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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1912-06-26
In The Social World
Pleasantyille Visitors and Other Items
Of a Personal Nature.

Mrs. A. E. Martz is the guest of
relatives at Bridgeton.
Mrs. B. E. Whitman is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs: C. N. Robinson in Phila-
delphia.
City Engineer Of Ventnor and Mrs.
w. l. Risley will spend the summer in
Pleasantville.
Miss Helen Brenreman, of Harris
burg, is .the guest of Mrs. Reuben L.
Babcock, of Absecon.
Frank Hall and son, of New York
City, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hail.
Mrs. M. DAILY is spending two
months in New York City, the Adiron-
dacks, and the Thousand Islands.
Mrs. J. Mick had as her guests over
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Robinson,
and Mr.. Arthur Smith, of Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. Norris Smith, Of Brigantine,
was the weekend guest of Mrs. Mar
garet Brown, at her home on Verona
avenue.
Mrs. Frank Gaskill and daughter
Emma are spending part of the week
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Max H.
Kirscht.
Miss Dorothy Bower, of Merchant
vile, has been the guest for a week
of Mrs. H. D. Speakman, at Mead
owcroft".
Mr.. Winfield S. Connor and Miss
Bessie Smith, of Philadelphia, were
Sunday visitors with Mr.. and Mrs.
Max HI. Kirscht.
Edward Willis, from Peddie Insti-
tute, and Robert Bartlett, from Wash
ington, D. c., have arrived at their re
Spective homes to spend the summer
Vacation.
Emory Helfrich, former Atlantic
City High School star and at present
the crack third baseman on Lafayette
College, Baseball team, spent the week
end with his parents on South Main
street.
Mrs. Job Price, of Washington ave
nue., gave a Birthday Party in honor
of her 22nd anniversary, on Friday
evening, June 21. The Junior Order
Band furnished music for the occa-
sion All retired to the dining room
and partook of refreshments.
Mrs. David Lake and Miss Mertie
Lake have returned from a visit in
Trenton, in the interest Of the Bide-a-
Wee Home for Incurables of Long
port. This home is to be transferred
to magnificent grounds, which have
been endowed to them in the suburbs
of Trenton. An elaborate Lawn Fete
is being arranged by a number of our
society leaders for the benefit of this
home, to be held in the near future on
the pretty grounds of the Pleasant
Villa
Subscribe for THE PRESS. M
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1912-06-26
To the
Council of Pleasantville
The Churches and
The Public Generally:

| have come with my
family of 9 my father,
mother, wife and five
children, to make my
permanent home here. [
undertook spending a
very large sum of money
in erecting one of the
LARGEST buildings, which
| think is an honor and a
credit to the booming of
the Borough.
| am finding that the
majority of the public
are very particular in pa
tronizin9 a newly eStab-
liShed business, and what
| want in short to explain
is that | came here to
earn my living for my
family and myself. /
came here with very
much satisfaction of
working 8 days, or rather
to keep my business open
only 8 days in the week,
but | find that if | stick
to this. | will DO hungry
to death the whole z
days, both me and my
family.
have expressed the proof of
this fact to q great many of the
town citizens and some have had
the nerve to say that ! had no
business to come here; might as
well say have no right to leave.
Others say stick to it, you will be
all right (after | am broke) 9TH
ers say that if | cannot meet my
living | should do what can.
All | can do, Messrs. Council
men and General Public, is, that
If cannot meet my living in six
working days must try seven. If
others are allowed to work OF
keep their business open on Sum
day | have just as much right as
they have; IN fact, ! can prove by
the size Of my family that | need
it a little BIT more than others.
But if the law is law for all, let
others suffer as well as me, ,-wheth-
er it do any good or any harm to
the booming of the town or per-
sonaIly.
Respectfully yours,
JOE, CANTES.
No. S 5. Main ST., Pleasantville.
am willing 10 lose and be
closed on Sunday, but lei the law
be law for all.
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JR. o. u. A. NJ. BAND BENEFIT
POSTPONED.

