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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
In Old Porto Rico.

In the vicinity of Mayaguez, Porto
Rico, are several. historically interest.
ing places. The little village of Rio
Guanroba, near Anasco, was the scene
of the unique experiment by which the
Indians, in 1911, endeavored to dis
cover whether the Spaniards were i'm.
nvortal.
After holding a Spanish nobleman
under water six hours they were as.
sured that those intruders were just
as subject to death as themselves.
About seven miles from Mayaguez,
across rough mountainous country,
is the famous sanctuary of Montserrat,
which is visited every year by many
pilgrims.
Situated conspicuously among it's
wild surroundings, its large stone
church is visible for many miles. From
the mountain top we obtained a de.
lightful view of the beautiful plain
through which flow the Boqueron and
Guanajoba rivers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Four Hurt in Auto Wreck,

Minneapolis, Minn-Four persons
were slightly injured when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
crashed through the guard gates at
the Milwaukee tracks, Washington
avenue southeast and Erie street. The
machine was showed along under a
freight train for so feet, completely
wrecking the auto.
The injured are Mrs. Fred PAWS,
3131 Pillsbury avenue, fractured Shout
der; Fred PAWS, slight bruises; Lulu
PAWS, 4 years old, foot crushed; Mrs.
p. Martin, 1888 Colfax avenue south,
badly bruised.
Mrs. PAWS was driving the car She
was returning from ST. Paul. She saw
the street guards down, but the breaks
would not catch
The auto was caught under the first
freight car of the train. The occupants
were pinned between the auto and the
freight car, and the auto was complete
ly wrecked.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
SEEING LIFE with
JOHN HENRY
w VHobart
k1XAXN9e1 John Henry Gets Present
John Henry Gets a Present

81 will take good care that 20,
don't chuckled the expiring giant.
How" was David's interrogation
1T will be in the far, far future,
said the giant. You will then be ont
of the Common People walking in the
Streets
And you?" David asked.
Il will be a chauffeur on a smoke
wagon, and what | will do to you viii
be pitiful shame" responded the
giant.
Then with bitter laugh the tri
umphant Goliath turned over ant
pushed his mortal coil off the shuttle
board
Second Essay.
The ghost of Julius Caesar looked
threateningly at Brutus, the Stabbist
Brutus sneered
YOU" he said; ito the mines!"
Not one of Caesars muscles quiv
cred.
Brutus used short, sharp laugh.
You" he said; ION your way!"
Caesar never batted an eyelash
Brutus pointed to the rear.
go way back" he said, land use
your laziness."
Caesar pulled his toga up over his
cold shoulder.
Brutus laughed again, and it was
the saucy. triumphant laugh of the
man who lodges in front of woman
and grabs seat on the elevated
railroad
The next time we meet you will
not do me as you did me at the base
of Pompey's statue. said the ghost
of Caesar, speaking for the first time
since we began this essay.
I'VE will not meet again because
refuse to associate with you," said
Brutus.
Caesar smiled, but it was without
mirth, and as cold as the notice of
suspension on the door of a bank.
Eyes, we will meet again." said Gaze
sar
"Where?" said Brutus.
I'm the far. far future" said the
ghost of Caesar shriekingly. You
will be born into the world again by
that time, and in your new personality
you will be one of the Common People.
and you will burn gas"
And you?" inquired Brutus
Il will be the spirit which puts the
wheels in the gas meter, and may
heaven have mercy on your pocket
book" shrieked the ghost of Caesar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
How Shoe PEG Wa. invented.

To a Massachusetts man, Joseph
Walker, Is due the credit of invent.
ing the shoe peg Previous to the
year 1918 its use had not been known,
and its inventor gave a new start
to the manufacture of boots and
shoes
Shortly after the introduction of this
invention some INSCRIPTIONS parties
are said to have tried to swindle the
unsuspecting by endeavoring to sell
shoe pegs as new kind of oats.
Up to 1918 boots and shoes had
been sewed, and the peg, made first
by hand. came in to revolutionize the
trade. 1t was, however, the custom of
shoemakers who lived away from the
manufacturing centers to make their
own pegs by hand even as late as
1880, but the machine-manufactur
peg has now superseded them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
OFFER OF "EXPENSE MONEY"
Alleged Attempt to Bride Represents.
tive ToIIefson With 5000 We.
Be Investigated.

