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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04
PINE STUNps.
Not Such Menace as it Would
Appear.

The greatest stride made in the dir
ection of clearing up the cut over tim
per lands of Northern Minnesota and
making it easy for the pioneer farmers
to get their acres in condition for i'm
mediate production, has been brought
| to the attention Of land owners Of Dull
nth by Herman Gotch, a German
scientist, who recently completed a
tour of this section of the country,
says the News Tribune.
One of the chief drawbacks to agrl-
cultural Advancement in the north has
been the fact that all of the land had
to be cleared of sturdy pine stumps
which have loug firm roots. In TAX
| ing them from the ground evely thing
in connection with the work entailed
great expense which has been heavy
burden on the prospective tiller of the
soil.
Mr.. Gotch has a most novel plan
which will most ably assist in the
rapid and profitable clearing up of the
land and which will materially help
a large number of communities In this
district.
| After years of study and research,
he has discovered that Norway pine
stumps and knots of winter cuttings,
which were formerly looked upon as
so much waste material, can be con-
verified into most popular and useful
commodities. He has worked for 20
years on his system of retorts, by use
of which he Is able. not alone to ex.
tract a high grade of turpentine, but
also of by-products, such as tar, oil of
tar, charcoal and pyroligneous acid,
the last named being extensively used
in the preparation of sheep dip.
| Just how profitable the industry is
to the promoters may be seen when il
is noted that five cords of stumps and
knots will yield 100 gallons Of turpen
tine, $50 gallons tar, 125 gallons of OF
of tar, 800 bushel of charcoal and five
gallons of pyroligneous acid. Chem
ical analysis shows these products tt
be unusually strong.
/ A plant for the manufacturing OF
these products is equipped with sys
tenn of four retorts. each having ar
innercapacity of nine to 14feet. They
are built of fire clay brick, being
steel lined throughout. Five cords
of stumps are used to make the firing
from three to four days being requir
ed ia the process. In connection with
each one of these plants is refinery
so the owners are thus enabled to turn
|. out a finished product.
i Mr.. Gotch was unable to Interest
capital in his discovery until recently
when a plant was started, and al
though it is yet in its infancy ther'
lis every reason to believe that 10
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04
aw requires shall be fulfilled.


There are other and later duties,
however, which develop as time pro-
crosses. that every honest man owes
to his neighbor and fellow settler.
While not legal duties in that they
cannot be enforced, they are yet good
sound moral obligations which should
appeal to every upright person. Some
settlers shortly after filing actually
establish their residence upon the
land and live there improving their
claims exactly as they would do had
they purchased so much land upon
which to make a farm and home.
They toll early and late. clearing, cut
ting roads and cultivating their land.
Some men. even though they spend
much of their time away from their
claims earning money with which to
improve them, are an asset to any COM
munity and are model homesteauers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04
DIFFERENT HOMESTEADERS.
Several Classes of These-Some
Good and Some Bad.

The Bear River Journal, published
In the wilds of Itasca county, deals
with a very preplexing question as fol-
lows:
About the first question that pros
pectiye homesteader will ask you after
being satisfied as to the condition and
prospects of the country Is: "How
much time does fellow have to spend
on his homestead in order to satisfy
the land laws and prove up?" This
Is very natural inquiry and is with
all a reasonable question. 1t covers
the arst duty which deyolyes upon
the upmesteadsr and is one which the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04
Had a Lively Time.

John and Joseph Skroba, Louis
Kochevar and John Skerjantz were
placed in the "coop" Sunday charged
with knitting one John Anzich at the
boarding house of Anton Perme. The
men were released Monday on 5000
bail for their appearance Wednesday
morning.
At the hearing before Judge Whitta
Wednesday it developed that the
man cut, left his boarding house
armed with hammer looking for
trouble and that he found 1t imme-
diately after leaving the house. Ac-
companying him in his search for
trouble was another John Anzich and
both were somewhat wOrsted
Judge Whitta imposed fine of $25
on Jos. Skroba and $40 each on John
|Skroba, Louis Kochevar and John
Skeriantz. All paid their fine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04
Boys Essay on Farm Animals.

