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Gilpin observer., 1915-10-28
state Tax Board overruies pitcher.

Denver-The State Board of Equal
ization overruled the protest Of Clair
J. Pitcher. commissioner of property
and ex-officio assessor. against the
$55,O00,O00 increase in the valuation
Gently ordered by the State Tax Com
mission. It ordered the city council
to restore $7,0Oo,O0O which It deducted
from the valuation of the properties
OF the Denver Gas and Electric and
the Denver City Tramwey companies,
over Pitchers protest.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-28
Looks UP Records In Water Suits.

Denver.-Attorney General Farrar
went to Lincoln and Omaha to inves-
tlgate records in connection with the
water suits pending between Colorado
and Kansas and Nebraska.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-28
oovsrnor Attended Church Msetins.

Denver.-Governor Carlson returned
from Colorado Springs. where he went
to attend the convention Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-28
Allison Stocker ~.

Denver. - Allison Stocker. state
treasurer, has been confined to his
home by nervous illness.
Gilpin observer., 1915-10-28
CHAPTER !.

Copyright by the selig Polyscope Company
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20
TEN MEXIcANS EXECUTED FOR
,WRECKING TRAIN

Brownsville, Tex, Oct. 2o.-Ten
Medcans, suspected of implication in
Monday nights holdup and wrecking
of passenger train when 2 Americans
were killed and 4 injured, have been
captured and summarily executed, it
was reported early today. Six of the
Mexicans are said to have been shot
to death.
DR.. Mccain, who was shot through
abdomen, died last night, making a
total of 8 deaths resulting from the
holdup. /
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20
SIGNIFICANT, SAYS HTLLMAN

Action of city council last night is
rather significant said Sidney Hill
man, president Amalgamated Cloth
ing Workers. "Ald. Kennedy in his
speech put the question squarely up
to Mayor Thompson. Thompson now
has the chance of a lifetime to bring
about settlement of the difficulties,
because there is no question but that
with control of the police in his hand
he can compel the clothing manu-
facturers to consent to arbitrate,
which is all we are asking"
1870
CHICAGO GRAIN.-Grain and pro-
visions down. Dec. wheat close,
$1.04$4.
active. Prices reactionary. Bethle-
hem reached $40.
10000
WEATHER FORECAST
Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler
tonight; gentle to moderate north
west winds becoming variable. Tenn
r"~"''-e Tuesday: Highest, "a; low"
est, Sc.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20

What's the matter, does the.
gallery crowd demonstration"
at him?
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20
quite ready for suffrage.

quite ready for suffrage.
Wilson cast one Of the votes in
favor of it, anyway.
And the women are out right
away again, pluggin' for future
victory.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20

In the upper gallery of the
council chambers, where a great
many citizens were unable to get
seats or even seeing room, %
uniformed officers we're on guard
to fill up space.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20
MERELY COMMENT
Gosh! Didn't know this little OF
windy city had so many coppers.

A regular standing army of them
was on hand at the council meeting
last night.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20

There was time when practically
nobody bothered to go down to the
council chambers except the mayor,
councilmen and representatives of
the press.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20
"Times has changed"

Must be that folks are more in
terested in the doings or else
there are more "doings" to be in
terested in.
Between police brutality, garment
workers strike, traction doings, dry
Sunday affairs, there is sure plenty
of "doings."
New jersey indicated she was not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20

AID Captain wants the law order
ing the galleries to be cleared when
any demonstration is made during
council meeting.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20

And it would be a hard guess as to
how many plain clothes men were
up there.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-20

From the first floor of the city hall
to practically the whole area of the
third floor there was a regular parade
of our so-caIIed guardians of the
peace.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

In a town in Alabama a boy,
unable to swim, was struggling in
the water. On the bank, rushing
around and telling each other what
to do, were thirty 500 big husky
men, several of whom could swim.
While they were piddling and pot
tering the boy sank. Not even
then did one of the men" plunge
in the water and try to rescue the
little fellow. He drowned before
their very eyes. Later, when
questioned by other astonished cit
liens the brave fellows explained
that they had on their Sunday
clothes, did not wish to get them
soiled and that there was not time
| for any of them to undress and
pull the drowning lad out of the
pond. A wave of righteous indig-
nation has swept over the town
and these Sunday suit fellows boy
cotted and cut dead, socially, are
preparing to leave the place. This
article is written for the purpose of
suggesting, should it meet the eye
of one of the thirty, that we do not
want any of his kind in our COM
munity.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
Safety First!