St. Paul. Mimi. - Representative
Thomas Tollefson of West Concord
has conferred with c. J. Buell. of st.
Paul relative to an investigation by
the Ramsey county grand jury of the
alleged attempt to bride Tollefson with
$500 to vote for II. H. Flowers of
Cleveland for speaker of the house
of representative at the last session.
After the conference it was an
ncunced Buell. would place the matter
within several days before Richard D..
0'Brien, county attorney of Ramsey
county, and thorough INJURY would
be demanded
1ollefson declared he thought the
public was entitled to know details of
the offer of expense money" offered
him. he says, if he would cease sup
porting Sam Y. Gordon and vote for
Flowers in the speakership fight. Toll
iefson and Buell. were in consultation
40 minutes at the Buell. residence
Tollefson came to Minneapolis and
ST. Paul to show he was. willing to
tell his story publicly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
reading it. because an apology wasn't
necessary"
Isn't she the limit in imported chit.
| fon, | ask you?
Younger Sister Was Anticipating
What in Time She Knew Would
Be Hers

How often it is that the younger Of
two children in a family is at dis
advantage, in the matter of what is
done for him, the clothes which he
wears and the attention which he re-
ceives generally. 1t is sometimes pa.
thetic, although occurring not so much
from any real difference in the feel
ings of the parents for the two as
from thoughtlessness and the natural
order of things. The handing down
of clothes from older to younger, for
example, is almost necessary in many
a family, but it Is hardship for the
younger one, nevertheless
One family once had two girls in
exactly this situation, the younger be-
ing just so much behind her sister in
growth and development that it came
perfectly natural that the elders
dresses should fall to her lot in the
course of time. And so 1t happened
that all the new things were the old
er's and the younger always had them
made over for herself
One day the elder was told by her
mother to go downtown and select
some material which she liked for her
graduation dress and bring it home
for approval. Full Of glee, the girl
started to go, when the younger spoke
up in all seriousness: Don't you
think | ought to go with her, mann.
ma said she, Ito see If | like the
other side?"
1t set the mother to thinking, and
after that the younger got some new
things of her very own-Rochester
N. H., Courier
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
FARRELL AS A COACH
Played Prominent Part in Devel-
opment of Donovan.
Few Men Better Qualified to Act as
Tutor Than OId-Time Catcher OF
Giants - Was Backstop for
Amos Russie and Meekin-

A strange coincidence about Charles
Duke" Farrells position as coach for
the Yankee pitchers is the fact that 1t
was none other than he who played q
prominent part in the development Of
Bib Donovan as twirler
When Donovan broke in with Wash
ington in 1898 Farrell was doing the
catching for the team and it was his
coaching as much as Donovan's ability
that helped Donovan to later cut such
prominent figure in the pennant
chases of the Detroit Tigers Donovan
and Farrell were also battery mates
In Brooklyn in 1899 and 1900.
There are few men better qualified
to act as coaches than Duke" Farrell.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09

G AY, did you ever dream you were
- going to get wonderful Christ
mas gift from rich relation and wake
up in the icehouse?
Friend wife and | are not merce-
nary. but We did have a bunch that
Uncle Peter would slip us an onyx
clock with which we could hide the
kuotholes in our phoney mantelpiece,
or an amethyst ash tray which we
could use as bathtub for the canary;
but nothing doing!
1t was a sad blow to us that Christ
mas morning, because the old boy is
upholstered with coin. He owns all
the eagles on the gold pieces. He has
pet names for them and keeps them
cooped up like flock of chickens.
And all he sent us was book worth
sixty cents net, written by a pretzel
pen pusher named Helfenhelfen.
wanted to throw 1t out the win
gov at a taxi driver engaged in exer-
cising his engine for the benefit of
those in the neighborhood who were
sleeping late on Christmas morning
but Peaches had her shoes and stock
ings off and was wading through the
first chapter.
The book, she informed me, was
series OF essays on reincarnation.
Can you tie that for Christmas
present from a man to whom money
comes crying like a child and begs
10 be put to sleep in his safety-deposit
vaults?
Re!ncarnation is long, loose-look-
ing word, and to a perfect stranger
IT has slightly suspicious sound, but
ITS bark is worse than it's bite
After reading about half gallon of
gan to bite her nails and make faces
like highbrow.
The idea of a person having been
somebody else in a previous existence
Is interesting, isn't it, John?" she
gurgled. Il wonder who | was?"
You appeared first as the Queen of
sheba,' told her; land after chasing
King Solomon up sycamore tree you
disappeared for several centuries and
then you slipped into history's moving
pictures as Cleopatra, and I've dog
gone good mind to divorce you for
the way you carried on with Marc
Antony"
"Oh. tush!" giggled Peaches Have |
some sense. Who do you think Hep |
Hardy was?"
'Hepi" l said, why Hep originally |
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
JUDGE Booth sustains Refer..

