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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

ore industry from the prospecting
of a deposit to the dumping of ore
at the furnace. This work, which
is now approaching completion, is
being carried on by Dwight E..
Woodbridge. During the year
two preliminary reports, one on
Accident Prevention at Lake
Superior Iron Mines" and the
other on Sanitation at Mining
Villages in the Birmingham Dis
trict, Ala" were completed for
publication. A complete bulletin
on iron ore mining in the United
States is being compiled, and much
of it has been written.
An investigation of the concen-
tration of iron-oxid in the Clinton
ores of the Birmingham district,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

verdict was decisively against the
dry proposition. Both sides now
know where they are at and will
govern themselves accordingly.
Ely, is not of the standstill variety
of towns and to dry it up at present
would kill it. At least this is the
opinion of many who have put
considerable study into the subject.
There is absolutely no use in
beating about the bush however.
The vote showed which way the
wind was blowing and it is up to
those interested to keep busy right
along.
Several surprises were sprung in
the city election that will linger for
some time in the memory of those
most vitality affected.
From the time the first vote was
cast early in the morning, old war
horses scented something in the
wind but what it was exactly, could
not be made out until the tellers
began to tally up the votes.
1t then became as plain as the
nose on your face. The surprise
was the running power of several
who were not generally recognized
as sprinters of more than ordinary
ability. The election was a land
slide on all the Offices but that of
treasurer, the candidates for which
place ran neck and neck almost to
the line.
The vote in the wards for the
several candidates was as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10
Woodbridge at Work

An investigation of the iron.
mining industry was continued
during the year, says the Third
Annual report of the National
Bureau of Mines. This investi-
cation includes methods of explor-
ing for iron and measuring the ore
in the ground. mining methods and
costs, efficiency engineering and
scientific management at mines,
treatment of iron ores, safety
measures in mines and sanitary
precautions in miners settlements
mine taxation and, in general. all
the questions that arise in the iron
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

James had filed for reelection.
The voters however wrote in the
name of Alderman Knutson and he
was elected practically against his
will. In this the voters showed
good business sense. Both Mr..
James and Mr.. Knutson are valu-
able members of the council.
The vote in detail can be ascer-
tanned from the table in another
place In this paper. 1t will be
noticed that the usual scattering
votes were cast for various people
about the city for various offices.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10
Ala, was carried on BY ]. T
Singewald, Jr.

Singewald, Jr.
Many deposits of titaniferous
magnetic, some of them very large
have attracted considerable atten-
ton as possible sources of iron.
With present furnace practice,
however, reduction of ores carry
ing more than a small percentage
of titanium is difficult and expen-
sive and consequently such ores are
refused by the furnaces. In its
endeavor to bring about the utiliza-
ton of undeveloped mineral re-
sources in the United States the
Bureau of Mines completed an in
vestigation which was conducted
by J. T. Singewald. Jr., have been
for publication in bull
letin form.
An investigation of the possibil-
ity of utilizing titanferous magne-
titles in the electric furnaces for the
direct manufacture of iron-titan-
ium alloys, such as being used in
making special grades of steel, is to
be undertaken by the bureau.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10
District Court Opens

Judge Martin Hughes opened
the session of the District Court
at Virginia Tuesday morning at
IL o'clock. Fifty-eight cases are
on the calendar. Fifteen of these
are continued cases; ten jury; four
court and one divorce case. Forty
three are new cases. Cases of in
terest to Ely people are:
M. F. Skala VS.. John Kalsich.
City of Ely VS.. George Harder
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10
ArbOT DaV

Naming April II as Arbor and
Bird day, Governor Eberhart, in
proclamation issued asserts that
beauty and utility" furnish a
proper motive for a proper and
general observance of the day. He
also recommends that the children
IN the public schools be taught the
Importance of conservation and re-
forestation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10
Berg|und Bros.
NO MORE SOlLED GLOVES

