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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
On a Canoe Trip

Prof. c. R. Van Hise, president
of the State University of Wiscon-
sin, arrived from Madison Monday
evening and together with his
daughters, Miss Janet and Hilda
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Turner and
daughter left Tuesday morning for
canoe trip to Port Arthur, via
Gunfint lake.
Prof. Van Hise has covered the
ground and on several occasions has
been all through the country study
ing the geological formations and
charting the same for the u. S..
government. This trip is for plea
sure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
Joe LOsey Dead

Word was received here last week
of the death at Manasquan, New
Jersey, on July 81, of J. c. Josey,
a former resident of this city. Mr..
Losey will be remembered by many,
he having resided here since the
early days of the town. Himself
and wife removed to New York last
fall in the hopes of improving his
health, he having been ailing fer
several years with kidney troubles.
A widow survives him. While the
end has been expected for some
time his friends in Ely nevertheless
feel grieved over his demise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
FIFTY YEARS
Minnesota Celebrates Fifth
eth Birthday

The state of Minnesota on July
81 closed the last fiscal year and
the first half century of his exis-
tence with 81, 96S, 2S2.64 in the
treasury, the total receipts for the
year being $12, 446, 2S0.64, gain
of about 81, 200, 900 over the pre-
ceding year. Compared with the
figures of 1883, when the total re-
ceipts were 1896, 9O2.36, and the
balance at the end of the year was
So, O63.1S, these figures forcibly
demonstrate the growth of the state
during the fifty years.
Figures compiled by State Treas
urer Dinehart contrasting the states
financial condition in 1858 afford
some striking illustrations of the
changed conditions. In that time
the total amount raised by taxation
has grown from $554,000 to $685.
600, 900; the assessed valuation of
all taxable property from $41 ,O0O,-
900 to 81 ,O5O,OOO, 900 and the an
nual cost of maintenance and oper-
alton of the state institutions has
grown from 81, 500 to over 81, OOO,-
900 with total expenditure for the
support of these institutions for the
semi-centennia1 period of $33, O00,-
900.
When the state started doing
business it had state prison and a
few normal schools. Now it has
institutional property worth $780,
100000 and has permanent school
and university funds aggregating
SIG, 100000, with 2,75O,OOO acres
of land still unsold, the proceeds of
which will go to these funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
County Taxes Higher

By increasing the levy for county
roads 5 of mill to Il of a mill the
board of county commissioners at
their adjourned serni-annual meet
ing last week raised the levy from
SIP, 500 to $157 500.
The original estimate of SLIP, 500
was based upon last years levy,
but upon the objections made by
the range commissioners, it was de-
cided that more money was needed
for roads, and little difficulty was
experienced in securing the raise.
The total levy for county pur-
poses is estimated at $3.50, 900, an
increase over the expense of 1907
of $S5,553.O4. Besides this in
crease will come the levy for county
poor commission which is estimated
at $31 500 making the total increase
to Sill, O53.O4.
Of this increase over the year
1907, $4,000 is accounted for by
bonds which mature during 1908.
$27 900 for interest on $500, 900
court house bonds and $45, 900 in
crease on roads. The remainder
indicates the increase of expenses
in all branches of county govern
ment.
The expenses from the county
revenue fund for the year 1907 were
$213, 454.53. During the first half
of the year 1907 the expenses from
this fund were sos, $3.50, while
for the first half of 1908 they
amounted to $129, 234.s2, an in
crease of $2O,919.o3.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
Died at the Hospital


Michael Patten, aged 43 years,
died at the Shipman Hospital sud
denly Sunday of heart failure after
a short illness. The remains were
taken to Gleason's undertaking
rooms and prepared for burial.
The funeral took place Tuesday
from the Catholic church, Rev.
Shiffrer officiating, the Rev. gen.
tleman having also having attended
the sufferer at the hospital before
death. His brother, Patrick Pat
ten, from Duluth, came up and
made necessary burial arrange
ments and attended the funeral.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
Ore Dock Strike

The 1aborers on the A11ouez
docks at Superior are on a strike
for higher wages and the dock has
been idle for week. The men On
the Mesaba docks at Duluth are
working as are also those on the
Iron Range at Two Harbors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
The ZOtti Failure

