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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
FIRES UNDER CONTROL
Damage in Northern Minnesota May
Reach Millions.

Brainerd. = Forest rangers, who
have gone sleepless for days and still
are battling against forest fires in the
northern part Of the state, are report
ed to have succeeded in getting con-
troll of the general situation, although
there still Is danger.
Hundreds of forest fires have caused
damage amounting to thousands if not
millions of dollars in some parts Of
Northern Minnesota, recent rains be-
ing too light to entirely put them out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Dies Ten Days After Shooting.

Rochester. - Ralph Rasmussen, a
restaurant man, who was shot by his
cousin. Roy Rasmussen, after, accord
ing to the police, he had foiled an at
tempt to rob the restaurant, died here
ten days after the shooting. He did
rot regain consciousness after the
shooting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25


cod fisheries
in
markable and the fairness
sdeab
derived from this
$0O0OO against $OOOO
Altogether
Is estimated of $27, 100000
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
LOYALTY CAMPAIGN PLANNED
Developers to Cooperate With Public
Safety Board.

st. Paul. : Steps for a statewide
Loyalty campaign, in which several
hundred speakers will drive home the
duties of Americans i'm this war and
aid to form local organizations to CO.
operate with the Public Safety Com
mission, were taken at a meeting of
the All-Minnesota Development asso-
citation, attended by civic workers
from all sections of the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Police Raffled by Crime.

Bull. = Police on the iron range are
still baffled in their effort to solve the
mystery surrounding the killing of
Fred G. Neatly son Of prominent
Chisholm hotel man, whose body was
found here badly mutilated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Robbers Imprisoned in Week.

Blue Earth. Less than week
after their attempt to rob H. G. Elders
store here, M. R. Murphy and Charles
Adams began to serve indeterminate
sentences in the state prison at Still
water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Big Reserves In State Banks.

Minnesota state banks collectively
held at the close of business May 1
a cash reserve of s39,5S4,07O, $3S,5S7,-
S12 in excess of the amount the law
requires, F. E. Pearson, state superin-
tendent of banks, announces. The fig
ures are from summaries of statements
made under the call Of that date and
generally reflect Minnesota prosperity
and the healthy condition of it's state
banks. Pearson pointed out that more
than half the banks reporting arc
small country institutions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
SCHMAHL WANTS TO FIGHT
Has Heart Set on Going to France
With U. S. Troops.

st. Paul. - The politicians, who
want Julius Schmahl, secretary of
state, to run for governor next year
may have to send to France for him,
and then the chances are that they
won't get him. He has his heart set
on going to France in some capacity
with the American troops and he wants
to stay there until the war is over.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
BABY'S BODY FOUND IN LAKE
Coroner at Albert Lea Suspects Pass
ing Motorists.

ing Motorists.
Albert Lea. = The body of baby
girl, probably not more than months
old, clad in expensive. clothing, has
been found floating in the water above
Fountain lake dam.
Coroner ]. P. Won Berg is consider
ing theory that she was thrown from
bridge by passing motorists as the
spot where the body was found is only
ten rods from the Jefferson highway.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Domestic

Northern Pacific railroad pay checks
tOtaling $4,000 and issued for engi-
neers and trainmen as back pay from
January 1 and for extra time under
the Adamson law are missing at Spo-
kane, Wash.
The Sutrell ranch, near Santa Hell
ena, Tex, was raided and II horses
and mules stolen and driven across the
Mexican border.
Four soldiers on police duty in the
Pittsburgh district were removed from
their camp to hospitals, suffering from
the effects of poison, while the mill
tary authorities investigated the death
of Lieut.. w. f. Corcoran and the i'll
ness of II other Guardsmen.
With drop in the price of July wheat
of "a cents under the trading restric-
tons imposed by the directors Of the
board of trade at Chicago and sympa-
thetic fall from SIT to SIG barrel in
the WuOleSdle price VI llOuT, lulnSS
took on a more cheerful aspect for the
ultimate consumer.
The condition of oats in Illinois is
good and wheat improving, accord
ing to the weekly crop bulletin issued
by the federal weather bureau at
Springfield, Ill. Vegetables are in ia
vorable condition.
One hundred and fifty thousand
Sunday schools in the United States
have been requested to observe Sun
day, July 1, as patriotic Sunday"
The campaign for the general observ-
ance OF the day is being conducted by
the international Sunday School asso-
citation, which has it's headquarters at
Chicago.
Five men were killed and fifteen in
jured, several of them probably fatally,
when a turbine engine exploded at the
plant of the Republic Iron and Steel
company at Youngstown, o.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
No Result.

