The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12
NEWS OF TIE NATION BRIEFLY TOLD

La Porte-The La Porte Chapter,
Izaak Walton League, will entertain
the sixth district council at an all day
outdoor frolic June 81.
Atwater-A convention of the Ep.
worth League and Sunday schools Of
the Minneapolis district of the North
ern Swedish Methodist Episcopal con.
ference will be conducted here.
Farlbault-Plans for a new dorn.
tory building at Shattuck Military
school here have been submitted to
the board of trustees.
Blooming Pralrie-Blooming Prairie
clubmen will entertain approximately
500 members of the Steel County Fed
Grafton of Women's Club at a picnic
and program here.
Pine City-Sandstone Hinckley and
the Pine City American Legion Posts
met here to formulate plans for big
all-county July Fourth celebration to
be conducted at Pine City, sponsored
by the Legion.
Bemidjl-Anna Bella, 1s-year-old
daughter Of Toilet Bella, Hubbard
county farmer, who had been missing
for five days, was found at the bottom
of 95 foot abandoned well. She said
she stumbled into the well.
Fairmont-William Jacobson Of Lu.
verne was elected president of the SEQ
ond district Minnesota Bankers Asso
citation at the final session here. Lu.
verne was chosen as the meeting place
for 1926.
BIakeIey-A movement has been
launched here to incorporate Blakeley
as village. Although the townsite
was surveyed In the early COS and
postoffice established in 1867, Blake
ley is not separate corporate body.
Green Isle-William Lehmberg of
Green Isle township exhibited here an
egg 7A inches around Iengthwise and
ca inches in circumference. The egg
weighed five ounces and was laid by
a small Ancona hen, said Mr.. Lehm.
berg.
virginia-The annual baby contest
sponsored by the Oliver Iron Mining
Company's welfare department will
take place in connection with the reg.
ular summer baby clinics under the
direction of Mrs. Alma Brown, Oliver
nurse.
Rochester-'Rochest bankers will
unite with bankers throughout the
state In organizing vigilance com.
mittee to fight bank robbers" c. Chap
man of the First National Bank and
head of the Rochester Clearing House
Association, said.
Faribault- Thirty-one young men
received diplomas at the Shattuck
school 1925 graduation exercises here.
Right Rev. Gaylord G. Bennett. Epis-
copal bishop of Duluth. gave the com.
mencement address.
Observation-Disclosures of the first dis
trict group, Minnesota Bankers Asso-
citation, will begin at once to organize
within their county units vigilance
committees to form tbs statewide
body of the Minnesota Rangers to pro.
vide protection against bandits.
NorthfieId-Three days Of festivities
at st. Olaf College came to a climax
when ITO seniors were awarded de-
grees by President L. w. Boo at the
annual commencement exercises con-
Quoted at the school before an audi
ence Of 5000 alumni and friends.
FaribauIt-A vaudeville program
was presented by Faribault business
III, Oh he
Moland creamery. Arrangements for
the program were made by the agricul.
tural committee of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Fergus Fails-The annual convention
Of the Minnesota Wheat Growers Co.
operative Marketing Association was
conducted here with delegates attend.
ing from all parts Of the state. Re.
ports show that the association now
has a membership Of 10000 farmers.
Jordan-The cost of maintaining the
Scott County Farm Bureau Is one-half
OF per cent an acre, or 81 cents for
each farm, according to figures com.
piled by County Agent John -Sheay.
The figures are based on farm area
Of 222,240 acres, Mr.. Sheay said.
WInona-The golden anniversary as
a Mason of Rev. j. J. Hillmer, secre.
tary Of all Winona Masonic bodies,
was celebrated here with special cere.
monies in his honor by Winona lodge
No. Is, which were attended by more
than 800 persons.
Hopkns-Seventeen crews of more
than $50 linemen, from three outside
states, will have telephone lines
cleared and normal service restored in
Hennepin county caused from damage
done by the storm to thousands OF
feet of telephone lines.
Sank Center-The Sank Lake Co
operative. creamery Of this city man.
ufactured $4,000 pounds Of butter in
April this year, gain of 81, 600 pounds
over April of last year. Patrons re.
ceive 40 cents pound for No. but.
ter fat.
Minneapolis = Sale OF 100000
pounds of Minnesota cooperative
creamery butter at an appropriate fig
ure of $9,O00,000 for delivery by Sept.
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