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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
nebraska IS HIT
BY A TORNADO
WIND STORM OF EMIT.
ED FURY SWEEPS OVER
SARPY COUNTY.
Scores of Persons are Injured. Panic
in the College at Bellevue Where
Most of Damage is Done. Farm
ers are Victims.

Omaha, May 13.-Twelve person.
are known to have been killed anG
score injured by a tornado which
swept over the northern part of Sar
Ply county at O'Clock yesterday af
ternoon. At Bellevue the college
buildings were damaged to the ex
tent of probably $500 and several
persons were injured, none fatally
The storm then moved on TO Louis.
vile, Richfield and Springfield where
the principal loss of life occurred.
The casualty list, SO far as known,
is as follows:
CHARLES MARTIN, near Meadow.
MARTIN TEETH.
JAMES TEETH.
MRS. FRANK HESTER, near
Louisville.
CHAS. LEADER, near Richfield.
Two unknown at Louisville village.
Seven persons, names unknown, in
sand pit near Louisville.
The storm was the most severe that
ever struck Eastern Nebraska.
The damage to the college buildings
at Bellevue was heavy. The tower
was blown from Park hall and the
building wrecked. Lowry hall and
Rankin hall were unroofed.
The panic-striken students ran to
the basement and in this way many
fatalities were probably averted. The
college stables were wrecked and all
the horses killed. A number of small
buildings and stores in the village
were blown down.
Moving south the tornado struck
Fort Cook, damaging several of the
barracks buildings, but nobody was
injured. In the town of Fort Crook,
however, number of buildings were
entirely wrecked and other damage
done.
At Louisville half the town was
wrecked and at least eight persons
lost their lives. Mrs. Frank Hester
was killed in her home. Seven men
who took refuge In sand pit north
Of town were killed outright.
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Cashier Arraigned.

Winona, Mimi, May 13.-At White
hall, Wis, Joseph Ruth, former cash.
Ter of the Arcadia bank, was arraigned
on the charge of embezzling from
that institution. He was arrested at
Arcadia and taken to Whitehall for
hearing. While the alleged embez-
element was discovered several
months ago the arrest and making of
formal charges against Ruth have
been postponed on account of Bank
Examiner M. G. Bergh's having other
matters to demand his attention up
to this time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
PANIC IN THEATER
The Playgoers are Frightened During
Nearby Fire.

Atlanta, Ga, May 13.-One hun
dred and seventy-fve horses, two of
them show prize winners, half block
of buildings burned with a hundred
thousand dollar loss, a threatened
panic in crowded theater nearby,
and half dozen persons injured,
none seriously, summarizes a fire
which started in the business section
of Atlanta at an early hour.
Half block away a panic started
in the Orpheum theater, which was
crowded from floor to balcony. Half
a dozen negroes were bruised in the
first crush, but no one was seriously
hurt.
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which are controlling and leave no
room for discussion, and though 1
would be deeply sensible of the honor
thereby conferred, l should not be
able to accept and would not in any
contingency accept a nomination for
the vice-presidency. And even were
elected l could not serve. With high
regard, am faithfully yours,
CHARLES e. HUGHES"
Denies Leaders Unite for Taft.
Indianapolis, Ind, May 13.-Joseph
B. Healing, one of the political man.
ayers for Vice-President Charles w.
Fairbanks, issued the following state
ment Tuesday: There is not word
of truth in the report sent out from
Washington Monday night that the field
was to be left open to Mr.. Taft.
Those reports are sent out to mislead
the public in regard to real conditions.
Indiana will present the name of
Vice-President Fairbanks to the Re-
publican convention in June and he
has a better chance for the nomina-
tion to-day than at any time since the
campaign began.
Sentiment for Taft in Michigan.
Grand Rapids, Mich, May 13.-When
the Republican state convention was
called to order here shortly before
noon Tuesday to name four delegates
at-large to the national convention, two
presidential electors and new chair
man of the state central committee,
there was a unanimous sentiment in
favor of the Endorsement of Secre-
tary Taft for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination and the selection of
the following men as delegates-at-
large, all of whom have declared for
Taft: E. d. Stair, Detroit; John w.
Blodgett, Grand Rapids; F. w. Gill
christ, Alpena, and James McNaugh-
ton of Calumet The only contest in
prospect was for the state chairman
ship, for which George w. Cook of
Flint was a candidate against Con-
gresham G. ]. Diekema of Holland. :
E. D. Stair of Detroit, ]. W. Blodgett
of Grand Rapids, James McNaughton
of Calumet and F. w. Gilchrist of AL
pepa were chosen delegates-at-large
to the national Republican convention.
Fight for North Dakota.
Minot, N D., May 13.-Delegates and
political leaders arrived in Minot for
the Republican state delegate conven-
tion, which will meet Thursday With
his head still bandaged as result of
an operation on his ear few weeks
ago, Senator H. G.. Hansbrough
reached here to look after his inter-
ests. He is feeling much better and
will mix freely in the battle with a
view of helping his chances for reelec-
tion To friends he announced that he
intended to overthrow Alexander Nc
Kenzie and his following If possible,
the fight at present being to deter
mine whether Mckenzie shall DOM
mate the Republican party in
the state or not. Both The stalwart
and insurgent factions are for Taft,
so there is no risk of dissension that
will involve the electoral vote.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
Burned to Death.

