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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
American Steamer Seized.

Toxic, Oct. 16.-The navy department
has announced the seizure of the Ameri-
can steamer Centennial October 10 in
Soya strait. The Centennial is an iron
schooner rugged steamer of 2,075 tons.
She is owned by the Charles Nelson
company, OF San Francisco. She sailed
from San Francisco September Is for
VladiyOStOk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Mayor Dunno Again Loses.

Chicago, Oct lion a motion in
the city council to suspend the rules
and pass an order offered by Mayor
Dunno, directing the local transporta-
ton committee to cease all negotiations
with the street railway companies ex-
cepting those looking to the purchase
of their properties, the vote yeas 81,
nays 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Missouri Building Burned.

Portland, Ore, Oct. 1.-THE Missouri
state building at the Lewis and Clark
exposition was completely destroyed by
fire Friday night. Practically nothing
of the magnificent exhibit gathered by
the Missouri state commission was
saved, and the beautiful collection of
art and statuary, which was one of the
features of the Missouri display, will
prove almost complete loss.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Chicago Pioneer Dead.

Chicago. Oct. 17.-Stephen Francis
Gale, the Oldest continuous resident of
Chicago, died of heart disease at five
o'clock Monday afternoon at the home
of his granddaughter. Mrs. William N.
Pelouze, No. 25 Delaware place. He
was SO years and seven months old and
had lived in Chicago since May, 1885.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Wins Balloon Race.

Paris, Oct. 17.-Jacques Faure, the
well-known aeronaut, is the winner Of
the international balloon endurance
contest, which started from the Tuil-
cries gardens here Sunday. He landed
In Hungary after covering $50 miles.
The distance record is 514 miles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
MlKADO ANNOUNCES PEACE
Imperial Rescript Declares Empire Is
Strengthened by War - Conces-
sions Worth $65o,oCo,oOO.

Toxic, Oct 1.-THE mikado On Non
day issued an imperial rescript an
nouncing the conclusion of peace with
Russia and explaining why peace was
made. The rescript asserts that ia
pans arms have achieved a glorious
success and that the position or the
empire has been strengthened after 20
months of war. The emperor admon-
ishes the Japanese people against
vainglorious pride, and urges them to
take up the avocations of peace il or
der to maintain the prosperity OF the
country.
Accompanying the emperors re-
script is the full text of the treaty,
which was published here Monday as
it was in st. Petersburg by agreement.
The full text reveals nothing that has
not been printed in the outlines al
ready made public.
London, Oct 17.-By the terms Of
the peace treaty concluded between
Japan and Russia September 5 a:
Portsmouth, N. H., which went into
effect Sunday and was made public
here Monday, the gains for Japan in
actual property seem much more sub
stantial than the first outline indicat-
ed. Besides gaining what amounts to
absolute authority over Korea, the ces-
sion of Port Arthur and DAILY and the
southern half of the island of Sakhalin
Japan secures tangible property to
the estimated value of $650,OO0,OO9. as
follows:
Russian works in Port Ar
thur and Dalny .... 500, 600, 900
Railroad from Port Arthur ~
to Changchunfu ........ 10000, 00G
Coal mines of Yental region 100000 900
Fishing rights on Siberian
coast 100000 900
Total Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 600, 900
These fishing rights, in the opinion
of those having knowledge of the mat
ter, will be worth to Japan at least
S1O OOO non a war
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Gives College 5000 600 in Gas

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 16.-George w.
Gait, who years ago worked his way
through the engineering department of
the Iowa State Agricultural college at
Ames by milking cows at dairy for his
room and board, died in New York last
week. and bequeathed 100000 to the
college.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

Virginia paper ventures the opin.
ion that lots of young girls who are
devoting lots of time to music les.
sons will learn after marriage that
cooking is a more valuable accom-
plishment than humping piano"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
pTenacy

DR.. Werner Won Bolton, in a short
note that appears in the Zeitschrift
fur Elektrochaemie, upon the hardness
of wrought tantalum, states that in the
earlier tests a mass of metal raised to
a red heat, and then worked under the
steam hammer had shown a degree of
hardness approaching that of the dia-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

It h reported that the Highland
Scotchn an is ceasing to drink whisky.
A visitor to Scotland says that the
typical Highlander, as he saw him
this season, takes an occasional nip"
as before, but that beer is gradually
ousting usquebaugh from it's ST.
Dremacy
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Cigarettes.

