The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-02-16
MINNESOTA NEWS

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Bronson-Snowmobile are being
used by rural mail carriers on the
three rural routes served out of Bron-
son because of blocked county roads.
Eagle Bend-Slugged by a pair of
bandits who held him up on lonely
| highway, w. E. Ross, mail carrier,
was robbed of his automobile and six
sacks of mail.
Steele Center-An increase in it's
manufacturing output of 1851 pounds
of butter enabled the Steele Center
Creamery association to register a
material increase in income.
MinneapoIis--A coal drivers strike
played havoc here when they decided
on zero weather to walk out over a
wage dispute. The Regional labor
board ordered them back to work.
WiIImar-The city council has ap-
proved the leasing of 81 acres of land
to be added to the airport here. The
additional land will give Willmar an
airport with four runways, each 5000
feet in length.
| st. HiIaire-Mrs. Theresa P. Ostran-
der Of University Farm was in charge
of meat canning demonstrations at
Goodridge and Thief River Falls,
which were arranged by County Agent
R. M. Douglas.
caledonia-Four hundred and fifty
farmers, living in eight townships in
Houston county, have signed corn-hog
reduction contracts. More than $780,
600 has been paid them by the fed
eral government.
ochester-Edward Bremen, st.
Paul banker, who was kidnapped Jan.
II, was released by the gang in the
residential section here. The whole
| 100000 ransom was paid by his
father for his release.
st. PauI-The wisdom and practic-
ability of a complete new system of
financing roads in Minnesota is to be
made the basis Of survey to be I'M
| dertaken next summer by a commit
tee authorized by the last legislature.
SIayton-Three hundred Murray
county farmers, interested in the
growing of barley since repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, heard proper
methods Of barley cultivation for sale
purposes discussed at an instruction
school here.
Minneapolis-Barge service on the
upper Mississippi river will be re-
sumed for the 1884 navigation season
about April 2, when the upper Mis-
sissipi division of the federal barge
lines will start its first northbound
tow from st. Louis.
st. Paui-At least 100000 and
probably more of the states $5,000,-
600 relief fund will have to be used
for direct relief, because there will
be no government aid part of the
time, Governor Floyd B. Olson in
formed the state executive council.
New UIm-Albert Pfaender, Demo-
cratic member of the Minnesota leg
islature from New Ulm, embarked on
his campaign for the governorship
with an attack on the states finan-
cial policies, which he said will drive
the treasury ss,75o,OOO into the red
| by July 1.
st. Paui-There were 236 aircraft
and 237 licensed pilots in Minnesota
on Jan. 1. OF the aircraft, 112 were
licensed by the federal government,
124 were unlicensed The pilots in
| cluded 155 holding transport licenses,
| 33 with limited commercial, 81 pri-
| vate and Is solo.
MinneapoIis-A new seed corn yield
| ing an average Of ten bushels to the
acre more than ordinary farm varie-
ties planted beside it In the same
fields, has been developed through
years of patient testing and breeding
| by specialists at University farm, in
cooperation with a commercial seed
| firm.
Observation-Disclosures $4,000
| has been distributed in Pipestone
county through activities Of the Civil
Works and public works administra.
tions. Nearly $3S,000 has been ex-
pended in CWA work, while over $780,
600 was spent on PWA projects. In
addition, more than $1,000 was paid
to women workers under the CWA
DuIuth-The historical Grand Port
age trail is going to be restored to
near its original condition when used
by early trappers and voyageurs to
circumvent the unnavigable portions
| Of the Pigeon river. This was re-
vealed by Ernest R. Reiff, member of
the Minnesota conservation commits
sion, which has taken action to re-
| store the trail.
ST. Paul-Life under conditions
worse than under the rule Of tyrant
| unless police and citizens crush the
menace of kidnapping was foreseen by
Governor Olson as he called a con-
ference of law enforcement officials
| at his office to discuss ways and
means of capturing the Bremen kid
napers and preventing any reoccur-
ance of such crimes in the future.
Austin-A subsistence homestead
| adjacent to this community, which
will provide the means for so work
| ing men to obtain well built homes
| at low cost on long amortization
plans was announced in Washington
| by Secretary Of the Interior Harold
L. Ickes. The federal subsistence
homestead bureau, headed by DR.. L.
M. Wilson of Bozeman, Mont, will
make loan of s125,0o0 to the Aus
tins Homesteads, Inc, to finance pur-
chase of land now under option and
construction of small low price
| houses