The Ely miner., 1924-03-28
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NcSctI-l HIS illllo IllCc COuuly VII
lage ceased existence as a municipali-
ay at q special election, voters of the
village deciding by large majority to
dissolve the village incorporation.
Luverne-Farmers near Garretson
have contracted for $50 acres of pop
corn to be grown the coming season.
Sufficient interest has been developed
among the farmers in the new crop.
Thief River Falls-The Thief River
Falls Commercial club adopted the
new constitution and bylaws under
which 1t will be governed when incor-
poration is completed.
WilImar-During 1924 the people Of
Willmar will pay $2O6,0O0 in state,
county, city and school taxes on a
property valuation of s2,305, 400. This
includes 100000 school tax and $685.
600 city tax. Total taxes paid by Kan
diyohi county will reach $5O0,O0O on a
valuation OF s16,000,O00.
Blooming Prairie-The Blooming
Prairie Livestock Shipping association
voted to incorporate at its annual
meeting here, members instructing the
board of directors to prepare articles
and to call a special meeting for their
consideration and adoption.
Hibbing-The school board has voted
to lease fiat building in South Hib-
bing to be used for teachers quarters.
Several families now occupying the
building will move and 20 teachers
will be accommodated with living
quarters.
Winton-The party on trek of the
Superior national forest from here to
Grand Marais are now well under way.
John Lunkletter, one of the assistant
game wardens, left with about dozen
of the party the last of the week. The
party will reach Grand Marais after a
trek Of 15c miles.
Manufactured Waters, VINO was
recently acquitted of operating an au.
tomobile while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, has brought suit
against Phillip Landmark, chief of po.
lice, for false arrest and imprison.
ment. Waters asks damages amount
ing to $1,000.
nneapolis-Complete automobiles
will be turned out of the new s10,000.-
600 twin city plant of the Ford Motor
company at the federal high dam soon
after Jan. 1. The main unit o: the
plant is expected to be under roof
early In the fall when the interior fin.
ishing and machinery installations will
| be undertaken
Rochester-Olmsted county will
turn in to the state highway depart
ment s133,SSS, money derived from
| the sale of bonds for the building Of
the Lake City road. Work on the road
will be started as soon as conditions
warrant and the highway will be grav-
eled, hills cut down and crooked
| places Strengthened.
Hibbing-Oscar Mitchell of Duluth,
appointed as one of the receivers of
the Mesaba Railway company. with
James c.. Chestnut as the other receiv.
er, has announced that the road will
| be operated as usual until further
order of the court. Mr.. Chestnut will
be in immediate charge of operations.
Detroit-Two women were killed
and boy seriously injured at Audi.
! bon, near here, when the automobile
| in which they were riding was struck
| by a passenger train. The dead are:
Mrs. Fred Lehne and her daughter.
aged 1S. Lloyd Lehne, son, is said
| by physicians to be in critical condi.
ton.
FaribauIt-Both federal and state
fish hatcheries will furnish fish fry to
replenish the supply of game fish in
lakes in the vicinity Of this city as the
result of efforts of the Rice county
Game and Fish league. Pike, black
bass and crappies fry have been prom.
ised and will be placed in Roberts, Ma.
zaska, General Shields, Hunts. Cedar
Circle, Fox and Union Lakes.
Rochester-Miss Jane Nisbit, for Is
years teacher in general science in
the Rochester high school, died at the
school building. When she went to re-
| sumo her classes after the noon hour,
she complained of feeling i'll and she
went to the first aid room in the
school There she collapsed. Death
followed almost Immediately. Heart
disease was the cause.
HanIey Fails-Two pieces of a
needle which entered the muscle of the
| left hand of Mrs. Knute H. Claim Ia
years ago, have just worked them.
selves out on the back Of her first
finger. The needle was run into Mrs.
Claims hand while she was doing the
] family washing in her home Ia years
ago. Physicians at that time found II
impossible to probe for the needle.
| Rochester-Postoffic officials here
have been notified Of the loss of a
| package sent from here Feb. Is, bound
| for the twin cities, containing $4,000
1 worth of commercial paper and non
negotiable banknotes. The package
was properly delivered and receipted
for here, but has not arrived at its
destination. It is said no loss will be
sustained beyond temporary inconve
| nience.
| Rochester-Fe Federal aid, through the
/ medium of Veterans Bureau compen
sation and disqualification, arrived toe
late to aid James Griffin, veteran, who
died at his home near here from tuber
| culosis. Notice that Griffin's claims
had been approved were received from
Veterans Bureau officials few hours
after his death. In the meantime 10
cal legionnaires had aided his family
| to care for him.
Dodge center-County Agent c. Il
McNelly of Dodge county for several