The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-14
MINNESOTA NEWS


Grand Marais-Two CCC enroIlees
were killed and six hurt, two serious
", when their truck struck tree 20 |
miles north of here.
Warren-A raging prairie fire |
southeast of here ranged over large |
territory and did considerable DAM
age to haystacks and buildings.
Avon-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Acb- |
man observed their fiftieth wedding
anniversary with family gathering.
A thirty-pound wedding cake was
served at lunch.
veraas-Burglars entered the post
office here, breaking a side window
and knocking the combination of two |
safes, but failed to get more than SIS
in cash and stamps.
DuIuth-AirpIane busting CT the ma
tional forest areas in Minnesota in a
drive againts forest tentless cater
pillars was advocated by A. G. Rug
giles, state entomologist.
Virginia-Electriica of North
ern st. Louis county farms is being
proposed by August Neubauer. county
agent, at a series of meetings being
held in farm communities.
Lake EImo-Nineteen wedding
gowns, representative of as many
styles in the last so years, were worn
in a bridal dress parade featuring the
Lake Elmo harvest festival.
cokato-Wright county's first WPA
project, involving an expenditure Of
S19,441, got under way when sc men
started work on road grading job
in MarysvilIe township near Waverly.
Waconia-Two brothers married
two sisters in a double wedding here.
Leona Schmidt of st. Bonifacius mar
ried Elmer Ketcher Of Maple Plain.
Malinda Schmidt married Adolph
Ketcher.
Winona-Fire destroyed the sheds
three main buildings and a large
quantity Of valuable lumber at the
yards of the Botsford Lumber Co.
here. Damage was estimated at more
than $4,000.
ST. Stephen-Burning a hole into
21a ton safe which they moved to a
rear room to evade detection, a gang
of burglars broke into the State aBnk
Of st. Stephens and obtained approx
imately $500.
lie center-By rotio Of so to 1,
LIE Sueur county farmers favor con-
tinuance Of the AAA corn-hog pro-
gram. OF 1,019 votes cast by con-
tract signers, 7S2 voted yes and 16
no. OF the non-contract signers, the
vote was 100 to 81 for continuance.
Pine city-One of the an" balloons
released at the kickoff of Minnesota's
Homecoming football game with
Northwestern is believed to have set
a new distance record for cross
country travel. 1t was found on the
farm of Charles Schaler, near Pine
City-a 7O-mile hop.
st. James-Watonwan county has
met the goal of the works progress
administration by having every avail
able man needing relief at work on
WPA projects. There are SO men on
the weed eradication crew and IS on
a sidewalk project. All other en-
ployables are in private employment.
crookston-Preparat of premium
lists and arrangements for an educa-
tional program for Crookston's great
est midwinter event-the annual Red
River Valley Winter Shows and Far
mers Week-are already under way,
although the exposition is three
months off, The twenty-sixth annual
shows will be given from February
8 to Z, 1886, it was announced by Of
ficials.
ST PauI-Minnesota hunters will
have a second open season on pleas
ants in 81 counties of the state for
a Today period starting Nov. 9 as
originally planned, E. v. Willard,
state conservation commissioner, an
nounced. Erling Swenson, retiring
game and fish director, recommended
the season be held after conducting
a poll Of district game warden chiefs.
During the October open season in
"a Of the 81 counties the birds eluded
hunters more successfully than il
several years past owing to the heavy
coverage provided by excessive vege
tation.
st. Paul-On December 81, 1890,
the state auditor Of Minnesota closed
his books on cash balance Of 3d.,
100000 and bonded Indebtedness of
s8S,000,000. When he scanned his
accounts the other day, the cash bal
ance had vanished In its place was
deficit of s6,35O,O0o. The bonded
Indebtedness had grown to s123, 000,-
600. Thus, where the net figures on
what the state actually owed in 1880
was s85,000,000 this latest figure
has jumped to nearly $3.50, 000, 600.
This means that within a five-year
period Minnesota has plunged itself
s55, 100000 in debt in addition to spend
ing more than 500 600, 900 collected
through taxes and fees. The actual
total Of its expenditures during these
five years is quite close to s160, 000,-
00e.
Heron Lake-Ted Balko, Redwood
Falls, national cornhusking champion
successfully defended his state title
and set new state record in annual
cornhusking contest here. His net
load was 2S,217 bushels, husked in so
minutes. Carl Bly, Of Rock county.
was runnerup, with 2S14 bushels.
Bly, will go to the national contest
al r-i+h DoIl