The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-10-19
MINNESOTA NEWS

lMllvNEOUIA WEWO
Cannon FalIs-Developmen of rec
reational areas in this vicinity was
undertaken by members of 20O-man
transient camp established here We'd
nesday.
Rochester, brooch set with dia-
monds and valued at $4,000 was
found here by Miss Dorothy Eden, a
waitress. 1t was later found to be-
long to Mrs. C. Davidson of Evan
ston, Ind.
st. PauI-Nearly $500 college stu
dents in Minnesota will receive about
$4,000 monthly in state and federal
aid grants to enable them to continue
with their studies, L. P. Zimmerman,
deputy administrator of the state en-
Urgency relief administration said.
Aitkin-A brush and forest fire OF
major proportions burned ever large
area near Kimberly, east Of here be-
fore being brought under control. The
entire Aitkin county forest freight
ing force was called out and many
men battle6 to prevent spread of the
flames.
Waseca-The Waseca county farm
bureau, the Waseca Community club
and the Lions club of this city united
in staging "Bull Yum day.. A beef
barbecue was held with numbers by
Al clubs Of the county, local enter
tainers and group of speakers on
the program.
Askov-The new 270-foot bridge
over the Kettle river near here, the
Kettle river park and a recently COM
pleted stretch of pavement on high
way No. Sc was dedicated at special
ceremonies arranged by Askov citi-
zens. The Askov and Sandstone
bands furnished music.
st PauI-Vigorous protest against
the proposed ending of the federal
governments emergency cattle buying
program was voiced by county drouth
relief directors of Minnesota as P. E.
Miller, state drouth relief director,
estimated at least $4,000 more cattle
should be purchased in the state to-
relieve drouth distress.
st. PauI-The state executive coun-
Gil voted s75O,000 for relief purposes
of which 100000 is to be expended
for direct relief and s25O,OOO for vet
erans' relief The state emergency
relief administration will have charge
of the 100000 allotment and the
board of control will have charge Of
the soldiers welfare fund.
st. Paul-Bids on highway jobs to-
falling approximately $270,000 have
been called for by the Minnesota
highway department. Grading Jobs
in st. Louis, Big Stone, Clay and
Isanti counties, metal cribbing in Cook
county, grade lift in Big Stone, and
bituminous treatment in Chippewa
and Swift counties are included.
chatfield - Southern Minnesota's
dream of reforestation is realized
when eight CCC erosion camps plant
ed more than 100000 trees under
the direction of Grover M. Comet,
state forester. Trees placed were
white and black spruce, northern and
white pine. jack and Scotch pine, Chi
nese elm, walnut, oak and willow.
st. Vincent-Mrs Margaret Goose.
law, who lives on farm near here,
celebrated her 1O9th birthday Oct. 3.
She has lived in the same log house
since 1S43. The children, the oldest
Of whom, Harry, st. Vincent. is IS
years old, and Mrs. Emma Goden,
Emerson, Manitoba, the youngest, is
Sc, assisted in entertaining the WIS.,
itors.
neutrality-suspicious. the outlets of
the $4,000 people who celebrated
Montgomery's sixth annual Kolacky
day here slipped $4,000 Kolace. Two
men from Belle PLANE, accounted for
a considerable portion of these. They
were John Koenig and John P. Gala
han, eaters of the Bohemian bun
from birth, winner and runner-up Of
the Kolacky eating contest.
Minneapolis-Fn results of the
governorship poll made by "a daily
newspapers were certified by the
committee of seven certified public ac-
countants. They counted and tabu-
lated 120,262 ballots, by far the
largest expression of sentiment ever
obtained in Minnesota in advance Of
an election. The final standing Of
the three candidates in the poll is as
follows: Martin A. Nelson, repub-
ican, 52,S2S; Floyd B. Olson, farmer
labor, 35,642; John E. Regain, demo-
crat, 31,792.
nneapolis-Property owners OF
Minneapolis next year will have to
pay a tax of nearly one cent on the
dollar of assessed valuation 1t ap-
pears as the board of estate and
taxmation prepared to take final ac-
tion on the city's tax rate. The state
rate has been fixed at 11.95 mills for
areas outside the Twin Cities and Du-
luth and at 11.S0 mills for those
cities. This is the highest rate in
state history. For the outside areas
1t is an increase of S9 mills over
this year and for the cities an in
crease Of .SS mills. This boost, plus
the maximum levy of % mills set by
the school board and the demands Of
public relief made an all-purpose tax
rate for Minneapolis of SO mills a,
certainty.
ST. PauI-Minnesota's big game
hunting season will be opened in 16
counties for the taking of deer for IL
days, from November Is to %, inclu-