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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-12-23
SLAYER REFU1ES
HIS CONFESSION
CRAZY OLE" JOHNSON REFUSES
TO PLEAD GUILTY TO CHARGE
OF MURDER
NO LYNCHING; GROWS B0LDER.
-umberJack Regains Nerve After Being
Removed to Safety of Ashland
Jail--Wants Trial.
HOLDS GRUDGE AGAINST VICTIM.

ASHLAND, Wis, Dee. 20.-I Spe-
,ial. with the immediate fear of lynch
ng removed, John A. Johnson, the con
;essed murderer of Mrs. Auna Shirley of
Hannibal, declined ut the last moment
10 plead guilty, after having made the
rip from Midland to Ashland especially
,or that purpose.
johnson shot and killed Mrs. Shirley
IN Wednesday, December II. He was
captured Thursday night by Sheriff Win
her of Taylor county, and on Friday
Johnson made partial confession. Sat
lrday morning he signed a complete con
feSsion, was bound over by County
Judge Barley of Taylor county and was
taken TO Ashland on the first train to
plead guilty.
Johnson arrived at Ashland about 9
o'clock Saturday evening, and was taken
1t once before judy Burke in the cir
nit court room. H. signed confession
was read in his presence, and lac ac-
Nnow.edgcd it TO De- correct, but at the
asst moment he pleaded not guilty, to the
surprise Of every one.
Held a Grudge
In his signed confession. johnson says
lat he had hcld a Erudge against Mrs.
Shirley for about year She had urged
aim to 20 to work and the few sighting
words spoken by her had been treasured
Up and he determined To kill her.
In his two written confessions he says
le got mad" at Mrs Shirley for insin-
Mating that he was Il lazy tramp and
ought to 90 20 work He brooded over
he insult. as he considered it, and learn
NJ that Shirley would be absent all day,
ne went to the residence for the purpose
Of killing the woman lie asked her for
cup Of coffee, so he says, and she
picked up the coffee pot and started to
set it on the stove. As her back was
turned. johnson says he shot her through
The back Of the head with a rifle that he
took down from the wall.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05
THE CROPS AND The WEATHER.

Last week was a most favorable
one for the cotton, facilitating pick
ing and marketing, but reports fail
to encourage the making of ad-
ditional lint. The reports seem to
confirm the previously expressed be-
lief hat the yield of the crop. was
even smaller than the majority of
people estimated, particularly in the
western section of the belt.
Owing to the pressing demand
for cotton and the willingness Of the
planters to market their produce and
take advantage of the fine prices
prevailing, it is expected that the
total amount ginned this year will
be large, it is nevertheless, expected
that the figures will fall consid-
erably short of the figures of last
year at this date.
The general crops other than cot
ton have been pretty well harvested,
and the returns have been fully as
satisfactory as could have been rea-
sonably expected. A good corn
crop has been gathered, and also
there has been a good crop of rice
and forage. All these successes will
60 a far way towards helping out
the fine prices for cotton that create
prosperous conditions in this Sec
ton.
There is nc grounds for COM
plant, and when a full revival of
business has been brought about,
everything will be lovely, and an
other prosperous year will be
chronicled in the history of our cot
ton belt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05
FOR STOMACH AGONY
Ask S. [. Rdines About Mi=o-na. It Gives
Relief in Five Minutes.

