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Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
JOEL B. ERHARDT DEAD.
Civil War Veteran and New York Bust
ness Man Succumbs to Heart Fail
ure in Gotham.

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Joel Benedict
Erhardt, president of the Lawyers Sure
~ company, died early today from heart
failure in his room at the Union League
club Mr.. Erhardt served through the
Civil war, attaining the rank of colonel.
He was United States marshal for the
southern district of New York in 1888
1884; police commissioner in 1884; col
lector of the port of New York from
1889 to 1898. and was an officer or d.
rector in the State Trust company. the
Bowery Savings bank and other financial
corporations.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10

KANKAKEE, Ill, Sept 9.-LSpecial.I
Miss Buleah A. Thompson and DR..
Henry D. SilvernaIe were married last
Monday at the home of DR.. and Mrs
Charles Dirk. The ceremony was wit
messed by the immediate relatives ircud-
ing the brides parents. The groom is a
dentist practicing at MukwOnago, Wis,
and the bride is a resident Of Madison,
They left after the ceremony for a short
wedding tour and will reside in Muk-
WOu1gO.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
GERMAN OUT OF RACES.
Sender Yacht Contest NarrOws Down &
American Boats for Finals-ElIen
Gets Another

MARBLEHEAD, Mass. Sept. s.
The Ellen owned by Charles p Curtis
Jr.. of the Boston Yacht club. won the
fifth German American sender yacht
race off here today. with the German
boat Hevella second, and the New York
boat third. The result eliminates the
Heyella and leaves the Ellen and JOyette
to sail tomorrow for the President Taft
and Gov. Draper cups.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
VOTE FOR BIG STATION
ing for Depot and Terminals to
Cost $22,So0,OOO.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept 9.-Kan-
sas City today voted upon the acceptance
of an ordinance, already passed by the
common council, providing for new
union passenger station to cost not less
than $2.9IO000, exclusive of tracks and
approaches. The depot is to be located
at Twentieth and Grand avenue. The or
dinance calls for the expenditure of more
than $20,0OO,0OO for increased trackage
and the building of viaducts and sub
ways that will eliminate all grade cross
inoS
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
CHAUFFEURS IN UNION,
Organize Protective Association to StoI
Joy Riding and Keep Out All
Young Applicants.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. g.
Black listing JOY riding and declaring
for Is years as the minimum age limit
in the issuance of licenses TO automO,
bile drivers, most of the chauffeurs of
Washington have organized a "Chauf,
feurs' Protective association and atfii-
ated as a union with the Knights of La
Dor. The new organization has sick ben
eft provisions and its policy will be to
expel from its ranks any chauffeur con
victed of JOY riding. The action of the
chauffeurs is in line with Il movement
already launched in several o-her cities
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
IS SLAIN BY THIEVES?

CHICAGO. H., Sept. 9-Thieves are
believed to have been the murderers of
a man whose body was recovered from
the river here today. Two deep gashes
in the victims throat showed the manner
of his death. The murdered man was
apparently 30 or 10 years old. The
coat and vest were missing. but the re-
mainder of his wardrobe was Of good
texture and cut. No valuables were
found, supporting the murder theory.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
WAGE SCALE REJECTED,
Chicago City Railway Company's EN-
ployes Turn Down Plan to End
Long Dispute.

CHICAGO. H., Sept. 8.-The wage
scale offered by the Chicago City Rail
way company was rejected by an over
whelming vote of the company's employ
es in a referendum which closed today
This means that a resort must be had
to arbitration on the south side car lines,
as we'll as on the north and west sides.
if further complications are to be avoid
Il
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
M. P. TRAIN DERAILED,
Westbound Passenger Leaves Track
Near Palmer, Kan, but No One
Is Fatally Hurt.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 9.-NIis-
souri, Pacific passenger train No. sol,
west-bound, was derailed near Palmer,
Kan. $50 miles west of Kansas City ear
~ today. According to railway officials
IL the local office of the company, num-
Der of persons sustained slight injuries,
but no one was fatally hurt.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
HILLS TO LEAVE BERLIN

BERLIN. Sept. 9.-Ambassador and
Mrs. Hill have arranged to sail for New
York September % on board the steam
ship George Washington. They Will re-
main in the United States for about two
months. returning to Berlin in time for
the opening of the winter social season.
This is Mr.. Hills first visit home in two
years. He goes on private business.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Fined for DYnamiting Fish.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. S.-Game
Warden George ". Rickeman reports a
prosecution in Chippewa county for yio-
lation Of the law relating to the dynamit-
ing of fsh. Complaints had been made
10 the department of the practice and
Deputy Warden ]. r. Delong was de-
tailed 10 investigate. He caught two
men in the act Of dynamiting. They
were taking before Judge jenkins at
Chippewa Falls and demanded a jury
trial. They were found guilty and sem
fenced to pay fines of S100 each and to
De confined in Jail for sixty days.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
COL. R. L. FOX IS KILLED.
New York Politician Hurled from Auto
While Viewing Scenery.