No Result
calling fantcay
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Federal Aid Is Withheld.

No financial accounting to the war
department for money received as fed
eral aid to the Minnesota national
guard has been made for more than
10 years, it has just been learned.
Minnesotas 1916 allotment of federal
funds, due Dec. 81, amounting to about
$4,000, has been withheld and will not
be paid until the accounting is made.
This was not denied by guard officers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Static Electricity Starts Fires.

For some time reports have been
received of fires originating during
the handling of gasoline" Fire Mar
shall Hargadine says, when there ap-
parently was no means of starting
fire. No persons near the gasoline
were smoking and there were no open
lights in the vicinity. To all appear
ances the fires just happened. This,
of course, is contrary to all experience,
and after considerable investigation
the fires have been found to be due to
ignition by static electricity"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
Foreign

DR.. Friedrich Adler, the assassin of
Count Stuergkh, the Austrian premier,
has been sentenced to death for muir
der, according to a dispatch to London
from Vienna.
John Nevil Maskelyne, London's ia
nous conjurer, is dead. Mr.. Maskelyne
was seventy-eight years old and for
nearly fifty years had been almost an
English institution.
The cabinet crisis in Russia may be
considered as settled. A declaration
of the governments policy, accepted
by the representatives of the council of
workmen's and soldiers delegates, with
merely verbal alterations, will be
signed by both parties at Petrograd
without delay. 1t has been decided to
take into the cabinet five representa-
tives of different socialistic groups.
The death at the front of General
Won Victinghoff, former governor of
Strassburg, is reported in a dispatch
to Amsterdam from Berlin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
European War News

The Norwegian legation at Berlin,
according to dispatch from Copen-
hagen to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany at London, reports that the Nor
wegian steamers LAZY, Najaden, G.
Sundt and Garant have been torpe-
doed by German submarines. Mem
bers of the crews of each vessel lost
their lives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
NORWEGIAN FISHERIES PROSPER.

copyright. by International Press Burea
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25
States sanatoria Best in U, s.

Death Due to Muscular Strain.
Findings that Ferdinand Berg,
stricken with paralysis by the burst
ing of blood vessel due to muscular
strain pushing wheelbarrow while
employed as mason's helper by Publ
mann Bros, at New Ulm, died from
an accident arising out of his employ.
nnent, within the meaning of the COM
pensation act, are sustained by the
Minnesota supreme court. According
ly the award to the widow Of compen-
sation at $3.50 a week for 300 weeks
ana 800 for funeral expenses 10 con.
ferred.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

6NtT 0CoSf0TT . III SdeSUCUs
An extra session of the Legislature
is threatened unless some way is
found to provide the state institutions
with coal and other necessities at
prices lower than those now asked.
At these prices coal alone will cost
the state $125,00O more than it did
year ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Avery Finds Game Lost In Fire.
Thousands of partridge and much
other game, including young deer,
are perishing in the forest fires in
state game and fish commissioner,
said on his return from that section.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Warm Weather Affects Diseases.
Abatement of the epidemic of spinal
meningitis and increase in the number
of cases of poliomyelitis, or infantile
paralysis, are both charged to warmer
weather by DR.. A. ]. Chesley, director
of the state division of communicable
diseases.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

Five men were killed and fifteen in
jured, several of them probably fatally,
when turbine engine exploded at the
plant of the Republic Iron and Steel
company at Youngstown, o.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-05-25

The Norwegian steamship ThOrum
has been seized by German subma-
rine inside the four-mile limit, which
Norway always has claimed as the
boundary Of Norwegian territorial wa
tiers, and a serious diplomatic conflict
may result.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
ROAD MACHINERY
HAS ARRIVED

