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The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
BASKET BALL
First Games Of Inter-C|ass Series
Monday Evening

The first games of the Bows
inter-class basket ball series will
take place at the Washington
gymnasium Monday evening at 8
O'Clock. This is an event which
takes place every year and consists
of six games, two games each
evening as follows:
Monday, Dec. 13-Seniors VS..
Sophomores and Juniors VS.. FRESH
men. Wednesday, Dec. IS
Seniors VS.. Juniors and Sopho-
mores VS.. Freshmen. Friday, Dec.
17-Seniors VS.. Freshmen and
Juniors VS.. Sophomores.
A silver cup will be given the
winning team and good games are
assured.
The tickets for the series is
placed at, Students. 25c; Adults,
SOC. Single admission, Adults,
25C, Students, 15c.
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
BUYING LAKE VESSELS
Ore Companies Take This Means
Of Protecting Themselves

Heavy reservations of iron ore
have been made for shipment next
year and increased interest is shown
in the market says the Iron Trade
Review. In some cases, inquiries
from consumers are due simply to
inquisitiveness, but in other cases
are due to a desire to know what
the market will be. 1t seems
pretty certain now what there will
be an advance of at least IS cents
and probably 81 and that the open
ing of the market cannot long be
DELAYED.
The regular season of navigation
on the Great Lakes closed at mid
night Tuesday night. Practically
all of the ore shippers sent forward
their final cargoes on Tuesday,
though certain belated shipments
will be made during the rest of the
week. Figures as to shipments
are not yet in, but the total move
ment will be between $4,000, 900
and 46, 900 900 tons. As soon as
accounts are squared. the business
of next year will be taken up and
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through deep cuts, around huge
boulders, and up and down high
hills which were so cunningly
graded that Our little Ford never
seemed to know they were there.
The next most wonderful thing
in Ely is her school system. This
includes the high school and three
grade schools in Ely proper and
the outlying grade schools of Savoy,
Winton and White Iron. The
new Washington grade building in
Ely, first opened in September. cost
100000 and is the last word" in
school architecture and complete
ness both outside and in. 1t is
strictly fireproof and contains 1S
grade rooms, each with its own
cloakroom and toilets, besides the
Offices of the superintendent and
his secretary, the rooms of the
school nurse, manual training
rooms, etc., also an immense audi
torium, with stage scenery and
footlights, where teaching by the
use of moving pictures will be
inaugurated in the near future.
There are 90 teachers in the Ely
system, including the special
teachers in music. drawing, pen
manship, sewing. manual training
and the school nurse.
Everything imaginable for the
use of teachers and pupils is fur
nished free.
There are school railroad trains
and school autos and buses for the
free transportation of all pupils.
The tax levy for the upkeep OF
the Ely schools for the ensuing
year as published in the Ely Miner
for Oct Is fo11ouS.
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
M|NNES0TA'S
WONDERLAND
WTite.up Of Ely in Little Falls
Transcript

Having just returned from a
months stay at Ely on the Yer
million branch of the famous iron
range, have thought that a brief
description of that wonderland of
Minnesota might be of general
interest. For it is a wonderland,
not only because of what nature
has done for it but also because of
what man has wrought.
In and around Ely are some of
the richest mines of the iron range
in active operation. employing
1,5O0 men. mostly Austrians. In
a rugged mining town like this,
wh-re the native haunts of big
game are located within a few
miles of the city, you would hardly
expect to find good roads. but here
they are-the finest automobile
roads in the state. The streets of
Ely are wide and paved, having 40
blocks of white wav. and stretch
ing il ever, direction-to the out.
lying schools of Savoy and Winton
and White Iron-to the beautiful
lakes which are the resort of sum
mer people from Duluth and the
Twin cities-to the neighborine
cities of the iron range-are the
perfect automobile roads. They
are indie, d a triumph of mind over
matie,. But without the rich out.
put of the mines and the great
sawmills this triumph would have
been impossible. 1 am told that
$4,000 were expended upon the
roads around Elv within the last
year And it is work that never
Ceases.
One day we took little trip tc
Virginia, so miles away on the
Mesaba range. This road after
leaving Ely is for many miles con.
sidered one of the most difficult
feats of road engineering ever per.
formed. All about US, near and
far. rose the hills, rock-ribbed
and ancient as the suu'" and evel
before US unrolled the road, hard
as glass, winding-ever winding
like silver ribbon, in and out
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it is quite likely that ore sales will
approximate the available move
ment of 1916 before the first of the
new year. Shippers have covered
their vessel requirements closely.
though some of them would be
glad to have additional tonnage.
Vessel owners, however, are chary
of contracting for all their capacity
because they feel that the freight
rate may advance. f. N. Breitung
& Co. have purchased the steamer
Yale. a steel ship of $500 tons
capacity, from the Great Lakes
Engineering Works Some of the
other shippers are negotiating for
the purchase Of vessel property and
it is likely that, before the present
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10