Winona.- school board has taxi
en- Official recognition of smoking by
the pupils and will take means to stop
it. An investigation has been made
whic 4 shows that cigarette smoking is
carried on to excess by the pupils in
the lower grades. 1t is shown that
those who use tabacco are dull and
lisuess and are not able to ID the work
of the class.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Manv Sailors Lost.

Hamburg, Oct. IA terrific north
west storm, accompanied by rain and
hail, has been raging in the North sea
for four days. Many vessels have foun-
dered or been damaged and 25 sailors
are known to have heen lost
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
INCREASING rs Enuinment.

Philadelphia, Oct. 1.-THE Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company announces
that it has placed orders for, 500 loco
motives and will shortly let contracts
for the building of $4,000 freight cars
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
New York Wins Chamn;onsb;n

New York, Oct. 16.-New York Ma
tional league team won the worlds base
ball championship, defeating Philadel-
phia American leaguers i'll the fifth
game by score of to on the polo
grounds
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
MAN and bow Drowned

Toledo, o., Oct 1G.-Arthur e. Nc
Kinstry, financial secretary of the Maui
NEE River Yacht club, and Willie Dono-
hue, his 14-year-old companion, were
drowned by the capsizing of small sail
boat in Maumee bay Sunday afternoon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
Horses Kick Proves Fatal.

st. Louis, Oct. III. w. Denton, a
well-known horseman of Bloomington,
ILL.,, who was kicked by horse during
the horse show Saturday, died from
his injuries Monday
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

A lion and lioness in the ZOO al
Frankfort, Germany, roared in tArrol
and tremblingly crouched in conner
of their cage because a ferret had &C
cidentally entered it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20

A German statistician notes that the
increased longevity of Europe within
the last so years is more conspicuous
among women than men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
news OF minnesota.
School Districts.

st. PauL-There has been q mater
ial increase in the number of school
districts, schoolhouses and teachers
during the last year, according to q
report compiled by the department OF
public instruction. Last year there
were 7,449 school districts This year
there are 1850. The number in 1909
was 1854 The number OF school
houses then was z, TIL, increased to g.
061 last year and to s.26s this year.
The number of teachers in, 1908 was
IL, 0619, in 1904 it was 10, 083 and this
year there are 5000. The wages OF
county superinteadents have Increased
in thirty-one couL.;ies and decreased In
three, the decreases being mostly
matter of expenses. The total increase
minus the decrease Is S3,643, or an
average increase of $40. SO for each SUI
perintendent. The largest increase ia
$500.
Library Books.
There were 1900 books added to
the public school libraries during the
last school year, according to report
compiled by the state superintendent
of public instruction. The cost Of
these books was $50, 4s2. 9s of which
the districts paid $27, 336.Os. A state
law provides that when districts order
books of the firms with which the de-
partment has contracted the state
shall pay one-half the cost under a GER
tain limit. The books are distributed
among 2,162 libraries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-10-20
10O,OO0.OOO
.s65O.OOO.OOO

Total $3.50 zoo, 900
These fishing rights, in the opinion
of those having knowledge of the mat
ter, will be worth to Japan at least
$4,000 900 a year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13

Silk Bargains
At the prices we quote you
would hardly think the goods
genuine silk. We ask you to
come and see.
Black Tsmsts. ! I'd. wide, reg
ular price 81 so, special for
this sale CSC
ST. 90 Tsffsts. in all colors $50
China Silks. all colors, regu-
lar Coo, now $50
Skinner Sstins, all colors $l.i9
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13
New London, J:

