The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-03
MINNESOTA NEWS

OF. PAULA 0U-udJ hAouIulHS p6TlOu |
was proclaimed in commemoration of |
Governor Floyd B. Olson as $50 thou
sand joined the procession as his
body was borne to the cemetery.
FuIda-Work of oiling the city
streets was finished with between
three and four miles treated The
village council also contracted for a
new well to bolster the community
water supply.
FaribauIt-Ralph Schneider, Is years
old, who lives here, was one of the
four boys awarded $4,000 university
scholarship in Cleveland at the sixth
award dinner of the Fisher Body
Craftsman's guild.
st. Paul.. S. Senator Elmer A.
Benson, Farmer-Labor nominee for
governor, stated fatty he will not
permit the state central committee to
shift him to the senatorship race, to
fill the vacancy left by the death of
Gov. Floyd B. Olson.
Eveleth-PIans for pushing State
Senator George Lommen of Eveleth
for the senatorial candidacy in the
Farmer-Labor party were laid at a
meeting of Farmer-Labor executive
communities for the sixtieth and six
ty-first legislative districts.
Albert Lea-Over 40 cars were en-
tered in the fourth annual pushmobile
classic staged here under the auspices
of the YMCA. Prizes were awarded
to the winners in the senior and
junior divisions and for the best con-
struction and appearance.
Hibbine-The forestry department
drive against fires in northeastern
Minnesota's danger area, brought
SO fine to Anton Yoch, 81, in munich
pal court here Yoch was charged
with having started brush fire with
out permission from the forestry de-
partment.
ST. Peter-A black widow spider,
first of the venomous insects noted in
this locality, was discovered on the
Albert Jensen farm during threshing
operations. Donald Hahn, a member
of the crew, seized the insect with
pair of pliers from tall grass near the
grain separator.
| MISUNDERSTANDING meters, col
lecting scent fees from motorists
| parking on loop streets, will be in op-
Grafton in Minneapolis by November
! Is, il on unforeseen obstacles inter-
fere with plans of the city council
traffic committee, Alderman A. B.
Fruen, chairman, forecast.
Camp FipIey-Soldiers and officers
of the Third Infantry made nine-day
march from Fort Smelling to Camp
Ripley. The regiment will remain
three weeks for maneuvers. In the
journey north, there was one night
march, a forced march of 20 miles
and two days of leap-frogging by
trucks and hiking.
1 apolis-Minnesota received
grants totaIing s1,960,S75 from the
federal social security board for as
sistance to the needy in the six
months period ending Aug. Is, ac-
" rICu WILMA I'LL CSIO1 VI
region, eight for the security board.
The grants were spent principally for
old age pensions.
ST. PauI-Governor Floyd B. Olson
was the third of Minnesota's line of
governors to die in office. Governor
John A. Johnson of ST. Peter took
office January 4, 1905. He died Sep
TENDER 81, 1909, during his second
term in office. Governor Winfield S.
Hammond of st. James took office
January 5, 1915. He died suddenly on
December 81 of the same year, while
on a tour of the south.
Minnea poIis-Minnesota' highway
patrol in the first six months of 1886
was instrumental IN collecting s129,-
372 in motor vehicle license correc-
tionc, Chief Officer John P. Arnoldy
reported. Of the sum, 1897 was for
cars bearing only one plate, s79,S19
for cars operating without plates
S1S,170 for vehicles having plates Of
the wrong class, and $50, 474 for cars
operating without Minnesota plates.
ST. PauI-FinaI details of the gov
ernment's 100000 seed buying pro-
gram for relief of farmers in the
drouth stricken areas of the north.
; west and other sections we're arrang-
ed by F. R. Wilcox, president Of the
Federal Surplus Commodities corpor
alton. The seed will be purchased for
, the government by the Farmers Ma
tional Grain corporation. Mr.. Wilcox
indicated that actual buying will get
under way shortly
ST. PauI-Allotments of additional
} funds to pay expenses of northern
{ Minnesota fire fighting will be con
, sidereda by the state executive coun
!. ell. Grover Comet, director of the
( state forestry division reported tt
= council members that the 100000 re
: Gently allotted has been exhausted
D and, in addition, substantial commit
ments have been made for purchase
Of emergency equipment, and add
; tional labor and equipment expense.
Henderson-Speed down the home
: stretch made L. H Dehmer of st
Paul, sauerkraut king at the annua
sauerkraut festival as crowd of 25,
!, 600 jammed the town and cleaned VI
$50 gallons Of the Henderson special
ty. Keeping pace with the 10 othe
contestants through the first heat
which he finished in two minutes, 1
l. seconds, Dehmer opened up on tn
a second two-pound helping and COB
4 bled 1t up in a two-fsted attack in
= seconds. Runners-up were Elme
e Schatz of Green Isle and Leonard MAJ
/; tin of st. Paul.
Tombstone Thief Given Six Months