The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-27
MINNESOTA NEWS

Olivia-A new church, to cost in
the neighborhood of s125, 100000. will
be erected here during the coming
summer by st. Aloysius Catholic par
ish of Olivia.
Jackson-Workmen are pumping
air under the ice in Loon, Clear and
Pearl lakes in an effort to save the
game fish which are dying by the
hundreds daily for lack of oxygen.
Montevideo-At the annual meeting
here of the Leenthrop Mutual Fire
Insurance Company, O. P. Flaten of
East Granite Falls and Norman F.
Nelson of Rosewood were elected d.
rectors and H. F. Teigen of Big Bend
was elected secretary.
Duluth-Congression authority to
construct a $350,000 bridge linking
Duluth and Superior will be asked
Immediately, it was indicated by j. B.
Finch, an official Of the newly organ
lied Twin Ports Bridge Company.
lie Sueur Center-Reports read at
the LIE Sueur Center Farmers Cooper.
alive Creamery Association showed
that s263, 6S4.40 was received for but
ter in 1924. An average of $500 per
day was paid out to patrons. the re.
ports showed.
ST. Cloud-The city of st. Cloud is
the owner of what is known as the
Lake George tract Of property, after
40 years of almost continual effort.
The final purchase of 81 acres cost
$4,000, which is considered about
$4,000 less than it's real value.
Hibbins-In preparing for the dis
trict meeting of Rotarians of Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota here
April % and "a, committees of the
Hibbing Rotary Club will visit all the
Rotary Clubs in this part of Mime
sofa.
HaIIock-Alex Masloski has set
what is believed to be record for
killing coyotes when he bagged seven
of them in one week. The sale of the
pelts together with the bounty re-
ceived netted Mr.. Masloski the neat
sum of $231.00.
Henderson = Sibley county's net
gain under the Babcock highway plan
was $264,379.S7, according to official
figures of the highway department. In
the period in which the plan has
been in operation. approximately four
years, the county spent s457. 11S.47 in
maintenance and improvement.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for reopening
the Chippewa County State Bank will
be considered at meeting. The call
for the meeting has been issued by
both groups of stockholders and de-
positors and it is stated that a new
start toward the reorganization Of
this bank will be taken at this time.
HaIIock-Roland Sutton immigra.
ton department patrolman, who shot
and seriously wounded e. D. Osten-
son. # this city, near Humboldt,
Mimi, when a car in which Ostenson
was riding did not stop when ordered
to, is held charged with second de-
gree assault with dangerous weap-
on.
moHtSNtc AN luuOVdClOu III
church services was inaugurated at
the First Methodist church here when
the first of series of addresses to
be given by laymeu took place, Mayor
Jesse ]. Brown spoke On 1.-THE Church
and the Community" Other laymen
talks will follow.
ST. cloud-The Great Northern rail-
way has announced tentative plans
for gas electric car schedule A
single car, under the proposed plan,
will run from Sank Center to Bemidji,
on trial trip. Later it may run from
Brainerd to Little Falls and from st.
Cloud to the Twin Cities.
Red Wine-Business men of Red
Wing cleared decks and prepared to
launch an intensive drive of prog
ress" aimed to develop Red Wing, not
only as an industrial city but as
winter sports town, a summer park
place and as one of the leading beauty
spots in the state.
Bemidji-Work of rebuilding the
planning mill of the Crookston Lum-
Der Company was begun and will be
rushed to completion in order that
planning operations may be resumed
as early as possible. Clearing away
the debris of the $4,000 fire already
has been accomplished.