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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-26

teachers employed in the high and
graded schools and 376 in the
semi-graded and rural schools.
Men teachers Jared much bet
ter than women when it came to
| salary. The average monthly sal
airy paid to men teachers, taking
the county as whole, was
$122.17, while the women instruc-
tors received but $S2.48. The av-
erage monthly salary paid to all
teachers, whether men or women,
in the county at large was $87.53.
AS is usual better salaries were
paid teachers in the high and
graded schools of the cities and
villages than in the country dis
tricts. The average salary for
teachers in the high and graded
schools was 5000. For men it
was $131.01 and for women
$S4.0S. In the country schools the
average monthly salary to all the
teachers was $1,000, male teach
ers receiving an average Of $S9.19
and the women $6S.52. The scale
for teachers was slightly increas-
ed over the preceding year.
The superintendent report
sets out in some detail statistics
referring to the previous training
OF the teaching staff and other
qualifications Of the personnel of
the force Of instructors. Among
other things it is noted that in the
county at large there were 255
college graduates on the teaching
staff. Of the total number of
teachers 695 have had normal
school training.
One year ago st. Louis county
had 346 school houses, 81 of this
number being added during the
1914-15 school year at a cost of
1864, 3O6.71. During the last
school year eighteen new school
houses have been built, the cost
to the taxpayers being 1897 ,433.-
so. This makes the total of school
houses now occupied 1854. Of the
eighteen new buildings added this
year, sixteen were Of frame and
two were of brick construction
Twelve Of the buildings were con-
structed in the outlying districts
and six were graded or high
schools.
ST. Louis county now has fifty
three school districts as compared
with fifty-eight for the 1914-15
school year. Five districts dis
solved corporate existence and
merged into the big county or un-
organized district, which is under
the government Of the county
board of education and the coun-
ty superintendent s office. County
Superintendent Young and his as
sistants paid 1,030 visits to the
schools during the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-26
CAPT. C0OMBE DIES
AZ His Home In Virginia Satur.
day Of Heart Failure.

The news Of the sudden death
OF Capt. R. j. Coombe at his home
IN Virginia was received by the
large circle of friends in this city
Sunday morning with regret. His
death occurred Saturday evening
at about midnight of heart fail
ure. Saturday he was apparently
In the best of health and late that
evening was reading a paper when
the summons came. His demise
was shock to his family and a
large number of friends.
Mr.. Coombe with his family
made his home here for several
years he being engaged as mining
captain at the Chandler mine. A
few months ago he removed with
his family to Virginia and while a
resident there held a position with
a mining company at Aurora. At
the time of his death he was with
the Morrow mine at Eveleth. He
has been a resident of the Mesaba
and Vermilion ranges for the past
eleven years, coming here from
Calumet, Mich.
He was SIS years Of age, having
been born in Hancock, Mich, No
vember "a, 1862. Surviving him
are a widow and ten children,
eleven grand children, three sis
tiers and a brother. Survivors
among the children are Mrs. Fran
els Jennings, R. w. Coombe and
T. H. Coombe of Virginia, Mrs.
William Brier, Mrs. Peter Cardew
and Alfred j. Coombe of this city,
and Lottie, Myrtle, Walter and
Arthur with their mother at Vir-
ginia.
He was a member of the Ma
sonic order of this city, the Scot
fish Rite and York Rite and the
Shrine Of Duluth, the Elks of
Virginia and the Odd Fellows Of
Calumet. Funeral services were
held from the M. E. church at Vir-
ginia Tuesday morning after
which the remains were taken to
Calumet, Mich, for burial. Sew
eral of this city attended the flu
neral. All the lodges Of which he
was a member also attended the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-26

