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The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Figures Sometimes
Don't Tell Truth
By WALTER C. HUNTER, Boston

plain ordinary lies and statistics Statistics figures
lively arranged impress and dude the unwary
admitted they produce the goods but often they simply onfound
the who attempts marshal them Many has
the rocks because his statistics didn't make himself
of course all right.
Figures things conu with In the spring. the pop
uar literature the seed catalogues pleasure sit down and
figure how in your 90 by 80 garden you remarkable
You plan many many hills "cukes
of this and that You dope that you will high
living higher than the price of gasoline But before fall realize that
there garden produce worth apparently
fallacious.
Few through life without at time keeping chickens The
desire out to the nests and few fesad eggs natural
There fun this sort of business You become enthusiast With
comfortable chair before the hearth you take pad pencil proceed
to make fortune poultry Let's many dozen eggs
65no 5cnts Dozen Cost of feed muchony trife Isn't
easy way make ones living? Yes, sir there's money poultry
There would be- too, if the blamed hens would only lay
Figures they say do not e When observes the styles
dress he inclined literally believe the statement Figures themselves
the most logical things of which know When add two and
and four the result ncontrover Nothing under the
could make two and two equal three So when and
out how make money Our figures all right There
in computations Things simply don't turn planned
1t is sometimes good sport however counting these chickens that
hatch keeps the mind from stagnaton Still profitable
when the figuring doesn't involve investment of money
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
QUICKER THAN TOWEL,

During a thunderstorm in Deal,
England, Minnie Rogers, aged sew
enteen, was walking along one of the
small back streets of the town carry
ing a number of umbrellas, etc..
when a vivid flash of lightning, evi-
IDENTIFY attracted by the steel frame OF
one of the umbrellas she was hold
ing, ripped open her own umbrella,
struck her and threw her violently
to the ground, says the Strand
There was only one man in the street
at the time and he assisted her to
rise. Strangely enough when she
had done 50 she found that all her
clothes, umbrella and cap were per-
fectly dry, whereas before she had
been drenched, for the rain poured
down in torrents. Her description
of her feelings was: 81 felt just as
though my head had been stung by a
wasp, there was singing noise in my
ears and | seemed to see a bright
light, like the sun, shining through
my umbrella" With the exception
of her hair being slightly singed she
sustained no injury.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
GOOD MORNING!"

When we are at our best, a flood
of life pours itself out in the simple
old words "Good morning. "a
flood of meaning which strains to
express itself in a thousand ways,
but has to be content with verbal
symbols. Our physical and vital
energies, our love, our playfulness,
our stores of gratitude for the
worlds past gifts, all that is calling
us toward the future, comes rushing
out in the time-mellowed greeting.
The depths of us, the concentrated
and imprisoned energy of our inmost
life, calls across the distance to the
unseen depths of our fellow.-Rich-
ard C. Cabot, in Atlantic.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Common Rat Is a
Menace to Public
By c. B. BENNETT. Cincinnati. Ohio

suit? All warehouses manufacturing and wholesale houses
cay those situated the would be at the Of rats Traps
told do little good and cannot prevent the rats invasion The
destruction and loss by rats with killing the thousands
these loathsome pests, is stupendous
The big stores all the country maintain from 40 200 each
according the of the Many the furnish quantities
of milk but puss must hunt for her meat.
In the outlying districts poultry raising would suffer setback
puss wasn't the job Personally have rats roll the eggs
place hiding again
young chicken under its blood
left again But it hanced that the preceded him and tina
rat will have spring chicken.
Talk the germs and microbes Why just follow thu
trail of the rat which is in itself moving culture and
garbage
ing everything. 1t is perpetual menace
The country would surely be subjected great danger if the
done away with.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
WOODEN FURNITURE TO GO
Thongs A. Edison Sees the Day When
Steel Will Take Its Place for
Such Purposes.

