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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
Plan to y Cotton.

Berlin. Sept. = (via London) -
German cotton men are taking up
earnestly the plan to purchase Amer
lean cotton. They sent n wireless to
tho German consulate I'm New York
August 81 Off ring 10 buy 1000. 900
bales at fifteen cents a pound deli,-
cred In n German harbor. The mes
sage was signed by the Deutsche,
Dresdner and Disconto banks, OF Ber-
lin. and the National Bank Of Bremen.
The Intending purchasers, through
the president of the Bremen Cham
be OF Commerce. have assured the
consulate and the embassy at WASH
ington that they are In a position to
provide adequate guarantees that the
COTTON Will not be used for military
or naval purposes. They add az sub
stantiation that the military and ma :
val authorities have on hand cotton
enough for two years. and that cotton
for explosives is not included In this,
as new processes and substitutes have
Enabled the government TO dispense
With tho use Of cotton for explosives
and none is being used for this pur-
pose.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
Y. e'tt. ELECTS OFFICERS.
Mrs. JOSEPH sPROTT OF MAN.
Ming HEADS ORGANIzA-
TION.
Miss Ellcn Beach OF Sumter Present.
cd siisndsome Picture for Most
Work During Year.

Aiiendale. Sept. 5.-The Saturday
sessions OF the state woman's Chris
tan temperance union convention
were OF great interest. the election
of state officers and superintendents
being held In the afternoon with the
following result: President, Mrs.
Joseph Sprott OF Manning. vice pres
idenf Mrs. J. l.. Minis. Edgeheld; |;
corresponding secretary. Miss Cleo
Attaway. saluda; recording secretary,
Mrs. t. II. Denny. Johnston: treas
urer, Mira Charles T.. Robinson,
Chaplin; Superintendent of medal
contests, Mrs. Lena A. Smith, Lees
VILE. scientific instructor OF temper
ancs, Mrs. w. s. Middleton of Clarks
Hilli Mrs. w. B. Cogburn OF Edge
field hterature; Mrs. G. p. Watson
Manning, dnfermented wine: Dr..
Mary Psery Sumter. medical tenn
perance; Mrs. l.. c. Rice. Denmark.
social meetings and red letter days;
Mrsx q. T. Cody. Greenville. rescue
work; Miss Jessie Curtiss. flower mis-
siont Mrs. f. L. Williamson. New
berry, mbthtrs' meeting and white
ribbon recruits; Mrs. A. E. Wait. Con-
way, parliamentary usage. legislation
and petition: Miss Mae Langston.
Timmonsville. mercy; Mrs. S. C..
Morris. Kipgsberg. Christian citizen
ship; Mrs n. B. Cannon. Scranton,
temperance and missions; Miss Cleo
Attaway. circulation OF Official or
sans;. Mrs ]. l.. Wysong. Florence,
musical director.
The delegates to the national con-
vention were elected as follows: Mrs.
Mamie Tinman and Mrs. Fannie
Tompkins.r Edgeheld. and Mrs. II. ].
Thicker. Georgetown. The conven-
tion is to be held at Seattle, Wash.
October 9-16 next.
The Rev. Paul II. Brown of the
Presbyterian church was I'm charge
OF the devotions Saturday evening
which were attended by q very repre-
sentative audience.
A resolution was adopted by the
convention urging the newspapers. of
the State To give to the cause of pro-
hibition space for the publication of
news referring to the temperance
cause.
handsome hand-painted picture
was presented by Miss Jessie Curtiss
Of PaNvilie superintendent OF the
hoNer mission department. for .he
greatest amount OF work done during
the conventional year. This picture
went to Miss Helen Beech OF Sumter,
whose work was most heartily COM
mended.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11

There are several petitions being
circulated already by property owners
on various streets for paving Of their
streets. The Liberty. Hampton Ave-
nue. and Harvin street petitions seem
to he rushing along for presentation to
Council ut its next meeting,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
PERJURER SENT To PRISON.
German Reseryist Who Sworc False
~ Concerning Lusltanla Sentenced.

New York. Sept. 9.-Gustav Schwdb,
the German reservist. who pleaded
guilty yesterday to perjury In making
statements regarding the Lusitania
being armed was today sentenced To
one year and a-half In the Atlanta
prison.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
GERMANS WANT COTTON.


