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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
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When 1 was in England, before the
entente cordiale," l discussed the
metric system with an Englishman.
The English system of weights and
measures, he admitted, was complex,
but he said it was precisely because
OF its innumerable difficulties that it
constituted marvellous instrument
for making supple the yeang brains
which filled the English schools.-M.
Grimm in lie Journal of Paris.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

The attorney general of the state
of Minnesota, E. 7. Young, has
been "brain storming" quite ex-
tensively of late, especially in mat
tiers pertaining to St. Louis county.
The first thing the attorney gen
eral knows he will be somewhat
disliked in the northern end of the
state Queer, isn't it. what asso-
Citations will do to a man. Mr..
Young was quite docile until he
began hobnobbing with Sam in
the state auditors office and a GER
tain Bob" who used to be there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

1t is far better to look on the
sunny side of life than on the
cloudy side. 1t is ever so much
better to go through the world in
a cheerful and hopeful way than
with sour looks and doleful speech
that cast agloom all around. And
yet there are people who seem to
take delight in being miserable and
in making others uncomfortable.
They are like the man of whom it
was said, that with proper cultiva
ton he would have made a good
sour apple tree.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

The st. Louis county members of
the last legislature were gentle
men, each and every one of them,
and while they, in connection with
the Hennepin and Ramsey county
delegations, had somewh at of a
hard row to hoe, all acquitted
themselves with credit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

Three years after the Iroquois
Theatre fire in which 600 people
persisted, the manager of the the
atre was put on trial only to be set
tree on a technicality. These long
delays in bringing offenders to trial
and the many loopholes for escape
afforded by absurd legal technical
tiles bring law into disrepute and
put a premium upon crime and
criminal negligence.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

The special industrial edition OF
the Duluth Evening Herald of last
week Thursday was certainly fine
piece of work. 1t comprised ninety
pages and set forth the advan'
tages of Duluth and ST. Louis
county in manner convincing.
The Herald is one of the best
papers in the northwest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

The Eveleth Star works itself
into a furore over the new colrt
bill making it possible for the dis
trict court to hold terms in cite
of over 5000 population and goes
on to state that it will only be of
benefit in the naturaliz ition Of
aliens. IF the Star editor will take
a few minutes of spare time and
calmly think the matter over be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
HaIf-Witted ENGLISH Society"

Literature, art, love and sport, each
has its group of knaves, who are
prospecting on the recently acquired
knowledge that our society" is little
else than half-witted. During the
last quarter of century society" in
England has lost over hundred mil
lions in the city, and has received six
pence on the pound as a commission
on the ansaction-London Truth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
Subscription $2per Year.
entered at the post Office at Ely. Mime
sofa as second class matter.

Taken all in all the session of the
Minnesota legislature just closed
was one of the best sessions ever
held in this state and proved of
much benefit to the comm onwealth.
Among the most important meas
lres enacted were the following
Creating a tax commission.
Reducing passenger rates from 3
cents to 2 cents per mile.
Abolishing passes and other free
privileges,
Reducing commodity freightrates
about 10 per cent.
Creating a reciprocal demurrage
system.
Adopting the life insurance re-
form program.
| Creating a state board of immi-
grafton and appropriating money
for it's uses.
Appropriating 100000 4 year
for drainage of state lands.
Appropriating 100000 a year
for road building.
Providing a separate girls train
ing school,
Adopting the provisions of the
Mueller law of Illinois, providing
for the requirement of public util-
tiles by municipalities.
Providing registry tax on mort
cages.
Abolishing private banks.
Increasing the pay of lawmakers
to $1,000 a session. raising the
governors salary to $1,000, and in
creasing the supreme and district
court judges 500 a year.
Authorizing the manufacture of
harvesting machinery at the state
prison, and authorizing the sale of
prison binding Irvine outside the
state
Creating hospital farm for in
ebriates, to be supported by a 2
per cent tax on liquor license fees.
Resubmitting wide-open tax
amendment to the constitution.
Providing for extension of state
university grounds, giving the uni
versity 100000 in the next four
years.
Providing for enlargement of the
state capitol grounds.
Abolishing fraternities in high
schools.
Creating a legislative reference
bureau,
Prohibiting Standard Oil trust
from crushing competition by un-
| fair methods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
American Ahead. as Usual.

After II years striving tirelessly to
Invent a mechanical device which ex-
perts told him was impossible, Joseph
Petrillo, of Boston, has succeeded in,
inventing the long-sought-for "one-
wheel quarter-hour striker" for clocks.
For a century skilled workmen from
all over the world have been at work
trying to accomplish this striker.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
Model School Children.

