The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-26
Condensed Resume of the Important
Events in the Nation and State.
Northwest

Great Falls, Mont.-A r.ne day NH
sic festival began here today under
the auspices of the Great Falls Musi-
cal Art association.
Chamberlain, S. DIT has been de-
cided to submit to the voters of Cham
berlain the proposition of issuing
bonds for the erection of new city
hall at an estimated cost of $4,000.
Spooner, Wis.-The Wells Dickey
company of Minneapolis has purchased
the $4,000 worth of bonds issued by
this city for the purpose of construct
ing sewers and sewage treatment
plant. The Minneapolis company Of
fered par bid with accrued interest
and premium of $1.825.
Wahpeton, N. D.-Dishes more than
200 years old have been received by
Miss L. c. Briggs from an aunt, Mrs.
w. P. Webb of Beaver Dam, Wis. The
years old, so years ago from her grand
mothers sister, who had received them
from Miss Briggs great-grandmother,
who lived near Syracuse, N. Y.
Madison, Wis.-The first step in pre-
pairing the way for construction Of
the $1,000,000 memorial union building
at the University of Wisconsin will
be made when wrecking of the home
of President Birge will start. This
structure stands on the site of the
proposed union.
Helena-A statewide meeting is to
be conducted here to form an asso-
citation to advocate repeal of the pri-
mary act. Organization is to be push.
ed in every county and membership
dues of 81 each will be asked, it is
announced, to carry on the campaign.
Superior-Severe condemnation of
what were termed political figure
heads drawing salaries from the city
which they do not earn. was ex.
pressed by members of newly appoint
ed advisory council of the city council
at a meeting of that body. Sixteen of
the 20 councillors participated in the
discussions. A committee of three
was appointed to confer with the city
commissioners relative to the proposed
elimination of unnecessary offices and
salary expense
Bismarck-The board of administra-
ton has appointed William Lockhart
of Casselton, as auditor for the board
of administration. He is a former
service man and has been employed
as an accountant by Bishop-Brissman
& Co., ST. Paul, but has not taken
part in any of the audits or investiga.
tions of state industries made by that
firm.
Eau Claire, Wis.-Edward Close
of Colfax, was elected president and
Lacey Ditkey 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
Long Prairie-Ed (Strangler) Lew
is, worlds champion heavyweight
wrestler, won a handicap match here
when he threw John Grandavich, Pol.
ish champion, in ~ minutes, and Paul
Domke of Sank Center, in 3S minutes.
Domke, though SO pounds lighter, put
up great fight. The match was un-
der the auspices of the American LIE.
gion.
ST. Paul-The Minnesota boxing
commission, after a careful canvass
of fans and boxing authorities in the
state, has reached the conclusion that
the people favor the announcement
of decisions from the riEsside at the
conclusion of each boxing match, &C.
cording to statement Of member
of the commission.
Winnipeg, Man.-Mike Gibbons o.
st. Paul. stopped Danny Pagan of
New York, and claimant of the mid.
dleweight championship of Ireland, in
the fifth round of a scheduled IL
round bout here.
st. Louis, Mo-Bud Purrell, Terre
Haute, Ind, lightweight, and Kid
Bandy of ST. Louis, fought a draw
in 10 round bout here.
Denver, Colo.-Captain Bob Roper
of Chicago, and Fred Fulton of Min.
neapolis, fought IL slow rounds here
to draw Neither man was injured,
only few hard blows being struck
New York-In his first American
appearance in Madison Square Garden
Jim Tracey was knocked out in the
eighth round by Bill Brennan of Chi.
cago.
Foreign
Representative of the
Canadian Railway association and EN-.
ployees in the mechanical trades
reached an agreement on overtime pay
after a conference lasting nearly a
month. Between 10000 and $4,000
men are affected by the rules.
Paris-The Poincare cabinet has de
cided that the government will be.
come bakers Tuesday if the bakery
proprietors refuse to sell bread for a
franc a kilogram, as ordered by the
municipal authorities.
Berlin-The LEIPZIG supreme court
says a dispatch to the Vossische lei
tung, sentenced Emil Scherber, a mo-
tor mechanic of Wilhelmshaven, to is
months Imprisonment on the charge
of giving information to the interal-
lied commission last July regarding
the location of 81 aerial motors
Paris-France will spend 325,000,.
600 francs more on its navy next year
than this. The national budget for
1928 was distributed to deputies in
the chamber by the minister Of finance
The increase in naval appropriations
was the most striking feature.
Rome = The newspaper Trihuna
states that an agreement has Aeen
concluded between Italy and Jugo Sla-
via fixing the status Of the Adriatic
seaports of cara and Fiume.