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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

The rest ran for dear life as soon as
shot was fired.
"Reed and Brockway got away dur
ing the excitement. Al was killed.
though he gave the constable a good
tussle right in front of me before he
fell back dead. Then they carried his
| body TO a little schoolhouse near by
and took me to Farmer Blacks for the
night.
''They caught Brockway next day in
the next town, but they haven't got
Reed. and if I'd had any chance to
get away they wouldn't have got me,
either. AL has been buried in the
pauper's graveyard at Pawlet What
they'll do with me | don't know.
What do l care, anyway"
Such is the story of Lovina Lanfear.
Not highly romantic. as she tells It,
but, from the very manner of its pe-
lation. a remarkable illustration of
what a girl can become who is given
her own way and allowed to run fast
and free, even in so civilized a COM
munity as a New England state.
She will not be tried as principal
for the murder of Ross. for which
Reed will be arraigned The rob-
berry charges against the gang will
probably be prosecuted, though Lovina
| may be used only as a witness against
| the others.
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"QUEEN" OF GANG WHICH OPERATED
IN VERMONT-STORY OF THEIR
CRIMES AND THEIR CAPTURE
AFTER FIERCE BATTLE.
WHY LOVlNA LANFEAR BECAME A ROBBER
Thought 1t "Couldn't Be Any Worse Than
Working" Evil Associates and Influ-
ences Work the Ruin of the Daugh-
ter of a Farm Hand.

Bennington, Vt-Lovina Lanfear, a
bandit queen at Is, is in the Jail here.
According to the officers, the girl is
as desperate a character as ever
roamed the hills of the Green Noun
tain state. The capture of the gang
with which she was associated seems
to bear out their assertion, for the
girl and her pals were taken prisoners
after a desperate battle, in which one
man lost his life.
Lovina Lanfear is in the same cell
in which Mrs. Mary Rogers awaited
trial for the murder of her husband.
Mrs. Rogers case attracted worldwide
attention because of the brutality of
the crime of which she was found
guilty. The Lanfear girls case prom
Uses to become as famous on account
of her youth and the peculiar circum-
stances surrounding her strange ca
reer.
A remarkable story is hers, one that
makes the hearer pity her rather than
blame the girl. Her face is pretty,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

At A in Fig. ITO is shown cross
section cut through the drawer from
front to back. showing the relative
positions of the drawer front, back
and bottom. and at B a section cut
through the drawer lengthwise from
side to side. and showing the two sides
and the bottom. The grain of the
wood in the drawer bottom must al.
ways run lengthwise (from side to
side) Of the drawer, without regard to
its size or shape, otherwise 1t would
shrink out of the grooves in the
drawer sides, or if expanded by mois-
ture it would press so hard on the
drawer sides as to push them out OF
position and bind the drawer so firmly
In its case that it could not be re-
moved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15
Red Hair in History.

There never has been an important
revolutionary movement without red
haired person intimately concerned, il
not the leader" says writer. Nearly
all the great reformers or founders of
religions had red hair; history men,
tions that Mohammed was haired
man. King David was rudy. Louis
XIV. was sandy haired man with
many of the characteristic peculiarities
of tie type. Cleopatra is called the
red-haired Greek Mary, Queen of
Scots, had red hair, and Prince Charles
resembled her in coloring. Lucrezia
Borgio looks in her portraits somewhat
auburn Queen Elizabeth was of de-
cidedly red coloring, which will suit
both her admirers and her detractors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

piece, after which the lemons are
marked out in the usual way, as
shown at B. The inter is also marked
On the two outside lemons, and on the
two outside mortises, which must be
cut with great care to this triangular
All inside mortises and lemons are cut
out at right angles to the surface in
the same way as described for the
drawer front, or lap dovetail, shown
in Fig. 102, after which the Is by B
inch projections must be carefully cut
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15
Vanity.

