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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17
Text from Brother pickey

'Its one thing ter talk bout havin
de patience er Job, an another ter
suffer de misery dat made Job howl
fer a hurricane ter blow him tGx
uthin'!"-Atlanta Constitution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17

Chippewa Falls.-Mrs. J. G. Hicks
was fatally injured, Mrs. M. M. Sid
dons, Mrs. P. P. Siddons and her baby
were seriously hurt in runaway near
this city. The runaway took place on
a steep hill half mile long.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17
Word from Rr,er wiIIiams.

Even in de summer time" says
Brother Williams, its good idee ter
have a steam heater in de meetin'
house, kaze it puts de sinners In mind
er what's ahead OF 'um ?"-Atlanta
Constitution.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17
IN THE OLD MILITIA DAYS.

Captain, you will appear on the
parade ground with your company at
ten o'clock for inspection"
Sorry, colonel, but you'll have to
postpone it till tomorrow! prom
Used my wife that she could use the
cannon to-day for churn!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17
Microbes in Ink.

A scientist has found microbes of
various kinds in II samples of ink
red, blue and black-supplied to
schools, and some Of the microbes
were deadly enough to kill mice inoc-
ulated with them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-09-17
Society of Equity snreads.

Clinton.-The American Society of
Equity is organizing Calumet county.
There are now organizations at Brant,
New Holstein, Hayton and Stock
bridge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Ely, Mimi, April s, 1908.

Ely, MIMI, April 8, 19OS.
An adjourned meeting of the city
council was called to order at O'Clock
p. m. by Mayor Weinzierl.
Roll-call: Present Alderman Muir.
ply, Gouze, Kovall, Petritz and Ku.
kar. Absent, Alderman James.
Clerk read the minutes of the meet.
ing held April It'll.
Moved by Alderman Murphy, sup.
ported by Alderman Petriz that the
minutes of the meeting held March
18th be approved as published and the
minutes of the meeting held April It'll
be approved as read. Carried, yeas,
five; nays, none.
Application from l.. Singer for a
peddlers license for two days was
read.
Moved by Alderman Murphy, sup
ported by Alderman Gouze that the
same be granted on proper fee being
paid. Carried, yeas, five; nays, none.
Application from Frank Zgonc for
transfer of the license granted to
John Pleshe for the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors at retail in the lower front
room of the building situated on lot
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

The father is evidently not a bit bet
ter than the mother. The little girl
was taken to the home of George
Holmes, where she was made COM
Portable, and will be taken away. The
couple were up before Judge Osborne
in court this morning. The woman
on pleading guilty was sentenced to
the county jail to await the action of
the grand jury in May. Kotzian
pleaded not guilty and stood trial
this afternoon, resulting in his being
bound over to the grand jury along
with his wife.
Mako Shober, who appears to haye
been frequent caller at the KotZian
home, and a worthless character, was
also brought up and soaked to the ex-
tent of 800 or 100 days at hard labor.
Those who saw the child feel that
no punishment could be too severe for
the parents.
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mother. Covered with sores, parts of
its body frozen. it surely presented a
sorry spectacle when brought to the
city.
Frank Kotzian is shift boss at the
mines and makes good wages. How
he could allow the affair to go on is
hard to understand. His wife is an
ill-bred woman addicted to drink ac-
cording to the testimony Of witnesses,
and she it was that abused the child
numerically. The couple have four
other children but Lhls one was sim
gled out by the inhuman mother for
abuse. The Kotzianswoman claims it
is an Legitimate child, and therl.
fore she wished to rid herself OF it,.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
M. e.. Church Notes

Hear THE Presiding Elder, the Rev.
E. G. Clemans, D. D., next Sabbath.
He will preach both morning and
evening. The morning sermon will
be to the children. Parents are espe-
cially invited to come with their chill.
dren and sit with them during the
service.
The subjects which DR.. Clemans will
preach on Sunday are: Morning
"The Power of Habit" Evening
ga Three-faced Man."
At 3p. m. the Elder will preach at
Winton. His subject will be, Seven
Great Wonders"
You are invited to attend all of the
services. Seats are free and all will
receive cordial welcome.
@. III. BLAKE, Pastor,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

