The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-04

WiIImar-Wesley, z year old son OF
Aldrick Tengwall, near here. met
death by choking when he fell from
corn planter and became caught in
the machinery.
BemIdJi-Bemidji will entertain
about $50 physicians of the northern
part Of Minnesota when the Upper Mis-
sissippi Medical society summer meet
ing takes place here.
owatonna-One solid mile OF their
strongest telephone wires was COM
pletely wiped out and the poles lost in
the vicinity of Tracy. where tornado
struck. It was learned by Tri-State
Telephone officials here.
HIbbing-The village council has
ordered drastic cut in the operating
forces of the village, holding that funds
will not permit the present working
forces. Approximately 100 men in all
departments were discharged.
Crosby-At a special election here
on the $4,000 bond issue, vote OF
149 was cast against the issue, with
100 for, defeating it by 40 votes. The
bonds were to cover outstanding or
ders for Crosby.
Duluth-George A. Ferguson OF
Minneapolis, commander of the Min.
nesota department, Veterans of For.
eign Wars, was unanimously re-elect.
ed without opposition at the annual
state convention of the veterans here
Through the efforts of D.
D. McRachin, Hibbing, member of the
State Fair board, the Hibb;ng concert
band will fill three day engagement
at the fair, 1t was announced. This
will be the first appearance of the
Hibbing band at the fair in several
years.
TWO Harbors-An innovation in the
display Of fireworks will feature the
Fourth of July celebration in Two
Harbors, according to an American
Legion committee which has charge
of arrangements. A scow will be an
chored in Agate bay, opposite the pa
vilion In the Two Harbors municipal
park and the fireworks will be dis
charged from the deck
Thief River FaIIs-While excavating
at his home here, Alex Cloutier I'M
earthed an adult Indian skeleton,
wrapped in birch bark. The body
was turned over to the coroner. This
find recalls similar ones in this vi.
cinity, the regular burial ground OF
the Indians for years previous to the
opening of a reservation here Is
years ago having been across the riv.
er and known as Squaw Point.
Winona Representative Sydney
Anderson OF the First district, who
announced several months ago that
he would retire from congress at the
end of his present term, both because
OF i'll health and desire to provide
better for his family has been appoint.
ed president of the Flour Millers Ma
tional federation, an organization com.
prising all manufacturers of wheat
flour in the United States. it was
learned here.
Fergus officers OF the Nord
landslaget, the largest of more than
9 dozen Tags" that are holding re
unions here this summer, elected for
coming year are H. H Bergen, Duluth,
president; s. w. Davidson, Mirneapo
lis, secretary; L. Strauman, Minneapo
lis, treasurer. P. Bernhard. Sioux
Falls; John Dahl, Hatton, and J. Jor.
censor, Maynard, vice presidents; and
Mrs. Smeeby, Northfeld, financial sec
rotary.
Rochester-"When you've lived s
hundred years and watched a whole
century of the worlds foolishness
you can't help but beome a little
bit bored" philosophical Mrs Mar
tina Lee, Olmsted county pioneer wo
man, on the occasion of her one
hundredth anniversary. Mrs. Lee
has decided opinions on some sub
jects and expresses then freely. Mrs
Lee admits she has never voted. q
got along for more than ninety years
without voting and I guess 1 don't
need to now"
AustIn-Nearly $4,000 dairy cattle
in Mower county herds will be test
ed for tuberculosis on the area test
plan as the result 1f signing of pc
titions circulated by the county bu
reau and their signature by more
than 81 per cent of the farmers in the
county. The county board has appro
priated $4,000 for the testing and
state and federal funds will be used
to reimburse farmers whose animals
are found to be reactors. A few local
farmers have opposed the plan and
announce that they will not allow
their herds to be tested This action
will prohibit them from selling milk or
cream produced by the herds or from
selling the animals themselves.
ortonvlIIe-The city council has
ordered all gasoline and kerosene
pumps removed from the sidewalk
curb, here. This action was deemed
necessary for the protection from
fire which might result from pedes.
TRANS tossing lighted matches.
eIayton--Murray county commits.
sioners at meeting voted a relief
fund of $4,000 to aid the IA farmers
in the northeast corner of the conn
ty, victims of the tornado. A com.
mittee was appointed to distribute
the money as needed. OF the IA
farmers who suffered extensive loss
only two had insurance.