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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
DEBATE ON PRICES
WARS EFFECTS DISCUSSED BY
DRUGGISTS AT ABERDEEN
CONVENTION.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital CITY, the Various
State institutions and from
Many Different Parts OF
the Sunshine State.
Western N-enspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News seTvice
Observation-Disclosures OF the effects
Of the European war on prices OF
drugs occupied a majority OF the
South Dakota Pharmaceutical assocla-
tons meeting for a day in this city.
Wholesalers, led by w. G.. Noyes OF
ST. Paul, DIR. J. S. Brewer and DR.. G.
l. Kerr OF Minneapolis and others
ed OF the uncertainty of prices on all
classes OF drugs, principally chemicals
imported from Germany and Switzer-
land, and on opium, ispiren and bella
donna. Noyes stated that it was not
so much the difficulty Of t~ransporta-
ton TO this country as the fact that
the output was very limited, as the
laborers and chemists in the manu-
featuring laboratories were in the field
lighting. Druggists We're warned
against speculation in purchasing
large quantities of drugs affected by
county. The Missouri cut the tract out,
prices, which speakers declared would
t~luctuate back and forth with a gen
eral trend upwards.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Over Half Million In Treasury.

Pierre The report of the cOndi.
tion Of the state treasury at the close
of business July 81. showed cash in
the treasury Of $595,630, of which the
general fund carried 1921 ,091. The
game fun stood at S44,322, having been
reduced by payment of expenses Of
providing fish to pond owners who
desired them. The Irvine plant fund
has run down to $40, 2GS, having been
drawn on to carry the expenses OF
manufacture Of the product for this
e
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Appeal Out for Funds.

Pierre.-The American Red Cross
society has made an appeal to Gov.
Byrne for the raising Of funds for use
Of that society in the present Euro
pean conflict; and the move has his
Endorsement. ANY funds which may
be collected for that purpose should
be sent to 0. S. Branson at Mitchell,
treasurer of the South Dakota branch
OF that society.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Gov. Eyrne Speaker at Meeting.

Pierre.-The Stanley county old
settlers meeting brought old timers
to the county from many OF the north
vest states and drew an immense
Besides ..Ie discussion OF ear
~ days by some Of the real old timers,
the speech OF the day was BY Gov.
Dyrne. The entertainment was in the
nature Of rough riding and roping
contests and races Of different kinds.
\ ball game was played between
"rT"Trefre and Fort Pierre. which WAS
van Ia Pierre, 4 10 y.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Relief Boats Chartered.

Paris. Aug. 17.-American Ambas
sador Myron T. Herrick, on behalf OF
the United States government con
tracted with the French Compagne
Generate Trans-Atlantique for the
steamship Esragne to sail on Aug. ~
sron~kasSe lar the rgitad States with
$50 Americans aboard. -Four huhdrec
of these passengers We're placed ~
he American relief committee. Mr.
Iierrick also arranged for the linei
-feucfnnroea1"tu~ xS~c-NS-,;s ON AGE
% with 1900 Americans.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
To Issue No More Bulletins.

Brussels, Aug. II. - Cia Paris.)-
The Belgian general staff states that
there had been no engagement a
Diest. The number Of Germans in
Limburg province is declared to have
been exaggerated, and the general mil
itary situation is described as excel
lent but for the strategic reasons the
general staff says it will issue mo more
bulletins.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Extensive Prairie Fires.

piarre.-The most extensive prairie
summer, have been IN Pine Ridge In
dian reservation in the southwest part
OF the state. One fire burned for two
days, and destroyed the pas:uragc or
a large area Of that reservation. An
other One, while covering a smaller
area, destroyed a lot Of fencing be-
sides the pasturage and hay.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Carnival is Discarded.

