The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-09-19
MINNESOTA NEWS

as bees at the SERA canning factory.
Fergus FaIIs-A project to improve
1000 miles of farm-to-market roads in
Otter Tail county at cost of $780,
600 has been forwarded to Washing
ton.
Duiuth-Duluth's business district
was transformed into a gala sight as
visitors arrived here for the seventh
eth annual conclave Of the Knights
Templar of Minnesota.
Austin-A unanimous vote of the
Austin Izaak Walton league has APP
proved the state conservation plan to
sell the Kabetogema and Grand Port
age forest areas to the federal govern
ment.
Minneapolis-Police and a mob Of
pickets engaged in a pitched battle
near the plant of the Flour City Or
namental Iron Co., resulting in the
death of two men and the serious
wounding Of SO more.
Harmony-The Scotland Presbyteri-
an church, near here observed the
seventy-fifth anniversary of its found
ing. Rev. C. w. Hubanks is pastor of
the church, which has been served
by Is pastors during the rs years.
Minneapolis-Th Maroon and Gold
Gophers at the University of Mime
sofa began their fall football cam
paign with the opening of practice on
Northrup field. Bernie Bierman,
coach, thinks he has some promising
material this year.
Wadena-Study of traffic condi-
tions at the intersection of federal
highways No. 10 and II, in the heart
Of the Wadena business district, has
been promised by N. w. Elsberg, state
highway commissioner, with view
to reducing accidents.
Cannon Falls-Samuel Bancroft OBJ
served his eightieth birthday ami
versary. He has resided here since
1857, when he came here at the age
Of IS months. He has served as
leader of the Cannon Falls band and
as one of the players for 63 years.
cass Lake-More than 100000 acres
are added to the National Forests of
Minnesota as result of action by the
Forest Reservation Commission at
Washington. The Chippewa forest
has been increased by 1884 acres,
the Superior 242,5S4 acres and the
Mesaba $40 acres.
ExceIsior-With one of the biggest
apple crops in history burdening trees
in the Lake Minnetonka district this
year, citizens of Excelsior decided
something in the way of a celebra-
ton was in order. The thought was
father of the deed and presently an
organization was completed to make
Saturday, September 81, the first an
nual Excelsior Apple day.
Minneapolis-The works progress
administration and the Minnesota de-
partment of conservation plan to
spend about $1,500,O00 on statewide
water conservation projects, Conser-
walton Commissioner E. v. Willard
said. A total of 173 individual pro-
jects representing the most compre-
hensive public water conservation
program in the history Of the state
has been approved by the war de-
partment. There remains only ap-
prevail by national WPA officials and
allotment of funds before actual work
can be started. The state would be
expected to furnish about 100000 of
the total cost to defray part of the
material charges.
st. Paul-Immediate steps will be
taken to appeal to the State Supreme
Court from the judgment of District
Judge Arthur w. Selover, who ruled
the corporate excess tax law is inva-
lid and the enforcement of it uncon-
stitutional. At stake in the appeal,
as it was in the suits heard by Judge
Selover, is the right of the Minnesota
tax commission to collect 100000
600, more or less, from corporations
doing business in the state, under a
statute enacted 81 years ago. The
law taxed the Intangible assets" of
a corporation; technically, the differ
ence between the market value of the
corporations stock and the actual
value of its physical assets. 1t has
been termed tax on the good will
of a business.
Hallock-State trust fund lands are
to be offered at auction in Is coun-
ties, F. A. Wildes, director Of the
division of lands and minerals, Min
nesota department of conservation,
announced. The lands are sold on
basis of cash for timber and improve
ments, a payment Of Is per cent Of
the purchase price of the land itself
and 40 years time on balance with in
terest at 4 per cent. The sales will
be held at Hallock, Oct. z; Roseau,
Oct. s; Warren, Oct. 10; Crookston,
Oct. IL; Ada, Oct. II; Moorhead and
Breckenridge, Oct. IA; Detroit Lakes
and Mahnomen, Get. Is; Bagley and
Benidji, Oct. Is; Park Rapids, Oct.
II; Aitkin and Carlton, Oct 81; Du-
luth, Oct. %; International Falls, Oct.
%; Grand Rapids, Oct. "a, and Walker
Oct. rs.
Observation-Disclosures will have
100000 persons on direct relief by
early winter, L. P. Zimmerman, acting
SERA director said in pointing to
the situation faced by municipalities
and the state as a result of federal
withdrawal from the direct relief
field. Zimmerman estimated that it
will require s2,50O,OO0 to cover relief
costs in October, 100000 in No
vember and 100000 in December,
and pointed out that unless the fed
eral government comes to the aid of
the municipalities, a serious situa-
ton will result.