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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-18
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KANGAROO TWINS
DEFEATED IN BATTLE

An amusing preliminary was pulled
of before the main 70, when Joe Ter
sen wrestled the kangaroo twins
Scissors Ferguson and Stranger
Shupe. The twin grapplers were ap-
plauded from the time they left the
dressing room until they were forced
to bow in acknowledgement of the
grand bunch of noise handed them.
'Tis pity that everyone in Jules
burg could not be on hand to witness
these stalwart young men rs they
mounted the steps leading to the
field of honor which they were soon to
conquer (D. We must admit that W .
were amoung the men to admire thes i.
young hurcules' as they passed by tn,
audience assembled, and as the admir-
ing glances were focused their way by
the lady fans in attendance.
1t was agreed in this match that Joe
Zersen was to throw each of these fast
men fast eaters) twice in Is minutes
if he succeeded, which he did from
reports, he was to wrestle them both
and throw them in Is minutes. Fe,-
guson was the first to meet defeat
time minutes Shupe failed to use
his strangle hold effectively and kissed
the canvas in 30 seconds exactly. The
other two falls came while the time
keeper was blinking his eyes and he
failed to record the time. The match
of two against one lasted 5 minutes
and seconds. Joe Zersen winning the
fall with body scissors on Ferguson
and a--well Shupe was under Zersen
with mis- shoulders down.
Shnpe blamed his defeat on the nigh
altitude upon the elevated stage, while
Ferguson claims an over dose of liver
and onions as his alabi.
John Donnelly and Ray McNalley
gave scientific exhibition of the
wrestling art during the intermission
OF the main match, which was enjcyed
by all in attendance.
The evenings entertainment was ex-
citing from start to finish and we hone
that future program can be found
AS good as this one.
"Tolly" Tollefson. refereed the main
go in his usual efficient manner.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-18

A Berlin paper says that the Raj
ser and the German people are one.
But that doesn't leave much room for
the German people.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-10-18

Two wrestling matches will be stag
ed tonight. commencing at 500 o'clock
at loves hall The first match will
be between John Gates of Ckappell,
and John Donnelly of Julesburg; the
second match between Fay Jockisch,
OF Chappell, weight IT'S pounds and
our own Ben Zersen. weight l75 lbs,
The above matches will be stage !
for tn benefit of the Sedgwick Coun-
ty Chapter of the Red Cross, all the
money taken in at the door going into
the funds of the Red Cross.
In the first match Gates has the
better of it in weight, but in the sec
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
BLAMED 1T ON THE WAR.

The war in Europe is still being
used as live subject to start a fight.
Somewhere in the highways or by
ways of New York there wanders to-
day a war victim with most re-
markable set of temporary Affections.
He has at least one black eye more
than a conservative enemy could ex-
pect. Yesterday a woman explained
in the domestic relations court why
she found it difficult to love, honor
and obey her husband, with whom
she has no intention of living longer.
might after night" the wife ex-
planned, "my husband took my poor
father out and got him packed to
the hat with liquor. Then they
would start war argument, and ia
ther, being dizzy, anyway, would
always get the worst of the fight that
followed. Even now I don't know
where father is wandering. The
night before last my husband gave
the old man three black eyes" New
York Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
ONE DEBT NEVER OUTLAWED
vioIator Of Natures Laws May Be
Certain That In the End
He Must Pay.

"You always pay, you know
said the forger, Whiteman, who was
captured recently in Cincinnati
after years Of liberty as a fugitive
from justice.
Sure you do. Whether you vic.
late mans law or natures law, which
is another name for Gods law, you
always have to pay, and the full
price, too. Some pay, as Whiteman
did, in lodging and sinking through
the world like a hunted beast, his
mind worried, his face gradually
taking on a furtive look, knowing
always that somewhere ahead lay the
steel-jawed trap all set and ready.
Some pay with broken health
others with broken hearts; some sur.
render friends and love; some give
all in life worth living for; some
cast their conscience to be gnawed
by the wolves of remorse; some not
only pay their own share in full, but
shift part of the burden to their chill
dren, even to the third and fourth
generation; for the debt must be
paid to the last farthing.-Kansas
City Star.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Order of Hearing on Petition for
Probate of Will.

