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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
To Remove Leap Year

The movement to have the
United States join with the other
nations to reform the calendar, so
as to eliminate Leap Year and fix
Easter and other movable holidays
to definite dates, was taken up by
the National Board of Trade dur
ing the forty-second annual meet
ings at the New Willard in Wash
ington.
The plan is to divide the year
into four equal quarters and into
81 weeks of seven days each, the
first day of the year to be holiday
and not to be day of the week
or month or quarter. Each quar-
ter, under the plan, is to be divid-
ed into two months of 80 days
each, and one of 81 days, the year
and each quarter to begin on Mon
day and the last day of each quar-
ter to fall on Sunday. All move
able fete days would then fall on
the same day of the same month.
The extra day in Leap Year is
provided for in the plan by insert
ing a holiday between the 31st of
June and the first of July, which
shall not be day of the week
month or year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
LAKE COUNTY WINS
Section Thirty in Lake
County, Sure

At last has the much mooted
question of the ownership of strip
of land on the eastern boundary of
St. Louis county been settled by
the supreme court in decision
handed down last week. The court
has decreed that the strip in ques-
ton is a part of Lake County and
taxable by Lake county officials.
The strip at issue lies east of the
easterly boundary line of range II,
helping to form the west boundary
of range II, and extends from
Lake Superior to the Canadian
border.
By the decision of the court the
Village of Knife River and Section
Thirty is finally located in Lake
county and thus giving that county
its only iron mine, the Section 80
mine.
The action was in the nature of
uo-warranto proceedings by the at
torney general of the state, calling
on St. Louis county to show by
what right it taxed the three
quarter -of-a- mile strip and in other
ways attempted to assert SOW
ereignity thereon.
For about 40 years the territory
was regarded generally as a part of
St. Louis county, although fire.
quently there were clashes as to
whether the former or Lake county
could tax it.
In 1895 the legislature enacted a
law placing the area in dispute in
Lake county. Since then there
have been some disputes as to
jurisdiction despite the act of the
Legislature. In order that the
controversy might be ended for all
time by judicial decree St. Louis
county afforded an issue by taxing
the disputed strip at the request of
the Board of Education of District
No. IL of this city. Then the law
department of the state as sort OF
mediator between Lake and St.
Louis stepped in with its suit.
The supreme court decides that
inasmuch as the state at large and
St. Louis county have permitted
the issue to lie dormant legally
from 1895 to December 1910 OF
about 15H years the county is
estopped inquiring into the status
of the area. In a word, by its
neglect for an unreasonable period
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02

ing how much revenue shall be
raised, the purpose to which it is
put and the several consecutive
steps in arriving at what shall be
each property owners share of the
general burden. The experience
of the commission in the four years
of its work has convinced it that
there is a general lack of inform
alton on all these points, especially
that relating to the assessment of
real and personal property. Nor
is this surprising when one reflects
that the laws relating to these
matters are buried in the statute
books, consulted only by those
charged with their administration
while the mass, to whom the
statutes are not accessible, remain
in ignorance of their provisions.
Generally men know little more of
the details of taxing than that.an
assessor visits them once a year
and asks searching questions
relative to their property, and that,
once or twice year, they go to
the county treasurers to pay the
tax levied on their property. It is
to give publicity to these matters
that these articles are directed.
They will be made as brief as is
consistent with clearness and with
their relative importance in the
system. They will be carefully
prepared to insure accuracy and be
put in simple language. The COM
mission hopes and expects that
they will create discussion by both
the editor and the readers of this
newspaper, and it solicits their
opinions both on the articles and
the taxing system. 1t is only by
such means that reforms are ever
accomplished.
The commission takes this op-
portunity to express its appreciation
of the public spirit of the editor of
this paper, shown by his giving of
valuable space without other COM
pensation than the satisfaction of
performing valuable public
service.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
Welcome News

The Boston News Letter brought
news of a nature last week that
cannot fail to please. It said:
A leading Steel official informs
us that the Steel Corporation is
now receiving orders at the rate of
10000 tons day, or $4,000 tons
per day beyond capacity. Such
orders require 1900 loaded cars
per day, and the cars placed end to
end cover distance of 1OH miles.
Prices show some improve
ment, and many of the mills now
have sufficient untitled orders on
the books to run eight months full
capacity if they did not receive
another order"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
ed hot for both day and night

