The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-11-07
MINNESOTA NEWS

the 1936-37 year.
Grand Marais-Two CCC enrollees
were killed and six hurt, two serious
ly, when their truck struck a tree 20
miles north of here.
Wadena-Every seat in Wadena's
new $4,000 modernistic auditorium
was filed for concert by the Min
neapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Warren-A raging prairie fire
southeast of here ranged over a large
territory and did considerable dam
age to haystacks and buildings.
Bemidii-Chested Hauge was ad-
judged most skillful in handling dairy
cattle at the American Royal Live
stock show held n Kansas City
international FaIIs-Joseph Floyd.
prospector, has applied for a permit
to prospect for gold under the waters
surrounding an island IL miles east
OF hee
Roscoe-Three overall-clad bandits
held up and robbed the State Bank
Of Roscoe. five miles northeast of
Paynesville and escaped with $1,000
| in cash.
Rochester-Dr. Stonley ]. Seegar.
Milwaukee, was elected president of
he Alumni association of the MAYO
Foundation at the 18th annual ses-
ion here.
ST. cIoud-Samuel S. Chute.
jtearns county surveyor from 1883
o 1884, the longest service of a coun-
y officer in the history of the coun-
y, died here
Avon-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ach-
man observed their fiftieth wedding
anniversary with family gathering.
A thirty-pound wedding cake was
served at lunch.
Virginia-Electrifc 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.
Mankato-The city council killed
by 8 TO vote proposed amending
ordinance limiting the gas and cleo
-ric franchise Of the Northern States
Power Company TO Is years.
| Austin-The left forearm Of R. W.
Peet, 40, Browndale farmer, was am
putated at a hospital here following
IN accident in which the wrist and
hand were badly crushed in a corn
picker
Winona-Fire destroyed the sheds
.hree main buildings and a large
quantity of valuable lumber at the
Yards of the Botsford Lumber Co.
here. Damage was estimated at more
han $4,000.
ST. Stephen-Burning hole into a
IL ton safe which they moved to q
rear room TO evade detection, a gang
Of burglars broke into the State aBnk
# st. Stephens and obtained approx
mately $500.
Bronson-Postmaste General Far
ley announced appointment of the
following acting postmasters: Alfred
Erickson, Bronson, Catherine G. T.
Lydon, Kellogg, and George W. Pha-
res, Sturgeon Lake.
! caIedonia-T j. Burning, state
| high school inspector, paid tribute to
the standard of Caledonia high school
on his recent visit here. The school
has an enrolment Of lbs, the largest
in Houston county history.
lie center-By a 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 is
no. OF the non-contract signers, the
vote was 100 to 81 for continuance.
Pine city-One of the IN" balloons
released at the KICKOFF of Minnesota's
Homecoming football game with
Northwestern is believed to have set
new distance record for cross
country travel 1t was found on the
farm of Charles Schaler, near Pine
City-a 70-mile hop.
st. Paul-Governor Olson will ap-
point businessmen and their employees
to special committees which viii
study old-age pension and unemploy-
ment insurance legislation to be con-
sidered at the special session Of the
| Legislature. This was made known
at meeting Of the interim tax COM
mission The legislative session
opens December 9
| ST. Participating Of the second
| pheasant season from Nov. to 19
will depend on reports from game
wardens as to the number Of birds
still available. Erling Swenson, d.
rector of the state game and fish de-
partment said. missionaries have
been sent to wardens. Swenson re-
ported the largest number Of nimrods
in the states history hunted pleas
ants during the first open season.
ST. Paula new system of extend
ing relief to needy farmers was an
nounced by Skull H. Rutford. state
! director Of the federal rural resettle-
ment division, who said $500, 900 is
available beginning November 1. The
fund is to be distributed among far
mers who can qualify and calls for
direct relief up to $40 a month for
eight months. II is expected the
fund can take care of 10000 farmers.
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 2s.14 bushels
BLY, viii go to the national contest
along with Balko and Leo Schugel