The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-01-19
MINNESOTA NEWS
Events of the Week Throughout
the Estate of Ten Thou
sand Lakes"

licenses 10 drive IN the state.
Minnesota Lake-This village. at
its own request, had grant of s2.75O
for water project rescinded by the
government
ST. PauI-The national peony show,
sponsored by the American Peony so
ciety, will be held at the Municipal
auditorium in June.
Morris-Citizens approved con-
struction of municipal light and power
plant, and voted to issue S1SS,0O0 in
bonds to finance the project.
ST. Paul-Matt Desmond, deputy
state auditor said it cost the people
of the state over $4,000 for the spe-
cial legislature session just concluded.
ST. PauI-Minnesota has received a
total of s3,605,959 for the seven
months ending December 81, 1888,
from the federal government for pub
lie relief.
Osakis - Lyman Solmonson, 81,
sought in connection with the STAY
ing of Rudy Haug, II, Willmar high
school senior, last December 6, was
taken into custody here.
Granite FaIls-Firms here have
been given the bulk of material con-
tracts for construction of a new $50,
600 sewage plant, for which material
has been purchased and preliminary
work begun.
Fort RidgeIy-Engaged in a six
week job, 35 men are employed here
dressing up the park by pruning
and planting trees, clearing away
brush, and cleaning and leveling
paths and roads.
Litchfield-A poultry and seed
show was held at the local Land o.
Lakes plant. Liberal cash awards in
the poultry classes and merchandise
awards were donated by Litchfield
business men for the corn and grain
classes.
MarshaII-First babies born in
Marshall and Lyon county in 1884
will get special recognition. Mer-
chants are offering valuable prizes
for the first boy and girl babies in
Marshall and the first boy and girl
born outside the city.
ChatfieId-Chatfeld feels bad
headache coming on because of IL
quor. Two-thirds of the town lies in
Fillmore county, which is dry, and
one third in Olmsted, a wet county.
All the business section of Chatield
lies in Fillmore county.
Canby-Discarded Christmas trees
were turned into shelters for pleas
ants by sportsmen here. Izaak Wal
ton League members collected the
trees with which to construct shelters
and they also are spreading large
quantities of corn to feed the birds.
ST. Paul-Governor Olson applied
his first pocket veto of legislation
passed by the recent special session,
when he refused to sign a bill which
would amend an emergency law pass
ed by the last regular session, sus-
pending for two years cancellation of
contracts for deed.
Albert Lea-A symbol of gratitude,
the American flag waves CALAMITY
over gravel pit where CWA work
ers raised it IN thanks to President
Roosevelt for their checks. The flag
and it's 10 foot mast were purchased
by more than 100 Freedom county
CWA workers who passed the hat for
the funds
MISUNDERSTANDING her third trip to
Europe in three years, Mrs. Lydia
Hodgkins, "a years old, sailed for Pa
lestine. She walked through Pales-
tine in 1892, and last year visited Pa
ris and Rome. Mrs. Hodgkins says
she is able to travel through $40
monthly pension she receives as a
Civil war widow.
Grand Rapids-The Grand Rapids
village government has gone into the
class of municipalities technically on
a cash basis, when it paid up $4,000
in bonds due in 1897. The action
places the village among the few mu-
inequalities technically on cash bas-
is, and leaves the debt of the village
at $4,000 in per cent refunding
bonds due in 1871.
Minneapolis-The s1S,000,000 Twin
Cities sewage disposal project was in
Guided by the public works admins
tration in its last ALLEGATION of funds.
By it's action the PWA ended the
uncertainty concerning the Twin CT
ties proposal, and made possible car
rying it out. 1t will give 1900 men
employment in Minneapolis and st.
Paul for three years.
ST. Paul-The race is on for licenses
20 sell liquor under Minnesota's new
liquor control law. Municipal coun-
ellis in SO of the 81 counties now have
the authority to license the sale of
liquor by the drink, but the number
of places to be licensed is limited
strictly by the law. Package sale
also may be licenced by the cities
and villages, subject to approval by
the state liquor control commission.
ST. PauI-Charters have been deliv-
cred to three production credit asso-
Citations. The associations already
chartered are those at Lake City,
Redwood Falls, Pine City and Fergus
Falls. Persistent George Susens, who
is directing the work in Minnesota.
North Dakota, Wisconsin and Michi-
gan went to Fulda to complete the
organization of the association there.
Other associations to receive charters
yet are those at Marshall. Pipestone.
Morris, and Madison. The program
when complete will call for 80 asso-
Citations in this state.
Hibbing-A loan and grant of ST.