The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-01-05
MINNESOTA NEWS
Events of the Week Throughout
the Estate of Ten Thou
sand Lakes"

erect new grade school.
St. cloud-John D. Sullivan, vet
eran lawyer and legislator died from
heart attack at the age OF 6S.
starbuck-Fire destroyed a general
merchandise store, hotel and cafe
here. Damage was estimated at $780,
900.
Duluth-Winter cracked down at
Allen Junction, near here, and sent
the mercury tumbling down to 81 be-
low zero.
st. Paula total of 1854 men have
been assigned to work on 81 airports
In Minnesota on improvements cost
ing s355,sOs.
litchfieId-The annual bird and
grain show of the Meeker County
Poultry association will be held jan
uary to IL.
MinneapoIls-It has been made
possible for $50 University students
to continue in school by giving them
jobs under the CWA.
OWatonna Two acetylene gas
tarks, cutting and welding machines,
clippers and other articles where
stolen from an iron works plant here.
sprinefield-Th State Bank of
Springfield paid a 10 per cent divi-
dend on trust funds to its depositors.
The action aided in stimulating
Christmas trade here.
oWatonna-The municipal plant of
Owatonna helped to make this last
Christmas merry one. Statements
totaling $4,000 were marked paid
and sent to its consumers.
st. PauI-Minnesota will receive
$3,38S from the federal government
as its share of s679,315 allocated by
the treasury department to states
from national forest receipts.
st. Paul-Returning home with Mrs.
Kellogg from a two-months visit in
Europe, Frank B. Kellogg, Americas
World Court judge, observed his sew
enty-seventh birthday December II.
ST. James-Six Watonwan county
farm sales have been made recently
by Thomas Oerdal, federal land bank
representative here. The prices paid
ranged from $45 to $40 per acre, with
the average $50.
st. Paul-State chain stores will
pay their new taxes, some under pro-
test, to the amount of 100000. The
gross-sales tax on multiple stores for
the past six months of 1893 is due
before January 20.
DuIuth-Work on a first class avia-
ton field at Itasca state park, the
first link in a chain of landing fields
in Minnesota's state forests which
would eventually permit a forestry
air patrol, has begun.
st. PauI-The Federal Land Bank
during 1888 paid out more than $751;
100000 to nearly 5000 Minnesota far
mers, the bank reported. Approx
mately 80 per cent of this amount was
paid out in the last 80 days.
Minneapolis-Although all of them
are not yet under way, there has
been approved for Minneapolis a to-
tai of 122 CWA projects calling for
an expenditure Of s3,13S,340.95 and
employment of 1874 men and wo-
men.
ST. Publishing and importation
of so-called per cent beer, found to
test but 80 per cent, the legal alco-
holic content, will be investigated by
state authorities and prosecutions un-
der the Minnesota pure food labelling
laws may follow.
MinneapoIis-While 20 banks were
robbed in Minnesota during 1888 or
an average of one every II days, the
bandits escaped with S116,349 as COM
pared with $2S0,332 the year previous,
according to Melvin Passolt, head of
the state bureau of criminal appre-
hension.
owatonna - Although Owatonna's
tax rate will be increased from the
1913 mills Of last year to 795 mills
for 1888, payable in 1884, the tax rate
to be paid by residents of the city
will still be the lowest of any of
Steele county's three incorporated
communities.
MinneapoIis-The Commodity Gre
dit corporation is now making loans
to southern and central Minnesota
farmers on ear corn which is stored
in suitable cribs on farms. Farmers
who wish loans are urged to get in
touch at once with their county agri-
cultural agents.
Hibbing-Fire destroyed the $780,
900 Hibbing Memorial Auditorium,
defeating the efforts Of fremen and
more than $50 volunteers who battled
the flames for hours in 32-degree-be-
low-zero weather. The building was
Hibbing's memorial to it's war dead.
1t was the center of all civic activi-
ties of this range town, and was the
meeting place for nearly all of the
city's various organizations. 1t
housed, also, the Central League Hib-
bling hockey rink, and the city's audi
forum for band concerts. Bitterly
cold weather hampered fire fighters
and froze up hose lines.
Minneapolis-Frank (Butch) Lar
son, Minnesota end, was placed on
Grantland Rice's All-American foot
ball eleven for 1888. Francis (Pug)
Lund. half-back, was chosen for the
second team. Den, center, was given
honorable mention.
owatonna-The 135th Infantry Sol
diers small bore team of the South
ern Minnesota Rifle League, now in
the cellar of the loop will go to Wana-
mingo to clash with the Zumbro VAL
ley Rifle Club, one Of the league
leaders, In shoulder-to-shoulder
match