Owing to a misunderstanding the
Benefit will take place next Monday
evening, July 1st, at Cantes' Theatre.
Mr.. Cantes has kindly given the Band
the evenings proceeds. The money
will be used to pay for Uniforms and
instruments already purchased. Let
all Juniors and friends turn out and
give US a full house.
I'll L. LAKE. Nor.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1912-06-26
MR.. STEBBINS RESIGNS.

Atasmeeting of the Board of Edu-
cation ast Tuesday evening, President
Stebbins resigned as mem
Der of the Board. The resignation
was accepted, but no further action
taken.
Miss Carrie B. Wheeler was elected
a teacher in School No. 2.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1912-06-26
MORTGAGE CANCELLATION.

Rebecca Wynne ct vir to Anna Bar
rett; northeast line of Washington av-
enue, $50 feet southeast of the New
Road; 5Ox15O feet; $1,000.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1912-06-26

R. H. E.
C. F. CO Oh 13 1 0 0 II 16 8
Avalon 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 O-5 7 2
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23
% YEARS AGO In ELY
FROM THE ELY IRON HOME

J. A. Cleveland has been in Du-
luth several days the past week
looking after his interests in the
swamp land decisions now pending
in the Duluth land office.
A meeting of those interested in
organizing a brass band was held
in the town hall last Sunday morn
ing. About fifteen enthusiasts
were present all of whom joined
the organization. Several of them
already have their instruments and
it will not be long before they will
be able to make a very creditable
turnout.
The iron ore shipments from the
Lake Superior mines for the last
week of July was 27O, OS1 tons and
the total shipments for the present
season 1891, 327 tons. These fig
ures will explain to the reader why
the people in that far-away land
look upon Proctor Knott's Duluth
speech as irony.
1t is rumored that a change is
soon to take place in the Ely post
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23
for Bids

Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned will receive Sealed Proposals
up till 6 O'Clock p. m. on Sept. 3rd.
1912, for delivering the coal from the
cars to the different buildings in the
district.
The cars for the Sibley school will
be spotted near the building and those
for the other schools near the depot.
Proposals should state amount per
ton for said delivery and should be
marked "Rids for Hauling Coal"
The party to whom this contract is
awared will be required to furnish a
satisfactory bond for the faithful per-
Torrance Of the work
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
CHAs. TREzoNA, Sec.
Board of Education,
Independent School Dist. No. IL.
1923 80
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

Office. 1t is several weeks ahead
yet, but already there are four or
five aspirants for the position in
the field. Mr.. Lawson when in
terviewed on the subject remarked
that he had anticipated the change
for some time and was fully re-
signed to the idea that, ito the
victors belong the spoils.''
The first member of the fire COM
pany to enter the marriage state
since the organization of the de-
partment was Assistant Chief A.
d. Ellefsen. The members of the
company resolved not to let the oc-
casion pass unnoticed, and at the
close of the meeting last Monday
afternoon the above gentleman was
requested to step in an adjoining
room, when, with few appropri-
ate remarks by Mr.. Levy, he was
presented with sofa and arm chair
by the boys as token af their ap-
probation and regard. Mr.. Ellef-
sen was taken completely by sur
prise, but expressed his gratitude
by an invitation to refreshments
that was universally accepted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23
IN MINNESOTA
THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF SERIES OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED
BY REQUEST OF THE MINNESOTA TAX COMMISSION
CRITICISM OR SUGGESTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED
(Thrtieth Aricle)
Basis of Valuation for Taxation Purposes

