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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
No Press Agent Now at the White House

cline to take up subjects he is not
ready or willing to discuss. In appii-
cation, however, there is a good deal
of latitude. After the subject men
toned is disposed of the president
talks about various matters brought
up by himself or his visitor.
President Taft has an intimate per-
sonal acquaintance with nearly all the
newspaper correspondents in Wash
ington. He calls them by their first
names and by nicknames. He knows
their families and friends. With those
in whose discretion he has confidence
he chats in the same jolly, frank way
as sof old-with this difference: the
visitor is made to feel that he must
not take professional liberties. Mr..
Taft does not want himself or the
White House written up as show. On
account of his personal intimacy with
the newspaper men he did not adhere
to his original plan of combining them
| to very formal interviews, but this
concession does not mean making
copy out of casual conversation.
There is no more running to him to
verify reports, to learn who is to be
appointed to office, to get stories about
| senators, to get advance statements
prior to official action.
Mr.. Taft does not say much about
it, but he lets it be known that he in
sists upon the dignity of his office.
He likes small talk to express his
views about men and affairs, and his
visitors may use what they hear for
their guidance, but not as presidential
| gossip for publication.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
TOUGH JOURNEY
FOR PATHF|NDERS
CLAY AND MUD KEEP SCOUTS
BUSY ON WISCONSIN ROADS.
Reach Reedsbnrg After Lively and
Thrilling Times = Will Reach
Minneapolis Within
Few DAYS.

Reedsburg, Wis, April 20.-The
Glidden pathfinding car reached Reeds
burg at 81 80 last evening after one of
The toughest journeys ever experienced
by a pathfinder, according to dad"
Lewis, the veteran who is in COM
mand of the party. The first half of
the journey from Sank City to Bara-
boo, II miles, was made under compar-
atively favorable conditions, the roads
having dried out nicely. After lunch
at BaraboO the next stop was Able
man, 9 miles away, and this part of
the days run was mostly over sand
and good turnpike. Shortly after
leaving Ableman however the real
troubles Of the scouting party COM
menced
In going down short grade on low
speed the car became stalled in about
foot of Wisconsin clay to which
there appeared to be no bottom, the
rear axle was all but hidden and it
was impossible to obtain traction. A
passing farmer however came to the
rescue and soon the party was on it's
way only to encounter similar condi-
tons about two miles further on. Here
however assistance could not be OBJ
tanned SO lumber was secured and a
roadway built for nearly 300 yards
through soft, spongy mass of mud.
This took two and a half hours of
the hardest kind of work and just as
Cured what came near being a SER
ious accident. In attempting to take
a track on the left side of the road
about three feet above the soft mud
the right wheels of the car slid off
and it all but turned turtle. All Of
the party jumped except Driver Mem
Finger who stuck to his post, the car
clinging on the edge Of the embank-
ment. Blocks and tackle were prompt
ly put into position holding the car
in it's place and after half an hours
work it was once more righted and on
its way.
Four or five other mud holes were
encountered, each of which required
maEful pulling and pushing to bring
the car onto the hard ground. Within
one mile of Reedsburg, just as dusk
was falling, the car stuck fast again.
Help was summoned from town and it
was brought into town. This severe
days work was a terrible strain on
the motor and the working parts OF
the car, but with a few minor repairs
will be ready to start early Tuesday
morning on the run to La Crosse.
In present condition the pathfinding
party will not reach La Crosse until
Thursday evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
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.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Secretary Wilson declared there is
no shortage in the wheat crop and
blamed the high price to the corner
of James A. Patten.
If congress grants the $4,000 year
travelling expenses President Taft
will take long trip through the west
and may visit Alaska late in the sum.
MEL
The annual congress of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution be-
gan in Continental hall, Washing
ton.
The president has appointed Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Charles
p. Norton as representative OF the
treasury department on the central
committee of the national Red Cross.
Representative Scott of Kansas in
troduced bill in the house providing
a penalty for cornering grain.
The senate returned the Payne bill
to the house and the measure was
amended so that the products OF oil
were placed on the free list.
President Taft sent a message to
congress urging change in the tarlf
laws governing trade between the
Philippines and foreign countries.
President Taft had conference
with leaders of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and promised to lend his
aid to the uplift of the working man.
Six men are known to have lost
their lives and seven are missing In
a fire which destroyed the st. George
hotel in San Francisco.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23