Miss Frances Keller, of the Women's
Municipal League of New York, illus.
trated admirably at recent dinner
party point which she wished to make
in reply to a man who had said
women are vainer than men, "Oi
course" Miss Keller answered, 81 ad.
NIT that women are vain and men are
not. There are thousand proofs that
this is so. Why, the necktie of the hand.
soonest man in the room is even now UP
the back of his collar" There were six
men present and each of them put his
hand gently behind his neck.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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E%6 SE:E.-TwTsA

groove with a saw to a depth of u to
" of an inch into each piece, as shown
in Fig. 108.
This groove, or saw kerr, must be
at right angles to the face of the inter,
as shown in the enlarged view at A.,
by the saw used, varying from 1-16 to
1892 of an inch, and in order to give
the greatest strength it must be cut
close to the inside corner or angle Of
the inter, as shown in Fig 10S.
Into this groove thin silver of
wood called a tongue is inserted and
glued when the joint is glued together
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

The girl bandit is the daughter Of a
farmland, her birthplace being in
Dorset, a nearby hamlet in the hills.
''Vinie," as she is called, was brought
up in poverty and vice. Her mother
was weak. simple and careless of her
children's well being. while the father
was a brute almost passing descrip-
ton.
Last September she was married to
young man named Martin Westcott,
who amounted to little. The girl is
the mother of a child cared for at
present by "Vinie's" family.
Her married life was short, and
when she and her husband tired of
living together they simply separated.
After she left Westcott the girl met
Albert Ross, member of the gang
of bandits over which she soon ruled.
In fact, he was the most desperate,
and was the one to lose his life when
the country officers and the gang met
in battle.
Asked to tell her own story in her
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15
WHHIM2M.

but her life has left it's marks upon
her features, and the blue eyes that
might have glanced with tenderness
are now shifty and cruel, the mouth
is set. and there are no roses in her
cheeks, while her golden hair is tossed
tawdrily over frowning brow. She
came to the Jail in rags, but has been
given good clothes, yet she wears them
with none of that pride with which a
woman usually wears finery. Lovina
Lanfear, in short, is a good example
of the degradation to which a young
girl open to evil influences can sink.
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to back is 10 inches. The length Of
the piece which forms the drawer
front is the length of the completed
drawer, while the distance from front
to back is called the width of the
drawer, so that our drawer is
16 inches long, Is inches wide
and inches deep. We hope that
these distinctions may be remem-
bered in order to prevent confusion in
our future work.
The groove for the drawer bottom Is
always " inch up from the lower
edges Of the sides and front, except in
very small drawers, and in the sides
it is " inch wide and u inch deep,
while in the front it is y inch deep.
The back of the drawer is always "
inch below the upper edges of the
drawer sides. as shown at A in Fig.
ITO. The drawer bottom Is always
made to slide into the grooves under
the lower edge of the drawer back SO
that the back win In all cases be 1
inch narrower than the drawer front.
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mitered joint. While it is complicated
and requires too much time in it's con-
struction to be used in practice as a
Joint for general work, We illustrate
it here to show another of the many
ways in which the dovetail may be
made, and also for the help of anyone
who may wish to use it.
To make this dovetail the pieces to
be joined are first carefully cut, as
shown at A in Fig. 104, leaving a
projection of 1s inch in length, and rs
inch in thickness on the end of each
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

own way, she does so willingly, and
with freedom that in an innocent girl
would be taken as naivete, but in her
case can be called nothing but aban-
don.
Certainly I'm guilty of being with
the gang" she says, though you
couldn't calf us bandits. We didn't
do anything so horrible, and il we'd
been let alone we'd have got away
without causing any harm except TAX
ing what we needed when we could
find it.
Everybody around here knows me.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

illustrated in Fig. LOG, the two brads
being so driven as to pass without
striking each other.
When great strength and firmness
are required in mitered corner used
for any purpose. the joint should be
doweled, as shown in the frame illus
trated in Fig 107. and when the inter
is used for the sides and ends of a
box it is customary to cut a small
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

shown at B, in which the end wood
of one of the pieces is exposed at c.
The mitered corner is always neces-
sary when holdings are used for deco
rative purposes of all kinds, and also
for picture and glass frames, in which
case the molding-after being sawed
to the inter angle and itted-is nailed
with long slender wire brads from the
two opposite sides of the corner. IS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15
A LESSON IN
MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS
WITH AMBITION AND
GENIUS.
Description of the "Miter DovetaiI''-
Drawers as Made and Used by
Cabinet Makers.
BY JAMES RITCHEY.

