The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-08-21

GayIord-The Sihey county fair
will be held September II, Is and 10,
officials of the county fair association
announced
st. charIss-Septembe 1, 2, 8, and
4 have been chosen as the dates for
the Winona county fair at st. Charles.
Notwithstanding has been be.
gun here for new 100000 theater
by the Beyerstedt Bros. & Hodge Co.
Rochester-Bids for the construc-
ton of the proposed sewage disposal
plant here, to cost approximately
$4,000, will be opened shortly.
CIinton-The Clinton creamery,
which opened for business June /.
paid out more than $14.33O for butter.
fat in June.
Winona..A stalk of corn measuring
ID feet inches in height was raised
on the Briarcombe farm. 1t is be-
lieved the biggest corn in this vicin.
ity.
Duluth-Several hundred delegates
and visitors. including some of the
leading actuaries of the United States.
attended the four-day sessions of the
National Fraternal congress.
Windom-Thronged with hundreds
Of old settlers from all parts of the
United States, Window held open
house in celebration Of Cottonwood
county Homecoming festival.
Pine City-Frank w. Matson and
members Of the state railroad and
warehouse commission met with au.
thorities here to devise a plan for
safeguarding the lives of persons us
ing the railroad crossings at this
point.
DuIuth-Miss Bina M. West Of Port
Huron, Mich, founder and supreme
commander Of the Women's Benefit as.
ISOLATION, was elected president of the
National Fraternal Congress of Ameri-
ca, the first women ever to be elected
to that office.
Winona-Frederick A. Joderman of
the University of Nebraska has been
engaged by Winona Teachers college
as dean of men and teacher of his
tory, succeeding H. O. Gibson, who
will be director of the Virginia Junior
high school next year.
Faribault-Attorney General Clifford
L. Hilton will be asked to rule on the
validity of the Rice county boards
appropriation of $4,000 to the cities
of Faribault and Mortified to aid in
the paving Of trunk highway No. /
through the two cities.
OWatonna = Organization Of the
Owatonna community budget, which
will function as does the Minneapolis
community chest, was completed at
membership dinner Of the Owatonna.
Chamber of Commerce and civic, phil
anthropic and fraternal organizations.
Winona-Traffic on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railway was tied
up for 16 and one half hours here and
on the Chicago & Northwestern line
for five hours when a Milwaukee
freight train plunged into a ditch at
the crossing of the two lines at St
Peter Junction, one mile from here.
Hastings-Mrs. Lany Grandma"
Truax, Minnesota's oldest woman, was
carried to her final resting place in
Lakeside cemetery here after services
at the home of her son. Scores of
pioneers joined Hastings residents to
pay final tribute to Mrs. .Truax who
died at the age of 103 years.
MinneapoIis-Cor in Minnesota
will harvest a better yield than last
year and with seasonable showers will
make better than an average crop.
This result was indicated by a ques.
tionnaire addressed to county agents,
who replied by wire their diagnosis Of
the crop situation.
Detroit-A heavy wind storm which
descended on this city and vicinity
wrecked several homes, tore down
trees and leveled power lines. Six
miles west of Detroit, a church was
demolished and further on hail storm
damaged crops. The storm hit the
north shore line of Detroit lake the
hardest.
ST. Cloud-The Minnesota State
Cemetery Association will hold its an
nual meeting at the Elks building
here, having for it's object "The AID.
vancement of the Interests and Eleva.
ton of the Character of Cemeteries in,
the State of Minnesota" This asso-
citation was organized in st. Paul in
June, 1924.
Thief River FalIs-Joseph P. O'Hara
of Glencoe, overseas veteran Of the
saith Division, was unanimously elect
ed commander of the Minnesota De-
partment, American Legion, at the
closing session of it's sixth annual con-
vention here. 1t was Mr.. O'Hara who
withdrew from the commandership
race at ST. Cloud last year In favor OF
Edwin Lindell Of Minneapolis.
Fergus FaIls-A game reserve Of
considerable extent is to be estab-
lished at Prairie Lake, just north OF
Pelican Rapids. The Pelican Rapids
Rod and Gun Club petitioned for the
reserve and four sections of land will
be included. The petition had been
granted and the reserve ordered es.
tablished by the state game and fish
commissioner. q
ST. PauI-Minnesota motor vehicle
licenses travelled by airplane today
for the first time in the history Of the
state. C. F. Whitney, Derry, N. H.,
was sent the licenses via air mail by
Mike Holm, secretary of state. Mr..
Whitney gave his Minnesota address
at the Y. M. c. A. building, Minneapo
lis, and asked that the plates be sent
him by air route.
distinguishing has been chosen
as range headquarters Of the recently
organized border police. and will be
under the direction of immigration