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

ton to the present school building.
Minneapolis-The Strutwear Hos
iery Company, closed because of Ia
Dor troubles, is being moved to new
location at st. Joseph, Mo.
Detroit Lakes-The Detroit Lakes
Civic and Commerce Association with
the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs held a
two-day seed and grain show here.
Lake Benton-The village liquor
store produced profit of S1,700 on
gross sales of $10,618 over an II
months period according to the state
ment issued here.
Hammond-The Security State bank
of Hammond was robbed Of approx
mately $500 by burglars who broke
into the bank during the night. Ham
mond is in Wabasha county.
eapois-Flying ahead Of q
stiff tail wind, Northwest Airlines
transport plane piloted by Nal Free
burg flew from Minneapolis to Chi
cago in the record time of 1 hour, 50
minutes.
Lake Wilson-While drilling a we'll
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.
Duluth-A meteoric "fireball" which
cast a bright light over Duluth the
other evening, sent score of resi-
dents OF their telephones to find out
what they could about the astronomic
phenomenon.
Hastinss-The city white way will
beam again after a 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.
Red Wing-The National Amateur
Ski association in Chicago awarded
it's national championship meet to
Red Wing, for February IL, 1886, and
named julius Blegen Of Minneapolis,
Fred Bruen of Chicago, and Martin
Strand of Salt Lake City, Utah, as
judges.
Fergus FalIs-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 so
turkeys; so geese; $50 chickens and
800 pounds of cranberries and every
thing that goes with them.
misunderstanding guilty to VIC
lating the state compulsory educa-
ton law by refusing his children
schooling, Ed Polzine Of Orange town.
ship was sentenced to 80 days in Jail
with the alternative of a S25 fine.
Justice Frank Weed suspended the
sentence and placed Polzine on pro.
baton.
MinneapoIis-This seasons Mime
scta 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.
Duluth-Annual elections in $50 OF
Minnesota's 637 incorporated villages
was held, with intense interest GEN.
tered around special issues in num-
Der of communities. In conformity
with legislative act passed in 1929,
all village elections--excepting those
with irregular form of government
operating under special laws-must
be held the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in December each year.
MinneapoIis-Min final al
lotment of federal funds for direct
relief has been received. The states
last allotment, set at S2,504,500, was
announced as the federal government
informed the % states not previously
cut off, that except for the. amounts
specified, no further funds for direct
relief would be forthcoming. Mime
sofa authorities said the $2,504,500
included s1,504,500 already received
in two allotments during November,
which would leave $1,000,080 for di.
rect relief in the state after Decem.
Der 1.
st. Paul-Assured Of complete con-
troll of the greater part Of the legis-
lature majority leaders of both houses
adopted resolutions calling for a ses-
sion restricted to social security, re-
lief and possibly minor changes in
the tax laws. They took this action
in the face Of demands by farm and
labor organizations for program
likely to keep the session busy for
months. Majority group caucuses in
both houses chung to the proposal
that no other legislation other than
the social security, relief and pos
sibly minor tax revision should be
considered at the special session. BY
this action, they hoped to rush legis.
lation through by Christmas, although
experienced veterans shook their
heads over the likelihood. In spite
Of desires to speed through, they de-
clared it more likely that nettlesome
questions in the old age pensions
and unemployment insurance meas
ures alone will keep the legislators
busy long after New Years day.
St. Paul-Checks for s16,S84 in
wolf bounties went out to Minnesota
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