The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-03


Lake city-The third annual Lake
City Agricultural fair will be con-
Quoted October s, 9 and 10 this year.
M. Erickson has been elected chair
man Of the bord.
WIIIma-The largest class Of rural
school graduates in Kandfyohi county
received their diplomas at exercises
held here. One hundred eighty-two
were graduated.
Montevideo-Chip county grad
uated the largest class In its history
from its rural schools here. Ninety
three received diplomas out OF 81
school districts.
Wlllmar-The second devastating
hailstorm Of the month visited Rose
land township near here, causing much
damage to small grain and corn. Many
gardens are reported ruined.
Jordan = Eight Scott county farm
ers have entered the state ton litter
hog contest.
Sleepy Eye-Ten thousand persons
attended the annual Brown County
Farm bureau federation picnic here.
crosby-The bodies of Soula Kur-
mas and Jackie Clark, who were
drowned here when a boat they and
three others were in tipped over, were
recovered.
chIshoIm-More than 100 Legion
men turned out to work on the wading
pool being constructed in the Memorial
building block. 1t is the determine.
ton of the local post to work on the
pool until the construction is COM
pleted.
Park Rapids-The 18th annual con-
vention of the Woman's Home Mis-.
sionary Society opened here. There
are SO churches in the district, most
of which send delegates to the conven-
ton.
ing association already completing or
ganization to serve farmers in the
southeastern portion OF the county,
steps to form a third association are
already being taken here, sponsored
by the Steele County Farm Bureau.
Windom-When business men and
citizens of Window learned that the
Window band, numbering rs pieces,
was awarded fourth place against a
field of nearly 100 bands at the Wood
men convention at Chicago, plans for
q reception were made to greet them
on their return.
Thief River Falls-For the first time
in over 10 years, residents here wit
messed a log drive on the Red Lake
river when L. D. McAdams brought
down from the Red lake several thou
sand cedar posts and telephone posts,
cut In the woods north of the Red lake
during the last two winters.
MinneapoIis-A continents Kiwani-
ans left the Twin Cities at the end Of
their most successful convention. The
final day of the convention was most
" routine. 1t resulted in the selec-
ton of a convention city for 1926 and
of the Kiwanis international officers
for the year.
ST. Paul-Collections for automobile
licenses will total approximately
$500, 600 for the year, Mike Holm
secretary Of state, estimated. This
amount is about 100000 in excess
of the amount collected for 1924, when
the total was $S,519,441. Collections
from January to June rs, inclusive,
totaled $9,055,911. with 523,S03 auto
mobiles registered, Mr.. Holm reported.
Cars registered in 1924 totaled $685.
O30.
Red Wina-Commercial automobiles
and trucks from Minnesota, doing
business in Wisconsin, must pay the
registration fee of that state and dis
play its license tag. This became
known here when R. w. Dixon, in
spector from the secretary of state Of
fee at Madison, Wis, conferred here
with oil dealers and police. Tourist
machines do not come under the rul
ing, Mr. Dixon said.
st. Paul Manufactured products
from Minnesota factories for 1928
showed an increase in value in factory
prices of more than hundred million
dollars over those of 1921, the depart
ment of commerce announced in max
ing public summary of the 1923 CEN
sus of manufacturers for the state.
The aggregate value of Minnesota
manufacturers in 1928 was $96S, 477,-
600 as compared with $S50,447,000
Austin-'Larry" O'Keefe's roadster
was returned to local garage, al
though no further clue as to the
whereabouts of the reputed heir to q
fortune and earldom has been found.
The missing "earl" left for Chicago on
May where he was to confer with a
business man relative to the purchase
by O'Keefe of a home, and has not
been heard from since May 6. The
roadster was recovered by authorities
at Jackson, Miss, after it had been
abandoned.
owatonna-About $50 Steele county
girls, with a sprinkling of boys, par
ticipated in the annual county bread
and cake making and sewing contests
and demonstrations at the high school
here.
Red Wing-The Goodhue county
commissioners voted $3.50 toward de-
traying the expenses of a Goodhue
county bureau exhibit at the State
Fair, cutting the appropriation of a
year ago in half. The board voted
5000 for Goodhue county fairs. $500
to gs to the Zumbrota Fair Association
and $500 to the Cannon Falls Fair As
sociati0n