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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-09
CAPTAIN JOHN PENCILLY
Dies in Arizona last Tuesday of Pneumonia
Another of Our First Citizens Gone.
HIS DEATH DEEPLY REGRETTED BY ALL.

1t was with feelings of the utmost
sorrow that the citizens OF Ely re-
ceived the news Tuesday evening of
the death of Capt. John Pengilly in
Arizona that day. Nothing very de-
finite could be ascertained on Tues
day evening but it has since been as
certained shat he died of pneumonia
after short illness.
Capt. Pengilly left Mortified about
three weeks ago, where he had made
his home on farm since leaving the
Minnesota mining fields, for the Ca
nanea, Mexico, district where he was
to demonstrate the cavlng system for
the Greene Consolidated. 1t was
with reluctance he left his comfort
able place at Mortified to again take
up active mining work and only after
having been importuned for some
time by the Greene company to take
charge Of the caving system, recog-
nizing in Mr.. Pengilly the father of
system, he having been the first to
install this idea at the Chandler mine
here several years ago, did he consent.
Capt John Pengilly was born in
Cornwall, England, 90 years ago. He
received his early education in Eng
land removing to this country and
settling in Pennsylvania while a
young man. He worked in the coal
fields for number of years after COM
ing to the United States and later
removed TO tile Michigan iron district
where he was engaged on both the
Marquette and Gogebic ranges. He
began his mining career twenty-four
years ago in Michigan and labored
there until 1886 when lie came to Ely
leaving the Cleveland mine at Ish-
peming.
On bis arrival in this city, walking
overland from Tower, he began open
ing the Chandler mine, one OF the
richest mines in the country, and re-
manned in charge of that mine con-
tinuously until January 1, 1904. Dur
ing the last year of his labors here he
also had charge OF the Minnesota
mine at Soudan. Two years ago the
first of the year. lie resigned to go to
his farm for rest he had surely
earned. AT the time Of leaving he
made the remark that latter having
been associated with the Vermilion
range for nearly twenty years, l as
sure you it required considerable
effort on my part to sever my rela-
lions with the county and people,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-09

The four voices are picked for their
blending quality and their program is
a bright. spicy, happily arranged one,
suitable to old aud young, critical
and uncritical.
SIN addition to their solo and quar-
tette work they offer readings and
sketches, though no attempthas been
made to secure variety by weakening
the quartette work. In male quar-
tette, quartettes are the main thing
wanted and in the Royal Male Quar-
tette we have neither sacrificed their
quality nor cut down their number
for the sake of adding variety num-
bers less pleasing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-09

among whom / number some Of my
best friends" He was succeeded on
this range by Capt. Chas. Trezona,
who now has charge of the Chandler
and Pioneer in this city and the
Minnesota at Soudan.
Not only in the mining world has
Capt. Pengilly been prominent. Po-
itically he was always a prominent
figure, working industriously on
every occasion for the Republican
party and its principles. While a
resident here he always took an
active part in the management of
city affairs. He was member of the
first board of Morse township; first
president of the village of Ely and
first mayor of the city. He held the
position OF mayor for three years and
acceptably filled the place. For
number of years he was member
of the st. Louis county poor board
and declined an earnest request for
his acceptance of a re-appointment.
During Governor Van SAINTS admin
stration, he was member of the
governors staff with the rank of Ctl-
onel. His title Of Captain was ac-
quired during his mining career and
was always more acceptable to him
than the Understanding title of
Colonel.
The death of Capt. Pengilly is
incurred by an exceptionally large
number of friends throughout the
state and especially in this city and
county where he was SO well known.
He was a friend that was a friend,
whole-souled and generous, a firm be-
lever in the Golden Rule, "Do unto
Others as They Do Unto YOU"
He leaves wife and daughter to
mourn the loss of loving husband
and father. Miss Florence Pengilly
was in Duluth at the time the news
of her fathers death was received,
she having left here Monday morning
latter a few days visit with relatives,
Mrs. and Miss Canning, and friends.
Mrs. Pengilly was at the family home
at Mortified when she received the
news. Both wife and daughter are
almost Frustrated with grief. The
sympathy OF the city is extended.
Nothing has been ascertained mp to
the time of going to press as to the ar
rangements for the burial. 1t Is ex-
pected among old friends, however,
that the remains will be sent to his
old home in Pennsylvania for inter-
ment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-03-09
Sever Wins.

