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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
One Dudley Morgan Suddenly Finds
Fame by Invading Casino Dance
Bewitchingly Attired.

Newport, r. AT the Casino dance
the other night there was sensation
which the governors of, that aristocrat-
ic place say will not occur again. 1t
was the sensation of the dull season.
A young man, dressed as a woman,
appeared in the gold and white thea
ter and danced and flirted as wom-
an. The young man in question was
Dudley Morgan, son of William Rog-
ers Morgan, who owns villa on
Rhode Island avenue.
The young man had been at a din
ner for young people, and he entered
the Casino theater with Miss Pauline
French, daughter of Mrs. Henry
French, and a niece of Mrs. Alfred G..
Vanderbilt
When Morgan, superbly gowned in
white embroidered net, in empire
style. with a coral necklace, long,
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mot for any amount" said one or
the representative lawyers of Seattle,
when asked if he would defend the
girl.
His brethren of the bar are like
wise unanimous in their resolve not
to take the defense. 1t will come
down to something like the case OF
the man who assassinated President
Mckinley. Some prominent lawyer
will be named by the court, and he
will have to undertake perfunctory
defense.
Crefield's widow is in the county
Jail. She frankly admits that she
induced Esther Mitchell to kill her
brother.
The two had it all planned between
them. Mrs. Creffield wished Esther
success when they parted, the girl
to go to the railway station to kill
her brother, the woman to go to the
cemetery to pray over her husbands
grave She called upon his spirit to
make the girls aim certain,
The Holy Rollers.
This sect of the Holy Rollers has
set these two states of the North Pa
cific coast by the ears. Creffield
founded it in September, 1903. He
taught some of Ruskin's theories
about plain living and high thinking,
and many women became his fol-
louorc RIIt ali this hi0h-Soundinp
talk was only mask for what was
to come. Soon Creffield was revealed
in his true colors.
81 am Creffield no longer" he an.
nounced, "but the apostle Joshua re-
incarnated. l am Christ's equal; I
am another Christ"
When he had things as he wanted
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

at all likely. You will probably want
the engine of warfare planted on your
own premises.
Cut tough pole about IL feet long
and three inches thick at the base,
and carefully trim off all the branch
es, leaving, however, a fork about four
feet from the top in case limb Is
growing there. If not, never mind,
you can replace the fork with per-
feet substitute. Dig hole two feet
deep in the place where you wish
your siege gun to be permanently
mounted. Place the pole, base down,
in this hole and wedge around it as
many large stones as the hole will
contain. These must be we'll wedged
against the base of the pole. Now
fill up the hole with earth, packing it
down hard every few inches until it
is flush with the rest of the ground.
Now bend over the top of the pole
and about two inches from the end
fasten strong piece of twine about
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

five feet long. In the other end OF
the Irvine tie large knot.
Your siege gun will shoot queer
sort of ammunition, neither bullets
nor arrows, but long spear or lance!
For this you need a straight stick
five feet long. You must scrape its
edges carefully until 1t Is perfectly
round all but about three inches from
one end, which you may leave square
ifthe stick should happen to be four
sided instead of already round. To
the other end of the stick you may
fasten a regular barbed spear-head II
you care to make one from iron or
sheet tin, or you may drive a long
nail in this end for your spear point,
weighing it with strips of lead bound
around the end of the stick with cat
gut or light wire. In the square or
base end Of your spear cut notch
large enough to hold the Irvine, but
small enough so that the knot on the
Irvine will not pass through it.
The next and last thing you will
need is an iron, brass or wooden
ring like curtain ring, or, If you
have not one at hand, you can easily
make one. This is to take the place
of the fork on your 12-foot pole. Take
a piece of whalebone, or piece OF
heavy wire, or even strong flexible
stick, and, bending it around so as
to form circle, lash the ends firmly
together. Now wrap this carefully
around two or three times with tape
or strips of leather, and then bind 1t
firmly to the upright pole by about
ground. In fastening it thus use light
wire or strong Irvine over which you
have rubbed piece Of soap till it is
thoroughly creased. /
Now you are ready to fire your first
shot, says Good Literature. Put your
spear through the ring, place the knot
in the Irvine in the notch cut in the
butt of your spear, pull back the spear
until its head Is nearly to the ring,
as the illustration shows, and then
let it go. If your pole is good one
the heavy spear will be hurled 200
yards or even more.
The best kind of spears are made
from alder sticks or long reeds such
as grow in marshes. They are very
light and you can usually find dozen
or more growing together, so that
you can get a lot Of spears at the
same time. With these for your am
munition, you will find that your
siege gun will outshoot anything your
friends may possess, except those who
may have regular powder and shot
firearms, and even those will have to
use something bigger than "22 cal.
shots" to beat you.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
A SIEGE GUN.
How an Outdoor Toy Can Be Built
Which Will Give Lots Of
Amusement.

