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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-08-18
MINNESOTA'S IRON MINES AND
THE HIB6lNG TAX TROUBLE

It is less than twenty-five years
ago since the iron bearing minerals of
st. Louis county were discovered.
These deposits lie in a narrow strip
of land, from a half mile to two miles
wide and extending for fifty or more
miles from Mesaba towards Grand
Rapids, through wilderness of red
soil and pine stumps. Before this dis
covery the cut-over lands in which the
minerals are deposited were consid-
cred almost worthless. Now one forty
may contain an immense fortune. The
development of this iron range has
placed Minnesota in the first rank also
as q mineral state, when it was prev
iously considered wholly an agricul-
tural and numbering state. To the
problems of state control of railroads
involving as it does the transportation
OF the farmers products, and the lum.
Der kings whose ruthless destruction
of the immense forests of Minnesota
Is nearing it's completion with hardly
any attempt being made to check it
is now added the problem of the con.
troll of an industrial development
which in magnitude and financial
strength Overshadows anything of the
kind yet known in this country OF
ours.
The wealth Of these mines can hard.
ly be estimated. The Mahoning mine
at Hibbing, for instance, is two miles
long and a half mile wide. The earth
that covered the ore deposit varied
from SO to 200 feet in thickness. This
enormous quantity of waste dirt was
cleared off and carried onto great
dumps on non-mineral lands. The ex
pense of stripping this mine alone
runs into tens of millions of dollars
The development also consists in ex
tensive pumping operations by means
OF which the porous ore deposits are
relieved OF moisture. AS a result the
ore body lies exposed in this mine in
an area of over square mile. The
railroad tracks lead into the same, and
, the loading can be done at will will,
steam shovels from the pit direct in
to the steel railroad cars that carry
the ore to the docks on Lake Superior
The depth Of the ore bodies runs
down In places to 400 feet, sufficient
to supply all demands for decades tt
come. When mining can be done at a
profit in underground workings and BY
small shippers loading with wheel
barrows in smaller mines, with 8
poorer grade of ore, the vast pro
hts derived from this vast open pit
OF the best grade ore can be family
seen. Then this is only one of many
mines. It IL said that every steel
1DduStry OF any consequence In the
World has acquired interest in some
q tbese Minnesota mines. Most all
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-08-18

With their enormous revenues for
local purposes the range towns have
been the envy Of other towns that do
not have such large assessed valua-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-08-18

AS fntimated before, the scrap be-
tween the mining companies and the
village of Hibbing, may have far
reaching influence in the shaping of
the public policy of the state in the
future, as regards the iron ranges.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
JOURNEYINGS OF HOUSE FLY
Household Pests, 1t Is Found, Seldom
Travel Far From the Breeding y
Ground.

DR.. ]. T. Nash, an English physi-
clan, who has devoted much attention
to the spread of disease by flies, finds
that the common house fly does not
readily leave a house in which it finds
protection, warmth and food. Such
houses situated near places where
flies breed-where garbage is depos-
tied, or refuse from stables is kept I'M
duly long-suffer from a plague of
flies not found in houses in the next
street farther away.
These nearer houses effect consid-
cradle arrestpent of the spread of
flies. In these infested houses, al
though fy-paper may kill hundreds,
just as many flies are found "a hours
later if the windows are left open
and the weather is warm
When flies are numerous, they ue-
crease in numbers in different houses,
in inverse ratio to the distance from
the breeding grounds. Flies fly far
Their when places of arrestment, in the
shape of houses, are few or far off.
Where houses are few, more flies
will be found than where houses are
many. Where houses are numerous,
few flies will travel more than a
quarter of a mile.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

