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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
FUaD FOR BUYING SHEEP
Movement to Clear Cutover Lands In
Beitrami Forwarded by
Meeting.

Bemidji.-Four hundred dollars Of .
$1,000 revolving fund for the pur.
chase of livestock was raised here
in ten minutes at meeting of farm
ers and business men last week The
money is to be used in buying cattle
and sheep in carlots and selling to
farmers in small lots. Arrangements
have been made with banks to take
the farmers paper and the revolving
fund plan was decided on at confer
ence of farmers, who want more stock
and have no money, and business men
who want to see the country well
stocked.
Sessions held in the afternoon and
evening were attended by about 200
practical farmers. Addresses were
made by A. E. Chamberlain, develop
ment agent of the Great Northern;
H. ]. Maxfield, immigration commits
sioner; William Magivny of South ST.
Paul; A. Kaiser and Thomas Keefe
of Bagley; Charles Carter of Hines,
and D. Theriault of Akeley.
Mr.. Maxfield declared that many
men were holding land in this part OF
the countr- for speculation purposes
only and that there were about 2.OO0,-
900 acres lying idle that ought to
be utilized.
He sought to impress upon the set
tiers that this is an all-around country
and needs an all-around development.
Beef-raising was a topic which he
dwelt upon in particular, and which
he urged farmers to take an interest
in especially.
Mr.. Chamberlain spoke on "How to
clear land for 81 cents an acre." He
said in part: take five cows and
few chickens to five-acre lot in
these pine woods. and you can make
much better living than most men
who try to do so by cutting cordwood
from their land Northern Minnesota
has wonderful facilities for grass.
growing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
HOW He GREW PRIZE CORN
Winner From Southern Minnesota in
State Contest Had 1872
Bushels to Acre.

Pfpestcne.-"Four things are neces-
sary in order to get large yield of
corn from an acre, and it will apply
Just as well to hundred acres, name
ly, good soil, good preparation, good
seed and good cultivation" says Yer
non Adams, the only prize winner
from the southern part of the state
in the recent state corn contest.
Young Adams raised 1872 bushels
of corn on one acre on his fathers
farm. The soil which he cultivated
was deep black loan over clay sub
soil, like nearly every foot of the farm
land in the southern part of the state
The land was well drained. 1t had
been cropped continuously nearly
forty years without pasturing or hav-
ing clover on it and had been fortified
but four times. Part of the ground
was potato ground and part corn
ground from the year before. The
ground was plowed May l, eight
inches deep. Adams believes deep
blowing had more to do with the sue
cess than any other one thing he did.
Il used Golden Jewel seed" says
Adams, land it was selected from
seed patch, picked early and stored
in the attic 1t terminated perfectly
and think there was more in the Sc
lection of the seed than in the variety
planted. The seed was selected with
great care.
ut was a cold, wet spring and the
corn was slow in getting a start, but
as soon as the blades began to show
through the ground began to harrow
it each way and then followed with
the corn pillow in a few days, blowing
deep and close to the corn. | plowed
it four times, little shallower each
time, and after that pulled the weeds
out of it, which would not have been
necessary on fall blowing.
Il kept careful record of all of the
expense of raising the prize corn and
it cost few cents over SIS to raise
the acre. | don't see any reason why
the yield could not be made nearly as
large on big field"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
BRIDEGROOM is Slain,

