The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-03-01
MINNESOTA NEWS

mere Win an original membership of
80. Judge G. ]. Kolander was named
president.
Detroit Lakes-A. C. Knudson, dem.
ocratic candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor in the last state election, was
reelected mayor here for the sixth
consecutive term.
Marsha!I-Open house, celebrating
completion of payments on a diesel
engine three months before they were
due, was held at the municipal plant.
The engine was installed in 1888
Expenditure of approx.
mately $1,000 for buses to carry pu.
pills of the Window district to and
from school was recommended to the
school board by special committee.
Minneapois-A six weeks expert
mental training school for unemploy-
ed young men is to be opened under
a plan arranged by six Minneapolis
industries in cooperation with the
Y.M.C.A.
Redwood Fa!Is-The city council
has been asked to purchase land and
establish municipal athletic field
upon the tract. The American Lee
gion post is one of the sponsors of
the project.
Ancka-Decision to rebuild their
church, burned in 1880, was made by
members Of the Congressional church
here. The new structure. to % erect
ed on the old site, will cost approx
mately S12,5O0.
Moorhead-Herb Crompton, catcher
for the 1884 Fargo-Moorhead Northern
League champions, will go to New
Orleans club of the Southern Asso-
ciation, manager Jack knight of the
Twins announced.
ChatfeId-Sixteen Chatfeld couples
have been married more than so years
each, residents here discovered this
week after Galesville, Wis, reported
it had eight couples wed past the
half-century mark.
Bird lsland-The Bird Island Co
operative Creamery Association OBJ
served the twentieth anniversary of
its founding with an all-day celebra-
ton in connection with the annual
business meeting.
Red Wing-Henry Swanson of Min
neapolis was elected president and
St. Cloud was chosen the 1885 conven-
ton city at final business sessions Of
the Minnesota Grocers and Retail
Merchants association.
StIIwater-The Last Buddies' Bully
Beef club, direct descendant of the
original Last Mans club, will hold its
annual dinner here with Charles M.
Lockwood, sole survivor of the Last
Mans club, as guest Of honor.
stiIIwater-State leaders of all poll
teal faiths passed before the casket
of George H. Sullivan to look for the
last time at the veteran statesman
who served continuously for 81 years
in the Minnesota senate. He died
February Is.
Winona-The Oaks Night club at
Minnesota City, seven miles west Of
here, was destroyed by fire with loss
estimated at 100000 One thousand
dollars in cash hidden in an upstairs
bedroom and 25 cases of whisky was
included in the loss.
St. Paul-Minnesota state income
taxpayers wondering about the delay
in getting blanks are advised that
there's no rush in getting their 1884
returns in. The deadline, by law, Is
March Is. But Carl E. Bashe, state
income tax supervisor, explained there
will be liberal extension pending
action by the legislature to increase
rates in the upper brackets. The ex-
tension is likely to go beyond May 1.
St. Pau!-Tnere will be no open
reason for the trapping of muskrats
this spring, it was announced follow
ing meeting of the Minnesota Con-
servation commission. Action to
close the season was taken after COM
missioners heard results of survey
conducted by the division of game
and fish, which revealed critical con-
ditions in most parts of the state rela-
tive to a satisfactory muskrat popu-
lation.
Duluth-Plans for construction of a
$3,C00,000 bridge connecting Du-
luth with Superior were discussed in
st. Paul by delegation from Duluth
meeting with N. w. Elsberg, state
highway commissioner. The group
considered whether the finances for
the proposed project should be sought
from PIVA funds or whether it can be
made joint proposition between the
Minnesota and Wisconsin highway de-
partments.
MinneapoIis-Nine more counties
in Minnesota were added to the desig-
mated drouth area eligible for live
stock feed relief, L. P. Zimmerman,
acting relief administrator announced
in stating there are now IS counties
where such relief can be distributed
The counties added are Kitsson, Nah
nomen, Pennington, Polk, LeSueur.
Rock, Rice, Brown and Dakota. Un-
der present rules the farmers in
these counties can secure relief adj
ministration leans up to SIS month,
if they do not have more than 10
units Of livestock, and the loans can
be repaid with labor.
Zumbrota-Revealed by the thaw-
ing of snowbank in which she ap-
parently met death from freezing On
New Years eve, the body Of Miss IN
ga Strand, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erick Strand. farm residents near
here, was found by posse of so
Zumbrota residents and farmers
searching for the missing girl. Dis
covery of the body gave the frantic