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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

The winter months are approaching
and instead of making plans to hiber-
nate until the prairie roses bloom
again, it would be much better to
make plans for the various winter
sports. North Dakota affords the
greatest of pleasures during the win
ter months, sports that the people of
the south never dream of. There is
always good skating and the old may
enjoy this recreation as we'll as the
young. And then there are the skis.
We do not believe that there is any
law on our statutes forbidding any but
Scandinavian putting on skis, altho
we will have to admit that most of
our best ski jumpers come from the
land Of the Midnight Sun. Coasting
is another sport that should not be
overlooked. A few years ago many
Of Minot's grown-ups enjoyed hours of
coasting during the winter months.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

Then there's the great Scotch game
called curling. "Sandy" Smallwood,
"Sandy" MCDANIEL, "Sandy" McCutch-
con and a hundred or so of our other
good Scotch people have no cinch on
this healthful sport. Minot has one
Of the best curling Kinks in the state
and it's a game guaranteed to make
the lean fat and the fat lean. So
don't plan on soaking up too much
heat during the winter months that
are to come. Get out and do things
Take an hour or so off every evening
and you'll fit yourself to do better
work during the day. Recognize the
eight hours for recreation as the AL.
mighty intended that you should.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
GOLFERS

A whiskey ad declared: "Total abb
stinence is form of fear-and fear is
the cause of failure Cast out fear"
A profound thought, this. But why
confine it merely to the matter of alb
stinence from alcohol? You don't
smoke? Then, of course, you're
coward. You abstain from profanity?
Be hero. Indulge in oaths "moder-
ately." Do you often beat your wife?
What, never? Some booze magnate
may accuse you of showing the white
feather if you don't knock her down.
Gin modera ton" That advertisement
clears up for us the puzzle of why
there are so many failures in the
world. They simply don't booze; that's
all the trouble. Be a hero! Get
soused and succeed!
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

frames and is we'll lighted. A wide
separate stairway leads to the bal
cony, and the improvement is really
an ornament to the pretty store. The
building Of the balcony was made
necessary by large increase in the
size of the stocks.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
Special Sale of Hoosier Cabinets

The Weinrebe Furniture store is
advertising another sale of the handy
Hoosier kitchen cabinets. This store
has already placed in the homes Of Mi
not about 400 of these cabinets and
for week are making another offer
to put them into your homes with a
small payment down and the remain
der on the easiest of terms. The store
is showing very attractive display of
these cabinets in it's windows and the
sale promises to be hummer.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

The vote for an additional normal
school for North Dakota to he ]ocat-
ed at Dickinson, comes to a vote at
the November election. The legisla-
ture in 1911 passed the measure, the
legislature of 1913 ratified it; both the
republican and democratic state cen
trail committees have it in their Flat
forms, and we have not heard of any
objection on the part of anyone to the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

the tendency toward drugs-and also
became addicted to morphine. When
the family was discovered, the condi-
ton of the trio was pitiable.
"The sins of the fathers" etc. And
this is not an isolated instance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19
REFORMING THE FUNERAL

Necker, pioneer in popular priced
funerals" has just died in New Jersey,
leaving substantial estate. He saw
an opportunity in the exorbitant
charges made by many undertakers,
and began to advertise widely his
popular price funeral" His publicity
work, which included bitter attacks
on the "coffin trust" injected doubtful
humor into an otherwise depressir;,
topic.
Publicity finally made him almost
what he claimed to be-"the world
wide and largest undertaken on ,srth." "
The number of funerals he conducted
was astounding. He cleared the way
for other men along the same line,
thus substantially reducing the cost
of dying and, consequently, of living,
and so benefitting the race.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

Mccoy Department Store Builds At
tractive Balcony
A large balcony has been construc-
ted in the rear of the Mccoy Depart
ment store where the bedding depart
ment is located. A portion of the bal
cony will be used for the hosiery and
underwear stock room. The Office has
been enlarged. The entire balcony is
enclosed with glass in mahogany
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