EurCn.-The time-hOnored carnival
will not be a feature on the Midway
Of the 1914 South Dakota state fair.
IN its place the management OF the
fair has secured a new attraction go
ing by the name of THE World at
Home" The general shape of this
collection will be in the form of a
Roman colonnade, with show fronts
in white and gold, making a most at
tractiYe display. The "World at
Home" as the title would suggest, is
a mammoth collection Of sensational
features gathered from all parts OF the
universe, including The Garden of A.
lah, The Hindu and the Butterfly, A
Pot Pourri of East India Illusions,
Wizards Temple of Music, Horns An
glo-AmoTican Wild Beast Exhibition,
Congress Of Wild West Rough Riders,
Working Model of Panama Canal,
Massive AUtodrome, the largest Ferris
Wheel on the road, and numerous SEN
satiOnal riding devices. In The Gar
den of Allah" will be exhibited
anu Hi4IdlNl9' hoNINN va
zaars, Oriental theateTs, camels, ele.
plants, desert beasts of burden. and
Arabian men, women and children
who viii eAemplify the customs Of the
Orient, Whirling deryi5hes, magicians.
jugglers, musicians, acrobats and ma,
tive warriors in sword combats will
make it interesting for visitors.
MoEsrs. Dolgarian and Kinney, past
masters in Oriental entertainment.
VINO have been in the far east since
last December assembling fatures foI
the Garden Of Allah, promise that this
viii be the most ~pretentious display OF
It's kind ever shown on the Midway
Of any great state far.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Paws S62.5O an Acre,

Mitchell.-Charles Hcelscher Of this
city completed the purchase of a quar-.
ter section of land in Lisbon town.
ship in Dawson county, the price for
which was $4,000. Representing as
this does a price Of sG2.50 an acre
for urimproved land, this is regarded
as one Of the best land sales of the
year In this county.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
GERMANY OFFERS
SHIP FOR US. USE
WILL AID IN GETTING AMERICANS
OUT OF WAR-RiDDEN EMPIRE
BY LOAN OF VESSEL.
OTHER NATIONS MAY FOLLOW
Washington Officials Are Optimistic
and Believe Task Of Rescuing Ref
ugees May Be Simplified-Trans-
ports May Not Be Sent to
Eurona
Europe.

Washington, Aug. 1S.-A new ave-
nue. Of exit for Americans stranded in
Europe was opened when the German
government offered to place at the dis
pOsal of the United States a Hamburg
fly the American flag to bring home
refugees.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21

Thieves broke into the jewelry store
OF r. 2, Rofelt at Esteliihe and es.
capped With stock valued at over $4,000.
40 clue TO the robbers has been fovud.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Route Is Suggested.

While the Berlin government has
suggested that any German ships EN-
ployed sail around the north coast OF
Scotland for German ports. it appears
probable that an attempt will be made
to agree on a Mediterranean route that
would take the ships to French anc
Italian ports, where the refugee.
might gather.
BY that means all danger Of encoun.
tering mines would be avoided. Mr..
Garrison said the United States would
preserve the strictest neutrality Of all
passenger ships. He asked the Amer.
lean embassies at Berlin and Vienna
to determine the number of Americans
in Austria and Germany who want to
come home.
There are about 10000 in Switzer
land alone who seek transportation.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-21
Will Accept Offer.

There is every indication that Sec
rotary Garrison. chairman of the gov
ernment board of relief, will accept
the offer and the opinion is expressed
that some Of the other nations involv-
ed in the European conflict will di-
vert liners for the transportation OF
the American refugees.
How many of the steamers of the
nations at war will be available or Of
tcred for the refugee service has not
been determined, but there are posi-
bilities that sufficient facilities will be
found so that the plan OF sending
United States transports abroad might
be abandoned.
Transports for Work.
Several transports now are on their
way to Newport News to be QUILTED
for that service.
A message from Secretary Garrison,
asking if some of the German liners
now lying Idle at New York, could be
used to bring home refugees evidently
crossed the offer OF a ship cabled by
the German government. AS there ara
- German vessels at New York, Mr..
Garrison expresses belief that there
will be no difficulty in bringing all
Americans in Germany home with de-.
spatch. lie thinks his request to other
countries that refugee slips be regard.
cd as neutral Will promptly be grant
ed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

