The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-21
MINNESOTA NEWS


Harry Hydal school band is being
organized here.
Waseca-The American Crystal
Sugar Company of Mason City. Iowa,
has completed its sugar beet harvest
in this vicinity. Farmers sold $500
tons.
ST. James-A survey disclosed the
dole is abolished in Watonwan coun-
ty for the employable man. Able
bodied individuals are either absorb
ed in private-employment or on WPA
projects.
Bronson-The six-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Vagle, far
mers near here, burned TO death
when the crib caught fire from an
overheated range while the parents
attended to the milking.
st. Paul-Governor Olson was A
years old Nov. Is, Wednesday. In
shirtsleeves while preparing some
official business, he said he expects
to have thrills and much excitement
during the rest of his life.
Granite FaIIs-Thieves who visited
the Peter tanners farm trucked
away 1900 pounds Of meat, pigs
and poultry-200 bushels OF wheat,
six Poland China hogs, % pigs and
so Rhode Island Red hens.
MISUNDERSTANDING a quantity OF
car radiator antifreeze almost proved
fatal to Phil Patrick, transient. Found
near death in railroad car, he i'm
proved sufficiently at the county jail
to leave town the day following.
Minneapolis-The agricultural ad-
justment administration may pur-
chase 1000 carloads of Minnesota po-
tatoes in order to aid in getting rid
of the surplus, R. A. Troyatten OF
the dairy and food department, said.
MinneapoIis-An approximate %
per cent reduction in farm electric
rates will be put into effect January
1 by the Northern States Power Com
pany through five midwestern states.
1t was revealed. 1t affects about $500
farmers.
Preston-A woman was sentenced
to three-year term in the Shakopee
reformatory for stealing cat
tie. She is Miss Madeline Green,
who pleaded guilty to a charge OF
second degree grand larceny growing
out of the cattle theft several weeks
ago.
Misunderstanding turkeys pays
In the opinion of Mrs. A. G. Thorn
who showed a check for s7.166 after
2,1SS birds at an average
Of S2.SS each for net profit of So
4SS. Mrs. Thorn has 1865 turkeys
for egg production and next years
trade.
South st. PauI-The 1885 junior
livestock show at South st. Paul was
brought to it's close when nearly
1000 of the youthful exhibitors were
guests at a dinner and entertainment
program in the Masonic building, ST.
Paul. The show was concluded with
an auction sale of all entries.
St. Paul-Kenneth Haycraft, form
er University of Minnesota football
star, now an investigator for the
state securities commission, is re-
ported as heading the list being con-
sidered as secretary to Governor
Floyd B. Olson, succeeding Vince Day.
recently appointed Minneapolis mu-
nicipal judge.
nneapoIis-Heavily loaded with
merchandise, the last
barge of the season pulled away
from the municipal dock, bound for
New Orleans. The load marked the
end of the most successful tonnage
year in history of the restoration Of
upper river traffic. The line will
resume operation about April l.
1896.
Pine city-ApIroximateIy $4,000
acres Of woodland in Pine county will
be made into a public playground and
health restort for the underpriyileg-
ed, H. W. Lathrop, director of state
parks, said following announcement
that President Roosevelt and the re-
settlement administration had ap-
proved purchase of the land. The
area for this project is considerably
enlarged in its amended form. The
area is in the form of a triangle,
spreading out from the point where
the Kettle river enters in the st.
Croix, northeast of Pine City. TO high
way No. As, with the two rivers sery-
ng as boundaries on the east and
west.
ST .PauI-Dr. Charles E. Cotton.
executive secretary of the Livestock
Sanitary Board. will be guest CT honor
when leaders in the fight to control
tuberculosis among humans pay trib-
ute to leaders in the fight for eradi-
alton of the disease amcng cattle at
The 29th annual dinner meeting OF
the Minnesota Public Health associa-
ion to be held a. the Nicollet hotel.
Friday, November %.
Speakers will include DR.. Morris Fish
bein, Chicago, editor of the Journal
of the American Medica, association:
DIR. C. H. Mayo. Rochester, president
Of the Minnesota health group; DR..
]. A. Myers, professor Of preventive
medicine at the University of Min
nesota; and F. E. Murphy, publisher
of the Minneapolis Tribune.
st. PauI-Governor Floyd B. Olson
bet a prize Minnesota hog against
a prize Iowa hog with Governor Clyde
/. Herring of Iowa on the outcome
If the Iowa-Minnesota football game.
Governor Herring viii deliver the pig
in person.
Proctor-Frank Cain, 40, railway
became crazed after a