The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-28

II.
Minneapolis-Wheat continues to
advance on the local market, the
highest price SO far being s1.23.
Wadena-More than 220 Jersey cat
tie entries have been made for the
North Central parish show here Au-
gust 16 to 10.
Minneapolis-In attempting a movie
holdup a bandit shot ana instantly
killed former usher who tried to pre-
vent the robbery.
ST. PauI-The old capitol building
has been abandoned ant will be
wrecked. Offices have been moved to
the new building.
Red livingstone dams are being
erected across dry runs on two farms
near here by members of the erosion
army encamped here.
Lake WiIson-Plans are under way
for celebration here August IS in
observance of the golden anniversary
of the founding of the village:
Camp Ripley-This army camp is
busy place this summer. No sooner
does one outfit move out than another
takes its place for two weeks train
ing.
Duluth-Nine hundred employees of
the Duluth works of the American
Steel and Wire Co., have received
wage increases amounting to 10 per
cent.
Minneapolis Threshing operations
on Hennepin farms are not waiting for
the much publicized harvest moon to
shine on. They are under way al
ready, the earliest in 33 years.
Currie-The oldest inhabitants in
his section cannot recall time when
corn was as far advanced in mid-July
as it is this year. The corn promises
to be the finest crop ever raised here.
Minneapolis northwest's gain
in business volume not only con-
tinued but increased in June, the Fed
eral Reserve bank of Minneapolis re-
ports in its midmonth review of con-
ditions in the ninth district.
st. Paula marketing agreement
fixing prices for consumer and pro-
Queer, and governing the manner Of
distributing milk products in the Twin
Cities area is on file with the secre-
tary Of agriculture in Washington
ST. PauI-More than $4,000 men
comprising the personnel of 81 civilian
conservation camps in the state and
national forests of Minnesota will
spend the winter in their north woods
quarters. They will build log cabins
in which to live.
st. PauI-Unless every Minnesota
county is accredited by passing the
bovine tuberculin test, the state faces
loss of important eastern butter
markets, DR.. Charles E. Cotton, secre-
tary of the state livestock sanitary
board, warned farmers.
st. Paula new power boat the
Franklin d. Roosevelt, soon will be
operating on the upper Mississippi
river, ]. S. Brodie, manager of the
upper river division of the Inland Wa
terways corporation, announced. The
ship, launched in Pennsylvania, was
originally named the Huck Finn, but
was rechristened Like, its sister
! boat. the Tom sawyer,sit is of shallow
draft. t9.z9
Sank Center-Forty men, hitherto
unemployed, were put to work here
under the provision of the money al
lotted to this city from the federal
emergency relief fund. One of the
principal projects is strengthening the
dam which holds back the waters of
Sank lake. Work also will be pro-
vided in improving the municipal
bathing beach, park improvements
and street work
Minneapolis-A park board stadium
on some site other than the Parade
would earn sufficient revenue to pay
operating expenses and principal and
interest charges on any debt the board
would incur in building it, Mayor A.
G. cambridge declared in support Of
his proposal to the park board that
it take immediate steps to get the pro-
ject approved as part of the national
public works program.
MinneapoIis-The third annual
Twin City Parish Jersey show and
breeders picnic was held at Mission
farm, the picturesque establishment of
the Union City mission at Medicine
lake. with 200 breeders of Jersey cat
tie and operators of Jersey herds on
hand from all parts of Minnesota.
Many of them brought their families
from distances of 200 miles or more
for the festival, which takes its name
from the gatherings of cattlemen on
the Isle of Jersey.
ulen-Harvesting of rye has begun
here. Although there is light crop
the farmers are going after it because
of the favorable market. Other crops
look fine. Corn and potatoes have
bright prospects.
Montevideo-Fifty thousand farms
and homes were saved from foreclo-
sures through enactment of Minneso-
tas mortgage relief and tax morato-
rum laws by the last state legislature,
Attorney General Harry H. Peterson
told farmers of Chippewa, Lac qui
Parle and Yellow Medicine counties
here.
st. PauI-President Roosevelt has
ordered the completion of the nine
foot channel in the Mississippi river
and work oil the project is to start
soon. Many millions Oh dollars will
be spent in making waterway which
is navigable to all kinds of boats.
sIayton-Beer may be sold at the
Murray County fair in the fall. The,
subject Is being discussed by the fair
board. Harry H. Peterson. attorney
general, stated that there will be no
objection to the selling of 81 beer on
tba oountv foir grounds bora rrovfdad.