The Ely miner., 1924-10-17
NEWS OF THE NATION BRIEFLY TOLD


ly prevalent in early spring.
ST. PauI-The indian population in
creased to 346,962. Oklahoma still
leads with 119,9S9 Indians. Mime
sofa has 1920.
Ivanhoe-L. M. Townsend, pioneer
of this section and one time sheriff
Of Lincoln county, died at his home
here following a paralytic stroke.
Fertile - A. P. Hanson, prominent
banker of this place. died here Of
heart disease. He was 68 years old.
Surviving him are four daughters.
Owatonna = At a meeting of coun-
cilmen here, it was voted to make an
appropriation for the fire fund of more
than $4,000, with which to get new
fire pumper for the city.
Tower-Mr. and Mrs J. P Martin
and their child were stranded on an
island in Trout Lake for five days
recently after their boat was dis
abled in heavy sea.
Window = Miss Rose Enhe of Win
dom received injuries that may prove
fatal when she walked into the whirl-
ing propeller of an airplane from
which she had just alighted here.
Rochester-At their final session.
teachers of this section of the state
selected Winona for the 1925 conven-
ton of the Southeastern Minnesota
Educational association.
WiIImar-Banks in this city took
definite action on interest rates on
time deposit at meeting of the coun-
ty association here. The rate was
lowered from 5 to per cent.
observation-disclosures of Kanaranzi
spent week changing the course of
the Kanaranzi river, which like the
national old Missouri, has habit Of
changing it's course every once in a
while.
Blue Earth-Fire prevention week
started here with the largest fire Blue
Earth has had in more than 25 years.
The livery barn and adjoining sheds
of Frank Bassett were destroyed,
causing loss estimated at $4,000.
Springfield - King Cabbage and
Queen Kraut ruled the city of Spring
field, and all the countryside turned
out to aid in observance of Sauerkraut
day, the city's most important festi-
val of the year.
: ST. Cloud = Many physicians and
their wives from the various towns
and cities of Minnesota gathered here
for the opening of the annual meet
ing of the Minnesota State Medical
Association
Hibbing = Business men of this city
have organized in an effort that will
be directed to make Hibbing a great
central market, not only for the peo-
pie who live in :.locations" adjacent
to the big village, but in the farming
districts in a radius of 100 miles.
Willmar - All records of grain in
spection in the railway yards here
were broken in September. A total of
7,340 cars of grain were sampled here
during the month. In the corresponds
ing month year ago, only Alta cars
were inspected.
Red Lake Falls = The fax mill OF
the Fibre Products Company has
started the seasons operations. P. S.
Hillebow, secretary and manager OF
the company, states that S. ton is
being paid for clean dry fax straw un-
baled.
Owatonna The day of federal
standardized grades in eggs is COM
ing, declared N M. Borders, assist
ant in charge of egg marketing prob
lens in the federal department of
agriculture, before an audience of
southeastern Minnesota egg dealers.
WiIImar The Minnesota, West
ern Railway, formerly the Luce Line,
may add bus line service from the
town of Lake Lillian westward to
Clara City, according to reports here.
1t is reported special trains will be
put on to connect with these buses.
Fergus Falls Hundreds of acres
of potatoes in this county will not
be dug this fall because Of the low
price paid for potatoes and the high
price of picking. Pickers are getting
as high as 80 cents an hour and more
in some cases and the potatoes bring
only 25 and 80 cents hundredweight.
Grand Rapids-Work on the new
highway between Grand Rapids and
MARCEL, part of the county highway
which is planned to extend from the
range towns, through Grand Rapids,
MARCEL and Third River to the west.
ern border of the county will be COM
pleted by November 1.
Madison-The Lac qui Parle county
corn crop is going to be a big factor
in the prosperity of the county this
fall, despite the fact that consider.
able of it has not matured. Estimates
made by men in close touch with the
situation place the aggregate yield at
100000 bushels.
Houston Thousands of dollars
can be saved by farmers il they will
get busy now and turn their unfatted
hogs into the frosted cornields and
hog down the corn" says G. A. Hun
dredmark, Houston county farmer,
who for 80 years has had experience
in farming and hogging down corn.
BuffaIo-First butter shipment ever
made from Minnesota to London. Eng,
left the warehouse Of the Minnesota
Cooperative Creameries association.
1t is uniform "a scale butter and was
made by the Buffalo Cooperative
creamery at Buffalo, Mimi, and the
Scandia Cooperative creamery at
Scandia, Mimi.
ST. Paul-Senator Martin ]. Conroy
of st. Paul died at his home of heart
disease. A sepcial election to fill the
remainder of his four-year term in the
state senate probably will be called
by Governor ]. A. o. Preus. to take