The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-05-30
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| 1870 convention or the Central Bap-
fist Young Peoples union at the close
of its 1924 session here.
Redwood FaIIs-1he cornerstone for
the new $155,OOO junior high grade
school building was laid with APP
propriate exercises.
Glenwood-The Commercial club Of
Glenwood has appointed committee
of five to organize taxpayers league
in Pope county.
Duluth-Seventeen forms of ballots
will be used at the primary election of
state and county tickets because Of
| the number of districts, Walter H.
Bergen, county auditor, stated.
FuIda-More than 100 men are EN-.
| ployed in the construction work on
trunk highway No. 16 between this
city and Window Five contractors
have crews on the job and nearly 200
horses are being used.
Rochester-Glencoe was chosen as
! the next meeting place of the Mime
sofa Holstein-Fresian association at
the meeting of that body here. Of
ficers of the organization were not
| chosen at this time.
FaribauIt-A large consignment Of
pike fry, procured by the Rice County
Game and Fish league, has been placed
in Roberts, General Shields, Mazaska
and French lakes by members of the
/ league working under the direction of
Judge Martin NJ Shields, president
Virginia-A verdict declaring that
Ed Fehrer met death form a pistol
| wound inflicted by weapon in the
hands of Thomas Thompson near Cur.
son, and holding Bud Martenus, depu-
tized as sheriff, blameless Tor the
shooting and killing, was returned by
coroner's jury here
| Proctor-Due to technicality, the
vote for the sale of $4,000 of Proctor
school bonds has been postponed I'M
til June 7. The issue is to enable the
board of education to complete the
new building on the west side of
Proctor and to have it ready for use
next September
Duuth-Henry Ford. the Detroit
manufacturer, has made cash offer of
$650,000 and payment of $500 for un.
paid taxes for the lake front property
of the Superior Coal e Dock Co., To-
cal concern, accc riding to Oscar Nit.
chell. Duluth attorney, receiver for the
company.
| Waseca-Protection against poultry
thefts through organization is being
sought by Waseca county poultry pro-
ducers. First steps toward organiza.
ton already have been completed and
meeting to name officers and COM
plete the organization will he con-
Quoted later on
| OWatonna-State and federal au.
thorities connected with the stats.
tical route on which agricultural pro-
duction costs are being studied. head
! ed by Professor George A. Pond of
the University of Minnesota have in
vited farmers from all over southern
Minnesota to attend the annual tour
of the route, the date for which has
been set for Wednesday. June 4.
GiIbert-The Gilbert Commercial
club at weekly meeting Endorsed
the Upper Minnesota Game Refuge
bill now before congress. A commit
tee was appointed to draw up resolu-
lions and forward them to Minnesota
senators and representatives. The
club also went on record as fayoring
the amended Fuller bill which pro-
vides for the enlargement of Superior
national forest.
/ car;s.G>Il Tx,o L,ol-ol - ee3-
delegates attended the third annual
/ convention of the Southwestern Min
nesota Firemen's Association here.
Officers elected are: M. w. Brewster
of Wells, president; A. j. Crawley.
st. James, vicepresident; and E. M.
Hanson, Window, secretary. Wells
was chosen for the semiannual meet
ing Of the association next fall. Bert
Kingsley, state fire marshal, addressed
the delegates.
Rochester-The condition of Rev.
W. A. (Billy) Sunday, evangelist, is
not serious and will not require an
operation at this time. Mayo clinic
physicians who completed diagnosis
of Rev. Mr.. Sundays case, announced.
| Mr.. Sunday is in excellent spiritg.
"This little delay will not interfere
with my work" declared the evan.
| gelist "We are going to Elmira, N.
| Y, for our first meeting and then te
Nashville, Tenn"
Duluth Striving ito overcome the
handicap imposed by fund shortage,
! Ranger G. S. Lind of Duluth super
visor of patrol work and brush and
| forest fire fighting along the north
/ shore of Lake Superior. has adopted a
/ new means of reinforcing his full-time
| forces, sharply curtailed. Seven pub
| lib-spirited men. especially interested
4 in forestry conservation in all It's
/ phases, have been commissioned by
the state forester to make occasional
| trips into the woods during particular
| ly dry periods.
/ Fergus FaIIs-Minnesota has abol-
ished capital punishment, but notwith-
! standing there may be legal hanging
/ within the Minnesota boundaries with
! in the next few months. Joe Martin,
i on Indian living near here is to be
/ tried for first degree murder for the
killing of an Indian girl, Susan DeFoe,
The case is brought under the federal
law and the federal government coun-
tenances capital punishment Accord
ing to authorities. If Matirn is con-
victed of cold blooded murder the
death penalty may be exacted.
Fairmont-A project has been
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