NVSUI III lVV HbV1ulVCe
He will tell you that he guarantees
Mi-o-na to relieve promptly and cure
all diseases of the stomach and indi-
gestion, or he will return your money.
Have you gas on stomach?
One Mi-o-na tablet and the misery is
ended.
Are you bilious, dizzy or nervous?
Mi-o-na tablets will put you right in
a day; give relief in 10 minutes.
Now, dear reader, don't go on suffer-
ing with stomach trouble. Be fair to
yourself; throw aside prejudice aud try
Mi-o-na. 1t is a great doctors pre-
scription. No doctor ever wrote a bet
ter one.
And money back from S. l.. Raines if
you don't say Mi-o-na is worth it's
weight in gold. Sold by leading drug
gists everywhere but in Greenwood by
S. L. Raines. so cents a large box.
Test sample free from Booths Mi-o-na,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Mrs. Mary Hutchinson says: "Pains
and distress in my stomach and . gem
eral stomach complaint was entirely
cured for mo by the use of two boxes
OF Mi-0-na, and ! have no hesitation in
recommending its USE" sos Pearl ST.,
Ypsilanti, Mich. December 10, 1908.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05
THE PRfSpfNI'S WSH.

Well, the President has come and
gone, and has only left pleasant
memories OF h~isvislt behind him.
But he has demonstrated himself
like the plain and sensible gentle
man that he is, meeting his fellow
citizens In a simple and u~nosteuta-
tious manner and talking always
with good sense, sincerely and
courtesy. His human side has been
show TO advantage, and the impress
sion has been strengthened that he
really desires to be a non sectional
president.
Our president has added greatly
to his personal popularity. His
visit here has failed to touch politics,
and We are conscious of a feeling of
personal respect and esteem for the
head of the nation that was emf
nently wanting towards his prede-
cessor. Our people here respect
and like a gentleman as Mr.. Taft
has proved himself that in every
speech and action.
He desired an elimination of poll
tics from his visit, and our good
people were responsive to the occa.
sion, and their characteristic hospi.
tallty was as usual. The staunchest
democrats in the state adorned their
coats with emblems and buttons
honoring the chief of the nation,
evidencing the fact that they were
really conscientious democrats, and
that all sectionalism, all partisan
ship, were thrown aside, which
taught Mr.. Taft that we were not
a narrow minded people. Local his
tory, sectional pride and partisan
tradition and principles are dear tc
all of our true hearts, but we shall
not let any n of them violate Jus.
tice or cause us to forget the common
destiny of the Americans as an or
ganic whole.
Mr. Taft's visit was thoroughly
enjoyed, and we hope that he viii
come again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05
RRfSfRs16 FENGf POSTS FROM
DECAY.

HtSe3stV6tkN0 tUSISFkOM
DECAY.
Every farmer il familier with the
rot,ing Of his fence posts at the sur
face of the ground. The labor of
replacing Them and how to. secure
new and durable posts are sources !
Of constant annoyance and expense.
Even the more durable woods, such
as chestnut white oak and cedar, |
decay IN eight or ten years. It is
true that there are a few kinds Of
wood in the United States, such as
locust and o~sage-orange, which give
much longer service, but their sup
ply, never very large, is rapidly be-
coming exhausted, and the farmer
must now look to some other source
for his posts. Perhaps directly on
his farm there may Do a patch of
woods which includes such trees as
black oak, beech, maple or pine,
and cottonwoods and willows may
grow along the banks of his streams.
These are trees which heretofore
have been thought of little or no
use for posts, because of the rapid
ity with which they are attacked by
decay. In their natural condition,
they will rot in two or three years
too soon to pay for the labor Of set
ting them. The Forest Service in
its study of prolonging the life of
fence posts has found cheap and
simple methods of preserving them
in a sound condition for an indef-
mite time, even though they are the
poorest and naturally least durable
woods.
Decay is not a simple process like
the crumbling of stone or the rust
ing of iron. It is caused by low
forms Of plant life which thorough
ly permeate the wood, discolor it
and cause it to become discUnnect-
} ed and rotten" To preserve the
timber in a thoroughly sound con-
dition, it is only necessary to render
the wood unfit for the growth of
these organisms. This is done by
injecting into it substances poison
Gus to plant life.
One of the most widely used pre-,
servatives is creosote, one of the by
products of coal tar. When it is
injected into the wood, decay will
be retarded indefinitely and an old
field pine or a cottonwood fence
post when properly treated will
easily give a life Of twenty years or
longer. Such a p~reservative treat
ment costs about ten cents a post.
The creosote can be applied by
painting the wood with a brush or
dipping it into the liquid, but much
J better results will be obtained if it
is actually injected into the wood
instead of merely coating the out
side. If the "brush' method, Or
painting, is used, the creosote should
be applied at a temperature of about
$50 degrees F. Two coats should
be given at least "a hours apart.
If the posts are dipped directly into
the pr%eservative, the creosote should
be heated to about the same tenn
perature. The best results of all
can be obtained by first heating the
posts in a bath of hot creosote and
then either transferring them quick
ly to a bath of creosote at a lower
temperature, or else shutting off the
heat and allowing them to remain
in the oil as it cools. By such a
method the sapwood will become
thoroughly permeated with the Gre
osote. Full details and specific di-
rections for the treatment of diff
!, ferent kinds of posts may be OBJ
tanned by application to the For
ester, Washington, D. C.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Very few fell in love with "Uncle
Joe Cannon. He wad dyed by
many as being a Southhater, and
sternly opposed to the waterway
proposition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