to our children. And it is largely
through these children that Our
immigrant mothers are to be help
ed.
So l think the teacher is mis-
sionary. She is often the only
mother a child has, and she is
always the Big Sister to her
pupils. Good manners, and per-
sonal cleanliness are taught as well
as words and numbers.
Then, too, the teacher visits
these homes and is treated with
courtesy in nearly every instance.
Il heard a story, of little Jew
ish boy saying something unkind
about his teacher. His mother
overhearing his remarks rebuked
him sternly and said, Why Isaac
don't you know teachers is holy.
So you can see what high
place the teacher holds in the
hearts of these people. The night
schools in these range towns are
doing fine work for the young men
and young women of the immi-
grants. They are taught to read
write and spell the English langu-
age and incidentally taught good
manners.
Our school nurses are teaching
parents to care for sick children
in the home, in regard to diet and
ventilation. By the way, ventlla.
ton is the thing she finds hardest
to teach in these homes. Ou1
charity work has taken us into
some very dirty ill-smelling homes
and in every case we have beer
able to improve the condition o1
the house. l believe that if we
can teach these mothers the impor
tance of well-cooked nourishine
food and teach her the relation o1
cleanliness in the home, to the
health of her children-if we car
make her believe in the magic o.
sunshine and fresh air, we shall
have taken a big step toward max
ing better homes, and better
mothers among our imm1gran
sisters.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
Elv. Minnesota, June Sth, 1915
DISTRICT NO. Il.

Ely, Minnesota, June 9Th, 1915.
Regular meeting of the board of
education was called to order by the
Secretary, Thos. E. Miller, at eight
thirty o'clock p. m.
On motion duly carried, Mr.. Toms
was appointed temporary chairman.
On roll call all members were found
to be present except Mr.. Moonan.
On motion duly carried, the minutes
of the regular meeting held May llth
and the special meeting held May 26th
were approved as read.
Communications from the First
State Bank and the First National
Bank of Elv advising credits of 1886
and S32.l1, respectively, interest for
the month of May were ordered filed.
On motion duly carried, Miss Brok-
er's request for six weeks leave of
absence was granted.
On motion duly carried, the proposal
from the Osakis School Board to pay
$4,000 for the High School stage
scenery and border lights was accept
ed.
On motion duly carried, the COM
munication from the Fred L. Gray
Co. in regard to the necessary changes
recommended by their Inspector to be
made in the high school building was
laid on the table.
On motion duly carried, the COM
mittee on buildings and grounds were
authorized to procure the necessary
legal assistance to vacate the avenue
between blocks 26 and q, Whiteside's
Addition to Ely, and to negotiate for
the rights of the avenue.
The committee on finance reported
that they had checked over the fol-
lowing bills and pay rolls and recon-
mended their payment:
Boston Music Co., Text books-S TOO
City of Ely. Light, water and
pOWer------.-.-.----- 10. ~
VIC. Daland. Commencement
ADDRESS 00.UU
Dinsmore's Livery, Livery &
drayage 1925
D. & l. r. Ry. Co., Frt.. exp,
phone tolls & telegrams.- 25.60
d. & I. r. BY. Co., Frt. on
furniture --------- 3,oI
D. & l. r. Ry. Co., Frt. on
furniture -.-.---..----.--- 9.57
D. & 1. r. Ry. Co., G. 0. d.
on costumes S---- $40
d. & 1. r. Ry. Co., Transpor-
tation $4,000 .-------. 982.14
Ely Finnish Stock Co., Sup
Ely Hardware Co., Supplies 1895
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

ago only valued iron ore on the
profits, what would the actual valu-
alton of Hibbing or any of the
range towns be if the mines were
valued for taxation on the same
basis as you or / or the other fell
low is valued?
We doubt very much if an offer
of $50, 900, 900 for the mining prop
critics in this city would receive a
serious thought on the part of the
owners. Our taxable valuation is
$2,21S,131.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
At the ShipNnan Hospital

