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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

The many friends of Charles A..
Prouty OF Newport will congratulate
him upon his appointment on the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
succeed Gen. Veazey who resigned on
account of poor health. Mr.. Prouty
is an alumnus Of St. Johnsbury AcaG.
envy, a graduate of Dartmouth and
the leading railroad lawyer in North
ern New England. He is splendidly
equipped for good service on the
commission and worthy successor
to the other Vermonters who pre-.
coded him, Col. Adlace F. Walker
and Gen Veazey. Senator Proctor
first suggested his name to President
Cleveland and the president quickly
acted upon the suggestion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

The silvermen are making prepara-
tions for a free coinage educational
campaign to be carried on during the
next four years. They have estab-
lished national bureau of silver
speakers which will have headquar-
tiers in Washington. The speakers
will be furnished with all necessary
information and required to pass an
examination before turned loose.
They also intend to have a thorough
organization in every state. Mark
Hanna will also establish permanent
headquarters in Washington, which
ought to more than offset the efforts
OF the silver men.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

In the present House of represent
atives there are 244 straight repub
licanS, 105 democrats, 6 populists
and l silver party congressman. La
the next House there will be 204
straight republicans, 124 democrats,
II popuIists and Is fusionists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Kansas proposes to have all appli-
cants for office under the new state
government to register their names
and pay a fee OF 81. What a source
of government income this scheme
would be If adopted by the incoming
administration.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Ian Maclaren is about to return to
Drumtochty despite most liberal
offer to continue his lecturing tour.
He returns with considerable Ameri.
can money in his pocket.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Queen Lilioukalani, the dethroned
queen of Hawaii, is on a visit to this
country. The object OF her visit is
unknown, but it is the general opin-
ion that she's after something she
won't get.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

The women win in Idaho and have
now right to vote in that state.
The state supreme court declares the
suffrage amendment carried. 1t is
different in Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Chicago easily holds her reputa-
ton as the wicked city. In the "a
hours between Saturday and Sunday
evenings two men were murdered
the mutilated body of a third found q,
and three men shot and fatally
wounded.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Tammany is again united and the
tiger is looking forward to a time
wnen it hopes to grow tat again on
Greater New York's spolls.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

President Cleveland is on a duck
shooting trip this week, the guest of
the Armandale club on its preserves
in South Carolina. His last hunting
trip brought down the British lion
in the Venezuelan matter. Perhaps
he has an eye on some big game this
TrID
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Lizzie J. Borden, the central figure
in the great Borden murder mystery,
is engaged to be married to Grin T.
Garden, a school teacher, and is now
having her wedding outfit made.
The wedding will take place at
Christmas aud the honeymoon will
be spent in Europe.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Mr.. Bryan considers his lecturng
talent worth about $4,000 night.
He has been known to speak quite
frequently for sums a triAe smaller,
and besides the greatly depressed and
over-burdened people of this country
cannot afford to listen to such ex-
pensive orators.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

Bryan will make two Jackson
birthday speeches, one at Chicago
Jan, 7 and one at Omaha Jan. 8.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

This country produced last year
nearly fourth of the worlds entire
gold product.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18
To the Citizens
La IL IL.

vi 81, JONHsDHfV ana FlClnI1y!
Why not have your piano tuned and pol.
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with Chickering Il Sons Boston, Mass. Ton
ing, regulating polishing and concert tuning
a speciality, For the next 80 days pianos
tuned at reduced prices, lower an any other
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

The total vote in the late election
for the different tickets is very nearly
as follows;
Mckinley and Hobart, 7 065, 40
Bryan and Sewan, $4,000
BRYAN and Watson. 9O,56S
Palmer and Buckner, ZIG, 194
Prohibition, 1875, 237
Scattering, 1890
Total, 1850, ISL
To get the relative strength of the
golG and silver standards add the
Mckinley and Palmer votes and
Bryan Sewall- Watson votes, which
gives the following;
Gold standard, 7,1S1 Goa
Silver standard, 6,43O $50
Majority for gold, 1914
The total vote in the nation will
probably exceed 13,SOO,OOO, an in
crease of about 1000 over 1892
The country has about 16 600 900
voters, and of these over 1000 600
failed to do their duty at the polls.
Below are the popular pluralties
cast for president since 1924:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

This year the plurality of vii
Mckinley is about $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18
Interesting Election Figures.

The total vote in the late election
for the different tickets is very nearly
as follows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
p. j. BORGsTRONI.