Washington. Sept. s.-Senator Hoke
smith. OF Georsia. announced today
that he had received cablegram
from Baumanwall Import Gesell-
schaft. mt Berlin. stating that guar
antees to take a million bales Of
American cotton at 16 cents a pound
to be used exclusively for civil pur-
poses In Germahy had been deposited
with the American consul.
Senator Smith said no knew moth
Ing of the importers who sent him the
cable.
Delivery OF the cotton to Germany
would be impossible so long as the
alites continue to enforce their orders
In council against commerce with
Germany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-11
REPORT OF THE CONDITION


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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
BaTnuT0 and Bailey

The Barnum and Bailey Greatest
Show on Earth will exhibit at Du-
luth on Saturday, July 10, and this
good news is being heralded every
where by the many agents of this,
the biggest and foremost amuse-
ment institution in the world.
The Barnum and Bailey Circus has
always been the largest that travels
and this season the management
has found it necessary to add many
more cars to their trains in order to
provide for the great equipment.
1t requires IS double length rail-
road cars to transport the big show,
1880 people are employed, there
are 700 horses, 40 elephants and a
menagerie of 10 cages, 48O world
famed artists take part in the
greatest circus program this world
has ever known.
A fitting introduction to the
wonderful performance this year.
is the presentation of the new,
magnificent spectacular pageant,
Lalla Rookh" in which nearly
1000 characters take part.
Many Ely people yearly attend
the large circuses in Duluth and
many from here are already laying
their plans to attend.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Guests from St. Paul

A party composed of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Harry Bryant, Mr.. and Mrs
Clayton Kregel, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
c. Houck, son, and Miss Anna
Houck, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Kregel, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
Schultz, Miss Laura Challam, Sam
Markus and James Cardle of ST.
Paul, and H. O. Johnson of Vir-
ginia arrived in the city Friday
evening on two Winton skies and
one Cole six from St. Paul on
their way to Burnside Lodge
where they spent until Sunday
noon.
The party were very much i'm
pressed with the Lodge and the
management and all were of the
opinion that a little later in the
season another trip would be made.
Saturday they visited the Pioneer
mine and were taken to the 18th
level with B. o. Strachan as guide.
Later in the day the Section Thirty
mine and Winton were visited.
On the way to this city the
party stopped at the McComber
mine and made an inspection trip
underground and about the prop
erty. Mr.. Cardle is the president
of the Mutual Mining Company
which is operating the McComber.
Mr.. Houck is vice president and
Mr.. Schultz is one of the directors.
All of those in the party are heavy
stockholders in the company
Capt. Rodgers of the McComber
assisted by Engineer Weir made
it pleasant for the party and show
ed them all there was to see and
explained the workings. The
heavy machinery being installed
and the excellent showing at the
mine impressed the visitors very
favorably.
President Cardle in speaking of
the mine told a reporter several
interesting bits of news and among
other things said:
Everything is going along fine
at the McComber. We are at
present installing a fifteen drill ali
compressor and two 100 horse
power boilers. Over 100000 tons
of merchantable ore has been
blocked out and we are in position
to make a shipment of rs. 900 tons
this year providing Our sales man
ager can secure a customer. The
ore is of a high grade character
and after business is a little more
settled in the steel industry we
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Midsummer Picnic

A large number of the Finnish
residents of this city attended the
Midsummer Celebration at Lincoln
Park and the Central High School
at Duluth Sunday. The celebra-
ton was attended by over five
hundred visitors from Minnesota,
Michigan and Wisconsin and was
the twelfth held in the northern
Minnesota district. The range
towns were particularly strongly
represented.
Prominent Finnish speakers
talked at the park and in the high
school building. Choruses from
Duluth, Virginia, Chisholm and
this city gave numbers on both
programs. Flaaten's band played
at the park in the afternoon and
the Finnish orchestra here gave
several selections at the high
school.
Attorney o. ]. Larson made an
address in the English language
and took for his subject, America
First" Others made talks and a
feature of the program was the
poem written for the occasion by
Eetu Aaltio of Chicago and read
by Mrs. VIM. Vuoti of this city.
In the evening at the Central High
School Miss Minnie Perttula made
an address and the Finnish Orches-
ira and the Ely Finnish Chorus
rendered selections. Miss Kris
tina Herranen gave a vocal solo
and Mrs. V. Koivumaki a piano
solo. The Ely people were much
in evidence on the program and
many were the complimentary re-
marks made on their ability as
entertainers.
Next year the Midsummer
Festival will be held at Virginia
and officers of the executive COM
mittee were chosen as follows
DR.. John Kiahala, chairman; Risto
Lappala, secretary; John Ketola,
treasurer. All are from Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Get the Information

