The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-08-22
MINNESOTA NEWS

ton was low bidder on the contract
for construction of the sewage dis
posal plant here.
ST. cIoud-A 100000 addition will
be made to the st. Cloud Veterans
hospital as part of a national pro-
gram to make accommodations for
$500 more veterans, according to
word from Washington.
Owatonna Ferdinand Jacobson
scored 95 points for first place in
butter competition over 81 creamery
operators at the seventeenth annual
Steele county free fair and southern
Minnesota exposition here.
Duluth-A mad bull invaded the
farm yard of R. w. Myshack and kept
the family indoors until deputy
sheriffs arrived next day to drive it
away. The animal had escaped from
Levi Larson, Duluth farmer.
Hutchinson-A blazing council fire
sputtered and cracked the twenty
fifth year of a pioneer sportsmen's
creed when the Gopher Campfire Club
welcomed 5000 members to its annual
summer outing August IS and 10.
StiIwater-A separation of 81 years
was ended when Mrs. Grace Maun-
cell, city treasurer, visited a sister
in Boston she had not seen since
1873. Mrs. Maunsell came west that
year to make Saltwater her home.
WiIImar-Suggestion of the state
board of control that state asylum
sewage be run into the city disposal
plant has been rejected by the city
council. Councilmen held that the
$1,000 revenue assured to the city
through the plan would be insufficient
to compensate for the added cost.
MarshaII-Two Marshall workmen
received a bonus when they took part
in wrecking operations of the old Du-
luth House, landmark here. When
walls of the old hostelry were dis
sected, Ed Como found an old silver
watch and a silver dollar dated 1902,
while Otto Hasert discovered a moss
encrusted silver dollar dated 1882.
DuIuth-An executive order author
izing the purchase by the govern
ment of privately owned land on Isle
Royale, in Lake Superior has been
signed by President Roosevelt, adj
vancing the movement to make the
island national park. The Presi-
dent, at the sam time, authorized
the ALLEGATION of s7O5,OOO for the pur-
chase.
Pipestone-In a headon collision
near Shakopee in which their car
was hurled backwards 1876 feet, Mrs.
Lillian Busch and her 7year-old son
Harry of this community, were killed.
Her husband, Walter, and Barbara
Ann, 2, were critically injured. The
other car was on the wrong side of
the road and driven by Carl Fred
lund, Minneapolis.
ST. Paul-Five national public
works officials, headed by Colonel
Horatio B. Hackett, assistant PWA
administrator, reported increasing in
terest in works projects throughout
the country, gave assurance that Min
nesota may have all the project funds
1t needs, but gave warning that pro-
ject applications had best be made
promptly, before all the funds are
gone. Engineers for the nine Min
nesota districts have been made.
MinnesnaIie- Tipnacofo,o o1popIo
ment of four federal district judges
is made permanent in a bill passed
by congress and sent to President
Roosevelt. Previously three was the
states allotment, but fourth had
been created temporarily. Einar Hoi-
dale, former Minneapolis congress
man, is in line for the first vacancy.
This may not be open for some time.
Judge ]. w. Molyneaux has reached
the retirement age, but is not ready
to quit yet.
Minneapolis = Automobile traffic
faces being slowed down to 20 miles
an hour in the residential districts
and Is miles an hour where there are
no traffic signals, as the city council
contemplated enforcing existing laws.
Aroused over the increasing number
of traffic accidents and resultant in
crease in deaths and injuries, the city
council committee on ordinances and
legislation recommended the strict
enforceent of existing laws when they
were informed proposed ordinance
restricting speeds to 80 miles an hour
would clash with the state law.
St. PauI-Approximatel 5000 Span
ish-American war veterans in Mime
sofa will be affected by the Spanish
American war veterans bill which
President Roosevelt signed, according
to w. T. Coe, past state commander
of the United Spanish War Veterans.
The bill restores all pensions to the
dependents and veterans of the Span
ish-American war, Boxer rebellion
and the PHILIPPINE Instruction, and
the average Minnesota veterans al
lotments will be increased from S32
to S45 per month under the bill. The
veterans now will receive disability
payments from $40 to $72 month,
regardless of their private income,
cause of disability or service record.
MISUNDERSTANDING to earth
when a wing crumpled, pleasure
ride cabin plane carried pilot and
three passengers to death short
distance from where 5000 persons
had gathered for the local airport de-
dication. Flames enveloped the craft
following an explosion from the i'm
pact. charring bodies almost beyond
recognition. The dead: Pete LIE
Franz, Fergus Falls, pilot; Ernest