THE size of the average family in
i the United States has decreased
from So persons in 1790, the date of
the first census, to 4.6 in the same area
in 1900, according to a volume being
prepared by the census bureau at
Washington.
OF especial interest from sociologi-
cal point are statistics of family life.
In 1890 families composed of no more
than three persons represented only
one-fourth of the entire number of
families, while in 1900 families of SIM
liar size made up nearly 40 per cent
of all families. Families composed of
six or more persons represented in
1890 more than one-half, but in 1900
scarcely more than one-fourth of the
families enumerated.
The number of children under 16
years of age to each white family
was 28 in 1890, as compared with 15
in 1900. The ratio in 1890, of two chill
dren under 16 years of age to each
white female 16 years of age and over,
declined to one in 1900.
OF 3,171,OOO white persons enumer-
ated In 1890, approximately 100000
survived 80 years later, II, 500 in 1880,
while in 1900 there were % persons
who reported their ages as 10 years
and over, so that at the census of 1900
It is possible that there were still
living persons enumerated in the first
census, taken 10 years before.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23

WASHINGTON-In the giving out
w of the news at the White House
perhaps the most striking departure
from the Roosevelt methods has been
shown since March 4.
The day of the ''fair-haired boy." as
the Roosevelt newspaper favorites
were locally (and perhaps enviously)
known, has passed. There are no
press agents of the administration, or
If there are they do not appear as
such at the White House.
Mr.. Taft had not been president
very long before he announced that
he would cease seeing newspaper rep
resentatives with the same freedom
they had been accustomed to at the
White House. The first version of this
was that when he had anything to
communicate to the newspapers he
would send for representatives and
talk to them, but that at other times
he did not care to see them.
Either this was not his position or
he soon modified it. Now the practice
is to see newspaper representatives
by appointment, and when the inter.
view is sought the president requires
that the subject of it shall be stated.
This gives him an opportunity to de-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23

G INCE Mrs. Taft became the owner
- of Jersey cow she has been re
receiving hundreds of letters. Mean
while "Bossy" is giving a generous
quantity of rich milk, wholly uncon-
scious of what stir she has created.
Many of Mrs. Taft's correspondents
are housewives who offer her various
suggestions as to butter-making, how
to produce the most palatable cottage
cheese, etc.
Mrs. Taft is glad to receive letters
like these, for she knows they spring
from no mercenary purpose. The most
persistent of the correspondents, how
ever, are cattle breeders who see
what a great advertisement it would
be for them if they could have their
special herds represented on the big
lot back of the White House. Such
communications get no consideration
If all of them were answered to the
satisfaction of the senders the big ell
liptical pasture back of the presidents
home would soon look like a wild
west cattle ranch.
The story of the purchase and de-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
MARCH AS "MoTHERS' DAY."
Birthday of Governors Maternal Par
ent is Honored.

st. Paul, April 20.-March 5, 1910,
and each succeeding anniversary OF
that date will be observed publicly in
Minnesota as Mothers Day" if the
senate concurs in the resolution passed
in the house yesterday and introduced
by Representative L. G. Spooner. In
selecting March as the day to be
commemorated the author of the reso-
luton paid compliment to the men,
DRY of the mother of Minnesota's chief
executive, John A. Johnson. The gov
errors mother was born on March s.
Representative Spooner in his res
olution pays high compliment to the
women of the nation and calls for a
proper observance of Mothers Day an
nually by gatherings and appropriate
exercises in schools, churches and in
other places of public assemblage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23

0NE of the most frequent visitors to
~ the members gallery Of the house
of representatives in Washington
since the converting of the extraordin-
airy session of congress is Mrs. Champ
Clark, wife of the minority leader, on
whom the eyes of the country are
turned during this his first experience
as chief of his party in the house.
1t is true the leadership was turned
over by John Sharp Williams during
the second half of the last session,
but the former leader kept close sur
veillance over his successor. Now Mr..
Clark is responsible for himself and
his management of Democratic affairs
on the floor of the house is matter
of deep concern to his wife, who, like
most congressmen's wives. takes the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
NEWS NOTES.

