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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
From Overhead.

A canary hung directly over the big
square table in the Hungarian res
taurant.
"Once," said a woman who was din
ing there, "the bottom dropped out
of the cage, the bird flew at the or
chestra yonder, and we had bird seed
in our soup. 1t was awful"
THAT reminds me-" said the cross
eyed man, "of one time when we were
having little game of poker on the
B. & o. You know how those trains
roll. Well, just about the middle OF
the game down came all the grips and
dress suit cases straight into the
kitty and broke up the game. Money
flew everywhere. We got so mixed
we couldn't tell which had won OF
where the money was that whoever
had won it won. Talk about bird
seed!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
500 Air Line Is Located.

Thief River Falls, Minnesota =
The 500 engineers, who are locating
the Thief River Falls-Duluth line have
reached this city, and are in camp in
several places south east of Thief
River Falls. They are running the
final line and are definitely locating
the air line from this city to Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
OLDEST MERCHANT DEAD.
Winona Man Run Store for Fifty
Years.

Winona.-Cha Suffrins, who held
the distinction of being the oldest
merchant in Minnesota at the time of
his retirement year ago, is dead at
Pickwick, this county. aged IS. He
established himself in the general
merchandise business at Pickwick so
years ago and continued until COM
pelled to give up because Of old age
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
Fooled Them Thirteen Years.

Frank Nelson, former state superin-
tendent of public instruction of Kan
sas, and Gap" Gibson, the veteran
record clerk in Auditor Nations Of
fee, are great friends Nelson is now
president of Minnesota college.
When Nelson was still in the state
house he and Gibson had talk one
day about teaching school. 81 was
once school teacher" volunteered
Gibson.
rs that 500" asked Nelson. "How
long,"
Yes, l fooled 'em 13 years." re-
piled Cap"
How is that?" asked Nelson.
"Oh," said Cap" 81 quit when
teachers had to qualify. City
Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
Vince SITTING Bull Was,

Doane Robinson, head of the depart
ment of history of the state of South
Dakota, says of Sitting Bull and the
Custer massacre: 1.-THE Indians tell
me that Sitting Bull was medicine
chief; that he was the greatest inf1u-
cnce among the Sioux at that time by
reason of his constant agitation
against the whites, and that he did
not personally engage in the fight
against Custer, but that he was back
on an elevation between the Little
Big Horn and the Big Horn making
medicine Indian School Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
His Size Was Known.

81 want some collars and neckties
for my husband" she snapped.
Eyes, madam"
The clerk offered her the latest
thing.
lady.
why, twelve and half, madam!"
How on earth did you guess that?"
"Ah,' replied the clerk, smiling,
gentlemen who let their wives select
their collars and ties always take that
SiZe!"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
Standard Oil Walls.

The Standard Oil Company's real
estate holdings in Bayonne, N. j.,
where it's largest oil refining plant in
the east is situated, have been in
creased from $7,36O,OOO, the value
fixed upon them in 1908 for taxation,
to $13,O00,00O. The company is ap-
pealing against the increases fixed
upon the realty by the Hudson county
board of equalization
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
are as follows:
% SALOONS TO CLOSE.
Order Issued by Government Affects
Cass Lake and Walker.

Walker.-Oficial orders have just
been issued from Onigum, the Leech
Lake Indian agency, giving thirty
days notice to close all saloons in
Cass county above township 1873. This
includes the towns of Walker, Cass
Lake, Backus, Bena, Longville and
Leech Lake Dam, with a total of twen-
ty-three saloons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
REMOVAL STIRS ST. CLOUD.
Mayor Evans Gusts Sergeant Who
Opposed Chief.

st. Cloud.-Sergeant Edward Brick
of the st. Cloud police department
was removed by Mayor Evans, and
Frank Bettenberg, former sergeant of
police, was named for the vacancy.
Police Sergeant Brick was removed
from office as direct result of
charge made by him against the
chief of police, alleging attempts to
shield guilty parties in the Lizzie
Swintek affair."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
The Old Mans Joke,

Mary" called her father, has that
young man gone YETI"
mo, pa" replied the maid. But
he's going right now"
Then ask him to empty the pail
underneath the ice box before he
goes, will you? l forgot it."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
A New One About Napoleon.