7, block 6, Original Plat of Ely, for
the unexpired portion thereof also an
application from John Pleshe re-
questing such transfer, was read.
Liquor license bond of Frank Zgonc
with the United Surety Co., of Balti-
more, Md, as surety thereon, was
read.
Application from Matti Kaski and
Kustl Kaski for license to sell intoxi-
eating liquors at retail for the term
of one year in the lower front room Of
the building situated on lot l, block
IA, Original Plat of Ely and a liquor
license bond with the U. S. Fidelity
and Guaranty Co., as surety thereon,
were read.
Liquor license bond of Nestor Matt
son with the U. S. Fidelity and Guar
anty Co.. as surety thereon, was read.
Liquor license bond of A. Crossman
with the U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty
Co., as surety thereon, was read.
Moved by Alderman Gouze, sup
ported by Alderman KoYall, that the
license of John Pleshe be transferred
as requested, the applications of Matt
and Kusti Kaski be accepted and the
several bonds AS read be approved and
license granted, Carried, yeas, five:
nays, none.
Report of clerk of court showing
amount of fines and fees collected in
municipal court and deposited with
the city treasurer during the month
of March to have been S53.77 was read.
Moved by Alderman Kukar, sup
ported by Alderman Murphy, that the
report be accepted and placed on file.
Carried, yeas, five; nays, none.
The finance committee reported
that they had examined the following
bills against the city, had found them
correct and recommended that they
should be allowed and paid, to-wit:
Street and sundry labor as per re-
port of street commissioner, 5000. &c;
labor of engineers and firemen and of
men erecting filters as per report of sup
erintendent, $4l8.81; James B. Glow &
Sons, gate valves and valve boxes,
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Continued on page A.
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Assessor-TIOS. JURY.
TLos. Jury was elected assessor oyer
the present incumbent by a hand
some majority. Mr.. Jury has held
the position for several terms, and
his administration of the office was
evidently satisfactory considering the
vote poIled for hinh.
The alderman-eleet are all good
citizens of Ely, anEit can be safely
conjectured that their aim will be to
give Ely an administration of city
affairs second to nGne. In the First
ward j. a Graves and J. II. White
were the elected In the Second,
John e. Porthan and Olof Knutson,
and in the Third Louis Eisenach and
Jacob Butala.
White, Porthan, Knutson aud Els
enach are all mem bers who have seen
service in the same capacity before.
They have all made good aldermen,
and it would indeed bestrange if they
did not keep up their record. Graves
and Butala are new men, but we feel
they will have no trouble in getting
acclimated.
The vote cast was as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
BRUTES
Hanging Too Easy for Such
Demons

The most low-lived case of depravity
and abuse ever brought before the
authorities was unearthed yesterday
by Humane Officer Kinsman.
The case was that of the six-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kotzian, who was taken in charge by
the officer and will be sent to chill
dren's home. The child bore evidence
Of the most violent abuse by it's
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
Your Eyes

DR.. Larson, the Eye Specialist, will
be at the Exchange hotel, Ely, We'd
nesday, April %. All those having
headaches, sore, infiamed, blurring,
watering of the eyes, etc, or in the
need of proper services for the fitting
of glasses are cordially invited to call.
DR.. Larson also carrvs very large
selection of artificial eyes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10

Municipal judge. W. OSBORNE.
Judge J. w. Osborne was reelected
to the municipal judgeship, defeating
his opponent, s. S. Childers by a mar
gin of go votes. He is the present in
cumbent of the judges chair, having
been appointed to the position by
Governor Johnson upon the death Of
Judge Whitta last year. During his
career on the bench he has admins
tered the affairs of the office in a
business manner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
ELY, MINI, April 7, 1908.