BY JAMES HIICdE1.
Instructor in Woodworking and Pattern
Making, Armour Institute of Tech
nology, Chicago.)
copyright. 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.]
In Fig. 103 the inter dovetail" Is
illustrated, and differs from those al
ready described in that the joint shows
mitered corner only in all positions.
no dove-tail lemons or mortises being
visible on either of the sides or edges
of the work. all end wood is avoided
and a strong dovetail connection Sc
cured with all the advantages Of a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15

with a sharp chisel to the same angle
as the corner lemons and mcrtises.
This is illustrated in Fig. 103.
In the above description of the inter
dovetail, the term inter" may not be
understood by many.
+. A mitered corner is a corner or joint
connection made at an angle of As
degrees as shown at A in Fig. los, in
stead Of the common square joint
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15
Cause and Effect.

Excuse me, madam" said the polite
hobo, ''but crave your assistance. The
iron has entered my soul"
That" replied the icy-hearted lady.
els doubtless why you look 50 rusty"
Z And she slammed the door.-Coluns.
bus Dispatch.
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Impressed.

''Uncle Hezekiah says college stu
dents are of some use, after ALL"
Indeed! Did he go through the col
lege on a tour of Investigation
mo, he stopped at beach hotel whers
they employ students as walters Chi
cago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-09-15
Between,

''Why doesn't Jerrold get married?"
''Well, he doesn't earn enough to sup
port wife, and he isn't shiftless enough
to be supported by ne."-Life.
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in two grooves each % inch deep,
would be q inch long Qengthwise of
the grain), and may be the full width
of the joint, or it may be composed of
several distinct pieces.
Drawers.
Before leaving the dovetail we wish
to describe and illustrate the drawers,
as made and used by cabinet-makers,
for tables and case work of all kinds.
Such a drawer is shown in Fig. 100,
and in this case the piece forming the
front of the drawer is 16 inches long
and inches wide.
The size of this drawer from front
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17

inside and making an entrance 10 the
dwelling are two large doors. The:
night hawk cut the screen from the
outer door and then reached in and
unlocked it. He then tried to open the
inner doors but found them locked. In
one of the doors he pierced the panel
avs if trying to cut a portion Of it away.
Leaving this door he went to the 9TH
er and succeeded in cutting a. hole in
the panel large enough 20 permit his
hand to reach the key on the inside
and unlock the door, He then entered
and went to Mr.. Sundeen's room. Mr.
Sundeen was awakened and asked II 1t
was "Charlie" his son. The man then
left the room and went into Mrs. Sum
deems room and awoke her. She also
asked If he was Charlie, and he then
left, leaving the impression that he
was. In the residence he took moth
ing and soon left. On the outside he
was met by Mr.. Stoneburner and
young man who boards with him.
Stoneburner asked him what he want
ed. The man replied that it was none
of his. business. He then left the
premises with Stoneburner following
and ordering him to stop. The man
stopped but turning he pulled a gun
and told Stoneburner to go about his
own business. This Stoneburner con-
.cluded was the best policy under the
conditions and left the man walking to
the noSthward.
Another report in the city this morn
ling is that the McCaskey residence in
the Fifth ward was entered Saturday
evening and $50 taken, but this cannot
be verified.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17
FRAUD is CHARGED.
Alleged Get Rich Quick Concern Will
Appeal Courts Decision.

