The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-04-02
MINNESOTA NEWS

VlouSly announced, out Will remain
open.
Wabasha-The Wabasha county
board began hearings on 400 old age
pension applications. The commits
sions expect to hear so day until all
are decided.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. arrested for
intoxication in Lamberton will be per-
mitted to work out fines on the city
streets, according to action taken by
the city council.
Hector-A Renville County Younger
Republican Club meeting was con-
Quoted here. Joseph O'Hara, candi-
date for Congress from the second
district was the speaker
White Rear-C. w. Rogalla of White
Bear Lake won first place in seed
Identification contest, staged in con-
nection with the annual horticulture
short course at University farm, iden-
tifying % of 80 varieties.
Onamia-Two men were found dead
in a freight car in Spokane, Wash,
overcome by fumes from burning
charcoal. Sheriff's officers identified
one as John A. Kimmons, 80, of Ona-
mia. The charcoal was in the car to
protect perishable merchandise in
freezing weather.
cambridge-Edwin Behrndt of Cam
bridge complained to Atlanta, Ca, po-
lice because he lost his money on
horse race before the race was run.
A chance acquaintance he entrusted
with $4,000 to bet on the race disap-
peared with the money, Behrndt said.
He didn't say whether his horse won.
Grand Rapids-Having only one
eye is serious handicap, but it did
not prevent Joe Lichtenberg, 19-year-
old farmer near Grand Rapids, from
winning championship over 80 other
northeastern Minnesota farmers hay
ing coed vision, in the annual live
stock judging contest for farm club
members at the North Central School
Of Agriculture here.
Decentralization collision be-
tween passenger train and a
pheasant resulted in a virtual draw.
The train was held up for two hours
and the pheasant was killed. The
pheasant, in fight, struck the engines
whistle as the train near Owatonna.
Steam pressure on the train went
down Immediately, for the whistle
was knocked off and all steam
escaped.
MISUNDERSTANDING relief OBJ
legations totaling $44,411, 649 were in
Cured in Minnesota in 1885, Anna
Dickie Olesen, state director for the
national emergency council, an
nounced. OF this sum, s34,435,134, or
77.5 per cent, represents a charge
against federal funds, $3,49S,292, or
7.9 per cent, against state funds, and
$6,47S,223, or 14.6 per cent, against
funds of the smaller subdivisions of
government.
StiilWater-Minneso prison Off
Gals announced 1885 prices for Irvine.
The schedule Of prices fob. Still
water are: Sisal, cents retail in
small lots and Z cents carload lots;
standard manila, s cents retail and
~ cents carload lots; 600 foot man
lila, So cents retail, cents carload;
best manila, 1OA cents retail, 9A
cents carload lots. Last year the
Minnesota prison twine industry pro-
duced S1,573,773 in gross receipts.
Mankato-Rains added to melting
ice and snow to swell the Minnesota
river up and over its banks in this
territory. North Makato residents
fed when the outskirts of the com.
munity were inundated. At Chaska,
farther along the stream, the river
was at its highest peak since 1929.
Lowlands to New Ulm were under
water. At Red Wing the Cannon
river went over it's banks and cover
cred mile of railroad track to a
depth of three feet.
lsIe-Isle's school strike is over.
The one-day long strike-predicated
on demands for the retention of Su-
perintendent Arwod M. Miller-ended
when the children were back in
school some of them by parental d.
rection under penalty of good
whipping. 1t all started when Miller,
disregarding the advice of many
friends and despite petitions circulat-
ed by students asking his retention,
asked the school board not to consid-
er him for reelection.
st. Paul-With farm credit and
rural resettlement administrations in
sisting upon complete adherence to
rules, many Minnesota farmers, par
ticularly in the drouth stricken areas,
appear unable to get emergency seed
loans from any government agency.
Senator Elmer A. Benson, who has
been seeking adoption of some plan
whereby farmers in the territory of
Lac qui Parle water conservation
project, for which 100000 was allo-
Gated, can work cut portion of their
old emergency seed loans on the pro-
ject, is in Minnesota to make a sur
vey of farmers needs in that terri
tory.
Observation-Disclosures for Pipe
stones new postoffce is virtually
completed and workmen are prepar-
ing forms for pouring the foundations.
The building is expected to be occu-
pied in about four months.
Minneapolis. P. Zimmerman,
state relief administrator, reported to
the Minneapolis welfare board, SERA
gardening projects soon will be
launched. Last year, the SERA
spent about $4,000 on these projects
and the returns in garden truck to
relief clients amounted to more than
s1,50O,O00, he said.
Grand R1niIe Oh