The failure of the New York
banking firm of Frank Zotti & Co.,
has hit many of the residents OF
this and the Mesaba range rather
hard. The practice among the
Austrian laborers has been to dc
their banking with Zotti & Co. in
preference to local institutions as
the nationality question precluded
any possibility of losing. These
people have probably found out by
this time that all crooks are not
Americans. One man in Ely was
hit for $500 by the failure.
Frank Zotti & Co. were supposed
to be as solid as the rock of Gibral..
tor. Nobody ever questioned their
stability. For years they have
handled the deposits of Austrians
throughout the United States and
every man received his full 4 per
cent, which they paid on saving de-
pos1ts, and had every dollar return
ed to him when he wanted it. Lo-
cal banks in and around mining
camps, paying 3 per cent on say
1ngs, were ignored that the depos-
itors might be certain of their mon
ey In the strong vaults of Zotti &
Co.
When the crash came nearly ev-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
NJ. E. Church Notes

Rev. John Nankervis gave very
helpful sermon last Sunday morn
ing.
The only service next Sabbath
will be Sunday achool and that will
be held in the church basement.
This is house cleaning week at
the church and the varnish is not
dry in the auditorium so there will
be no chnrch next Sabbath. We
will go to the Presbyterian church
morning and evening for service.
c, H. BLAKE, Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14

1he fourth, sixth and seventh
districts comprise what is known as
the range districts while the other
four are strictly Duluth districts.
By the above figures it can be seen
that on the valuations, the range
districts will pay approximately 70
per cent of the taxes of St. Louis
County, or the difference on valu-
alton of S3S, s2e,3 81 for the four
Duluth districts and $195 ,517 ,sO9
for the three range districts.
These figures are strong proofs in
themselves of the Importance of the
ranges to St. Louis county. Fig
uring little farther. 1t has been
shown time and agaiu that a large
per cent of the Duluth taxes are not
paid and thus the range which
pays its taxes, is increased that
much in percentage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
NOTICE
Duluth, Mimi, July

Duluth, Mimi, July %, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the
official plats of survey of Townships
81, Range 6, 81, Range E, 81,
Range 7 and o., Range 7, all north
and west of the 4th principal rneri-
dian, will be opened for filing in
this Office on Monday, Sept. FL,
1908, at 9 o'clock a. M, and that
on and after said day we will re-
ceive applications for the entry of
all lands in said townships legally
subject thereto.
By letter r" of the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office,
dated June 80, 1902, all vacant un-
appropriated public lands within
said townships were temporarily
withdrawn from settlement, entry,
sale or other disposal under the
public land laws, pending the de-
termination of the question of the
advisability of establishing a forest
reserve to include such lands, and
to be known as The Lake Superior
Forest Reserve, which said with
drawa1 is still in full force and eff
feet at date hereof.
J. c. HERMAN ENGEL, Register.
NEIL B. MORRISON, Receiver.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
August Forecast
(by Ganderbone)

August was named for Augustus
Caesar, nephew and adopted son of
julius. August was every bit as
great a man, but his uncle had a
better press bureau. When the
Black Hand Band got Julius, his
nephew was but 10, but he had al
ready worn the toga yirillis and
shot a bear. Mark Antony tried
to get him out of the way by max
ing him a sort of vice-president,
but after Augustus had beaten him
up and 2 to play on the green at
Modena, the big drawing card of
the Roman chautauqua, was glad
to marry the young mans sister
and be kind of Nick Longworth
around the Roman White House.
The Augustan age was the glory
of Rome. Like Roosevelt, Angus
tus showed fight all the time and
the empire enjoyed peace. There
were no reformers and times were
good. The emperor literally pat
ronized literature and even wrote
verses himself. Poets like Horace
and Virgil had their own ename1ed
gold chariots with liveried alligator
bait on the job behind and instead
of having the cruel circus games of
Nero, the populace met in the coli
scum and wrote limericks for prizes.
1t is said that Augustus found
Rome a city of brick and left it a
city of marble. He was very
proud man and in order to make
his mouth as long as anybody's,
they took day from February and
added it to August which originally
had but thirty. Augustus deserves
to be better known and it is not
his fault that he is not. He tried
everything from divorce to race
He had three wives and
one child, daughter Julia. Hell
beat Anthony and Cleopatra 9 to oil
in the famous engagement at Acti-
um, enough in itself to have left
his name on 10-cent cigar but he |
stood about the same chance against
the ulster of his immortal uncle as |
Miss Ethel Roosevelt stands to
share the limelight with her sister
Alice.
The dog days will return to paint
The pond like Erin's isle,
And the boys will navigate the scum
In good sea-going style;
Reform will dig few more pits
For brewers and distillers,
And the office seekers pass around
His bum alfalfa filters.
The bullfrog will essay his layi
long the winding creek, and the
lude will bite the summer girl upon
Ter damask cheek; the sun will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14