st. Paul. May 17.-United States
District Attorney Haupt has received a
copy Of the oral opinion recently deliv-
cred by Judge l.ochren in the United
States district court at Minneapolis in
the case of the Hathorn Mutual Com
mission Co. against Postmaster w. D.
Hale of Minneapolis to restrain the
postmaster from preventing the deliv-
cry of mail addressed to the company
ard from refusing to pay money orders
drawn in Its favor. Judge Lochren
dismissed the hill of the plaintiff on
the ground that the company was en-
gagged in fraudulent business.
The company is classed by the dis
trict attorneys office as a "get-rich-
quick" concern of the first water and
one which is doing gigantic business
over the United States. The men inter-
ested in the company are Arthur Ha-
thorn, S. W. DeVore, Z. D. Ziesel and
N. A. Strong. all of whom are under
indictment by the grand jury on charg-
es, of using the mails to defraud.
Fraud orders have been issued
as.ainst the concern. but 1t always re-
appeared under a new name. 1t was
once known as the Devore Diamond
Company.
The scheme cf the company was to
issue certificates at $50. which would
be worth $3.50 some time. The pay
anents were to made SIS down and s1.25
a week until the full $50 was paid.
OF the weekly payments 80 cents was
TO go into the company's redemption
fund, Is cents to the company's own
use and the remaining part Of the $50
for the purpcs. of carrying on the
business. AS often as there might be
$3.50 in the redemption fund the low
est certificate holder would draw that
amount.
1t was alleged by the government
that in ten years the company, in order
to pay all its contracts. must have a
membership OF l1s,500,00o. With these
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17
TO TAX RAILWAYS AD vALoREM
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill Pro-
viding For New Basis Of Assess


Wisconsin Assembly Passes Bill Pro-
viding For New Basis Of Assess
mcnts.
Madison, Wis, May 1.-THE assem-
bly, yesterday passed bill providing
for the taxation of street railways and
electric light, heat and power plants en-
an ad valorem basis without a dissent
ing vote.
The bill provides for state board of
assessment to consist Of the commits
sioner of taxation and his first and
second assistants. An annual assess
ment will be levied. An annual report
to the board is required, in which all
the property, capital stock, bonds, and
securities, dividends declared, and
gross earnings must be included in de-
tail The taxes will be paid into the
general fund Of the state, but so per
cent is returnable to the towns, cities,
and villages in proportion to the gross
receipts from the operation of the
plant, in each such town, city or VIII
lage.
The senate made the railroad rate
bill special order for Thursday, after
receiving an amendment by Senator
stevens, proVldlnS IOr an electlVe IN
stead of an appointive commission.
The assembly by vote Of 3S to 81
adopted substitute providing for ref
erendum instead Of the purely remon-
STRANGE feature of the Trayer bill to
bar saloons from residence districts.
Then by vote of 40 to SO 1t killed the
bill.
The assembly also passed bill reg
ulating automobiles. autocars, ETC., OH
public highways.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17
CRAZY OR sHAMMING
George Woods, Who is Making Novel
Defense in His Trial for Murder Tells
His Story to the Jury Today.

somerville, N. j., May 17.-George
Wood, a, young New York man on trial
here charged with the murder of Geo.
Williams, Of Watching. today told his
story to the jury. He said he knew
nothing of what occurred after "the
little black man" began to drill les
son into my mind, when he was on his
way to Searsdale, until several days
later, when he found himself in the
Tombs prison, New York, charged
with murder. Wood said he started
for Searsdale with Henry Wolf and a.
man named Mack, for the purpose OF
getting $1,000 from Mack's father. They
left the train at a railway junction,
where they had dinner, and drank a
glass of beer. According to Woods
attorney, Wolf has no existence, ex-
cept in Wool's imagination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17

paving $50, the receipts would have
been $9,5O0, 100000, and still the con-
Germ would not have one cent with
which to pay the $19,O00,OOO,o0 600 due the
contract holders and would have re-
tained as it's share $5,5o0,0oo,00o.
Judge Lochren in his opinion says:
"It is claimed from evidence in the
case, and from the contract and ap-
plication, and from other papers fur
hished to the applicants describing the
scheme, that there is no deceit prac-
ticed on persons sought to be enlisted
in the scheme. But it does not follow
that it is proper and legitimate be-
cause there is no deceit. If the scheme
is such as to lead man to believe he
is going to get something for nothing,
or considerable more than he puts in,
the gullibility of some persons might
induce them to enter into such scheme,
altho a careful consideration of an in
telligent person of honest Impulses
would keep him clear of it.
"There is no doubt that -his scheme
is not legitimate business. 1t seems to
me that under a decision of the SUI
prenle court this scheme should be
classed as lottery. 1t is perfectly
evident that there is nothing for the
benefit of the world---for anybody
produced by business of this kind
But it is equally evident that the result
of it finally must be that great many
of the victims who put their money
into it must eventually lose it. The
whole idea is fraudulent, a means for
promoters to get money that they have
no title to from patrons who are fool
ed-money they have not earned"
An appeal to the United States SUI
preme court was allowed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17
The State Subpoenaes United
States District Attorney to
Give Evidence
HIS TESTIMONY lMPoRTANr
Supposed TO Know Much Of the Insids
history Of II. Parole Of Frank
shercliffe- Suicide Of Aged Wo-
man Near ApIinston-Elopsmsn
From Dunkerton.
Special to Times Republican.

