The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-06-25
MINNESOTA NEWS

ing was laid.
city held countrywide pet show at
the fair grounds.
Detroit Lakes-The state encamp-
ment of Veterans of Foreign Wars
will be held here June % to July 1.
Bemidji-County livestock men will
attend a meeting here June 26 to con-
slider organization of countrywide
shipping association.
lie Center-The LIE Sueur County
Old Settlers Association held its an
nual picnic and Homecoming at the
fair grounds park here.
Vernon Center-The last of the
1885 corn-hog checks have been dis
tributed to farmers in several Blue
Earth county townships.
HanIey FaIIs-Many former resi-
dents of Hanley Falls attended the
Homecoming celebration. A program
Of events was arranged for two days
Ormsby-Toddling away from her
mother in the yard of their farm
home, Lavonne Fay, 17-months-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Seu-
Der, drowned in a water tank.
st. PauI-More than $4,000 was
paid by fur dealers for nearly 500
confscated animal pelts offered for
sale by the division of game and fish
of the state conservation department.
Pipestone-Launching a drive to
rid Pipestone county of noxious weeds,
township weed inspectors and repre-
sentatives of the state weed and seed
inspection department held a rally
here.
Bemidii-The first presentation of
the 1886 edition of the Minnesota
historical pageant at Itasca state park
June % will be designated as Bagley
day, and the band from that village
will play a concert.
Brainerd-More than 1000 reserva-
tons have been made so far for ac-
commodations at the annual state
American Legion convention at Brain
erd, August Is to 10, it was reported
by the committee in charge.
MinneapoIis-A winter wheat crop
! of 2,652,000 bushels, slightly lower
than last year, was estimated Mon
day by Paul H. Kirk, federal agricul-
tural statistician, in his report of
Minnesota crop conditions as of June
1.
st. Paui-Six hundred delegates
representing more than 10000 Luz
therans in Minnesota attended the
thirty-seventh annual convention of
the Minnesota district of the Luther
an synod of Missouri, Ohio and other
states.
apolis-Before an audience of
more than $4,000, 1000 University of
Minnesota seniors brought their I'M
dergraduate days to a close in the
university's sixty-fourth annual COM
mencement exercises in Memorial
stadium.
Chaska-Three half-breed Indians
admitted here they mulcted Carl Bue-
tow, IS, farmer residing three miles
southeast of Chaska, of $1,100 for ad-
ministering spiritual treatment to
"cure" an invalid son. The three were
arrested in Iowa.
Montgomery-Miss. Lorraine He'll
of Montgomery was named state
champion in the meat essay contest
sponsored by the National Live Stock
and Meat board Miss Muriel Olson
Of Milan was named state champion
in the meat poster contest.
Faribauit-A special election may
be necessary in Houston county, be-
cause the names of Everett Malluege
of Faribault and Richard w. Norm,
Albert Lea, candidates for the Demo
cratic nomination for representative
in congress from the First district,
inadvertently were omitted from the
| ballot.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to place all
police throughout the state under civ.
! il service, complete the state police
| broadcasting system and place it un-
| der supervision of the state bureau
| of criminal apprehension were dis
cused at the fourteenth annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Police and
Peace Officers held at Hotel Radisson.
oivia-Mrs. A A. Passer of Olivia
was awarded the $50 first prize in
The Minneapolis Journals Hospitality
letter-writing contest. Selection of
her letter was made by the judges
only after they had gone through
hundreds submitted by residents of
Minneapolis and of other cities,
towns and villages throughout the
| state.
Minneapois-Relief Superintendent
o. A. Pearson said he will remove all
Minneapolis veterans who received
bonuses from the relief rolls immedi-
ately pending definite decision by
the board of public welfare. The or
der affects some 900 Minneapolis vet
Grams, now on relief rolls. Superin-
| tendent Pearson said he was acting
on former decision by the city at
torney's office, which ruled that no
person with any source of income is
eligible for relief.
Minneapolis-A hunt has started for
the safest automobile driver in Min
nesota and, when found, he will COM
pete in national contest to pick the
safest driver in the United States
frank Berry director of safety of the
Minneapolis Automobile club, said
driver to qualify for the contest must
| have driven passenger automobile
| FOR at least 10 wears driven at least