The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-07
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Northwest

iuS luduS lOI the annual UleeLlHS mere
on June of the South Dakota Bankers
association. Indications point to a
record-breaking attendance.
Winnipeg.-Heavy flood conditions
prevail throughout North Alberta, be-
tween Calgary and Edmonton. The
city of Reddeer has been flooded out
by rapidly melting banks of snow
Canton.-Canton Torkelson of Can
ton was electrocuted when, while an
swering telephone call, he stumbled
and grasped some exposed wire where
workmen were removing a switch
board.
Henry, S.. D.-Businessmen of Hen
ry have undertaken to raise by pub
lie subscription sufficient money to
purchase an equipped athletic field
which win be the center for all ath-
letics in the city.
Sioux Falls.-Fred Frietag, a farm
er of belmont, was sentenced to year
in the Minnehaha/ county Jail on a
charge of evading the draft. 1t was
alleged he refused to appear for ply
steal examination.
Pierre, S. D.-Governer Peter Nor
beck appeared in his office dressed in
khaki oVeralls, presented to him by
other state officials. This is probably
the first time state. executive has
taken this step.
Fargo, n. D.-The North Dakota
League of Women Voters, organized
at sessions in Fargo for the last two
days, adopted platform calling for
numerous legislative enactments by
the nation and the state.
Hillsboro, N. .D.-Lieut. Edwin Knut-
son, native of this community, ar
rived here recently with his French
war bride and will soon go to his home
stead near Scobey, Mont, where the
couple will make their future home. /.
Roundup, Mont.-Joe West, aged 40
shot and killed his wife and two chill
dren, aged and 9, and then shot him
self through the head, dying instant
ly. No reason is assigned for the act,
except dependency over financial mat
tiers.
Winnipeg.-Removal of restrictions
on wheat trading so that open trad
ing may be resumed next autumn is
to be urged upon the federal govern
ment and parliment by representative
grainmen from Winnipeg and Mon
treal.
Mitchell, S. DIT cost General
Leonard Wood $42,791 to carry the re-
publican primaries at the South Da-
kota presidential preference primary.
according to statement just filed by
w. H. King, state manager for the
Wood campaign.
Redfield, S. D.-The office of the adj
jutant general, which has been locat-
ed at Redfield for the past seven years
is being moved to Aberdeen by Will
lam A. Halle who was appointed to
succeed General w. A. Morris of this
city to this position.
Brookings, s. D.-Official state
high school declamatory contests are
to be held at the state college May 26.
District and division contests are now
being held to select the entrants. Gold
and silver medals and silver loving
cups will be awarded.
Billings, Mont-Jack Perry known
as Calgary Red" wanted in Canada
to serve a ten-year term for assault
and robbery and held here on bootleg
ging charges six months old, sawed his
way out of the county Jail in broad
daylight, and is still at large.
Sioux City.-Peter Hagnes, farm
er of Canton, s. D., has brought action
in federal court here to have receiv-
er appointed for the. Midland Packing
company, an $S,00O,OOO independent
concern with plant which has been
in operation but few months.
Rapids City, S. Done of the big
gest real estate deals in years in this
section of the country is announced
In the sale of the Colonel j. M. Woods
ranch of 900 acres for 100000. The
purchasers were r. P. Conkling and
r. j. Gordon of Yankton county.
Bookings, S. Dread clubs, a
new project of the club department of
the state college, have already enroll
ed 400 members. There is to be a
champion bread. demonstration team
in every county of South Dakota to
represent the county at the state dem
onstration to be held during the state
fair. The state champion team will
represent South Dakota at the Inter
state fair at Sioux City and will COM
pete with teams from IL states.
Kimball, S. D.-Wallace w. Wells. |
Buffalo county, dead here, was prob
ably the last Of the famous scouts |
whQ fought under General S. Custer,
Crook and Terry in their campaign
against the Indians.
Aberdeen, S. D-Marguerite Pet
tiers, 81 years Of age, committed sui. |
eide here by shooting herself with a |
3S caliber pistol She regained con-
seriousness few minutes before she
died, told her name, but refused to
give her parents name or where she
lived. Police stated they had learned
the young woman's home was in Tyn-
dali, S. d.
Dickinson, N. D-Representatives
of the United States department of
agriculture are investigating the
spread of the sugar beet web worm
which has appeared here. The worm
was first noticed In this section last
TALL and government representatives
wish 60 prevent its increase during
the coming season.
Fargo, N DIN an amended com
plant, Miss Amanda Larson, victim of
an accident for which district court