The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-07-09
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ton here by vote of 304 to 15S Sun
day moving picture shows were au-
thorized in Flandreau.
Pierre, S. D.-By a decided major
ity the house indicated it does not de-
sire in any way to attempt to change
the present Richards primary law OF
the state.
Redfield, S. D.-The survey Of the
storm which swept southwestern
Sphinx county indicate losses exceed
ing S10,000,000. Many of the cottages
were destroyed. N e'att
Des Laos, N. DSvDrillers on an oil
test well here struck solid rock at a
depth of $3.50 feet. Whether this in
dictated oil pockets or blocking of fur
Their drilling is uncertain.
Grafton, N. D.-Grasshopper are
appearing in great numbers in parts
of Walsh county, according to County
Agent A. C. Hathaway, who urges use
of poison to curb the pests.
Duluth, MINI Shipments of iron
ore from the lakes included Duluth,
Two Harbors, Superior and Ashland,
for June aggregated 7,533,063 tons,
an increase of 545,444 tons over the
same month last year. ,SGN -,
Sioux Falls, S. D.-Claude Lowe,
state manager for the Orpheum thea
ter, was killed and Mrs. Claude Lowe
and Mrs. Fred Payne seriously injur-
ed while crossing the Omaha railroad
tracks at Worthington, Mimi
Butte, Mont.-Fred Dutch" Mol
then, former Montana university all
around athlete star, and member of
the famous Mare Island Marine foot
ball team of 1917, was killed in an air.
plane accident at Paris Island, S. c.
Deadwood, S. D.-A tornado which
swept Lawrence county, near Strongs,
did considerable damage to crops, but
no one was injured. Some loss of
property is also reported. The twist
er was followed by heavy hail storm.
Aberdeen, S. D.-The 8 year old son
of George Kormedy of Java, near here,
was killed in runaway when a farm
wagon, with two horses hitched to it,
was overturned The horses became
frightened at cow grazing alongside
the road.
La Crosse. Wis.-EmpIoying all the
articles and wiles of olden-time SNUG
glers, shippers of swift Lake Superb
or craft are transporting whisky
from Canada to upper Wisconsin
ports, according to United States Dis
trict Attorney A. c. Wolfe.
Fargo, N. D.-A picture of a Fargo
young man and twenty-eight ducks he
shot last fall was evidence against
him when he was arraigned in Fed
eral court on charge of having kill
ed more than twenty-five migratory
birds. He paid fine of SIS.
Winnipeg, Man. Fifty thousand
farm laborers will be required to har-
vest the 1920 crop of provinces, it
was estimated by ]. A. Bowman, pro-
vincial commissioner of colonization
Indications were for bumper crops in
all three provinces, Bowman said.
Sioux Falls, S. d. Harry Sleep, aged
Z, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sleep,
who reside on a ranch in the Crow
Creek region north Of the Black Hills,
died from injuries received when he
was kicked by one of his fathers
horses. He died on the way to hos
pital
Pierre, S. D.-When little son of
Lyle Moulton who lives on Willow
Creek in Stanley county, fell into that
stream, the father, though i'll in bed
with smallpox, rushed from the house
and dived into the deep pool, recover
ing the body All efforts to restore
life failed
Helena, Mont.-State officials of the
bureau of animal industry report
large shipments back into the state
Of cattle sent out during the dry years.
About 10000 have also been sent in
to Montana by Washington and Ore
gon stockmen, to take advantage of
the unusually luxuriant rains this
year.
Hetland, S. D.-While preparing to
return home after attending show
here cattle buyer had an experience
with a runaway automobile. He
cranked up the car and left the en-
CINE running while he went after his
coat. He returned to find his auto
beating it, toward the owners home
at Arlington, and fracturing all the
traffic laws of the town and state.
The wild car crashed through two
fences and then jumped into lake
Two-thirds of the men in town, all the
small boys and team of horses were
modified to tow the car to dry land.
Dupree, S. D.-A general Indian
council, meeting at LaPlant recently
voted not to open the remaining part
of the reservation to settlement. Much
of the Indian land has been sold al
ready by the government, but the re-
mainder it was decided will be kept in
tact for future generations.
Minot, N. DIN attempting to OBJ
crate device to burn grasshoppers.
Charles Moore of this locality was
himself so badly burned that he died i
shortly afterward in Minot hospital.
The machine, which was operated
with gasoline, took fire and caught
Moore.
Mclaughlin, S. DIT has been def
nitely decided that the proposition of
dividing Carson county shall be sub
mitted to the voters at the November
election. 1t is proposed to divide it
equally from east to west, and that
the east portion will be called Elk
horn county. The rest of the territory
will continue to be known as Carson
county.
Winnipeg Henry Enderton
one of Winnipeg's best known and
most successful businessmen, and mil |
lionaire partner In the real estate firm
of Enderton & Co., died while driving
in his automobile on Academy road.