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Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

meantime / wants your company while
/ saddles my hawse."
The cool indifference Of the tone
made the saloonkeeper look up darkly
and loweringly.
"You've got the drop this time,
Bill" he said; "but when it comes to
shootin' down an unarmed man what
didn't do you no harm | want to
say" ,
"'You can do your sayin' after l
get out O here. March out to the
corral" interposed Welleston. And at
the sight OF the cold CLEAN in his eye,
Pitt arose sullenly and went.
Briefly commanding the two Mexi-
cans to precede him, Welleston walked
toward the corral. Beyond a few pack
burros it contained only his horse and
an aged bronco used by Pitt. Acting
under his orders, one Of the Mexicans
brought his saddle and cinched it on
Welleston's beast, the owner meantime
looking in all directions across the nat
ural cut in which the saloon lay to the
trails leading from the mountains which
bounded it on either side.
Driven out OF several neighborhoods
because Of the character OF his saloon,
Pitt had chosen q location on lands
then in litigation between two of the
big companies which were fighting for
vacant property in the Pecos range
toward the center Of New Mexico:
Injunction and counter-injunction had
left the matter in allegiance, and there
had been no opposition when ne placed
q saloon in this cup-like depression OF
the mountains and had there started
his trade of liquor selling once more:
To the west, the mountains were filled
with vast flocks Of sheep, guarded by
men whS were equally ready to fight
their fellows in protecting the flocks or
to sell themselves to the "cow men"
in the bitter war which had arisen over
comparatively worthless pasturage.
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20
By Edward B. WaterWorth

Following the establishment OF his
saloon, Pitt had placed q windmill be-
hind his dilapidated building and had
managed to strike flow Of the drain
age water from the mountains above.
One or two Mexicans, permitted to
use the overflow for their scanty gar
dens, had settled there. And, on the
outskirts OF even so tawdry place as
this, was the dance hall with the usual
array Of painted occupants.
For even il the town seemed so desc
late in the failing afternoon light, 1t
still had its patrons and its busy hours.
When the night squad OF riders took
charge OF the sheep ranges to the
westward, the men relieved would canter
down to spend evenings Of dissipation
at Pitts place and the dance hall.
By stretching the truth, they might
have been called cow-boys-but not
of the sort from whom romance is
made. Magnificent riders, possessed
OF sort OF vicious animal courage and
perfectly willing to fight to the end for
the man whose money they took, they
all were. But there their good qualities
ended.
1t was the time Of active war between
sheep and cattle herders and battles
were many, even on Government land,
long the sole property Of the cowmen
who deemed their grazing rights in
alienable. When the sheep invaded
their territory, the old stamp OF cow
boy appeared in q new guise. In that
region, even the usual form Of sending
the cowboy outfit with its wagon to
follow the herds had been abandoned,
and the sheepmen maintained little
armies Of regularly enrolled desperadoes
to protect the mountain ranges.
These ranges were practically worth
less for cattle, it is true. The Mexicans
or few small ranchers might keep q
few head Of cattle high on the noun
tains in some open place, visiting them
occasionally to give them salt and
thus keep them near their grazing field.
But the fact that they could not use
the mountain pasture did not prevent
the cOwmen from endeav0ring to spoil
the sheepman's game. Flocks left un-
guarded were apt to be driven over some
precipice or into some stream or to be
set upon by adherents of the COW
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

AhSse ilen anu oCneTS lToIn dll
over this country will report at
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

I'LL WELLEsToN, crooked
gambler, suspected train robber
4 and occasional "cow puncher,"
stood by the door Of Pitts
j saloon. waving n threatening
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

of Baxter Springs at
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-20

IneSS, and IN BaXter,S present
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16

MI. Adams the new manager of
the Rex is reporting excellent
crowds at each and every perform
ance. Considerable changes have
been made in the ventilating ap-
paratus at the Rex and the heating
plant has also been changed.
Gods Country andthe Woman"
the play coming to the Elco
Saturday, March "a, is recognized
as n of the features of the films.
The play is a perturbation of James
Oliver Curwood's popular story of
a like name and comes in eight
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
Man Falls Dead