Rochester.-.-MissB Bessie Mae Tracy
of Minnesota Junction, Wis, nurse
at the state hospital in this city, was
burned to death by her clothes catch
ing fire from a small alcohol stove.
Miss Tracy has been nurse for
two years and was doing night duty
In the west annex. At 1870 in the
morning she found it necessary to
use a small alcohol stove. In light.
ing the stove her clothing caught fire.
She screamed and ran out into the
ward hall, where she fell unconscious,
remaining in that condition until the
other nurses came to her assistance.
An alarm of fire was turned in and
The local fire department responded.
No damage was done to the property.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
GENERAL NEWS.

Tornadoes in Mercer and Henry
counties, Illinois, in the vicinity of
Madison, Wis, and in Oklahoma and
Texas killed several persons and de-
stroyed great amount of property.
st. Louis and vicinity were swept by a
violent gale.
President Roosevelt laid the corner
stone of the new home of the Interna-
tional Union of American Republics
in the presence of a throng of emf
nent persons.
Charles NJ Krogh, an Omaha archi-
tect, tried vainly to kill his wife at
Beatrice, Neb., and then committed
suicide
Roy Waller, aged IS, was arrested
at Lincoln, ILL.,, charged with threaten
ing Hiram L. Keays, a wealthy resi-
dent of Elkhart with death unless he
placed $500 in a designated place.
The celebrated market and general
bazaar in Madrid called locally LAS
Americas and we'll known to anti
quarians, was practically destroyed by
fire.
Fire destroyed Camp Cook, 8. D.,
town of 400 population, the loss being
100000
The Euclid Avenue Trust company
of Cleveland, O., made an assignment
to the Cleveland Trust company, in
the insolvency court.
W. E. Loucke, his wife and baby
were killed at Reedley, Cal, when
their automobile was struck by a
train.
Eight thousand men from the COM
bined Atlantic and Pacific fleets pa
raded the streets of San Francisco, es-
corted by thousands of men of the
regular army, National Guard and
civic societies.
Massachusetts Democrats instructed
their delegates-at-large for Bryan.
Utah Republicans declared Roose-
welt their first choice and Taft their
second choice. Taft instructions were
given by the Republican conventions
of Wyoming and Kentucky.
Irene Dolph, IL years old, was SEN
fenced at Clinton, Ia, to eight years
in prison for killing her husband.
Aldermen Carly and Reynolds of
Rockford. ILL.,, pleaded guilty of ac-
cepting brides and were fined
Gov. John A. Johnson carried the
Minnesota Democratic primaries
against William J. Bryan.
The famous Pequot house at New
London. Conn. was destroyed by fire.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
How He Got Rid of Rats.

A farmer describes his method Of
clearing the premises of rats in the
following manner: "On large num-
Der of old shingles I put half-tea-
spoonful of treacle each, and on that
with my pocket knife scraped a
small amount of concentrated I've.
then placed the old shingles around
under the stable floors and under the
cribs. The next morning 1 found 40
dead rats, and the rest left the farm
for parts unknown. / have cleared
many farms of the pests in the same
way. and have never known it to fail. -
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
FOREST FIRES
lumeer and Saw Mill Burn at Bowl
ston, Wisconsin,.

