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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20

to Mr.. Philip Langdon and | took it
straight to him. Then him and me
beat it back to the police station and
he had conference with the Magis-
trate. Then he shook my hand and
thanked me like a gentleman.-and-
that's ALL"
"One moment. Miss keenan,. You
say that Miss Page would become
sane, and then would lapse into de-
lirium again. Did she mention any
particular incident-or ask you any
strange questions|
YES Once she said, lie acts fun
ny for a man who has just put on a
successful play Then suddenly she
sat up and grabbed me and cried,
Was it blood or-was it just a red
necktie-I saw it And | said. You
saw it where? And she said-sane as
she could be, 1t was the other man
outside-I couldn't see his face-just
the red Then she began to cry and
went off again into delirium, or what
her eyes, she asked If l knew whether
James Pollock was dead or if she had
dreamed it, and said so far as | knew
James was about the Invest thing I'd
ever bumped against in this old town.
Then she sighed like a kid and went
to sleep. but when she woke up she
seemed to know he was dead"
did she make any other mention OF
the man with the red tie?"
No. When l asked her, she said 1t
was blur, but it would come back to
her--she was sure of that. Someone
else would have seen it too"
THAT is all" began Langdon, and
broke Off in establishment. There was
a commotion in the back of the room
and a man stood up, raising one hand
as If about TO speak. His face was
ashy, his jaw dropped. Then as sud
denly as he had arisen he dropped
back out of sight into his chair.
1t was Daniels.
Ito be continued
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20
The Skip In pundreary's Gait.
ITO be continued


My father each year copied out his
own prompt books, or had them cop
led, and then wrote in his most recent
additions. have many such prompt
books with most minute notes and di-
rectiOns.
When l produced "Our American
Cousin" nearly thirty years after his
death, these manuscripts were 80 per-
feet that ! had no difficulty in recall
ing every movement of all the charac-
tiers. My fathers genius was indeed
the genius of infinite pains. | have
heard him relate that the little skip he
used In his gait in Dundreary original
cd simply from his habit Of trying to
keep I'm step with my mother as they
walked up and down at the back Of
the stage arranging their lines. The
skip and the stutter and other business
grew and grew from performance TO
performance.
AS Jefferson says in his Life the
character of Dundreary gradually
pushed all the other characters out OF
the play.-From My Remembrance"
by Edward ii. Sothern. in Scribner's
Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20

yes. sor.'
WAS It the defendant. Mary Pager
1T was. sor. Though she looked ter
rible sick and different. and there was
an awful lookin bruisc on her shoulder
like somebody had hurt her bad"
Gould you see where they wentT
Yes. sor. Sure and slipped out the
gate and followed them a bit to see
where they would 30. But they stop
ped Just beyond me on the alley and
the man gives whistle. Just three
notes. like It might have been the echo
Of the band at the hotel. but somebody
was listenin for it, and heard win
der go up in one Of the houses across
the way.
AT that the man sings out I'm
whisper, 1 got Sadie down here. let 1t
down quick. Then ! saw something
comm down like bit Of white on the
end Of rope. and / could hear it slap.
slappln' the side Of the house as it hit"
Gould you see what it wasT"
Not then. sor. except that it was
something on the end of a rope
did the man say anything that you
could hear. to the girl-Miss Pager
Yes He said Larry is up there.
Hes all right, but don't blab too much,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20

sure 10 get of FIRST thing IN the morn
ing she asked me II ! would take .
note to her lawyer. And saio Il
would"
"Did you ask her her nameT
mo" She smiled little. half whim-
sicaly, half bitterly. lit amt etiquette
to ask names under the circumstances.
but said as It was the first time, the
best thing to do was TO say nothing
till she had a lawyer to do the talking
for her"
Whom was the note she gave you
addressed tor
The question seemed to surprise her
"Why, you know she stammered'
then laughed, "Gee, forgot. I'm tell
In the court The note was addressed
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20

