The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-26
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farlpdult-M1SS Amy LoWey, prfnc1.
pal of st. Mary's hall, which was
burned down recently, mas announced
that the opening of school has been
postponed.
Sleepy Eye-The annual exhibit of
the Brown County Poultry Associa-
ton will be conducted in Sleepy Eye
in January.
st. Peter-Gustavus Adolphus Col
lege of this city opened its SD year
with a total enrolment in all depart
ments or more than 400.
Thief River FaIis-With the receipt
OF large 12,000-gallon storage tank.
the city of Thief River Falls will soon
be ready to start selling gasoline.
Spring vaIIey-The new barn on the
Elmer Cole farm, one mile northeast
of here burned to the ground togeth-
er with 5000 bushels of recently
threshed oats and Is tons Of hay.
Mankato-Traffic on the public
roads of the Mankato highway district
has doubled in four years, according
to data compiled this summer by r. ].
Short, maintenance superintendent.
Bemidji-An effort is being made to
secure free state employment office
for Bemidji and the city council will
pay rent for an office If the industrial
commission selects this city.
Duluth-A total of 6,0S4,406 bushels
of grain have been delivered to. ele-
vators of the Twin Ports, which con.
stitutes one of the busiest four day
grain movements in recent years.
nneapolis-Methods of turning q
liability into an asset, Of making the
100000 acres of peat land in Mime.
sofa valuable, were discussed by a
group of scientists here.
Chatfield-Mr. and Mrs. L. L KEEL.
lem of this place celebrated their
sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. Mr..
Kellem is Civil war veteran AID SO
years old Mrs KeKllem is 50.
st. PauI-Hamlin University will
publish a six column newspaper this
year. The Hamline Oracle, beginning
it's fortieth year, will be enlarged from
a five column sheet written fy the
students.
Rochester-The Civic Music Assoc
citation of this city has clos,d n mem.
bership drive with total lis. of S25,
including junior members. They wild
have about $4,000 to expend on must
cal attractions the coming season.
Hibbina-The first petition request,
ing the name of Robert La FollStte
be put on the ballot in Minnesota az
an independent progressive candidate
for president was circulated in Hib.
bling.
CIinton-Bellingham was awarded
first place in the band tournament
competitor which featured the opening
of the Big Stone County fair. Ros
holt, s. D., was second with Orion
Vile third and Morris fourth.
Branerd-Under the Northern Pa,
cific railway plan OF group insurance,
99.8 per cent OF the employees CT the
Brainerd shops, yards and othel de-
patrments have taken approximately
81, 600, 900 insurance.
ST. PauI-Clifford L. Hilton says
that adjustment Of the Pittsburgh
plus price basing system, announced
by the United States Steel corporation,
will mean probably an annual saving
of $50 100000 in the Northwest.
Mortified The st. Olaf Lutheran
choir has already organized and begun
work in preparation for the annual
concert tour, which is scheduled earli-
er than usual this year. The choir
personnel is made up of 81 persons.
acknowledgements by three bands
and a street pavement dance under
the supervision of Mayor Thomas H.
Quinn, are to be features of Farf
bault's fourth annual open house
party"
Madison - Theodore Christianson,
Republican candidate for governor,
outlined the Republican party's aims
in a keynote speech to $500 home
folks" who have known him, during
most of his lifetime in Lac qui Parle
county.
FaribauIt-Land in many parts OF
Rice county is now being prepared by
farmers for the sowing OF winter
wheat and rye Interest in winter
wheat has risen to unparalleled
heights this fall, because of the large
yields.
Redwood FaIls-The calf that went
from here to the State Fair, is now
being made ready to go to Milwaukee.
Robert Noting of Lamberton, county
champion, led the county last year,
too. but his records and story were
incomplete, so he fell down.
New RichIand-A pageant exempli-
flying the development of the dairy
industry inaugurated the annual
"Dairy day" festival here. Displays
of dairy equipment Wed with exhibits
of high-class mixers and the number
of visitors here this year is far in
excess of the 1923 attendance.
Thief River Falls-The value of
state fair exhibit was made emphatic
when George M. Wilson, in charge of
the Pennington county exhibit at st.
Paul, was asked for definite informa-
ton as to the possibility of obtaining
several carloads of alfalfa in this inn
mediate vicinity.
Rochester-In county which jump
ed in calf club work from % members
two years ago to 102 calves at this
years county show, Ardina LAM, Is
year old Dover farm girl, typifies what
Olmsted county can do. She led the
county with her Holstein calf and
ending by winning The Minneapolis
Journal trip to Milwaukee.
rT,t. y1<1 nct hr,r hos
been cleaned up" is working eff