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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
About Eggs

A dispute involving the ethics OF
borrowing is going on in an eastern
community. During the winter
woman borrowed a dozen eggs from
one of her neighbors, the market
price at the time being "a cents.
Through forgetfulness she did not
return the loan for three months,
and when she brought back
dozen of eggs the other day, the
price in the meantime having
fallen to IL cents, the nelghbor
refused to receive them as equiva-
lent for the loan and demanded two
dozen. The borrower insisted that
the consideration of money value
did not enter into the matter at all:
she had borrowed eggs and was re-
turning eggs. The neighbors are
all taking sides and the burning
question is, when is dozen OF
eggs not dozen of eggs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Divide the Money

If the total national currency in
the United States now in circu1at-
ion were equally divided among the
"a, 40, 900 men, women and child
rem within the states and territor-
ia1 limits of this country there
would be $35 and IS fraction cents
for each person. These figures
are official, having been compiled
for the United States treasury de-
partment. They were based on the
actual amount of national currency
in circulation on April 1st of the
present year and on a carefully
estimated population. On that
date the total amount of money in
circulation was $3,OSO,45O 1874 and
a few odd cents over.
1t should not be forgotten that
in pro rata of $685. the basis of
computation is only the money in
circulation. The general stock of
money in the United States is
$317, 939, 500 greater than the sum
in circulation, which is held in the
treasury and sub-treasury of the
United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Public Health Notice

Several cases of diphtheria have
appeared in the city during the
past few days. Parents are urged
to be on their guard, and, in case
of any throat symptoms, however
slight, to have the child examined
by a physician. The disease may
be very mild at the onset, the pa
tient not feeling sick enough to
stay in bed, or even away from
school. These mild cases, often
not recognized, are the most active
in spreading the contagion. Treat
ment administered early in the dis
ease almost invariable brings about
an early recovery, while neglect
ed case may result fatally, in spite
of all that can be done. Due care
on the part of parents will be
powerful aid in checking the spread
of the disease, and may be the
means of preventing a serious cpl
demic and the closing of the schools
and churches.
GEO. T. AYREs,
Health Officer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

feel that the indeed the
nomination of Mr. intimately
peculiar feeling
the ideals
do not believe could
% fitted
not only absolutely fearless absolutely dnesd and
right but he has the widest nations needs with
within and the broadcast citizens
would be people
Lincoln,
kind.
peculiar intimate knowledge with
the all
business Of the
No matter what occupation social position
country
working his duty
neghbo country
Taft
most earle
Taft stands against privileges preemnenty
citizenship
of our national being.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
fire problem is, how to reckon with

them.
Fire patrol during the danger
Gus season is absolutely necessary
in forested regions, if fires are to be
kept down. In regions of heavy
timber the owners maintain a pa
troll system of their own. But from
the point of view of the future, the
greatest need is to keep fires out of
cut over lands which the owners
are generally unable or unwilling
to protect. The fires on such lands
are not spectacular, yet as they run
over the ground they kill every
little Seeding, and so make impos-
sible future forest.
THE forested states ought to
find it worth while to protect this
form of property, just as cities pro-
tect city property through their
fire departments. A well organic
ed state system can be made of
great educational value, as well as
furnishing a means of attacking
fires after they start by teaching
the Indifferent that small fires are
dangerous and enforcing regula-
tions against careless use of fire.
Education is far more effective than
laws and penalties as deterrent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Foot Ball

The Ely High School foot ball
team will try conclusions on the
local grounds tomorrow, Saturday
afternoon with the Virginia team.
Under the able direction of Prof.
E. T. Dufheld, the High School
boys have developed some fast
PROPOSITIONS and will make a good
showing tomorrow. Only bona
fide pupil members of the Ely
High School compose Our team and
it is to be hoped they will not be
compelled to buck up against a
picked team from Our neighboring
city. An admission fee of Csc will
be charged for adults and 10c for
children. Everyone help the boys
along and buy ticket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Historic Forest Fires

