The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-08-13
MINNESOTA NEWS

with pneumonia while vacationing at
Lutzen.
Mankato-The $4,000 tons of sugar
beets annually harvested in the vicin-
ity Of Mankato can stand another
week of dry weather before the 1886
crop will be seriously affected.
Waconia-Ten thousand people at
tended the joint picnic of Scott and
Carver county units of the National
Union for Social Justice at Waconia
with full program of entertainment.
Isle-Lunching as he picked berries,
Ivan Jindra snapped large raspberry
into his mouth-without noticing the
hornet perched upon it. For Is hours
Jindra, with a swollen tongue, neither
talked nor ate.
Atwater-Thousands Of persons
gathered in this community for the
watermelon festival. A carload OF
watermelon was served free as con-
tinuous program of entertainment
drew the attention of the throng.
ST. PauI-State conservation depart
ment officials reported that young
ducks and pheasants are dying be-
cause of lack of rain as a special
study was begun to determine what
protective measures should be sought.
DuIuth-Minnesota fishermen were
given 100000 more possible catches
when that number of lake trout were
planted in northern lakes. The trout
were raised at the st. Paul and Lanes
boro hatcheries. Planting of stream
trout has been postponed until waters
become cooler.
Observation-Disclosures is confronted
with an acute drouth situation en-
dangering the safety Of northwestern
communities in the depleted water
supply for domestic use and fire fight
ing, members of the state executive
council emphasized as relief measures
were considered.
Observation-Disclosures are dying by
the thousands along Minnesota dried
up bitches and ponds, state conserva-
ton department officials say. Drouth
conditions are giving increasing i'm
petus to a statewide movement for a
closed duck season this fall. Pleas
ants, too, are seriously affected.
Badoura-Ready to repair the raw
ages of forest fire now raging in some
parts of Minnesota, more than 1,000,.
600 pine and spruce seedlings are at
Badoura nursery waiting for all plant.
ing, Grover M. Comet, director of the
state division Of forestry, announced.
Norway pine, white pine, jack pine
and white spruce are included among
the seedlings.
international FaIls-American fire
fighters were sent across the inter
national boundary to help Canadians
lay q protective barrier in the path
of flames sweeping south to the Su
perior National forest on Minnesota
soil. Two hundred men were ordered
across the border by R. U. Harmon
forest supervisor, to bolster a. force Of
lbs Canadians.
Notwithstanding of the gov
ernment's seed buying program
through an RFC loan of $4,000, 00(
for purchase of 100000 bushels Of
seed grains to be distributed among
northwest farmers, will be completed
within week. Buying will start i'm
mediately after, F. R. Wilcox Of Wash
ington, head Of the Federal Surplus
Commodities corporation, said here.
Maynard-The first reunion of q
family of eight persons to be attended
by all members in SO years was con
Quoted here. Those attending, were
more than so years old. They were
Mrs. A. L. Parker of Almeda, Texas
Mrs. W. S. Taylor, Montevideo, MINI.
Mrs D. NJ Ashmore, Maynard; Mrs
L. E. Fern, Waterloo, Iowa. Mrs. G
R. Schriver, McGregor, Iowa; vii
liam Russell Maynard, and Mrs. c
A. Vittum of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
EIy-Timber with a conservative
cash value of S17,000,000 and a re
creational paradise beyond price were
endangered by fires near Superior Ma
tional forest. The 100000 acres EN-
brace one of the last American wilder
| nesses. The area is located in north
eastern Minnesota across parts Of st
| Louis, Cook and Lake counties. It il
one of the biggest remaining tracts o
virgin timber in America. Wild moose
! still tample its paths. Its streams
portages and lakes form the finest ca
noeing territory in America.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the uppe
Mississippi river Wild life and fish re
fuge to include an additional 5000
acres of land was made in transfel
| of management of the area from thu
war department to the United States
biological survey by executive orde
of President Roosevelt. Superintend
ent Ray C. Steele of the refuge wa
notified that the land lying in tn
pools of the Alma, Wis, and Whit
man, Mimi, nine-foot channel dam
will hereafter be included in the mi
gratory waterfowl fiyway refuge whicl
extends for 900 miles from Wabashi
to Rock Island, Ill. The area, includ
ing famous Lost island, when adde,
to the holdings of the refuge will com
prise an expanse of water with acre
age larger than Lake Pepin.
ST. PauI-Heavy gains in state in
come tax collections plus a large
legislative appropriation Increase
state and federal aid to Minnesot
schools from s11,274,614 for the yea
ending June 80, 1885, to s14,261 OF
for the year ending last June 80. Thi
was disclosed in the annual financia
statement of the state department @
education for it's fiscal year endin
June 80. The legislative appropria
ton was $4,000 greater than in tn
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