Lake City-Lake City will be head
quarters of the Lake Pepin Yacht
club, an organization started by yacht
owners here. The membership will
consist of the owners of any craft on
the lake. A committee surveyed and
laid out a course on the ice the past
winter, which has been marked by
stakes driven in the ground on either
shore.
neapolis.-William ]. Carroll,
the postoffice clerk who was found
guilty of stealing letters containing
money from the United States mail,
was taken to the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kan, to serve two years
at hard labor, by deputy United
States marshal.
Hastings.-C E. Reed Of Hastings
and Miss Wilhelmina Drews of Sea-
forth, Mimi, were quietly married
here by Rev. r. l.. Lewis, The couple
were unattended. They left upon a
wedding trip west and win be at home
In Hastings after May l.
Paynesville-At the annual meeting
of st. Stephens parish, the following
officers were elected: Senior warden,
James H. Boylan; Junior warden,
Frank Tolman; vestryraen, George E.
Putney, Harry Boylaa, Reinhardt
Schwartz, Samuel Kroonblawd, Will.
lam HaineS. William G. Bugbie, Thorn.
as Barrie.
Wells.-The village of Wells Will be-
gin May 1 to run it's electric plant all
day and furnish power to many small
factories. 1t is hoped that still other
small factories may be induced to
como here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
APPEAL OF G. N. ROAD HEARD.
University Avenue Bridge Case Ar
gued in Washington.

Washington, April 2O-Arguments
were heard in the United States SUI
preme court yesterday on the appeal
of the Great Northern road from the
Minnesota supreme courts decision in
the University avenue bridge case.
The Minnesota courts decision upheld
the right of the city of Minneapolis to
make the railroad rebuild the bridge
over it's track at University avenue
northeast.
Rome G. Brown appeared for the
railroad, and City Attorney Frank
HeaIy and Albert E. Clark for the
city of Minneapolis.
A recent decision in the United
States supreme court in Duluth case
which is almost parallel is relied upon
by the attorneys for the city of Min
neapolis to influence decision in IA
vor of the city In the Duluth case,
decided last fall, the Minnesota SUI
preme court was upheld.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
MINNESOTA NEWS
Interesting Items Gathered i'm the
Gopher State
Mankato to Try "Plan."

Observation-Disclosures will take the
first steps to organize the commission
plan of government under the en-
aiding act introduced by Senator
Works and originally formulated by
Senator E. E. Smith of Hennepin.
Mankato will have the distinction
of being the first city to try the new
plan of government in Minnesota. Du-
luth is expected to follow.
A subcommittee has formulated a
new charter and will submit it to the
charter committee. 1t provides for the
election of mayor and of commits
sioners along the lines of the system
known as the Des Moines plan. 1t in
cludes the provision of the recall
for unsatisfactory officials and also
provides for the initiative and referen-
dunn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Cure for Toothache.

A London physician at a meeting Of
a medical society stated that extrac-
ton of teeth was unnecessary. He
was enabled to cure the most des-
perate case of toothache, ne said, un-
less the case was connected with
rheumatism, by the application of the
following remedy to the diseased tooth:
Alum, reduced to an impalpabla pow
der, two drachms; nitrous spirits Of
ether, seven drachms; mix and apply
to tooth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
GENERAL NEWS.