Sanitation, safety and ultimately
economy will bring about, it is
thought by some, a substitution Of
iron and steel furniture for the
wooden pieces now in general use.
Today in office and public and semi
public buildings and manufacturing
plants, iron and steel furniture is
replacing wooden, the Iron Trade
Review says.
Several important improvements,
both in the design and method of
manufacturing this type of furniture
have been devised, better to meet the
demand. The ease of cutting and
shaping sheet metal to meet almost
any design tends to lessen its man.
ufacturing cost and increase its pop
ularity.
can absolute law" said Thomas
A. Edison recently, "appears to be
operating to substitute steel for wood
in the making of furniture. This
law is the increasing cost of wood,
and soon all furniture will be made
of steel, since the steel required for
given piece of furniture costs only
one-ffth as much as the wood would
cost for the same piece of furniture
Steel furniture is light, since only a
little steel is required. And polished
steel takes a beautiful finish. 1t can
be flashed in perfect imitation of
mahogany, walnut, cherry, maple
oak or any other wood. The babies
of the next generation will sit in
steel high chairs and eat from steel
tables. They will not know what
wooden furniture is"
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Application fOrLiquOr
License.
State of Minnesota, ..
County of ST. / Louis oc.

State of Minnesota, GO
County of st. Louis
Notice is hereby given that applica-
tion has been made in writing to the
city council of the City of Ely and
filed in the office of the city clerk
praying for license to sell intoXica-
ting liquors in the lower front room
of the building situated on lot IL,
block IA, of the original plat of the
City OF Ely, and to the following NAM
ed person, tO-wt:
BARTH COFFEY
for the term of one year, beginning
Feb. 20th, 1914, and ending Feb. 18th.
1915.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said city council at
the council chambers in the city hall
in said city, county and state on Feb.,
l7th. 1914.
Witness nv hand and the seal of
said city. this End day Of Feb. 1914.
(seaD 1. VISITED, JR., city clerk.
2613
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior
U, S. Land Office at Duluth. Minn,, January
Sth, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Eva LaLone,
whose post-office address is Winton. Mime
sofa, did on the 18th day of March. 1913, file
in this flee sworn statement and applica-
tlon No. Ol0787. to purchase the Lot II,
Section %, To Vnship "a North. Range Z
West 4th Principal Meridian. and the timber
thereon under the provisions of the act of
June 3. 1873 and acts amendatory known as
the Timber and Stone Law" at such value
as might be fixed by appraisement. and that,
pursuant to such application. the land and
timber thereon have been estimated. and
valued by applicant the timber estimated,
10 0t0 board feet at $50 per nj. and the
land S2l.40; that said applicant will offer
final proof in support of her application and
sworn statement on the oath day of March.
1914. before the Register and Receiver. U. s.
Land Office. at Duluth, MINI.
Any person is at liberty to protest this
purchase before entry, or initiate contest
at any time before patent issues. by filing
corroborated affidavit in this office. alleg-
ing facts which would defeat the entry.
Applicant names as witnesses: Everett
M. Massey. Duluth. Mnn., William Mckay,
Duluth. Mimi, William Besson, Duluth,
Mimi. and William Welch, Winton, MINI.
lie 3-13 Charles f. Hartman, Register.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Water Is Necessary
Condition Of Life
By VENUS CORTEZ-SMITH
Lake Geneva, Wis.

direct evidence
only deserts often marked with small craters and rocks
Another essential element of organic life air. The does
like the EARTH blanket the which
temperature
Immediately surrounding cannot be viewed in the light of
eternal winter The specific gravity of the insufficient
permanently atmosphere.
The ruggedn of the lunar favor of the
absence of air and water
To up, life earth existed does exist will
the surface of the 1t will
dead world.
There doubt that Sene inhabited her people would be
intelligent than those ear for small body
cooled millions of before the earth thereby allowing time for
the people to develop their mental capacity
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely, Minnesota, Feb. 10th, 19l

Ely. Minnesota. Feb. 10th, 1914
Regular meeting Of the Board of
Education was called to order at 8
O'Clock P. M. by the Secretary. T. E.
Miller.
On motion duly carried, Mr.. Ander-
son was appointed temporary chair
man. On roll call all members.were
found to be present except. Messrs.
Fenske and Trezona.
On motion duly carried, the minutes
of the regular meeting held on
January 18th and the special meet
ings held on January 29th and 3lst
were approved as read.
Communications from the First
National Bank and the First State
Bank advising credit Of S70.57 and
s71.0O, respectively, interest for the
month of January were ordered filed.
On motion duly carriee, the secre-
tary was instructed to advise j. T..
Bush that the Board was not ready at
this time to engage a superintendent
to supervise the construction of the
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
There Is Growing
Demand for DR.. Fixit
By J. w. JICGINS. New York

when they produced wrong Producing like pac
ing money game of faro The upon
its being failure.
The verdict be anticipated But after produced the
tell from the received by the audience whether it will
going be it fixing If is
not well received needs be rewritten and fixed will be
That where the theatrical doctor gets his work n
AS play staged the producer sends Dr. Fx ia
trim off the rough edges and put it in proper shape
There New York today who making handsome
fixing plays They usually spend week with the play when first
produced of gallery
with the "gods" and hear what they have about it.
Little points that well comedy
lines fixed Dr. xit has taken prominent place the theatrical
profession and his Just present in great demand
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior.

Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Duluth Mimi.
February q 1914.
Notice is hereby given that John Punkka. OF
Isabella Mimi, who on October, 10th 1908.
made Homestead application Serial, No O184S.
for Lots and 2 and SR NE4 Section One. Tp.,
SO north, range w. 4th p. m, has filed notice
of intention to make Final Five Year Proof to
establish claim to the land above described. be-
fore Register and Receiver of the U. S. Land
Office al Duluth. Mimi, on the 18th day of March,
1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: Herman Taavi
tsainen. X v. Allen, Matti Tenkanen and Albert
Hendrickson, all of Isabella, Minnesota.
CHARLES F. HARTMAN,
Frank o. Pelto, Register.
Agent for Claimant. Duluth. Minnesota.
2-6 213
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
ORDER TO EXAMINE FINAL ACCOUNT.

ETC
o"ntI State OF N Order to Exane
In the Matter of the Estate of Obre Basta
Decedent.
The Petition of Moritz Heinz asTepresentative
of the above named decedent. together with his
final account of the administration of said estate,
having been filed in this court, representing
among other things that he has fully admins
tered said estate. and praying that said final
account of said administration be examined,
adjusted and allowed by he Court and that the
Court make and enter its final decree of distri-
button of the residue of the estate of said deced.
ent to the persons entitled thereto, and for the
discharge of the representative and the sureties
on his bond.
1t is Ordered. That said petition be heard, and
said final account examined, adjusted and if
correct. allowed by the Court at the Probate
Court Rooms in, the Court House, in the City of
Duluth in said County. on Monday the 10th day
of March. 1914, at ten o'clock A. M. and all
persons interested in said hearing and in said
matter are hereby cited and required at said time
and place to show cause, if any there be. why
said petition should not be granted,
Ordered Further. That this order be served by
publication in The Ely Miner according to law.
and by mailing copy of said notice to each heir
and interested party at least fourteen days before
said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Minn.. February IL. 1914
Seal-Probate Court
st. Louis County, MINI.
By the Court.
Attest s. w. GILPIN,
A. r. MORTON. Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Probate 2-13 PIT
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior.

Department of the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at Duluth. Mimi.
February 2, 1914
Notice is hereby given that Herman Taavi-
tsainen, of Isabella. Minnesota, who, on April 22
1908, made Homestead Application No. 23609.
Serial No. O6457, for NEA SEA, VIZ SEA Sec
and NW14 NE4. Sec. 9. Twp. SO N. Range
West. 4th p. M, has filed notice of intention to
make Final Five Year Proof. to establish claim
to the land above described. before Register and
Receiver of the United States Land Office at Du-
luth, Minnesota, on the 18th day of March. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: John Punkka.
X v. Allen. Matti Tenkanen and Albert
Hendrickson all of Isabella. Minnesota.
CHARLES F. HARTMAN,
Frank o. Pelto Register.
Agent for Claimant Duluth. Minnesota.
20 6-13
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Order Limiting Time to File
Claims, and For Hearing
Thereon.

State of Minnesota,
County of st. Louis. 30 In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of John Gianotti,
Decedent
Letters testamentary this day having been
granted to E1zsbeth Gianotti.
1t is Ordered, That the time within which all
creditors of the above named decedent may pre-
sent claims against his estate in this Court. be
and the same hereby is, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof; and that Tues
day. the 5th day of May. 1914 at ten o'clock a.
m, in the Probate Court Rooms. at the Court
House at Duluth in said County. be and the same
hereby is, fixed and appointed as the time and
place for hearing upon the examination. adjust
ment and allowance of such claims as shall be
presented within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the publication
of this order in The Ely Miner as provided by
law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi. February End, 1914.
S. w. GILPIN,
2-6 20 Judge of Probate.
(seal Probate Court, St. Louis Co., Minn0
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13

The theatrical doctor il
becoming one of the most
important men in the pro-
fession. He is not a medical
man, but is known to stage
people as DR.. Fixit.
The majority of plays
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
HE HAS TO.