S Rev. Osterholm of Willmar held services at
the MissiOn church last Sunday.....Miss
Phoebe Almquist Of Burbank took the train
here Monday for q visit at Minneapolis..,..
August Olander and son, AdOlph, returned
Monday from stay at the cities...... The
Mission society Of the Swedish Lutheran
church will meet at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Nels swenson Of Ringo Lake Tuesday,
Sept 20. A cordial invitation IL extended to
all......Mrs. 8. G.. Hiilman and son Oscar were
among the Fair visitor last week...... Miss
Hilda Haramon returned last Friday from q
three weeks stay at a millinery establish
ment In St. Paul. Mrs. Carrie Swenson and
daughter Emma of Willmar were guests at
the home of A. P. Almquist over Sunday....
Aron Hillman Of Brainerd and John Hilinan
Of Murdoch visited with their brother at
Green Lake the first part of the week......A
few of our young people enjoyed a drive and
visit to the farm home of Nels Quams last
sunday......Carl Estrem. our young medic at
the university, has been visiting at New Lon
don few days. He and his brother Ru-
dolph left Monday, the latter to resume his
studies at DEBORAH, Iowa.....Mrs. Chas.
Thorne returned from visit with her daugh-
ter Mrs. Alfred Borgeson of Willmar .... Mis-
SEES Thilda and Edna Monsoon are visiting rel
atives at Osakis, MIMI. Misses Mary and
Martha Greene are giving party this even
ing to their friends In honor of their guest,
Miss Lulu Eckman, of Granite Falls...Mr
]. O. Rstrem is enjoying visit from his
friend. Mr.. Gausta, the well-known artist OF
Minneapolis.... The erection. of the miller's
residence by the New London Milling COM
pany is now completed and the Zulauf family
will move into the same this week. The build
ing with it's fine location makes a creditable
addition to our village
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13
] Real Estate ransfers,..
TOWN. OF DoYRE.

TOWN OF DovRE. ==..|
2 Sept s. Randall Fuller 20 Halvor
Sondreson part Of lot 2, &c. IS, 80.
VILLAGE OFATWATER.
Sept. eJohn "a. swan % Ole swsn.
son, lots 3 and I. bl. IS. 1t add ,
!. VILLAGE OF RAYMOND. ...s5z
Sept. John 81: Stoll TO Village Of
Raymond, lot 9, bl. II, 800.
! n. s. Carl TO Village Of Raymond,
und. Of lot 10, bl. II, 800.
i Jscob Hsima to Village Of Ray
mond, und. ! Of lot 10, bl. IL, 500.
- >.5 CITY OF WILI4MAR. r. #s<z I
Seot Sole Nelson to Emma Olson,
lots 10, II and II, bl. 7, 5000. !,
Sept. 9--Burton s. CovelI n C. A.
Bakiund,= lots 6 and !, bl. Sc, q. 900
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13
Street Fair O. K.

The street fair committee of WILL
mar had . man here last Monday bill
ing the town. The annual street fair
and carnival promises to be better
this year than ever and the attractions
are much more numerous. Willmar
has always done herself proud ct these
fairs in past years and large crowd
will no doubt be in attend ance from
here Raymond News.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13
more money than any other trop.

The citizens of Lttchfield have DUR
ing the past summer been greatly an
noyed' by q religious sect known as
"Holy Jumpers,'' who hold meetings
on the streets, blockade traffic and
disturb the peace generally. The peo-
pie down there do not object particu-
lar 70 their jumping, only they don't
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13

o40,000. ThoraS1aeSa - .iasusaoce mp.
On. Il To- tho amount ot 90, 600. Tho
5W. y. JonnlsOn company which owned:
the mill has not decided whether or
not i will rebuild the property g
Appleton. 5 ..s M. .= ..s
The Inter. State elevator at Morris.
xas destroyed. BY dre Z. week ago
Saturday,. The loss ID estimated %
about $1,000 with $4,000 insur rance. !. J.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13