Superior, Wis.,, May ia loss of
$4,000 was incurred by fire at Boyl-
ston on the Great Northern line. The
brush fires did the damage, burning a
portable saw mill of Murphy Brothers,
several hundred thousand shingles
and a quarter of a million feet of lum-
Der. One farm house was burned,
the family narrowly escaping with
their lives.
Rains put out the fires which
threatened to do great deal of dam
age and cause good deal of suffer-
ing. 1t is said that several forest
fires have been set by careless fisher
men.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
Convicted.

Minneapolis.-The state dairy and
food commission has secured the con-
viction in Minneapolis of grocer on
a charge Of misbranding goods. The
grocer recently suffered a fire loss
and after the settlement with fire in
surance companies, it is charged,
new labels were placed on some of
the canned goods. Complaints were
received by the commission from peo-
pie who had purchased the goods
with the new labels over the old and
after an investigation the proprietor
was arrested and pleaded guilty, in
sisting, however, that his goods were
as good as new.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
Economical Physician,

Ambassador WI Ting-fang was
once, it is alleged, telling about GER
tain selfish politician. He said: "The
man reminds me of doctor Of Shang-
hal. A mandarin came to this doctor
for advice. He could not sleep, had
no appetite, suffered good deal from
depression and nevertheless was TAX
ing on fat at an alarming rate. Well
soon put you in condition again. said
the physician. What you need is ex-
ercise, good, hard exercise. Four
times a week you can come here and
put in the morning polishing my
floors But why not my own floors?
the mandarin inquired. Nine said
the physician, ARE larger"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
Messenger Beaten.

Seattle, Wash, May 13.-J. E. Per-
rine, Great Northern express messen-
ger on the train which left Seattle at
$40 a. m. yesterday bound for Van
couver, B. c., was beaten over the
head with his gun and tied hand and
foot by two men who entered the
train just as it was leaving Seattle,
and who after overpowering him,
looted the strong box of a sum of
money estimated at from 1000 to
$40, 900. The robbers escaped,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
Cheers for Minnesota

Baltimore, May 13.-Rev. Robert
Forbes eulogy of the bravery of the
Minnesotians at Gettysburg was re-
ceived with tremendous applause at
the public mass meeting of the
conference of the home missions.
Fully fifteen hundred cheered for
Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
The New Babv.

A young woman of religious turn
of mind wished to announce to a
friend the birth of her first-born child.
She sent the following telegram:
Isaiah, &c." which, being interpreted,
read, For unto us a child is born,
unto us son is given"
The friend, more literal and less
familiar with the prophets, read the
message, and said to her husband:
Margaret has boy, but why on earth
did she name him Isaiah? He must
be a healthy chap, though, for he
weighs nine pounds and six ounces
Woman's Home Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15

Do not plant big blocks of any one
variety of fruit. Mixed paintings OF
different kinds help the trees to fer
tilize each others blossoms. Remem-
Der that the blossoms of some varieties
are more or less self-sterile.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
Cut 1t Out.

Cut out the dead and unnecessary
wood. 1t does five things: Keeps your
grounds cleaner, gives your fruit mere
sun, gives you larger fruit and makes
your trees safer to climb and easier
to spray. Gather up the brush and
burn it promptly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
TWIN CITY MARKETS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nav !

Minneapolis, May II.
Wheat-No. northern, ST.. O6; No. 2
northern. 81, 06. July $1,071S. Durum
No. 1 soc. Oats-No. white, 48c.
Barley No. &c Rye-No. 3 76c
Corn-No. 8 66c. Flax-No. 1 $1.23.
Butter-Creamery, extra 26c; firsts
24c. dairy, fancy, 23c firsts zoe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
First Street Car Runs.

Mankato.-The electric street car
line which has been under construc-
ton since last July, began operations.
The business men and others united
in making the day partial holiday,
and races, ball game, band concerts,
street festivals and banquets were
among the features of the day. Rain
snow and sunshine, with a piercing
northwest wind, had no effect on the
crowds, and many visitors from the
surrounding towns and country were
In the city. The street cars were
packed most of the day.
The electric car line was entirely
constructed by home capital, with no
wartered stock or inflated valuations,
and its active operation is the culmi-
nation of twenty-five years of work
and hoping on the part of the COM
mercial organizations and citizens in
general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15

AS my doctor did not help me began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. In a few
weeks all these symptoms left me. I
now weigh 1853 pounds and feel in ex-
cellent health"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15

q critical time of life
I was on the verge of
a collapse with kid
ney troubles, back
ache, dizziness, puffy
dropsy swellings and
urinary irregularities.
l lost flesh and felt
languid, nervous or
nm cf~- III IL
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15

South ST. Paul, May IL.
Cattle-Steers, 5000 and $6.75
cows $500 and $500. Hogs-$5. IS
and $3.50. Sheep-Muttons, $5.7
lambs 1878.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15
AT A CRITICAL TIME.
Women Are Likely to Suffer with Dan
gerous Kidney Disorders.