Fergus Falls.-Judge Wilbur F..
Booth has filed decision in the
United States court here sustaining
the findings of Referee N. F. Field de-.
claring the Red River Potato Growers
association of GAINESVILLE bankrupt.
The association was formerly man.
aged by c. A. Bernardy, and his deal
ings were generally considered to be
the dealings of the company up to
the time that the business went badly
and it was discovered the liabilities
exceeded assets. The company then
asserted that Mr.. Bernardy had been
dealing individually and that his acts
were not authorized by the directors.
Bernardy objected to having the
debts loaded onto him and asked that
the company be declared bankrupt.
The evidence indicated the directors
did not do very much directing, but
the court finds the stockholders can
not escape liability.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
BELIEVED DEAD IN FRISCO
QUAKE; REJOiNS FAMILY

Minneapolis.-Joh Mellen, farmer
living at Howard Lake, MINI, did not
perish in the San Francisco fire in
1906, as his family had supposed.
What he did during all the years
since then, Mellen says, he has no
clear remembrance, but he is back
now with his family, following a re.
union with a daughter, Mrs. Nina Nc.
Kenzie of, 1862 Vine place
Mrs. Mckenzie told part of the story.
The rest of it only John Mellen knows,
and he says there are lapses that he
cannot bridge Mellen, members of
his family say, was victim of apha.
STA. or some like trouble, due to an
accident he suffered years ago.
A family reunion was arranged. Mrs.
Mellen, the long missing mans mother,
and brother came from Howard Lake
and there was a scene that is de-
scTibed as affecting. Mr.. Mellen is still
bit bewildered. according to his rela-
tives and friends
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Pipestone "Wets" Ask Recount

Pipestone.-The' 'wets" made an i'm
portant move in the county option
election contest here when they asked
the district court to order a recount
of the ballots cast at the election on
June Z. The official returns of the
election made the county wet" by
four majority. The "drys" have insti-
tuted a contest charging illegal voting
on the part of the "wets." A hearing
will be held on July 9 in this city,
when special term of the district
court will be held. The "wets" now
wish the ballots recounted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Denies Alleged Threat to Kill.

tillwater.-Herman Millarch, a
resident Of Saltwater for Is years,
is in the county Jail to await grand
jury action on an accusation OF chok-
ing and threatening injury to his wife.
His wife and two sons testified at the
hearing in the municipal court that
he choked and threatened to kill her
about 10 O'Clock at night and left the
house when the mother called to her
sons for aid, they being in their sleep
ing room. The man admitted the
choking, but would not admit the
threat to kill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09

of Helfenhelfen." squawked. TO
cover my confusion.
Some Uncle. that old boy. and take
back anything l may have said about
him in those dark moments before
Helfenhelfen came across with the
cush.
After We sat there for two hours
spending the money, asked Peaches
how my homemade essays stacked up
with the German importations.
What essays?" she inquired blank
ly.
why. l left them here on the
table," said.
"Oh. that" she cooed '- thought
that was letter of apology so
threw 1t in the wastebasket without
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Careful of Throwing Arm.

Manager Hughey Jennings is
opposed to his men using their
throwing arms when necessity
does not compel it. The Tiger
leader believes that good
many promising ball players
are ruined before their time be-
cause of the practice of warm
ing up when they should be
sitting on the bench taking
things easy. Hughey insists
that his ball playing days were
shortened by five years because
of the habit of pitching for
hours before a game. Cobb
has spoiled his arm by pitching
before each game and doing a
lot Of unnecessary throwing"
says Jennings. "Ty had one of
the greatest arms l have ever
seen when he came to Detroit,
but he overtaxed the cords and
the muscles and lost much of
his strength
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Connie Mack Likes Tioers.

