The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-02
MOST IMPORTANT
NEWS OF WORLD
Big Happenings of the Week
Condensed for Benefit of
Busy Readers.
TOLD IN A few WORDS
Kernels Culled From News OF Moment
in All Parts of the World
Of Interest to All the Pee
pie Everywhere.
Northwest

NOi kilWCSl
Wage increases averaging SIS week
ly have been granted the approximate
ly $4,000 mems garment workers In
Chicago.
In approximately 1000 homes in
Butte, turkey for Christmas was pro-
vided by former United States Senator
w. A. Clark.
Senator Edsell H. Sikee, Mountrail
county, N. D., died in Mirot hospital
The remains were shipped 20 Stanley
N. D., for burial
John Karels, 20 years cid, son OF
John L. Karels of Big Stone, S. D.,
was accidentally shot and killed by his
brother while rabbit hunting.
Twelve Butte mines, including some
employing approximately 1000 men,
are in operation after 81 days Of en-
forced idleness due to the coal short.
age. ~.
Jacob Bertsch, Hutchinson county
South Dakota farmer and stock raiser,
recently sold 40 head of steers, re-
ceiving $500, an average of $3.50
per head.
Edward Gabriel and George Thomp-
son, convicted of robbing the Farmers
State bank at Faith, S. D., have been
sentenced to 20 years in the state
prison at Sioux Falls.
Liquor and not money or jewelry
has been the aim of Sioux Falls
thieves for the past three weeks, dur
ing which period, three cellars lost
approximately $4,000 worth.
Under the auspices of the Methodist
Church Conference of North Dakota a
hospital costing approximately $685.
600 will be erected at Mandan. The
drive for funds has already begun.
The body of Hans Holland, farm
hand, was found in room at hotel
at Northwood, N. D., with bullet
lodged in the brain. Holland appar-
emily killed himself by firing rifle
into his mouth.
Elmer Dezell, farmer living 20
miles west Of Grand Forks, N. D., was
shot and killed by Joe Thorenson, a
farm hand who then turned the rifle
against himself inficting a serious
wound. The shooting occurred on
Dezell farm.
The sale of the Waldorf hotel of
Fargo by R. X. Keller and w. E.
Boyd to A. ]. Dubeau of Sank Center,
Mimi, is announced. The considera-
tion was about 100000, it was an
nounced. The new owner takes pos
session at once.
In note found in his room, ad-
dressed to a Wichita, Kan, woman,
w. Stengeton, so, of Omaha, Neb, de-
clared he was killing himself because
"he couldn't live with her." Stenge-
ton, a stock salesman, took poison at
Fargo, North Dakota.
By a special clause in the Sweet
bill, recently passed by congress, Mrs.
Cassie Wines of Marinette, Wis, be-
comes eligible for the $4,000 insur-
ance left to her by her foster son.
Frank Wines, of the 32d Division, who
was killed in the Argonne.
Warrants were issued at Madison,
for the arrest of 81 food manufacture
ers and manufacturers in Western
Wisconsin indicted by the federal
grand jury at La Crosse. Names of
defendants will not be revealed until
the warrants have been served.
Agitation has again been started to
secure North Dakota state naval
militia organization with headquarters
in Devils Lake. Secretary Daniels has
sent to congress recommendation
that funds be provided for giving fed
nra1 OF fn fofn
tions.
Governor Peter Norbeck and DR..
Robinson, state historian, will speak
at the annual convention of the
Farmers-Grain Dealers association of
South Dakota, at Aberdeen, Jan. 18th,
to 18th next. The Mutual Insurance
association of farmers organizations
will also conduct its meeting here at
that time.
Eight hundred and tyenty-seven
deer were shipped from the Wisconsin
Central station of Winter, Sawyer
county, Wisconsin, during the last
deer hunting season, the greatest
number ever sent from one station
since the law forbidding more than
one deer to hunter for the season
was enacted.
Old Joe, Winnebago Indian, living
between La Crosse and Trempealeau,
Wis, says spring has arrived. He
says he reads many out of doors signs,
known only to he Red men, to prove
this. He also points to the small
houses of the muskrats as further evi.
dence. Joe predicted winter would
be practically over by New Year.
Flour made of soft red winter wheat
will be placed on sale in Milwaukee
in few days at 6 cents pound, fully
1h cents below the prices obtaining
in retail stores. The flour is to be re.
leased by the United States Grain cor.
poration. The quality is said to be
the equal Of white flour.
The Central high school building at
Grand Forks, N. D., which has been in
process Of construction nearly three
years will be occupied when the schoo,
term reopens in January. The build
ing was erected at a cost of about
S250,000. Formal dedication will take
place in February.
Coal prices in the northwest will re
main stationary until next winter al
least, according to w. H. Groverman
secretary of the Northwestern Goa
Dock Operators association, despite
advances in prices announced in Other
sections of the country. This policy
was announced by Mr.. Groverman be
cause of the large amount of Goa
stored at the head of the lakes.
Furs valued at more than $4,000
were sent in single shipment from
Eau Claire, Wis, to New York in one
week. The furs are those of skunk