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The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
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
eleventh Article)
THE COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES

treasurer is required on the 5th
secular day of April to file with the
clerk of the district court a list of
all personal property taxes remain
ing unpaid on April /, and 10 days
later, the clerk of the court issues
warrants to the sheriff of the
county directing him to proceed to
collect the same by the seizure and
sale of any personal property
owned by the delinquent.
ANY person whose name is en-
braced in the delinquent list may
on or before April Is file an answer
with the clerk of the court, veri-
fled as pleading in civil actions,
setting forth his defense or objec-
tion to the tax or penalty, and
thereafter the issde raised is heard
and determined by the district
court.
= IF the sheriff for any reason is
unable to collect the delinquent
personal property tax assessed
against any person he is required
to report such failure to the clerk
of the district court on June fol-
lowing. Ten days later the clerk
files the list of delinquents with
the country treasurer, who in turn
files it with the county board.
The county board examines the
list of delinquents, and may cancel
such taxes as it deems cannot be
collected. The names of those
against whom the taxes have been
cancelled, as we'll as the names of
those, remaining on the revised de-
linquent list must be published in
the official proceedings of the
board.
Citations are therSissued to the
delinquents requiring them to show
cause at the nextsterm of district
court why they: should not pay
such taxes. penalties and costs. If
they fail to pay or answer, judg-
ment is entered against them.
Execution may be issued upon the
judgment against any property
owned by them in the same manner
as provided by law in case of ex-
ecutions upon judgments in civil
actions. -
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
MAKES MARBLE FROM AoHES
0ut a German Engineer Will Not Die
vuise His Secret, Despite Of
fered Inducements.

All the world knows that ashes are
the last solid residue of combustion
and compose the essence of earthly
materials, mineral salts, potash, soda,
phosphates, etc. The uses to which
ashes may be put have not been sup
posed various; they serve in the
preparation of certain lyes, some
times to improve the character of
the soil, under certain conditions in
the manufacture of brick, always
with view to furnishing some de-
sired chemical property; but these
applications of ashes are always Sec
ondary.
Recently a German engineer has
invented a way to transform ashes
into marble of exceptional beauty
which is susceptible to the highest
polish. He refuses to divulge his
secret, though large inducements
have been made to him by owners of
marble quarries. 1t is matter of
chemical synthesis, of course, but it
is said that his only visible apparatus
is small gas stove, together with a
kettle and what resembles a copying
press. With these implements, plus
the secret he holds, he has manufac-
tured medium sized slab of marble
in half an hour.-Harper's Weekly.
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Widowed on Weddino pav.

To have been bachelor, married
man and widower all in the space OF
twelve hours was the unique but
tragic experience of a young man in
Belfast, Ireland, recently. Married in
Christ church at noon, the bridegroom
at midnight became a widower, for
at that hour the bride died OF an
acute attack of appendicitis.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
EIIlGlIlBQyQ[nlOQlD
Ms NEWS aR
plTEMSp.
FALL LAKE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Osborne
were callers at Our town Wednes-
day. J. w. was attending a case
in court while here.
Louis Larson, and sister and
Ellen Jackson were callers about
Fall Lake and Winton this week.
Our new marshal. Art. Hudson,
is to be congratulated upon his
efforts to maintain peace and order.
Mr.. Hughes the blacksmith, at
the St. Croix shops for years spent
Easter at his home at Saltwater.
Mike Weinzierl, Ely's popular
Mayor, and several friends were
riding about Winton in the Mayor S
auto this week.
Joe Barto the judge of Fall Lake
was kept busy this week trying
cases. Several were fined, some
as high as $4,000 or a sentence at
the county Jail from 20 to 90 days.
Some paid and some choose the
sentence.
Assistant Supt. McCurdy and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 0. Strachan were
spinning about Winton and Fall
Lake in the formers auto Wednes-
day.
Mrs. J. Altman of Biwabik is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Berg
lund.
The Easter dance given by sew
eral young men of Winton at the
Torinus hall was quite we'll attend
ed all had a good time. Gust
Ferguson of the Hotel Winton
served the lunch.
The villege council met Tuesday
and transacted business. An ap-
plication for new liquor license
was read and granted also new
sidewalks to be installed on Main
street. No poll tax will be levied
this year.
A man by the name of Gust
Miller, an Austrian of German
decent and a married man with
his family abroad, was stricken
with heart failure and died within
twenty minutes at the St. Croix
mill Wednesday. He has been
ailing fer some time but felt much
improved this spring on his return
from the east where he had spent
the winter. He was fireman.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hagen a boy and the smile can not
be worn off Charlie face. Mother
and son are doing fine. Best
wishes Charlie.
Don't borrow your neighbor' S
paper so much. Get one of your
own it does not cost much.
Dave Mudreau of the Swallow
& Hopkins lumber camps has gone
to his home at Big Rapids, Wis.
to visit his folks.
Joe Barto resigned at the village
council meeting last Tuesday as
judge.
John Jeffries and wife have gone
for an extended visit at Duluth
with the formers parents.
Gnst. Johnson transacted bust
ness at Ely Wednesday.
Fall Lake Village is growing
very fast this spring and all we
need to make the town complete is
a post Office and depot Efforts
will be made by the people to gain
such as we are an incorporated vii
lage and deserve them.
We have FIVE new buildings
under construction here besides the
new school house to be built this
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Phillips left
Wednesday for wedding trip to
the Twin Cities. They will make
their home at Taconite.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
Mode of connealmenf