County Of St. Louis. S. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Louis Wilson.
Decedent.
certain instrument purportlng to be the last
will and testament of Louis Wilson having
been presented to this court and the petition OF
Louis Larson being duly filed herein. repre-
sentng among other things. that said decedent.
then being a resident of the County OF St. Louis.
State of Minnesota. died testate in the County OF
st. Louis, State of Minnesota. on the 3rd day OF
June. 1917. and that said petitioner is named in
said will as executor thereof and praying that
said instrument be allowed and admitted to
probate as the last will and testament of said
decedent. and that letters testamentary be issued
to said Louis Larson. thereon.
1t is Ordered. That said petition be heard
before this court. at the Probate Court Rooms in
the Court House. in Duluth. in said County. on
Monday. the 9th day of July, 1917. at ten
O'Clock A. M. and all persons interested in said
hearing and in said matter are hereby cited and
required at sa d time and place to show cause if
any there be. why said petition should not be
granted.
Ordered Further. That this order be served by
| publication in the The Ely Miner according to
| law. and that copy of this order be served on
the County Treasurer of ST. Louis County not
| less than ten days prior to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth. Mimi. June 9Th 1917
By the Court
Attest: S. w. GILPIN.
A. R. MORTON, Judge of Probate
| Clerk of Probate.
(Seal. Probate Court. St. Louis County Mimi
H. ]. Merdink. Attorney for Petitioner.
Oils 6-29
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

s saas " q ST. Teai: In Probate Court
In the Matter of the Estate of Stephen Stefan
son. also known as Steve Stephenson.
Decedent.
filed in this Court. representing. among other
things. that the above named decedent. then
being resident of the County of St. Louis. State
of Minnesota. died intestate in the County of St.
Louis. State of Minnesota. on the 7lst day of
November. 1916; leaving estate in the County of
St. Louis. State of Minnesota. and that said
petitioner is the creditor of said decedent and
praying that letters of administration of the
estate of said decedent be granted to said Oscar
Wicklund.
1t is ordered, That said petition be heard be-
fore this Court. at the Probate Court Rooms in
the Court House in Duluth. in said County. on
Monday. the 23rd day of July. 1917. at ten o'clock
A. NJ. and all persons interested in said hearing
and in said matter are hereby cited and required
at said time and place to show cause. if any
there be. why said petition should not be
granted.
Ordered Further. That this order be servrd by
publication in the The Ely Miner according to
law. and that copy of this order be served on
the County Treasurer of st. Louis County not
less than ten days prior to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth. Mimi, Jnne 21st. 1917.
By the Court.
Attest: S.w. GIL.PIN.
AR. MORTON. Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Probate.
(seal Probate Court. St. Louis County. Mimi
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
LUCK WAS WITH TRAVELLER
Impatient Ejaculation in English In.
formed Frenchnen of His Need
for His "Bah-gazh."

Men have travelled safely, if not
always placidly, throughout Europe
with no other language than Eng
fish at their command, but few have
been so lucky as correspondent of
a New York paper, whose English
was actually taken for French by the
Frenchmen themselves!
While he spoke no language other
than English, this gentleman had
never had any trouble in travelling
in Europe. In the only instance
when he greatly longed to be able
to speak another language, he was
helped out of a prcdicament in a
most unexpected way. At railway
station in Paris he could not make
The porters understand that he
wanted his baggage. Finally, he ex-
claimed:
"Oh, b'goshw
One of the porters replied, "Oui-
oah-gazh, oui, oui, bah-gazh," and
ne soon produced the Americans
;runk. That was the first time he
Knew that the French have the word
baggage" and learned how they
pronounce it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
MIRRORS USES ARE MANY
Apart From Its Original Purpose, 1t
May Be Employed in
Variety of Ways.

