The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-04-09


north of Grand Forks, including Oslo,
Mimi, and Drayton, N D., report con-
tinued high water, the river rising
steadily.
The city of Flandreau has $505 In
the treasury, this amount being above
all debts. 1t is said by officials that
there is not another city in South Da-
kota which can boast of this financial
condition
County agents of southeastern North
Dakota, in conference at the state agri-
cultural college here, completed their
work. Plans for the coming seasons
operations were adopted, special at
tention to be given to livestock pro-
duction.
Teachers in Garretson, s. D., schools
are to be given substantial increase
in salary for the coming year accord
ing to action taken by the board of
education. George A. Baalson, prin-
cipal, will receive $4,000 year, an adj
vance of $500, and the grade teachers
will receive SIPS a month, an advance
of $35 month.
Montana's first religious census is
under way. 1t is under the auspices
of the Interchurch World Movement
and c. T. Greenway rural survey di-
rector of the movement, is in charge
The actual work will be done in the
various counties by the congregations
of the denominations engaged in the
world movement.
The proposition of issuing 100000
in bonds to build a municipal audito-
rum at Aberdeen, s. D., as soldiers
memorial will be up to the people to
decide at an election April 20. An
other proposition will be that of levy
ing taxes to raise approximately $13,-
600 annually for the purpose of main
tanning municipal band.
Washington
March witnessed record reduction
OF $705, 100000 in the national debt,
which now stands at $24,698 200, 600.
Many "sure cure" medicine frauds,
driven from the United States, have
invaded Canada, the department of
agriculture said.
The House passed bill authorizing
the federal reserve board to fix grad
uated rediscount rates with view to
charging higher rates when banks bor-
row excessive amounts
Truth of the report that.Scutari, AL
bania, has been occupied by. Italian
troops was insisted on in an official
dispatch received at Washington from
Belgrade by the Jugo-Slav legation.
American buyers are awaiting in
Russia for the lifting of the trade ban
in order to rush to this country sup
plies of hides which may reduce the
price of shoes. They believe the Rus
sian trade restrictions are to be lifted
within 30 days.
Print paper costing not more than
eight cents pound would be admitted
tax free under bill, amending the
revenue act, passed unanimously by
the house and sent to the senate. The
present law fixed five cents as the
limit, but members said none at that |
price was obtainable' for import.
Republican members of the house
committee on foreign affairs perfected |
the proposed resolution declaring |
peace with Germany and arrange.
ments were made to bring it before |
the house. 1t is scheduled to be passed |
by both houses, though the admins
tration democrats will oppose it on
the ground that it is unconstitutional |
Domestic
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! Unable to provide for them because
of advancing living costs, Mrs. Estele
Tillman, of Columbus, O., widow and
mother of II children, has advertised
four sons "for adoption"
Discovery Of planet by the astro-
homer, Sola of Barcelona, was an
nounced at the Harvard college OBJ
servatory in cablegram from Profess
sor Lecointe of Uccle, Belgium
Asheville, NC, authorities reported
they had cut down the body of Gen.
eral Richard d. Simms, 81 years old,
of Washington, D. c., patient at a
sanatorium, from roadside tree.
Districts of the middle west and
south swept by tornadoes with loss
of 164 lives are recovering rapidly
and rebuilt homes and buildings have
begun to rise from the wreckage.
The Union Pacific claim agent at
Ogden, Utah, reported passenger
train ran into herd of cattle near
Evanston, Wyo., killing 81 animals and
Gripping 6S. The loss he estimated
at $4,000.
Federal mediators were called in in
an attempt to settle the strike of 900
union employees of the Union Stock
yards &aeTransit company as produc-
ton of meat in the great Chicago
packing plants neared standstll
Eight people were killed and 40
seriously injured when the roof of the
O'Farrell theater In San Louis Potosi,
collapsed during theatrical per-
Torrance. News of the disaster
reached Ell Paso in telegram received
by A. Ruiz Sandoval, acting Mexican
consul general.
Foreign
France and Brazil have begun nego-
tiations relative to the purchase of |
some of the German ships seized dur |
ing the war by the Brazilian govern.