The Detroits look good to Connie
Mack. The tall and lean manager of
the Athletics figures the Tigers have
the best chance of any of the club to
cop the flag. Connie considers Jen-
nings' crowd great band of ball tos-
sers. If their pitchers hold out and Ty
Cobb Is in the game all year Mack
thinks they are pretty sure of captur.
Ing the pennant He does not say
where the Athletics come In.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Remark Somewhat unkind.

Lord Cockburn, after long stroll,
sat down on hillside beside a shep-
herd and observed that the sheep Sc
lected the coolest situation for lying
down. Mac" said he, II think II I
were sheep. should certainly have
preferred the other side of that hill"
The shepherd answered: cay, my
lord; but If you had been sheep ye
would have had mair sense" And
Lord Cockburn was never tired of re-
lating the story and turning the laugh
on himself.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
ST. Paul DELAYS "Dry" camoajou

st. Paul, Minn.-After several in
effectual attempts on the part OF dry
leaders in st. Paul to inaugurate a
campaign for county option election
In Ramsey county, it has been deter
mined by the Good Citizenship COM
mittee to give up the attempt for the
present.
In resolutions adopted 1t was de-
clared that the present moment is
not propitious" for launching an anti
saloon campaign in Ramsey county,
and that it will be best to wait until
Hennepin has fought the battle
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
"Are You All In?" David Inquired, At ter a Pause"

was katydid or "a tree toad, prob
ably both Later on he appeared as a
dancing dervish and made weekly pill
grimages to Mecca to fill himself and
the goatskin with grape Then he
dropped out for several handred years
to get new set of watertight com
partments and finally reappeared as
Joe Morgan in Ten Nights in a Bar
room and he's been playing that ever
since" -. ~
Il don't see why you can't take this
seriously, she pouted. Herr HELEN
helfen's book is very wonderful"
$50 is Swiss cheese sandwich !
ventured, Did you ever stop to think
how wonderful those holes are in a
Swiss cheese? How did they get
there? You don't find them in a
Camembert, do your"
Peaches put up the storm signals
and burned me with baleful glance
It's easy enough to make fun of
something you can't do yourself" she
snapped.
We were on the verge OF our first
quarrel and all on. account of an old
German dope peddler, but it was up
to me not to hoist the white flag if
we were to live happily ever after.
Why, little bright eyes," | said;
that's the easiest thing l do. Writ
ing essays on reincarnation is where
j live. | can put old Oscar Sauer-
kraut to sleep because | have the
punch in every paragraph. Where's
my fountain pen? I'll show you!"
indeed" was all she said as she
flounced out of the room. So it was
up 20 me to make good as an essayist
or forever lose the title of Captain.
So | dashed off the following glob.
ules of thought, left them on the GEN.
ter table where she'd be sure to find
them, and moseyed into the kitchen to
see what surprises lay hiding in the
fee chest.
First Essay.
David Kept his boot heel on the neck
of the fallen Goliath and laughed
pleasantly.
Are you all in?" David inquired,
after a pause.
Il refuse to speak until you take
your spurs out Of my face" replied
the giant.
David at once showed his obliging
mature.
I'VE shall meet again." Goliath re-
piled hoarsely.
Not i; see you first!" SAT- David.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Expect Heavy Orders for Ore.

Duluth.-Mining men here expect
within week heavy orders for ore
will come from the Bethlehem Steel
company, and the orders from this con.
Germ, which has purchased very little
ore In the past from the Lake Superior
mines, getting their supply from Cuba,
will continue for at least two years
The reason for the new patronage lie
the lack of ships with which to carry
ore from Cuba or from the company's
mines. which it is developing in
Chile
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
s., 500 Verdict Against Road.

