The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-01-21
TO SOLVE PROBLEM
OF RURAL SCHOOLS
SERIES OF MEETINGS THROUGH
OUT STATE ARRANGED BY
c. G. SCHULZ.
EVENTS AT STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important Happenings
Of the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the Conven-
ience of Busy Readers.
st. Paul.

st. Paul.
Many problems of the rural schools,
notably the extent to which super
vision by the county superintendent
should be exercised will be discussed
at a series of winter meetings arrang-
ed under the direction of DR.. G.. G.
Schulz, Superintendent of education.
1t has been suggested that the county
superintendent may increase their
value to the rural schools by main
tanning a system of Office records
showing the work of the different
schools and by circular letters 20 the
teachers.
Following are the dates and places
for the conferences.
Jan. 27-Normal school. Moorhead,
for counties of Norman, Traverse, Ste
yens, Big Stone, Clay, Ottertail, Grant,
Swift Becker and Wilkin.
counties of Douglas, Morrison, Sher-
burne, Kandiyohi. Crow Wing Todd.
Benton. Stearns. Pope, and Wadena.
Wing, for counties of GoodhUe, Vino
ma, Fillmore, Dodge, Dakota. Mower.
Wabasha, Houston and Olmsted.
counties of Lac qri Parle, yellow Med
icine, Lyon. Murray Mobiles, Lincoln,
PiR Reh Rock and so Jackson
for counties of Redwood, Cottonwood,
Brown. Watonwan, Martin: Blue Earth.
Feb. 14-Capitol. st. Paul, for coun-
ties of Mile Laos, Chippewa, Mcleod.
A A;na sod Ramsey, Isanti, Wright, Rem,
Washington and Chisago.
Feb. 16-Normal school, Duluth, for
counties of Lake, Koochiching. Pine.
st. Louis. Aitkin. 1tasca, Carlton and
Feb. 17-High school, Bemidji, for
counties of Kittson. Pennington, Red
Marshall, Beltrami, Polk, Hubbard and
Cass.
For Superior Highway.
Two years ago last summer George
]. Bradley, Norwood, then president of
the state game and fish commission.
made tour of investigation by canoe
through the Superior national forest
in Northeastern Minnesota and re-
turned so impressed with the beauties
of the almost inaccessible lands and
lakes he had travelled that he wrote
to Senator Knute Nelson suggesting
that the government build road
through this wonderland"
Since then Senator Nelson has made
an investigation and last week Mr.:
Bradley received from him a copy of
a bill introduced in the Senate De-
cember 10.
The bill calls for an appropriation
of $4,000 for construction of the high
way. The bill directs that construc4
ton shall be under supervision of the
secretary of agriculture and that the
road shall start at a point along the
north shore of Lake Superior and fol!
low northerly direction through the
national forest.
1.-THE nation has in this forest pre-,
serve one of the beauty spots of the
world" said Mr.. Bradley.
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Dukes Estate to Pay Tax.
The state legal department has
been asked to determine the tax due
the state as a result of the death OF
Duke of Fife of Is Portman Square.
London, England The Duke was the
died January %, 1912, and was the
owner of Great Northern railroad
stock and Great Northern ore stock
valued at 100000. His estate was
in excess of $6,O0O,0OO and he has
left it to his widow, Louise, Princess
Royal, and two daughters.
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Fires Start In Rubbish.
According to state department in
surance reports, more fires originate
in rubbish heaps than from any 9TH
er cause The winter season is es-
pecially prolific in this respect and
Insurance Commissioner Works sug-
gets that householders and others
start cleaning up without delay.
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Farmers Study Autos.
More than one hundred young men
registered for the new course in auto
mobiles and gas tractors offered at
the School of Agriculture, University
Farm, for the first time, this year. This
was the registration for the first day
following the holiday vacation, and
probably will be increased greatly.
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Makes Business Record.
Warrants totaling $21,086, 1852
were issued during the last year by
State Auditor Preus. The number of
drafts issued was 11,047 amounting
to more than $22,000,000. The magni-
tude of the business done by the state
auditor has become so great that the
Minnesota department compares with
that of many of the older states.
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Burnquist To Speak.
Gov. Burnquist and Attorney Cen
eral Smith were invited to speak at
the opening session of the state eff
cheney and economy commission. The
commission, which plans to revise the
present system of state government,
will remain in session until report
has been agreed upon. A committee
consisting of Senator A. J. Rockne,
L. c. Spooner and Gunnar B. Born
son, named at the last meeting to pro-
vide program for the opening of this
session, decided to invite the govern
or.
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State Saves 100000.
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