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The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
HE NEEDED PLENTY OF ROOM
And Was Willing to Pay for Two
as One Didn't Seem to
Serve.

During the run of a play at the
Cohan theater in New York last win
ter wobbly person teetered up to
the box office one Saturday night
when the place was packed and de.
manded good seat.
Nothing left except standing room, "
said the box Office man. Sell you
standing room for a dollar"
The wavering one produced dollar
and went inside. But so many general
admissions were grouped at the rear
that, over the intervening hedge of
heads he caught only vagrant glimpses
of what went on upon the stage.
He foggily considered the situation
for spell. Then he rocked his weav.
ing way back to the box Office window
and put second dollar on the shelf
Gimme nozzir one of them standin'
rooms" he ordered; cant see the
show at all if you only got one."-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Killed Demonstrating Auto.

Minneapolis, Minn.-A bad spot
in the road on the Ramsey-Washing-
ton county line at Brentwood. White
Bear lake, said to have been RESPONSE
BILE for several automobile accidents
In the past year, was the scene of
another accident in which ]. L. Nc
Guire of South Park, suburb of ST.
Paul, was killed.
Mcclure was an automobile sales
man with Offices at 124 West Fourth
street, st. Paul. He was demonstrate
ing a car to R. ]. Molitor, of ST. Paul,
a prospective purchaser It is report
ed that Molitor had never driven be-
fore and was driving the car when the
accident occurred
When rounding a turn in the road
at Brentwood, where there is a fill. the
car went off the embankment and
turned over, crushing Mcclure. He
died in a few minutes. Molitor was
only slightly injured.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
|EXPERT PRAISES
| STATES SCHOOLS
COMMISSION OF EDUCATION AS
sERTs MINNESOTA HAS MADE
REMARKABLE PROGRESS.
BUREAU TO ISSUE BULLETIN
Details Specialist in Rural institutions
to Study conditions-Finds One
Teacher School Unable to
Meet Needs of Farming.

st. Paul.-MinneSota has swung into
the educational limelight through the
publication Of bulletin, about to be
issued by the United States Bureau
of Education, on the rural school Sys
tenn of Minnesota.
DR.. d. p. Claxton, commissioner OF
education, says, Minnesota has made
remarkable progress in improving the
efficiency of it's rural schools"
He detailed Harold w. Foght, one
of the bureaus specialists in rural
education, to go to Minnesota and
study its rural schools. The bulletin
about to be issued contains the re.
suit Of Mr.. Foght's investigations.
Minnesota is an agricultural state,
says Mr.. Foght, 'and appreciates the
value of system of schools organized
to prepare scientific agriculturists and
men and women to take their places
in community affairs. The laws pro-
viding for consolidation and associa-
ton and for the several kinds of state
aid all ain at fostering real rural
schools"
Speaking of the one-teacher schools
of the state, Mr.. Foght says: While
the one-teacher schools of Minnesota
are as efficient as those in other states,
they have proved unable to meet the
needs of modern farming.
Capitalization of Schools.
"As a consequence, the state dis
courages all further decentralization
of school effort Minnesota now en-
courages Capitalization of schools"
Experience in Minnesota" says the
report, seems to point to the county
as the natural unit of school organi-
cation wherever it is the unit for civic
Minnesota advocates of this system
would elect a nonpartisan board of
education of, for example, three mem
bers, from over the county at large,
Or by election districts-three or more
in the county, according to the size of
the board. This board should then
choose professional superintendent"
A high compliment is paid the busi-
nesslike administration of the boards
and superintendents.
OF the board management he says:
These large districts are marked by
3 varied community life. To equalize
matters SO as to give the most recent
'sQuatter' all educational advantages
of the established lumber king is the
problem of the central board
of education"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
CONVICT FELLOW ATTORNEY
ing Sentence J. E. jerks of ST.
Cloud to Serve Fish.