Cedar Rapids, May It'll. 6. Mc-
MILAN, United States district attorney..
was today subpoenaed by the prose-
lcution in the case Of the state against
Tom Dennison. Of Omaha. charged
with receiving stolen property. The
case comes On for trial at Red Oak.
Montgomery county. McAfillan's con-
'necfion with the case comes thru his
alleged part in securing parole for
Frank shercliffe, who stole the dia-.
monds which Dennison is accused Of
having received. Mcmillan was cred-s
tied in the famous Dennison letter to-
shetcliffe's brother, giving statmeht
Of expense incurred in the work Of.
securing parole of the convict, with
having received $1,000 for his services.
It is understood Mcmillan claims this
money was received as compensation
for drawing; UP the papers in the mats
ter Of SherclifEe's parole.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17
President of American Fedora
tion of Labor Arrived In
Chicago Today
he COMES AS a PEAcEMAkER
AItho Not Authorized to Act For
Either Side It is Expected He Will
Have Sanction Of Strikers to Con-
clude Terms With the Employers
Association.

Chicago, May 17.-Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Federation
of Labor, was the central figure in the
| teamsters' strike situation today. His
presence in Chicago is regarded as Of
fering hope of peace. but the cry OF
| the strikers was still for arbitration,
which the employers had resolutely re-
fused as to the garment workers. In
whose behalf the teamsters quit work
six weeks ago. Just before going into
conference with the labor leaders,
Gompers said:
Il am not in position to say what
will or will not be done. will say,
however, I have no intention of inter-
fering, unless am commissioned by
President Shea and his colleagues to
do so.''
Gompers admitted he had come to
Chicago at the solicitation of both
the business men and teamsters' Off
cials to act in the capacity Of peace
maker.
During the morning Gompers called
on Mayor Dunno. He assured the
! mayor he would use every honorable
effort to bring about speedy settle7
;ment Of the strike to the best of all
interests concerned, altho admitting
! that he was without authority to act.
| Immediately after leaving the mayor,
Gompers conferred with Alderman
Dever, chairman Of the mayors peace
committee. Attorney Levy Mayer.
when asked whether a conference had
been arranged between the Employers
Association and Gompers, said: Not
that / have heard of. We shall not
seek "a conference with Gompers, but ]
krSaw we shall be prepared to see him
| if he wishes TO confer with u.s."
| Gompers informed the mayor and
aldermanic committee that he was
gathering information, was here mere
ly to give advice and would not act
unless authorized by President Shea.
1t is understood the mayor told Com
pers If the strike spreads troops will
be called out. 1t is said efforts are
being made by Gompers to get the ma
tional civic federation to intervene to
procure settlement. President Shea
said this afternoon: Il am still stand
ing pat. Gompers has no authority to
call off the strike if he wanted to-"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-17

by a plurality ranging from 1000 to
1900, compared to 3,753 plurality for
Hemenway for congress in the regular
election last fall. About sixty per cent
of the vote was polled. Foster car
ried this (Vanderburg) county by
1870, Pike county by $50 and Spencer
county by 142. The democrats carried
Posey county by about 600, Gibson
county by 100 and Warrick county
by 200 to $50 plurality. There was
large falling off of the socialist vote
in this county. The election was for
the purpose of electing successor to
Judge Hemenway, who was elected to
|the United States senate last winter
to succeed Charles w. Fairbanks.