The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-03-12
MINNESOTA NEWS


most famous vessels, the whaleback
ship Christopher Columbus, is being
dismantled at the Manitowoc, Wis,
shipyards after A years CT service.
Observation-Disclosures Of the state
liquor control commission showed a
net increase of s61,577.6S for the first
two months of 1885 over the cores.
ponding period in 1885, David R.
Arundel, commissioner, said.
st. PauI-Minnesota farmers re-
ceived $32,S17,1 04 in AAA rental and
benefits from the time the program
started in 1888 to the end Of last
year, including s26,S90,577 in corn
hog payments, $4,9OO,723 in wheat,
$932,722 in sugar beets and S93,080 in
tobacco.
nneapoIis-Engaged In a survey
of mortality among pheasants result
ing from the extreme cold weather Of
January and February, the state
game and fish division urged persons
finding dead game birds to commune
cate with their local game wardens.
The wardens will ship birds in good
state of preservation to University
Farm for examination.
Hopkins - Moderate temperatures
thawed the surface but seven feet be-
low at the county buildings on the
Hopkins fairgrounds, a six-inch wa
ter main froze up tight. w. e.
Duckett, county highway engineer,
sent pipe-thawing crew to the build
ing. He explained the thaw acted on
the icecream freezer principle, driv-
ing the frost deep into the ground.
st. James-Mrs. Susan Doolittle,
who came to Minnesota in a covered
wagon from New York rs years ago,
celebrated her 103d birthday ami
versary here. In good health despite
her advanced age, Mrs. Doolittle was
feted by the Women's Relief Corps
at birthday party. Among those
present were three great-great-grand-
children, and several great-grandchil-
dren.
Observation-Disclosures leaders Of
civic and sportsmen's organizations
who met to discuss plans for the
third annual Northwest Sportsmen's
show at the Minneapolis auditorium
April II to IS, George H. Bradley, d.
rector of the Minnesota tourist bu-
reau, urged citizens to do their ut
most to develop the state as GEN.
ter for recreation and vacation &C
tivities.
ST. cIoud-A hunger strike among
the LOO inmates Of st. Cloud refor-
matory was broken up when officials
set out to crush the rebellion against
prison regulations by placing the
three ringleaders in solitary confine-
ment. The rest of the inmates ex-
cept for about 200 who took no part
in the strike, were closely guarded in
their cells and fears that the demon
stration might develop into riot sub
sided.
st. PauI-Younger Republicans of
Minnesota received an official call for
a state convention to be held in st.
Paul, Saturday, March %. The ses-
sion will be sponsored by the Young
Republican League of Minnesota and
will bring delegates from counties
throughout the state. State and dis
trict officers will be selected and the
formulation of an affirmative policy
on matters of vital importance will
be discussed.
DuIuth-Heavy ice formations rang
ing in thickness from IL to 35 inches
along shores of Lake Superior in
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan
are reported by the Duluth branch of
the photographic office. In the Du-
luth-Superior harbor the ice averages
about 35 inches, extending beyond
vision on the lake is ice 25 inches in
thickness. The ice is "a inches
thick at Two Harbors and 80 inches
at Grand Marais.
Tracy-A mother and her son and
daughter were burned to death here
when fire swept their home. The vic
Tins were Mrs. Andrew Stahowiak,
so; her daughter, Victoria, 80, and
her son, Frank, 81, publisher Of the
Tracy Daily Reminder. Andrew Sta
howiak escaped with serious burns.
Mrs. Stahowiak was trapped with her
children in their second floor bed
room when she returned to rescue
them. She had followed her husband
to the door after they had been awak-
ened by the cracking flames.
st. Paula double job was started
by Minnesota's old age pension dis
tribution organization. Besides the
launching of the program for admin
istering the law, which went into eff
feet March 1, there still is the prob
lem of overcoming federal objections,
which have held up federal funds Of
from $S.O00,O00 to 100000 With
out the federal aid, the amount avail
able for pensions would be cut ap-
proximately in half. Leading the
effort to settle matters with the fed
eral social security board is Governor
Olson now mentioning at Tucson,
Ariz. The governor conferred with
Washington by long distance tele-
phone to find out just what the OBJ
jections are based on, and he is en-
deavoring to work out solution.
st. Paul-Sharply slashing into re-
lief stats of the state and of coun-
ties, several hundred persons who
have been connected with relief agen-
cies in Minnesota are about to be
dropped, L. P. Zimmerman, state adj
ministrator, announced. Economy is
the order of the day as a result Of
two developments: Refusal Of the