fluential tax dodgers. Men of this
type soon discover that the surest
way to remain long in Office is to be
easy" and accommodating" and
above all to keep the assessment of
their district down to the lowest
possible point. The inevitable
outcome, of course, is low as
sessment. Another strong factor
in lowering the standard of as
sessment can be easily traced to the
overzealous desire ON the part of
many boards of equalization to keep
the assessment of their constituents
just little below their neighbors.
And all of these forces working to-
gether have so completely under
mined the law that there is little
left but the ink with which it is
printed.
As early as 1878 it was apparent
to the legislature that assessors
were not enforcing the law and they
passed an act providing, among
other things, that each year, before
beginning their work they should
meet at the Office of the county
auditor for conference with him in
regard to their duties. While the
manifest purpose of this law was to
aid in bringing the assessment up
to the legal standard, in actual
practice it has worked just the re-
verse. Evidently constituting it as
giving them power to do about as
they pleased in assessing property
it has been the wel1-nigh universal
practice for assessors at these
meetings, in direct violation of the
law requiring that all property
shall be assessed at its true and
full value" to adopt resolutions
embodying agreements to assess
different kinds and classes of pro-
perty in different ways and at diff
ferent rates.
In nearly all of the counties these
resolutions provide that certain
specified classes of personal pro-
perty shall be assessed at so much
per article and different kinds and
classes of live stock at so much per
head. The result being that a
piano worth $500 is assessed the
same as one worth $50, and horse
worth $500 at no more than one
worth $40. After providing in this
way for the assessment of certain
selected classes and kinds of pro-
perty the resolutions usually con-
tain a residuary clause providing
that all other property shall be as
sessed at "a certain designated per
cent of its real value. These per-
centages range in the different
counties all the way from Is to so
per cent of real value. In no
county is all classes of property
assessed at the same per cent OF
true and full value" and In
several counties all lands are as
sessed at the same rate per acre re-
CARELESS of value.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

THE Minneapolis Journal Wash
ington correspondent in writing up
the Minnesota congressman has the
following to say of Representative
c. B. Miller of this district:
Representative Miller of the
eighth district has been busy getting
new postoffices established in the
growing counties he represents.
More than than twenty new offices
have been established in the past
year. Mr.. Miller also secured the
passage of the bills for the con-
struction of bridges across the
Mississippi at Grand Rapids, at
Logan in Aitkin county, and in the
same county near Ball Bluff. The
river and harbor bill provided
$15O,OOO for Duluth harbor i'm
provement, and for several surveys.
Among the surveys is one for the
St. Louis river, with a view to
securing a 2O-foot channel up to
New Duluth. A second is to de-
termine the advisability of con-
structing a dam at Onamia to raise
the level of Onamia lake and Mile
Laos lake. A survey is also to be
made in the Mississippi river at
Grand Rapids with view to the
construction of locks and dams for
the improvement of navigation at
and above that place. Mr.. Miller
tried to secure an appropriation of
$125,OOO for the erection of a
sanatorium for Minnesota Indians.
1t was lost in the senate on an OBJ
lection by Mr.. Curtis of Kansas. !"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23
THE TURNED COAT.

Robert Henri. the famous artist,
as talking at tea at Sherry's. In
ew York. about the Latin Quarter.
In the Latin Quarter" he said, "in
tile streets OF the Boule Mich. 1t Ia
ossible to get good course dinner
r 10 cents-and even at that there's
any Latin Quarterite goes dinner
S."
One spring afternoon" he resum-
|. as | was sketching the horses OF
:e green bronze fountain In the Lux
.nbourg gardens. youth stopped
nd talked q while.
The spring sunshine on the youths
oat brought out all its shabbiness
'ercilessly, and / ventured to hint:
Look here. old chap. why don't
GU have that coat turned?'
He smoothed the shabby sleeve
lefully.
would he said. If 1t lad three
.des.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

