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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26
NOT WORRIED
ABOUT LOT LITIGATION

J. T. Fox. the Tonopah barber who
has been suing the Goldfield Town
site Co. for recovery of a 20 acre
tract of land in the heart of that
city was sustained by the supreme
court last week in his contention.
BY this decision the land reverts to
Fox. Several people well known in
Ely will be affected by the decision,
although il is not as yet known to
what extent.
j. +. Aiken, who is a large holder
of real estate in Goldfield has both
residence and business property in
the strip in litigation. Il have alb
solutely no fear of being dispossessed
by this decision said Mr. Aiken,
for | undoubtedly have bought and
paid for my property. The line runs
right through a store building of
mine, however.
The great trouble with Goldfeld
up to short time ago was that it
was next to impossible to secure
clear title to property after you had
purchased it. Lot jumping was COM
mon. Finally the business men be-
came tired of this and we banded
Jul StlNtS lDStlHtI " put a sup W
the practice. We banded to protect
any man who purchased, no matter
for what price, foot of ground
there. We made this stick, too. Now
the government has gone so far as
to send out engineers to survey a
townsite for us for patent This
would guarantee all titles.
For that reason | cannot see how
nor why Mr.. Fox's contention or his
winning can hurt us. 1t has been
proved that there is no rock in place
under la feet from the surface.
Therefore the ground cannot be a
mineral claim. The government took
this into consideration when the
townsite matter came up.
Mr.. Fox contends that he first To-
Gated the ground and that the rep
resentatives of the townsite company
drove off his men, tore down his
monuments and relocated the ground
In their own name. 1t seems to me,
however, that everyone who paid
their money to the townsite company
and obtained deed to the ground from
them have a right to the land. 1t
is against the townsite company in
my belief that he will have recourse.
There is also another claim on the
ground, so acres of placer having
been located over the 20 acre tract.
This serves still further to confuse
the layman. Everything being taken
into consideration l am of the opin-
ion that We Goldfield property own
ers have nothing to fear as to the
retention of our property"
The Goldfield Townsite Co. is COM
posed of A. d. Myers, himself a con-
siderable holder of Ely real estate
and well known here, Messrs, Muir
ply, Schultz and associates.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26
ident and elected.

lutHl anu tAt1ANN-
Governor Hughes. of New York,
is carrying on like contest in New
York against the same influences.
Practical politicians do not under
stand how their very assaults
strengthen reform leaders in popular
confidence. They are asking seri-
ously if Mr. Hughes is a failure. The
people are asking. is he fighter
The answer is coming from the con-
test he is carrying on In New York
for the enforcement of the constitu-
tional prohibition against race track
gambling. He has shown in his Of
fee integrity and intelligence. and
he is stronger today in the conf
dence of the people than when he
was elected governor OF New York
as an experiment.
There are lessons in this record.
The men who have reached the high
est distinction in party politics.
Democrat and Republican, during
the past generation. are party men
who have defied party bosses and
dared TO follow their own convic-
tions regardless of temporary politi-
cal infections.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26

An editorial which appeared on
this page Sunday morning with ref
erence to utterances of Governor
Diekerson. reflected solely the ex-
preston of the editor. The COM
ment had neither the suggestion nor
the endorsement of anybody else di-
rectly or indirectly associated with
the News. on the other hand meeting
with the criticism of these.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26

one-half the idle ears. or nearly
one-half. are coal cars. The demand
for coal has fallen of Lower prices
would soon call into service all the
idle cars.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26

If that Virginia man who paid a
surgeon to cut away some hundred
odd pounds of fat from his body had
thought of acquiring the breakfast
food habit. he might have reduced
at much less cost.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26

Down in Texas they have an idea
that the American Book Co. is
trust. but in most parts of the coun-
try they know It.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26
ELY CITY DIRECTORY OF RELIABLE
BUSINESS HOUSES.

business Represented in Ely City as Given
Reliable
Men Of
Telephone Numbers When
Leaking the Right Business Dealings
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-05-26

