The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-01-15
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CONDENSED Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

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proved labor conditions in the iron
mining industry. forecast for 1926 were
evident with the announcement of the
reopening of the Leonard mine at
North Bank.
acknowledgements are being
made here for entertaining the forty
eighth annual convention Of the Min
nesota State Dairymen's association
which convenes January 10 to Il in
the convention hall Of the chamber at
commerce.
ST. Paul-Call to the widwinter
meeting of the Minnesota Federation
of Women's Clubs which will bring
representatives of more than $4,000
clubwomen to the Twin Cities the
first week of February mas gone out.
The meeting will open February in
st. Paul.
Duluth-Minnesota's iron ore pro-
duction of 1925, totaling 3S,778,540
tons, was the greatest of any year in
the history of the state. with the ex-
ception of 1923, when the iron ranges
reached the record output of 45,312,S 06
tons. The 1924 figure was 31,588,702
tons, according to official records.
Lake City-Forty-two trucks and a
warehouse, familiar to hundreds Of
Minnesota National Guardsmen, were
destroyed by fire at Camp Lakeview
at an estimated loss Of 100000. The
warehouse, brick structure, 40 by
$50 feet, housed the National Guard
trucks used for the annual encamp-
ment of the Minnesota guardsmen.
Renviie-Grand jury investigation,
leading to possible charges of man.
slaughter, will follow the verdict of a
coroner's jury investigating the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul wreck
near here November Is that the mis-
hap was to be blamed on the mis-
judgment and negligence of the men
in charge of freight train No. 1884,"
according to the county attorney.
st. Paul-Plans for Encouragement Of
the old state capitol and a shifting of
state departments in line with the re-
organization were completed by the
department of administration and
finance. The state board Of health,
and the inspection unit, which now
comes under the board, move frcca the
new to the old capitol, and the oil in
spection department also goes to that
building. The supplies division of the
adjutant generals department moves
to the armory at st. Paul Park
st. PauI-Farmers of the northwest
already have cashed in on most of the
1925 wheat crop and the purchasing
power of this section of the country
has been increased many millions of
dollars in the past three months, ac-
cording to railroad survey just COM
pleted. Figures compiled by the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-
roads show that crop of about 1885,
100000 bushels of wheat was rSised
in the territory supplied by these two
systems.
ST. PauI-Minnesota state officers
and shippers turned to Washington,
relief from discriminatory freight
rates, which they contend were forced
upon the state by federal govern
ment agency, acting without jurisdic-
tion Headed by Governor Theodore
Christianson, and including o. P. B.
Jacobson and Ivan Bowen, state rail-
road and warehouse commissioners,
the delegates visited the CAPT
tai to protest what they termed wreck
age of the states rail rate structure
by the interstate commerce commits
sion.
ST. Paul-The Minnesota State Fair
yielded profit of $3S.225.17, above all
expenses, despite the greatest expen-
ditures in history for entertainment
and premiums, Thomas H. Garfield,
secretary and general manager, said
in his report to Governor Theodore
Christianson. Total receipts for the
1926 fair, he said, were S429, 46S.04
s12,457.2S more than in 1924. The to-
tai cost was $391,242S7. Cash re-
ceipts from ticket sales, including
outside gates, grandstand and night
horse show, were s2s6,85675. Conces-
sion revenues, including percentage
concessions, attractions and shows,
paid s60.64103, and exhibit space
rentals totaled $22,S5120.
ST. Paula sweeping investigation
of criminal law and the machinery for
dealing with criminals in Minnesota,
with the purpose of formulating RENE
dial legislation, was ordered by Gov
ernor Theodore Christianson. The gov
ernor appointed commission of Is
members, including members of the
supreme court, leaders of the Mime
sofa bar, educators and social work
ers, representatives of the churches,
and police and prison authorities to
undertake this work at once. This
step was taken by the governor as a
sequel to the killing Of a Minneapolis
police sergeant and the wounding of
a policeman and grocer by paroled
convict but two weeks out of Still
water.
CIaremont Diversified farming,
now popular in Minnesota, has induced
Eric Bowman and his son to go their
nefghbors one better by raising skunks
as a farm product. The Bowmans
have purchased a foundation stock of
two varieties of skunks and plan to
raise the animals on a large scale for
their valuable furs.
ST. PauI-Minnesota' farm produc-
ton in 1926 broke the record of out
put set by the big crop of 1924, Paul
H. Kirk. state agricultural statistician
said in issuing final estimates showing
that nine principal crops totaled s..
100000 more bushels than 1924