Defining a machine, we say, GA
machine is device that makes work
easier and accomplishes, that work
in shorter period of time" Among
some of the simpler machines we
find the buttonhook, scissors, knife,
etc. Probably you are wondering
just how the lookingglass may be
ikened to a machine. Everyone is
familiar with its use in the house
hold. But small mirror is often
very convenient machine for re-
aecting light into dark place where
work must be done. Again, it may
De used in getting a straight line
oy means Of reflected sunlight. 1t
is commonly used by engineers in
producing a line through dense
brush, thus eliminating the work of
clearing away thick brush or under
growth. Again, by means of the
mirror and the use of sunlight, men
are able to dig deep holes into the
ground or tunnels through the
mountains. Its principles are made
use of by some of the greatest as
5ronomers by rejecting the light
rom the star to the eye of the OBJ
;erver.-Frank P. Goeder, Colorado
Agricultural college, Fort Collins,
Colo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
SECOND ONLY TO AUSTRALIA
After That Continent, South America
Is Declared the Most Peculiar
Region of the Earth.

It is truism to say that the 18th
mus of Panama is the strategic key
to the geological relations of North
and South America, and yet it is not
necessarily so, as other lines OF COM
munication might conceivably have
been established. So far as our
knowledge extends, however, the
geographical events in the history
of the isthmus dominated the bio
logical interrelations of the CONT
nents which it now unites. When
the isthmus was submerged, South
America was in q state of nearly or
quite isolation, and developed a
highly peculiar fauna, few elements
of which were shared with any other
continent, and which was as unique
in its way, though on higher plane,
as is the Australian. 1t was, so to
speak, highly interesting expert
ment in evolution; a great CONT
nent, with varied climate and a great
diversity of conditions, mountains
and valleys, forests and open plains,
left through long ages entirely to its
own resources, was the closed arena
of rapid development divergent from
the rest of the world. The result is
plainly obvious now. Though the
elevation of Central America and
the isthmus into land joined Noto-
gaea with the northern continent,
and the way Of migration thus
opened led to an extensive infusion
of northern elements in the south
ern fauna, South America still re-
mains, after Australia, the most pc
culiar region of the earth.-Prof.
W. B. Scott, in Science.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Why GEORGIA BOUGHT SLAVE
Negro Was Purchased and Subsequent.
ly Given Freedom for Service
Rendered to the State.

The state of Georgia was at one
time the owner of slave. Whether
or not any other state owned slave
or slaves is not known, but certainly
it is highly probable that no other
state ever owned slave and a rail-
road at the same time and worked
them together, as was the case with
the slave owned by Georgia.
The Negroes name was Ransom,
later called Ransom Montgomery, by
reason of the fact that before he was
acquired by the state he was owned
by a man named HI. B. Y. Montgom-
cry. He was purchased outright by
the state through an act of the leg
islature of 1S49, for having saved
the Western and Atlantic railroad
bridge over the Chattahoochee river
from destruction by fire, and later
was placed upon a salary under the
supervision of the principal engi-
neer" of the Western and Atlantic
railroad.
Subsequently, when the Civil war
was over, Ransom, now a free man,
was again remembered by the state.
Although the state was practically
bankrupt, an act of the general as
sembly, approved August 3, 1868:
authorized the superintendent of the
state road to pay to Ransom from
the treasury of the road the sum of
S562.50 and also to provide him with
a home during the rest of his life
Atlanta Constitution.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Home buIl|
! 7 Helps Y /
SITE SHOULD FIT THE HOME
One of the First Things One Must
Remember When Making Plans
to Build the House.

Most of the suburbanites who are
saving to build house-the sort they
have dreamed of possessing-give so
much attention to the actual plans Of
the dwelling that they do not stop to
think at all of the vast Importance
Of the houses setting.
There are joys and profits in site
hunting, and the average home-builder
who is willing to content himself with
the first strip of land in desirable
neighborhoOd with which his real-es-
tate dealer confronts him never
guesses.
Obviously, the average suburban lot
is the "fat, treeless, so by 1OO," on
which, of course, there is little posi-
BILE latitude in building. The house
must be oblong and stand on one of its
ends about in the center Of the lot,
with an inconsequential margin on
either side of green in front and rear.
There are interminable streets Of these
In every suburb.
But in every suburb also there are
odd corners that have been passed by
as unsuitable. Like the neglected
creed beds in the farmers fields, they
are generally in odd shapes and wood
ed, the hand Of the "improver" hav-
ing passed them as hopeless. In ru-
raj districts where land is rated by its
cultivatable area, these are literally
waste and can often be bought for
very little.
One of the least-appreciated kind Of
sites for home is the gully or draw.
Everywhere among the hills there are
places where the waters have cut out
a bed to the rocks and stream
splashes swiftly downward among the
trees.
If you have a definite plan for your
house in mind before you have an idea
for the site, you should seek your site
to fit the home. A chateau would be
out of place where bungalow cottage
would be wholly at ease. A barn might
be badly misplaced on the ideal site
for farmhouse. Your house, as has
been said, is the chief element in your
composition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
HOLLAND LEADS ALL NATIONS
In Scientific Agriculture That Country
Has Far OutcIassed the Rest
of the World.

