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The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11
Abuse of Postal Privileges.

gPublishers are given special postage
rates on the theory that newspapers
are benefit to the public.
This rate is not given for the purpose
of benefiting takers who print little
gossip, not at all, but for the purpose
of promoting thought producing publ
cations, papers edited by men who ere
ate thought.
I. Under this advantage has come up 6
lot of people who have learned to set
type and who think they can publish
newspapers. Knowing, as the editor
of a CRATER organ recently said, that
they are ''better fitted to work in g
sawmnl than to edit a paper they
know that their only hope lies in the
use of some scheme of graft, some lot
terry game or gift enterprise.
The postal authorities have cat short
many of these schemes. The gift en-
terprise, which is entirely in the hands
of the publisher to manipulate, is the
last survivor and congress is now about
to outlaw that.
These schemes are transparent as
glass. But there are people who will
persist in walking into them. The
popular one with rogue's gallery pub
fishers is the coupon voting contest for
the most popular lady in the conmun-
ity. twill be noted that the ballot
box is in the hands of the publisher and
he can vote all the receipts that come
to the office other than that brought by
the contestants.
If one contestant falls behind the
publisher can cast the ballots he con-
trolls for her, and she, thinking her
friends are coming to the rescue,
hustles to continue the contest. Is
there any wonder that reputable ujor-
nails, editorial associations all over the
country condemn such schemes? Is it
at all marvellous that congress is about
to outlaw them? We have outlawed
lotteries advertised as such-why not
the lottery hermaphrodite? And echo
answers-why not?
But it is only of recent times that
mortgaged gift shave been offered in
lottery enterprises.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11

land adjoining it, for $500, gave hal
Of it to Newman for engineering tx.
deal and kept the other half. TIL
light company got nothing.
The Ladysnith Electric Light an6
Power company is not the only corpor
alton handled in this way. There are
others and they are too frequent
When corporations fail the cause car
generally be spelled graft.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11
Hope Is the Best Medicine.

We know physicians who give very
little medicine, and yet they are sin
gularly successful because they have
sunny souls. They always radiate
brightness and good cheer They
know that it is hope, more than drugs,
the patient needs, that it is encourage
ment and not disnearteRing diagnosis
that helps him to recover. They give
him every bit of hope and encourage
ment and good cheer possible, for they
know that these are more effective
remedies than are to be found in the
pharmacopeia- Success.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11

When you hear talk of harmony
see whether it is a case where har-
mony is possible well and if so,
harmonic. Bat the cry of harmony
is too often like that of patriotism"
which Samuel Johnson once said was
the "Iast refuge of scoundrel."
Harmony is the pet word Of the graft
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11
Why CORPORATIONS Fail.


The point is often raised-why don t
the people better understand matters
of public or semi-public interest.
There are many reasons, one Of which
is that SO many newspapers utterly
fail in their duties, some from ignor-
ance and others from contact with
fraud, that the public are misled in
their reliance upon the public prints.
Another is that most of the large
institutions are corporations operated
under methods entirely beyond the
understanding Of large minority, if
we may not say majority of the
masses. If an Institution is corpor-
alton it is looked upon as solid
Take for illustration the case of the
defunct bank. Anyone ought to have
known that it was liable to fail-the
very fact that it was in the hands Of
the officers in control should have been
warning so bold and bright that he
who ran might read. But scores lost
their deposits.
But, the reader will ask, why do
other corporations fail.
Let us illustrate again. Take the
Ladysn1ith Light and Power company.
No institution shut down half the time
for repairs could succeed, especially
if it gave miserable service when
running,
Yes, but why doesn't some one take
it who can operate it? Now that is
a fair question. Let us try to answer.
Some parties came here and looked
it over. They wanted water power
franchise belonging to the company.
According to information given out
by a member of the company, these
people offered $500 in cash and the
perpetual use of 200 horse power at
$18 rental for horse power per year.
1t costs the company over $50 per
horse power per year to maintain it's
steam plant. Now what was the
value of that offer? We will be con-
sentative and place the cost Of main
tanning steam plant at $50 per horse
power per year instead Of $50 exper-
fenced by the company
$50 minus $18 is $32, the basic yearly
saving per horse power
Then the saving on 200 horse power
per year would be 200 times s32 or
S64OO.
Capitalized at S per cent this con-
tract would be worth 20 times $64O0 or
SIPS, 900.
But if the light plant could use only
100 horse power, as now, the value of
the offer would be only half OF SAP, 900
or ST., 900.
On this basis of figuring, which is
that commonly used by capitalists
other than fakirs, and according to
the sworn testimony of McGill, pres
ident of the company, he sold fran
chise worth 81, 900, and ten acres of
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11

Philadelphia did some good work
Tuesday. The boodlers got the set
back they richly deserved. Those
who think that anti-boodleism is a
passing wave have another agitation
of the thinktank due them.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11
LEADERS and Followers.