A new" story about Napoleon is
necessarily doubtful; the probability
is that it is simply so old that it has
been forgotten. However, here is one
that Arthur M. ChuQuet prints in
L'Opinion as never before published.
1t relatesto Napoleon and Butcher.
The emperor received the general
at the castle of Finkenstein, while he
was preparing for the siege of Danzig.
He drew him to a window in an upper
story and paid him compliments on
his military gifts, and Butcher, going
away delighted, described the inter
view to his aide-de-camp. What a
chance you missed" exclaimed the
latter.
you might have changed the whole
course of history"
How"
why, you might have tkrowa him
out of the window"
"Confound it," replied Butcher. $50
/ might! If only had thought of it,"
New York Evening Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
FL Rouhi Put to Death.

Fee, Sept. 1S-El Roghi, the rebel
lious subject of the sultan of Moroc.
co, who recently was brought here
in an iron cage, was put to death in
side the palace and in the presence of
the imperial harem.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
IDAHO MINES

THE COEUR d'ALENE MINES are producing oxss
S24 100000 a year. Biggest sver-Lead district II
the world Fortunes have been made by investing liz
tie money in treasury stock while properties were ia the
development stage. We have excellent property.
which has been under development for years and osg
Of the dead work done. Let tell about it. Send
for illustrated booklet to
The DAfiO-MINERvA MINING co.
4O8 Fernweli Blk, Spokane, Ws&hr
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

that constant feeling
of dullness and tired
ness, will find hope
in the advice of Mrs.
Mary Hinson of 81
Strother ST., Mt.
Sterling, KY. Had
l not used Doan's
kidney pills 7 ho.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
TORNADO AT COLERAINE.
Buildings Are Badly Damaged and
Loss is Estimated at $4,000.


Duluth.-A tornado struck Cole.
raine, western Mesaba, and continued
an hour, completely demolishing the
$4,000 two-story brick block belong
ing to A. M. Murnike, of Eveleth.
The wind also destroyed the grand
stand and scattered the fence of the
Coleraine baseball team, involving
loss of $1,000, partly RACED the scat
fold of the Itasca Ski Clubs slide,
which was to have been used in the
national tournament to be held here
next winter, lifted up the big Palace
livery barn and set it diagonally on
the lots, split telephone poles, DAM
aged the mines, several stores, resi-
dences and outbuildings and did thou
sands of dollars worth of damage to
fences, sidewalks, streets and ave-
nues.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
Big
Assets

Four hundred thousand people
take a CASCARET every night
and rise up in the morning and call
them blessed. Ifyou don't belong to
this great crowd of CASCARET
takers you are missing the greatest
asset of your life. GIG
CASCARETS Ioc box for weeks
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
In the:.wc-ld. Million boxes q month.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

"Does an automobile help you TO
forget your troubles?" Yes" an
swered Mr.. Chuggins. thoughtfully;
my other troubles" - Washington
Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
St. Louis First in This.

The largest tobacco manufacturing
center in the world is st. Louis. Its
annual sales aggregate $45,000,0 900
which is equal to Is per cent. of the
total tobacco output of the United
States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
The Difference,

Marriage is good thing for single
men," said the bridegroom-elect.
Hum, yes" remarked Mr.. Henpeck,
"for single men only"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

Aitkin.-The seventh annual fair of
Aitkin county opened with the best
display of agricultural exhibits ever
shown here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
MILLION COWS IN STATE.
Tax Commission Completes Returns
of Farm Animals in Minnesota.

st. Paul.-Minnesota has 910,585
cows, more or less industriously en-
gagged in supplying milk, cream, cheese
and butter to the consumers of the
state and to the eastern market. To
tails were made today by the state tax
commissions force on the returns of
horses and cattle assessed, giving
their number and value
The totals given are as follows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

A little bottle of Hamlins Wizard Oil
is a medicine chest in itself. 1t can be
applied in a larger number of painful
ailments than any other remedy known.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
Doduinq Work.

tits too hot to do housework,"
sighed the wife.
81 know it isl
Lets go and spend few days with
the Browns at their summer cottage.
They'll be tickled to death to have
| u.s."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

The man who has the greatest COM
mand of language is the one who
knows when to keep quiet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces In
dammaton allays pain, wind collie. 25c bottle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

Mrs. H.-YeS.
Mrs. WI hope he will catch nice
lot and bring them home.
Mrs. HI don't know whether he
will catch any or not, but he will bring
some home. He always takes his
pocketbook when he goes fishing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
NEW STRENGTH FOR WoMEN's
BACKS.
How to Make a Bad Back Better.

