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The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
STATE Rail TAX CLAIM LOST
Supreme Court Affirms Lower Courts
Decision-Great Northern Railway
Is Victor-$25,0 900 Involved.

st. Paul-The State of Minnesota
has lost its case involving claim for
$25,000 in taxes against the Northern
Pacific railroad, which were held to
be due from the road by reason of the
fact that II handled freight for other
lines through it's freight houses and
from boat lines in Duluth.
Judge Fred n. Dickson, in Ramsey
county district court, decided in favor
OF the railway. The state appealed the
case. The supreme court affirmed the
Judgment entered by Judge Dixon.
The court holds that the companies
entered into an agreement to handle
the freight at {, certain charge, which
covered only the actual cost, and that
no profit was intended to be made.
Such money is not subject to gross
earnings tax, the court holds.
The case was started by the attorney
generals Office on representations
made by former Public Examiner An
ton Schaeffer.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
ESCAPES CAR; HIT BY AUTO
Eleven-Year-Old Girl Darts from Path
of Trolley Into That of
Machine.

Minneapolis, Mimi.
Darting from the path OF street
car into that of an automobile, Sophia,
11-year-old daughter of John Emro, 142
Mill place, was fatally injured at
Washington and Twenty-first avenues
south. She died soon after she reach
ed ST. Mary's hospital. Ray Mahoney,
119 Seventeenth street north, driver
of the automobile, was held by the po-
lice.
Sophia was sent to 4 nearby grocery
by her mother. On her return, while
crossing Washington avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty-first avenues,
she hurried to escape a street car.
Mahoney, driver for the Smith ChOco-
late company, was attempting to pass
the street car to the left. Sophia es-
capped the street car but was hurled so
feet by the automobile. Mahoney later
accompanied Rain to police headquar-
ters, where he was placed under ar
rest
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
ENGINEER DIES AT SEATTLE
Veteran Drops Dead While Train
Travels at High Speed-Fircman
Takes Charge.

Winona.-The Dakota and Black
Hills express, eastbound on the North
western road, arrived here two and
one-half hours late.
William Scott, third oldest engineer
on the division, was not in his seat,
although he began the run at Waseca
Scott dropped dead in the cab while
the train was travelling forty miles an
hour at 8 p. m, two miles east of
Owatonna.
Fireman Tony Lippert was alarmed
when the engine bounded over a road
crossing without the usual whistle. He
found Scott's body. The fireman took
charge Of the train and took it into
the station at Havana. Scott was So
years old
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23

clean up" the vast stretch of nouns
tains. plains and deserts between
Omaha and Salt Lake-but they did.
After his arrival in the West Canada
had been lumber salesman, mule
driver, freighter. surveyor, sheriff and
half dozen other things
And one day he was invited to a.
conference with the heads of the
Union Pacific railroad at Omaha.
When that conference ended the young
man had been instructed to put an
end to train robberies on their sys-
instructions. 49, 49,
The Bandit Hunters.
That was the beginning of the fat'
nous bandit hunters" the organiza-
ton originated by Canada and used
by him in accomplishing the work that
he had been set to perform The
bandit hunters" was a body of twelve
men. Every one was gun fighter"
AS horsemen they had no superiors in
the West. Cheyenne, Wyo., was
chosen as the headquarters. A spe-
cial train consisting of a sleeping car.
a baggage car fitted up with stalls
for their horses and another car used
as dining car and telegraph car was
prepared for their use Arrangements
were SO complete that within fifteen
minutes after call for help was re-
ceiyed at Cheyenne the special train
with the fighting men, their horses
and their telegraph operator could be
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
VETS VICTORIOUS
IN STEELE COUNTY
WIN IN LONE COUNTY OPTION
ELECTION BY NEARLY 1000
PLURALITY.
OWATONNA HAS BIG PARADE
Ringing of Bells and Enthusiastic
Demonstration Over Repu!se of
Dry Forces-BIooming Prairie
Votes Wet, 142 to 1877.