We hare frequently suggested to the
public that to get the news they
should subscribe for the Ladysrnith
News.
The News differs from its compel
itors in several ways. 1t is in no wise
connected with any clique of grafters,
financial fakirs, or official ringsters.
While it is corporation, the editor
has never been dictated to and when
dictation becomes necessary upon
material matters there will be new
editor. The present incumbent of
the editorial sanctum will not submit
to any mule driving and the Ladysmith
Publishing company knew it at the
start.
Bat to get hack to the subject-the
News is original, not a follower. The
other fellows are the followers.
Here are compile instances that will
suffice to illustrate:
The News wrote up the salient feat
ures Of the new railway, pointing out
it's points of excellence and advantage
over other roads The followers
were silent. It wouldn't do to have
the mimic performance so plain Lat
er the editor of the News wrote this
to Twin City paper and the mimic
reprints it in all material features
without cause.
Several months ago the News wrote
up the water powers of the F'lambeau
river. The followers were silent again.
The editor of the News found leisure
to send similar article TO Milwaukee
paper, when the mimic speedily copies
it.
The moral is plain without multi
plying. If you want an original news
paper that tells you the news when it
fresh, that has day Of publication
and comes cut then, that doesn't dodge
when graft needs exposing, read the
Ladysmith News If you are satisfied
with copying some of the news, why
any old sheet will do.
But there is another phase: Several
months ago a mortgage was foreclos7d
on the electric light plant as the re-
{ suit of management we'll exposed. 1t
was published exclusively in the News.
Some time ago number of witness
es were summoned to La Crosse, fol-
lowed by a pair Of financial fakirs
who pretended to have been summoned
as witnesses. Itwas published exclus-
lively in 2he News
Wig understanding became so well
h;A Adysfnltn shaS Newman ana
Met Qing to make good to de-
positdfs, al defunct bank that it
was acs a. fact. Members of
the schos assumed that the
2O-odd hundred dollars of school, money
would come back at 100 cents to the
dollar. This news, confidently believed
then, but doubted now, was published
exclusively in the Ladysnith News.
Last week, early enough TO be pub
lished in all the papers, the officers
of the Electric Light company were
called to Madison and put upon the
rack. McGiH revealed the startling
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11

When you hear any one harping
about reform, you may be sure that
there is case needing reform-often-
times the Kelley cure.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11
THE 500 LINE TIME TABLE.

East. Ladysnith. West.
1:20 P. M. Limited. j. 4:47 A. M.
.:16 P. M. Accommodation Ii :18A. NJ.
:15 A. M. 800. Freight. ]. 1922 P. M.
P. Fl. Nelson, Agent.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11

When the CRATER organ scandaiizes
a police organ, and then laughs at the
smallness of the joke, it has about
reached the limit of it's littleness.
The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-11-11

When the civic coyotes bark at re-
form, tell them they had better emu
late their good old Uncle Samuel in s@sa
local way. The old fellow doesent keep
an establishment down at Leavenworth
for fun.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-14
An Atlas For $l.OO.

The Great Northern Railway has
issued an Atlas of 56 pages containing
up to date maps of Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota. North and South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, Brit
ish Columbia, Oregon. Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Philippine Is
lands, China, the United States and
of the World.
In addition to this, the Atlas con-
tains valuable statistical Information
relative to the states named above, Is
printed on the very best quality OF
paper, shows the lines the Great
Northern Railway. and is In every
way commendable work.
This atlas will be distributed at the
actual cost of pic duction and will be
sent to any address upon receipt $1.00.
Address, f. I. Whitney, Passenger
Traffic Manager. Great Northern
Railway, st. Paul, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-14

such for one year, and until their sue
lcess0rs are elected and qualified. The
board of education may also eject, by
ballot, a superintendent, who shall
hold his office during the pleasure OF
the board, and shall receive such COM
pensation as shall be fixed by the
board. The superintendent shall be
ex officie member OF the board, but
not entitled to vote therein. The
board may, for satisfactory reasons,
remove any member or officer of the
board, and fill the vacancy; provided,
that no member shall be removed ex-
cept bY-a concurrent vote of at least
four members of the board, and at a
meeting of whose object, time and
place he was duly notified.
No other member of said board shall
receive any compensation for his SER
vices, except the clerk and treasurer,
whose compensation shall be fixed by
the board.
Four members of said board shall
constitute quorum for the transac-
-tlon of business at any meeting.
In case of vacancy, the board Of
education shall have power to fill the
same by appointment, until the next
annual district election, when the
electors of said district may choose a
suitable person to fill the remainder
of such term; provided, the clerk of
said board shall give notice of such
vacancy as required in other cases.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-14
WOULD HURT. MESABA
Attorney General Youns's Deci.
sion If Upheld.

