The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-03-05
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arrested by federal authorities, charg-
ed with attempting to import three
cases of liquor from Canada.
Two Chicago gunner were sentenc-
ed in Milwaukee, to % years each in
state prison, within 10 hours after
they had perpetrateu several holdups.
Henry Reneike, a prominent bust
nesSman of Buelah, Wyo., shot and
killed his wife and then committed
suicide. 1t is thought that Reneike
became temporarily insane. Five chill
dren survive.
Fourteen state banks were charter
ed in North Dakota during the last
year, according to o. E. Lofthus, state
bank examiner. The total number of
banking associations under state SUI
pervision is now 719.
On account of an 18th hour discov-
cry in South Dakota that candidates
for delegates to the national conven-
ton must be elected at the March pri-
mary, it has been necessary to get
out new form of ballot.
G. c. Blankenship, SO years old, a
former deputy marshal in Montana,
was arrested near Goshen, N. Y, on a
charge of setaling 167 head of cattle
from Montana ranch. Pe is held to
await extradition proceedings.
Mrs. John Wacker, pioneer resident
of La Crosse, Wis, and her daughter,
Mrs. William ]. Ennilson, died within
a few days of each other at the Emil
son home at Saginaw, Mich. Both had
been a resident of La Crosse for more
than so years.
George Mastel Of Aberdeen, charged
with the theft of $500 worth of furs
from the Aberdeen Hide and Fur COM
pany, entered plea of guilty in cir
cult court and was sentenced by Judge
Anderson to serve eight months in the
state penitentiary.
After making several attempts on
his life by cutting his throat, Gustave
Kemper, &c of Sheboygan, Wis, finally
tied packing Irvine about his neck, fas-
tended the rope to hook and hanged
himself. Kemper had been ill long
time and often threatened to commit
suicide.
Stealing milk from babies is beyond
the limit of endurance even in this age
of proiteering," declared Justice C..
w. Hunt, of La Crosse, Wis, in police
court in sentencing Melvin Knutson,
North Side milk dealer for delivering
short filled bottles on his route. Knut-
son was fined $50.
Mrs. H. ]. Clark of Grandview, Wis,
was burned to death when her cloth
ing caught fire. Mrs. Clark was found
by members of the family ablaze in a
barn. 1t is said that her clothing had
been saturated with kerosene. She
was removed to hospital, but efforts
to save her life were unavailing.
More than so farmers attending a
meeting of the county board at Nit
chell, S. D., loudly cheered the state
ment of Leon P. Sherman, a Mount
Vernon farmer, that the farmer does
not want increased production, but
wants higher price for what he is rails
ing now. He said the farmer is rails
ing too much now. a
The death of another girl brought
the toll up to four as the result of an
explosion at the plant of the Alumni
UNI Goods Manufacturing company,
at Manitowoc, Wis, while five others
are reported to be in serious condi-
ton. Officers of the company, after
was their opinion that the flames
which ignited the gas and dust in the
blower tank had been caused by spon-
taneous combustion in blower
pipe.
Public sales of 10000 acres of land
in the former Cheyenne river and
Standing Rock Indian reservations, in
North and South Dakota, have been
ordered by the secretary of interior
Lands in the Lennon, S. D., land dis
trict will be offered at Timber Lake,
S. D., land district Timer Lake on
June 1. Appraised prices of the lands
are so cents to Sc an acre and none
will sold at less than appraised value.
No limitation is placed on the area to
be sold any one purchaser.
Saloon property leases were auto
matically vacated when the federal
prohibition went into effect, and sa-
ioonmen cannot be held to them, Cir
cult Judge E. c. Higbee of La Crosse,
ruled in the action brought against
Sam Grant, former proprietor of a To-
cal saloon by the La Crosse Theaters
company, to compel payment of rem
tai alleged to be due on the store in
the La Crosse Theater building.
While many offers have been made
for Brown county, S. D., land as high
as SITS an acre, no actual sales have
been made at that figure. The rec
ord up to this time is $135 an acre,
paid by Fay P. Harrington for a quar-.
ter section in Bath township, formerly
owned by George I. Simpson Eigh-
teen years ago Simpson bought the
quarter for $27 an acre.
Winnipeg newspapers have an.
nounced that on account Of the paper
shortage they will be obliged until
further notice" to discontinue publica-
tion of advertising matter. They will
continue to publish news.
DR.. Thomas F. Kane will remain as
president of the University of North
Dakota. The decision, reached by the
majority members of the board Of ad
ministration after four days of inves.
tigating, was announced at meet.
ing of the deans, professors and asso
ciate professors.
The fishermen working on Wood
lakes, northwest of Elkton, S. D., are
meeting with success. One record
catch was made by the crew a few
days ago when nearly 40 tons of fish
practically all buffalo, were brought
out. The fish were shipped to New
York by express.