davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
FAMILIES POISONED.
Children Found Senseless and Moth
ers In Terrible
Pain.

Minneapolis. - Returning from a
brief walk, Andrew Barney, sol Eighth
street S, and John Wagner, his broth.
er-in-law, found their wives and chill
dren lying PROSTATE in their home, vic
Tins of ptomaine poisoning. The chill
dren, Evelyn Wagner, aged 3, and
Francis Barney, aged 3, were uncon-
scious. Mrs. Barney and Mrs. Wag-
ner were suffering intense pain. While
Barney was telephoning for a physi-
clan and an ambulance, Wagner sud-
denly collapsed and complained of ter
rible pains Physicians believed the
poisoning to be due to sausage eaten
al dinner the night before. Barney
had not eaten any of the sausage. The
two unconscious children were rushed
to the city hospital, where prompt at
tention saved their lives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
ACT COST AN OFFICE
CORRUPT PRACTICES LAW CASE
RESULTS IN iNELlGl-
s BilITY.
FIRST MIMI. CASE TRIED.
Court Finds James Mcintosh, Treas.
urer of Mahnomen County, Treated
With Cigars and Liquor, While
Soliciting Votes.

Mahnomen.-Judge Andrew Grinde-
land has declared James Mcintosh,
elected county treasurer at the last
election, ineligible to hold Office. He
says he violated the corrupt practices
act by giving away cigars and treat
ing voters to liquor, at the same time
asking for support at the polls. This
was the first case ever tried in Min
nesota under the act
Board to Appoint.
Judge Grindeland intimated that in
asmuch as the office had been declared
vacant, the board of commissioners
would appoint treasurer, the posi-
ton not going to the person who re-
ceived second place in the election.
G.. H. TibbettS was the contestant.
He received 2S9 votes to 375 for McIn-
tosh. The court in it's findings says
that during the months of October and
November, Mcintosh, who is of Indian
blood, was engaged in the saloon bust
ness in Mahnomen, having bartender
in his employ named Thomas Hobbs;
that between primary election and the
general election Hobbs, while working
in the saloon, talked politics and told
customers of McIntosh's candidacy, all
of wh.ch was known to Mcintosh.
Enumerates Instances.
Then the court enumerates incidents
in which it finds Hobbs and Mcintosh
set up" drinks for persons, at the
same time seeking their support at
the polls. In one instance, says the
court. the bartender said, this is on
Jimmie Mcintosh" The findings also
declare that the candidate conveyed
five men, who had been discharged
from service as petit jurors, to their
homes in an automobile, at the same
time asking one of the men to give
him his vote and requesting the others
to plug" for him.
At dance held in the Dascomb
school house in Mahnomen county in
October, the court finds Mcintosh gave
a dancer two drinks of whisky, drink
of beer and a cigar; that these things
were carried by Mcintosh in his auto
mobile and in his pocket, and that
thsre were fifty people at the dance.
Tke candidate for county treasurer
also passed a bottle" at this affair,
the court declares.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
IMPORTANT Announcements
MONTANA MOUNTAIN DIVISION
TO BE ELECTRlFlED.
500 Said to Project Line Thief River
Falls to international
Falls.

Minneapolis.-By far the most i'm
portant announcement made in rail-
road circles recently, closely touching
the northwest, is that the Milwaukee
road is closing negotiations with the
Montana Power company, a 100000
600 corporation organized under the
laws of New Jersey, for the immediate
electrification of part of it's western
line and the 500 is planning new
line in Minnesota
This Identification, according to
Minneapolis sources in close touch
with Charles w. Wetmore,. president
of the power concern, Max Hegben,
Charles Norman Fay, Alfred Jaretzke
and Charles r. McCabe of New York
city, may extend in five years to Min
neapolis.
Coincident with this announcement
is one that the 500 has made an ex-
haustive survey for line branching
from the main line at Thief River Falls
and crossing the northern part of the
state to International Falls. This land
is now being reclaimed by the state
and the northern counties
Drainage bitches have been dug
and more will be dug next year. The
muskeg lands in many parts have
been drained and made available for
farming. When the drainage projects
have been completed all this land will
be farming area, and the officials of
the 500 look to it for no small re-
venue
The distance between International
Falls and Thief River Falls is 125
miles. The new line will furnish a
direct route from that territory, thus
making another large portion of the
state accessible to Minneapolis.
simultaneously with the announce
ment that the Milwaukee is negotiat-
ing for the power, is the final an
nouncement that the Puget Sound is
now an integral part of the Milwaukee
and that beginning Jan. ] the road
will probably be known through its
line as the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul.
This deal is only one of an impor-
tant number of developments that
have just been brought to light.
Though officers of the Milwaukee road
and railroad presidents and other Of
ficials in Minneapolis, have been is
sued annaul passes reading Chicago,
Milwaukee and Puget Sound" for 1918,
authoritative sources in Minneapolis
give out the information that the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
are now one and the same.
The identification of what has been
known as the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound and a part of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul is in
line with the identification of part of
the Great Northern in Montana.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
UPSTATE Is STIRRED.
Ballot Tampering intimated In Post
Election Case in Beltrami
Hnttntx