ed hot for both day and night
shifts.
One feature of the operations at
these properties is the openess of
the work. Blue prints of the work
with the records are open to all and
the management invites all in
terested to call and inspect. This
is something mutual in mining
operations. E.. c. Kennedy,
president of the company has had
charge of the financial part of the
work and has found it somewhat
hard shedding in getting the neces-
sary cash. The property has never
been considered stock proposition
and no extra efforts were put forth
to dispose of the stick. In his
annual report made at the January
meeting, President Kennedy said
the following:
Your President has on two oc-
casions practically agreed upon
terms which would furnish all the
money necessary for operating the
mines when word came from some
party who claimed to be familiar
with the Vermilion. Iron Range,
condemning everything there
between Tower and Ely. Your
President having been shown some
of this correspondence learned that
any efforts to finance the company
at home would be futile, therefore
made arrangements for funds as
they were needed from month to
month from outside sources, be-
coming personally reasonable for
their payment, by reason whereof
the funds of the company necessary
for carrying on the work has come
in as it was needed without
establishing any financial standing
for the company"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02

to test the issue, ST. Louis county
may not stand in the light of a
contesting party relative to the
strip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
LOOKS BRIGHTER
Port Arthur & Duluth Rail
road May Yet Come

A Port Arthur dispatch of last
week brought news of immense
interest to Ely and other towns in
this vicinity. The dispatch said:
Wheels were set in motion this
week to build at the Canadian Head
of the Lakes the lsrgest steel plant
and one of the most extensive
manufactures Of any kind in the
Dominion, when ]. Dix Fraser,
manager of the Atikokan iron
works at Port Arthur, submitted a
proposition to the industrial COM
mittee to build 100000 steel
plant. Should the city of Port
Arthur agree with the plans of
Mackenzie & Mann, the railway
magnates who are behind the
venture, construction work will be
commenced at once.
Mr.. Fraser arrived from the East
last week with Sir William Mac
kenzie. It was by Sir William 5
instructions that he opened negotia-
tions with the industrial committee.
Mr.. Fraser went into the minute
details practically all of which met
with the approval of the members.
1t is the intention of Mackenzie
& Mann to build in or near Port
Arthur rail mill, pipe mill, rolling
mill and bar and nail mill, with
auxiliary plants. With these will
be built an enormous ore dock and
the Port ArthurI& Duluth railway
owned by Mackenzie & Mann, viii
be extended to the Mesaba and
Vermilion ranges. The extension
made, Port Arthur will be in direct
competition with Duluth as an ore
shipping center, for ore will b,
shipped here by rail from the Min
nesota ranges, handled at the pro-
posed ore DOCKS and sent to Lake
Erie ports. Mackenzie & Manr
ask that the city of Port Arthur
donate site OF 400 acres, which
will all be required for the plant
They guarantee that 1900 mel
will be employed from the star
aud that work will ultimately b.
given to 3, 500 r1aea.
-
All kinds of Wood for sale at the
Burns Livery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02

HN tOeut HutHbSI Of tof1
cases on the books of the pension
fund board at the close of the year
1911 was 1906. The averages for
the cases added during 1911 were
as follows: Age, $500 years;
service, 1910 years; pension,
SPOTS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
Here's A Chance

Any boy pupil of the public
schools of Ely or vicinity, over 16
years of age, will receive a prize
for the best suggestion of an adver-
Using campaign for the Ely Hard
ware Company. Contest will close
on February goth, 1912. Address
Ely Hardware Co.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
For Sale

The undersigned has for sale
some buggies, cutters, sleighs,
robes, harnesses, collars and other
material formerly owned by William
Vuoti. All those in need of any
article mentioned, can buy same at
reasonable price by calling upon
the undersigned,
GEORGE L. BRoZIcH.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
SOrely Afflicted

Some time ago Rev. and Mrs.
Grandholm of Biwabik left for
Chicago, the former to continue
his studies and Mrs. Grandholm to
secure medical attention. The
young son of the couple was placed
in charge of friends in this city
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
Timber for Sale

Are you interested in timber? If
you are you will find it to your adj
vantage to investigate what I have
to offer. We have 10000 feet of
fine mixed timber in 62-13-21.
Write Fred V. Milan, care w. B.
& w. G. Jordan, Minneapolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02

and a week ago sickened and died.
Rev. Grandholm was summoned
and was not aware of the death
until he arrived here. In the
meantime a report had become
circulated and published in some
of the Mesaba papers that Mrs.
Grandholm had also died, which
rumor however, luckily, turned
out untrue. The remains of the
boy were taken to Biwabik for in
terrment. Much sympathy is ex-
pressed for Rev. Grandholm and
his eStimable wife.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
TAXATION IN
MINNESOTA
By the Minnesota Tax Com
mission

1t is the purpose to present to
the readers of this newspaper, in
series of articles, a concise and ac-
curate statement of the revenues
raised for the state and its SUBJ
divisions, the methods of determin-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
FIRST REPORT
U. S. Steel and Carnegie
Pension Fund

