The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-21

Rochester, regional conference of
public health nurses from Olmsted
county and number of surrounding
counties was conducted here.
Proctor-Police have been unable to
find trace of safe containing about
$40 which was stolen from a theater
here.
Owatonna-E. NJ Torblaa, agricul-
tural agent for Steele county for the
last two years, has submitted his re-
signation to the board of directors.
Mankato-The Bethlehem Lutheran
congregation of Mankato has decided
to erect new church. Two churches
which the Bethlehem congregation at
present own will be wrecked.
Rushton-Grain deliveries here have
very noticeably decreased, due to the
downward slide in prices. Only few
of the farmers having grain in storage
are selling.
Winona-Plans for completely
equipped tourist park on Latsch Is
land, in the Mississippi river at this
point, were announced by the Associa-
ton of Commerce. The new park will
be ready for use in June, 1925.
DasseIl-W. K. Dwyer of Olivia has
been appointed county agent of Meek.
or county to succeed T. G. Stitts, re,
signed. Mr.. Dwyer recently made a
record in the control of hog cholera
in Renville county.
Moorhead-The Clay county unit OF
the Minnesota Potato Growers ex.
change will be organized within the
next 10 days, o. M. Olson, organiza,
ton campaign manager. announced.
neutrality-suspicious. of Renville
county at their convention here una.
nimously Endorsed Mrs. M. j. Bowling
of Olivia, wife Of the late M. ]. Dow.
ling, AS candidate for representative
from this county.
Thief River FalIs-Practically ST.
100000 has been loaned to the farm
ers of Pennington county under the
new rural credits act, according to
the figures given out by the Register
of Deeds.
vIrsnia-The alfalfa acreage of the
north end of st. Louis county will be
increased 100 per cent, according to
August Neubauer, local county agent.
The Increased acreage amounts to 400
per cent over year ago.
Fairmont-Byron H. Curtis, Martin
county's representative in the state
legislature, has filed for reelection.
He has served two previous terms,
August e. Mau, Waverly farmer. also
filed as candidate.
Moorehead-Clay county commits
sioners sold s250,000 worth of road
bonds at premium of 5000 and in
terest at Az per cent. The bonds
make available this year $250,000 for
road work.
OrtonviIIe-One OF the old land
marks of Ortonville soon will be
wrecked, or moved to another loca-
ton, to make way for the new armory
and community building to be erected
here.
Duuth-The front end of 500 Line
switch engine was set up in district
court here as an exhibit in the case
Of Joseph T. Morando, former switch
engine crew foreman, who is suing the
railroad for $4,000 for the loss of a
leg in an accident last April.
WiIImar-Construct of a county
ditch which would have cost $4,000
was halted here when petitioners re-
quested it's discontinuance due to its
expense. Costs of 5000 in plans were
paid by the petitioners. The ditch
would have run through three town
ships.
ST. PauI-Edward Indrehus of Fo-
ley, democratic candidate for COVER
nor in the 1922 election, announced
himself farmer-labor candidate for
congress in the sixth district. He
said he had received many assurances
of support from farmer-labor dele
gates.
st. James,. M. Learn of this City,
president OF the state hotelmen's as
ISOLATION, has filed as candidate for
state representative from Watonwan
county on the farmer-labor ticket.
Mrs. Oliver Ashley of Madelia has also
filed and Knute Thompson, incumbent,
has announced his intention of again
being candidate.
ST. Paul-Incorporation of the Min
nesota Potato Growers league will be
completed April Is, it was announced
as the result of meeting of the
executive committee of the general
state organizing committee and un-
derwriters of the movement. The ex-
change now numbers 1920 members,
and controls a contracted potato acre
age of 160,756 acres. This body when
fully formed, with it's present mem
bership, will be the largest co-opera-
tive marketing organization, handling
semi-perishab1e stock, in the world.
Rochx-.er-The population of Ro-
chester was increased by three when
triplets were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Kujath. All are boys and all
arc doing nicely. This is one of the
few cases of triplets reported in mary
years in this city.
StiIlwater-The furniture of the old
Sawyer House, one of the Oldest hotels
In the state, was sold at auction last
week. The building is being RACED to
make room for modern hotel. Some
of the furniture sold was said to be
over eighty years old. and historic
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