The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
Nemt BrietrMu
All III State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
OF the Week In Minnesota

ing plans for a new building to cost
approximately $4,000.
AkeIey-Firs departments of three
towns fought blaze which destroyed
nearly one-half of the business dis
trict of Akeley. Dynamite was used
but without success.
Windom-Cottonwood county wolf
hunting is still a profitable sport.
Frank Sykora and John Sykora, broth
ers, brought in pelts of male and
female and received bounty of $42.50.
Winona-Work on government riv-
er projects has started in this vicinity
The General Allen, towing five barges,
one OF which was loaded with signals
for river traffic, passed the city.
lie Sueur-Mrs. Frances Caldwell,
rs years old, wife of Judge F. A. Cald.
well, prominent Minnesota jurist, died
here OF heart trouble after an ex-
tended illness.
Benson-Mayor Leach Of Minneapo-
lis opened his campaign for the Re-
publican nomination for governor of
Minnesota with an address here, un-
der the auspices of the Swift County
Leach-for- Governor club.
st. Paul-Col. Carmi Thompson of
Ohio, formerly of st. Paul, has been
named by President Coolidge as a spe-
cial commissioner t. the Philippines,
to make study of political and eco
nomic conditions there.
Mankato-Miss Mildred Boie of Man.
kato, junior in the college of sci
ence, literature and the arts at the
University of Minnesota, won the Pills.
bury oratorical contest with a defense
Of modern literature.
Northfield-The ST. Olaf Lutheran
choir is repeating its success of for
mer years. Foremost among the
achievements was the record crowd
Of 5000 at Milwaukee, where several
hundred ticket requests were turned
back.
st. Paula Minnesota girl, Marion
Daley of Manchester college, is win
ner OF the women's extempore speak
ing contest held in connection with
the convention of the Pi Kappa Delta,
national debating fraternity, at Estes
Park, Colo.
FaribauIt-Faribault Post No. 40 of
the American Legion is the first post
in the United States, so far as is
known, to respond to the appeal by
France for contributions toward the
erection Of memorial on the battle
field of Verdun to the Allied soldiers.
Mankato-Six freight cars were de.
stroyed and the threat of exploding
gasoline and kerosene cars alarmed
the countryside when freight train
on the Omaha railroad left the tracks
beyond Minneopa park, Southwest OF
Mankato.
Morris-The West Central Baseball
league will start its season May End.
The seven teams in the league are
Morris, Hancock, Chokio, Glenwood
Starbuck, Herman and Benson. The
| league officers are J. D. Landes, presi.
dent, and L. R. Woodbridge, secretary.
treasurer, both of Morris.
PIainvieW-The homestead and per.
sonal property of E. L. Sylvester, now
in prison, were exempted in bankrupt.
cy proceedings in decision handed
| down at Winona. Sylvester is serv.
ing sentence in the state penitentiary
for embezzlement during his tenure
as president of the defunct Plainview
State Bank.
Fort SneIIing-More than 5000 men
will receive military instruction at
special encampments at Fort Smelling
! this summer. Under present arrange.
ments II camp periods will be con-
Quoted with members of the Organized
Reserve corps. Minnesota National
guard, Reserve Officers Training corps
and citizens taking part.
Crookston-Five hundred young men
gathered at monster meeting here
and organized the first unit of the
/, "Stay West Young Man. club. From
| Fisher, Mentor, Fertile and Red Lake
| Falls three young men of the west
| drove in to change Horace Greeley's
admonition of old to "stay west, young
men,"
st. PauI-Citizens Of Minnesota are
called upon to lend their financial and
moral support to the advertising and
publicity campaign being launched by
| the Ten Thousand Lakes association,
| heralding to the nation the advantages
of Minnesota, in proclamation issued
by Governor Christianson, designating
| fLo ruooI- of Nov &c srro,, r,y, o,,coxd
Lakes week"
Morris-A golf association has been
organized with B. ]. Benfeld of Nor
ris as president. The plan calls for
each of six clubs to hold tournament
every other Sunday. The clubs in
the association are Pomme de Terre.
Graceville, Appleton, OrtonviIle,
Beardsley, Browns Valley and Mill
bank. When the regular schedule is
concluded the season will close in a
tournament at Millbank.
| Observation-Disclosures advocacy
of legislative appropriation Of an adj
ditional $1,000,000 for expansion of
the university college of agriculture
was initiated by the Minneapolis XII
wants club as a means of speeding
greater agricultural. commercial and
Industrial prosperity for the north
Anoka-Pleas of not guilty to
charges of bank robbery had been en-,
tered in District Court at Anoka by
four men, three of whom were cap.
tured at Shreveport, La, and the
fourth who has been held without
charge in the Hennepin county Jail
tor two months.