The Minnesota Public Health
Association announces that mem.
bership is open to all citizens inter
ested.
Anyone who is concerned about
his own health, that of his neigh
Dor, or that of this state as whole
should take advantage of this
opportunity. Weekly public
health letters and various pamph-
lets will be sent to every member.
Minnesota the Healthiest State
in the Union" is the slogan
knowledge concerning disease and
its prevention must be disseminated
widely. The health and efficiency
of this state depends directly upon
the health and happiness of the
individual citizen.
Do you know, Mr.. Citizen, that
for your present haphazard way OF
preventing disease you are paying
directly or indirectly, tax greater
than the war tax of a foreign
citizen? Consequently, you should
realize that it is not only an oppor-
tunity, but duty to become in
formed and to spread this informa.
ton to less fortunate neighbors
knowledge will enable you to dc
your share in Minnesota's great
battle against preventable disease
and death.
Information will be sent to any
one who sends their name and
address to the Minnesota Public
Health Association, Old Capitol,
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The Associations new year be-
gins July the first. As new mail
ing lists will be made up soor
after, please send your name in al
once. Simply address: Mime
sofa Public Health Association
Old Capitol, St. Paul. MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Governor Good Booster

That the recent trip made by
Governor Hammond and the legis-
lative party is resulting in much
good is evidenced by the fact that
the governor is swamped with in
quiries regarding the state and its
resources. He is answering many
of them by publishing articles in
the big papers of the state as we'll
as those on the outside. Among
the things the governor is telling
the people are noted below:
Manufactures are rapidly de-
veloping, valued at half million
dollars annually. In the manu-
facture of flour the state leads the
world. The manufacture of iron.
meat products, boots and shoes,
furniture, wooden goods, clothing
building material and many other
products is conducted on large
scale.
Minnesota's permanent school
fund is the largest of any state in
the Union. The accumulation
now aggregating SIS, 900,
with more than S., 10000 in the
university and other trust funds.
are invested by the state and the
income devoted to the maintenance
of the public schools, the univer-
sity and other institutions. 1t is
estimated that these funds will
eventually reach S2O0,OOO,OOO.
Minnesota was one of the pio-
neers in agricultural and industrial
education. Twenty-Five years ago
the state school of agriculture was
established as branch of the uni
versity. Today there are three
large schools and one college of
agriculture connected with the uni
versity with total enrolment of
$500 pupils. There are depart
ments of agriculture and industrial
training in 14O of our 200 high
schools. More than 100 consoli-
dated rural schools also are giving
the courses.
For recreation Minnesota has
much to offer. Her climate is as
healthful as any in the world and
her woods, her streams and her
10000 lakes make the state a
sportsman's paradise and a great
camping and pleasure ground.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25

prizes are offered for the best in
dividual farm exhibit. consisting of
products taken from one farm;
two prizes for the best record of a
dairy herd for two and a half
months ending Aug. Is; two prizes
for the best bushel of potatoes; one
price for the best collection of
stock roots; three prizes for the
best peck of potatoes exhibited by
a boys or girls club, one prize for
an essay written by a boy or girl
setting for the agricultural advan-
tages of the locality.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Fine Time Had

Saturday evening at the K. R.
hall, the Martha Society gave re-
ception in honor of a number of
recent graduates of various insti-
tutions. They are Helmie Som
gro, graduate of Suomi college,
Hancock. Mich; John Rautio,
Stout Institute; Howard Harrio,
Hilda Hippakka. John Thompson,
Ina Johnson, Ina Isaacson, Irene
Lampi, Gustava Pruki and George
Laitala, Ely High School. Stu
dents attending these and other
schools were present.
A program consisting of vocal
and instrumental music was given.
John E. Porthan and Mrs. Victor
Koivumaki delivered short speeches
Games were played after the pro-
gram and refreshments were served
at a later hour. More than $50
people were present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
fire. marshal.