It IL hardly likely that any of our
boys will have to stand siege by a
hostile force or be actually engaged
in laying siege to the stronghold of
an enemy, but almost every one Of
them will be interested in this siege
gun. It is very simple and easy to
make and will shoot long way, much
farther, in fact, than you can shoot
with bow and arrow; farther even
than an air rifle will carry.
First you will need long, straight
sapling of hickory or some other
tough, springy wood, oak, ash or hem
lock. If you can find one growing in
the spot from which you want to
shoot, so much the better; all you
have to do is to strip off the branches
and cut off the top. But this is not
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
MoToRMAN TOO SLOW so SHE
TAKES CHARGE.
TRIES TO MAKE A TRAIN.
Male at the Controller Fails to Realize
Her Hurry, So She Pushed Him
from Platform and Turns on
Full Speed.

Chicago.-Because motoman No.
SIG on the Halsted street line of the
Chicago City Railway company refus-
ed to put little speed on his car
the other day Mrs. S. H. Chidester,
who was anxious to catch train for
her home in Evergreen Park, seized
the controller lever and turned the
current on to the last notch.
BY way of emphasizing her deter
mination to reach the train, she push
ed No. 516 off the front platform
when he objected to her summary ao-
ton and for six blocks the big car ran
at full speed through the crowded
street.
Stops were made neither for cross
ings nor for passengers to get on or
off and three members of the team
sters' union were shown that other
citizens have little right to part Of
the street. Three coal wagons, on
which they were riding when the car
struck them, are laid up for repairs.
Mrs. Chichester was finally overpow-
cred by the conductor and some of the
passengers on the car and taken to
the Stockyards police station. She
was released later after convincing
the officers that she was not insane.
Mrs. Chidester got on the car at
Thirty -ninth and Halsted streets and
at once informed the motorman that
she was in hurry to reach the Grand
Trunk station at Forty-ninth street.
At Forty-first street the car stopped
to allow a teamster to make up his
mind whether he was going to get OF
the tracks or not, and Mrs. Chichester
got nervous. At Forty-third street it
took two old men little longer to
get on than was necessary and Mrs.
Chidester went out on the front plat
form further to impress upon the mo-
torman the Importance of caching her
train.
No. ZIG resented her interference
and told her that he considered him
self capable of adjusting his own at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
Woman's Wild Run
on a Trolley Car

fairs and to further humiliate the
woman the car was run along, Halsted
street at half speed for block.
The woman became furious at the
slow gait and told the other passen.
gers in the car that she was going to
get No. 516's job If it took her a
month. For this the street car man
gave her a derisive laugh.
Dropping her bundles, the woman
ran to the front platform of the car
and before the motorman realized
what had happened his controller
lever was in q pair of determined fem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

them, he ordered the women to leave
their families and follow him. Many
of them did so. His followers were
taught that to obtain atonement for
their sins they must roll at his feet
The women were taught that it was
sinful to wear anything save a light
wrapper. They were forbidden to sit
on chairs or lie on BEDS They slept
on the floor and sat on the floor. Men,
women and children slept in one
large room together. Sacrificial fires
became part of the religion. Dogs
and cats were burned alive as a sac
rifice to God On one occasion wom-
an was caught trying to make liv-
ing sacrifice of child.
Once Indignant citizens tarred and
feathered Creffield and one Brooks, 8
male follower. Brooks disappeared.
The women took in Crefield and
cleaned him. He went to Portland.
There Burgess Starr had him ar.
rested and he had to do two years.
Then his women followers were de.
clared insane, one after the other, and
were sent to asylums. But when
Crefield came out it was the same
story all over again.
And so followed the mans death at
the hands of the brother of the girl
he had wronged.
To-day Esther Mitchell and Mrs.
Cref1eld, who was Maud Hurt, both
glory in their deed. They think it
a martyrdom for their religion. They
rejoice that they have not friend
in the world, for they do not care for
friends.
"They may do what they want with
me- says Esther Mitchell, the friend
less, for have only done my duty
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
AIRY GARR SHOCKS VILLAGERS.
Inhabitants of physical Culture City"
Cause Bushes In BueoIc Burg.

