The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-04-18

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Plainview-In q special election a
100000 school bond issue was carried
by an overwhelming majority of the
light vote cast.
Luverne-Jay La Due, former state
senator, and the Oldest man in Rock
county, celebrated his 9th birthday
anniversary.
Observation-Disclosures for Minneso-
ia nominated by President Coolidge
Included Carroll o. Halstrom at Bra
ham and Oscar C. Hays at Glyndon.
Canby-The two Lutheran churches
Of Candy will not be consolidated, it
was determined by vote cast among
the congregation of the churches.
Morris Citizens here are carrying
on an aggressive campaign in the
effort to have the Great Northern
Railway company erect new station
here in a more convenient location.
Warren-Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Tul-
lar have just celebrated their golden
weddings. The two families estab-
lished their homes here in 1883 and
lived here ever since.
Rochester-Miss Charlotte M. Han.
son has been named by Mayor ]. ].
Reiter to succeed Mrs. James Spillane
resigned, as public health nurse for
Rochester.
MarshalI-A. c. Grace of this city,
for many years commander Of D. f,
Markham post, has been honored by
the appointment of colonel on the staff
of the national commander of the G.
A. r.
WiIlmar-T That the railroads are go
ing to make bid for the passenger
business which has been taken from
them by the notorious line seems a
certainty. The Great Northern rail
way has put low round trip rates into
effect from this city to the twin cities.
OrtonvilIe-In the district court
here, Jack Miller of Milbank, S. D..
was given verdict for $4,000 against
the Milwaukee Railroad company
Miller sued for $4,000 for personal in.
| juries he received year ago in Mil
bank.
Nashwauk-Plans to bring about the
completion Of the road from Nash
wauk to Bear River were made at a
conference held here under the auspices
of the Nashwauk Commercial club and
representatives of the town of Car
penter present.
Luverne-In an effort to lessen the
school tax levy the board of education
has announced a reduction in the
salaries of all the instructors in the
Luverne public schools. New con.
tracts have been offered to all of the
instructors, at the reduced salaries.
ortonviIIe-Hog cholera took a
heavy toll in the herd of C. c. Ulrich
& Sons, mile west Of Big Stone City,
when So purebred Chester White hogs
died of the disease. Every precaution
has been taken to prevent the spread
of the disease.
Observation-Disclosures of a wo
mans auxiliary to the Mankato Shrine
club, for the purpose of aiding the
Shrine hospital for crippled children
at the twin cities, was perfected at a
banquet meeting of members Of the
Mankato Shrine club and their wives,
when 40 women were enrolled.
ChishoIm-In the typewriter con.
test at the high school for students
from the range schools, Tena Gustaf.
son, Chisholm, took first place; Dial.
bort HELM, Proctor, second, and
Laura Aurell, Proctor, third, for the
advanced class division, while Ruth
Fulton, Coleraine, Catherine Flick and
Heinz Joki, both of Chisholm, won
second and third for the lower grades.
Red MISREPRESENTATION of Emil
Olund as assistant superintendent of
the State Training school here was
announced by Superintendent j. P.
Fulton of the institution. The resig-
nation was accepted by the state pa.
role board, it was announced.
Rochester-At massmeeting of
citizens here Endorsement was given
to proposal of the utility board to
purchase the water rights, mill pond
and mill property in North Rochester
from the Rochester Milling company
and to construct new concrete dam
on the site of the present dam across
the Zumbro river. The cost is esti-
mated at $4,000.
MinneapoIis-C. d. Johnson, Brain
erd, was elected president of the Min
nesota State Pharmaceutical associa-
ton. The election was conducted by
mail. Miss ELIZABETH Malerich, Min
neapolis, is first vicepresident for
1924; John B. Christgau, Owatonna,
second vicepresident; S. J. Horn. Min
neapolis, third vicepresident; Gustav
Bachman, Minneapolis, secretary, and
H. Martin johnson, st. Paul, treas
urer.
Thief River FaIIs-The city council
has purchased at cost of $4,000 a one
acre tract just inside the city limits
with two story house thereon to be
used as a city poor farm.
St.eJames-The Women's Civic club
has started a campaign to sell snap
dragon seeds, the official flower of st.
James, In an endeavor to have every
lawn in town growing the flowers. The
money viii go toward the identifying
of the watonwan Memorial park to be
located on a 10-acre site, on Highway
No. 16. This park will be memorial
to the 43 boys from this county who
gave their liyal In the Wfrld war