The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
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All h State
Condensed Stories of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

Duluth-E. j. Wilkinson shot the
first wolf killed within Duluth's city
limits for 1926 while hunting rabbits,
it was learned when he applied for a
bounty.
Bemidji- Establishment Of a ma
tional park on the east peninsula be-
tween upper and lower Red Lakes de-
Ponds upon ratification Of program
of this kind by the Chippewa Indians
who own the Red Lake reservation.
Morton-Married 65 years and
residents of Minnesota for so yearJ,
is the record of Mr.. and Mrs. William
White, who just observed their we'd
ding anniversary. Mr.. White IS go
years old and his wife two years
younger.
|. st. Paul-More acknowledgements
ed persons visited the Twin Cities
automobile show the first day, than
ever before attended the exposition
on its opening day. The attendance
was more than 1920, as against 1856
in 1925.
st. Paul-The house agricultural
committee approved bill by Repre-
sentative Knutson, Republican, to
preserve the navigability of Cass lake.
The measure would authorize the
government to accept title to dam
at the outlet of the lake and to con-
struct and maintain it in goot- condi-
ton.
ST. Paul-On the eve of sweeping
investigation into paroles, law en-
forcement and indeterminate sentences
by Governor Theodore Christianson's
interim crime commission of % MEM
bers, the state board of parole grant
ed paroles to four prisoners in state
penal institutions and denied 202 ap-
plications
neapoIis-Preparing to handle
100,000,000 pounds of butter in 1926,
the Minnesota Cooperative Cream
cries Association, distributing the
dairy products of $4,000 farms, will
move into new, specially built $780,
900 building at the Northwest Terminal
ip Minneapolis, marking the greatest
development in cooperative market
ing in Minnesota in years.
White Bear-A st. Paul man and
woman were killed almost instantly
and two others injured when the auto
mobile in which they were riding was
struck by a Twin City-Duluth North
ern Pacific train at the outskirts Of
the village of White Bear. The dead
are: Frank Erickson, % years old;
Mabel Magnuson, 10 years old, both
of st. Paul.
Pipestone-A contemplated airplane
trip from Pipestone to Wichita Falls,
Texas, where he planned to visit his
family eight hours after his take-off
came to an end when the plane OF
Earl Smith, commercial fiier Of this
city, crashed to the ground but few
seconds after the take-off. The ma
chine was wrecked almost beyond re-
pair, but Smith and his assistant, Ha-
rold Tofflemeir, also of Pipestone,
escaped unhurt.
Lake city-America's oldest old
time fiddler" who won national rec
ignition when he played "Old Zip
Coon" over WCCO, died at his Lake
City home. He was Oliver Perry
Francisco, nearly 81 years old, who
fiddled for the Back to Paris" radio
revue staged by the Minnesota
American Legion over WCCO Janu-
airy %. He had been a resident of
Minnesota for 72 years.
ST. PauI-Despite the postwar de-
fation in prices Of Minnesota farm
lands, the farms of the state in 1924
were valued at $2,O10,S29, S45, gain
OF $422, 729, Ill or rs per cent over
the value of S8,100,734 reported
in 1914. The figures were made pub
lie by the state commission. The
buildings on Minnesota farms during
the 10 years gained nearly 60 per
cent in value, mounting from $685.
9S6, 036 to $34S, 1907, 22S, an increase of
s129,221,192.
notwithstanding the point
that rediscounts of the Federal Re-
serve bank now are the lowest since
1917, rejecting the financial improve
ment of the northwest Roy A. Young,
governor of the bank, called upon in
vestment bankers of the district to
aid in perpetuating the renewed pros
perity by continuing the high stan
dards of their business and safe
guarding the quality of their offerings
to commercial banks and the invest
ing public.
acknowledgement Of the
upper Mississippi river cities meeting
at Winona, pledged $4,000 as their
share of the $4,000 stock subscrip-
tions being raised to finance a barge
fleet on the upper Mississippi river
and thereby completed the financing
work With the financing details
settled, officials of the barge line
corporation are expected to rush the
work of placing the barges and tow
boats on the river in readiness for
the government, which will operate
the fleet.
Fort SneIIing-A drive for funds
necessary for the erection of a chap
Ell at Fort Smelling at cost of $780,
600 was begun in the Twin Cities by
groups of business men. The cam
paign brings to head the scattered
efforts extending over several years.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Paul of Greece,
who is making tour of the United
States, arrived in Minneapolis and was
wildly greeted by his countrymen who
rushed him away to breakfast. took
him to church. showed him an Amer
can skiing contest and sandwiched in
number of luncheons and receptions
during the day.