The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-19
Neu1t BrietrMu
All h State
Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota


ert, direct descendant of General
George A. Custer, Indian fighter and
hero OF Clusters last charge" OBJ
served her 1O2d birthday anniversary
here.
Minneapolis Otto Swanstrom of
Duluth was elected president of the
Minnesota State Automobile associa-
ton at the annual meeting He fills a
vacancy caused by the death of Ernest
T. Winship of Owatonna.
ST. Paul-Governor Theodore Chris
t1anson returned to his office after a
short illness, had before him request
from the state game and fish depart
mnt for an executive order to stop TAX
Ing OF all frogs until June, 1925, and
reporting that syndicate has been or
gained to capture and ship frogs out
Of the state.
MinneapoIis-Sale of 4S warehouses
and other equipment of the Minnesota
Potato Growers Exchange, to pay up all
money due farmers for potatoes ship
ped to the exchange, has been ordered
by directors of the exchange, who
voted to abandon the present state
organization and support voluntarily
local associations through the state.
Crookston-Minneso Red River
valleys s1O0,OOO,OOO agricultural in
dustry made plans to tell the world
its stride in reaching balanced farm.
ing. The Minnesota Red River Valley
Association, one of the units participat.
ing in the Crookston Winter Shows, at
its annual business meeting outlined
far reaching advertising campaign.
neapois-About 60 friends of
William Watts Folwell, first president
of the University of Minnesota, among
them Governor Theodore Christian
son, called on the president emeritus
to extend their fluctuations on his
ninety-third birthday. Preceding his
callers, DR.. Folwell had received about
ESQ congratulatory letters, kilograms,
and valentines, while number OF
friends sent gifts and flowers.
st. Paul-Governor Theodore Chris
Hanson ordrd a state investigation
into conditions among the Chippewa
Indians of Red Lake reservation and
named committee Of three persons
to conduct the inquiry. The governor
appointed on the committee Bishop
G. G. Bennett, Duluth, Ed. L. Rogers,
Walker, county attorney for Cass
county and himself an Indian, and
Mrs. Blanch La Du, member of the
state board of control.
ST. PauI-Of the $50,00O,000 appro-
priation which was approved by the
house Of representatives in Washing
ton, approximately 100000 will be
available for work on the upper Mis-.
sippi river, officials Of the Upper Mis-
sissippi Barge Line stated They pre-.
dicted that, If the money becomes
available this year, the six-foot chan
mel from Minneapolis to st. Louis will
be completed within five years.
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 resident of
Minnesota for 70 years
Fort SneIIing-Contract for the new
Veterans Bureau 400 bed hospital and
administrative unit to house the bu-
reau office was awarded in Washing
ton and work will begin on the build
ing at once, it was announced The
contract was awarded for a bid of
s1,277,725, not including plumbing,
lighting, heating or other details. The
successful contractors for the gen.
eral construction will complete the
building in $50 days, according to
terms of the contract.
ST. PauI-Beginning in May, the
month in which vacationists plan their
summer trips, 20 magazines Of ma.
tional scope and as many large daily
newspapers will carry advertising
matter about Minnesota, the executive
board of the Ten Thousand Lakes as.
ISOLATION decided. The advertising
firm selected two weeks ago to handle
the campaign was given final orders
to proceed under basis which con.
templates spending of $4,000 in pro-
noting the state as summer play.
ground.
ST. PauI-Presented as an emergen-
cy measure, the bill authorizing pay
ment of $50 per capita to Chippewa
Indians of Minnesota was passed by
the senate. 1t already has passed the
house and now is ready for the Presi-
dents signature. RepresentativeHaro
dnts signature. Representative Harold
Knutson sponsored the bill in the
house and Senator Thomas D. Schall
reported it in the senate. It's passage
was urged by Charles H. Burke, COM
missioner of Indian affairs. Each In
dian in tn TRIBE will get payment
of $50 from the tribal fund held by the
government.
Duluth-Fifty thousand persons wit
messed the most spectacular parade in
the history of this city, the march
marking the Inauguration of Duluth's
first winter frolic. The evenings ac-
tivities ended with the coronation of
Miss Dorothy Jones as queen of the
frolic.
sIayton-Fire believed to have been
caused by defective wiring in the base
ment Of the building housing the State
Bank of Slayton destroyed the struc-
ture. The postoffice, Masonic and
Woodmen's lodges, occupants of the
building, suffered losses from water
and smoke.