| superintendent shows, 551 teach.
ers were employed. During the
1876 school year, there were
Alb on the pay roll
N. A. Young, county superin-
tendent of schools, has prepared
his annual report for the 1856
school year and it is now availa-
BILE for inspection at his office. 1t
shows some rather interesting sta
tistics relative to the growth of
the school system and the cost of
it's operation.
The costs for the 1856 year
in comparison with those of the
previous year have been in pro-
portion to the increase in the en-
rollment, the number of teachers
employed and the advanced cost
of materials. The 1856 report
shows that 40,3S9 were enrolled
for that period as compared with
81, 2S6 for the previous year. Of
this number 36,262 attended
schools that were qualified to re-
ceive aid under state apportion-
ment based on attendance rec
ords.
BOYS attending school outnum-
bered the girls 1,751. Of the to-
tai number enrolled for the year,
the report shows, 21,O7O were boys
and 1879 were girls.
\ The average attendance for chill
dren enrolled in the high and
graded schools for the 191516
school year was 155 days, in the
rural schools 131 days and in the
county at large $50. Of the total
number enrolled, 1896 ranged in
age from 5 to 8 years, "a 1869 be-
tween 8 and 16, and ,614 between
16 and q. The total number en-
rolled between 5 and 81 years OF
age was 1889, Of which 29,S71
attended the graded and high
schools and S,510 went to the ru-
raj and semi-graded institutions
of learning.
The total number of teachers
employed during the 1915-16
school year in st. Louis county
was lab, an increase 40 over
the. preceding school year; The
women teachers in the high and
graded schools numbered S95 and
in the rural schools 33S. OF the
$50 male teachers, 142 taught In
the high and graded schools and
80 held positions in the rural dis
tricts. In all there were l,O3i
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-26
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Many Measures Of Interest Dis.
cussed at Meeting.

M. J. Murphy, newly elected
head of the Commercial Club called
the first meeting under his regime
to order Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock. A large attendance was
present and as the dues for the year
are payable many availed them
selves of the opportunity to liquid
ate.
A committee to which was re-
ferred the matter of arranging for
a banquet and get-to-gether meet
ing reported that it was their opin-
ion that the present was an inoppor.
tune time for the event as so many
of the noted men and in fact all the
speakers were otherwise engaged
The idea was also to have our sen.
ator and representatives present and
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sible by people Of little means as
well as the wealthy.
"The recreation features of the
National Forests are fostered in
variety of ways. Areas of scenic
value are set aside as camping
sites and are withdrawn from any
use which would reduce their
beauty. Roads and trails are
built by the Forest Service to open
up points of scenic interest,
streams are stocked with fish, and
sites for summer homes can be
leased for long periods.
About $4,000 miles of trails
and 5000 miles of roads have been
built on the Forests, Mr.. Graves
stated. Congress has appropri-
ated special fund Of ten million
dollars for road building on the
National Forests, which will be-
come available at the rate of a
million dollars a year. This money
added to the quarter of
available from the receipts of the
Forests, will result in opening up
many regions now inaccessible for
industrial use and also for recre-
alton.
Gin developing the recreational
resources of the Forests we are
planning Systematically and far
ahead. Problems Of landscape
and sanitary engineering present
themselves in large numbers and
we have associated with us a dis
tinguished landscape engineer tc
guide our work. Our system Of
scenic highways when worked
out will be comprehensive in chdr
acter, and ultimately routes O.
tourist travel will be furnished
with comfortable hotels and res
houses. This development will b.
of great economic Importance tt
the local communities, both on &C
count of the added business which
the tourist trade will bring ant
the permanent improvements tina
will be made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-26
NATIONAL FORESTS
Becoming Recognized as Nation.
al Fairgrounds.