ST. Cloud.-With supreme and dis
trict court judges acting as jurymen
Roy Currie of st. Paul, presiding as
justice and c. w. Cummins of ST. Paul
prosecuting attorney, James E. jerks
of ST. Cloud, chairman of the ethics
committee of the State Bar Associa.
ton, was found guilty of exceeding
the speed limit through Avon and of
otherwise lowering the standard that
had been set for the attorneys of the
state. He was sentenced to assist in
serving fried fish, baked beans and
other eatables to the members of the
association
Attorney Thomas Davis of Marshall,
defendants attorney, made brilliant
though unsuccessful plea for his client.
The jury consisted of Supreme Court
Commissioner M. d. Taylor, Rome G.
Brown, Justice George L. Bum, JUS
tice Oscar Hallam, Senator John
Moonan, Judge c. A. Nye, Stiles Burr,
Harrison Schmitt, Judge L. E. Nelson,
Judge John Steele and Judge Charles
Jelley.
More than It's persons attended the
dinner at Avon lake.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
BRIDGE FALLS on ENGINE
Tons of Steel Crush Locomotive at
st. Paul-Two Cars of ExpIo-
sives in Train.

st. Paul, Aug. 1.-TWO spans of
the Third street bridge, ST. Paul, col
lapsed onto a Northern Pacific en-
gine, buried Frank S. Richie, the en-
gineer, under the debris and made a
hero of Walter r. Hedberg, the fire.
man, who saved Ritchie's life. Tons
of steel and timbers were sent crash
ing onto the engine when it left the
rails few feet from the bridge and
drove its way into one of the sup
ports.
Two of the 40 cars drawn by the
engine carried explosives. Only un-
usual luck prevented their telescop-
ing and catching fire. The wreck car
ried away six-inch gas main, break
ing it in several places. Only the
fact that the gas was turned off two
weeks ago prevented a big fire, said
officials of the ST. Paul Gas Light
company.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Only Two leqs Left.

Carmargo, in Dewey county, Okla,
has dogs-big dogs, little dogs and in
fact all kinds of dogs, but it has one
that is somewhat of an oddity. This
Is dog that travels on two legs.
Several months ago dog belonging
10 Mr.. Storey, section foreman of Sup
ply. Okla. was run over by train and
:wo of his legs cut off. For some time
ne was unable to move around. but
now has recovered so that he can nav
igate quite handily. The two legs on
which he is forced to walk are both
on one side. He not only walks, but
can also run, and seems to be about
as well able to get around as a dog
with four good legs.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
PLENTY FROM TIME BEFORE
OLD Parishioner Found Way to Cling
to His Original Position About
Miracle.

One Sunday morning a certain
young pastor in his first charge an
nounced nervously:
Il will take for my text the words
And they fed five men with five thou
sand loaves of bread and two thou
sand fishes.'"
At this misquotation an old par
ishioner from his seat in the amen
corner said audibly:
corner said audibly:
That's no miracle could do II
myself"
The young preacher said nothing al
the time, but the next Sunday he an
nounced the same text again. This
time he got it right:
and they fed five thousand men on
five loaves of bread and two fishes
He waited a moment and then, lean
ing over the pulpit and looking at the
amen corner, he said:
And could you do that, too. Mr.
Smith,"
"Of course could" Mr.. Smith re
piled.
And how could you do it?" said
the preacher.
With what was left over from last
Sunday" said Mr.. Smith.-Advance
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Substitute for Horn.

A cheap and easily made substitute
for hor:, can be made of wheat -four
and sodium silicate. This substitute
is very hard and strong and, by insert
ing organic dye into the composition
while mixing, it can be colored to imi-
tate almost any kind of horn sub
stance. The compound is made by
mixing 10 parts (by volume) of So
dium silicate (40 degrees Baume) with
distilled water, and then stirring the
resultant liquid into a thick paste
with fine white wheat flour. The mass
is then allowed to stand for three
weeks, during which time it undergoes
a chemical reaction that produces a
hard, hornlike substance. This COM
position can be nodded without pres
sure when first made and turned and
machined like brass after it has set
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
GETS 2-CENT MONEY ORDER
Two-Cent Balance Is Paid Through Ex-
press Company by Kansas
Woman.

The smallest money order ever made
out by the agent for the local express
company was given to woman to pay
on an account owed to a mail-order
house, according to a Blackwell story
printed in the Ardmoreite. The wom-
an had received letter from the mail
order house notifying her that She
owed the firm two cents. Indignant
and unable to realize the spirit that
would prompt anyone to mail biA
for two cents, the woman decided that
rost Office stamp would not suffice
ana that only money order would do.
The fee for the order was three cents
and the postage stamp necessary to
carry it cost two cents more, so that
with the two-cent postage stamp that
carried the bill to the woman seven
cents was expended in collecting .
two-cent debt.-Kansas City Journal.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
TRAIN DITCHED NEAR HOPE
Rock Island Passengers Have Narrow
Escape When Coaches Leave
Eails-Cause Unknown.