Poverty is the mother of all arts.
Italian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19

county, and who are not vet twenty
one are included in the enumeration.
Making liberal allowances for all
these cases, there is yet far too large
a percentage of the pupils who were
not enrolled in the schools. and far
too many who when enrolled did not
attend regularly. Irregular attend
ance prevents profitable work being
done by the pupil anu it very
materially prevents the teacher from
pushing her work along so as to
secure symmetrical progress among
the pupils.
The question of whether pupils will
enroll in the schools and also of
whether they will attend regularly
after having enrolled must be seutled
largely by the parents of the children.
After children are enrolled, if they
attend. the teachers. school officers
and the superintendent are responsible
if the children do not secure the right
traIning-right in quantity and
quality, but unless parents will see to
it that the children are in school we
can do but very little for them.
An important item in the foregoing
financial statement is the average
OOob Va buiblOH per luOubIl LUZ 6dCIi
pupil in attendance. You will
observe that the past year it was
81. OS. This is too much. 1t is likely
to remain as large. or grow even
larger unless we can narrow the gap
between the number eligible to attend
and the number in actual attendance.
There are just two ways to reduce
the average cost Of tuition. One
way is TO reduce wages and shorten
the terms of school. No one who has
the interests of the children, the
municipality and the state at heart
will recommend this course The
other way is to see to it that much
larger number of pupils receive in
struction IN the schools regularly at
the present rate of expense.
1t may be possible that in isolated
instances the actual amount expended
is too great, but think not. 1t is
certainly very evident that we are not
getting the maximum return from the
present expenditure. My special plea,
then, is that greater interest be taken
by parents in seeing that the young
people are enrolled in the schools, and
when they are enrolled in seeing that
they attend during that portion of the
year that such pupils can attend.
Very respectfully.
Ellis j. Hook, Co. Supt.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19
OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS
ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS MUCH OF PUB
Lie INTEREST.
Interesting and Instructive Information
Cleaned From the Annual Report Of
Supt. Hook to Department of Pub.
lie Instruction.

Statistical information relative to
number of schools and number of
months Taught; children enrolled and
average attendance, etc. /:
Number of townships with sub
district system. IA.
Number of sub-districts in the
county, 10l.
Number Of townships with INDIE
pendent district system, 6.
Number OF Independent districts.
| including towns, 40.
Number of rooms III rural schools,
149.
Number Of rooms in graded schools,
As.
Number Of teachers placed in the
county including high school, 189.
Average number months school in
the county, 1926.
Number of male teachers EN-.
ployed, 80.
Number of female teachers en-
ployed, 221.
(In the last two items above are a
number of Implications owing to the
teaches in two, and sometimes in
three different districts during the
year. In such cases she is counted
where she teaches
Average compensation per month of
males, $52. so.
Average compensation per month of
females. $50. 90.
Number of children III the county
between five and twenty .one, males,
3, 500 females 1864.
Total number enrolled in the public
schools during the year, 4,646.
Number enrolled in private and
parochial schools, 1 los.
Per cent of total enumeration en-
rolled in the schools, GA.
Total average daily attendance of
those enrolled. 1889.
Per cent of attendance based upon
number enrolled. "a.
Average monthly cost of tuition per
pupil, $50
Total value of school property in
the county. $l74.070.
Total value of apparatus in the
schools. 1896.
Total number of volumes in the
Libraries. 10, 546.
Number Of rural schools provided
with suitable library cases, no.
Number of planted trees upon the
school grounds. 1850.
Financial statement embracing the
amounts On hand in the different
funds at date to last report; amounts
received from various sources, and
amounts expended for the various
purposes required.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19
DAN PATCH AIR LINE.
Officers Of the Company Say Line Will be
in Operation This Year.