That over a million and a half
people use the National Forests
as Fairgrounds each year was the
statement made by Henry 8
Graves, Chief of the Forest Ser
vice, before the American Fores,
try Association Friday. Located
as they are," said Mr.. Graves,
the National Forests comprise
many regions of superb scenery
and unexcelled recreation attrac-
ton. In very real sense these
attractions of the Forests consti-
tute natural resource that must
be safeguarded, utilized, and de-
veloped. 3"
Mr.. Graves stated that a quar-
ter of a century had passed since
the establishment of the first Ma.
tional Forests by a law which
marked the beginning of a new
and more enlightened method Of
public land administration. The
nineteenth century land system
he said, was one wholly of land
distribution, which was success
full as applied to agriculture,
lands but unsuccessful as applied
to non-agricultural lands chiefly
valuable for growing timber. The
keynote of the present-day policy
is to secure such a distribution
use, and development Of. the pub
lie lands as will render the maxi
mum service to the public. eth,
country has recognized that pub
lie lands of chief value for fores
purposes and essential to protec
water resources should remain un
der public CONTROL" Mr.. Grave
continued. "The struggle is nov
on as to who shall own and contro
the public water-power sites, tn
coal, the oil, the phosphate AM
potassium deposits and the com
mon grazing lands that are no
suited to development by individ
uals under any Of the Homestead
laws. -
"Innumerable localities on tn
National Forests, which are gener
ally known, have a wealth o
scenic beauty, Mr.. Graves said
A very practical problem, he stat
ed, is that of opening up and max
ing these great public propertie
] available for as wide use as pos
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-26
Fire Prevention Don't

Don't put ashes in wooden box
es and barrels. Use metal cans.
Don't throw hot ashes against
fences or buildings.
Don't permit rubbish, paper or
greasy rags to accumulate.
Don't use kerosene to start a
slow fire.
Don't try to start any fire with
kerosene. 1t is dangerous.
Don't polish stove while it is
hot.
Don't fill an oil or gasoline
stove after dark. If you must fill
them, never do so while lighted
as the fame might set fire to the
vapor in the air and ignite the oil
causing an explosion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-01-26

these are now busy at St. Paul.
A communication from John G..
Howard relative to the ROAD from
Winton past Eve Lake into Lake
County was read and it was the
unanimous opinion of the meeting
that committee of three should be
appointed to take the matter up
with the commissioners and others
and see what could be accomplished
along the lines as suggested. The
chair appointed on this committee
Geo. L. Brozich, John A. Harri
and Fred B. James.
The legislative committee made
a tentative report on their work
and it was carried that the commit
tee put their recommendations in
form and submit the same to the
senator and representatives from
this district at St. Paul. The COM
mittee practically recommended
changes in the game laws as fol-
lows:
| That the dates of the open sea-
son be changed from Nov. 10 to
Nov. 80 as at present, to from
Nov. 1 to Nov. 80.
| That resident hunters be permit
ted to secure both a deer and moose
and the shooting of both cow and
bull moose be permitted.
: That nonresident hunters be al
, lowed to ship their game home out
side of the state.
That the season be opened on
beaver.
, That fishing with nets for do
nestle purposes be permitted in
inland lakes. That one net only
be allowed and that the same be
: 200 foot net with the size of mesh
, at present permitted.
: That hunting be permitted on
the state forest.
That the Stoney River towns be
taken out of the game reserve.
That the retaining tag on game
l be eliminated and that the hunting
license be provided with tag for
I that purpose.
That there be bounty placed on
owls, hawks, foxes and other an
imals which live off patridges and
other game birds.
The committee also recon-
mended that the legislature be
petitioned to help any measure
tending to distribute the gross
earnings tax on railroads pro rata
among the communities. Also
d that an additional judgeship be
4 created for the range district court
and that the salaries of the district
: judges be increased and also to in
8 crease the salary of Deputy Clerk
IS of the Court Holloway at Virginia
II That the term of the municipal
i court judge of Ely be changed to
conform with the elections unde,
the new charter. Also that all
= cases be tried in the court nearest
n thereto and do away with the rail.
+ reading of parties from one towr
l. to another.
{ Telephone and other matter
. were also brought up and the same
| will in all probability occupy tn
J. attention of the Club at late
d date.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
OSSIAN.

