The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-07
MINNESOTA NEWS

Duluth-Ine nrSL Shipment Dy boat
to leave this part were two freighters
loaded with merchandise.
Windom-Fire destroyed the ma
chine shed on the William Soleta farm
northeast of here, burning a car and
farm machinery.
ST. Paula compilation of figures
by Boyd's City Dispatch shows there
are 2SS Millionaires in the state at
the present time.
Camp RipIey-Nearly 5000 National
Guard and regular army soldiers will
take the field here this summer for
annual field maneuvers.
MinnespoIis-An underground mar
ket where relief orders were battered
on a wholesale scale, was disclosed in
an investigation of relief conditions
here.
neapoIis-Minnesota has the
finest national guard air squadron in
the entire seventh corps area, accord
ing to Colonel Y. A. Pitts, U. S. Army
Air official.
Two Harbors-Emil Westholm, rep
resenting the Waldo and Stuart COM
munities, was elected president of the
Lake county soil conservation COM
mittee here.
Minneapolis - Minnesota women,
members of the American War Moth
ers, will again band together for sale
of carnations on the two days pre-
ceeding Mothers Day, May 10.
Albert Lea-Albert X. Crotch, So
year-old farmer near here was burned
to death and two other members Of
his family of eight were severely in
iured when fire destroyed their home.
MinneapoIis-Sixt business and pro-
fessional men and women, represen-
tatives of various civic, social and
religious organizations, voted unani-
mously to found a community theater
here.
apolis-According to the Ca
gill crop bulletin, blowing and seeding
conditions in Minnesota and the
northwest are about the best they
have ever been, giving crops an excep-
tionally favorable start.
apoIis-Minnesota vacation
tourist business will be the best in a
number of years with an increase of
100 to 200 per cent over last year. &C
cording to reports reaching the Min
neapolis Civic & Commerce associa-
ton.
DuIuth-Two convicts who allegedly
held up Alec Alternately, Duluth en-
graver, and forced him to make plates
for counterfeit SO bills will be brought
from prisons in Washington and Wis
consin to face trial at the Duluth term
of court.
eapoIis-Unanimous in their
conviction that the Minneapolis and
st. Louis railroad must not be scrap
ped, business men and officials Of the
state, and Iowa, are redoubling their
efforts to save the line from dismem-
berment.
puIuth-Plans Of the Minnesota
Conservation commission to charge a
25 cent parking fee per automobile for
picnickers in each Of the % state
parks has aroused opposition from re-
sort owners in the northern part of
the state.
Northf1eId-The first junior traffic
court in Minnesota has been estab-
lished here. Sponsored by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, the court is
supervised by city officials. Judges
and jurors are high school students.
Nine bicyclists were the first offend
ers hailed into this court.
st. PauI-Governor Floyd B. Olson
opened wide the door for coalition of
Farmer-Laborites and Democrats In
the forthcoming political campaign
coalition in which the Farmer-Lab-
orites would support President Roose-
welt in exchange for support of their
slate of state candidates by the Demo
cratic faction headed by Joseph Wolf.
Brainerd-Mr. and Mrs. Benny Bea-
yer Of Jay Cooke state park will leave
soon to make their new home in Chi
cago-at least for the week of the ma
tional motorboat and sports show.
The beavers, together with a beaver
dam, a section of Minnesota forest,
two fawn and several ducks and
pheasants will comprise the Mime
sofa recreational display there.
MinneapoIis-With sales of farm
machinery in the northwest shooting
far ahead Of advances recorded last
year, some of the large distributing
companies have recorded gains of
more than 100 per cent in the first
four months of 1896 over a similar
period last year. Trainloads have
been arriving in Minneapolis all
spring. The shipments include new
type harvesters which cut and thresh
grain in one operation, tractors, Gull
tivators, plows and all types of farm
implements. Many Of the sales being
made are for cash-proof, dealers
said, that country bankers again are
lending money for purchases of farm
equipment.
st. cloud-The city's trolley cars
have made their last run over the
rails, after A years of service. Twen-
ty-one passenger buses replaced the
trolleys and will provide service be-
tween st. Cloud, Sank Rapids and
Waite Park. Fare is five cents.
st. Paul-Minnesotans have bought
s16,167,00o worth of Baby Bonds from
the government during the year the
treasury department has been selling
them. This is maturity value, it was
explained, actual cash paid for them
being considerably less, but not de-
tailed.
Minneapolis-with moisture condi-
tons the finest in years, spring plow-