Chas. Berg, aged 43 years, fell
dead at his rooms at the Jokela
boarding house at Section 80
Sunday forenoon. Berg was
amusing himself with a game of
solitaire when the end came sud-
denly. He had been ailing for
some time and two months ago
went to the home Of his brother at
Moose Lake to recuperate. He
returned to Section 80 several
weeks ago to go to work but was
again taken i'll and has been con-
fined to his room since. Himself
and partner had just finished
their breakfast and gone to their
room where the partner laid on
the bed while Berg opened up a
solitaire game. He was stricken
and fell to the floor before his
partner could reach him.
He was a widower with a mar,
ried daughter i'm Canada. His
relatives were notified by Under.
taker Laing and they arrived
Tuesday, the funeral being held
Wednesday. Berg has been EN-.
ployed at Section 80 as teamstel
for several years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
Improve the Road

A petition has been signed and
Will be presented to the county
commissioners for a change in the
county road between here and
Tower. The change is asked to
straighten out the curve and cut
out a hill near the BURNSIDE
spur railroad crossing near mile
1O9. A new bridge will be neces-
sary at this place the coming year
and a concrete bridge has been
recommended. The change will
make a cut off from where the
road crosses the track and cut
out the hill where the, road crew
was camped last year, cross the
new bridge and BURNSIDE spur
and connect with the hill on the
other end without making the
curve. Commissioner McMahan
and Engineer Hughes have both
recommended the change. With
this new change and the changes
already made and begun the
Tower trip will be made consider
ably easier the coming summer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
quantity in most schools.

quantity In most schools.
"The public is rapidly coming
to demand results. I think that
manual training teachers are
largely to blame for the public's
uncertainty and dissatisfaction in
having tried quite faithfully to
accomplish an almost impossible
feat. In their enthusiasm to grow
they have conveyed to outsiders
the impression that manual train
ing should and could fit boys for
their life work.
"I think that after carefully
studying the tremendous task we
have set for ourselves and check
ing results we must admit that we
have not accomplished all that has
been claimed and that with pres
ent methods and facilities it is al
most impossible to do so.
SIN order to fit a boy for his
life work we must first learn what
that work is to be. He must be
given every opportunity to dis
cover his natural abilities while
he still has time to train himself
and before conditions demand
that he become a wage Garner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
Manual Training

H. G.. Scharr, formerly manual
training instructor in the schools
of this city, and now engaged in
a like capacity at Virginia, at the
meeting of the Range Manual
Arts Association at Hibbing Sat-
urday spoke as follows:
Manual training, as taught
today, is soon to be brought to
trial. We have been taught that
manual training is of cultural
value, that it trains the hand,
mind and eye. This is true to a
certain degree, depending upon
methods and equipment. Another
function of manual training-ac.
quainting pupils with the indus.
trial worlds almost a minus
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
Sunday School Convention

A convention of the St. Louis
County Sunday School Association
will be held at the Presbyterian
church on Thursday evening,
March 22. Supt. H. E. White
will preside at the meeting. The
program arranged is as follows:
7:3O Praise Service.
7:45 Address, Mark G.. Holtz
man.
Sis Election of Officers.
Offering.
$50 Two Conferences,
(a) Sunday School Man,
agement, led by Mr.. Hoffman.
CD The Elementary Divi-
sion, led by Richard w. Bowden.
$50 Closing Prayer.
Programs will be mailed to all
workers whose names are on file
before the meeting and everyone is
cordially invited to participate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
Moose Elect Officers

Monday evening the local lodge
of Moose elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: Dictator,
F. J. Lindgren; vice dictator
Richard Hodge; prelate. ]. H.
Pluth; treasurer, Thos. Harri;
inner guard, Stephen Barich; outer
guard, Matt Smrekar; trustees,
John G.. Kotchevar and John A.
Harri. The installation will take
place on April 3. After the cleo
ton Monday evening a banquet
was served and a program render
ed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
Able Address

Mrs. Peter Olson Of Cloquet,
addressed the meeting of the
Mothers Club Friday evening on
in Progress" The large
attendance was more than pleased
with her talk. She is a very log
ical and forcible speaker and kept
the attention of her listeners un-
til the last. In addition to the
address of Mrs. Olson a very
pleasing program was rendered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
Ely Loses to Virginia