II WITNESS room, like an ocean
IA liner. begets strange friend
ships in its enforced inti-
A N macy, and also has this in
common with the great ships, that
those who come on deck only toward
the close of n stormy passage, find
themselves unreasonably ostraciZed by
their fellow passengers who have been
daily sharing the excitement of the
voyage. Thus the three newcomers
among the witnesses in the trial Of
Mary Page were left sitting primly on
a bench close to the door while the in
congruous but friendly group of those
vino had already testified stood near
the window.
The trio themselves were oddly con-
glomerate-a burly man In what were
obviously his best clothes. with a col
lar size too small and buxom wom-
an whose flushed face looked out from
under a marvellous purple bonnet. Her
hands were encased in very large
white cotton gloves and she held back
her skirts aggressively from contact
with the short and elaborate gown Of
the over-dressed. tired-looking woman
whose face was pasty with powder
and hard with rouge
All Of the witnesses, for that matter
from the little bell-hop to Mrs. Page
herself, surveyed this last conner with
disapproval; and Amy declared sue
cinctly that II "Mr. Langdon put
THAT on the witness stand-it would
be GOOD NIGHT
Langdon, however. greeted her with
a warmth that more than overbal-
anced their chilliness, and his welcome
to the other man and woman was
equally enthusiastic. To him, the pres
ence of these three was triumph. 1t
meant that he had succeeded where
the police had failed, and that he had
still another surprise to spring upon
the jury in this most astounding trial
Some hint Of all this crept into his
tone lending it new. almost boyish
note, when, at the beginning of the
days proceedings. he rose and said:
"Your Honor and Gentlemen of the
Jury: Ever since the beginning of this
trial one point has remained a mys-
terry. The state has admitted Its in
ability TO offer evidence on this moot
ed subject, and therefore | crave the
Indulgence of the court to digress from
direct proceedings this morning. to
show you where and how Mary Page
spent those hours between the death
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20
safe Refuge.

Say, Philadelphia is the only city
which is immune from leap year pro
p0sals."
why sof'
Because fellow can plead IL is
the city OF brotherly loye."-Baltimore
American.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20

ent then. she was all dOlled up in an
evening gown. and hadn't even cloak.
wondered what was up and tried to
make her talk. but she seemed looney.
| thought it was the d. It's at first, but
when | found out she was plain batty,
| got scared and called the guard. But
he only cussed me out so l got hold of
her hands and tried to make her stop
crying In that queer fashion. After a
bit she began to talk. 1t was incoher-
ent at first. about James, and the big
house, and she wasn't Sadie or Maggie,
Then she seemed to come TO herself
and asked who ! was and where she
was"
"Did she remain sane and conscious
after thatT'
"Not at first Sled ramble. then she
talked sanely Finally she quieted
down. and when / said that I was
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20

az James Pollock and her surrender to
fhe law on the following morningv
''WhatP' The startled exclamation
- Is wrung involuntarlly from the Dis
tfIct Attorney as he half rose from his
chair, but II was drowned In the stir
OF excitement that swept through the
entire room. For this had indeed been
a mooted question and a decidedly
sore point with the Prosecutor-the
whereabouts OF Mary during those
hours Immediately following the muir
der.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-20
IN THE ALLEY

WITNESS room, Ike an ocean
liner. begets strange friend
ships in its enforced inti-
: macy, and also has this In
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28

Flowers, Plants, etc. Order of
ELI ROSENBLoOM. Phone 21-Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28
REGULAR Meeting
Commercial Club Transacts
Business Tuesday Evening.

