The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-10
MINNESOTA NEWS

would be added to the district.
Dale-This little hamlet, 2S miles
south of Moorhead claims distinction
as the only womanless town in the
state. Dale's sole inhabitants are six
men.
Fort SneIiing-This United States
army post will receive 100000 in
WPA funds for repairs and improve
ments to buildings, roads, utilities
and grounds.
Pipescone-The work of moving the
supplies from the old post Office build
ing to the new here was accomplished
and mail business is being carried on
in the new building.
neapolis-The 704 banks in Min
nesota gave enjoyment to 5,S91 per-
sons and had an aggregate payroll of
| $9,7SS,206 in 1885, the U. S. census
bureau reported at Washington.
Bird Island-The Bird Island Farm
ers Elevator Co. handled 415,520 BUSH
els of grain during the last year.
About 1000 tons Of coal and $4,000
pounds of Irvine were also handled.
Mountain Lake-Milk will cost eight
cents per quart in Mountain Lake, re-
ports the diaries selling milk in the
village. This is an increase of one
cent per quart over previous prices
neapo!is-Governor ALI M. Lam
don's second campaign trip through
the midweEtern farm states probably
will take him to Minneapolis and
Milwaukee for speeches the third
week in September.
Willmar-Virginia was chosen as
the scene of the 1887 American Lee
gion state convention by the state
executive committee, which conclud-
ed two-day session here. Dates for
the convention are August 1918, in
elusive.
Faribault-Loss exceeding $4,000
was caused by fire in the building
housing the Hutchinson dry goods
store. Fire started in the basement
and flames were confined to that
building, located in the center of the
business district.
| Minneapolis - Frederick Harold
Stinchfield of Minneapolis was elected
president of the American Bar asso-
citation at the final session of it's an
nual convention at Boston, Mass. He
succeeds William L. Ransom of New
New York.
st. PauI-Recent rainfall has re-
suited in improvement on the gravel
trunk roads in various parts of the
state, according to the state highway
department. The moisture has made
is possible to smooth many rough
| sections by blading.
MinneapoIis-Mrs. Frederick G. At
kinson, prominent Minneapolis club
woman, held for two days by Polish
border officials because she uninten-
tionally failed to declare $14 in cur
rency and $4,000 letter of credit, is
! expected to reach home Oct 1.
Aitkin-The rural identification adj
ministration announced the Farm
Electric Service Co. of Aitkn, has
awarded a $26,763 contract to Zon-
tell Brothers and E. A. Reither of
Aitkin to construct 1873 miles of rur-
al electric power line. The project
eventually will have 100 miles of
| lines.
ST. Paul-While Minnesota farmers
| cash income for 1885 was reported in
creased at least $4O,0C0,O0O over 1885,
/ nh Of ctafo'C htlcinncc
the tourist trade, is reported near
record level A new peak total for
tourist business was predicted by the
| department of commerce survey of
| business.
StiIlwater-Mrs. Nellie Bloomer, 80,
| known as the mother of the Last
Mans club died. The widow of Cap
tain Sam Bloomer color sergeant of
| the first Minnesota regiment during
the Civil war, Mrs. Bloomer had
charge of every meeting of Stillwa-
ter's famous Last Mans club for
| years until it's dissolution.
poIis-Vernal (Babe) LeVoir,
quarterback Of last years undefeated
Gophers, has been named assistant
coach of the freshman teams at the
University. Had had the honor Of
scoring the first touchdown ever scor-
ed in the Chicago Tribune's All-Star
classic in Chicago when the Detroit
Lions were held to TT tie.
| Chisholm-Stan Kostka, former
football luminary at Minnesota, and
more recently star with the Brook
Ign Dodgers of the National Profess
sional League, has arrived here to as
sumo his duties as coach of the CHS
holm high school team. The burly
all-American turned down lucrative
offer to return to the Brooklyn club
! in accepting the Chisholm position.
Albert Lea-At least Is persons
were injured as result of a tornado
storm which swept through southern
Minnesota wrecking buildings and 1e-
yelling crops. A section of the county
fair grandstand collapsed at Albert
Lea, throwing 1900 persons into near
panic. Many narrowly escaped death.
Scores were knocked down and drop
ped to the earth below. Many were
trapped in the wreckage.
apolis-Confetti was thrown
and sons and daughters shouted greet
ings to their parents as two special
buses filled with almost 100 Twin CT
ties boys and girls returning from a
two-month tour of Europe sponsored
by the Y. NJ. c. A., pulled into the
Minneapolis bus depot. Leaving the
United States July /, the party sailed
for England. Following a visit to
historical sites in England, the group