The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-10
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Mankato-Fire Of undetermined orr.
gin destroyed the elevator owned by
the Equity Elevator Company at
Mapleton, mourning loss of approx
mately $4,000
Observation-Disclosures Elbner Of New
Ulm was reelected president of the
State federation of Catholic Socie-
ties at their convention here: His
election was made by reclamation.
Thief River Falls-Taxable property
in Pennington county is assessed at
about 100000 less this year than
year ago, according to County Auditor
T. P. Anderson.
Madison-Burglars made big. haul
at the Prellwitz general store at Bel
bingham, when they loaded several
hundred dollars worth of drygoods.
clothing and furnishings into an auto
mobile and made their escape.
Thief River Falls-The third annual
consignment sale of the Pennington
county Holstein Breeders Association
was conducted here. Forty head of
Purebred Holsteins were sold.
Hibbing-Mel Mcdowell, of Hibbing,
has been appointed district deputy
grand exalted ruler of the Elks Lodge
for northern Minnesota by John G..
Price of Columbus, Ohio, grand ex.
allied ruler.
Alexandria-More than 1000 people
from city and rural homes took part
| in the first annual community sing
here. Two bands furnished music for
the big parade that preceded the
singing.
Bemidji = Saving operations for
| the season were completed at the
Crookston Lumber company at Plant
No. 1, several weeks earlier than u.s.
ual, on account of the large supply Of
| lumber now on hand in the yards
Worthington-Miss Gertrude APPEL,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry APPEL
of this city, was ordained a pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, at
the Columbia River conference con
Quoted at Wenaqhee, Wash.
Rochester-Mrs. Martin Lee of Aus
tin was probably fatally injured when
| she leaped from Rochester-Winona
bus after the brakes failed to work
and the machine started backing
down a steep hill
Austin-Walking two miles a day
and taking care of four city lots OF
the oldest person in this city. He is
John Esser, who passed his 92d birth
day March 16.
MinneapoIis-The University Of Min
nesota officially opened for the 1924
1925 season, with registration larger
than ever before. The enrolment was
well above the 5000 mark, and some
officials predicted that it will almost
reach 10000.
| Thief River Falls-The grain move.
ment through this city is heavier this
fall than ever before, according to rail-
road officials, who declare an average
of six trainloads of 60 cars each have
/ been handled by the 500 Line and
Great Northern in two weeks.
Shakopee Justice Pierce Butler
of the United States Supreme Court
resigned as member of the board of
regents of the University of Mime
sofa, and Governor j. A. o. Preus ap-
pointed julius A. Collier of Shakopee
to fill the vacancy.
Little FalIs-An unidentified man
was drowned in Rice Lake, near here
when his boat upset A passing train
crew saw the accident and when the
man failed to appear sent call here
from the next stop. A party of men
dragged the lake for the body.
Deer River-Killing OF bears in this
vicinity in the protection of property
was authorized by the Minnesota
state game and fish commission when
a protest was entered against the
menace the animals have become by
owners of livestock.
| Owatonna-Plans for more extend.
| ed activities than in it's first season
| last winter were. made by the DIVA
tonna Music Club at it's annual meet.
ing. The reorganization of the club
assures the city of concerts by Owa,
tonna vocal musicians as well as the
probable appearance of visiting solo
lists.
Fairmont-Fairmont as it was sc
years ago when few sturdy pioneers
built their log cabin homes and the
strides which have been made by the
village expanding into prosperous
town, are wildly described in the Col
den Jubilee edition of the Fairmont
| Sentinel
ST. Cloud-Another chapter is about
to be written into the history of St
Clouds motor plant, originally the
factory of the Pan Motor company.
Articles Of Incorporation for the Dia.
mond Motor Parts Co., a $1,000.000
concern were filed with the secretary
of state. This corporation theoretical.
ly purchases the Mutual Motor com.
pany's plant and equipment-origin.
ally the Pan Motor Co.'s factory-and
replaces the Mutual concern as cor.
poration in Minnesota.
Mankato-The Mankato Holstein
farm herd was represented in the
winnings in every class in which they
showed at the dairy cattle congress,
| Waterloo, Iowa. The Minnesota state
herd, made up of animals from the
| Mankato Holstein farms of Mankato.
| the Minnesota Holstein Company OF
Austin. and the DR.. Fischer herd Of
| Shakopee, won first over all other
states. with the Wisconsin state herd
second, Nebraska thru
RusseIl-John NJ Jones, pioneer resi-
dent of this section, died following a