Brainerd-William D. Murphy, of
Brainerd, brother of Jack and Hugh
Murphy, also of this city, was in
stantly killed at Cananea, Sonora,
Mexico where he had been employed
as a boilermaker on the Santa Fe
railway. He was married Dec. 10,
1912 and had just returned from his
wedding trip. The telegram of his
death was sent by Fred Crone, his
father-in-law, and said the body had
been taken to Tuscon, Arizona A
letter from Murphy received the day
before the telegram, voiced the happi-'
ness of the newly married couple.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
DAILY MARKET REPORT.
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis. Feb. I2-Wheat, May,
SSkc; July, 90lsc; No. l northern, 81 G.;
No. northern, $3.50; No. / durum,
SSkc; No 8 corn, 45c: No. 8 white oats,
81 kc; barley. mailing, 5Sc; No. rye,
5SAc; No. 1 flax $1.31.
Duluth, Feb. 12.-Wheat, May. sS%c;
July. S9&c.
South St. Paul. Feb. 12-Cattle-
Steers, $3.50 @7.25; cows, S45Om6.O0;
calves, s5.00I5.70: hogs, s785@7.95;
sheep and lambs, $3.50@7.0O.
Chicago Live stock.
Chicago Feb -Cattle-Receipts,
$500; market steady; beeves $500
$50; Texas steers, s5@5.S5; western
steers. S5.75@745: stockers and feed
ers, $4.15 q 80; cows and heifers, 1910
@750 calves, $6.75 T10.50
Hogs = Receipts, $1,000; market
strong. Light, sS@S.S5 mixed, $3.50
$50; heavy, $7.S5 80; rough. $7S5
as; pigs. sS.10dS15. Bulk of sales,
sS.15 $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900; market firm
native, S4.90m6.25 western, S5G6.25;
yearlings, ss256S: lambs. native. s76
3; western, s7@9.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Duluth's Oldest Man Dead.

Duluth, Feb. John Flynn, the
first white man to push trail through
the wilderness from ST. Paul to the
Indian trading posts on the shores of
Lake Vermillion, and who visited Du-
luth when it was a struggling village
of a few souls, is dead at the home
of his daughter in this city. He was
Duluths Oldest citizen and had he
lived until June "a next he would have
been 100 years old. He was born in
Ireland, June "a, 1913. and in 1926
came to America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Land Seekers Start Early,

Cass Lake.-The landseeking move
ment seems to be d month earlier
than last year in this .icinity. AL
ready the immigrants are coming w.
Miller, an Iowa man, has purchased
land and expects to be here with his
family in a week. Manfred Peter
son of Big Stone county has leased a
home in Cass Lake. Frank A. Strom
burg, an Illinois man, will he here
with his family before March 1. J..
+. Hammond. northwestern Iowa
man, is looking for land for himself
and two brothers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?
Simple Prescription Said to Work
Wonders for rheumatism.

N~S~S>>~e>>SN~<><~SeS <e<eses~s~s~SS~~~~S
This has been well known to tho
best doctors for years as the quickest
and nost reliable cure obtainable for
rheumatism and backache. It has been
published here for several winters and
1t in short time. "From your drug
gist get one ounce Of Toris compound
lin original sealed package) and one
ounce of syrup Of Sarsaparilla COM
pound. Take these two ingredients
home and put them into a half pint OF
good whisiey. Shake the bottle and
take tablespoonful before each meal
and at bedtime" Results come the
first day. II your druggist does not
have Torfs Compound in stock he will
get 1t In few hours from his whole
some patent medicine instead of this.
Insist on having the genuine Toris
compound in the original. one-ounce.
sealed, yellow package. Published by the
Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories Of
Chicago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Another Washington House Raced.

The historic house at Van Court
landt villa, near Peekskill, built in
early colonial days, has been torn
down. The old building was a popu.
lar wayside inn, and during the Reyo.
luton is said to have been a regular
stopping place for parties of Wash.
ington's forces going up and down the
river. The general himself often Wis.
tied the place. A party of troops
guarding the British spy, Major John
Andre, took breakfast in the room to
the right of the porch on their way to
West Point on the morning of Decem.
Der, 26, 1880.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Freeborn To Have Expert.

Albert Lea.-Negotiation are in
progress for securing an agricultural,
expert for this county. Efforts are
to be made to finance the proposition.
The first cow-testing associations in.
the state were organized in this coun-
ty and many farmers are anxious to.
secure the advice and help of an ex-
pert agriculturist and dairyman to do
as it is more and more realized that,
as far as products are concerned not
to exceed half the crop possible has
been raised in the past
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Farm Institute Successful.

Lake Crystal.-Union hall was filed
for two days with more than 100 farm
institutes Thursday and Friday The
gospel OF better farming was dissent
mated by several able lecMrers and
agriculturists, including Messrs
Marsh. Andrews and Hale. While
the mems meetings were in progress,
Workman's hall, where domestic sci
ence course was presented by Miss
Evelyn Brown of the extension depart
ment, was crowded with farmers
wives
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
City's Plant a Money Maker.