The county commissioners were in
session the first three days of this
week and went carefully into the vari-
Gus phases of the county's business,
clearing up some of the matters they
were not able to reach in their meet
ing the first of the month.
They have just received almost three
carloads of road building machinery
including engine, compressor and com
plete air drilling equipment with the
aid of which they will be able to make
much greater progress in their road
work up the canon.
An amicable arrangement was made
with County Surveyor Thurmond for
bis services in connection with the road
survey work of the county.
The board is planning on an aggrcs,
sive road building campaign for the
coming year.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
MCCLURE PASS ROAD

At the business mems luncheon at
Martins cafe last Monday noon the
proposed Pabor county bill was diH,
cussed but slightly, there being an ap-
parent opinion among those present
that the bill would not pass at this
session of the Legislature. The Nc
Clure pass road came up for discussion
and after several had spoken on the
subject County Clerk Hohbard read
some correspondence with Mr.. Er-
hatr of the State Highway commission,
and also an estimate by the engineer
of the commission, giving the estimated
cost of cpnstrpetion ot the read, The
FGsffieid counry com ecomAifss were ~.
quested to keep in touch with the
highway commission and urge the con-
struction of this road at the earliest
date possible.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
ST. PATR1cK's PROGRAM

A splendid musical. program was
given in the high school assembly room
Wednesday morning, the numbers hav-
ing been prepared under the able direc-
tion of Miss Villa Clanton, instructor
of music in the schools. Irish selec-
tions were given in honor of st. Pat
rick, with the following program:
Piano duet, Gladys McRae and Marie
Keck; Freshman chorus, "Swallows:
vocal solo, Meldon Bryant; Junior
chorus, "once On Time" by Parks.
Girls Glee club, "Sunshine, by
Moore; vocal solo, "Mother Macree,'
Miss Helen Hughes; Senior chorus,
"Life's Dream,'' by Parks; vocal solo,
"Last Rose of Summer" Miss Villa
Clanton.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
SERIOUS ACCIDENT

Wednesday afternoon little Joe
Ward, the twelve-year-old son of Levi
Ward, fell from tree in which he was
playing, upon the cement sidewalk. The
accident occurred opposite the grade
school building and Prof. Underwood
summoned DR.. Hopkins to care for the
lad.
Examination developed two broken
fingers, two ribs broken from the
the hip bone injured and the
ports the boy doing well as could be
expected.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
HOTEL COLORADO
MAKING REPAIRS

A.
The manaqeneht;Eof the Hotel Colo
RADIO is already in receipt Of mose res:
ervations for the coming sssasen than
have been filed by the first of June
in any previous year, and Mr.. Lucas
anticipates 1917 will be the banner
year.
The magnificent structure, with Its
many improvements, will be thrown
open to the public June 7th, and on
the 9th and 10th those royal good fe!-
lows, "The Hotel Men of Colorado, y
will spend their summer outing here
and they are the people who can crowd
much of the joyful in the allotted time.
June 18th and 14th the gentlemen
of the financial upper crust known as
the "Colorado Bankers with digni-
fled mein will invade the big hotel.
About two hundred are expected, many
coming via the auto route.
June 21st. 22nd and 23rd will be
given over to the "Colorado Dental
Association and they will come with
a pull from $50 to 800 strong.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York 100000 and 100000 clubs
desired to meet in Glenwood in August,
but the Colorado association was un-
able to promise accommodations, there
being too great number.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17

fly from one place and settle il
another.
You can have your house clean and
free from dust, as it is possible now to
clean with air. 1t helps one phase of
the domestic problem-it makes the
servants own work of cleaning far
more effective than by any broom or
duster method 1t helps the house
cleaning without fatigue and without
the feeling that she is doing menial
service.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
ST. PATRICK's DAY

Saturday, March II, St. Patrick g
Day, will be celebrated in Glenwood
Springs as usual by the annual turkey
dinner at Keck's hall, from 5 to 8 p.
m. The ladies Of st. Stephens Catho-
lie church will prepare and serve ths
turkey dinner.
In the evening at Eagles hall the
annual st. Patrick's Day ball will be
given at $3.50. It viii open with .
short concert Of Irish songs by the
ladies' quartet, solo by Mrs. Wright,
duet by Mrs. Gavin and Miss Clan
ton, and a song by the quartet.
A card party under the direction nf
Mrs. Smith and Miss Hooley will be in
progress during the whole evening.
Various prizes win be awarded to the
successful ones. : -
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
SURPRISE PARTY

