The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-07-04
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TeClluu OI u IuOuuiueut Oh LIE SHOI0S
II Lake Shetek in memory of the pio-
ieers who lost their lives in the In
liam raids of 1862, has now completed
is plans. A 30-foot shaft of gray
Minnesota granite has been selected
Ind will bear suitable inscription.
WelIs-Probably the oldest woman
o cast vote in this part of Mime
,ota was Mrs. Mary Dioble, 81. She
las been a resident of Minnesota for
IS years, first in Fillmore county and
alter coming to Faribault county. Her
.ather fought in the Revolutionary
war.
Northome-While driving along a
country road near here, Martin Tifer,
farmer, caught a pack of five
wolves in place where they could
not get away from his automobile.
Running them down with the ma
chine Mr.. Tifer killed two of the
wolves and disabled the other three
so they were easily dispatched.
EveIeth-A Safe Drivers club In
Eveleth has enrolled more than 100
members, after three-days' cam
paign. Those who enroll sign a
pledge to drive carefully at all times,
obey the laws, pause all railroad
crossings, protect the lives of chill
1ren, and obey traffic signs and Off
GERS.
Maynard-A. T. Ellingboe, resident
here, has set record which will be
hard to beat. Ellingboe served as
town clerk, justice of the peace and
school district clerk in the town of
Wang. Renyille county, for As years.
He was elected in March, 1876, and up
to March, 1921, did not miss an cleo
ton. Ellingboe moved here three
years ago.
ST. Paul = The American Farm Blu
reau Federation will conduct its an
nual convention this year in Chicago,
Dec. s, 8 and 10, the executive commit
tee voted at it's mir-year session. This
date will give delegates an opportunity
to attend the International livestock
show, which will close the Saturday
preceding.
cariton-This year about $50 far.
mers in Carlton county were induced
to plant alfalfa. Many of them did
not believe that alfalfa would grow
in this section where clover is
weed. Some farmers who used lime
on some of their alfalfa acreage re-
port that 1t has brought a tremendous
growth, compared to those acres
where lime was not used.
Blooming Prairie - Approximately
100 employees and officers of indie.
pendent telephone companies operat-
Ing In 80 communities in this section
participated in a district conference of
the Minnesota Telephone association
here. Addresses and discussions on
service, traffic and operation problems
formed the program.
Alexandria Farmers living near
Alexandria can have free use of the
old municipal electric power building
here for cooperative creamery as
long as they want it. Twenty of
them, headed by Edward Roth, went
out to find out whether they can sign
up for delivery to the proposed coop
erative the cream from 1000 cows
for five years. That number of cows
was set as the minimum for efficient
operation of the creamery.
Hibbing-The laying of the corner
stone of the new 100000 Catholic
community center in South Hibbing
was the occasion for one of the big
yest Catholic gatherings on the Mes
aba range. A parade was conducted
and extended over mile in length In
spite of the heat, the marchers, repre-
5enting more than a dozen Catholic
societies, marched from North Hib.
bling, headed by the Hibbing concert
band Approximately $1,000 persons
viewed the parade.
notwithstanding from all parts
OF Minnesota's vast agricultural
lands, county agents were assembling
here for their annual summer meet
ing. With the first cutting of alfal.
ia in the stack or the barn loft and
with the farm livestock family con-
tentedly grazing on the ample pas.
lures, the agricultural agents in the
absence of any farm plague such as
drought or grasshopper scourge,
were eat ease" and ready for four
full days of combined pleasure and
work.
Bemidji-Bemidji is the only post
office in Minnesota whose business
has increased sufficiently the last
year to warrant advance of that office
from second to first class. The new
rating become effective July 1 from
which date the changes in the compen.
sation of postmasters will be figured.
Changes in other Minnesota postof.
fees are: Third to second class.
Crosby and Osakis; third to fourth
class, Carlos, Dunnell, Embarrass.
Farwell, Kilkenny, Odessa and Tam.
arack.
Park Rapids-Irvin s. Cobb, Robert
II. Davis of Munsey publications,
Charles Palmer of New York and
Charles Heddon of Dowagiac, Mich,
who have been in Minnesota on To-
day fishing trip, left for the East The
party opened the bass season at Park
Rapids on what Mr.. Davis character
lied as "the best bass grounds in
America" Declaring that it was the
best bass fishing he had ever had. Mr..
Cobb announced that he would return
TO open the season at the same place
next year. arrangements for the trip
were made by the Ten Thousand Lakes
association.
MontevIdeo = Chippewa county ha.
joined the counties of the state which
have started warfare on the crows