burn the festive tramp clear through
his undershirt, and Carrie Nation
will give tongue and kick up sod
and dirt the while her ladyship
pursues the new directoire skirt.
The candidate will buzz around
before the voters door and all the
babies will get kissed and snuggled
up some more; the mother will say,
"Aint he nice!' with every kiss
and hug, but the father will declare
he is a dern old kissing bug.
After the 21st, August will be
under the zodiacal sign of virgo.
This will make chautauqua crowds
restless and outdoor orators will
have to follow them around through
the woods and talk to them when
they will stand. 1t will also cause
Mr.. Rockefeller to get busy on that
story of his life he is going to write
for one of the national monthlies,
and monopoly will get so nervous
it will have to have trained nurse
and take nourishment through
funnel.
F. The Anna mostly which Prince
Helie de Sagan and Count Boni de
Castellane bear one another will
cool a little and about the goth they
will get together and shoot dice for
the Gould children.
Persons born under Virgo have
domestic tastes and know how to
hold baby. They are very bright
and know what the presidential is
sue is. They are sanguine in tenn
permanent and believe the worst is
over. They abuse their stomachs
and will eat anything that doesn't
bite them first.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
Married

Jos. Jenko and Helena Glavan
and Frank Peshe1 and Johanna Zu-
mic were united in marriage by the
Rev. Shiffrer at the Catholic church
Monday. Both couples are favor
ably known among a large circle
and many friends wish them happi
ness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14

nIrIIc Don't forget Stems barber
DhIIlO shop for first-class shave,
haircut and bath. Best of toilet
articles used. Ready to wait on
you when you come in. Cleanli-
ness is Our motto.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14
County Valuation

The estimated value of St. Louis
county for tax purposes this year is
1884, 347 1870 and the valuation of
the Commissioner districts in the
county are as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-08-14

If your subscription is due, call
and settle for same.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10

Born-to Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Wrig hit, a ten pound
girl.
Chas. Reppenhagan of Mar.
shall accompanied by W. B.
Ballew aud j. N. Strong OF
Mal'a Bend were in our
neighborhood giving free
rides in the formers automo.
bile.
Miss Anna Dysart visited
relatives in Elmwood Satur.
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Ahlf of Marshall spent
Sunday with W. H. McCor-
mick and family.
Edward Thomas and SOP,
Chester, visited NJ rand Mrs.
II. A. Thomas Monday.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
COLLEGE NOTES
lntended for last week.

Mrs. ID. Ernest McCurdy
aud Miss Froncie Gill are
both out Of school on account
Of illness.
Miss Ola Whitehead 10
spending u few days with her
parents of Macon City this
week.
Finis Crawford spent Sun
day, 18th, with his parents
near Atlanta.
Prof. Mae Anderson form.
erly II member nf the NJ. v. g..
faculty but now Of the Spring
field Normal gave "A very able
address at the chapel We'd
nesday on the subject ''Scho.,-
arship in the Twentieth Cen
tury" The faculty aud old
students we're glad to well
Icome Prof. Anderson back to
n. V. G.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
LONESOME VALLEY

