The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-11-19
MINNESOTA NEWS

day No. IA near Waseca.
Elbow Lake-Harold Barker, recent
ly named speaker of the Minnesota
House of Representatives. is publish
er of the Grand County Herald here.
St. Paul-The properly barbered
gentleman of 1897 will wear his hair
long, relatively speaking, Mime
sofa Master BARRIERS said at the open
ing of their annual convention in the
Hotel Lowry.
Minneapolis-Retail trade at depart
men stores in Minneapolis and other
northwest cities increased II per cent
last month over October, 1885, while
the gain for the first 10 months of
1886 was 10 per cent.
neapoIis-Discussion of forest
fire problems and methods of improv-
ing fire protection were the principal
topics at the meeting of the United
States Indian Service superintendent
and foresters of the lake states re-
gion.
Comfrey-Authoritie are seeking
the person who fired the 80 caliber bull
let which seriously wounded Alex Mel
son, 40 years old, marshal here, as he
was walking through the city park.
Nelson was taken to a hospital In
Springfield.
DuIuth-Funeral services for Mrs.
A. B. Kaplin, 80 years old, fatally in
jured in an automobile accident near
Hinckley, were conducted. Rabbi Har-
vey Vessel of Duluth officiated. Her
husband was the former state COM
mander of the American Legion.
EIy-Razing work in the demolition
Of the Ely community center, a public
land mark here for almost half GEN.
fury, has begun under WPA pro-
ject to make way for the new commu-
nifty building to be constructed on
the site under a government WPA
grant
coIIegeviIIe-Robert M. Dewitt,
graduate of st. Johns University here
in 1885 and now studying for his
masters degree at the University of
North Dakota, has been recommended
as a candidate for Rhodes scholar
ship. He will appear before the Min
nesota Rhodes scholarship committee.
ST. PauI-Probably the most eXpen-
sive initiation paddle extant is owned
by Robert Raustadt, pledge of the
Phil Delta fraternity at Hamline Uni
versity. 1t cost Is cents and one right
forefinger In the process of cutting
wood for the paddle on circular pow
er saw, Otto LANCE, cut the forefnger
off his right hand.
RobbinsdaIe-A mass immunization
of school children was Robbinsdale's
answer to the danger of diphtheria
epidemic. Parents, teachers and pu-
pills co-operated in the program which
made it possible for six local doc
tors, headed by DR.. Edward A. Colp,
Robbinsdale health officer, to immu-
nize the children in a few days.
Hutchinson-Plans have been COM
pleted by the Gopher campfire club to
purchase the cock of A wild geese Of
all varieties and the five deer at the
Anderson Wild Life refuge and keep
them intact on new reserve on the
north bank of the Crow river in this
city. The collection of geese is the
most complete of its kind in the Uni
ted States, officials declared.
nneapoIis-Minnesota football
schedule for 1887 is complete. The
addition of the opening game, Septem-
Der 25, with North Dakota State
rounds out the program. The Bison
clash was announced by Frank Nc
| Cormick, Gopher athletic director. The
schedule also includes games with
Nebraska, Indiana, Michigan, Notre
Dame, Iowa, Wisconsin, and North
western.
So. st. PauI-At the conclusion of
the best Minnesota Junior Livestock
show in history here, prize exhibits
brought record prices. Leona Padel-
ford, All club girl of Austin, raised
the grand champion beef, for which
Swift & Co. paid a record price of
| S1.45 pound, total of s1,47175.
Robert Mccartney of Litchfeld, sold
his pen of prize-winning turkeys for 81
a pound. Sales of all animals exhibit
ed amounted to s55,0OO for the All
club members who competed.
ST. PauI-The peaceful life of Min
nesota deer was disrupted when an
army of hunters invaded their haunts
for the opening of the annual deer
season, which will continue to No
vember 25 in sixteen counties and
parts of four others. Counties fully
open are Cook, Lake, st. Louis, Carl
ton, Pine, Kanabec, Koochiching, Itas-
ca, Aitkin, Grow Wing, Glass;. Hub
bard, Clearwater, Beltrami, Lake of
the Woods and Roseau. The season
also will be open in that part Of Kilt
son and Marshall counties east of the
old Pembina trail, running from the
north boundary of Kittson county to
the south boundary of Marshall coun-
ty; all of that part of Becker county
east of the 500 railroad line and all
of Mile Laos county north of the
Great Northern railroad tracks run
ming through Milaca, Foreston and
Beck
Princeton - Gridiron warfare in
Minnesota high school football circles
drew to close with several elevens
still retaining records showing no de-
feats or ties. Princeton led list of
indicated united elevens which in
cluded Deer River, Warroad, Cloquet,
Moorhead, Minneapolis Miller Voca-
tional, Pennington, West Concord,
and st. Augustine. Austin. In addi-
ton to completing tough schedules