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had assisted him in checking his steed the presi.
dent said to me:
HE came pretty near getting away with me.
didn't he? He took the bit In his teeth before
/ could draw the reins."
l then asked him where his hat was and he
replied that somebody had fired a gun off down
at the foot Of the hill, which scared his horse,
and the lurch Of the animal toppled his hat off.
/ led the horse to the cottage where the presi-
dent and his family was staying. There he dis
mounted and went in.
Thinking the proceeding a little strange, a
corporal and I started in the direction from
which the report Of the gun had been heard, to
investigate. When we came to the place where
the driveway meets the main road we found the
presidents hat-a plain silk hat-and on examin-
ing 1t found q bullet hole through the corner Of
the crown. The shot had been fred upward and
1t was evident that the person who had fred II
had secreted himself close to the roadside. We
listened and searched the locality thoroughly, but
to no avail.
The next day / gave Mr.. Lincoln his hat and
called his attention to the bullet hole. He uncon-
cernedly remarked that It was put there by some
foolish gunner and was not intended for him. He
said. however, that he wanted the matter kept
quiet and admonished us to say nothing about II.
The next fall, after we had taken up our win
ter quarters at the White House, a conspiracy to
kidnap the president was unknowingly frustrated
by US. Had the truth of the affair leaked out at
the time 1t doubtless would have created great
excitement. Our quarters were Immediately In
front Of the south porch of the Executive Man
sion, a position which placed US at about equal
distance from the treasury building on the east
and the war and navy building on the west.
For reasons at the time unknown to us We
were ordered to move our Suard tent and place
1t at the west end Of the gravel walk. directly
In the rear Of the war department. While we
stayed there nothing occurred to arouse suspi.
ciOQ SHORTLY afterward We learnad howavar
that on the very night after we had moved the
tept the confsasrs.es had a plan laid to capture
the president. The conspirators were to hide in
the shrubbeTy and when the president came along
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ASKING Too Much.

The mother of little six-year-old
Mary had told her a number Of times
not to hitch her sled to passing
sleighs, feeling that 1t was a danger
ous practice. 1t was such a fascinat-
ing sport. however, that Mary could
not resist 1t and n day her mother
saw her go Swimming past the house
behind a farmers "bobs."
When she came in from play she
was taken to task, her mother saying
severely: Mary, haven't ! told you
that you must not hitch onto bobs?
Besides, you know, it is against the
law"
Mary tossed her head. "Oh," she
said, don't talk to me about the law.
It's all / can do to keep the ten COM
Observation-Disclosures Home Com
panion.
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This Contractor got results.
He knew how to feed his men.