The terrible work of the flames
which have burned over and de-
sired hundreds of thousands of
acres of timber and property to the
value of millions in the lake states,
recalls to memory other great for
est fires which have attained histor-
ic importance.
One of the earliest of these was
the great Miramichi fire in 1925.
1t began its greatest destruction
about l o'clock in the afternoon of
October 7 of that year, at a place
about 90 miles above the town of
Newcastle, on the Mira1nichi River,
in New Brunswick. Before ten
O'Clock at night it was 20 miles be-
low Newcastle. In nine hours it
had destroyed a belt of forest 80
miles long and Is miles wide.
Over more than two and one-half
million acres, almost every living
thing was killed. Even the fish
were afterwards found dead in
heaps on the river banks. Five
hundred and ninety buildings were
burned, and a number of towns,
including Newcastle, Chatham and
Douglastown, weredestroyed. One
hundred and sixty persons persisted
and nearly a thousand head OF stock.
The loss from the Miramichi fire is
estimated at So, 900, 900, not includ-
ing the value of the timber.
In the majority of such forest
fires as this the destruction of the
timber is a more serious loss by far,
than that of the cattle and build
ings, for it carries with it the i'm
poverishment of whole region for
tens or even hundreds of years af-
forwards. The loss of the stump
age value of the timber at the time
of the fire is but small part of the
damage to the neighborhood. The
wages that would have been earned
in numbering, added to the value OF
the produce that would have been
purchased to supply the lumber
camps, and the taxes that would
have been devoted to roads and
other public improvements, furnish
a much truer measure of how much
sooner or later, it costs region
when its forests are destroyed by
fire.
The Peshtigo fire of October,
1871, was still more severe than the
Miramichi. 1t covered an area of
more than 1000 square miles in
Wisconsin and involved a loss in
timber and other property, of many
millions of dollars. Between /, 200
and 1 500 persons persisted, includ-
ing nearly half of the population of
Peshtigo, at that time town of
1000 inhabitants. Other fires OF
about the same time were most de-
structive in Michigan. A strip
about 40 miles wide and $50 miles
long, extending across the central
part of the state, from Lake Michi-
gan to Lake Huron, was devastated
The estimated loss in timber was
about a 900, 900, 900 feet board mea-
sure, and in money, over $4,000,
900. Several hundred persons per-
ished.
In the early part Of September
1881, great fires coveted more than
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

tains both gold and silver, but not
in sufficient quantities to pay tor
the mining. AS the drill was sent
down but forty feet McDermott be-
1ieves that richer ore is located fur
ther down. He will not himself
attempt the development of the
property, saying that he is not a
miner.
The farmers in the territory are
of the same opinion as McDermott,
believing that there is valuable
metal on their lands. The reason
for this is that surface quartz pick
ed up has shown as high as $50 to
500 to the ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
e Farewell Services

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Farewell services were conducted
at the M. E. Church Sunday even
ing and the church was filled to
standing room only. Rev. Z. H.
Blake who has held the pastorate
of the church for three years de-
parted this morning for Motley,
Mimi, where he will stay for some
time i'll the hopes of lettering his
health before accepting another
charge.
The services Sunday evening
were participated in by the men,
bers OF the Presbyterian church,
who joined with the Methodist
brethren in expressing their regrets
at the departure of Mr.. Blake,
Rev. Jacobson delivering very
touching tribute to Rev. Blake
work in this city during his pastor
ate and expressing the most pro-
found regret over his departure.
Since coming to Ely, Mr.. Blake
has built up an institution of vast
benefit. The membership of the
church has been doubled besides
the property has been improved
wonderfully. On his arrival, the
church was in debt matter of $500,
this debt having been wiped out.
Besides this, the church has been
supplied with new floors, paint and
paper, and new pews and the resi-
dence property has been improved
to the extent of several hundred
dollars. The larger part of this
work has been due to the untiring
efforts of the retiring pastor. In
his farewell talk Mr.. Blake took
occasion to thank all those who had
assisted him in the work, particu-
larly thanking Mr.. Martin Prisk,
the efficient director of the choir
and all the members of this institu-
ton. He also thanked the business
men of Ely for their support, say
ing that in no town he had ever
been, had the business men treated
him with the courtesy he received
in Ely.
Ely Lodge No. 220, 1. o. o. F.,
of which Mr.. Blake has been secre-
tary for several years, held fare
we'll meeting last evening and as a
token of appreciation for the eff
Gent services of the Rev. gentle
men presented him with an elegant
umbrella and a purse. A very
pleasant evening was spent. Mrs.
Blake was given a farewell at the
home of Mrs. Martin Prisk yester-
day afternoon by the Ladies Aid.
Mrs. Blake was presented with sew
eral choice pieces of cut glass as a
momento of the occasian.
Mr.. Blake leaves this city with
the well wishes of host of friends
irrespective of religious affiliations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