John Hyland passed our
burg Saturday.
John Grititt and wife were
shopping in Marshall one day
last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Collins
of Fish Greek were visiting
Mrs. j. A. Duckworth Satur.
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Yates
were visiting Jessie Phelps
Sunday.
Edward Clemens and wife
passed through our burg Sun
day.
Frank Samons, wife and
little daughter, Alice were
visiting Mrs. W. M. Grifitt
Sunday evening.
Tom Burk and family pass
ed through our burg Sunday.
Mesdames Martha Reynolds
and Nora Phelps we're visit.
ing Mrs. Jessie Miller Fri.
day evening.
Mr.. Bush passed here
Monday.
Frank Miller was shopping
in Marshall Saturday.
Mrs. John Yates spent
Monday evening with her
mother, NJ RI. Grifitt.
Mrs. Lucille Yates spent
Monday evening with Mrs.
Bessie Yates.
Mr.. A H Yates was shop.
ping 10 MArshAll "Wednesday.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10

nothing Of the good dinner
which was enjoyed by all.
Edd Whining and wife
spent Sunday with relatives
near Dewitt.
The rain brought out the
gardens aud meadows,
Sunday will be regular
preaching here.
G. +. Whining visited his
father in Franklin county a
few days of last week.
Will Mccormick came in
from Illinois Saturday.
Mrs. Robt. Ii. Smith and
son of Marshall visited rela'
tiYes in this neignborhood
over Sunday.
Herman Lemm and sister
of Nebraska are visiting Their
mother at this place.
Phil Reidenbach spent Sat
urday in Marshall.
DR.. Osborne of Gillian
made " professional call here
Sunday.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
EGGS FOR HATCHING
from the best chickens on
earth Rhode Island Reds
$500 per setting.
Stedem's Stock Farm
~ Marshall, No.
CRETCHER

Jack Wilcox returned last
week from lakewood, Okla
homa, where he had charge of
the Oak wood school this
winter.
Misses Edna Akeman and
Ethel Cox returned home last
Monday evening from War.
rensburg, where they have
attended school for the pas,
term.
John Henry and family Wis
tied relatives in Marshall last
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mont.
gomery were Marshall visi
tors last Saturday.
Arthur Huliz is building Il
house on the Van Busk,rk
farm west Of the store.
Pleas Aldridge and family,
Mr.. Hall, Philip Miller, and
Henry Montgomery Visited
at j. p. Wilson'S last Sunday,
Chas. Aldridge and family
visited at Grant Weather.
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hammock
and Mr.. and Mrs. Pete AXE
man visited at Joe freezes
Sunday.
Chester Akeman and fami,
ly visited at Robert Sim.
last Sunday.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
SLATER

There was to have been a
warm contest for city marshal
at Slater but B. Butts beat his
opponent, Frank Hubbard, so
badly that he has already for
gotten that he was a candidate
we are told.
Misses Bessie Webb and
Dee Hlsle, Of Miami, are
guests of Mrs. W. r. Needles
and other friends here this
week.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
LITTLE ROCK

The school election held AZ
Little Rock Tuesday resulted
as follows: II. M. Ehler was
over Mr.. POister for
the short term, for school
director, and Henry Bier.
baum elected over Mr.. Berry
camp for the long term.
School Supervision carried by
one vote.
G. E. Trout, the present
principal Of the Little Rock
school. was rehired for ths
ensuing year.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
wi

j. II. Detmer went to Slater
Saturday.
Mrs Belle Bowler and Roy
Howard who have been visit
ing at the home of j. r. Heu-
mans returned TO Glasgow
Monday.
Mrs. Virlena Thornton is a
quest ut the home of l.. N.
Colts.
Mrs. Mary Hensick is re-
ported on the sick list but is
convalescing.
Henry Mattix and wife and
w. II. Thornton we're among
the ones who went u Glas.
gov Saturday.
T. J. Stivers and wife, Ike
Nell aud wife and A. W. Neff
visited Sunday with Jesse
Hensick and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wi | Heuman
and family visited in this
community several days re-
Gently.
Frank Kiso and wife we're
trading in Gillian Wednes-
day.
Henry Hinnah was trading
with the Gillian merchants
Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kan.
meyer entertained a number
OF their friends Wednesday.
| Those present were: j. K.
Heuman, Misses Ollie, and.
Mabel Heuman, Jesse Hen
sick wife and daughter, John
Kammeyer and sister, Charlie
Thomas, Dickie Heuman Ern-
est Drummeller and sisters.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
County Ne~.: :
ROSE VALLEY
&&