We are in receipt of slathers of
offers to print slathers of columns
of plate matter for political parties
and all contain the brief statement
that our efforts would be apprec-
lated. As we cannot take these
pleasant appropriations to our but
cher, baker or candle-stick maker
in settlement for various commo-
dities necessary for the welfare of
Our family, we must thankfully de-
cline all offers of this nature not
withstanding the stuff is all in hand
some new plates with illustrations
thrown in. A persual of the pages
of our ledger show where we have
furnished considerable political adj
vertising in the past for consider
able less than your efforts will be
appreciated" and we must therefore
refuse all offers to be a good fellow
and furnish our mite to put the
other fellow onto good PLAT take.
Political advertising will be pub
lished in the Miner at so much per
inch, or line, and note must ac-
company all orders set to the music
of that short but touching refrain
Enclosed find Check, 1.-The three
sweetest words in the English lang
uage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

AMONG other things contained in
the platform of P. M. Ringdal who
has announced himself candidate
for governor on the Democratic
ticket, appears the announcement
that he is for "Reapportionment in
obedience to the Constitution. !"
This must either be a joke or a
base falsehood. We know full well
that we would have had reappor-
tionment had it not been for the
Democrats in the legislature. Ring
dial belongs to the wrong party to
make the planks in his platform eff
fective. The voters will in all
likelihood not look to him or his
party for reapportionment in obedi-
ence to the constitution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

Special meeting of the Board of
Education held August Goth, 1912.
Meeting called to order by President
Moonan.
On roll call the following members
were found to be present: Fenske,
Miller, Moonan, Thomas, Trezona
and Supt. White.
Special meeting was called for the
purpose of acting on the proposition
offered by Mr.. LaBlance, representing
the Carnegie Fuel Co., for furnishing
the district with coal for the ensuing
year.
On motion duly made and carried,
the proper officers were instructed to
enter into contract with the Carnegie
Fuel Co. for the amount of coal neces-
sary for the ensuing year at the prices
quoted by Mr.. LaBlance.
On motion duly made and carried,
the secretary was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for hauling coal for the
ensuing year.
On motion duly made and carried,
meeting adjourned.
(Signed) CHAs. TREzoNA,
Secretary,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

Ever since Minnesota became a
state we have had law among our
statutes requiring that all property
shall be assessed at its true and full
value in money" Another statu-
tory provision equally ancient de-
fines true and full value" as
meaning the usual selling price
at the place where the property to
which the term is applied shall be
at the time OF assessment, being the
price which could be obtained
therefor at private sale, and not at
forced or auction sale" 1t is hard
to see how these statutes could be
made more explicit or how any
thing could be added that would
make them easier to understand:
but Notwithstanding their clear and
mandatory terms they have never
been enforced or obeyed, but have
been wilfully and unblushingly
violated by assessors, board of
equalization and taxpayers every
where from the very beginning.
Never since the first assessor start
ed on his thankless task has pro-
perty of any kind in Minnesota been
assessed at its true and full value"
nor, with few exceptions, has any
serious attempt ever been made to
so assess it. The uniform, univer-
sal custom has been to assess at
from rs to so per cent of actual
value: and this custom has had the
long continued approval of the
people, the silent support of the
lawmaking and, in large measure,
the acquiescence of the law enfore-
ing departments of the state
government.
The causes which have led to the
downfall of the law are rooted deep
in human selhshness and official
ineficiency; and are much easier to
find than they are to remedy. First
and foremost among them is the
disposition on the part of taxpayers
general to shirk just as much of the
public burden as they can. The
next in importance is the very large
number of weak and incompetent
assessors. The local assessor is the
keystone of our whole taxing
system and unless he is a man of
good judgment familiar with values
and endowed with sufficient moral
courage to be fair, his work in
variably falls far short of the legal
standard and very often degenerates
into a mere travesty on justice.
The Office of assessor, as at present
constituted, because of the meagre
pay and small importance attached
to it by citizens generally, is seldom
sought after by capable men. More
often than not men competent to
make good assessment if rendered
the position refuse to accept. FIRE.
quently the place is given to some
one simply because he needs" it,
or because he will do the work for
less than anybody else, or because
he will be an easy mark" for in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