A Northampton (Eng.) family,
whose five children won 35 scholar
ship medals, recently set up claim
for the British record in that line.
Now, however. a London family re-
ports SO secured by six child pupils,
OF whom three also gained London.
county council scholarships before
any one Of thep5 was "a Years pit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

Some have it that Geo. III. Sulli-
van, the Saltwater senator, is fix
ing for the Republican nomination
for attorney general The senator
mas our permission to try for the
place after he finishes his present
term as senator, aud the best
wishes of host of friends will be
with him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

A cooperative coal company, to
include the consumers of the
northwest, is being organized at
Ashland, Wis. Under the plan OF
organization the stock is to be
owned by the consumers who will
receive coal at q considerable re-
duction in price. The company
will own its own docks at Ashland.
The oasis., 1907-12-14

squashes and garbanzos (dried peas). When he feels like enjoy ing a meat or fish diet he goes to the shore of the gulf, kills great green turtles and gathers delicious clans and oysters, and upon those toothsome dainties lives like prince. If he is industrious he will remain at the seaside and kill sharks for their oil, which is a merchantable commodity of which he can gather several hundred gallons with very little labor. If he is not disposed to gather shark oil he returns home with large supply of dried turtle meat, and, perhaps, a store of dried shrimps, upon which he will revel for sever- al months.
The oasis., 1907-12-14
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staff marched with the troops. The last time the government head quarters were at Alamos was dur ing the strenuous career of that rugged old warrior, General Pes- queira. Ures was the capital at that time, but revolution divided the state so that Governor Pes queira found it necessary to move abont the state in the work of sub- iugating the opposing forces. After some months at Alamos he again returned to the north, re-establish- ing the state government at Ures. from which place it was later trans ferred to Hermosillo, the present capital of Sonora.
 PATT R. SULLIVAN.
The oasis., 1907-12-14
Tom Lawson Investing in Arizona
 Mines.

The Tucson Star says that Tues day afternoon J. Mcdonnell, who is connected with the company, and mining engineer who is known to represent Thomas w. Lawson of Boston, left for the property of the Orc Blanco Mining Company near the Old Pueblo town.
 It has been current rumor for some time past that Lawson was endeavoting to break into the local mining field, adds the Star, and from the above it would appear that he is to be successful.
 It is understood that the engineer representing the Boston fnancier is to look over several properties, with view of taking an option on them if they are as valuable as claimed.
 Lawson has broken into the min- ing game in other portions of Ari- zona, and so far his efforts have not met with the greatest success. Lawson was interested in the smelter at Humboldt, which was recently involved in considerable litigation, and it is thought that the eastern man would by this time be disgusted with his western ventures. The fact, however, that he has an expert in the local field, looking over numerous properties would seem to indicate that he con- siders the mining industry in and around Tucson to be a profitable one.
 Lawson is not in the habit of making false moves, or starting anything that he cannot finish, hence his move in sending an en- gineer here is thought by local mining men to mean that he will soon be the owner of mining prop critics in the Tucson district.
The oasis., 1907-12-14
Oregon Stock Growers Plan War on
 Wolves and Coyotes.

The offering of bounties for the scalps of predatory animals has so often failed to accomplish the good hoped for that the bounty plan has lost favor in many localities. The Wool Growers Association of Ore- gon has just gone on record at it's recent meeting at The Dalles as favoring the abandonment of the bounty system and substituting the system of killing the animals by private effort and employment of professional hunters. The Asso- citation will take up the work, and ask assistance from the National Association.
 J. N. Burgess, president of the Association, estimates that Oregon sheep owners lost the past year $250,000 by predatory animals, and that the loss of other farm stock, including poultry, would in- crease the loss to half a million dollars.
 The United States Forest Service has demonstrated that efficient work can be done by trained hunters who are sent to the ranges to make special business of klll- ing wolves, and such other denizens of the forests as prey on hocks of sheep. A number of such hunters are now at work, and they are rid ding some of the ranges very rapid ly of the animals which doso much damage each year. Wolves are tracked to their dens, the pick and shovel as we'll as the rife brought into play, and the young are found and destroyed. A campaign of that kind strikes at the root of the evil.
 So vast, however, is the western country that the work of a few hunters can give only local relief; but if State Stock Growers Associ- ations go at it in earnest as Oregon organizations propose, the war will soon grow decidedly interesting for the four-footed skulkers that have grown fat on mutton, pork, veal and poultry.
The oasis., 1907-12-14
The Havalena Mine.

About twelve miles northeast of Nogales, adjacent to the properties of the National Consolidated Min ing Co.,, the Havalena Mining Com pany has four good claims upon which considerable development work has been done recently. An open cnt thirty feet long and tun- nel fifty feet under cover have been run, and in another place shaft has been started. In the latter good concentrating ore has been encountered, and half ton has been shipped to make test. Sev- eral buildings have been erected upon the property.
The oasis., 1907-12-14
Coming Soon.