ventable diseases in our county is
small compared to the total number
for the State, 11,078, We have
much to do before we get our
death rate where we need not be
ashamed of it.
To fight tuberculosis and the
other preventable diseases which
are costing us an economic loss of
millions of dollars annually, it is
necessary to have ammunition, and
this is offered us in Red Cross
Christmas Seals which are now on
sale at all principal stores and in
postoffices. and make the very best
kind of ammunition for a war
against disease. They cost one
cent each, and every cent spent
is bullet in the battle for health.
Preventable deaths last year in
this State for the principal groups
were as follows:
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
HUNTING TOLL
Much Lighter Than in Previous
Years

Sixty-one persons killed and &c
injured is the hunting toll in 18
states for this season, according to
statistics available. Last season
III persons were killed and 162
wounded.
Dragging shotguns through
fences and other accidental dis
charge of guns again claimed the
majority of victims in the various
states. A score of persons hunting
deer were shot by fellow hunters
who mistook them for game.
Michigan leads in the number
with IA deaths. In Wisconsin g
hunters were reported killed.
No estimate of the amount of
game killed ir the various states
is made, but it is believed the
1000 deer killed in Wisconsin
and Michigan last season will
remain the record for years.
The states in which the acci-
dents occurred follow:
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10

have joined the circle, and, for the
present, only teachers residing in
those states which have. expressed
a desire to cooperate in the work
will be permitted to Join. A COM
plete course of reading for teachers
has been mapped out, consisting of
non professional books of cultural
value, educational classics, general
principals and methods of educa-
ton, rural education and rural
life problems. The reading course
is intended to occupy two years,
although it may be completed in
less time. To those who complete
II books within two years from
the time of registering, will be
awarded National Rural Teachers
Reading Circle certificate.
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10

Best cigar in town is the Queen
Ethel. A home product. ADV.
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10

'-------- ---------tlOO sUOU.O
c. Kelly.
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
Buy Red Cross Seals

1t is interesting to know just
what causes the deaths of those
whom the State loses each year.
Last year tuberculosis headed the
list with 2,363. Ps.asmonia is a
close ally of tuberc ilosis. Although
the number of dplths from pre-
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
OF ELY.
"a Home Institution

week is concluded about eight bulk
freighters will have changed hands.
The vicissitudes, sudden changes
and unexpected happenings that
the lake trade is subject to were
exemplifed on Saturday night
when the Canadian government
laid an embargo on all grain in
Canadian elevators. Loading ceas-
ed and for SO hours vessels simply
hung about the ports. At the con-
clusion of that time, however,
arrangements were made to resume
loading and demurrage will prob
ably be paid to the delayed fleet.
Best cigar in town is the Queen
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
SHIPMAN HOSPITAL NOTES

The following children of Ely
and Winton were operated on at
the hospital for diseased tonsils
and adenoids: Vivienne Fritz,
Robt. Tonkin, Dunstan, Armas
and Alma HURLEY, Edward Lator-
neau, Nestor Niemala, and Lillian
Keronen.
Mrs. Anna Lindbloom was oper-
ated on for appendicitis at the
hospital last week.
Mrs Jack Kosmuch was operat-
ed on at the hospital last week for
appendicitis.
James Dyer recently underwent
a skin grating operation at the
hospital.
Mrs. Mary Hanninen is sick at
the hospital.
Mr.. Andrew Herrala is patient
at the hospital.
Clifford Neff will call for and
deliver your laundry and dry clean
"A
The Ely miner., 1915-12-10
Skates ShaTpeRed

John Grahek the shoemaker is
prepared to sharpen skates and
guarantees his work. Now is the
time to get your skates in good
condition for the lake and the
opening of the rink. 4t.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
SELF-sETRAYAL.

