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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
SOCIAL LEADERSHIP
WAR At NEWPORT

Newport. Il. L., April 11.-Since 1906,
which marked the last season of Mrs.
Wiliiana .Astor's leadership in Newport,
there has been no acknowledged leader
among the fashionable set. Several
women have aspired to Mrs. .Astor's
place. out none has been recognized by
the social set rs the real leader.
This season. however, there promises
to he a contest in which one of sew
eial prominent women is expected to
come out victorious. h social war
will begin on July 4, when the Newport
Clambake club gives it's first bake of
the season, followed in the afternoon
by Mrs. Jones annual reception ON the
law of Seaview, close to the cliffs on
Marine venue.
Mrs. JOhn Jacob Astor is to have
BeechWood, the summer home of Mrs.
William Aston, where there have been
so many beautiful affairs in the past,
and no n would be at least surprised
to learn that the former leaders daugh-
terinlaw had assumed the leadership.
Young Mrs. Aston not only holds an inn
pnrtant social position. but is very pop
ular with the younger and elder sets at
Newport. and greatly In evidence as
the originator of many pretty social
functions.
Mrs. Vanderbilt May Win.
Then there is Mrs. Vanderbilt, who
will open The Breakers. She e%ntertains
frequently and deliberately. and SO dig
nified are each OF her affairs they have
been termed court functions. 1t is very
probable that she will make a strong
bid for the leadership.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet is expected at her
estate. Ochre Court. OH the cliffs. and
may also be counted ON as Il contestant
for the leadership.
Mrs. Robert Goelet also will be at
Newport for the season. coming from
Europe, where she is at present cruis-
ing on her steam yacht. and may be
depended upon to entertain in her usual
charming style.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Aston villa. Beaulieu. which they have
still on lease, and where Mrs. Wander
bilt entertains most frequently.
From this list of prominent women
Newport society is expected to choose
its leader.
Work Daughters Will Be There.
Another estate is to be opened this
summer. Elm Court, the property of
Frank Work. which will be occupied by
his two daughters, Mrs. Aurel Batonyi
MIR. n Mrs. Arthur l.. Burden, sOnin
law and daughter of Mrs. Batonyi, who
is also to AVE her sons. Francis and
Maurice Roche. with her.
The plans of Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
DreNel for h coming spring and sum-
mer point toward Europe again, al
though it was hoped they would remain
ON his side OF the Atlantic and occupy
their home on Ochre Point, directly OPP
posite to The Breakers, the horne of
Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
MAIL SUBSIDY BILL
TABLED IN COMMITTEE

Washington, April 11.-By a vote of 8
to Z the House committee on post
offices n p%ostroads virtually tabled
the ocean mails subsidy bill. The bill
as introduced in the house raised sec
ond class mail vessels-carrying United
States mails to South America, the
Philippines, Japan. China and Aus
tralia-to the schedule OF pay for first
class vessels, an Increase from 50 to
81 per mile. The bill passed by the
Senate similarly raised the pay for sec
on class and third class vessels an
extreme increase from 81 to 81. In
the House committee, after vigorous
debate. a motion to substitute the
House bill for the Senate bill failed by
The vote stated. 1t is now understood
that the committee will take no further
action on either bill.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
JACK LONDON AND
WIFE RESUME TRIP

San Francisco. April l1.-Jack London
and Mrs. London hav resumed their
world cruise on the yacht Shark. When
the steamer Mariposa. which arrived here
yesterday left Papeete. on the island Of
Tahiti. On March Is, the Shark followed
her out of the harbor and set out for the
Island of Horea. in the Fomotu group.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
TO GRAZING.

Washington. April 11.-Secretary Will
son and Secretary Garfield have
reached an agreement for a joint in
vestigation Of questions relating to the
limitation of the amount OF grazing,
particularly Of sheep. that may be per-
mitted on the banks of streams form
ing part of h irrigation system. The
reclamation service had demanded an
absolute suspension Of such grazing,
which was bitterly opposed by the
stock men.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
WEEKS DELAY s
HER JUST 100000

Los Angeles. Cal, April 1O.--Because
her lawyers We're seven days late in
filing notice of an appeal. Mrs. Asa
Stanford. widow of a brother of Leland
Stanford. lost all chance of collecting
her claim Of 100000 against the trus-
tees of Stanford university. The uni
versity wins permanent possession of
the fortune.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
PUBLIC .euILpINc nILLs.

