The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-18
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ton is to be started In the pubic night
school here, open to adults interested
in radio receiving.
Rochester-Harold Crawford, local
architect, was elected commander of
the William T. Mccoy post, American
Legion, at the posts annual meeting.
stiIIwater-The new $4,000 memoir
ial addition to the Saltwater high
school, and which was built az me-
mortal to the city was dedicated here.
Duluth-A public market is urged by
the Gary Advancement club to be
erected in Gary. This one is to be Of
the chain of public markets which are
to be erected next spring.
Falrmcnt-Policyhol in the Fair.
mont Farmers Mutual Insurance COM
pany adopted a resolution to cancel
the Insurance on any barn for Is hours
after barn dance is conducted:
Rochester Several Minneapolis
business men, whose names are not
disclosed, are declared to be back of
preliminary arrangements for the
building of $350,Oo0 apartment build
ing here.
Owatonna-More than 200 member
ship had been secured for the new
Owatonna Chamber of Commerce at
the end of the first days drive for
members. Another 100 are expected.
Iron Junction-The latest range com.
munity to receive bank charter was
granted to the Farmers state bank Of
Iron Junction. The capital stock of
the institution is listed at $4,000 with
surplus of $4,000. B. M. Moline is
president.
WiIImar-The death rate in the city
during the past year has decreased
while the birth rate has increased;
1923 had a death rate of per 1000
with 10 in 1922; 1923 had birth rate
of 81 per 1000 over IS in 1922.
owatonna-Plans for the organiza-
ton of the Waseca county division of
the Owatonna Cooperative Poultry
and Egg association, an organization
to provide marketing facilities for
Steele, Waseca and Dodge counties,
are being pushed by farmers.
Mankato-Plans are being made by
members Of the Mankato Builders ex-
change and the Mankato Civic and
Commerce association for the citys
third annual builders show The event
will be held in the national guard ar
mory here in March.
CIoquet-Outside of a few scratches
and mino- bruises members of two To-
comotives, which hit in head-on col.
lision in the local yards, none were In
jured. The crash was Of a spectacular
nature, both engines travelling at a
fair rate of speed.
DuIuth-An aviation field to be used
for the aid of forest rangers in fight.
ing fires will be purchased by St.
Louis county following the resolution
passed by the board of county commits
sioners The field will be located at
Hibbing. An appropriation of $4,000
has been set aside for the purchase of
100 acres
DuIuth-The largest tonnage in the
history of the Duluth-Superior harbor
was recorded in 1923, when 59,274,S12
tons of freight were received and
shipped according to the report filed
by Maj. E. H. Marks, United States
district engineer, here. The tonnage
Of 1928 is IS per cent over that of
1922.
Waseca-Coa1 has been discovered
a few miles from this city. William
Wilkewsken, living near the Steele
county line, about seven miles from
the city, found small vein on his
farm while digging gravel this week.
Several small pieces of coal have been
turned up in the city during sewer con-
struction work. The coal has many Of
the characteristics of Ignite, although
its quality is not high.
Alexandria = Six persons, including
two mothers and their three small
children, were drowned In Lake An.
drews when an automobile being driv.
en- across the lake broke through the
ice One of the victims lost his life
trying to save the women and children.
Three others escaped. The dead: Mrs.
Pearl Glade and her two small chill
dren, Mrs Rollo Glade and baby, Ru.
dolph Wolfe. brother OF Mrs. Rollo
Glade.
Kasota-Some idea of the impor-
lance of the stone industry at Kasota
can be gained when 1t is known that
the Brees Stone and Marble company
there last year paid in wages to men
the sum of $112,283. During the year
4S5 carloads of stone products were
shipped Some cars went to Los An
geles, to Philadelphia and other large
cities. Kasota marble is used as in
terror finishing to big buildings over
a large territory.
DuIuth-Hearing on a permanent
injunction prohibiting the Minnesota
state tax commission from collecting
taxes provided for in the iron ore
royalty tax law, passed will be held
April Z, at st. Paul, before Judge
William A. Cant. Judge Cant issued
temporary restraining order in Du-
luth, preventing the state from col
lecting any royalties pending the out
come of the April injunction hearing.
Taxes amounting to $1,000,000 annual
ly would be collected by the state UNI
der enforcement Of the royalty tax
law.
owatonna-The Deerfield Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance company. con-
Germ including majority Of the tar
mers of Steele county and many in
adjoining counties as members, added
nearly 100 members in the last year,
according to report read at the an
nual meeting here.
Fairmont-C Charles Atz, an automo-