Of a certain number of cards. She
works this list every so often. If you
are slow pay, and keep on being slow.
your card is taken out and placed in
another list and If you keep on not
paying, your card is finally placed in
the list handled by the house lawyer,
who comes after you with all sorts OF
threats.
If you persist in not paying, then
there are two things to do. ] will send
the account to local lawyer and he
will come to your house and demand
count l will not send it for collection
but will continue to send you dun no
tlces for months afterward. Some
times l sold these small accounts to
shyster" lawyers for a small percent
age and they collect whatever they
can. They will even follow son or a
daughter with the unpaid bills of par
ents.
And the stuff you get from me isn't
worth having. 1t is the cheapest stuff
imaginable. If it is clothing it won't
wear well and will come to pieces the
lrst time you wear it out in the rain.
If it is furniture it will break if a
heavy person sits down on it and if it's
hardware it is indispensable and will
never keep sharp and it probably has
a flaw in it so that it will break at
the first strain.
It's not worth buying in the first
place and it isn't worth having after
you have bought it, Don't order it in
the first place. Buy from your local
dealer, who at least will listen to your
complaints and replace any article not
up to standard. He keeps a more de-
pendable stock of stuff than l do. You
can rely on him, too. He can't run
away or seek refuge behind letters
and lies.
Yes, it's the best thing to buy what
you need of your merchant in your
own home town. He is entitled to
receive your business and he keeps a
place in which you can find what you
require.
The various articles illustrated in
my catalogues look good in the pic
lures, they are made that way to fool
you. They are misrepresented in the
written descriptions and they are
manufactured so as to cheat you in
every possible manner.
You will get better value in the store
of your own merchant. Think of this
when you next require something. Try
him out, ask him if he has it or if he
hasn't got it in stock if he can't order
1t for you. He will be glad to do so.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give california Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue mother! If coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" then don't worry, because it is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out of the bowels, and you have
a we'll. playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" is ofttimes all
that Is necessary. 1t should be the
frst treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle OF
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
SAGE TEA AND SULPHUR
DARKEMS YOUR GRAY HAIR
Recipe of Sage and Sulphur and
Nobody Will Know.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray; also ends dandruff, itching
scalp and stops falling hair. Years
ago the only way to get this mixture
was to make it at home, which is
mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "Wyeths Sage and Sui
phur Hair Remedy" You will gel
large bottle for about so cents. Every
body uses this old, famous recipe, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as it does it
SO naturally and evenly. You dampen
a sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, and
after another application or two, your
hair becomes beautifully dark, thick
and glossy and you look years younger.
Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Ones Weakest Point.

The character of the individual
stands or falls by it's greatest weak
ness. The citadel is never attacked
by the enemy at its impregnable
points. The assault is bent against
the weak places in the foundation or
where the workmanship of the walls
is defective. Men may stand firm for
years, simply because the opportunity
that appeals to their selfishness or
their wrong tendencies has not come
to them But when the evil habit
that has been allowed to develop, I'M
seen and unsupported by the world,
meets that which attracts and calls it
into action, too often character crum-
bles into ruins.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Fuel Value of Wood and Coal.

The fuel value of two pounds OF
wood is roughly equivalent to that of
one pound of coal. This is given as
the result of certain calculations now
being made in the forest service lab
oratory, which show also about how
many cords of certain kinds Of wood
are required to obtain an amount of
heat equal to that in ton of coal
Certain kinds of wood, such as hick-
DRY, oak, beech, birch, hard maple,
ash, elm, locust, longleaf pine, and
cherry, have fairly high heat values,
and only one cord of seasoned wood
of these species is required to equal
one ton of good coal
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

tons. had fainting spells, bloated,
and could hardly stand the pain in my
left side. My husband insisted that l
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and am so thankful did.
for I am now a well woman. I sleep
better, do all my homework and take
long walks. Inever fail to praise Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
my good health. Mrs. J. M. REsCH,
1900 West Broadway, Louisville, KY.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
malls which we publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that if Lydia E.
Pinkhan' s Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will help
any other woman who is suffering in q
like manner?
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co., (confidentiaD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter viii be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
All Fond of Sweets.

Honey antedated all forms of
sugar by many centuries and was the
only sweet in common use. Greeks
loved it and Romans fought for it. The
Egyptians cultivated it, and in far off
Persia honey was the preferred deli
cacy. There was none other used
by civilized man; savage man doubt
less satisfied his hunger for sweets
by eating fruits and vegetables con-
tanning natural sugar.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Not His First Love.

Am / the first girl you ever loved?"
sighed the maid.
You certainly are mott" proclaimed
the youth.
This was not what she had been
brought up to expect, SO she became
really interested
Il am not?" she repeated
you are not. You are merely the
best of the bunch. Are you satisfied
with that?"
Well, was she?- Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Decrease in Contagious Diseases.

In view of the alarming increase In
heart and arterial diseases, nervous
troubles and insanity as we'll as can
Ger 1t is at least comforting to find
from recent statistics that the NOR
tally from diphtheria and cerebro-
nearly 60 per cent In New York alone
since antitoXin was first understood.
True cholera infantum, too, is rarely
seen now that baby feeding has be-
come a science while the great cpl
denies of typhus and smallpox which
used to sweep the country, are prac-
tically unknown.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Cards on the Table.

