The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-13
MINNESOTA NEWS

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onamia-A $4,000 bond issue was
authorized by voters here for con-
struction of an addition to the school
building.
Winona-The oldest normal school
west of the Mississippi river. Winona
State Teachers College, celebrated it's
18th anniversary with many notables
attending the fete.
MinneapoIis-Some 5000 families
have gone off Minneapolis relief rolls
since April /, NJ. U. S. Kjorlaug, city
relief head said, as result of in
creased employment.
Duluth-Automobiles killed 43 deer
during March ana April in the Tenn
perance district of the Superior ma
tional forest, R. G. Settergren, acting
district ranger, reports.
DuIuth-Fire destroyed 100000
dredge owned by the Duluth-Superior
Dredging Co. The craft was locked
for repairs. The flames started from
sparks of an acetylene torch used by
men working on the dredge.
Duluth-Using tools from the
schools manual training department,
cracksmen smashed the safe in the
principals office of the Denfeld high
school and obtained $420 in cash.
Hopkins-Postmaste w. c. Robert
son of Minneapolis was the principal
speaker at ceremonies defeating
Hopkins new $4,000 postoffice. He
reviewed the history of the Hopkins
postoffice since it's establishment in
1879.
Duluth = Maintenance of wages,
hours of employment and fair trade
practices which existed under the
NRA codes was voted unanimously at
meetings of the Duluth Retail Mer-
chants Association and the manufac-
turers' council of the chamber of
commerce.
st. PauI-In an effort to clear
Minnesotas reputation as "haven
for criminals and racketeers," own
ers of resorts and tourist camps are
urged to remain in constant contact
during the summer with agencies of
the state bureau of criminal appre-
hension and the highway patrol.
Walker-Acquisitio by the federal
forest service of 100000 acres of for
est land south of Leech Lake in Cass
county as an addition to the southern
boundary of the Chippewa National
forest is now in full swing, with fed
eral government employees engaged
in tracing titles to the land in the
acquisition area.
Austfn-Victor Christgsu, former
Minnesota congressman, was appoint
ed works progress administrator for
Minnesota in connection with the new
work. AS result of his appointment
he will be in charge of the nine dis
tricts into which Minnesota has been
divided in carrying out the admins
tration's new program.
crookston-A stampeding elephant
broke up the performance of tent
show here. In the course of it's
charge it brought death to 9-year-
old girl, injured nearly a score of
others and terrorized an audience of
more than 1000 persons. Woodcock,
the trainer, was arrested and the
county attorney recommended he be
held on a charge Of manslaughter.
misunderstanding from his pen
for IS days, an Olmsted county pork
er turned up with new weight-re-
ducing record, one which relieved him
| OF 165 pounds in the 6S-day period.
The hog weighed 225 pounds when he
went on his enforced diet two months
ago. He had been browsing around a
straw stack on the farm Of r. w.
Culbertson, near here, when the stack
| caved in.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. than $4,000, 900
was spent for relief in Minnesota be-
tween November, 1882, and April,
1885, the SERA announced OF this
amount $20,000,000 was expended un-
| der CWA from Nov. Is, 1888, to April
| 1, 1884. The report showed that of
the $62,000,000 spent by the SERA.
| s45,000,000 or 73 per cent were donat-
| ed by the federal government; $12,-
| 100000 or 10 per cent by counties
and local communities and $4,000, 900
| or per cent by the state.
ST. PauI-With only six inspectors
and budget of $4,000 for the next
| year, the state railroad and ware
| house commission will undertake to
| enforce the new state livestock
weighing and inspection law begin
ming July 1, Charles Mum, member
! Of the commission, announced TWEEN
ty agents and $4,000 are needed to
enforce the law, Mum said, but the
| legislature failed to make necessary
appropriations. The law is designed
to protect livestock raisers from un.
scrupulous buyers.
nneapolis-Scientific demonstra-
lions and exhibits will play an out
standing part on the program of the
eighty-second annual meeting of the
Minnesota State Medical association,
| June "a, rs, 26 in the auditorium. Two
hours of program time each day will
be devoted to practical demonstra-
tons for small groups. Among these
will be exhibits of the use of gland
extracts, treatments for various all
ments and injuries, and physical the
rapy. Well known medical men over
the nation will address the conven-
| ton.
st. PauI-Governor Olson's propos-
al for state NRA to carry out regu-
lations of the federal law nullified by
the supreme court ran into stiff op-
position from legislators in the ma
jority group. The governor plans to