The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-31

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Shakopee-History will repeat It,
self in Shakopee, the third Oldest city
In the state, when Scott countys his
torical pageant is staged on August
1 and 2.
Hopkins-A $4,000 school, to be
erected at Hopkins, will be built ad-
Joining the old schoolhouse, Hopkins
voters decided at the annual election
Of school district No. 1876.
WiIImar-A junior life saving corps
has been organized here with mem.
bership of 20 select boy swimmers.
Duluth-More than 10000 persons
attended the Duluth Exposition of
Progress on the second day. The ex-
position commentaries the fiftieth an
niversary of the discovery of iron ore
in Minnesota.
WlIlmar-The Farmers Cooperative
elevator of Lake Lillian, containing
1000 bushels Of grain, was destroyed
by fire. Origin of the fire is undeter-
mined
ST. PauI-Thirty-four head of South
Dakota cattle brought the highest mar
ket prices paid at the South st. Paul
stockyards since Aug. 5, 1920, when
they were sold at $1325 a hundred
weight
ST. PauI-The entire slate of officers
of the Minnesota Potato Growers ex-
change for 1925-26 was reelected at
the first meeting of the newly selected
board at the headquarters of the as
ISOLATION. Frank Kiene of Kennedy is
president of the exchange.
lie Sueur-Le Sueur county is the
first in the state to formally organize
under the county rangers plan, drafted
and sponsored by the Minnesota Bank
ers' association as a protection against
bank robbers.
Northfieid-Sydney A. Freeberg, 49,
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A
Freeberg, has been appointed to the
United States Naval academy at An
napolis. He was nominated by former
Senator Magnus Johnson.
nneapoIis-Requests for harvest
hands are pouring into the office of
the state employment service bureau,
]. D. Williams, member OF the state
industrial commission said. Calls for
farm labor are coming from all parts
of the northwest.
Crookston-The 25 posts of the
American Legion in the Ninth dis
trict have subscribed or oversubscrib-
ed their quotas of the $5,000,000 en-
dowment fund being raised by the Le-
gion to take care of the disabled vet
Grams and orphans of veterans.
Fairmont-Minnesota county rang
er plan, designed by the Minnesota
Bankers Association to reduce bank
banditry, was Endorsed by the sher-
ifs of northern Iowa at meeting
here with the sheriffs of southern
Minnesota.
DuIuth-Formation Of national adj
visory board to coordinate the work
of the district groups and to expedite
measures Of a national scope was
urged in a resolution adopted by the
Northwest Regional Advisory Board at
its meeting here.
GayIord-Harry Anderson, leader of
the village band at Bernadotte, near
contract with the Minnesota State
Fair officials for appearance Of his
band in three-day engagement at
the Fair this year.
DuIuth-Sixteen men were injured.
four of them seriously, when powder
and dynamite in mixing house No. 2
of the Du Point powder manufactur
tn nj 0d N 0n q r
ed at $4,000 or more was caused.
Buildings nearby were wrecked and
windows for miles around were brok-
en-.
Minneapolis-W. T. Middlebrook
controller of Purdue university and
World War veteran, was named con-
troller of the University of Mime
sofa, succeeding Albert j. Lobb, con-
troller and secretary of the board of
regents for the last five years, who
resigned to become assistant bust
ness manager for the Mayo Clinic at
Rochester.
Fort SneIllng-For the first time
since 1922, 10 units Of the 206 infan-
try, Minnesota National Guard pitched
camp at Camp Warren G.. Harding,
for two weeks of intensive military
training. The regiment includes
units from Faribault, Moorhead, Park
Rapids, Hastings, St. Paul Park, Long
Prairie, Bemidji, Alexandria and
Sank Center.
nneapolis-Business men in in
dustrial centers, including the Twin
Cities and Duluth, have laid the
foundation for new and far-reaching
agricultural enterprises in the north
west through a $1,0O0,000 demonstra-
ton which has shown farmers the
profitable and economic features of
raising sheep and cattle in wheat
growing territory.
Twin vaIIey-The Crosswell Power
Company at Heiberg, has completed
the high line to Mahnomen and is
starting an extension from there to
Winger. The towns of Heiberg, Twin
Valley, Syre, Ulen, Gary, Hitterdal,
and Mahnomen are now being fur
nished with electricity from the plant
in Heiberg.
misunderstanding the road appro-
priation in half and reducing the
county revenue fund $4,000, the Rice
county board set the county levy at
s312,10 for 1926, as compared with
$500, 1922 for 1925. The tax rate
will be Is mills. or 81 mills less.
Minneapolis-The story of how
Minnesota pigs, cows, chickens, eggs
milk, butter, sheep and potatoes go
to market comparatively to increase
farm profits was told to farmers, bank
ers, teachers and railroad men of the
southwest, while they studied mar
keting plants in the Twin Cities In