The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-05-22


throughout this forest district prac-
tically ended the fire menace, accord
ing to District Ranger, Percy Vibert.
FaribauIt-Dr., w. N. Theissen, pro-
minent Faribault physician and lead
ing figure in community affairs, died
following an attack of heart disease.
st. Bithulithic pavement will
be laid on 50 city blocks in st. Cloud
this summer at cost Of $3.50 square
yard and total cost of 1852,
EIy-Winton, one of the ghost"
towns of the lumber country, dead
for years, is to be wiped of the map.
The ground has been bought by
group of Chicago men.
Moorhead-The proposal to issue
$185,000 Of municipal bonds to help
pay for municipal water and light
plant In Moorhead was defeated, 619
to 1875, at special election.
Thief River FalIs-H. L. Schuster
has closed deal whereby he becomes
owner Of the Middle River Record,
for the last two years published by
]. B. Sprague.
New Richland-It took New Rich
land just fourteen and one-half min
utes to subscribe its entire quota for
the American Legion endowment
fund.
Thief River FaIIs-Thief River Falls
the tri-state convention of
the Woodmen of the World represen-
tatives from lodges OF Minnesota,
North and South Dakota.
Fairmont-Fairmonth has been chosen
by the Minnesota College of Agricul-
ture for the first of series of boys
and girls club summer camps planned
to be conducted throughout the state.
VirginIa-American citizenship is
the most exalted honor that can come
to man, Governor Theodore Christian
son told members Of the Minnesota
State Americanization Council in con-
ference here.
Ivanhoe The herd of Hereford
steers owned by G. W. Thompson,
farmer here, has been seriously ayect-
ed from feeding on sweet clover.
Three head of the valuable animals
died.
WIIImar-Paul Hedlund heads the
honor role Of the graduation class of
the Willmar high school this year and
will be the valedictorian Of the class.
Miss Ellen Gynild will be the saluta-
torian. The graduates number SO.
Winona-Rev. John H. Peschges,
rector of ST. Mary's College, was for
with the title of Monsignor by Bishop
Patrick R. Hebron Of Winona, in the
college chapel here.
Owatonna-An election among stu
dents of the Owatonna high school
named Henry Shimpach as editor-in-
chief, and Samuel Wanous as business
manager of the Magnet, school student
publication.
canby-A petition has been prepared
asking that white way lighting sys-
tenn be installed on the business streets
of Candy. It is planned to install 80
single unit ornamental posts for the
new lights.
Owatonna-The final $4,000 block
of bond issue of s350.000 voted by
the people of Owatonna to finance con-
struction of the municipal electric
lighting plant was sold at a SPECIAL
meeting of the city council to the Sc
curity State Bank Of this city.
Owatonna-Sponsored by the Owa-
tonua Chamber of Commerce, move
ment has been started here to group
all charity, welfare and community
financed organizations and agencies.
under the community chest plan Of
financing.
VIrgInia-St. Paul was selected for
the 1926 gathering place for the Min
nesota State Americanization Council,
and s. o. Hartwell, superintendent of
st. Paul public schols, was selected
president as the seventh annual con-
ference ended here.
WInthropHOrganiz a protective
system to safeguard member banks
against raids by outlaws, the Sibley
County Bankers Association has put
a price on the head Of every robber
captured and convicted In the holdup
of any member bank.
StIIIwater-A new National Guard
company, A Company, 135th infantry,
has been organized in this city, sup
planting the smaller Headquarters
Company. A Company has been trans
ferred from Pine River to this city,
with the Headquarters Company go
Ing to Pine River.
AustIn-A scratch on the finger re-
suited in the death Of Elmer Ander-
son who bruised his finger and paid
no attention to the injury until infec-
tion set in. During the illness of five
weeks, his temperature rose as high
as LOT.
Albert Lea-Despite recent heavy
frosts in this section Of the state, the
fruit crop in this vicinity has not been
greatly damaged, fruit men said.
Grand Raplds-Farmers In the Wa
wilma district, 25 miles east of here,
are busy battling with a colony of
beavers to save ditch they paid good
money for. Recently game warden.
acting under orders from the state
game and fish commission. appeared
on the scene and gave the farmers
permission to open the dams. This
will help. temporarily, the farmers
say, but only removal of the animals
viii entirely sara The fitch.