An english statistician explodes
with the news that savings in the
United States amount to 5000,
100000, OF ar average of $277
for each family of five. Please mail
US q check for ours.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Well be proud of our concrete
walks and crossings that are being
filled in. Our good mayor watches
the work as though he had to foot
the bill himself.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Sure, Secretary of-War Dickinson
was surprised on being informed
that Greenwood, with it's cotton
and auto rep, was without an opera
house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Z of NJ football stock was Civ
en- another rise in her game with
Vandy last Saturday. A and NJ
made a fine showing against Tu-
lane. The plot thickens. Be care
full of the bookmaker. Tips are
about even.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Liberal education may be acquir-
ed from loving a good one, but to
crave a woman of fashion is a
commercial education.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

William Ran-some Hearst,
should retire from the political
arena. His defeat Tuesday was a
lifting climax to the other lemons
served him. Exit, Ransome.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Take a ride over Greenwood
and see the activity in the build
ing line. Things are going on
hero all the time. Ours IS :
hustling, bostling. busy city. and
: I'D plaoe for : huatlee = iyel
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Jackson's State Fair will be
ceronicled as a national event. It
was the most successful fair that
we have ever seen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

The Taft smile and the Taft
handshake cannot be so easily
His is not q perfunctoTy
touch, but the squeeze of a strong
hand. His smile is full Of good
Of tho affected kind.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Taft said stick to the farm
boys. Several needed his advice
the next morning after the banquet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Gaynor's election as mayor of
New York City over Hearst and
Barnard was a great Democratic
victory. Especially when it is
remembered that Taft carried that
city over Bryan by a good majority.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Jackson's Taft Day was a
triumph. We are proud Of our
Capital City and its good people.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Taft may have not converted
many voters, but he won many
friends.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Lets try to get some of our mud
singers a job down at the panama
canal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

If the Southerner ever learns to
vote On the Republican ticket. We
venture the assertion that he will
vote for Taft
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Yes, we had to tell Taft that
Greenwood was without a play
house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

November seems slow about jo1-
lying up the atmosphere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Willie Taft will tell his pals at
Washington that he had 'er time.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Taft says that Waterways are the
thing, but Uncle joe seems to
block the game.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

The egg that took a three
months curse in polar exploration
will have to be left out of our
next flip.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

After the banquet was over many
were uttering the cry for deepwater.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

All Missippians were proud Of
Secretary Dickinson last week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

The Memphis city government
seems to need new methods.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Some people had rather profit by
others experiences than their own.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

1t seems that cotton has acquired
the habit of aeroplaning.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

That $25 dollar plate banquet
was a cutter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

No, cotton is not going down,
just yet.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Fifteen cent cotton will hold EN-
for a while.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

We want Willie Taft to come
again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Let's not forget the circus.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Have you seen the Taft Smile?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-11-05

