The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-30
MINNESOTA NEWS


concrete runways at Wold-Chamber.
lain field at an estimated cost of $780,
600 is under way.
Renville-Work on the new sewer
project has started with a mechani-
cal digger and large crew of men
engaged on the job.
Thief River FaIIs-Victor Christgau,
state WPA administrator, dedicated a
new ice skating rink. The concrete
floor is half complete.
GraceviIIe-A 16-pound baby boy
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Smitz, the largest baby ever born
alive in Minnesota. 1t is their six
teenth child.
Observation-Disclosures weather obser-
yer often blamed along with other
weathermen, for quirk of heat or cold,
was confined to his bed with illness
brought on by the heat.
MISUNDERSTANDING are so tame
on Ten Mile lake, near here, that
they light on boats, eat minnows out
of the hands of fishermen and even
perch themselves on the heads of ang-
lers.
Pipestone - An overworked ice
cream refrigerator caught fire here
as 100-degree temperatures prevailed.
Firemen called to the Sjorstsrom cafe
found dense clouds of smoke issuing
from tho rafrioarator
Aitkin-Fire which destroyed the
Illinois Cooperage Manufacturing
company's mill and dry kiln here
caused damage estimated at 100000.
The office and other buildings were
saved by the fire department.
Tofte-Twentyfour CCC youths
were thrown into the middle of Saw
bill lake as their barge propelled by
an cupboard motor, overturned as they
were returning from shift of forest
fire fighting. None were drowned.
Observation-Disclosures is represent
ed on the United States Olympic team
in Germany, by Ann Govednik, star
breast stroke swimmer from CHS
holm. She finished second in the
final trials in the 200 meter event.
chaska-It was Sugar day and the
whole town turned out for two days
of festivity and contests. Hundreds
were there from as far away as the
Atlantic and Pacific seaboards to join
in homecoming and eighty-f1fth ami
versary celebrations.
Cannon Fals-Clifford w. Gress,
banker, and for many years the sum-
mer Santa Claus" at Cannon Falls
died in California. The 73-year-old
president of the First National Bank
Of Cannon Falls, died in Pasadena,
where he and his wife had resided
two years.
poIis-Patty Berg's driving
along the golf fairways is just about
perfect, but Ray w. Meeker, justice
of the peace, fined her $40 for speed
ing more than IS miles an hour when
he decided her driving along Mime
sofa highways was not of the same
high class.
St. PauI-The Minnesota highway
department has completed more than
$5,000,OC0 worth of road construction
since the beginning of the season and
additional projects totaling $780,
900 are now under way, according to
report issued by N. w. Elsberg,
state highway commissioner.
MinneapoIis-Min will receive
$3S,494 from federal funds for voca-
tional rehabilitation of physically
handicapped persons during the year
ending June 80, 1887. The grant is
made on provision the state matches
it with an equal amount. The pro-
gram is directed by the state depart
ment of education.
Loretto-Walter Schoening, who OPP
crates a farm near here, finished har-
vesting a 12-acre field of oats which
yielded approximately 80 bushels to
the acre. Mr.. Schoening used the
Early Gopher variety, which he
claims is the best suited for central
Minnesota. A scientific farmer, Mr..
Schoening practices crop rotation.
st. PauI-The federal government
collected more taxes from Minnesota
citizens in the fiscal year ending
June 80 than for the corresponding
period IL months before. Figures
made public at Washington by Guy
T. Helvering, commissioner Of internal
revenue, disclosed Minnesota internal
revenue payments of $37,S42,7S7 for
the last fiscal year as against $780,
767, 40 for 1885.
EIy-Airplanes carried additional
equipment and men to fight forest
fire sweeping over 10000 acres of ma
tional woodland near here. The blaze,
started by lightning, broke away from
a crew of 800 men and raced uncon-
trolled through the tinder-like fallen
jack pine toward Brule lake. Three
hundred more men were flown to the
fire scene, while pumps and hose were
shipped from regional headquarters
here. The planes landed on Chero-
.kee lake.
Rochester-Governor Floyd B. Oh
son underwent a second operation at
Mayo Clinic here and physicians pro-
nounced it a success. The governor
has been under the observation of
physicians since last fall. A tube
was inserted into his intestine to per-
NIT feeding direct, so the stomach
could have a complete rest for few
days. The operation was considered
a minor surgical procedure. The
tube is only temporary, doctors ex-
planned, and will be removed when
the Governors stomach returns to
normal condition.