Chas. Sever was awarded the de-
cision over Mark Zoretic in the
French style wrestling match at the
Opera House Saturday evening. win
ing the first fall in five minutes and
the second in three minutes. Sever
then challenged any man in town,
any style, for purse to be fixed. The
hall was crowded.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15

the mountains. "tnless there is a way
to turn the awful flood of wheat and
corn into New Mexico" he said, there's
no telling when half dozen states east
of us will be buried. It's awful-awful
he said, as crashing noises came from
Kansas. "Those Sounds are made by
the corn stalks pushing against each
other, finding space to spread out, T" he
explained.
1t was weeks begore the farmers
COLD dig their way back to theft houses
ana night and day work was necessary
to clear the farms for fall blowing. All
the grain had to be moved out of the
state, the elevators being used as banks
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
TERRIBLE DAYS OF 1906.

The magnificent crops all over the
country this year have melted the i'm
agination of some writer's to an extent
that it is astonishing so far as extrava-
gance and exaggeration can be subjects
of amazement in these days when ex-
perts are on every hand with an assort-
.ment of tales that would put Ananias
of old into the "also RAM class. An
Iowa newspaper man has just returned
home after having spent his summer
vacation in Kansas, and here is sample
contribution to the future of that state:
In the great southwest 1906 is still
remembered as 1.-THE year of the awful
harvest Anything the farmers hap
pened to have planted grew SO far be-
yond expectations that all the usual
farm harvest plans were uhavailing.
Thousands of happy agriculturists were
driven from their houses to hotels in
the nearby cities or eastern resorts.
-
Where. the Wheat didn't push farm
buildings off their foundations the corn
completed the wreckage, spreading be-
You'd the lines and blockading the high
ways. Secretary Coburn stayed to the
last. 1t was ne who brought the news
of the western Kansas line having beer
bulged across eastern Colorado as far as
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
sULLIvAN's ATTACK ON BRYAN.

SULLIVAN'S ATTACK ON BRYAN.
Mr.. Sullivan, national committeeman
from the state of Illinois, has come out
in public letter in reply to the charges
made against him by VIM. j.. Bryan.
Mr.. Sullivan, evidently intent upon MAX
ing the most of his opportunity, travelled
all the way from his obscure home in
Illinois to New York City to enlighten
the dear public on some defects he has
discovered in the character of the man
who will be the nominee of his party
for president two years hence. Mr..
Sullivan displayed wisdom in choosing
New York as the place where he should
make known his discoveries. A wise
man always appears better away from
home. And there are other reasons.
The west has always been loyal to Bryan
and any attack, on his character would
receive little or no sympathy. New
York is the store house of American
politics, SO Mr.. Sullivan packed his col
lar box, kissed the baby and with the
late edition of rules of etiquette under
one arm, hied himself to the Mount of
Olives to make his pronunciamento.
If Mr.. Sullivan had relieved himself
with as much skill and wisdom as he
made use of in planning the attack the
result would have been different. He
was suffering from the sting Of rebuke
at the time, and the careful reader will
detect in the redundant use Of adjsct-
ives that Sullivan was more concerned
in giving voice to Sullivan wrath than
he was in conserving the public good.
The meat of Mr.. Sullivan s communica-
ton is that he and Mr.. Bryan have hac
a misunderstanding as to the manner II
which he (Sullivan) was made mem
Der of the national democratic commit
tee by the Springfield convention. II
appears the two gentlemen had haC
private conferences on the matter be
~
fore. 1t was NOT until MIR. Bryan made
public his disapproval of Chicago ga!
corporation managas serving on the ma
tional committee that this western Ca
Addicks" gave way to the consuming
desire to vote himself the benefit of tn,
doubt and inform the suffering public
why Bryan should no longer be consid
cred good timber for the presidency O
the republic. Bryan has lied," say
Mr.. Sullivan, and then he proceeds t
make so much fuss and noise about i
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
STARTING A PAPER.


