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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1909-07-15

n New York 1 were killed and 80
injured - The prios Of Fourth Of
Juiy patriotism.
CasTyinS four crest boxes " =. H.
4arr1man'e favorite cigars, three Of
~ ShlldSea, Mary, Carolins ana no.
Ind ooIled u the Kyon Prins VII.
Asln q 3oin him n Europe, III
Moro Outlaw Chief and the whclG
u his bAnd have been wiped ont n
~ Philippdnes.
The 0ermaa and Austrian railroad
antAoritieG have informed Russia thal
10y - about 70 take steps 70 insti-
- : quarAntins on the frontier
AGninst cholera.
President TAFT paid high tribute r.
ne fa1srai constitution In his speech
II Lake Ctsx1plain.
The American Woman Suffrage -.
ISOLATION decided to establish m,
tional headquarters In New York City.
Harvard was victorius in the three
boat races against Yale on the New
London. Conn, course. /,
Employees OF the bureau Of engrav-
ing and printing have been placed o.
Z per diem instead OF monthly payroll
Charged with using the United
States mail for lottery purposes three
Chinese shops In Washington we're
raided and their proprietCs3 arrested
Rear Admiral William r. Potter
who commanded the fourth division
Of the Atlantic battleship feet on its
voyage around the world. last week
became chief OF the bureau Of naviga
tion, relieving Rear Admiral John T.
Pillsbury, retired.
The United States and Nicaragua
are hopeful Of reaching an amicable
understanding on the Emery claim.
Prof. Louis T. Moore OF Cincinnati
who, Il u understood. will spend the
summer with his sister-in-law, Mrs
Taft has arrived ct the summer cap
ital n Beverly.
The man and woman who committed
suicide By rowing q boat over the dam
IN the St. Joseph river 1t South Bend,
Ind, were H. Lindeman and wife OF
Chicago. They were on their bridal
trip.
Y An order was issued 1t PittsburG
by the local board Of tho United Nina
Workers o. America instructing. the
striking miners In the Kansas dis
trict 5000 In number. to return to
work.
President Taft hopes to make :
vesteFn trip this summer, PROVIDING
tAe taSt6 bill can be cleared Up by
August !. Tho Alaska YukOn-P Pacific
opposition q Seattle will be- the pres.
i1ent's destination. He will visit
Omaha either going Or returning. A
tentative itinerary and program II b.
ing made out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-07

WE'RE queer lot anyhow. We
kick because we don't get what we
want, or if we get it we kick be-
cause we did not get more: One
kicks because he is sick and can T
work, another because, being we'll
he has to work. Under twenty we
grumble because time goes so slow,
after forty we grow1 because we
are getting old so fast. We get a
glimpse of half truth and make
Rome howl with Our criticism. In
gersoll criticised God because he
did not make good health catching
instead of sickness. He did not
perceive that the creator made
good health the normal, natural
condition, that if sickness came we
had to catch it, or compel it by oul
own sins against nature. Why not
do Our best, take things as they
come, and, keep sweet? Kicking
fretting, only makes trouble worse
Quit it.
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Ely, Mimi. April 9, 1909.

Ely, Mimi, April 9, 1909.
Special meeting of board called
to order by chairman. Those
present being Gleason, Miller,
Trezona and Thomas.
The meeting being called to act
upon the recommendation of the
committee on schools for the en-
ployent of teachers to fill vacancies
Their report was read and adopted
and for the employment of the fol
lowing named persons for the re-
spective position as stated, viz
John A. Wilson, Science teacher
at $4,000 per month.
John A. Lakness, Commercial
and penmanship at $500.
Harvey ] Scharr, Manual train
ing at $4,000 a month for ten
months.
H. ]. Hansen, Manual training
asst and Physical training, $4,000.
Blanch Murray, Principal 5th
grade Pioneer, S65.0O.
Florence Atkinson, 4th grade
Pioneer, $4,000.
Esther Linquist, 1st and End
grade, Savoy, $500.
Emma U. Kelley, special teacher
and substitute, $3.50.
Mary Meigham, B End grade,
S65.00.
Florence Thoirs, 1st grade,
$1,000.
Ivy l. Davidson, 3rd grade,
$62 so.
Emma Murphy, End grade,
S65.OO.
katherine Gillian, Pioneer kin
dergarten, S65.00, and Hanna
Staples second choice if Miss Gil
ham does not accept at same
wages.
Meeting adjourned.
