The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-10-03


and safety leaders throughout nor
thern Minnesota wi join in the first
regional fire school, which will be
held October II, as the concluding
feature of the National Fire Proven
ton week observance in the area.
Fairmont-Fairmont voters have
approved by a majority Of II, pur-
chase Of five acres of the school board
for an athletic field. WPA assistance
has been asked to put the land in
shape for football, baseball and track
activities. The total cost would be
81, 900.
Long Prairie-A 17-year-old farm
youth shot and killed his father after
the latter, in an intoxicated condition,
had severely beaten his wife. The
victim was John Frank, As. farmer,
living IA miles north of here. The
son, Roy, was held in the county jail
without charge.
ST. Paul-County farm warehousing
boards recently established in every
surplus grain raising county in the
state, will soon be ready to inspect
supplies of farm stored grain and is
sue certificates which owners may
use as collateral for government and
private loans, E. ]. FaIvey of Univer-
sity farm, said.
Owatonna-A municipal swimming
pool-a dream Of city officials for
vaarc-ui1T ha n roaIi+v 4broY,Cb oon
struction Of second dam on Straight
river. The city council provided a
portion Of materials and sanctioned
the use Of land in Morehouse park
during operations. Labor will be
provided by CCC camp.
ST. Paul-Frank B. Kellogg Of st.
Paul, former secretary Of state and
world renowned author Of the Kel-
logg-Briand pact for the outlawry Of
war, resigned as Judge of the Per
manent Court Of International JUS
tice-the World Court at The Hague
dispatches from the League Of Ma
tons secretariat in Geneva announc-
ed
R4tShG--h1oS OOI4S Lee was Ou6 VI
three persons in the nation to win
trip to California il a Believe It or
Not" contest staged by Robert Rip
ley. Her entry was a story Of an
Alaskan miner who pulled his own
teeth, killed. bear, used the bears
teeth to make himself a set of false
teeth, then ate the bear with its
own molars.
Moose Lake-Work was expected
to get under way here Immediately
on the new s2,700,000 state hospital
for the insane, members Of the COM
mittee active in promoting the Moose
Lake site, announced. The commu-
nifty is looking forward to doubling
Of its population, within the next two
years. DR.. Thomas Moe, president Of
the Moose Lake Commercial Club,
said.
St. Paul-Demonstraticn Of a fu-
turistic, fabricated home, built around
motorized units will be one Of the
outstanding attractions in the Twin
Cities during the autumn months.
A demonstration house, which has
been erected at 1869 Jefferson avenue,
st. Paul, will be open to the public
beginning September g. Volume
production Of factory-built homes will
speed the return Of the building
industry to prosperity, Conrad Hamm,
builder, believes.
Austin-A practical test of one of
the New Deals most ambitious pro-
| jects-suburban homestead housing
got under way in this community
when A families moved into dwell
ings erected by the federal govern
ment and for which their occupants
will pay SIS month for 80 years.
Modern little structures, well built,
well equipped, comfortably arranged
and provided with plenty Of garden
space, are the homes to which Uncle
Sans tenants are moving. They rep
resent part Of the experiment IN
housing which the national admins
tration has studied and nurtured
many months.
MinneapoIis-Plans for co-operat-
ing with the federal government in a
religious education program in Gee
camps throughout the nation were
made by directors Of the Luther
league, international young peoples
organization of the Norwegian Luz
| theran Church of America, at meet
ing here. Under the plan the Luther
league would provide library books
and volunteer instructors, who would
work with chaplains in the camps in
an effort TO create an improved moral
atmosphere.
Observation-Disclosures of the war
on drinking at University of Mime
sofa football games was announced
by Frank G. Mccormick, director Of
athletics. Ticket holders who appear
intoxicated viii be refused admit
lance.
Winona-Approval of plans for es-
| Enlistment Of soil conservation SER
vice tree nursery On Prairie Island
near here, with expenditure of $751;
| 600 for labor the first year. was an
nounced by r H. Davis, director in
| this area The nursery pins calls
for growing about 3a,ee9. eco trees an
nEally here.