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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

at the rate of two a day. Of this
number, nine were killed instantly
or died of injuries shortly after.
Of the eleven wounded, the
majority have received severe
injuries which will incapacitate
them for life.
These twenty accidents took
place for the most part in the
northern part of Minnesota, al
though a few from Northern Wis
consin and Michigan were reported
Carelessness appears to be the
real cause of most of the accidents.
Two were killed by hunters who
mistook them for deer and another
was wounded under the same con-
ditions. In several cases injuries
were received by accidental dis
charge of firearms, which easily
could have been avoided with
proper care. Stray bullets are
also held responsible for part of
the injuries, while in others child
rem were allowed to handle rifles.
Figuring the three men missing
while on hunting trip and who
are supposed to be at the bottom
of Burnside lake, Ely has contri-
buted large share of the fatalities
and accidents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
School Accounting

Superintendent H. E. White,
Dist. Clerk T. E. Miller and Clerk
Henry Berg of the Ely schools were
in Virginia Saturday and attended
a meeting of the school heads of
the several range towns with the
idea of devising a uniform account
ing system for the schools. A
committee was appointed at this
meeting and this committee met
Wednesday to select some system.
7. E. Miller, clerk of District No.
IL was elected a member of the
committee.
Clerk Lizer of the Virginia
district presented an accounting
system that seems to have met with
the approval of the larger part of
those present. The Ely district
has had card accounting and card
record system in practice for several
years and to the credit and discern
ment of those present it must be
said that the system proposed by
Clerk Lizer is almost an axact du-
plicate of the one in use in the Ely.
schools for the past six years or
more. The Ely system has been
pronounced by authorities as the
most comprehensive in the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
FED THE MOOSE
With Moose Monday Evening--A
Fine Time Enjoyed

Nearly 200 Moose and immediate
members of their families made
merry at their hall Monday even
ing. Several members were initial
ed and after the work was COM
pleted the members partook of a
moose spread prepared by several
members of the order as a COM
mittee appointed for the purpose.
The spread was served in buffet
style.
During the evening several adj
dresses were made by visiting mem
bers and also several of the local
members made short talks. Among
the visitors from the outside were
Rev. F. c. Coolbaugh and Capt.
Talant of Hibbing. who made the
main talks of the evening. Organi-
yer Geraghty also made an address.
The Moose order is growing by
leaps and every meeting a number
of applications are acted on. The
membership at present is over $50.
Considering that the order has only
been in existence a few months in
this city, this is an enviable record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Good Positions for Good Men

The Massachusetts, Bonding &
Insurance Company of Boston,
Mass, the strongest accident insur-
ance company on earth, has
several good positions to offer to
the right kind of men who can sell,
or want to learn how to sell, acct
dent and health insurance, Excel
lent opportunities for future
advancement and liberal commits
sions from the start. Fine oppor-
tunities for the right kind of young
men who are now working at So
much-a-week jobs. The Company
will teach you the business through
its free school of instruction.
DON'T HEsITATE-BUT INvESTI-
GATE. WRITE.
HARRY DEC HAM BEAU,
District Manager, M & M State
Bank Bldg, Hibbing Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
STILL MISSING
Unsuccessful Search For Men in
Burnside Country

Large crews of men have been
continuously searching for clews
that might lead to the whereabouts,
dead or alive, of the three men that
started across Burnside Lake a
week ago Monday in a canoe.
In addition to themselves the party
had the carcasses of two deer. three
guns and some packs in the canoe
Up to date not one item has been
found to indicate what became of
the party and the supposition is
that all are at the bottom of the
lake.
The men left the north end of
BURNSIDE for the portage on their
way home to this city. They never
reached home and since then moth
ing has been found that would
throw any light on their disap-
pearance although the lake and its
miles of shores have been systemati-
cally searched. Sixteen men
covered the lake Saturday and Sun
day most completely and every day
since they were lost crews have
been on the search.
At the time the party left the
north shore a gale was blowing and
it is hard to determine where they
might be located. AS Burnside is
a large body of water with miles of
shore line it will require herculean
effort to drag the lake and explore
all the shore.
The three missing men, Kilponen,
Anderson and Peterson, have a
host of friends here where they
have resided for many years and
the opinion among the friends is
general that the men are at the
bottom of the lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Monday, December 9TH
=" at the -
High School Auditor.
ium.