The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order at s o'clock
p. m. by Mayor WeinZierl.
Roll call: Present, Aldermen Muir.
ply, Gouze, Kovall, James, Petritz and
Kukar. Absent, none.
Moved by Alderman James, sup
ported by Alderman Murphy that the
council adjourn until Wednesday
April s, 1908. at O'Clock p. m. Car
ried, yeas, six: nays, none.
l.. j. WHITE, Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-04-10
THE BATTLE
OF BALLOTS
Annual Spring Affair Sue.
cessfully Pulled Off
Ticket Elected a Good One
New Officers

Some disappointments were enc0un-
tered in the election Tuesday. As a
general whole, however, the ticket
elected seems to meet with popular
favor: in fact, the vote demonstrated
the popularity Of the successful can
didates over those defeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24

players that were ever herded together in
any one lot. And the wise old gazabe
who originated the trusm Hope springs
eternal in the human breast" must have
been a far-sighted old wiz, who knew
that base ball fans were due to arrive,
for. if there is any class of men in the
world that the above quotation fits ii
sure is your dyed-in-the-woo base ball
tan.
A base ball fan is also the most impress
sonable creature on the face of the
earth. for nowhere is there as deep, i'm
penetrable. uncuttable gloom as there is
at the ball park when the home teams
mightiest slugger strikes out at the crisis
In the game. Oh. the grooming melancholy
Of that awful awful moment! The black
ness of depression that sweeps over the
ground would cause the inkiest fog that
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eral for industrial purposes. and edit
cation is properly looked after by both
public schools and private institutions.
There are only about six hundred miles
of railways in Venezuela, mostly in the
extreme north central Caribbean coast
section: where Caracas. La Guaira. Va
lencia, Puerto Cabello and the other
centers of civilization lie. The reason
for this is largely because the republic
has been SO bountifully provided with a
magnificent navigable system of interior
waterways. which, through the Orinoco
and It's tributaries. reaches almost every
portion of the country. Between the ORR
noco basin and the Venezuelan Andean
Cordillera of the west and northwest ex-
tend the famous llanos or plains. one
thousand miles from north to south and
covering an area of 21.COO square miles.
where millions of herds of domesticated
as well as wild cattle, horses and other
live stock may be found The scenery
of these llanos not infrequently resem-
the plains are monotonous. but are cut
by the rivers into table lands called me-
sas. remarkably dry in comparison with
the humid ground of the actual valleys.
Great Hunting Ground.
In the west, especially near the Cordil-
lera, one enters extensive primeval for
ests, while farther westward there are
typical deserts. with drifts of sand and
barren hills. Nutritious grasses and lux
uriant tropical vegetation furnish spien-
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Leel safe in playing the lad to win. for
he'll see the game all right, providing
he doesn't go blind in the meantime.
Inns. ms, ana TINS alone. is the only thing
strong enough to make him lose out
The average young American will
cheerfully risk his life a half dozen
times day in order TO watch the home
team play ball. To see him coolly perched
up on telegraph pole. many feet above
the ground. or doing the bird stunt as
he lays sprawled out on some slender
tree branch. is enough to make cold
chills chase up and down ones body
Especially is this true when some excit-
ing play has been made and the inter-
ested lad begins TO root for the team.
The Small Boys Graft.
The knot holes in the fence. though.
are the small boys greatest graft. Here
he Is sure to meet many other youths
of his own age, and so he finds an oppor-