Doctor Schell of Tucson, Arizo- na's leading optician, will visit No gales and Sonora points early next month, with full line of spectacles and eye glasses. Take advantage of this opportunity to have your eyes fitted by an expert. The doctor has been making trips to Nogales and into Sonora during the past seven years, and his reli- ability is too we'll known to require any comment. St.
The oasis., 1907-12-14
A BIT OF HISTORY.
The AIamos correspondsnt of "The Oasis" Corrects Some Erroneous Ideas With Regard to the Town.

Now that Alamos has been brought into the limelight by being connected with the outside world by a railroad, it might be we'll to mention, briefly, little of the early history of the town, with view to correcting erroneous ac- counts now believed in most places on the border and throughout the United States. Alamos is fre- quently referred to in American newspapers as the oldest town in Sonora and as the old capital of the state. In truth, Alamos is new town, when compared with Altar and other villages farther north in Sonora, where settlements were established more than three centuries ago, Alamos having been settled little more than one hun. dred years ago. Aduana, about two leagues from Alamos, is a much older town than the latter, the Quinteras mines at Aduana having been worked at different times for almost two hundred years. The growth of Alamos was not like that of other towns; 1t was not the gradual growth of a little settlement into a populous and beautiful village. It was town of several thousand people soon after it's settlement, the residents of another town having moved in a body to this place and here made permanent homes.
 The old town of Guadalupe was the mother of Alamos and died giving birth to it's offspring. Guadalupe was located on the Mayo river, about twenty miles from Alamos and after many years of poor crops and other adversities, among other troubles being moles- tation by the warning Yaquis, the inhabitants decided to move into the basin near the Quinteras mines, in the hope that the wealth of the famous old mines might be an aid to the people in adverse years. They decided upon the place where Alamos is now located and once the movement was started they came in throngs. In a short time Guadalupe was deserted and a new and populous village had sprung up in the mountain trimmed basin five miles from the famous mines. That was about the year l795. That they made no mistake has been clearly proved, as now, not only the Quinteras mines, but the Minas Nuevas (Zambona) and the Promontorios mines are pour ing forth their wealth of silver, and the hills in which the mines are located are today dotted with pros poets, some of which in time will perhaps develop into producers of wealth that will place them in the same rank with the mines that en- riched some of the older families of this section long years ago.
 And now word in regard to Alamos as "the old capital of Sonora" Alamos was never de- cided upon as the seat of govern ment of the state. At different times it was the seat of government for few months, while warning factions struggled for supremacy, and when the governor and his
The oasis., 1907-12-14
GOOD READING
Extract From an Interesting Descrip- tive Article Published in "The Oasis" Eleven Years Ago.

published an Article on The Yaqui Delta, from which the following ex- cept makes good reading now. Con- struction of the Cananea, Yaqui River X Pacific railway across the head ofSthe delta, and down it's east side has brought into touch with the world this great region, which feels already the quickening impulse. The Richardson Construc- tion Company has in hand now the great enterprise mentioned.
 The advantages of the Sonora & Sinaloa Irrigation Co.'s canal, in the Yaqui River valley, in the State of Sonora, Mexico, over all other canals of the world are:
 1st. Its abundance of water the
 year round.
 2nd. There are no frosts to bite
 the young and tender plants.
 3rd. The convenience of the loca-
 ton for distribution of the pro-
 ducts to all parts of the world
 by railroad or steamship and
 sailing vessels.
 Perhaps no country on earth offers the farmer inducements so great as does the state of Sonora. The great volume of water drained from the Sierra Madre mountains and the Mesa lands, comprising an area of sixteen thousand square miles, the water from which all concentrates in the Yaqui river, is sufficient guarantee to recommend it to the world as point to be pre- ferred for operation by both capital and labor. With an abundance of water and the finest soil in the world, a mild and healthful climate, the like of which no other country can boast, everything that can be grown in other countries can there be produced, as can also a dozen or more articles which cannot be raised in other countries.
 On the Yaqui lands the system of planting corn has been the same for centuries. When he has no master the Indian is lazy and works as he likes. AS an imple- ment for planting corn he cuts a stick with a length sufficient to permit his making hole in the soil without stooping. This stick he points at one end, which he drives into the ground few inches, dropping a grain of corn into the hole thus made, and covering it by showing over little earth with his foot. After a rain, when the soil is soft, he takes his pointed stick and about two quarts of corn, which are amply sufficient for his needs, and proceeds to plant his crop. That task completed he retires to his jacaL and enjoys in ease and idleness the time inter- vening between this short seed time and a bountiful harvest. From each hole made by the pointed stick stalks shoot forth until six or eight are growing from each grain of corn that was planted. Each stalk bears from two to six ears of corn, and the crop they make sup plies the Indians family with bread the entire year. With no more effort he has, also, an abund- .anca nf watermalnns cantalnnnas
The oasis., 1907-12-14

Heavy black cardboard for mounting photographs for sale at THE OASIS office.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-21
EXPERTS STILL
WORK ON BOOKS
Busy Prying Into
Affairs of the
Standard
MUCH DAMAGING EVIDENCE
Secured in This Way BY
Prosecution to Be Used
Against Corporation.

