The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-18
MINNESOTA news

CIultluS OulC6 Will eliiot 10 Hueu III
the u. S. navy during June, L. w.
Mills, lieutenant in charge of the To-
cal office. announced.
st. Paul-Home grown strawberries
are appearing on the market in Min
nesota, with their numbers and quail
fly scheduled to be higher than at
any time since 1881.
virgnia-Virginia entertained 5000
delegates from IOOF lodges from
three states and Canada when the
Odd Fellows held their Saith annual
state convention here.
Fairmont-Eleven gypsies jailed
here went on their way after repaying
officers $40 stolen from a resident of
Dalton, Otter Tail county, and SO
for telephone calls and other ex-
penses.
DuIuth-More than 100 employees
will be added to crews of men work
ing on blister rust control in Mime
sofa during June, L. B. Ritter, in
charge of blister rust control, said
During May, crews were increased
from 131 to $40.
Fairmont-A small but dangerous
tornado struck in southwestern Mar
tin county near here and carried
away most of the barn on the R. A.
Corbin farm but left the stanchions,
so the Corbins went ON with milking
operations after the tornado passed.
st. Paul-More than 1000 boys and
girls from Minnesota farms plunged
into week of judging, sports, classes
and contests at University farm at
the twenty-sixth All club week
Glasses in dairy cattle raising, poul-
try management, home economics.
crops and allied subjects were held.
st. PauI-The Minnesota govern
ment's income from liquor taxes, IL
censes and other sources increased
$233,1S4 in the first five months Of
1886 over last year to June 1, while
the revenue for May was a gain of
$73,641 over year ago, David Arun-
del, state liquor control commission
err, reported :. -.
Mnneapolis-Dean Holm of Mime
apolis announced his resignation as
executive secretary of the Minnesota
planning board, to become associate
consultant for the board under the
direction of the National Resources
committee. Professor Roland S. Dale
of the University of Minnesota is
consultant. Phil Sundby of Mime
apolis has been appointed Holm's sue
cessor.
ArIington-Plans are going forward
in this city for a noodle festival July
Is and 10. Patterned after the Mont
gomery, Mimi, ''Kolacky DAFT" and the
Henderson Sauerkraut festival, the
event is calculated to attract thou
sands of visitors. Sponsors are the
Bushes Mems club, the Boosters club
and the American Legion. Congress
man Zioncheck has been invited to
attend.
StilIwater-The state board of con-
troll may recommend to the 1897 state
legislature a measure for building of
a hospital for insane convicts with
in the bounds of the state peniten-
tiary at Saltwater, it appears now.
The board considered such a move as
result Of the escape of 16 inmates
for the state hospital for insane at
st. Peter. All but four men have been
recaptured.
MinneapoIis-A rise in the cost of
potatoes that already has doubled
the price in the last month in Mime
apolis is likely to continue until po-
tatoes from the 1886 crop in southern
states begin to come on the market.
The shortage raised the price of
Minnesota potatoes from last years
harvest, which to month ago were
selling at 81 to $125 bushel whole
sale, to 50 to $3.50.
Minnea pols-Minnesota jumped on
to the Landon bandwagon with both
feet at Cleveland. At special meet
ing of the delegation, the group unani-
mously passed motion of Norris Ow-
en-, Winona, Knox delegate, in
structing the chairman of the delega-
ton to cast the % votes of Mime
sofas delegates for Governor Landon.
Landon's nomination was cinched on
the first ballot by vote of 984 to
10.
ed the 10000 mark in it's gain in car
1oadings over last year. For the first
five months and 10 days of 1885 the
net gain in carloadings was 10,096
cars. The week of June 1 showed an
increase of 1896 per cent. The year
to date has shown a gain in freight
earnings of $62O,414 over the cores
ponding period last year, with the
general increase in business 20.42 per
cent.
Minneapolis good crop of pleas
ants will be available for Minnesota
sportsmen this year in the opinion of
Frank Blair, superintendent of game
propagation of the state conservation
department. According to Mr.. Blair,
Matching conditions in the southern
part Of the state have been nearly per-
feet and the pheasants should be
numerous this fall. A total Of more
than 5000 pheasant eggs are now in
incubation at the Madelia game farm,
| Mr. Blair said.
Observation-Disclosures towns and vii
lagos in counties operating under the
township relief system were held re.
| sponsble for their entire relief expen-
ditures by District Judge Albert H.
Emerson of Marshall in a decision.
Judge Emerson held void and uncon-
stitutional provision in the township
relief act which charges the county
with rs per cent of the relief load OF
each third and fourth class municipal