The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-24

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Windom-For the first time In 10
years a Cottonwood county grand jury
convened here to consider criminal
case.
! Luverne-The community chest
quota of $500 for Luverne was ex-
ceeded, the volunteer canvassing COM
mittee reported.
Stillwater-Chris Blejum, 40 years
old, guard at the state penitentiary
here for about a year, committed
suicide at his station on the outer
wall.
Balaton-Three bandits raided the
Farmers and Merchants State Bank,
held up two employees and three GUS
toners and escaped with $1,000 in
cash.
So. ST. PauI-Several hundred en-
ployes of Armour G Co., went on
strike over demands for a 10 cents
an hour increase and recognition of
| their union.
virginia-After several weeks Of
discussion, the Virginia city council
has agreed upon architects to draw
plans for the city's proposed 100000
municipal hospital.
Minneapois-A vigorous effort to
keep the present state liquor laws on
the statute books was promised by
drys as they prepared for the coming
| special legislative session.
Minneapois-The board of trustees
of the Twin City sewage disposal pro-
ject meeting, approved three-year
program of construction for the plant
and approved salary schedule of
$4,000 a year for officials and en-
gineers connected with the construc-
! ton.
Bemidji-No objection of any kind
was raised against plans for the loca-
ton of the new highway bridge across
the Mississippi river where Trunk
Highways No. and No. 8 from the
| south and east enter Bemidji at the
hearing conducted by the war de-
| partment.
st. PauI-Re-employment and pub
lie works machinery of the state
speeded up to secure immediate ben
efits of the new S400,OOO,O00 federal
emergency work program to tide over
| 100000 workers on fullpay but tenn
porary jobs until the federal perma-
nent construction program gets un-
der way in the spring.
Lake city-By an overwhelming
majority, Lake City voters favored a
bond issue for installation of a sew
age disposal plant and to make dock
and harbor improvements. The city
will issue bonds for $4,000, the re-
mainder of the $4,000 estimated cost
to be paid for by government grant
| OF 80 per cent Of the amount needed
| for labor and material.
st. Paul-With selection of a jury
composed Of five farmers, two wo-
men, an accountant, blacksmith, a
| hardware clerk, grain dealer. and
a railway clerk, the government be-
gan presentation of its case against
| Roger Touhy, notorious Chicago gang
leader, and three of his lieutenants,
charged with the 100000 kidnapping
Of William Hamm, Jr., wealthy
| brewer.
Austin-1,0 900 farm strikers and
striking employees of the HORNED
packing plant held possession of the
| 100000 HORNED packing plant after
battle in which they repulsed dep
uty sheriffs who attacked them with
tear gas. Leaders of the strikers &C.
| cepted proposal, made by Governor
| Olson, that their demands for wage
| increases be submitted to the state
| Industrial commission for arbitration.
Mnneapolis-A carefully-laid plan
| to holdup the Marquette National
bank and Trust company was frus-
| trated, and six masked machinegun
bandits fed without loot after hold
ing up custodian and messenger and
keeping them prisoners in the bank
LOBBY for nearly two hours. The at
tempt was foiled by the auditor of
| the bank, when he fed instead Of
| complying with the bandits wishes.
Observation-Disclosures and wine
makers already are increasing the
alcoholic content Of their beverages
and storing the product pending the
official demise of prohibition on Dec.
5. But Minneapolis and Minnesota,
for the present at least, will have to
be satisfied with the 3.2 beverage
even after national prohibition is Of
| ficially buried. In less than a month
the United States will be "wet" again,
but it doesn't mean a thing to Min
nesota, at least not until the state
legislature repeats a prohibition law,
| passed at the last session, forbidding
sale or distribution of beverages con-
tanning more than 80 per cent alco-
hol by weight.
Granite Falls-The city council has
been authorized to proceed with the
proposed sewer plant project by vot-
ers who approved issuance of bonds
to finance the work. The money, $751;.
600, will be borrowed from the state.
st. Paul-Crop shortages, together
with possible severe winter, consti-
tute real menaces for upland game
birds, E. V. Willard, state conserva.
ton commissioner, declared. He
urged that sportsmen's club through
out the state cooperate in establish
ing feeding stations for wild fowl.
st. Paul - Because work is far
ahead Of schedule and no bonus is of.
fered for completion ahead of the
contract date December 1884, work
on the postoffice was ordered stopped.
Between $50 and 200 men were
thrown out Of employment.
st. PauI-Twelve thousand Mime
sofa men would be put to work in