The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-10
MINNESOTA NEWS

of Louisiana will be in the Twin Cities
for speaking engagement on May
IL.
| MinneapoIis-Nearly seven inches
of snow fell in this territory on May
Day, causing damage to power and
telephone lines estimated at 100000
besides untold benefit to farmers.
Wabasha is one of the
few Minnesota counties to have fewer
farms now than five years ago. Ray
mond Hutchinson, district census SUI
pervisor, reports. Wabasha now has
1,742 farms compared to LISP In
1880.
| Winona's only centenari-
an, Mr.. Angela Watkoski, died after
a weeks illness. She observed her
Tooth birthday anniversary last Oc-
| tober. She is survived by three sons,
IS grandchildren and 13 great-grand-
children.
| NorthfieId-When Ralph G.. Goodhue,
Mortified township farmer, came to
the local hospital for an operation he
solved the problem by bringing his
| own bed, a walnut antique with
| feather tick Goodhue is a director of
the Twin City Milk Producers Asso-
citation.
Baudette-Mrs. Louise Axtell, wild
owed farm woman living near Faunce,
Lake of the Woods county, became
| the first person in the United States
to transfer a sub marginal farm to the
better soil selected for her by the
| government
ST PauI-Some 1000 youths will be
added to Minnesotas present CCC en-
rollment of 1892 this summer as the
states share of the national increase
from the present $4,000 to 100000,
Robert Fechner, director of emergen-
| cy conservation work, announced in
| washington.
Embellishments Johnson whose
positions have included those of Uni
| ted States senator and congressman,
has new job. His appointment as
supervisor of weighing at the South
st. Paul stockyards was announced
by the Minnesota railroad and ware
house commission.
MinneapoiIs-Th total number of
scarlet fever cases under quarantine
dropped below the 500 mark, as only
II new cases were reported to the
city health department and more than
81 discharges from quarantine were
reported. The quarantine restrictions
on children under years Of age,
which has been in effect for three
weeks, terminated.
Hibbins-Purchase of private prop
erty in North Hibbing, under recently
obtained legislative approval, will
start June 1, it was authoritatively
reported here. The first half appor-
tionment Of taxes will be payable and
available on May 81, and by some
plan, as yet not definitely decided
upon, mining companies will start to
buy the North Forty at once.
Minneapolis Sixty-seven Minnesota
families have left for Alaska as part
Of the contingent to take up new
homesteads in the fertile valleys
there. Each family will have a 40
acre fran complete with improve
ments and machinery, at total cost
Of $4,000 This sum is advanced by
the government and is to be paid
back in 80 years. with interest.
| ST. Paul-Establishmen of the Tai
cot lakes migratory wild fowl refuge
and public shooting grounds in south
western Minnesota as a federal wild
life restoration project will soon be
completed. E. v. Willard, commission
er Of conservation for Minnesota, an
nounced. Contracts for construction
Of $4,000 dam in the Des Moines
river is expected to be let this week.
st. Paui-Eight new civilian con-
servation camp will be established in
Minnesota and 1890 men will be en-
rolled in the CCC, it was announced
in Washington. New camps will be
located in Brown, Mile Laos, Cass,
Ramsey, st. Louis, Fillmore, Houston
and Goodhue counties. A total of
153 new camps will be established
in the seventh corps area and $4,000
men will be enrolled.
Wahkon-Two men, alleged to be
members of a gang which has been
Illegally SEEMING fish from Mile Laos
lake, will be arraigned in court here
Wardens confiscated 900 pounds of
wall-eyed pike, 200 pounds Of northern
pike and 1900 feet of nets. The lille.
gal seiners have been averaging $3.50
to 5000 per night in their Mile Laos
operations. Hauls were run to Twin
City markets.
ST. Paula charge that the state
old age pension bill signed by Gov.
ernor Olson is not the same bill pass.
ed by the legislature in. the closing
hours of its sessions was made by
State Senator B. G. Novak of st. Paul
Senator Novak declared the bill the
governor signed contains an amend.
ment which was stricken out before
the bill was finally passed Conse.
| quently, he declared, the status of
the old age pension law is in doubt
and special session Of the legisla-
ture may be necessary TO validate it.
| Plainview-The first 1000 of 5000
| CCC workers to combat erosion in
southwestern Minnesota and western
Wisconsin during the summer and
fall will move into this area within
the next 10 days. Camps will be in
operation at Lewiston, Plainview,
Caledonia, Spring Valley, Rochester
and Zumbrota by May Is. R. H. Davis,
regional director Of the United States
Soil Erosion service announced. In