The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-06-02


st. Paul-Governor Olson returned
home from the hospital where he In
derwent an operation for appendi-
citis.
Pipestone-Four men, among them
three former convicts held for hold
up and kidnapping in Murray county,
broke Jail here.
FaribauIt-Constructi of a new
100000 gallon water reservoir here
has been started and a crew of about
% men is working on the project.
Minneapolis-The city council voted
for Sunday beer and the mayor re-
fused to sign or veto it. 1t automa-
tically becomes law without his sigma
ture.
Tower-A $4,000 fire destroyed
the main lodge at Birch Point Inn on
Lake Vermillion. None of the 35
cabins or other buildings were de-
stroyed.
Northfield-Two unidentified men
attempted to dynamite the dam It
the outlet of Lyman Memorial
Lakes on the Carleton College cam
pus, but failed.
crosby-Much damage was done by
a tornado that swept through parts
of Meeker and Kandiyohi counties.
Ten persons were injured and many
farms wrecked.
St. Cloud-Five hundred musicians
took part in the central Minnesota
band festival here with two bands
from st. Cloud and nine from other
towns participating.
st. Paul-Four huge water power
and flood control projects involving
$1O,OO0,OO0 will be requested by the
state under the proposed public
works program of the national ad-
ministration.
Observation-Disclosures postmas-
tiers were warned of an increasing
volume of counterfeit money being
circulated in this district, many OF
them being extremely good imita-
tons of real currency.
Cass Lake-Indians from the nor
thern section of Minnesota are max
ing arrangements for the annual
Congress of Catholic Indians in June
at Cass Lake. The congress will run
five days, beginning June q.
Mankato-The locaI creamery has
been purchased by a Minneapolis
Elevator Co., which is spending about
100000 in renovating and re-equip-
ping the plant for manufacture OF
beer. 1t will open early in July.
okabena-While two women stood
guard for them, two men bandits raid
ed the State Bank of Okabena, locked
nine persons in the vault and shot
up the main street with a machine
gun as they escaped with s2,50O in
cash.
Deer River-The state hatchery at
Cutfoot Sioux near here is expected
to produce a record output of wall
eyed pike fry, probably 10000. 600.
About 132,000,O0O eggs, a record vol
ume Of pike spawn, was taken this
year.
Fergus FaIls-It cost Andrew OBJ
right, Star Lake township farmer.
Sill to shoot horse belonging to
his neighbor, Lewis LaVaIley. The
animal was found dead in Obright's
field. A District Court Jury brought
in a verdict for La-Valley.
ST. PauI-Reopening of two more
state banks, closed since the bank
holiday, brought the total OF reopen
ed banks and trust companies to 40.
The two institutions whose reorgani-
cation was complete, are the Security
State bank at Lewiston and the Ons-
gard State bank at Spring Grove.
Worthington-Dr. ]. T. SmallwoOd,
81 years old, prominent Worthington
physician and member OF the local
clinic staff, is dead here after an i'll
ness Of a week. DR.. Smallwood,
whose devotion to his profession was
equalled only by his interests in COM
munity life and particularly in the
small boy problem and the underpri-
vileged child His father founded
the Worthington Telephone Com
pany.
ST. PauI-In two appointments
Governor Olson named S. Paul Ska
hen of Minneapolis state commits
sioner of securities, AID l. c. Strout
of Bemidji as state budget commits
sioner. Mr.. Skahen. who is an as
sistant Hennepin county attorney,
succeeds Elmer A. Benson, who was
elevated to the state banking COM
missionership. Mr. Strout, who has
been state hotel inspector, succeeds
Mrs. Jean W. Witch, who resigned
the budget position May Is.
ST. PauI-Contending that the Stea-
gall bank bill, which is before con-
gress, would wreck hundreds Of rural
banks in Minnesota, country bankers
throughout the state wired members
of the Minnesota congressional dele
cation to oppose it.
ST. cIoud-About 200 men who have
been doing work for the city on
made work projects. are being paid
in scrip dollars. which are actually
worth only 95 cents since it is neces-
sary to place fye-cent stamp on
the dollar before 1t can be passed
along to another person or firm
ST. Paul-H. II. Henley and W. B.
Foshay are appealing their case here
fighting the 15-year prison sentence
hanging over them
Winona-Tentative location for
nine erosion control camps, each to
provide living facilities for one ZOO
man company of the Roosevelt citf-
zen conservation army. have been
selected in southern Minnesota Un-
der present plans, yet to be approved
by army officers. the camps will be
located at Red Wing. Wabasha,
whitewater State Park. winona, Ho-