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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
TAXATION IN MINNESOTA
THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF SERIES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED
BY REQUEST OF THE MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION
CRITICISM OR SUGGESTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED
(Twenty-ninth Article)
Gross Earnings Taxes

1905.
The special session of the legis-
lature held in June of this year pro-
vided for an increase of the rate
from four to five per cent, and if
approved by the people at the en-
suing general election the new rate
will become effective in 1913. 1t
is also proposed to require semi
annual payments of the tax instead
of annual as heretofore.
The gross earnings principle of
taxation has been extended to tele-
phone, express, freight line and in
surance companies. Telephone
companies pay three per cent, and
express and freight line companies
six per cent of gross earnings, and
insurance companies two per cent
of gross premiums.
On or before February 1st of each
year all companies subject to the
gross earnings tax are required to
file an itemized statement with the
tax commission and a duplicate
with the public examiner showing
the gross earnings for the proceed
ing year.
The tax commission computes
the tax and certifies the amount to
the state auditor who makes draft
on the company for the amount of
the tax and places it in the hands
of the state treasurer for collection.
In case of failure to report earn
ings within the prescribed time the
tax commission notifies the COM
pany of such failure, and if the
default continues for thirty days
after the service of such notice, the
commission proceeds to fix the
amount of the gross earnings for
the preceding year from the best
evidence it can obtain and then
adds penalty equal to twenty-five
per cent of the tax for such failure.
With the exception of the tax on
insurance premiums no distribu-
ton of the gross earnings tax is
made to municipalities. The re-
ceipts from this source are credited
to the revenue fund of the state
and in 1911 constituted about 81
per cent of the total state revenues
derived from taxation
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sentativeS


PAUL F. DEHNEL, of Worthing-
ton has announced himself can
didate for Congressman at Large.
Dehnel has enunciated a platform
all his own and worthy of the party
responsible for it. He is making
an anti-Catholic campaign and his
ignorance on the subject is only
exceeded by his unmitigatcd gall
and nerve. To anyone who has
ever had occasion to meet Dehnel
his assinine actions are quite un-
derstandable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16


SENATOR Nelson has again an
nounced himself a candidate for
the United States Senate and there
is not particle of doubt but what
he will be returned, easily. He
has opposition in the person of
James A. Peterson of Minneapolis,
a Bull Mooser." Senator Nelson
is not grandstander but good,
conservative business head. Min
nesota cannot afford TO lose man
of his stamp in view of the rattle
headed politics now being staged
by many of our politicians.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
49, 49, . =
The Other Mans Opinion.

who is that beautiful woman
across the room?"
do you mean the stately looking
blonde?"
mo, no. The pretty little plump
one with the splendid teeth and the
glorious eyes,"
You don't mean the lady near the
piano?"
Certainly not. I mean the fascin,
ating little beauty who has just turned
to speak to Sproggley. BY George.
she's peach!"
"Oh, that one? Say. what's the
joker"
Joke? There isn't any joke. She's
the prettiest woman I've seen for
long time"
"Quit your kiddin'. That's my wife,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
fall Lake

