The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-12
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danger, Norway, who are now citizens
of the northwest, gathered here for
their annual reunion.
ontevideo-W Winter wheat proved
profitable crop on the farm of Peter
Westgaard of Baxter township The
grain from a 10-acre tract threshed
$40 bushels.
tillwater-Washingto county re-
ported Is acres of land adjoining
Lake Elmo yielding 566 bushels Of
No. l hard wheat. The property is
owned by the John Marty estate.
Hbbing-Robbery of the Itasca Ba-
zaar store of $4,000 worth of furs and
several hundred dollars in cash was
discovered when it was re-opened
GraceviIIe-Gust Bergman, fireman
at the Baldwin Mills was scalded to
death when steam valve he was re-
pairing blew out
Worthington-Glen Trip, of this
place and Walter Ritz of Truman were
injured when their plane went into
nose-dive and fell to the ground
HinckIey-The thirtietk anniversary
of the big Hinckley fire. in which the
town was destroyed and 418 persons
lost their lives. was observed in all
local churches
Mankato-Lyman A. Pickett of AS
toria, Ore, was elected to the posi-.
ton of secretary of the Y. M. G. A.
here at a meeting of the board of di-
rectors.
Owatonna-The Owatonna Cham
Der of Commerce is planning an in
dustrial survey of the city. Data
gained is expected to be used with
material setting forth Owatonna in
dustry advantages in an effort to bring
new industries to the city.
Fergus Falls The schools at Vergas,
a village in the extreme northern
part of this county, were to have op.
ened, but the opening has been post.
poned on account of an epidemic of
infantile paralysis. 1t is reported
there are 80 cases and that Is homes
are quarantined.
Hendricks-This place now claims
the distinction of having the young
est newspaper editor and publisher
In Minnesota in the person of Harvey
Swenson. The boy is but II years OF
age and graduated from the Ivanhoe
high school last spring.
DuIuth-Ore shipments for the
month of August were 3,606,474 tons
less than for the corresponding month
last year, while the shipments for the
season to date are 8,096,064 tons less
than for the same period year ago,
according to figures made public.
Brownton-H E. Seeland, restau.
rant owner, was the town hero, after
driving off five bank bandits who at
tempted to loot the First State bank
here. Seeland routed the band single
handed, keeping up steady fire on
the robbers from his place of business
across from the bank, with an auto
matte shotgun.
Meridan-Adolph Schmidt, farmer
is hoping for a mild winter in order
that he may harvest his second ap-
pie crop of the year. Two trees in
the Schmidt orchard have burst into
full bloom in spite of rather vigor-
Gus recent weather and are, as re-
suit, the mecca of scores of curious
visitors.
Sleepy Eye-Marvel Schultz was
declared grand champion junior corn
grower of the state. when 10 ears OF
| white dent corn exhibited by him at
| the Minnesota State Fair and North.
west Dairy exposition won first place
in the southern zone boys exhibit,
and then was accorded the sweep.
stakes.
Sank Center-An organization has
| been formed here, with Elbridge Cass
as president, which has adopted as
it's slogan, "Ten thousand acres of al
falfa on our farms" The growing OF
alfalfa in the vicinity of this city re.
Gently has taken decided jump and
the promoters of the new organization
will boost for steadily increasing
acreage.
EYEGLASSES were begun in the
new 100000 high school building, al
| though the structure is not fully com.
| pleted. Superintendent of Schools
England announced that the building,
known as Memorial high school, will
be dedicated formally by the Frank
| Lozer Post, American Legion. with
elaborate ceremonies to be participant.
ed in by state officials and high Of
| ficers of the Legion.
FaribauIt-School board officials in
school districts No. 128 and No. 8.
Rice county, acting jointly, must buy
a site and erect school for the chill
dren of the district, District Judge
Fred w. Sem ruled in decision up.
holding a law passed in the 1923 ses
sion of the legislature providing that
the will of parents having SIS per cent
of the children in district shall pre-
vail in settling such school matters.
Fairmont-When a number of high
school pupils quit work at a canning
factory in order to attend school,
leaving the company short handed at
critical time, the crisis was averted
by another industrial concern. The
Fairmont Railway Motors company of.
fered to furnish the required number
of men to run the canning factory
while it is packing corn. The corn
packing will require about five weeks
more of work, and in that time ap.
proximately 100000 bushels of corn
will be put into tins that will fill $780,
600 cases.
Faribauit - There is s45, 154.315
worth of tax-free property in Rice
county. according to the annual report
of County Auditor Fran: NJ. Kaiser
satt to the Minnesota Tax commits