Saloniki troops marched on Con-
stantinople and it was rumored that
the sultan would abdicate and quit his
throne.
Two American missionaries were
killed in the massacre of Christians
by Moslems at Adana.
A report received in Constantinople
said 5000 Turks. to avenge the muir
der of two Moslems, had massacred
many Armenians at Mersina, Asia
Minor.
The United States government filed
in the United States circuit court in
New York bill in equity against the
alleged combination of fiber and ma
Mia paper manufacturers, praying for
a decree dissolving the combination
and prohibiting the members from
further operating under such combina-
ton.
King Edward, while in Paris, had
a long talk with Premier Clemenceau.
The European situation in general and
the Turkish disorders in particular
were discussed.
Among the three enlisted men of
the navy reported to have died abroad
was Henry Weed PAUL of Milwaukee,
electrician, special service squadron,
who died in hospital at st. Thomas,
d. w. L.
The American visitors to Rome are
so numerous that Mgr. Kennedy,
rector of the American college, is
presenting about fifty of them daily
to the pope.
Fire destroyed the gas engine shop,
main Office, machine shop and store
house of the Nichols & Langworthy
Machine Company, and dwelling
house owned by the company, and
damaged six other dwellings at Hope
Valley, r. l. The loss is estimated at
100000.
The trial of Joseph B. Kline, mem
Der of Chicago militia company
charged with killing Earl Nelson at
Kankakee last summer, was begun at
Paxton, Ill.
Turkish troops revolted in CONSTANT.
nople, stormed parliament and killed
IL persons.
Gov. Johnson signed the bill which
prohibits the sale or giving away OF
cigarettes in Minnesota.
Election of United States senators
by the people is not favored by the
general assembly of Connecticut as il
rejected a bill to that effect by sus
tanning an unfavorable report.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, in 9
speech before church club, saiG
Theodore Roosevelt is greater mar
than George Washington was.
A report from Mombasa, Africa, sale
smallpox has broken out in the district
which former President Theodore
Roosevelt intends to visit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Good Wheat crop in Eurone.

London, April 20.-The Marklane
Express says it has received generally
good crop reports from Great Britain,
France, Italy. Spain and the countries
of Central Europe. Russia reports a
good promise of winter wheat from AZ
out of her 50 vast provinces. Then
provinces promise to be below the av-
erage. Spring sowings are backward,
having been hindered by the rain. The
paper estimates the present reserves
of British wheat at only 10000 quar-
tiers as against 2,431,06O at this time
in 1908.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Plea for Open Fireplace.

IF people would only learn to have
open fires in their rooms, instead Of
converting them into hot-air boxes by
means of furnaces, there would be
fewer colds" said a physician. Fire
places and their chimneys are ventila-
tors. To me the beauty of an open fire
makes it worth having, but when you
consider that 1t s a sanitary officer.
constantly changing the air and driv--
ing out germs, it is hard to see how
any one can prefer a furnace"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Finds Absent Wife In Morgue.

nneapolis.-After Peter Johnson,
500 Third avenue south, had waited in
vain for his wife all night, he called
up police headquarters early in the
morning to be told that her body was
then at the morgue. The stricken hus-
band hurried to the house of death,
where an affecting scene took place
when he identified the dead body on
the marble slab as that of his wife.
Mrs. johnson fell dead after finish
ing her Easter shopping in Powers
store as she was mounting the stair
case from the basement to the first
floor. The coroner expressed the
opinion that death was due to apo
plexy and decided that an autopsy
would be unnecessary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Counting on 10000 Guests.

Sleepy Eye.-Sleepy Eye citizens
are making preparations for the enter
tainment of the Modern Woodmen on
June and 3, when the Southern
Minnesota Woodmen's Picnic associa-
ton will hold it's annual meeting. 1t
is estimated that over 1000 delegates
from all parts of southern Minnesota
will be present. Many of the camps
from nearby towns will be here in a
body. Cash prizes are to be offered
for drills by visiting teams. Head
Consul Talbot of Lincoln, Neb., is ex-
pected to be present. The city is ar
ranging to entertain at least 10000
strangers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Size of Families Is on the Decrease

In 1890 the Smiths led all the rest,
there being 33,345 of that family.
Other families followed in the Sc
quence given: Brown, Davis, Jones,
Johnson, Clark, Williams, Miller and
Wilson. These nine names repre-
scented about four per cent. of the total
white population of 1890.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Falls Dead While at Work.

Long Prairie.-Dick Lohrke, son of
Mr. and Mrs. julius Lohrke, prominent
residents of this village, dropped dead
while working in a local business es-
tablishment. He recently underwent
an operation for appendicitis, and
while sweeping he fell dead. He was
rs years old.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Thieves Reiqn in Town.