The first annual report of the
United States Steel and Carnegie
pension fund board of trustees,
showing expenditures for pensions
during the year 1911, was received
at this office last week. The pen
sion fund was established January
l, 1911, and during the first year
of its operation expended $751;
457.37 in pensions to retired
employees of the United States Steel
corporation and its subsidiary
companies.
Out of this amount the Oliver
Mining Company employees receiv-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
TEACHERS ENTERTAINED
Excellent Program Given by Bemidji
Faculty for Visiting Instructors
Orchestra Makes Hit
AS DOES THE ONE ACT FARCE

Last evening at the Teachers con-
vention was given up to the enter
tainment Of the visiting teachers by
the stan Of instructors OF Bemidji. !.
The program which had been ar
ranged was begun by Ladies Quar-
tette composed of Mrs. w. P. Dyer
and Misses Ethel Murray, Mable
Wheeler and Marjory Knappen. The
quartette was repeatedly applauded
and responded several times.
Miss Clark, teacher of the third
grade, then gave a recitation entitl-
ed "The Widow Miss Clark's Sc
lection was very humorous and she
was encored enthusiastically. The
next number was a selection by the
teachers orchestra. With the assist
ance of muffled instruments and a
photograph, the teachers delighted
their audience by their production
of high class music. Miss Marjory
Knappen acted as director for the
orchestra, but the convention was
uncertain whether she was snake.
charmer or circus acrobat.
One of the features of the evening
was a one-act farce The actors
were Misses Backus, Bickford, Lyons
Crest and Johnson and Mr.. A.. ID
Bailey. z
The program was concluded BY
"The Humanophone" which was
played by Miss Mable Wheeler, teach.
| er of the sixth grade. When this en-.
tertainment was done, the teachers
retired to the second floor, where
they laid aside their dignity and ev.
erybody had a good time. There wa:
no formality but the get-to-gethel
meeting was successful to the high.
est degree Girls of the high schoo
cooking class served sherbet and la
dyngers in the eighth grade gram
mar room adjoining the superintend
ent's office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
KING TAKES CHARGE OF REM0RE
Was Until Recently Manager Of
Browne Dairy Lunch

Levi King, Who during the past
two years has managed the Browne
Dairy Lunch, In this city, today took
charge Of the mana cement of the re-
modelled Kenmore hotel and cafe. 81,
Mr. King is "a competent hotel and
restaurant man OF much experience
and tits his Intention of conducting
his new enterprise In a manner
which will command patronage. &
The Remore hotel was recently re-
modelled, new furniture having been
Installed In all the rooms and the
building Itself undergoing extensive
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
GIVES POTATO SHIPPING PRICES
General Manager Molander Sets
Forth New Tariff.

~
General Manager A. L. Molander
OF the Minneapolis, Red Lake and
Manitoba railroad has prepared a
new tariff sheet covering the ship
ping Of potatoes over his line in car
load lots.
The rate per hundred from Warn
.er to Bemidji is three cents. From
Nebish to Bemidji tire and one-half
cents and from Redby to Bemidji
four cents. Many of the potato
growers in this section Of the @coun-
ty tributary to the Minneapolis, Red
Lake and Manitoba road express
themselves as much pleased with the
new tariff. @
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
Rutledge To Travel

A.. G. Rutledge, secretary-treasur-
er of the Northern Minnesota. Edi-
torial association, who for the past
few months has been editor of The
Sentinel at present has charge, as
representative of the Marcum Print
ing Co.. Of the distribution of a
booklet setting forth the advantages
of Beltrami county and which is to
be published under the sanction of
the Bemidji Commercial club. This
work will carry Mr.. Rutledge 70
every town in the country
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
To Try Kaufman Murderers.

Chicago, Ill.,, Feb. 1O-The trial of
the four men who are accused of the
murder of Mrs. Edith Kaufman, who
was shot to death on the street near
her home on the night of December
2, is scheduled to begin before Judge
Kersten in the criminal court Mon
day. The murder of Mrs. Kaufma n
occurred while she and her husband,
who is prominent Chicago commits
sion merchant, were on their way
home from the opera. The couple
were held up by four men who
alighted from an automobile. Mr..
kaufman showed resistance and one
of the robbers opened fire on him.
The bullet struck his wife, however,
and she was instantly killed.
The men to be placed on trial for
the murder are George Rabenau,
John Stacey, Fred Boneham, and Will
liam r. Channel. Boneham and
Channel were arrested a few days
after the crime, the first named in
Chicago and the last-named on his
sisters farm down the state, where
he was in hiding. Both are said to
have confessed to their part in thu
tragedy and to have declared that
Rabenau fired the shot that killed
Mrs. Kaufman. The information
which they gave to the police led to
the capture of Rabenau and Stacey
in Los Angeles on December 81. Ac-
cording to the alleged confessions
the four young men stole the auto:
mobile and then started out to en-
gage in a "stick-up" job, as they call,
ed it. Mrs. kaufman wore numerous
jewels and it is believed that these
first attracted the attention of the
robbers as they passed the couple in
the automobile.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
BIG FALLS WOMEN DIED FRIDAY
Mrs. John Zacharias Dies After Illness
Of Two Weeks.

