The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-11
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Northwest

has been sold to flour mill and will.
be turned into an up-to-date plant.
Deadwood, S. D.-The largest gradu-
alton class in Deadwood high schools
history received diplomas. 1t con-
sisted of 81, 10 girls and six boys.
Missoula, Mont.-Dr. Joseph Ottin-
ger, SO years old, prominent dentist,
was killed when his automobile over
turned three miles west of Drummond,
Mont.
Rapid City, s. D.-Nearly 1000 de-
legates were on hand when the state
Sunday school convention opened.
Miss Margaret Slattery of Boston was
the principal speaker.
Midland, S. D-Midland is working
under two time standards. the railroad
uses Mountain time and the city Gen.
trail. Use of Central time was decided
upon by vote of the citizens.
Altoona, Iowa-The State bank of
Altoona was broken into and several
safety deposit boxes were robbed.
Liberty bonds and their papers taken
were valued at from $4,000 to $4,000.
Briton, S. D.. F. Kelly of this city,
has purchased through receivers
sale the extensive holdings of the
Briton Cooperative Milling company
and the Briton electric lighting plant.
Helena, Mont.-The state of Mon
tana now has invested in farm loans
total Of $3,7S4,320, it is announced.
The total number of loans to date are
1900. The sum of s109,1O0 was loaned
on 60 farm mortgages in May.
Dickinson, N. D.-Bismarck was
chosen as the 1921 convention city at
the closing session of the North Da-
kota Grand Encampment of Odd Eel
lows. The selection of a site for
home for Odd Fellows was referred to
a committee.
Sioux City-Special reports on crop
conditions in northwestern Iowa,
South Dakota and northern Nebraska
from about 100 localities show good
progress made during the week in
corn planting, which is completed in
this state and well advanced up north.
Ladysmith, Wis.-Frank Havernich,
farmer living near Sheldon, took his
own life by exploding a charge of dy-
Mantle. Havernich prefaced the
tragedy with letter mailed to
neighbor in which he told the exact
place where his body might be found.
Poor health is believed to have caus-
ed his act
Helena, Mont. e. Neville of the
state bureau of child and animal pro-
lection returned from Townsend,
where he swore out a complaint in
justice court charging H. c.. Good,
principal of the grade school of
Townsend, with assault, alleging that
Good had whipped seven boys of the
sixth grade.
Sioux Falls, s. D.-This city has
nearly 5000 children of school age,
and 1888 of all ages, according to the
annual state census, just completed
here. This is an increase of ga chill
dren of all ages, and 467 of school age,
over the census of 1919. OF the $3.50
children Of school age, 2,912 are boys
and 3,01S are girls.
Bison, s. D.-County commissioners
of Perkins county have voted to con-
struct three new bridges to replace
those carried out by the spring floods
and to repair half dozen which were
badly damaged. Inland towns have
been almost isolated for several weeks
because of the poor condition of the
roads and lack of bridges.
Fargo, N. D.-The Fargo city COM
mission increased salaries of the
Fargo fire department members, being
the second increase granted within a
year. The commission also went on
record as favoring increased street
railway fares and asked that the state
railroad commission, which has juris-
diction, authorize the increase
Fargo, N. D.-The principal result
anticipated by state officials from the
decision of the United States supreme
court upholding the state supreme
courts decision that certain industrial
laws adopted by the state legislature
are constitutional, will be the market
ing Of state bonds with which to fin
ance the industries in question.
Aberdeen, s. D.-The South Dakota
Research association, organized to
consider problems of the school room
from an experimental point, will hold
its first meeting at the Northern Nor
NAL in this city June % and %. The
association is established under the
auspices of the Bureau of Research
of the normal school. It's member
ship is limited to South Dakota teach
ers.
Crosby, N. D.-The only store at
Plummer, an inland town 16 miles
south of here was burned to the
ground in fire which originated out
side of the building. The postoffice
was located in the same building and
w. ]. Cummings was postmaster and
proprietor of the store.
Spokane, Wash.-Heartbroken and
lonely as the result of the death of his
wife two years ago, whose grave he
had decorated few hours before,
Martin ,Andrett, aged IS, leaned
against the tombstone over the grave
of his wife at the Spangle cemetery
and fired bullet into his brain.
Aberdeen, s. Done hundred cleo
tricians who struck two months ago
for closed shop in Aberdeen have re-
turned to work, according to A. ].
Lemback, president of the electricians
union, without having gained their
points. Carpenters, plumbers and
painters, who also went out to force
the demands for closed shop are still
on strike.
Arcadia, Wis.-Walter Horeaus, 20
years old, employed in local garage,
was killed when tractor which he
was driving turned over and pinned
him under the machine. Horeaus was
dead when found by other workmen.