The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-06


banks doing business September 2,
1915, making a gain of $32,794,07122.
The 1,010 banks listed had COM
bined capital of $2O,3OS,O00, or $1,66S,,
500 more than $40 banks reporting the
previous year. The increase in the
combined surplus of state banks dur.
ing the year was $793,S16.39, the re,
spective figures being $1S,699,5OO and
$40, $4,000
Artillery Goes to Border.
With a gale driving the dust in
clouds about them, 575 enlisted men
and officers of the First battalion,
First Minnesota field artillery, started
on their long journey to the
Mexican border.
At 1890 p. m. the toot of an engine
indicated to the members of A battery
the location of their coaches.
In response to the commanding of
fcers sharp signal there was brief
march, and a few moments later the
first section" was on its way.
Some hours later the process was
repeated, and as the members of B
and O batteries climbed aboard the
train Camp Bobleter was entirely
abandoned by Minnesota national
guardsmen for the first time since the
mobilization last June.
Many of those who came to bid
farewell, however, brought lunch
boxes with them, and the hungry men
lost no time in investigating their con-
tents. The crowd that was on hand to
give the boys a good 'send-off" was
estimated by many to have been
greater than that which witnessed the
departure of those who entrained last
July.
Timber Cut Sets Record.
Timber worth s44,430.18, cut from =
single section of state school land
in Koochiching county, establishes
new high record, State Auditor j. A.
o. Preus announces.
The Virginia & Rainy Lake Lumber
company, of Virginia, holding the con-
tract on the section, reported that it
hdu SuI llOlu IlC dCI f,OfG,flO lcCL
of pine and other timber.
This is the heaviest cut reported
from any section of state timber land
in the history of Minnesota" Oscar
Arneson, chief of the timber depart
ment, said.
1.-THE contention has been made that
the state possessed NO land contain
ing more than 100000 feet of log
lumber and it was never successfully
contradicted until now"
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Prison Profits $731,67s.
Besides saving millions of dollars to
Minnesota farmers in low prices for
binding Irvine and farm machinery,
the state prison at Saltwater made a
net profit of $731, 67S.66 in the last two
years, according to a statement by
Warden G. S. Reed.
July 81 was $336,050.03 on the Irvine
plant, and $44,777.33 on farm machin-
cry, after deducting $33,119.90 as
profit and loss" largely because of
the experimental departments expense
in developing new machines.
For the previous year the Irvine de-
partment profits netted $275,890.74,
and the farm machinery, $74,s6O.5S.
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Tax Levies Decrease.
Decrease of $702, 900 in the demands
of the state on it's taxpayers for funds
for operation and maintenance of it's
many departments next year compared
with the current year is shown in the
new tax rate for state purposes. This
was announced recently by State Aud
itor j. A. o. Preus and supplemented
with statement of income and ex-
pense estimate and other items in ex-
PLANTATION of the reduction.
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Stolen Sign Barred.
Until its character as stolen prop
erty has been cleared the Llano
Grande railway sign-post, which &C
companied members of F battery back
from their encampment on the Texas
border, has no place on the University
of Minnesota campus, President Vim
cent said. "If our great universities
can't stand for scrupulous honesty, we
had better shut up shop" he declared.
Students must learn that there is no
special law for them. Stealing such a
sign is just the same as stealing rides
or swiping blankets"
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Review Gopher Guards.
General Funston has just reviewed
the Minnesota troops and the Indiana
and Nebraska brigades at Llano
Grande. The Minnesota guards, pass.
ing General Funston's auto in spright.
ly step, made fine showing. General
Parker and General Lewis were be-
side General Funston. Thirteen guns
saluted the commander when his ma
chine was sighted. There were more
women at Llano Grands than have
ever been before seen at camp. The
women from Mercedes came out to
see General Funston end the review.