The presidential fight between Will
son and Hughes is getting to be real
horse race, as one writer puts it. The
candidates early in the campaign spent
so much time lining up behind the
wire that the voters grew weary. Will
son had his record to stand on and
Hughes in order to make much of
showing, realized that he had to at
tack it in its weak spots. The repub--
lican campaign managers are blamed
for making the mistake of sending
Hughes out on his first campaign
across the country, before he had de-
cided what his line Of attack should
be and before he was ready to give
specific remedies. The people wanted
to know just what Hughes would have
done had he been in the presidents
shoes. The people were little dis
appointed in Hughes early in the cam
paign. They had heard great things
concerning him as governor of New
York and as Justice of the Supreme
Court he was set upon one of our very
highest pinnacles. Hughes visited
North Dakota early in the campaign
and he was trife disappointing. Re-
Gently he warmed up and just now he
is telling the people Just where he
considers that the president made his
mistakes and what he would have done
had he occupied the high position. He
is attacking Wilson's Mexican policy,
declaring that the 500 Americans
would never have been killed had this
government shown that it meant bust
ness and he further states that there
would have been no war. Had this
government been more firm in its for
eign policy, the sinking of the Lusi-
tania would never have occurred, he
says. He charges the present admin
istration with working on the theory
that a problem delayed is problem
solved. He is telling the people that
the democratic party is not respon-
sible for the high prices of our prod
ucts and the good times generally, but
gives the credit all to the war and
says that as soon as the war is over,
prices will drop. The voters are not
showing a great deal of interest in
the presidential campaign, however.
Out here in North Dakota, it's hard to
say lust what the results will be. A
large number of the farmers who will
vote the republican state ticket state
that they are going to place cross
opposite the name of the democratic
presidential electors because Wilson
kept US out of war. They do not seem
to worry for fear that this nation may
have lost some prestige because of
the presidents foreign policy-they
only know that at present we are en-
joying peace and they feel that the
president will continue to do all that
he can to preserve peace. They know
that they are getting high prices for
what they have to sell and do not con-
Germ themselves as to the reasons for
this state of affairs. North Dakota
normally is largely republican and
may go for Hughes, but the demo-
Gratis appear to have mighty good
fighting chance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

locating of this school. An institution
of this kind is needed in the south
western part of the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-10-19

The Independent enjoyed a pleasant
visit with Tom Parker Junkin, who
has just assumed charge Of the Grand
Forks Herald as managing editor. Mr..
Junkin had never been in Minot before,
for he is a comparatively new arrival
in the state. He is native of the
state Of Michigan, where some mighty
good men have been reared, and from
personal and business standpoint, he
appears to be one of the best of them.
Mr.. Junkin is going to eft in" out here
in North Dakota in good shape He
has already learned that one doesn't
have to wear snowshoes and muskrat
coats the year round. He is going to
like the broad prairies and the open
hearted people who live here and they
are going to like him. He is going tc
do big things for the Grand Forks
Herald we predict
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

Advertising pays. Try it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

John Barkel, who has made his
home in this city with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Prout, for the past
% years, died Saturday night after
an illness of several years duration.
He has been blind since 1866 and
has been a familiar figure in both
Tower and Ely up to the time he
became too i'll to go about.
He was born in Cornwall, Eng
land, Jan. IA. 1929. He spent
some time in his early years in
Central America afterwards re-
moving to Michigan. He lost his
eyesight in Michigan in 1866 and
in 1881 removed to Canada where
he resided until 1888 when he came
to Ely, residing here since.
Mr.. Barkel is survived by three
children, two daughters and one
son. The son is Harry Barkel of
Cobalt, Canada. and the daughters
are Mrs. E. Jones who resides in
Cornwall and Mrs. John Prout OF
this city. He is also survived by
Is grandchildren, "a great grand.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12
Last Meeting