Washington. April IA bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the construction Of
p public building at Iowa City was in
%troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Birdsall.
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds approved q bill
for a $4,000 building at Plattsmouth.
Neb.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
LIQUORS ATTACK
IS Of NO AVAIL

Montgomery. Ala. April 1.-THE
Alabama supreme court today held
both the general prohibition and the 8
o'clock closing laws to be constitutional
and effective. Attack had been made
on both by the liquor forces OF the
state.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
SAILS FOR
ORIENT ON JULY ?
WILL CALL ON
NEW ZEALAND.

Wellington. New Zealand. April s.
The American government has ac-
cepted the Invitation of New Zea-
land for the American battleship
fleet to visit the colony on its way
lround rhe world.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16

Winnipeg. Man.. April 10. - emma
Goldman crossed the border into the
United States last night without any
int. .erence.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
LONG FASTER sTARvES
HIMSELF TO DEATH

St. Paul. April 1O.-Knute olmstead
died today. having literally starved
himself to death. in ar attempt to
fast for 40 days, in order to demon.
strate his theory that the mind controls
the body. that mind is mightier than
matter. Olmstead's fast lasted 81 days.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-16
BILL TO ABOLISH
FEDERAL "SPEAK EASYS"

Washington. April 1.-THE bill in
troduced (by request) by Representa-
tive Hill. of Connecticut, I o prohibit the
issuing by the federal government of u
tax receipt for the sale of liquor to any
person. firm or corporation which has
not first obtained a state. county. mu-
nicipal or local license, was given a
hearing by II subcommittee of the
committee on ways and means. Mat
thew Z. O'Brien. congressional repre-
sentative of the national prohibition
committee, and Mrs. Margaret Dye
Ellis. of this city, legislative superin-
tendent of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance union. spoke in favor of the
bill.
Mr.. O'Brien gave some surprising
figures purporting to show the preva-
lence of what he called federal speak
easies" in the principal cities OF the
United States. and he said there is not
a city from Maine to California where
they do not exist. He claimed that one
third of all the retail liquor selling
places In the country existed by au-
thority of this revenue license.
The Falls City tribune., 1908-12-18
Ribbons! Ribbons!

Our stock of ribbons is larger than ever be-
fore. We have added the great Sensation Rib
bon. The prices are a sensation as we'll as the
quality. Children are always pleased with rib
bons, Better tell Santa Claus.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
BRIEF REVIEW OF
A WEEKS EVENTS
RECORD OF THE MOST IMPOR.
TANT HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lied FORM.
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS
Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers of the Civilized World and
Prepared for the Perusal of the
Busy Man.
PERSONAL.

Louis A. Gregori, who fired upon
Maj. Dreyfus during the ceremonies
last June incident to the placing of the
body of Emile lola in the Pantheon,
the Dreyfus affair, was acquitted by a
jury.
John Mouton, leper, who escaped
from the Louisiana leper home In
Iberville parish about year ago, was
found selling tickets at a nickel the
alter in New Orleans.
Bishop John l.. Spalding of the
Catholic diocese of Peoria, ILL.,, re-
signed because of i'll health.
George w. Fitzgerald, accused OF
having stolen the S173,000 which dis
appeared from the United States sub
treasury at Chicago, was discharged
by Judge Chetlain.
Count Leo Tolstoi received innumer-
able letters, kilograms and gifts from
all parts of the world on the occasion
of his birthday
Judge Alton B. Parker said he was
not willing to make the race for gov
ernor of New York.
Billy" Sunday, the evangelist,
armed with sledgehammer, de-
stroyed $500 worth of plates con-
tanning an edition of his sermons in
the pressroom of the w. B. Conkey
Publishing company at Hammond, Ind.
Congressman George L. Lilley was
nominated for governor of Connecti-
cut by the Republicans.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered I'm the
Gopher State
New Variety OF Rye.

