The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-08-11


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DuIuth-James Mattern, round the
world flyer, refueled his plane here
and sped off to New York.
Minneapolis-July ended with the
temperature at 100 degrees on the
last day. equalling the yc-r's record.
Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka is the
lowest in years. Plans are in the
making for raising the level to nor
NAL.
FaribauIt-Two bandits robbed a
jewelry store of $4,000 worth of dia-
monds and watches and cash and
escaped.
MinneapoIis-T twenty-five members
of the state highway patrol were
ousted by John P. Arnoldy and re-
placed with new men.
Brooten-A fire destroyed a barn
on the Olson farm near here, and
caused the death of IA calves, Is tons
of hay, and machinery.
Henderson-Another Kraut Day
rolls around August rs and q. Many
tons of the food is prepared and given
away annually at this event.
Bird IsIand-All banks in Renville
county will be closed during the noon
hour from IL to 1 p. m. until they
have installed bullet proof cages.
Long Prairie-The Todd county
board of commissioners voted a re-
duction of $4,000 in the total county
tax levy. The 1884 levy is set at
S145,000.
OWatonna-A series of three lamb
grading and drenching demonstra-
lions for Steele county sheep grow
ers was given at four points in the
county recently.
Duluth-Patrolman Joseph Ladzin-
ski walking his beat got a rush call
from st. Mary's hospital. When he
arrived he learned he was the father
of triplets, all boys.
Fergus FaIls-Theo. NJ. Thompson
took first place in the general class of
corn, requiring less than 10 days to
mature, at the worlds grain exhibit
ton in Regina. Sask.. Canada.
Mora-At special meeting, the vii
lage council decided to again put to
vote of the people of this village
the question of whether or not mu.
nfcipal power plant should be erected.
st. Paul-Attorney General Harry
H Peterson ruled that the Minnesota
conservation commission has author
ity to permit hunting of deer with
bow and arrow during the open sea-
son.
Rochester-Armed guards were
placed on duty at the country estate
of DR.. Charles W. Mayo, near here,
after what apparently was an attempt
to kidnap the Mayo children had been
frustrated.
sarteII-The Watab Pulp and Pa
per Company is the defendant against
group of farmers to restrain the
company from maintaining their dam
across the Mississippi river and flood
ing farm land.
Minneapolis-F thousand men
will be employed on the Mississippi
river to complete the nine foot chan
mel ordered completed by the presi-
dent in 1886. sS0,000,000 will be spent
on the upper river project.
Wayzata-In pageant dealing
with development of this section of
the county, several historical events
were depicted in connection with the
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of the Incorporation of this COM
munity.
st. PauI-The Minnetonka diversion
project to raise the level of Lake
Minnetonka, presented to the public
works advisory board, has the sup
port of Governor Floyd B. Olson, as
he left for Washington to seek speed
on the works program in Minnesota.
Fequot-A Panaroma of Progress,
presenting the past, prehistorical and
present periods of this region, was
given here. More than SO Indians in
native regalia, occupying wigwarms
arranged to form a village, enter
tanned with tribal dances and cere-
monies.
Winona-"Camp Floyd B. Olson"
honoring Minnesota's governor, has
been adopted as the name for the
Winona unit of the Civilian Conser-
walton Corps and a large sign bear
ing the name of the Winona camp
and it's official number has been
erected over the entrance.
Grand Rapids-There was good
demand for Itasca county-grown po-
tatoes this year, with sales doubling
those in 1882. The Itasca County Ar
rowhead Potato Marketing Associa-
ton has reported more than $4,000
bushels of potatoes were sold for
its members during the season.
st. Peter-Forty thousand game
trout fngerlings were shipped from
the local state fish hatchery by train
for Two Harbors, from whence they
are to be distributed to the larger
streams northward from that point.
ST. PauI-Business gains in impor-
tant industries of the northwest were
recorded in June and were accompa-
MED by increased employment the
Federal Reserve Bank reported in its
July business review. Particularly
promising was the continuance of
gains the first weeks of July.
ST. PauI-Because Judge Charles B.
Faris of st. Louis likes to fish in
Minnesota, the federal district court
for the eastern district of Missouri
convened here for a hearing on the
receivership Of the Missouri Pacific
railway.
ST. PauI-With the quaffing of the
equivalent of 100000 14-ounce stems,
Minnesotans in the month OF May