Rochester-A reduction amounting
to about Is per cent has been made
in the lighting and power rates of Ro-
chester. to take effect the first of
April, according to an announcement
of the utility board of the city. The
reduction will make a saving of $12,-
900 a year to consumers. The new
rates will be for lighting, 10 cents for
the first twenty kilowatt hours, Z
cents for the next 100, and cents for
all above 120 kilowatt hours with a
minimum rate a month of 80 cents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Many Have Marrow ESCAPES.

Chicago, Feb. ia fire, aided by
brisk wind and the fact that the water
supply was below requirements, broke
out at East Sixtieth street and Wash
ington avenue. The flames first de-
stroyed the Ingraham flats, worlds
fair year building, of so apartments.
Nearly hundred persons fed from this
place, many Of them down the fire
escape or the ladders raised by fire.
persisted in the flames and that two
firemen were caught under a falling
wall.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Man With Small Pox at Ball.

Duluth. -, Seven young women
danced with a young man who at.
tended the policemen's ball Monday
night with smallpox so far advanced
that it had broken out on his face and
hands. Innumerable other people came
into contact with him. The young
man says he knew that there was
something the matter with him, but
he didn't know what it was. Two
thousand Duluth citizens danced at
the ball. The young man picked out
seven of the best looking girls pre-
sent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

He never lodged a taxicab
Nor feared the teeth in Teddy's mouth,
He never started out to grab
A delegation from the South.
He never heard Caruso sing
In anybody's photograph;
He never wrote an ode to spring
And Champ Clark never made him
laugh
He never heard OF Schedule X
Nor drew three cards to fill So:r:
He never walked the Gay White Way
To see the actors strolling there
He never met suffragette
Nor ever travelled fast or far:
He never had to go in debt
To get his wife a motor car:
He never sent for Morgan when
A panic threatened or began.
Nor ever used a fountain pen
Poor, unsophisticated mani
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Todd County Will Exhibit.

Long Prairie.-Todd county will
have an exhibit at the Minnesota
state fair. The county commissioners
have appropriated $500 to defray the
expense of the exhibit, and the Todd
County Agricultural society under
whose direction the exhibit will be
secured and placed, will meet the re-
mainder of the expense. A general SUI
perintendent will be appointed who
will devote his entire time to secur-
ing samples of the county's produce
and arranging all details incident to
installing the exhibition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

France as a trust
worthy friend OF
this country. He
had been reluctant
to take up arms
against England,
and after the Revo-
luton he was deep
ly anxious to re-
establish and main
tain friendly rela-
tons wi t b t h Q
mother country. A
letter W b | C b ha
wrote in 1889 to a
former friend in
England throws an
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
More Pay for TeIesraphers.

Washington, Feb. 12-The Southern
railway telegraphers will receive an
advance of approximately per cent
In their wage scale, according to an
agreement just effected through the
good Offices of Judge Knapp of the
commerce court and G. w. w. Han
ger, acting commissioner of labor.
comprising the board of mediation un.
der the Erdman law. The ruling will
affect approximately 1000 operators of
the Southern railway, who had re-
Gently demanded an increase of wages.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Mute Finds Relatives.

Faribault.-Martha Radtke, a stu
dent at the Minnesota school for
the deaf in this city, has discovered
trace of relatives of whom she has
not heard since infancy. She was
the youngest of the family and her
mother died when she was born The
other day man visited the school
and told her she had a married sister
at Brainerd and several brothers in
Canada. Her sister has since written
to her and the young woman is look
ing forward to vacation time when
she will meet her long-lost relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
IndustriaI SUBWAY PLANNED

Winona.-Miss Clara l. Taylor, in
dustrial secretary for the north CEN
trail field committee of the Y. w. C.
A, is in Winona to make an industriali
survey as a result OF which it is pos.
sible that later on Young Women's
Christian association building may be
erected in Winona. The matter of a,
building, to provide means of recrea-
ton for young women, whether erect.
ed by the Y. w. c. A. or some other
agency is being agitated here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Pennington 5ieden to Feast.