"KAYSER" Washable Gloves
Suede, Chamoisette, Mocha and
Reindeer, look like leather, feel
like leather; wear like leather;
preferable to leather. Can be
washed in minute and improve
with the washing.
"KAYSER" gloves are the
standard in the glove world, and
the superiority of the famous
glove is beyond question.
"KAYSER" gloves cost no
more than the ordinary kind.
25c. to Sl.00 per pair.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

cessful in business for himself and
there is no doubt his training fits
him to conduct the affairs of the
city in a business-like manner.
His vote clearly demonstrated his
popularity and confidence on the
part of the voter to entrust to him
the head of the city government.
TREASURER Toms
Arthur Toms is a product of Elv
he having resided here for years
with his parents. A graduate of
the Ely High Schools, he has
made good in anything he attempt
ed so far. He served the city as
alderman for two terms represent
ing the Third Ward. His services
on the council have been appreciat-
ed by his constituents ond his cleo
ton to the Office of treasurer is the
result. He is now assistant cashier
of the First State Bank of Ely and
is in position to give the new
Office all necessary attention. The
vote for this position was the clos
est on the ballot. Mr.. White the
next nearest candidate was also of
the popular young Ely business
men and that he lost is no discredit
to him. He was second only by
81 votes. Frank Church was third
in the race receiving a total of
153.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

A brief sketch of the Zen chosen
so decisively last Tuesday will not
be out of place at this time. Their
majorities in each instance were of
such liberal dimensions as to leave
no doubt of the choice Of the voter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10
A Few Facts

The volume of the saline matter
in the ocean is little more than
4,SOO.O 900 cubic miles, or enough
to cover the entire surface of the
United States, exclusive Alaska,
e miles deep.
The volume of the 1O-mile rocky
crust of the earth, including the
mean elevation of the land above
the sea, is 100000 cubic
miles.
One per cent of the contents of
the oceans would cover all the land
areas of the globe to depth of 200
feet.-United States Geological
Survey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

John A. Harri, the successful
candidate for mayor has grown to
manhood in this city. He is a
prosperous business man at present
engaged in the hardware and furni-
ture trade as head of the Ely Hard
ware company. He has been sue
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

Free guessing contest on 8 day
clock at Ely Hdwe. Co. Come
and make a guess.-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10

The school building which has been completed Section Thirty
5Sx62 and built of S2 10000 1t consists of two
basement is the heating and
venating plant. The plant will furnish light and
the manual training departments contemplated for the
future and for which half of the basement designed The
main floor being used by
100 pupils charge of Prof. GG Dennng principal and Misses
Anna Sundhom the
living used by the principal and his family with additional
teachers dispong difficulty
in obtaining living Section Thirty
the The provided with
toilets The building
plumbing heating plant installed L.
of Two Harbors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-04-10
ASSESSOR KOTCHEVAR

Tony Kotchevar elected as
SCISSOR over Jake Skala and John A.
Johnson received a splendid en-
dorsement. His election was also
of the close variety, he winning by
80 votes. Mr.. Kotchevar has been
resident of Ely since almost the
beginning. During his residence
he has served the city in various
capacities. He was alderman for
several terms and under Mayor
Weinzierl he was chief of police.
JUDGE ScHAEFER
John Schaefer, the newly elected
municipal judge has resided in the
city for several years and has fol-
lowed the trade of taxidermist.
The vote he received at the cleo
ton Tuesday was the main sur
prise of the day. While it was
considered early in the game that the
vote on the judgeship would be
close, there were few who predict
ed such landslide in his favor.
His vote was 40 while Judge Jury
polled 1876 making majority for
Schaefer of PA. The unusual
heavy vote in his favor would indi-
cate his popularity and confidence
in his fitness on the part of the
voter.
SPECIAL. JUDGE VUOTI
S Vim. Vuoti, elected special MUM
cipal judge has been a candidate on
several occasions and is well known
here having resided in Ely for
several years. He was at one time
in the livery business and at
present is in charge of the books
for the Ely Finnish Stock company.
1t is conceded that Mr.. Vuoti has
qualifications for the bench and his
election proves he enjoys the con-
fdence of the voters.
ALDERMEN
The makeup of the board of city
fathers is changed by half this
year. Three who were on the
board of aldermen last year were
reelected Tuesday, viz; Aldermen
Somero, James and Knutson. The
new ones are Jas. H. White in the
First Ward and John Pershern and
Axel Hegfors in the Third Ward.
Mr.. White has served as alder
man before and knows the ropes
pretty we'll. Messrs. Preshern and
Hegfors will be new men on the
council. The fight in the Third
Ward was three cornered affair in
which J. M. Seiberlich came out in
last place. The other wards had
no contest the nominees in each
case being elected without opposi-
ton. In the Second Ward only
one candidate, Alderman F. B.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
ECZEMA lTCHED AND BURNED