u want to keep the real facts con-
cerning this transaction secret"
said the enterprising man. Then"
replied the sage counselor, II should
Immediately start controversy con-
cerning it. Then SO many theories
will be advanced that the facts will
never become public"
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
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., 1912-04-12
REVISED ORDER.

Real Estate Agent-Good morn
iny, sir. What can | do for YOU?
William, bring the gentleman a ci-
ar. Do you want to buy lot?
Caller-No, / want to sell one.
Agent-William, never mind the
.:'gar.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
Craving for Variety.

Craving for Variety.
The servant girl who had been
given an afternoon; OF to attend
matinee. returned unusually early.
Why" said her mistress. you
can't have waited to- see the whole per
formance?" -
No. ma'am." was the reply; '.it said
on the program that Act III. was the
same as Act l.. and / don't want to
see 1t again..-London Opinion
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
as HIS MELANCHOLY pEEPENED
"The plays the thing p

THE plays the thlng!
Hamlet had just spoken these
words. Then he reflected a moment.
"But if it's 'Playboy,'" he add
ed, ''the press agent is the thing'
This luminous afterthought, how
ever, for fear it might cause riots
and bloodshed, was Colley Cibbered
out of speech.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
CONSTANTLY.

New Yorker-What. did you have
in your garden last summer?
Suburbanite = Cochin Chinas,
Plymouth Rocks and Leghorns.-
Harper's Bazar.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
No, 1h.. Kind Of . Show.

Not That Kind OF a Show.
This worlds a stage" said the
@dy-made philosopher.
Xebbe So replied Farmer Corn
sci But 1t amt any minstrel
ow Business amt arranged so that
middle man always gets the joke
on him while the men at both
IDS of the line do the laughing. Not
Of"
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
News to Her.

New York Bank Returns" read
Rn old lady. "And / never knew that
one Of them had been missing" she
remarked.-Punch.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12
It's Enough.

How do you get capers? Do you
dig 'em or what?" i've heard of cut
ting 'em. That's all I know."-Wash-
lngton Herald.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12

Carleton is SO forgetful.
Ethel-Yes; it keeps me busy re-
minding him that you are the girl
he is engaged to.
The Ely miner., 1912-04-12

The columns of the MINER are open to the
public for the dicusson of affairs of a public
nature. Anything tending towards the personal
or slanderous will not be published under any
condition. We invite communications of a
public nature and only request that you sign
your name-not necessarily for publication but
as a guarantee of good faith. Write and get it to
this Office not later than Thursday noon.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27

half a gale. At midnight O'Rourke
ing steadily through a racing sea
through world noisy with the crisp
rattle and crash of breaking crests.
Fortifying himself with strong cot
fee, the adventurer settled himself in
a chair by the foot of the companion.
way steps leading up from the tiny
saloon that served as dining-room for
all but the crew of the tramp. From
this position he commanded both en-.
frances, port and starboard, from the
upper deck, as we'll as the doors that
quarters occupied by Mrs. Prynne and
to Dravos' stateroom. which was emp
ty and would be SO until the next
change of watch.
The succeeding hours dragged inter
minably, quiet and unevent
About six bells the moon got up.
and its rays, altering through the
heavy-ribbed glass of the skylight.
filed the saloon with an opalescent
simmer that assorted anonymously
with the dull glow of the electric
bulbs-dull, because there was some
thing wrong with the dynamo. accord.
ing to Dravos.
O'Rourke. weary and yawning. watch
ed the milky rainbow dance upon the
half-opaque glass overhead for several
moments before 1t conveyed to him a
warning. Then Immediately he aban
doned his seat and stretched himself
out upon transom against the after
bulkhead, whence he could see some
thing less Of the upper gangway, but
sufficient for his purposes. For his
chair had been beneath the skylight.
and the wings of that were open for
ventilation.
TITS safer here" he considered
"Therell be NO dropping one of those
long knives on me now. be premedi-
tated inadvertenos. I'm thinking
He gaped Tremendously The peace
of the night, the singing of the waves
against the RANGES sides. the deep
throb and unbroken surge of her en-
gines. and the sustained. clear note
of the monsoon in her wire rigging
these combined with physical fatigue
to soothe the man. to lull him into
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27