Owatonna, Minn-The vets scor.
county option election, carrying Steele
county by nearly 1000 plurality One
precinct, the township of Berlin, had
not reported at midnight and the wet
lead then was $50 votes
A Roman holiday was had in Owa-
tonna as result of the days poll
The vets, led by band, paraded the
streets; there was ringing of bells
wild cheering, and an enthusiastic
demonstration over the repulse of the
dry forces.
Steele county presented a unique
situation on the option question. Owa.
tonna, a dry town by local option,
proved the largest city of the state
which has voted wet on county pro-
hibition, though dry by local option,
1t has one brewery and two brewery
branches. The election of course will
affect only residents outside the city.
Owatonna voted wet, S7S to $50.
Blooming Prairie Votes Wet.
Blooming Prairie was the only spot
in the county wet previous to the elec.
ton. 1t had three saloons. 1t voted
wet, 142 to 1877. Glendale is the only
other incorporated village. 1t was dry
and voted dry again, 62 to "a. Only
five of the 20 precincts of the county
went dry. These were the first and
second wards in Owatonna and the
town Of Glendale and townships of
Medford and Clinton Falls. Brewery
warehouses at Meriden will be affected
locally
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23

of his studies. Williams holds the
record for hurdling and if contest
is ever put on for circling the bases
he will surely be hard to beat The
other day he scored from second base
on the squeeze play.
Williams Is not entirely a stranger
to National league patrons, but it was
not until 1915 that he was given a
steady position on the Cubs and has
been batting over the 300 mark, and
some of his drives are the talk of the
western half of the old circuit.
During the training trip he made
eight home run drives, most of them
over the outfield fences of the vari-
Gus parks in the South. Recently he
made the longest drive in the history
of the new ball park at Cincinnati at
the expense Of Leon Ames, and there
were two men on base at the time. In
playing the outfield the work of Will
liams has been unusually spectacular.
People have sat in their seats and
fairly gasped at some of his unexpect
ed catches. He covers so much ground
that nothing seems impossible for him
to accomplish in the line Of catch.
ing flies.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23

''The stories you hear about new
curves and mystery balls are non
sense" says Walter Johnson. the king
Of pitchers. "The spitball is novel
ty, I'll admit, but it ruins a pitchers
arm In time. If Ed Walsh. for in
stance. had never used the spitball he
would have had no trouble with his
wing. The same applies to Russell
Ford, who seems to have lost his ef-
fectiveness. The pitching in the last
worlds series was devoid Of new wrin-
kles. Bender and Plank depended al
most entirely on speed and curves.
Bender mixed in a slow ball now and
then, which had the Giants swinging
at nothing. Bush had jump ball
which was nothing more than the
time-honored inshoot, delivered so it
would pass close to the upper part of
the body. Mathewson's fadeaway, so.
called, was drop ball with an out
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
COURT SUSTA|NS
ROAD HOUSE LAW
REVERSEs DISTRICT COURT OF
RAMSEY WHICH HELD ACT
ILLEGAL.
TAVERKS WILL BE ABOLISHED
Decision Holds Passage of Bill by TWO
Thirds Vote Operated to Dispense
With Rule Test Case Was
Supplied at Lake Gervais.

st. Paul. "Roadhouses" are abol
Sshed by a decision of the state SUI
preme court sustaining the anti-road
house bill, whose passage was one OF
the notable fights of the 1915 session
OF the legislature.
The court reverses the district court
of Ramsey, which, through Judge J. c.
Michael, held that the act was passed
illegally by the house of representa-
tiyeS in that the constitutional proVi-
sions for three separate readings OF all
measures, or else a suspension OF the
rules for which readings had not been
complied with The court answers this
objection by holding that, in the alb
sence of any prescribed formality by
the constitution for the suspension OF
rules, the passage Of the bill by vote
of more than two-thirds Of all the mem
bers of the house, operated to dispense
with the rule"
Test of Law Supplied.
The test of the law was supplied
through William l.. Kohlman, who con-
ducts a tavern at Lake GerVais, Ram
sey county. After the passage OF the
roadhouse Law, he was voted license
by the commissioners of Ramsey coun-
ty, but Wjnn Powers, chairman OF the
board, refused to sign the license until
the courts had passed upon the consti-
tutionality of the act.
Kohlman reopened his place on the
strength OF the commissioners action
and was arrested by Sheriff John Wag-
ener. Habeas corpus proceedings were
started and Judge Michael ordered the
sheriff to give Kohlman his freedom.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
FOUGHT BANDITS I
FOR MANY YEARS
"0utIaW Tanner" Canada Freed
the Transmissouri Region
of Train Robbers.
BAD MEN WIPED OUT
Organized Famous Bandit Hun.ersN
and Ended Career of Hole in the
Wall, Helis Acre and
Other Gangs.