1 800 square miles in various parts
of Michigan. The estimated loss,
in property, in addition to many
hundred thousand acres of valuable
timber, was more than $1,000, 900.
Over 5000 persons were made des-
titute, and the number of lives lost
is variously estimated at from $50
to 500.
The most destructive fire of more
recent years was that which started
near Hink1ey, Mimi, September 1,
1894. While the area burned over
was less than some other great fires
the loss of life and property was
very heavy. Hinckley and six
other towns were destroyed, about
500 lives were lost, more than 2 900
persons were left destitute and the
estimated loss in property of vari-
Gus kinds was SIS, 100000. Ex-
cept for the heroic conduct of loco
motive engineers and other rail-
road men, the loss of life would
have been much greater.
This fire was all the more deplor-
able, because it was wholly unnec-
essary. For many days before the
high wind came and drove it into
uncomfortable fury, it was burning
slowly close to the town of Hinck-
ley and could have been put out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the
co-partnership heretofore existing
between w. A. Griffin and L. R.
Mueller, and doing business in the
City of Ely, Minnesota under the
firm name of Iron Range Steam
Laundry is hereby dissolved by
mutual consent. The business will
be run in the future by L. R.
Mueller who will collect all ac-
counts due the firm and pay all bills
owing by said firm.
w. A. GRIFFIN.
L. R. MUELLER.
Dated Ely, Mimi, Sept. 3Oth, 1908.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Reports on Fires

Raymond w. Pullman, of the
Forest Service, who was in Mime
sofa investigating forest fire condi-
tons, estimated the loss in Hibbing
and Chisholm districts at from
S., 900 to $4,000, 900. This
he says in a report made to the
government.
These Minnesota fires are due
to a combination of bad conditions,
local indifference and the lack of
thoroughly effective protection, :"
said Smith Riley, Chief Inspector
of the National Forest district which
includes the Minnesota National
Forest, who is now in Washington
after trip through the fire region.
OF course after a prolonged
draught, the woods are very infam-
able, and fires are sure to occur.
The only way to keep them down
is to put them out quickly WHEREBY
er they start. This is the method
used by the Forest officers on the
National Forests. Forest officers
are constantly on the watch, and
at the first sign of a fire rush to
get it out before it reaches any size.
In this they are assisted by the To-
cal population, which has come to
realize the importance of prevent
ing destructive fires and cooperate
heartily with the Service.
In Minnesota there seems to be
little sentiment against fires which
do not threaten settlements or val
liable standing timber. The state
has fire warden system, but it IS
altogether inadequate under such
conditions as the present. Bear in
mind that nearly all the pine coun-
try of the Lake States has been cut
over and burned over in the past,
so that it is either brush land or in
ferior timber, of which no one takes
much account. Consequently no
one is interested to put out smold-
ering fires.
Il, myself, when I was in Mimi
esota a few days ago, saw a num-
Der of these fires which were due
to carelessness of campers leaving
their fires unextinguished. The
whole country was overhung by a
pail of smoke, and the woods were
like finder. Yet, parties moving
through the wilderness would leave
their camping places on the shores
of the lakes without taking the
trouble to see that the camp fires
were put out.
"Other fires which I saw were
the result of brush burning by
farmers, and still others had start
ed from railroads. These are most
lv the causes of forest fires-care-
lessness in the use of fire by sports
men, camping parties and others in
the woods, brush burning and loco
motive sparks. They will always
have to be reckoned with, and the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