Miss Helen Lawrence was oper-
ated on at the Sbipman hospital
this week for appendicitis.
The young son of Mr.. Carlson OF
Robinson Lake was operated on at
the hospital this week for tonsils
and adenoids.
Mrs. Mary Turula was operated
on at the hospital this week.
Angela Champa, Ida Arkelander
Agnes Pucel and Matt Grahek were
operated on at the hospital for
tonsils aHd adenoids.
Mrs. Brobin's little child OF
Robinson Lake was operated on al
the hospital recently.
Mrs. Thos. Krunkalla of En-
barras was operated on at the hos
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

WE have often wondered why
local merchants will spend mint
of money in putting in handsome
show windows, place finely ar
ranged and valuable goods therein;
put in an expensive lighting system
and then turn off the lights at ]
O'Clock in the evening and during
the summer months have no lights
at all. 1t is in the evening that
people parade the streets and do
their window shopping. Then is
when the shows should show.
Nothing adds to the appearance OF
a city more than we'll lighted fronts.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

evidence and those that heard the
testimony proclaimed it the most
simple minded ever produced before a
justice court.
Mrs. Ole Gilbertson returned from
the Guyana range Tuesday where she
spent several weeks visiting with
friends and relatives. She was ac-
companied by her sister Miss Gertie
Chamberlain.
The Ladies aid of Winton served a
supper at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Sanger Wednesday afternoon
and evening.
1.-THE Master Key" at the ST. CroiX
Hall are certainly ending up with the
most interesting events. One can
hardly afford to miss them.
DR.. F. d. Cerveny has opened a
branch office at Winton located over
STEMS barber shop in the same room
with the photo studio. DR., Cerveny
will be at his office every Tuesday and
Friday from to 8 O'Clock.
Mrs. w. A. Johnson and daughter
left Thursday for St. Cloud where she
| will visit with friends and relatives
for some time.
The teachers of the Winton school
all left Saturday for their respective
homes for the summer. Mr.. MOkros,
the principal will attend the Summer
school and at the opening of the fall
term, will be at Ely as principal OF
the Washington school of that city.
The many friends of Mr.. Mokros wish
him the best of success in his new
position.
Mrs. Peter Karon and son, returned
Thursday after a months visit with
friends and relatives in Minneapolis
Many people of Winton were fooled
over to Section 80 last Saturday even
ing the result of some one making the
statement that the store had sank III
to the ground some 40 feet as result
of sudden cavein of the mine. The
people at 30 were somewhat surprised
to see so many out there and after
finding out their reasons for coming
had good laugh over the joke.
Herman Einstad of Virginia called
on friends at Winton Sunday.
Mrs. A. j. Stein and daughter
Dorthy. are expected home from theil
visit at the Twin Cities and St. Cloud
the latter their old home.
John Seliskar of Ely has made ap
plication for a license to sell intoxi
eating liquor in the old Peterson
saloon.
Mr.. Botell of Cloquet Mimi. was
caller in our city for a week. Mr.
Botell is employed with the secre
service of Duluth.
Axel Westlund spent several day
here shaking hands with old friend
of Winton, Axel came from For
Francis where he has been employet
in saw mill. He expects to return
in a few days.
Mrs. Thomas Kearney and daughte
are visiting friends at Eveleth thi
week.
Officer John Kukko of Ely was
business caller in our city Thursday
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
OUR IMMIGRANT SISTER"

OUR IMMIGRANT SISTER
Mrs. G. 7. Ayres in her talk
given at the meeting of the Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs of the
Eighth District at Chisholm two
weeks ago had among other inter
esting things, the following to say
on the subject:
In the first place let us study
our relation to each other. We
rely upon her to help us with the
rough, hard labor that needs to be
done in the home. And from hel
home come the majority of miners,
builders, and the men who go to
the lumber camps. So you see we
are really dependent upon the
immigrant woman. She goes un.
complainingly about her hard work
day after day; expecting nothing
better than to be able to buy the
necessities of life. She is too
busy for self pity.
We pay her our money for hel
services and that clothes and feed.
her body, but that is not all we
want to do for her. We want tt
reach her heart and mind-tt
make good intelligent mother O
her, and to teach her how to max,
a good home for her family.
We cannot help her by stand
ing off and criticizing the condi
tions in her home,-we must g
into the home and make her realiz,
that we come as neighbors o.
friends. Then we may hope te
help her learn our ways.
If we can convince her that the
American ways of keeping house
are easier and better than her way
we can be assured that she will fal
in line with us. We have a fine
chance to gain the immigrants
confidence, where there is a chilG
or two in her family. For no il
will nor prejudice can long exis
towards one who shows kindnes:
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
OTHERS SAY

