The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-12-11
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Condensed Stories Of Happenings
Of the Week in Minnesota

EVeIeth-John Greco, has been des
ignated by the war department as g
candidate for the military academy al
West Point. He was recommended
by Senator Shipstead.
Observation-Disclosures may play
Michigan twice in 1926. This is the
first time in the history of the West
ern conference that two Tig Ter
teams have met each other twice in q
season.
So. ST. Northwestern livestock
raisers are getting $50, 100000 in cash
fer cows, pigs and sheep sent to South
st. Paul in 1925, thsegreatest cash to
tai ever paid for shipments to this
market, survey CT shipping records
showed.
Stillwater-Chisel and drill burglars
who took their time to break into three
vaults in the Saltwater postoffice
escaped with $4,000 in stamps and
cash from one safe after they had
knocked the dials off three vaults In
failing to get into one safe, they
missed another $4,000, Ira e. King
postmaster, said.
Minneapolis = Transportation sys
TENS dug themselves out Of the snow
and restored normal traffic on all lines
after snowstorm accompanied by a
80 mile wind had blocked roads for
Oh in o,~1rr xryiy, n q,
ton. Three storm deaths, the first OF
the winter, were listed, as snowstorms
and cold gripped the northwest.
Minneapolis-The profits of the Big
Ten teams from football this fall
will exceed $1,OO0,000, declared Ma
jor John L. Griffith, athletic commits
sioner of the Western Conference.
Major Griffith asserted all of this
money goes to the athletic treasures
of the conference members for the ad.
ministration of athletics for the
masses.
st. CIoud-Benton county police pa
trolling the Jefferson paved highway
effectually broke up part of a liquor
AoAAAAhS 6oh5 IlOl Sdudud WHICH, bCp-
uty Sheriff Charles Drops arrested one
man, took possession of an automo.
bile, and 25 cases of Canadian Scotch
whisky and riddIed another fleeing
machine with bullets in a pistol duel.
The alleged rum runner was shot in
the thigh.
st. Paul-Minnesota's trust funds,
which are the largest of any state
in the union, total $47,444,779, or an
increase of approximately 100000
more than year ago, it was disclos-
ed by tabulations completed in the Of
flee of e. Stark, state treasurer. The
state is now in possession of $1O,022,-
600 in United States Liberty bonds
and also holds Minnesota municipal
bonds totaling s30,411,240.
MinneapoIis-Judges honored Min.
nesota girls at the International Live
stock show at Chicago when contes-
tants from among 1000 visiting boys
and girls were awarded prizes in the
various divisions. Second place in
the bread-baking demonstration went
to Marie McPhee and Margaret Rob-
erts of Anoka. The Winona Canning
Club won fourth place.
st. PauI-Lieutenant Edward A. Mi
chaud, st. Paul business man, was
killed in an airplane crash at Void
Chamberlain flying field. He was an
officer in the 109th observation
squadron, Minnesota national guard,
and although not rated pilot, was
flying one of the squadron's ships at
the time of the crash. He spon into
the ground from an altitude Of 100
feet, preparatory to last landing for
the afternoon.
Barnum-Clearing $1,700 from his
poultry flock this year, William Met
calf, recent addition to the poultry
raising colony, has set a new mark
for his community, University Farm
poultry specialists said. In his report
to the "U'' farm school, Mr.. Metcalf
wrote: 81 had $40 pullets in 1924
and out of these sold $1,694.42 worth
of eggs, $202.15 worth of broilers and
SIS worth of culls. This made total
of $1,951.57. My total expense was
$1,573.12. This left a net profit of
$378.45 but from 1000 chicks of last
spring l have 700 pullets which are
worth $1.50 apiece or $1,000 l also
have 400 yearlings worth $500 and SO
my total cash profit for the years
business is $1,728.45."
Minneapolis-The cost Of state gov.
eminent in Minnesota and most other
states Of the middle west has more
than doubled since 1918. In Mime
sofa, the general revenue appropria-
ton for 1925 amounted to s20,848,618,
which vas this years ALLEGATION from
the bienniu<n fund of $40,329,953, set
up by the 1925 legislature. In addi-
ton to the current general expense
fund, Minnesota this year is spending
-$81, 417,592 in special appropriations,
for soldier compensation, the univer-
sity and other schools maintained in
Whole or in part by the state. The
latter sum includes many millions for
loans to county schools, which will be
repaid.
MinneapoIis-Upward Of 100000
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