The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-15
MINNESOTA NEWS

collaborators will be directed, were
established here.
Hastings-Black rust will cause
about so per cent damage to the
spring wheat crop around here, but
barley and oats are near normal, ac-
coding to the county agent
Buffalo-The Wright county COM
missioners voted a $4,000 tax increase
for the poor fund. The total county
levy will be s15S,00O compared with
$149,2OO for the present year.
Pine lsland-A Restoration and I'm
provement Association, it's principal
objective to seek construction of
dam across the Zumbro river, has
been organized by Oronoco citizens.
Detroit Lakes-An increase of $751;
600 in the Becker county tax levy
was made by commissioners. While
the poor fund decreased $4,000, the
levy rose $121,00O to $4,000 for
1886.
Hibbina-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.
Cokato-Ed and Theodore Bergren
of Saskatchewan, Canada, saw their
brother, Julius, of Kalispell, Montana,
for the first time in 81 years when
the three came here to attend the
funeral of their mother, Mrs. Mary
Bergren.
Redwood FaIIs-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.
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,
600 sewage disposal plant, plans for
which are being pushed forward by
the city.
st. Paula program for the con-
struction of nearly zoo miles of trunk
highways in Minnesota during the
coming year, involving approximately
$6,300,000, half of which will be pro-
vided by the federal government, has
been approved. A list of additional
projects, to cost about 100000, is
awaiting the federal o. X.
DuIuth-For the quarter ending
July 1, there were shipped from state
trust fund mines 1,313,129 tons of
iron ore for which the operating COM
panies paid into the state treasury
the sum of s353,257.27 for royalty
and rentals, according to F. A.
Wildes, director of the division of
lands and minerals, Minnesota depart.
ment of conservation.
st. PauI-Minnesota farmers in 81
counties this year were supplied with
1,425,9S2 bushels of seed at cost of
S765,6S7, 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.
keIIiher-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.
MinneapoIis-Mi Minnesota plans to
spend $4,000 this year on a newly
patented highway reflector-type but
tom marker, of which about 5000 al
ready. have been installed on heavily
travelled Minnesota highways. The
highway department plans to pur-
chase total of $4,000 of the new
markers, hundreds of which have
been installed on highways leading
into Minneapolis and st. Paul.
ST. Paula Today duck season for
Minnesota this year. The states wa
ter fowl hunting regulations will pa
rallel the recent federal edict, Conser-
walton Commissioner E. v. Willard
said, with 80 days shooting between
October 20 and November 81. Fed
eral regulations will curtail shooting
between a. m. and 4 p. m. daily, as
compared with sunrise and sunset
shooting last year The bag and pos
session limit is limited to 20 birds
daily, with no species prescriptions.
Fort SneIling-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. K. Johnson of
the Third infantry, camp mess off,
Ger. Students returned home after
consuming 121,500 meals. And in ad-
dition to half million eggs, the
group managed to do away with 3d.
447 pounds Of meat. 46,SS0 pounds of
potatoes, 40,330 half pint bottles OF
milk, 1892 pies and 400 gallons of
lemonade
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS airplanes
will participate in the annual Worth
ingtcn 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.
Minneapolis - Minnesota's rapidly
deyelouinp works nroorese nropram