A new variety of winter rye, called
Minnesota No. 2, has been originated
by the Minnesota Experiment Station,
and is now ready for distribution.
This rye was obtained by selection
from the Swedish rye and is an excep-
tionally high yielder. The average
yield upon the station grounds for the
past eight years is 40.4 bushels per
acre, while the average yield Of other
varieties for the state in the same time
was 1872 bushels per acre. One field
Of 10 acres yielded 4S bushels per
acre this fall.
Minnesota No. rye is offered to
the farmers of the state in two to five
bushel lots at the price Of $1.25 per
bushel, including sacks Seed will be
supplied either by the Station or by
farmers who have co-operated with
the station as seed growers. Com
munications in regard to the rye
should be addressed to Andrew Boss,
agriculturist, Minnesota Experiment
Station, st. Paul, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes of to-day is vast
fund of information as to the best methods
OF promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-lnformed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only, but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the WeI-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu.
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by ell leading druggists.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Republicans WIN
maine ELECTION
REDUCED MAJORITY EXPECTED
ALTOGETHER ON ISSUES
PURELY LOCAL.
The Principal Democratic Argument
Was Pledges For the Resubmis-
sion of the Present Prohibition
Law.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 15.-The Re-
publicans carried Maine yesterday by
about 5000 plurality as against 26, s16
in the last presidential year and 1864
in 1906. At midnight returns from
1853 out of 519 cities, towns and planta-
tons In the ate gave for governor:
Bert M. Fernald, of Poland, epubli-
can, .72,117; Obadiah Gardner, of
Rockland, Democrat, 64,993. In 1904
the same places gave "A, 419 for Gov
ernor Cobb, Republican, and 40, 141
for Davis, Democrat.
The two parties split even in the
twenty cities, each capturing ten.
The voting was particularly heavy in
the rural districts where the Demo-
Gratis largely through the popularity
of Mr.. Gardner among the farmers
made great gains.
The Republicans were on the de-
fensive throughout the campaign,
seeking to hold the state by the usual
plurality by answering the various
Democratic arguments which were
mainly for resubmission of the pro-
hibitory law, taxation of wild lands
and Seforms in administration meth
DDS. Little was said of the national
issues.
The result of the hard work by par
ty managers and speakers on both
sides was large increase in the turn
out of the voters, nearly 14O, 900 going
to the polls, number which was
within few thousand of the record
for the state.
The returns indicate the election of
all four Republican congressman,
Allen in the First, John G. Sway in
the second, Burleigh in the Third and
Frank E. Guernsey in the Fourth
district.
The next legislature from the re-
turns received last night undoubt-
eddy will be Republican but result
will not be known for several days.
Hitchcock Satisfied.
Chicago, Sept. II. = Advices re-
ceived by Chairman Hitchcock from
the Maine leaders at II o'clock to-
night placed the Republican plurality
at from 5000 to 10000. This was q
few thousand less than had been con-
servatively estimated, but the figures
proved very satisfactory to Mr..
Hitchcock. The campaign, he said,
was made entirely on local issues.
Baltimore, Md, Sept. 15.-William
j. Bryan was shown the Associated
Press bulletins regarding the results
of the Maine election. He was elated
over the great Democratic gain and
said:
II am very much gratified at the
returns from Maine.n
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
A LIVING TORCH
Woman fours Oil on Her Dress and
Then Ignites It.

Kehosha, Wis, Sept. 15.-Mrs. Ell
la Isbester, wife of James Isbester, a
business man of Salem, Wis, COM
mitted suicide, it has transpired, in a
spectacular manner.
While her husband was gone to An
tioch, Wis, to get physician, Mrs.
Isbester, who had suffered some time
of nervous disease, put on her new
est dress, saturated it with kerosene
and went into pasture lot. She
warned her stepdaughter, thirteen
years old, not to follow her.
Standing in the middle of the field
of dried grass, Mrs. Isbester applied
a match to her clothing and was soon
a mass of flames. The fire caught in
the grass and formed a circle of
flame around the burning woman.
The stepdaughter, discovering the
plight of Mrs. Isbester, called several
compan ons, but they were helpless
as they could not pass the circle of
burning grass.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
NEWS NOTES.

