The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-12
Northwest

notwithstanding to reports reach
ing the authorities here l. w. w. men
are again engaged in creating discon-
tent among the farm laborers of this
section of North Dakota. In one speci-
fic instance one farmer lost number
of workers he had hired, report says,
because there was one /. w. w. card
man in the bunch.
Beulah, S. D.-The first forest fire of
the season in the Black Hills broke out
in the heavy timber near Maurice. All
available forest rangers were called to
the scene to battle with the flames.
After hard fight the fire was extin-
guished before great damage had been
done to the growing timber.
Fargo = Women from North and
South Dakota, Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin will gather in Fargo May 10 and II
for the annual Home Missionary So
ciety. A pageant Thursday evening
will be feature of the entertainment
Butte, Mont. = A. J. Birmingham
formerly director of the United States
Employment bureau here, has been
sentenced to serve six to IL years in
the state prison after being convicted
of obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses. He will appeal. The charge
was swindling widow out of $500 by
Misrepresentation of a stock purchase
De Smet, S. D.-A. M. Hanson, who
recently was appointed postmaster
here, takes the stand that if De Smet
is not large enough for a federal ap-
preparation for postoffice, he will put
up his own. Mr.. Hanson started this
week on the construction of modern
brick building designed expressly for
the postoffice.
Brentwood, Wis.-Lorin Granger,
Hillsdale, has been appointed patrol
superintendent for the county. He will
superintendent the maintenance of
both state and county highways. Thir-
ty-five state and county patrolmen will
work under his supervision.
Faulton, S. D.-The experiment of
operating a county hospital in Faulk
county has not proven a financial sue
cess. At the end of the first year there
was deficit of nearly $780, The hos.
pital has been of great benefit to the
sick, however, and it is expected it
will be continued notwithstanding that
thus far it has not proven a financial
success.
Great Falls, Mont.-Black foxes are
valued at $4,000 pair by County AS
SCISSOR Harold M. Mady. The foxes are
very. rare and the skins are readily
sold at high prices.
Fargo, N. D.-Fargo's baseball pros
poets began to take shape when "a
players reported for the first of the
seasons tryouts for the local club in
the Dakota league. Manager E. G.
Whiting announced he had nine pit
cheers signed and hard hitting collec.
ltion OF infield and outfeld candidates
Sporting
Detroit-Kenneth Williams hit his
tenth home run of the season in the
fifth inning of the st. Louis-Detroit
game. There was one man on base at
the time; Oldham was pitching for De-
troit. Williams smash placed him
ahead of the record established to
date by Babe Ruth last season.
Los Angeles, Calif.-Walter Miller
of Los Angeles, claimant of the world 5
middleweight wrestling championship,
was given a decision over Kinjo Ikeda
of Honolulu.
Chicago-John Weissmuller, aquatic
star of the Illinois athletic club, and
William Bachrach, swimming instruct
or, are enroute to Hawaii. Weissmul-
Ter, who is credited with establishing
% worlds records, will meet some of
Hawaiin champion swimmers.
Fargo, N. D.-Chuck Lambert, of
St. Faul, who is on the next card in
Minneapolis, is also billed to battle
with Leo Stokes, Of Fargo, on one OF
two cards billed for this city.
Chicago-Charles Robertson, brill.
Miller hurler of the past three seasons,
has leaped into fame over night by
pitching c no hit, no run, nobody reach
first baseball game. He turned in a
brilliant to shutout for the White
Sox against Detrsit.
Chicago-Rocky Kansas, sthe Buff
falo, N. Y, lightweight, probably will
be Benny Leonard's opponent in the
lightweight championship 10-round
contest, to be staged at Michigan City,
Ind, July 4, under the auspices of the
American Legion.
Foreign
Paris-Myron T. Herrick, American
ambassador, again escaped death when
taxicab in the Avenue de POpera
crashed into his automobile, smashing
the car. Mr.. Herrick escaped without
a scratch. His other narrow escape
was when a bomb exploded in his resi-.
dence Oct. 10 few minutes before he
arrived.
London-The Sketch claims to have
learned from reliable French source
that France is preparing for immedi
ate mobilization of the 1918 class OF
reserves, numbering probably 100000
This is with view TO enforcing the
payment of reparations after May 81
Berlin-A "a hour strike of munich
pal workers has been called as a pro.
test against the action of the police,
when, in dispensing a demonstration
outside the town hall, they used their
swords, wounding number of munich
pal workers.
Bucharest-Upward of 100 persons
were killed in mipe explosion in the
Lupeni district of Pennsylvania. The
bodies Of so of the victims were COM
pletely carbonized ,thile those of the
others were blown 10 pieces.
Hamilton, Ont.-Magistrate Jelfs
sent Charles Smith, Negro, to Jail for
six months for selling bottle of clear
water as gin. The magistrate said il
was one of the meanest tricks he had
ever heard of.