THE range has two fremen S
tournament associations when it
should have but one. A tourna-
ment was recently held at Ely, and
last week one was held at Buhl.
These organizations should by all
means combine. Together they
would make it possible for the town
giving the tournament to have
three days of races, making it pos
sible to afford the expense of enter
tainment. With the feature cut in
two and the towns competing the
crowd to be drawn is not large
enough to warrant the necessary
expenditure. Like everything else,
the firemen's tournaments should
be put on business basis. If
three or four towns interested in
both organizations would get
together and serve notice that thew
will not support both associations
there would follow an inevitable
movement to amalgamate. -Biwa-
blk Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

form of a newspaper, is in the pos
session of cook at St. Paul res
taurant, Jules V. Kroephoe, which
gives some idea of the distress that
is occasioned by war, the souvenir
having been kept by his father,
who was soldier at that time.
The paper shows that 6,O43 per-
sons died of starvation in France
during the war, and during the
seige of Paris, cat and dog meat
were luxuries enjoyed only by the
rich. A pound of horse meat sold
for II francs, 81 40; dog meat cost
80 cents pound, and cats retailed
at So each. One pound of ham
cost IS, and a hare was worth $15.
Turkeys sold at $50 each. while
eggs brought S. each. A bushel
of carrots cost SIS, and bushel of
potatoes 81. One cabbage was
worth s.. 20 and turnips 20 cents
each. Onions sold for SIG bushel
and leeks cost 20 cents each. One
stalk of celery sold at 40 cents.
Citizens and soldiers had to stand
in line for five hours to obtain 800
grams of bread, composed of rich
bran, oats and chopped straw.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

Put the administration in the
hands of experienced men.
That is one of the essentials of
the efficiency commission plan.
Experts, if you please. The
head of the forestry bureau should
be trained man, as w. T. Cox is.
The head of the banking bureau
should have the kind of knowledge
that A. H. Turriton or ]. B. Galar-
neaut has. expert knowledge in
that department. The head of the
health bureau should have the sort
of expert knowledge that DR..
Bracken has. The head of the pri-
son should be man like Wolfer.
The head of the labor bureau ought
to be man with the qualifications
shown by w. E. McEwen or w.
F. Houk. The head of the bureau
of standards should be an expert in
the sense that Neale is an expert.
The head of the bureau of animals
should have the equipment that
Ward has. The superintendent of
the state fair should be as expert
in fair management as Randall or
Simpson.
Put the administration into the
hands of experienced men.
To some extent that result has
been attained in the past by giving
the appointments to buffer boards.
But the motion is to do away with
the buffers and place the response
bility in the executive. That is
what is meant by business organi-
cation for which there seems to be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

considerable demand.
To some extent that has been at
tanned in the past by the common
sense of the governors and the
rising appreciation of good work.
The trend of appointments for in
stance in the labor bureau and the
dairy and food has been steadily in
the direction of efficiency.
The old idea that man should
be appointed to any position solely
for political aptitude has about
gone out. To make certain that
there are no lapses. a modern civil
service law is woven into the eff
cheney commissions plan.
The directors of the departments
ought to be men in sympathy with
the governor. No test is to be re-
quired of them except confirmation
by the senate. The bureau chiefs
ought to be specially qualified for
their posts. They may not be ap-
pointed without certificate from
the civil service commission that
they are qualified. And they
ought to serve during good behav-
ior.
Here and there one finds sur
vival of the old style politician who
snorts at such an arrangement.
Appointment for merit is some
thing that discredited school of
politics could never understand.
But the business community, the
merchants and farmers, and work
ers would not tolerate a return to
those barbaric notions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

legal machinery provided for the
expression of their will upon the
liquor question. In addition to
providing county option law, I
believe in further reducing the
power of the brewery in politics
and curbing the sinister. influence
of the liquor traffic by preventing
brewery ownership of saloons or
buildings occupied by saloons, by
enforcement of laws prohibiting the
sale of beer or liquor to any but
legally licensed retailers, thus
doing away with blind pigs and
other illicit places whose existence
depends upon the illegal sale of
liquor, and by such other legisla-
ton as may be necessary to destroy
the power of the liquor traffic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