Women who suffer with backache.
bearing down pains, dizzy spells and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

OF ALL HOT WEATHER ENEMIES
cholera is the worst Treatment must be prompt Use
Painkiller Perry DavisO which overcomes all bowel
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up 40 year
ago. They regulate and invigorate stomach, live
and bowels. Sugar-coated tiny granuleS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24
mnorfanf To m

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that it
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

One of the Chautauqua takers says:
Husbands, let your wives have an
extra dollar now and then" He might
have rendered a greater service to
mankind by saying: wives, let your
husbands have an extra dime occa-
sionally without asking them to ex-
plain why they want the money"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

A brain is worth little without a
tongue.-French.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-24

In India there are nearly 26.0O0,00C
widows.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29
SOLD FOR $4,000.

e. II. Lunken and Richard Mcknight
OF the Tomahawk Mining company,
and Thomas Wellborn, one of the part
ners of the company owning the
Trails End mining claim III Root
gulch near the Comstock In the La
Platas, were in town Saturday evening
completing the details of the sale OF
the property where such rich strike
was made about two weeks ago. Mr..
Wellborn ct al. sold the property TO
II H. Lunken for $50. 900. cash Mr..
Lunken and Mr. Mcknight went up
to La Plata today, and expeet to re.
iurn this evening, departing for Den.
yer in the morning.
As mentioned in a previous issue of
The paper, the strike was, phenomenal.
no srch find ever having been uncov-
cred refore in this section. The find
l. in the La Plata sandstone, six
tsen-incb vein of ore being uncovered
after small strata had been bored
striking porphyry The gold averages
5000 per ton. Inc surface dirt. grass
roots and all, pan gold for n distance
Of fifty feet on either side of the
vein. Portions of the float are said
to assay $4,000 TO the ton.
The Trails End is located near the
head of Root gulch on the south side
OF the creek. opposite the Comstock,
ard three miles from La Plata. The
lucky individuals owning the above
an dthe claims adjacent are Thomas
Wellborn, Ed Lackenby, John Price
and John Bradford.
The strike has given an impetus to
work in the La Plaias, and big de-
velopment plans for the summer will
soon be made public. The mining men
running The big properties are saying
little but making improvements and
Installing machinery on big scale.
From all parts of the La Platas the
news is encouraging. The gold is
there, and capital is busy investing
thousands of dollars for the sake OF
obtaining millions In return.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29
THE BIG STRIKE.
--o-
La Plata, Colo. July 25.

La Plata, Colo. July 25.
Editor Herald:
The big strike reported to you some
ten days ago, made by Leckenby and
four others. has been sold to Mr. Luck
enhoimer of the Tomahawk Mining
company for $4,000, practically cash.
The lucky finders have been in the
field only a little over thirty days,
which should show the possibilities of
the La Platas to the prospector and
the man with the money.
Though sthe price for which the
property was bought is exceedingly
small. compared with the showing
made and the small amount of work
done, and when the wash to bed rock
screens from $50 to 500 and the ore
runs from three ounces TO over 500
ounces gold per ton-s50,000 seems
small This condition exists and sew
eral tons of ore have been extracted
from holes not over seven feet in
depth. The extent of the ore body
Is not yet known. l.. BERT.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29

The election of Mr.. Avery mayor OF
Colorado Springs shows what the peo-
pie are capable of doing when they
become dissatisfied with rings and po-
litical grafters. Durango Democratic
officials may think they can go along
ders and conduct business In a slip
shod manner like the moving OF two
water cranes. first placing the cost at
about $50 and having bills come IN
over $500, and that voters and taxpay-
ers viii quietly submit. Voters will
stand about SO much and then comes
an upheavai.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29
CHECKING RAvAcEs OF
BEETLE IN PINE TiMBERS


