The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-29

Rochester-Devaughn lesson, Edith
Larson and Mary Schnur were named
winners OF the high school contest
here. The winners will represent Ro
chester high in the state oratorical
contest soon.
Morris - The McNary-Haugen bill
now pending In congress, was approx
ed at a meeting here of ESQ bankers
merchants and farmers from the sew
enth congressional district and three
adjoining counties.
Crookston-Export leagues to sup.
port the McNary-Haugen export cor
poration bill have been formed in II
agricultural states. A. D. Stephens OF
this city has been elected president
of the Interstate Export league.
WiIImar-A thief with a taste for
literature paid a visit to the rural
school in district 81, three miles from
Spicer and after prying off the lock
escaped with large dictionary, two
small dictionaries and two volumes OF
the encyclopedia.
Rochester-Profits of the city cleo.
trio light department in the month
of January amounted to $14,108.S6. &C
cording to figures submitted by the
public utility board to the council. In
the 10 months period the profits were
$74,255.
LewisvilIe-The annual report of the
Lewisville Cooperative Creamery as
ISOLATION showed that for the first nine
months of the organizations existence
butter patrons received $110,44S.76
and that 24S,971 pounds of butter were
made.
hawiey-State trunk highways and
GA will be graded and graveled their
full length through Clay county this
year, as result of action taken by
the county board of commissioners in
authorizing advertising for bids on
$250,00 in bonds for the work.
Little FaIIs-A pickle factory will
be built here this summer by the H.
J. Heinz company. The board of com.
merce has secured signatures of farm
ers for enough contracts for raising
pickles to satisfy the company and as.
sure the location of the factory here.
Red Wing-Plans for new pumps,
pumping station and reservoir in east
Red Wing were approved by the board
of water commissioners. The plans
call for reservoir of 100000 gallons
capacity, to be built of concrete, 88
feet inside diameter.
Lakefeld-A flock of $40 blooded
chickens were smothered at the farm
of Rudolph Kuhnau, near Heron Lake,
A lighted lamp had been left burning
in the chicken house and it is thought
the fumes killed the birds. The birds
were valued at more than $1,000 by
Mr.. Kuhnau.
crosby-The Milford mine garage
was destroyed and 13 automobiles con-
sumed in fire here, near the scene
of the recent mine disaster. Though
the origin of the fire remains unde-
termined, authorities expressed the
belief that it probably resulted from
spontaneous combustion.
ortonviIIe-Miss Loretto Fischer OF
Montevideo won first place among the
girls, and Chester Schoen of Orion
vile won first place for the boys in
the subdistrict oratorical and declama
tory contests here at which were rep
resented Montevideo, Appleton,
Beardsley, Clinton and Ortonville.
Sundbera-The Sundburg Farmers
Cooperative Creamery association has
Just closed the most successful year
in it's history. The association in.
creased it's business about 80 per cent
over 1922 and 80 per cent more than
1921 Payments to patrons totaled
$50, 1880. The total output was 207,-
229 pounds.
Mankato-Lorentz post, American
Legion, placed itself on record as
favoring the adoption of the adjusted
compensation bill by unanimous vote
at one of the largest gatherings it has
ever held. The post authorized its
officers to wire notification of the &C
ton to Minnesota senators and repre-
sentatives.
Hibbing-A committee announces
| that fund being raised here for the
children orphaned by the Crosby mine
disaster will reach $500 or more by
the end of this week. This money will
be turned over to the Crosby orphans
and the precedent set by Hibbing is
expected to be duplicated by other
range towns.
Rochester Farmers along the
route we plowed were glad to see us
coming" declared ]. S. Gilman and
A. ". Duncanson, who are running a
big snow pillow on the highway near
here. I'VE had heard that we had
| been threatened with dynamite and
other manifestations of hostility. but
we saw zone of this" they said.
Albert Lea-William Howard Nor.
gan of Albert Lea, has been designat.
ed by Representative Sidney Ander.
SON of the first district to take the
| West Point military academy entrance
examinations.
ST. Paul = Minnesota automobile
owners will pay 100000 into the state
treasury in 1924 because they put of
paying their license fees. That was
the estimate made by Mike Holm, sec
rotary of state, when it became evil
dent that 100000 car owners win have
| to pay penalties ranging from rs cents
/ to s14 for late payment of the state
tax