The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-04-12
MINNESOTA NEWS

SSnOOA OdShclDdl s4uau, Which, ICCcnl-
ly finished a successful season.
Lake Benton-H. E. Christopher
son, recently renamed superintendent
of schools, has accepted the post, but
has refused slight increase in sal
airy.
Ellsworth - Three bandits loot
ed the Ellsworth State bank of ST.
600 and escaped after kidnapping four
persons who were later released IN
harmed
MadeIia Bill Mclaughlin, long
time resident of Madelia was recent
" held up and robbed Of s45 but
more than 100 friends passed the hat
and reimbursed him.
ST. PauI-Loans from the $4,000, 900
state seed fund will not conflict with
federal seed loans, State Auditor
Stafford King said as he announced
the state will continue to grant loans.
ST. Paul-Some 1000 members of
the American Legion and the Legion
auxiliary from nearly 500 posts and
auxiliary units throughout the state
gathered in st. Paul for their annual
two-day spring conference.
nneapoIis-Minnesota wild ami
mails and birds will be grouped in
their natural habitats to make up an
extensive display at the Northwest
Sportsman's show at the Minneapolis
Auditorium, April 20 to 81.
Fort Snellins-Citizens' Military
Training Corps camps will be held at
Fort Smelling from July 8 to Aug. 1
this year. Basic military drill, infan-
try and field artillery training will be
included in the program Of the camps.
East Grand Forks-The Blue Moon,
a roadhouse one mile east Of here,
was destroyed by fire from an explo-
sion of gasoline stove in the kitch-
en-. approximately So customers es-
capped uninjured from the basement
ballroom.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. have petitioned
the county commissioners to build a
dam at the outlet of Upper Waverly
lake. The lake has dropped five feet
the past few years resulting in the
suffocation Of thousands of fish this
last winter.
Stillwater-Exonerated in confes-
sions signed by two men who admit
ted participating in the robbery Of
the Third Northwestern National
bank in 1892, Leonard Hankins, now
serving life for the crime is taking
STEPS in his fight for freedom.
Duluth-Chares ]. OConnor, 50, Du-
luth, past state commander of the
Minnesota department, Disabled
American Veterans, died here from a
lung hemorrhage. He had suffered
from the effects of gas poisoning re-
ceived during the World war.
Granite FaIis-Mr. and Mrs. George
z. Odds observed their seventy-third
wedding anniversary at their home.
They were married in 1862 at Wa
basha, Vermont. They came to Min
nesota valley in 1865. Mr.. Olds will
be 100 years old at his next birthday
and Mrs. Olds is 95.
ST. Paul-Farmers of the state in
need Of funds to buy seed are warned
by State Auditor Stafford King loan
applications must be filed before May
1. The attorney general has ruled
the law is constitutional so that coun-
ty boards that have hesitated to
make use Of the law need no longer
delay, the auditor said.
international FaIIs-A bill to with
draw from the Minnesota national
forest reserve some 200 acres Of land
as town site for the Leech Lake
band Of Chippewa Indians was pass
ed by the house il. Washington and
sent to the senate. The bill, by Rep
resentative Harold Knutson provides
for payment for the land from tribal
funds.
ST. Paul-The long drawn out bat
tie to halt Gov Floyd B. Olson's Min
nesota river valley recreational pro-
jest was tossed Into the courts when
a writ OF mandamus was issued re-
curing State Auditor Stafford King
to show cause why he should not GER
tify s12,5o0 warrant in payment of
land purchased by the state highway
department for the project.
Baudete-The war department ap-
proved plans submitted by the Min
nesota department of highways for a
bridge to be constructed across Kelly
creek, about one-fourth mile from its
junction with Rainy river near Bau-
dette. to replace an existing bridge.
Approval was also given plans for
bridge to be constructed across Win
ter road river near here to replace
an existing bridge.
ST. PauI-The spring breakup. con-
tinuing at rapid pace, is making 1t
necessary to put considerable num-
Der Of new load restrictions into eff
feet. the Minnesota highway depart
ment reported. approximately 1900
miles Of trunk highway is now un-
der restriction. Gravel and earth
ROADS are sort and rutty and frost
boils are developing in a number of
places. Motorists are cautioned to
be on the lookout for rough sections
as they may be dangerous If taken
at high speed. There are a few
stretches that are impossible on ac-
count of mud or water over the road.
Little FaIIs-Camp Ripley. home
base of Minnesota's National guard
and embracing some 1900 acres
about six miles north of Little Falls,
received the stamp Of approval from
the states representatives and sem
ators after an inspection trip over
the four-year-old project. Guests Of
Adj. Gen. E A. Walsh and his staff,
the lawmakers took OF an afternoon
to admire the progress made by