F. A. McCullen and family left
Monday for their home in Duluth
aften spending several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jeffrey of this
place. Mrs. McCullen is sister
of Mr.. Jeffrey. Mr.. McCullen has
been employed by the Lutes
Laundry Co. for nearly fourteen
years.
T. S. Written returned Monday
from a trip to his home at Hay
ward Visa is s.
Chief of Police Anton Kotchevar
of Ely alighted from the passenger
Monday noon on business.
The Eveleth base ball team
crossed bats once more with the
Winton nine and lost to the latter
by score of 20 to 4. Our base
ball team has now reached the
point near the championship of the
ranges and are out for such. They
bar neither Hibbing nor Virginia.
Mrs. Charley Hagen spent Mon
day in Ely.
Dave McCarter was a caller at
our town this week. He has re-
turned to his home in Michigan ac-
companied by Herbert O'Connell
who broke his leg some time ago
and has been at the Shipman Hos
pital in Ely.
Every week brings with it a
number of people to spend their
vacation here on the chain of lakes.
Fishing is fine and the atmosphere
of the best to build up the tired
system of the indoor toiler.
Louis Larson of Ely spent part
of an afternoon with his brother
Ole of this place at the old Peter
son stand.
Arrangements have been made
by the managers of the Ely and
Winton teams to play three games
of base ball. The series will start
next Sunday at Ely and no doubt
we will see enthusiastic base ball
for the next three weeks to come.
Hoping that the weather is favor
able. Well all be there.
Mrs. Phil. Murray and daughter
and Mrs. Hawkey spent Tuesday
at Ely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crist Carson re-
turned home Tuesday from Vir-
ginia where they attended the
funeral of the latters father who
died Monday.
Several of the ladies boarded the
train Wednesday for Ely to attend
the Ladies Aid meeting at that
place. Among them were Mrs.
Charley Nelson and Mrs. Fred
Byche.
Mrs. VIM. Wall returned We'd
nesday from Marinette, Wis,
where she spent several days visit
ing at her home. Her husband
met her at Duluth and accompanied
her home.
Miss Lizzie Young is home from
Cloquet, MINI. where she had
been visiting with relatives.
Miss Ella Gustafson was an Ely
caller Wednesday afternoon.
Ole Gilbertson has moved into
the new apartments built lately by
Oscar Laitinen.
The White sewing machine |
from Virginia was here
looking after the Co.'S business. |
Their agent has not been working
for some time. The manager |
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
NOTICE

Applications will be received at
the Office of the City Clerk of the
City of Ely up to Tuesday evening,
Aug. 20 at pm. for the position
of Assistant City Clerk of the City
of Ely. Parties applying must
give references and also make ap-
plications in individual hand
writing.
IvER visited.
City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16

TO get and hold the reputation
of being the best man III the court
house, is worth much and the voter
should cosider this when the county
office candidate shows up for your
support. St. Louis county has
several men i'll. the court house to-
day who would be missed were they
turned down by the voters. The
old cry that a man has been there
long enough and should get off and
give some one else a show is not
exactly up to standard. You
would not do this i'll private bust
ness. A good faithful servant
should not be let go simply because
some fellow needs the place. This
is not matter of charity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16

THE rank and file is too busy
getting a dollar or two laid by for
a rainy day in these prosperous
times to talk much national politics.
The politician however isvery busy
at present trying to induce the rank
and file to commit itself in favor of
a steady meal ticket for the polite
ian. The Republican party has
been good enough for the average
laboring man and we don't think
he will swap his $3.50 and S. per
day for the good old soup-house
times of 1886. Mooses, in this
country, are to shoot at during the
hunting season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Substitute for Rubber.

One of the many proposed substi-
tutes for rubber is obtained from the
soya or Manchurian bean, and is being
sembles the kidney bean, and Is being
introduced from Japan and the East
Indies into other countries. A rub
Der like product that can be vulcan,
lied is obtained by treating the bean
with nitric acid. alkalies and great
heat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16

For Hire
TELEPHONE NO. so

ORDER FOR HKARING GUARDIANS
ACCOUNT.
State of Minnesota. 49,. -.
County of ST. Louis. " Hiooa'e Noui'
In the Matter of the Guardianship of Robert s.
Miller, Incompetent.
Upon Filing the Final Account of Guardian
ship with a petition for final settlement and
allowance of Alice I. Miller, guardian of the es-
tate of the above named ward.
IT IS ORDERED, That said petition be heard,
and thesettlement and allowance of said account
be made at special term of the Probate Court to
be held III and for said County of ST. Louis on
Wednesday the 4th day of September AID. 1912,
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at the Probate
Office in the Court House, in the City of Duluth,
in said County.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED. That this order
be served by publication in the Ely Miner &C.
cording to law.
Dated at Duluth Mimi, the 9TH day of August
1912.
(SeaD By the Court.
5. W. GILPIH.
SO s-23 Judge of Probate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Knows Few BARRIERS.

It's strange that you never met
Count Spaghetti BEFORE" remarked
he heires.
"Oh. not at ALL" replied the disap-
,cinted sutton.
But he tells me that he has been
n New York for number. of years.
Yes; but | always shave myself.
Oh kncw.">-Catholic Standard and
Zines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Wonderful Experiences.