Holland has done more than any
other nation, perhaps, in the way of
increasing crops by scientific agri-
culture" said DR.. FL. o. Hayden, an
agricultural expert, who has spent
several years in the Dutch East In
dies, at the Willard, according to the
Washington Post. "This is observ-
able particularly in the Dutch pos
sessions of the East Indies, particu-
larly in Java and Sumatra. A few
years ago it was impossible to get
more than one crop of tobacco in Su-
matra or Java. Now two and three
crops are raised every year. 1t is
all due to advanced scientific meth
DDS of planting and cultivation.
"Ten years ago tobacco was the
big crop of Sumatra. About that
time experiments were made with
rubber plants, and these proved a
success. Today there are 100000
acres of land producing rubber. New
land brought under cultivation, and
fields that had been presumably
worn out through long years of to-
bacco culture were utilized for the
rubber production. Experiments re-
Gently were started to improve tea
culture, and there are now ten big
tea plantations on the island of Su-
matra. The yield of tea is enormous,
some localities showing an annual
production of 1000 pounds to the
acre. With tea at so cents pound,
the returns are very great. Tea is
not the only new crop in that part
of the East Indies, however. Nut
bearing palms have been introduced
from Africa, and have proved sue
cess. From these nuts the product
known as palm oil is produced.
There are other things with which
the Dutch are experimenting that
promise great returns"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
CLOSE TO HOME.

The following story was told by
m officer stationed at Seaford:
A rather simple looking young re-
,ruit was seemingly bewildered by
he maze of cross-questioning he was
being subjected to. Then came the
question concerning the allotment of
allowances.
"NeXt-of-kin?" asked the officer
sharply.
The recruit dropped his voice and
became confidential.
I'm not wearing a vest, sir" he
replied. "My shirts at the wash"
London Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Abused SuperIatives.

+. 1t Is hard to make people understand
that the adjective almost invariably
weakens the noun, and that the word
very" for instance, does not strength
en- statement, but qualities it. A
good example might be taken from the
August communications of our presi-
dent, who weakens the word sincere"
by saying 'very sincere" But the use
of the superlative is even more abused.
We talk of the ''unimpeachable" hon
esty of somebody or other, knowing
perfectly well that anybody's honesty
may be impeached. What seems to be
required is readjustment of our hab-
its of thought, and better teaching of
the value of words and even Of the
usefulness of grammar. "A superlative
necessarily Involves an axiom. It COM
mits you, like saying that the sum of
the angles of any triangle is equal to
two right angles. Your dilemma arises
when you try to prove it. "Impregna-
bility" and 'invulnerability," and all
the other superlatives in such general
use are posing as axioms when they
are mostly fallacies.-Wall Street
Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
SWEDES LIKE JACK LONDON.

More space was given to Jack Lon.
don by the Swedish papers than tc
Emperor Francis Joseph, news OF
whose deaths was received at almost
the same time. Long biographies,
profusely illustrated, were published
by most of the papers, and genuine
sorrow was displayed generally at
London's death. No other contem-
poraneous American author was as
popular and widely read in Sweden
as Jack London. Twenty-four Of
his stories have appeared in transla-
ton since 1902, and sales have
reached nearly 100000. London
once told his Swedish publisher, &C.
cording to the latter's statement:
that, considering population, his
books were more widely read in Swe-
den than anywhere else.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
OutIaWed Rob Row.