John Habian has again opened
his shoe shop and is prepared to
meet his numerous customers. Mr..
Habian has been in bad health for
some time and had discontinued
his shop business for about year
and a half. His many friends are
pleased to note his recovery and re-
turn to business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
TRIBUTE TO BEDE
Kind Words for Our Defeat
ed Congressman.

The defeat of J. Adam Bede
will bring forward opinions to the
effect that a man with a sense
humor cannot maintain himself in
congress. In excu1pation of Mr..
Bede it should be said that he has
not much sense of humor, but a
sense of wit, which is essentially
different. A sense of wit may ex-
ist alongside a sense of business.
Humor is more apt to find its lodge
ment in the man who is too lazy to
be useful.
Private John Allen of Mississip-
pi, was perfect specimen of the
congressional humorist. Nobody
ever heard of Aliens doing but joke
John Sharp Williams, of the same
state, is an example of a congress
sional wit. He is sharp, acrid and
pungent. Moreover, he is a way
UP parliamentarian and runs a fill
buster Ike pirate on the Spanish
main. Bede was more like Will
Jams than like Allen. He did not
lack business sense. He was in
dustrious to a degree, and the peo-
pie who have blamed him for neg
Letting his district to deliver lee
lures, probably never tried to raise
Roosevelt family on a free silver
income.
And in speaking of free silver,
reminds one of the great service
Adam Bede did to the Republican
party. Bede was a Democrat in
the Cleveland times. He was a
supporter of Major Baldwin, of Du-
luth, who got him appointed Mar
shall of Minnesota. When Bald
win came up for reelection, Bede
found that he must either keep
quiet about his friend or resign his
office. He resigned.
When free silver broke out in
the Democratic party, Bede with
drew. He took the stump against
Charles A. Towne and was one of
the prime factors in beating the
man who at one time threatened to
turn Minnesota over to Bryan.
Bede was invited to speak in Ohio.
He met Mark Hanna and Hanna
became enamored Immediately of
his telling way of putting argu-
ments. They became life friends.
Bede, it may be stated, is not
montebank. He keeps his wit go
ing because he cannot help it. But
behind it men like Hanna, Roose-
welt and Taft have discerned the
man with convictions and the fell
low who makes good.
Bede is out, largely because he
never had strong grip on the dis
trict, not because he was a failure
in politics. He can say with Othel-
10, L have done the state some
service. minneapolis Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02
Real Gold

c. H. McDermott, passenger con-
ductor on the Iron Range road, be-
1ieves that he has made find of
gold on his land near Embarrass,
located in section 32-61-15.
A sample from the drill borings
was sent to Denyer assayer, who
now reports that the sample con-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

n.ruo Don't forget Stein S barber
DAI1O shop for a frst-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, 1908-10-02
Passed Beyond

John Foley, aged about As years,
died at the Shipman Hospital Tues
day night of Bright's disease
after having been there only a few
days. He is stranger hereabouts
having arrived only a short time
ago to work in the woods for the
St. Croix Lumber company and
had no sooner reached the camp
when it was necessary at once to
return him to the hospital.
The eleven months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Golob was
buried Tuesday from the Catholic
church, having died Monday of
summer complaint.
The seven months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Neirni died
Wednesday of tuberculosis and was
buried yesterday. The family live
at Winton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-10-02

A one year old girl of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Isaacson of Winton
died Wednesday with commissions
following a severe scalding. The
funeral occurred yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-19
Nearly Trampled to Death.
PRESIDENT DECLARES HIMSELF
Noted French Writer Tells of Re
ception by Roosevelt.