NEWBURG. n Y. Sept. S.-Thrown
frdm his automobile while it was round
ing a curve five miles south of Newburs
Tuesday. Col. Reuben L. Fox, for many
years 4 prominent member of the Repub-
lican state committee and a wealthy
resident of New York city, sustained in
juries which caused his death an hour
later in St. Luke's hospital. His ma
chine was proceeding at a rapid rate
when it ran over a stone beside the road
and Col. Fox, who was standing up 10
get a good view of the sweep of road
way, was hurled headlong to the ground.
striking on his head and rolling many
fapr
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Estimate of Rye.

Of the rye harvested is 5 per cent. less
than last year. The preliminary esti-
mate of yield per acre is rs bushels
against 1914 bushels last year. The in
Dictated total production is 31,0G6.00O
against 31,851,000 finally estimated in
1908 The quality of the crop is 92.J
against 92.T last year.
The average conditions of other crops
on September /. is stated as follows:
Barley 500 against SD in 1908; buck
wheat S1.1 against SIS last year: pota-
toes 500 against 1871; tobacco 500
against 81
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
STOCK CARS IN RACES
SMALL AUTOMOBILES ENTER CON
TESTS AT LOWELL, MASS.
iChalmers-Detroit and Buick Capture Tw'
Events-Knox Runs Into Crowd
Of Spectators.

) LOWELL, Mass, Sept G.-Thrcc au
ItomobiIe races in the national small stocI
bchassis competition were started at iii,
same time today over the Merrimac val
LEY course, although the distance, accord
ling to grades, varied.
The eight entrants in Class wer
limited to cars having a piston displace
! ment Of between 30I and 40 cubi
inches, with minimum weight of 21N
pounds These cars travelled 2l2 mile
Tor twenty rounds of the 1876 MILE
course, the winner receiving the Eesp9
, club trophy and $500.
/ In Class ;, for the YOrick club trophy
five cars of 231 and including 300 inches
piston displacement, with d minimum
weight of 1900 pounds, contested. Thes,
machines were allotted fifteen laps. d
159 miles.
The total mileage for the nine cars il
Glass 4, the specifications for which
were l6l to 80 inches piston displace
ment and 100 pounds minimum weight
covered but 1872 miles, or twelve laps
The winner was entitled to the Merri
mac valley trophy.
BILLY" Knipper. driving a Chalmers
Detroit car No. A.. finished first in tn,
race for Glass 4 cdT5. An open h.0d OF
Knipper's machine drew Il protest
WHICH was submitted 10 Lne cOnI'S
board. Costello, in a Maxwell No. -
was about 10 minutes behind at tn
finish.
Knipper's time was 2:2S:43.
Louis Chevrolet, at the wheel Of Ruci
No. 81 won the class : event Of -;
miles, several laps ahead of Harroun
His time was 2:56:l7.
The Knox ear ran into a crowd a.
Dunbar avenue during the race and Fat
rick Bridges, his 7-year-old son, arc
James Ii. Tracey, were injured abou
the body and legs.
The longest race of the day, that o,
212 miles for the class > cars. was woI
by Burman in Buick j" His time Wa.
3:49:OS. At that time Stoccker in
Benz was about eight miles behind.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
DEBT DRIVES WOMAN INSANE.
Money Lenders Agents Try to Remove
Furniture-She Loses Mind.

81. LOUIS. No. Sept. 6.-Edward
Norris filed suit in the circuit court for
$4,000 damages today against John H
Eette. a money lender, alleging that
agents of the later had caused his wife
to become insane.
Mrs. Norris, the petition asserts. has
lost her reason as the result of an in
v3sion of her home last June. when men
representing NItte went there and tried
70 move the furniture from the house 10
satisfy debt of 500, which was due
Nette.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Condition of Tobacco.

