The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-12-22
MINNESOTA NEWS
Events of the Week Throughout
the Estate Of Ten Thou
sand Lakes"

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of a new
sewage plant. made possible by feder-
al funds, soon will be in full swing.
6emidji-The war department ap-
proved application for a new bridge
across the lower end of Lake Bemidii.
Observation-Disclosures boxes will be
distributed to the children of needy
families by the Halstad Lutheran La
dies Aid.
Farminston-Gunmen raided the
Pennington Electric Light and Tele-
phone company and escaped with
$3.50 In cash.
| Observation-Disclosures of Owatonna
high school this year who are unem-
ployed may return to get more educa-
ton at no tuition cost.
NorthfieId-The PWA has granted
100000 for construction of a sewer
project here and $4,000 for road i'm
provements in Mobiles county.
Lake crystaI-Streets of this CON-
munity will get along without Christ
mas decorations this year in behalf
Of meal tickets for transients.
Farbault-Four hundred twenty
three men in Rice county have receiv-
ed cards emitting them to work on
civil works projects in Rice county.
Deer River-The fifteenth annual
poultry show of Itasca county was
held here in the new All club build
ing on the Community fair grounds.
Spring VaIiey-L. T. Lobdill, 65
years old, for many years a member
Of the republican state central COM
mittee. died at a Rochester hospital.
Lake Benton-A health survey of
pupils in the county schools Of Lin
coin county has just been completed
by the Minnesota Public Health AS
ISOLATION
Sebeka-Business men under the
auspices OF the Commercial Club,
served 500 free lunches to residents
Of this community at a community
get-to-gether meeting.
misunderstanding a chicken for
the family table, Mrs. Ed Learned
found something she hardly expected.
The chickens gizzard contained Is
empty rifle cartridges.
Sank Rapids-Two bandits held up
the cashier Of the Union State Bank
here and escaped with $4,000. Oscar
Krieg, the cashier was alone in the
bank when the two men entered.
ST. Paul-Minnesota drivers of au-
tomobiles, trucks and buses paid
more than s75,OOO,OO0 in state gaso-
line taxes since the gasoline tax law
went into effect on May 1, 1925.
Minneapolis-Work is in full swing
on eight of the 81 lock-dam projects
in the upper Mississippi nine-foot chan
mel, and dates have been set for con-
tract awards for nine other jobs.
st. Paui-An expenditure of Sat-
100000 is called for by 113 projects
n Minnesota which have been ap-
proved and sent to Washington by
he state public works administration.
st. PauI-Minnesota's potato law,
enacted by the 1881 legislature, was
declared unconstitutional by Judge
John W. Finehout in st. Paul munich
pal court. Two. cases were thrown
| out of court.
Austin-Rev. Edward C.. Stauffer,
pastor of church at Blooming Prai-
rie, confessed that while posing as a
doctor he robbed an East Side drug
store IN Austin of SIS, Sheriff Ira
| Syck of Austin announced.
Litchfield-The village of Litchfield
will ask for grant Of s22,91525 from
the federal pulic works administra-
ton, representing 80 per cent Of the
cost Of 500 kilowatt Diesel engine for
the municipal waterworks system.
st. Paul-Twelve Minnesota Al
club members won high honors at the
International Livestock exhibition at
Chicago, a check-up showed follow
ing return of the club members and
members Of the University farm staff
from the exposition.
ST. Paul - The Reconstruction
Finance Corporation has completed
arrangements for purchases of s22,-
100000 of preferred stock of the liz
banks in the northwest, affiliated with
the Northwest incorporation. The
investment will be divided among
banks in eight northwestern states,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and
South Dakota, Montana and Washing
tom
st. PauI-With an estimated Al, 1000
unemployed already put to work I'M
der the federal civil works program
the state board of control announced
the full quota for Minnesota of $4,000
men and women would be put to
~c-k this week. Mrs. Blance La Du,
chairman of the board of control,
which has charge Of the federal civil
works projects il the state, stated
that the board has approved 1850
civil works projects throughout the
| state.
st. Paul-Pay checks totaling al
most s750.000 were presented to more
han 10000 civil works administra-
ton employees in Minnesota as the
statewide governmental drive on un-
employment rolled to the end of its
third week.
ST. Peter-Nicollet county's male
quartet won the American Farm Bu-
reau federation championship at the
annual convention in Chicago. Mem
bers Of the quartet are Elmer Mar
tens, Victor Pearson, Fred Hanson
and Herbert Martens, all from st.
Peter.
st. Paul-Ramsey county has spent
more than s3,O00.000 caring for poor
relief work during the past year and
in 1884 may spend upward of $4,000
900.