Albert Lea. Mimi, Aug. 9-Only a
miracle saved the passengers on the
fast southbound Rock Island train
No. 64, known as the Kansas City
Filler, which jumped the track one
mile south of Hope and went into the
ditch. The baggage car, two day
coaches, chair car and tender were
derailed. The engine and sleeper re-
mained on the track. Passengers
were shaken up, but none seriously
injured. The track was torn up for a
distance of 600 feet. Some of the
coaches were partly buried in the
roadbed. The train was in charge of
Conductor l.. Meakins of Cedar Rap
ids, A. H. Hanson, engineer, of AL
bert Lea, and John Wohjord of Man
ly, Iowa. All trains are being de-
toured over the M. & ST. l.. road. A
wrecking crew from Cedar Rapids ar
rived and it is hoped to get the road
bed cleared and the track relaid at
once.
The cause of the wreck is not
known.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
KIDNAPS MAN HIT BY AUTO
Driver Stops to Pick Up Victim, then
Speeds Away-Detectives
Search Hospitals

Minneapolis, Minn.-An old man
was struck and apparently seriously
injured by an automobile of unknown
ownership at Hennepin avenue and
Tenth street. He was picked up and
tossed into the machine, and the
driver sped away. Detectives visited
every Minneapolis hospital but were
unable to find the injured man.
A dozen persons read the cars num-
Der but inadequate automobile records
at police headquarters prevented the
arrest of the driver at once. Wit
nesses said the machine was first seen
turning rapidly from Tenth street and
going south on Hennepin avenue. A
passing street car blocked it's path and
1t swung towards crowd of persons
crossing the street
Several leaped to safety but the
man hit did not respond quickly
enough to the warning The automoI
bile Nlen careened and grazed the
street car and stopped suddenly. The
driver picked up his victim and es-
capped before witnesses could inter-
fere.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Chocolate Soldiers.

Captain Bean of the commissionary
branch of the British army in France
reports, says the Westminster Ga
zette, that Tommy Atkins is striving
with all his might to live up to George
Bernard Shaw's Chocolate Soldier -
Chocolate sweets and, in fact, sweet
meats of all kinds are in such great
demand that British candymakers are
busy night and day.
From Cairo comes the report that
the Australians stationed there have
absolutely eaten the entire chocolate
supply.
Captain Beans official report says:
Our canteen has five times the de-
mand for sweets and soft drinks that
was expected, and one-fifth the de-
mand for beer"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
|DENY INJUNCTION
ASKED BY INDIANS
COURTS HOLD CONTRACT SOLD
BY UNITED STATES TO LuM.
Der FIRM is VALID.
FIRE THREATENED TIMBER
Lumber Cutters Maintain Property
Was in Danger of Total Loss-In-
dians Claimed Contract Should
Have Brought 100000.

ST. Paul-An attempt by certain In
dians on the Red Lake reservation to
prevent timber being cut from Indian
lands by the lumber companies under
a contract with the Federal govern
ment failed in the supreme court.
The court holds the contract valid
and the United States refuses to be a
party to the suit. An order of the
Koochiching county district court de-
nying the Indians an Injunction
against cutting of timber was affirmed.
E. A. Engler obtained the contract
to cut 3,S00,000 feet of white pine and
100000 feet of Norway pine. His
contract called for $4,000 to be paid
the government to be held in trust for
the Indians. The Indians sought the
Injunction on the ground that the tim.
ber cutting contract should be worth
100000 and therefore they were los
ing $4,000.
Timber in Danger from Fire.
The lumber cutters maintained the
timber was in danger of loss from fire
and that it should be cut or the In
dians might lose the whole value of
the timber The opinion was written
by Justice Albert Schaller.
The syllabus follows:
/. Plaintiffs seek to enjoin defen-
dants from removing standing timber
sold to defendant by the United States
from certain lands, the title of which
is in the United States. Held, that
this action, involving the validity of
an existing contract between the Unit
ed States and defendant cannot be
maintained unless the United States
becomes a party thereto.
2. The allowance or refusal of a
temporary injunction lies largely in
the discretion of the trial court, and
unless that discretion is abused, the
action of the trial court will be sus-
tanned. The trial court is held not to
have abused its discretion in refusing
to grant a temporary Injunction.
Order affirmed
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
LAWYER Blind From Birth.

