The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-01-18

hochester - w. A. WlnDurn, presl-
dent of the Central of Georgia railway
and prominent citizen of the South,
died in local hospital. He was SO
years old.
Luverne - G. C. Drew, aged SO. died
at his home here of old age. He was
an early pioneer and business man of
this city. Interested in building Of
this city, he was the first man to build
a concrete sidewalk here.
owatonna - DR.. John H. Adair, 65
years old, one of the most prominent
physicions of southern Minnesota. a
native of Steele county and son of
one of the earliest settlers of this
county, is dead here.
oklee = A Sons of Norway lodge
has been organized here, with q
enrolled members The lodge will be
known as "Vesterland" lodge and has
for it's president John Mellby.
Bemidi The Bemidji Labor
League Endorsed w. w. Register of
Glenwood to run for governor of Min
nesota on the farmer-labor ticket. Mr..
Register is chairman of the legislative
board of the state brotherhood of loco
motive engineers.
Rochester-Friends of the Rochester
Y. M. c. A. have again gone over the
top in their program of placing the
association on a firm footing A fund
of $4,000 has been subscribed by 140
people to take care of all outstanding
obligations
Tracy = Kenneth Keller of LANDER
ton won the sweepstakes in breadmak-
ing at the 10th annual corn and grain
show, just concluded here. The judges
declared young Keller's exhibit the
winner over all competitors. The boy
is 16 years old.
ST. PauI-St. Paul.s offer to build a
suitable building in the Midway to
house the $50,000,000 Walker art col
lection must wait until several offers
from other cities receive considera-
ton, T. B. Walker said. He declined
to make known the other cities which
have asked him for his collection.
Minneapolis = Eugene B. Berman Of
Bemidji, member Of the State Forestry
board and prominent Republican.
was found dead in bed at the Dyckman
hotel Mr.. Berman had been guest
at the hotel since before Christmas
when he came to Minneapolis for the
holidays.
Minneapolis = Eight farmers of Min
nesota, North Dakota and South Da-
Iy4fo oil - he CT
delegation which will appear before
the agricultural committees of the
Senate and the House in Washington
to advocate adoption of the $4,000
600 farm loan bill.
Willmar = Eighteen physicians and
their wives attended the annual meet
ing of the Central Minnesota Medical
association here. DR.. w. Robertson
of Litchfield, was named president Of
the association; DR.. L. w. Anderson OF
Atwater, vice president. and DR.. c. L..
Scofield of Benson, secretary and treas
urer.
saltwater - To consider in which
way the Saltwater Market company
can cooperate further with the Min
nesota Potato Growers Exchange, the
Minnesota Creamery association and
the Minnesota Poultry and Egg as
ISOLATION will be the chief concern Of
the organization at its annual meeting
at the Saltwater auditorium.
Minneapolis = The annual meeting
of the Northern Minnesota Editorial
association will be held at Wadena
January "a to 26. An address of well
come will be made Friday. January
25, by Mayor W. l. Prettyman, Of
wadena, and Asa M. Wallace of Sank
Centre, will respond for the editors.
Officers of the association will sub
NIT reports and there will be discus
sions OF interest to editors.
HibbIng = The village council took
initiatory steps to provide Hibbing
with a memorial building dedicated to
the men who served their country in
the World war; ]. G. Taylor was en-
gagged to draw up permanent plans for
a building to include skating and curl
ing Kinks and an auditorium. The en-
tire proposition, including the pur-
chase of lots, plan of the building and
costs. will be submitted to the voters
of Hibbing in referendum.
Mankato-Efforts to obtain sigma
lures of World war veterans in Man
kato to cards declaring they are
against the granting of bonus or
adjusted compensation to war veterans
proved failure, according to Albert
Kircher, commander of the Lorentz
post, American Legion. According to
the Legion commander. he interviewed
a man who visited Maukato and found
he was paid $3.50 and expenses to OBJ
tain signatures of forms, service men
to the cards.
Austin-Miss Edith Ho ffma1. home
demonstration worker in North Da-
kota, has been engaged to conduct club
work in five Mower county schools and
among them groups of women.
chatfieId-The Chatfeld News-Dem-
ocrat, believed the oldest newspaper in
Minnesota, celebrated its sixty-sev-
enth birthday 1t has never missed an
issued since its establishment in 1856.
WiIImar-The board of education
and the local American Legion post
are jointly paying all expenses for the
holding OF night school for aliens and
those who are preparing to secure
citizenship papers.