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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
GUY EATON OIL INSPECTOR.
Duluth Man Is Given State Post by
Governor.

st. Paul. - Governor A. o. Eber-
hart has announced the appointment
of Guy A. Eaton, of Duluth, as state
oil inspector, to succeed E. J. Lynch,
whose term expires Jan. 1. The ap-
pointment comes as surprise, as the
Duluth man had not been mentioned
for the position. Mr.. Eaton was post
master of Duluth for several years.
He is at the head of the Minnesota
naval reserve and was chairman of
the st. Louis Republican county COM
mittee during the recent campaign.
The other candidates for the office.
were Walter Lemon and Charles R.
Parker, of st. Paul, and A. D. Brown,
of Madison.
Governor Eberhart also announced
the reappointment of Samuel Lord, OF
Kasson, member of the state tax COM
mission. Mr.. Lord was Johnson ap-
poi1stee.
1t was reported at the capitol that
E. ]. Lien, of st. Vincent, assistant
librarian, was slated for state libra
rian. He has the unanimous indorse-
ment of the supreme court. The 9TH
er candidate is Asa Wallace, of Fair
fax.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
MILLIONS ASKED FOR Rivkk,
Treasury Estimates Include High Dam
For Twin Cities.

Washington, D. G. If the esti-
mates of the treasury department sent
to congress are adopted in making ap-
preparations for this year $250,000 will
be expended in continuing the con-
struction of the high dam and locks
in the Mississippi river at Minneapo-
lis.
The total of the estimates for i'm
proving the Mississippi from the Ohio
river to Minneapolis for the next year
will be $2,500,000 as compared with
81 100000 for the fiscal year ending
June II, 1911. Of this amount $780,
900 is needed for the work on the river
between the mouth of the Missouri
and Minneapolis. There also is an es-
innate that the work on the Mississip-
pi river from the head of navigation
to the mouth of the Ohio, river, in
Guiding the expenses of the Mississip-
pi river commission, will amount to
100000 as compared with $2,00O,000
of last year.
An appropriation of $4,000 for the
maintenance of the st. Croix river is
asked; for the maintenance of Agate
Bay harbor, $4,000; for the mainte-
nance of the Red River of the North,
$500.
Among other appropriations for
Minnesota and the Northwest are
$4,000 for the improvement Of the
Wind Cave in the National park,
South Dakota; $4,000 for the Duluth
fish culture station, and $500 for the
Homer, Mimi, station.
For public buildings at Faribault,
Mimi, $4,000; Lead, S. D., $4,000;
Sioux Falls, S. D., $4,000; Duluth,
$4,000 for additional lands
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEST
MANNER POSSIBLE.
AT HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered From All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
PERSONAL

Robert Charles Harmon Of East
Windsor, Conn, has announced that
he is tho head of the Christian Sci
ence church, claiming that Mrs. Eddy
had commissioned him on August Is,
1890, as her successor.
Secretary Of War Dickinson in his
annual report to congress recommends
that the government add to It's aero
nautical equipment. He hints that the
United States Is far behind other ma
lions in providing aeroplanes for the
use Of its army.
Michael Fogarty, a hotelkeeper, Is
dead at Newburg, N. Y, as the result,
the doctors say, Of fright and nervous
shock. He was held up at the point Of
a revolver a few night ago by two
negroes.
Some Of the most powerful families
In Germany are shaking with appre-
tension lest Signora Maria Tarragona,
Spanish dancer, be not prevented
from publishing her memoirs. She
threatens to expose incidents In the
private lives of members of one Of
Germany's reigning families, of sew
eral officers of the crown, and of 9TH
er prominent men.
The viceroy Of Manchuria has sent a
memorial to Picking urging that the
three provinces be thrown open to all
nations. The purpose is to Offset JAP
anese and Russian activity in Man
churia by the influx from other coun-
tries.
After five years service on the cir
cult and supreme benches in the Pan
anna zone, Judge Lorin c. Collins has
said good-by to his friends in the zone
and started home for Chicago.
Mrs. Theodore P. Shonts, wife of
the president Of the marlborough Rail-
way of New York city, who arrived
aboard the liner Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, omitted to mention in her
declaration that she had $4,000 worth
of new jewelry with her. This over
sight caused the customs inspector to
have the jewels sent to the appraisers
stores, where they will be held pend
ing an investigation.
Kyrle Bellew, the actor, is making
plans with Charles Frohman and a
steamship company in London to
charter a steamship and make tour
around the world with a dramatic
company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
PERFUME FAVORED BY QUEENS
Royal Family Of England Remain
Faithful to LESS Bouquet"-Czar-
ina Is Fond Of White Violet.

