The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-01-20

Observation-Disclosures arrangements
for the city's Winter Sports Week,
January 81 to 20 are nearing compile
ton.
Charlottesville sixth annual poul-
try show, sponsored by the Isanti
County Poultry Association, was held
here.
Amiret-Evelyn and Ethel Powell,
twins, were 13 years old on Friday,
the thirteenth. There are Is in the
family.
MISUNDERSTANDING county officials
reduced salaries in number of Of
fees in response to demands of tax
payers.
Westbrook-Four gunner robbed
the Citizens State Bank here of $4,000
and made their escape towards the
Twin Cities.
st. Paul-The state of Minnesota
ended the calendar. year with a bal
ance in all funds in the treasury of
$9,O27,534.SO.
Sleepy Eye-The William Summer
field farm north of here was sold to
John Suess at sol an acre. The farm
brought $4,000.
Litchfield-For the tenth year, the
Good Cheer Club collected supplies of
all description and distributed them
to 40 needy families.
Marshall-The local American Le-
gion, in cooperation with the Civic
and Commerce Association, has es-
tablished a community wood yard.
st. PauI-Minnesota hospitals, sa-
nitoria and related institutions regis
tered by the American College of Med
icine have bed capacity of 26,037.
Minneapolis-There were 16 fewer
persons killed in traffic here in 1882
than in 1881. A total of II persons
died on the streets Of the city last
year.
DuIuth-Judge William A. Cant of
the United States district court died
in hospital here where he had been
i'll with influenza for two weeks. He
was So.
Anoka-The Anoka county sheriff's
office collected s7,2S6 in fines in 1882
and the expense of the office amount
ed to $1,000. A profit of $2,OS6 for
the year.
Notwithstanding suspicious of
car because the body sagged on the
spring, prohibition agents stopped the
driver and found 125 one-gallon cans
of alcohol.
Onamia-Because of numerous
cases Of influenza and scarlet fever,
schools of Onamia and surrounding
territory will be closed from one week
to month.
Minneapolis. w. Emery of Hib-
bling was elected president of the
Minnesota Federation of County Fairs
at the annual meeting of the organ
iation here.
DasseI-The Farmers and Mer-
chants State bank was closed because
Of frozen assets. The bank had de-
posits of $230,000, capital of 100000
and surplus of $4,000.
So. ST. PauI-Local packers have
agreed to take care of their own sew
age, thereby putting it up to the Twin
Cities to make their own plans in re-
gard to their sewage problem.
MinneapoIis-An envelope bearing
the signature of the late Calvin Cool
idge brought $3.50 in an auction at
the annual meeting of the Twin City
Philatelic society at the West hotel.
Mountain Lake-Rev. A. T. Penner,
formerly of this community, officiated
at the funeral Of the late Calvin Cool
idge at Northampton, Mass. His par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Penner, still
live here.
Kennedy-Two girls, JEANNE, Is
and Mildred Skjordal, froze to death
here. Riding in sleigh with their
father, the horse bolted and left them
stranded. The father went for aid
and when he returned the two girls
were frozen.
ST. PauI-W. D. Stewart, state game
and fish commissioner, denied the Pc
tition of $500 Minneapolis fishermen
to declare special open season for
crappies for the rest of the winter to
March 1. Fish caught through the ice
would be used to help the unemployed
it was claimed.
STANDARDIZATION S. Mum, So,
who has been an inmate of the state
prison for 25 years, was paroled and
walked out a free man. Everything
looked strange to him and he is en-
joying his freedom. He was convict
ed Of killing man at Spooner, MINI.
and sent to prison for life in 1908.
crosby-The new Crosby city coun-
Gil started the years work with a
drastic cut in salaries.
Owatonna- Minnesota tax
payers laid plans for march on the
State Capitol at st. Paul to obtain
substantial reduction in state ex-
penses. Under the leadership of A. l..
Sperry, Owatonna, representatives of
groups in surrounding counties con-
ferred on petitions which they will
present to the state legislature de-
handing rigid economy in expendi-
lures. Fifteen towns were repre-
scented.
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