The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-08-04

holdup of a jewelry store in the loop.
Cannon FaIls-A new municipal
swimming pool. lao feet long and 66
feet wide, is being built here at an
estimate cost of $500. 1t will be open
| ed August 1.
FaribauIt-Mayor n. S. Erb protest
ed any change in the distribution OF
the states s10,656,OOO highway fund
in telegram to Secretary Of Agri-
culture Henry A. Wallace.
Hutchinson-The city of Hutchin-
son was ordered to discontinue dis
charging its sewage into Crow river
by decision of Judge c. NJ. TAFT in
Mcleod county District Court.
Mankato-Cecelia Weymouth, s.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
mold Weymouth escaped injury when
an automobile in which she had been
left careened unguided down a steep
hill.
Red Wing-The Minnesota GladiOli
society has informed the Goodhue
County Horticultural group that it
will aid in the fourth annual flower
show to be held in Red Wing August
IL and II.
Austin-A plan for raising corn-hog
prices through cooperation Of pack
ers, farmers and the federal govern
ment was advanced by Jay c HORNED.
packer, with price fixing, imitation and
hog volume control as its basis.
G.
ment in South ST. Paul packing plants
have brought two large companies
back to normal size STATS. More than
600 men have been taken back TO
work within the past two weeks.
indstrom-Citizens of Lindstrom,
Chisago City an Center City drew up
definite plans here for action on the
proposition of attempting to obtain
government loans to raise the levels
of the sunken chain of the ChisagO
lakes.
ST. PauI-Crops in Minnesota are
coming along as we'll as can be ex-
pected, with small grains in poor con-
dition and corn making remarkable
growth, the CargilI Crop Bulletin re-
ported. Rain is needed to assure
further development
Minneapolis-The navy will resume
recruiting about the middle of August.
Seventeen men will be enlisted from
North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan to replace vacancies.
The men will be sent to the training
station at San Diego, Cal.
st. Cioud-A lone gunman held up
the Northern Pacific railroad depot
here. He stuck the gun through a
ticket window and commanded the
attendant to hand over the money
Taking s103, the man ran to a car
outside and drove away.
MISUNDERSTANDING wage and
maximum hours of work restrictions
for members of the underwear manu-
featuring industry, placed in effect
in compliance with orders issued to
President Roosevelt, will affect more
than 1000 local workers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of a preNis-
toric skull found in sediment deposit
ed some 10000 or 10000 years ago by
glacier waters near here, may be a
remnant of pre-glacial buffalo or
horse, DR.. Clinton R. Stauffer, profess
sor of geology at the University OF
Minnesota reported
Jordan-The Schultz & Hilgers
Brewery here will begin brewing op-
erations August Is. The company has
acquired real estate appraised at ST.
500 and the brewery and cave on the
land appraised at s36,500 Eighty
thousand dollars will be spent for adj
ditional equipment. and building I'm
provements according to the present
financing plan.
Minneapolis-Five men to choose
worthy public works projects for
Minnesota were appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, racing to begin the
national plan for re-employing the mil
lions of jobless. They are: Frank ".
Murphy Wheaton, named as the re-
gional advisor. ~ w. Elsberg of Min
neapolis, state highway commissioner,
and already in charge of the state ex-
penditure of s10,600,000 from the
S400, 100000 federal aid highway fund
Judge John F. D. Meighen of Albert
Lea, banker and active Roosevelt
campaigner in the last election. Fred
Schilplin Of St. Cloud, newspaper pub
Usher, prominent for years in affairs
of the Democratic party. The three
will receive from state communities,
recommendations for public works
construction under the s3,300.000,o00
federal program.
Sleepy EyeESeveral thousand
Minnesota farmers came to Fort Rid
gely near here. where E. A. O'Neal,
president of the American Farm Bu-
reau federation delivered an address.
Mr.. O'Neal discussed the new agricul-
tural adjustment legislation.
stiIIwater-Pouncing on two guards
transferring them from St. Cloud re-
formatory to the state penitentiary,
three hand-cuffed prisoners were frus-
trated in their escape when the auto
mobile plunged into ditch during
the struggle within block from the
prison.
Sank center-The largest acreage
of fax for many years in this vicinity
is expected to provide an important
item in farm income. Prospects for
this crop are better than for any other
small grain. Corn continues to rate
nearly 100 per cent of a normal crop.
Minneapolis-That towns along the
generally travelled routes to Chicago
hould get their advertising out to po-
entail travellers in order to boost
tourist traffic was stressed by Perry
s. Williams. executive secretary OF the
Minneapolis Civic and Commerce as
sociation at a meeting of business