The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-05-28
MINNESOTA NEWS

five years a mail bag was stolen
from the Great Northern depot at
Florence Is miles southwest of here
Detroit Lakes-After an absence Of
So years, Mrs. Andrew Anderson Of
Detroit Lakes will visit her native
land, Norway. She sailed from New
York May 26.
Glenwood-Demands of the labor
union for more hours were met and
work was continued on the new junior
high school building and auditorium,
a PWA project.
WiIImar-Run Town by car driven
by his mother, Richard Lindskoog, Jr.,
IL years old, died seven hours after
the accident. The boy was riding
bicycle when struck
Moorhead-The Front Street bridge
between Fargo and Moorhead, which
has rested atop a pier in the Red
River for So years, was pulled from
it's moorings to make way for the new
$4,000 span.
So. st, PauI-Plans for 100000
packing plant in South st. Paul were
announced by Morris Rifkin, st. Paul.
Work will start in about 20 days, Mr..
Rifkin said, and will be completed by
September Is.
Minneapolis report issued by the
Minnesota Nurses Association shows
the state has one nurse for every 300
persons, while throughout the United
States there is only one trained nurse
for every 416 persons.
Ada-Sheriff John Krogstad Of Nor
man count announced that Lorraine
Larry Riggers, 22-year-old Ada youth
arrested in Marshalltown, Iowa, has
confessed he shot and killed John
Keninger, bachelor farmer near here.
St. PauI-Establishmen by the 1887
legislature of civil service system
for state conservation department en-
! ployees to take the department out Of
| politics, was urged in a resolution
adopted unanimously by the state con-
| servation commission. -.
st. Paul-Minnesota may have to
come to volume taxes to raise the
| funds demanded by social security
| legislation members of the Twin City
Controllers association were told by
Harold L. Henderson executive direc-
| tor of the Minnesota Institute of Gov
ernmental Research.
Fairfax-Two youths were killed
and third injured when their auto
mobile crashed into bridge east of
here and burst into flames. The dead
are Ray Pollen, 81, Fairfax, driver of
the car, and Vernon Chalcraft, II,
Morton. William Honan, Is, Of Nor
! ton, suffered a broken leg and deep
cuts about the head and face.
StiIiwater-Forbiddi and forlorn,
| Minnesota's former state penitentiary,
which in 1914 gave way to progress
and the present institution, has been
! dismantled again in the name Of pro-
gress. State highway department
workers felled the great walls which
once enclosed the prison to make
way for highway improvements.
Minneapolis Farmer-Laborites
opened campaign headquarters in
Minneapolis as party leaders launched
| drive for big primary vote. Both
the Republican and Democratic par
ties also moved into action to record
large vote on June Is, ending all
thought in all camps of crossing into
rival party primaries to influence the
results.
Center city-The county board in
the capacity of county agency ad
ministrating the cd age assistance
act, heard and acted upon 43 applica
tions for old age assistance. All ap
plications were granted bringing the
total number allowed to date to u
with an aggregate monthly outlay Of
$1,363, averaging 1920 per person
and ranging from $500 to the maxi
mum of $4,000.
NorthfieId-A gift of 100000 to
| Carleton College from the Genera,
announced by the Carleton board Of
trustees. The half million dollar
grant will be added to the Carleton
general endowment fund, 1t was an
nounced. 1t brings to more than 81,
100000 the total funds received by
the Mortified college from the Gen
eral Education.
st. PauI-The state conservation
commission is seeking authority to re
name hundreds of Minnesota lakes tc
eliminate confusing Implications. E
V. willard conservation commissioner
received approval from the commits
sion to prepare legislative bill call
ing for the changes. 1t will be sub
mitted at the 1897 session. Commits
sion records disclose there are 99
Long lakes in Minnesota; 81 known
as Mud lake, 73 as Rice, 43 as Bass
40 as Twin, 80 as Round SO Clear
80 Sandy and 25 or more of the fol
lowing: Pine, Cedar, Spring, Silver
Turtle, Fish, Duck, Grass, Horseshoe
Island and Goose Many other lakes
have names described by commission
officials as far from fiattering.
Jackson-Paul Poelaert, Jackson
county farmer charged with the muir
der of his wife, his mother and two
sons, was found guilty by jury here
Judge J. E. Haycraft Immediately
sentenced Poelaert to life imprison
| ment.
St. PauI-About 100000 trees
will be planted in Minnesota as a part
of the extensive tree planting program
carried on throughout the country
The states quota ranks third in the
nation, Michigan getting the greatest
total of 100000 trees. Wisconsin
will get $1,000, 900.