The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-11-28
Big Happenings Of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels Culled From News of Moment
In All Parts Of the World
OF Interest to All the Peo-
pie Everywhere.
Northwest


Commercial club secretaries from
the northwest met in st. Paul to
form a permanent organization for
the development of resources in their
territory.
Fire spreading from the basement
of the warehouse of Stone-Ordeas
Wells grocery company, caused loss
in the wholesale district of Butte Of
more than $250,00O.
A mysterious airplane which has
visited Mitchell, S. D., once week
for several weeks. is believed to be
engaged in an illicit transportation
of liquor, according to theory evolv.
ed by county officials.
Seven of the IL discharged mem
bers of the Superior, Wis, police force
who gained the right to resume their
position through the issuance of a
writ of mandamus by Judge Perrin OF
Superior court, are back at work.
In dispatches sent broadcast to
every city and town in the northwest
the federal government, through its
fuel directors, called on public of
ficials everywhere to enforce coal con-
servation to meet the threat of fuel
famine.
The trial of John D. Hill for the
alleged violation of the Mann act, was
set at Butte, Mont, in the United
States district court before Judge G.
M. Bourquin. May Dahl of Brainerd,
Mimi, is the chief witness called by
the state.
Minneapolis bank deposits have in
creased by more than $41,300,000 in
the past year, figure which is twice
as large as the gain in 1918, it was re,
vealed in figures submitted by the
banks at the request of the comptroller
of the currency.
The Minot, N. D., Association of
Commerce went on record at spe-
cial meeting favoring an invitation
to the state industrial commission to
investigate the advantages of that
city as location for state owned
mill and elevator.
South Dakota state officials re,
quest for 5000 cars of soft coal on the
Duluth-Superior docks was refused by
e. d. Brigham, chairman, and w. H
Groverman, fuel administration mem.
Der of the northwest coal distributing
committee at Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Callahan of
Blue River, Wis, and their son, John,
IL, were killed when a train crashed
into their automobile, throwing it
nearly so feet. They were unable to
see the train because of buildings on
either side of the tracks.
Ward county commissioners at
Minot, N. D., have passed resolutions
instructing the county auditor to pay
no more warrants for widows pen,
sions after the November pensions are
paid, the amount permitted under
levy by the legislature being ex.
hausted
The new plant of Armour Co. at
South st. Paul has been formally
opened. Several days will be required
before killing on large scale will be.
gin, but when the full capacity of the
plant is developed 1850 cattle, $500
hogs and 1000 sheep can be slaughter
ed daily.
Preliminary arrangements for a
campaign in which $15O,O0O is to be
raised as an endowment fund for the
maintenance of the home for aged
Odd Fellows of North Dakota and for
the widows and orphans were made
at meeting held at Fargo of the
home board of the North Dakota
grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
North Dakota, which went into the
hail insurance business this year, has
adjusted hail losses totalling $3,41S,.
no, claims numbering 12,S4S, accord.
ing to T. ]. Sheehan, deputy hail in.
surance commissioner. Mr.. Sheehan
announced that an indemnity tax OF
25 cents an acre will be collected on
12,467,0O0 acres, that being the acre
age protected against hail damage
through the state act.
That the South Dakota branch oil
the King of Trails will be greatly i'm
proved during the coming year now
seems probable. The road has been
logged from Sioux Falls through Elan
dreau and Clear Lake to Millbank
The road will be continued directly
north from Millbank to the state line
The North Dakota organization will
here take up the work and push the
King of Trails north through the cities
near the east line of the state
James V. Bliss, an I. w. w. or
ganizer, pleaded guilty in the district
court at Boise, Idaho, to violation OF
the Idaho syndicalism act by having
in his possession I. w. W. literature
for purposes of organization" and was
sentenced by Judge Wallace Scales tt
serve from five to ten years in the
penitentiary.
The fair price committee which was
appointed by Mayor Burnside of Sioux
Falls, S. D., has made it's first report
and the percentage of profits allowed
on certain necessaries of life, such as
meats, -four, groceries, etc., will &c
into effect at once.
Depositors in the Ii Minnesota state
banks, closed last February following
alleged manipulation of their assets
by w. H. Schafer, will receive initial
dividends of from 25 to 55 per cent
next month. F. E. Pearson, state SUI
perintendent of banks, has petitione6
the courts to make distribution oil
funds.
Hugh Chalmers, president of the
Chalmers Automobile company, De
troit. Mich, was reported slightly i'm
proved by the physicians at st. Mary's
hospital at Rochester, Mimi, but they
stated that his condition is still very
serious.