confirmed The
Judgment covers the $4,000 damages
asked for in the complaint together
with $3,725 interest.
Brainerd-Mons Nahum of this
city, president of the Mjosenlaget of
Amerika, announces that the direc-
tors have chosen ST. Paul for the 14th
annual convention, June rs, rs and q.
st. Paul was selected to give the dele
gates an opportunity to attend the
Sangerfest Mjosenlaget is one of the
largest Norwegian Bygdelags, its mem
| bers being men and women of Nor
wegian descent who came to this coun-
try from the cities and townships boz
dering on Lake Mjosen, the largest in
land lake in Scandinavia.
| Kenyon-American Legion posts OF
this village, Red Wing, Cannon Falls
and Pine Island have formed dram.