SOuntys
Bemidji.-Attorney in the Moon
Harris election contest case say it
will be several days before the testi-
mony is all in. The plaintiff has
rested, but the defense is making a
bitter fight.
This case is attracting the attention
of the entire northern part of the
state. c. o. Moon is deputy county
auditor and ran for register of deeds
on the Socialist ticket He was de-
feated by five votes, according to the
official canvass, by ]. o. Harris, the
present register.
Moon at once consulted attorneys as
to the advisability of asking for
recount and late in November such a
notice was filed in district COURT The
notice was allowed and Judge Stan
ton called for inspectors who were to
examine the ballots. Moon appointed
F. S. Arnold Harris appointed Thayer
Bailey and the two chose Fred Rhoda,
clerk of court, as the third.
The three spent two days on the
recount and reported to the court that
the county auditor had failed to fur
nish them with the ballots from the
towns of FROM and Grant Valley. The
report of the inspectors gave no vote
from these missing towns and without
them Harris had a majority OF fifteen.
That the ballots from FROM and
Grant Valley were missing, the au-
ditor acknowledged. In a public
statement he said that the vaults had
been open only to county officials,
their employees, attorneys and his
own friends and that he could not
account for the missing ballots.
AS soon as the report was filed,
the court set date for hearing the
case. When it was called, Moons at
torneys moved to amend their orig
inal notice, which stated there were
errors IN all of the precincts of the
county. The amendment stated there
were errors in all but FROM and
Grant Valley. The court allowed the
amendment and the entire nature of
the contest became changed.
Under the original notice, it would
nave pSCh " WI. lleti Id co' oi1S~S>
if the ballots of any precinct were
lost, as there is decision of the state
supreme court to the effect that in
such a case the missing precincts
would not be counted and Harris
would win by fifteen. But with the
amended motion, it is to Harris dis
advantage to have the ballots disap-
pear, for it the returns from FROM
and Grant Valley are taken from the
official canvass, Moon will win the Of
flee by three votes.
Harris attorneys are making hard
fight for him. Evidence has been in
PRODUCED to show that there were er-
rors in the returns of thirteen pre-
cincts Of the county; that there is evil
dence OF at least one envelope of bal-
lots having been tempered with; that
Moon, az deputy county auditor, had
the combination of and access to the
vaults where the ballots were kept;
and that there had been negligence
on the part of the county auditor in
caring for the ballots.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
sIeepino Babv smothered.

Ada. - The infant son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. N. Holland, recently of North
Dakota, was smothered to death when
an older child lay on him while both
were asleep. Mr.. Holland has charge
of the big elevator at Wheatville. Hol-
lis Lystad, the 7-year-old son of Theo-
dore Lystad, and Irwin Betcher were
severely injured while toboggan slid
ing. Young Lystad was thrown
against tree, receiving wounds on
his head and shoulders. Betcher at
tempted to slide down a hill while
standing erect on a toboggan, and
when he fell a wrist was broken and
he received severe bruises.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
PREPARING FOR
NEW SETTLERS
EXTENDING THE AGRICULTURAL
AREA IN WESTERN CANADA.