A. J. THOMAS, Clerk.
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LIGHTHOUSE WITH NO LIGHT
Cone of Cast Iron Plates with Lantern
Containing Prism Is Fully as
Effective.

On sunken reef $50 feet distant
from Stornoway lighthouse is re-
markable beacon which warns mari
ners with the help of a light which
is only apparent.
The beacon is cone of cast iron
plates surmounted with a lantern
containing glass prism. The prism
derives its light from refracting the
rays emitted from the lighthouse,
and the optical delusion is marvel
Gus.
Mariners naturally suppose that
there is lighted lamp on the beacon
itself, and many of them will not be-
lieye otherwise. But the object OF
the beacon is attained when the navi-
gator sees the reflected light, which
indicates the perilous rock below.
This beacon has been in use more
than half a century and since it was
fixed in position others have been
placed in other neighborhoods tc
make clear points Of danger.-Tech-
nical World.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
ELY, MINI, May 4th, 1909.

|
The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order at o'clock
p. m. by Mayor Esenach.
| Roll-call: Present, Aldermen White,
Seraphine. Knutson. Banovetz and
Ayres. Absent, Alderman James.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read.
Moved by Alderman Knutson sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz that
the same be approved as read. Car
ried Yeas five; nays none.
A communication from the Teu Bur
Improvements Co., Offering the city
$50 % for the old betting owned by the
city was read and laid on table to be
acted upon when in committee of the
whole
The following bonds were read:
Lewis j White as city clerk: John
Lamuth as Chief Of Police; John La
muth as constable; NelS Nyhus as CON
stable; John e. Cosgroye as city treas
urer; Joseph z. Seraphine as police
officer.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine sup
iported 10y Alderman Banovetz that
lie bonds be accepted and placed on
file and approved with the sureties
thereon. Carried. Yeas five: nays
none.
Applications for doing the city scav-
enger work from Sylvester Rauiio.
John SkantZ, John Bedford. John
Lousbin, Martin Petek, Anton Kotch-
evar and Alex Aho were read,
| Moved by Alderman Ayres support
ed by Alderman KnLtson that the
same be referred to Il committee of the
whole TO be appointed later. Carried.
Yeas five; nays none.
| The following bids were read.
Peter Schaefer, to do all the city
printing at full legal rates; John Bed
ford, TO furnish team and driver To
operate street sprinkler at soc per
hour; John Bedford, to haul coal from
pocket to light and water plant at 25c
per ton; Pittsburg Coal Co., to furnish
coal at So % per ton.
| Moved by Alderman Knutson sup
ported by Alderman Banovetz that
the bids be referred to committee of
the whole to be acted upon with other
matters. Carried. Yeas five; nays
none.
| The mayor declared recess and ap.
pointed Alderman AyFes chairman of
IcOmmittee of the whole.
| Council was called to order and the
following report was read.
Honorable Mayor and
Common Council:
City of Ely, Num-,
Gentlemen
We, your committee of the whole,
to whom was referred applications to
do city scavenger work, bids to furnish
coal, bids to haul coal, bids to do city
sprinkling. bids to do city printing aud
offer to buy certain betting belonging
to the city, beg to report as follows:
We recommend
I'D That offer. of Teu-Bur Improve
ments Co., of $50 90 for belts be reject
ed; ~ That bid of Peter Schaefer to
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In another column will be found
wall from the Fergus Falls Jour
nal, paper edited by Elmer E.
Adams, who was also a member OF
the last legislature. Mr.. Adams,
in common with other granger col
leagues, in their zeal to hit the
steel corporation, big elevator
concerns and every other organiza-
ton but the farmer S trust" pass
ed law which proves boomerang
and IS direct slap at the prosper
1ty of the state, the same as the
tonnage tax would have proven.
Blinded by the desire to hit every
thing but themselves and dodge
the payment of taxes by making
heavy interests pay all the expenses
OF the state, the granger legislature
passed the bill which places a tax
on every bushel of grain placed in
an elevator in the state. This will
tax every bushel not used by the
mills in the home towns or for
seed. The courts should at once
get busy with the measure and
test its validity. 1t might be a
good idea to get ex-Attorney Gen
eral Young to pass on the legality
of the measure. He declared the
tonnage tax bill good and now we
are wondering what he will do
with this late phaze in the game.
The peepuls watch-dogs" in the
House and Senate evidently were
asleep. The poor -trodden
tiller of the soil'' will probably
take dose of his own medicine
now and will perhaps see things in
a different light.