r. F. D. No s, Maryville, Tenn
MY baby, when three months old,
took eczema on his face and head.
His head and one side Of his face
were almost in a solid sore. The &C.
zema at first was kind OF rash and
then it broke out in water pihples
and they would burst and looked very
badly. 1t would itch and burn so bad
ly that he could not rest at all and
his hair just all fell out at once till
his head was perfectly bald. He could
not sleep at night and was very cross.
Il tried remedies without any relief
at all: he only got worse all the time
until / used Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment. He had great relief the first
application. He was soon cured and
his hair began to grow back and now
he has just beautiful fine hair and
has no sign of eczema" (Signed)
Mrs. H. d. Clabough, Jan. rs, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
sight, though when he megaphoned me
could haar him Mainly

sight, though when he megaphoned me
l could hear him plainly.
My own secret says he. "Abso-
lutely invisible from the ground. Come
here he says, and he shows me a
tiny searchlight machine. My new
invisible ray he says, and he shows
me how it works.
Saved!' / said, and went out and
borrowed some more money to bet on
New York.
That afternoon 100000 people were
in the grandstands when the Chicago
New York game was called. We used
to thin that was crowd in the ola
days. Old Bill was in the box. Blink
er was at bat for Chicago Bill sailed
one over. Blinker looked at it in
amazement II was perfectly
straight. slow ball, right where Blinker
could kill 1t. Blinker pulled down
his cap, set himself and waited. ready
to knock II out of the lot The ball
came over. 1t was the same kind as
before. Blinker swung. But as 1t
was about to connect with the ball
his bat jumped about two inches and
he missed. He tried it three times.
Then he went back to the bench look
ing puzzled.
That was the way 1t went the
whole game. Bill was serving up
straight, slow ones right over the
heart of the plate and the Chicagos
were swinging at them, and missing
them because their bats jumped about
two inches just before they met the
ball.
With New York it was just the
other way. They'd swing at a ball
way outside the plate and the bat
would shoot over and connect. When
the last man was out the score stood:
Chicago 0, New York 10. And Bill had
pitched as he was ordered.
You see, the secret was that | was
laying up there in the air right above
the plate in Professor Ignatz's invisi-
BILE sky-blue, self-balancing aeroplane,
with his new invisible magnetic raw
bearing right on the rubber. The ray
would magnetic and control anything,
even a $50 hitter's bat. When Chi.
cago man would swing | would wait
until the bat was near the ball, then
jerk it up and let the ball go by. When
it was a New Yorker ia guide the bat
smack against the ball. That, gentle
men, is how airships and baseball first
began to mix"
There was a long silence.
What did you do with all the money
you won?" asked the young captain.
Blast your dynamo, you inquisitive
cub." roared Captain MacManus. 81
endowed a school for teaching cubs
respect for their superiors."
Copyright, by w. G. Chanman0
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
Worth Tryinu.

Paul Poiret, the Paris milliner, crea-
tor of the minaret and hobble skirts
said in New York the other day:
Il like the Americans. The women
are very chic. The men are very
capable. But your breakfast foodsl
why do you eat so many queer
breakfast foods? Aren't you afraid
they'll have deleterious effect upon
your temperament?
"A Brooklyn lady told me yesterday
that she had said that morning to her
parlor maid:
81 don't know what's come owes
my husband. Instead of starting off
for the office cursing and swearing, as
usual, he went out just now with a
hop and a skip, happy and twittering
and whistling like bird
Its my fault, madam said the
maid contritely. i got the wrong
package and gave him bird seed for
breakfast food"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
FINDING NAMES FOR NOVELS
Modern Authors Differ From Those of
the Past in Selecting Titles for
Their Volumes.

