The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-02-20
MINNESOTA NEWS

NIINMEOUIA NEWO
Window = Business men of Win
dom have organized retail credit
association which will begin opera.
lions March /.
Mora-A. G. Jensen, a farmer living
north of Mora, owner of a flock of
500 chickens, reports that his sale
of eggs for the last two weeks in
January brought $1S455, netting him
about SIPS.
ST. James-Plans for a new Metho-
dist church here, to be built at an es-
timated cost of $4,000, were accept
ed by the official board of the church.
WiIImar-The Austin F. Hanscom
post of the American Legion, ending
it's drive for members reported it
had gone over the top" The local
post is one of the largest outside of
the Twin Cities, having 316 members.
Notwithstanding every line
of endeavor. is open to women Of
courage and ability who are unafraid
of hard work, speakers at women's
vocational conference declared. Col
lege and high school girls attended
the conference.
Duuth-Congressio authority to
construct a s350,000 bridge linking
Duluth and Superior will be asked
Immediately, it was indicated by j. B.
Finch, an official of the newly organ.
lied Twin Ports Bridge Company.
lie Sueur center-Reports read at
the LIE Sueur Center Farmers Cooper.
alive Creamery Association showed
that $263,6S4.40 was received for but
ter in 1924. An average of $500 per
day was paid out to patrons, the re-
ports showed.
MISUNDERSTANDING profit of more
than $50 apiece in 1924 as thu record
of flock of eight turkey hens owned
by Charles Granquist, farmer OF
this vicinity From his flock of eight
hens in the spring o 1924 Granquist
Thief River FaIis-Rapid progress
was made by the legislative commit
tee investigating state rural credit
loans in this vicinity during the ses-
sion when more than 20 farmers, pro-
fessional and business men were exs
ahmed by the various members of the
committee.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for reopening
the Chippewa County State Bank will
be considered at meeting. The call
for the meeting has been issued by
both groups of stockholders and de
positors and it is stated that a new
start toward the reorganization OF
this bank will be taken at this time.
Jordan-A record In land values
was established by the sale Of a 10
acre fruit farm near Shakopee, owned
by Benjamin Hanson, to Harry Ores
sen for $4,000. Mr.. dresser has an
nounced he will operate a chicken
ranch on the tract in connection with
fruit raising.
Henderson = Sibley county's net
gain under the Babcock highway plan
was 1884, 379.S7, according to official
figures of the highway department In
the period in which the plan has
been in operation, approximately four
years, the county spent s457. 11S47 in
maintenance and Improvement.
Montevideo-An innovation in
church services was inaugurated at
the First Methodist church here when
the first of a series of addresses to
be given by laymen took place, Mayor
Jesse ]. Brown spoke on "The Church
and the Community" Other laymen
talks will follow.
HalIock-Roland Sutton immigra
ton department patrolman, who shot
and seriously wounded E. d. Osten.
son, # this city, near Humboldt,
Mimi, when a car in which Ostenson
was riding did not stop when ordered
to, is held charged with second de.
gree assault with dangerous weap.
on.
ExceIsior-T A. Erickson of Uni.
versity Farm, the leader of potato
club work in the state, announced
that Romance Palmer of Excelsior,
Lake Minnetonka, is the runner-up or
reserve champion in the junior club
competitions. Romance grew Green
mountain potatoes which returns him
yield. at the rate of 5716 bushels to
the acre.
lie Sueur center-Large delega-
lions, of the county, appeared before
the county commissioners to urge
road improvements. Among the pro-
jects involved are: The county line
roads between New Prague and Hen
derson; road from Lake volney to-
ward Kilkenny. and a project in
Cleveland township.
Lake City-To make camping and
picnic grounds safe for people who
want to use them, the various town
ships of Wabasha county pay boun-
ty of 81 for each rattlesnake killed.
Last year 700 rattlers were destroy
ed.
Little Falis-County fairs to be
held this year in Morrison, Beltrami.
Todd and Wadena counties will CO.
operate in rotating amusement attrac.
lions. These attraction will play
one day and evening ut Bemidji. the
next day and evening at Wadena and
on successive days at Long Prairie
and Little Falls.