The Ely miner., 1924-03-28

Waseca-Henry Werner, has been
chosen by the board of directors of the
Waseca county farm bureau to sue
ceed w. A. Dickinson as county agent.
Proctor-Police have been unable to
find trace of safe containing about
$40 which was stolen from theater
here.
Luverne-G. Fred Carson, Bay City,
Mich, has accepted the position of
court reporter for the 18th judicial dis
trict, made vacant by the recent death
of ]. j. Harper.
Red Wing-The Gertsman Drug
company and Southern Minnesota
Joint Land and Stock bank suffered
$4,000 loss caused by the explosion
Of an alcohol lamp here.
Mankato-Farmers of Blue Earth
county were paid approximately $4,000
600 in 1928 for their poultry and eggs,
according to an estimate made by COM
mission house men Of Mankato.
Lancaster-Lancaster's pew muni-
cipal building is completed at cost
Of $130,000. The building not only
contains the city offices and rest
rooms for men and women. but has a
fully equipped theatre with seating
capacity Of 500.
Owatonna-The war on gasoline
prices was again renewed in this city
with the announcement of A. M. Cra-
yath, garage owner, of cent cut per
gallon of Standard run gasoline at his
filling station, the new price being 1873
cents per gallon.
vIrginia-Mrs. Ida Torseth, men,
Der of the Virginia-Eveleth real estate
board, and said to be the states only
woman realtor, has announced she
will seek seat in the Minnesota
house as representative of the 61st dis
trict.
Slayton-The city council has grant
ed the Northern States Power COM
pany 25 year franchise to operate in
this city. On May new schedule of
rates for residents and commercial SER
vice will go into effect, affording a
considerable reduction from those now
in force.
Dufuth-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.
DuIuth-The birth rate in st. Louis
county was double the death rate dur
ing 1923, according to statistics pre-
pared by ]. P. Johnson, clerk of the
district court. During the year 5,013
births were recorded and only 2,162
deaths placed on record in the county.
FertiIe-A. A. Larson, acting presi-
dent of North Star college. has an.
nounced that the college will start a
Junior college course at which fresh
ment college subjects in history, math.
ematic and the languages will be
taught.
crosby-Searchers penetrated the
1876 level of the Milford mine here in
a hazardous attempt to- find more
bodies of the Al miners who lost their
lives in the flooding of the mine Feb.
s. A crew of five men under Captain
Henry Davey worked back more than
100 feet from the shaft, constantly en-
dangered by the caving drift
Winnebago-Winnebago has been
named as the central receiving point
for eggs to be sold through the Poul-
try Products association made up of
Martin and Faribault county poultry
raisers. 1t. is probable substations
will be located at Fairmont, Sherburn
and Wells.
Redwood Falls-The announcement
comes from Morgan that C. NJ. Ben.
dixen, state Representative of that
place, has decided to file for the re-.
publican nomination at the June pri.
mary for state railroad and warehouse
commissioner. He seeks to succeed
Frank w. Matson of ST. Paul, present
incumbent by appointment.
owatonna-The dairy belt racing
circuit has been organized by heads
of horse racing committees of three
fairs as the result of a meeting held
here. The three fairs included are
khe Mankato fair, which win be held
Aug. Is to %; the Steele county fair
here. during the following week, and
the Olmstead county fair at Roches
ter during the week after the latter.
ortonviIIe-A. W. Randall, former
Big Stone county auditor, who was
found guilty of grand larceny in the
second degree by jury, was sen
fenced by Judge Stephen A. Flaherty
to one year and six months in the state
penitentiary at Saltwater Randall
was indicted on IL counts, some charg
ing him with misappropriation of the
county's delinquent taxes while he
was county auditor.
Albert Lea-A Freeborn county
farmer received s4,40o from the sale
of sugar beets raised on 40 acres.
The farmer says that labor and other
expenses of production amounted to
$1,000, leaving him a net profit of $3..
200 or profit of $50 an acre
owatonna-The Southern Minnesota
baseball league was reorganfzed at q
meeting here last week. Owatonna,
Faribault, Mankato, Blooming Prairie
Austin and Albert Lea are assured OF
representation in the league. with the
possible addition of waseca and Nex
Ulm. A complete schedule VIII be
arTangef