Whether prohibition is or Is not an
issue in the present state campaign
is matter of opinion. We insist
that it is not the paramount one, but
those persons who have ranted for
prohibition all these years certainly
put themselves in an anomalous posi-
ton when they declare for Pleasant.
Whether or no Mr.. Barrett can accom-
plish anything is an open question, but
it is certainly much better to have a
friend at court than to have one who
openly says he will VETO a statewide
prohibition bill, (although such bill
would certainly carry provision for
submission to the people.) Just plain
consistency should incline them to a
friend, rather than foe. But with an
utter disregard of any appearance of
consistency, these friends of prohibi.
ton want it any day but today! Is not
this involuntary self-betrayal?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
WAKEFIELD.

The prevalence of grippe will cause
low average attendance in the Wake
field school this month.
Mrs. s. Wildblood spent the day In
st. Francisville, Saturday.
Mr.. Frank Allan spent last Satur
day in town.
Mr.. w. l.. Stirling is quite i'll with
grippe. Miss Mary Mumford is recov
ering from her attack.
Mr.. V. M. Jackson and Mr.. Max
Dampf went to town Tuesday.
Mr.. c. H. Argue has returned from
his visit in Baton Rouge.
Supt. R. E. Crump visited the Wake.
field school again this week, on his
way to other schools. He expected to
be gone two days.
The school children are expecting to
give short program next Wednesday
at one o'clock. They will bring some
of their own playthings, as we'll as
pecans and peanuts to send off to the
little orphans whom Santa Claus fails
to visit.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
WHO GOT THE ENDORSEMENT?

The fine Italian hand of Brother L, e.
Thomas was evidently at work during
the State Baptist convention, and caus-
ed the side-tracking Of the resolution
giving full approval Of the Anti-SaIoon
Leagues campaign. The League was
approved, but the candidacy of Mr..
Barrett was not endorsed, a splitting
OF hairs, as the League is committed to
Mr., Barrets policies, and he to the
Leagues. The action of the Methodist
conference was similar to that taken
by Louisiana Baptists. We do not agree
however with the Shreveport Cauca-
sian that the course of either was COM
mendable as being for the purpose of
keeping their respective churches out
of politics.
But should the church be kept out
of politics? In the sense that it should
express itself unequivocally on all great
moral questions, it most assuredly
should be in politics, as everything
good must be accomplished through
human agencies, and the church must
either recognize those agencies or by
failure to do so seal them with tacit
disapproval. In the case under dis
cussion, these Christian workers pos
sibly meant only to keep out of politics
which is considered of too doubtful
a purity for the churches to NEEDLE
with. Without combating this utterly
untenable idea that politics should be
ignored by the churches, it is obvious
that this is impossible, unless those
bodies refrain from expression on all
subjects under popular discussion. "He
that is not for us is against u.s." is the
memorable gauge by which all formal
pronouncement is measured. If the
churches fail to approve Barrett then
that failure is construed as approval of
his opponent, conclusion, we take it, |
very dlsagreeable to the true Chris |
tian, who naturally shrinks from run
ming in the same class as the thugs of |
Jefferson parish.
However, pursued to its logical con-
clusion, if any faction or party must
get the benefit Of the Baptists' formal |
declaration, it must be the Bull Mice,
for it will be noted that rigid enforce
ment of the Gay-Shattuck and the
Locke laws is called for by the Bap-
lists, and that is Mr.. John M. Parker's |
attitude towards liquor and racing. One
might as easily construe the action of
the Baptists as an endorsement of
Parker, as failure to endorse Barrett.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
INDIANA MAN SUGGESTS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY.