The regular meeting of the Fly
Commercial Club was held Tues
day evening at the City Hall. In
the absence of both President Bro
zich and Vice President Ayres, Vice
President M. J. Murphy presided.
Several communications relating
to new roads were presented and
read. One of the communications
related to the Lake County road
began last year and part of which
has been built as far as Eve Lake.
The letter asked the Club to use
its infuenceWith the commissioners
of the county to have the same
extended east thus opening a fine
lot of mining and agricultural lands
besides scenic highway for the
outer. The committee on roads
was instructed to take the matter
up with the authorities.
The proposed road through the
Forest to reach the Gunf1int lake
country was also discussed and it
was the sense of the meeting that it
would be wise to have the national
Forest officers map out the most
feasible route as near as possible in
order to furnish some basis for the
committee on roads on which to
work.
The smoke and SCOT nuisance en-
anating from the d. & I. R. round
house and coal dock was also
brought before the sneeting. The
Public Welfare committee was in
structed to look into the matter and
confer with the city council in or
der to have the same abated.
People living in the vicinity made
the complaints and there is not a
particle of doubt in the minds of
any one who has had cause to come
in contact with the nuisance of the
justice of their kick.
Several other matters of import
ance were also taken up notably
among. which was the sinking of a
we'll at the cemetery and other nee
essary improvements. Every lot
owner is member of the associat-
ion and should do all in his power
to see that the improvements are
made. There is no doubt that the
cemetery needs attention and also a
well. This matter will be taken up
with the cemetery association.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28

!. w. W. Falls TO Euthuse
WInton Picnic

Sunday the Finnish Socialists of
this city and Winton had a picnic
at the Socialist Park at Winton.
Deputy sheriffs were on hand to
see that no inflamatory speeches.
were delivered but the red flag was
strictly in evidence but not without
the accompaniment of the stars and
stripes. Several addresses were
made by speakers in the Finnish
language and an athletic exhibition
was given.
The strike on the Mesaba range
and the virtues of the same were
extolled by the speakers and the
hat was passed. 1t is said that
there were two hundred people
present when the hat was passed
and the total net proceeds of the
excursion among the faithful for
cash netted $19.75, or less than 10
cents percapita. A. F. Heiskanen
a Virginia socialist and Joseph
Greini, I. w. w. diciple, were the
speakers that subtracted the mum
ifcent sum for the aid of fellow
workers. Greini disguised him
self at the picnic by wearing pair
of goggles. Of course, no one re-
cognized him! With such small
returns it is not probable that
Greini will again visit this section.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28
NEARLY FINISHED
Last Meeting Of Those Interest
ed In New Charter.

Everyone with suggestions to Of
fer on the new city charter as pre-
pared by the charter commission is
invited to be at the city hall on
Thursday evening with their sug-
gestions and changes.
In order to facilitate the work
all are requested to make their sug-
gestions in writing designating the
paragraph number and text of the
section in which their suggestion
is embodied.
This will probably be the last
meeting Of the citizens with the
charter board before the completed
document is whipped into shape to
be submitted to the voters. The
board is DESTROYS of getting as much
of the opposition to the charter out
of the way before the same is bal
loted on. Considerable work has
been done by the board so far and
it will probably do considerable
more after the citizens have had
their say next Thursday. The OBJ
jections are requested in writing in
order to facilitate matters. The
board will meet again shortly and
redraft the document before sub
hitting the same to legal authority
Remember, next Thursday Aug
uSt 8.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28

land subject to homestead entry.
The state owns land in several
counties which is offered at month
ly sales at a minimum of IS per
acre. The state requires the pay
ment of only Is per cent of the
purchase price at the time of the
sale, giving 40 years time at low
interest on the balance. There is
also some unimproved land held
by private parties which is offered
at moderate prices. The land suit
able for agriculture, however, is
being rapidly taken up and the
prices advancing.
To the tourist. especially at this
season of the year, the lakes, the
forests and the public parks of
Minnesota are an attraction. There
is hardly spot in northern Mime
sofa where some stream or lake,
suitable for fishing and camping,
cannot be found. Rich, green
forests, in which big game is plenti-
full, cover large portions of the
northern half of the state. Here
the people from our cities and
people from states to the south of
us may come for rest and recrea-
ton in simmer and here they may
hunt small game, deer and moose
in the proper season in the fall.
The state has done much to pre-
serve forever some of the primeval
forest which once covered a great
portion of the state, and to provide
public camping and recreation
grounds. The largest and best
known of these state parks is
Itasca park, within which is found
the source of the mighty Missis-
sippi. The state has acquired,
partly by grant from the federal
government, partly by purchase
from private parties, $4,000 acres
of forest and lake. 1t has provided
in Douglas lodge home with the
comforts of the city and the quiet
Of the wilderness. Good roads
row lead to and through the park
from several directions. Hunting
within the park is prohibited and
beaver, elk and other animals, else
where almost extinct, abound here.
Ten miles west of Ely, the state
owns 10000 acres of forest land
known as the Burnside state
forest. Within this forest are 43
lakes. The abundance of fish and
game make Burnside forest espe-
c!ally attractive for campers, al
though nothing has been done to
establish permanent accommodation
for travellers.
Near our northern border is one
portion of the state where the canoe
is the only practical means of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28
"a Home institution