One of the most common COM
plants made of the newspaper is
that it is unfair. The newspaper
is the target of constant criticism,
and the weapon most frequently
used is the charge of unfairness.
The average man is so constituted
that to disagree with him is peril
Gus. If your friend does not
think as you do, if his opinions do
not coincide with yours, the
chances are that you will have
little further use for him. Few
friendships are so strong that they
are able to survive radical diverg-
ence of opinions. Publicity, as
embodied in the newspaper, is a
powerful weapon. All sorts and
conditions of men, day in and day
out, are seeking to lay hold of this
weapon and to use it to their own
advantage or to further their own
purposes. The newspaper is
under constant pressure from two
classes of people. On the one
hand are those who are seeking to
get into the news columns; on the
other hand are those who are seek
ing to keep out. Between the
two, as a general rule, there is
slight choice. The man who is
trying to get in, in nine cases out
of ten, is the man who should not
be admitted; the man who is trying
to keep out by the same rule is the
man who should receive publicity
in the interest of the public welfare.
Sioux City (Ia.) Journal.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
Notice for Bids

Sealed bids will be received by the
Village Council of the Village Of
Winton, Minnesota, up to and in
Guiding Tuesday, June 18th, at 8
O'Clock p. m. for the construction Of
a rock and cement ditch on the East
side of Main street along the West
side of Block nine.
For plans and specifications see the
Village Clerk.
The Village Council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
G.. O. BERGLUND,
Village Clerk.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

On motion duly carried, the report
was approved and the secretary was
instructed to issuse orders on the
treasurer for the various amounts.
On motion duly carried, the secre-
tary was instructed to issue orders on
the treasurer for the payment of the
American Seating company's invoice
covering seats and desks, and Axel
Starkman's bill for saving wood as
soon as the seats and desks were as
sembled and the amount of wood
sawed checked up and the various
bills 0. KID by the finance committee.
On motion duly carried. the super
intendent statistical report was ap-
proved and filed.
On motion duly carried, Mr.. Fred
Neff's salary was fixed at $500 per
month from June 1st to August lst,
1915.
On motion duly carried. the secre-
tary was instructed to communicate
with Mr. G. Howard Parsons and ar
range a date for him to come to Ely
and go over the matter of remodeling
the high school building and to call a
special meeting as soon as a satisfac-
tory date had been arranged.
On motion duly carried, the build
ings and grounds committee were
authorized to engage the proper per-
sons to remove the boilers from the
high school building as soon as the
brick work and connections had been
removed.
On motion duly carried. the Board
adjourned.
THOs. E. MILLER,
Secretary.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
HITS FROM SHARP WITS

The self-satisfied person is neve,
very satisfactory to others.
If you want your advice to be ap
preciated, charge money for it.
Only those who know but little
come under the delusion that the,
know it all.-Albany Journal
Best let sleeping dogs lie, is an ole
aphorism whose value has been proved
many times.-Macon Telegraph.
Every man owes the world some
thing, even If he claims it owes hin
a living.-Knoxville Journal and Trib
une.
The married man who says he doe
as he pleases Is either a fool or :
plain, ordinary liar.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
It Is better to furnish a small hous,
with chairs and things than to fiji
a big one with bluff.-Philadelphi;
Telegraph.
When they have wireless tele
phones, maybe everybody can lister
on the line without the tell-tale click
Nashville Banner.
Wisdom is like money" says an ex
change. Meaning, perhaps, that yo'
can change" it and still have cents
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
What is sillier than the expression
on the face of man or woman wht
grins at the photographer while hav
ing a picture taken n?-Pittsburgh Sun
Usually the man of whom the news
papers say that he merely smiled
when a pertinent question was put t.
him knows that the true answer woult
embarrass him.-Albany Journal.
A learned statistician has figure'
that the twentieth generation bacl
entities you to round million an
cestors, but that's mere bagatelle t
the average cat.-Columbia State.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
0Winton

