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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
GOOD ROADS BOND VALID.
Judge Dickinson Holds Enabling
Act Constitutional.

MINNEAPOLIS. Hennepip county's
81, OOO, 900 goodroads bond issue has
been declared valid by Judge Dlckln'
son, of the district court. In his de-
cision Judge Dickinson sustains the
validity of the bonds and declares that
the county commissioners may legally
proceed in their campaign for the
betterment of Hennepin county roads.
The bond issue was authorized at
the last session of the legislature.
The Minneapolis Automobile club was
instrumental in securing the passage
of the bill, and plans were at once
made for the improvement of the
roads of the county. The county COM
missioners authorized the issuance OF
100000 in bonds and adopted plans
for the improvement OF roads near
Lake Minnetonka.
The 100000 issue had been sold,
when a question arose as to the vail
dity of the issue. 1t was asserted that
the legislative bill is unconstitutional
and that the bond issue is void.
Believing that the question should
be settled at once, the Automobile
club, through President Horace Low
ry, brought suit to restrain County
Auditor Hugh r. Scott from issuing
the bonds. G. A. Will, attorney for
the club, drew the papers and the
county officials were called into court
to prove the legality Of the issue.
In district court, AL ]. Smith, coun-
ty attorney, demurred to the COM
plant of Mr.. Lowry, and the question
of the validity of the bond issue was
placed squarely before Judge Dickin-
son on the demurrer. In his decision
sustaining the county attorneys de-
murrer, Judge Dickinson says the
bond isssue is legal, and disposes OF
the question.
The case will probably be appealed
to the supreme court to obtain final
settlement, but attorneys believe
Judge Dickinson will undoubtedly be
sustained.
Judge Dickinson held in the deci-
sion that the fact that population was
the basis for passing the bond issue
was not valid objection to it's legal.
ty. "The question is to determine
whether there is rational relation be-.
tween density of population and a
need for more and better roads," says
the opinion Laws which deal with
conditions affecting certain part of
the population of a state have been
held valid by the highest courts. A
law to be constitutional does not
have to apply to the entire population
of the state, but to those affected by
these certain conditions. The courts
have no legislative powers and hence
cannot undertake to classify certain
counties or districts. That is in the
province of the legislature. The law
makes provision for all counties COM
ing under the provisions of the stat
ute, and many laws which come much
nearer being special legislation have
been held valid"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
GRADUATES AT WINONA.
Diplomas Awarded at Close of Sum.
mer Term at Normal.

Winona-The summer term at the
Winona normal school has closed. The
following were awarded diplomas by
S. H. Somsen, resident director:
Advanced Course-Bessie Ferguson,
Duluth; Florence A. Garvey, Mime
apolis; Leone B. Hood, Spring Green;
Nellie Johnson, Dakota; Amy Lees,
st. Paul; Ada Maxwell, Winona; Sadie
McGrath, Rushford; Ethel Rogers,
Saltwater; Anna Snider, Wilton, Wis. !;
Millie Strouse, Minneapolis; Eva Will
son, Watertown, S. D.; Winifred Nc
Carthy, Minneapolis.
Elementary-Anna T. Broderson,
Wiona; Bessie Mcleod, Rushford;
Grace Schaefer, Ely; Ada Wangan,
Wells.
Elementary (three-year)-Clara E.
Carhart, Trempeleau, Wis; Geva N.
Larson, Mabel; Edna B. Timmons, WI
mona.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEST
MANNER POSSIBLE.
At HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters of the Globe and
Given in a Few Lines.
PERSONAL.

Glenn H. Curtiss won the interna
tional cup for the highest speed in the
aviation events at Rheims, France
flying at the rate of 47.65 miles an
hour.
Charles w. Morse, recently released
from the Tombs prison, New York, on
$125,000 bail, has begun his enorts
to restore his fallen fortunes by at
tempting to regain control OF the Met
ropolitan Steamship Company.
Henry Farman, the English AVIATOR
made fight of ILLS miles al
Rheims, breaking all previous dls-
lance records and winning the Grano
Prix de la Champagne.
Albert Newhouse, an inmate OF the
poor house at Bloomington, ILL.,, TO
whom an uncle at Indianapolis lett
100000, wants a wife to share the
good fortune with him.
Frank X. Riedinger of Delaneld.
Wis, who was believed to have been
one of the victims of Belle Guinness
death farm at Laporte, Ind, is anve
at Fairfield, Neb.
Capt. j. L. Chase, civil war veteran
who invented hoop skirt 40 years
ago, is the inventor of an airship, LOT
which he has obtained a patent.
Col. Duncan B. Cooper, who with
his son, Robin, was found guilty OF
killing former Senator Carmack In
Tennessee, inherits $11,655 from the
estate of his brother, former Justice
William F. Cooper, who died in New
York, leaving $2S5,000.
William Travers Jerome announced
that he would be a candidate for re-
election as district attorney of New
York. He will run independently.
Secretary Wilson of the department
of agriculture, speaking before the
food convention at Denver, said the
time is coming when there will be no
adulteration of food
George B. Moulder, chief gardener
of the Illinois Central railroad, was
elected president of the American AS
ISOLATION of Railroad Gardeners, which
held its third annual convention in
Philadelphia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
GENERAL NEWS.

