The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-19
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events in the Nation and State.
Northwest

aged ~, inventor of what is said to
have been the first mechanical con
harvesting machine, is dead here.
Max, N. D.-Overbalanced by gust
of wind while working on the chin
ney of a hotel here, Fred Helgeson
jumped 40 feet to the ground. Startled
spectators who gathered found he es.
capped with slightly injured hand.
Eau Claire, Wis.-The big sawmill
of the Hines Lumber company, and
the Mccormick grade school at Hay
ward were masses of charred ruins
following the fire which swept them.
The loss Is over 100000 The fire
started in the sawmill from some un-
known cause and assisted by high
wind, jumped a half mile gap inter.
vening to the Mccormick school,
which was also completely destroyed.
Grand Forks - Announcement has
just been made by Philip r. Bangs,
commander of the North Dakota de.
partment of the American Legion that
rs American Legion posts in North
Dakota have been issued certificates
in recognition of their signing up this
year 100 per cent of their last years
membership.
Stevens Point, Wis.-Becausc of the
large number Of freight cars in need
of repairs the 500 line officials have
increased the number of men employed
in their shops here to total of 80
New men numbering 125 are being
taken on by the railroad.
Dell Rapids, S. D.-Mayor Nesber
and majority of the city council are
in deadlock. When the mayor an
nounced his appointments for the
year, the council turned down all blu.
two or three.
Racine, Wis. = Andrew Marin, 40
cording to his widow, drank six quarts
of moonshine in two days. A post
norton examination was being con
Quoted in an attempt to obtain evi
dence on which to base charges
against the saloon man.
jamestown, N. D.-Katherine, II
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Christ Bender of Windsor, died at a
hospital here from burns received
when kerosene which the girl poured
on the fire in the kitchen stove ex.
ploded, enveloping her in flames.
Eau Claire, Wis-Edward Close
of Colfax, was elected president and
Lacey Dickey of Glenwood, reelected
secretary treasurer at the annual con.
vention of the Northwestern Wiscon'
sin Buttermakers association. More
than SO buttermakers from all over
the northwestern section of the STATE
were present.
Sporting
Paris-Dempsey is on his way home.
He is fsd up on continental Europe
and left Paris for London, where he
will pause only long enough to watch
the Carpentier-Lewis fight before sail
ing for home.
Kansas City--Ground was broken
for mile and quarter speedway to
be built here oy the Kansas City
Speedway association. The track will
cost 100000.
New York-If Benny Leonard has
been offered 100000 to fight Lew
Tender, as has been reported, he had
better grab it right away because he'll
never earn money any easier.
anapolis-Fifteen women ath.
letes for the first time In the history
of athletics in Indianapolis will par.
ticipate in the annual state indoor
track and field meet to be held here
under the auspices of the Indiana A.
A. U.
New York-Jock Malone of st. Paul
has been matched with Augie Ra1ner
Harlem middleweight, for Is round
bout in the Garden. This bout will
serve as the seni-fnal to the battle
between Bill Brennan and Jim Tracey.
Foreign
Belfast-Fifty republican insurgents,
made prisoners in recent disorders al
Athlone, were released from the Ath.
lone barracks.
Manila-Governor General Leonard
Wood is expected to mako known his
intentions regarding the length of his
stay in the Philippines. 1t is known
he is anxious to complete the program
outlined when he assumed office, but
he has expressed doubt about being
able to accomplish it by September,
when the University of Pennsylvania
has expected he would assume its
presidency.
Moscow-The former Princess Ga.
garin has been sentenced to five years
Imprisonment here because while an
agent of the Cheka or government pc.
lice, she acted as adviser to the Rev.
DR.. Tikhon, patriarch of Russia, who
is shortly to go on trial charged with
obstructing requisitioning of church
treasures by the government.
Manila, P. Fifty delegates com.
prising the Filipino independence mis-
sion sailed for the United States on
the steamer Keystone State. The mis-.
sion carried an array Of documents,
chiefly Philippine government reports,
which will be presented to President
Harding and members Of congress as
evidence that the Philippines are
ready for independence
Dublin-The landing of the bodies
of "a Irish-American soldiers who
were killed in the World war has be-
gun. No ceremonies attended the
landing. Richard r. Wiley, the Amer.
lean vice-consul and Captain w. r.
Buckley, U. S. A., were present when
the bodies were being taken off the
vessel: but no relatives of the soldiers
came to the pier.
Annoy, 0hina-"National disgrace
day" was generally observed as a mark
of protest against Japan's "twenty-one
demands on China, made in 1915. AL
places of business and amusement
were closed, the schools. clubs and
other organizations uniting in an i'm.