The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-20
MINNESOTA NEWS

1ibbing-Five baby nylng squirrels,
rarity in this section of the state
were given to the Bennett park zoo
by Claude Graves.
Austin-Willis Charles Par, 20-year-
old boxer, was killed when he struck
his head against sunken timber
when he dived into pool while swim
ming here.
TayIors FaIIs-Roadside beautifica-
ton and safety projects undertaken
by the state highway department at
the entrance Of this village have been
completed
Walker-New financial strength for
Cass county is claimed by it's board
of commissioners after it voted re-
tirement of $16,5OO in refunding bonds
falling due in 1897 and 1888.
MinneapoIis-Jerry Johnson, local
parachute jumper, established a new
record for jumps in one day. From
8 a. m. to p. m. he made Is para
chute jumps over the airport.
MarshaII-A new postoffice build
ing for Marshall was proposed in
resolution adopted by the Marshall
Civic and Commerce Association,
which wants the building constructed
this year.
Cannon FaIIs-George H. Pearson,
31-year-old farmer, died of suffoca-
ton at his home near here when he
fell face downward in a sandpile af-
ter fainting. His body was found a
short time later.
Minneapolis - Approximately SILL
100000 nearly nalf of the $4,000, 900
allotted from the federal works fund
for the upper Mississippi nine-foot
channel, will be spent in the st. Paul
district, north of the Iowa line.
Taylors FalIs-Residents Of the st.
Croix valley dug into their dust-cov-
cred attic trunks for early day relics
displayed at the Days Of 49' celebra-
ton. The program was sponsored by
Taylors Falls and st. Croix Falls.
WELDING a sawed-off
shotgun and a pistol, two bandits
forced three employees of the Gamble
Robinson wholesale company to carry
20 cases of cigarets out of the build
ing, bound the trio with rope and fled
with $1,000 worth of loot.
st. Paul-The farm credit admins
tration announced that June Is would
be the last date upon which the emer-
gency crop and feed loan division
would receive applications for crop
loans. Loans are made from a $780,
100000 fund appropriated by congress
for the current season.
oIivia-Confessed poisoner of %
dogs, most of them pedigreed hunting
animals, Mrs. Hazel Person of Hector
was fined 5000 and given a suspended
six months Jail sentence here by Dis
trict Judge G. E. Qvale. The woman
said she fed the dogs strychnine be-
cause she was annoyed by their con-
duct.
Long Lake-Discovery of money
cache Of $4,000 in a farm outbuilding
was revealed here by officials inves-
tigating property of the late Mrs.
Hulda Johnson, who lived near here.
Mrs. Johnson, So years old, who died
recently, had kept two-gallon cof-
fee can containing the money hidden
beneath the floor boards of the build
ing.
Crookston-Loans to 117,00O bor-
rowers by the Federal Land bank in
st. Paul were reported by George S.
Gordhammer, st. Paul, vice president
of the institution at a meeting here
Of officers and directors of the bank
with officials of farm loan associa-
tons in 16 northwestern Minnesota
counties. One hundred thirty per-
sons attended.
Little Falls-Six weeks of summer
field training for 5000 officers and
men of the Minnesota national guard
at Camp Ripley, north of Little Falls,
was announced by Adjuant General
Ellard A. Walsh. Coming to the
camp in relays, the first units are
scheduled to arrive June 16 while the
last units will complete training July
%, the orders stted.
Observation-Disclosures school has
again been designaed as an approved
military academy by the war depart
ment. This means that the school
will continue to have an officer of
the war department assigned to it to
supervise its military instruction.
Shattuck was the first private school
in the United States to be given a
military officer by the government.
Norwood Senator Patrick w. Nor
rison, for five years a member of the
state senate from Carver and Scott
counties, for IL years district judge
and for A years Minnesota attor-
ney, died at his home here. Senator
Morrison had been in failing health
for months. He collapsed at the leg
islative session last spring and was
missing from his seat the latter part
Of the session. He was SO years old.
Duluth-Dress rehearsals for the
pageant to be hello at the Itasta State
Park Sunday, June 80, are planned by
members Of the committee in charge
of arrangements.
St. Paula total of s3,275,000 in 20
food control and water conservation
projects has been authorized for Min
nesota out Of proposed program in
volving s3,339,500, the largest of the
kind ever planned for the state, L. P.
Zimmerman, acting administrator Of
the SERA, said. Eighteen other pro-
jects have been proposed but not
authorized.