The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-11-17
Northwest

1000 persons were marooned for hours
in the muck two miles east of North
Liberty. They were members of au.
tomobile parties returning to east
Iowa cities from the wa-Minnesota
football game at Iowa City. Rain be-
gan falling just after the game and
car after car became stuck in the mud.
Finally the road became blocked and
the bitches filled with machines,
impossible. More than 500 cars, it
was estimated, were mired at one
time.
Des Moines-Governor N. E. Ken.
dali suffered fracture of a rib in an
auto accident near Sioux City. The
accident prevented him from making
political speeches. a... p,
Flandreau, S. D.-This city will in
the near future sink number of test
wells in an effort to locate an ade-
Quate supply of pure water for the
city's use. " ......
Huron-The legislative committee
Of the South Dakc.S. Farm Bureau
federation has made a careful study
of initiated law number four provid,
ing for the establishment of a state
bank and is convinced that such a
measure would not bring relief to the
farmers of South Dakota, according
to a statement released here by the
federation headquarters. "
Superior, Wis.-Less than SO per
cent of the average receipts of coal at
twin ports coal docks had been re-
ceived up to Oct. 81, according to fig
ures compiled in the office of Major
E. H. Marks, United States engineer
in charge of the harbor.
The Pas, Man.-Preparations for
the Pas 200 mile dog derby, which
attracts international attention, are
now under way.
Hurson, S. D.-Huron college is start
ing statewide campaign for a half
million dollar building and endow-
ment fund for the newly proposed col
lege gymnasium and auditorium.
Sporting
Iowa City-Twenty thousand fans,
the largest crowd ever seen at Iowa
~" witnessed the defeat of the ia
nous Gopher football squad by Iowa
with score of % to IA.
Grand Forks-Creighton university
of Omaha and the University of North
Dakota, Grand Forks, are leading the
North Central conference by a margin
that indicates that they will probably
finish the season in first and second
place, respectively.
Foreign
Brindisi, Italy-Prince Christopher
of Greece, brother of former King Con.
stantine, arrived here on his way to
the United States for his first visit to
America. He and his wife, Princess
Anastasia, the former Mrs. William
B. Leeds, expect to arrive in New
York early in December.
Manila-Incensed over the Osmena-
QueZon majority's refusal to grant
adequate" committee representation
and its insistence that all commit
tee rights can be waived, the demo
cratic minority in the house of repre-
sentatives walked out of session and
is calling mass meeting to "hea:
the peoples voice."
Tokio-The police clashed with COM
munists who were attempting to cele-
brate the fifth anniversary of the Rus
sian revolution. The reds here Sec
reilly practised the International last
week in order to sing it in defiance of
the authorities. The police squelched
the demonstration, arresting the lead
erS.
Constantinople-The Swiss girls or
phan school, which was opened in Con
stantinople few months ago for the
reception of Armenian refugee chill.
dren from Anatolia, will be remove,
Immediately to Geneva.
Roundabout $4,000 policemen will
soon be out of a job in Italy. Premier
Mussolini has decided to reduce the
force. to hare necessity.
Saloniki-R. F. Davidson of Ash.
land, Wis, central Turkey Near East
relief representative, completed the
unloading of 10000 tons of relief sup.
plies for use in refuge camps.
Coblenz- Major General Allen, com.
handing the American troops of occu
patton, and his secretary, Captain Ba-
ton, left for Brussels to decorate the
tomb of Belgium's unknown soldier
with the congressional medal of honor
Mexico City-General Juan Carrasco,
leader of the rebellious factions along
the west coast and particularly in
the state of Sinaloa, is dead. He was
killed with seven of his men in bat
tie with federal forces.
CantOn-Floating churches where
religious services are held, floating
schools and dispensaries, are features
of the missionary work carried on by
the South China mission among the
thousands of Chinese who live on
house boats in South China. China
has about $4,000 house boats.
Munich, Bavaria-A German air
plane carrying six persons has sue
ceeded in making a flight over two
of the highest Alpine peaks, the Gross
glockner and Grossveuediger, respec-
lively 12,468 feet and 1000 feet in
height. This is the first time such
flight has been accomplished With
more than two passengers
Rio de Janeiro-Nevada day at th&
Brazilian Centennial exposition in hon
or of the American warship of that
name and it's sailors and marines who
have been representing the United
States here was celebrated.
Salisbury, Rhodesia-The referea-
dunn held here to deciae whether Rho
desia should be incorporated IN the