Grand Representatives, men OF
ltasca county, at a meeting held here,
decided to invite Edmund Penning-
ton, president of the 500 road, to be
their guest at a banquet to be held
IN March, when it is expected he will
make statement as 70 the building
Of shas Mne into this village. The
road touches at Remer, sixteen miles
10 the south, and the opening of mines
here, it is thought, will inS3ce nim to
build in. This territory is row served
exclusively by the Great Northern.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

Washington powdered his hair and
wore shirt which was made of the
material that was used for lace cur
.ains. He was not a statesman who
.elt that It was necessary to affect
'louch hat and proclaim his unwill-
ngness to be seen in evening clothes.
n order to win the support of the
plain people.
1t is alleged that Washington once
threw silver dollar across the Po-
:omac river, but he never threw away
money by purchasing lobster for a
chorus girl.
A set of false teeth that were worn
~ Washington are preserved in the
National museum at Washington. One
s surprised when one examines them
% find that there is no trademark or
other sign upon them to indicate
hat they were made in Germany"
If all the men and boys who have
been named for George Washington
could be drilled and armed and gath
cred into cohesive force they could
whip any army in the world
Washington was the richest man
In America when he retired from pub
lie Office, and a large majority OF the
office-holders who have followed him
seem to have had a desire to claim
The same distinction
The Father Of his Country pos
sessed small ability as public speak
sr. When it was necessary for him
to deliver an address he read 1t from
manuscript and became so nervous
that he could hardly keep the pages
from eluding his grasp. He never
had the advantage of early practice
1T high school commencement
Attempts have been made by
genealogists to trace Washington's
descent from royalty, but Washing
ton never would consent to confer
distinction upon royalty by admitting
that he was descended from it.
An examination of documents in
Washington handwriting show that
he was not a good speller, but it must
be remembered that he lived before
Noah Webster invented spelling.
Some men think that inability to
sign their names so that they NAV
be deciphered Is an indication of
greatness. Washington does not ap-
pear to have regarded that as an in
fallible sign.
When Washington was a candidate
fer the presidency there were many
people who feared that he would nm
set business and wreck the govern.
ment owing to his inexperience as a
chief magistrate. He insisted. how.
ever. that it would be possible to have
a president who had not had to be-
gin somewhere.
We have no proof that Washington
ever rolled cigarette or tasted
grapefruit. or bought on margins or
had himself PACED in hotel or tried
to write play or attempted to be-
come fiddler or posed as a village
eut-up or threatened to stop his pa
per because he did not like the ed
tors policy,
Washington never travelled abroad.
never saw baseball game, never
played golf and never hooked his
wife's waist; but 1t is alleged that
he did lay cornerstone or two.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

corrects constipation. Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are tonic to the stomach. liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken:
they enrich the blood instead of impover-
ishing it: they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is put into
it. Price rs cents. All Druggists
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

