The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-21
MINNESOTA NEWS


Pipestone County Poultry Association
will be held here January 1919. Com
mittees are at work on plans for the
exhibit.
Hibblng-The Minnesota tax COM
mission denied requested reduction
Of more than $50 1000, 900 in the assess
ed valuation Of iron ore properties in
st. Louis county.
st. Professionalism demands
for tax retrenchment which affected
school building construction through
out the state, school districts in Min
nesota spent s1,325,44 on new school
houses in 1884, the annual report
shows.
st. Paula locked and sealed bag
gage car, loaded with Christmas pre-
sents for Montana, suddenly burst
mysteriousuy into flames as the Great
Northern train to which it was at
tached was about to pull out of the
station.
Fairmont-Fred Timm, 81, won the
pancake eating contest here, put on
by the business men, by downing 49,.
Another contestant passed out on his
oath, but was revived after treat
ment. Ten thousand persons ate free
pancakes at the celebration.
Ortonville-A toy balloon, sent up
as part of an advertising stunt to pub
licize Ortonville's Santa Claus day
was found at Armstrong, Iowa, Off
cials of the Ortonville Town and Farm
club, sponsors of the event, were in
formed. 1t had foated $50 miles.
st. PauI-In the face of legislative
demands for curtailment Of expendi-
lures in all departments, state Off
Gals are asking appropriations total
ing nearly S50,000,000 for the next
two years, it was revealed by I. c.
Strout, state budget commissioner.
Observation-Disclosures water and light
commission is going to play Santa
Claus this year, announcing that con-
sumers of water, light and heat in the
city will receive so per cent dis
count for November. The bills, how
ever, must be paid by December Is.
Pine Island-Dairy farmers inter
ested in cheese manufacture, state Of
ficials and University Farm leaders
gathered here for the first annual con-
vention of the Minnesota Cheesemak-
ers Association and took steps to in
crease cheese manufacture in the
state.
Virginia. request for $4,000, 600
from the federal government to estab-
lish 10-year reforestation program
in the northeastern part of Minnesota
which would give work to between
10000 and 10000 men will be made
by committee representing st. Louis
county.
Pelican Rapids-A prediction that
the coming legislature will extend for
another two years present automo-
bile license fees, about so per cent
below those in effect prior to 1888
was made by Representative Roy E.
Dunn of Pelican Rapids, leader of the
house majority group. Mr.. Dunn said
the legislature probably would also
vote no change on the present cent
gallon state gasoline tax.
sIayton-A s1,OOO,0OO appropriation
to buy seed for impoverished Mime
sofa farmers next spring will be pro-
posed to the 1885 state legislature by
Senator ]. v. Weber of Slayton, au-
thor Of the Minnesota mortgage mora
forum law. Under plan now being
drafted by Senator Weber and Rep
resentaive H. c. Anderson of Tyler,
the state executive council would be
authorized to distribute seed to far
mers unable to buy their own.
MinneapoIis-Three 1884 Gopher
won fame by being selected on Grant
land Rice's All-American eleven. They
were Pug" Lund, Bill Bevan and
Butch" Larson. Five other Gophers
received honorable mention-Kostka,
Seidel, Alphonse, Tenner and Beng
ston. It was the first time in Big
Ten history that three players from
one conference team made the Of
fetal eleven and it was the first time
in Is years that any team in the
country had achieved such recogni-
ton.
st. Paul-Formation of a non-poli-
teal research institute for the pur-
pose of assisting Minnesota legisla-
tors, state officers and citizens in solv-
ing public problems was announced
this week by C. L. Ames, chairman.
The organization is supported and
controlled by citizens and has no Of
fetal connection with the state govern
ment. Offices will be maintained in
st. Paul under the direction of II. L.
Henderson, a recognized authority in
governmental research. Analyses will
be made Of accounting systems, bud
get methods and other administra-
tive practices with view to discov-
ering and eliminating wastes, dup
locations and inefficient methods and
practices in government, Mr.. Ames
stated. An official report of work
already done is expected to be re-
leased within a few weeks.
Minneapolis-Prof. elsie Bothne,
head of the Scandinavian languages
department at the University of Min
nesota for % years and a leader in
northwest Scandinavian culture, died
at his home. He was "a years old.
eapolis-County Auditor Al P.
Erickson warned taxpayers who have
paid the first half Of their 1884 taxes
that they have unil Dec. 81 to pay the
second half without penalty under the