Queen Mary is not a lover of per-
fume. She uses eau de cologne occa-
sionally, but avoids scents as much
as possible. A west end chemist told
the writer recently that neither is
Queen Alexandra very fond of per-
fumes, although she remains faithful
to the ''Ess Bouquet" which has
been in use by the royal family OF
England since 1922. This perfume is
composed of amber mixed with the
essence of roses, violets. jasmine.
orange flowers and lavender.
On the other hand the czarina is
passionately fond of perfume. Her
apartments in the royal palace are
daily sprayed with essences of lilac,
jasmine, and white violet. Her maj
esty's favorite essence is violet, and
for several weeks in the early spring
hundreds of women and girls may be
seen at Grasse gathering the BIOS
SONS from which the czarina's per-
fume is made. The finished product
Is tested, bottle by bottle, at the st.
Petersburg Academy of Chemistry
before being sent to the imperiJ
store
The Queen Mother of Spain uses as
perfume eau d'espagne, manufactured
in Madrid. and also obtains per-
fume for her toilet from Paris. It's
composition is secret which the
perfumer only half discloses. cit is
made" he says, "of rosewater, cocoa
nut oil, and-the rest is a mystery"
The young queen of Holland is a.
great believer in the virtues of eau
de cologne; while Carmen SYLVIA"
queen Of Roumania, uses a special
perfume made from the finest herbs.
which she says "is the best tonic for
tiAe rskaR she has yet discovered"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
Why Do They?

Why women like the baldheaded
man it is somewhat difficult to define.
1t may be because he appears to be:
Thoughtful and kind.
Trustworthy and confiding. Whim-
steal. Past the follies and frivolities
of youth.
Usually successful.
A man of property.
Opinions why women like the bald
headed man obtained by the Daily
Mirror are as follows:
He is not silly like young men.
He accepts refusals of marriage SO
nicely that one is sorry one did not
accept him.
The bald patch looks so clean and
nice. One would like to kiss it.
A doctor welcomes badness when 1t
comes to him, as it is sign of Sc
dateness and dignified learning, which
invariably increases his practise.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
OLD BONDS BURNED
REDEEMED PAPERS ARE BURNED
IN PRESENCE OF GOVERNOR
AND OFFICIALS.
CEREMONY HELD AT CAPITAL
Papers Were Lieas of $1,659 ,000.-
Major Portion Stands for
Loss in Wildcat Rail
Schemes.