Thomas A. Wood, former business
manager of the Globe-Democrat at
st. Louis, died at his home in that
city.
Emperor William invited Orville
Wright and his sister, Miss Rather
inc, to sit with the royal family in a
box to watch the arrival of Count
Zeppelin who made a 45O-mile flight
in his airship to Berlin.
Rev. j. Holmes McGuiness, Edward
H. Harriman's private chaplain, in the
first authoritative statement made at
Arden, declared the rail king" is
much improved, giving his word as a
clergyman, that reports about Mr..
Harriman's condition were eXagger-
ated.
At least 1900 persons lost their
lives and property damage estimated
as high as $20,0O0,000 was caused by
floods at Monterey, Mexico.
President Taft has accepted the res
ignation-it is believed by some that
he requested it-of Ormsby McHarg,
assistant secretary of. the department
of commerce and labor, who assailed
former President Roosevelt in a news
paper interview.
Much damage was done in West
Scranton, Pa, when an old mine be-
meath the city caved in, the city's sur
face in many places sinking five or six
feet.
A. E. Swisher, former president OF
the Iowa Bar association, after worry.
ing over financial troubles, commit.
ted suicide by hanging at Iowa City
Five persons, all relatives, were
killed when a street car struck an au.
tomobile, near St. Louis.
Rev. G. E. Alderman of Hedding
N. H., has been appointed president
of Goodman university at Jackson
vile, Fla.
Three tanks containing $4,000 bar
rels of oil were set on fire at Cygnet
O., by lightning, causing 100000 loss
Mrs. Carrie Sanders of st. Joseph
Mo-, killed one of her children and
tried to end the lives of five others
with morphine and then attempted
suicide while insane.
FAMILIES of strikers at McKees
Rocks, Pa, were ousted from the
company houses in a rainstorm and
sought refuge in camps in the hills.
The San Francisco Schuetzen Yer
Elm began the celebration of its gold
en- jubilee with marksmen present
from all parts of the country.
Dispatches from Melilla said LOO
Moors and $50 Spaniards had beer
killed in three days fighting neal
there.
Hubert Latham, the French aviator
who failed to fly across the English
channel, flew 1888 miles in two hours
and eighteen minutes at Rheims.
Gen. Herbert o. Jeffries of Panama
revolutionist and all-'round fighter
killed William Nicholas Chandler
editor of the Panama Press, in the
Press Office when an apology for ar
article declaring Jeffries' sister-in-lav
had been indiscreet at hospital wa,
not forthcoming.
Early reports of an earthouak.
which shook Italy said one perso,
was killed, many injured and hun
dreds of buildings destroyed.
George Rutledge found a near
weighing 46 grains in the Wabasl
river at Mt. Vernon, Ill.,, and sold 4
for $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
Arthur Hill, Young Hunter at Ada,
Severed Artery and BIed to Death.

Ada. Arthur Hill, a youth
about 10 years of age, accidentally
shot himself while out hunting ducks,
severing an artery. He was forty rods
from farm house, to which he walk
ed, but was so weak from the loss of
blood that he died in about two hours.
He was stranger in this community,
having come here only about two
weeks ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
WOMAN DIES OF BURNS.
Mrs. Oslund Of st. Peter Showerec
With Burning Oil From Tank.

st. Peter.-After lingering nearly a
week, and suffering intense pain from
burns, Mrs August Oslund died at her
home in this city. She was terribly
burned by the explosion of gasoline
stove, which had been leaking oil and
which burst into flames when she
lighted the burner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
THREE SUPERVISORS ARRESTED
Little Jar in HiIman Town Will Be
Investigated by the Courts.