When was out in the country last
summer said the beautiful chorus
girl, Il MIXED cow"
ooh. you haven't anything on me"
replied The artists model. II visited
an aunt of mine in the country last
fall, and one evening helped her
wash the Dishes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16

The columns of the MINER are open TO the
public for the dcusson of affairs OF Pubic
nature. Anything tending towards the personal
or sIanderous will not be published under any
condition. We invite communications OF
public nature and only request that You sign
your name-not necessarily for publication Dut
as a guarantee of good faith. Write and get II 10
this Office not later than Thursday noon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Prepare for the Future.

II ever there was time in the his
ready should be the order of the day,
that time is right now" Cleverness
to see things ahead and diligence to
get in line for what common sense
tells us is surely coming are the foun-
dalton assets of SO out Of every 100
successful business men. - Robert
Brown.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Notice to Candidates

Section of chapter 3, Corrupt
Practices Act, passed by the special
session of the legislature:
No publisher of a newspaper,
periodical or magazine shall insert
either in the advertising columns of
such newspaper, magazine or
periodical, or elsewhere therein any
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Craving for Variety.

The servant girl who had been
given an afternoon off to attend a
matinee, returned unusually early.
Why" said her mistress. you
can't have waited to see the whole per-
formance?
mo, ma'am," was the reply; at said
on the program that Act III. was the
same as Act l., and | don't want to
see 1t again. Opinion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
in Control.

in Control.
"a man always like to feel that he
is in a position to reward his friends
and punish his enemies"
That's true" replied Senator
Sorghum; sometimes I am tempted
to take a position as janitor Of big
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Advice.

"Giyin' man advice" said Uncle
Eben, "generaly don't amount to nuf-
fin but woryin' him wifi talk about
troubles dat he knows a heap mo-
about den you does"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
A Vigorous Performer.

A Vigorous Performer.
Does your boy Josh play on the
football team?"
NO" replied Farmer Corntassel.
John wouldn't stand fur no molly.
soddle job like that. He's the Teller
that leads the mob and wrecks opry
houses after the game is over"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16

This paper is on file al 39-South 3rd street
Minneapolis, MINI. at the exhibit room OF Tn
Immigration Commission, of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"
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Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior.
q. s. Land Office at Duluth, Mimi.

Department OF INC IHttIlOIs
o. s. Land Office at Duluth, Mimi.
July Is, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that Herman Isakson
Nord of Little Marais; Mimi, who, on Sept. 5th,
1906 made Application for Homestead, No. 1850,
Serial No. O5672, for SW4, Section 4, township
50 north, range west, 4th p. m, has fled notice
of intention to make Final Five Year Proof, to
establish claim to the land above described, be-
fore Register and Receiver q. S. Land Office at
Duluth, Mimi, on the 10th day of October. 1872.
Claimant names as witnesses. Kaarlo Ahlbek,
Anti Erickson, Herman Davidson and Matti
Ruuska all of Little Marais, MINI.
81 go Charles r. Hartman. Register.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16

Guide las girl offers him tip)-We
are strictly forbidden to receive tips,
but don't like to refuse such charm
ing woman anything. - Fliegende
Blaetter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
IL Nav Be.

Il see that coal dust Is said to be-
beneficial to the health"
SIS that old wheeze going the rounds
again."
Then you have heard 1t before?"
Yes; think some dub puts it into
circulation every fall, just to jolly the
people who have furnaces to tend"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-16
Not That Kind of a Show.

Not That Kind OF Show.
This worlds a stage" said the
ady-made philosopher.
"Mebbe So replied Farmer Corn
'ssel. But 1t amt any minstrel
.ow. Business amt arranged SO that
he middle man always gets the joke
ut on him while the men at both
nds of the line do the laughing. Not
ct"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
BILLY SMITH is DUE
BIG OVATION TODAY

Billy Smith is sure to be given a
rous'ng ovation when he marches out
on the pasture M Poncy this afternoon
William Is here with his Lookouts for
the final series Of the 1919 season on
the local lot. Three games are sched-
uled between the Crackers and Look
outs and while there Is nothing to gain
for either. the trio of contests should
prove peacher1nos
After the three games with the
Dookouts the Crackers move over 10
Memphis for three battles. winding up
the schedule on Saturday Tomorrow
vii be the last iRdtes' day and it's IA
cinch ell the fair fans will be on hand
to cheer for Billy. even though he win
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
BR|CHT'S DISEASE

