The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-12-05
MINNESOTA NEWS

Moorhead-The Minnesota Red Riv-
er valley put its best potatoes and
onions on display here for the annual
three day valley show.
MinneapoIis-The Strutwear Hos
iery Company, closed because of Ia
Dor troubles, is being moved to a new
location at St. Joseph, Mo.
Detroit Lakes-The Detroit Lakes
Civic and Commerce Association with
the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs held
two-day seed and grain show here.
Lake Benton-The village liquor
store produced a profit of $1,700 on
gross sales of $1O,61S over an II
months period according to the state
ment issued here.
Hammond-The Security State bank
of Hammond was robbed of approx
mately $4,000 by burglars who broke
into the bank during the night. Ham
mond is in Wabasha county.
Lake WiIson-While drilling well
on the Emil Boese farm north of
here he found clam shells 40 feet
down, and few feet further brot up
a petrified fish, well marked, and
quite heavy.
Hastings-The city white way will
beam again after three year inter-
Jude by action of the city council.
The action in prohibiting streetlight-
ing after dark was taken as an econ
omy measure.
st. Paul-Minnesota has reached
it's quota of $4,000 WPA jobs, includ-
ing 1870 in Hennepin county, COM
plying with orders from Washington
requiring immediate assignment to
jobs of all employable relief clients.
St. PauI-Too many busy beavers
have been too busy, said state off,
Gals. The division Of game and fish,
receiving many reports Of damage
from beaver dam floods, indicated it
will seek an open season on the ami
NAL next spring.
Fergus Falls-One Of the largest
Thanksgiving dinners in the state
was served here to LOO patients of
the state insane hospital. The bill
of fare included approximately 80
turkeys; so geese; $50 chickens and
300 pounds of cranberries and every
thing that goes with them.
misunderstanding guilty to vio-
lating the state compulsory educa-
tion law by refusing his children
schooling, Ed Polzine of Orange town.
ship was sentenced to 80 days in jail
with the alternative of $25 fine.
Justice Frank Weed suspended the
sentence and placed Polzine on pro-
baton.
MinneapoIis-This seasons Mime
sofa football squad departed from
custom and elected two captains in
stead of one. Ed Widseth, husky
tackle, and julius Alfonso, elusive
back who was declared enthusiastically
ineligible at the outset of the season,
were given the responsibilities as CO.
captains next year.
MnneapoIis-More than 900 mem
bers Of the Minnesota Auto Dealers
association, in Minneapolis to at
tend the Northwest Auto show at the
municipal auditorium, concluded
their annual convention follow cleo
ton of officers. A. R. Walsh of New
Ulm was elected president to succeed
w. w. Wallwork of Moorhead.
Hastinss-A Lacrosse, Wis, foot
ball player was killed and three
other persons injured when two au-
tomoboiles collided near here. The
man fatally hurt was Russell Cycma-
mix, 20 star halfback on the La
Crosse Layers team. With team
mates Rex Gay and Harry Boldt,
both of Lacrosse, he was on his way
to Minneapolis where the Layers
were to play the Jerseys for the
championship of the northwest pro-
fessional league. Gay and Boldt were
hurt.
New Praaue-Less than an hour
after it took off from the Minneapo-
lis municipal airport for trip to
southern Minnesota, a privately owned
plane crashed into a filling station
here, killing its passenger and in
juring the pilot. Harold Hertwig, IS,
st. Paul, an aviation mechanic, died
instantly when his body was crushed.
The pilot, E. Anderson. 26, Of st.
Paul, owner of the ship, suffered
skull fracture, broken wrist and
fractures of both arms. His condi-
ton is critical.
st. Paul-Checks for $16,SS4 in
hunters from the office Of State Audi
tor Stafford King and one hunter re-
ceived SIS for a full grown wolf shot
within the confines of Hennepin
county. 1t was the only bounty paid
within the Twin City area. Most Of
the bounties went to the northern
part of the state with Koochiching
county receiving the largest payment,
$2,S3S. Bounties were paid on S7S full
grown wolves and GIG cubs. The
bounties are SIS, full grown, and IS
for a cub.
NOTWITHSTANDING c. A. Nye, on the
Clay county district court bench for
"a years, died at his home from heart
disease. He was a brother Of the
late Bill Nye, American humorist,
and of Frank Nye, Minneapolis, for
mer district court Judge.
Rochester-More than $50 citizens
from IL counties assembled here to
map out legislative tax program to
be presented the special session Of
the legislature December 2. 1t was the
largest and most representative tax
meeting held in southern Minnesota