The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-05-30

lvanhoe-Bus1ness men of Ivanhoe
have gone on record as backing the
cooperative creamery.
Ellsworth Ellsworth Presbyterians
laid the cornerstone for their new
$4,000 church. Rev. Henry Needing.
pastor of the new church, officiated.
Hibbing-Halstead and Sullivan, Du-
luth architects, were engaged by the
village council here to draw plans for
the 100000 memorial building to the
soldiers, to be erected here.
Marshall-Marshall high school won
first place over Is preparatory schools
In the southwestern Minnesota high
school music contest here with 33
points. Madison high was second with
IL points. and M0ntevideo third with
16.
Ash Creek-Three men held up the
State bank of Ash Creek, locked the
cashier in the vault and made their
getaway with $500 in cash, while by
ISLANDERS across the street were under
the impression that the men were
transacting business.
Long Prairie-The 21st annual con-
vention of the Sixth District Bankers
association convened here. A feature
of the program was an address on the
states resources by State Auditor Ray
P. Chase. The visitors were rendered
a banquet by the bankers.
Farbault-Within a short time can
Ger will be considered as contagious
disease, and with the germs discovered
physicians may be able to prevent in
lection and bring about cure, DR..
Charles Mayo of Rochester, Mimi, pre-
dicted in an address at the public
health forum
Hibbing-The Backus- Brooks lum-
bering interests have opened up two
construction camps in the Bear River
country, 10 miles west of Togo, and
Foley Brothers of st. Paul are laying
track for new railroad to Harrigan's
lake, near which point it will connect
with the Net Lake branch.
Thief River FalIs-Delinquent taxes
In Pennington county are approximate
ly $4,000 less now than they were
the first of the year, when the total
had reached $4,000, according to
county auditor, who says many farm
ers have applied for loans from the
Agricultural Credit corporation to pay
up their delinquent taxes.
Owatonna-To forestall the building
of a municipal lighting plant, the
Southern Minnesota Gas and Electric
company has submitted a resolution
to the Owatonna city council to fur
nish gas and electric service at rates
parallel to those expected by the
council under it's proposed municipal
plant.
Siayton-The final reading made in
the area test for tuberculosis which
just has been completed in Murray
county shows the infection to be but
"A per cent. This is about 3.5 per
cent less than was estimated before
the test began. In all 45,989 head of
cattle were given the test for tubercu-
losis. OF this number 1896 proved
to be reactors.
Rochester,. f. Nelson, of this
city, refused an offer of $500 for a
tree which he claims is the only speci-
men of it's kind in the country. While
on visit to Denmark, his native land,
| Mr.. Nelson got some sprouts of the
European birch, which he says grows
to a height of 400 feet. He carried
the small sprouts carefully on his re-
turn and has been tending them faith
fully ever since.
Marshall Following the district
high school music contest in which
representatives of IA high schools par
ticipated here, permanent crganiza-
ton was affected. Superintendent
Brown of the Marshall high school was
named president of the organization
and he will appoint committee of
three to arrange for similar contest
next year.
crookston-A movement is under
way to establish branch of the Gla-
cier Park trail from Fergus Falls to
Winnipeg. At present the trail is es-
tablished via Fargo and Minot to Gla-
cier Park and the feasibility of a
branch through the Red River valley
to the Manitoba metropolis is being
urged. The proposed line would fol-
low closely the Great Northern railway
north of Crookston until Winnipeg is
reached.
Rochester-Olmstedc county farmers.
with farmers from other counties in
this section of the state, will join in
statistical tour in the vicinity of
Owatonna, Wednesday. June T. Pro-
lessor George A. Pond of the Univer-
sity of Minnesota is extending the in
vitation to farmers all over southern
Minnesota. The tour is to visit sew
eral of the "a farms which are furnish
ing facts and figures on farm crops
for dairying sections.
st. cIoud-A petition has been filed
by the Great Northern railroad with
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission to discontinue the Great Nor
thern trains Nos. and 6, operating
between ST. Cloud and Minneapolis. A
public hearing has been set by the
commission In the Chamber of Com
merce offices here. According to the
published application, the Great Nor
thern contends that these trains are
mourning great financial loss, and are
| unnecessary.
FaribauIt-A class of seven pupils
graduated at the Minnesota State
School 8or the Deaf.