Little Falls.-The town of Hilman,
in the southeast part of the county,
is having troubles of its own. Will
liam Geier had caused the arrest of
three members of the town board of
supervisors and is attempting to have
them return to the treasury money
paid them for services on the board.
The cases are to be tried in this city
early in September.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
DEAN LlGGETT Is DEAD.
Former Head of State Agricultural
College Passes Away.

eapolis.-William Madison Lig-
get, former dean of the State ag-
ricultural college, man of public af-
fairs and soldier, died at his res
idence last night from tightening
the arteries, caused primarily from
nervous trouble. Mr.. Liggett was
forced to retire from active work two
years ago, when he withdrew from
the experiment station.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
WHEAT NOT HURT BY COLD.
Reassuring Reports From the Coolest
Spots in Western Canada.

Winnipeg, Manitoba.-A cold wave
swept over the Canadian northwest
and damage to the uncut wheat was
looked for. However, the wires from
the districts most liable to frost licked
off the intelligence, mo damage"
Yorkton registered 80 above and Pipe
stone, 38 above. These were the two
coolest places. Edmonton had 50
above
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
MARKET REPORT.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Aug. 31.-Wheat, No.
1 northern, $0.9SB; No. 2 northern,
$O.961s; Sept, $O.99A; Dec, $O.92A
durum, No. 1, $O.S4%. Oats-No. 8
white, 1924. Barley, sic. Corn
No. 3, $64hc. Rye-No. 2, 64c. Flax
NO. 1, $1.40.
Duluth, Aug. 31.-No. 1 northern.
sO.965s; Sept, $0.945s; Dec, $0.92B.
South st. Paul, Aug. 31.-Cattle-
Steers, fair, $4.O0@$5.50; cows, fair
$3.0O@$4; calves, $4.50@7.00. Hogs,
$7.55@$7.6O; sheep, yearlings, $1,000
$3.50; lambs, fair, $5.00@$6.00.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
Craze For Presidential "Relics"

Taftian taste lad given the airy fab
ris a fictitious value in the purchas-
er's eyes, truly ludicrous.
A local paper recently remarked in
all seriousness that Mrs. Taft was
seen not long ago walking democrat.
ically down F street. Carrying her
pocketbook in her hand" An eccen.
trio proceeding net to carry it IN her
teeth!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Aug. -Cattle-Market
1Oc higher; steers, $5.60@6.S5; cows,
$3.50@5.25; heifers, $3.50@$6; bulls,
$3@$4S5; calves, 5000; stockers and
feeders, $3.75@5.15.
Hogs-Market sc lower; choice,
heavy, $S@8.15; butchers, $7.95@8.2O;
light, mixed, $7.70@810; choice light,
$7.95@8.1O; packing, $7.60@7.75; pigs,
$6@7.90; bulk of sales, $7.60@$8.OO.
Sheep-1Oc lower; sheep, $4.00@$5;
lambs, $675@7.SO; yearlings, $50
$50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-03

Illinois Leads in Rural Routes.
llhnois has more rural routes than
any other state in the union. Ohio
Iowa and Indiana follow in the order
named.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
eRANEY MAKES SUGGESTION.

Eddie Graney the fight promoter
and referee OF San Francisco, who has
refereed hundreds of fights. including
many championship battles, claims
that the referee i'm the coming heavy
weight battle between Jim Jeffries and
Jack Johnson should not be allowed
to count the 10 seconds over one Of
the fighters i'm case he is floored with
"A blow. but that the timekeeper ought
to do IT,
Standing over a man in the ring
waving your hand up and down should
not be allowed i'm this Jeffries-J Johnson
fight" said Graney. for the referee is
very apt TO get little off i'm the en-
thusiasm and excitement which is al
ways evident on an occasion of this
kind.
THE proper way to do this thing
is the plan which was followed in the
days of the big fights in California
years ago. The timers sat in a gal :
lery some distance away from the
ring and when a man went down they
timed him with the watch. and at
the end of the tenth second they bang
ed a drum, which ended the fight"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
PICKS DETROIT TO TAKE
REMNANT FOURTH TIME

Detroit is picked to win fourth
pennant. j. Ed Grilo. sporting edi-
tor of the Washington Post. says the
Tigers ought to find it easier landing
the flag in 1910 than they did during
the last three years.
"None of the major league clubs
have been so fortunate i'm securing
good ball players by draft as De-
troit. They got almost every man they
applied for and some of them are be-
ing viewed with jealous eyes by other
managers says Grillo.
Jennings has strong bunch, much
stronger than ever if you figure that
some Of his stars are going back
Connie Macll's Athletics may AGAR
be troublesome. and then again they
may not, for it is by no means GER
tain that all his veteran pitchers viii
show the form they did last season
The White Sox are always dangerous
because of their magnificent pitchlnl
staff, and If Patsy" Donovan can go
high class twl1ler or'two his Speed
Boys" will be in the hunt. But De
troit has something on all these team,
and the other four cannot possibly b.
figured as standing n chance to cut {
figure" En-.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
OFFICIAL AVERAGES GIVE
HONOR TO GEORGE MlllLIN
Tigers Mainstay Led All Other
Pitchers in the American
League This Year.
CHICAGO BEST In THE FIELD

