The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-04-21

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Edina-M. F. Maloney, 81, civil war
veteran and pioneer resident here,
died at his home.
MISUNDERSTANDING up an oil sta
ton here, masked bandit obtained
$384.14 in currency and checks.
Deer Rivera high water stage at
the Winnibigoshish dam assures a IA
vorable lake level for coming months.
Perham-Ed Graft, truckman, had a
load Of near beer stolen in Minnea-
polls on the opening day of legal
beer.
Fergus Falls-A deposit of Ignite
coal has been found on the Bonnie
Grue farm. A well driller encountered
heavy layer of Ignite.
ST. PauI-President Roosevelt has
been invited to address the annual
convention of the United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce in st. Paul in
June.
Duiuth-The fishing steamer Win
yah left here for north shore points
and Isle Royale, opening navigation
at the head Of the lakes. The boat
carried supplies to the island.
Maple PIain-Four pouches of first
class mail, stolen from the railroad
station at Granite Falls, were found
in culvert two miles from here, with
parts of their contents intact.
SIayton-The Murray county board
has passed a resolution asking the
state game and fish department to for
bid persons from other counties from
fishing bullheads in this county.
Hibbing-A resolution favoring tax
reduction for mining companies oper-
ating in Minnesota was passed by the
Hibbing Chamber of Commerce fol-
lowing a spirited two-hour session.
St. PauI-Personal property taxes,
which were due March 81, showed a
delinquency Of slightly more than 10
per cent of the total levy, Henry
Vogeli county treasurer, announced.
Long Lake-Tapping maple trees
for their syrup is big industry in
this locality. Many men are en-
ployed at this labor and hundreds of
gallons of fine syrup is being made.
Minneapolis. e. Zonne, real es-
tate dealer and for years one of the
spirits in the development of the city,
and president of the Conklin-Zonne-
Loomis Co., died here at the age of
63.
inneapoIis-Chinese bandits de-
manded 100000 for the safe return
Of DR.. Niels Nielsen, Minneapolis
medical missionary in Manchuria, ac-
cording to SPECIAL dispatch from
Mukden, Manchuria.
MinneapoIis-A s1,O00,000 project
for construction and equipment of a
gas bottling plant will be started at
once by the Skelgas Co. The build
ing will be completed in about two
months.
Waconia-Betty Kusseron of Waco
MIA was killed in Panama City when
she leaned into an elevator shaft and
was struck by the lift at the Hotel
Corco. Miss Kusseron, who was 20,
arrived at Panama City a fortnight
ago with four other American girls.
They sold magazine subscriptions.
Minneapolis-The elaborate Foshay
executive office suite and apartment
on the twenty-seventh and twenty
eight floors of the Foshay tower,
storm center of the Foshay mail fraud
trial in federal court, will be thrown
open for public inspection, starting
under auspices of tn minneapolis So
ciety for the Blind.
Fergus Flashlights covering 160,-
900 miles in seven years and with 40
forced landings without so much as
scratch to himself Oh passengers, is
the record of Gus hmm, local aviator.
hmm operates four-passenger plane
and has made many interesting flights.
He says he feels safer in the air
than when driving his car along the
public highway.
misunderstanding Mrs. Emma Nc
Kenzie of Winona and Jacob Waletzka
of Arcadia, Wis, with having refused
to return part Of $4,000 hoard of
gold and other money they are al
legged to have dug up in the basement
of an elderly Winona recluse, uncls
OF Mrs. Mckenzie, the First National
Bank Of Winona has brought suit to
recover the money.
Warren-Farmers in this territory
say that spring work in Marshall
county will start In about week ii
good dry weather is received the
next few days. Fields are In good
shape with plenty of moisture. Oats
and barley acreage is expected to be
increased since feed shortage has
been experienced the last two years
because of dry seasons.
Fort neutrality-suspicious. 125
unemployed men from the Minneapo
lis public relief rolls were sent to
Fort Smelling for enrolment in the
citizens conservation corps, bringing
to $50 the total enrolled from this
city for work in the national forests.
Minneapolis-Lux II hereafter will
guide blind Senator Thomas D. Schall
of Minnesota through capitol CORR
doris and Washington traffic. Schall
has accepted Minneapolis kennels
offer of another dog to replace his
faithful Lux, which died several weeks
ago.
st. PauI-Water In storage In the
reservoir lakes at the headwaters of
the Mississippi river increased 1,515,-
100000 cubic feet during March,
reaching 1895, 100000 at the close
of the month.
Fort Snelling-For the first time
since many years before the war Fort
Smelling is going to have beer. Sale
of 80 beer at the post exchange and