Lebanon, Indiana, Dec. 6, 1915.
Mr. Jas. P. Bowman,
ST. Francisville, La.
Dear Sir:
have been a subscriber for the
past three or four months for The
True Democrat, published in your city,
and notice your article on the front
page of the issue of December 4th.
The writer has frequently been in
the South and has been and is now
connected with an institution which
covers the entire United States. | was
in your town last June for a day and
was impressed with the locality,
Our people up this way get hungry
many times for the very things you
have to sell, or rather fail to have a
market for them | am sure if you had
a selling organization. whereby your
producers could pool their crops and
then have a salesman up here to place
your products, you would get almost
double for them.
This city has about 1000 people. We
are "a miles by trolley line and good
gravel roads from Charlottesville of
10000 people; north of us 16 miles by
trolley Is Frankfort of 10000 people;
east of us "a miles are 10000 more
and south of us Is miles is 5000 more,
with intermediate towns ranging from
800 to $500 and all Of these places need
your products. doubt if you could
buy bushel of yams. or sweet pota-
toes at any price and yet the writer
frequently sends south to get bushel
of such product This same is true of
early potatoes, cabbage and many such
things.
There are honest men up this way
who could be depended upon to sell
your products in car loads, or less lots,
who can give bond for the faithful dis
charge of their agreement If your
people could form an organization,
send representative up here, then
am sure they would have ready
market at the market price. To illus
trate, I doubt if a gallon of molasses,
such as you make through your part of
the country, could be had at any price
in this locality. Our common sorghum
molasses brings from rs to Csc per
gallon and | am sure that you have
thousands of gallons of it all of which
would find ready sale up here.
| was interested in your article,
which prompted this letter.
Yours respectfully,
G. F. S. NEAL
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
Quotation and Comment
CERTAIN PLEASANT FACTS.

His record as attorney general of
the state has been practically nil, al
though he has received a salary equal
to that of the governor, his efforts
being mainly directed towards the
building up Of his political fortunes.
To this end the great power of his
office was on one occasion used in a
wilful attempt to destroy the Capital
City Bank of Baton Rouge, a mere
technical violation of the law being
charged and all because the president
of the bank happened to be friendly
to the present state administration
This dastardly attack on a legitimate
business institution with a reckless
disregard of innocent peoples inter.
ests, deserves the severest censure
and condemnation
Backed up mainly by the immoral
and whisky element of the state, he
now comes before the voters as
candidate for the highest office in the
gift of the people. His main argument
for popular support is the arrogant
assertion that he was almost solely
responsible for the defeat of the con-
stitutional convention.-W. T. Hall in
BastrOD Enternrisa
And it is asserted by persons who
have watched Mr. Peasants course
with regard to the convention that he
did not oppose it until after the cleo
ton of delegates There was some
thing happened then that turned him
against the idea of holding the conven-
ton. 1t looks like the personnel of
the proposed convention was the I'M
Pleasant fact.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
STAR HILL.

Mrs. H. B. Holmes and daughter
Coda, were delightful guests of rela
tives at Forest a few days this week
Messrs. Wood and Thompson OF
Lutcher were hunting guests of Jas. G
Perkins last week
DR.. Daniel, who is at the Touro for
treatment, is improving. Mrs. Daniel
and little daughter have returned home
Mrs. ]. w. Mcqueen and Miss Lenora
Mahoney will be in Baton Rouge for
the weekend.
Mr.. j. w. Mcqueen was in New
Orleans few days recently.
Mr.. Jas. Perkins and family will
spend next week in East Feliciana with
relatives, going over in their car.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
THE RARRET MEETING.

Attention is again called to the
speaking Saturday afternoon at the
court house, when Hons. T. c. Barrel
and A. Fontenot, candidates for Gov,
ernor and Lieutenant Governor respec
lively, will make addresses. Every one
who can do so should attend, as a
means of becoming thoroughly inform.
ed on the issues of the campaign. 1t
is moreover a courtesy due Mr., Barrett
as lieutenant governor to give him a
respectful hearing.
Mr.. Barrett is man of fine intelli.
gence, developed by wide reading, deep
thought and great legislative expert.
ence, and is easily the superior of his
opponents. He is against ring rule
and West Feliciana, who has always
consistently opposed the bosses, and
has ever stood in the van on all ques.
tons of moral legislation, should have
a natural impulse to respond to his
tocsin.
But whether you do or not, come
out and hear him.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
VETERANS CHRISTMAS BOXES.

