The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-21

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HanIey FaIIs-Rye is yielding IL
bushels to the acre in this area.
MinneapoIis-Co Cornerstone laying &C.
remonies for the new postoffice will
take place July 49,
Minneapolis-A new federal court
building here, to cost $1,200,000, has
been authorized by the government.
Brainerd-Frank w. Murphy Of
Wheaton was elected president of the
Minnesota State Bar association at
sessions here.
Heron Lake-The golden anniver-
sary celebration was held here in
commemoration of the fiftieth ami
versary of the founding of the village.
Red Wing-Postal receipts for this
city show an increase of s3,81414 for
the fiscal year ending June 80, this
year, as compared with the previous
year.
st. Paul-Improvemen in northwest
crop conditions since July 1, with pros
poets for one of the finest stands of
corn on record, was reported by crop
experts.
Stiilwater-Sponsored by the Still
water American Legion post and the
Red Cross life guard corps, swimming
classes are being conducted with over
300 persons enrolled.
St. Paul-While grasshoppers in
Minnesota are 100 per cent Matched,
no significant reports of damages
have been received, A. G. Ruggles,
state entomologist, reports.
ST. Paul-More than a half billion
pike fry were planted in Minnesota
lakes during the month of May, In ad-
dition to one and half million trout
fingerlings placed in streams.
St. PauI-Tentative approval of the
proposed Anoka-Chisago county game
refuge and public shooting ground was
given by the Minnesota conservation
commission at meeting in the state
office building.
Red Wing-Trainmen report that
many girls, among them students of
colleges, are cumming their way on
freight and passenger trains through
this city, many of them just out for
the thrill Of it.
st. PauI-Members of the Holy
Cross congregation announced they
had relinquished control of ST. Tho
mas college and supervision of the
institution will revert back to the arch
diocese of st. Paul.
st. PauI-Eight of the largest chain
store operators in Minnesota will re-
fuse to pay total chain store tax of
$31,9S0 to bring to a test the consti-
nationality of the 1888 law, the Mime
sofa tax commission was informed.
St Paui-Minnesota's repeal cam
paign is actively under way as vets
filed names in behalf of their slate of
delegates to the state constitutional
convention next fall and the drys filed
approximately 10000 names in behalf
Of their slate with Secretary of State
Mike Holm.
Mlnneapolis-The United States
veterans administration in Minneap-
oils was allowed to accept rs more
applications for jobs with the veterans
contingent Of the Minnesota federal
civilian conservation corps, c. C. Hib-
bard manager, was advised in a wire
from Washington.
st. Paula program for consolida-
ton of the states forests through ex-
change Of private holdings with the
forest areas for state lands, as author
lied by the last legislature, has been
started. At meeting in the state
office building, members of the state
conservation commission and repre-
sentatives of large northern Mime
sofa property owners began working
out methods of exchange.
Anoka-Anoka will have another
free Anoka county fair on their
grounds on the Rum river August IA
to II. A new building is being con-
structed which will be used for club
demonstration work. The old build
ings are being repaired and improved.
Changes will be made in the agricul-
tural building with a new floor, new
booths and display racks There will
be large livestock showing and the
race track will be brilliantly illumin-
ated for night racing
Bemidji-Plans for a new wild life
refuge in Marshall county, authorized
by the last legislature, were approved
by the state conservation commission
at meeting here. Members return
ed from the meeting at which Mar
shall county residents presented the
situation. The state is to issue up to
100000 in certificates of Indebtedness
to acquire vast area in Marshall
county where drainage bonds are out
standing. The executive council must
act before start can be made.
Grand Rapids Shooting one bank
employee and smuggling another, a
young bandit gang robbed the First
National bank of Grand Rapids Of
$4,000, fleeing with a woman customer
as hostage to cover their escape.
Minneapolis-M -four mills
worked night and day the first week
in July to make as much -four as pos
sible before the 80 cent bushel tax
was in effect on wheat. A one-week
record of flour production and sales,
believed to be the highest since World
war days, was made. approximately
260, 900 barrels of -four were milled.
Ivanhoe-Don Roberts was credit
ed with saving the North Western
railway trestle west of Ivanhoe from
destruction by fire He found a brisk
fire burning one of the center posts.
He extinguished the flames before the
trestle was seriously damaged.
Hastings-The st. Croix river road
between this city and Taylors Falls
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