EDITOR LaFrance of the CHS
holm Miner has our well wishes on
his recent marriage to Miss Tillie
Ostrom of Superior. Mr.. LaFrance
became inoculated with the printing
bug while selling papers at Tower
during the time the editor of the
Miner was manager of the Tower
Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY COUNCIL,
CITY OF ELY.
Ely. Mimi, Aug. Goth, 1912.

council was called to order at s
O'Clock P. M. by Mayor Wienzierl.
Roll Call:-Present Aldermen Buc-
cowich, Banovetz, Childers. Harri,
and Hodge. Absent Alderman Luh-
| tapen.
Petition from property owners
AUDITING on Camp street between
Second and Third avenues east, re-
questing that cement sidewalks and
curb be built thereon this season; was
read.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman, Hodge that the
petition be laid on the table until the
first meeting in September; Carried.
Communication from E. F. Stidd
together with statement of damages
caused by cows being allowed to roam
on the streets; was read.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman Banovetz that the
communication be laid on the table:
Carried.
Applications from the following
named parties for the position of as
sistant in the City Clerks office; were
read; To-wit:
Alfred Skogland, Ira L. Griffin,
Ethel Prisk, Elizabeth Western, John
MARTHA, David Brown and Sylna
Thorpe.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman Childers that the
applications be referred to the City
Clerk with power to act: Motion car
ried on the following vote; Ayes,
Alderman Banovetz. Childers and
Harri; Nays, Alderman Buccowich
and Hodge.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman Buccowich that the
matter of transferring Of City fund
from the General fund to the Light &
Water fund be laid on the table until
the next meeting; Carried.
City Engineer estimate No. 6 on
Albert Kolstad contract, construction
of sewer and water main to Pioneer
School. showing the amount due con-
tractor Aug. Goth 1912, to be 1854 SO;
was read.
Moved by Alderman Childers sup
ported by Alderman Hodge that the
report and estimate be accepted and
an order drawn on the City Treasurer
for the amount; Carried.
Report of Clerk of Court, showing
fines and fees collected and deposited
with the City Treasurer for the month
of July, to be s6s. so; was read.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman Banovetz that the re-
port be accepted and filed; Carried.
City Engineers estimate Of $l4, 278.-
90 for extending curb and cement
sidewalks on the south side of Camp
street between second avenue east and
sixth avenue east, both sides of Sheri-
dan street between second avenue east
and sixth avenue east, and both sides
of Chapman street between second
and third avenue east together with
all intervening avenues; was read.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman Buccowich that the
city engineer procure plans and
specifications together with an es-
innate of the amount of work to be
done, for the purpose of advertising
for bids on said work, same to be
advertised In the Ely Miner, Duluth
Evening Heard and the Engineering
Contractor. Bids to be received up
to O'Clock p. m, Sept. 18th; Carried.
Moved by Alderman Harri support
ed by Alderman Childers that the
council adjourn until O'Clock p. M,
August, 9th 1912, Carried.
1. visited, JR.,
City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. II.

Special meeting OF the Board Of
Education of Independent District
No. II, held August 18th, 1912.
Special meeting of the board called
to order by President Moonan.
On roll call the following members
were found to be present: Anderson,
Miller, Moonan, Thomas, Trezona and
Superintendent White
The bond of the treasurer, A. j.
Fenske, for $40, 10000 was read. and
on motion duly carried was approved.
Mr.. Hausler, representing the firm
of Alban s. Hausler, Architects, Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23
Helping a Worthy Cause.

Il have called" said the strange
woman, ito see If you will subscribe
to our foreign mission fund"
And what is the purpose of the
fund.-" asked the lady of the house.
I'VE want to send hymnbooks to
Timbuctoo."
Just a moment We have two
hymnbooks that you may have. Since
our daughter got married and took
away the piano we have no further
use for them. Please send them to
the heather with our compliments"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-08-23

George H. Vivian, has the reputa-
ton of being one of the most eff
fcient men in the St. Louis County
court house and it is up to the
voters to see that he stays there.
George has the friends and the
friends have the votes. (This no.
tice does not cost George a cent.