fantastic borderland Of dreams. Yet
such was his command of self that he
woui' not yield to the caressing touch
of drowsiness. but merely lay notion
less and at rest, communing with his
fancy. And that led him out of the
sordid saloon of the Rance across the
seas that lay ahead of that ships
prov. to the fair land whittier he was
to convey the Pool of Flame.
Abruptly he leapt to his feet. wide
awake and raging.
A blow was still sounding through
the saloon a dull crash. Buried half
way to the hilt in the bulkhead back
OF the transom a knife quivered. In
stinctively the wanderers fingers had
closed upon the grip Of his revolver.
He pulled the trigger almost before
he realized what had happened and
sent bullet winging toward a spot
on the gangway above where a pair
of long brown legs had been but now
were not. On the heels Of that fruit.
less shot he sent another, this time
with no murderous intent, but to
warn the captain on the bridge. Here
at last was an issue forced. animus
proven. assassination indisputably at
tempted.
He sprang for the companionway,
was half way up 1t in a thought, his
heart hot within him. mouth dry with
thirst for that lascar's blood. Not
third time should the man escape his
judgment at the hands of O'Rourke,
he swore.
A stentorian roar saluted him as he
gained the deck-a below choked and
ending in sickening gurgle.
O'Rourke in a flash swung on his
heel. simultaneously he came face to
face with Quick. He could have cried
aloud IN pity.
The captain swayed before him, a
massively built figure clothed all in
white. huge arms trembling towards
his head. revolver dropping from Q
nerveless hand. his chin fallen for.
ward on his chest. stupid, weary
smile on his face. and a dark and hid
eous smear spreading swiftly over the
bosom Of his shirt
CONTINUED next week.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
kLLSWOR3HYCU
0uB1H9oHf 1909 II LOUIS Joseph

In the knowledge that they were
safely OF at last there was poignant
relief to the wanderer, as he stood by
Quick's side. on the bridge. with mid
might imminent and the ship still and
peaceful. "I'il stand the night watch
es," the captain announced. by
morning we'll be far enough out for
you to take hold without spraining the
art of ssamanship. G'dnight."
"Thank ye." said O'Rourke. In fact.
he had long been sensible that he was
very drowsy; the night wind in This
face had something to do with that.
Good night" he returned. and went
down the ladder to the deck
At its foot he paused, turning curl
ously; 1t seemed that surely there
must be some serious trouble afoot in
the crew. The Irishman could see In
the glimmer of the forecastls lantern
= confused blur of naked, shining.
brown bodies and limbs, apparently
inextricably locked. A scream rang
shrill and there followed the sound of
a heavy fall.
Overhead. on the bridge. Quick was
roaring himself hoarse. without effect
The sounds of stunning. of blows.
harsh breathing. stified cries, contin-
ued. A knot of the contestants swept.
whirling. aft, toward the superstruct-
ure. Something shot singing through
tho air; the wind of It famed
O'Rourke's cheek
With an unconscious, surprised oath.
o'Rourks stepped aside. his hand go
ing toward his revolver. The missile
struck q stanchion. glanced and fell
olattering into the scuppers. Revolver
in hand. he went forward to the rail
overlooking the struggling rabble on
the deck below. But they seemed In
tent only on their private differences.
and Quick's roars were bringing them
70 their senses. Gradually the tumult
subsidized. the contestants separating
and sinking forward to their quarters.
. IT may have been chance"
ORourke conceded . bit doubtfully.
He swung about and moved aft slow
". examining the deck intently. In .
moment or two he stopped and picked
up . long. thin-bladed knife. double
edged and keen as q razor The point
was broken. having doubtless been
snapped on at the moment Of contact
with the deok-house. ORourke turned
u over soberly.
Faith. don't like to think It was
intsntional-but me head would have
been split had It come two inches to
the left"
He returned to the bridge. calling
Quick aside. You're armed?"
"Certainly-alwaysa armed when I'm
dealing with these devils. why?"
ORourke showed him the knife.
Quick laughed at his theory. Moth
ing In IT," he was pleased to believe.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27
CHAPTER XIII.