There are emergencies in which the
government must depart from the u.s.
nal policy OF conserving the timber,
and disposing of It by well regulated
Gales. It Is sometimes necessary to
destroy bodies Of timber OF considers
hle exteni }. at ifast to cut the trees
and leay. ne los lying In the woods,
where 4 rs may, or may not. become
useful before decay sets In. Such ap-
parent Wa tefulness is made necessary
most frequently ~ attacks OF the
Black Hills beetles upon the West
ern yellow or Rocky Mountain pine.
The destruction of beetle-infested trees
is in reality no more wasteful than
would be the destructive action neces-
sary to stamp out an infectious dis
ease among cattle. horses. or sheep.
frees which have been attacked by
the Black Hills pine beetle are har-
boring the dangerest pest for almost
year after the attack Is made. After
that period, the beetles having left
them. they are no more a menace than
are the bIeached bones of a steer scat
tered upon the prairie
The Black Hills beetle has long
since passed beyond the confines OF
the region which gives 1t name.
Last winter the insect was discovered
In menacing numbers upon the San
Isabel national forest in southern Colo
rndo. As the result OF 1908 depreda-
tions. nearly 900 yellow pine trees
practically in a solid body, were dying
The timber was not damaged for com
mercial purposes, but the local market
was not such as to induce any one tc
handle the proposition of cutting the
trees for lumber. The trees contain
ed larvae of the beetle, which, IL all
matured, would have been sufficiently
numerous to have successfully attack
ed several thousand trees during the
summer OF 1909. Immediate action
was necessary to destroy the larvae
before the warmth of spring drove
ilem from their burrows beneath the
bark. A force of men was employed
TO work under the direction of a for
est ranger. and the greater part OF
the trees were cut. before the snow
left the ground. The bark was peel.
cd from the trunks for an average
distance of twenty-five feet per tree,
exporting the tender larvae to the cold
and drying influences of the air The
peeled logs were then sawed for mine
props, TO be disposed of later, If pos
sible. The actual value of these logs
is slight in comparison with the value
OF the timber which might have been
killed In future years had the drastic
action not been taken. There Is every
reason to believe that the infestation
viii cease to exist, and that. in add
tion, the expense to the government
will be repaid in the sale OF the 'ster-
ilized" logs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29
SOME FRENCH OBSERVATIONS

The Pueblo Chieftain is publishing
some interesting letters from l. N.
Stevens who is touring the old coun-
try. the following being sample
Paris, June 2S.
The Parisians are the most incon'
sistent people on earth.
A little in advance of every one else
In science and art they also keep the
lead in friyolity.
lneorruptible and patriotic beyond
measure in times of national emergen-
c.es-yet in times of peace they viii
steal one Of the dozen flowers yon BUY
from them. or part OF the oDleiette
they bring TO you, and all of the
findings left over from making your
gown.
They close and pack their bedroom
windows at night. for they say the
right air in Paris Is destructive TO
health-yet they will sit for hours in
the out-of-doors cafes without any
wraps, breathing this same ruinous
air.
The Paris cab horses are The skin.
niest, boniest, most forlorn looking
quadrupeds in the world--but the Par
is dray horses are models In size.
flesh, form and general comeliness.
With private companies operating
the worst equipped street car lines
this side of Mars. the government is
making Tremendous success in the
business of giving the public opera
ut the Grand and Opera ComiQue
houses--both OF which are owned and
conducted by the government and IN
which operas are staged and rendered
as they are nowhere else on this
sphere.
Nd gambling houses or pool rooms
are permitted In the city Of Paris
yet the government gets sper cent Of
~ receipts At the race tracks. whore
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29