Spotswood, N. J.-Farmers and 9TH
ers Who have never travelled ten
miles away from the idyllic spot and
who therefore have meyer visited the
seashore and seen sylph-like maids in
bewitching bathing suits have been
shocked by the sight of the inhab-
itants Of Physical Culture City, sew
eral of whom wander about clad in a
sketchy and aboriginal manner.
That many believe in this plan was
evident the other day.
A lank fellow who had been putting
vigorously about in the lake finally
swain ashore and, running to a sand
bank, threw himself at full length,
near handsome girl gracefully clad.
He wore pair of short swimming
trunks. Not far away lay the girl who
for an hour or so had been basking in
the sun. She was dressed in a tight
fitting sleeveless jersey and pair of
boomers that were gathered tightly
several inches above her knees. She
wore pair Of leather sandals that re-
vealed sun-browned toes.
In the gymnasium the leader, an
athletic young fellow, whose muscles
heaved in knots under his rudy skin,
wore jersey and trunks that had left
much Of the bolt of material from
which they were taken. All the girls
wore boomers, and one or two of
them had on stockings.
The villagers assert that men and
women scantily attired have been seen
in Spottswood. Where they came
from the residents do not know. Last
Sunday several men and women,
dressed in garb less formal than a
bathing suit, passed through the vii
lage, apparently on walking match.
Their bare arms and legs shone
brightly in the bright sunlight, and
solemn villagers took one glance,
blushed profusely and then hid their
faces in their kerchiefs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
Millionaire a Farm Hand.

Fond du Lac, Wis.-John Il. Cros-
by, aged II years, who came into
possessionsof fortune upon the death
of Major Robert Crosby, of Chicago,
is working on the farm of Charles
Mcconnell, near Ripon. He is q stu
dent of the local high school and be-
lieves that every young man should
know how to work. He ig an enthu-
siastic golf player, but golf became
too tame and he has taken to the
farm. He is worth s1,000,0O0 at least
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ell and she enlisted the aid of Esther,
the sister, to help her. And as fate
had decided, it was Esther who took
the vengeance.
Fred Mitchell and Perry Mitchell,
the girls brothers, came from Oregon
to help their brother. Their father
journeyed all the way from his farm
in Illinois to be near his boy. He
begged the girl to go back home with
him.
81 will not" she declared. II am of
age and am going to stay here to
await Joshua's coming again. l shall
live with Mrs. Creffield"
George Mitchell was hailed as a
hero when he was formally discharged
from custody. He was offered posi-
ton in Portland, and there he made
up his mind to go. The three brothers
and Esther were gathered at the sta
ton here in Seattle.
'T want to make up with George
said the girl to her brother Perry. He
called his brother The girl shook
hands with the man who had protect
ed her and said: Il came down to see
you off,"
Shot Down by Sister.
She had a coat on her arm and
asked Perry to hold it for her. 1t
concealed a revolver. She raised it.,
fired and George Mitchell fell over
dead The sister calmly took her seat
on a bench and waited for the police
to come and arrest her.
81 tried to shoot him in the same
place that he shot Mr.. Creffield," she
said, quite calmly. 81 knew that if
he could kill Joshua / could kill
George by hitting him in the same
spot"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

