The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-05
MINNESOTA NEWS

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Lakefeld-Lakefeld schools closed
for two weeks to prevent spread oil
scarlet fever. measles and influenza
Wadena-Open house was held In
the new $4,000 post office building
here. The building was occupied
April /.
FaribauIt-The body OF Charles
Demann. rs years old. retired farmer
missing from his home here since
February %. was found in the woods
near the Shattuck school.
Austin-The local high school bas-
sketball team coached by Dick Ar.
ney's stepped out to win the state
championship in the twenty-third an
nual tournament in Minneapolis.
LitchfieId-Work has been resumed
on Litchfeld's new s65.000 postofdce
after a layor during the winter
months. The contractors hope 10
rush the building TO completion by
midsummer.
MinneapoIis-The federal emergen.
cy seed loan Office which has been 10.
Gated here since II was first created
| three years ago was moved TO ST.
1 Paul and lodged in the federal land
bank building.
LeSueur-The Mayo homestead, re.
sidence Of their father for many
years. was recently purchased by
Drs. William and Charles Mayo from
Ray Christian and presented to Lee
Sueur for a library.
Wcrthington-A crow shoot TO cut
down the number Of these birds will
be held throughout the state as q
| preliminary TO the Northwest Sports
mems show in Minneapolis, April 20
to q, James C. Mott Of Worthington,
/ chairman. announced.
Lake city-War department engi-
neers dynamited huge ice foes in
Lake Pepin when strong wind push
/ ed them against the construction
work on the new Lake City river ter
mfnal and pier dedicated last August
by President Roosevelt.
Fort Snelrine-Positive identified
ton Of man found dead in San Fran.
cisco as Second Lieut.. James F. Har.
ris, who disappeared from this army
| post New Years eve, was announced
by the war department at Washing
ton He apparently had committed
suicide.
neutrality-suspicious. 5000
young men from all parts Of Mime
sofa began undergoing physical ex-
aminations for enlistment in CCC
camps throughout the state The re.
/ cruits will replace units now in camps
and viii be enlisted for a period of
| six months.
Mankato-Two youths who pleaded
| guilty to charge of theft OF nearly
a ton Of butter from a railroad car
near here wers sent to the ST. Cloud
reformatory, Elias Antoine and August
George receiving sentences of three
years each after entering thier pleas
before District Judge II. 4. Johnson.
ST. Janes-Two new business build.
| ings viii be erected in St James this
year on the site of the former Glass
block, destroyed By fire several
months ago. The First National bank
has purchased a tract for new build
ing and ". A. Friesen viii construct
a new building, to replace one des-
| troyed in the same fire.
eitkin-Arthur Davis, Aitkin coun-
" farmer, was given 60-day jail
sentence for cruelty to animals after
he had been convicted for starving
seven cattle to death and killing a
mule. Sentence was pronounced by
Judge John A. Gilmore in Aitkin
/ Justice court In addition, DAVIS was
forbidden to own any more livestock
/ in Minnesota
/ Deer River-Five hundred citizens,
representing % northeast Minnesota
| communities, net here TO make a
| strong protest against the United
! States war departments operation OF
huge reservoirs at Leech, Winnibo.
shish and Pokegama lakes. The res.
ervoirs, they charged, are doing i'm.
measurable damage to wild life and,
! at the same time, are failing to &C.
complish the purpose for which they
/ were constructed.
81. Paula survey definitely shows
1 that Minnesota is one Of the eight
! agricultural states where greatest
farm income gains have been made
/ and where the most substantial ad.
vances are anticipated in 1885. A
! 81 per cent increase in farm income
! in the states OF Minnesota, Indiana,
| Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa, North and
South Dakota and Nebraska is shown
since January 1888, the low income
point for the section.
St. PauI-Thousands Of bushels Of
seed grain will become available To
1 destitute farmers of Minnesota
/ through the rural rehabilitation divi
Won Of the state emergency relief
administration according to a tele
4 gram received from Washington, by
L. P. Zimmerman, acting administra
4 tor. The grain will be distributed
however. only after farmers give
notes, crop liens or other security tc
/ the rural rehabilitation corporation
which is affiliated with the SERA.
ST. PauI-Minnesota farmers, placed
1 IN the most favorable position II
years, in 1895 viii harvest the largest
/ acreage in nine cash and feed crops
/ in four years, the March report OF
the Minnesota department Of agricul
ture On acreage intentions indicates
For the first time since 1882 acreage
predicted for harvest passed the II.
o00, 00o-acre mark for corn, durum
1 other S0ri1r Wheat oats harley far