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docity printing be accepted; (3) Thai
bid of John Bedford 10 furnish team
aud driver 10 do city sprlnkling be ac-
cepted III That bid OF John Bedford
to maui coal for CITY be accepted. (5)
That bid of Pittsburg Coal Co., of
Minnesota TO furnish city with coal
be accepted (6) That hiring and
dI>chaTglng of men doing scavenger
work be referred tG board of health
with full power 10 act
Very respectfully,
Geo. L. Ayres. Chairman.
Moved by Alderman Seraphine sup
ported by Alderman BonoveIZ That
the report he accepted aud placed on
tlle and recommendations be adopted
bV The council. Carried Yeas five;
nays none.
Communication from J w Osborne
advising that the bond of Nels Nyhus
as constable, which was referred back
for cOrrect ion aL the last meeting of
vded by the laws of 1907, was read.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support
ed by Alderman Banovelz that the
bond be approved with the surelies
Thereon. Carried. Yeas five; nays
none.
Report from clerk of Municipal
court showing fines and fees collected
and deposited With the city
treasurer during The month Of Apr
10 have been $67 80 was read.
Moved by Alderman Knulson sup
ported by Alderman Banovelz that the
report be accepted and placed on file
Carried. Yeas, five; Nays, none.
The finance committee report
ed that they had examined the follow
Ing bills against the city, and pay-rolls
for the month of April, had found
them correct and recommended that
they should be allowed and paid, to-
wit:
Pay roll Of city officers, $3.50 33; pay
roll of street and sundry labor $l35 90;
pay roll OF help at light and water
plant, S3S0.OO; PlLtshurg Coal Co., soft
coal. 1904 45; John Bedford, hauling
coal, SIS 81; ID. & L. r. Ry. Co., freight
and express charges, $l74.45: The Snow
steam Pump Works, valve springs and
guards, SIS. IL; Oliver Iron Mining Co.
Il. g. wire, So &c: Marshall Wells Hard
ware Co., packing and supplies, S14. IL;
Peter Schaefer, p. M, stamped enve-
lOpes, S64 0S; ID. & l. r. Ry. Co.. tele-
phone rentals, S27.00; John Bedford,
draying and teaming, $35 Is; Frank
Hodge, blacksmith work. SO 60; Amel-
JUS Stenlund, blacksmith work, $500;
Ely Finnish Stock Co.. wash powder
and salt, So. 10; l.. B. Brockway, SER
vices auditing city books, S. 90; The
Ely Miner, Job printing and publish
ing, S77.45; G. l.. Brozich. prem. insur-
ance on quarantine hospital, S32 so; A.
} Thomas. premium on clerks bond,
$1,000; Burroughs Adding Machine Co.,
repairs and ribbon, $500; Walter s.
Booth & Son, record book and supplies,
81. 90: Mrs. Jos. Seraphine, meals fur
nshed prisoners, $50; w. A. McCur-
dy. lumber and engineering, $4,000;
St. Croix Lumber Co.. lumber, $3S IL:
Ely Fire Department. firemen's SER
vices. Sl88.50: Jos. Skala, team at fire,
So. on; l.. B. Brockway, agent prem on
treasurer's bond. $4,000; Geo. T. Ayres.
expenses of board of health. S63 90
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely, Mimi, April S, 1909

Ely, Mimi, April S, 1909.
Regular meeting of the school
board called to order by the chair
man. Members all present except
M. A. Torinus and M. Spreitzer.
Minutes of the meetings of March
10Th and Esd, read and approved
as read.
A communication from Supt.
Barnes elect, stating that he would
be in Ely about Tuesday of this
week was read and ordered filed.
A communication from Miss
Schuyler relative to being excused
from school was referred to com
mittee on schools.
Communication from Stack Bros.
and certificate of the architect re-
lative to accepting their contract OH
school building and approval OF
same, laid on table to be acted up
on after inspection by the board as
to the work.
Letters from Superintendent
Young, architect on building, en-
closing copies of letters to Mr..
Wierschke was read and ordered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-07

THE statement going the rounds
of the southern Minnesota papers to
the effect that the mines pay taxes
on a valuation of one-tenth of theil
value while the farmer is assessed
on a basis of SO per cent is tommy
rot, pure and simple. The tax
commission claims the mines are
paying on a basis of 40 per cent OF
their real value or several per cent
more than the farmer champion as
cribes to his down-trodden over
taxed" constituent. The com
mission should investigate and see
that the farmer pays as much as
his mining neighbor.