Mr.. Borgstrom, the present register
of deeds of St. Louis county, was born
in Sweden on the 10Th day of January,
1854, and was educated in the schools
of his native land. In the summer of
1881, in company with his parents, he
came to America and located in the
town of Wilmar, Mimi. While there
he obtained his first duties in the new
world in the position of clerk in the
postofice and also in general store.
store. Deciding upon Duluth as a
place of suspicious future, he went
there in January, 1890, and located in
West Duluth. He was elected re-
corder of the village in the spring of
1892, and his administration Of that
office was so satisfactory that he was
reelected in 1893. This position he
held until West Duluth became a
part of the city Of Duluth In January,
1894. His ability was quickly recog-
nized andtogether with the popularity
~, y. -, o,.,,., -r0'). no WA called to
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7 The TICKET

from 5.Sl5 in 1895 to over S125, 900 in
1896. And this Notwithstanding the
fact that many unorganized town
ships have been organized since 1895.
All these items have resulted in an
increase of 1926, 900 in the tax rolls in
two years, and corresponding equal
ization of the cost Of conducting the
county. In other words, he has taken
a good 20 per cent Of the cost from
the shoulders of the people and charged
it up to men who were hitherto lille
gally escaping the paymect of their
just share of the general expense.
Like all the other candidates, Mr..
Halden is still a very young man and
his work in the past promises for him
bright future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
RAY w NICHOLS.

Ray W. Nichols, candidate for
county surveyor, was born in Penn
sylvania in 1865 He went West as a
boy, coming to Duluth in 1878, where
he has lived ever since. Engaged in
civil engineering in 1885. For six
For six years, from 1887 to 1893. he
was with the city engineer corps of
the city of Duluth, during which time
he>had charge of the East End divi-
sion, under whose superintendent
some of the best work in Duluth has
been done, such as London road,
Second street, Sixteenth. Twenty
first and Twenty-siXth avenues east.
Since 1893 he has been in business for
himself and has done work for the
county. He made the survey for the
celebrated "Section 30'' case, in which
millions of dollars were involved. He
is man of steady habits, hard and
careful worker, and his best experience
is in direct line of the work required
of county surveyor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28

w. c. McCarter, Republican NOM
inee for county superintendent' Of
schools who is of Scotch-Irsh descent
was born in Western Ontario, July
II, 1860. He began at the age of Is as
a teacher in rural school, where he
taught for two years, after which he
entered the collegiate institute at
Colingwood, Ont, where he took a
complete college course, graduating
in 1882. During the six succeeding
years he taught in the public and
high schools of Ontario, and in 1888
entered the Central Business college
+ at Staffort, Ont. and graduated from
the commercial and stenography de-
partment of this institution, May l,
1889.
In July of the same year he accept
ed the position of superintendent of
the International Business college of
Bay City and Saginaw, Mich, which
position he resigned in July, 1891, to
come to Duluth, where he opened as
joint partner the Duluth Business
university. Mr.. McCarter has been
principal of this noted institution for
the past five years.
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times spoken for the Republican tick
ct in general and his work has added
many new adherents to the cause of
sound money as well as supporters OF
MS candidacy for sheriff.
Mr.. Sargent has had general ex-
perlence among men rs a kind, but
thorough diciplinarian and this
special fitness is one of the reasons
whip he is the best man for sheriff of
st. Louis county. In the iron country
where differences between capital and
labor can. momentarily be expected
and where the silver adherents are
working might and main to produce
an antagonistic feeling between te.
two, cool head, such as Mr.. Sarlsn
possesses is very necessary and the
sheriff should be man of nerve and
keen discernment while at the same
time one capable of obtaining and
holding the confidence Of the laboring
classes. Such man is VIM. z. Sar-
gent and the voters Of the county will
substantiate this by casting their bal
lots for the Republican nominee.
VIM. G. Sargent was born in Boston,
Dec. A. 1860, and moved to Duluth in
1869, residing there continuously since.
then. Engaging in the real estate
business, he was one OF the leading
spirits in the location and building OF
Duluth'S handSOmeSt residence loo
ality-LeSter Park and Lakeside
During most Of the time while Lester
Park and Lakeside were operated
under village charter Mr.. Sargent
was president of the village, giving
his time and constant attention with
out pay. He is man of broad SYM
pathies, sound Judgment and tireless
energy. The election OF Mr. Sargent
to the Office of sheriff will constitute
worthy tribute to one who has done
as much if not more for Duluth than
any other man now in the city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
VIM. A. CANT.