Despite an unfavorable season,
construction work on the Dan Patch
Electric Line has progressed rapidly,
and, if weather conditions continue
good, the line will be completed and
operation begun on the first division
this fall.
This statement few days ago 10y
M. w. Savage, president of the Min
neapolis, st. Paul Rochester &
Dubuque Electric Traction Company.
is good news TO the stockholders and
the thousands of persons living along
the new interurban line. who are
anxiously waiting the time when they
will be able to take advantage of the
modern transportation to be afforded.
There has been little said concerning
the progress of the new line during
the last few months and few people
have gained the idea that the Dan
Patch Line would never reach the
operating stage.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Savage and
the men connected with him in push
ing this great enterprise have done
very little talking, the work has been
going steadily forward, and results
are now apparent. From the reports
of men who have made trips along the
right of way and from photographs
sent out by the company, it is known
that the new $780, 900 draw ridge
across the Minnesota river at Savage,
Mimi. is now completed that rails
and ties have been ordered and are
already on the ground that the work
of laying rails on the Minnesota river
bridge northward toward Minneapolis
has been begun, and that an expensive
grade has been practically completed
as far south as Mortified. Gasolene
electric motor cars have been ordered
by the company and will be used to
furnish the initial service on the new
line.
In conjunction with the actual
work of construction, there has been
going on the equally important work
of securing franchises, closing up right
of way deals, and making the
and location surveys from
Northfeld to Dubuque. the southern
terminus of the line.
AS proof of the progress made, the
has announced the with
drawal of their free common stock
offer for Aug. Goth. The directors
feel certain that as soon as the first
section of the line is put in opera
aion, people not only in Minnesota
ind Iowa, but over more extended
territory will appreciate the value of
the Dan Patch Line as an investment.
and that the present liberal offer of
free common stock will be unneces-
sary They state that the common
stock will at once become too 'valu-
able to be given as a bonus with the
preferred.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19
NATIONAL OPERA co.
Preliminary Opening Of the Grand Next
Monday Evening. Aug. oath.

Among the many diversified enter
tainments offered our theatre patrons
during the season, there is none that
gives more general satisfaction than
the performance of genuine comic
opera when presented by capable
company. The announcement of the
appearance at the Grand on Monday,
Aug. Gath, of the famous National
Opera Go. in the gem of comic operas,
1.-THE Grand Duchess" will be
hailed with delight by all lovers of
amusements. This sterling opera,
made famous by Alice Oates and later
revived by Lillian Russell, whose
production some years ago was the
sensation of the season, will be given
by company of carefully selected
singers and actors of long experience.
The charm of Offenbach's music, the
interesting story Astounding in
ludicrous comedy complications and
satirical dialogue. gives it claim to be
buO pOoI VI oil tn0 COlulO OpoIds.
Messrs. Shelley & Huntington,
managers of the National Opera Go. :,
have spared no expense in providing a
most complete scenic and light
equipment. Beautiful costumes,
designed from the original plates
secured from Paris where this opera
was first produced in 1867 The artists
of the organization are all experienced
singers with regulations of national
fame.
Several novel features are in
troduced including dances and music
al numbers from the latest popular
successes, and comedy picture satir-
izing our national pastime base ball,
which is said to be overwhelmingly
funny. The entire performance is
under the direction of Mr.. Chas.
Huntington, stage director and
comedian who has for years been
identified with the leading organiza-
tions of the country presenting comic
opera and it's safe to predict that no
performance this season will merit
more reward. Secure your seats early.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19
Eczema.

For the good of those suffering
with eczema or other such trouble, !
wish to say, my wife had something
of that kind and after using the doc
tors remedies for some time conclud-
ed to try Chamberlain Salve. and it
proved to be better than anything she
had tried. For sale by Engbertson' S
Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19

-Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is
sold under a positive guarantee to
cure constipation, sick headache,
stomach trouble, or any form of
indigestion. If it fails, the manu- :
facturers refund your money. What
more can any one do. Engbertson's
Pharmacy. I'm
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19
TEACHERS, FUND.
Receipts.