previous to that, general master
mechanic for the Rodgers-Brown
Ore company's mines, left Crosby
on Wednesday night for Ely, on
the Vermilion range, to accept the
position as general master mechanic
for the Section 80 Mining company.
The new position is much better
than he has been holding for the
past two years, and he was not long
in deciding to make the change.
Mr.. Matthews came to the Guyana
range March l, 1911 to take up the
work of general master mechanic
for the Rogers-Brown Ore COM
pany mines. He held that place
until the Rodgers Brown company
sold the Armour No. l and Arm
our No. 2 mines to the Inland Steel
company, and he accepted the pos
ition as foreman of the Inland Co.
machine shops. In addition to
having been one of Crosby's and
the Guyana ranges loyal boosters,
Mr.. Matthews served two years on
the Crosby village council, with
credit to both himself and the COM
munity, and has been worshipful
master of the Guyana range lodge
of Masons the past year. While
his legion of friends on the range
regret his departure, they are pleas
ed that the change to a new field
is for the better, and they wish
him continued prosperity. Per-
sonally, the young man hereoffeels
that the Guyana range has lost a
splendid citizen, und that the Yer
million has gained one.-Crosby
Crucible.
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minnesota
SOME STAT
Says Governor BurnquIst---$100, GOO, 900
0re---3, 600, 600 Bushels Potatoes.
RECREATION AREA LARGE.

been unquestioned but the activity
of 1915 and 1916 has established il
more firmly. In 1915 there were
S., 626, 400 tons of iron ore mined
in the United States, and of this
80. 464. $50 tons were mined in
Minnesota. Our nearest COM
petitor, Michigan, mined only 12,-
514,516 tons. The average value
was given by the United States
geological survey as $1.S1 per ton,
making the total value of Mime
sofas iron ore output in 1915 more
than 500, OOO,OOO Based on the
present activity, the prediction is
made that the 1916 output will
show an increase of rs per cent or
more, at an advance of Is cents per
ton. Should this prove true, the
value of this years ore output at
the Minnesota mines will be more
than $11O, 100000.
The bulk of the Minnesota ship
ments is still coming from the
Mesaba range, the shipments last
year being 80, 100000. The Yer
million range shipped 1,541, 900
tons and the new Guyana range
/ 100000 tons. Of seven iron
mines in the United States that
produced more than 100000 tons
during the year, all but one were
in Minnesota. The Mahoning
mine alone produced 2, 311 $40 tons
of ore.
The state owns about one-tenth
of the known ore land in the state,
and of last years output, 1886
100 tons came from state properties.
It is estimated that this year S
output from the state properties
will be 100000 tons. exceeding
the record output of 1852 tons
of 1918.
To the landseeker. however, our
agricultural area is of more interest,
and to the casual visitor, Our lakes.
streams and forests are a big attrac-
ton. In northern Minnesota there
are still large tracts of unimproved
land. Some of it is government
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28
TYPHOID
A Civilians Disease Soldiers
Made Germ.Proof.