Some years ago a contractor build
ing a railroad in a warm climate was
troubled a great deal by sickness
among the laborers.
He turned his attention at once to
their food and found that they were
getting full rations of meat and were
drinking water from a stream lear by.
He issued orders to cut down the
amount of meat and to increase greatly
the quantity of Quaker Oats fed to
the men.
He also boiled Quaker Oats and
mixed the thin oatmeal water with
their drinking water.
Almost instantly all signs of stomach
disorders passed and his men showed
a decided improvement in strength
and spirits.
This contractor had experience that
taught him the great value of good
oatmeal. b3
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the walk they were to seize, gag and carry him
across the river into Virginia. Thence he was
to be taken TO Richmond or some other confed-
crate stronghold, where he was to be held as
a hostage. The members of the bodyguard
always supposed that the conspirators were
frightened away when they saw our guard tent
and abandoned the plan Of kidnapping.
Not long after the attempted kidnapping an
other episode took place, which a%fterward was
found to have been planned by a band Of assss-
sins who made their headquarters in the city.
Bourke, the veteran coachman, who had served
at the White House through Pierce's and Buchan-
ans administrations and thus far into Lincoln's.
was taken sick and compelled to be of duty.
Immediately q stranger, who represented him
self as an experienced coachman from Baltimore,
applied at the White House and was employed
as coachman. From the first he was domineer-
Ing and after a few weeks became 80 important
that he was discharged and Bourke reinstated.
One night shortly sfterward, just about dusk,
the discharged coachman was seen sneaking
around the stables by SOM Of the guard. The
stables had been locked for the night and 1t was
not supposed that he could do any damage and
consequently the men who saw him did not 70
to the stables. Presently the whole interior Of
the barns was found to be on fire. The guard
was called out and by dint Of great exertion we
saved the presidents coach and team, but Tad
Lincoln's ponies and Col. Hays carriage team
persisted in the flames.
The plan was to have this man fire the
stables and thus to distract our attention. Dur
ing the excitement some Of the conspirators were
ready to rush into the White House and murder
the president, but instead of remaining in the
house Mr.. Lincoln ran out among US and thus
in all probability frustrated another attempt at
assassination.
What makes this appear more likely now 10
the fact that, after the incendiary was arrested
he produced. several witnesses, who later found
employment at Ford's theater. TO testify that he
was down In the city during the whole OF the
evening. These were the persons WIZ ~sanbtlssS
planned the final conspiracy that brought tho
great benefsctor to the grave.
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Pierre-Ranchers n western STAN
ley county are much encouraged over
the outlook in that section. The
thawing weather Of the past few days
has left them large stretches of open
country on which the cattle can Craze.
This gives them a relief from feeding
which has been necessary almost since
the first of December. and will help
them TO stretch out their supplies of
hay to meet emergencies which are
likely to come next month. II there
is no more snow for several weeks.
the winter grazing will allow many
cattle to pull through safely while in
sections where the snow has not
cleared from the pra.rires the situa-
ton Is vet serious.
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On Ghosts.

James III. Hyslop, the brilliant psy.
chologist, narrated, during a discus
sion of the Paladin case in New York,
an original old lady's opinion OF
ghosts.
"Ghosts!" exclaimed the old lady,
scornfully. Il don't take my stock in
them. If you die and go to the good
place 1t isn't likely that you'd want
to waddle back to this poor vale of
trouble, while If you go to the bad
place you'll be kept there"
After a man has been married three
years his bump of hope becomes a
dent.
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A /


Of my stay in Washington, the most ~
critical period of the nations history, | lM
saw and heard many things that have kM
never found their way into the public WI
prints. Some of the bodyguard were n
constantly with the president and his L
family, whether at fashionable leyees.
receptions to foreign legations or pri- I
vate interviews. At all such functions
we were silent spectators of all that took
place. We were always treated with the high
est respect by the Lincoln family, who re-
garded us as a part Of the household. Every
private Of the guard received the same atten-
tons Of courtesy as the most famous states
man or diplomat at the capital. We all formed
q strong personal attachment for the presi-
dent and when the grand old man laid down
his life in behalf of the cause that had been
his life work we felt as II we had lost the
dearest friend we ever had.
During the first two years Of our term of
service the most rigid discipline was enforced.
Sometimes we would be ordered to use ex-
traordinary vigilance and to let no one enter
the grounds of the White House without the
proper passes and to be very particular as to
who approached the president Often the or
der would come for the guards on duty to
be doubled. 1t was seldom that he knew the
direct cause Of these extra precautions, but
we supposed that the officers of the secret
service were in possession of information Of
some plot that brooded harm to the prest-
dent
Up to 1864, owing to our vigilance and the
protecting hand of Providence, our beloved
chief had escaped the hand Of violence. The
back Of the confederacy was broken, a good
feeling pervaded all Washington and conse-
quently the strict watchfulness that had pre-
vailed grew into laxity. This was the fatal
period, for 1t was at this time that c~onspira-
cios waro hatrhad and cODfaderataa ovarian
the city. comparatively unmolested. The pres
ident and family spent the summer at the SOL
diers home, situated about three miles north
of the city, and thither the bodyguard always
accompanied them.
1t was In the summer of 1854, while we
were up at thu home. that an incident hap
pened that came very near eliminating In
Just such an awful tragedy as followed only a
few months later at Ford's theater. II was
the custom Of the president to remain late at
the war department when anything Of great
Importance was happening In the army, con-
sulting with the secretary Of war and trans
hitting and receiving dispatches. and after
his work was finished he would ride out to
the soldiers home. That summer he had per-
sistently refused an escort, imagining himself
perfectly secure.
One night about the middle of August /
through which entrance was had into the
grounds at the home. The place is situated
about a quarter Of q mile OF the Bladensburg
road and Is reached by q devious driveway.
About one o'clock ! heard a rife shot In the
di,ec.,op Of the. city and shortly afterward
could aear approaching hoofbeats. In two or
three minute. the horse came near enough so
that in the dim moonlight / recognized the
rider a. the belated president. The horse. q
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very spirited one,
belonging to Lamon,
the marshal Of the
District of Column
bia, was Mr.. Lin
coins favorite sad
die a 1 m and
when he was in the
White House sta
bles he alw a Us
chose him.
AS horse and rid
er approached the
gate ! noticed that
the president was
bareheaded. After !
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the middle or
August, 1862, Com
pany X of the One
h u n d and fifth
Pennsylvania volun-
teers, known as the
"Bucktail" regiment, OF
which l was a private,
was detailed as a
b~odyguard Of Presi-
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have shown that the cheaper cuts
of meats are more difficult to pre-
pare for the table than the expens-
i've portions of the carcass. Yet
the cheaper cuts may be made ap-
petizing and palatable-if you only
know how. And just to tell Mrs.
Consumer how this can be done,
the Department has prepared a
little manual of economy in meat
cooking. 1t is called Economic
Use of Meats in the Home 1t
may be obtained without cost by
writing to the Secretary of Agri-
culture at Washington. In addit-
ion to much general information,
this manual contains fifty recipes
of savory dishes, which, we are
assured, require no technical
knowledge to compound.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01
INCREASE IN WAGES.
All Employees of the Oliver Company to
Get Raise OF from s to 10 Per Cent.
Announcement Has Most Welcome Ring
to the People of the Ranges.