Mrs. John Kirk, r. F. D. No. 2, De.
troit, Mich, says: Five years ago at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-05-15

Vincennes, Ind, and a serious flood
was expected.
School children of Chester, Pa,
struck because two teachers rode on
street cars manned by ike-breakers,
and the school board ordered the
teachers to apologize.
The governments crop report for
May gives winter wheat's average
condition as SO per cent. of normal.
One hundred men were in great
peril on board the stranded steamer
Peter Rickmers on the Long Island
coast which was going to pieces in a
gale so violent that life-savers could
not reach the vessel
Train robbers who boarded Denver
& Rio Grande train No. at Castle
Rock, Col, shot to death Express Mes
senger Charles H. Wright, aged 60,
and looted small safe in the baggage
car, from which they took less than
500 in currency.
Frank A. and Sebastian Mesino,
brothers, were murdered in their room
at Midland Park, N. j.
Led by the Connecticut, with Rear
Admiral Evans on the bridge, the bat
tleships of the Atlantic feet passed
slowly through the Golden Gate and
anchored in the harbor of San Fran
cisco, while many thousands of people
watched the magnificent spectacle.
Democrats of Iowa nominated JUDI
SON Harmon for governor and elected
Bryan delegates.
Prof. Gilbert M. Gowell of Orono,
Me-, famous poultry expert, commit
ted suicide.
Political prisoners at Alexandrovsk,
Russia, attempted to escape and seven
were killed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-26
A Paying Investment.

Mr.. John White. OF 3s Highland
Ave. Houlton. Maine. saws: Have
been troubled with cough every
winted and snring. Lat winter
tried many advertised remedies. bn'
The cough continued until ! bourh'
soc bottle OF Or. Kings New DIS
covery: before that was half gone
the cough was all gone. THIS winter
the same happy result has followed
4 few doses once more banished the
annual cough am now eonyinee9
that DR.. Kings New Di-eoyery +
the best OF all cough and lune
remedies" Sold under guarantee a
j. c. Perry's drug store. soc AM
100. Trial bottle free.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-26
SUCCESSFUL DAIRY FARMER
WHO WILL HAVE AUCTION

j. n. Rhoten who went onto the
Geo. Crabtree ranch three miles
northeast OF Marion In 1900, has
rented this fine dairy farm 10 Geo,
Weatherill who took possession to-
day. and has an auction sale OF per-
sonal property Tuesday Oct. 6. He
is a. man who has employed modern
methods OF dairying and when he
bought or bred horses or cattle has
grown only the best breeds and used
the best blood that money could buy
The result Is that he has made mon
ey and has built up the farm by
proper crops suitable for successful
dairving. He has remodelled the
house and barn and put In maehin-
ery 10 save labor and increase the
profits. Al the auction sale there
will be Jersey cows. road and dra't
hor-e Chester White swine ana
sheep. sHd farming machinery anf
Implement. People who go 10 thls
sale will fne some good stock Of
fered. especially in the da'rving line.
s-2s&30-iw'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-26
H,,w 10 Get Strong.

p. J. DAILY. OF 1247 w. Congress
ST., Chicago. tells OF way TO be-
com" strong: He says, my mother,
who lis Old and was very feeble. J.
deriving much benefit from E'ec-
lrlc Bitters. that fell It's my duty
n 'oi hose VIII need a tonic ami
Strengthening medicine about II. IN
my mothers case n marked gain In
flesh has resulted. insomnia ha7 been
overcome, and she Is "teadily grow
ing stronger. Electric Bitters
quickly remedy stomach. liver AMI
kidney complaints. Sold under
guarantee at J. C. Perrys drug
store hOc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-26
FOR SALE

