The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-09
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Henry Helm. said to be the first
white child born in Wheaton, Wiscon-
sin, is dead.
Sully county South Dakota, state
school lands were sold at an average
of SAT. Three thousand two hundred
acres were disposed Of.
A consolidated school district will be
formed at Garretson, S. D., and a
$125,000 building erected as a result
of the special election just held.
Wisconsin has been authorized by
the War department to organize regi-
ment, headquarters company, supply
company and machine gun company OF
infantry.
Sites of historical trails, camps and
backgrounds in North Dakota will be
marked by parks and monumental tab
lets, according to the plans of Bis
marck patriotic organizations.
Inability of the sewerage and drain
age systems to carry off the surplus
water this spring resulted in inunda-
tion of large section of the eastern
part of Woonsocket, South Dakota.
Steps to provide Whitewood, S. D.,
with city park have been taken by
the local commercial club. 1t is
planned to make the park one Of the
most beautiful in the Black Hills.
Miss Emma Meade has gone to Lon
don as delegate from South Dakota
to the international w. G. T. u, con-
vention. She is corresponding secre-
tary of the w. c. T. U. in South Da-
kota.
A conference of county agents in
southwestern North Dakota will take
place at Bismarck, Apr and 8, while
those of the northern part of the state
will meet April 8 and 10 at Devils
Lake.
Forty citizens of Milbank, South Da-
kota, have organized the Milbank Boos-
ter association, which will have as it's
object the promotion of civic activi-
ties In the city Membership is not
limited to any particular class.
Victims Of the recent tornado who
have had farm experience, were offer
ed places on North Dakota farms in
kilograms sent by Governor Lynn F.
Frazier to Governor Frank o. Lowden
Of Illinois and Mayor w. H. Thomp-
son of Chicago.
The Atlantic, iowa, postoffice re-
ceived by parcel post the remains of
former resident, sent there for in
terment. Miss Anna Shoudy died
March 10 at Pacific Grove, Calf. The
body was cremated and the ashes
shipped to Atlantic
The North and South Dakota Wool
Growers and Warehouse association
has been organized to carry on a Co
operative and supply buying agency
for members 1t is planned. to build
a fireproof warehouse at Hettinger,
North Dakota, with a capacity of L.
100000 pounds.
Demand for an early call of spe-
cial session of the South Dakota state
legislature is increasing because state
institutions show shortages in their
maintenance fund. The fund of the
soldiers home at Hot Springs is ex-
hausted and many of the March bills
remain unpaid.
What is said to be the first truck
line put in operation in South Dakota,
has made it's initial trip between Nit
chell and Chamberlain, according to
announcement by Hugh F. Jones, of
Chamberlain, promoter of the line.
Four trucks will be, used at first and
others will be added
When Herman Boettcher, who is
chief of the fire department at Reeds
vile, Wis, went downstairs to inves-
tigate his flooded cellar, he was not
only greeted by water but by queer
noises. Padding in the water he
found three pickerel, which had swan
into his house through an open drain.
The case of the Farmers Elevator
company of Embden; Cass county,
North Dakota, against the state grain
grades and inspection act of 1919, will
be taken before court of three fed
eral judges in st. Paul at date to be
fixed soon. The company seeks an in
junction against the enforcement of
the act on the ground that it is uncon-
stitutional.
The office of auditor of Kingsbury
county, South Dakota, is going beg
ging. County Auditor Henning wishes
to resign and move to Minneapolis,
where he has arranged to engage in
business, but no one has been found
to accept his office. The office pays
fair salary, but, it is said, most men,
at prevailing high wages are able to,
make more in other occupations.
Proprietors of Butte, Mont, restaur-
ants and hotels, closed because of a
strike for higher wages of the cooks
and walters, decided to open at once
a cafeteria capable of caring for 5000
persons three times daily. Employers
form the cafeteria staff and all other
eating places remain closed.
Haakan Amundson, who has been
reported "killed in action" since July
IL, 1918, has arrived in New York, &C
cording to communication received
from him by his cousin, Miss Marie
Olson, of Warner, s. d. Mr. Amund-
son went overseas with Company L
shortly after the declaration of war.
The Missouri river is running very
high at Mandan and Bismarck, N. D.,
low sections of. Mandan being under
water. An ice gorge formed near Fort
Clark, N D., raised the level of the
river above that point four feet with
in few hours when the gorge broke.
A renewal of purse snatching was
reported to the Aberdeen, S. D., police
NV Mrs Dan Jones wh0 told of a man