The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-05-31
MINNESOTA NEWS


ton for commercial and residential
consumers, effective June 1.
Deer Rlver-Six fires have been re
ported already on the Cut Foot Sioux
district of the Chippewa National
Forest, ]. e. Coleman, district rang.
er, reports.
Tracy-Fire destroyed the old Far.
mers Cooperative elevator at Garvin,
six miles west of here, with loss es.
timated at $4,000. The structure,
about IS years old, was used as a
mill.
st. Paul-Arthul (Doc) Barker was
convicted in federal court here Of the
kidnapping of Edward G. Bremen. and
sentenced to life Imprisonment. Four
others In the gang were also found
guilty and seven released.
Brainerd-Fine crops are In pros.
pect in this north country for the
celebration of Paul Bunyon Day next
month. Practically every able-bodied
male is supporting crop of whis-
kers for the coming event.
Duluth-A photograph, showing the
inauguration Of Abraham Lincoln on
March 4, 1861, and said to be the only
one of it's kind in the country, is in
cluded in Lincoln collection owned
by Norman Spindler of Duluth.
Spring Valley "The Mystery
Caves" twin caverns discovered re-
Gently near here, were opened official
ly in ceremonies with Spring Valley
residents and visitors from several
southeastern Minnesota counties at
| tending.
St. PauI-William N. Carey, PWA
state engineer for Minnesota, was ap-
| pointed resident project engineer for
the Minneapolis-St. Paul sanitary dis
trict's $13,774,00O federal sewage pro-
L. Ickes.
Minneapolis-More than 10000 Min
nesota workers will be given employ
ment in highway construction and
grade crossing elimination work, as
soon as contracts for the specific pro-
jects are let by the state highway de-
partment.
MinneapoIis-Two bandits held up
a special officer and three employees
of the Great Northern railroad sta
ton and robbed them of $4,000, rep
resenting receipts of the Great Nor
thern ticket office. The four men
were on their way to the bank at the
time.
St. Paul-More than 400 signed petit
lions from II midwst states and one
Canadian province, advocating a clos
ed season on ducks, have been receiv-
ed by the Midwest Conservation alli-
ance in St. Paul. Saskatchewan is
the Canadian province which has sent
in petitions. The petitions will be
forwarded to President Roosevelt.
HalIock-The Rev. Oscar O. Gus
tafson of Alexandria was elected pre-.
sident for his fourteenth term by the
Red River Valley conference of Luz
theran churches. Other officers
chosen were the Rev. Walfred Erick-
son, -1allock, vice president; the Rev.
Elmer Dahlgren, Mcintosh, secretary,
and Emil Gahlox, Alexandria, treas
urer.
ST. Paul-Automobile license plates
for 1885 must be on all automobiles
and trucks by June 1. Police and
highway patrol will start drive
against cars without license plates
after that time. For failing to pur-
chase license plates by May 1, motor
lists must pay penalty of so cents,
which will be increased another so
cents on June 4.
distinguishing companies in Hib-
bling will ask owners of property in
North Hibbing to submit proposals to
them, purchasing from those who
make the best offers, according to
R. w. Hitchcock, former legislator
and Hibbing publisher. This will be
the first step in negotiations which
will lead to the purchase of North
Hibbing, as authorized by the state
legislature at its recent session.
Detroit Lakes-Traces of what his
torical experts claim to have been a
terrific battle perhaps 300 years ago
in which hundreds of Indians lost
| their lives were uncovered by the
American Legion Historical Society.
Excavation of an Indian burial mound
-one of 20 along the north shore of
Detroit Lakes-showed vestiges of
the early Chippewa and Sioux tribes.
Bones, skulls and jawbones with
teeth well preserved and numerous
trinkets were uncovered Digging in
the burial grounds is preceding high
way crews building new lakeshore
road.
st. PauI-First construction in Min
nesota under the new $4,SS0, 600, 900
federal work relief program will be-
! gin within six weeks, w. N. Carey,
acting PWA administrator for Mime
sofa, reveals. Ten applications for
projects that would cost approximate
ly $1,500,000 have already been re-
ceived, and others are arriving daily
from communities and groups which
several months ago participated in an
inventory of possible construction
work. The inventory showed some
s265, 100000 could be spent, but only
$50, 1000, 900 of that amount is allotted
to the state.
st. PauI-When the 1885 legislature
exempted household goods from tax
/ ofiop ito oofion rocY,1fod IL, raIioy;n O
owners from all taxes on diamonds
and other jewelry. silver plate, art
objects and like personal and house.
hold effects. So assessors have been
notified. They are out now assessing
personal property. but the new law