Did YOU ever start paper
Otherwise than in your mind,
Just to keep yourself from mischief
Or to elevate mankind,
Just to make the world take notice
And to keep the nation Straight?
If you haven't you should do so,
For the exercise is great.
Where long felt want is roaming,
Threatening almost to bite,
You should jump into the harness
And proceed at once to write.
Possibly the world is waiting,
Losing sleep from day to day
And on tiptoe leaning forward
Just to hear what you will say.
There are causes great and noble, ..
Some perhaps quite near your heart,
That are crying for the paper
That it's up to you to start;
Just before ydu there is waiting
Maybe riches, surely fame;
Hire printer and get busy;
That's the way to work the game,
Easier than raising chickens,
If you will the rules observe;
Any one can do the business
If he only has the nerve.
Why delay? You know, dear reader
In your secret soql, I trow,
You could do it so much better
Than the men who do it now.
Duncan M. Smith.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15

that one is apt to forget and think may
be this is the first instance of candi-
date using truth with economy since the
father of his country.
Strange he never gave it out before,
but Sullivan has discovered Bryan has
been a failure in everything but politics
and in politics alone he has acquired
fortune. Mr.. Sullivan goes into par
ticulars. He says Bryan failed as
lawyer. Bryan is counted one of the
strongest constitutional lawyers In the
country. Sullivan says that before he
was nominated by the Chicago conven-
ton Bryan was not Known to the lee
ture bureaus, For several years before
the Chicago convention Bryan was
known from ocean to ocean as, 1.-THE
Boy Orator of the Platte" and every
chautaufua association in the country
was anxious to have him on the opening
day. He has Crowd in favor with the
public in that regard. Sullivan says
Bryan failed as an editor. For several
years Bryan had control of the Omaha
World Herald, and at the present time
is publishing a paper which has a world
wide circulation, and the thirty odd
letters he has contributed to it on his
trip around the world are worth several
years subscription. The price of the
paper is one dollar year, but if sold
according to Sullivan's Chicago gas the
price would be several times that sum.
Thomas B. Reed and David B. Hender-
son both went from the position of
speaker of the house of representatives
to New York to become legal counselor
for corporations at Salary much greater
than that of president of United STATES.
The public has MANY times had ass4r-
ance that Bryan could have used his
popularity to build fortune, if he had
cared to acquire riches in that way
The lack of truth in so many of Mr..
Sullivan's statements regarding which
the public is informed tends to destroy
confdence in the statements he makes
on other issues. At any rate Mr.. Sulli
vans announcement of recent discover
les of defects in this most popular b.
all American citizens is voiced in langu
age and manner too inappropriate t,
win favor with even the political op
! ponents of Mr.. Bryan.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
COST OF LIVING AND WAGES.

COST OF LIVING AND WAGES.
Wage earners and miilionaires are the
only people who are enjoying the pres.
ent era of prosperity, according to lot
of statistics just issued by the govern
meht bureau Of labor. Some people
have been miste into thinking that the
figures show that incomes have incrsas-
ed more than the cost of living. This
is true only for that fortunate class
known as wage earners;" they and
the very rich.
But there are several million of sal
aried men in the United States. They
are the clerks, the bookkeepers, the
government employees. policemen, fire.
men, BARRIERS, barkeepers and reporters.
What the salaried man has suffered in
the frightful prosperity that has affiict-
ed the country he only knows. He has
no unions, and he never strikes; SO his
salary remains stationary while the cost
of living scars.
The way the cost of living has in
creased in the past sixteen years passes
all former records. Take as standard
the average cost of commodities during
the ten year period from 1890 to 1899,
and look at few staple articles of food.
According to the labor bureaus report
bacon has gone up 1878 per cent, eggs
81. 6 per cent, fresh pork 26.6 per cent,
chickens 1856 per cent, corn meal 22.2
per cent, flour 1919 per cent, salt ham
1873 per cent, and so on all through the
list. AS compared with the cost of food
ten years ago, the average cost of food
has increased TT per cent. Thisis the
finding of the labor bureau, based. on a
careful and conservative Investigation.
Unless mans salary has been .ad-
vanced TT during the past five years
he has not been getting his share of the
prosperity. In fact he has been suffer
ing as much as if he had been reduced
by that per cent.
In working out the cost of living the
department, agents got reports from tive
hundred families as to what they att
and drank, and how much they paid TO-
it. These families we're supposed to b.
. typical families of the average workin;
class.
Times are good for the mechanic
| Commissioner Neil finds that his wage
have more than kept pace with the if
creased cost of living, and, at the sam
| time his hours of work have been short
'ened
. The statistics recently published b
, the bureau of labor cover only the pei
sons engaged in the leading manufactul
4 ing and mechanical industries. No il
dustry is included which does not pa
: over $4,000, oo5 year n wages. tn
: figures DO not ihclude railway employees
q miners or swet shop workers
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15