For sometime past the Canadian
government has had surveyors at
work plating new areas for the &C
commodation of the largely increas.
ing number of settlers coming in to
occupy the agricultural districts Of
the three prairie provinces. There
were those connected with the work
of securing settlers for western Can
ada who last spring prophesied that
there would be as many as $4,000
new settlers from the United States.
to Canada during the present year,
and there were those who doubted
that the previous years figures of
10000 could be increased. Recent
computation made by the officials of
the immigration branch at Ottawa
show that the largest estimates made
by officials will be beaten and that
the 100000 mark from the United
States will be reached. AS great an
increase will be shown in the figures
of those who will reach Canada from
other countries this year. The re-
suits of the years work in Canadian
total of 100000 souls.
But this is not to be wondered at
when it is realized what is offering in
the three prairie provinces and also
in the coast province of British Co.
lumbia, which is also bidding strong
ly and successfully, too, for certain
class of settler, the settler who
wishes to go into mixed farming or
fruit raising. When the central por
ton of this province is opened up by
the railway now being constructed
there will be large areas of splendid
land available for the settler.
Reference has frequently been made
of late by those interested in develop
ing the American west to the large
numbers who are going to Canada,
high officials in some of the railways
being amongst the number to give
voice to the fact. The more these
facts become known the more will
people seek the reasons and these
are best given when one reads what
prominent people say of it. What the
farmer thinks of it and what his
friends say of it. James A. Flaherty,
supreme knight of the Knights of Co.
lumbus, was in western Canada a
short time ago. He says:
IF I were young man I would
sell out my interests in less than two
months and come right to the Cana
dian Northwest, where so many OPP
| portunities abound. "-Advertisement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Man Stabbed at Saltwater.

Stillwater-Eric Dahlberg, a car
penter of South Saltwater, is in the
county Jail and Fred Johnson, sa-
loonkeeper, and former marshal of
the village, is at the city hospital
The latter has cash across the palm
of his left hand that allowed three
fingers to dangle, which may have to
be amputated. Johnson declares that
in a row in his saloon he intended
to eject Dahlberg, who lunged at him
with an open clasp knife and his hand
received the cut that was intended for
his body. Dahlberg is being held
pending the making of a complaint by
Johnson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
50 SENT TO PRISON
SENTENCES OF PRISONERS SUS.
PENDED -TvEITMOE AND
CLANCY GET SIX YEARS.
RYAN'S SENTENCE HEAVY
Seven Years at Leavenworth, Kas.,
for President of Iron Workers
Judges DecIara-
ton

Indianapolis, Dec. 81. - Sentences
varying from seven years imprison-
ment in the federal prison at Leaven-
worth, Kan, to one year and one day
and suspended sentences were i'm
posed upon the thirty-eight labor union
officials convicted in the dynamite
conspiracy cases.
Judge Reads Statement.
Judge Anderson, after the sentences,
read from the bench a statement in
which he said: The evidence shows
some of the defendants to be guilty
of murder, but as they are not charged
here with that crime this court can
not punish them for it,
Frank NJ Ryan, president of the
Iron Workers international union,
was given a sentence of seven years.
Olaf A. Tveitmoe, of San Francisco,
convicted on charges of aiding in plot
ting the destruction of the Los Ang-
eles Times building, and Eugene A.
Clancy, also of San Francisco, were
given six years each. Herbert S.
Hockin received six years.
Taken to Prison.
All the prisoners who received
worth, Kan, at once.
A remarkable scene in the struggle
of the wives of the prisoners to reach
their husbands attended the sentences
1t was ordered that all the spectators
should be cleared from the room and
the prisoners be allowed to talk with
the members of their families
Some of the men made pleas for
mercy, others wept in the arms OF
their wives. The court, however, pro
nounced the sentences one by one, re-
CARELESS of the pleas.
Six men were given their liberty
! through suspended sentences. These
included Edward Clark, of Cincinnati
the dynamiter who confessed to blow
ing up bridge with the help of Hook
in. He had appeared as witness fol
the government. Ortie McManigal
another confessed dynamiter, was moi
sentenced at this time.
| In several cases sentences of ont
year and one day were imposed sc
that these men might be confined in g
federal prison. Prisoners with terms
of less than one year are kept ir
county jails.
| Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson
had many of the prisoners whom he
said he considered less guilty than the
rest, brought before him to make
statements. For an hour and a hall
the judge in conversational way
talking with prisoners, asking them
whether they believed in dynamitine
as method of promoting strike. AL
of the men protested innocence
Il hope God will strike me dea6
If" pleaded one prisoner, but he was
interrupted by the court.
| Arrangements for taking the prison
ers to Leavenworth on a special trai1
already have been made.
The entire proceedings in court, as
! climax to the three months dyna
mite conspiracy trial, required only
two hours.
Before Judge Anderson passed sen
tence he said he desired to read {
| statement. He then reviewed the his
tory of the dynamite conspiracy al
we'll as the evidence introduced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Rather Hot Shot for Doctor.