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High School Athletic Association
was referred to the committee on
schools with power to act.
A certificate from the architect
on the Lincoln building certifying
to the completion of the work of
Albert Kolstad on the plumbing
work and as to the amount due on
final estimate, was read and refer
ed to committee of whole to make
inspection of building for purpose
of making settlement.
Tha committee on schools was
directed to make provisions for a
temporary sidewalk to the Lincoln
school building and and also for
Winton school.
Meeting adjourned.
A. J. THOMAS, Clerk.
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Shipman Hospital, care of scarlet few.
er patient, quarantined. S5l 20; Geo
II. Ayres, expenses of hoard of health
April Isl 10 20lh. S36 50: A. j. Thorn.
as, legal services, retainer and eXpen-
SEES, 1854 SO: Carol G. Carpenter, anti
toxin used, So 40.
Moved by Alderman Avres, sup.
ported by A Herman Banovetz that the
report he accepted, The bills aud ac-
counts he allowed aud he clerk in
structed 10 issue orders on the treas
urer in payment of same. Carried
Yeas. five: Nays. none.
The tinaure commute &c submitted a
report recommending that The First
National Bank of Ely be named as the
city depository and that said bank be
required to furnish surety bond to the
city i'm the sum of ten Thousand dol
lars or To deposit suitable securities in
lieu thereof as provided by the laws OF
Minnesota, and that the city enter i'm.
to a written agreement with said bank
providing for the payment of interest
on deposits at the rate of q per cent
on daily balances whenever amount on
deposit shall be $4,000 90 or more for a
periodOf 30 days. bank To agree TO car.
ry city orders as an overdraft without
interest charge To an amount not &c
exceed $500 90. city 10 pay interest al
legal late. whenever overdrafts exceed
$500 90.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support
ed by Alderman KnutSon that the re
port be accepted and the recommends
tions be adopted by the council. Car
ried. Yeas five; nays none.
The purchasing and light and water
committee submitted a Joint report
recommending that the city purchase
an automatic voltage regulator ac
cepling the proposal of the General
Electric Co. for furnishing same,
Moved by Alderman Knutson sup
ported by Alderman Seraphine that
the report be accepted and the clerk
INSTRUCT ed to order the regulator Car
ried. Yeas five; nays none,
Report from board of health fol
April 1909 from the 1st to the Goth OF
the month, also showing IS births AND
deaths registered in Mach and ;
births registered during the above
period in April was read.
Report from the new board Of health
recommending the purchase of a tight
metallic tank for collecting garbage
by the city for use of the scavenger
also recommending that householders
either provide for themselves or be
provided by the city with water tight
metallic container for garbage was
read.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support
ed by Alderman Banovetz that the
reports be accepted and placed on file
Carried. Yeas, five; nays, none.
The special committee appointed Il
act on the petition from the Ely Fire
Department for increased compensa
tiOn for services, etc, submitted d re
port recommending that tiremen bt
paid So 90 for first hour at fires anC
SI.00 per hour for each additional
hour: that practices be paid for at the
rate Of 50 90 per man for each practice
during each year; that fire alarms be-
installed in the homes of the chief anC
first and second assistant chiefs of the
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ISN'T it too bad that none OF
the members of the late senate
can be made governor owing to
a constitutional prohibition
Wouldn't it please some of the
100000 people in the north
eastern end of the state to vote fo1
the bunch that voted yes" on the
tonnage tax and wouldn't it please
all the southern end and Red River
Valley farmers to vote for those
who voted yes" on the bushe
tax?
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fire department and also in each livery
barn in the city; that for the present
no team be purchased by the city for
use at fires and that compensation OF
teams at night be the same as for day
service.
Moved by Alderman White support
ed by Alderman Knutson that the re-
port be accepted and the recommends
tions he adopted by the city Carried.
| Yeas five; nays none
Moved by Alderman White support
ed by Alderman Seraphine that the
city renew insurance on the light and
water plant upon expiration for the
same amount and with the same agen-
cies as during the previous year. Car
ried. Yeas five; nays none.
Mayor announced that the police
officers of the city had made request
/ for police caps and recommended that
| the city should purchase same.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support.
ed by Alderman Banovetz that the
matter be referred to the purchasing
committee with power to act. Car
red. Yeas five; nays none.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support
ed by Alderman Banovetz that the
matter OF securing metallic garbage
tank ard receptacles be referred to
the board of health TO obtain prices on
the different makes and report at next
meeting Of the council. Carried.
