The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-04-03
MINNESOTABRIEFS

Rochester-The old Garden theater,
landmark of this city valued at about
$4,000, was destroyed by fire.
Fergus Falls = The city council
opened bids for $4,000 worth OF
bonds to purchase the fair grounds
for a public park.
Winthrop-The Winthrop CONNER.
cial Club has decided to make a spe.
cial study of all legislation considered
to be of Importance to small towns
and rural communities.
Lake Wilson = At a meeting of the
business men of Lake Wilson it was
decided that the showing of moving
pictures free to the public should be
resumed this summer
Henderson - henderson will not
only provide camp for tourists but
will furnish music for them. The city
council has voted to convert the city
park to tourist camp and has EN-,
ployed an instructor for the bands.
MadeIia-Harold Eoe, 10 years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Loe of Al.
bert Lea, who, together with their s.
year-old son, Ralph, were killed in an
automobile accident, died here in a
hospital
Windom-Modern Woodman Lodge
organizations of Southern Minnesota
will send the boys band of Window
to the national Woodmen encampment
at Milwaukee. The band will head
the Minnesota delegation, which will
include nearly 40 drill teams.
Winona-James e. West, chief ma.
tional executive of the Boy Scouts OF
America, will be Winona visitor on
his trip through Minnesota. Ar
rangements are being made to have
Scout delegates here from every city
in this area to meet Mr. West.
Waseca - Waseca county creamer.
les manufactured 3,22S,543 pounds OF
butter in 1924 and paid $1,228,1 ITO to
their patrons for butter fat. Patrons
received nearly 100000 more than in
912O, when their receipts were 1884,.
40.
Red Wing = Alfred Mohn, attorney
who recently filed for the mayoralty
nomination of this city in opposition
to his brother, Thomas Mohn, present
mayor, has withdrawn his name in ia.
vor of c. c.. Bracher, president of the
city council.
sioners have placed a bounty of 10
cents on crows. The township boards
will pay the bounty and the county
will issue warrants in reimbursement
at the end of the spring and fall sea.
son.
Sleepy Eye-Plans are being made
for the organization of a canoe club
here. If the arrangements are com.
pleted soon it is expected that this
summer big get-together session OF
the New Ulm, Mankato and Sleepy
Eye canoeists will be conducted here
WilImar-Fire caused by spontane
Gus combustion destroyed the Cargill
elevator at De Graft, near here. The
loss of the elevator, the largest of four
in the village, and its $4,000 bushels
of grain and oats, is placed at about
$4,000.
Wood Lake-Public dance halls
here, which have been closed for the
last six months, will be opened again
as result of the recent election The
dancers of the village organized and
at the polls on election day placed on
the village council, men who are al.
legged to be favorable to removing the
ban on dancing.
SIayton = Slayton's new $4,000
high school building is ready for oc-l
cupancy.
st. Cloud-The largest waterpower
plant on the Mississippi river north
of Minneapolis, at Blanchard Rapids,
two miles south of Royalton, began
turning its wheels to send northward
to the Guyana and Mesaba iron
ranges 10000 kilowatt hours day.
The plant is owned by the Minnesota
Light and Power Company. Work on
the huge dam, costing more than 49,
000, 900, was started more than year
ago and will be completed in few
days