The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-02-08

services which were conducted at the
new school building were well at
tended by residents adjoining this
and other school districts.
Mortified = The campaign fol
changes in the Mortified city charter
took definite form when appointment
of new charter commission by Dis
trict Judge F. W. Sem was announced
Granite Falls-The sale of two farms
near this place within the last few
days has, strengthened the belief thai
there will be activity in the real es
tate business this year.
New UIm-Plans are now going for
ward for the first automobile and style
show in New Ulm. The event Will
be staged at the armory and Feb. 26,
81 and % are the dates selected. II
is planned to make the show an an.
nual event in this city in the future
Fergus Falls-An owl threw Fergus
Falls and five neighboring cities and
villages into darkness when he flew
into the Hoot Lake power house in
Fergus Falls, struck a high tension
wire and short circuited the entire
system The owl fell back into a
maze of wires still alive.
Hibbing-J. M. Mcconnell head OF
the state department of education. de
livered the dedicatory address at the
opening of new Hibbing high school
auditorium. Members of the boards
of education Of the various range
towns, and two thousand Hibbing citt
zens attended.
WiIImar-A $4,000 addition to the
orphans and old peoples home in
this city will be completed this week
1t will make the institution one of the
finest In the state. Funds for. the
building have been largely obtained
from old folks who wish to pass theiI
last years there
DuIuth-The Canadian government
has accepted the invitation of Presi
dent Coolidge to discuss the st. Law
renee waterway project preliminary
to signing a treaty between the two
governments, it was announced here
at the headquarters of the st. Law
renee Tidewater association
Hibbing = The Hibbing high school
will soon be able to boast of one OF
the best high school bands. not only
in this state, but in the entire United
States, since the board of education
has decided to puschase equipment
for the high school 100 piece band
About $4,000 worth Of equipment
will be provided.
ST. PauI-Wild life is increasing in
the National forests, according to a
report by A. s. Peck of Denver. for
ester of the United States department
of forestry, which has been submitted
to Gov. Preus. Game birds, including
partridge, pintail grouse and spruce
hens, are about as plentiful as usual
but ducks are more scarce than in
other years.
st. PauI--Deposits in the state
banks of Minnesota increased ST..
39S, 114.50 in 1923. A report completed
by A. J.. Veigel, state superintendent
of banks, shows that total cash re
serves within the year rose to nearly
double the amount required by law
Total resources of all state banks
have jumped $17,0O0.000 A large part
of the more than s11.0O0,00O gain is
in savings accounts.
DuIuth-Commerci clubs and
chambers of commerce of the cities
and villages of northern Minnesota
will be asked by the Duluth Chamber
of Commerce to send delegates to a
meeting here Feb Is for the purpose
of discussing problems of common in
terest, particularly projects under way
or that will be proposed for develop
rnent and upbuilding of northern Min
nesota.
siayton-Two loving cups were Civ
en- as the chief prizes at the Murray
county poultry show which has just
been concluded here. Mrs. Josephine
Blissenbach of Murray county was de
clared to have had the best bird al
the show-a white Orpington hen
and she was presented with one of the
cups while the other went to Mrs Ed
ward ]. Gambler of Pipestone- county
who was declared to have had the
best pen-Rose Comb Rhode Island
Red-on display at the show.
Eyota-This little village, nestled
away in Olmsted county, sprung into
nationwide prominence, when the
community school at this place was
designated as the "model community
center in the United States" in re-
port just issued by the Delaware State
Parent-Teac association. Through
its representatives this Delaware as
ISOLATION made study of community
center schools In practically every
state in the union, with the view of
establishing one of the best systems
in their home state.
ST. CIoud-The Stearns County To
bacco association made its initial
shipment of tobacco at Richmond. A
crop of $4,000 pounds was gathered
and prepared for shipment. About
100000 will be earned from the crop
this year.
Hibbing-E. W. Coons Construction
company was awarded the contract
for paving South Hibbing and Brook
lyn at a meeting of the village coun-
Gil. Twenty-Five streets in the village
will be paved with vitrolithic, the paw
ing material decided upon. The con-
tract price was approximately $780,.
600.
Marshall-More than 200 Marshall
gasoline users already have signed for
stock in the Marshall Cooperative Oil
company, now being organized. The