This incident is related of Scotch
doctor, new to the gun, who adven-
tured upon a days rabbit-shooting.
Chased by the ferrets, bunny was a
rather quick-moving target, and the
medico was not meeting with the sue
cess he anticipated.
Hang it all, mani" he exclaimed.
impatiently, to the keeper who accom-
panied him, these beasts are too
quick for me-"
Aye, DOCTOR" the pawky keeper re-
piled; "but we surely didna expect
them tae lie still like yer patients till
We kill them"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Suffraqettes Await SuIzer.

Albany, N. Y, Dec 31-The failure
of Governor-elect SulZer to reach Al
bany yesterday caused deep disap-
pointment in the ranks of the suffra-
gette army, the members of which
had walked from New York to deliver
to him message advocating woman's
suffrage. However, outposts will be
on the watch for him tomorrow, and,
Immediately upon his arrival, will
seek a two-minute audience for Gen
eraP' Rosalie Gardiner Jones, who will
present the communication. All day
army" pickets watched the railway
station.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Foreign

Emilio Campo, Mexican rebel lead
er, who disappeared just before he
was to be arraigned in the United
States court at Phoenix Ariz., on the
charge Of being a fugitive alien, has
telegraphed to friends he has joined
the insurrectos in Chihuahua.
An official bulletin concerning the
condition of the viceroy of India, Bar
on Hardinge, who was severely in
jured by bomb thrown by an Indian
fanatic Monday, describes his progress
as satisfactory.
The kafser's fifth grandson was born
to Princess Augusta Wilhelm at her
palace on Wilhelmstrasse, in Berlin.
The event was announced by salutes
Of " guns in both Berlin and Pots
dam garrisons.
Nearly a score of athletes plunged
into the freezing waters of Dorches-
ter bay to compete in 25, 50and 100
yard swimming races. Although the
men had to combat floating ice, every
contestant finished.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
$1,000 Gift For Mayor.

Minneapolis.-It was indeed a beau
tiful Christmas day for James c.
Haynes. No crippled, poverty strick-
en- child, suddenly and unexpectedly
coming into possession of a Christmas
tree and myriad presents all his own,
reached such full realization of happi-
ness as did the retiring mayor of
Minneapolis. Mr.. Haynes was given a
purse of $500 and an Illuminated adj
dress in book form, bound in vellum,
containing the names of the subscrib-
ers to the fund.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Looking After His Bait.

Daniel and Harvey, two old, expert
fishermen, were still" fishing for
trout in deep water, sitting with their
backs together, when Daniel acct
dentally fell out of the boat and went
down. Harvey looked back and miss,
ed his companion, who at that mo-
r1ent appeared on the surface, pipe
ftill in his mouth, shaking his wiskers
orofusely.
Harvey-Gosh, Dan! l jest missed
ye! Where we been?
Dan-Oh, jes' went down for ter
see if me bait wus all right.-Judge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Auto Knee. Latest AiIment.

Boston, Dec. 31.-Boston physicians
have found the latest fashionable all
ment. 1t is the automobile knee, and
cal and Surgical Journal, they are ut
tering warnings against it. Further,
they are pointing out other matters OF
grave moment. They are letting the
world know what man is coming to,
and the outlook is not cheering. They
see the future American race as one
of double chins, obese proportions,
bow-legs, crooked backs and impaired
digestions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Lake Fisherman Drowned.