Let there he no evasion-we mean
chronic and supposed incurable cases in
NolVlng dropsy, albumen and casts. They
are durable in many cases.
Let US cite typical case-that of Mr
X F.. Nitscke, of 1916 Spaight street
Madison, Wis. There had been egh'
physicians on this case and it got so eX-
IRENE that he finally had one of the last
symptoms; namely, failing eyesight In
January. 1907, the doctors admitted that
nothing further could be done, and they
sent him to Eureka Springs, Arkansas
He continued to get worse, the dropsy
finally reaching the stomach, heart and
lungs. He stated that at one time the
tests showed albumen as high as rs per
cent.
He learned of Fulton's Renal Com
pound and began to take 1t July 3. Drop
sy began slowly to decline and the albu-
men dropped to 49, then TO 20, then to 10.
and finally to per cent in May. 1908.
He had returned to his employment at
last advices.
Fulton's Renal Compound can be had
in your city at Frank Edmondson e. Bro
Il South Broad street and l06 North PrH-
or street.
Send for free pamphlet and write us
II not improving by third week John !
Fulton Company. 645 Battery street, san
Francisco.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
Vanderbilt Loses Stars; New Rules Hurt Chances
McGugin to Have Real Team, However, as Usual

last years wonderful Vanderbilt
team viii not be with the eleven
this fall.
1t seems that Of the 1911 men
only those who are counted on are
Tom Brown, Enoch Brown, Nor
gan, Hardage. Sykes, Joe Coving-
ton and Collins.
Almost any Southern coach
would cry with Joy to get those
men, But consider that McGugin
must face the loss Of Ray Morri-
son, frog" Metzger. big Tn"
Freeland, Charley Brown and Kent
Morrison. Kent Morrison will drop
out for a year Ray Morrison has
been graduated. So have Freeland
and Metzger
Imagine trying to find three men
who can replace Ray Morrison,
Metzger and Freeland It is
doubtful If s. T. A. A. team in his
tory. excepting the Vanderbilt team
the year of the big Strike" ever
lost as many valuable men in one
year A lot Of folks say that no
team ever before lost a man as
valuable as Ray Morrison for the
excellent reason that there never
was one such before. He was the
star Of the open field offense:
Freeland was the vertebrarium
Cheese word for that overworked
one, "backboneD Of the defense,
and Metzger was the guy who
opened up the holes in the line.
TO fiji the gaps there are a good
lot of high-grade subs and
scrubs to draw from--no wonders
now Of course; but they will be
wonders after McGugin gets
through with them. For. as a
transmuter Of base dubs into solid
gold football players, McGuein's
equal hasn't ever been seen in
Dixie, or anywhere else, as far as I
know.
In addition. some good new men
are looked for. Here is the list as
promulgated by McGugfn:
McWilliams A back field man
Of repute from the Branham &
Hughes school.
White--A uneman from Bran
ham & Hughes school.
Shipp--A Iineman from Mooney
school
Porter-A lineman from the Cas-
tie Heights school
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
FIRST coTroN AT DALTON

DALTON. GA. Sept 9-The first bale
OF this years cotton reached Dalton sat
urday, being brought in by David Bear
den. Of Chatsworth. Murray county The
bale weighed 500 pounds and sold at 14l4
cents. bringing SIPS. In addition to this,
local merchants made up purse for the
first bale man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
These averages include all games played
eALENTl SIGNS CONTRACT.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Sept. g
Mike Balenti the Lookouts' Indian
shortstop, has already signed 1913
contract TO play with the local team.
and will report here in the spring.
Catcher Hannah left the team yester-
day for his home in Seattle without
signing next years contract. How
ever it IS believed he will return here
next year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09

go back to anything like the game
under the rules before they practi-
caIIy changed. as -ehere are too
many other hndrances in the way
of rules to make the 1904 game
practicable, but we have taken
step backward and are not in quite
good a position to make show
ing against Harvard as we were
before the downs we're increased
from three to four.
"a do not know how to comment
on the Harvard game. We have
made our good showing against
teams outside of the South largely
on account of the diversified and
rapid fire attack and also on ac-
count of the most splendid deter
mined spirit when on the defense.
In other words, we have never
failed to gain ground rapidly dur
ing certain periods of the game
and have then been able to hold
our own upon the defense"
VANDERBILT enthusiasts need
not be particularly worried
over the prospects. 1t is quite
probable that the Commodores viii
not be quite as strong this year as
they were last But they will IN
doubtedly be strong enough to up
hold the honors of the South in
that Harvard game And they will
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
TETTER1NE FOR POISON OAK

J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Sir: l inClose 80 cents in stamps
for box of Tetterine. have poison oak
on me again, and Tetterine is all that ever
has cured it. Please hurry II on to yours
respectfully, NJ E HAMLETT,
Montalba, Tex, May q, 1908.
Tetterine soc at your druggist or BY
mail from manufacturers. The Shuptrine
Company, Savannah. Ca
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
BY w. J. McBeth.