The condition Of. TOBACCO on Septem-
Der l, in important states was: Ken
lucky, 80; North Carolina, ~; Virginia.
50: Ohio, 50; Pennsylvania, 20; Tennes-
see, 50; Wisconsin, T3; South Carolina,
80; Connecticut, 81; Florida, 80.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. S.-The
first bulletin Of the director of the census
showing the operations of the cotton
ginners for 1909, was issued today. 1t
covers the period up to September 1,
and shows that for that time 1882
running bales have been ginned as
against 402,2 29 for the same period last
year.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Sharpshooters Fix Dates.

WAUSAU, Wis, Sept. 9.-[Special. !
The dates for the biennial tournament
of the Wisconsin Sharpshooters' associ-
alton, TO be held iii this city next year,
have been fixed for July u. %, % and
a The cities represented in the asso-
citation are Chiffon, La Crosse, Milwau-
kee. Monroe, Monticello, New Glarus,
New Holstein and Mausau.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Rhinelander Man Slain

RHINELANDER. Wis. Sept g.
William Scoheld was murdered Satur-
day night in the basement of the Wis
tonsin Veneer company plant where he
worked as night foreman. Scofeld had
trouble early in the evening with several
tf the men. Louis Anseline Is under ar
SaSf
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10

CORN AND WHEAT IS BELOW CON-
DITION LAST YEAR, SAYS GOV
ERNNENT REPORT.
POTATOES AND RYE HIGHER.
Tobacco II Ten States Shows Falling
Or as Compared with the Aver
age Last Year.
DAT CROP MAKES BIG GAIN

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept s.
Especial. THE government report
makes wheat, spring. condition 1876
against 91.6 hast month Corn 74.6
against S4.4 last month; oats $50
against $50 last month. The report in
dicates the following yields of grain:
Wheat, spring crop, 2SI 100000 busheI:
UOO.00O bishei
Comparisons for important corn states
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
MILWAUKEE, sToCKyARDe REPORT

lIOGS-3a toe higher; primo butchers aad
heavy, S.;'1QS.5o: good shippers. lAu to 300
S.234S&5; good shipping light 1.9OuS -:
fair to good light, S15uS;O; good mixed
grades, S.l5@S.3o: common To Eair mixed
ed. 7.S51S.1O: fair Fuckers. TGllf7.75: ror,.h
packers, 6.5RHT.40; pigs. 65O01. -, Iuyera.
mrnt and thr0woUtS. 2.oDH5.5o.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
HILL ELECTS STEVENS.
Former Engineer in Charge of Panama
Canal Construction President or
Oregon Trunk Line.

SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. John L,
Stevens. the engineer, formerly in charge
Of the Panama canal construction, has
been elected president of the Oregon
Trunk line, the Hill railroad to be built
from the Columbia river to central Ore
gon and TO San Francisco.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Hogs

tATTIE-lOc higher; butchers steers.
good to choice, 5.oo05.75: medium 10 good
t,23u""}: heiterS. choice to primo. 4.@afE
prime. 4ooui.5o: good to choice %.25sIlT1.
fair to medium, 3.onU323; butter. 2.lu,f
choice, :.5od4O bologna bulls. fair ta
good. %0ou3.;5; common light @..0G&.'5.
feeders, 3.3D0i25: StoCkrrS. 2.IJuI-O Milk
erS ana springerS. common to good. 2NUUtn
300; good, 2J.UO@%5.no: choice. ..5ENl0
800.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Rides Into Open Draw.

WINNECONNE, Wis, Sept 0.-Rid-
ing his bicycle off the Winneconne
bridge, through the open draw, Arthur
Sink. employed ON the farm of John
Davis, near this village, was drowned.
He was about 10 years of age and was
formerly resident of Tigerton, Wis.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
MILWAUKEE HAY MARKET

Choice new timothy, 14O0014 %: No 1,
13.O0013.5O; No. >, 11.50012.5O; clover and
mixed, 11O0011.50; choice Kansas, 1000
1850; No. Kansas, 1100011.50; Kansas
marsh, 7.0pp7. 80; pack, 5.5Og6.O0; rye
StraM Z 50MS.OO.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
CeleSrafeS lnSfh Rirthdav

NORTH NEWPORT. y. H. Sept. s.
James Bellows McGregor celebrated
his 10Sth birthday at his home, The
Naples" here today. He has been a
Free Mason since 1927.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10

SIIEEP-Stcady; good % chOirc. 10000
4.'o; comou to fair, 2.5Od325; ycar'ings,
good to choice, 3.T5lJJ.21; common to lair
3.I3G4.23; spring lambS-commou to fair
4.I3d5.Jo; good to choice, 5.15Gf6.T5
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Sheep.