structive cyclone about two weeks ago
near Winona. The family had no
idea that : cyclone was coming till
the news came over the telephone wire
from 9 nefghbor that q storm was
heading towards them. The family at
once sought refuge il clump Of vii.
lows and : moment later the cyclone
struck the house completely demolish-
Ing i but the family ESCAPED. This i
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13

seem to jump far enough, and the au-.
thorities have been racking their
brains In an effort TO find some way
Of making these hilarious individuals
jump clear out Of the city limits. -
Morris Sun. Il =5 e. St { .1s.>.:ss Iii
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13

j %2 LIVES SAVED BY TELEPHONE. 81 IL Il
. B J the use OF : telephone IN entire
family saved their lives from s de-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13

probably tho first time 8 telephone
has been put 70 such use and with such
good results. Elk. II s@. 4 NJ IT. *.* J.
The Appleton mill, one Of the finest
and best equipped In the. state, burnt
to the ground : short time ago. Tho
mill was first built ia 1871, but HIS
been greatly enlarged sinoe that time
and was valued 6 from go, 900 8
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13
Hosiery Saving

Buy all your hosiery now
for man, woman and child.
It's good hosiery and the pri-
ces should clear out every
pair.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-13

s. Dated a Willmar, Mimi, this 23rd
day Of August, 1905. II
LEWIS JOHNSON,
[sEAL) County. Auditor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-25

In 1859, some distance southeast of
Lake Nyassa, in Central Africa, Liv-
ingstone discovered Lake Shirwa. a
body Of water about thirty miles long
and fifteen miles wide, which has now
entirely disappeared with the excep-
ton OF few ponds in it's bed. Lake
Nyami, discovered by Livingstone at
the same time, has also disappeared.
The cause of the change appears to be
gradual drying up Of bodies of water
in Central Africa. AS marking the
results of single half century the
changes named with no doubt others
equally important, but not recorded)
show a rapidity Of mutation in those
inland waters not equallcd elsewhere
in the contemporary geographer's sur
Vey.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-25
Sheep in Spain.

There are about ten millions of mi
gratory sheep in Spain which each
year travel as much as two hundred
miles from the plains to the noun
tains. They are known as transhu-
nantes, and their march, resting places
and behavior are governed by special
regulations, dating from the fourteenth
century. At certain times no one may
travel the same route as the sheep,
which have the right to Craze on all
open and common land on the way.
For this purpose road ninety yards
wide must be left on all inclosed and
private property. The shepherds lead
their tlocks, which follow after and
around The fiocks are accompanied
by provision mules, and by large dogs
to guard against wolves. The merino
sheep travel forty miles to the noun
tains, and the total time spent on the
migration there and back is fourteen
weeks.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-25
Ballad of Fashions.

Where are the fashions of yesterday
Garments our elders sometime wore?
Styles that, smiling, we now survey
In many a magazine of yore.
Where are those garbs ourselves for
swore
And scornfully dropped beside the way :?
Knocking, in truth, at To-morrow's
door,
There are the fashions of Yesterday!
Peg-top trousers that long held sway,
Casing the legs of far-back beaux,
Of tailors' gooses were late the lay
Us it geese, or gooses, who knows,
who knowsD
Skirts that f1ared over dainty toes
Flare again DER the toes Of May!
So chic damsel you'd scarce suppose
Would wear the fashions of yesterday!
And points, outre, are again au fat!
(Ring the knell of the bulldog last)
Ali thicker and thicker come tripping
gay
Those high French heels of the
frowned-on past!
And punctured sleeves are infati2g
fast,
And laces slip from retirement gray,
And pokes and bonnets their shadows
cast
Hail to the fashions of yesterday!
Man and maiden, who'd scorn, egad.
Things in the slightest sense passe.
This very moment, dear hearts, you're
clad
Simply in fashions of yesterday!
Edwin l.. Sabin in Puck.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-25
Sounding the Praises of Peruna.
Uneven Pairs.

