The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-02
MINNESOTA NEWS


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ST. PauI-The Twin Cities sewage
disposal plant will become operative
September 1, 1897, C. c. Wilbur, chief
engineer of the Minneapolis-St. Paul
Sanitary district said.
Rosewood-A small coffin, contain
ing the skeleton of child buried so
years ago, was unearthed in Fork
township road near here when road
grader struck the pine box.
nneapoIis-Summer session en-
rollment increased 11.3 per cent over
1885. The enrolment in this years
opening session of the University is
5000 as against 3,511 in 1885.
cIoquet-Outbreak Of several small
forest fires in the northwest angle re-
suited in the indefinite postponement
of the state forest rangers fire school
which was to have opened here
Rochester-More than $50 commit
tee members gathered at the Chamber
of Commerce to speed plans for the
fifth quinquennial reunion of the Ro-
chester OIL Boys and Girls associa-
tion Aug. 16 II and Is.
Brainerd-This years Paul Bunyan
exposition was even more successful
than the first one held last year. Over
100000 visitors jammed this commu.
nifty for the event Four big parades
daily featured the four-day event.
Pipestone-Charles T. Howard, 80,
former district judge of the thirteenth
district and for several terms speaker
of the house in the South Dakota
state legislature, died at his home
here after being ill several months.
Two Harbors-The REA has con.
tracted to loan 100000 to the Cooper
alive Light and Power association of
Lake county, to build 60 miles of
rural electric line, This line will
bring electric service to 263 custom
ers.
nneapolis-Mapping a campaign
to assure adoption of proposed
Amendment No. Il to the state con-
stitution which would lift the state
tax levy from real estate, 200 farm
leaders from all parts of Minnesota
were in session here.
MinneapoIis-Wage ratings for ell
classes of labor on works progress
administration projects will be raised
to prevailing levels in the commune
ties where the projects are being
carried on, under the new WPA pro.
gram which will begin July 1.
Dawson-His car didn't have either
brakes or steering wheel, so Martin
L. Anthony, %, Dawson, was arrest
ed after driving the broken-down ma
chine from Dawson to st. Paul, dis.
lance of 165 miles. Anthony was fin.
ed SO in st. Paul traffic court.
Fort SnelIing-The bill for estab.
lishment of national cemetery at
Fort Smelling was pushed through
Congress before it adjourned, and was
sent to President Roosevelt. Under
the bill, the government will provide
burial lots for former servicemen.
Ivanhoe-Patronage dividend checks
of 2 cents bushel on the grain they
have delivered to the elevator of the
Farmers Independent Elevator COM
pany of Ivanhoe during the last year
were received by patrons of the ele-
vator company. Nearly $4,000 was
distributed.
international FaIIs-Fishermen are
happy in this vicinity over what they
did not get on their line-a 1S0-pound
lake sturkeon. 1t was taken in net.
The monster sturgeon was caught at
Kettle Nails on Rainy Lake by Jack
Peterson, and measured six feet eight
inches in length.
Thief River FalIs-The Minnesota
Farmers Unoin passed out of eXis-
tence through action of a special
state convention. The name of the
organization was changed to Cooper
ative Activities" complying with a
court order. Delegates voted to ANAL
gamate with the Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union of America,
Minnesota division.
DuIuth-Nature is working valiantly
to restore forests of Minnesota, and
there is indication of improvement,
DR.. Raphael Zon, director Of the
states forest experiment station, said.
A survey just completed shows the
volume of white and Norway pine in
Minnesota and Michigan is consider
ably higher than in 1888, and an in.
crease has been noted in other vari-
cites of timber.
Grand Marais-An ancient landmark
of the early Indian tribes in the Su-
perior national forest-the great mag
netc rock-has recently been discov-
cred. Mrs. John Kerfoot of this town,
believed the first white person to find
it, directed forest rangers to its To-
cation. This point of historic inter-
est will be made available to tourists
by trail leading inland from the
Gunflint road, and extending past the
rock to Gunfiint lake which is part Of
an established canoe route.
MinneapoIis-For the first time in
four years Minnesota Democrats are
in perfect harmony as they turn to
plans for campaign victory. A
pledge of harmony was avowed fol-
lowing conference of state and con-
gressional nominees when they Sc
lected Judge J. F. D. Meighan Of AL
bert Lea, as chairman of the state
central committee. Mr.. Meighan was
chosen by unanimous vote to succeed
Joseph Moonan of Waseca, who has
| held control of the state committee
for the last two years.
Minneapolis-Ten hours after it