The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-25
NeulJ BrietrMw
All h State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

suited from fire in the business dis
trict here which completely destroyed
a store, offices and living apartments
above it, and an adjacent plumbing
shop.
st. PauI-Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg,
wife of the secretary of state, arrived
in st. Paul to spend the Christmas
holidays in her home. Mr.. Kellogg,
detained in Washington by official
business, will arrive in few days.
LitchfieId-An attempt to wreck
Great Northern passenger trains was
thwarted, because four sticks Of dyna-
mite placed on the rails froze and did
not explode Six trains passed over
the dynamite without mishap.
DuIuth-Though less hard coal was
received, total coal shipments to Du-
luth-Superior in the 1925 navigation
season were 651,S29 tons more than
last year. Figures gave the total
shipments to this port for 1926 as g.
672,701 tons compared to 9,02O,S72
tons for 1924.
Minneapolis = Minnesota communi-
ties are supplying work enough for
residents Of their own cities, with
building operations expected to con-
tinue as long as weather is favorable,
r. T. Jones, district director, employ
ment service of the United States de-
partment of labor, says in his month
ly report.
owatonna-Promine men Of Min
nesota were at Owatonna for the
funeral services of Ernest T. Win
ship, leader in good roads and good
dairy cattle in Minnesota. Members
of the Minnesota State Automobile
Association, the Ten Thousand Lakes
of Minnesota Association and the
Minnesota Holstein Breeders Associa-
ton, of which groups he was presi-
dent, attended the funeral.
Barnum-This village Of Barnum,
where there are 125 white Leghorn
hens for every man, woman and
child, will become the poultry CAPT.
tai of Minnesota January 4, when the
agricultural extension service of the
University of Minnesota moves bod
lily OF Barnum, for a short course.
Seven Minnesota counties and six
from Wisconsin fare taking part in
the course.
RenvIIe-The much postponed in
quest of the St. Paul road wreck
near here November 10 was post
poned for the fourth time and reset
for January 4. According to Coron-
er August Dirks of Olivia, Irwin Buck
lin, Minneapolis, the only one of three
engineers in the wreck to escape
death, was unable to appear as the
result of injuries suffered in the
crash.
MinneapoIs-More than $50 exhib-
itors have signified their intention of
entering the 1926 Twin City automo-
bile show, Feb. 6-13, Manager Harry
E. Wilcox announced. This figure beats
all preceding records at this stage of
the preparatory efforts for the annual
motor car display. A large swimming
pool; Minnesota trees and foliage in
their native state; running streams
and a comprehensive display Of fish
and game will be included in the "Out-
doors" department Of the show.
st. PauI-Seven million dollars will
be spent for extension Of Minnesota's
system of improved trunk highways
in 1926. The total for permanent i'm
prevements in 1926 will be larger than
the expenditure for that purpose in
1925. In 1926, the state will pave
twice as many miles of highways as
were paved in 1925. Charles M. Bah
cock, state highway commissioner,
made known that his department has
prepared a $14,O00,O00 budget for
1926.
Montevideo-Three farm purchases
totaling nearly 100000, of which more
than half was in cash, are considered
indicative of agricultural prosperity in
Minnesota. John Matthees paid $780,
900 cash for a 100 acre farm near Fair
haven In another $4,000 transac-
ton, most of which was cash, Theo-
dore Kunee, of Bellingham, bought the
Alfred Okeson farm. The biggest deal
was the purchase of 264 acres four
miles east of Montevideo, for 5000 an
acre, total of $52,S00, by Anton Wick,
Montevideo farmer, from John Beh-
rens.
Minneapolis Minnesota, having
harvested its tourist Crop" which in
1925 was worth more than its wheat
crop and two-thirds as much as its
famous butter crop, now is preparing
to spend 100000 in improvements.
so as to be ready for greater bust
ness in 1926, the Ten Thousand Lakes
of Minnesota Association was told, at
it's annual meeting. A total of 1,099,-
SIT tourists from outside Minnesota
spent a total Of $59,672,S50 in the
state in 1925, in the process of enjoy
ing their share of the 10000 lakes and
resorts, H. c. Hotaling, secretary. re-
ported to the association.
Observation-Disclosures Of nearly
100000 pounds of cheese in 26 CO.
operative cheese factories in Olmsted,
Goodhue and Dodge counties in the
first 10 months of this year. has
stamped this industry among the lead
ing agricultural activities of the three
southeastern Minnesota counties.
Madison-Clyde Zimmerman and
William Irving Green, who have been
confined in the county Jail here for
several weeks. after escaping from the
Jail, stole an automobile and r.ade
their getaway. Using wire from a
waste basket in the cell, the men sue
ceeded in unlocking the door.