The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-11
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Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week In Minnesota

Minneapolis-The Mississippi river
water level has dropped two feet in
the last three weeks, it was reported
at the Frfdley filtration plant.
LakeviIle-Partially destroying the
business district. fire here caused ap-
proximately $4,000 damage and re-
suited in injury to two persons.
st. Paul-Samuel Lord, &c, chairman
Of the State Tax Commission and a
member of that body for Is years, died
suddenly at his home here.
st. Paul-Attorney General Hilton
was elected president of the Interna-
tional Attorney General Association
which was recently organized at De-
troit.
Hastings-Formal dedication OF the
new st. Matthias Roman Catholic
school will be combined with the an
nual harvest festival at Hastings. The
building cost $4,000.
st. James-Valuation Of personal
property in Watonwan county as set
by the 1925 assessor is $4,S6S,113, &C
cording to figures compiled by j. Ell.
mer Setrum, county auditor
Wiilmar-What is believed to be
the largest load of grain ever hauled
In this section was taken from the T.
c. McClurg farm to the elevator at
Kandiyohi. The load contained 1910
pounds of loose oats and measured 153
bushels and IA pounds.
Thief River FalIs-For the first time
In history the state of Wisconsin has
a corps of grain inspectors scattered
throughout northern Minnesota in
specting grain from northwestern
points bound for Superior or other
Wisconsin ports.
Winona-Thirteen hundred carrier
pigeons, sent to Winona by express,
were released here to fly back to their
homes at the Indian Flying Club and
the Lakeside Flying Club at Mil
waukee.
HamIlne-The gates of the seth Min
nesota State fair and third annual
Northwest Dairy exposition were
thrown open with the biggest educa-
tional and entertainment program In
Its history.
st. PauI-Governor Christianson Of
ficially announced the re-appointment
Of Adjutant General w. F. Rhinow.
Although it was generally understood
that General Rhinow would be reap
pointed the official announcement had
been withheld.
Dawson-Three tenant farmers, sole
residents in the Bellington school dis
trict, near here, have raised $4,000 to
defray costs of new school house
recently constructed. The residents
adopted "pay as you go" plan rather
than vote bond ISSUE
Northfield-Arrangem for the
thirty-fourth meeting of the American
Astronomical Society here are virtual
ly perfected. The delegates will be
entertained by the Goodsell observa-
tory staff at the observatory of Garlic
ton college.
ST. CIoud-Merchant and business
establishments of st. Cloud have made
sales during the past II months to the
United States veterans hospital here
of more than $250,000, according to
DR.. Hans Hansen, medical officer in
charge.
DuIuth-The campaign to prevent
raising or lowering the levels Of
boundary lakes received new impetus,
as subcommittee chairmen got into
action and began naming their units,
and the formation of a definite pro-
gram Of action.
Minneapolis-An increase of s13,
025,000 in the farm value Of the 1925
potato crop in Minnesota, over the
1924 valuation, is forecast by leading
buyers and officials of the department
of agriculture. The total farm value
of the 1925 crop promises to reach
s25, 100000.
Redby-When the state of Mime
sofa, in its efforts to increase the avail
able supply of food in the war, estab-
lished the fishing industry on Red
lake, 1t put into operation one of the
best institutions that could be located
among the Indians in this part of the
state. The state fish-buying station
gives them a cash market for their
catches.
MinneapoIis-The 1925 movement Of
northwest grain to market, despite
its huge volume, is proceeding with
speed, smoothness and efficiency and
no prospect of car shortage or of con-
gestion at terminal elevators, freight
yards or sampling points is in sight
for the coming weeks. This was the
gist of reports presented at a meeting
of the joint terminal grain committee
of the Northwest Regional Advisory
board.
ST. PauI-Lieutenant George B. Law
renee of ST. Paul, who died in the
crash of the Shenandoah, was buried
with full military honors at, the Ar
lington national cemetery in Washing
ton, d. C. The body of Lieutenant
Lawrence and of three other officers
who met death with him in the fall of
the dirigible, was buried together in
the ground set aside at the capital for
the nations soldier and sailor dead.
DuIuth-After being lost in the
woods for IL days during which time
she had no food other than berries.
was kept awake at night by the howl
ing of wolves and met none of the
scores of men searching for her, Eve
Ign Peterson, IL years old, was found
alive and well.
Windom-In memory of a teacher
who gave many years of her life as
an instructor in the Window school,
a memorial monument has been erect
ed on the school grounds here under
the direction Of the board of educa-
ton. Della Clark is the former teach
er honnred.