The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-03-14

Bemidjl-With heavy shipping sea-
son in prospect, saving operations at
the plant of the Crookston Lumber
company will begin about April 1.
Mrs. Erickson, wife of pub
Usher of the Spooner News, has been
appointed postmistress here and is
now in charge of that office.
Moorhead-The Clay county unit of
the Minnesota Potato Growers ex-
change will be organized within the
next 10 days, o. M. Olson, organiza-
ton campaign manager, announced.
Rochester-Triplets were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kujath. All are
boys and all are doing nicely. This is
one Of the few cases of triplets re-
ported in many years in this city.
ortonvilIe-One of the old land
marks of Ortonville soon will be
wrecked, or moved to another loca-
ton, to make way for the new armory
and community building to be erected
here.
virginia-The alfalfa acreage of the
north end of st. Louis county will be
increased 100 per cent, according to
August Neubauer, local county agent.
The increased acreage amounts to 400
per cent over year ago.
Ortonvilie-Vanity cases and pow
der puffs have been officially banned
from the Ortonville city schools Too
much attention is paid to cosmetics
and not enough attention is given to
study, the school authorities say.
Fairmont-Byron H. Curtis, Martin
county's representative in the state
legislature, has filed for reelection.
He has served two previous terms,
August E. Mau, a Waverly farmer, also
filed as candidate.
Moorehead-Clay county commits
sioners sold s25O,0O0 worth of road
bonds at premium of 5000 and in
terest at Az per cent The bonds
make available this year $250,OOO for
road work.
Winona-Advocates of the erection
of tuberculosis sanatorium in Wi
mona comfy won victory when the
Winona League of Women Voters, af-
ter listening to arguments advanced
In favor of the project, went on record
in support of the proposal.
Rochester-With the completion Of
the animal farm of the Mayo clinic,
four miles from the city, and the con-
sequent removal of to that place of
all animals used for experimental prr-
poses, improvements which will cost
about $4,000 are now in progress.
Hibbing-Announcement was made
by H. S. Wallin, superintendent Of the
Mahoning mine, that day and night
crew will start work on stripping with
two shovels. This will give employ
ment to more than 200 men and will
start mining operations one month
earlier than any time in the past ten
years.
Redwood Falls-Contracts have been
let by the board of education for the
erection of new grade school build
ing here. e. Carlstrom Of Mankato
was given the general contract on his
bid of s122,082. To this is added con-
tracts for the heating. ventilating,
plumbing and wiring, which will bring
the total price of the building up to
$162,674.
Hibbing-District Judge Martin
Hughes has announced that, as an in
centive to emphasize the "ten COM
mandments" of real American citizen
ship, 500 donated by R. X. Doe, Uni
ted States naturalization examiner,
will be offered as prizes in statewide
competition. The sum will be divided
into four prizes, $50, $25, SIS and $40.
Every individual, club and civic organ
ization in Minnesota interested in good
citizenship may compete.
Rochester-What is regarded as an
extraordinary record for the produc-
ton of butter was made recently by
a purebred Holstein cow in the herd
of Christopher Graham of Rochester.
According to the advanced registry de-
partment of the Holstein-Friesian as
ISOLATION of America, this cow, Ora
hamholm Segis Pauline Colantha, a
junior year old, produced in one year
Zo,0tU.t pOuAuo VI l1lih duQ l4U.fO
pounds of butterfat-equal to $685.
pounds of butter.
crosby-Pumping was resumed in
the shaft of the Milford mine where
Al miners were drowned late in Jan
uary. The bodies of the victims are
still in the shaft, buried in tons of
mud, sand and weeds as well as water.
The mud is too thin to shovel and
too thick to pump. Several days ago
the pumps became clogged with the
grass and weeds and were hoisted and
new screens made. Now two lines of
clear water are running into the shaft
In an attempt to thin the mixture so
that it can be pumped.
ST. PauI-Automobile owners OF
Minnesota already owe the state more
than $350,000 in penalties alone be-
cause about $4,000 of them have not
paid their 1924 auto license tax, ac-
cording to figures obtained from the
Office of Mike Holm, secretary OF
state
Construction of new
dyke road across the Wisconsin bot
toms to link with the Mississippi river
bridge at this city, was discussed at a
conference OF the highway, city and
county officials Work on the road is
to commence early in the spring, &C
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