The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-07-18
MINNESOTA NEWS


board motor races on Silver Lake.
Redwood FalIs-Plans for this city's
new $4,000 sewage disposal plant
are complete and bids will be called
for soon
st. Paula bumper crop m small
grains, hay, corn and other produce
is forecast for Minnesota by crop
experts.
Observation-Disclosures from the
Owatonna Association are continuing
efforts to obtain a CCC camp in
Steele county.
kimbalI-Magnus Johnson, former
United States senator and represen-
tative, announced that he will be a
candidate for governor next year
Fort SnelIing-The annual Citizens
Military Training Camp is in full
swing here with thousands of boys
from the middle west participating.
Minneapolis-Th Fourth of July
brought tragedy over the state,
twenty-five persons being drowned
or killed in Minnesota on the holi.
day.
Canby-Uncle Sam is offering his
surplus hay at bargain. A few
months ago the government was ask
ing s22.75 for the hay which it is now
willing to part with for s2.75.
Hibbing-The Sturgeon Lake I'M
provement Club will build an emer-
gency airport Is miles north Of Hib-
bling for the use of aviators flying
between Ely and Canadian border
points.
Wayzata-The use of a mixture of
hydrochloric ensilage on farms so as
to prevent fermentation and preserve
the digestible qualities of the corn
was demonstrated at the Blodgett
farm near here.
Browns vaIIey-This community is
preparing plans for the celebration
Of the centennial of it's establishment
by Joseph R. Brown who came from
Fort Smelling where he had been a
drummer boy in July, 1885.
Brainerd-The legendary figure of
Paul Bunyan, superman of the north
woods, will be brought to life in a
gigantic pageant and exposition here
July IS, 10 and 20. Preparations are
under way to entertain 10000 per-
sons.
DuIuth-Dismissal of 81 state en-
ployes here who are not members of
the Farmer-Labor party was announc-
ed by the state railroad and ware
house commission. The men were
inspectors, weighers and samplers,
who have been on half-time for sew
eral months due to lack Of coal and
grain movements.
FaribauIt-Two Faribault men are
under arrest on charges Of larceny
growing out of their alleged accept
ance of relief while having sizeable
postal savings accounts. They are
Henry Swanson who is reported to
have had $1,000 in savings and Emil
Paquette who, with his wife, was said
to have had nearly $500.
Fairmont-Martin county farm or
CARNATIONS appealed to Secretary
Henry Wallace for the AAA to ar
range loans on sealed grain similar to
last years corn loans. A resolution
making the request was adopted and
sent to Secretary Wallace by the Mar
tin County Farm Bureau, corn-hog al
lotment committee, wheat allotment
committee and the county warehous-
ing board.
Anoka-Joseph Ponczek, 81, Anoka
county farmer, killer of Mrs. Clara
Williams, SO, of Minneapolis, was
sentenced to life imprisonment in
saltwater penitentiary Immediately
following his plea of guilty. Mrs.
Williams was attacked and beaten to
death nearly two months ago after
Ponczek had lured her to his run.
down farm IA miles northwest of Ano-
ka on the pretence that he was hiring
her as housekeeper.
MinneapoIis-The board of park
commissioners approved budget re-
quest Of s511,600 for operation of
parks, Fairgrounds, street forestry
and the municipal airport during
| 1886. This is an increase of $4,000
over the s41S,600 budget allowance
for 1885 and would call for a tax
rate Of 2 mills as compared to IT
mills this year. The request will go
to the board of estimate and taxa
ton for action late in the fall.
owatonna-Open revolt from domi-
nation by the state emergency relief
| administration was voted by 20 south
! ern Minnesota counties in face of a
| yelled ultimatum that by such action
they might jeopardize their share Of
| federal funds under the national
| works program. Through their COM
| missioners and auditors, the counties
| voted not to sign any contracts with
SERA guaranteeing to raise their al
lotments for relief during the year,
| pending outcome of meeting with
| Victor Christgau of the works prog
ress administration with headquar-
tiers in st. Paul. simultaneously, the
| assembly of about 100 county officials
went on record demanding right to adj
minister at least so per cent Of relief
| funds in their respective territories
| without dictation from SERA
Duluth-Plans to push electrical
| tion of rural districts in Minnesota
| were advanced when the power COM
mittee of the state planning board
forwarded to washington the results
of survey taken to determine the
extent to which electric lines can be
extended to serve farmers and small
town communities. The committee
| is anxious to have the state get in
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