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

1898.
Chisholm. e. Baehr Of Minneap-
oils was rejected for the third success
sive year as president of the Mime
sofa State Letter Carriers Association,
at the organizations annual CONVEX.
ton.
Caledonia-Houston County Fair
will be conducted at Caledonia Sep
TENDER l, 2, and 4. The fair board
has prepared for a greater fair than
ever before.
Hibbing-Road crews in the town of
Stuntz are being discharged to enable
the farmers among them to get in their
haying. The layoff will last three
weeks or more until the big hay crop
is cut.
Princeton-One hundred and eighty
members of the Minnesota Potato
Growers Exchange residing in terri
tory tributary to Princeton, meeting
here, went on record as being opposed
to continuance of the exchange.
Chisholm - Preliminary arrange
ments have been started in Chisholm
for the entertainment of guests ex-
pected to attend the fiftieth annual con.
yention of the grand lodge, knights of
Pythias, Of the domain of Minnesota,
September z, 8 and 8.
Hibblng-A factory employing 80
girls producing 1000 dolls daily will
be opened in Hibbing in month. DR..
l.. W. Curtis of Hibbing is Incorporate
ing the company for $4,000. A wood
substitute will be used in making un.
breakable dolls.
Slayton-As a result of the second
complete area test of the cattle in
Murray county, this county will be
placed on the states accredited list.
More than $4,000 head of cattle were
examined and only 37S reactors were
found on the $50 farms visited.
Lake Benton-Sixty years of wed.
ded life have just been completed by
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nyberg of this
place, who have lived here for the
past 40 years. Both were born in
Sweden. Mr.. Nyberg is IS years old
and his wife 70.
FaribauIt-Frank Huepenbecker of
this city, has approximately two acres
of gladioli and dahlias now in bloom.
have more than 10000 gladioli and
nearly 5000 dahlias, Mr.. Huepen.
becker said, and the flowers will con.
tinue to bloom until the frost comes.
Mankato-August Schultz, promin.
ent 64-year-old Blue Earth county far.
mer and president of the Mankato Co.
operative Creamery Company, died
suddenly. Schultz sat in the office of
the creamery where he was stricken
by heart failure and died before
medical aid could be summoned.
Standardization of the memorial
which was recently erected in men,
DRY of the Lake Shetek Indian mass
acre in 1852 will be formally dedicat-
ed August 2, with Governor Theodore
Christfanson acting as master of cere-
monies and delivering the principal
address of the day.
Observation-Disclosures 55 years
old. for the past few years secretary
treasurer of the Minnesota and North
Dakota Retail Clothiers' association,
died at his home. here.
Pelican Rapids-Six buildings were
destroyed, members of one family
were nearly trapped in their home
and loss of $4,000 ensued from a
fire which swept the inland village of
Cormorant near here.
Do, $500.
pany is to wreck it's old building and
replace it at a cost Of $4,000. 1t is
said the new building will be the
largest of it's kind in Southern Min.
nesota.
Gonvick-Two boys were burned to
death, their father was burned seri.
ously attempting to save them, and
a 3-year-old girl was saved by her
aged grandfather in fire which de-
stroyed the G. E. Grantley farm home
near here.
-State-owned iron mines OF
Minnesota, during the three months
ending June 80, set new high record
for production of ore in any quarterly
period in the so years history of iron
mining in the state. Shipments from
the state mines during April, May and
June of this year totaled 2,725, 1921 tons.
st. PauI-The state of Minnesota, at
the end of two years trial of the rural
credit system, holds 1882 farm loans.
of which II have been foreclosed, max.
ing the state owner of 1887 acres of
land, according to the annual report
of the rural credit bureau.
st. Paul-St. Thomas Military AGA
DENY was the recipient few days ago
of the greatest honor that can be con.
ferred on a school unit of its class by
the war department when it was
named as military honor high
school," for its work in the school
year 1924-25 and was placed on an
accredited list Of military schools OF
the country.
WeIcome-E. w. Halkney, farmer.
capitalist, set a record for the South
St. Paul livestock market when he
sold the largest shipment of cornfat
stock ever received at the market In
one day from single shipper. Mr..
Halkney marketed 10 cars of grain
fed steers and two of hogs. There
were 207 cattle in the shipment which
sold for $12.75 a hundred. The check
received by Mr.. Hackney called for
$31, 366.43.
enderson-Purchase of the old
home of Major Joseph R. Brown here
to preserve it as ''the Mount Vernon
of the Minnesota Valley" has been
proposed in connection with prepare.
tions for the celebration of the seven.
ty-third anniversary of the founding OF
the city to be conducted August q.
ST. PauI-Funeral services for Mrs.