Blind from birth, yet successfully
passing the bar examination before
the state supreme court, is the record
of Ole H. Flow of Pierre, S. D. Flow
is a native of South Dakota and has
made his way regardless of his handL
cap for many years.
Procuring a copy of Blackstone, he
memorized it from readings by his sis
ter. He then joined fortunes with an
other young aspirant for the bar. and
they have worked together until both
passed the examination. Flow wrote
out his answers to the questions read.
him by one of the court stenographers.
using an ordinary typewriter.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Women Sneak for suffrane

Crookston.-The first street meet
ing here in behalf of woman suffrage
was held when two young women from
Minneapolis spoke from the band
stand in the park after the evenings
concert. Miss Elsa Ueland. daughter
of Judge and Mrs. Ueland, and Jo
sephine Schain, chairman of the legis.
lative committee Of the Minnesota Fed.
Grafton of Women's Clubs, are touring
the state in the interest of suffrage
and included Crookston in their trip.
The women are soliciting the inter.
est of congressman.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Conscience Prompts Restitution.

Jackson.-Stricken with remorse for
having defrauded the village out of
500, the guilty person has made res
titution through friend by mailing
a draft for that amount payable to the
village treasurer. The draft was ac-
companied by letter dated at Mag
ara Falls, N. Y, and signed by Charles
K. Carpenter. While explaining that
the money came from friend who
was suffering with guilty conscience
for having overcharged the village, the
letter failed to shed light upon the
msstery.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Alleged Lunatic Bites Officer.

Eveleth.-Louis Carratore, who was
brought to this city, was sent to Du.
luth to be examined for insanity in
the office Of probate court. He be-
came very violent when he was taken
to the train and bit Chief Mottan on
the back of the right hand, taking con-
siderable flesh in his teeth and also
managed to kick the chief on the
shins. He was finally put in a straight
jacket and taken to Duluth by Rich
ard Fayton who is deputy from the
office of the judge of probate court.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

Compulsory abstinence would have
seemed a complete inversion of the
natural order to some of our ancestors
They believed in compulsory drinking
and in some old country mansions may
still be seen, l believe, ring let into
the wall of the dining hall for the pun.
ishment of the man who would not. OF
could not, drink his allotted share OF
liquor.
The culprit's arm was fixed in the
ring, and he was given choice of drink.
ing in the ordinary way or having the
liquor he refused poured down his
sleeve. Hence the medieval Jest,
"Leaving's sleeving." g."--London Chron.
icle
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
WON'T HOLD COURT IN JAIL
st. Cloud Judge Presided Over Session
in Hotel, on Train and in Boat,
But BaIks at Cell.

st. Cloud.-Although Judge John A..
Roeser recently held court in a boat
while he was fishing, when County
Attorney E. w. Swanson of Benton
county and other officials, attempted
to have the judge preside over a ses-
sion in the jail here he refused.
When the officers arrived they found
the sheriff and deputy had gone fish
ing, taking along the keys to the cell
of Robert Annette, who. it was said
was ready to plead guilty to forgery
Il have held court in hotel, on a
railroad train and in a boat, but re-
fuse to hold court in JAIL" the Judge
said
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions If You Use
Cuticura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better or more effective at any price
than these fragrant supercreamy emol-
lients. A one-night treatment will test
them in the severest forms of red,
rough, chapped and sore hands.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
A Benevolent Refusal.

Senator. wish you would give
ne job as your private secretary"
"Oh, my boy" responded the oily
senator, don't get mixed up with the
government service. Nothing to it..
Ruins a young man. Besides, have
promised that position to my son.
Kansas City Journal.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Save the Babies.