PARIS March 19.-The Temps today
publishes an article on President Roose-
welt from the pen of Andre Tardieu. its
foreign editor. who has just returned to
Paris from America, where he was re-
ceived by Mr.. Roosevelt three times.
After picturng the Presidents youthful
vigor and his love for the struggles
against wrongs and abuses. NJ. Tardieu
quotes from the Presidents utterances
to him. especially in connection with his
crusade.
The President declared his struggle
dgains. plutocracy was because he was
an enemy of socialism and anarchy Il
am, after my fashion conservative
NJ. Tardieu quotes Mr.. Roosevelt as say
ing, and it is for this that / combat
the abuses of plutOcracy. / know the
people in Wall street denounce me as a
Judas 1scariot. but 1t is because | speak
the language Of truth to the American
people that | think that | am a good
patriot. l am not sentimentalist. Let
them attack me; 1 will defend myself by
appealing to the spirit of Justice in the
country. | will return the blows
Continuing. Mr.. Roosevelt said he
thought that what the United States
lacked most was a comprehension of the
fact that she has interests throughout the
entire world. Il wish all Americans" the
President said. would feel that America n
will be concerned in all the great ques-
tions.'
Mr.. Roosevelt then spoke with enthu-
siasm of the battleship fleet. which. he
said, would go to Hawaii. probably to
Australia and then through the Suez canal
to Europe. He had ordered the fleet to
make this voyage. first. because he wish
ed to demonstrate to the American peo-
pie that the navy was effective and i'm
portant and that they should be interested
in and proud of it, and. secondly. because
he desired to- show to the other powers
the naval force of the United States. The
President declared that without doubt the
United States would eventually have two
fleets. but in the meantime the present
one never would be divided. I'VE say"
NJ. Tardeu quotes Mr.. Roosevelt as re-
marking. speak softly and carry the big
stick this is a good policy in interna-
tional troubles, and it is good also in for
eign politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-19
SUGGESTS NEW PARTY.
Railway Man Sees Great Things in
Organization.

CHICAGO. March 19.-The formation of
a new political party-With 1.J0i,o0o rail-
road employees of the country a nu
cIeus-to combat restrictive railroad leg
islation both by Congress and the state
legislatures was advocated by John Fl.
Clarke counsel for the Nickel Plate sys-
tenn at the annual banquet of the Ameri-
can Railway Engineering Association last
night.
Every industry in the country except
the greatest of all, agriculture. is organ
lied to protect the capital which is in
vested in it,. and the investors said Mr..
Clarke. 1T should be the same with the
railroads. II should be an easy matter to
organize the railroadmen and there never
was a more opportune time to attempt it.
The 3OO. coo idle railroad men of the country
would listen eagerly to a proposition to
organize a great political party. and the
100000 railroad men still working are
ready TO listen to any plan to guarantee
their brothers and to return prosperity. In
1896 they stood together solidly when the
cause was not so great and they can and
will do it again.
only one man can stop the antl-railroad
legislation rage which prevails and he is
the voter. l believe we should organize
railroad men into compact political party
and l believe a great leader will arise
who can effect such a great organization
when the call is sounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-19

REICHSTAG IN UPROAR
EXCITING TIME OVER REFER.
ENCE TO NEGRO.

BERLIN. March l9.-There was an up
roar I'm the reichstag today. During the
debate on the colonial budget Herr Erz-
berger, centrist. made speech in which
he referred to the governments treat
ment of negroes in the colonies. and made
use of the phrase, "A negro also has an
immortal SOUL
AS the speaker paused after this re-
mark jeering expressions were heard
from the gallery. some of which appeared
TO come from the division set apart for
the press.
The entire center party at once rose to
its feet in INDICATION. and Herr Broeber.
the center leader pointed to the journal
istic tribune and shouted the word
Swine This resulted in general up
roar whereupon the president rang his
bell and threatened to clear the gal
lereS
Later the representatives of the press
met and passed a resolution of protest,
which was read in the house by Heinrich
F. Mueller, member from Meimingen.
This closed the Incident.