The Ely miner., 1924-05-16
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ers' association which has just ended
its convention here elected X. M. Boil
lum OF Long Lake, president.
Duluth-Duluth will have a new
apartment hotel to cost $125,000, on
the lower side of First street, between
Sixth and Seventh avenue w.
DiIworth-Dilworth voted $4,000
bonds for an addition to the school.
house, work to commence at once.
Redwood FaIIs-After having been
published at Belview for more than
% years, the Independent, a weekly
| newspaper, has suspended publication.
Winger-This village has voted $20,
600 bonds for the erection Of new
school building to be finished within
| year.
Sauk Rapids-Norbert Hiemann, St
Cloud contractor, has been awarded
the contract for the chapel to be built
adjoining the monastery of the Poor
Clares here. Work on the chapel will
cost about $4,000.
NorthfieId-Mayor Frank Curren,
who is advocating a program of city
heautifying has received an enthusias.
tic response to his suggestion for
park system in Northfield, centering on
the Cannon river.
Mankato-Henry Russell Case, 81,
the last of a family of nine, died here.
He was the oldest inhabitant of Blue
Earth county. He came to Minnesota
in 1885,
Faribault-A group of leading bust.
ness men reviewed the boys loyalty
parade from reviewing stand on one
of the principal streets here. Over
! 500 boys took part in the parade which
marked the closing of Boys week held
in this city.
Granite FaIls-The state pike hatch.
cry located here will not be opened
this spring. The information came as
hatchery has just been repainted and
numerous repairs have been made
about the place.
Sleepy Eye--While walking across
the field rom neighbor's home to the
home of his son, Andrew Selinger 69
years old, pioneer farmer near this
city, was stricken with apop1exy. His
body was found lying in the field sew
eral hours after the death
canby-A record for this section of
the state was made when a grade
Hereford cow, owned by Robert
Schwart gave birth to four calves.
Three were heifers. Large numbers
Of people have visited the Schwartz
farm to see them.
Twe Harbors-The 1924 iron ore
shipping season on the Duluth and
Iron Range railroad was officially
opened here with the arrival of the
| first ore boat of the season, the steam
er Mullen, which was loaded with St
James ore
Lake city-Ray Cummins, attorney,
of st. Paul, will be one of the speak.
ers at the American Legion Memorial
day exercises in Oaklyn park. Ar
rangements are also under way to Sc
cure another speaker. Music for the
program will be furnished by the Lake
City Municipal band
Lake City-Victor A. Christgau, can.
didate for the farmer-labor nomination
for representative in congress from
the first district of Austin, was in Lake
City in the interest of his candidacy.
He spoke on agricultural conditions in
the city hall. A good sized audience
was present.
Biwabik-Instead of the annual May
pageant which has usually been pres
ented, the Biwabik schools will present
water carnival the later part of May
and preparations are already being
made for this event The name of the
exhibition will be "The Court of the
Water Nymphs" and will take place in
the natatorium.
ST. PauI-Mayor Arthur e. Nelson
was reelected as st. PauPs chief exc
cutive, defeating George L. Siegel, the
Labor candidate, in one of the hottest
campaigns in the history of that city.
Unofficial returns indicate that Mayor
Nelson would have a majority of near.
ly 5000 in total vote between $1,000
and 10000.
Minnea neapoIis-Responsbi for the
death Of Royce H. Davis, who was ia.
tally injured in a drunken brawl, was
placed against the proprietors of a
soft drink parlor : in which Davis
bought the liquor, when jury before
District Judge Salmon of $4,000 dam.
ages on behalf of Davis widow. The
widow brought suit for S25,750, con.
tended before the court that she was
entitled to recover damages under
Section 20, Title of the Volstead
act, which places responsibility
against those who are found to have
sold the intoxicating liquor.
crosby-The commission appoint.
ed by Governor ]. "A. o. Preus to in
vestigate the Milford mine accident
in which Al miners lost their lives,
adjourned. The commission heard tes.
timony, concerning the condition of
the mine. from the seven men who
climbed to safety when the bottom
fell out of Foley lake, snuffing out
the lives of their comrades. Hrustin
said he was but Is years old but that
when he applied at the mine for
work he gave his age as Is. He said
he was talking to Captain Crellin
and three other men few moments
before the accident and that he left
them to go to his place on the 175
foot level
ST. PauI-Oscar II. Smith, State
Con,missiouer of Immigration an.