William A. Cant, one Of the Re-
publican candidates for judge of the
district court, was born of Scotch
parents on farm in Marquette
county, Wis, on Dec. %, 1868: re-
manned and worked upon the home
farm and attended school until April,
1881, when he came to Minnesota, and
for a short time taught school: at
tended the st. Cloud normal school
and later the university of Michigan
at Ann Arbor, from the law depart
ment of which he graduated in 1885;
thereafter continued his law studies
at Ann Arbor and at ST. Paul, Mimi,
and in April, 1885. removed to and
settled in Duluth, since which time
he has been engaged continuously in
the practice of law at that point; was
married in 1886: was elected in 1894
one of the representatives from the
counties of ST. Louis, Lake and Cook
in the state legislature, where he
served during the Twenty-ninth
session of that body; was later elect
ed served as city attorney of the city
of Duluth. His public service has
been marked by painstaking hard
work and conscientious discharge Of
duty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
GEO. E. ARBURY.

Geo. E. Arbury, candidate for
county attorney, is the present in
cumbent asking for reelection, He
came to Duluth in January, 1890, and
has been engaged in his profession of
attorney during the whole time. Mr..
Arbury is graduate of the university
of Michigan. His record as county
attorney for the past two years,
secured for him the unanimous re-
nomination at the county Republican
convention. He has been a life long
Republican and has always taken an
active interest in the success of the
party. During the greater part of
this campaign he has been confined to
mis- home with sickness, but his hosts
Of friends are determined to keep him
in the position he now holds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28

election as judge of probate, is one OF
the most interesting figures in public
life in this county. He has been
judge of probate continuously since
1886, and he can unquestionably have
the Office just as long as he will accept
it. During that time he has been
thoroughly ingrained in the work of
the office and has given universal
satisfaction.
Phineas Aver was born in May,
1880, at Haverville, n. H., graduated
at Dartmouth college in 1852, after
which he read law under Judge Bel
lows, afterwards chief justice of the
United States supreme court, and
was admitted to the bar at Concord,
N. H., in 1854.
In 1872 he came west and hung out
his shingle at Chicago. There he was
married in 1879 to Miss Lewis and
came to Duluth in 1883.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
VIM. C. SARGENT.

Few men have ever been chosen as
a candinatesfor county Office who
were more worthy or capable than
VIM. G. Sargent, the republican NOM
inee for the position Of sheriff. In all
of the many years Of Mr.. Sargent's
residence in Duluth he has ever stood
by the principles of the Republican
party and his views today are direct
in accord with the platform upon
which Maj. Mckinley now stands be-
for the people Of the United States.
In the personal canvass which Mr..
Sargent has been conducting in Dull
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28

elected to the position Of judge,
which he has since held Heis looked
upon by those who know him best IS
a man of sound judgment and ample
discretion, and his administration
has given general satisfaction. He
has considerable literary taste, as his
large and carefully selected library
alone gives evidence.
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Gov. Coughs Executive Promptness.

nov. n Executive
We have a fair example of the value
to the state of a governor like David
NJ Clough in the promptitude and en-
ergy with which he has always met
emergencies demanding quick and Wig
orous action. The speedy capture Of
the Sherburn bank robbers and muir
derers was largely due to his prompt
action in offering $500 reward for their
arrest and in sending out in hundreds
of directions the description of the rob-
bers. This liberal reward was the
main incentive of the action Of the
Iowa officers who captured the muir
derers. 1t Is one instance Of many
which show that he is as keenly alive
to the proper demands of the citizens
of the country districts and Of remote
and exposed parts Of the state as Of
those In the larger places. His prompt
action In this aud other ca SEES has done
much to prevent similar crimes In the
villages and country districts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28

deeds to which office he was elected
on the 9th of November, 1894.
Mr.. Borgstrom's administration has
been without parallel, and as his
past has been record of the best, and
no doubt that as he is renOminated,
he will be reelected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
DIR. j. j. EKLUND.

DR.. J. J. Eklund, candidate for
corner, is handsome gentleman and
credit to his chosen profession. DR..
Eklund was born in Sweden in 1861
and five years later his parents
brought him to this country and
settled in Chisago county, Minnesota.
1t was in the schools Of the North
Star state he received his education.
In 1881 he graduated from Gustavus
Adolphus college and his medical
course in the medical department OF
the University of Minnesota ended IN
1885. He at once moved to Duluth
and has now rushing, profitable
practice. DR.. Eklund is now serving
his third term as coroner and ms
universal popularity assures his re-
election to this office as all concede
that his administration of tins once
in the past has been the best on record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
l.. III. WHIPPLE.