After the shooting Esther Mitchell
was perfectly calm. She said that the
killing had been entirely right. She
contended that as long as the law
would not punish her brother for
killing "a holy man" she had a per-
feet right to do So
Some one had to do it," she said,
with smile, "and was the best per-
son."
Outside the county Jail crowd was
clamoring for her life There were
even cries of Lynch her, lynch her!"
But this friendless girl sat cool and
collected and made this statement,
though she was notified that it might
be used against her.
81 am not insane. Before 1 killed
my brother Mrs. Creffield and talked
it over. We knew the law would pun
ish us, and after my arrest I told the
chief of police everything. Mr.. Cref-
field was holy man. My brother was
of the world and was defiled. 1t was
only right that George Mitchell should
be punished for what he did. The law
set him free. I know my brother es-
capped punishment by saying he was
insane. But I will not do such thing.
l will tell them I am sane. He told
them he was insane and got free, but
he didn't enjoy his liberty long, did
he?"
Has Not Friend In Seattle
Hang her!" is the terse verdict of
the men and women of Seattle. She
has not friend in all the town. Not
even the historical women who en-
joy visiting wife-murderer or a man
who has killed his mother will go
near the girl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

white suede gloves, Japanese fan, and
blond wig, with jewels in the hair.
came in with Miss Pauline French
and seated himself all eyes were CEN
terec on him.
AS Mullaly's orchestra started the
music, Little Girl, You'll Do" for
the waltz, several of the men present
went toward the stranger, thinking 1T
was some one they knew, but upon
closer view the joke was discovered,
and the ballroom was in an uproar.
Sidney Colford, not to be baked, TOOK
the lady on the floor, and danced
with her" amid great laughter.
Morgan was one of the guests at a
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mime hands and he was running along
in the rear trying to overtake the car
of which he had recently been in
charge.
At first the passengers enjoyed the
joke, but when the time-honored ira
dition of allowing teamsters to leave
the tracks only when they got good
and ready was ignored, the passen-
gers became frightened and after a
strenuous effort by the conductor and
passengers Mrs. Chidester was de-
throned and the usual Halsted street
speed was resumed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24
MAN in EMPIRE GOWN
MAKES HIT AT NEWPORT

dinner given by Mrs. Edward G.
Knight, Jr., and while there it was
suggested that surprise be sprung
at the dance to which all the guests
were invited. Morgan was selected to
impersonate woman, and the excel
lence with which he played his part
has suddenly placed him in the same
class with Harry Lehr as the creator
of Newport summer sensations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

ing careful not to touch them. Blow
them all out quickly again, and let
them stand just long enough to cool.
Now, says the Boston Globe, place the
single match under the three, as
shown in the second picture, and lift
them all off the table. You will find
that they stick together as IL glued.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-24

Place three parlor matches on
table, forming a pyramid, and ask your
friends, if any of them can lift the
three, just as they stand, with the re-
naming match. OF course they will
all say no. You then strike the one
you have in your hand, and with it
light the other three as they stand, be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-30
WIN A FAST CAME
Jack McConneiPs islanders Take
Fourth Exhibition Game
at Davenport.
SHUT OUT UNTIL Eight H
Converse Lets Opponents Down With
Four Hits-Shaub Gets Only Elk
ira Base Hit-Score, to 1.

In a game that was fast enough &C
be acceptable in the middle Of tie sea
son, Rock Island defeated Kainedy's
Knickerbockers in Davenport yester
day, the score being 2 to l. Hitting
was light on both sides and the field
ing was fast. This was the last of the
ante-season games. AS has been the
feature Of the exhibitions be. ween
Rock Island and Davenport this year,
| the teams were not favored with good
weather. The attendance was good in
consideration of the day, but ii was
far from being ideal baseball weather.
ana for this reason all the more credit
is due the players for putting Up the
first class exhibition that they did.
Hitting is Light.
The Islanders are credited with twice
as many hits as their opponents, but
of the eight only half of them were hit
out into the gardens, and only three
fiys were caught in the outfield. Shaub
got the only extra base hit in the game,
and it brought the winning score.
Davenport was unable to get any
thing out of Converse. four hits being
the limit These were scattered, one
each in the first, second, fourth, and
fifth. OF these Johnny Bakers was
a scratch, he being given the prefer
ence on first as the base runner. As
was the case with the Islanders there
was little hitting into the outfield.
Like Kennedy.
The Davenport fans like Kennedy
just about as Wen as they die Webster.
They are already talking about the
long distance between Crockett and
Burg. 1t only tool; an easy one to
start it yesterday. Bacon hit pop-Up
back of the pitcher in the fourth inning.
Snapper was the only one after it, yet
when right under it he stopped and let
it fall TO the ground about foot from
him. Besides this he made nice
throw. and all those things help some
in Davenport.
Score Errors.
1t looked like shut out when Dav-
export came to bat in the eighth in
ming. but couple Of errors made pos
sIhle the one score. Vandine threw
wild to first. allowing Ramey a start
ter. the runner getting to second, as
the ball went past Bacon. In an eff
fort to catch Ramey off the bag RAJ
gan let the thrown ball get through
him, the runner going on TO third. A
long fly to right field by Burg cinched
the score
Won In the Second.
Although no scores were made by
the Islanders after the second inning.
he game was at that time won. In
he first Carlisle was passed and adj
vanced on single by Swain. Wan
her hit down to Burg and Swain was
caught at second. In an effort TO dou-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-30
DOPE FOR THE FANS.