In speaking of the lecture among
others, the following is said of Mr..
Kessinger:
The thing that impresses you
is Kessinger's earnestness and
sincerity. He is more than an
entertaing lecturer. He is an ele-
giant. magnetic, powerful orator. "
|-Girard, ILL.,, Gazette:
Harold Kessinger is a born
orator and one who wins and holds
his audience from the time he first
addresses you until he is through. I"
San Jose Journal.
Mr.. Kessinger gave a splendid
lecture, and the address proved so
pleasing to the large crowd of
Kenosha people that several times
the speaker was interrupted by
prolonged applause. "-Kenosha
Wis, News.
Mr.. Kessinger appears in this
city as the third number in the
Mothers Club series. His recon-
mendations were such that he
should be assured of a crowded
house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
LOOKING BRIGHT
Reports From the East Are Certainly
OptOmistic

The United States Steel corpora
ton is now booking important
orders for steel products for Europ-
can countries, according to reports
from the East. The officials are
gratifed by the steady development
of the export business, but they
complain that there is a lack of
shipping facilities, due to the in
creased foreign trade in all lines.
Only short time ago there was a
surplus of vessel tonnage. A fair
gain in domestic business is noted
and the railroads are buying more
steel, though as yet they are order
ing in small lots.
Four large open hearth furnaces
of the Pittsburg Steel company
resumed operations this week, and
the barb wire department of the
same has been working under pres
sure on large orders received from
France and Russia. The Pittsburg
Steel Products company's plant is
running full time. Two mills at
the Carnegie Steel company's
Homestead plant have resumed
operations, after several weeks
idleness.
Interest has been created by the
announcement that Great Britain
has prohibited exports of ferro-
manganese to this country, due to
fear that resales are being made to
Germany and Austria through
neutral ports. This development
will, it is thought, prove boon to
the American Manganese & Manu-
facture company, whose furnace at
Dunbar. Pa. is now in full opera
ton on Guyana range manganese
ores. The first lots of manganese
spiegel and spiegeleisen turned out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Origin Of Red Cross Christmas
Seals

The Red Cross Christmas seals,
the sale of which next month will
mean so much to the health of
Minnesota during the whole year,
had their origin in what were then
called stamps" issued in Boston
in 1862 to provide funds for the re-
lief of soldiers in the Civil War.
After the war this method of rails
ing money was discontinued in the
United States, but was followed in
Portugal, Switzerland. Austria,
France, Spain, Denmark, Russia,
Sweden and other European
countries, until now several hun
dred different types of stamps are
used in different parts of the world
The Red Cross Christmas anti
tuberculosis seal, which is now be-
ing used in America, is the des-
cendent of that first used in the
anti-tuberculosis in Norway and
Sweden during the Christmas
season of 1904. Three years after
the idea was adopted in America,
the first anti-tuberculosis associa-
ton joined with the Red Cross
Society of Delaware. Later the
National Red Cross Society issued
national seal, with the stipulation
that all proceeds be used only for
anti-tuberculosis work. The post
office department has approved the
seal, and it has now become one of
the biggest factors in the nation 5
fight against tuberculosis.
Minnesota will place on sale four
and one half millions of the anti
tuberculosis Christmas seals this
year, which if sold will mean
realizing 5000 for public health
work; this sum will be divided be-
tween state and local work, the
National Society receiving ten per
cent for its nation wide campaign.
Of these seals it may truly be
said that they are Made in
America, for American Consump-
ton exclusively"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

at that plant are said to have prov
ed satisfactory in every respect.
Shipments of manganese ore from
the Guyana Mile Laos mine are
now going forward, and it is
expected that the stockpiles, esti-
mated at $4,000 tons, will be
moved before the close of naviga-
ton.
Further export orders for wire
and other steel products are being
received by American concerns,
and the Pittsburg foreign trade
commission has announced the
receipt of two large orders from
England. One of these is an
order for Sc, 100000 worth of
wagons placed with the Studebaker
Wagon company of South Bend.
Ind. The Vito Manufacturing
company of Pittsburg has received
large order for enamel ware.
Hopes are now entertained by
iron and steel manufacturers that
the turning point in those trades
had been reached and that there
will be steady increase in bust
ness from now on.
1t is gen orally agreed by bankers
and other authorities that there
has been distinct betterment in
business and financial circles in
the past two weeks. The inaug-
uration of the federal reserve sys-
tenn, through which $500, 900. 900
is liberated, is considered most
important factor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
For the Children

