The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05

Windom-Three barns were burned
On farms southeast of here in Sc
we're electrical storm.
Wsseca-The Waseca county board
has appropriated fund Of 1900 to
the County Farm Bureau for agricul
tural extension work within the
county.
ST. PauI-David NJ Clough, former
governor of Minnesota and one of the
pioneer lumbermen of the state, died
at his home in Everett, Wash. He
was n years DID,
Misunderstanding all residents te
cover with warning Shots as they en-
tered the place, six bandits took pos
session of the little inland town OF
Svea. 10 miles south of here ant
robbed the postoffice and bank of ap
proximately $500.
Hibbing-Facing the necessity OF
making drastic cuts in the village
payrolls, the board of trustees has re
duced the list of employees to about
$50 at present. The trustees have set
$4,000 month as the limit of the
payroll until the close of the year.
Thief River FaIls-A broken rail
caused the tender, combination bag
gage and mail car, three coaches and
the front truck of the 500 Line Flyer
running from Winnipeg and Minneapo
lis to be derailed near Orleans, north
of here.
Observation-Disclosures and Wiscon
sin joined to celebrate the building Of
new link in the affairs of the two
states, when the breaking of a bottle
containing water taken from an ocean
river and lake, signalized the open
ing of 20 miles of pavement between
the Twin Cities and Saltwater.
kenyon-Kenyon residents have pur
chased the entire $4,000 issue of Ger
tificates of Indebtedness put up fol
sale by the village council to pay fol
the laying of Kenyon's first three
blocks of paving. More bids for the
certificates were made than had beer
issued by the council.
ST. cIoud-Haimann hall of ST. Bene
diets academy at st. Joseph was de
stroyed by fire. Fire Chief Loui.
Mossbrugger of st. Cloud, took a de
tachment to the sister city to aid the
st. Joseph firemen, but a high wind
had full play on the burning structure
and it could not be saved.
Worthington-Six automobile, ban
dts broke into the Farmers State
bank of Round Lake, IL miles south
east of here. after cutting all wires
leading out of town, and escaped with
cash and $3.50 in unregistered Liberty
bonds. J
neapoIis-Shippers and receivers
of freight in the Northwest are called
upon to expedite the movement, OF
grain and other commodities in {
statement issued by Donald D. Conn
manager of the public relations sec
ton of the car service division, Amer
lean Railway association. Mr.. Conn
has arrived in the Northwest to be or
the ground during the heavy traffic
movement of carriers serving the
grain territory.
Shippers and receivers
of freight in the Northwest are called
upon to expedite the movement OF
grain and other commodities in state
ment issued by Donald D. Conn, man.
ager of the, public relations section OF
the car service division. American
Railway association. Mr.. Conn has
arrived in the Northwest to be on the
ground during the heavy traffic move.
ment of carriers serving the grain
territory.
Two Harbors-With the killing OF
Two more black bears at road camp
near Beaver Bay, which brings the
total number of bears killed in this
locality within the last two weeks UP
to IL, Game Warden August Tabor
has begun to look upon the whole
matter with more or less suspicion
Inasmuch as the bears are protected
he has issued warning to the effect
that he will arrest the next person
who kills a bear He advises that If
a bear becomes pest in any locality
he must be notified.
Bemidji-Men of once mighty race
crowded a Beltrami county courtroom
here. They charged that the white
man had not kept faith. And the
wampum they asked for amounted at
its largest figure to s50.00O,00O. The
Objibway. once the largest and might
est race of Indians north of Mexico
better known in Minnesota as Chip
>pewas, pleaded through their attor.
neys here for settlement of their at
fairs. before special subcommittee
of the United States senate. Their
side was pres snted Erst