tunity Of commenting 10 an appreciative
company on the various plays and the
proficiency of the players. 1; is while
clustered about these knot holes. risking
their eyesight and the wrath of the cop,
that the young American citizen first
becomes lmbued with the determination
TO be professional ball player when he
arrives a the age of maturity In many
cases this determination becomes real
ity. as scores of the professional ball
players will tell YOU TODAY and some
poet who, no doubt, was one of the knot
hole contingent in his youthful DAYS.
does a Silas Wegg turn when he gets on
the following:
"A knot hole is blemisa
In any kind of board.
Though carven from a Flemish
Or Yankee forest lord
And yet IL is the fuel
That is a torch of toy,
Likewise a gorgeous jewel
Df beauty To the boy.
Who lands IL a channel
OF pleasure most intense,
When found I'm any panel
OF any base ball fence"
But when II comes TO base ball. the
great and only sou-satisfying game In
existence its adherents are all of the
same age in feeling, If not in years, for
at the game the sick man forgets his
pain. the lawyer his clients, the doctor
his patients and the banker his affairs.
while the statesman in the excitement OF
the moment doesn't care a rap whether
Bill Taft or Bill Bryan will be doing a
squatting stunt in the big chair up at
the White House rf 1909
For the time being everything is for
gotten save base ball. and the patriotic
and ilustrious gentleman who, imbued
with the spirit of 1776. fired the musket,
ball that was heard round the WORLD
never started anything near so exciting
as does the base ball pitcher who, chock-
tuil of the spirit of 1903. fires the leath-
er-covered ball in the opening inning OF
our great national game.
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celluloid brains And then it's time for
him to give up the game. Why, those
dubs couldn't play pigs in the clover.
And do you think he exclaims, that
I am going TO give up my little old sew
enty-five to see those skates do weird
stunts? Well, ha! ha. not SO as you
could notice it. Clarence! No. I'm
Throughout hear me.
The next morning down at his office
this same person does some more talking
to his clerks about the punk outfit they
have at the ball park. and he also ex-
presses his intention of staying from the
game for all time hereafter. He goes on
this way for the best part of the morn
Ing and then, when noon comes and the
sun is shining pleasantly on the outside.
he imagines he can hear the call. XIII
the umpire.' once more. But he hates to
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equatorial regions, and is one of the
longest as well as widest of the rivers
Of the world. 1t is 1.5oO miles long and
receives 436 tributaries. 1t derives its
source from the Parma ridge. at a
height of 5000 feet above sea level, and
flows into the Atlantic ocean. 1t is bor-
dered by magnificent tropical forest of
valuable trees, and empties into the ocean
by means of a delta second only to that
of the Amazon.
Venezuela is admirably situated with
respect to the ports of the United States
and the Panama canal route. When the
latter shall have been completed her
trade with San Francisco and other
American Pacific ports will become ex-
tremely lucrative. With respect to New
York. Boston. Philadelphia, New Orleans
and Galveston, her shores can be easily
reached In less than a week by fast
steamers.
The Principal Ports.
The two principal ports are Puerto
Cabello and La Guaira. The latter,
which is surrounded by high mountains,
is hot place. and the tourist is. there
fore, glad to take the railway and ascend
the famous "Silla de Caracas" on the
way to the Venezuelan capital. over
twenty miles distant. Long before he
reaches height of II 900 feet he feels
the exhilaration OF balmy yet bracing
climate. AS he descends into the plateau
5000 feet above sea leveD, on which
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2.

