The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-02
MINNESOTA NEWS

creamery.
clarissa-The $500 barn on the
Steve Konetzke farm near here, was
destroyed by fire.
Winona-A bolt of lightning struck
trolley car and the only occupant
the motorman, was unframed.
Falrmont-A farmer of East Chain
township held 6,S25 bushels of corn
two years for profit of $3,542.
St. James-Louis Meyers, for many
years a member of the st James fire
department band, died at his home
Windom-The annual mother-daugh
ter banquet, the proceeds of which
were placed in relief fund, was con
Quoted here.
Marshall-The board Of county
commissioners accepted the resigna.
ton of R. c.. Walker as county agent
Of Lyon county.
Duluth-G. w. Anctil of Duluth was
reelected president of the Minnesota
United Master BARRIERS Association
az Tic dluudl COuFSHllOu.
Anoka-The board of education
voted to increase salaries of school
teachers five pear cent, restoring par.
TALLY a pay cut two years ago.
Minneapoiis--The first carload of
Minnesota corn was received in Min.
neaolis and was sold for rs cents a
bushel. 1t tested good quality.
WilImar-Mrs. A. c. Carlson OF
Willmar was elected national presi.
dent of the American Legion Auxili.
airy at Miami, Florida, last week.
Alexandria Lutheran churches
here are busy preparing for the Luz
theran Youths Conference to be held
in the school auditorium November
4.
Rochester-Bitten by a dog, Mrs.
Louise A. Sween was awarded 500
damages by a District Court jury.
She sued Frank Adair, owner of the
dog.
st. PauI-The Civilian Conservation
corps will operate 81 camps in Min.
nesota during the winter period
which started October 1 and extend.
ed to January 1, one less than during
the previous period.
st. Paul-Gasoline taxes in Mime
sofa for the 80 days ending October
Is totaled $1,151,659.77, George H.
Griffith, chief oil inspector, announc.
ed. This is $1,000 less than for the
same period year ago.
Northfield-Bob Lewis, Fargo, a
sophomore at Carleton was playing
golf the other day when flock of
ducks flew over He teed up and
slashed a wicked spoon shot into their
midst, getting one for his dinner.
Thief River FalIs-C. w. Nelson,
rs, who has just completed so years
Of Masonry, was honored at the reg
ular meeting of the lodge here and
pres ented with solid gold watch fob
engraved with the Masonic emblem.
Austin-Lightning set fire to one
Of the largest barns in Mower coun-
ty, causing damage estimated at S5,-
600. The barn, located on the A. L.
Thompson farm, west of Lansing,
was destroyed. Nine COWS, two
horses, some pigs and chickens
persisted.
FaribauIt-Constru of a $780,
600 viaduct across the Straight river
ct Faribault probably will get under
way soon as the result of a hearing
before the state railroad and ware
house commission on an application
Of the Great Western railroad seek
ing relief from the provisions Of the
clearance law.
st. PauI-In the face of threats
that court proceedings would be in
stituted to halt such plans, a threat
later partially retracted, the state
launched an extensive flood control
and conservation program with start
OF work on the milestone river d.
version project on the western Min
Zesota border.
Worthingham-Wh Ben Dick
man, candidate for state senator from
this district, campaigned, 40 neigh
boring farmers visited his farm and
husked 1000 bushels of corn for him.
He is president of the Farm Holiday
association here, secretary of the
Farmers Union and vicepresident of
the Mobiles County Farmer-Labor as
ISOLATION.
Minneapolis-A quarter of a mil
lion pieces Of literature, the largest
single order of temperance literature
ever delivered in Minnesota, was re-
ceived at the headquarters of the
Anti-Saloon League of Minnesota.
The liturature touches so different
phases of the subject and is to be
used in connection with the anti-al.
cohol educational campaign of the
state dry organization.
Hibbing-The poor little rich boys
Of Minnesota appealed to state ERA
officials for aid. Their Golfers at one
time so overflowing that they were
hard put to find ways of spending
all their money. officials Of four Me-
saba range villages, Virginia, Hib-
bling, Eveleth and Bull, informed
Gov. Floyd B. Olson and L. P. Zim-
norman, acting state relief admins
traitor, that they now need help to
provide food and shelter for 100000
unemployed.
Duluth-Mrs. d. F. Beasley escaped
injury when thin crust of earth
over subterranean cavity in the
backyard of her home gave way and
plunged her into a 15-foot hole. She
was hanging clothes when the earth
gave way.
st. Paul-Beneft payments total