The Ely miner., 1916-05-05
BIG DEMAND FOR
MINNESOTA LANDS
COLONIZATION MOVEMENT THIS
YEAR EXPECTED TO ECLIPSE
ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events OF General Interest In Minns
sofa Condensed and Revised for
The Greater Convsnience
OF Busy Readers.

Of Busy Readers.
st. Paul.
The forward to the land" move
ment is under way, and statistics COM
piled by the Minnesota commissioner
OF immigration indicate the colonial
tion movement for the fiscal year pro-
badly will eclipse tke record of 1908-9,
when hundreds Of homesteaders and
others settled on government land.
This years movement is attributed
to the general prosperity of the coun-
try.
For the first three months of this
year the Minnesota Transfer handled
1,054 carloads of immigrant movables
for various destinations in Minnesota.
Since not all this business is handled
through the transfer it is probable
that the railroads have handled 1900
carloads of immigrant freight for Min
nesota points.
Many Of the shipments originated In
Illinois, Iowa and other states where
land cannot be obtained as cheaply as
in Minnesota.
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Teachers Get Pensions.
Twenty-Five applications for member
ship in the state teachers insurance
and retirement fund have been accept
ed by the trustees in charge of the
fund. At the same time three teach
ers were placed on the retired list and
will receive teachers pensions at once.
The board voted to invest $4,000 in
school district bonds of Douglas and
Todd counties and also to buy $4,000
worth of bonds of the city Of Blue
Earth
Those whose applications for mem
bership in the fund were accepted were
as follows :
John M. Duran, Sebeca, taught 16
years; Mary Meighan, Granite Falls,
taught ~ years; w. A. Brown, State
Park, taught 23 years; Mrs. Ethel
Hurd Webster, Mankato, taught 19
years; Birdie Summer, Lockhart
taught 21 years; c.. A. Ask, Mcintosh
taught II years; Ella D. Pease,, Roch
ester, taught 20 years; Edith D. Saith
er, Spring Valley, taught 20 years
Mary c. Devany, Virginia, taught 81
years; Jos. G. Marshall, Princeton
| taught 27 years, Theda Gildemeister
Winona, taught 27 years; Frances c
Bishop, Northfield, taught 21 years
Amanda Alasker, Moorhead, taught
years; Una Hudson, MankatO, taught
| II years: John A. Maus, Watkins
| taught 23 years; Emma r. Reith, Min
nesota City, taught 16 years; Agnes
r. Fosen, Holt, taught IA years; Emily
E. Wilson. Rochester, taught 21 years
years: Elizabeth A. Kintzie. Shakopee
taught 81 years; Isabel Williams, Man
kato, taught 20 years; Matilda Heuss
Winona, taught q years; Florence
Burlingame, Grand Rapids. taught 2:
years; Eliza e. Penfold, Houston
taught II years; Nina Stewart, North
field, taught 10 years, and Lilliar
Stewart, Northfield, taught 20 years.
Those whose application for retire
ment were accepted are: Ella d
Pease, Rochester, taught 20 years
Edith Dunham Sather, Spring Valley
taught 20 years; Eliza Evans Pen
fold, Red Wing, taught 1S years.
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States bitches Damaged.
Flood damage reports from state
ditch districts have resulted in the de
parture of E. v. Willard, state drain
age engineer, for northern Minnesots
on a special inspection tour. "Sudder
thaws of the deep snow are responsible
for the conditions reported and they
are such as cannot be reasonably pro
vided for" said Mr.. willard just be
fore leaving. "The chief complaints
however, are that the ditch outlets
are not sufficiently large and demands
probably will be made on the next legis
lature for action to remedy such con
ditions."
Increase In Fire Losses Shown.
There was a material increase in the
net fire losses of the state In 1915, as
compared with 1914, according to fig
ures compiled by State Insurance Com
missioner Works. In 1915, the fire
loss of the state was $5.3S1, ,971.59. as
compared with $4,831 ,013.33 in 1914
The total amount of insurance in effect
on December 81, 1915, was 1852, ,531,
1916, as compared with S1,537 ,903
1897 In 1914.
Spawn Seekers Hampered.
! High water in the lakes and rivers
of Minnesota is handicapping the hall
dozen parties sent ou. by State Game
Commissioner CarlAs Avery to collec
the annual supply of pike spawn fol
replenishing the fish hatcheries of tn,
state.
Extra Shifts Work at Prison.
Night and day shifts are beins
worked at the saltwater prison bind
ing twine plant and the factory is be
ing pushed to its fullest capacity. TIL,
| night crew, was added more than {
week ago. Last year the prison twint
plant turned out over 21,00O.00t
pounds of binding twine, and that fig
ure will be exceeded this year. The
board announces tn it has orders
enough on hand to take every pount
of twine the prison can manufacture
The output this year will probabl.
be in excess of 22,000.000 pounds.
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Candidates for U. 8. senator and re
representatives. in Congress cannot b.
hampered in their expenditures by tn
Minnesota corrupt practices act. Un
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