The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-25

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st. cloud-Fifty Minnesota county
attorneys attended the annual two
day meeting of the county attorneys
Of this state.
Lake City Millviile now has a
creamery. 1t opened for business
with a u Of 1,400 pounds of cream
the first day.
Nashwauk = When Joe Jorgeson,
6S years old, a farmer, did not return
to his home near here, a search was
started and his body found a short
distance from his home.
New ulm Rev. e. F. Wheeler.
pastor of the Congregational church
here for the last Is years, has re-
sisgned and will accept a call to an
other city.
Marietta = At a special election
here the village council was empow-
cred by a vote of 95 to 81 to issue
bonds for the construction of a water
works system.
Marshall - Fire caused by an over-
heated chimney, resulted in a loss of
$4,000 N the stock and $500 on the
building of the Marshall Bottling
works.
Thief River Falls More than 40
patrons of the cooperative creamery
have signed the patronage contract,
giving assurance they will deliver
their cream to their own cooperative
institution for a period of five years.
Lake City A total of 799 votes
vas cast in the straw vote on the
county agricultural agent appropria-
ton in Wabasha county. OF this to-
tai, 676 were opposed, while 123 IA.
vored, giving a majority of 533 in op-
position.
Mankato - The Mankato Civic and
Commerce association will allow citi-
zens who have grievances against the
way the community is being run next
week when it will hold a "kick meet
ing" which will probably become an
annual affair.
WiIImar - A record for electrical
energy furnished by the local munich
pal power plant was set during 1928
when a total Of 1,126.0 900 kilowatt
hours were furnished. The consump-
tion has risen since 1915 when 400.-
200 kilowatt hours were used.
owatonna-Plan. Tor 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.
N~orthfield = Charter amendments
to modernize and improve the munich
pal government r being urged in
Mortified. Through the efforts Of
Mayor Frank Curren, a new charter
commission has been appointed to
formulate proposed changes in the city
government.
ST. Cloud In the new home of
John Clark of Rockville, one Of the
features Is that radiophones have
been installed in every room. All that
is necessary is to plug in" in any
room and the events or amusements
being broadcast by the big stations
throughout the country come drifting
in.
Nashwauk = Nashwauk Is looking
forward to a good mining season de-
spite the apparent slackening in the
Industry elsewhere. The Hawkins
mine, the largests here, has two SHOW
els stripping and a large crew Of men
in the repair shop putting the equip
ment In shape.
owatonna - The first meeting of
the part time agricultr' night
school will be conducted at the high
school agricultural rooms. The even
ing school offers a course in agricul-
ture for persons not in the public
schools. Dairying, swine production.
poultry production, farm products and
many other subjects will be taken up
in the IL weeks course
Montevideo To return as superin-
tendent of the division where he once
worked as a section hand Is the ex-
p~erience of Martin Flanagan, of this
city, who leaves this week for Marion,
Iowa, t o become superintendent of
the Iowa division of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway. Forty
years ago he started railroad work as
a section worker under his father on
the Iowa division of the railroad.
Minneapolis Three thousand lum-
bermen of Minnesota, North and
South Dakota and Iowa are gathering
in Minneapolis for the thirty-fourth
annual convention of the Northwest
ern Lumbermen's association, held
in the assembly room at the court
house. George Rose, president of
the association, presided at a meet
ing of the directors, at which the $780,
oO0, 900 live stock loan bill, now be-
fore Congress, was Ii of the chief
matters under discussion.
WiIlmar TIE most travelling ever
done by Kandiyohi county was carried
on the last year. One hundred miles
In the county of road was graveled
with state aid roads. Fifty more miles
of such roads are now being sur
veyed.
Madison Unless tie misunder-
standing between the city council and
the nrc department is patched up
within the next few days, Madison
will be without a fire department after
Feb The iremen have endeavored
to have the council purchase modern
enuinmenf lint the council has been