Greenwood. Miss. Friday. Nov. 5, 1909
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-28

pages.
The principal chapter of the book,
devoted to detailed descriptions OF
the copper mines of the globe has
1885 pages, describing no less than
6767 copper mines and copper COM
panies in all parts of the world, COM
pairing with 4227 listed In the pre-
ceeding editions. This long chapter.
which was unrevised in volume VII,
owing to fire, accident and Illness,
has been completely rewritten even
the obituaries of the defunct COM
uanies having been improved by the
addition of neat verbal tombstones.
The price of the copper handbook
Is IS, in a strong green buckram
binding, and the selling plan is
unique, as the book is sent to any
n ordering it, from any part of the
globe, without a penny IN advance,
the purchaser preparing carriags
charges and allowing the purchaser
a weeks inspection, and accepting
the return of the book in settlement
of the charge, II upon inspection, 1t
does not prove satisfactory. That
this plan is successful Is proven by
the fact that it has been followed
for six consecutive years and that
the Copper Handbook now circulates
in every country that has a postage
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-28
MARKETS, MINING AND METALS
METAL
EXPRESSIONS

A prominent Boston brokerage IN
terest in discussing the copper
metal and shares situation with the
Financial News says: 1t Is remark-
able the way the copper shares MAIN
tain their strength and it is more re-
markable tina sentiment in regard to
copper shares refuses to become pessi-
mistic. This is explained reasonably
in two ways. In the first place the
| selling price for the metal cannot og
much lower than it is now, even If the
worst should happen in general mar
ket conditions, and there is no reason
for expecting anything but continued
business activity for the future. The
price of the metal has not reached a
point higher than two cents above the
lowest price of the metal at the worst
time in the financial depression of the
country. And at the present time it
is below it's mean average covering
any stated period since copper was
needed commercially. Agreeing then,
that it cannot go down and the holders
of copper shares are keeping their
shares at present low interest returns
on their investments and apparently
satisfied with the bargain, the eXpec-
tation of a higher metal price ought to
be the basis of the present figures on
copper shares. And we know that I'M
der the surface the metal situation is
much stronger than it has been for
two years.
We know that some of the big ell
ectric manufacturers are in the market
and are making small purchases but
are rushing the orders through. The
stocks of practically all of the Lake
mines are contracted for at going
prices and the products in some cases
are sold ahead for two and three
MONTHS. The prices received are not
higher prices. We know, too, that
large contracts for copper are holding
over the market waiting for consump-
ton soon. The public will not partici-
pate in the copper share movement
until the metal advances in London
and New York and about that time
the people who know in advance will
have all the copper shares they want
at a reasonable profit.
Another contributing factor to the
optimism that prevails relative to cop
per shares in the face of a dead metal
market, is the fact that the big COM
mission houses are not loaded down
with weak margined accounts and they
are not afraid of any serious break, for
the average customer has been eX-
ceedingly cautious in making commit
ments, remembering experiences of
comparatively recent years. We are
not ~rampantly enthusiastic over cop
per shares, in view of unsettled con-
ditions of the New York market, but
we are frankly expecting an advance
in the metal before the first of the new
year and We are likewise of the opinion
that careful commitments in we'll
selected copper shares at the present
moment and at every break in the
prices will net good profits in a COM
paratively short time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-28
PRICE REFLECTS
CENTRAL WORK

