The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-12-08


ingham, here.
Hamburs-At a special election
here the village voted to build $780,
600 community building. A total Of
SO of possible 100 votes were cast.
st. Paul-The state Joined with the
federal government in an experiment
to provide a university education for
1000 destitute, unemployed youths
at cost of $4,000.
Hayward-A masked bandit who
lost his nerve and fed when bank
official shouted at him to get out of
here escaped with $3.50 after raid
on the Farmers State Bank.
Blue Earth-Within the last few
months a quarter of million dollars
have been loaned to farmers in Fari-
bault county through the Corn Belt
National Farm Loan Association.
Duluth-The greatest ore shipping
season since 1881 closed on the Great
Lakes when the steamer R. L. Agas-
siz cleared from the Duluth-Superior
harbor with cargo of S,138 tons
from Allouez for Buffalo.
st. PauI-With the end of the first
week of the civil works administra-
ton in Minnesota, the state board Of
control declared that more than TO-
900 unemployed had been taken from
relief lines and given jobs.
Blue Earth-One hundred men Of
Faribault county started to work this
week regarding County road No. 2,
through Winnebago, Delavan, Easton
and Wells, in accordance with the
state and national relief program.
AppIeton-Two bridge projects are
included in awards announced by N.
w. Elsberg, highway commissioner.
Ninety-foot bridge spans will be
erected six miles northwest of Hol-
loway and onehalf mile east Of APP
pleton.
Warren-District Judge julius Oh
son found for the city in its case
brought to restrain the Polk county
auditor from levying and the county
treasurer from collecting $4,000 for
operation of the old age pension sys-
tenn next year.
ST. PauI-Federal loans totaling
$S50,000 to three closed state banks
in Minneapolis and six others in Min
nesota and Wisconsin, have been ap-
proved by the federal government
and the money will be available in
the near future for distribution to
depositors.
Fergus FaIIs-Climaxing an evening
spent in playing the piano and sing
ing, Miss Clara Olson, 41-year-old
choir leader of Folden township, was
found shot to death and August
Scramstad, 45-year-old village clerk
at Underwood, critically wounded at
the Olson home.
st. Paul-The legislature convenes
here Dec. 5. A state tax on beer to
produce $1,000, 900 to s5,O00OO0 year
will be one of the first measures to
be pushed in the special session OF
the legislature. Sponsors of the tax
will urge that the proceeds be used
for relief purposes.
Duluth-The state executive coun-
Gil has approved the purchase by the
state conservation commission Of
1900 acres of land adjoining the
King Williams and Kabetogama mar
rows and the Trout lake portage
along the boundary waters IN north
ern Minnesota for $4,000.
MinneapoIis-A drive has been
started to seek inclusion of pro-
posed $4,000 improvement project at
Void Chamberlain municipal airport
in the S10,000,000 nationwide airport
construction and Improvement pro-
gram, Washington authorities an
nounced would be undertaken with
civil works administration funds.
Hutchinson-This community has
the first state unit of the Federal Saw
ings and Loan Association with a
subscription by 81 members Of $780,
000 Other towns which have made
application for branch are Moor
head, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Whea-
ton, Granite Falls, Mortified, Fari-
bault, Preston, Caledonia and Win
dom.
ST. PauI-Tax delinquency in Min
nesota averaged 1888 per cent on
Nov. Is, as compared with 1873 per
cent on Jan. 1, 1888, it was revealed
in survey of the states 81 counties
by the Minnesota Taxpayers asso-
citation. The Nov. Is figure is for
1882 taxes due and payable in 1888,
while the Jan. / figure is for 1881
taxes, due in 1892.
MinneapoIis-A new transcontinen-
tai air line carrying passengers and
express over the northern route with
Minneapolis as the key city was as
sured when the federal public works
administration allocated s655,445 to
establish radio and light beacons and
emergency landing fields all the way
to Seattle. The announcement
brought to fruition years of effort by
northwest communities, congressional
leaders and business men. 1t was
believed that the new line will open
a new epoch in aviation for the Twin
Cities and the northwest states.
ST. PauI-W. d. Stewart, game and
fish commissioner, died at ST. Jo-
seph's hospital after short illness,
at the age of 64.
MinneapoIis-In a roaring tempest
of wind and snow that dashed out
with a fury seldom seen in past foot
ball battles at Memorial stadium the
Minnesota Gophers buffeted their
way to to 8 victory over a stub
born Wisconsin University eleven,
and drew the frigid curtain across a
brilliant 1888 season in which they
suffered no defeats. Their victory