The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-06-05


Wlllmar - This city IL now obtain
Ing its electric current from its new
100000 municipal power plant which
was just completed.
SIayton - James A. Myron has re-
signed as county highway engineer
for Murray county and the county
commission has named A. H. Enge-
bretson to take his place.
ST. Paul - Collections from auto
mobile license fees for 1925 will total
more than 100000, Mike Holm, sec
rotary Of state, estimated, following
compilation of figures Of license fees.
Crookston = Musicians Of the city
and others interested with them have
organized a Civic Music League of
Crookston to further music events
and create an interest in music.
New Prague A total of $4,000
pounds of butter was manufactured at
the plant of the New Prague Cream
cry Association In April, the monthly
report shows.
Shakopee - Mayor Elizabeth X.
Ries and Mrs. w. F. Duffy Of this city
are touring Scott county in the inter
est of the county historical pageant
to be presented here in August.
Owatonna = St. Cloud was chosen
as the 1925 convention city by the
Minnesota knights of Columbus at
the closing business session of their
state convention here.
ST. Cloud = Operation of the Dia-
mond Motor Parts Co. in the building
formerly owned by the ran Motor
Co. here will start by July 1, James j.
Quigley, attorney for the company,
announced.
Carleton = Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
MAIDEN, barely escaped death In an ex-
plosion of dynamite which wrecked
their garage and destroyed their au-
tomobile, blowing parts of the latter
half mile distance.
Austin Fines ranging from $50
to 500 were imposed on five men In
municipal court here, following their
pleas Of guilty to charge Of selling
cider containing an unlawful amount
Of alcohol.
Truman = Lockjaw, induced by bit
ing his tongue, caused the death here
of Herman Voelker, ST., 70 years old.
He stumbled and fell, accidentally bit
ing his tongue. Tetanus developed
and he died.
Pipestone The Rt. Rev. Joseph
Mangan, rector of st. Leo's church,
was formerly invested as domestic
Nprelate with the title of monsignor by
the Rt. Rev. p R. Hebron, bishop of
the diocese of Winona.
OWatonna - John Theimer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Theimer of this city
and student of Carleton College, has
passed examinations preliminary to
entering West Point and is planning
to leave July for the military school.
Minneapolis = DR.. Burton, q years
professor in the department Of
English at the University of Mime
sofa, will resign his position at the
close Of the current college year. The
reason advanced for the resignation
is that he wishes to devote more time
to writing.
Hibbing = Compensation of $50, 900
is asked by Miss Gilmore Rowett, Hib-
bling school teacher, in suit she has
filed against the village of Hibbing
for injuries suffered when she was
shot in the ankle by small cannon
darwin by delegate at the R tary con
vention here April "a.
Minneapolis = Too busy worrying
about her daughter who was taken
Ill suddenly to rejoice over the COM
pletion of century of life. Mrs. Anna
McQuane, who is 100 years old. beg
ged her friends and relatives who
came to visit her at home in the
bennington hotel to forego any cele-
bration for the present.
Crookston The Northwest Elk
pertinent station here kept an accur-
ate feed record on 1s0 western ewes
during the past winter to determine
the financial profit In western ewes
as breeding stock to produce market
lambs on northwestern Minnesota
farms.
Baudette - e. C. Middleton, county
attorney, has gone to Northwest An
gle, where he will make personal in
vestigation into the murder Of Mrs.
Elsie Wheeler in the Haugen cabin
last fall. He Is making personal in
spection of the scene preparatory to
the trial of Tony Reamer, held in con-
nection with the case.
Duluth - American settlers on the
Lake of the Woods on the Canadian
boundary will receive $275,000 in ag-
gregate damages from the Canadian
government as result of dams on the
Canadian side of tht international wa
tiers raised the water level in the
Lake of the Woods and thereby dam
aged their lands.
Falrmont Fourteen farmers in
Martin county are putting up $500
apiece to have electricity put into
their homes, barns, and other build
ings, e. J. Edwards, president OF an
electric company. has announced.
jackson - Judge Julius E. Hay
craft, recently appointed to the dis
tr1et bench to succeed. Judge e. C.
Dean, has made it plain that the way
of the violator of the Eighteenth
amendment In his district is to be
hard. He stated that those who plead
not guilty In hopes of being freed by
jury will receive no marcy should