Ely high school basketball
shooters could not cut the mus
tard at Virginia Friday evening
and were defeated 81 to g.. The
Ely team had no show from the
beginning and were outplayed at
every point. In the first half COT
fey made a basket for Ely and
Heikkila a free throw. In the
last half Coffey and Lamp are
credited with a field goal and
Heikkila a free throw. McLaugh.
lin Of Aurora refereed the game
The Ely team was altogether toe
light for the Virginia boys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16

for every dollar raised by the state
levy follow: Blue Earth, "a cents;
Brown, go cents; Crow Wing, SO
cents; Hennepin, so cents; Itasca,
81 cents; Martin, SO cents; Murray.
90 cents; Mobiles, 81 cents; Ohm
stead, 90 cents; Ramsey, 43 cents;
Rock, 80 cents; st. Louis, rs cents;
Winona, 81 cents.
Cook county, in the far north
east corner of the state, gets back
the most, 1888 for every dollar
paid. Other large returns follow:
Clearwater, 1926; Kanabec, $3.O5;
Koochiching, 1886; Mile Laos,
1912; Mahnomen. So 10; Hubbard,
1919; Pine, $500; Red Lake,
So. 80; Roseau, $2.37; Wadena,
$3.O5; Cass, $3.o4; Pennington.
81. 65; Morrison, $2.O4; Lake,
81. 90; Isanti, $3.50; Chisago,
$2.57; Carlton, $2.36; Benton,
$2.25; Beltrami, $3.50; Anoka,
1915; Aitkin, $2.1O.
Many of the richest counties in
the state get back more than they
pay in. Stearns county secures
every dollar paid to the state;
Clay, $1.49; Cottonwood. $1.21;
Dakota, S1.21; Dodge, S1.66;
Douglas, 81 .94; Faribault, SLY;
Fillmore, $1.45; Goodhue, 81 10;
Houston, $1.52; Jackson, $l.2O;
LeSueur, $1.61; Marshall. $1.94;
Nicollet, $1.40; Redwood, $1.2O;
Renville, S1.29; Rice, $1.41;
Steele, $1.2e; Washington, $1.45;
Wright, S1.S3; Yellow Medicine,
$1.2S.
Representatives Bjorge, Ben
dixen. Davis and Warner all come
from counties that receive more
than they pay in, hence the desire
to still further gouge the state and
St. Louis county in particular by
imposing the tonnage tax. With
this added revenue and by cutting
the assessed valuation from SO tt
40 per cent of true and full value
the state tax would be a happy
solution of the vexatious problem:
in these counties. Warner O.
Aitkin, in particular would benefit
His county now gets $2.1O in re
turn for every dollar of state take:
paid in. Marshall county,, tn,
home of Davis, gets $1.94. Every
little added to what you hav,
makes just a little bit more. Ben
d1xen and Redwood county only
gets $1.2O for every dollar paid
We don't know just what Bjorg'
of Becker draws down in the stat,
tax gift.
Their motives would not be 81
apparent if it were not for the fac
that all are more or less engaged
in the real estate business. The
larger part of those in the house
who voted to. saddle the super-taz
on the iron counties are from the
receiving counties and not from
the paying ones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16
GET THE MONEY
State Taxes an Asset Il
Seventy-three Counties.
Get Back More Than They Pay
St. Louis Gets Least.

According to the report just
issued by the state tax commission
there are only thirteen counties in
the state that receive less than they
pay into the STATE treasury of the
81 mills levy for general state
purposes.
St. Louis county receives only
rs cents of every dollar paid in, the
next lowest being Ramsey which
receives 43 cents. In seventy
three counties the state tax is an
asset instead of a liability, If the
money thus paid back to these
counties was to be raised locally
1t would near a considerable in.
crease in city. village and town
tax rates.
St. Louis, Ramsey and Hennepin
counties pay state taxes to the
amount of So. 5e7 ,5O7.O3 and get
back in the form of school and road
aid only 1858, 1892. "a. The excess
from these three big counties is
distributed by the state among the
other counties thus accounting for
the wide margin between the
amount they pay and the amount
they receive.
The average returned in the
three counties named is only SO
cents out of every dollar paid, and
if these be eliminated it will be
seen that the average return in all
other counties is 81 48 for each
dollar paid to the state treasurer.
The thirteen counties which re.
ceive less from the state than they
paw in and the amount paid back
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16

parts. Only n performance will
be given in the evening at 8
O'Clock. Reserved seats can be
secured for this performance at the
box office now. Matinees Satur-
day afternoon at 2:3O and Sunday
at 8 o'clock. Tickets for this fea-
ture are 15c and Csc with reserved
seats at CSC.
Helen Holmes in the Last of
the Alumni at the Rex Saturday
evening. Blue Bird feature for
Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16

