The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-11-09
MINNESOTA news

SauN Senter-Ine GOOd Samaritan
Episcopal church observed it's sixty
fifth anniversary.
Wabasso-This village celebrated
its thirty-fifth anniversary with pa.
rade and community supper.
Elk Rlver-Indian summer weather
brought new blooms to lilac bushes
in the yard of Mrs. Ida Moley of Big
Lake.
Eieln-Burglars blew open the safe
in the Elgin postoffice and escaped
with loot estimated by Postmaster
Frank Boyer at 1914.
owatonna Theodore Balko of
Redwood county husked 21.3 bushels
of corn in so minutes to win the
state championship here.
Minneapolis-A new attendance
record at the University stadium
was set when 10000 persons watched
the Gophers play Michigan.
owatcnna- John Godfrey, farmer,
residing near Claremont, is in the
city hospital here after lo~inr an
arm in corn shredder at his farm.
Litchfield-The music department
Of Litchfield schools presented an
original operetta, "The Sawdust
Trail, here. Five hundred students
participated.
kenyon-Playing in the yard of
his parents farm home, little Cor
don Pumper was shot in the neck,
ear and arm by pheasant hunters. He
was not seriously hurt.
Austin-A reward of $500 for APP
prehension Of the slayer of John S.
Freund, proprietor of the Johnsburg
general store was offered by Mower
county commissioners.
MISUNDERSTANDING suggestions
given by 16 high school students who
held down city offices here for one
day, local officials are making inves-
legations of conditions in the Jail.
Starbuck-Printing of school text
books by the state as proposed in the
Farmer-Labor platform was discussed
here when Representatives of more
than so communities gathered for a
meeting.
Observation-Disclosures county has en-
gagged Harry Mcmahon as county
agent to succeed H. o. Anderson who
resigned. Mcmahon has been serv.
ing as emergency agricultural agent
at Alexandria.
Fosston-Awakened by commo-
ton in his home, Joseph Lenes, a
farmer, found two sheep in his kit
chen. Chased by dogs, they had
found refuge there by jumping in
through a window.
Willmar-After spending hours lis
tening to plans for the proposed mu-
nicipal auditorium, members of the
city council voted to submit to the
voters of Willmar the question of
whether they favor construction of
the building.
Heron Lake-Ted Just, living near
here, tells this story for the prize
hunting yarn Of the season. AS a
flock of geese flying low passed over
his head in cornfield, he hurled
an ear of corn into the flock winging
one that dropped at his feet
MinneapoIis-Min already
has spent more than 100000 in the
improvement of homes, one-third of
the quota set for the city in the Bet
ter Housing campaign of the federal
housing administration. OF this total,
$4,000 has been lent by Minneap-
oils banks for modernization and re-
pair of buildings.
st. PauI-The Minnesota state
emergency administration now has
more than $4,000 persons earning re-
lief and nj n-relief wages, L. P. Zim-
norman, administrator, announced.
This does not include about 10000
farmers who are working out drouth
relief received during the summer.
he said. The projects approved now
total $3.50.
Virginia = The delegate assembly
of the Minnesota Education associa-
ton in Minneapolis wound up it's
business with the election of Floyd
B. Moe, dean of the junior college of
the Virginia public school system, as
president for the coming year. He
succeeds Miss Daisy Brown of Still
water. P. M. Atwood, superintendent
of schools at Staples, was named
vice-president An emergency fund
of s5,000,000 is essential to maintain
the school system of Minnesota at a
standard approximating normal, DR..
Roy G. Blakey of the University of
Minnesota, tax adviser to the Mime
sofa Eduaction Association, told the
assembly.
st. PauI-The state treasury is
low, with the overdraft reaching
the top limitation set by statutes of
$3,000,G00. State Treasurer julius A.
Schmahl and Mat Desmond, deputy
state auditor, called meeting Of the
state executive council to act on a
plan of financing under which the
state can operate until the legislature
convenes in January. With the over
draft reaching the 100000 mark
the general revenue fund is now &c..
100000 in the red, including s6,000,-
900 in outstanding certificates Of In
debtedness. Between now and next
January, approximately 100000
will be needed to operate on. OF this
amount the October tax settlement
will supply about half or 100000.
Preston-Using a sneak play such
as the gridiron boys execute, a fiat
car loaded with cinders eluded set
of section crew tacklers, broke into
the clear and scooted Is miles un.
molested on the Milwaukee railway