The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-02-20
MINNESOTA NEWS

after heavy windswept SHOWS buried
roads under deep drifts.
Preston-Thomas J. Meighen, so.
banker, political leader and farmer in
this territory for many years, died at
a hospital at Pittsburgh where he
was visiting relatives.
inneapoIis-Figures from the Uni
ted States bureau of roads place Min
nesota third among all the states in
mileage of highway improvements
completed with federal emergency
funds.
kenyon-Climaxing a civic con-
troversy that started several months
ago, Kenyon citizens voted to retain
management of the city light, power
and water department in a three-man
commission.
ST. PauI-Magnus Johnson is great
ly improved but not yet out of danger,
his physician reports. The former
United States senator has been cri-
tically i'll in st. Luke's hospital, suf-
fering from pneumonia.
ST. Paul-Lowell (Red) Dawson,
newly appointed Tulane coach, Glenn
Seidel and Bill Bevan. his assistants,
left the Twin Cities for the south,
where they will take up their new
duties at spring training.
Mankato-Fire broke out in Is be-
low zero weather here in the Land
kamer furniture store, completely
razing the building and for a time
threatening the entire business block.
Loss was estimated at $4,000
Minneapolis-Forty men, many of
them WPA workers, were jailed and
booked as DRINKS after a score Of
calls sent police patrols to the Gate
way. Payroll checks for WPA work
ers were issued tie day before.
Browns VaIIey-Snow blocked high
ways prevented outside help in fight
ing fire on the main street here.
Because the water was frozen, snow
was used to quench the flames, but
not before two buildings were des-
troyed.
ST. PauI-Delegates to the mid
winter conference of the Minnesota
League of Building, Loan and Savings
associations here urged active sup
port to a proposed amendment to the
state constitution for the removal of
the tax levy on general property for
state purposes.
MinneapoIis-The sixth Internal
ional Six-Day bike race will be held
in the auditorium February 20 to 26.
Willie Spencer is in charge again and
promises that plenty Of the old favor
ties will be back augmented by sew
eral new champions to this territory.
The race is sponsored by the Milk
Fund.
Jackson-A mysterious farmhouse
fire which claimed the lives Of two
women and two babies is being inves-
tigated by the sherif's office as the
wounded head of the family is under
guard at local hospital. Silence Of
Paul Poelaert, the father Of the burn
ed children complicates matters. His
wife and mother also died in the
flames.
FaribauIt-The daughter of Mrs.
Vernon Fliehler is doing quite well,
thank you, after entering the world
by instructions given over the phone.
Heavy drifts blocked the roads to the
Fliehler home, making it impossible
for doctor to get in there in time.
Instructions given to Mrs. Fliehlers
mother by DR.. C. NJ. Robilliard, en-
abled her to handle the case alone.
MinneapoIis-The jury which heard
the second trial Of Carl H. Fredlund
on third degree murder charge grow
ing out of the death Of Mrs. Walter P.
Busch of Pipestone and her son in
the Shokopee highway crash August
II, failed to reach a verdict after II
hours behind locked doors. The de-
PENDANTS bond was extended as Coun-
ty Attorney Ed. T. Gor plans on a
new trial.
ST. PauI-Between federal, state and
local contributions, the state viii
spend sS,45e,000 for old age pensions
from March 1 to June 80, 1887, Ken
meth Haycraft, state director, an
nounced. A total of s4,331,0o0 is ex-
pected from Washington, the state
has authorized s2,750,090 and coun-
ties viii raise about s1,375, 900. Coun-
ty boards will get the new applica-
ton blanks next week.
st. PauI-Removal of carp and
other rough fish from Big Stone lake,
ratification by the United States SEN
ate Of migratory wild fowl protec-
ton treaty with Mexico, transfer of
from starvation and ban on spearing
Of fish until the regular angling sea-
son opens next spring was voted by
the state conservation commission.
Governor Olson will be asked to issue
an executive order closing all lakes
and streams Immediately to spearing
of fish with or without lights in order
to protect wall-eyed pike and pickerel
SAO62AS 0Al4 nay Ii IA AAC oSeSAS--
zone and until May 19 in the northern
zone, when the hook and line angling
seasons open. was recommended by
Thaddeus Surber, director Of fish
propagation
DuIuth-Ffnal action in the cam
paign to provide high grade seed
wheat for northwest farmers was
completed when the interstate COM
merce commission at Washington au-
thorized low emergency freight rates
on seed wheat from Minneapolis, Du-
luth and other points. More than f.
600. coo bushels Of No. 1 wheat, held
by the federal surplus commodity cor
poration from the 1884 harvest, win
be available to northwest farmers at