The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-14

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MinneapoIis-The City Council pass.
ed the beer bill over Mayor Ander-
sons veto, by vote of 20 to 8.
Fergus Falls-A deposit of Ignite
coal has been found on the Bennie
Grue farm. A well driller encountered
a heavy layer of Ignite.
Blue Earth-A 10 per rent salary
reduction was voted for all local
school teachers. Decision to retain
the training department was made.
MinneapoIis-Th deputy collector
of revenue and Is assistants handled
the biggest single days crowd of in
come tax payers in 10 years on March
81.
New Ulm-The Brown county board
of commissioners voted to borrow ST.
500 from the county ditch sinking
fund to pay road and bridge bonds
now due.
MinneapoIis-The Emergency Gar
den Committee has begun work on
preparations to provide plots for more
than 500 families in the 1888 commu-
nifty garden.
Deer River-Many unemployed men
in Itasca county, enjoying consider
ably better market than that of last
year, are making a livelihood from
trapping muskrats.
Minneapolis the play-off series
between the Eveleth and Minneapolis
hockey teams, the Rangers won the
last three games and the Central
League Championship.
comfrey- Stanley Benson, 20 years
old, living near here, walked in his
sleep, went to the woodpile in back
Of his home. picked up an ak and
chopped off his arm between the
wrist and the elbow.
Duluth-The largest vote In a mu-
nicipal election was cast by Duluth
voters when they reelected Mayor s.
F. Snively for his fourth four year
term and Overwhelmingly repealed
the city's liquor ordinance.
GIenwood-The Glenwood city COM
mission has ordered special election
for April II, when voters will be
asked to approve or reject issuance
Of $4,000 bonds to construct a sew
age disposal plant for the CITY,.
Tracy-Lacking any definite clues,
railroad officials expressed a belief
that pranksters had placed two ties
across the tracks near here for which
a Chicago North Western train was
brought to halt. No damage was
done.
Glencoe-Three Glencoe business
men are ahead total of $1025 in
conscience money, all evidently from
the same debtor, L. S. PRESS receiv-
ed Sc, Harry Marshall 81 and Henry
Wadel 25 cents. The letters were
anonymous.
Minneapolis-Five hundred unem-
ployed will be enrolled Immediately
for federal reforestation work at 81
a day and board, as part of the first
contingent of $4,000 men from 16 ma
jor cities who will be placed at work
in the forests.
BagIey-Communists who attempt
ed to have meeting at the county
courthouse here to present demands
for relief got little sympathy from
officials and townsfolk, and after con-
siderable argument leaders Of the
group were escorted to the outskirts
of town and requested to remain away.
ST. PauI-Plans to observe the dia-
mond jubilee of Minnesota's admis-
sion to the union were considered at
a conference between Governor o.
son, representatives of the Minnesota
Historical Society, the state tourist
bureau and other interested organiza-
lions. The anniversary of admission
falls on May II. Minnesota being
granted statehood on that day in 1858.
Minneapolis local tri-motored
plane, carrying the Canadian amateur
champion basketball team from Tulsa,
Okla, crashed near Neodesha, Kan,
killing six men and seriously injuring
the other passengers The dead:
A. H. Hakes, pilot; H. E. Eggen, CO.
pilot and ]. H. O'Brien, owner of the
plane, all from Minneapolis; Mike
Shea, R. H. Bonynger and Joe Dodds
of Canada, players on the team.
cIoquet-Lumber companies are an
ticipating an increase in business fol-
lowing legalization of 80 per cent
beer through sale of lumber to manu-
facture kegs and building Of cases
for bottles A shipment Of three car
loads Of lumber was sent to a Mani
towic, Wis, brewer to be used in
making kegs, while additional orders
are expected Northern white pine
and some aspen is used. One lumber
plant can manufacture 10000 cases a
day.
Winona-Pledged to defend Presi-
dent Roosevelt's legislative program
against the attacks of organized min
critics, 400 Winona residents who
Joined New Deal Association laid
plans to extend their movement to
other parts of Minnesota.
Brainerd-The jig-saw puzzle went
to church here when Rev. e. A. Vail.
ant, Baptist pastor, used giant puz.
zle depicting throngs entering
church as sermon illustration. The
puzzle is 80 feet square, contains
about 100 pieces and required crew
of 10 to assemble it.
Houston-This community was iso-
lated and many others threatened
with flood waters of the Root river
which overf1owed. A farmer, Walter
Olson, lost his life, attempting to es
cape in canoe. Damage mounted
into the thousands as property was
flooded and washed away.
Montevideo-At an early auction
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