Mrs. John Zacharias 81 years old,
died yesterday afternoon at her home
in Big Falls, from blood poisoning,
following an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Zacharias is the wife of John
Zacharias. who is connected with the
Bradley Timber company in Big Falls.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon from the Lair undertake
ing rooms. Rev. Charles H. Flesher,
officiating.
Mrs. Zacharias is survived by her
husband and two children.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
; THREE CORNERED FIGHTS
Present Aldermen Who Seek. Re-
elsstien Will BE Opposed by at
Least Two Candidates.
WITH EXCEPTION OF SMART

E. g !. 3 49, 4
That the coming municipal cleo
ton in Bemidji will be exciting by
the fact that there will be three
cornered fight for the Office Of alder
man in all of the wards, with the
exception of the one in which Tom
Smart is seeking reelection, there is
no doubt.
With the announcement of R. E.
Miller yesterday that he would OPP
pose w. N. Brown, places two candi.
dates. against the present fourth
ward Office holder, while Klein in the
first, and Roe in the thirt, are OPP
posed by G. G. Johnson and c. A..
Parker, respectively. Easzss <ss:.-5s... 5s
Each of the candidates will also
be opposed by a Socialist candidate,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
ical survey, has added to it's in.
come annually 4125,OOO The state

ical survey, has added to it's in.
come annually &125,OO0. The state
Of Missouri has benefited to the OK.
tent Of $4,000, and more money will
come to 1t II 1t follows more closely
the directions which it car get gratis
from the government officials.
Not the one-tenth part of the good
that the biological survey has done
and Is doing has been set down
here. The survey needs more money
to carry on it's field work. Every
dollar spent means dollars returned
to the people, and yet it is possible
that congress will not be willing to
grant the small additional sum which
the scientists this year ask that they
may enlarge the field OF their good
work. The farmer is the man said To
be benefited most directly by the bio.
logical survey
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10

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Go To international Falls.

Attorneys p. ]. Russell and Weber
left this morning for international
Falls where they will argue the So
Ecialist mandamus case before Judge
C. w. Stanton this afternoon: Mr.,
Russell is representing the council-
men, while Mr. Weber is the Socia-
lists attorney in the case. It sis ex,
pected that both will return to Be
midi this evening
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. OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED.

Auckland, N. T., Fed. 10 The
New Zealand parliament assembled
today for what promises to be a high
ly momentous session. Neither par
ty as a result of the recent elections,
has large enough majority to carry
on the affairs of the country. AS a
consequence the early fall Of the
Ward ministry is expected.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 1O.-Interna-
tional Bowling Association officials
have completed the final details of
arrangements for the annual tourna-
ment.. which will open in this city
tomorrow night and continue for ten
days. The entry list is the largest
in the history of the association. In
dividual and team bowlers are enter
ed from Chicago, Omaha, Milwaukee,
Dubuque, Des Moines, Superior, Win
nipeg, Edmonton and number Of
other cities of the Northwest and
Canada.
West Orange, N. j., Feb. 10.
Thomas Alva Edison, the famous in
ventor, will be IS years old tomor-
row, having been born on February
II, 1S47. 1t is said that no special
plans will be name for the celebra-
ton of the anniversary and the in
ventor will probably observe the day
in his customary manner. Two great
problems at present are uppermost in
Mr.. Edison's mind One is the pro-
motion of his scheme for concrete
houses and furniture and the other is
The perfection of his storage battery
car. whiih he hopes soon to see
adopted for automobiles and street
railways.
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 10.-Hundreds
Of visitors thronged the aisles Of the
Auditorium today and admired the
latest product of tie mothor car ma
kers at the opening of Atlanta's Sec
ond annual automobile show The
exhibition is given under the auspic-
es of the Atlanta Automobile and Ac-
cessory Dealers Association and is
said to be the largest and most rep
resentative diplay of it's kind ever
seen in the south. The show will
continue through the coming week
Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. l0.-Spring
field, the home of Abraham Lin
coin, has completed plans for its
customary celebration next Monday
of the anniversary of his birth Thu
most notable feature of the observ-
ance will be a banquet under the
auspices of the Lincoln Centennial
association. The principal speakers
at the banquet will be Senator Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts and Repre-
sentative FRANC B. Willis of Ohio.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-02-10
Jewish Historical Society,

Boston, Mass, Feb. 10 - Many
noted Jewish scholars and educators
have arrived in Boston to take part
III the twentieth annual meeting of
the Americana Jewish Historical So
ciety. which will begin q two days
session 4 here tomorrow. DR.. Cyrus
Alder Of Philadelphia 10 the presi-
dent OF the society and will preside
over the sessions. 81