Receipts
On hand June 30, 1907 S24, 6I7 IA
Received from semi annual
apportionment - S,4l7 go
Received from tax upon
property of districts Al, 926 OS
Received from tuition . 40 %
Received from other sources 503 ID
Total receipts ..... 7S, S22 OF
Disbursements.
Paid teachers since July 1,
1908, males :. ...... ... 7.244 OF
Paid teachers since July l,
1908, females, ............ .4S. O54 16
Paid for library books, from
teachers fund 49,. 22l Sc
Paid for tuition, etc 13l 70
On hand with school treas
urers June 80. 1908 ...... %, 26S 4S
SCHOOL HOUSE FUND.
Receipts.
On hand June 30, 1907 /, 532 08
Received from tax on dis
trict property 1893 80
Received from other sources 2,727 AZ
Total receipts. ........ IL, Asa II
Disbursements.
Paid for buildings and sites / ,538 SO
PAID on bonds and Interest Z, $50 81
On hand with district treas
urers ....... ............ 1904 90
CONTINGENT FUND.
Receipts.
On hand June 30. 1907 .. 1878 Oh
Received from tax on dis
trict property. ............ II, 734 50
Received from other sources / 1873 II
Total receipts. .......... 3I.6l6 81
Disbursements
Paid for fuel, rent. repairs,
insurance. etc. -. 12.476 Sc
Paid to secretaries and treas
urers for services ........ 1853 35
Paid for records, apparatus
and general supplies -. 2,673 "a
Paid for free text books 100 80
Paid for transportation(C City
of Decorah) ...... ....... n 80
Total paid for various
purposes ........ 49,. 17.11S 70
On hand with school treas
urerS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ii, 400 w
1t will be noted that the total per
cent of those between five and twenty
one who were enrolled in scho | is
but sixty-four-expresse otherwise it
may be said that only sixty -four out
of each hundred young people be-
tween five and twenty one years old
were enrolled in school during the
year.
Again it may be noticed that only
sixtyfour per cent of those enrolled
were in daily attendance at the
schools during the year. This means
that but forty-one per cent of the
children in the county between five
and twenty-one were in regular at
tendance at school.
Of course a large number of the
pupils in the county were enrolled in
private or parochial schools. eleven
hundred sixty-five in all. 1t must
also be remembered that all pupils
who have finished course, and still
retain a residence in the county are
counted in making up the total
enumeration. Likewise all children
in state institutions; all persons in
fact who hold a legal residence in the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19

Before selling your hogs, cattle
and sheep see R E. Elliott at the
First National Bank or Rock Island
stock yards. loft
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19
Profits nor Cost will cut anv figure.

Any Boys Straw Hats in our store 12c
Some of them worth 81.
All our mems Straw Hats ST. kind 33c
Our 2, 3, and 81 Hats selling at just
Soc on the Dollars.
Boys and Girls caps, value Is, so, rs,
and ST at 18c
Mems Is and 35c Ballbrigan during
this sale 19c.
so and 75c Ballbrigan at --- 38c
Our "Bear" quality mems black Sex
SOC box, pr, warrnted 3 mo.
Childrens black hose &c
Stetson 81 Hats at 1900 $500 $3.50
Our warrior boys Hose 15c
Our young warrior Hose 1Oc
The best black hose at-- lOc
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-08-19

Best quality Work Shirts at 34c
Mems fancy Suspenders at --. 1Oc
A new lot Csc suspenders at lie
SO doz. Boys Suspenders at &c
Childrens Handkerchiefs DC quality 2
for Sc
SO & 75c Negligee Shirts at 49, 38c
New fancy corn color Shirts at - 38c
All leather Suit Case, SIS kind $3.50
$1.5O Suit Case value at --- $1.O8
Soc silk Neckties at ---- Csc
The new E. Z. Neckwear - Csc
Csc Mems String Ties -----2 for Is
Our childrens Wash Suits for = 48c
Some of these are worth So
Childrens knee Pants at ---- 48c
Mems working Jackets down to = 18c
Our $3.50 Dress Shoes at 800 $1.75
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
MURDER AMONG BEES.