Omaha, Neb.-Thc death of Bill
Canada here recently removed a pro,
fessional outlaw hunter, man who
cleared the country between the Mis-,
souri, river and the Salt Lake valley Of
train robbers and road agents and in.
stilled such fear in their hearts that
the only two outlaw leaders remaining
alive have for ten years been in Chile!
afraid to come back
For thirty years Canada was en-
gagged in fighting the battles of civ
ilization on the western plains. and
with his death one of the most pic
turesque characters of frontier days
Is removed. To him and his organi-
zation the deaths Of probably half
hundred desperadoes are laid, and tha
few old time bad men" who remain
along the central route across the
country would just as soon think of
tackling modern battleship with a
popgun as Of holding up a railroad
train between Omaha and Salt Lake.
Civil War "Vet."
Canada came West Immediately
after the war, when he was but eight
cen years old. He had served in the
Third Kentucky Confederate infantry
and had been promoted for bravery on
the field of battle. When he got into
the transmissouri country in 1866 he
found a chaotic condition. The gold
fever was at it's height and bands of
outlaws and cutthroats infested the
land.
The first transcontinental railroad
was in course of construction, and
when it was completed a few years
later thousands of rough characters
found themselves out Of work and
ready for any venture that promised
excitement and big pay. From their
ranks were recruited the train rob-
bers.
Nobody knows just how Union Pas
cific officials happened to pick out
the quiet Bill Canada as the man to
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23

twister on the shin. Fox recovered
the ball and returned 1t to Ford with
out comment.
"A few innings later Ford was just
about to wind up to throw a spit ball
when he saw another runner take q
big lead of first. Ford whirled around
and threw splitter" to Fox. The
ball took a funny twist and hit Fox
on the elbow.
Fox got the ball and carried it over
to Ford.
Say, Russ, as long as you are going
to pitch spitters and curves to first
base, don't you sort of think we ought
to have signals?"
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
GIVE US MORE ENTHUSIASM
Lack of Ginger Is One Trouble With
New York Giants, Says Schbe
With That Team.

A reporter who accompanies the
New York Giants on the road has hit
upon a great cause of difficulty in base
ball, says Milwaukee Sentinel. He
says that one trouble with the Giants
is their lack Of enthusiasm. All, that
is real trouble!
The team that pats a fellow player
on the back as he comes to the bench
after home run or play that has
broken up game, is always a team
that has friends. no matter where they
stand in the percentage column.
The team composed of fellows who
sit on the bench like so many automa.
tons. just content to do their own
little stunt at the proper time and
place, never makes hit.
Give me the team with pep" and
ginger Give the crowd of fellows who
are interested enough in the game and
in the play and in each other to make
believe, at least. that they are not
getting paid for it.
Perfunctory playing of any game Is
terrible; enthusiasm is the thing.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Champion Strawberry Grower.

Brainerd.-J. II. Warner asserts he
is the champion strawberry grower in
Brainerd On five square rods of
ground in his garden, in Northeast
Brainerd this season, planted to Sena-
tor Dunlap and Warfield strawberries,
there has been picked and measured
80 quarts of excellent berries, which
sell readily at 25 cents per quart at
retail here in Brainerd. Possibly
enough more berries will be gathered
to make the yield 100 quarts, for they
are not through bearing at this time.
At this rate an acre of strawberries
would produce 2,SSO quarts, and at 20
cents per. would produce $576, which is
about as much as one acre produces
in a generation in ordinary farm crops
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
RURAL LIFE CONFERENCE
Meeting at University Farm Promises
to Be Best Yet Held in Minnesota
Expenses of Stay Slight.

st. Paul.-Interest in the Rural Life
Conference to be held at University
Farm, st. Paul, July 27 to 80, has
grown rapidly, and large attendance
is expected the last week in July.
Problems of practical interest to
the farmer, to the rural pastor, to the
educator, to the business man, and to
the home-maker will be discussed by
men and women who have made a
thorough study Of the various sub
jects and have had much experience
in their particular lines.
The expense of the stay at Univer-
sity Farm will be very slight, and
those who attend will be able to take
home with them a practical program
for rural life betterment.
The conference promises to be the
best yet held in Minnesota and will
make progress toward larger and bet
ter conferences in the future.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23

curve. delivered SO that it would shoot
down past the waist
Il have never tried to monkey with
new-fangled delivery. l use speed
on straight ball. also on an inshoot
under the chin. / can use a curve on
the outside corner with plenty Of
speed, or can sail one up with little
or no speed. l find that the best re-
suits can be obtained by using change
Of pace-delivering slow and fast
balls with the same amount of action
in the box-the same windup and the
same body motion. You can puzzle
the best batsmen by sending up diff.
ferent kind of ball each time. Then
he doesn't know what to expect and
cannot set himself for a healthy
swing. In the long run, however
speed counts when you put the ball
over the plate without delay and can
get the batsmen in the hole as quick.
ly as possible.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Knocked Under Train; Killed.

