The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-09-26
MINNESOTA NEWS

st. Paul-Governor Floyd B. Olson
has set December 2 as the converting
date for special session of the legis-
| lature.
MarshaIl-The city of Marshall was
granted landing field license for
the municipal airport, making it one
of seven licensed fields in the state.
Thief River FaIls-An office was
established here by Attorney General
Harry III. Peterson to give owners of
land in the Mud lake game refuge
area chance to deal directly with
the state in selling their property for
the refuge.
Cloquet-Approximately so boys
have been chosen to serve on the
school police force by Chief Of Clo-
quet Police Adolph Reed. Organized
six years ago by Chief Reed, the pa
troll has had approximately 600 boys
in it's service.
Lake City-Three civic and service
clubs will organize a chapter of the
Minnesota Law and Order League
here. Cooperating in the movement
are the American Legion, Junior
Chamber of Commerce and the Lake
City Lions Club.
Milaca-Landscapi of the Mile
Laos lake highway will be the project
for concentration of CCC camps in
this vicinity during fall and winter.
Heavy underbrusL along the lake
shore will be cleared, unsightly road
construction scars removed and scenic
advantages of the highway improved.
Moose Lake-The state board of
control voted to establish the new
$2,165,000 state hospital for the in
sane on a 1,700-acre tract at Moose
lake, across the lake from this viii
lage. Cost of the site was estimated
at $7S,45O, of which the Moose Lake
Commercial club will pay the amount
in excess of $66,5OO.
Jasper-Folks for several miles
around listened to the strains of
Home Sweet Home" again as Eleck
Elverson drew them out on his steam
engine whistle to mark the end Of
the threshing season here. Elverson
has entertained the community for
years at the close Of each threshing
with his musical whistle.
International FaIIs-The whispering
pines of Minnesotas big woods have
story so devoid Of fires this year
that state forestry officials are cross.
ing their, fingers. Records for de-
cades toppled when State Forester
Grover Comet disclosed the fire men,
ace cost $4,000 this year compared
with S150,0O0 over a similar period in
1884.
Little FaIls-The boyhood home of
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh at Lit
tie Falls is to be restored as a WPA
project under the direction of Martin
Engstrom, Lindbergh's friend. The
federal government, through WPA,
will donate $4,000 to restore the home
and replace missing furniture and
$23,700 to make park of the famous
fier's farm.
Redwood Falls-Lady Luck smiled
on three occupants of an airplane
that crashed on the railroad tracks
southeast of here. A passenger train
ground to stop a foot from the
wreckage as the flyers emerged.
They were Ross Brand and Ray
Schmeckel of Redwood Falls and
Clinton Biggers, Renville pilot. None
were injured.
DuIuth-With the greatest tourist
season in the history of the Mime
sofa Arrowhead country rapidly
drawing to a close, resort owners al
ready are making plans for next sum-
mer. Scores of the larger retreats
along the lakes and streams in this re-
gion have announced extensive build
ing plans for this fall and winter, &C.
cording to S. V. Saxby, executive Sec
rotary of the Minnesota Arrowhead
Association.
sIayton = The legislature should
have been more liberal than it was in
enacting the seed loan bill, but the
language of the law requires that
farmers make payment in grain Of
the same quality, Attorney General
Harry H. Peterson said in letter to
State. Senator ]. v. Weber here. The
letter was in reply to telegram from
Senator Weber asking Mr.. Peterson
to change his opinion relative to the
payments so as to eliminate the re-
quirement of equal quality.
WiIton-Twelve of the 80 state and
national forest Civilian Conservation
| Corps camps authorized for Mime
sofa under the expanded forestry pro-
gram are now in operation. State
forest camps are now established at
the Beltrami IslaId forest near here;
at the Beltrami forest near Warroad;
at Bay Lake state forests near Mss
wa, and at Land o. Lakes state forest
near Remer. Five of the nine camps
on the Chippewa and three of the IL
on the Superior have also been es-
| tablished. The Is other camps will
be organized as rapidly as sufficient
enrolment is obtained. Two hun
dred men is the enrolment necessary
| to establish camp.
Wadena-Not to be outdone by
other communities of the state with
their annual sauerkraut, sweet corn,
watermelon and kolacky days, Wa.
dena businessmen are planning a
pancake day, Wednesday, October 2.
st. PauI-The WPA works pro
gress administrator assigned jobs
to 5000 men and women on Mime.
sofas relief rolls and will continue to