All employees of the Oliver Iron
Mining company on this, the Mes
aba and the Michigan and Wiscon-
sin ranges will receive an increase
in wages, amounting to from eight
to ten per cent on April 1, accord
ing to information received. The
increase applies to all workmen
from the highest to the lowest.
The increase will amount to from
IS 900 to Sc 900 a month in the
Ely district alone and means con-
siderable to the people of Our city.
The increase comes from the
company without solicitation and
after investigation and considera-
ton. The company has conducted
an investigation of conditions on
the ranges, the cost of living and
the wages as compared with the
cost of living and the increase is
the result of the investigation. the
company deciding that their en-
ployes needed more money under
the existing conditions.
During the depressions of 1907
and 1908, the wages of mine work
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ers were maintained at the level of
the times preceding the dismal
years despite the fact that many
industries throughout the country
cut wages. The forces were con-
siderably reduced however, the
younger men among the employees
having to a large extent been laid
off at that time. All the married
men were kept at work that could
be retained.
The news that wages will be in
creased is welcome on the ranges.
Operations probably will be more
extensive than ever this year and
the range towns are looking for
ward to prosperous shipping sea-
son. With wages increased, the
prosperity is more certain to de-
velop and unless predictions go
astray, the year will be one of the
best in the history of mining opera
tions in the country.
The action of the corporation in
thus voluntarily boosting the in
come of its employees is a highly
commendable act.
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WANT MONEY.
Damage Suits Against the
Oliver People.