ST. Paul-With all the impressive
ceremonies that usually attend the
burning of church mortgage, old time
state bonds, valued once at $1,659,O0O,
but which were redeemed during the
last year, were fed to the flames in
the furnace at the capitol engine house.
Present at the service were Governor
Eberhart, Attorney General Simpson,
Secretary of State Schmahl, State
Treasurer Pettijohn, State Auditor
Iverson and several newspaper men.
The documents consisted of 81, 100000
in state capitol certificates and $685.
900 in Minnesota refunding bonds.
The destruction of the latter marks
the disappearance of the last of the
old railroad bonds of 1858, and closes
one of the most interesting and ex-
citing of the financial controversies in
the states history. On March 8,
1858, the first legislature elected under
the constitution passed an act propos-
ing an amendment, authorizing a loan
of $5,000,000 to four railroads. The
eagerness of the people in those days
to encourage railway companies with
large grants and subsidies resulted in
the passing of the amendment by a
large vote.
State Left Holding Sack.
The bonds were issued and the COM
panies proceeded to build their roads,
but none was ever completed. The
work was abandoned after bonds
amounting to $2,275,OOO had been is
sued. The state became the purchas-
er of these bonds at a foreclosure
sale in October, 1860. In November,
1860, the people adopted an amend
ment which, in substance, repudiated
the railway bonds by providing that
no law levying tax for the payment
of these bonds would be valid until it
should be ratified by majority of
the voters. 1t further provided that
there should be no further issue of
bonds under the act of 1858, and the
law was stricken from the constitu-
ton.
For twenty years the bonds were
not recognized as a valid state obli-
cation. There was, however, a grow
ing sentiment that a moral obligation
rested upon the state to pay the debt
AS result the legislature, in 1881,
provided for compromise by which
the holders of the bonds were to &C.
cept Is per cent of the face value
The adjustment bonds, amounting to
$4,253, 900, were issued as substitutes
for the old railroad ISSUE
Debt Now Wiped Out.
In 1891 the legislature authorized a
refundment of the bonds of 1881 and
after deducting the proceeds from the
sale of internal improvement lands
only $1,764,000 remained unpaid. Por-
tons of these bonds were paid each
year from 2-10 mill levy. The last
bond was paid recently, wiping out the
entire obligation.
The payment of S1,450,O0O capitol
commission certificates, which also
were destroyed, leaves $2,1OO,OOO to
be paid. This money is raised by a
2-10 mill levy. There will be enough
money on hand on Feb. 1 to reduce
the Indebtedness to $1,85000O.
If the plans of State Auditor liver.
son materialize the surplus of $85O,0O0
in the state treasury will be used to
pay off part of the certificates, reduc-
ing the debt to $1,000,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
Tribute to Painters Skill.

One of the still life paintings by
Jan van Huysen in the museum at
The Hague was recently injured. but
it is believed the perpetrator was
neither vandal nor thief.
The picture represents basket or
fruit on which a number of insects
have gathered. On a pale yellow ap-
pie, which is the centerpiece In the
cluster of fruit, is large fly, painted
SO true to nature, SO say the officials
of the gallery, that the canvas was
injured by some one who endeavored
to "shoo" it and brought his cane or
hand too close to the canvas. "A
tribute to the painters genius" says
the letter recording the fact, ''for which
the work had to suffer"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
solons For Ramsey Statue.

