The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-01-09

Owatonna - With a large crew OF
workmen busy on all parts of the
building, the new municipal light and
power plant here is nearing compile
ton.
nneapoIis-World War Veterans
organizations of the state are COM
bining in hard drive to urge the vet
application for their adjusted compen-
sation (bonus) without further delay.
Fairmont Lewis Scott wan de-
clared "corn king" of Minnesota at
the Minnesota Crop Improvement As
ISOLATION show at University Farm.
He won the grand sweepstakes for
the finest corn and also on yellow and
white corn ON 10 ear exhibits.
st. Cloud III this city 1924 saw
the most office, business, warehouse
and garage construction and repair
of such structures that has been seen
in some time. More than $i49, 900 was
included in expenditures for new bust
ness structures.
Pipestone - An area test of the
dairy cattle of Pipestone county for
tuberculosis will be conducted II
plans of the county farm bureau are
carried out. The bureau also went
on record as favoring q tax on gaso
line.
Hastings--he Ford Sales Motor
company building, two-story brick
structure, together with so automo-
biles, was destroyed by fire with a
total loss of $4,000. The building was
valued at $4,000.
Owatonna = Delegations from Fari-
bault, Austin, Albert Lea, Rochester
and Owatonna met at Owatonna to
consider plans for organization to de-
mand reduction of freight rates on
goods bound from eastern shipping
points.
Adrian-When this weeks issue of
Adrian's newspaper appeared it had
a new name-The Mobiles County Re.
view. Thirty-four years ago when
John E. King, established the news.
paper he gave it the name of the No
bles County Democrat.
st. cloud-In this city 1924 has seen
the most office, business, warehouse
and garage construction and repair
of such structures that has been seen
in years. More than $4,000 was in.
cluded in expenditures for new bust
ness structures.
ST. Cloud = With two successful
years behind them, farmers of central
Minnesota, prominent agriculturists
and business men interested in the
work of farmers in this part of the
state have started work for their third
show. The dates agreed on are Feb.
ruary 8, and 5.
Breckenridge-Two men who posed
as prospective renters Of building
through which they were being con,
Quoted, bound and tied Joseph Simon.
it's, So years old, real estate dealer.
robbed him of $1,000 in cash, together
with the jewelry he wore, and made
their escape.
East Grand Forks-Leaving trail
of gold pieces in his wake, the ban
dit who robbed the Earnest Nelson
residence here of $4,000 in postal
savings certificates and $3.50 in cash,
including $50 in gold pieces and two
gold watches, was arrested in Crook
ston.
ST. Paul = Equipped with COM
prehensive summary of Northwest
sentiment regarding farm conditions,
Dean w. c. Coffey, director of the col
lege of agriculture Of the University
of Minnesota left for Washington to
take part, as the Northwests official
spokesman, in President Coolidge's
agricultural conference.
Figures compiled by the United
States Department of Commerce show
that Minnesota registered the great
est gain of any state in the Union in
total increase in exports of merchan-
tise to foreign countries. The increase
aggregated $14,490,21S, or nearly so
per cent. The states total exports
for the quarter were 25,430,137.
neapolis-Guarded by special
police squads and bank officials. 3d.
OOO. 900 was moved through loop dis
trict streets from the fire wrecked
building of the Marquette National
Bank and the Marquette Trust Com
pany, a temporary location. The four
vaults at the bank came through the
fire intact.
Winona - G. w. Merritt of Homer
Ridge, believed to be the only surviv-
ing member of the First Minnesota
regiment, which participated in the
battle of Gettysburg in the Civil
war, celebrated his S7th birthday at
his home. On December 81, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merritt observed their 60th we'd
ding anniversary.
Waseca-It has developed, with the
close of the year. that none of the
farmers who are members of the Wa
SEGA County ANTIQUITY Thief asso-
citation lost any poultry since the as
ISOLATION was formed. A pair Of
bloodhounds are kept in Waseca by
the organization and this fact has he
come widely known.
Minneapolis - Minnesota co-opera-
tive farm organizations business vol
ume during 1924 will approximate
ST. 900, managers of the organiza-
tions estimated This will place the
co-operatives ninth in the list of large
industries of the state The volume
for the various lines follows: Butter,
So. 100000: livestock, s25.000,000:
milk, STOPS, 2S9; potatoes. s3.500.000:
wheat. s1.S77.000: poultry and eggs.
$62S.992: wool, $213.750
Observation-Disclosures men OF Wood
stock are taking no chances with rob-
bers and holdup men this year, after
experiencing a succession OF burglar
les. Guards have been placed in the