Four personal injury suits were
filed against the Oliver Iron Min
ing company Tuesday in District
Court for damages aggregating
$50, 900.
Axel Seppa wants $4,000 for
being injured at the Hull-Rust
mine near Hibbing on Jan. % and
Joseph Erickson wants $4,000 for
injuries sustained at the Hill mine
at Marble.
Stefan Bru1a wants $4,000.
He was an employee at the Soudan
mine, at work on the east end of
a drift on the 18th level of No. 8
Feb. Is, 1909, as a helper on drill
ing work and filling cars from the
chute. He asserted that through
the carelessness of the company
ore falling from the chute so spllnt-
cred his right leg that the bone
will never unite.
Joseph Antonsic wants $4,000.
He alleges that he was young and
inexperienced, Aug. 10, 1909,
being only % years old, and that
as a result of being put to work on
a slap-chute" that day he was
injured by a big chunk of ore strik-
ing a stopper" he was handling
and breaking his ribs. He worked
at the Pioneer mine.
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its timber than for agriculture.
Secretary Wilson S order is as fol-
lows:
A person who has settled upon
and continuously occupied unsur-
veyed lands within a National For
est before its creation and is at the
present time occupying such lands
in good faith and is in all respects
complying with the homestead law,
has the right to include within the
lines of his homestead 100 acres
after the land is surveyed. There
fore, if the land is occupied for
agricultural purposes and is not
more valuable for its timber than
for such purposes, and there are
no circumstances which would in
the opinion of the District Forester
tend to discredit the bona fdes of
the claimant, he should be allowed
to make application for the patent
ing of such lands under the. act of
June II, 1906, and the examination
for listing should be made with a
view of listing 100 acres of land
where possible. The tracts as list
ed should conform so far as pract-
icable to the form of the public
land surveys. The listing of lands
as above should not in any way
govern the determination of the
total area or amount of non-cultiv-
able land listed for applicants under
the act of June II, 1906, who were
not residing upon the land before
the creation of the Forest.
In cases where less than 100
acres of land has been listed to a
person who settled upon the land
prior to the creation of the Forest,
an additional area sufficient to COM
plete the homestead entry may be
allowed upon proper application. +"
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CITY ELECTION
Next Tuesday is the Momen-
tuOus Occasion.
Three COrnered Fight for
Most of the Offices.

The municipal campaign is on
in dead earnest. The gum-shoeing
among the dear peepul'' has been
in progress for the past two weeks
and each candidate has it piped
off, to his own satisfaction, that
he is the winner We sincerely
hope all are right in their belief, as
all are good citizens of Ely and
entitled to any thing they can get
in the way of political emoluments
and perquisites, but it is safe to
wager that the disappointed ones
will outnumber the successful as
pirants.
For the majority of the places
there are three candidates in the
field and these are the hardest kind
of contests. The First and Second
ward aldermanic candidates have
no opposition. The judgeship and
special judgeship are also without
opposition. The list of candidates
and offices appear on the ballot as
follows:
Mayor-Olof Knutson, Michael
Weinzierl and Matt Spreitzer.
Treasures. S. Childers, Harry
A. Chinn and Luther B. Brockway.
Municipal Judge-Thomas Jury.
Special Municipal Judge-Geo.
L. Brozich.
Assessor-Albert Kolstad, Frank
Hodge and Arthur Sheridan.
Aldermen, First Ward-J. H.
White and Jack Seraphine.
Aldermen, Second Ward-F. B.
James and Jacob Maxi,
Aldermen, Third Ward-Steve
Banovetz, Frank Jerich, Richard
Hodge and John E. Cosgrove.
From the above list the voter
can make a selection of officials
to serve the city that should be
satisfactory. All are we'll known
in the city and deserving.
S. S. Childers is candidate for
treasurer, practically against his
will. Mr.. Childers filed and later
decided to withdraw but his with
drawal could not legally be accept
ed by the city clerk and his name
appears on the ballot.
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SOUATTERS RIGHTS
On National Forest Lands
Recognized.