ships were sent to the east coast or
Mexico and orders will be issued for
the immediate placing in commission
OF two army transports for the trans
portation of troops to Mexico City for
the protection of the lives of Ameri-
cans and foreigners should the situa-
ton there grow worse.
Taft Calls Conference.
President Taft shortly after mid
night summoned Secretary of State
Knox, Secretary of War Stimson and
Secretary of the Navy Meyer, together
with number of army and navy of
fcers. At 1880 O'Clock this morning
the conference was begun.
The officers in the conference were
Major General Wood, chief of staff Of
the army; Brigadier General CroZier,
president of the war college; Brigadier
General James B. Aleschire, chief of
the quartermaster's corps of the army.
Mexico City-The federals and reb-
els fought seven hour drawn battle
jim the heart of the city Tuesday. When
darkness put an end to the fighting
neither side appeared to have gained
any marked advantage.
Estimates of Casualties.
Foreign residents for the most part
Kept under cover, but three Americans
suffered injuries from stray bullets.
They are Lloyd Osbourne, the author.
who was shot in the thigh; DR.. R. H.
McCrosson, of Lincoln, Neb and Mark
Johnson, a negro of Madison, ILL.,
Artillery played the chief part in the
days fighting, but rifle fire was kept
up continuously, though more or less
in efficiency. President Madero and
his ministers expressed satisfaction
with the days work and ventured the
opinion that today would see the over
powering of the enemy.
Gen. Felix Diaz. in his arsenal
stronghold, appeared rs defiant as at
any time since he was released from
prison by the mutinous soldiers, and
promises a repetition of the terrific
bombardment, the fierceness of which
is attested by the many partially de-
stroyed structures within q radius OF
half mile.
Men and Horses Moved.
The greatest loss of life resulted in
the charge of rurales who with dar.
ing amounting to foolishness, moved
against a rebel battery which moved
down men and horses almost to extinc-
ton.
The execution done in the prolonged
engagement was sufficient in the be-
of of do 10 ND Il
plomatic representatives to warrant a
further attempt to prevent another
battle within the city.
Senior de la Barra sent message
to President Madero saying:
I'm the name of humanity and as
Mexican who is free of all political
and revolutionary parties, l wish to Of
fer my services in any way possible to
effect peace without further blood
she'd"
Madero replied, thanking him, but
declaring that no terms other than an
unconditional surrender could be
made with Diaz.
That the president is determined to
make this a finish fight is evident,
though no more so than Diaz who real
ICES that there will be no clemency in
case of surrender.
Almost within stones throw of each
other these two fighting forces, each
armed with more than 20 cannon, are
tearing at each others throat and they
expect to continue the struggle regard
less of the incidental loss of life
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
UNsoFHIsT.cATED GEORGE.

George never saw an Ibsen play
Nor heard of Alexander's band:
The hobble skirt in Georges day
Remained a thing as yet unplanned;
He never had Wall street to fight
Nor found insurgents to entrap.
And when he journeyed home at night
He did not dangle from a strap.
No manicurist laid
A shining polish on his nails:
With dynamite he never played.
Nor bought his shirts at bargain sales
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Pope's Sister Dies in Rome

Rome, Feb. 12.-The pope's sister,
Rosa Sarto, is dead in Rome of paraly-
sis. She had been i'll for some days
and the physicians in attendance had
expected fatal outcome She was n
years old
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
WASHINGTON.

II our American institutions have
done nothing else but furnish to the
world the character Of Washington.
that alone would have entitled them
to the respect and admiration OF man.
kind.-Daniel Webster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Luyerne's New Station Opened.

Luverne.-The new passenger sta
ton of the Omaha road has been
opened for traffic. 1t cost upwards of
$4,000 and is thoroughly modern and
up-to-date.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S Paw-Paw

Munyon's Paw-Paw
Pills are unlike all 9TH
er laxatives or cathar-
tics. They coax the
liver into activity by
gentle methods. they
do not scour: they do
not grippe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the secretions
of the liver and stom-
ach in a way that soon
puts these organs in a
healthy condition and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
Sometimes They Are Stolen.

After all, you ought to buy an
auto"
Buy one. child? That would be
difficult. But might try to get one"
--Meggendorfer Blaetter (Munich.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
ODE TO WASHINGTON.

scrap book. and is supposed to have been
written by Mayor GayDor of New York
when he was still too obscure to persuade
the magazines to publish his literary ef-
forts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

Colossus-like for his native land!
Brave in the face of the Jealous foe.
He smisked at his looking-glass,
4 And was plunged in the deepest depths
of woe
BY a freckled country lass.
Of one of the greatest men of earth!
He had his faults: he loved and made
A fool OF himself as others do;
When women praised him he displayed
A human greed for fattery, too.
Let us praise him,
Let US raise him
TO tame's highest place, since he
Though so great in council hail
And In war was, after all,
So very much like you and me.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
WAS DISTRUSTFUL OF FRANCE
Washington, With Prophetic Eye,
Foretofd the Conflict That Later
Sundered the Two Countries.

George Washington was not one It
those who was disposed to consider
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

The love of money is the easiest
of all roots to cultivate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14

Again we celebrate the birth
or one of the greatest men of earth
Great in peace and great in strife.
Great in the council hall:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-14
The Way of IL.

Have you got a cook YETI"
mo, but one is coming today to
see If we suit her"