Charley Case lasted less than three
innings against Cincinnati yesterday
and his team lost. But he was not
alone, for his teammates did the same
thing to Overall that the Reds did to
hin.
bloomington has finally signed Guy
Ballet. who has been trying all spring
TO gel On for another trial in the Three
Eye.
The New York American league
-eam has traded Dave Fultz for Dan
Hoffman, who played the same position
with the Philadelphia Americans.
Johnny Newman. formerly in the
Three-Eye league, has been signed by
Burlington in the Iowa league. New
man has been with Duluth
Christy Lidders of this city, has
been released by Peoria, having tried
for box position. He is a promis-
ing young player and may be heard
from later. With Lidders went Swain,
Allen, and Woolover. Paddy Quinn
has been loaned to-Galena.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-30
MEN ARE POWERLESS.
To Fight Against Disease Unless They
Strike 1T the Undc rlvinn Cause

To Fight Against Disease Unless They
Strike at the Underlying Cause.
To treat dandruff. and falling hair,
with irritants or oils on which a para
site germ will prosper. is like scoop;ng
water from the ocean to prevent the
tide from rising.
You cannot accomplish a satisfactory
cure without having a right under
standing of the fundamental causes OF
the trouble.
Yoa must kill the dandruff germ.
Newbros Herp.cide does this be-
cause it is specially made TO do that
very thing
Whom the germ Is removed. the hair
has no choice but to resume healthy
growth and beauty
Destroy the cause. you remove the
effect
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c
in stamps for sample 10 The Herpicide
Co. Detroit. Mich. T. H. Thomas. spe-
cal agent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-30
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

At the class meet held by the Rock
Island high school at the Ninth street
track Saturday the Seniors again took
first place, having 81 points to Their
credit The Juniors were second with
%; sophOmores third with Is; and the
Freshmen with ! point made by 4.
Heimbeck. The highest individual
record was made for the Juniors by
Collins. who took q points. The track
was heavy and a strong wind was
blowing which was great handicap
to the athletes competing. Neyerthe-
less the events were run off in fine
fashion. showing that the prospects
for a winning track team are excellent.
The officials were: Starter-Stur-
geOn; Clerk of cOurse-Hart. Timer
Brown. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Judg-
es-L. p. DenOger. r. McManus. Ar
rel. and e. Frazer.
TIC events and winners were as fol
lows:
Collins. junior. second; Ehrhorn. sen
Tor, third. Distance 119 feet II inches.
90 yard Gash-Souders, senior, first;
StTate. senior. second; Nicholas, sen
iCr. third. Time-G % seconds.
Broad jump-Souders, senior first;
Collins. junior second; Lift, senior,
third. Distance-1S1s feet.
Mile ruu-Hubbard. sophomore.
first; Angel, junior, second; Kinner,
sophomore. third. Time minutes,
Is Is seconds.
Discus Shinstrom, junior
first; Ehrhorn, senior, second: Collins.
junior. third. Distance-S9 feet 81
inches.
220 yard run-Souders, senior, first:
Collins, junior. second; Hubbard, so
phomore. third. TimC-2G IS seconds. |
High jump-Collins. junior, first
Lift. senior. second; Souders, senior. |
third. Height feet 1 inch.
Pole vault-Ehrhorn, senior. first; |
Collins, junior. second; Heimbeck. |