When the sheriff court was removed
from Inveraray to Dunoon, there was
among the documents the proclama-
ton making Rob Roy an outlaw. The
letter-press is as black as when it left
the press Of the kings printer, nearly
200 years ago. The Endorsement is as
follows: proclamation for the &C
cusing and apprehending Robert Roy
Campbell, alias McGregor, dated 10th
March, 1719. 9th March, 1719.-Pub-
lished at the Mercat Cross of In.
veraray by John Mcpherson, messen-
ger, before these witnesses: James
Campbell, Provost there: Archibald
Campbell and Charles Stewart, writer's
there, and divers Others -Edinburgh
Scotsman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
OF ST. LOUIS. IS.
DISTRICT COURT, ELEVENTH
JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOP-
TON OF MARGARET DUFFY.
An infant of the age of four years.
by E. w. COONS and AMANDA
COONS, his wife.
NOTICE OF HEARING
The petition of e. w. Coons and
Amanda Coons, his wife, for leave to
adopt one Margaret Duffy, an infant
of the age of four years, pursuant to
the statute In such case made and
provided, having been, presented, to
the above named Court, and the said
Court having made its order setting
time and place of hearing on said
petition, and said petition and order
having been fled in the office of the
Clerk of the above named Court at the
Village of Hibbing, Minnesota:
NOW, THEREFORE,, Notice is
hereby given to all persons interested
in the hearing on said petition and in
said matter that the hearing on said
petition will come on for hearing be-
fore the above named Court st the
District Court Room in the Court
House in the Village of Hibbing, said
County and State, on the 28th day of
July, A. d. 1917, at $3.50 o'clock in
the forenoon, or as soon thereafter
as counsel can be heard, at which
time and place all persons interested
in said hearing and in said matter are
hereby notified to be present and
show cause, if any there be, why
said petition should not be granted
Dated June 22nd, A. D. 1917.
E. w. COONS,
AMANDA COONS,
PETITIONERS.
VICTOR L. POWER,
Attorney for Petitioners,
Merchants & Miners Bank Building,
HIBBING MINNESOTA.
(6-29 7-13)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
READS LIKE MODERN NOVEL
That Brought Tears From the
Eyes of Strong Men.

The courtroom was quiet, for the
spectators benches were empty.
"James Deedles," intoned Judge
Halipenny solemnly, shave you any
thing to say in your own defense be-
fore the court passes judgment upon
you?'
81 wanted to marry Corona
Squats, so 1 poisoned her with getzo-
fetica," said Decides distinctly. Ex-
cept once when he had asked for a
drink of root beer, this was the first
time he had opened his lips during
the trial.
There was an inaudible murmur
from the half-flled benches.
"Your confession is equivalent to
an admission" said Judge Half
penny. Then, leaning so far across
the judicial bench that only his feet
remained on the chair, he started.
Gust above your ears!' he gasped.
'What are theyw
"Gray hairs" replied the prisoner
in English.
"Grandfather!" cried the judge.
And in another moment judge and
prisoner were in each others arms.
AS if at signal, the lower left
hand window opened, and Corona
Squats, with cluster of callous lilies
in her mouth, entered.
A cheer arose from the crowded
ches.-Detroit Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-07-06
Application for Liquor
License
State of Minnesota, ..
County of ST. Louis. 0''

StaIe OF minngsoca, IS.
Notice is hereby given that applica-
tion has been made in writing to the
Village council of said Village of
Winton and filed in my Office praying
for license to sell intoxicating liquors
for the term commencing on July 81.
1917, and terminating on July 20,
1918, by the following persons. and at
the following places, as stated in said
applications, respectively, to-wit:
In the lower front room of building
situated on Lot !, Block 5, on the
Plat of Fall Lake. in the Village OF
Winton, to the following named
person tO-wit:
A. D. ELLEFSEN,
Said application will be heard and
determined by said village council of
the Village Of WintOn at the council
chambers in the village hall In said
Village of WiRtOn In St. Louis
County and State of Minnesota, on
Tuesday the 18th day of July. 1917,
at O'Clock p. M. of that day.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
Village Of Winton this 9th day OF
June, 1917.
(seal) CO. BERGLUND.
500 7.13 Village clerk.