Amusing is the request of mani
cure preparation firm for a lady who
already has beautiful long filbert
nails" to whom the highest terms"
are offered if she will be photo
graphed for advertisement purposes.
There is a frankness about this which
I like. First get the lady; then prove
by her pictures how great a part our
preparations played in making her
what she is! This is laying the cards
on the table indeed.-The| Sphere.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

the grandchild of Longfellow, while
not able to express herself III verse, is
no less a lover of children and as
the wife of the principal of a large
New York school is putting her inter
est and understanding of children to
a practical test in conducting kitch-
en- of settlement school.
Mrs Hutchinson, as she is now, is
well qualified for her work, not only
having studied social problems abroad,
but also having passed through the
training school of the Boston Chill
dren's hospital and a postgraduate
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
LIKE HER FAMOUS ANCESTOR
Granddaughter of Henry Wadsworth
LongfeIIoW Is Devoted Lover
of Children.

Few of US are there indeed who do
not know and love the poems Of Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow, especially
that known as THE Children's Hour"
in which the poet gave the world
glimpse of his own happy freside cir
Gle. The poem referred to his chill
dren, but some of US do not know that
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Come Riqht to us.

Catch" does not imply motion in
every. case. You may have to step
lively to catch train or a rabbit.
but there is long list of things, from
hell to rheumatism, that you can con-
meet with while standing perfectly
still
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

Flnkham 8 v egeL2-
BILE Compound they
would enjoy better
health. | suffered
from a female trou-
bic, and the doctors
decided I had a
humorous grow tn
and would have to
be operated upon,
but / refused as | do
not believe in opera
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

course at Johns Hopkins Since then
she has been at the disposal of char
liable institutions in New York and
as she says, she attends to the chill
dren's bodily needs
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Daily Thouoht.

Take note of the hour ere it slips
past; so seldom does the moment
come which is truly fateful and great
Schiller.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
Contrary Effects.

What did John say when he saw
your new drop ceiling?"
''He was simply 6oored."
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

New York has one skyscraper to ev-
cry 100 buildings.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

It's up to the lovesick youth to take
his from a spoon.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26
WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Louisville, KY think if more suf-
fering women would take Lydia e.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-26

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. In
signing bill for war loan of 275,-
100000 forms, informed the finance
minister she would underwrite 1,O0O,-
900 of the amount.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30
A LITTLE BIT OF MOST ANYTHING
ATTENTION. "kNockERsi"
By Charles 3. DriscoIl.

Lucifer, angel Of light. wore q
oreat pair Of eream-coIored wings,
his standing In Heaven was right.
he had all kinds Of beautiful
things. But he carried . crouch
. in his purse. He would knock on
the way things were run--hs
; would stand by the railing and
: curse, and he started to totine q
aun. Now, there are no detectives
! % there, and no one In Heaven will
: snItch, so this angel was knocking
. for fair, before anyone noticed .
. hitch. Lucifer knocked on the gold
with which all Of the alleys were
. paved. he swore all the parks were
. too old, and he reared when a sin
ner was saved. The administration.
: he said, was far from progressive
enough. ~ tell all you boys on the
: dead said the knocker, "this HES
. pretty tough. A. for me, I'm about
: 10 resign from this old fashioned
: Bureau Of Light. and I'm thinking
: u would be fine to lead off with
: some kind Of fight" He started
: his fight, 30 they say, with bomb
(. and q f6-inch shell. He was dropped
sSrom the payroll next day and the
: next week he had landed In hell.
They tell me he's stopping there
. yet, at the sIos Of the Hammer and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30

LOOKS AS If the ear neglected to prepare enough
jwder for a war OF this size.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30

bers are Mrs. Sarah Truman and
two daughters OF Beardstown.--
Carthage tilll Republican.
Harry Chinn OF Beardstown was
in Dixon today on business. Dixon
till1 Telegraph.
Tommy Phelps. a gallant young
man. and his no less gallant friend.
Phi Richardson. were seated to.
gether on a Madison street cable
car.
In came an exceptionally pretty
girl.
Both moved over hastily TO make
room for her between them.
She accepted the seat. and a mo.
ment later presented 1t to an ex.
cessively stout matron. with two
market baskets and wet UNI.
brells.
This" asserts an eyewitness
and mutual friend. was greatly to
the dismay OF the gallant Mr..
Phelps and the no less gallant Mr.
Richardson.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30
GET NEW KIDNEYS!