Our National Guard may serve
on the border or in Mexico. In
1898 typhoid struck down every
third man in the 18th 18th and 18th
Minnesota Volunteers, and every
fifth soldier encamped in the United
States and caused over SO percent
of all deaths in our army. Of the
1O7, 1913 soldiers in camps, 2O,73s
got typhoid, and 1850 died. Oh
Minnesota S 1856 soldiers 1924 had
typhoid and 40 died of it.
Infected water was not an i'm
portant factor in the spread of ty-
phoid fever in the national encamp-
ments in 1898. Malaria was not
a prevalent disease among the troops
that remained in the United States. y
Our Regulars are protected against
typhoid by vaccination and our
State troops must be immunized
before they go into camp.
Our Regular Army numbered 90,
S77 in 1914. Troops were scattered
in Alaska, Hawaii, Panama, the
PHILIPPINES and Porto Rico, as well
as in posts and camps in the United
States proper. Only II cases OF
typhoid developed in 2 years.
Only 2 of these had received the
doses of vaccine needed for immun-
ization. They had mild attacks
and recovered, while three of the
9 who had received no vaccine, or
only 1 or doses, died.
Camp sanitation, personally sup
ervised army surgeons and enforced
under military law, has failed to
protect soldiers who were not inn
munized against typhoid. Farm
hands, woodsmen, miners, section
men, ditch and road crews, often
work under very unsanitary con-
ditiops in Minnesota, for neither
health nor labor authorities have
legal power to enforce sanitation OF
camps. Therefore, all men en-
gagged in such work, all travellers
and all vacationists should protect
themselves against typhoid by vac
cination.
Typhoid vaccine is made and is
sued free of charge by the laborat.
cries of the Division of Preventable
Diseases of the State Board OF
Health, University Campus, Mimi
eapolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28
(By Governor Burnquist.)

The slogan, the bread and but
ter state" which has tor several
decades been applied to Minnesota,
does not do justice to Our common
wealth. This term was applied to
our state because it has for many
years taken the lead in the quality
of the butter and flour produced
within its borders, but Minnesota
is also producer of other products.
There are at least two in which
our state lead all the others, and
both of these came from northern
Minnesota.
Minnesota has for several years
produced more iron ore than all
the other states combined. Last
year it also took the lead as a
potato growing state, the total
being 3O,21O,OOO bushels. The
great bulk of the potato crop was
grown in the counties north of the
twin cities.
The developing of agriculture
in the northern ,.counties has not
beeh as rapid as in the southern
counties, and because of the great
agricultural wealth and high devel-
opment of southern Minnesota, we
have been in the habit of consider
ing northern Minnesota largely as
numbering and mining region.
Northwestern Minnesota, the Red
River valley. it IS true, has long
been famous as wheat producing
region, but in northeastern Mime
sofa the agricultural development
is only just begun. This part of
the state is especially adapted to
dairying and the raising of potatoes
and vegetables. The $4,000, 900
bushel potato crop was only a part
of the products grown in that part
of the state, yet when this section
is filled with settlers and fully
developed, the production will be
several times as large as it is now.
The leadership of our state in
iron mining has for several years
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28

travel. Here are routes hundreds
of miles in length. through rock
bound streams and lakes, more
beautiful than the woods and
streams of Maine or the Adiron-
dacks.
While the state has developed a
few places as permanent recreation
grounds, private enterprise has
established hundreds of summer re-
sorts on the lakes in northern Min
nesota, where the traveller may find
the comforts of home combined
with the restful quiet of the woods.
While agriculture is readily filling
the unsettled portions of the state,
it is to be hoped that a large num-
Der of these forest tracts on the
lake shores may be preserved as
recreation grounds for the people
of our state and for our visitors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28
NO CHANCE
Agitators Fall to Disrupt Ely
Labor Conditions.

At no time since the beginning
of the 1. w. w. riot on the Mesaba
range has there been a tendency
among the Ely miners to quit work
and the promiscous lot of agitators
and cheap seat" followers of the
red rag bunch that have sneaked in
among the men have been forced
to leave without any visible means
of support. either morally or fin
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-07-28

Two Harbors and Ely will cross
bats at the ball park, Sunday in
what promises to be some game.
The two teams now stand a. game
apiece and the deciding one next
Sunday promises to be the best of
the three. 1t is to be hoped that a
large crowd will be present and fill
the grandstand aud bleachers. The
game will be called at $50.