Secretary Wilson has just issued
an order providing for a more lib
eral treatment of bonafide squatters
upon unsurveyed land which has
been included within National For
ests since the time of actual occu-
pancy of the land by the squatter.
Under the homestead law it is
impossible for s4y one to secure
legal title to unsurveyed public
land, but occupa,cy pending sur
vey is recognized a giving a prior
claim to the land after survey, un-
der what is known as squatters'
rights" A squatter who had, in
good faith, taken possession of
piece of National Forest land be-
fore the National Forests were Gre
ated is not dispossessed of his
claim by the Forest Service, and if
he lives upon it and cu1tivates it
until the land has been surveyed,
he is able to get his homestead just
as though he had settled on any
part of the unsurveyed public do
main. But since the passage of
the Act of June IL. 1906, which
permits the Secretary of Agricult-
tire to list for settlement land which
he finds chiefly valuable for agri
culture, it has been possible for
squatters to apply for the listing of
their lands under this act, and thus
to obtain title prior to the govern
ment survey, The object of the
new order of the secretary is to
provide for the listing of the full
amount of land which the occupant
would receive if he exercised his
option of awaiting the government
survey, irrespective of whether
or not the entire area is cultivab1e,
provided the claim is bona fde and
the land is not more valuable for
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Sunday and furnished brand of
weather conducive to the proper
observance of the gladstone Easter
day.
At all the churches appropriate
services were conducted, several of
them having given special music.
The attendance at all the churches
was of the record breaking kind
and all were filled to the doors.
At the M. E. church, Choirnaster
Prisk and his excellent organiza-
ton furnished a program of unus-
ual merit and Rev. J. D. Man1ey
delivered an appropriate and we'll
received sermon.
At the Presbyterian church, SER
vices were conducted by Rev. S. A.
Jamison. The choir rendered an
excellent program and Rev. Jami-
son made very forceful address.
The musical part of the services
was as follows:
Prelude Selected
Miss Doris Knutson
Anthem. Hail Prince of Light adams
Choir
Soprano Solo,. Resurrection" -..-..... Sheldon
Mrs. B o. Strachan
Tenor Solo,. There is Beautiful Land
on High ................ Taylor
J. L. I4onegren
Sop and Tenor Duet. L Love The Lord.
Miss Myrtle Holmes and ] L. Lonegren
Soprano Solo, lust AS AM .....................
Miss Myrtle Holmes
PoStlude Selected
Miss Doris Knutson
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Mrs. StartZ Dead.

Mrs. Jos. Startz, who with her
husband and family has resided at
the Savoy location for several years,
died Sunday of tuberculosis after
a lengthy illness.
The funeral took place Tuesday
from the Catholic church, Rev.
Father Buh officiating. She is sur
vived by a husband and several
children.
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FOR MAYOR

l announce myself through
these columns as a candidate for
Mayor and solicit the support of
all voters at the coming election.
l have served in this capacity be-
fore and trust my efforts on prev
ious occasions will merit your
support this year, promising, if
elected, to fulfill the duties of the
Office to the best of my ability
MIKE WEINZIERL.
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Cutting Down the Meat Bill

Here is a bit of cheering news
for Mr.. and Mrs. Ultimate Con-
sinner, and the little Consumers
too. The Department of Agricult-
ure has figured out a way of cut
ting down the meat bills. Experts
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FOR MAYOR


Ny candidacy for the position
of Mayor of the City of Ely is
hereby announced and your votes
are solicited at the coming elect
ion. | have been resident of
Ely since the early days and
know the needs of the city. |
promise, if elected, to give the
work of the Office my best attent-
ion and the city an administration
Commensurate with its importance.
OLOF KNUTSON.
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Several alumni of the High
School have visited the school dur
ing the past few days.
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Mr.. Barnes left Thursday for
Minneapolis to attend a Superin-
tendent's convention. He will
also visit at Menominee before
returning.
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The girls basketball team will
probably play the Tower Indians
next Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01

The fourth luncheon in the ser
les being given by the Sophomore
cooking class will be served this
afternoon by Esther Gustafson.
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SCHOOL N OTES
Edited by the students of the
Ely High School.
Editors for this Week:
ELMA HARIO
RICHARD WILLIAMS

The unior-Senior basketball
team has challenged the Sophomore
Freshmen team to a series of
games. The dates decided on so
far are April 18th and 9th.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01

The High School faculty enter
tanned at a progressive supper
Tuesday evening in honor of Miss
Brush's and Miss Patterson birth
day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-04-01

The seniors celebrated Miss Pat
terson's birthday Tuesday morning
in English ".
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Easter Sunday.

The weather man kept faith
with the people of this section last
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The failures have decreased to
seven last month.