Aug. 13, 1917.
Mrs. c. F. Limbeck and Marie
Bach visited DEBORAH friends Tues
day.
Miss Mable Temple of Bridgewater,
S. D., visited her friend Merl OxIey
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carmichael of
Fayette, spent Thursday with her
mother, Mrs. Ed. Lin beck.
Marcella Mikesh came from De-
corah Wednesday to visit her aunt,
Mrs. Hugh Ross.
Mrs. Harry Bothel and son Earl
spent Friday in Castalia with her
brother Del Downing.
Mrs. Rose Glass returned home
from Cresco Friday after visit with
relatives
c. n. Boyd of Mitchell, S. D., spent
a few days last week with his daugh-
tiers Mrs. Marvin Billiard and Mrs.
arrol Bullard.
Quite a number from HIRE attend
ed the circus at Postville Thursday.
Miss May Malloy of Castalia visit
ed her friend Regina Meyer Wednes-
day.
Mrs. John Hemseth and daughter
were Cresco visitc< Wednesday.
Mrs. Ed. Limbeck went to Post
vile Thursday to see her son Leslie
who is in the hospital there.
Mrs. j. w. Boyle entertained the
Catholic Ladies Club Wednesday af-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
CLAY HILL

Aug. 10, 1917.
Miss Elizabeth Gross went to
Rochester last week one day to con-
suit Drs. Mayo.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Griebel were bust
ness callers near Burr Oak last We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Sam Geotleman visited with
her SON Charles and family in Frank
lin Prairie last Friday.
Mrs. Jacob Geotleman concluded
her visit at the LinZenmeyer home
and returned to st. Paul Saturday.
Mr. AID Mrs. John Seegmiller
spent Thursday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs Chas. Falck in DEBORAH.
Julien and Grant Grinna, Of Wash
jngton Prairie are visiting at the Frye
home for few days.
Miss Lucy Collins spent Saturday
and Sunday with her mother in De-
corah.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Griebel and son
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To whom it may concern:
You and each of you are hereby
notified to appear at the Court House
in Winneshiek County, Iowa, on the
18th day of September, 1917, at 2:oo
O'Clock P. NJ, to attend the probate or
an instrument purporting to be the
Last Will and Testament OF Florence
Barth, late of DEBORAH township, In
Winneshiek County, Iowa. deceased
at which time and place you VIII ap-,
pear and show cause, if any, why said
will should not be admitted to pro-
bate.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said Office, this 25th day
of July, 1917.
S. ]. MOORE,
Clerk of District Court.
BY C. A. JOHNSON, Deputy.
WILLETT & NELSON,
Attorneys. SIS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
NOTICE OF APPRAISENENT.

In District Court, State of Iowa, Win
neshiek County, SIS.
In the matter of the estate of Guner-
Jus Bratfos, deceased.
To the treasurer of state, Edwin c.
Hoyt, Arne Tuskind, Richard
Johnson, Olea Sorenson, Nellie
Patterson, Gustava Hoyer, Hor-
ace Patterson, Casper Tuskind,
Annie Patterson, Randina Kin
neberg, Florence Patterson, Mel
vim Brodshaugh. Florence Pat
terso1, Casper Bradshaugh, Jay
Patterson, Carl Brodshaugh,
Edith Patterson, Kia Stenberg,
Floyd Patterson, Oscar Dahler,
Carbonetta Howell, Adalph Dah-
Ter, Henry Lamm, Gustaya john
son. q
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that the undersigned, duly
appointed and qualified appraisers OF
property charged, or sought TO be
charged, with the payment of a
COLLATERAL INHERITANCE TAX
will, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on the 10th
day of September A. d. 1917, at
County Clerks Office, DEBORAH, Iowa,
in said county and state, proceed TO
appraise the property of the estate Of
said decedent subject to the Collateral
Inheritance Tax, as provided by law.
Please take notice and govern your
selves accordingly.
Dated July 30th, 1917.
c. w. FREEMAN,
LUTHER REED,
G. CHRISTEN,
31-4w. Appraisers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
NOTICE IN PROBATE.

