The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-07
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Austln-Henry o. Pasford. pioneer
Minnesota newspaper nan, died in
hospital at Denver at the age of SO.
Sanborn--F Farm lands have begun to
sell in southern Minnesota, and real
estate men believe there will be con-
siderable demand for good farms the
coming season.
Albert Lea-An organization to be
known as the Freedom County Co
operative Egg, Poultry and Producers
association was formed here at meet
ing of poultry men.
Pipestone-In the future no admis-
sion fee will be charged at the an
nual poultry shows in Pipestone coun-.
| ty. Action to this effect was taken
at the annual meeting of the poultry
association here.
Alden-Mr and Mrs. Jens Hansen
celebrated their Goth wedding ami
| versary here. They came to Freeborn
county from Denmark AZ years ago.
Both are enjoying the best health, al
| though they are more than 50 years
| of age.
Owatonna-J. E. Voelker of this city
was elected president of the Owatonna
Cooperative Poultry Producers assoc
citation, an organization providing mar
keting facilities for farmers in Steele,
Waseca and Dodge counties, at its first
annual meeting here.
William A. Pittenger, Du-.
luth attorney and former member of
the state legislature, has filed as re-
| publican candidate for congress from
| the eighth district Pittenger opposed
Congressman Oscar Larson at the last
| election.
owatonna-Dates for the first an
nual Owatonna Builders and Manu-
facturers' show have been set for
Thursday Friday and Saturday, March
| II, 2S and 20, and all exhibit space in
the local National Guard armory al
reay has been assigned.
Bemidii-A majority of the stock of
| the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing COM
pany has been purchased by H. q.
/ Mitchell and w. G. Marcum, owners
of the Bemidji Sentinel Publishing
company. Bemidji will now have both
a weekly and daily paper.
Willmar-Contracts for the con-
struction of the new Lincoln school
i building were let to the Standard Con-
struction company of Minneapolis on
their bid of $73,975 for the general
/ construction. The total cost of the
building will be in the neighborhood
/ of $4,000
FridIey-Work is already under way
/ on the new 100000 filtration and
pumping station, now under construc-
ton six miles northeast of downtown
Minneapolis. The plant will have a
capacity of 160,000,000 gallons of wa
ter day. The first unit, which now
is being built, will be finished some
| time in 1926.
i Observation-Disclosures production"
seems to have been adopted as the
motto of Rhode Island Red pullet
owned by Mrs. John Galloway, living
near here. Within week the hen has
laid two eggs that have established
record for this section, the first meas
I uring 91s inches in circumference and
| the second inches. Inside of the
| outer egg second perfect one of
ordinary size was found in each case.
| Observation-Disclosures against the
Minneapolis & st. Louis receiver will
number virtually 1000 and amount to
nearly s10,000,000, Howard S. Abbott,
special master in chancery, said. They
vary from one of $3,411,S70 filed by
the United States government and
based on arrangements in the period
of government control, to one of eight
cents filed by the Northwestern Lum.
bermens association, on an alleged
freight overcharge.
Austin-Mrs Nancy Clark, of this
city, a centenarian, was taken in as
a member of Red Cedar chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. Mrs. Clark is thought to be the
| oldest member of the order in Min
1 nesota.
st. James-Mrs Elizabeth Ashley OF
| Madelia has filed as candidate to
represent Watonwan county in the
state legislature. Mrs. Ashley is the
first woman to file in this county for
a state office. She is chairman of the
county child welfare board and has
taken prominent part in farm bureau
| work.
/ Notwithstanding at the test well
of the Rochester Oil and Gal company
has now reached a depth of LOO feet
and is proceeding without Interrupt
ton. Tom Jones, in charge of the OPP
GRAFTON, says indications continue to
/ be favorable and that the coming of
spring should decide whether oil is
/ present.
Observation-Disclosures the downtown
district of Fairmont can be dressed
with "Old Glory" in five minutes. The
i American Legion has sold more than
/ 100 flags to business men, which can
4 be planted in sockets in the sidewalk
on short notice Practically every
business house in town purchased the
/ standards, some taking several.
FaribauIt-Plans for cooperative
egg and poultry marketing organiza.
/ ton, with headquarters at Fairmont,
| to serve Martin and Waterman c0ur-
ties were disclosed wher delegation
of farmers and farm bureau leaders
from that section visited the office and
warehouses of the Rice Comfy Poul.
try and Egg Marketing association
4 here. The committee gathered data to
be used in forming the Fairmeut
body.
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