The Mothers Club will hold the
last meeting for this year on Thurs
day afternoon, May 18th at the
Washington kindergarten room.
The business session will be call
ed at Sis O'Clock.
Reports of years work will be
given.
Election of officers for the en-
suing year.
The following program will be
rendered.
Instrumental Solo" Second Valse"
DOROTHY WHITE. GODDARD
Irish Lit" (Dance) :
FRANCES PIERCE.
Reports of Delegates to Eighth
District Convention held at In
ternational Falls, May 2-3 :
MRS. CHARLES QUIGLEy.
MRS. H. E. WHITE.
Vocal Solo-"Aspiration" :
AGNES BEcKSTROM.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12
"STRONCHEART"
Senior Class Play Friday Night
the Best Ever

BY far the neatest, most com
plete and best put on class play
ever staged in this city was given
Friday afternoon and evening
when 'Strongheart" was present
ed by the Senior class ct the Wash
ington Auditorium to a house
filled with a delighted and enthusi-
astic audience. When we say it
was the best class play ever given,
we are voicing the sentiment ex-
pressed by the spectators who were
completely captivated with the
play and the fine work done by
those taking part.
To Miss Rosebud Fortier, who
coached the class, is the lion S
share of the credit due for the able
presentation of this rather difficult
play. Strongheart" is modern
production and heavy enough to
preclude its becoming abused by
becoming common. Miss Fortier
showed good judgment in the
selection and further showed excep-
tional ability in whipping the class
into line for its successful produc-
ton.
We will not mention each indi-
vidual who excelled in the produc-
ton but will say that all did excep-
tionally well. The principals did
just a little better than the others.
George Porthan as Strongheart
played this rather difficult part
most admirably and the same can
be said of Florence Spreitzer who
had the hard role of Dorothy Mel
son, Strongheart's sweetheart.
Owney Hegman as "Billien
Saunders kept the house in an
uproar with his funny situations
and Eli Rosenbloom as Thorne did
his thankless task to the satissac-
ton of all. Peter Handberg as
Frank Nelson showed fine his
trionic ability and has the voice to
make it stick. Lenore Sletten as
Molly acquitted herself with honors
In hard part. John Palmgard as
Buckley the coach, gave a good
imitation of most successful foot
ball coach with vocabulary and
delivery that will fit him for
similar task in athletics later in the
season.
Others taking part in the play
were liver Hanson, John Skala,
Elmer Pearson, Henning Lind
berg, Horton Johnson, John Auto,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

vermlIIon Range Old Settlers
Association Reunion.

Anent the Second Annual Re.
union of the Vermilion Range OLD
Settlers Association to be held al
Tower this summer the Tower
News says the following:
THE Tower Commercial clut
had as their guests Saturday after.
noon, Farmer" John Owens oil
Cook and M. M. Hanna of Duluth
These two came in the interest Of
the coming Old Settlers reunion
of this county, the last one OF
which was held in Ely last year.
Tower is to have it this year and
the meeting Saturday was in an
ticipation of its coming.
Some fifteen or more members
and others were in attendance at
the meeting, Mr.. Owens presiding
Tentative plans were advanced and
discussed and at its close about
every side of the question was TAX
en- up and finished.
There are three principal things
about an old settlers meeting to
prepare for and these are place to
eat. hall and a place to sleep.
Tower, as it is known, has been up
against the fire fend so often that
we are now without hall, large
hotel, or place for dance to be
held. There will be no shortage
of the eats" in this case for every
body in the city eats, and has some
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

lead, which can be bought for
about rs cents a pound and ~
pounds of the powder is used in
making so gallons of spray mix
ture.
Farmers reading this should cut
this article out and paste it in
scrap book or keep it safely.
Potato bugs will not be with us
for considerable number of weeks
yet and by the time they do come
the farmer will try to buy Paris
green and find it prohibitive in
price and he will vainly rack his
mind to remember what that
other stuff was" and how much
should be used. The University
Farm recommends that the potato
growers get the spray material
as soon as possible as arsenate of
lead may go sky-rocketing at any
time in company with Paris green.
The same mixture also makes
an ideal spray for fruit trees.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12
Mall Carrier Wanted