urer, is so we'll known That Dut llutle
can be added to what the people OF
Duluth and county do not already
know. A short sketch Of him which
appeared in the Rockville Tribune, OF
Rockville, Ind, Mr.. Whipple's boy
hood home, will best answer the pur-
pose for those not acquainted with
him.
"The editor of the Tribune cannot
remember the time when he has not
known Louis Ii. Whipple. His sturdy
form and features are connected with
the first remembranceS of childhood.
AT school, along the creeks in the
woods, on the ball ground, and later
when the hard knocks came for both
of us-the age when we realized that
play was over and work must begin
we were still friends and companions.
The hardest season of labor ever put
in by this writer was on a brick and
tile yard, working with Lou Whipple
at SO l-3 cents day, and rainy days
lost. AS the summer was one of the
weJtest ever known, we lost a large
part OF the time and found our sea-
sons work had done little for us
beyond tanning our hides" That
autumn Lou went to college, having
graduated at the Rockville high
school in the spring, being one of the
three members of the first class to
graduate from our public schools.
''Mr. Whipple attended college at
Marietta. Ohio, a town founded by a
company of New England pioneers,
of which the Whippes and Putnams,
his paternal and maternal ancestors,
were conspicuous members. Com
modore Whipple in the year 1900 built
the ST. Clair and sailed with it from
the Muskingum to Havana and thence
to Philadelphia. This was the first
full rugged ship built in the Ohio
Valley, and at the place where the
first settlement in Ohio was made II
years before. Coming from such in
domitable stock it is not strange that
Mr.. Whipple has steadily worked his
way upward.
Louis FL. Whipple was born in
Terre Haute, May 8, 1857. He was
brought with his fathers family to
Rockville in 1861. He attended the
Rockville schools until 1876, when he
went to college as stated above. Upon
graduating he. was employed as a
clerk in different branches of business
until he established a real estate and
loan agency in Duluth. From that
time his advancement was rapid
His business ability and integrity
won for him high place in the
esteem of the citizens of Duluth, and
in 1898 he received the Republican
nomination for treasurer, with very
little effort on his part, and his cleo
tion, which would have naturally fol-
lowed had the Republican majority
been small, was conceded by large
majority before the votes were
counted.
Mr.. Whipple's conduct of the re-
sponsible position of county treasurer
has been such as to win the good will
of all who have had occasion to tran
sact business with the county. 1t
will undoubtedly win for him all the
votes he needs for reelection Nov. 3.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
JOsIAHDAyIs ENSIGN.

Josiah Davis Ensign, who has been
intimately connected with the history
of Duluth, was born at Boston, Erie
county, n. Y, 63 years ago. He re-
ceiyed a common school education
until he was IL years old, and then
attended an academy until Is. Dur
ing the next six years he taught
school and farmed it alternately. In
1856, when % years old, he was ap-
pointed to the authorship of his
county, which Office he filled for one
year. The next year he was admitted
to the Ohio bar and month later
became clerk Of the court OF common
pleas, serving two terms OF three
years each. After his second term
expired Mr.. Ensign went into law
again and remained at it in Ohio
until 1868, when he went west to
Rochester, Mimi, on account of his
wife's death. Shortly after, he
arrived in Superior, by stage, and
later removed to Duluth, which town
was just then being surveyed. He
was resident of Ohio again for a
short time in 1869 and 1870, but he
couldn't resist the charms of the
west and so he drifted back to Dull
nth. In 1872 he took into law partner
shin with him O. P. Stearns, the firm
name being Ensign & Stearns. When
Mr.. Stearns was made judge in 1874,
Mr.. Ensign took in Mr.. Cash. In
1886 Mr.. Williams was made a men,
Der of the firm Of Ensign, Cash &
Williams. In 1889 Mr.. Ensign was
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
STATE TICKET.

STATE TtChEI.
For Governor
David MI Cl0ugh.
For Lieutenant Governor
John l.. Gibbs.
For Secretary of State
Albert Berg.
For State TreaSurer-
August g. iloerner.
For Attorney ttneral-
III. W. Childs.
COUNTY TICKET.
For Sheriff
William G. Sargent.
For Auditor
Odin Haiden.
For Register of Deeds
z. u. BOrgstrOm.
For Treasurer
L. H. Whipple.
For County Attorney
Geo. e. Arbury.
For Judges of the District Court
ENSIGN
VIM A. Cant.
For Judge of Probate
PhineaS Aver.
For Superintendent of Schools
w. C.. McCarter.
For County Surveyor
Ray w. Nichols.
For Coroner
DIR. j. j. Elxlund.
For County Commissioners
j. G.. Helm.
Chas Kauppi.
John Williams.
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Republican, Ticket.

For President
William Mckinley.
For Vice President
Garrett A. Hobart.
For Member of Congress, 9th District
Hon. Page Morris.
For Members of the Legislature
Geo. IL. LaybOurn,
u. G.. Schmidt,
u. IL. Vail.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-28
JUDICIAL TICKET.

PHINEAS AVER.
Eina2s Aye. thc candidate TOT re-