A certain gentleman was donning
his outfit one pleasant day, prepare
tory to taking a horseback ride into
the country. After a while it occurred
to him that his riding boots had been
left in another part of the house, and
he accordingly Informed servant, a
young Irishman, of their location, re-
marking at the time that there were
two pairs together in the closet and
he should be sure to get mates. In
few minutes the servant returned
with two boots, but odd ones.
"Why, don't you see these are not
alike?" said the other, out of patience
with the fellow. Zone has a longer
top than the other
you are right about that" replied
the Irishman, apolOgetically; "but then
the other pair was just so, too"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-25
HWcIl. SO long,

You have often heard people in part
ing say, "Well, so long" Have you
ever wondered how it came 10 be used
in this way? Somebody has discover
ed that it is derived from the NOrwe-
Gian ''saa laenge," common form of
farewell III that Land of the Midnight
Sun. 1t means the same as good-by in
our language and an reyoir in French
and is pronounced with the Sc" soft
ened. Among the early settlers in
America there were many Norwegians,
and the phrase was picked up from
them, $50 long" is also in general use
among the Dutch in South Africa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-25
Snain's Recommendation.

The German CONSUL general al
Barcelona reports that Spain is rapid
ly regaining her prosperity and the
economic crises have vanished. Hell
commerce last year reached a total OF
1887 ,G34 200. All her colonies have
been stripped away and she has de
voted her energies to developing do
nestle resources. The financial con
dition has thus been improved and
taxation lessened. Useless attempts
to maintain imposing naval and mill
tary establishments have been abau-
doned. Foreign capital is being in
vested within her boundaries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-25
AL CROPS GOOD IN WESTERN
CANADA.
POTATOES the Finest Ever saw.

POTATOES the Finest i Ever Saw
owing to the great amount of inter-
est that is being taken in Western
canada, it is we'll to be informed Of
some OF the facts that are bringing
about the great emigration from por-
tons of the United States
Inc Canadian government have au-
thorlzed agents at different points, and
the facts related in the following may
De corroborated on application. At the
same time they will be able to quote
you rates and give you certificates en-
tltllng you to low rates on the differ
ent lines of railway. The following
letter, copied from the North Bend
(NeD.) Eagle, is an unsolicited testimo-
NAL, and the experience of Mr.. Austen
IS That OF hundreds of other Americans
who have made Canada their home
during the past seven or eight years.
L presume some may be interested
TO know how we have progressed this
year in the Canadian Northwest. We
nave no complaint to offer We have
had a good year; crops were good and
we have had a delightful season. l
threshed from my place $3.50 bushels
of grain My oats made 65 bushels
per acre and weighed 421a pounds per
bushel. My wheat made 311h bushels
per acre and is No. l quality. My bar
ley made abort 80 bushels of good
quality. My crop is a fair average of
the crops in the Edmonton district.
"All crops were good here this sea-
son. Potatoes the finest / ever saw,
and all vegetables adapted to the eli
mate. We have had very fine fall,
but no exception to the rule, as the
fall season is, | think, the most pleas
ant Of the year. We have had no snow
yet (Nov. 81, and have been blowing
and working the land preparing for an
early seeding next spring. Last night
the mercury dropped lower than any
previous night this fall, and this MORN
ing there is a crust of frost on the
fields sufficient to prevent field work
No doubt many would imagine that AL
berta had put on her winter overcoat
before this, and that the people were
wrapped in furs, but it is only a ques-
ton Of time when this country will not
be looked upon as an iceberg, but a
country fit for the best of mankind to
live in.
We are now assured of a transconti-
mental railway, which is to be built to
the Pacific during the next five years.
The Canadian Northern Road is graded
to within seventy-fve miles of Edmon-
ton. 1t comes from Winnipeg, and
will reach us next summer, SO with
one railroad already at hand, the Sec
ond to reach us in less than a year,
and the third to penetrate our city
and open up this country to the west
across the Rockies to the coast within
five years, we surely have reason to
believe that the country is progress
ing. Very respectfully,
l.. J. AUSTEN.