Now is the time, to subscribe
for the MINING News.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-09-15
THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL
SPOKANE INTERSTATE FAIR
AND HOME INDUSTRY EXPOSITION
VIII be held at Spokane, Sept "a to Oct {, 1906

PRIZES AND PURSES
PERMANENT I'M
PROvEMENTS. $4,000 SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AND
within
the teroft the city
City andel and available
will both day and night for ID days Day adj
nis admission
and Clark Expotog
doubled
information address
COSGROYE, Secretary Manager,
FirstA Wash
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-04
THE LATE Mr.. A. II. MARTIN.

The late Mr.. Ambrose H. Martin was
a loyal friend and he was not to be
shaken from his beliefs. He was a
rarely shrewd man, "a mar of pene-
trating mind and one about as diff
cult to fool with any kind of sham as
any likely to be encountered. He was
blessed with a fund of dry humor and
he was good company. He was modest
INT did not ask favors of the public
but he contributed of his means to
building mills and other establishments
and SO he assisted his fellow citizens.
He brought up a large family we'll, he
was devoted to his Church and he met
his obligations promptly. There was
no pretense in his composition. More
over, he was a man of individuality;
though he had not a college education
he had a quaint way of saying things
n a made them stick. He will be long
remembered and we wish that Lau-
rens could have more like him. To the
writer he was always an interesting
man, he was one of our friends and we
honor his memory and mourn that he
has gone.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-04
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Take notice that on the 3Oth day of
April, 1906, | will render a final ac-
count of my acts and doings as Admin
istrator de bonis non of the estate of j.
II. Phinnev, deceased, in the Office of
the Judge of Probate of Laurens
County at IL O'Clock A. M, and on the
same day will apply for a final dis
charge from my trust as Administrator.
All persons indebted to said estate
are notified and required to make a v
mlent by said date, and all persons hay
ing demands against said estate will
present them on or before said date
duly proven or be forever barred.
GEORGE A. COPELAND,
Administrator de bonis non.
March 28-1 m.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-04
LAuRENS, S. c., April A, 1905.
WHAT PROHIBITION WILL DO.
This is from the spartanburo uero

This is from the Spartanburg Herald:
"The figures that have been printed
from time to time of the jug shipment
pany, while it may signify that other
things than water are imbibed here,
should not be construed as meaning
that blind tigers are f1%ourishing. This
is not the case. 1t is extremely doubt
full 1T there is any city of the size of
S~partanburg anywhere, which has pro-
hlbition or restrictive measure as to
the sale of liquor, where the law is more
rigidly enforced, or where there is a
more salutary restraint on Illicit traffic
ing in booze than here. The mayor
and the city police cooperate heartily
and vigorously with the local constab-
ulary in REFRESHING liquor selling, and
not a guilty man escapes, where the
case is clearly made out. The rumor that
there are a half dozen tigers in Spar
tanburg is an exaggeration. The police
and the state constables are unable to
locate one"
There are a few persons who imagine
that prohibition in Spartanburg and in
Laurens will cause the drinking of
whiskey to cease but they are persons
lacking in ordinary intelligence. Sc
long as whiskey can be imported from
Augusta and elsewhere some will be
imported-in fact a good deal.
But does any man think it will be as
easy to import whiskey as to send a
negro across the street to the county
dispensary and buy it?
Will the negro laborers generally i'm.
port whiskey from Augusta in anything
like the quantities that they buy it from
the ~Dispensary?
Even though a few sneaking tigers
manage to live, the amount of whiskey
consumed will be vastly decreased.
But there must be no tigers wher
we have prohibition. Mayor Richey
and Chief Bagwell and his assistants
will keep them out of this town. They
are kept out of Spartanburg and Calf.
ney.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-04
Union Meeting.

