The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-10-02
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OF the Week In Minnesota


States infantry, the oldest regular ar
my infantry unit, celebrated its one
hundred forty-first birthday.
lie Sueur center-W. H. O'Connell
exhibited here a combination ear of
corn, containing Is individual ears,
fairly well developed.
BemidIi-Plans for the 1925 conven-
ton of the Northern Minnesota Educa-
ton Association here October 8, 9 and
10 were announced here by officers in
charge.
GIencoe-Julius Hopp, 81 year old
farmer, was convicted on charge of
first degree manslaughter, on muir
der charge growing out of the death
Of Louis Willis, neighbor.
Austln-E. G. Hall, head of the Min
nesota Federation of Labor since 1911,
was reelected president for another
term at the closing session of the
state labor convention here.
Arlington-Farmers in this vicinity
have reported excellent results from
the use Of discarded oil from automo-
bile cylinders to kill quack grass. The
scheme has been recommended by
agricultural experts.
Observation-Disclosures ]. A. Holvik,
head Of the Morse department Of Con-
cordia college, Moorhead, has been
named editor of a book to be publish.
ed on the North American Centennial.
Mayer-With Governor Theodore
Christianson as the principal speaker.
Mayer dedicated its new $4,000 CO.
operative creamery in celebration
in the village park.
Mankato-Plans to increase the net
work of vigilance in southern Mime
sofa and northern Iowa to prevent
bank robberies in the smaller towns,
were formulated by sheriffs of the
two states here
Pipestone-A bronze tablet has been
placed near Winnewasse Falls in COM
let expedition in 1888 by the local
chapter of the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution.
Wlnona-One million live fish, most
Of them carp, buffalo and other types
are being groomed for the eastern
markets in two huge ponds on the
Mississippi river, maintained by a
Winona firm.
Fergus FaIls-The Foxhome Oil
Company received notice that drill
had been shipped from the oil field in
Montana The drill is capable of go
ing down to depth Of 5000 feet, and
drilling is to commence as soon as it
arrives.
st. PauI-Colonel Walsh, assistant
adjutant general of Minnesota, was
appointed by Governor Christianson
TO carry on the duties of Walter F.
Rhinow, adjutant general, when the lat
ter was granted years leave of abb
sence to become northwest prohibi.
ton director.
Minneapolis = Two Minneapolis
school girls fell 66 feet from a cliff on
the edge of the st. Croix river at Tay-
lors Falls and were drowned after one
of them had tried to save her COM
panion before the eyes of a great
crowd which watched the tragedy
helplessly.
Rochester-Evolutio will be taught
in Rochester public schools, it was an
nounced by Superintendent G. O.
Sandberg. The text books to be used
will present evolution only as theory,
the superintendent said, adding, 81
don't see any harm in teaching it If it
doesn't deny the existence of God"
ST. PauI-People of Minnesota are
contributing more than $33,O0O,O0O for
roads in the state this year. OF this
sum they are paying about $4,000 900
for trunk highways, administered by
the state highway department The
county and township and city-village
roads funds total $4,000 900.
Crookston-"Get your potatoes dug
and hauled and your blowing DONE"
is the warning given farmers by
Charles Sconber, long known in this
city for the accuracy of his weather
forecasts. Sconber predicts that
there is long continued period of
heavy rainfall coming soon that is
likely to hold up farming work
FaribauIt-Sod, torn and scratched,
bore evidence of Ole E. Kjorlie's
struggle for life after he had been
caught beneath a heavy wood rack.
where his body was found three days
after the accident. Kjorlie was a re-
cluse. A search Of his home revealed
$574 in cash and $500 in notes and
certificates of deposit in an OH cigar
box.
st. Paul-Minnesota placed an en-
barge on all cattle from the state of
Texas. The decision to establish the
embargo was reached by the state live
stock sanitary board when the courts
of Texas granted an injunction re-
straining the authorities from strictly
enforcing a quarantine ordered be-
cause of an outbreak of hoof and
mouth disease in the southern part OF
the state.
ST. Paul-Among the "a men who
went down with the submarine S-51,
which was rammed near Block Island
was Lieutenant H. Milton Pine, for
merly of 1922 Hague avenue, st. Paul
He attended the University of Mime.
sofa The year of 1857, and was grad
uated from Annapolis naval academy
as an honor student.
ST. Paul-For the third consecutive
year Minnesota junior demonstration
team, boys and girls project, won the
grand championship for demonstration
work at the interstate fair at Sioux
City. Twenty-one siInilar organiza
tiors cc1peted.