The mining men on the Mesaba
range are much concerned over the
effort of Attorney General e. #.
Young, to establish his claim that
the present state mineral lease law is
unconstitutional, since if such should
be the case all the state mines on the
Mesaba and Vermilion ranges would
be thrown out of employment, until
such time as the legislature could
meet and make the necessary amend
ment. Its effect in Hibbing would
be to close the big Pool mine now
under operation by the Oliver Iron
Mining company, and prevent the de-
yelopment of the Scranton, Carson
Lake and Flynn properties. Bull
would almost be wiped OF the map if
the state supreme court should annul
the present state leases, as the three
miass- tlaatsapps st Is population
all state properties, including the
Grant, on which about s400, 900 is now
being expended by the Consumers Ore
company, the lessees on the installa-
alton of tue new cable system of re-
moving overburden.
Altogether thestate has issued min
eral leases on the two ranges aggre-
eating $4,000 acres. Many Of these
leases do not become operative until
railroad approaches within mile of
the property, yet all lands under lease
the lessees have done more or less pro-
spectIng an ] the loss, should the leases
be annulled would be heavy.
The most important properties
which are now either operative or are
about to be, and which would affect
the immediate business interests of
the range, should their leases be an
nulled. are as follows:
Pool, Oliver Co., lessees, together
with all of section 36-5S-21.
Scranton, leased by the Crete Min
ing Co., ne and WI mel 12-57-2l, 12O
acres, $500.
Flynn, Ell of set.
Carson Lake, 40 acres, NV Sc 10-57-21.
Southwest nw4 of 2-57-21.
Niagara, 81 set and ne4 sci 12-57-21.
All of section 8-57-20.
Mesaba Chief, in section 23-57-22.
Franz, Yates and Grant at Bull, of
40, 160 and 100 acres respectively.
Oliver at Virginia, now operative,
100 acres.
Minnewas, Virginia, all of 16-5S-17.
Wacoutah, Mountain Iron, 12O acres
Maitland state lease, Mountain Iron
$50 acres.
Leonidas, Eyeleth, all of 36-5S-18.
Buckeye, on western end of range,
ct of 36-56-25.
Cleveland-Cliffs, western end, WI of
10-56-23.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-14
SUNDAYS GAME
Fall Lake Boys do the Tower
Club, Z to 8.

Some alleged BAH players accom-
panied by few rooters arrived from
Tower Sunday to defeat the Fall
Lake braves in ball game at the
| Winton grounds for purse of $50.
The Tower boys thought the so would
be easy and did not bring much OF
club. They returned to their homes
without the money, sadder but wiser.
Owing to the rain on the Fourth,
all the money raised for the celebra-
was not used and it was decided to
put 1T into a ball game and music.
The Ely city band was engaged and
arrangements made with Tower for
a game. The results were as stated
above.
The Fail Lake bunch played a good
ball and showed our neighbors some
things about the national game they
had not before been aware Of. Both
sides did fair job and considerable
money changed hands on the result.
Next Sunday the Ely Fire Depart
ment nine and the Pioneer mine nine
will play on the Ely grounds. A good
game is expected and all will do well
to see it. Game will be called at 2:3O
and those who will essay to amuse
the crowd will be, 1. Cox, NJ. e. Glea.
son. Thos. Mclaughlin, Ed. Powers,
Geo. Holmes, Dick Hodge, Jos. Sera-
phine, Louis Eisenach and John
Glode for the Fire Department and
Alex Powers, liver Visited, Otto Brow
nell, VIM. Odds, Frank Chimgar, Chas.
Grabowsky, ]. Andrews, r. Toms and
Harry Chinn for the Pioneer. Re-
member, Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-14
How it Used to be.

When Capt. James Stone brought
down 337 tons of ore on the schooner
Queen City in 1856, says the Marine
Review, the superintendent of st.
Mary's canal was of the opinion that
he had gotten about all there was of
it. 1t was at that time the largest
cargo carried on the lakes. 1t was
shipped by tile. Jackson Iron company
of Marquette, and consigned to the
Jackson Iron company at, Erie Pa. It
took four days to load her. It was
loaded by the crew wheeling barrows
up gang plank leading from the dock.
The ore was carried both on the deck
and in the hold. In order to get the
ore out OF the hold it was necessary.
when the Queen City reached Erie to
build staging in her hold about half
way up from the bottom. The ore
was then shoveled upon this staging;
then from the staging to the deck and
then from the deck to the dock. max
ing three landings in all to get the
oreout of the vessel. 1t took four days
to unload 337 tons. 1t was clear that
this method mighty tedious and ex-
pensiye. The next method was to un-
load it by means of block, tackle and
a horse. A block carrying a MANILA
rope was fastened to the ships rigging
and tub attached to the rope was
lowered in to the hold. Another
block through which the rope ran was
fastened on the dock and horse
hitched to this. The tub was filed
by hand shoveling and hoisted by the
horse walking forward. To get the
tub back into the hold 1t was neces-
sary for the horse to back up. Planks
laid upon wooden horses both on the
dock and on the deck of the vessel furn-
ished roadway upon which the men
could wheel the barrows of ore of the
vessel, two men standing about the
temporary staging on the deck to
empty the tub of ore into the barrow.
This method of unloading continued
until little deck engine was installed
to take the place of the horse, but the,
wheelbarrow and the plank remained
as before. This system continued In
vogue until 1887, when Alexander e.
Brown invented his hosting and con-
yeyinQ apDaratus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-14
OFFICIAL HOGS
Editor Hamilton of Aitkin so
Styles the Duluth Politicians.