Ely Central continues to be the lead
ing feature among the properties in
the district as the stock of the com
pany continues to be the favorite Issue
of the curb. This is naturally a mat
ter of cause and effect. The value OF
the stock is found in the prospective
value of the mine, and the latter is i'm
proving every day. There are now four
workings contributing to the develop
ment of the property, the last having
been started the first of this week. This
is a tunnel on the Juniper claim to
the north of the steam howell pit of the
Nevada Consolidated In the shallow
workings on this ground they have
gone through carbonate ore, and they
will get this at depth at a distance in
the tunnel ofe135 feet.
The showings on the Monarch and
Clipper claims are getting better with
development, the shots continuing to
throw out the rich ore. In both worA-
ings they are drifting on the ore, and
the dumps of each are assuming flat
tering proportions, composed of rock
which means money to the company.
While the rock coming out of the Mon
arch is richer in copper, superintendent
Parks is confident that the Clipper
is going to develop a big mine. They
have crosscut the vein in this working
for ten feet, and are drifting. The
proposition is to follow the ore on the
incline and stay with it. The same
procedure is being observed on the
Monarch vein.
With ore coming from two shafts,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-28

and particularly of this character of
high grade, and so much of it that
there is already talk of shipping, in
terest must naturally be conferred in
the property. With the assurance OF
more ore on the Juniper in a very
shortwhile, and every prospect of get
ting the ore in the three compartment
shaft on the Eureka fraction, the flu
ture of the Ely Central is very bright.
While the attention of the district is
now fixed on the limestone possibilities
of the property nobody is overlooking
the prospects in the porphyry. The
Eureka fraction shaft is being sent
down to the ore bed going under it
from the Nevada Consolidated, and
they are now down $50 feet. Progress
has been slower of late in consequence
of the flow of water, but nobody is
finding fault with the water, for the
reason that it is more than likely to
be used to the greatest advantage in
the future, if there be only enough of
it. The ore of the steam shovel pit
is getting closer to the ground. of the
Ely Central, the boundaries of the pit,
with every scoop of the steam shovels,
approaching nearer to those of the
Eureka fraction, the Weber. Chispy
and Quartette claims. When the ore
is reached in the porphyry, or when
greater depth establishes the persist
ency of the ore bodies of the Monarch
and Clipper, there will be many re-
grets for those who have had and who
have not stock in Ely Central.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-28

"a min. w. 1900 feet to Cor. No.. 1 to
place of beginning; containing a total
area of 20.660 acres. excepting and ex-
Guiding therefrom, and from said ap-
plication, the area in conflict with the
Southern Cross lode claim, Survey No.
Ga, the net area claimed and applied
for being POSTS acres. The original
and amended certificates of location of
said mining claim, are of record in the
office of the County Recorder of said
White Pine County in the record of
Mining Locations, as follows: Original
at pages 215-216 of Book /; amended
at pages $3.50 of Book 81. The nearest
known locations are the Aultman lode
claim, Survey No.. 37-A; Southern Cross
ode claim, Survey No. "a: Colder
Fleece Fraction lode claim, unsurvey-
ed, and the New Boy, Bull Snake and
Bull Snake No. 2 lode claims, all I'M
surveyed. Said Golden Fleece lode
claim is situated in the East half>of
Sec. IS, T. 16 N, r. IS E., M. d. B. &
NJ. / direct that this notice be publish
ed in the Daily White Pine News at
East Ely, Nevada, the newspaper pub
lished nearest the said o mining
claim, for a period of sixty days.
LOUIS j. COHN, Register.
(First publication October "a, 1909
(Last publication December %, 1909
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-28
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The market displayed considerable
strength and ranges were somewhat
higher. 1t was the most active day this
week and Ely Coppers Jared extremely
well. Several strong gains were made
during the days trading n as a whole
the local list was strong. Nevada
Con. opened weak, but closed quite
strong on heavy trading. Cumberland
was active and somewhat stronger.
Giroux continues weak, but is acting
good for an upward movement. The
opening on Ely Central was weak. but
it soon regained all the, ground that
was lost and closed remarkably strong.
Mason Valley, Boston Ely and Butte
Ely held around Tuesdays figures. Ely
Con was the feature of the local list,
displaying a great deal of strength and
making substantial gain. OF the
smaller stocks, Ely Witch showed the
most strength, scoring a five cent gam
over the opening market. Stock of Ely
Calumet will be actively trader in from
now on and we anticipate a good,
broad market for the newcomer.