Little Falls.-A number of petty rob-
berries have been pulled off in this city
during the past week. futile & Jar
boe's confectionery store was entered
the first of the week and $42 in cash
taken. A few nights later the Roble
store, across the street, was entered
and some tobacco and cigars were
taken. Later three box cars in the
local yards were opened and some
the stolen goods were afterwards
found in the yard with note from a
self-styled yeggman saying that he
didn't like the quality of the stolen
goods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23

Wells.-G. B. Bates died here after
second stroke of paralysis. He was
an early settler in this county, and
first lived in Seeley township. In the
first years of his residence he lived
in frame shack which was destroyed
by fire in terrible blizzard, and while
he went for help to neighbours his
wife took the children to straw barn
for shelter. Mrs. Bates was frozen
to death, as were several of the chill
dren, but two who were lying close to
the cattle were saved.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
TWIN CITY MARKETS,
Minneapolis, April ]

Minneapolis, April 10.
Wheat-No. northern. $1.2s: No.
northern. $1.24; May s1.24. Durum
No. 1. $1.13. Oats-No. 3 white. SIC
Barley, No. 4. 81. Rye No. 2, $40
Corn-No. 8. CSC. Flax-No. 1. 81. SO
Duluth, April 19.-No. Norm 81. Is
May $1.23.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
YOUNG Woman Drinks Acid.

st. Paul-Miss Minnie Neuenfeldt,
20 years of age, drank two ounces of
carbolic acid in her room. She was
found in great agony by Mrs. F. B.
Mellon, with whom the young woman
had been boarding for some time.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
A Matter of Opinion.

That fellow has swallowed enough
liquor to float battle-ship."
And yet, to hear him tell his wife
about it, you wouldn't think fe had
swallowed enough to christen battle
ship"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
Alfred e, Merrill Dead,

Minneapolis Alfred E.
Merrill of Minneapolis was stricken
with apoplexy while walking on Gen.
trail avenue, st. Paul, and died shortly
afterwards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-23
South st. Paul. April 1,

South st. Paul. April 10.
Cattle-Steers. $3.50 and $500
cows $500 and $500. Hogs Sc. IS
and $500. Muttons, $4.75: lambs
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-21
PRKCIOs DE CO1RRA
B a. n = @ s
ACCIONES

8anco Territorial y Agr(cola 5 81
Banco de Puerto Rico ~
cEDULAS HIPOTECARIAS
Ranco Territorial y Asricola:
Em,sioues :" So goo.
Ldem 8 500.
.Socicdad industrial La EUSkAL-
DUNA:
/" Emission de s54 90
% j2-o3
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-21
Golets amer. Edna S.Lord. Debe haber

Goleta amer, Edna S.Lord Debe haber
salido de N. Y, para esta y Humacao,
ell IA del corriente.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ez
quiaga.
Goleta americana Esther Ann. Saldra
de New York para esta, y Mosquitoes,
Vieques, el 4 de Octubre
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ezquia-
ga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-21
vELHnos DI Ia LIMA 11lg1g1R

Goleta americana Harry S. Smitz De-
be haber salido de New York para esta,
el del c0rriente.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ezquia-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-12-11

p;3cNiE klNa MIMIC COMPANY.
Capital stock, 81. 900 0Oe: 900, 900
siiar.s Gfsioers. President. John A. Kir-
by; Viee-p president. " H. Webbcr; Sec
rotary ans treasurerk John T. Hodson;
wko. with J J. Free and N A. Rob-
ertson, are directors. Principal office
Salt Lake City, Utah. Mines at Pr
oche, Nevada.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-12-11
pHlNcE coNsoLioaTgo MINING

Capital stock. .0OO. GOO shares: par value
81 p.r share Officers: President, James
l.. Hackett: Vice. president. K. L. Godbe;
Secrotsrs NJ C. Godbe; Treasurer. A. H
Godbc; WHO, with Fred Stauffer and j..
P. MsgaRth. are directors. Mines located
at Phoebe. Nevada. Frincipa! office. Salt
Lake City. Utah. Williams Lloyd. mine
superints ndent, Phoebe. Nvada
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-12-11
DIRECTORY or MlNEs.
OHIO .ksnruoky MlNlNo COMPANY.

Capital stock. 800 shares; par val
ne. SIS Officers: President. A. H. God
be; NiSe- president. 4. l.. Godbe: Sec
rotary. NJ Z. Godbe;who. with James
l.. iiaeEett and Fred 6tauffer, are dir
ectogs. Mines located at Phoebe, Nevada
Main office. Salt Lake City. Utah.