"The pig is a very useful animal to
woman" "a young cow is some
times called an OK "One of the
stomachs of the COW. Is shaped like the
leaves of the Bible" 1.-THE cows
father is called bullock" Every
thing that lives on farm are called
cattle.n when a cow is alive it is
used for to get milk from. but when
it is d cad it is used for to get mutton
"Some cows have horns an dare called
bulls. The male bulls are called hei.
fers )" THE flesh Of the lamb is call
ed veal"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04

We can save you money on boys
and children's clothing. The Vail
Clothing Co.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-01-04

Mackinaws and sheep coats at big
reductions. The Vail Clothing Co.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20
A Cheerful Loser is a Winner Philistine

Tomorrow at Flagstaff a lodge
of the Knights of Columbus will
be organized. There will be 45
charter members to start with
and more candidates will be Civ
en- the degrees in the immediate
future. William Daze, E. Leon
ard, John Moore and W. F. Smil-
ey, all of Wihslow, and among
the charter members. The Ell
Paso, Bisbee and Prescott teams
will instruct in the third, second
and first degrees, respectively.
Among the members of the order
residing here the following will
attend the ceremonies at Flag
staff: c. ]. Spellmire, r. J. Con-
ner, ohm Whelan, ]. E. Rhoe, w.
P Geary, w. H. Burbage, 9. D.
Bentley, George Weinert, ]. E.
Foley and ] ], Collins.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

We are always glad to note
prosperity and even the poor,
down-trodden plumber seems to
have his share. Mark Wilson
has bought piano, the instru-
ment arrived Wednesday.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

w. A. Parr received the sad
news this week of the death on
April 5th of one of his brothers,
which occurred at Spokane Falls,
Washington. The deceased was
SO years of age and unmarried.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Doctor Hathaway has pur-
chased the cooperative cottage
No. 9 that was formerly occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Walcott.
The latter moved into the resi-
dence vacated by Doctor Samp-
son and family.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Mr.. A. Vandewart and his son
Ralph, wool buyers for Brown,
Adams & Company, of Boston,
were here several days during
the past week. They bought
large quantity of wool at tadvan-
ced prices.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Mr.. Noble of Winslow arrived
in the city today for the purpose
of being on the ground when ac-
tual work on his big office and
business building at the corner
of Adams and First Streets is be-
gun.-Phoenix Gazette, 18th.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20
Entertainment

Another of those delightful en-
tertainments, which Mr.. S. E.
Busser, Superintendent of Read
ing Rooms on the Santa Fe, so
generously furnishes the employ
es, was given at the Burbage
Opera House Sunday evening
last by the Hardness Concert
Company, of Detroit, Michigan.
The personnel was: Miss Ella
Schroeder, Concert ViOliniste;
Mr.. Carroll Mckee, Pianist;
Miss Glenys Rose, Accompanist;
Miss Ruby Katherine Harkness,
Soprano.
The audience was a large and
appreciative one. The several
numbers being encored and in
the case of Miss Schroeder being
recalled three times.
Too much cannot be said OF
Miss Schroeder's performance on
the violin. Her technic was per-
feet, the several numbers being
admirably rendered and would
appeal to a musician from the
fact that all were classic music
Mr.. Mckee proved himself a
master of the piano. "Impromp-
tn, F Sharp Major, Chopin" de-
deserving especial notice.
A large share of the success of
the entertainment is due Miss
Rose. AS an accompanist she
was perfect.
The many friends of Miss Hark-
ness were more than pleased to
again have the privilege of listen
ing to her delightful singing. The
lady was in perfect voice "My
Ain Folk and "The Years at the
Spring" being especially fine.
The only fault we have to find
with the program was its brew.
ity, but with-all it was one of
the most pleasing entertainments
to which the music loving people
have been treated for some time
Sheriff Joe Woods came down
from Holbrook Sunday on a hur-
~ call after an alleged deserter,
Sergeant Churchill of Troop E,
Fifth Cavalry, stationed at Fort
Apache Sheriff Woods found
his man here within fifteen minu-
tes after arriving and left for
HolbrOok where Churchill1s is now
being held. The Sergeant claims
that he had no intention of de-
serting, but that he got on a
spree and when he sobered up he
realized his situation and had in
tended giving himself up.
0. B. Sutton has been on the
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Jack Emery, we'll known here
and employed at one time as a
machinist by the Santa Fe, ar
rived in the city Thursday from
Montreal, Canada, where he and
his wife have been visiting with
relatives, and is now renewing
old Winslow acquaintance. Mr..
Emery recently made a neat for
tune in Nevada mines.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Nc Magladery, formerly agent
at Canyon Diablo, has again
taken charge OF that station, af-
ter an absence of several months
visiting his old home in Canada.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Theodore Shuhin and Will Os-
borne returned from their trip to
the Navajo reservation last Sat
urdav. 1t is rumored that they
will engage in business in that
country in the future.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