New York, Sept. 21.-An adjourn
ment until Monday of the hearing
here in the government suit to dis
solve the Standard Oil Company will
give the government expert account
ants another day in which to obtain
much valuable evidence from
the books containing records
of the Standard Oil Company embra-
cling period from 1882 to 1892. These
figures will probably lead to an inter.
esting line of questioning next week
by Frank B. Kellogg, the govern
ment's chief counsel. 1t is likely when
the hearing is resumed next week
Wesley H. Tilford, treasurer of the
Standard Oil Company will again take
the stand. John G. Milburn, chief of
the counsel for the corporation wish
es to question him upon several points
which have been touched upon by kel-
logg. William G. Rockefeller it is I'M
derstood will then be called to the
stand and asked to produce the books
relative to the assistant treasurer s
office.
In Cahoots With Independents.
Pittsburg, Sept. 21.-A. D. Miller,
president of an Independent oil re-
finery, admitted last night that there
was some kind of an agreement be,
tween the Independent dealers and the
Standard Oil Company" He declined
to discuss the agreement in detail
When his attention was called to the
testimony of Treasurer Tilford of the
Standard Oil Company at New York,
yesterday, that in 1902, an agreement
was entered into by which the Inde-
pendent dealers were to sell their en-
tire output of refined oil for export to
the Standard which in return was to
sell the Independents a certain
amount of crude oil each day, Miller
said: "Tilford ought to know"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-21
ALARID CASE. GOES
TO JURY TODAY
Disagreement or Verdict of Acquittal
Expected-Defendant Takes Stand
In Own Behalf.

Territorial district court for Santa
Fe county reconvened this morning at
10 o'clock, Judge John r. McFie pre-
siding and Clerk Francis c. Wilson at
his desk. The Territory was represent
ed by District Attorney. R. c. Gortner,
assisted by Judge N. B. Laughlin.
Considerable more time was con-
sumed in the trial of the case of the
territory versus Ricardo Alarid than
was expected and the jury did not re-
tire to prepare a verdict until this
morning at 1870 o'clock Two wit
nesses were examined by the defense
this morning on rebuttal after which
three quarters of an hour were allow
ed the counsel on both sides for argu-
ment. AT o'clock the jury was still
out and it is expected that if verdict
Is returned at all it will be one Of ac-
quittal
Alarid who is being tried for as
sault with intent to kill Camilo Mar
tinez when placed on the stand yester-
day afternoon declared the shooting
was done in self defense. Martinez,
he said had advanced toward him
in threatening manner, and thrust
his right hand under his coat where
he carried his revolver. Teodosio
Castillo and Adolph Hill, two witness
es for the prosecution, yesterday test
flied that Alarid had threatened vio-
lence on somebody an hour before the
shooting took place, but no name was
mentioned. When Alarid was recalled
this morning he denied that he had
made the remarks alleged to him. JUS
tice of the Peace Jose Ma. Garcia who
was also present at the time the al
legged threat was made claimed he did
not hear Alarid make any such re-
mark, when also examined this morn
ing on rebuttal
Donate Roybal who was indicted on
a charge of assault and battery with
drew his former plea of not guilty this
morning and entered plea of guilty
whereupon he was fined $40 and costs
by the court.
The case of the territory versus
Benito Rodriguez was dismissed this
morning on motion of the district
attorney upon payment of lie costs
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-21
IMPERIAL TROOPS
BATTLE WITH REBELS
Fierce Attack On Chinese City Re.
pulsed With Heavy Loss to
Offensive Forces.

Hong Kong, Sept, 21-The Imperial
troops have repulsed an attack made
on the city of Yo Chow on the Yang
Use Railroad in the province of NJ
Nan by two thousand rebels. The reb-
els stormed the city and scaled its
walls, but after sharp fighting, they
were driven off.
Dissatisfaction in the Kai Chow dis
trict is spreading and the inhabitants
of the Kwang ST border are joining
the movement to obtain redress for
grievances complained of including
increased taxation and the high prices
charged for food stuffs.