The Mothers Club have arrans-
ed with Manager Toms to give a
Christmas treat of a free matinee
to the children of this city on Tues
day, Dec. 22nd, at the Opera
House. The three-reel film of
Cinderella" will be presented.
Contributions, large or small, to
help defray expenses of this enter
tainment will be very much app
preciated. The same may be
handed to Mrs. H. E. White, Mrs.
Charles Quigley or Mrs. w. d.
Gallagher.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
Many Hunters in the Woods

Deputy Auditor A. S. James
has issued 400 hunting licenses
so far and the end is not yet. A
year ago only about ESQ were
issued. The large number of
hunters this year is accounted for
in the fact that many men are out
of work and are helping out on the
high cost of living by getting
themselves some fresh meat in the
shape of a deer or moose.
For the first ten days of the
hunting season, twenty persons
had been either killedor wounded, or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27

Known everywhere as the "boy
orator from Illinois" Mr.. Kessinger is
achieving an enviable reputation Tor
himself. Ebert Hubbard recently said
of him, 81 congratulate Harold Kes.
singer on what he is, and will be. We
grow by doing" The late John E. W.
Wayman, states attorney Of Cook
county, said of him, "He speaks to
both the head and the heart of his au-
dience, and is one Of the best speak
ers l have ever heard" Mr.. Kessinger
will appear in this city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25


and less appreciated The amazing ad-
yantages to business of intellectual
attachments we're utterly without rec
ognition. Today, however, business
has become a contest In which the
quickest perception wins, thus trans
forming the counting room into bat
tie ground upon which brain matches
brain for supremacy and success.
All, that enchanting word, sue
CESS. 1t does not require magic
key to unlock the door to business eff
1iciency. There is nothing mystic.
nothing mysterious In the applied
method of the really resourceful men
in this day of great successes, of mar.
Vicious achievements In business en-
terprise. The sum total Is contained
In two words, words that electrify.
nevertheless, EDUCATED ENTHUSl-
Assn.
The most formidable barrier to
progress has always been the sense
less opposition of those to whom 1t
would be OF the greatest benefit.
Changing conditions are the order OF
the day, for enlightenment has worked
wonders. In olden times, man of az
fairs was obliged to guard his property
and his loved ones by building moat
around his house and posting senti.
nels In and around his estate. The
time Is not long past when. because Of
prejudice. perversity, or ignorance,
many men believed that opportunity
knocked only once at any mans door.
To-day, thanks to deeper insight most
men believe that life itself is oppor.
tunity; that the very air we breathe Is
opportunity; that each new day pre-
sents broader opportunities for accom-
plishing more because OF better di.
rected energy. This is not alone the
accepted dogma of the man who is
making his way in the world 1t is tse
creed, doctrine, tenet, or religion,
whichever you may care to term it,
OF the great captains of industry.
The more successful the man, the
more does he think, study. plan, as q
part OF his daily occupation In the de
yelopment of the affairs In which he
is Interested Newer and better ways
10 get things done is the business
standard employed today by successful
men in all lines. Only yesterday If q
man of genius advanced new idea, he
found himself ridiculed and his in,
novation opposed on all sides because
il was new idea. Today, 1t is differ.
ent. The man of ideas counts in the
trend of affairs as he has ns'e:
counted before.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
Ills Kind Ncaft.

Master of the House. sternly-"You
told my tailor when he came to col.
leet his bill yesterday that | owed YOU
six months wages How came you
to be so indiscreet?" The servant
Il meant no harm, sir--l only wanted
to console him a bit, sir e seemed
that down hearted. sir"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
Wanted More information,

What do you understand by edible
fungtY 1t has somethin' to do with
mushrooms an toadstools." replied Fa-
Their Corntossel. But whether it's
what you swaller or what happens to
you afterward ! wouldn't like to say
withou. writin' to the Department.
Washington Star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25

The merchant who does not al
rertise Is I'm the standstilI class.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25

In southern France the fig tree Is
now cultivated almost exclusively for
the production of the fresh fruit.
which has slways a ready sale In the
large centers, The drying of figs has
been practically abandoned IN this re-
gion. except for the personal require
menls OF a small number of growers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
Swiss Rainbow After Sunset.