Modern novelists find it difficult to
find titles for their books. but, charac-
teristically, Dickens could always hit
on score or so of titles for his
books, and found difficulty only in the
selection of one from among so many.
For BLEAK House." for instance, he
drew up a list of twelve possible IT,
tles-including The Ruined House"
"Tom-all-alone's," THE Solitary
House," The East Wind" BLEAK
House and the East Wind"-and SUD
mitted it to Forster for selection. 1t
is worth noting that in the end Dick
ems always chose the most effective
of the titles he devised.
Talking of titles for stories, how is
it that the eponymous title is stunned
by modern authors and frowned upon
by publishers? Surely the name of
your hero or heroine should be good
enough for a novel. Fielding, Smol-
lett, Sterne, Thackeray. Dickens.
Meredith all favored the eponymous
title, and it is certainly easier to re-
AlSuIDSi Ihuh any OthSA- w nat Nouih
be better than "Tristram Shandy," or
"Pendennis," or David Copperfield
or Richard Feveral"? Mr.. Pughs
TONY Drum" is a perfect title,
worthy of that remarkable book The
catchy title that so many modern
writer's seem to strain after is, as
often as not, by no means easy to re-
member, and when you have finished
the book you wonder what the title
has to do with it. Let us get back TO
simplicity in this matter.-London
Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
Told in a Few Words.

An Englishman had bought through
an agent an estate in the northern
Highlands, and when summer came
he went to inspect it. One part of his
Journey was by coach, and he thought
to get some information about the
place from the driver. So after some
preliminaries: you may know a
place called Cloch ma Kilty?" Il do
that" "And what do you think of the
placer" Il will not be thinking
much" ooh, Tell me what you
think" eff We were to see the dell
tethered there ye'd say, 'Puir brute! y
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
seasonabIe Dialogue.

The shades of the goose and turkey
were discussing the circumstances
which had attended their respective
deaths. =.
Did you offer any objection when
first the cruel farmer laid hands on
you?" sympathetically inquired the
gobbler,
Yes replied his gooseship y
cried out, 'Halloa' what's this
What did you say next?" inquired
the now thoroughly interested turkey,
as the other paused Tor a moment.
oh" the goose replied. Il did not
say anything more just then ! was
wrung off"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09

and begged and borrowed every cent
| could lay my hands on and had bet
it on New York to win. If you lose,
Bill, says I, I'm dead duck
bill almost cried he was that
broken-hearted. But | can't help it,
Mae says he. Morgan has ordered
that New York lose
"Of course, after that there wasn't
anything more to say. Bill had his
orders from the nations boss to go in
and pitch the full nine innings. but
not to put any speed or curves on
the ball, just to put em right over
where the Chicagos could line EN-
out. Having the orders straight from
Morgan, he had to obey, of course.
Don't think hard of me, Mac he
says, gripping my hand. It's fate
II understand. Bill / said.
Morgan and Fate were the same in
those days.
Il went into the steering turret and
sat down to think it over. 1t certainly
looked as If my gas-tanks were pune
tured and ! was doomed TO fail. II
New York lost, as they were sure to
do, with Bill pitching that way, there
wasn't much left for me except to
mako nice little hole in the water
somewhere near Ellis island and the
Jersey shore. didn't like water in
those days, so began to think. My
ll,tle job was to figure out how to keep
Chicago bats from colliding with Bills
curves. 1t was something OF job,
the way Chicago was hitting in those
days. and Bill being ordered to serve
them nothing but straight. easy balls.
Did ] despair? Hal Little you know
Of Captain MacManus Of 40 years ago
who ask that question.
when | got back TO New York city
] hurried up to Yonkers to see Profess
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09

