The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-07
MINNESOTA NEWS

a result OF action taken by the local
city council at their recent meeting.
FaribauIt-The mill rate in the city
of Faribault will jump 81 mills 10
1888 for 1887, the highest in the his
tory of the city, reports the city audi
tors office.
Brainerd-A fiat wage increase of
cents an hour for approximately 10
employees of the Northwest Paper Mill
here was announced by o. F. LeReux,
general superintendent.
RoyaIton-The mail room of the
Northern Pacific railway depot here
was robbed of an undetermined num-
Der of parcel post packages. Postal
authorities are investigating.
MinneapoIis-Sleet that layered
windshields and highways with ice re-
duced motor vehicle traffic to a mini
mum over most of Minnesota until
heavy snow covered the roads.
Moorhead-One of Moorheads
oldest pioneers and best known citi-
zens, a philanthropist and former
mayor and postmaster, w. H. Day,
passed away at the age of so in a San
Diego, Calf, hospital.
Minneapolis-Min 1886 gross
income from sale of sixteen principal
farm products will total about three
hundred million dollars, the largest
amount since 1880 and about $40, OOO,.
600 above that of 1885.
Montevdeo-A West Central Poul-
try Show, sponsored jointly by the
Swift county and Chippewa county
poultry associations, will be held at
the Benson armory, January to 9.
This is the first two-county show.
st. Paul-Minnesota has been alIo-
Gated s2,534,412 in outright grants
from the Public Works administration
since last July for 43 municipal i'm
provement projects involving a total
cost of S5,624, 400, the PWA disclosed
at Washington.
International FaIIs-Bronko Nagur-
ski and Eileen Kane of International
Falls were married and as Nagurski
has one football game to play in Hous-
ton, Texas, and four more in Califor.
MIA they are making them a part Of
a honeymoon trip.
StiIwater-The state should build
a new $350,000 dollhouse for Stillwa-
ter penitentiary at the earliest pos
sible date, to correct a dangerous
situation caused by overcrowding of
present buildings, John J. Sullivan,
prison warden, said in his biennial re-
port to the state board of control.
st. PauI-Biennial renewal of the
drivers license law to provide funds
for rigid enforcement of the act is
one of IA changes in the law to be pro-
posed by Gill Carmichael, director of
the state drivers license bureau,
aimed to help cut the Minnesota traf-
f1c toll. His 14-point plan will be
presented to the legislative session.
Morgan-There is to be a recount
of the votes cast for mayor at the al.
nual municipal election held here
early in December. The district court
has been asked to appoint commits
sioners to recount the ballots. T. H.
Schieffert, mayor, defeated for re-elec-
tion by H. o. Draeger, by vote of
134 to $50, has, petitioned for the re-
count.
Redwood FalIs-Extension of weed
control activities of the Commission of
a oirxy mr.
urged by the Southern Minnesota
Weed Conference here Resolutions
recommending the extension of weed
inspection periods, and appropriations
from county, township and state funds
to check the growth of weeds, were
passed by the meeting.
Mankato-So great were crowds of
travellers in the Minneapolis union
bus station Christmas eve that two
purses-containing 5000 in cash and
valuables trampIed unnoticed
on the floor for half an hour. Patrol
man Mike Nicholson found both
purses and returned them to their
owners, Mrs. Ralph Clayton of Man.
kato, and Mrs. Eloise Decker, Spring
Valley, as Christmas presents.
Duuth-Contending Chisholm, Eve
leth and Gilbert have illegally levied
$2S9,167.77 to cover judgments, a
tourist camp construction, band mu-
sic, state loan and Indebtedness, min
ing firms are Withholding $616,3S5.47
in taxes on mines in these communf-
ties. The petitions filed by the min
ing firms, principal among which is
the Oliver ron Mining Co., will be
heard in district about January Is.
ST. PauI-An allotment of $5,537,
023 under federal grant-in-aid foJ
road improvements and elimination OF
grade crossing was assigned to Min
nesota by Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace, subject to match.
ing in state funds of approximately
$5,000,000. To match the federal
money, the state must issue bonds as
was done to meet the last federal
grant or increase the gasoline tax or
auto license fees, state highway off.
Gals said.
Pine IsIand-President Roosevelt
accepted a huge Minnesota cheese
with the compliments of the Minnesota
Cheesemakers' association. The pre-
sident at once dispatched from the
White House a letter of thanks to M.
E. Weeks, association president.
st. Paul-Highway patrolmen, sher-
ifs and county attorneys throughout
Minnesota will begin the most rigid
statewide drive against drunken, neg
ligent and hit-run drivers ever staged
in Minnesota under new orders issued
to the highway patrol by Chief John
P. Arnoldy.
Granite FaIIs-Mr. and Mrs. Sever
Strand recently observed their seven
+;ofI, 1roddipu onniuorcoY.u Of fhoir