If the mother bee of colony is
getting past her work and she can
not be sent off with the swarm in
the usual way the bees will super
sede her. They will deliberately put
her to death and raise another queen
to take her place. This state execu-
ton of the old wornout queens is
one Of the most curious and pathetic
things in or out of bee life. One
probe with sting would suffice in
the matter, but the honey bee is a
great stickler for the proprieties.
The royal victim must be allowed
to meet her fate in the royal way,
and she is killed by caresses, tight
locked in the joint embrace Of the
executioners until suffocation brings
about the victims death.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
DIETING THEORIES DO GOOD
At Least Have a Tendency to Keep
People from Civilizations Be-
setting Sin, overeating.

The question of diet seems Just
now to be agitating the civilized
world to an almost unprecedented
degree. People are no longer content
to eat what is set before them and
lay down knife and fork when they
have done. They must be discuss
ing nutritive values, units of energy,
digestive periods, proteids and carbo-
hydrates; a chemists balance to
stand beside each plate would seem
the appropriate thing, and would
make a neat present for a wedding
or for Christmas. Instinct is no
longer trusted; it must be helped out
by science. The worst of it is that
science speaks as yet, on this subject,
in ambiguous terms; one may find
ample authority for almost any
dietary one pleases. Of the more
radical views that are winning ad-
herents by the thousand the most
conspicuous are those represented by
DR.. Haig, Horace Fletcher and Prof.
Chittenden. In some respects they
reach the same results, as all three
doctrines, if strictly followed, would
tend to prevent overeating, which is
one of the serious risks of a prosper
GUS civilization, free to crafty its
pampered appetites to the full.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
COMPARATIVE BLISS.

Well," said Mr.. Cliffdweller, as
he took off his overcoat, "you look
happy, my dear. What have you been
doing to-day"
Looking for new fiat" respond
ed Mrs. c., radiantly.
"And you found one that suited
your"
"N-no. But l feel good because
we don't have to live in any Of the
ones | saw"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

A girl who used to make all sorts
Of fun of those who were poor SPELL
ers is now receiving three fat let
tiers a week from a man who can't
spell correctly more than 40 words
altogether. But he has big, nice
house and money in the bank-and
that spells something to her.-How-
ard (Kan.) Courant.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
A REJECTION SLIP.

"sir," said the shivering beggar,
stopping the prosperous magazine
editor on the street, 81 have long,
sad story"
Sorry" briskly replied the maya
zine editor, passing on, ''but we are
only open for short, funny stories
just now. Full of the other kind"
Magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
NECESSITY FOR ACTION.

Mani was astonished to learn
that Lii Billiwink had gone and
married that Spriggins boy. Why,
she's good ten years older than he
is.
FAM know it, but it had mar
rowed down to a choice between him
and his father, and she had to decide
quick.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
OF a self-made woman?

she-No, there's nothing queer
about it. Considering the quality
of article turned out by the average
man who is in the self-making bust
ness, woman can hardly be blamed
for not engaging in the occupation.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
EXPLAINED MECHANICALLY.

"When | am busily engaged in
thinking" remarked the doctor, "all
the noises on earth can't disturb
me-"
"My stars" exclaimed the pro-
fessor, in his astronomical way. 'Do
the wheels in your head make so
much racket as all that"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30

If national department of health
were to be conducted intelligently 1t
should cut down the unhealthful gas
explosions in coal mines.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30
UNSATISFACTORY MODELS.

He-Yes, / am proud Of the fact
that / am self-made man, but
isn't it queer that one never hears
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30

After wasting their patrimony, It
isn't surprising that foreign counts
should turn to matrimony.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30

Hawaii is baseball mad. Why should
it not be? 1t belongs to the UniteJ
statee
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-05-30

Within the last few weeks The
Statesman has sent notices to many
Of its out-of-town subscribers of their
Indebtedness. A recent order of the
Post Office Department, regulating the
matter admissible to second-class mail
privileges, compels all newspapers to
keep its subscription lists paid up.
Many have responded to our letters,
and the few who have not done so
Will please do SO at once. 1t is es-
sential that we conform to the postal
regulations and we can easily do so
with the cooperation of our patrons.
Let each one who received a letter
from us make acknowledgment of it
today. DO 1T NOW LEST YOU FOR