The second and third sections of the
Laurens Association will meet with
Highland Home Church on Friday
before the 9Th Lords day in April, the
same being the 9th day of the month.
All Churches comprising these divisions
are most earnestly requested to elect
delegates and the delegates urged ever
at a sacrifice to attend. When we
think of the sacrifice our Savior made
for us, can we make too great for Him?
Programme.
III a. m. Introductory sermon by Rev.
M. G. Compton, alternate, j.. d. Pitts.
Organization. enrolment of delegates
etc.
Recess. Evening Session. FirstTopic.
The human side of . revival. What
can | do to bring about the much needed
revival in my church? Voluntary re.
sponses from congregation. Second
Topic. Who are the wise and who are the
foolish? Matthew, 25-1-15. G. w. Bussey,
L. b. Brown, j.. ID. Pitts and II. S,
Langston. Saturday morning. 10 a,
m. Devotional exercises conducted b,
j. M. Shell.
Third Topic. The return of our Lore
to the earth (a) manner of i'm. c.
Compton, (b) The object of it-E. C.
Watson, (c) The effect this great truth
should have OH the heart and life of the
Christian-J. ID. Pitts.
Fourth Topic. Some characteristics
that distinguish babes in Christ from full
grown men. The essentials for the
growth and development of same. Heb
5-l1-l49. Frank L.. Bramlctt, e. c,
Watson, Fl. II. Mahon, A. r. Blakel,
and John Nj. Hudgens.
Fifth Topic. The great need of indi
vidual work for individuals.
Gen. 40 (Last clause. Acts "a.
e. w. Busscy, j. M. Shell and Miss X.
Ellis
SUNDAY MORNING.
10 o'clock. Praise and prayer service
conducted by M. C. Compton.
10.45. Sunday school address: C. Fl.
Roper and John M. Hudgens.
11.30. Missionary Sermon by f. C.
Watson, alternate, j. O. Martin, text.
Luke 1873. For the sons of this world
are for their own generation, wiser than
the son of light"
CHAs. b. BoBo,
Chairman of Committee.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-04
THE PROPOSED NEW COUNTY.

Commenting on remarks of THE AD-
VERTIsER about the proposed new
county The Columbia Record says:
"There possibly may be one or two
counties in the State too large for the
convenience of a large part of the popu-
lation, but the general condition is
otherwise. The desire for office is too
often the motive back of the agitation
for new counties"
In 1875 the distance from this town
to the nearest railway station was 80
miles. In 1906 every section of this
county is within fairly convenient dis
lance of a railway except perhaps
Sullivan township. That section is not
very far from the Columbia and Green
vile Road but the Saluda is a barrier.
A new county would not help it.
In the winter of 1881 a Laurens Jury
man dwelling within a mile of Fountain
Inn required from four to six hours to
come to the court house. In 1906 that
Juryman makes the trip in thirty min
utes. In 1881 no telephone lines made
quick communication to most of this
county possible. Mail was carried twice
or three times the week to farmers in
stead of daily. In 1881 there were no
free rural delivery routes.
In other words, in the old DAYS when
travel and communication were arduous
and slow the arguments for small coun-
ties, all points of which would be close
to the court house in or near the cen
ter, were strong. improvements in
these matters have removed about
ninety per cent and left about ten per
cent of the force of the new county ar
gument. The Fountain Inn man lives
closer to Laurens now than the Thomas's
Cross Roads man used to live-much
closer. Both are in talking distance
now. Thomas's Cross Roads had better
claims TO be the center of a county in
1880 than Fountain Inn has now.
If Fountain Inn should become a
court house town it and the country
surrounding would be one of the richest
in proportion to and if not the richest
of the counties in South Carolina
Therefore it should be respectable from
the start. The county should have a
court house and Jail equal at best to
those of Spartanburg and Greenville.
Therefore Fountain Inn should be will
ing to invest at least $50, 900 to $1O0, 900
in these buildings and other county in
stitutions. A $25, 900 court house would
be unworthy of such a county. To
build it would be a waste, for after a
few years the people, ashamed of il,
would tearit down and build another.
Modern public>b buildings cost money.
The new court house in Sumter is to
cost about $75, 900, including the lot,
we believe, and the Camden court house
is to cost $500 Times have changed
in these matters since Greenwood and