The friends of Mrs. Savilla
Cook and Jane Letter will beso
ry to learn of their fathers death
at Keywana, Indiana.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Babbitt Brothers commissarv
at the Flagstaff mill burned
down Wednesday afternoon, the
loss being about $500 part1-
ally covered by insurance.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Elmer H. Duffield of Williams
and A. Sanford of Flagstaff have
formed a co-partnership for the
purpose of engaging in the cattle
business.-Flagstaff Gem.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Messrs. Will and Edward Kir-
ker, accompanied by their families
left Sunday morning on No. 1 for
Los Angeles, where they will re-
side in they future. They visited
the Grand Canyon a day while
en- route west.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

The many friends of Mrs. Cum
mings will be pleased TO learn
that she is rapidly recovering af-
ter a very serious illness.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Chief Electrician Gain, Of the
Santa Fe, was here last week
on a tour of inspection. The
company's material is now here
and they will soon begin wiring
their property in Winslow.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Sevbird Henderson, of the For
est Reserve in the Tonto Basin,
paid Winslow a short visit this
week on business connected with
his department. Mr.. Henderson
was at the head of the sharp
shooters during the Cuban war
and is a personal appointment of
President Roosevelt.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Several changes were made in
the management of the local ice
and electric light establishment,
which deals in two extremes-heat
and cold. Frank Kirker, for
some time manager, goes to take
charge of a similar plant belong
ing to the same concern in Cali
tornia. being succeeded here bv
II. W. Asbury, the chief engineer.
The electrician, A. H. Gain, will
occupy the latter position and
hold down two jobs. w. F. Kir-
ker has sold the beer business to
a Mr.. Poole from California.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Mr.. George Ferris, a we'll
known conductor on the middle
division, left for his home near
Creston, Iowa, Tuesday. He has
been sufferer from rheumatism
for some time past and takes the
lay-off to recuperate.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

The roller skating parties at
the Burbage Opera House, under
the management of Messrs. CHS
holm and Sewers, are being we'll
patronized and are source of no
end of fun and sport for the little
ones as we'll as the grown-ups.
The MAIL reporter attended one
a few evenings since. 1tbrought
back to him the halcvon days of
his youth. Oh, yes, he could
skate. That is he knew all about
skating on ice; was good skat-
er too. This thing of going
around with eight wheels under
you was an easy thing compared
to the skates he used when q boy.
Put on a pair? Cert. And he
did. After having the rollers put
under him, he managed to get
out on the floor, where he stood
for a few minutes looking on,
that he might get his bearings.
Suddenly there was a crash. His
feet went out from under him
and he struck the floor with the
back of his neck. Stars as big as
moons, ETC., etc, with his 900
pounds avoirdupois sticking
straight in the air. He says he
will try it again when he can
persuade Marshal Hanks to put
them on with him.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Territy ]. Arizoa, a Mexican,
had John Combs, a Santa Feem-
ploye, arrested Wednesday for
assault. The trial was held in
Judge Films court. After ex-
amining several witnesses the
Judge discharged Mr.. Combs
and assessed the costs on the
Mexican, the Judge holding that
the assault was justi6able.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

Messrs. w. M. Marston and 7.
E. Hughes, representing a large
wool house of Boston, have been
IN the city several days on bust
ness connected with their house.
They report a spirited competi-
ton among the several wool
buyers bidding for the large clip
pings now being made in this vi
cinity.
The Winslow mail., 1907-04-20

0. B. Sutton has been on the
ick list this week.
, 1907-09-17

1t is reported from the canal zone
that Captain George Stanton is the
only man that a bring order out Of
chaos. When the natives go wrong,
George simply brings them into line
~peaceably if he can, forcibly if he must.
Sometimes it is one thing and some
times the other. On one occasion, it is
related, George backed up more thar
a score of natives who were in revolt
and locked them in Jail. The people
of Albany county know Captain Shan
ton to be just this kind Of a a He
is strong of will, kind of heart and alb
solutely fearless. He is just the kind
of a man President Roosevelt wanted
for the place given him n he will
make good under the most trying cir
cumstances.
, 1907-09-17
SARATOGA ITEMS.