A. M. Markeson of Two Har-
bors has taken charge of the Koval
& Sons meat market. The firm
has one of the finest markets in. the
northwest fitted with the iceless
coolers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-03-16

The bills at the Elco have been
exceptionally good all the week
and the coming weeks features
promise to be still better.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24

". Liam A. Page. the Chicago critic
and publicity writer. says in the WO
mans Home Companion In an article
about stagestruck women:
And what becomes Of them? Caught
in the ed1ies Of frivolity. many Of
them temporarily abandon their stage
ambitions In the Kaleidoscope life O.!
Broadway. Others live In hall bed
rooms. boil eggs over gns Jet and
waste their young lives In the fruit
less pursuit of rainbow which they
never find. only sooner or later to re-
turn home sadly and settle down to
forget their stage ambitions. Others
study. economize. sincerely strive for
engagements. possibly get small roles
with some obscure company and start
In on career which will be tilled with
many. many disappointments. And OF
the thousands who came SO bravely to
the front last year how many still re-
main in the lists? Not counting those
who may have gone into musical com
edy. perhaps score still cherish the
shrine of Marlowe and Of Adams. For
the rest oblivion"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24
SATURDAY. MARCH "a, 1917
All Navy Officers Want Their Chance
AflOat

by today's mail l have made q
formal written request for duty afioat,
in command of anything. mean ex-
actly what said In my letter, as I
would most gratefully accept the
command of any ship, however obso-
lete or weak. ! will not let the ques-
ton Of rank or dignity stand in the
way of acceptance af the command OF
even gunboat, II no other command
is available. In my opinion, an off,
Ger can make his own opportunities
for doing good work II he Is given
half u chance"
This letter, received by the chief Of
the bureau of navigation Of the navy,
from one OF the most capable captains
in tbs service. who stands nearly at
the top Of his grade, and from man
who has only half completed his tour
of shore duty, is typical Of the flood Of
requests that are piling In upon the
navy department from naval officers
who want their chance II there is
to be war with Germany.
Seldom IN the history OF the Amer
lean navy has there been displayed
more of spirit Of readiness for con-
tiict among the officers Of the fleet.
From admirals to ensigns there Is an
eagerness all down the line for .
chance to be In the thick oft, II fight
Is to come.
Men on shore duty are beseiging
the powers that be for transfer to sea
assignments. and grizzled old retired
officers are hanging about the navy
department, grumbingly insistent
that they are feeling fit and ready
for anything"
Naturally, the men Of the navy feel
that IN there Ia to be war with Germany
it will be the sea force Of the United
States that will play the leading part.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24

Many instances have been quoted Of
the ingenuity OF the schoolboy and the
tollege man In answering examination
questions In foreign languages. but sell
dom has hard pressed undergraduate
displayed the inventive genius shown
by Henry W. Savage when his knowl-
edge Of French was put to the test in a
Partisan cafe some years ago. Accord
ing to George AIDE. who was with him
ut the time. Savage prides himself on
his French. He had just succeeded by
dint of the most intense sort Of conccn-
tration In ordering those copper colored
oysters known to the habitues of Paris
as being among the Oldest inhabitants.
Then. flushed with victory. he rashly
decided to follow up his success by or
dering some horseradish. The French
word for "horseradish' had completely
escaped his memory. Nothing dauntcd,
he became at once logical and ingeni-
Gus. Horse Is cheval." said he to Ade.
land red is rouge all right. but I'm
hanged II I can remember the French
word for 'ish.' "-Argonant
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24
A CULINARY COMEDY.
Ore Of the Trials Of Husband Whose
Wife Can't Cook.