Uncle Sam wants a rural mail
carrier for Embarrass and Lake
wood and civil service examina-
ton will be given to applicants at
noon, May 27, at Virginia and
Two Harbors. Successful appli-
cants will be eligible for other va
cancies also that may occur later in
St. Louis county. Applications
should be forwarded to the civil
service commission, Washington,
D. c. at once.
An examination for the position
of postofice clerk will be held in
this city tomorrow by Miss Emma
Kinsman, secretary of the civil
service board. 1t is understood
that a number will take the ex-
animation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12
Few Mining FatIlItIss

The annual report of W.. II.
Harvey, st. Louis county mine in
spector, just issued, shows that the
percentage of fatal accidents for
the fiscal year is the lowest it has
ever been. The percentage last
year was 200 per cent. The year
ending in 1906 showed a death rate
of 7.48. Since that time, or since
the inspection work has been car
ried on, there has been a gradual
decrease in the number of accidents
until the minimum was reached
this year.
The mining companies during
that time have taken a great deal
of interest and paid large sums ont
for accident prevention and in
teaching the men the principles of
first aid work. Many ofthe lead
ing companies employ several men
who have. nothing to do other than
to promote safety first work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12
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to spare for an old settler. But
the sleeping accommodations are
scarce. It is proposed to send a
committee to every home in the
city and find out how many rooms
are at the disposal of some old set
tier who may come to this reunion.
1t is believed that this part can be
cared for very nicely.
The exact date of the meeting
is as yet undetermined but will
probably be on Friday and Satur-
day, July % and 20. On this date
in 1884 the first ore in the State
of Minnesota was loaded on cars
and sent to Duluth from Soudan
It will also be an anniversary of
that great event. Invitations will
soon go out to the men of those
days to be present and assist in re-
membering a day which started
Minnesota on the road to pros
perity.
There will be a banquet and
speeches by men of those. the
other days. The governor of Min
nesota will be asked to be here.
Charlemagne Tower, after whom
Tower was named. knows of the
coming reunion of his old time
companions and it is believed that
he will be here once more.
It is proposed to forego the
regular July 4th celebration and in
stead bend every effort to make the
old settlers reunion Red Letter
Day in Tower. Tower is the logical
place for such a gathering. In the
early days it was the point towards
which the miner and the pioneer
packsacked that he might make his
fortune either in goldsor iron ore.
Many of them realized their dream
of wealth, and some did not. Let
us welcome them back again from
the four winds and make their
coming joyous one. Today they
can come on a Pullman as once
they came on foot.
The D. & I. R. officials are
taking no small interest in this
gathering, for they too, are old
timers. Tower is offered much
kindly assistance by them and the
meet will then be made of still
greater interest to all.
1t is proposed to take the mat
ter up with the Oliver Iron Mining
company for the restoration of the
pavilion at Mckinley park and it is
probable that the old settlers may
dance there. This park should
never be allowed to lapse. It is
located on one of the most beautiful
spots on Lake Vermilion. Hun
dreds of people take pleasure there
all summer and it is indeed a
beautiful place in which to spend
the day. The place is accessible
either by launch or car and is just
the right distance out. A COM
mittee went out there Saturday to
inspect the pavilion and report its
needs.
Ely old settlers promise every
support to the coming gathering,
and the railroad has promised
special trains to care for them.
There is nothing in the way now to
bar us from the biggest two days of
happiness we have ever known.
Let US catch step with the Com
mercial club and help them to make
this the greatest event ever.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12
A Substitute for Paris Green

Potatoe growers in this vicinity
are no doubt worrying over the
advancing price of paris green,
which is now selling at more than
twice as much as last year. 1t is
now selling at so cents pound
in large quantities and may go yet
higher. Fortunately, experiments
at the University Farm have proven
that there is a cheaper substitute
for Paris Green that is just as good
If not better. This is arsenate of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

children and two great, great
grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs.
Richard Rikard of New Zealand.
The funeral took place Monday
from the M. E. church, Rev.
Williams officiating. The funeral
was largely attended many relatives
from outside points being in at
tendance,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