The day came out of the East with
. windy swagger; as Quick had fore
told. . series OF thunderstorms swept
the sea before dawn. SO that 1t, like
the sky. seemed newly washed. clean
and brilliant
O'Rourke relieved Quick at four
bells Of the morning watch and kept
the deck for the remainder OF the day,
his meals being brought to him on
the bridge. His duties were simple
enough. requiring little more than a
display Of the habit OF authority
which sat SO well on his broad shour
ders. 1t was no great trick to keep
the crew in order: they went about
their work peaceably enough and
showed no signs OF desiring to renew
their disputations. Otherwise he had
to keep an eye upon the helmsman
and see that he held the Rance to the
course prescribed by Quick; and that
was nothing difficult to a man of av-
erage intelligence. Naught but deep
water lay between them and Bombay.
80 long as a direct course was shaped
and maintained
nAo INC WdtChco Wole Out anu
nothing untoward took place.
O'Rourke's grim apprehensions dissi
pated into shadows. He began to be-
ieve with Quick that the affair Of the
winged knife was merely a hapchance
accident, quite unprecedented.
Below decks. Dravos and Danny
were standing watch-and-watch, with
clockwork regularity. where the for
mer's beloved engines were justifying
ais confidence and pride in them and
clicking off their twenty knots with
out a hitch.
Now Danny happened to have ION"
the first afternoon watch. O'Rourke
from the bridge saw him come up the
engine-room companion ladder. dive
Into the messroom for his dinner. and
later emerge. picking his teeth and
grinning self-complacency until his
master could have kicked him. had
such q course been polite before the
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27

He Continued to Watch the serana.
divvle up there. sor, for the love of
Hiven. and don't look surprised at
anything"
O'Rourke moved a few PAGES aft.
along the rail. to a point whence he
could see the head and shoulders Of
the helmsman. "Well?"~
"'Tis uawthin' cud swear to. sor.
but It's meself thot's mortal leary av
these naygurs-rspspict to ye-and-
and"
Come. come! Out with 1t, Danny"
Sure. sor. It's the serang. Have
ye CHANGED to notice him. sor?"
O'Rourke glanced down to the fore
deck. where the parsonage In question
was standing at ease. What of him?"
he inquired. running his eye over the
fellows superb proportions.
"'Tis nawthin' I'd take me oath to.
sor. but I'm thinkin' he's the man who
boarded the Panjnab at Suez. sor.
And as for the naysur I run against
on the s'loon deck. yer honor. he's his
mortal twin
"Ah." commented O'Rourke. Thank
you. Danny"
He continued to watch the serang
until the latter. as II Influenced by the
fxity Of the Irishman's regard. turned
and stared directly into ORourke's
eyes. For full minute he gave him
look for look. dark eyes steadfast and
unyielding above his fine aquilins
nose. then calmly turned his back. re
nlos ~ ~
bulent horizon.
An instant later Quick came up to
relieve O'Rourke. and. eight bells
sounding. Danny dived below to take
Dravos' place. O'Rourke, unpleasant
ly impressed by the incident, still for.
bore to mention It to either OF the
ships owners: he retired to think II
over, and spent a long hour consum.
ing an Indifferent cigar and studying
the cracks in the bulkhead between
his room and the cabin.
Without profit, however. LACKING
more substantial proof than Danny's
suspicious. he could arrive at no def
mite conclusion.
The night passed without incident;
the second day dawned the counter
part of its predecessor. and wore
away quietly enough.
1t fell to O'Rourke to stand the FIRST
dog-watch. from four to six in the
evening. Shortly after he assembled
the bridge, 1t was his happiness to be
Joined by Mrs. Prynne. who improved
the moment to express her gratifica
ton with the propitious tide in her at
fairs. The Kings courier was pleased
to declare herself very well pleased
indeed, though she admitted, under
ocular pressure, that she considered
she was roughing 1t. Captain Quick's
quarters were by no means palatial,
and the bill of fare, while substantial
ly composed, lacked something of va.
hety; but that was all a part of the
great and fascinating game she played
tho game Of secret service to His
Majesty. Edward VII.
Not that alone. but she was com.
forted by the assurance that her voy.
age would soon be over. her mission
discharged. her responsibility a thing
Of the past. She would be glad to see
Bombay.
"One never knows. you know, Colo
hsl O'Rourke." she said with q little
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27
Public Sale
REPORTER.