For a number of years it has beer
customary for the fire marshal de-
partment to issue warnings before
the celebration of Independence
Day. The result is a rapidly de.
creasing number of accidents and
fires.
The American Medical Associa-
ton has compiled statistics show
ing that during the last fifteen
years more than 100000 accidents
have resulted from careless use OF
explosives on Fourth of July.
Minnesota's record shows the
least number of casualties, due to
the influence of public officials in
practically every community in the
state.
However, because of the fear
that the European war may have
more or less influence on the
people living in this peaceful
country, both national and state
officers are working together to
warn the American people and
especially the youth, that proper
observance of Independence day
can be carried out without danger
Gus explosives.
Marshall Hargadine suggests
that if the people of Minnesota
feel that they desire to celebrate
with fireworks there are moderate
and intelligent forms of celebrating
If explosives must be used, F"
says the marshal, the authorities
can limit them to the public parks
during certain hours of the day.
1t is proper that every city should
arrange for its people suitable
amuseruents and rational celebra-
ton of this great American holiday
and the things city can do to
interest its citizens in a sane and
wholesome celebration are un-
limited"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Look Over the Chandler

w. P. Chinn of Gilbert general
superintendent of the Pickands-
Mather company accompanied by
E. V. Munger general manager of
the company. John Costin president
of the Chandler Mining company
and several others arrived in the
city Monday on a special car to
look over the stockpiles of the
Chandler mine, sold to the Pick
ands -Mather company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
An Essay ON Man
Man is an omniverous animal.

Man is an Omn1VerOuS animal.
Some smart people call him a
biped, but this is a geological
error.
He's just a plain everyday two
legged animal.
Man is found in most parts of
the world.
He roams at will, feeds in the
day time and sleeps at night.
Some nights.
He is very tame. You can go
up to him and put your hand on
him anywhere so long as you don't
put it on his pocket book. He has
under such conditions been known
to kick.
He is like dog; bowls good
deal and runs around at night.
Like an elephant he has a trunk,
but he dosen't always take it with
him. The elephant does.
AS to what man is really good
for anthropology is still in the
dark.
Being strong he is used to draw
pictures, carry news and pull
revolvers.
He is also fast and goes in the
human race.
Properly trained, man can
jump higher than any other known
animal. He has even been known
to jump mountain resort board
bills.
Although in many ways man is
like other animals, in this respect
he is different from them all-he
lies standing up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Information Wanted

Mrs. Edith M. Gardner of Fargo,
N. D. has written to the postmaster
here for information regarding the
whereabouts of her husband, John
w. Gardner, age SO, height E feet,
weight 100, brown hair mixed with
gray, blue eyes. He is carpenter
and engineer by trade and in the
letter Mrs. Gardner says We
want him to come back. We love
him. Anyone able to give any
information as to his whereabouts
will please address as above.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
SAFETY FIRST
Next Educational Exhibit at Opera
House, June 80.

The program for the next Safety
and Welfare Meeting is an exceed
ingly interesting one. The Safety
First reel of pictures entitled
Steve Hills Awakening" pre-
sents striking lesson which will
interest everyone. Another feat.
ure OF this program will be the
educational film taken at the plant
of the Postum Cereal company at
Battle Creek, Michigan This
picture shows the process of manu-
facture of the Cereals which a
great many of us eat for breakfast.
Cause for Thankfulness" is an
exceptionally interesting story
showing ungrateful parents whose
children are spared in an accident,
and have much to be thankful for.
Two comedy reels, Bangville
Police" and A Case of Mistaken
Identity" will furnish the laughing
part of the program.
The subject to be taken up at
this meeting is "Trespassers. -
Mr.. Glen S. Locker, Inspector OF
Safety and Welfare on the Duluth
& Iron Range Railroad will give
an illustrated lecture on this sub
ject.
The first show will start at l P.
M. and will be for the children
under thirteen years of age. The
second show will start at $3.50 P.
M. and will be for all children
over thirteen, and for those who
cannot attend the evening per-
Torrance. The evening perform
ance begins at 7 As and will be for
adults only. The children must
be restricted from attending the
evening show on account of the
limited seating capacity. Every
body is invited to this free enter
tainment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25

expect to enter the shipping list OF
Vermilion range mines and become
regular producer.
The visitors left St. Paul on
Wednesday and say they encount-
cred some fierce roads between
Duluth and the Twin Cities.
They praised the roads of the
ranges and particularly the ones
in the district under the direction
of Commissioner McMahan. The
party left Sunday afternoon for
the return trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Real Estate Transfers

