The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-21
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Northwest

suit of several landslides.
Butte, Mont.-Masons gathered here
for the Scottish Rite ceremonial, con-
ferred degrees from the 18th to- the
30th. The Mystic Shrine also initiated
Superior, Timothy Home
school was closed when the fuel sup
ply was exhausted. The strike of the
chauffeurs and teamsters union has in
terrupted deliveries of coal
Menominee, Mich-Rose and Anna
Henri, two years old, twins, were suf-
located when they set fire to a wood
box in their home. Two older children
who were in the house will live.
Enderlin, N. D.-The 500 Line depot
here was damaged by fire. The fire
started in the freight house and tele-
graph service In and out of the city
was interrupted for several hours.
Minot, N. D.-William LANCER, attor-
ney general Of North Dakota, was in
dorsed for the republican guberna-
torial nomination in the primaries
June 80 at the republican convention
here.
Lemars, Iowa-More than a score of
passengers were cut and bruised in
wreck of west bound Illinois Central
passenger train a mile east of here.
The accident was caused by spreading
rails.
Deadwood, S. D.-Government en-
ployees at the Orman dam, one of the
largest dykes in the world, reported
that the dam is in a weakened condi-
ton. Ali persons living below the
dam have been warned to leave.
Aberdeen, s. D.-Wool growers of
Brown county will meet here on June
10 for the purpose of forming an asso-
citation to become affiliated with the
State Wool Growers association.
Brown county has about 100 wool
growers.
Fargo, N. D.-A. C. Townley arrived
here from st. Paul by airplane The
plane piloted by Lieut.. V. C. Omlie,
made the distance from st. Paul In
two and half hours actual flying
time, landing at Clearwater and
Eagle Bend. =
Winnipeg, Man.-Personal applica-
ton to the judicial committee of the
privy council at London in behalf of
the convicted labor leaders will be
made by w. H. Trueman, K. c., coun-
sci for the defense, for leave to appeal
their convictions
Bismarck, N. D.-Work is to start
Immediately on the $1,OO0,00O vehicle
bridge spanning the Missouri river be-
tween here and Mandan, according to
Major Frame Baker, a member of the
state highway commission. Bids were
opened last week
Washburn, N. D.-Mrs. Henry LAYER
and her six children, left worse than
fatherless by the confession of Layer
that he murdered Jacob Wolf, six
members of his family and Jake Ho-
fer, will be benefited by the mothers
pension act of the state, to the extent
of about $50 month.
Aberdeen, S. D.-A herd of IL pure
bred Holstein cattle at an approximate
cost of $4,000, has been purchased by
the county commissioners with which
to stock the county farm Primarily
the herd was founded to supply fresh
milk and cream for the county farm
inmates and detention hospitals.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-Jackson, Wyo.,
boasts the distinction of being the
first city in the world which will be
governed entirely by women At the
city election there were two tickets in
the field, one composed of women can
didates and the other of men. The
women won by a vote of two to one,
after a campaign In which the only
issue was the question of sex.
Hemingford, Neb.-Eight people
were drowned IN their homes at Ard |
more, S. D., as result of cloudburst.
according to report here. A cloud |
burst near here has taken out an en- |
tire earth fill on the line of the Burl- |
ington railroad. 1t will require a
bridge Of five spans to connect the |
track. Every bridge on the Niobrara |
for SO miles east and west is out.
New York-Sc0res of Dutch farmers |
with their wives and children arrived |
here on the steamship Noordam from |
Rotterdam, on their way to farms in |
Iowa and South Dakota The families
of the settlers occupied nearly all of |
the second and third cabin accommo-
dations. Thousands of others will fol-
low, they said, as soon as present pass
port and other restrictions to trans
Atlantic travel are modified.
Grand Forks, N. D.-Many North Da-
kota and eastern Minnesota cities were
represented in the hearings before the
Waterway commission
here. They supported the project that
linking up the Great
Lakes with the Atlantic ocean.
Henry, S. D.-The commercial club
IF this city is promoting the erection
Of a $4,000 potato warehouse to be
erected here this summer. Henry and
vicinity is recognized as the largest
potato district in the state and ware
house here will be of great value in
acreage and lettering the
luality of seed. /;
Great Falls, Mont--Montana resi-
Tents are shipping sugar by parcel
,ost to friends in Minnesota, North
Dakota and other states, according to
eports presented to the state conven-
ion of wholesale grocers here, and Il
Iontana is accordingly threatened I
With shortage of sugar.
Sioux Falls, S.. D.-The thirty-ninth I
nnual convention of the South .Da- !
.ota Medical association will open
ERE Tuesday, May Is, and continue
ntil Thursday evening. The ladies
uxiliary Of the association will hold I