A delightful surprise party was CIV
en- for Ernest Larmee at their home On
Grand avenue Wednesday evening, il
being in celebration of his birthday
Supper was served and a pleasant SO
cial evening was spent. The guests
were Messrs. and Mesdames Joe Silver
Henry Davis, II. H. French, R. J.Ca.
hill, E. V. Reeves, II. l.. TORY, DIR. and
Mrs. E. J. Horan; Mesdames Anna
Riggs, C. Wightman, M. I. Silver, Roy
Guilds. Messrs. L. E. Brown and Joe
Benedick, ...
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
A HUMANE ACT

A young deer was found lying near
the Denver & Rio Grande tracks on
the Bennett ranch Thursday. Lnvesti-
cation showed the little animal had its
back broken, no doubt by passing
train. Being without gun, Bert Card
nell cut the helpless creatures throat
to put it out of its suffering and
brought the carcass to town.
Seven deer were seen browsing on
the Midland tracks between Glenwood
and Cardiff this week.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
A DELIGHTFUL PARTY

Mrs. George Edinger entertained a
number of friends Monday afternoon.
Those present enjoyed the games Of
cards and delicious refreshments in
rooms laden with the scent of hyacintbs
and as on past occasions, Mrs. Edinger
proved herself most charming hos
tess. The prize winners were Mrs. VIM.
Rohr and Mrs. John E. Moore. Other
guests were Mesdames Louis Schwarz,
John T. Shumate, E. E. Lucas, Sam
Dougan, H. w. Smith and John Camp
bell.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
SANITY SEVEN MEET

The "Saintly Seven" enjoyed the
earthly pleasures Of an evening" at
home with Misses Esther and Hazel
Chapman Saturday. Miss Edith Nc
MILAN and Miss Mary McGuirk were
initiated to membership and learned
that saints are saints, no matter whst
their habilaments may be. A "perfect-
ly delightful" time is reported and it
was the wee sma' hours when those
sanity maidens wended their way
homeward.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
GRAND JURY IS
GRINDING away

The grand jury is grinding hard
every day and it is reported that much
has been accomplished in the way of
ferreting out violators of the laws of
the land
AS the sessions are secret of course
it is impossible to learn what results,
if any, have been accomplished Thurs
day there was little lull in the pro-
ceedings caused by the failure of
Charley Brown, son of Greeley Brown
of Rifle, to testify, his claim being
that he did not wish to implicate his
chum in an evenings frolic.
District Attorney had the young
man cited for contempt and he gave
bond for his appearance Friday morn
ing. When court opened the young
man appeared in court with his father
and in an answer filed by his attorney
stated that he was willing to testify
Judge Shumate stated that under this
pleading the young man would be
purged Of contempt upon payment of
the costs, but that he would not toll
crate any attempt to block the wheels
of Justice. When the young man
learned that he could not he loyal TO
his chum and at the same time do his
duty as citizen he returned to the
jury room and gave his testimony.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
COME OUT AND MEET
THE FARMERS

A large attendance is desired at the
county convention to be held at Glen
wood Springs on Saturday, March II,
at the Orpheum theater, beginning at
10 a. m. The purpose of this convep-
tlon is to organize county organiza-
tion to handle problems of county in
terests. The following program will be
conducted:
The Value of Organization E..
Lovett, State Leader of County Agents,
ort Collins.
Freight Rates.. B. Mansfield, Car
bondale.
Standardization of Potatoes-Ei
Claussen, Carbondale.
Standardization of Grains-W. j..
Wilson, Glenwood Springs.
Standardization of Fruits and Vegc-
tables-Clarence Diffendarfer, Glen
wood Springs.
Farmers Exchange Bulletin-Frank
Dyre, Carbondale.
Cooperation Between Business Mer
and Farmers-W. S. Parkison, Glen
wood Springs.
Boys and Girls Club Work-D. r.
Lauver, Carbondale, and E. Underwood,
Glenwood Springs.
Rates will be given on both railroads
and all visitors will be entertained
while in the city.
R. C.. ALFRED,
...E County Agent.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
HOME WEDDING

