The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-31


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Red Wlns-The Red Wing Retail
Grocers Association voted to become
offiliated with the State Retail Grocers
Association.
Owatonna-Miss Helen Christison
county superintendent of schools, in
her annual report, shows that the
cost per pupil in Steele county rural
schools is $71.39.
Chisholm-The 1925 basketball tour.
nament, the first since the organiza
ton of the new district, will be con
Quoted in Chisholm's new high school
gymnasium, probably around March /
SwanvilIe-Lorenz Zeimkowski, 10i
years old, pioneer resident of this
place, died here at the home of his
son., He was probably the Oldest
resident of the county.
Members of st. Peter and
Paul's Catholic church will conduct a
celebration in honor of the Jesuit
Fathers Golden Jubilee and the con
secration of the church.
Hibbing--The inscription to be
carved over the entrance of the new
Memorial building here will be Let
us keep alive the spirit of America
as exemplified in the lives of these
men whose service we honor"
Minneapolis Minneapolis automo
bile fatalities amount to 60 in 1872;
as compared with II in 1922 and Al
in 1920, according to statistics com
mented by the United States District
of Commerce.
New UIm-At the annual meeting OF
the second district group of the Min
nesota Creamery operators and man
ayers association here, Edward Mol
of Sleepy Eye was made president.
Moorhead-Helen Krag, % years
old, a domestic in the home of Will
liam Wallwork of Moorhead, was
found dead in a bathtub in the Wall
work home. Heart disease caused heI
death, the coroner said.
Moorhe alderman Boffhard, far
mer living just south Of Moorhead, has
raised 25 tons of sugar beets per acre
on four acre plot. This represents
a gross income of $3.50 an acre.
Albert Lea-Dr. John C. Acheson
president of Manchester College, de
livered the keynote address Of the an
nual convention of the Minnesota
Council of Religious Education, which
opened here.
Winona - Richard Richmond oil
IF a Qnfn
mobile in which one man was killed
when the car was struck by a freight
train at Brownsville, died of injuries
received in the crash.
Mankato-Several churches here are
joining in plans to organize Pioneer
and Comrade clubs among the boys OF
the Sunday schools. The Pioneers
will be composed of boys up to Is and
the Comrades of boys Is to Is.
Floodwood- Because his wife sued
him for divorce, John Ollila, farmer
living between Floodwood and Wright
shot and killed three persons, and
then ended hjs own life, at the Ollilla
farm.
Albert lea-Loss of between $4,000
and 100000 was caused by a fire
which left their headquarters, Ger
man cafe owner whose business place
had been used as part of the head
quarters raised again the sign famous
before the dark.
Hibbinq-Figures compiled by G
w. Bergquist, electrical inspector, in
dictate that 1856 new buildings includ
ing residences. garages and store
buildings, have been constructed in
Hibbing this year and that "a build
ings have been remodeled.
Winnebago-At the Milwaukee de
pot here from 35 to 40 wagon loads OF
beets are being dumped daily. 1t is
estimated there is 1000 tons or more
of beets already in this pile, or about
one-third the output to be shipped this
year from here to Mason City, Iowa.
Winona-A pie pumpkin weighing
40 pounds and shaped like water
melon, colored dark green and said
to be one of the largest ever grown in
this section, was raised by Arthur
Fisher, a fireman at the central fire
station on his home lot here.
Winnebago-A committee from the
Community club of this city, went to
Rochester to lay before DR.. William
Mayo . proposition to have the Uni
ted States hospital for former ser
vice men located in Winnebago. An
ideal location, the campus of Park
er college, will be offered free of cost.
ST. Paui-What is believed to be a
worlds record in potato business for
one day was established in st. Paul
when the Minnesota Pctato Growers
exchange handled 231 cars. In addi-
ton TO these, which were actually
shipped, $50 CARLOADS were placed in
storage. making total handled for
the day of approximately 500 cars.
Owatonna-University high school
of Minneapolis was selected as the
next meeting place for the annual con.
vention of the Minnesota State High
School Press association.
Warren-The Minnesota Potato Elk.
change has opened the Warren potato
warehouse. under direction of Leslie
Grange.
DuIuth-Merritt Memorial park here
was dedicated to park purposes ay a
group of Duluth citizens. A bi onze
tablet marked the corner Of tive lots
where the first church edifice in the
oneota community stood. 1t was built
in 1890.