nh $50 GEO 100 l'mh 81 5.bD
= limb 3.14o 60 8 rmb = Gas
hogs. Market &c higher. Mixed packing. no
mS.1J; poor to good heavy packing, T.JUf@
800; medium and butchers. SlJmS.35: Sc
leCt packing aud shipping, S.O501S. 30; fair to
good light, 1.9OUS3J; pigs and rough, 2.00t1
500. Representative sales: ~ hogs, aver
age 222 at 100; 81 hogs, average 22l at
$40: 53 hogs. average 2l2 at $50: 81 hogs
average BOG at 40; A hogs, average -
at 500; G3 hogs average i53 at 500; is
hogs, average 1876 at $50: - hogs average
ia at S.15; IS hogs. average $50 at S.2J:
hogs, average loG at 40; hogs. average
30 at 100.
CHICAGO. Ill, Sept 9.-CattIc-R Receipts
estimated at 1900; market strong, Toe high
er: bCeyeS 4.2OGtS2O; Texas steers 400
$50; Western steers, 4.l5dG.3O: stockers
and feeders. 3.oO05.Ol; cows and heifers
2.3On625: calves, G.50d90O. Iiogs-RG-
cciptS estimated mt 1900; market D. high
cr; light, S.OOUS.45; mixed, 785dCS.J 80;
heavy, 7.65dSJO; rough, G.10G7 So; good to
choice heavy, 7.S5@S.30; pigs, I.3oaS.2 p,
estimated at 1000; market J@I0c higher;
native, 2.S0d495; western. 3.1ou4.90; year
ings, 4.6o11550; lambs, native, l5005 s.;
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept 9.-Cattle- Re
ceipts, 5000; market steady; native beer
steers, 4.50n7.50: cows and hcifer5, 3.25G6
SO; Stockers and feeders, 3.5G9gJ.I5. Hogs
Receipts, 1900; market higher; packers,
$50. Sheep-RcceiptS, 5000; market steady;
native muttOns. 3.50lC4.G 90; lambs, 60pu7.35.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 9-Cattlc-Receipts
1000; market strong 10 1oc higher; native
800; western steers 350@8.Oo: range cows
and heifers 2.S5d4J0; stOckers and feed
Crs. 2.1505.4 10. HOgs-ReceIptS, 1000: mar
ket steady to 561Oc lower; bulk 1907 %.
Shcep-ReceiptS, 1900: market active. 10
@15c higher; sheep, 3.5GG5.50; lambs. Ga
al. 40.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10
Totals. L. S.. 74.6 1914
Comparisons for important sprin
Average Dat CrOp.

The average condition of the oat crop
when harvested was S3.8, against 69.7
when harvested in 1903. Comparisons
for important oats states follows:
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-10

CALEES-MarkCt steady; choice. S25N
HS3; fair TO good, 1.25mSo0; throWuuts. t5p
G5Jo; graSSerS, 4.GNd5.ON
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
How to Kill Your Town

Kick.
Keep kicking.
And don quit kicking.
One pull one way and one the
other.
Go to other towns and buy your
goods.
Denounce your merchants be-
cause they make profit on their
goods.
Knife every man that disagrees
with you on the method of increas-
ing business.
Make your own town out a very
bad place and stab it every chance
you get.
Refuse to unite in any scheme
for the betterment of the material
interest of the people.
Tell your merchant that you can
buy goods a great deal cheaper in
another town and charge him with
eXtortion.
Keep every cent you get, and
don't do anything of public ma
ture unless you can make some
thing out of it directly.
When you say anything of your
town say it in such a way that il
will leave the impression that you
have no faith in it.
Patronize outside newspapers to
the exclusion of your own, and
then denounce them for not being
as large as the city papers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

such subjects, and be able to make
good ineligible reports and fairly
good maps.
There has been a considerable
amount of misunderstanding in re
gard to just what is required of a
Forest Ranger, some having been
of the opinion that the ability to
get through the woods and look for
fire was the only thing. A ranger
must be able to report on claims,
survey out tracts of land, make
good reports, use good Judgment
in marking timber for sales, con-
duct business of various sorts in an
intelligent manner, as we'll as be at
home III the woods. For the right
men the chances of advancement
are good. Temporary appointees
to the position of Forest Guard are
not always required to have these
qualifications, but the men who
will be put in charge OF Districts as
District Rangers must be men upon
whom the Supervisor can rely, and
who are able to handle the allaround
work of the Service with good
judgement and ability.
The experience upon which APP
plicants are graded is not along any
one line but includes numbering,
timber cruising, work in logging
camps, transportation of logs, work
III saw mills, farming and ranching,
mining of various sorts, surveying
of all kinds, construction of cabins,
fences, ETC.; bookkeeping, Office
work ETC., work as an officer of the
law, present occupation, etc. 1t
will be seen from this that expert
ence may be lacking in one thing
and still be good in other lines, and
that the Commission wishes merely
to find out whether the applicant
has held position or done work
which shows that he is capable of
acting as an officer of the United
States, and that he can be relied
upon.
Application blanks for admission
to this examination can be obtained
at the Office of the Forest Super
visor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

