The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-04-28
Northwest

farmer in Wayne county, if the county
library commission decides to adopt
a plan now under consideration. This
plan provides for library aboard a
motortruck that each fortnight will
call at every rural home in the coun-
try, leave books desired by the farm
ers and their families, and collect
works left on the previous trip.
Bismarck-Steps to bring about
thorough investigation of the possible
tiles of developing small irrigation pro-
jects in North Dakota, Montana and
South Dakota were taken up by 40
business and professional men, called
into state irrigation congress by e. A.
Williams, president of the North Da-
kota Irrigation association.
Fargo Grasshopper control work is
now needed principally in eastern
Montana, northern Wyoming, western
South Dakota, northwestern North Da-
kota and western Nebraska, Stewart
Lockwood, entymologist of the United
States department of agriculture, an
nounced on the eve of moving his
quarters from Fargo to Billings, Mont.
Fargo-The case of H. H. Bergh,
former cashier or tne First National
bank of Tower, indicted by the fed
eral grand jury on SO counts, alleging
| Irregularities in banking methods, will
probably be heard at the Devils Lake
term of the United States district
court.
Grand Forks, N. D.-The federal
seed loan office has up to date dis
tributed $157,267.5O to the farmers Of
the state. Exactly 1000 applications
have been accepted. The fioed Of ap-
plications has required an addition to
the executive force. Hottinger coun-
ty still leads the list in the number
and amount of loans.
Chicago-"Papa" Joffre, marshal OF
France, with Nine. Joffre and their 20
year old daughter, Germaine, have
gone to Washington, D. c.
Wall, 8. D.-After negotiations ex-
tending over several weeks, the town
board of Wall has sold bonds of $14,-
500 for the purpose of installing a
new municipal waterworks system.
Gren Bay, Wis.-Snow, blown by a
northwest gale, has been general
throughout northeastern Wisconsin
and the upper peninsula of Michigan
Ironwood, Micsl., reported snowfall
of two feet Rscanaba reported snow
and rain mixed, while farther south
Menominee reported snow. Green
Bay, Marinette, Wausau, Wisconsin
Rapids and Rhinelander received a
heavy fall of snow.
Sporting
Paris-Jack Dempsey got cold, not
to say frosty even clammy reception
in Paris. There was small crowd at
the Care du Nord and when the con.
queror of Georges Carpenter stepped
from the train a voice said: ''Hurrah."
Detroit-The state boxing commits.
sion has placed ban on open-air box
ing shows. Complaints were made to
the commission as to the conduct of
some outdoor bouts hid at night and
decided all bouts hreafter should be
held indoors.
Minneapolis-John Freberg of Chica.
go, heavyweight wrestling champion
of Sweden, won from Jess Wester.
gard in two straight falls at the Gay
ETY. theater. The match was one of
the most gruelling affairs of the sea-
son, it requiring Freberg over an hour
to gain the verdicts Both falls were
secured with short-arm scissors
hold.
Denver, Coio-Fred Fulton of Min
neapolis, Mimi, won from Bob Roper
of Chicago in the fifth round of
scheduled 12-round bout here. Fulton
in the fourth landed two lefts, then a
short right to Roper's jaw and the lat
ter fell Through the rops. He was
counted out by the referee, Young
Corbett, before he could get up and re-
turn the ring.
Fargo, N. D.-Russie LIE Roy of Far
go completely outboxed Johnny Noye
of st. Paul in every round of their 10
round go at the auditorium here
Boston-Defeat of National Cham.
pion Jenkisson, Toronto, in the lat
round class by John RIM, Cleveland,
was the feature of the first round of
the national amateur boxing champion.
ships.
Minneapolis Abe Mitchell and
George Duncan, touring British golf
stars, both of whom sSe numbered
among the 10 or Is players who are
favorites to win the national open
championship, may appear in their
first 1922 exhibition in Minneapolis.
Foreign
Scutari, Albania-"Gift of the Amer.
lean people," read labels on the pa
jana clad bodies of two notorious in.
surgents which hung from a tree in
the center of this town for several
days. The incongruity OF the labels
evidently did not strike the Albanian
authorities who carried out the exc
cutions, as all the pajamas given out
to the poor by American relief work
ers are so marked, and these garmeats
evidently were the only ones available
in which to clothe the condemned
men.
Riga conspiracy among Russian
monarchists in Central and Eastern
Europe to kill Nikolai Lenine If he
dares to step outside Russia is said
by secret service men here to have
had more or less of bearing on the
fact that Lenile has not started for
Genoa to attend the economic con-
gress.
Versailles-The king and queen of
the Belgians, who have been here for
their health, left by automobile King
Albert drove the car. The queen prob
ably will return before reaching Bel.
gium and spend few days in Paris
with her daughter, Maria.
Luxembourg - The Iuxembourp