The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-01-30
Big Happenings of the Week
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Northwest

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turning home hale and hearty.
A total of % cases of smallpox is re
ported from the Bad River Indian res
ervation in Wisconsin. The smallpox
appears to exist in mild form.
| Receipts of the Aberdeen, S. D., post
office have doubled in six years, &C
cording to the annual report just made
public by Postmaster J. F. Kelley.
Montana stockmen who shipped into
the Mobridge, S. D., country are get
ting good hay at Sc the ton. Hay
brings from $50 to $40 in Montana.
| ]. Walter Nee, newly appointed
revenue collector, for the district Of
North and South Dakota, has assumed
his office. He succeeds James Coffey
| resigned.
Stockmen of Grant county, S. D.
will build a livestock sales pavislion
at Milbank. Practically all stock has
been subscribed and work will be
started soon.
A loss of about $4,000 was suffered
at Lisbon, N. D., as result or nre
which destroyed the Commercial hotel
the Chicago store and the Emma ORR
millinery store.
| A Iwagonload of farm produce con
sisting of alfalfa, seed, wheat and
dressed meat, brought in 26 miles to
Tioga, N. d. The load weighed less
\ than 5000 pounds.
Twenty-six new firms or associa
tions were launched in North Dakota
during the first half of January, &C
cording to articles of incorporation
filed with the secretary of state.
Police officials at Portland, Ore, were
notified that Charles Langadle, one OF
three men under arrest here charged
with completely in a series of recent
holdups, is wanted at Moorhead, MINI
Volunteer census takesr operating
under the Commercial club found in a
few hours in only of Helena
Montana, portion of the city, SOC
people whom the federal census work
ers are said to have missed.
Richard Franzeen, IA, picked up by
the Butte, Mont, local police, said he
did not care whether he returned tt
his home at Carlton, Mimi, or remain
ed in Montana. The boy said he rar
away to hunt coyotes. He was SEM
home.
J. H. Brunson, superintendent of the
Montana state fish hatcheries at Hell
ena, declares that a closed season or
fishing is a possibility. Trout are be
ing fished out of the streams faster
than the state hatcheries can replace
them, he said.
Search Is being instituted through
out South Dakota for F. w. Biegel
who for some time was engaged in ex
tensive hay bailing operations in the
vicinity of Ips;,yich. 1t is said that
Biegel probably wandered away while
temporarily deranged.
DR.. Melvin A. Brannon, for three
years president of Beloit college, al
Beloit, has rendered his resignation tt
the board of trustees. DR.. Brannor
declared a lack of finances for the
proper development of the college is
responsible for his decision.
Vice-Chairman w. d. Swain OF. the
Brown county, s. D., Red Cross chap
ter, has been advised by the state di
rector that Brown county leads thai
state in membership. The county ha:
more than 5000 members as compared
with $4,000 during the war.
Infanite paralysis is on the decline
in Montana, according to Miss Marion
Fox, Of the child welfare department
Of the state board of health There
are not more than rs cases Of the dis
ease in the state now, says Miss Fox
while year ago there were $50.
Women although having the right tt
vote in the presidential campaign, ar,
mot qualified electors in the eyes o.
the Wisconsin statutes" Attorney Gen
eral Blaine said in an opinion to Secre
tary Of State Hull For that reason :
woman cannot sign nomination papers
legally.
Potato growers organized the Cas-.
county, N. D. Potato Growers associa
ton at meeting conducted at cal
of e. A. Wilson, county agent Henry
Kradbenhos of Hunter, N D., wa!
elected president, and E. A. Wilson
secretary. Establishment of a system
of potato warehouses to provide mar
keting facilities for all sections of tn,
country will be undertaken ty the as
ISOLATION.
| Charged with selling sugar at 2!
cents pound, seven Sioux Falls, S. D.
retail grocery dealers were arrested OF
warrants served by United States Dis
trict Attorney e. w. Fiske and order
ed to appear for preliminary hearing
later. Another dealer was also arrest
ed for selling apples at IAN excess
profit" Attorney Fiske declared tina
"25 cents pound is an excess .)ric,
for sugar"
The outbreak of influenza in Farg,
is confined almost entirely to students
at the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege, where SO of the 43 cases reported
are located.
Winona.-A. Henry of Utica, Win
ona county, was awarded damages b.
jury in the amount of $4,000 in hi
suit agaoinst John w. Pfeffer, farm
er residing near Utica for alleged per
manent injury caused when Pfeffer il
| said to have struck the machine driv
en- by Henry while driving on coun
try road near st. Charles on Oct G
Henry sued for $4,000.
Almost twice as many deer were kill
ed in the Black Hills, last season, a
we're brought down in 1918, accordin,
to reports sent to the state game de
partment. The 1919 total was 443 an,
the 1918 mark was 225