They were n newly married couple.
The wife. though a fair cook, did not
know how to make the things his
mother had prepared. And this vexed
the husband, although be was disposed
to he indulgent for the sake OF har'
mony. But there was one point upon
which he sorrowed not little. His
wife could not make edible corn bread,
and corn bread was the food upon
which he was reared.
One day q girlhood friend of the wife
visited her and. after assisting In the
preparation Of luncheon. accepted an
Invitation to stay and eat it with the
newlyweds. The husband arrived, and
the guest and he took their places Mt
the table while the wife went to the
kitchen to bring some forgotten dish.
Before his plate WINS the husbands
corn bread, but 1t was miserable fail
ure. a sickly yellow, fat and heavy
He became confidential.
There is one of the trials Of hus
band whose wife can't cook" he said
alphabetically to the guest. Just have
look at that corn bread. But you
ict tbc WIG AhoV "hut ""aN
for it would hurt her feelings"
When the wife entered the room n
few moments later she noticed that n
deep blush suffused the guests face.
why. what Is the matter. dear!" she
asked.
Its nothing" the guest replied hur
riedly.
An hour later, after the husband had
gone to the office. the chorus Of two
laughing women's voices merrily re,
sounded through the household Of the
newlyweds.
But the wife has not yet told the
husband that her guest made the corn
bread OH that day she stayed for lunch
con: in fact. asked for the privilege be-
cause she considered herself an adept
at making corn brcad.-Kansas City
Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24
He Knew Better.

The campaign orator was having a
strenuous time facing hostile audi
ence at Cobblesville. All his efforts to
calm the crowd and obtain m uninter.
rupted hearing were vain. and in des-
peration he shouted. You are trying to
break up this meeting and suppress
free speech by the weapon with which
Samson slew the Philistines." Instant
ly fine antediluvian specimen shout
ed: That's another campaign lie! 1t
wuzn't Samson that licked the Philis.
tines. 1t wuz Dewey"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24
Shaw pidn. Lik. Himself.

MANY years ago In a house In Ash
ley Gardens" writes &. Bernard Sha "
in the New Witness. II was walking
along a corridor with other guests at
a musical evening when ! saw coming
toward me a man who produced an
extraordinarily disagreeable impress
sion on me. a tall young man In even
ing dress. with a blond beard and. as
1t seemed TO me, a hateful expression
HE was coming straight ut me. !
moved aside to avoid him. and he
moved. too. apparently to get into my
way again. An impulse OF rage at
this insult was checked just In time
by the discovery that instead of walk
Ing along n corridor | was crossing a
square landing and that the detestable
apparitiOn who had chilled my very
soul with his abominable aspect was
a reflection of myself In the wall OF
mirror which the tenant Of the Ashley
Gardens fat had put up to give bis
cramped dwelling an appearance of
spacious magnificence."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24

Along with the formation of the sug-
ar. and caused In part by its accumu-
lation, there develop within the mi.
mute cells of the BURBERRY plants enor-
nous osmotic pressures. which enable
the plant to push Its buds open. +. v.
Coville writes In the National Geo
graphic Magazine.
These pressures are frequently as
high us seven atmospheres or more
than 100 pounds to the square inch-n
pressure that would start leak In
low pressure steam engine The pres
sure my become az high as thirty at
mospberes or $50 pounds to the square
inch "a force sufficient to blow the cyl
inder head off of thousand horse
power Corliss engine. The reason the
plant does not explode Is because 1t Is
broken up into many extremely small
and strongly built cells instead Of hav-
ing one big interior cavity. These mi
mute chambers are often us thick walled
proportionately as an artillery shell.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-24
Notice Of Town Election

Notice is hereby given that the Annual
Municipal Election for the Town of Meeker,
Colorado, will be held on Tuesday. the 3rd
day of April, A. ID. lal7, for the purpose of
eIecting the following town oticers. to-wit
One Mayor, to serve one year.
Three Trustees, each to serve two years.
One Trustee, to NIL vacancy.
The question of whether or not the town
shall establish and maintain Free Public
Library and grant the Board of Trustees
power to make appropriations and levy
taxes to support the same, Will also be sub
mitted to vote at this election.
The Board of Registration will meet on
Tuesday, March 9th, lal1. and again on
Monday, April Ind, lal7, rs by Jaw provided.
Place of registration and election-t'ounty
Court House.
fTowN sEAL1 JOHN II. CLARK,
mi0-3i Acting Town Clerk and Recorder.