The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-05


wiring in the car at the garage of
George Atkinson.
Benson-Walter Lee, 14-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Lee of Ben
son, had hand shot off through the
accidental discharge of shotgun.
Amputation above the wrist was
necessary
J st. PauI-Free from all indebted
| ness for the first time in its history,
the Ten Thousand Lakes of Mime
sofa Association will stage a real
celebration at its eight annual meet
ing December IL, in st. Paul.
BemidjI-George Thompson of Ball
Club, who was seriously injured at
Mizpah when logs gave way and PIN
ned him underneath while he was
working at decking logs, died at the
Lutheran hospital here.
| st. Paula committee of railroad
| executives began studying the posi-
| bility of erecting a big hotel on top
of the new $15,000,00 st. Paul union
| station, under instructions of meet
/ ing of the directors Of the st. Paul
Union Depot Company in Chicago.
Fergus Falls-Mrs. o. F. Ulland,
wife of one of the prominent citizens
here, was found dead in her home.
She was reclining in sitting posture
| in bed and had unfinished needlework
/ in her hands. Death was evidently
due to heart disease.
Tracy-Numerous exhibits were
l rIooad OF the opanipo of ha oIovouth
annual Corn and Grain show of the
Tri-County Farm Improvement Asso-
! citation. The association is composed
! of farmers of Lyon, Redwood and Muir
ray counties.
FaribauIt-E. StorhoIt of this city,
driving his car to the postoffice, stepped
out to get his mail. leaving the motor
| postoffice he was astonished to see
his car careening down the pavement
on grade, headed straight for the
river.
Hibbing-Of importance to the min
ing fraternity of the range is the an
nouncement that the various mining
operations of the M A. Hanna COM
I pany for the Mesaba range will be
conducted from the Hibbing office
and the Virginia office will be discon-
! tinued.
ST. cIoud-Robert Sundberg, she'll
shocked World war veteran, who was
held by st. Paul police after hiking
80 miles from the Veterans hospital
/ at ST. Cloud, to see his wife who is ill
at the Ancker hospital, has returned
to ST. Cloud by automobile, smiling
] and happy. He was allowed to visit
the hospital shortly after his wife had
given birth to daughter.
1 Crosby-Officials of the Milford
mine were exonerated from eny negli-
gence in connection with the disaster
in which Al men lost their lives last
February when the waters of nearby
marsh flooded the workings. The spe-
cial commissioners appointed by Gov
ernor Preus to investigate the acct
dent reported taht the officials were
! not to blame.
ST. PauI-The Tracy Balaton tor
nado fund totals $44,6S4, Herman E..
Samuelson, announced. The most re-
| cent donation was from LIE Sueur Gen.
ter, which totalled $1,O94.46. The re-
lief committee was appointed by Gov
ernor Preus following tornado which
| swept the Tracy-Ballaton district on
! June % and destroyed farm property
and crops and made many farmers
| destitute.
Thief River FaIls-Heavy shipments
| of grain continue at this point, ac-
cording to P. ]. Heating, inspector in
charge of the work. 225 cars were in
spected in the 500 yards alone and
| four trains each of so cars left this
city within three hours. The record
| number of cars inspected here in any
one day was 300 early in October.
FaribauIt-A refund of $3,909.98
| oyerpayment on road contract has
been made to Rice county by r. B.
Fraser, it was learned here. County
officers say the refunds was made by
checks to the county treasurer, John
S. Way The overpayment, was, it is
claimed, because of an error of the
estimates made by the engineer.
st. Paul-County organizations were
perfected all over the state as the
brief campaign for funds for me-
mortal statue for the late Knute Nell
son opened Citizens were asked to
contribute small sums so the entire
state will be representa- in the me-
mortal to be erected on the State
Capitol grounds. The mpaign will
be for two weeks, and the goa set is
$4,000
Worthington-Fire, which, famed
by a strong southeast wind, had as
sumed threatening proportions. was
brought under control after burning
half city block here. causing damage
estimated at 100000.
Worthington-Aw white mallard duck
was bagged by hunters near here re-
, Gently. Aside from the fact that its
feathers are snow white, the duck is
mallard in every characteristic
marking. Clamped about one of its
, legs was a metal band bearing the
number 232126, and instructions to no
tify the biological survey. Washing
ton, d. C.
Hibbing-Because he said he could
not accept money from service
mems association. Mayor Leach re-
turned SIS to the Cobb-Williams post
! Of the American Legion. The money
was mailed to the mayor to pay his
expenses in making an adddess at
Hibbing.
6reckenridge-A movement to put
Wilkin county definitely on the map
as a dairying and diversified farming
community, rather than grain and
uhaaf raising ra1inn was afarfad