The kidneys are the most operworEsd
organs 81 the human body. and when
they fali IN their work Of fiiterinG out
and throwing or the poison. developed
In the system. things begin to happen
One OF tho first warnings Ia pain II
stiffness In the lower part Of the back
highly coiored urine: loss OF appetite
indigestion. irritation. or even stone in
the bladder These symptom. Indicate
condition that may lead to that dread.
ed and fatal msiadr. Brighfs Disease
for which there IL said Co he no cure
You can almost certainly find inms.
date relief In GOLD MEDAL Haarism
on Capsules For more than 200 years
this famous preparation has been an un.
failing remedy for all kidney bladder
ana urinary troubles Oct " at any drug
store. ana n 4 does not give you almost
Immediate relief. your money Will be re-
funded. Prices 2hc. soc and 100 lie
sure you get the GOLD MEDAL brand
None other genuine
For sale and guaranteed by tho owl
DruE Go.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30
A PROUD RECORD

E,LEVEN members of the house OF representatives
~ from King county signed the argument
against the referendum on the port bill. On the
official records at Olympia ii is stated that the
argument is theirs.
In so doing these II branded themselves
liars as well as traitors to the best interests Of the
county.
Their reachery has been recorded in their
votes for the iniquitous port bill. And now they
add lie to that shameful record. For the argu-
ment against the referendum was prepared and
filed at the request of the dock owners trust of
Seattle.
The dock owners trust" seeking to cripple
the right of the people TO control their own water
front, didn't have the courage TO stand sponsor for
the fight against the referendum on the port BILL
So they got IL boot-licIsing Legislators whom they
owned to do the dirty work" for them.
AND THESE IL WERE SUPPOSED TO
HAVE BEEN REPRESENTATIVE" OF THE
PEOPLE!
1T WAS the falling back OF the Russians tina, made
Napoleon tired Russians who won't stand up and fight
live 10 fight another day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30

THE CARS at the front. Where he's needle
at the back, pushing wheclbarrow in some arnmuni
factory
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30
UP TO CARRANZA

THE Mexican situation to date is thus:
L The Villa-Zapata faction offers to get to-
gether with the CarranzaiStS and work out plan
for peace, il possible.
Carranza says "war 10 a finish"
For further starvation footing and anarchy
in Mexico, Carranza is responsible. If Carranza
fails to put down these caamitieS within reason
able time, he should be advised to quit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30
BECKER NEXT

DATE stacked the cards on Becker. The trial
l. Judge in his case was elevated to the court OF
appeals which denied his petition and now his
last hope lies in the clemency OF governor, who,
while district attorney convicted him.
A raw deal by luck perhaps, but 1t looks more
like retrihution Becker, as a police officer, was
mercileSS He was an advocate of the infamous
third degree system and an expressed believer in
capital punishment
He has always demanded that the law exact
its full pound of fleSh-a life for a life, no more
or less.
In cold blood and with calm deliberation he
plotted the death of the gambler Rosentha.
He took his chances against the law as all
criminals do, only he had the temerty to attempt
to make that law his shield.
His crime came home, as, sooner or later,
crime generally does.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30

longs. His apartments TO knock
ers are let. and each guest 10 placed
where he belongs.
NY rRIEND
lie VISA my frisnd. lie understood
All the vsGsries Of my mood.
say ] was Joyous, he was gay;
~ sad. he felt the seifsame way.
lie held. with trusty common sense,
All that told. In confidence.
lie died. And now . look around,
HIT such friend IL seldom found.
Z misc his kindly presence. yet
A dog like that IL hard To get!
--EidredGe Depnison In Judge.
Said the suffragist TO congress,
When the voting reached a close
Il really like your ayes. sirs,
But how hate your noesl"
Rastus--Did you esah heah oh
tskin' silver fer de whisky habit7
Rufus--Yassah. All did. Ole
man Johnson swipes his wife's
spoons 'cssionalIy!
Mrs. Squirrel Historically -
Well. ! do declare. n they haven't
bored right into our pantry for
maple syrup!
Touehin' on and Appertslnln' to
Boards and BARRIERS
A firm OF lady BARRIERS has rent.
ed a room in Blandinsville and will
open a shop next week. The bar
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-06-30
GILL Ex0MERATES
z CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor GIL Tuesday investigated
the charges made by the Wright
Elevator Works that superintend.
ent OF Buildings Josenhsns and
Street superintendent Case had
shown fsvoritIsm in reporting In
favor OF the Otis Elevator Co. bid
for an elevator In the city's build.
Ing on Charles st
He declared the charges were
groundless. that the two had used
good business sense. and that the
Wright bid was not according 10
specifications.
The Wright Elevator Works
asked for the removal OF Case and
Josenhans