The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-08
MINNESOTA NEWS


Maple Lake-Barley yielded SO and
oats rs bushels to the acre on the Ed
Vandergon farm, according to a
threshing report received here.
Two Harbors-Constructi of five
new CCC camps in East Superior's
subdistrict has been started. The
camps will be completed within
month
Buffalo-The Wright county COM
missioners voted $4,000 tax increase
for the poor fund. The total county
levy will be $15S,000 compared with
$149,2O0 for the present year.
Grand Rapids-Farmers of north
eastern Minnesota gathered here for
the twenty-frst annual Field and
Crops day at the Forth Central agri-
cultural school and station.
Pine IsIand-A Restoration and I'M
provement Association, its principal
objective to seek construction of a
dam across the Zumbro river, has
been organized by Oronoco citizens.
Hibbins-The first section of road
which may become a new short cut
to the Twin Cities for Hibbing people
is under construction. Beginning
eight miles from Hibbing, the new
road will connect with No. 5 at Flood
wood.
Redwood Falls-This city sponsored
a picnic at Ramsey state park, the
proceeds from which will be used to
defray expenses of the Redwood
Falls band when it goes to California
to appear at the San Diego exposi-
ton in October.
Worthington-Twen airplanes.
will participate in the annual Worth
ington air show here August 10 and
II. Aerial antics by nationally
known pilots will feature the two.
day event which is expected to at
tract 10000 visitors
FaribauIt-Faribault city and Rice
county officials are taking immediate
steps to get projects under way at
once under the federal works pro-
gram. The projects include a $780,
900 sewage disposal plant, plans for
which are being pushed forward by
the city.
Minneapolis = Minnesotas rapidly
developing works progress program,
for which s5,00O,C0O already has been
sought from President Roosevelt's
100000 work relief reservoir,
will shift 10000 clients from state
emergency relief to private payrolls
of the PWA at once, or transfer them
to care of local charities.
International FaIls-District Judge
Albert Thwing sustained state objec-
tons to questions tending to classify
the International Lumber Co.'s rail-
way as a common carrier. Judge
living upheld most of the states OBJ
jections in the trial of the company's
fight against $1,7S3,000 in alleged back
taxes on the railroad property.
Little FaIls-"Charlie" Lindbergh
came to town to spend a day looking
over the scenes of his boyhood Col
onel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh
landed their plane at Fort Ripley on
their way to the west coast. 1t was
the first time Anne Lindbergh had
visited here and the first return of the
colonel since he flew the Atlantic.
st. Paul-Minnesota farmers in 81
counties this year were supplied with
1,425,9S2 bushels of seed at cost of
$765,6S7, through 5,474 loans from the
100000 relief fund appropriated
by the 1885 legislature, Stafford King,
state auditor, reported. Repayments
will be in either cash or seed, he said
The maximum for loans was $500 and
some were as small as 81.
st. Paula Minnesota couple, who
have been wed rs years or more, and
eligible to celebrate their diamond
wedding anniversary, is being sought
by the Minnesota Territorial Pioneers
association for the golden wedding
reception at the Minnesota State fair
on Pioneer day, Thursday, Sept 5.
Last year more than 100 couples who
had been married so years attended.
kelIiher-Because he drove sharp
ened wooden pegs through the noses
Of three calves to wean them, w. ].
Fields, 20 years old, itinerant evan
gelist living ten miles north of here,
must serve 80 days in Jail. Harry
Klaus, humane agent, made the ar
rest and brought the case before Mu-
nicipal Judge c. A. Frost Fields
plea was that the calves were robbing
him of milk.
Fergus Falls-Trustees and mem.
bers Of the board of missions of the
Lutheran Brethren church and Luz
theran Bible school of Grand Forks,
N. D., voted at a meeting here to &C
quire Park Region Lutheran college
building which has been closed for
the past two years. The Bible school
will be moved from Grand Forks to
Fergus Falls and is expected to open
September II.
Fort SneIIing-It required a good
deal of food to satisfy the appetites
of 1850 citizens military training
camp students at Fort Smelling dur
ing the 30-day training period, accord
ing to Lieutenant H. X. Johnson of
the Third infantry, camp mess off,
Ger. Students returned home after
consuming 21,500 meals. And in adj
dition to half million eggs, the
group managed to do away with 3d.
447 pounds of meat. 46,S80 pounds of
potatoes, 40,330 half pint bottles of
milk, 1892 pies and 400 gallons of
Lemonade