April showers makes May
flowers.
Rev. Wagner filed bis
regular appointment at Rose
Valley Sunday morning and
evening.
Mrs. B. r. Johnson has
been on the sick list but IS
better at this writing.
Miss Edith Jackson visited
Jonn W. W.hirley's Sunday.
William Cox, wife and jim
Hook and family we're Sunday
guests of Ben Hall add wife.
Several from our vicinity
were shopping in Sweet
SIP 'irgs Saturday
Plums, peaches and apricots
are all in full bloom. There
Is uneasiness over the condi.
tions of the weather, should
many good freezes come it
would mean a total loss TO the
fruit.
Mrs. Uriah Mayse spent
several days last week with
her daughter, Mrs. Sam
Rpthrock and family.
Dan Scott and Jim Haggard
left for North Dakota We'd
nesday morning.
Mrs. Ben Hall and niece,
Leona Hall. we're callers on
Wesley Triton and family Fri.
day evening.
viii II. Smith, wife and
baby visited the formers par.
ents, W. K. Smith and family
of Sweet Springs Sunday.
Harry Jackson and wife,
Grover Leonard and sister,
May, Ralph Triton and Belle
Brady we're Sunday guests al
Fred Halls.
Little Sarah Payne has beer
very i'll but Is some better al
this writing.
Mrs. John Reinwald is on
the sick list this week.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
CAST0RIA
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Uneallsd for Letters

Remain ing iu the Asrshsil poseoascs
April 9. lsoe, ~hseA viii - semitic
the dead, Natsr once II not called for
within two wSsks'
Misses Il stsecs Alexander ids u.
Harris, Lsp,s r. .~rlsss, coy Powder
Anna Rsir,e, Irvis' Ross'
Mssdsmcx Ssllis Z. ~0rs.,
Mollinsux, Pearl Tsylo. ''Iu"' rug
don. ...,
NJ. Hesvy Meyer. N. A. H',ass
Gnss Sscs1a. "a Pea Erpsss q, 3.
Hardy 4 Co.
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The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
A} };";, 1'' s;;it 5'2' Myers & Bell, s s1H'"!

~. M. Ehler and friend
were Arrow Rock callers
Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Reynolds has
been very sick but is able to
be up at this writing.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
NEW FRANKFORT

Mr.. Swinney closed a very
successful term of school at
Good Hope Friday. A nice
programme was rendered TO say
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10
Needless to Say
East Side Square.
ExcluSiVeneSS

how many complimentary remarks we hear from
ladies who come and tell us how beautiful the skirts
were that their friends bought and had fitted by us.
and that they want one too. We can fill your wants
in SO many different styles and colors. We also have
a nice assortment of coats.
The Marshall republican., 1908-04-10

SALT SPRINGS
Quite q large crowd from
Mt. Leonard attended SER
vices here Sunday evening.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-26
THEFT OF EMPL0YE CAUSES BIG DAMAGE SUIT

The cudahy Packing Company yes terday filed with the Clerk ,of the City Court a suit for s5,ooe against the Aetna Indemnity compahy.1 In the bill of complaint filed with the suit it is set forth that a written contract had been entered into by the Cudahy Pack ing Company and the Aetna Company by which for monetary considerable the Aetna Company had agreed to re- imburse the Cudahy Company for mon etary losses sustained by the Cudahy Company through the theft of em- ployes of the Cudahy Company.
 The bill states that the Gudahy Com pany lost S5,000 through the defalca- tion of one w. W. Martin, an em- ploye, and that a claim upon the Aetna Indemnity Company had not been settled. The suit is for the re- covery of this $5,000. ss7si
 The suit will come up for trial at the next session of the civils division of the City Court. sg
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-26

I had no mind to trust her with my secret and, shaking on her hand, was passing on when she held me. T will tell you mine. This Baracci Is but q man. can do with him what I will" She shrugged her shapely shoulders contemptuously, and her large dark eyes flashed as she laughed softly and threw back her head, with a confident assertion of her charms. She was a handsome devil in all truth: and that if she tried, she could hang the priests scalp on her belt, I did not doubt win you help. Beppo? or shall It be Drako?
 But shook rpy head I preferred to rely upon my own plan.
 If you were another than Beppo. should say you were afraid. But you have some other plan Try 1t; but do you know that Molta has gone to the old fort and will remain there until the marriage ceremony. An, that touches yDui" she cried as started uneasily at the news. My plan will be best We shall sees" and with that she turned away and left me.
 1 sought Pepita at once and found the news true. Beltano had taken a shrewd step to checkmate me; and one with which could find no fault.
 Continued Tomorrow.