Only three transfers of real
estate in Ely were recorded with
the Register of Deeds last week.
They are:
Robt. Whiteside ct Tx to
Matt Vertnik, lots S, E,
block 10, Whiteside's
Addition to Ely,-------$ $3.50
Robt. Whiteside ct ux to
Casper Rom, lot 7, blk. 5
same ------------------- $50
Robt. Whiteside ct ux to
Jno. Boben, lot 7, fri. lot
8, blk. II, ame-------- 225
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Ball Game Sunday

The Aurora baseball aggregation
will go up against the fast reorgan-
lied Winton team next Sunday on
the Winton grounds. In the new
Winton team will be found three
of Ely's best players, probably for
the balance of the season, viz:
LaBeau, Lambert and Gianotti.
The game Sunday promises to be a
first class one as the Aurora boys
defeated the Winton bunch early
in the season and Winton intends
to repay them with the best kind
of drubbing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Prizes to. be Given

The Duluth & Iron Range Rail-
way company has appropriated
500 to Be given in prizes at the
county fair at Hibbing the coming
fall. The money will be given
out as cash premiums. Three
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25
Fourth Of July Celebration

Minnesota promises to lead all
other states this year in the small
number of casualties resulting from
Fourth of July celebrations, &C.
cording to r. w. Hargadine, state
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-06-25

Jos. Martinetti will call for and
deliver your laundry and dry clean
ing weekly. Phone No. 47-Adv.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-01-16
MANY REASONS
GIVEN FOR
ALFALFA FAILURES

Whenever alfalfa is tried for the
first time by farmers unacquainted
with the habits and culture of this
premier forage plant much grumbling
and complaint is apt to be voiced be
cause OF poor, uneven stand, weak
plants or weed choked growth.
The plant itself is hardly to blame
if it fails to do its best under adverse
unsatisfactory stands realize this, and
more likely will say in no uncertain
terms that alfalfa is not adapted to
Wisconsin conditions"
Ten reasons are given in letter
which l.. +. GRADER, Secretary of the
alfalfa order of the Wisconsin State
Experiment Association, is sending to
farmers who have sown alfalfa this
year In brief the reasons are:
/, sour land; 2, weeds; 3, lack OF
incubation; 4, fiat and poorly drained
land; s. wrong time of sowing; g,
poorly prepared seed bed; 7, too heavy
nurse crop; g. cutting too late in the
fall; 9, late pasturing; 10, low soil fer
tility
With each letter Mr. GRADER has
inclosed a piece of blue litmus paper
and with tests for soil acidity may
be made. For particulars in regard to
this method of testing and the amount
and kind of lime to use as corrective,
the farmer is referred to Bulletin 23O,
soil Acidity and Lining" issued by
the Wisconsin Agricultural Expert
ment Station, Madison.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-01-16
BARON SAID TO BE FRAUD

A week or more ago a stranger who
who introduced himself as Baron Won
Waldberg paid Yerington and Mason
Valley a visit and represented that he
was in some way connected with the
German government and was gath
ering statistics for prospective immi-
grants from that country These sta
tistics were to be placed in book form
and the Baron was taking subscrip-
tons for the book From Yerington
it seems that the Baron went to Fail
lon and there some inquiries were
made about him which resulted in his
being declared fraud. Whether he
swindled anybody around here out OF
any money or not we have not learned
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-01-16
Dangers of a Cold

Do you know that of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? 1t is not the colds them
selves that you need to fear, but the
serious diseases that they so often
lead to. For that reason every cold
should be gotten rid of with the least
possible delay, To accomplish this
you will find Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy of great help TO you. 1t
loosens a cold relieves the lungs, aids
expectoration and enables the system
to throw off the old For sale by all
druggists. Advt