al! sorts OF racing pools are sold. out
Of the proceeds Of which the poor OF
Paris receive 25 per cent.
(American idiots and English sports
furnish about thrcesfourths OF the gate
receipts and contents of the pool box
es, 10 1t will be seen readily enough
that the French do not lose their thrift
III any direction.)
In many ways the wisdom of their
public work iiluminates their political
sky.
All judges are compelled to study
for the position: to get on the civi
service list after a most rigorous ex
animation as to learning and char
acter.
| Appointments are made exclusively
from this list and are for life.
| Joe Cannon's house Of representa-
tives In Washington would not last
over night in the French capital, AT
the popular parliamentary branch o.
the government.
| In the French chamber of deputies
all set speeches are delivered from {
rostrum and every member has an op
portunity to debate public questions
without getting the consent of the
presiding officer days in advance, a,
our members OF the lower house o
| congress are compelled to do.
Far ahead Of us along many linei
ages behind us in several things
his people form an Interesting stud!
as to their future.
One cannot help remarking the diff
ference in looks. character, force ant
efficiency on the through expires.
trains. when the French crew maxi
way for the German crew.
The Germans everywhere, along al
lines of industry, are catering to To,
travelling and purchasing world.
Their trainmen greet Americans II
English, Spaniards in Spanish, ant
French and Germans in their nativ,
tongue.
| While England is trying to force tn,
Orient to purchase her wares. Ger
many Is studiously ascertaining tho
needs and demands OF the Oriental.
and is endeavoring to get their trade
by pleasing them rather than by scsr
Ing them.
The same policy is being pursued
fn both North and South America. ii
Europe and In Southern Africa. VIII
what success the trebling of German
factories during the past decade. tho
tremendous prosperity OF German
cities attest.
| France may continue for years tc
furnish mankind with gewgaws-but
unless all signs fail Germany is de
stined to be the supreme manufac
turing and commercial nation Of Eu
rope.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29

The Herald gives space, to a com
munication in another part of this is.
sue that should command attention.
That municipal government should be
conducted on business instead of po-
litical basis is gaining strength all
over the land. This is why The Her.
aid favored the election of non-par-
tisan business ticket last spring, men
who would not be holden to any politi.
cal party. When men are elected to
office there is only one way to do bust.
ness-cut loose from every entanglc.
ment and give honest, faithful work In
behalf of the general public.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29
capital July % to Aug. 1. This is un.
denominati,na1 and is confined mainly
to delegates from the Western slope.

capital July 20 to Aug l.. This is un.
denominationa1 and is confined mainly
to delegates from the Western slope
Mr. and Mrs. Hosea Hooks and two
sons were In Durango over night from
Cripple Creek. and went to Flora Vista
this morning to close up deal for a
fine piece Of ranch property. Mr..
Hooks was here during the Ignacio
drawing and said If he found some
thing to suit him, he would return
Mr.. Hooks and G. c. Eddy were boys
together In Boulder and had nor SO an
each other for the past thirty years,
until they met during the week of the
land drawing. They have both chang
ed some!
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Kerr and guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Hersey of Wichita,
KanH., and Mrs. Hersey's sister. Miss
Garrett, came down on the morning
train from Hermosa to spend the day.
MIR. Hersey sold the Kerr ranch to
Mr.. Kerr thirty years ago. He made
trip TO the valley about six years
ago, and finds the valley very attrac-
tive still He says he is delighted
to be back again. When he left La
Plata county after selling the ranch in
the valley, Mr.. Hersey went to WIGHT.
tn. Kans., before there was any town
there, and bought thirty acres, which
is now in the heart of the city It
seems like a small tract of ranch land.
but at $4,000 per acre. its present
value is worth considerable. Mr. and
Mrs. Kerr and guests return to Her.
mosa ON the evening train.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29

The jug of whisky buried in the
corner stone of the old Boone county
court house at Columbia. Mo, sixty
years ago, was not there when the
corner store was taken up Thursday
II must be remembered that Columbia
has been dry" many of the sixty
years and dry communities often
glow desperate.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29

A 3,O0o.000.o00 bushel crop. such as
the government report gives us a right
to look for. furnishes new reason
for corn to assert its kingship among
the farm products of the United
States. From present Indications the
yield OF the farms for 1909 win be a
long way above the $4,000. .0OO. 300
mark. and corn will furnish much
more than fifth of this total. When
Hammond OF South Carolina declared
that cotton was king. he did not fore
see the judgment which. half cen.
tury later, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and
. few OF the other states would pass
upon this dictum,