THE United States arsenal at
Watervliet is just finishing a neat
little arm for the defense of the
Pacific end of the Panama Canal.
1t is sixteen-inch gun, 40 feet 8
inches long, and weighing about
126 tons. Its range is from sixteen
to twenty-one miles, and the pro-
jectile it throws will weigh $500
pounds. Every time it is discharg-
ed the cost will be six hundred dol
lars, and so frightful is the wear
and tear on the lining that it will
have to be renewed after 225
rounds. But it will not have to be
fired more than once, if it's bullet
hits the other gentleman boat.
That settles everything.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04
WOMEN AND GOWNS

And now the women of America
are up against it.
They must design their own
gowns.
France is war-ridden and the
masters of fashion in Paris can no
longer supply the demand.
France has our sympathy in its
troubles, but we hail the day when
American women must depend up
on their own initiative in the matter
of dress, for when American
women undertake to do a thing it
is done.
We have depended upon Paris
too long.
We have accepted the hideous
creations that have been handed us
without murmer, simply because
they bore the French label.
This is an opportune time for
the women of this country to use
their own brains, and use them to
good purpose. They need no
coaching from other counties.
1t is safe to predict that when
they do begin the designing of their
gowns we will have revelation in
the matter of feminine attire.
Common sense and decency will
return, and it will not be at the ex-
pense of personal appearance or
style.
The future gowns to be designed
by American women will be just as
smart and just as stylish as any
they have ever worn, with the
added advantage of radiating re-
fnement and gentility.
American women are the most
beautiful on earth, are noted for
their intellectual attachments, and
are possessed of an indomitable
spirit which knows no failure.
The designing of their own
gowns will be but an incident in
their brilliant careers, for even now
the world is PROSTATE at the feet of
womanhood.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04
cent of the taxable property in the

cent of the taxable property in the
city.
There was no disposition to
overdo things in Ely and only
necessary Improvements were at
tempted. The company or their
Association did not confer with the
city council regarding the necessity
of certain improvements or the
method of paying for the same but
slapped on an injunction the first
crack out of the box. They cited
the city charter as calling for a
two-thirds payment on the part of
the abutting property for all i'm
provements and did not rest with
mandamus proceeding to make the
'abutting property pay the two
thirds but stopped everything.
The owners of abutting property
did not object to paying for the
work but did not feel it was neces-
sary inasmuch as everyone in
town was benefited and that i'm
provements of a general nature
should be borne on the general
taxation scheme by the general
public.
The question now arises, who
will pay the additional expenses in
Cured? Will this also be assessed
against AUDITING property on which
improvements have not been made
or will it be paid out of general
taxes?
The range towns need the mines
and the mining companies are en-
titled to the consideration due any
other taxpayer. The city council
levied on the real and personal
property just barely enough to run
the city. The mining company
was not paying any more than
either of their employees in proper
ton to the property owned and,
in truth, not quite as much. This
city has always been conducted on
an economical scale and the larger
part of the people fail to see any
cause for an injunction. Other
cities are probably in the same boat
and resent the high handed way of
going at things.
While the range communities
need the mines. the company also
needs the range communities.
Both are essential to the welfare of
the people in this section of the
state. The get-together spirit is
good thing and should have been
thought of a long time ago, or
before things came to such a pass
that open hostilities followed. The
courts are cluttered up with injunc-
tons and every move made by any
of the towns lately is being made
the basis of an injunction suit. 1t is
very evident that if the range towns
want anything it is up to them to
fight for it. Indications all point
that way at any rate. The latest
injunction was brought against
Eveleth a few days ago to regulate
the tax levy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04
Q1qintorl