Waino Somero, Andy Blackmore.
William Peterson and Misses
Corinne Kurvinen, Helen Hurning
and Lille Kero. Misses Irene
Thomas and Corinne Kurvinen
acted as accompanies and Miss
Margaret Brown as director of
singing.
The High School Orchestra
furnished music between the acts
and this was not the least pleasant
feature of the entertainment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

HIbblng Meeting.
The official program for the mid
summer meeting of the Northern
Minnesota Development associa-
ton, to be held at Hibbing on June
8 and 9, has just been issued by
George D. Mccarthy, secretary of
the association. 1t is fully ex-
pected that the attendance at this
gathering will be one of the largest
in the history of the organization.
for the Hibbing people have made
it known that there will be enter
tainment extraordinary and that
those who have never been on the
iron ranges before or have not been
there for some time will be assured
of sightseeing such as can be
equaled nowhere else. The V1r-
ginia people and those of other
towns and cities on the range have
made arrangements to help Hibbing
entertain.
Aside from that. considerable in
the way of important business is
due to come up at the midsummer
meeting and several important re-
ports carried over from the Bemidji
meeting will be made. This years
meeting is of more than ordinary
importance in view of the fact that
a new legislature will be elected in
the fall, and the nominations will
be made just ten days after the
meeting is held. and much in the
way of arrangements for legislation
will have to be considered. Besides
that, Amendment No. /, fathered
by the N: M. D. A., is to be voted
on at the general election in
November and further arrange
ments for the campaign will be
made at the midsummer meeting.
The program, is as follows:
THURSDAY MORNING.
Call to order-President c. R.
Middleton, Baudette.
Invocation-Rev. G. F. Cool
baugh. Hibbing.
Address of welcome-Victor L.
Power, mayor of Hibbing.
Response-President c. R. Mid
dleton, Baudette.
Address Working Together
for Development" L. A. Rossman,
associate publisher, rald-Review,
Grand Rapids, MINI.
Address The Study of Rural
Credits in Minnesota" DR.. E.
Dana Durand, chief, division of
agricultural economics, University
of Minnesota, university farm, St.
Paul.
Discussion.
Appointment of committees.
AFTERNOON.
Address Developing a Farm
With Prisoners" Fred Ward,
superintendent, st. Louis county
work farm, Duluth.
Discussion.
Address" Automobile High
ways in the State" E. E. Nc
Donald, Bemidji.
Address Minnesota Develop
ment," F. w. Murphy, president,
-All-Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION. Wheaton.
Discussion.
Farmers Experiences.
GA period will be given over here
to voluntary talks from the floor by
actual farmers. Five minutes will
be allotted to each speaker and as
many will be heard as time will
permit
FRIDAY MORNING.
Report on the progress of the
campaign for Amendment No. l.
State Senator P. H. McGarry,
Walker.
Discussion.
Address - The Minnesota
Spirit" F. E. Hadley, editor, En-
terprise, Winnebago.
Discussion.
Address-"'The Future of Peat
Areas in Minnesota" DR.. F. j..
Away, chief, division of soils,
University of Minnesota, University
farm, St. Paul.
Discussion.
Report of resolutions committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

Otto Hokkanen the photographer
of this city has opened a studio in
Tower and makes regular visits
there.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-12

Buy your Coal and Wood from
ALEX SIKALA. Phone No. AZ,
Sheridan st.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-23
MINISTER'S WORK HARD
FOR SUCCESsFII ESD

The mems meetings al the Young,
Mems Christian Association, held daily
from until 1850 O'CLOCK are attract
'r;; still more interest as the week
-1"s yesterday, Rev. w. w Weeks
u ~ WI" is doing the speaking each
day. spoke ON Unconscious Beauty"
There wa. large crowd present. ne
largest OF any service held thus far
To-day. Dr.. Weeks will speak or The
McSSaEc Of 4 Man"