T know a man who never takes a
step without consideration of the
weight attached to it"
'THe must be remarkably
thoughtful man. Who is he?"
"a convict with a hall and chain.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13


On motion duly carried, the report
was approved aud the secretary was
instructed to issue orders on the
treasurer for the various amounts.
The report of the school nurse and
the superiutendent's statistical re-
port were read aud ordered filed.
Mr.. Moonan introduced the follow
ing resolution and moved its adoption:
Be it resolved that the Board of
School Commissioners of Independent
School District No. IL, ST. Louis
County, Minnesota, do hereby accept
Policy No. MM2l56 of the London
Guarantee & Accident Company,
Ltd; that the secretary of the Board
be and is hereby authorized to issue
an order for $l32.2O to the local repre-
sentative of said company in payment
of the paemium for said policy as the
same is therein estimated; and that
the Board herein binds the school
district for any additional premium
which may be due the company under
said policy in accordance with the
conditions of clause e of the general
agreements thereof.
The roll being called, upon the pas
sage of such resolution, the vote there
on. was unanimous in the affirmative
and the resolution was declared to be
duly passed and adopted.
On motion duly carried, the matter
of adjusting the rates on the electric
ity used by the school district was re-
ferred to the committee on finance
and they to take the matter up with
the city council.
On motion duly carried, II. A.
Berg's cash report amounting to $23 Sc
for supplies sold during the first
semester was ordered filed and the
money turned over to the treasurer.
On motion duly carried, the requisi-
tion for one teachers desk and chair,
twelve visitors chairs and 5000
library cards was approved, and the
secretary was instructed to order the
same.
On motion duly carried, the Board
adjourned.
THos. E. MILLER, Sec'y.
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13

Among the necessary con-
ditions of life, water is one
of the first. Deprived OF
this element, all vegetable
or animal life would be i'm
possible. The largest tele-
scope does not reveal any
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13

While the war is being
waged against the cats let
the good that they accom-
plish be told.
If the cats were to be re-
moved from all parts of the
CITY what would be the re-
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
aLnLILsans 1000

.'eSe1s eql no Z! Su!z!Iln aIeA
Gsql 4qSnoql I 'eSugIls saeqL,,
q 'Io4oeIluoo oIBBng ol eSBqIeS 81!
us pIos ssq YIo1 Nan 4eql eos L,
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
Some man Of cynical wit,

Some man OF cynical wit,
who nevertheless must have
seen much Of the world and
dealt with processes which
did not bring the desired
results, has observed that
there are three kinds of lies
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13


