The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-02-06
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rage amendment.
The annual North Dakota conven-
ton of the American Society of Equity
will be held at Hillsboro on Thursday
and Friday, Feb. 10, and 20.
Mrs. Stanley Romski, of Sugar
Camp, Wis, was arrested on war
rant charging her with numbering her
year old son by beating him to death.
An attack of influenza last fall at
fecting her mind, is believed to have
been responsible for the suicide OF
Mrs. Richard Langdale, at Rapid City,
S. D.
John, Z year old son of DR.. and Mrs.
F. l. Newton, of Bison, S. D., met in
slant death when his body became en-
tangled in the fly wheel of an en-
CINE.
Michael Mckinney, So, died at Rapid
City, S. D. For 20 years he was fore
man of the Corbin-Morse ranch and at
one time was widely known as a 'cow-
puncher."
The first death from sleeping sick
ness in Oregon, has been reported at
klamath. Wesley Garrison, II years
old, died without awakening after
20 days sleep.
Thomas Considine has been nomin-
ated by the president to be postmaster
at Duluth, Mimi. William B. Dickson
was nominated register of the land
office at Dickinson, N. d.
An attempt to divert the route of the
Yellowstone Trail so as to include Hell
ena, and exclude Butte, Montana, was
defeated at the Western Montana high
way convention held here at Deer
Lodge.
The resources of the state banks of
Wisconsin increased S113,261, 41S.43
during the year ending Dec. 81, 1919,
according to a financial statement is
er of banking.
Aberdeen, S. D., citizens on March
16, will vote on the question of issu-
ing bonds for $350,000 to build junior
high school and grade school, and
for $15O,OO0 to build additions to four
of the present grade schools.
Edward Cottier, an Indian from the
Pine Ridge reservation is the first re-
turned soldier to register at Dakota
Wesleyan university at Mitchell, S. D.,
for the vocational course offered by
the federal government. Cottier has
decided upon a business course.
Aberdeen peace officers have been
advised that U. S. District Attorney
F. W. Fiske of South Dakota will take
active charge of prosecution of VIOLA
tions of the prohibition enforcement
law and that all evidence must be SUBJ
mitted to him before arrests are made.
A site in the heart of the business
district of Helena, Mont, has become
the property of the Federal Reserve
bank of the ninth district at Mime
apolis. The property will become the
permanent home of the Helena branch
of the Federal Reserve system, serv.
ing Montana.
Evidently Sioux Indians have been
affected by strike agitation. Indian
freighters at Pine Ridge, S. D., were
informed that their freighting rates
from the railroad to the agency was
to be reduced. They promptly served
notice that they would not carry
freight at a reduction.
Robert S. Barcley, district postoffice
inspector, took charge, as acting post
master of the Portland, Oregon, post
office, armed with authority from
Postmaster General A. S. Burleson,
who had requested Postmaster Frank
Myers and Assistant Postmaster
Harry Durand to resign and turn over
the office at the close of business, Jan.
81. Myers repeated his statement
that he is still postmaster and that
will not resign.
United States District Attorney A.
c. Wolfe declared that two weeks in
vestigation of the cost of living by a
Federal grand jury at La Crosse, Wis,
has satisfied him that retailers, gen.
orally speaking, are making too large
a margin of profit The grand jury
found where retail dealer was sell
ing bottled ham for 20 cents, which cost
AZ cents per pound. Another instance
was cited where clothing merchant
made 70 per cent on an unlined over
coat and suit, each of which sold for
$40 Prices must come down. Mr.
Wolfe declared
Secretary N. D. Baker ruled that no
changes would be made on the pres
ent army uniforms, mainly because of
the high cost of materials
The Canadian wheat board has or.
dered changes in the price of wheat
and flour. The price of British Col
umbia, Ontario and Quebec wheat to
millera. of Canada is raised 25 cents
bushel, and the maximum wholesale
price of government standard wheat
-four from $10.10 per barrel to SILL
basis, T. o. b. Montreal
Beaver, well protected by the laws
of Montana, often make themselves OBJ
noxious. Recently they undermined a
bridge in Eastern Montana by eating
away the wooden piers, and now they
are eating scenery in the vicinity OF
Great Falls.
The Montana State supreme court
decided the amended primary act is
not an emergency measure and can
therefore be held up by referendum
petitions. The amended act provides
for a CLOSED" primary. The decision
means that the elections this year will
be held under the old law, the amen
ded act being automatically held up
by petitions on file, for it's reference
Dedicatory services for the new SIS,
600 Y. nj. C. A. building at the North
Oak ota Agricultural college were held
DR.. H. H. Frost, pastor of the First
Methodist church Of Fargo. delivering
the main address.