The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-19

baiaton - M1nneSota'S Oldest WOms
an, Mrs. Louise Bickford Shequen,
died here at the age of 107 years. She
was born at Stanbridge, Can, Febru-
airy 8. 1918.
Blooming PraIrle-Blooming Prairie
clubmen will entertain approximately
500 members of the Steel County Fed
Grafton of Women's Club at a picnic
and program here.
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.
GrygIa - The Citizens State bank
and the State Bank of Grygla were
consolidated at the meeting of the
stockholders of the two institutions.
Thief River Falls = Banking prob
lens Of northwestern Minnesota were
discussed at the annual meeting Of
the ninth district group of the Min
nesota Bankers Association here.
Glendale = Civic leaders here have,
In a series of bees" completed inn
provement at new bathing beach at
Beaver Lake and have constructed q
new bathhouse and roller coaster.
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 the statewide
body of the Minnesota Rangers to pro-
Blakeley-A movement has been
launched here to incorporate Blakeley
as a village. Although the townsite
was surveyed in the early COS and a
postoffice established in 1867, Blake
ley is not separate corporate body.
aledonia-Gerhardt Klegseth Of
Spring Grove, who was blinded and
lost his left hand last February by the
explosion OF dynamite caps, will re-
ceive SO week for 1000 weeks from
Houston county for his injuries.
Pine City-Sandstone, Hinckley and
the Pine City American Legion Posts
met here to formulate plans for a big
all-county July Fourth celebration to
be conducted at Pine City, sponsored
by the Legion.
Green IsIe-William Lehmberg of
Green Isle township exhibited here an
egg 7A inches around lengthwise and
81 inches in circumference. The egg
weighed five ounces and was laid by
small Ancona hen, said Mr.. Lehm
berg.
Virginla-Tne 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-"Roches bankers will
unite with bankers throughout the
state in organizing a vigilance com.
mittee-to fight bank robbers" c. Chap
man OF the First National Bank and
head of the Rochester Clearing House
Association, said.
Winona-The golden anniversary az
Mason Of Rev. ]. ]. 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.
Hopkins-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.
Fairmont-For the first time in the
history of Minnesota or perhaps in the
history Of the country, American
World war veterans in Fairmont
buried with full military honors a
German soldier who fought against
them in 1918 on the west front in
France.
ST. Paul = Seventy students were
graduated from Hamline university at
the sixty-seventh annual commence
ment. Bishop William Franklin An.
Methodist Episcopal church delivered
the commencement address at exer.
cises held in the Hamline church OF
that denomination.
Minneapolis = Plans for celebration
In 1898 of the three hundredth ami
versary of the coming of the first
Swedish settlers to America were
launched here by the Augustana Luth
eran Synod, the largest body Of Swe.
dish-Americans in the United States,
which opened its annual convention in
st. PauIs Lutheran church.
ST. Paul Champion Marvle OF
Avandale, springer spaniel owned by
e. Chevrier of Winnipeg, was declared
the best dog in the International Dog
show, which was feature of the
American centennial at the
State Fair grounds. Three hundred
and fifty-three dogs, from all parts OF
the United States and Canada, were
entered in the show.
Belle Plaine - DR.. Gerald r. Malo-
ney, rs years old, pioneer physician
of this city and for nearly so years a
country doctor" In Scott county, has
announced his retirement. II feel
I have performed my mission as q
physician" DR.. Maloney said. land
that it is time to relinquish the task
to younger hands. Fifty years is a
long span in lifetime. have worked
hard and / plan to take life little
easier from now on"
Minneapolis G. o. Lindell.
mother of Edwin L. Lindell, comman.
der of the Minnesota department OF