st. Paul-Defnite steps are taken
to make st. Paul the head of a new
Episcopalian diocese.
Red Wing.-A man snached q box
of jewels worth $1,000 and fed across
the river, only to be captured.
Cokato-The large barn belonging
to A. P. Peterson caught fire from
some unknown cause last night and
burned to the ground before the work
of the fire department became effec-
tive.
st. Paul-Gen. C. c. Andrews, state
forestry commissioner, talks of the
Mesaba disaster and blames careless
ness of settlers for most of the losses
resulting from forest fires.
Duluth-William Fossback, an en-
ploye of the Scott Graft Lumber COM
pany, was fatally hurt in the Northern
Pacific yards today.
Minneapolis-Th Minnesota state
fair is an aid to matrimony. More
marriage licenses were issued last
week, "Dick" Wiggin says, than in
any week previous in the history OF
the county.
st. Paul-Desponden over financial
loss, Gus Friberg, farmer of Boyce-
vile, Wis, swallowed part of the con.
tents of package of rough on rats
in saloon and died several hours
later.
Kandiyohi-Henry Fieg, state in.
spector of country elevators, says oats
crop is poorest in thirty years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
ARRES
Officers Arrest Three Men CHARGED
With p. o. Robbery.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 15.-Postofice
Inspector Lacey and Deputy United
States Marshall Stout have returned
from Mannhaven, where they placed
under arrest all three of the men in
volved in the Mannhaven postoffice
robbery. The men were employed
on the steamer running from Bis
marck to Mannhaven and did the lob
one night when the boat was tied up
at the latter place. The efforts of
one of the trio to conceal the loot on
the ship attracted the attention of
the cook and led to matchmaking
evidence, the cooks life having been
threatened if he tipped the robbery
off to the officials.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
THE SAFE WAY TO BUY PAINT.

Property owners will save a deal
of trouble and expense in keeping
their buildings properly painted, il
they know how to protect themselves
against misrepresentation and adul-
teration in paint materials. There's
one sure and safe guide to pure and
thoroughly dependable White Lead
that's the Clutch Boy Painter" trade
mark which the National Lead Com
pany, the largest makers of genuine
White Lead, place on every package
of their product. This company sends
a simple and sure little outfit for test
ing white lead, and valuable paint
book, free, to all who write for it.
Their address is Woodbridge Bldg,
New York City.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Packing Plant Assured.

Minneapolis-A three million dollar
packing plant for Minneapolis, to be
established by the Armour Packing
company of Chicago is now assured.
]. Ogden Armour Of Chicago, head Of
the immense Chicago concern, was in
Minneapolis to meet with B. F. Mel
son, president of the Commercial club,
and arranged the preliminaries for
the construction, beginning early next
spring, of the largest and most mod
ern plant of its kind in the world.
What will be of especial interest to
Minneapolis people is that the Ar
mour plant Is to be much larger than
at first contemplated. Sufficient prop
erty was purchased at the outset to
provide for plant much larger than
at that time planned. Minneapolis is
to lose nothing by the delay, now
that it has been decided to so enlarge
the plant that it will not only be the
best equipped plant in the world, but
will also be the largest single packing
plant in operation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Unearths JaiI-Breakina Plot.

Salt Lake City, Sept. 15.-Warden
Arthur Pratt discovered a plot at the
state penitentiary, which, if it had
proved successful, would have set at
liberty three of the most desperate
men in the prison-Richard Deming,
serving ten years for grand larceny;
Joe Sullivan, serving life sentence
for the murder of Officer Charles Ford,
and Abe Majors, serving life term
for the murder of Police Capt. Brown
of Ogden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Minnesota River.

st. Peter-Anticipating action by
the legislature in regard to the i'm
provement of the Minnesota river,
George A. Ralph, state drainage en-
gineer, has prepared a set of maps
covering all surveys made of that
river. The improvement of the Min
nesota has been subject of much
discussion for several weeks, and the
indications are that this will be crys-
tallized by action in the coming legis-
lature.
If the legislature sees fit to appoint
committees to investigate the subject,
Mr.. Ralph will be able to give them
full information concerning the course
Of the stream, the nature of the sur
rounding country, the number of
drainage bitches now emptying into
the river and the rainfall for the past
twenty-five years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
The State Fair.