Duluth-One fisherman was drown
ed from his boat and two other men
narrowly escaped their death when
they fell from fishing tugs on the
north shore of Lake Superior. Law
renee Wicklund was pulled to his
death by his nets but 40 feet from the
shore at Beaver bay, where he lived.
When he tossed loaded end of the
net overheard he became enmeshed.
John LorenZen, Wicklunds partner,
was drowned in the same way a year
ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
n No Hurry to Market Grain,

Fergus Falls.-E. S. Ferguson, who
travels for an elevator company, is of
the opinion that not much more than
half of the grain in western Minnesota
has been marketed. What is more,
he believes that a good deal of this
grain is not going to be marketed this
year. Many farmers are not pleased
with present prices. They take the
ground that the yield has been ex-
ceptionally large and consequently
that the price must be low, and as
they are not pressed for funds, they
propose to hold their grain
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
No Tender Vet Made Bryan.

Madison Lake.-In a personal letter
from William Jennings Bryan, his old
colonel of the Third Nebraska reg:-
ment in the Spanish-American war,
Garfield E. Morrison is informed that
Mr.. Bryan has not been offered the
position of secretary of state in Presi-
dent-elect Wilson's cabinet, but that
he would consider the offer Mr.. Nor
rison had written to Mr.. Bryan ex-
pressing the hope that he would ac-
cept the position if it were offered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
pairymen to Meet at Albert Lea

Albert Lea.-A dairyfen's meeting
will be held in this city Thursday, Jan.
8. The Business Mems league will
provide a free lunch and Joel G.
Winkjer, dairy and food commission
er, will speak on "The Outlook for
Dairyirg." Other speakers will be
Professors R. NJ. Washburn, c. P. Bull
and w. E. Hedgecock.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
To ,nspect State Hiohwavs.

Winona-W. H. Campbell, of New
York who has just completed an ex-
tensive trip through the west in the
interests of good roads, has returned
to Winona and will make another ex-
haustive study of highways here and
in other parts of southern Minnesota
before going to ST. Paul to take up
highway matters with the State High
way commission. Minnesota, accord
ing to Mr. Campbell, is in the fore
front in road affairs and the progress
in this state is being eagerly watched
by other states to the west.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Dec. 31.-Cattle- Receipts,
$4,000; market, best. steady, others
shade down; peeves, 500 $3.50; Texas
steers, S4.60 "a $50; western steers. 1913
07.60; stockers and feeders. $4.25 07.40;
cows and heifers, s2.75@750; calves,
$3.50 q 1850. Hogs = Receipts, 10000;
light, s7.15@7.5O; mixed, $7.20@7.55;
heavy, $715@ 76O; rough, $715@7.3O;
pigs, s5.40@7.25; bulk of sales, $7.40@
strong; native, $4.25@5.50; western,
$425 a $50; yearlings, s6@7.20; lambs,
native, $6.10@S.75; western, $6.45@S.75.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Dec. 31.-Wheat, Decem.
Der, S1h May, So &c; No. l northern
UNI, IS nc; No. corn, Al NC; No 3 white
oats, 30c; barley, mailing, COO; No. 2
rye, 571Ac; No. flax, $124.
Duluth, Dec. 81. = Wheat, December
UNI, $3.50.
South ST. Paul. Dec. 81 Cattle -
Steers, $7.0567.30: cows, s4.00@6. 90
calves, $4.509S.50; sheep and lambs
$3.50 6D 500
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Newell Woman Held for Trial,

Winona-As the result of hearing
on the charge of violating the Mann
law, in furnishing transportation to
one Mamie Curtis from Beloit to Wi
mona for immoral purposes, Fannie
Newell was held to the term of the
United States court III Winona in May,
and her bail was fixed at $3,50O
Mamie Curtis and Thelma Vonesh
were held as witnesses and their bail
was fixed at 81 900 each.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-03
Christmas Tree AbIaze.

Minneapolis.-Alma Bartog, years
old; Edna Bartog, 8 years, and Lucy
Bartog, IL years, daughters of Will
lam E. Bartog, $40 Beech Street, St.
Paul. and little girl neighbor mar
rowly missed being burned when a
Christmas tree took fire from candles
in their home. While their father
was at work and their mother at
church, the children lighted the
candles, and the tree was soon in
flames. Two men passing by rushed
In and put out the blaze.