In an editorial in his paper, the Ait
kin Republican, Editor Hamilton has
the following to say regarding the
swinish propensities of Duluth poll
1ticians. Mr.. Hamilton is correct in
his diagnosis and in his article gives
his views without fear of contradic-
tion. lie says:
"A couple of weeks ago. in referring
to the propensity of the average Du-
luth politician to claim everything in
sight in the way of federal appoint
ments, the Republican gave it as its
opinion that Duluth now held about
SO per cent of the federal offices, and
the statement was made that it would
be inter esting to learn what part Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-14
NOTICE.
Ely, MINI, May 18th, 1905

Ely, Mimi. May 18th, 1905.
To ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify That T. E. Bearin.
ger has been appointed as agent and
is authorized to collect rents on oul
addition to Ely and receipt for the
same in our name until further
notice.
ia SEMER s. WALcH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
YOUNG MAN MEETS
 X HORRIBLE DEATH
LESTER ALBERToN, TELEPHONE LINEMAN, TRIES TO BOARD A
 MOVING TRAIN, BUT MISSES HIS
 HOLD-BODY BADLY MINGLED.

Lester Alberston, employed as line man by the Southern Bell Telephone com pany, was instantly killed yesterday af- ternoon about 2:s0 o'clock, while trying to board a moving freight train on the Southern railroad near North Birming- ham.
 He grabbed for the side of a box car and missed his hold. His body fell direct ly under the wheels and was horribly mangled, the head being crushed almost to a pulp.
 The coroner was notified and the body was removed in an ambulance to Gaudin's undertaking establishment where 1t was prepared for burial.
 Alberston went to work as usual with the crew of linemen yesterday morning stringing new wires along the railroad tracks but stopped at noon on account of the rain. He stated to several of his companions that he was going to Bir- mingham, and waited for the freight. There was one eye witness to the acci- dent and according to his statement, the train was moving at fast speed when Alberston attempted to get aboard. The dead mans parents are believed to reside at Lewisburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
PEOPLES HOME TELEPHONE.
Switchboard Is Now Being Installed.
 Most of the Material Here.

The Peoples Home Telephone company has addressed the following circular let tie to it's subscribers relative to the in- stallatlon of it's new switchboard to re- place the one destroyed by fre
 "The repairs on our building have now gotten to the point where we can rest assured that we can commence putting in our switchboard apparatus this week. Most of the material is now in Birming- ham, heavy shipments having come by express last week. and stored until the building was in shape to receive it. so that we will resume business sooner than we at first thought possible
 "As announced in the daily papers, the factory has sent us one of its latest im- proved swtchboards. which was originally intended for another city, and we are assured by the contractors and the switch board factory. who will install the switch board for us, that we will be in operation not later than the 10th of next month, and possibly sooner.
 "Our subscribers can rest assured we are sparing neither time or money in order to get in shape as soon as possi- ble.
 'We take this opportunity to thank our many friends for their kind express ions of sympathy, and to assure them that we sincerely appreciate same. We will soon be in shape again to give as good or better service than before. We will have the latest improvement in ap- paratus, and all of our old operators will be ready for work again as soon as we need them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-14
JEFFERSON COUNTY TEACHERS. Meeting Will Be Held In City Hall
 Next Saturday.

The Jefferson County Teachers associa- ton will meet next Saturday at the city hall. The following programme has been arranged for the occasion: "The Importance of Decimal Fractions and How to Teach Them" J. W. Letson and E. B. Erwin.
 "what Has Given New York Her Com manding Influence in the Western Hemis- phere." Superintendent R. V. Algood and w. H. Geissler.
 Recitation. Miss Nettie Johnson.
 What Can the Next Legislature Do to Promote the Interest of Public Educa- ton in Alabama" Superintendent Thomas R. Walker and s. J. Robinett.
 It Is expected that there will be large attendance at the meeting. F. L. Pat ton is secretary of the association and the executive committee is composed of H. P. Burruss, A. k. Handley and c. E. Glenn.