Chicago, Dec. 13.--Goorge MulHn OF
the Detroit champions. was the leading
pitcher in the American league last
season according 10 the official pitch
ing ana fielding averages issued b.,
president Il. - johnson here today.
Mullins record was 20 games won ana
lost for percentage Of 1884. He was
e. points ahead OF Cicotte of Boston
who had record OF l3 games wor
and five lost for 1872 Another Detroit
-Willett--flnlshed third with
% won and lost for .71O.
Krause, the early season sensation
of Philadelphia, was tied for fourth
with his team mate, Bender at .G92
with Is won and lost
Chicago. which finished fourth in the
pennant race, led the team fielding
with "A percentage Of .9G4. Philade!-
rhla finished second with the Detroit
champions third. New York made tho
greatest number of errors, having 1881
charged against them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13

The Fighting Parson.

When the great-grandfather OF the
present. Duke OF Norfolk was engaged
IN any of his electioneering contests
he was always attended by his chap
lain. an athletic man and one who had
made such good use Of his hands on
several occasions that he acquired the
name of "The Fighting Parson." Mr.
Dauncey, an eminent counsel, having
once 10 examine him as a witness
during a trial, asked whether he was
not the gentleman called The Fight
ing Parson." IL believe ! am, sir. y
the divine replied; but II you require
any more positive proof and will dc
me the favor to step out of court,
will give II TO you under my own
hand" No further evidence was TAX
en.-Baily's Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
A Million Ancestors.

1t may be little surprising and of
interest to learn that a person may
have had more than 100000 ances-
years, and that without taking into
account uncles and aunts. Starting
with ones parents, each person, of
course. has two, father and moth
er. The father had his two parents
and the moth ar had hers. Thus each
person has four grandparents. One
step further and we have eight great
grandparents A simple calculation
gives the astonishing result that our
lineal ancestors during 20 generations
number no fewer than 1,04S,576, or
sufficient people If all living to popu-
lnte the whole of Wales.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
Standing Of the Teams.
FAvoRs BRUTAL" GAME.

At big football dinner in Philadel-
phia the other night, Layton Schock,
an old Cornell center. came out fa-
voring the return to ''the good old bru-
tai game" He pointed out that In
the days when the lines stood up. man
to man. fatalities were far less COM
mon that they are nowadays. The
man with the ball couldn't get up as
great an impetus as he does these
days when he starts from 10 to is
yards back and has n secondary Of
Tense as well 10 strike. Whenever
the rules are changed Il Is only done
TO hush up the set opposed to the
sport. Certainly the new gags have
r't keep down the accidents. Players
continue to get hurt and players VIII
continue to get hurt as long as foot
ball is played.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
HOCKEY PROBLEM IS YET
UNSOLVED IN THIS CITY
One of the Promoters Speaks En-.
couragingly OF the Pres
ent Situation.
CALUMET WILL HAVE A TEAM

'You may state emphatically that
calumet will be represented with a
strong hockey team this year, even II
men have TO be imported from other
towns" Is the statement made by one
who Is familiar with the situation
when the matter was preached this
morning After conference which
was held i'm Calumet recently, the
hockey enthusiasts seem much en-
couraged and believe that It will be
possible to announce something def
mite very soon.
The question of securing either
Gray or Cross, of the Mohawk team,
has been taken up with the Mohawk
officials, and ii is possible that one of
them will be released To Calumet, i'm
all probability "Billy" Gray, Red
Jackets goal tender last season. The
futilty OF signing up two goal ten
ders and only playing one OF them. has
been suggested to the Mohawk man
agement, and II is believed that the
Keweenaw team will let one of the
men go.
It is also said that no team can
sign and hold more than ten players.
according to the bylaws of the cop
per country hockey league and that
Mohawk has already violated this rule
by signing thirteen men. If so, and
the league ruling is to be enforced,
three of those thirteen will have To be
dropped.
Matters have now reached very
interesting stage with the Calumet
management. Calumet cannot afford
to be without hockey team and no
such climax is to he allowed to come
TO pass.
The News was authorized to state
that strong seven will represent
Calumet this season in the local league
that viii measure up to the standard
of teams in past seasons.
The players already signed by the
Calumet management had their first
workout at the Palestra yesterday and
the showing was encouraging. Five
men were on the ice and although the
squad was dolefully small when COM
pared with that of either the Laurium
or Red Jacket teams i'm other years,
Manager Kaiser is far from discourag-
ed and by recruiting n few more play
ers hopes to bring together a strong
segregation. a.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
Women Smokers of Mexico.