MankatO.-The jury in the case Of
Michael Germ VS.. The Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway company,
an action brought to recover $4,000
damages for personal injuries sus-
tanned by the plaintiff while riding in
one of the company's freight cars with
his household goods last fall en- route
to this city, awarded the plaintiff
$500.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Popular Couple United at Red Wing

Red Wing.-Miss Dolly M. McGuig-
gan, sister of DR.. H. T. McGuiggan of
this city, who for some time taught
in the public schools at Stewartville,
was united in marriage here to Leslie
c. Helm of Detroit, Mich. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Fa-
Their Carey of st. Joseph's church.
After a wedding breakfast Mr.. Helm
and his bride left on their honeymoon,
an automobile trip from Red Wing to
East Sagatuck, Mich, and later to Big
Timber, Mont.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Jitney Must Paw DAMAGES

Duluth.-In the first damage suit
growing out of jitney accident, jury
In municipal court here awarded Har-
old Hanson $3.50 for broken collar
bone. The defendant was Knute
Jackson, who operates jitney bus
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Fire Threatens Factory District.

Minneapolis, July Sire which de-
stroyed the warehouse of the Keller
Wagon Manufacturing company, 1925
Quincy street northeast, for a time
threatened to spread to other plants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Heads Red Wing Hiah School.

Red Wing.-F. c. Meyer of Quincy,
ILL.,, has been elected principal of the
Red Wing high school to succeed Prof.
Paul T. Rusterholz, resigned. Mr..
Meyer is graduate of Northwestern
university.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
War Horses Pass Wlnona.

Winona, Minn.-Eleven carloads of
horse passed through Winoza over the
Milwaukee railroad, consigned to Eng
land and France. The shipment came
from Three Forks and Miles City,
Mont
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Rochester Druggist Dies.

Rochester.-PaulH ergesheimer, one
of Rochester's leading druggists, for
20 years engaged in business in the
city, died suddenly of heart failure.
He was As years old and leaves . wifs
and four sons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
May suffocate PLAYER.

II the National league race gets
much closer the congestion will be so
great that some Of the players win
suffocate from the lack Of space ia
turn around In. - 45s Asa..ss
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Duluth Girl Killed in California.

Duiuth.-Word has been received
here that Eleanor, 11-year-old daugh.
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Wright, was
killed in an auto accident at Holly.
wood. Cal. They had spent the win
ter there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
EIaq RAISING at Wlnona Schools.

Winona.-New fagpoles have juss
been placed on all public school build
ings and new flags provided. The
poles stand out horizontally from The
sides of the buildings. 1t is proposed
to have flag raising each day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Bancroft From Pacific Coast.

Bancroft, the new Philadelphia
shortstop, came from the Portland
team Of the Pacific Coast league. Doc
White recommended him to the White
Sox last fall
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09
Psychological Money.

That every man, woman ard Shild
in this country has 1895 is psyche
much psychological
Wall Street Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-07-09

Brutus took a fit, and used it fol
many minutes, but the ghost kept or
shrieking in the Latin tongue.
Third Essay.
Napoleon stood weeping and wailine
and gnashing his eyebrows on the
battlefield of Waterloo.
He was waiting for the moving pic
ture man to get his photograph.
The victorious Wellington made his
appearance, laughing loudly in his
| sleeve.
Back, Nap! Back to the Boule.
ward des Dago!" commanded Wei.
lington.
Napoleon put his chin on his wish.
bone and spoke no word.
You" said Wellington; you to the
champs Eliza! This is my victory.
and you must leave the battlefield
it is time to close up for the night /"
I'VE will meet again, Milford" an
swered Napoleon. "Avec beau temps
Isl bong swat"
What does that mean?" asked
Wellington.
1T means that the next time we
meet | will do the swatting." an.
swered Napoleon bitterly.
And when will that be?" incurred
Wellington, laughing loudly.
In the far, far future" replied the
little Corporal. You will then be
one of the Common People"
And what will you be-" Wellington
asked.
Il shall be spirit of the High Cost
OF Living and shall gnaw at your
pocketbook until your appetite be-
comes burden unbearable Bon soir,
mes enfants, du spitzbuben!"
Then the little corporal called a cab
and left Wellington fat on the battle
field.
When came back from the kitchen
| found Peaches in the front room
hugging Helfenhelfen to her heart and
laughing her yellow head off.
Like it?" l asked, swelling up with
the pride of authorship.
Look" she spluttered between
laughs. Look, John, Isn't Uncle
Peter dear old fox! He wanted us
to read this book and find the real
Christmas present. Look here. on
page 173 he has neatly attached a
thin little check for a thousand dol
lars! Isn't he darling?" A1a ~
Its worth that to read 173 pages