Minneapolis, Minn.-James Fletch-
sr, 81 years old. Of Chicago. was killed
by Great Northern train and his
death was due to blow in the face
which knocked him under the wheels,
his friends say. According to their
story, a man claiming to be railroad
detective, struck Fletcher The affair
happened at 8 O'Clock at the place
known as Northtown Junction, Thirty
third avenue northeast. The Great
Northern uses the Northern Pacific
tracks at this point.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
81 ,ooo, 900 LAUNDRY BUNDLE.

$1,00o,o0o LAUNDRY BUNDLE.
MinneapoIis.-Just like a hall
y room boarder who puts a blue and
yellow shirt, two collars and a pair
" of pink socks into a laundry pack
age and asks the driver to be
$ careful about il because it repre-
p" sents S1.so, just 20 the Federal Re-
" serve Bank of Minneapolis will
y make up little packages for the
+ laundry that will represent $780,
+ COO, 100000 or maybe $1,ooo,ooo
+ each. The bank will send the
packages to money laundry at
& Washington.
: Federal Reserve Agent John n.
" Rich received an official notice
" from Washington which says:
"The federal reserve board ex-
= poets later to issue instructions
under which notes that are soiled
* but otherwise fit for circulation
: may be forwarded to Washington
: for laundering and renovating."
MIR. Rich said none of the banks
* money has circulated sufficiently
K yet to be very dirty, but that the
/" bank will do business with the
= government laundry as soon as the
+ money gets begrimed.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
False Minnesota Bonds Found

Chicago, Ill.-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars in counterfeit
currency and fictitious Minnesota state
bonds were seized when Chicago de-
tectives unearthed here one of the
most complete counterfeiting plants
discovered in the United States within
recent years. The dies used by the
counterfeiters were made in Duluth
Mimi, and also much of the money.
Samuel Robbins, young chemist, call
ed the brains of the band, told the po-
lice of the operations of the gang.
Robbins home is said to be in Duluth.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
To Drop Suit Against Roads.

st. Paul, July 21.-Attorney General
Smith, who for some months has con.
templated suit against all railroads
operating in Minnesota to compel
them to disgorge in bulk excesses col
lected in passenger fares and freight
charges while the 2-cent fare and
freight schedule laws were in litiga.
tion. probably will drop the matter.
He does not view the claim as sound.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
DIAMOND
NOTES

Heine Zimmerman is developing in
to a real star as second baseman.
The addition of Eddie Collins has
done all that the critics predicted for
the White Sox.
Dave Fultz, the president of the
Players fraternity, wants to speed
baseball up bit.
Max Carey, the outfielder of the Pi-
rates, has made five hits in a game
twice this season
Pitcher Finneran and Shortstop Gag.
nler OF the Brookfeds have been sent
to the Colonial league.
Jack Fournier says he believes the
White Sox will win the pennant and
that he will bat above $50 this season.
Ping Bodie must be busting fences
again. At least the headline pro-
claims that the Italians hammered
Goritz.
Jacobson, the Detroit utility player,
is one of the tallest outfielders in base
ball, standing 6 feet 8 inches in his
baseball shoes.
What's the matter with baseballo
The owners: Its the players" The
players: It's the owners" The fans:
Maybe you both are right"
Those Federal league schedule max.
ers certainly catered to the PLAYERS.
Each team gets a weeks vacation
sometime during the summer.
Inc rams occasionally roast Umpire
Tommy Connolly, but this veteran re.
mains one Of the most reliable jndi-
Gator handlers in the business.
Vean Gregg, the pitcher unloaded on
the Boston Red Sox by Joe Birming.
nam OF the Indians, has never been
able to deliver for the Boston club.
An official scorer was killed at .
ball game In Pennsylvania by q foul
tip. Imagine the applause from the
players had 1t happened in the ma.
jors.
When George Mcbride gets put out
OF ball game for disputing decision
we commence to think, maybe. after
all. there is something in Grifitb,a
kicks.
A well-known baseball critic remarks
that when Connie Mack started to re.
build his team he should have kent
Eddie Collins and sold the rest of tho
club to Chicago.
Benny Kauff will have to look on.
for his Federal league laurels. The
sensational hitter is developing a tenn.
permanent such, as Ty Cobb displayed
Benny plays when he wants to.
Larry Mclean might have avoided
being suspended for keeping late
hours by explaining to McGraw that
he was on third and waiting for some.
one to bat him home.
Rowland's influence over the White
Sox has been called uncanny by aom.
Of the eastern critics.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
FOX WANTED SOME SIGNALS
Atlanta First Baseman Just TrifIe
Peeved at Curves and Spitters
Thrown by Russell Ford.