Of all the children born in civilized countries cent
cent than before they fv and onehal before
they ffeeni
We do not hesitate that timely Of Castoa would
OF Neither
these nfante deaths occasoned BY the Of
more less opium morphine They in considerable quantities
concessions death operates exactly the but
the blood to circulate properly the -
pores of the skin and allays fever. ~ UTZ[N-
Genuine Castoria always the signature OfCz<4yZ<W
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Survives 1900 Volt Shock.

saltwater. - Joseph Maleana, 26
years old, while working at the state
prison for the Consumers Power COM
pany came in contact with a power
wire. A charge of 2,400 volts passed
through his body. He was uncon-
scious for three hours, but is expected
to recover
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Burglar Attacks Fairmont Woman

Fairmont, Minn.-On returning
from a neighbor's and entering
her home at $3.50 p. M, Mrs.
Herman Helm was seized by a burg.
lar, gagged with a handkerchief and
thrown upon the floor, where she was
found unconscious by her husband.
The house was little disturbed, as
the burglar evidently became fright
ened and disappeared. Mrs. Helm
can give no description of him. She
is subject to heart disease and lost
consciousness when seized by the
burglar.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
owatonna Pioneer Dies.

Owatonna.-Peter Ganser, 79 years
old, one of the best known pioneer
businessmen of Owatonna, died at his
home. He had been in failing health
and nine weeks ago suffered an at
tack Of pleuro pneumonia.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
An Empire Ranch,

We hear often of captains of in.
dustry," "Napoleons of Finance" and
land barons," but what title is i'm.
posing enough to fit the Australian
cattleman who owns or controls %,
100000 acres of ranch land-a domain
as large as Pennsylvania?-You s
Companion.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Brewery Secures Extension

Brainerd.-Ordered closed July 80
the Brainerd Brewing company has
secured an extension OF 80 days which
will enable the brewing company to
dispose Of most Of its manufactured
product.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. haad of .o

Caledonia.-Twenty-four head of cat
tie worth more than $4,000 belonging
to William Reiser, living miles east
of here, disappeared from his farm
within a week. No trace Of them has
been found and it is believed cattle
thieves are operating.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Farmer Hangs Self in Barn.

Winona. = George L. Krampter. a
farmer near Gilmanton, committed
suicide by hanging in his barn. He
was respondent. He leaves q wife
and two grown children.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Needed Gift

The Widow-Wel, why don't you
kiss me?
Bashful Youth would, only have
some sand in my mouth.
Swallow 1t, young man. You need
it in your system."-Life.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Plan Municipal HEATING plant.

Alexandria.-A corporation was or
ganized here to operate a municipal
heating plant. The officers are ]. A.
Wedum, president; H. T. Holyerson,
vice president; A. H. Gregersen, secre-
tary.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Peanut Machine Burns; Loss, $1,000

Winona.-A peanut roaster owned
by F. L. Shea and valued at $1,000
was destroyed when it caught fire as
Shea was filling the tank with gaso-
line. He carried insurance of $500.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
WiIIino to Obliqe.

Nora" said the mistress to the
new servant, I'VE always want our
meals promptly on the hour"
"Yis, mum. An If | miss tn first
hour shall I wait for tn next?"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

An elephant usually sleeps only
about five hours out of a.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

A man seldom saves any money
after marriage unless he has a wife
who saves it for him.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Points of Similarity

That match was the union Of nat
ural mates"
In what way?"
she was dove-eyed and he was
pigeon-toed"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Accurate Clock

Accurate Clock.
So accurate is an astronomical
clock in Germany that after IS years
of use its error was only one second
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

London claims to be the healthiest
European capital.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
THE CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health.

The experience of Motherhood is try.
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctiy an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in . hundred is prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for her.
self. OF course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and a distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
happy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplainable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, most valuable tonic and
tnvigorator Of the female organism.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Men Worth While,

"Quite company OF notables seem
to be gathered here"
Yes. The kindly old gentleman In
clerical garb is famous marrying
parson.'
And the spry little man talking To
him?"
That's Lawyer Bicycles, our best
known separator"
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your health's sake.

Nearly 500 women in Aberdeen.
Scotland and district have enrolled
themselves on the war register at the
Aberdeen labor exchange.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause Of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams v ege table
Compound m k Q 8
WON en- al,
healthy and strong.
The Ely miner., 1915-08-13

II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held in strict confidence.