\ cas- five; nays none.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support
ed by Alderman Banovetz that the
city engage the services of w. A. Nc
Curly to make survey of the streets
OF the city for the purpose of estab-
fishing grade for the city; and that
he make survey for proposed main
sewer to the lake and submit recon-
mendation to the council at it's next
meeting as to the most feasible route
to be followed and to furnish an esti-
mate of the cost Of said work. Car
ried Yeas five; nays none.
Moved by Alderman Ayres support
ed by Alderman Knutson that the
mayor oppoint a committee of three
members of the council to act together
with the mayor and confer with the
secretary of the charter board and
draw up any desired amendments to
the city charter and report to council
at it next meeting. Carried Yeas
five: nays none.
The mayor appointed Aldermen
Ayres, Knutsen and White to serve as
such committee.
Alderman Ayres offered the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption.
Resolved, that there be and hereby
is levied against each male inhabitant
of the City of Ely between the ages of
Il and 30 years, not exempt by law,
one half days labor upon the public
streets of the city which may be COM
muted by the payment of S1.OO to the
Chief of Police of the City of Ely.
Alderman BanOvetZ supported The
motion to adopt and it was declared
adopted on the following vote. Yeas,
Aldermen White, Seraphine, KnutsOn,
Banovetz and Ayres. Nays none.
| Moved by Alderman KnutsOD sup
ported by Alderman Banoyetz that the
council adjourn. Carried. Yeas FIVE;
nays none.
L. ]. White,
City Clerk
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GOVERNOR Johnson is taking a
much needed vacation and is spend
ing his time in the east away from
the turmoil of busy Minnesota
politics and politicians. After
listening all winter to the pow-wow
of the Minnesota Legislature, we
don't blame him for wanting to
get away among civilized people
for time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-07

WE think that when the farmer
of the southern end of the state
gets the taxation mess properly
stirred up, he will find that he is
paying, compared with the mining
districts, no taxes whatever.
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By mistake, we failed to mention
the prosperity edition of the Du-
luth Evening Herald of a week ago
Thursday. The Herald never
does things by halves and the edit
ion was by long odds the best pap
er ever issued in the state.
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!. THE first number of the Gilbert
Booster has made its appearance
and it is good one. 1t certainly
is all its name indicates and Gilbert
will feel its influence. Its editor is
Mr.. Leary and its publisher is P.
E. Bowling of the Eveleth Star.
Both are boosters. /"
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SUNDAY, May 9, is Mothers Day
and in honor of your mother you
are supposed to wear a white car
nation. Also send mother that
long delayed letter.
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The following accounts were re-
ferred by the committee to the
board for action, and action taken
as follows:
Account of Robert Bedford for
S14. 90 for livery and drayage for
Winton school and teachers allow
ed and order paid.
Account of w. D. Gallagher for
fuses and installing starter at Lin
coin school on motor was referred
to the committee on buildings and
grounds for report.
1t was voted that the teachers at
Winton school be allowed trans
portation for balance of year to at
tend meetings at Ely when requir-
ed to attend such meetings.
Report of finance committee on
the insurance policies held by the
district with the several amounts on
the different buildings and recon-
mending that insurance be placed
on contents of the Pioneer and
Lincoln buildings, and boiler in
surance on the Lincoln and High
school plants was read, and the fol
lowing resolution was made and
carried.
Resolved, That the report OF
the finance committee read be ap-
proved, and that the committee be
directed to place insurance on the
boilers of the High school building
and also the Lincoln building, and
also place insurance on the contents
OF the Pioneer and Lincoln build
1ngs Ill the amounts as recommend
ed III the report; that the committee
be directed to make an inventory
OF school property, being buildings
fixture, contents, supplies, includ
ing library books and text books
and procure assistance in doing SC
as may need; that they have chang
ed the builders risks for insurance
on the Lincoln building to three
year policies, and make report al
next regular meeting of their furth-
er action in the matters.
A communication from the fire
department base ball association
asking for the use of the ball
grounds for playing this season,
was referred to the committee on
buildings and grounds with power
to act and report.
The eighth monthly report oil
teachers meetings was read and
ordered filed.
A communication from Supt.
Newberry with reference to prepar-
ing for commencement exercises,
furnishing music, diplomas and
speakers for the occasion and also
requesting use of auditorium for
purpose of giving program for
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filed.
Finance committee report on
auditing the following accounts
and their recommendation thatthey
be paid, was approved and clerk
instructed to draw warrants for the
several amounts and as follows:
c. E. Wirschke, extras on