Reprinted from the Saratoga Sun.
Miss Margaret Holiday, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Holiday of Lara
mie, who has been here visiting the
Misses Julia and Jennie Campbell, left
for home Friday after a delightful two
weeks visit.
Miss Julia Campbell, the eldest
daughter of Mrs. Archie Campbell, who
came here recently from Laramie, is
clerking in the dry goods department
of Cosgrin Bros. company's store. Miss
Campbell was for two years in the en-
ploy of the Laramie Dry Goods COM
pany and was very popular, as is evil
denced by the many kind things said
of her work there, and will win the
same concentrations here without
doubt.
There are few things people are on
on more than the altitude of the place
in which they live. For example, there
are not ten people in Saratoga who
know the altitude of this future great
Below we give the altitude of this place
as we'll as that of some Of the nearest
, 1907-09-17

government by acquiring public
lands.
THE fight we will take up this fall
is 70 be a sympathetic fight, but a fight
of fair play. Where a railroad holds
lands Illegally we expect to see that
they are restored to the government.
1t makes no difference what the i'm
preston of the roads was when the
land was purchased.
Neither can the railroads hold Ian
which has peer virtually stolen from
the government, and l do not think
the roads will attempt to held 1t eith-
er. Under the present policy OF the
government 1t would hardly be wise,
II should say. We expect to call the
| Union Pacific, the Northern Pacific
and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe roads in first These roads are the
frs. and largest in operation over the
territory in question. We expect to
call In other large companies also"
, 1907-09-17
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

When Toxic heard that parents In
San Francisco objected to the presence
of adult japanese among the white
school children there were more than
mutterings of war. The loudest outcry
arose from the sensational opposition
press, but the conservative official
newspapers We're not far behind. This
was true, although the right of the JAP.
anese to attend school in this country
was not expressly asserted in any trea'
ty, and although Americans in Japan
street brawl resulted in smashing a
window or two in the oriental quarter
of San Francisco the Japanese fleet
would have been sent at once to bonn
bard San Francisco or to seize the
Philippines If the Toxic newspapers
had had their way. But when a mob
in Vancouver engages in a general raid
on the Japanese of that city and III
iicts personal injury, besides doing
| Uulllubt " "'t
of dollars, the Toxic press is silent.
The Japanese recognize in the United
States their great rival for the control
of the Pacific. The two nations are
not allied; their interests are in con-
fict. Great Britain and japan are TO u
certain extent mutually dependent
They are allied; their common foes are
the same, the treaty with Great Britain
marked the dnal recognition of Japan
as one Of the great civilized powers,
and in view of the outcome of the
Russian wal reflected credit upon the
British government and allowed the
British public to bask in the light OF
the rising sun Apparently the Japan
ese newspapers, though not the respon'
sible statesmen, would welcome war
with the United States; clearly neither
statesmen nor newspapers wish a war
with Great Britain. The Vancouver
ly as the San Francisco affair was mag.
niied.
1t is going to be a bit difficult to
hush up the affair. The Japanese IN
british Columbia, who are thoroughly
frightened, will write home full ac-
counts of their treatment under the
British flag. The home government iii
London may make apologies and the
dominion government In Ottawa may
pay damages, but there al be no as
Isurance that the attack will not be re.
newed. The British Columbian is a
good deal more of a Columbian than he
is a Briton. He is a westerner. He
breathes the same atmosphere as that
which makes the citizen of California,
|Oregon and Washington feel superior
to people who are content to live east
of the mountains. He cares little for
the government at Ottawa and less for
that at London. Not long will the
Japanese government and the Japan.
ese newspapers be able to keep from
their people the fact that, regardless
of treaties. they are unwelcome on
the Pacific slope north of the strait Of
Juan de Fuca as well as south. But
they will try; it makes such a differ.
ence under which flag the ''outrages"
are committed.-Chicago Tribune.
, 1907-09-17
CATARRH IS DURABLE
Successful Experiments in Abating and
Curing This Disease.