Bills are out announcing a pub
lie sale of horses. implements, ma
chinery. household goods. etc, at
the Pastorius ranch five miles east
of Lamar on Tuesday, April 2. J.
II. Shilling at the ranch. phone
Red 973. will furnish amy partic-
ulars not mentioned on the bill.
Sale will begin at 10 o'clock and
free lunch will be served at noon.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27
Gu LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE,

crew, or even consistent with the ulg-
nifty of his office.
"A word to say to We, sor, If I may
make so bold"
O'Rourke glanced at the helmsman,
and having long since made up his
mind that the man was competent,
left him in possession of the bridge
for a space. and Joined Danny below.
What is it,"
Danny lowered his voice to a hoarse
whisper. "Kape yer eye on thot black
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27

Those who attended the meeting
of the Women of Woodcraft We'd
nesday of this week certainly en-
joyed it from start to finish.
The business part was attended
O with unity and dispatch. Then
came a feast of mirth and pleasure.
together with a feast for physical
man.
A sheet was fastened to the wall.
the neighbors bhndfolded, each
one attempting to attach the hind
most appendage to the donkey on
the sheet.
Four were victorious, but in the
inal draw, neighbor Watson won
and secured a beautiful cut glass
ard tray.
Neighbor Mary Myers thought it
belonged two feet in front of its
nose and placed it there receiving
nice glass lemon squeezer for
her sensible thought. Then a love-
ly lunch of various kinds of de-
licious cakes. finely favored cof-
fee and bananas were served, while
those entertaining prepared fish
pond. from which each member
present was fortunate enough to
fish some useful or ornamental ar
ticle for her use in the home.
1t was great sport and each ar
ticle was highly priced by the
fishermen. The committee enter
tanning was Neighbors CoOver, Nc
kee. Steward. Hemphnl and Cross.
They certainly earned the thanks
which they were cordially given
by all present.
Neighbor McMillin (Mrs. Marsena
J) was reported as having a spec
ial session of the mumps; Neigh
Dor Belle Lynch having just re-
covered from serious attack of
them.
Neighbor Hattie Everett. was re-
ported as being too i'll to attend
our meeting. but the hours of ILL
ness were frightened by the love-
ly carnations sent her by the cir
Gle.
Neighbor Mitchell of Loveland cir
Gle Women of Woodcraft. whose
husband is bookkeeper for the
Lamar Milling Elevator Co. was
most welcome visitor at our
The following officers are now
giving our circle their valued SER
vices:
p. G. N.-Minnie HemphilI
G. Minnie Downing.
Clerk-Rosa Wheeler.
Banker-Sarah A. Watson.
Adviser-Sadie Stewart.
REORGANIZATION Cross.
Attendant-Katie Sunny.
Captain Guards-Cora De Camp.
Sentinel-Mrs. Roy Mckee.
Managers Fleishman.
Emma Cook and velma Haskins.
Reporter-Nora Frisbie.
Physicians-Dr. E. E. Bartlett
and DR.. ]. s. Hasty.
We now have a special dispersal
ton wniving all fees except that
of local examination which is one
dollar for entrance fees. each ap-.
plicant paying the dollar when dard
Is handed in. the dispensation lasts
until May 81. at which time all GER
tificates must be taken up. Quite
a number are taking advantage of
the reduced entrance fees. joining.
the circle.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27
County Sunday School Convention

The County Sunday School asso-
citation held an enthusiastic con-
vention at the Presbyterian church
In Lamar on Thursday of last week.
Delegates were in attendance from
most of the Sunday schools in the
county and the Sunday school work
was reported to be in flourishing
condition. The state workers pres
ent were DR.. Carman and Mrs.
Walker of Denver. Bristol, Hart
man. and Granada were represented
by good delegations. Plans were
laid for considerable expansion I'm
Sunday school lines during the
coming year.
The Lamar register., 1912-03-27
CHAPTER XIV.

The night fell clear as crystal and
wonderfully bright with stars; the
wind went down with the sun. then
rose again refreshed and waxsd ts