A French astronomer recently had
the unusual experience of beholding
a rainbow in the Swiss Alps after
sunset 1t spanned valley between
two mountains to the eastward, com
p,ete and brilliant, - minutes after
the as!lcnSnical sunset. and poftio-l
of 1t were v3lble tor a halt hour,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
STRANGE.

Small Nina was two years older
than the baby and had come to realize
that the little creeper was likely TO
be in some mischief when qute- One
day she called to her mother: MAN.
ma, you'd better see about baby. |
hear him keeping still"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25

The more you advertise the hhsie'
you get.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
Hnnor kcklnleN's kie emory.

William Mckinley, our twenty-flftt
president, was born January 20. lS43,
His favorite flower was the carnation
and It is now very generally worn on
this day, more perhaps by men thar
women, = s,eaa ~ 49,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
Horses and Cards.

"rn" is it you always win at
poker she asked. and always lose
when YOU back horscs?" We'll, my
deas came the genial response. i
don't shufile the horses, London Elk.
press.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
Real philanthropy.

Some day reJi philanhropist Will
arrive on the scene and give ten cents
handing that the cause raise hn audi
tional so cents.-AiGhison GLOBE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
Obedience

Every teacher should accentuate the
truth. every parent ought TO teach,
that child's whole duty is summoned
up In the single word. obedience.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
(ccpyr,shspa 1914. By iASaie Extension uniyeruiyl
THE RECIPE FOR PERPETUAL
IGNORANCE.

The recipe for
perpetual en- o
rance is to be sat
istied with your
own opinion and
content with your
own knowledge.
This is an era
of the greatest
commercial acttv-
ity the world has
ever known. The
d @ V e o p m G II I
OF business Ia one
OF the marvels OF
the new century.
A few years ago
science. as a iac-
tor In com merce,
,,-ou Isttia kpnwn
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
New idea for Cotton.

From spruce wood pulp "a French In
ventor mas made IA fabric resembling
cotton aud equally capable OF bleach
Ing and dyeing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25

A bridegroom IS person who
spends a lot cf money buying himself
wedd!ns-suit that nobody notices.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
WAY Tn.

Howell -"He's usually on his high
horse" foNell--"Y es, he is a sort OF
equestrian statue Of himself"
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-05-25
NEWS OF THE RIVERS

Stage of river 24.j feet, iall OF
2 during the preceding "a hours.
Stage of river May %, 1913, Zf.o
ieet.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-05
TURKS FAILURE
IN GOVERNMENT
SO DECLARES DIR. \. b. HART.
NOTED HARVARD HISTORIAN
IN LECTURE. 81

---N.a4E
In the auditorium of Science hail
at the university last eveningsa good
sized audience heard DIR. Albert. Bush
nell Hart, professor of government at
Harvard, in his lecture on The De
cline of Turkey Pres. w. G.. Seaman
who introduced the speaker, paid a
pleasing tribute to the noted histor-
IAN and recognized authority on gov
eminent.
DR.. Hart proved a most interesting
speaker. His easy, unaffected manner.
combined with Il peculiar personal
touch, placed him on intimate terms
with his hearers from the very be
ginning. The flashes OF homely WIT
used to illuminate great historical
traths were much appreciated.
The lecture of the famous scholar
gave his audience a remarkable in
sight in the auses which have led to
the general decadence of the Turkish
empire. Dr.. Hart on his visit to the
Balkan peninsula last summer Mas
not greatly impressed with the TURK
ish people as Il nation. individually
he declared that the Turks were Il
~ Pppi'iCf DAt tOIllJlli'N
into a power nation they had prov ed
TO be one OF the greatest catastrophes
in the. worlds history.
According to Dr. Hart, the Turks
have been on the doWneradc for over
Two centuries. Several things have
contributed 10 their downfall. The
Balkan peninsula is Inhabited by Soy
era! distinct peoples and While tNe
greater part OF il has bcen unuer thc
control OF Turkey each OF the natioa-
~alities has retained its language. its
religion and its Own distinct Identity.
The reason emphasized by tae
speaker for the decline of 1urkey
was her government. The one pAl-
pose OF this government has been the
collection OF taxes. The policy HIS
been TO take away all the movable
property each year and leave only
enough TO keep the natives from
starving. The Turks have taken one
squeezed it dry
After the lecture proper. an hour
vas devoted to the showing of scenes
and important personages of the Bal
kans by means of the steropticon. Or.
Haft supplemented these pictures
with comments. They depicted very
clearly the physical features of the
peninsula, the CUSTOMS, characters
tics. and civilization of these differ
ent peoples.
Tonight DR.. Hart lectures in the
Methodist church on Confusion in
the Balkans. This will be illustrated
by many Genes from the Balkan
War.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-05
YANKTON WINS OVER
SIQI"S ESJIG TII1N

