The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-24
MINNESOTA NEWS

WUTh Is dlUlOSt COUlpleL6Q.
st. Paul-Clearwate county was
added to the list of emergency drouth
counties in Minnesota by the depart
ment of agriculture drouth committee.
Minneapolis-A model by John K.
Daniels. noted Minneapolis sculptor,
was chosen as the basis for the Left
Erikson monument to be erected on
the Capitol grounds at st. Paul.
Shakopee-More than 1000 persons
were on the church and school yards
at the harvest festival and homecom-
ing held in celebration of the seventy
first anniversary of st. Mary's Cath
Ollie church of Shakopee.
Springfield - Plans for Springfeld's
annual Sauerkraut day celebration
September % was the largest in his
tory. The program featured a free
sauerkraut dinner, platform acts, poll
teal speeches and a parade.
Buffalo Lake-Funeral services were
conducted for Mrs Louise Brum-
mond, mother of II children. She was
a pioneer member of the Grafton town.
ship church near here, and services
for the first three years were held at
her home.
Minneapolis new radio broad
casting station for the Minneapolis
area will go into operation Oct. 1,
Robert Schulz, general manager of the
station, announced Known as WMIN,
the station will broadcast on an un-
limited schedule.
MonticelIo-The Methodist Episco-
pal church in Monticello celebrated
its eightieth birthday with a three
day fete. The event is noteworthy
because the Congregational church,
which was 80 years old in July, has
now united with the Methodist
church.
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through the Superior National forest,
under the guidance of federal forestry
service men, to view the extent of
the ravages of recent forest fires in
the district, were outlined at lunch
con meeting of the conservation COM
mittee Of the Minneapolis Junior AS
SOciatjOn of Commprcn
Montgomery-Boosting Kolacky day,
scheduled at Montgomery September
q, four girls CARRIED in Bohemian at
tire called on Governor Hjalmar Pc
tersen and presented him with box
of the Bohemian delicacy. The girls
were accompanied by DR.. F. J.. Pexa,
Montgomery, who is playing an impor-
tant part in sponsoring the celebra-
ton.
Madison-Hope was held for re-
sumption of operations on the 81
100000 Lac qui Parle water conserva-
ton project where 400 WPA work
men, who remained away from their
jobs despite an ultimatum that they
must return to work to prevent sus-
pension of the job They were re-
ported taking an informal vote on the
matter.
st. CIoud-The National Youth adj
ministration allotted $473,481 to give
part-time employment to 1000 more
Minnesota students than received as
sistance last year. The increase was
made to give additional aid to FAM
flies in the As counties designated as
drouth areas, said George A. Selke,
state director. The quarterly allot-
ment is $51,196 for about 1890 stu
dents.
Duluth - Eleven-year-old Donald
Ray Swanson is dead by hanging
here, the result of a childish prank
by which police said he apparently
hoped to scare members of his fam
lily. The boys body was found short
ly before the supper hour in the base
ment Of his home by his mother. He
had stepped from a chair, the moose
fashioned from a clothesline about
his neck.
Observation-Disclosures two U. S.
senators, Henrik Shipstead and Elmer
A. Benson and Gov. Hjalmar Peter
sen were among the active palllbear-
ers at the funeral Of Magnus Johnson,
former U. S. senator. Former Con-
gresham Henry Arens, Jordan, Emil
Regnier, Marshall, and Aaron Litman,
st. Paul, were the others. Services
were held at the Johnson farm home
near Kimball and at the Litchfield
community auditorium. Burial was
at Dassel.
MinneapoIis-Only one sophomore
appears likely to break into Minneso-
ta's starting lineup when the Gophers
open against Washington at Seattle
on September rs. He is Francis Tive.
dell of Austin, guard. Practice ses-
sions have indicated that Coach Ber-
ME Bierman will send the following
eleven onto the field for the kickoff:
Reed and King, ends; Widseth and
Midler, tackles; Twedell and Weld,
guards; Swendsen, center; Wilkin-
son, quarter; Alfonso and Uram,
halves; Rork, full.
MinneapoIis-The romantic history
of the Swedish and Norwegian peoples
in pioneering the plains Of the mid
west will be recounted soon in the
pages of national magazine. William
Seabrook, traveller and popular au-
thor, came to Minneapolis to delve
into Scandinavian history and view
current Scandinavian accomplish.
ments for the first Of a series of hui
man-interest articles about the people
of various countries who. while hand