Received: Mrs. B. Leopold, tobacco;
Miss Edith Leake, | at. of preserves;
Mrs. R. Pillet, 2 OTIS. preserves, jar OF
jelly; Mrs. Frier, tobacco, pint of pre-,
serves; Mrs. Jas. Kilbourne, cans
blackberries, l jar jelly; Misses Bow,
man, bottles file, l qt. preserves;
Mrs. A. Schlesinger, 2 pts. preserves;
Mrs. S. Powell, pit. pickles, / pit. pre-
serves; Mrs. L. j. Davis and Miss Lulie
Davis, large box of pipes and tobacco;
Miss Edith Bickham, OTIS. preserves;
Mrs. Chas. Munson, ]. pit. preserves;
Mrs. Fish Carney, 21s pts. preserves;
Mrs. 0. D. Brooks and Mrs. j. R. Mat
thews, pts. preserves, bottle catsup;
Mrs. M. o. Daniel, Misses Hilda and
Lois Simmons, pts. preserves; Mrs.
Thos. Butler, l bottle of syrup, pit. of
jam; Misses Matthews, bottle of syrup
pit. of preserves; Mrs. G. DeGrummond,
qt. preserves, bottle catsup; ]. F.
Irvine, tobacco; Mrs. S. H. Barrow,
4 pts. preserves; Mrs. Turner, OTIS.
preserves; G. H. Wilcox, large cans
of syrup; Mrs. A. M. McGehee, Pinck-
large carton of fine pecans.
AS raisins and nuts, for some reason,
were marked off the wanted list at the
Home this year, we have asked Mrs.
McGehee to let us send these pecans
to the Seventh St Home
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
COMPLETING THE CIRCLE.
Chicago Public.)

In nothing has man shown greater
ingenuity than in the making Of instru
ments to destroy life. Beginning with
the knotted club of the cave man, we
have the wide sweep of spears, sings,
bows, swords, guns, liquid fire, deadly
gases, and again the knotted club.
Dispatches from Flanders recount how
men with lead-weighted clubs, studded
with large boot lacks, knocked in the
head their opponents when charging
trench. And 80 men, after thousands
of years of civilization, burrow them
selves holes in the earth, from which
to sally forth to knock out each others
brains with clubs. What a common
tary on progress.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18
CHRISTMAS SMILES VS..
CHRISTMAS WORRIES

The smiles have it, or at least they
should have it. Christmas is pre-.
eminently a time when the smiling
face should be the rule, and the wor-
ried countenance the rare exception.
Whatever worries or griefs one may
have, he should strive for strength
either to throw them off or to con-
ceal them. 1t may be hard to smile
when the heart is heavy in the bosom
or the brain is whirring with distract
ed thought.
The cause for the grief of one may
be a new mound in the church yard,
a vacant chair in the home. Another
may have business troubles sheaf
Of bills confronting a diminished in
come. Still another may be grieving
over the waywardness of some loved
one.
Each heart knoweth it's own bitter
Less, anu IL seems LnaC amid the happy
associations of the Christmas-time, that
bitterness is accumulated by contrast
with the happiness Of others. And yet
1t is because of those happy other
people, one must bravely hide his own
worries, grief or pain and join in the
brief reign of Christmas smiles. Help
on the Christmas cordially. Lend
hand in promoting Christmas cheer.
Smile on the smiling, encourage the
unsmiling to smile, and if it so be that
your smile comes from the very depths
OF pain, you will be repaid in the effort
If only by the uplift of your own spirit.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18

After playing with the idea that the
girls body found in the yard of an up
town New Orleans residence, with a
poison bottle lying near, and the face
and torso burned beyond recognition,
was the body of suicide, the police of
New Orleans have finally adopted the
theory of murder 1t was inconceiv-
able that frail woman, apparently in
the last stages of tuberculosis, could
have the nerve to drink poison first,
then set herself on fire, and lie so
quietly under the two sorts of pain as
to leave a scorched imprint on the
cement pavement where her body was
found. The sleuths of New Orleans
should take course in Monsieur Lecoq
and Sherlock Holmes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-18

Keepers of black-and-tan lottery dives
are not jury commissioners in Monroe,
that we know of, nor in New Orleans.
The presidents of the school board in
these other "wide-open" sections of
Louisiana are not proprietors of gam
bling joints. Ex-state senators do not
harbor slot machines. Gamblers are
not turned loose in these places, while
policemen who shoot law-breakers in
self-defense are not convicted of as
sault with intent to kill while the law
breakers 90 free. Jefferson seems to
have put impudence on law-breaking,
defiance on top of lawlesness- Baton
Rouge State-Times.