Hamline-Attended by 40,075 more
persons and netting in ticket sales
$31,150 more than the fair of 1907,
the Minnesota state fair of 1908 show
ed, by the balancing of it's books last
night, that it's gratifying success had
been attended by wonderful increase
in attendance and profits.
The total for ticket sales for the
week amounted to $162,7O7, which is
not including about $1,000 worth of
tickets for which the money has not
yet been returned. Last year the
grand total for tickets was $131, 557.
Saturday nights receipts were $14,919
as compared to $13,05S for the last
day, last year.
The total attendance for the week
was 326,753 as compared to 286,67S
for the entire week last year. Satur-
days attendance was "a ,469 as against
1886 for the same day last year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Banker is Sandbagged.

Ontagon, Mich, Sept. 15.-Sholto
d. Rogers of Chicago was found ly-
ing in the street near the Mooney
hotel. He evidently had been at
tackled from behind and struck with
sandbag, as there is a large abra-
sion as If made by such weapon on
the back of his head. That robbery
was the object of his assailants is un-
doubted, as his pockets had been
gone through and everything of val
ne taken. There is no clue. Rogers
is member of the firm of Sholto D.
Rogers & Co., bankers and brokers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Grasshoppers.

st. Paul.. L. Washburn, state
entomologist, foresees grasshopper
plague next year unless farmers take
active measures now to prevent it.
II note that grasshoppers have been
troublesome this season from the va
rious complaints have received from
many localities" said he. "The out
look for next summer is somewhat
alarming possibly, unless measures
are taken this fall to prevent an out
break. would therefore suggest that
the farmers who note grasshoppers
laying eggs this month, or early next
month, in their land, should not fail
to pillow as late as possible after all
eggs have been laid, thus turning
them under and preventing their is
suing next spring"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Terrible BEATING Kills,

Milwaukee, Sept. 15.-W. H. Rog-
ers of this city, travelling repre-
sentative of the Sholto D. Rogers
Company, brokers, was robbed at On
tonagon, Mich, and so badly beaten
that he died, according to kilograms
received here He was attacked with
blackjack.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
More Diunified,

Good night, you precious lamb"
said the mother, with the liberty one
sometimes takes, even with ones son,
at bedtime.
Mother" said the small boy be-
seechingly, eff you must call me some
thing, wouldn't you just as soon cali
me a billygoat? "-Youth's Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
so LOGICAL.

Mrs. Sparker-Do you think she
really prefers horse to the motor
car?
Mrs. Tyre-We1l, any one must ad-
NIT that horse is more becoming to
woman with such hay-colored hair!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
DISTEMPER

as well as dogs, cured and others in the
same stable prevented from having the
disease with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER
CURE. Every bottle guaranteed. Over
100000 bottles sold last year. $50 and
Sl.0O. Any good druggist, or send to man.
ufacturers. Agents wanted. Write for
free book. Spohn Medical Co., Spec. Con-
tagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
Tender Identical Notes.

Berlin, Sept. 15.-The French am.
bassador, Jules Cambon, and the
Spanish charge d'affaires Monday
handed identical notes relative to the
recognition of Mulai Hafid, the van
quisher of Abd-el-Aziz, as sultan of
Morocco to Herr Stemrich, the acting
secretary of the German foreign Of,
fice
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
No Disorder in Schools.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 15.-Following
threats of violence by some of the
parents of the children who lost their
lives in the horrible fire of last March,
police were on guard at the several
school buildings in Collinwood, a
suburb, when the fall term began
Monday. No disorder of any kind,
however, occurred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
TWIN CITY MARKETS,
Minneapolis, Sept. IA.

Minneapolis, Sept. IA.
Wheat-No. northern, 1.O2; No.
2 northern. 90; Sept. $1OO3s. Du-
rum No. 1, 81. Oats-No. white. 45c;
Barley. No. 3, 60. Rye No. 2, re:
Corn-No. 8, 79c. Flax-No. 1. 81. "a
Butter-Creamery. extra Z1c; firsts
19c. Dairy, fancy 10; firsts, II.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-09-18
The Strinu.

A wise old owl observed to us yes
terday that the string tied around the
finger to make you remember some
thing was useless device. "In fact"
he continued-and this was the pur-
pose of his remark-"in fact, it is
sort of a forget-me-knot."