Assistant County Attorney Funk
was up from Duluth Monday on busi-
ness connected with the cases re-
Gently brought on complaint of the
village marshal. The cases were dis
missed on the grounds Of lack OF
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

Immigration SOmInlSSiOh' oi AA~
Minnesota Development Association"
HIBBING does not seem to go IN
to Mysteries over the action OF the
Steel Trust in refusing to pay its
taxes. The city is going right
along in its even tenor and is max
ing necessary improvements tor the
benefit of its citizens regardless OF
the boo-hoos of the mining COM
pany. A bond issue will probably
be authorized by the voters IN the
very near future. Not only did
the corporation hit Hibbing when
it failed to come across, but the
county of St. Louis is shy about
$500, 900 in the pot. The county
commissioners failed to stampede
at their last meeting and bond
issue of a half million or so will
probably also be authorized to care
for the deficiency. The state of
Minnesota will also be on shorter
rations and will in all probability
have the attorney general look into
the matter. The Steel corporation
faces a penalty of ten per cent on
all its deferred payments, i'll itself
no mean amount.
And with all this hulabaloo over
mints of money being, thrown away,
the tax rate for city purposes in
Hibbing is only 80 mills.
And now comes the statement
that the Corporation non-payment
goblin is being produced in order
to scare the property owner of Hib-
bing into selling his holdings for a
song to the big fellows. The claim
is made that the town is underlaid
with perfectly good iron ore which
the Steel people desire and for
which they do not care to shake
down any more than necessary to
the common herd who happen to
own the surface rights.
Since this has become known the
news has gently dribbled about
that the corporation might COM
promise and pay the taxes. The
officials of Hibbing have offered to
let the Steel people into the city
hall and run the town in the most
enconomical manner possible and
this they refused to do but still
maintain their cry of extravaganza
while unable to show where the
extravaganza exists or show will
ingness to help correct it.
Property on the ranges is worth
something and the people who are
to be frozen out can we'll afford to
fight to the finish. Hibbing is try
ing to make its town fit place in
which to live and raise family
and was succeeding until the late
unpleasantness. The people of the
enterprising city are behind its
officials in getting all that is com
ing to it, and claim that the vii
lage has been filched of something
like million a year on taxes which
it might as we'll have had according
to the assessable value.
In the running expenses of the
range towns and their schools the
Steel people draw comparisons
with the towns in the lower end OF
the state and make it a particular
point to pick out the deadest of the
dead for comparison. Some of the
towns used are on par with their
tax rate in general appearances
without modern improvements OF
conveniences of any kind. The
same conditions prevailed in the
towns and cities of the ranges until
the people woke up and demanded
their rights.
With a valuation of eighty-one
and a half millions and over on the
mining property of Hibbing, plac'
ed thereon by the State Tax Com
mission, which according to it:
own statement made before ar
audience in this city two weeks
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

EDITOR Burgess of the Tower
News is soon to be married to Miss
Enice Porteus. The prospective
bride and groom have many friends
who will wish them unlimited hap
Diness.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
COLLECTED QUlPS

No, Alonzo, a girl who is interested
In typography isn't necessarily fone
Of pie.
Calling a man a "live wire" may
mean one thing or another.-Albany
Journal.
Some men have trouble on account
of finances, but the most OF us on ac'
count of the lack of them.-Philadel'
phia Inquirer.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11

A Chicago poet wrote poem
called Hail; Straw Hat Day"
and it did-and showed too. The
power of the press is indeed great.
The Ely miner., 1915-06-11
YOU MAY NOT KNOW

It is estimated that 760, 900 900, ,00O
cubic feet of Illuminating gas are
burned in the world annually.
Small amounts of borax frequently
sprinkled on substances on which flies
breed will kill their eggs and young.
For the aid of cripples Texas in
ventor has patented a crutch with
folding camp stool between it's sides
According to French physician
spinach is "the broom of the stom'
ach," as it cleanses and purifies that
organ.
An Ohioan has invented a machine
which vulcanizes new soles, heels and
patches on worn rubber boots and
shoes.
Important deposits of potash have
been discovered in Spain, and that ma
ton may become an exporter OF the
product.
A device which quickly chalks the
tips of cues and which can be sus'
pended over a billiard table has been
invented.
Where the soil has permitted, wells
have been bored to depth OF sixty
feet with a new hand-operated posi-
hole digger.