The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-05-26


Farmington-Four bandits robbed
the First National Bank here of S6,-
600 cash.
Observation-Disclosures of the Hous-
ton County Fair association decided
to hold the annual fair August 20, 80
and 81.
Wil!mar-Willmar experienced one
Of the severest storms in years, as
LIZ inches of rain, and considerable
hail, fell.
StilIwater-Minstrel days returned
when the Mems Club of the First
Presbyterian church staged a show
at the church parlors.
Bricelyn-A masked bandit, who
had hidden in the establishment over
night, held up and robbed the Brice-
Ign State Bank of $1,000.
Notwithstanding legal complica-
tons, the city council has abandoned
its plan of issuing $3.50 in stamp scrip
to finance construction project.
New York MiIls-The Women's
club is laying plans for public lib
rary More than $50 volumes have
been contributed by the members.
Minneapolis-20 cases of humps
among staff members of University
hospital forced the hospital to close
down for all but emergency cases.
Mora-Henry Neil and his family
drove from Texas with a setting hen
in the back of their coupe. She
Matched out her chickens over the
1900 mile trip.
Hibbing-Sixty thousand trees will
be planted by Boy Scouts of Hibbing
and members of the Hibbing forestry
office as part of state forestry tree
planting project.
owatonna-A wind, hail and rain
storm dashed parts of Steele county,
wrecking farm buildings, washing out
400 feet of Rock Island railroad track,
and damaging crops.
Mnneapois-Signs that summer is
nearing increased here as the mer-
curry climbed to high of IA degrees.
One Of those signs was a number of
bathers at Lake Calhoun.
st. Paul-Warrants totaling $780,
900 in special state aid have been
sent out to poultry associations in II
counties. Because of reduced appro-
priations, the appointment was made
on the basis of 1896 per cent Of the
maximum amount of S400 to each as
ISOLATION permitted by law to be
borne by the state to assist in pay
ment of premiums
Dultuh-Taxes amounting to more
than 100000 for the last half of
1882 will not be paid on October 81
by the Oliver Iron Mining company,
the states largest taxpayer, it was
reported to the st. Louis board of
county commissioners. Court action
to contest the alleged excessive taxa
ton Of iron ore properties of the
company will be started. Payment
will be made on May 81 of more than
100000, the first half of the taxes,
it was announced. Whether indepen-
dent mining companies will follow
! thC oSIiOA VI IuS OllNCI III
refusing to pay their second half
taxes was not known.
st. PauI-Minnesota is destined to
profit more than 100000 in the
administrators public works program
which includes the building of high
ways, self-liquidating public projects
such as sewage systems, and compile
ton Of the nine-foot channel in the
upper Mississippi. Included in the
| projects now contemplated are: Com
pletion of the nine-foot channel, which
will cost at least $100,0O0,000. Con.
struction Of self-liquidating projects
| for states and cities, which would in
clude the Twin Cities sewage disposal
system, with 100000 to 100000
to be spent at once on intercepting
sewers. Additional highway construc-
ton which would give Minnesota
more than s10,500,000.
ST. PauI-Wets of Minnesota step
ped into the lead over the drys in
preparing for the repeal convention
in September with public nomination
of slate of 81 to act as the repre-
sentatives for repeal of the eighteenth
amendment Those nominated are:
DR.. w. w. Nauth, Winona; A. C.
WEIGH, Glencoe; Victor E. Carlson,
Northfeld; L. C. Hodgson, George w.
Lawson, c. w. Bum, DR.. Thomas
Gratzek, st Paul; Fred Osanna, Mrs.
Silas M. Bryan, Myrtle Harris, E. L.
Lindell, Minneapolis; H. B. Hessen-
ger, Colonel A. c. Weiss, Margaret
Culkin Banning, Duluth; Nate V. Kel-
Ter, Virginia; w. E. Rowe, Crookston;
Harry ]. O'Brien, Brainerd; Fred
Schilpin, st. Cloud; Mrs. A. c. Carl
son, Willmar; DR.. ]. F. Flynn, Waseca
and Judge R. T. Daily, Renville.
ST. Paula bouquet Of five dozen
roses and carnations, containing the
personal cards of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, was received by Gov. Floyd
B. Olson at ST. Andrews hospital,
where he was recuperating from an
emergency operation for appendicitis.
MarshalI-Nearly 5000 persons lin
ed the banks of Lake Marshall to
watch an exhibition haul in the sein-
ing of rough fish. For three hours
the crowd watched the $500 feet of
net bring in approximately 5000
pounds of carp and suckers. The fish
were distributed to needy families.
ST. Paul-Governor Floyd Olson was
operated on for acute appendicitis.
He is getting along fine and expects
to be back on the Job shortly.
st. PauI-The Fourth Annual St
Paul Open Golf Tournament at the
Kellar Course June / to promises
one of the fastest fields ever to COM
pete here. To date 40 of the leading
golfers Of the nation, including stars
| xiol-ad fo= tho 1929 Annerican Ryder