Catarrh is an entirely unnecessary
disease and should not be tolerated for
a single day now that Hyomei is so
generally known and has made so
many cures in Laramie and other
towns.
Until comparatively recent times ca
tarrh was thought to be a blood disease
and stomach dosing the only treatment.
Modern science finally disproved this
idea of the cause Of catarrh, and found
that 1t was a germ disease and, after
many experiments, the remedy was de-
cided to be Hyomei.
Hyomei m%edicates the air you
breathe: it kills the catarrhal germs; il
heals the smaruing and raw membranes
Of the passages in the nose and throat;
ii cures all catarrhal troubles.
AS there is life and health in the air
in the mountain-tops where the pine
forests give off their fragrant and heal.
ing balsams, so there is life and health
in breathing Hyomei. There is no need
of suffering from catarrh if the simple
and natural treatment OF Hyomei is
used.
So sure is this prescription to cure
even the worst cases of catarrh, tina,
the Laramie Drug company sell it un
der an absolute guarantee to refunt
the money II II does not do all thai
is claimed for It.
, 1907-09-17
NORTH PARK cATTLEMEN
HAVE LIVELY MEETING

A meeting was held on Sunday after
noon in the Odd Fellows hall by the
cattle men. Of North Park, says the
Union of Walden. The meeting al
times was very animated. The situa
ton was fully gone over. suggestions
made and accepted. c. H. Chedsey
presided. Mr.. Radclin, the govern
ment agent, came to consult with oul
cattlemen, In regard to the fee to b<
charged by the government for the use
of the reserve. Among those presenl
were Ed Wattenburg, Harry Green
Frank Boyce, William Norell, Charles
Bergqnist, Andrew Noreil, william
Winscomb. George Post, Monte Blew
ms and Andrew Peterson.
, 1907-09-17
SARATOGA TO ENFORCE
THE COMPULSORY LAW.

AS usual there are seize children
of school age who are not in attend
ance, says the Saratoga SIN. The law
makes it compulsory on the board OF
trustees, justices Of the peace, con.
stables and other officers Of the law,
to see that all children, between the
ages Of six and fourteen, Inclusive"
attend school at least six months each
year. The trustees are determined to
enforce this rule. Any parent, guard
ian or custodian of any child, who
refuses or neglects to e that chm.
dren under their charge attend school.
are subject, on conviction. to q fine Of
from IS to s25 for each ofense. Please
see to it that your children go to
school and avoid trouble. The word
Inclusive" means up to the age OF
fifteen years.
, 1907-09-17
AND LANDER.

Clipped from the Lander Noun
taineer.
W s. Firestone is in Laramie this
week attending a meeting of the grand
Pythian lodge.
President Tisdel Of the state univer-
sity and Prof. Nelson arrived from
Laramie last evening in the interests
of the university. They will go from
here to Shoshoni and Thermopolis.
Walter Oswold left on Sunday morn.
ing for Laramie, where he is a dele.
gate to the grand Pythian lodge. Al
forwards he will go to Salt Lake City.
his old home, and visit for a couple OF
weeks with his mother and other rela-
tives and friends.
, 1907-09-17

H@ UNCLE BY
Copyright: 1907: by Byron Williams.


Lazy.
My dear. do you ever get lazy? AS lazy
as lazy can be?
I do! / am free to confess II. 1t acts as
n tonic to me.
My feet are the veriest sluggards. They
drag like a rope In the dust.
The bone in my back Stops, like rubber:
my hinges are covered with rust.
Ambition is like n dead hero. Don't Care
Is the king of the crew!
I'm lazy, plumb lazy and shiftless and
feel like a loafer! Don't you?
It comes with the Groom of the breezes.
the lit of the birds in the trees;
1t drones with the song OF the river. the
lap of the lakes ecstasies.
1t beckons me down to the meadow. 1t
leads me along by the stream.
1t challenges flesh to be torpid, enticing
the fancies to dream.
1t says. "Oh. lie down in the daisies; fiat
down on your back in the shade
And list to the chant of the woodland.
the chant of the woodland and
glade!''
I do-and 1 dream, oh. so lazy, of castles
and fairies and brooks
That wind like a ribbon of silver through
emerald valleys and hooks.
The pillows float lightly at leisure, in
skies that are hazy and gray:
The ripples sing low in abandon, the but
terflies float in their play.
The world is as lazy as I am and I am
too lazy to see
My dear. do you ever get lazy? AS lazy
as lazy can be?
, 1907-09-17

The theosophists have voted down a
proposition to adopt a moral code. 1t
is better, they claim, TO elevate those
they have than to cast them out of the
society. Theosophy cover such a
wide range of thought and is SO indef'
mite in belief that 1t is no strange
they are unwilling to pass upon a
straight-laced moral code. 1t is a sort
of go-as-you-please religion, with the
strong hope Of better conditions here
after.