Yankton, S. D.-Yankton college
started the basketball season auspic-
ionsly by defeating the fast Sioux
Falls college team 40 to II. Yank-
toms superior team-play soon had the
game on ice and the first half ended
20 to 2. The second half saw several
substitutes in the game and gave the
Sioux Falls men a chance to score. On
the 29t1 the team goes en- a 1000
mile trip playing Redfield college, n.
N. |. S. at Aberdeen. n. d. a. c. at
Fargo, the Wahpeton Science school
ST. Cloud Normal and Sioux Falls COL
lege. Coach II. II. Kerr hopes to win
the majority of tie games and will
carry eight men on the trip. Later in
the season a trip will be taken into
Nebraska. Watch the papers for re-
ports on these games.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-05

HOLD ELECTION
But FEW CHANGES MADE IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO OLD 1
i SYSTEM Of JUDGING.

BY action OF the South Dakota
State Poultry association last eve
ming, il was voted to revert to the
podn9 system OF scoring next yeafss inl
stead OF follasing
system tried out at the present SHOW.
The comparison system is regarded
as the most modern method and is in
use at all of the largest shows OF the
country. Under the old system,
which will be used neKt yo&l, very
bird in the show, regardless Oh go;
merit, Will be examined TO-. l,il.-3
and the highest entry ailel 49,
prize.
But few changes We're made in The
officers for The coming year. Geo. W.
Law, OF Mitchell, for president, and
VIM. Scallin, OF Mitchell, for vice
president. we're both reelected. Will
liam Drabbs of Yankton, was chos-
en- vice-president. The board of di-
lectords is composed of j. o. Gage,
Rec Heights, j.. N. Grow, Mitchell,
George Bailey, Mrs. Matte Webster,
Woonsocket, II. ID. Burr, Mo~ntrose,
and Fred Burgi, Yankton. The office
OF superintendent of the show was
not filled.
The 1917 show will close this
eening, after the most successful
week chat il has ever experienced,
from the largest attendance, the most
evening. after The most successful
shown. Judges f.. II. Shellabargar
and A. c. Smith last evening conclud-
ed their labors.
Following II the remaining en-
tries awarded prizes:
w. g.. Black Polish.
All award to III. p. Larsen.
$. Spansled Hamburgs.
II. Beckman, second cock. first and
fifth hens, second and third %pulletS.
second pen.
Geo. NJ. Bailey, first cock, second,
third and fourth hens, first and sec
ond cockerels, first pullet, first pen.
Black Breasted Red Games.
All awards to j. p. Perry.
II. G. r.. I. Whites.
All awards to NJ. e. Taylor.
Pekin Ducks.
e. NJ. and e. A. Older, first and
second cock. first and second hens,
first and second c%ockerels, second
and third pullets.
A. n. Faber. third cockerel, first,
fourth and fifth pullets.
Indian Runner Ducks, White
All awards to Mrs. A. e. Gentle.
J.. II. Ducks, Fawn and White
T.. NJ. and e. A. Older, fifth
cock, second and third hens. third
cockerel, second pullets, first pen.
Mrs. l.. b. Slade, third and fourth
cocks, first hen, first and fourth
cockerel; fifth pullet.
Mrs. e. Travess, first and second
cock, fourth and fifth hen, second
and fifth cockerel, first and third
pullets.
Toulouse Geese.
e. NJ. and e. A. Older, first and
third cock. fourth hen, first and
second cockerel.
Ed. Grinewaldt, fourth cock, fifth
hen.
A. N. Faber. second cock, first,
second and third hen.
A. Henline, first pullet.
Pigeons.
George Engler won four frsts and
prize for the biggest display. 4. r.
Whitney won five firsts and II. p.
Larsen, ~eievene firsts.
In the egg competition, +. Kelley
won first prize for brown eggs and Fl.
p. Larsen first prize for white eggs.