st. Paui.-The committee, appointed
some time ago by the Junior Pioneers
to start a movement to have statue
of Minnesota's first governor, Alex
ander Ramsey, placed in front of the
state capitol, will take the matter up
as soon as the legislature meets w.
J. Bazille, member of the commit,
tee, said the committee had talked
the matter over with several members
of the Ramsey county delegation to
the next house and they had expressed
a desire to further the project and
have it brought before the legislature.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Attorney General Wickershams re-
port told of the success of the govern
ment in prosecuting smugglers and
those who undervalue imports and
promised continuation of the unre-
lenting efforts to end such frauds.
Six Olympia (Wash.) women, all
prominent suffragists, were drawn to
serve as jurors in a case to be tried
before a justice Of the peace. The
Jurors chosen include the private
stenographer of Governor Hay.
The total population of the United
States, according to the thirteenth
census. is, 93,402,151, an increase OF
20.9 per cent. over the population in
1900. This includes Alaska, Hawaii
and Porto Rico, but not the Philip
pine islands. The population of the
United States, with all her posses
sions. is about 101, 100000.
Soldiers of the marine corps quar-
tered in the fortress on Cobra island,
opposite Rio Janeiro, Brazil, revolted,
captured the fortress and withstood a
bombardment which lasted seventeen
hours. The rebels were almost ami
hilated by the fire from the land bat
teries and Brazilian warships, losing
more than 200 killed and wounded
erty stricken and unable to choose a
place of residence. Owing to lack of
money the dethroned king has been
compelled to accept the hospitality of
the duke of Portland in England.
A quiet crusade against the smoking
automobile, which the New York
health department began about six
weeks ago, has resulted in a total of
nearly 600 arrests. Out of this mum
Der about 500 paid fines.
A live lizard six inches in length
and the head of another lizard were
discovered in the stomach of Miss
LOWE Hermann, nineteen years old,
who died at her home in Cleveland, o.
The United States closes another
year in second place among the
worlds naval powers. The great navy
building race between Germany and
Great Britain has not yet brought the
former country up to the United
States in the number of battleships
af1oat
Mrs. Emeline Bernhard, aged seven
tyfve; her son George, aged forty;
Tom Morgan. a trapper, aged seven
teen, and hired man named Worth
were found murdered on the Bern.
hard farm, in Kansas, near Martin
City, Mo. All the victims had been
pIuhhed m death
In a shooting match in which two
boys used each other as targets, AL
bert Perrin, fifteen years old, was
killed by his playmate, Jesse Osborn
sixteen years old, at Indianapolis.
Oakland, Cal, adopted the commits
sion form of government by vote OF
9,025 to 3,018.
The bark Mantanzas, hailing from
Brunswick, Me-, 35 days overdue, ar
rived at Philadelphia after having beer
given up for lost even by her owners
The crew of IL men suffered terribly
hardships, once having been driven t.
the extremity of butchering the ship.
cat and using the carcass for food.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Cattle- Market
quarter lower than last weeks close;
beeves, $4.30@7.10; western steers
$3.9O@5.9O; stockers and feeders, 1925
@5.50; cows and heifers, $2.25@5.9O;
calves, $7.00@9.00.
Hogs-Generally zoe lower than
yesterdays average; light, $7.4O@
7.75; rough, $7.40@7.55; good to
choice heavy, S7.55@7.75; pigs, $3.50
@7.65.
Sheep-Market 10@15c lower; ma
tive, $2.40@4.25; western, $2.50@4.30;
yearlings, S4.4O@5.75; lambs, native
$4.25@6.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
PHYSICIAN INDICTED FOR ARSON
Accused of Setting Fire to Auto to Col
Iect $500 Insurance.

lect $500 Insurance.
st. Cloud,-A sensation was sprung
in the district court when the grand
jury of Stearns county returned an 50.
dictment for arson Ia the second de-
gree against DR.. ]. c. Boehm, pro-
minent physician of this city. 1t is
alleged in the Indictment that DR..
Boehm set fire to an automobile be-
longing to him in order to collect $500
insurance on the machine.
A bench warrant was sworn out and
the prisoner was arraigned before
Judge M. D. Taylor. Bail was fixed at
$1,000, which was furnished.
DR.. Boehm is one of the most pro-
minent physician here and the act on
of the grand jury came as complete
surprise. He has lived here twenty
years and always has borne a good
reputation, having served at times as
an alderman, member of the board Of
education, secretary of the Stearns-
Benton county medical association and
at present he is a member of the gov
eminent medical pension examiners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
MRS. SHONTS HEAVILY FINED.
Wife of Trolley Magnate Assessed
$4,000 by Customs.

New York, N. Y. = Collector Leob
disposed of the case of Mis-. Theodore
P. Shonts, wife of the head of the In
terborough Rapid Transit company, by
assessing $10,SO0, the usual 60 per cent
duty on jewelry appraised at $4,000
which was taken from Mrs. Shonts
when she arrived from Europe last
jewelry she had obtained in Paris in
exchange for jewelry upon which she
had already paid duty in this country
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
cRooKsToN HALL DESTROYED.
Firemen Barely Save New Opera
House and Hotel From Flames.

Crookston. = The Crookston Odd
Fellows hall, erected in 1881 and or
iginally used as the court house, was
burned to the ground. The new opera
house and Crookston hotel were both
in danger, but through the heroic eff
forts of the fire department the fire
was confined to the hall building.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, with
about so per cent insurance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
Twin CITY Markets.