good tanning bee me and Bill had
when we had to go up to the 10000
foot level and lay waiting for storm
to settle down below.
Bill / said to him on one Of these
occasions, who's going to win the pen
nant this year?'
I'VE are, says he. I'm in great
form this year
But Chicago's running you an aw-
full close race, Bill | said. They're
keeping only one game behind you
That's where we want them says
Bill. It's a frameup. We're going to
run a~ay from the other teams in the
league Chi and New York will be
tied up to the last game. Chicago
fans will be willing to bet their heads
off. We've got the money to bet EN-.
Then we'll win
But how do you know you'll win,
Bill?' l asked
I'm going to pitch, says he.
Don't tell anybody. This is just be-
tween you and me-
uebL llduC hlG IGCl plClIy Wdf III
toward the great man, and l put my
self out to make it as pleasant as
could for him when he was riding with
me- and he appreciated it and pretty
soon we were the best friends in the
world.
We'll, finally It came the day before
the game that was to settle the league
championship, and sure enough, just
as Bill had said, Chicago and New
York were tied for first place, and one
game would settle the hash. That
night Bill took fight down to Atlantic
City with me to settle his nerves. and
suddenly he says to me, Mac, I'm up
against it.
why? says l.
1--we got to throw the game to-
morrow
'Bill!' | says, Mortified.
Yes he says, that's just what I've
got to do
"'You can't, said; and then told
him what I'd done. Knowing that
he was going to pitch and win, I'd gone
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
in the air in Prof gnatzs invisible
skbue
rubbe

demonstrate that airships and base
ball could mix. 1t was in the year
1920. which was before most of you
children were born, when people still
turned to stare up In the air when
they heard a ships propellers whir-
ring. and when the man who could
write Master Alligator after his name
still was looked up to, to use an an
cient phrase. / was running a little
excursion packet, the Star Tanner,
that operated between New York city
and Atlantic City, two hours run IN
those days, it being before we began
to make much speed.
Naturally, having this sort OF run
in those days, when people thought II
was something of treat to ride in a
dirigible, we came into contact with a
lot of the most prominent people In
the country. One day we'd have on
hoard Lillian Russell, who was just as
Young looking then as she is now, 60
in down to spend few hours at At
lautic City; next day we'd have a
senator from Mexico, coming up to
New York to take look at the lights,
and next, probably, Bill Finger. cham
pion pitcher of the New York ball
team. or some other great parsonage.
"Didn't you ever have Ty Cobb?'
asked the young captain.
"Ty Cobb" said Captain MacManus.
..xKyno was he?"
a. don't know. l read about him in
an ancient history the other day,
said the youngster. But to go on
with your story"
"As was saying, l naturally got
acquainted with these great people.
with hauling them to and fro between
the two resorts, and pointed out to
them where the Statue of Liberty used
20 he and SO on. and pretty soon !
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
A GAME OF BASEBALL lNFLu
ENCED BY THE MAGNETIC RAY.

Captain MacManus, retired air-skip-
per, and his coterie of Master Airiga-
tors leaned on the rail of the New
York receiving float of the f. C. & A.
Aerial line and watched huge yellow
dlr1glble shoot past on the 5000-foot
level.
The Hong Kong and Washington
express, said one of the younger NJ.
AS. She's carrying the Hong Kong
baseball team 10 the opening game
OF the International Aerial league sea-
son at Washington tomorrow. That
ought to be typhoon of game, Good
thing they've got the mechanical UNI
pres perfected now. No living man
would stand show umpiring for that
punch tomorrow. Seems impossible to
think that any human being was ever
reckless enough to act as umpire of a
Dasebag game, the way they did back
in 1912 or thereabouts. l wonder why
they did it,"
why did they do it?" grunted old
Captain MacManus. Because they
We're men in those days, that's why.
They weren't like you delicate, air
nourished infants who are afraid to
come nearer than 500 feet to earth for
fear of hitting the microbe strata.
Why, in my early days, We Pune
ture my gas tanks! That reminds
me. l was the first man to introduce
air ships into the International game
twas only national then, though-of
baseball And that was when they
still played the game on the ground.
In my humble little way l was the man
who first gave people the idea of ele-
waiting the game t. its present high
level
Help! Help" moaned a young cap
tain. They used to kill people for
perpetrating such things in the old
days"
Never mind, said MacManus. 1.-The
old days are past. But it's the truth
I'm telling. l was the one to first
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-09
Many "Holy Cities

This is a name bestowed by any
sect or nation upon the city most
closely associated with its religious
beliefs and observances, and that has
become a place of generation conse-
quently, or special worship.
Allahabad is the holy city Of the In
dian Mohammedans
Benares is the holy city of the Hin
dus, while Cuzco is that of the an
cient Incas.
Jerusalem is the holy city of the
Jews and Christians.
Mecca, Medina and Damascus have
first place in the affections of the
Mohammedans.
Moscow and Kief are he holy cities
of the Russians