The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-12


st. Cloud - Building permits total
Ing more than 100000 have been
taken out in st. Cloud for the month
OF May, setting a new high mark In
the city since 1920,
Warren-Organizati Of the Mar
shall County Federation of Women's
Clubs will be carried out at meeting
and picnic.
st. Cloud - A class of 242 was
graduated from st. Cloud State Teach
ers College, Francis G. Blair, COM
missioner of education for Illinois,
gave the commencement address.
Winthrop - Announcements have
been made of the awarding by the
city council of the contracts for the
new electrical distribution system to
the Hutchinson Electrical Company
for s17,024
Shakopee-There are 222,240 acres
Of taxable land in Scott county with
taxable valuation Of S9,041,758
Belle Paine township is the most
valuable district with valuation OF
sSS3,766 an 25,069 acres.
ST. Cloud Plans were launched
at public meeting here for $780,
900 park system and public play
grounds to be laid out around Lake
George, small body of water almost
In the heart Of the city.
New Prague-Frank ]. McKenny of
New Prague has been named one OF
the seven delegates from Minnesota
to the national convention of the
Knights of Columbus at Duluth this
month.
Winthrop - Winthrop banks have
been busy in the past few days re-
ceiving damage claims as result of
the hailstorm which swept this Sec
ton May 10. Nearly so claims have
been presented.
nneapoIis-Donald P. Whitney
has been named editor-in-chief of the
Minnesota Daily for next year, Wal
ter L. Rice, newly elected managing
editor, announced. Mr.. Whitney will
also act as chairman of the editorial
board. Howard Haycroft will be day
editor and will head the copy desk.
Alan Kennedy will be news editor.
st. Paul-Professor Henry D. Funk.
Instructor In history in Manchester
college, died at his home, after a
brief illness of pneumonia. With the
close of the present school year Pro-
lessor Funk would have completed
his twenty-seventh year at the insti-
tuition.
William Nelson of Glad
stone, Mich, was elected district pre-
sident OF the twenty-third biennial
convention Of the Scandinavian fra
ternity Of America, which closed it's
three day gathering here. The next
meeting will be conducted in the Twin
Cities in 1927.
Mankato-Nearly 1000 people rep
resenting farmers Of Blue Earth county
and citizens here, met in get-togther
rally that took place in the armory.
The affair, sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce, has as its purpose the
bringing together and continuation Of
good fellowship between farmers and
citizens.
Winona-Winona will extend an in
vitation to the Veterans of Foreign
Wars to conduct their 1926 convention
here, at this years gathering at Man
kato June 25, 26 and 81. Hibbing and
Austin also are said to be seeking the
next convention. Winona plans to
send So delegates to Mankato.
Moorhead-The grand jury indict-
ment charging NJ. I. Weum with EN-
bezzling $1,000 Of the funds Of the
closed First State Bank Of Moorhead
was nolled in District Court here by
Judge c. A. Nye on motion of w.
George Hammett, Clay county attor-
ney.
Duluth-Duluth is up on its toes this
summer for the greatest celebration
ever attempted in the northern part
of Minnesota. 1t will be the Exposi-
ton of Progress and Iron Ore Golden
Jubilee, set for the week of July 20
%. The purpose of the project is to
show the agricultural and industrial
achievements of-the Arrowhead coun-
try and to urge its claim as America
greatest recreational center.
Minneapolis = Governors of TWEEN
ty states have appointed official dele
gates and Governor Christianson of
Minnesota has already issued an in
vitation to all delegates to the TWEEN
ty-first National tuberculosis Associa-
ton convention, June Is. The princi-
pal subjects which will be discussed
at the Minneapolis meeting are Med
ic;tl Research for a tuberculosis
Cure, use of Surgery in the Treat
ment of tuberculosis" Tuberculosis
in Industry, 1.-THE Nurse In the Tu-
berculosis Campaign" and Child
Health Education"
Fergus FaIIs-The university ex-
tension course for physicians and
surgeons, opened here, bringing the
university to the doctors instead of
having the doctors go to the univer-
sity at Minneapolis, and is the first
course of its kind that has been un-
dertaken In the west. The course will
continue for Is weeks with lectures
and clinics each week.
Baudette What Is said to have
been the worst fire In this county
since the big forest fire of 1910, swept
over range 80 last week, destroying
many million feet of pine and burn
ing seyeral fam tuillings