ed from a visit at Duluth and Rim
lander. Wis.
Messrs. John Hall and Aren
Johnson returned from British
Columbo where they spent several
months working in a mill. The
mill has now closed on account of
the war in Europe.
The Winton baseball team added
another winning game to their list
last Sunday by trimming up the
hard battling Hooligans of Hib-
bling, the score being Winton S
and Hibbing 4. The game was
the best played of the season and
both sides played hard to win.
Each of the teams had won one
game and it was up to last Sunday
to see which team was the superior.
The Aurora team is to play here
next Sunday so far as is known.
Toivo Partti and family spent
several days at Sparta, Wis. this
week with friends and relatives.
Hotel Winton has ceased to keep
steady boarders and turned into a
strictly European hotel with bar in
connection.
Mrs. Ole Carlson came home
from the Shipman Hospital at Ely
this week. Mrs. Carlson was very
sick when taken there. She is
considered out of danger now.
Henry Johnson of the old Peter
son place, made a business trip to
Duluth this week.
A. J. Stein has received the small
game hunting licenses and any one
wishing to hunt had better get one
and save trouble.
The two older sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Jeffrey left for Duluth
Tuesday to spend several days
visiting with their grandfather and
grandmother of that place.
Some very noticeable improve
ments are being made at the Winton
M. E. Church. "A new cement
block fence adds very much to the
beauty of the place. To the Ladies
Aid is due the credit.
The Ellis Johnson trial for kill
ing moose was held at the court
room Friday before jury of six
men. Mr.. White, the clever as
sistant county attorney of Duluth
for the states case, and Mr.. Arnold
of Duluth for the defendants. I'm
der the instructions of Justice Hill
the jury found the defendants not
guilty, the evidence not being
strong enough to convict the boys.
The saloon building of A. d.
Ellefsen which was struck by
lightning, and the Jos. Weed resi-
dence which was damaged by fire
some time ago, have been repaired
and are about ready for occupancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brubacker of
Duluth are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Sandboe of the Hotel
Winton.
William Sell the resaw filler at
the St. Croix mill had narrow
escape of having his arm torn off
by being caught in one of the gears
on the machine he uses in filing his
saws. His arm is badly bruised
and it will take some days before
he will be able to resume his place
as filler.
James Gerahty, organizer of the
Moose Order, was in the village
and wrote up several names from
Winton to join a branch of the
order to be established at Ely.
Mrs. VIM. Walsh returned from
Rochester Thursday after under
going an operation at the Mayo
Bros. hospital. This is her second
time at Rochester. She is greatly
improved.
J. T. Mannenen, the barber who
is sick at the Shipman Hospital at
Ely with typhoid fever is reported
as being somewhat better. 1t will,
no doubt, take several weeks before
he will be able to be at the shop
for duty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04
LOCAL DRUGGIST
MAKES A STATEMENT

We always advise people who have
stomach or bowel trouble to see a
doctor. But to those who do not wish
to do this we will say: try the mix
ture of simple buckthorn bark, gly-
cerine, etc., known as Adler-i-ka. This
simple new remedy is so powerful
that JUST ONE DOSE relieves sour
stomach, gas on the stomach and con-
stipation INSTANTLY. People who
try Adler-i-ka are surprised at its
QUICK action.
A. S. JAMES, Druggist. ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

CANDIDATE VIM. E. Lee says he
has not sidestepped the county
option issue and that he stands
firmly on a county option platform.
In a statement issued a few days
ago he says: Il believe in county
option and that the people of any
governmental unit should have the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-04

REGARDING the recount of votes
for state auditor ]. V. Barstow of
the Carlton County Vidette re-
marks that as long as J. A. o.
pronounced jake has the Preus
pronounced Price, Henry will
have to be content with the Rires.