The cigarette is far more popular
among women in the upper circles of
European society than it is in Mexico.
where if you find a lady smoking she
is quite sure to be an elderly woman
of an addiction to old customs. That
Mexican women generally smoke Gig
arettes is notion cherished by for
Clgn Writers of Mexican romances
sprinkled all over their pages with
"caramba!" mi vida,' chile con
carne," etc.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
MAY PERMIT WOMEN TO
SEE HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT

New York. Dec 19.-"It was just a
little thing" says Tex Richard. con-
'cerning his successful bid for the JEFF
fries johnson fight. Just mere de-
tail. Those fifteen $1,000 bills did the
trick. when they went down on the
table i'm front of Johnson and / saw
his eyes begin to bulge out. / knew
we had him, and the rest was easy.
An the other fellows were talking I'm
big figures. but bunch of thousand
dollar bills is the loudest argument
in the world. You don't need To carry
a megaphone when you can flash the
money"
why he said when he loosened up
after the acceptance of his bid, this
is going TO be the biggest thing ever
pulled off. ! don't care If | don't make
IA dollar out of it. The glory of hand
ling the biggest fight in the worlds
history is enough for me- My ambi-
ton now is to handle this thing right
dead right.
It'll be absolutely on the square in
every way. I'll guarantee that. Wen
have some new ideas, too In the first
place. were going to make 1t possible
for women-g good women-to see the
! fight. Every man i'm the world will be
crazy to see lt--why not the women?
Thousands Of women have heard their
brothers ana husbands talk about this
fight for months. and they're just as
I a nxfn Ia
pect to see 5000 seats in the arena
occupied by women. And why not?
Even out i'm Goldfield, when | manag-
cd the NelsonGans fight, forty baby
carriages were checked at the gates"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
CALENDAR OF SPORTS FOR THE
WEEK.
Monday.

Monday.
Billy Allen VS.. Jimmy Welsh, 10
rounds. at Syracuse, N. Y.
Tuesday.
Annual meeting Of the National
league at New York.
Dave Deshler V. Ray Bronson, IL
rounds, at Boston.
Wednesday.
Annual meeting of American league
at New York.
Johnny Coulon VS.. Patsy Brannlgan,
10 rounds, at Greensburg, Pa.
Jack Warner VS.. Bill Tracy, 10
rounds, ut Hazleton, Pa.
Thursday.
Annual field trials of the Texas
Breeders club begin near Taylor, Tex
as.
Friday.
Winter endurance run of the Wor-
cester (Mass) Automobile club.
Annual winter meeting of the Texas
Baseball league at San Antonio.
Record automobile trials on the IN
dianapolis motor speedway.
Saturday.
Record automobile trials on the In
dianapolis motor speedway.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
Why Enaland Has No Ellcs.

The proof is that il has been done.
Speaking rashly there are no flies in
England; at least. there are so few
worth while to screen their dwellings.
The reason is the simplest-the tight
little island is kept clean. Fifty years
ago flies were a nuisance in England (;
though not the plague they are here,
for no other really civilized country
was ever quite so dirty as the United
States of America. This nuisance is
pretty completely abated. In so years
England has been swept and gar.
nished, and the flies have starved
McClure's.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-13
$4,000 TO BET ON JEFFRlEs.
Tom Corbett Has Big Sum to Back
White FIGHTER AGAINST johnson.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 13.-Ten
thousand dollars is the sum already in
the hands of Tom Corbett. the local
betting commissioner. which he will
wager at even money on Jeffries
"You can say for me-" said Corbett,
that / have In my possession GER
tilted check for $4,000 to be wagered
at even money on Jeffries. The man
who Is Offering to make this bet doesn /,
care to have his name made public,
as he Is prominent in local business
affairs, but | have that much money
to place right now.
81 will go further and say that |
can raise 100000 In less than ten
days to be placed on Jeffries at even
money"
Corbett said he would Immediately
return to the city. as he expects wag-
ering on the big fight to start at
once.