This story comes from Rebel Oakes,
manager of the Pittsburgh Feds:
Russell Ford, now with the Buffalo
Feds, pitched for Atlanta in the South
ern league in his early days. Jim Fox,
possessing large quantity of dry wit,
played first base.
"One day Ford, in attempting to
catch runner mapping, threw to first.
The ball took wide curve as it neared
Fox. He wasn't expecting it. but
made gallant lunge and caught the
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Experiment Station Passes Inspection

st. Paul-Minnesota's agricultural
experiment station at the college of
agriculture, ST. Paul, passed with
credit the inspection made by Z. w
Allen, United States assistant direc-
tor Of the office Of experiment stations,
Washington, D. c. The directors de-
cision was reported to Dean A. F.
Woods Of the college, following a two
days inspection of the various lines
of work being followed at the Mime
sofa station. A half day will be spent
by the inspector at the fruit breeding
station at Zumbra
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
CUB FIELDER is FAST
Williams Is Said to Be Speediest
Runner in the Game.
Work Of Graduate Of Notre Dame
University in the outfieId Has
Been Spectacular Makes
Many Unexpected Catches.

A new star has shot athwart the
Chicago baseball horizon in the per-
son of Outfielder Fred "Cy" Williams.
This young man is a graduate of
Notre Dame university and is said
by many competent judges to be the
fastest runner in the national game
He could have gone to Stockholm,
Sweden, and taken part in the Olym-
pic game, when Jim Thorpe won so
many honors, but declined on account
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Ro,and Lauds Manaoer Foht

Bernie Boland, Tiger pitcher, pre-
diets that Lee Fohl will be success
as manager of the Cleveland Ameri
cans. "Fohl was manager of the
Akron team when l broke into pro
fessional baseball" says Boland. "He
is one wise fellow. l think he knows
a ball player about as we'll as any
manager in the business and, for one
l will be surprised if he doesn't make
good right through the season.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Reeipe for Second aasem.n.

Malone came to Mack under an
alias and promises to make a star Sec
ond baseman. Collins came to Mack
under an alias and did make star
second baseman. Here's the recipe
for any manager who's shy star Sec
ond baseman.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Leo Broken in Ball Game.

Virginia, Minn.-While sliding
into third base during school league
game, Alter Young, IA, broke a leg
between the knee and ankle causing
the first injury since Virginia has con-
Quoted Fairgrounds for two years.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Robbers Take Bible.

Yonkers, n. Y.-After stealing $50
In cash. some jewelry and Bible from
the rectory OF a church, robbers left
note which said I'VE need the
money and perhaps We can make use
of the Bible"
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Brainerd Banker Seriously IN

Brainerd.--M. T. Dunn, president cf
the Citizens State bank, is seriously
ill at st. Josephs hospital, suffering
with heart trouble. Mr. Dunn is a
prominent member of the State Bank
ers' association,
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
PLAYERS Compiain-

Ball players are complaining all
over the big-league circuits this year
because of the clubowners curtailing
the expenses, and the latest howl has
come because the athletes are not al
lowed to participate in the returns
from exhibition games in many clubs.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Seek Death Where Father Died,

Ossining, n. Y.-The bodies of Mrs.
William Keitch and her baby son were
found in Hudson river at the same
spot where her husband committed sui
eide several years ago. The police
believe Mrs. Keitch drowned herself.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Ferrous Falls Pioneer Dies.

Fergus Falls.-Charles Anderson, a
resident since 1871, died here. Mr..
Anderson owned the first brickyard
here, and many of the buildings were
constructed from brick of his manu-
facture,
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
New Postmaster at Red winu.

Red Wing-C. A. Rasmussen, post
master of Red Wing, for the past 16
years, has turned over the keys and
the official records of the office to his
successor, L. C. Stromberg, a local
business man.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Coffee Fatally Scajds Child

Luverne.-Gordon, the 15-months'
old son of Claude Scott, died here from
the effects of scalding. A cup of ho
coffee was on the kitchen table and
the child reached up and overturned
il into his face.
The Ely miner., 1915-07-23
Dakota County Tax Lew Fixed

Hastings.-The tax levy on the real
and personal property of Dakota coun
ty for the ensuing year was fixed a
$74,45O, to be levied as follows: Reve-
nue. fund, s45,150; poor fund, $4,000:
road and bridge fund, $4,000.