dear old Iunnon ever stacked up. against
to resemble a sunshiny. blueglass day
down in the dazzling Bermuda territory.
Nowhere is it Is feelingly described as IN
the lines of that immortal classic casey
at the Bat which trail of into:
oh: somewhere In this favored land the sun Is
shining bright: ho-o
The band is playing somewhere, anu F"s
And somewhere men ere laughing, and some
where children shout;
But there is no JOY IN Muusihe~is"''
has struck out
All Hero-W orshippers.
From hero-worship standpoint base
hall leads the world. and It's not at all
confined to the small boy who sees. In
\ professional ball player being OF the
1emi-god order. But stald and otherWlse
.anutable business and professional men
and gentlemen prominent in national al
fairs vic strenuously with each otner IN
sbnuaring a base bah hero with the most
eytravasant of compliments when he had
nailed off some rafting good piece u
work during the game.
Talk about your silly matinee doils VINO
block the paths of such heart-breakers
- (.nauncey Olcott. Jimmie Hackett
and Dustin Farnum. and make II nee
essary for these fair-faced lads TO cali
nnon unsentimental, but thoroughly pusl-
nesS-like gentlemen III Due Sioihes or"
hrass buttons 10 clear a path for them
Why your staid and otherwise SOBER
minded citizens when afflicted with the
hase hall bug. can throw these matinee
dou bero-w orshipers into the leahest-
erean moss-hanging kind of shadowy
sbada imaginable by the didoes he ex-
acuteS as he cavorts around the husky
form of a pitcher. say. who has allowed
b,,t two hits and whose timely single has
won his own game.
No sight is as gorgeous AS 10 see TINS
bio scream come striding down the held,
erect self-irnportant and with look on
his expressive features that plainly be-
tokens the fact that he knows he is
there with the tinkling chimes strung on
him.
The Kid Sees the Game.
For the time being staid. business men
become the most disorderly cut-ups that
could he found anywhere outside OF
mixed ale party in the far portion of the
NIGHT when an Objectionable argument
has gotten we'll under way and just be-
fore the hurry-up wagon is due 10 back
up to the door
And the kids. What persistent bunch
If restless humanity are these youngsters
who can be found lowering about every
base ball park in the country. If they
would go after their lessons with the
same fixity of purpose that they follow
out their intent 10 witness baii game,
American Youths would be prodigles OF
learning. When your youthful fan starts
out TO witness base ball game you can
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sounding whacks on the back, and TO
have the individual in the rear OF you
tender you the same rehned courtesies,
Is sufficient 10 work person up 10 such
an enthusiastic state that business edie
IF not why should dignified statesmen,
plethoric bankers. studious professors,
and, yes, even gentlemen OF the clersy'
loudly demand the blood OF the umpire:
and frantically urge that he be Killed
right on the spot and what Is more
startling. offer to commit the crime them
selves.
Some philosopher, in commenting on
the French revolution of 1Ia2. mace the
statement that had there been day set
aside each fortnight for the Parfsians,
so that they could get out on the streets
and in the parks and yell and shrek TO
their hearts content, they would nave so
exhausted their surplus stock of nervous
energy that history would bear no men
ton OF the terrible revolution.
II goes without saying. at least to the
mind of the real dyed-in-the-wool fan.
that had our French brotheH across the
sea ever experienced the thrill. fne
wholly indescribable sensation Of seeing
the visiting club ahead. the bases full.
and In the last half of the ninth inning,
with the home team at the bat sturdy
slugger like Otis Clymer or Ollie Picker
ing stride up 10 the plate and slam the
ball against the center-f field fence for a
home run. they would have unloaded so
much enthusiasm and incoherent emo
ton that they would have been delighted
TO accept King Louis as the original
candy kid and TO have made the i'll
fated Marie Antoinette Queen Of the
May on every festal occasion, pulled off
in those long-ago days.
Better Than Medicine.
case ball is a life-saver for the average
American. and this statement stands un-
challenged Every real, true fan says
so. Base ball is also the greatest leveler
as far as social conditions go. that has
ever been known, for every man is an
other mans equal at a base ball contest.
II is the only game in the world that
can boast OF having accomplished this
wonderful feat Even during an earth
quake. when people are rushing dis
tractedly hither and thither. a class dis
tinceion is sure TO manifest itself; but at
a base ball exhibition no man or boy is a
respecter of persons. Your portly banker
will be found anima tedly engaged in an
excited discussion with the soft-drink
vender of the grandstand regarding the
stupidity of some play on the part of
players. or loudly demanding 10 know
why the manager of the team didn' I
make the man who just struck out sacri-
fee instead of trying to knock the ball
out OF the lot
The learned physician. the eminent
jurist and the dominant statesman. as
well as the distinguished prelate, can all
be found talking excitedly to perfee,