On motion duly carried, the petition
from residents of the district resid ng
near Mile ITO requesting the con-
veyance of their children to the Ely
schools was referred to the Committee
on Schools to investigate and to re-
port at the next meeting.
On motion duly carried, the COM
munication from the State superin-
tendend regarding an Institute to be
held at the University during the
week beginning March 23rd was
ordered filed.
The Committee on Finance report
ed that they had checked over the
following bills and pay rolls and re-
commended their payment:
Frank Anderson, Fuel 1000
American Book Co., Text bks- 800
Associated Manufacturers Co.
supplies S--------------------- S.Oo
Arthur j. Barnes Pub. Co.,
Text books S----------------- o.I
Rerolund Bros. Supplies. 47S7
Hiram Blackmore, Janitor---- 3.2O
Bostwick-Goodell Co., Sup
plies tl.oV
Carnegie Fuel Co., Fuel-------- 106 %
{" - -.-.- 1O337
.s i" ---.-- l04.lO
Henry Chinn, Insurance ------ 1920
City of Ely, Electricity and
water lol.oo
Dinsmore's Livery, Hauling
cOal----.--------------- oo'oo
Dinsmore's Livery, Livery
u drayage e---------.------ IO.Oo
Duluth News Tribune, Lii
Orary 4.oO
d. & l. r r. r. Co., Freight
on coal ---------------------- oo.0o
D. & 1. r. r. R. Co., Freight.
EXP, telegrams, phone tolls
and rent -------------- oa.oo
D. & l. r. r. R. Co., (Winton)
Freight l.AS
Electric Appliance Co., Sup
piles o.AS
Ely Miner, Printing ------- 1925
A. Flanagan Co., Supplies 44.S6
Goodyeard- Marshall Pub. Co..
Supplies -------------.----- Il
Mrs. Hakko, JanitOr--- 500
HoughtOn Miffiin Co., Text
OOOkS--- Ao.ou
HOughton Miffiin Co., Text
O'fo
George f. Howard, Text bks. 27O
Mrs. Marie Isaacson, Livery 1.5O
AL. Kolstad. Repairs ------- ESQ
Laing Hardware Co., Supplies 81 81
Mrs. Laitala, JanitOr------ 500
MARSHALL Wells Hdwe. Co.,
Supplies s.--------------------. 2l6
MARSHALL Wells Hdwe. Co.,
supplies --------------- flo
Marshall Wells Hdwe. Co.,
supplies -------------.-------- 10
Marshall. Wells Hdwe. Co..
Supplies ------ ------------ 296
Marshall Hdwe. Co.,
Supplies --------------------- ol2
The Miller Store Co., Supplies 1879
Ethel Nelson, Teachers -.-- 800
Oliver Iron Mining Co., Re-
palrS------.----------- Luz
Oliver Iron Mining Co., Re-
pairs lVSu
John Palmgard, Repairs ---- 100
| William Rautio, Repairs------ LAO
| st Croix Lbr. & Mfg. Co.,
Furniture------- Alb
st. CrOix Lbr. & Mfg. Co.,
Light & Power - 52,64
St. Croix Lbr. & Mfg. Co.,
| Drayage ------------------ 4.5O
St. CrOix Lbr. & Mfg. Co., Re-
pairs ----------------------- 5.UU
ST. Croix Lbr. & Mfg. Co.,
Fuel ..-.....-.--.-.--. 5I.75
ST. Croix Lbr. & Mfg. Co.,
Fuel 6.oU
ST. CIoix Lbr. & Mfg. Co.,
Fuel l....... 1880
Seneca Falls Mfg. Co., Repairs ITO
Mike WeiDzierl, Rrpairs----- loo
Teachers Monthly Payroll = 3,67S.5l
| =" 4" Night
| School Payroll JOG. so
Employees Monthly Payroll 1,14l.SO
| Total. sc, ,254. ! /
On motion duly carried, the report
was approved aud the secretary was
instructed to issue orders on the
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13

@0DBes Sailor collars
Ul[l be worn extensively
on yachting suits Of hdUy
pink. For stormy day
Uear it matches well
Ulth 6attleskip !! . ! !: b ! ! grey !
qyo young ladies' walked
into d mll(lnery shop to
look over the latest creations.
uhich Just arrived from
Paris. After showin6 them
d feU Uhich they didn't
care for the sdleslady
inuited them up to the
10Th. floor to look dt d
better assortment. One
youn6 lady said she didn't
wdnt togo too ht6h SO
The sdleslddy only took them
to the third floor: When they
arrived there The other said,
'lf President Wilson con-
not fight, dc. you ttaik
d Nexicdn!'
'uos Gm 'sIe5!o lueo-sAg
70 6luoId e1v e1oql fse1-Agd
;ooogqol IoJ selnl
-4sqns Gue e1eql e1e 'Mgd-e!II!M
'5I0IIISS0S HOOD
The Ely miner., 1914-02-13
'uos AW 'sIg5Io 1uso-aAg

70 AueId eIB eIoql 'se1-Aed
;oooeqol IoJ sslnl
.4sqns GuB eIeql eIB 'Mgd-e!IIM
The Washington herald., 1914-02-16

that two forest trees had fallen acroe
the stream DO that their branches were
interlocked. forming . natural bridge.
Crcssiue On this bridge. the exhausted
fugitives slept unti1 sunrise Of February
II. when they were guided by Some ne
gyoss to q hovei where they were given
food. the nrst they had tasted in nearly
two days ---
Their negro guides now took them by
safe routes through the Confederate pick
cts. at one time passing camp % near
that they could see the smoke OF the
camp fires.
Guided and fed by the negroes. with
out whom II is probable that they would
have all been recaptured. the vanguard
OF the escaping prisone.s reached q point
about fifteen miles from Williamsburg on
the morning Of February Il.
Here they came out upon main road.
In which they saw many tracks of cav
airy horses. Searching the ground with
anxious eyes they could not tell whether
the tracks were left by friend or enemy;
but one OF the prisoners. Capt. d. L.
Jones. Of the First Kentucky Cavalry.
picked up a piece Of paper. which proved
10 be q fragment Of an order, showing
them that the force which had passed
was a squadron Of the Eleventh Penn
syivania Cavalry under Col. Samuel p.
Spears.
Hiding In fence corner. the fusitives
awaited the return OF the squadron.
With feelings Of indescribable JOY they