BEWARE of the man who wants
your money to invest in a PROPOSE
ton thousand miles away. The
Mexican gold, silver, oil and farm
land stock certificates look beautiful
but are not half as good looking as
the U. S. gold or silver certificate.
If you must buy something invest
in farm in Minnesota, St. Louis
county for instance. Every piece
of agricultural land in this county
is worth more than the Mexican
gold with steam shovel PROPOSE
ton"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

THE MINER is in receipt of a cir
cular letter from Victor Watia, sec
rotary of the National Finnish So
cialist organization, wherein it is
attempted to show that the red flag
is an emblem of brotherly love, etc
This may be alright from the view.
point of Vitor Watia and his coun-
trymen but from the standpoint OF
an American citizen, the red flag
stands for danger, anarchy and
smallpox, three very undesirable
possessions. When the Molly Ma
guires" in Pennsylvania were at
their murderous business, the red
flag was used as an emblem. AT
the anarchist Haymarked massacre
in Chicago, the red flag was the
emblem of the murderers. Hun
dreds of other cases can be cited
where the red flag was used as an
emblem and not one of the occa-
sions was a feast of brotherly
love" but murderous pow-wow.
The red flag is used as a danger
signal and wherever it is Haunted
there is something doing from
which tits healthy to remain absent
All the smooth, garbled translations
of the anarchistic bunch this side
of Hades cannot make us believe
that the brotherly love" senti-
ment is the predoninating factor
in the unsavory and red handed
bunch that haunts the red flag in a
country like this. The stars and
stripes, the grandest flag of all, is
good enough for Americans and no
other flag should be tolerated. If
Watia and his cohorts don't like
the American flag, let them speedily
HE themselves back to that dear
old Russia with their bull-fghting,
smallpox sign. Size up the gener-
al physiogomy and make up of
those that travel under the reg flag
banner and then look at the man
whose emblem is the stars and
stripes. Notice the difference?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
$3.50 REWARD

The above amount will be paid
for information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction of the
party or parties who broke into my
cottage, Leisure Lodge" on
Burnside lake two weeks ago.
Leave information at law office of
]. w. Osborne.
Ely, Mimi, Sept. 3, 1909.
MARTIN PATTISON.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17

SOME maliciously inclined wag,
probably some mossback from the
undertaxed overloaded southern
end of the state, once made the
statement that all St. Louis county
could raise was iron ore and hell.
Last week St. Louis county capt
ured third prize for its farm pro-
ducts in the biggest Fair of the
world. 1t is now up to Bjorge or
some other regulator of the universe
to draft a bill to raise the taxes on
farm products in St. Louis county.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
Notice

Persons DESTROYS of renting land
for garden or summer cottage pur-
poses on the property of the Besse-
mer Iron & Land Co., please call
on the undersigned.
Description of lands:
Lot 3, section 20.
Lot l, section 81.
Lot 2, section 81.
Lot 4, section 81.
Lot 3. section 81.
SW4 of NE4, section 80.
NEA of SWA, section 50.
NWA of SWA section 81.
NWA of NWA, section 80.
F. B. JAMES, Agt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-09-17
EXAMINATIONS
For Forest Rangers Some.
what Defined

The examination for the position
of Forest Ranger will be given in
Ely on the rs and 10th of October,
and will be conducted by Forest
Supervisor Leavitt. On the first
day of the examination the test will
be a written one and will cover
such subjects as will test the ability
of the applicant to do the work of
a ranger. On the second day the
test will be in the woods, and the
applicant will be required to show
his ability actually to perform the
field work of the service. The
questions are sent by the Civil Ser
vice Commission, Washington, D..
c. and will be graded by the Com
mission. Forty per cent of the
final standing of the applicant is
rated on experience and education.
The grade in education is largely
based on the use of English and
neatness in the written test, and the
application blank and examination
papers must be written out by the
applicant himself, so that the in
ability of anyone to write English
will bar him from the examination
In order to pass the examination
one must know something of 1un1-
bering, surveying, mining aud