NEW YORK, Sept 9.-The
Y worlds series of 1912 is one
likely to be remembered as
long as the game endures. Not
only will it bring together, in the
respective major league champions,
an unusually well matched pair of
contestants. but it will also fur
nish stake of such gigantic pro-
portions as to bring out the very
last ounce of fight ...
a month is left of the major
league schedule Much may hap
pen in that time. In neither league,
so far. has the pennant been won
TO an absolute certainty. Yet the
New York Giants and the Boston
Red SoX appear to have such stran-
gle holds on the laurels that, for
the sake of argument. We'll elimi-
nate the rest of the fields. Unless
some miracle happens, the big an
nual pow WOW of the clans will be
staged Jointly in this city and in
the City of Culture.
For every one at all concerned
in the national pastime. a better
post-season attraction could not
be arranged. In the matter of pure
ability. it is doubtful if two better
matched riVa's ever faced each 9TH
er, These prospective challehgers
for worlds title represent the
two greatest baseball cities of the
country. New York will undoubt-
eddy be the popular favorite over
Boston-at least. in The speculative
fields. Pittsburg money is bound
to have such an influence. 1t is
always a simple question of Ma
tionaI league sentiment against that
Of the American league, and Pitts
burs money invariably backs its
sympathy for the old major organi-
cation.
World of Money on Giants.
OF course. New York. in view Of
local baseball conditions. is hot
bed Of National league enthusiasm.
and will string along with the
Giants to the bitter end on that
account. Conditions just the re-
verse prevail in Boston. The Hub
AN not see the National league
With a ,pyglass. But the prepon-
deiance Of tional league money
from New }yrk and Pittsburg is
likely to go begging for odds, no
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
BY Percy II. Whiting.
vvANDERBlLT can not hope to
v have as good a team as in
1911.

" ANDERstLT can not hope to
Y have as good team as in
1911.
As nearly as ! can learn, we
have two excellent new men COM
ing.
The new rules have gone step
backward in putting premium on
heavy men.
We are not in as good position
as we we're to make a good show
ing against Harvard.
No use talking about II, get
all stirred up myself when ! reflect
on the fine, cool, intelligent spirit
and play that Vanderbilt teams
have turned lose in games in the
North and East.
DAN maueIN.
TNHERB are. in the South, foot
L ball teams and football teams.
Also. there Is the Vanderbilt elev-
on. And that's another thing en-
tirely.
Some Atlantans pull for the
Tech team because IT is a local In
stftutiun. Some root for Georgia
because they went to the Athens
college. or their brother did, or
anyhow somebody went there.
Others phil for Mercer because
they are Baptists And so IT goes.
But all football cranks of the
Nriddle South consider the Wander
bilt team one Of their own institu-
tions--a matter OF sectional pride.
Ana all because the Commodores
tied Annapolis TO 8 in 1910; tied
Yale 0 TO 0 last year; beat Carlisle
{ TO in 1906. and held Michigan
to a 9 10 s defeat last year. Little
enough II may seem to some. Yet,
II was enough to put Southern
football on the national map--a
thing no other Southern team has
ever been able to 90.
THIS year Vanderbilt will take
on the most ambitious sched-
ule Of It's history. In addition to-
Georgia. Mississippi. Auburn and
Sewanee. all mighty teams Of the
s. I. y. A.. # viii 20 after the Unit
yersitv or virginia and will play
Harvard
For 'hat reason football cranks
"l tho an,iro South are Watching
.up ..aW and wondering on its
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-09
RIPS OFF HER
CORSET: WEARER UNHURT

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. sept "A
bolt of lightning here ripped of Mrs.
Roy Fosters corset as She was at work
In her kitchen. She was uniniured