The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-29
Northwest

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Anaconda, Mont.-The first state
concrete highway to be built in Mon
tana was dedicated here with a cere
mony.
Regina, Sask.-Fire in the business
section of Wadena, Sask., destroyed
II stores and caused damage estimated
at 100000.
Madison, Wis.-Judge A. L. Sanborr
of the United States district court died
here. He was appointed to the district
federal bench by Theodore Roosevelt
in 1905.
Helena, Notwithstanding to reports
received by the state board of health
there have been six cases of infantile
paralysis in Ravalli county since the
first of September.
Great Falls-Reports from Coole
county say the farmers there have
suffered financial loss through the
late season drouth. Only one rain
shower has fallen since June.
Havre-The state sessions of the
grand lodges of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows and of the Daugh
tiers of Rebekah, closed. Several hun
dreds delegates were in attendance.
Plentywood-Mrs B. K. O'Grady
who was deposed as county auditor Of
Sheridan county by the county com
missioners, in March of this year, was
reinstated by Judge Conner of the dis
trict.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Three hundred
cases of whisky was reported seized
in local warehouse by federal prohi
bition agents. At the present market
price the liquor is valued at approxi
mately 100000.
Merrill, Wis.-Carl Schiller, a
wealthy Price county farmer, acciden.
tally shot and killed Patrick Connolly
an old-time lumberman, while the pair
were on timber cruise near here. He
then killed himself.
Calgary, Alta-Alberta's doctors, in
annual session, went on record as be.
ing opposed to being classed as bar.
tenders, and voted that they should not
be allowed to issue more than so liquor
prescriptions month
Bichwood, Wis.-Despite recent
heavy frosts and much freezing the
past 10 days, thousands of wild straw.
berry blossoms have blossomed on a
farm near here. The blossoms follow.
ed many recent warm rains.
VOLTS Point, Mont.-Enraged be.
cause she would not marry him, Fred
Stock, meat cutter here, went to the
home of Martha Lovit and shot her
through the head. He then turned the
pistol upon himself and ended his life
Rhinelander, Wis.-Mrs. Ora Candill
of Polar, Wis, died at an Amigo hos.
pital from burns received in gasoline
explosion in her home. Mrs. Candill
mistook gasoline for kerosene, and at.
tempted to start a fire in the kitchen
range.
Eau Claire, Wis.-Officers for the
coming year were chosen by the North
west Wisconsin Teachers association,
which closed it's thirtieth annual con-
vention here. w. H. Hunt, director OF
the River Falls Normal school, was
elected president
Winnipeg = Shippers throughout
western Canada are Withholding all
possible shipments of grain pending
suspensions of present freight rates
according to information supplied by
Percy G. Denison, manager of the
transportation bureau of the Winnipeg
Board of Trade.
Winnipeg-Wa material amounting
to 10000 tom odd, bought by the Rus.
sian government land which has been
lying for years in the Canadian Pacific
railway yards, awaiting shipment from
Vancouver, B. c will be sold to the
highest bidder by the British govern.
ment, on whose credit the supplies
were bought.
Foreign
London-Fire which started in the
Hop exchange in the borough district,
caused loss of 100000.
London-General Zellgouski official
ly invited the Jews of Wilma to partici
pate in the formation of his new gov.
eminent, but the Jews refused
Warsaw-A general strike through
out Poland was proclaimed as a pro
test against the proposed creation OF
an upper parliamentary house.
Vancouver, B. C.-Flying the last sc
miles in 80 minutes, Commander Tyler
and Captain A. G. Thompson, pilot
landed here, completing the trans Can
ada airplane flight
London-The Jews of Kovno, Lithu
ania, and the surrounding region, are
fleeing to Germany in large numbers
according to a dispatch from Kovno
of Polish troops
Warsaw-The Diet passed the sec
ond reading of the chapters of the new
providing for Senate and
giving the chief of state the title OF
president of the republic.
Rome-Announcem is made that
the save the children" fund started
by Pope Benedict for the relief of sui
fering children in Central Europe has
grown to $4,000, 100000 lire ($75, Q0O).
Berlin-M. zinovieff and M. Losow.
sky, Russian soviet delegates to the in
dependent socialist conference al
Halle, have been ordered by the Ger.
man government to leave their coun.
try.
London-The Irish Home Rule bill is
again under consideration in the House
Of Commons. The bill was taken VI
when the House went into committee
On the financial clauses of the meas.
ure.
Cork-Seven hundred Irish volun.
teers followed the body of Michael
Fitzgerald from Fremoy church, but
were turend back by strong military
force posted at the bridge leading tc