To whom it may concern:
You and each of you are hereby no.
titled to appear at the Court House IN
Winneshiek County, Iowa, ON the
18th day of September, 1917. at 90
O'Clock P. NJ. to attend the probate
of al instrument purportlng 10 be the
Last Will and Testament OF Aoram
Lambert, late of Bloomfield township,
in Winneshiek county, Iowa, deceased
at which time and place you VIII APP
pear and show cause, if any. why said
will should not be admitted to pro-
bate
In testimony whereof l have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed
the seal of said Office, this 2lst day OF
July, 1917.
S. ]. MOORE,
Clerk of Distri Court.
By C. A. JOHNSON, Deputy.
.BJfRLING e BURLING,
Attorneys. 5o-i
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15

Ezra SHOEMAKER and Harriet
Almstead were Frankvil,e callers
Thursday evening.
Will Duff AID wife called at Rae
Runkle's Friday morning.
Miss Fredoline Holman went to De-
corah Saturday for a visit at her un-
Gle Tony Heiman's.
Mrs. Samuel Rosa of DEBORAH is
visiting relatives in this vicinity.
Miss Bernice TeIderholt returned
home last week after visit with
relatives near Ossian.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15
CENTENNIAL

Aug. Is, 1917.
Miss Viola Mundt was a guest of
Lila Jones Sunday.
Will Fisher spent Saturday night
with his parents in Castalia.
Miss Mary Harris was guest of
Miss Merle Daniels from Saturday
until Monday.
Miss Thelma Thornton is visiting
relatives at Postville.
Mrs. Anna Daniels departed Satur-
day for Mason City. where she will
visit her brother, Will Kipp, from
there she goes to Minneapolis and
Butler, Mimi, for visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Stella Throndson visited
friends in this vicinity Thursday and
Friday.
Several from here attended the cir
Gus at Postville Saturday.
Threshng has commenced in this
vicinity.
Helen Mason of Castalia has been
visiting at the Will Wiltgen home.
Mrs. c.. O Daniels and children
spent Saturday night with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Rathbun IL
Ossian.
nellie Daniels acted as chaperon at
a fishing party Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Ginapp or
Ossian and Mrs. viii GiIapp and
son Reuben of Glendale, Mimi, were
guests at the Henry Ginapp home
Saturday.
Ezra Schoonmaker accompanied by
Harriet Almstead were DEBORAH cal
lers Sunday last.
Will Ginapp Of Glendale, Mimi,
was a guest at the Henry Ginapp
home Saturday night and Sunday.
Rae Runkle and wife, Nellie Dan
iels. Mary Harris and Roy Jagerson,
called at H. Ginapp's Sunday after
loon.
Mrs. Clarissa Miller and daughters
Viola and Luella returned to their
home near DEBORAH Thursday evening
after a visit here with relatives.
Ed. Youmans and family and Mrs.
Clarence Miller and two daughters
wree Freeport callers Thursday eve
ming.
Edwin and Amanda Ginapp and
Nellie Daniels were guests at the
Charley G'napp home in Ossian Fri
day evening.
Henry Ginapp called at DEBORAH
Thursday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15

The unwritten law is a poor ex-
cuse for breaking a written one.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-08-15

ternoon at 500. Mrs. Louis Bernatz
and Mrs. Philip Wagner won the pri-
yes.
Misses Regina, Irene, and Clarice
Meyer were Postville visitors Thurs
day.
Glenn Hemseth returned home from
Cresco last week, where he under
went al operation for appendicitis.
Mrs. Edna Harvey visited friends in
DEBORAH Friday.
Rev. NJ. J. Thiltgen returned from
Marshalltowl Friday, after a visit
with friends.
Clara Anderson went to Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, Thursday to visit her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Anderson
Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Elliot, Mildred
Doan and Henry Emery autoed to De-
corah Friday.
) Mrs. P. NJ. Jewell and daughters
Ellie and Gladys and Mrs. Wallace
Reed, autoed down from DEBORAH for
visit at the Mrs. Andrew Lee home.
Mrs. T. F. Schmitz was a DEBORAH
visitor Saturday.
Mrs. Willet, Mrs. E. J. Curtin and
Mrs. Cummings, were over from De-
corah Saturday to organize working
classes for the Red Cross.
Mr.. Tibbets returned to his home
in Osage Saturday after visit with
his friend H. o. DeGraff.
Miss Winnie Evans went to Du-
buque Wednesday to visit her par
ents.
Miss Maurine Mayer went to Post
vile Wednesday to ST. md few days
at the John Powers home
Mrs Elmer Thompson and Cora
Thompson and friends OF DEBORAH az
t2cd dow Friday afte noon.
The unwritten law is a poor ex-