Minneapolis Dec. 14.-December,
$1OO3s; May, $1.03as; No. 1 northern,
$1.O2H; No. 2 northern, $1.O1%; No.
1 drum, 85c; No. corn, 42Rc; No.
white oats, 301ac; barley, SIC; No.
2 rye, TIC; No. fax, $3.50.
Duluth, Dec. 14.-Wheat, December,
$1.O1; May, $1.05; No. northern,
$1.04.
South St. Paul, Dec. 14.-Cattle-
Steers, $4.00@450; cows, $3.00@3.40;
calves, $3.75@7.25; hogs, S7.35@7.50;
sheep, yearlings, $4.5O@5.00.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
ARRIVE IN NEW YORK SOON.
Body of DR.. Hutchinson Probably Will
Be Buried in Faribault.

st. Paul.-John Hutchinson, brother
of DR.. Hutchinson, who died at Algiers,
Africa, secured definite information
that Mrs. Hutchinson would arrive in
New York about December IA. 1t is
probable she has the body of her hus-
band with her, although Mr.. Hutchin-
son could not be certain of this. The
funeral will be held at Faribault, the
old home of DR.. Hutchinson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
New BRIDGE at Fort Ripyev.

Fort Ripley.-Crow Wing and Nor
rison counties will join in building a
1,500 bridge at Fort Ripley. The
county commissioners of Crow Wing
county authorized the auditor to adj
vertise for bids for the 60-foot steel
bridge across the Mckay Seibie river
at Daggett Brook, deeming a new
pairing of the old wooden structure
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
Minnesotan Dies in Turkey.

Washington, D. G. Edmund H.
Ozmun, of Minnesota, United States
consul at Constantinople, is dead. 1t
suffering from grippe for some time,
but the immediate cause of his death
was disorders incident to knotted
intestine. Mr.. Ozmun was one of the
veterans of the consular service. He
was, at one time, under considera-
ton as ambassador at Constantinople,
but it was decided to let him serve as
consul at that point before advancing
him to the diplomatic service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
SALTWATER MILL is BURNED.
Tozer Company's Plant Destroyed
Loss Placed at $4,000.

saltwater. Fire broke out at
South saltwater, causing loss
estimated at from $4,000 to 100000.
The planning mill of the David Tozer
company was totally destroyed. The
plant was insured for about $4,000.
The company intends to rebuild the
plant at once. The origin of the fire
is unknown, but it is thought it start.
ed in the boiler room.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
FOUR NIGHT RIDERS GO FREE.
kentuckans Accused of Completely in
Murder Acquitted.

Eddyville, Kentucky. = The jury
trying the Might Rider cases today
returned a verdict of not guilty
against Bart Creekmur, Alonzo Gray,
Jim Mozart and Bryan Hawkins.
The men were charged with being &C
cessory to the murder of Axiom
Cooper, witness for The state in
the cases growing out of the night
rider outrages two years ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
SHERIFF LOSES JOB.
Removed by Governor for Not Stop
ping Steer Killing Contest.


st. Paul.-James McDevitt, sheriff
of Dakota county, was ordered re-
moved from Office for neglect of duty
in not stopping the steer killing con-
test, which took place at Promo park,
West st. Paul, September IS. The
removal is effective at once, and the
county board will have the election
of successor. McDevitt's term
would have expired January 1, as he
was defeated for denomination at
the primaries held two days after the
famous contest.
The charges against McDevitt were
made by officers of the Humane So
ciety, who contended the sheriff failed
to do his duty in not stopping the con
test, which was declared to be brutal
affair and not a. proper exhibition to
which to admit the public.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-12-16
H. A. FUTILE is HoNoRED.
Minneapoitan Chosen vice-Presiden
of National Rivers Congress.

Washington, D. C. = H. A. futile,
of Minneapolis, was elected vice
president of the national rivers and
harbors congress, which is in session
here Capt. McDougal, of Duluth, and
Grant Van SAINT, of st. Paul, were Sc
lected members of the nominating
committee, and John Rich, of Red
Wing, a member of the resolutions
committee.