iDH SALE
One fine houce with 7 rooms, bath
room. toilet. 3 bedrooms. closets
with eve bedroom. good harm
house fronting east, city water. 4
large lots: $1,000.
SiX-rOom house, good well OF water
barn, chicken park. one acre OF
land. Price $500.
A good 6-rOom house. bath. toilet.
good windmill. plenty OF fruit
barn, two large lots. New stove
and some other furniture gOe
with IL; s250O.
Good house, 6 rooms. new windmill.
plenty OF fruit. good large barn, 4
acres OF land. $4,000.
i60-aere fine farm, miles from Sa-
lem, south. / 5 acres new orchard.
good house. almost new barn and
some outbuiidings, two SD ings on
place. two good well. li5 acres
under cultivation; So per acre.
cheap.
25 acres. all in cultivation. good or
chard. all under fence. miles
from Salem: $4,000
80 acres. all In cultivation, good
house and good barn. $4,000.
as acres. all In cultivation. good
house with new barn. wells. 8
horses, cows, some hogs. new
wagon. new buggy and all farm ng
implements. 25 tons OF hay. $500.
y. G. SCHULZ
asa n. Liberty So.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-26
SEE NY RARGAINs

Commercial hall for rent. for dwell
ings and lodging house.
A splendid 40-acre tract: fine Inn
provements. orchard. walnuts ana
loganberries; excellent spring
water at house and barn; 8 miles
out.
100 acres: splendid dairy farm
house. barn. orchard. splendid
spring water TO both house and
barn.
Houses for sale and rent; money on
real estate. notary work done: fire
life and accident insurance that
pays Il losses promptly. Employ
ment once for all kinds OF work.
". X. RYAN.
Corner Commercial and Center SITS.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-26

OF the conference. regarding the COM
mission, as above.
ON motion o. T. B. Ford, the re-
ception of the cla-s into full men,
bership into the conference was made
the order of the day for Saturday
at 10 a. m.
Intsoductions.
II. N. Herrlck. North Ind ana con-
ference; @. A. Landen, Puget Sound
conference; ID. L. RAIDER. editor Po.
cific Christian Advocate; J. Il. Kno-
dell, Anti-Saloon league: Walto
Skipworth, Columbia river confer
ence; Dean Kimball. of Kimball COL
lege of theology; l.. w. Chandler.
Idaho confe' ence; l.. Jean, Nebrask,
conference and II. p. Blake, Yves.
WI lconsin conference.
Addresses.
w. x. Donlon addressed the con
ference on behalf OF the America q
| Bible society.
f. r. Willis addre -sed the con
/ ference on behalf of the deacone =
work.
Restoration of Parcbments
..,.t., Requested.
On motion of b, BENJAMIN YOUNG
the restoration of the parchments of
Lowther. as local deacon, as re.
quested by Walton Skipworth, OF the
columbia river conference. was re.
ferred to the committee on confer.
ence relations.
Commission Appointed.
The bi hon announced the ap-
pointment of BENJAMIN Young. Port
land district: w. II. Seleck. Salem
district; j. x. Hawkins, Grants Pas.
di-trict, and w. s. Gordon, Eugene
d strict. as ministerial members of
the commission on districts am
boundaries.
Reports.
Benjamin Young reported on be-
half on the committee on deaconess
work. On motion the report was
adopted.
The announcements were mad
and the benediction pronounced BY
Dean Kimball.
Joint Session.
The conference met in Joint ses-
sion with the Laymens association
at 1880 p. m, with Bishop Hughe
In the chair.
After singing "How Firm a Foun-
dation." the bishop called b. Lee
Paget. A. v. Flegel and X. A. Booth
TO the platform, each of whom ad-
dressed the conference.
The bishop address ed the con err
ence In response
After singing 81 Love Thy Church,
o Cod" announcements were made
and the benedictlon pronounced by
the bishop.
--gram Tor Saturday.
S:1o -. m.-Evangelistic address
by Rev. c. n. Van Marter. Followed
by devotions.
$500 a. m.-Conference session.
Addres by Rev. ]. II Knodell, Anti
Saloon league.
10000 a. m.-B'shop Hughes ad-
dress 20 clsss received In full mem-
bership into annual conference.
2;00 .. Memorial exercises az
Jason Lee cemetery. Addresses by
DR.. r. b. Ford and DR.. w. s. Har-
Remark by pioneer min
; ters.
2:3O D. m.-Reception TO wives
and widows OF all ministers at KIM
ball hail, by Mrs. II. ID. Kimball.
as-iCt"d by Salem ladies'.
1890 p. m.-Temperance rallv
Addresses by Rev. Bent Young, Rev.
v r. mmerman. field agent Anti
Saloon league, and B. Lee Paget. oi
Portland.