Mr.. Paul Telch and Mrs. Katie
Eoriatti were married at the home Ct
the bride at z O'Clock Saturday even
ing, by the Rev. VIM. Pepper, with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Lucas acting IS
witnesses. -
Mr.. Telch has been in the employ Of
Mr.. Lucas for number Of years, both
at the ranch and Hotel Colorado, and
he and his bride win continue to re-
side in Glenwood.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
WHY SCIENCE APPROVES
THE VACUUM CLEANER

Modern methods of house cleaning
resi4re the actual removal of all dust
and dirt as quickly and completely as
possible. They require clean air, free
from germs. Sweeping and dusting be-
long to past ages.
Sweeping is merely moving actual
dirt to a place where it can be swept
out or shovcled up Therefore, it is
clearly inefficient. As for the old way
Of dusting, II merely causes dust to
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
REPUBLICANS WIN ON
HIGHWAY BILL.

Denver, March 14.-The highway
commission bill has passed the senate
by a vote of 81 to s. but not until after
the amendments which the Republicans
have so strenuously fought for were m
serted. by unanimous consent At the
last minute Senator Napier consented
to the changing of the bin so that the
sion will appoint the highway commits
sioner, Senator, Knaus, Eaton and
Hattenhach made the fight or the Re-.
publican side % make this change and
were finally successful.
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17

Oil of the soy bean is palatable
food widely eaten by the Chinese. This
vegetable oil is also used in making
paints, varnishes, soaps, rubber subst-
tutes, linoleum, waterproof goods, lub-
ricants and printing ink.
Rev. E. N. Edgerton of Grand Ju2
ton preached to an appreciative audi
ence in the Methodist church on Sun-
day morning. DR.. Edgerton lived IN
Glenwood when there were only two
log houses and scattered group of
tents here.
& y y =
Twenty years experience in watch
factories and repair shops enables w.
D. Webster at Dougan's store to guar
antee efirst-ciasswprk. Railroad watches
a speciality. Call and give him trial
in any and all kinds of first-class re-
pair work.
Among the number to accompany
the "Little School Ma am troupe 10
Rifle Wednesday evening were Mrs.
Erie Hubbard, Clair Napier, Ada
Hutchings, Erma Hubbard, Walter
Korn, Barnette Napier, .Jr., Bob Goette
and Ira Ralston.
While attending the Annual Auto
mobile show in Denver next week,
make your headquarters at the Audito-
rum hotel, which is most convenient
to everything in Denver. Close to all
the shopping district, and yet off the
car line for quiet.
County Agent Alfred advises the
Post that he now has orders for over
100 dairy cows and that the interest
in this line of farm endeavor is in
creasing rapidly. Let the good work
go on. A dairy community is always a
prosperous community.
= y y
Floyd May of Florissant is in Glen
wood, having been called here by the
serious condition of his father, John
May. brother of Mr.. May is also
hastening to his bedside. At press
time there is a slight Improvement. DR..
Frank is in constant attendance.
.x<A -
Mr.. and Mrs: Louis Schwarz enter
tained a few friends at dinner Sunday
evening, it being the occasion of Mrs.
Schwarz's birthday. The guests pres.
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Schwarz,
Miss Mardell Turner, Miss Edith John.
son, G. R. Mccarthy and Theodore
Rosenberg.
Dr.. - y - Hr
The committee in charge Of the bust
ness mems luncheons have arranged
for the feed today instead of Monday
as heretofore. It will be served at
Martins cafe and our business men
and farmers are to put their feet under
the. same table and discuss those mat
ters that are common TO all.
y ~ u
j. A. Nelson, ranchman in tho
Cache creek country near Rifle was =
visitor to Glenwood the first Of the
week, attending to some business mat
ters, and while here he very wisely
dropped into this Office and subscribed
to the Post, which is also matter Of
business. We want to make the Post
80 newsy and valuable to the farmers
Of Garfield county that none can afford
to be without IL. e
The Glenwood post., 1917-03-17
MRS. NICK BELLM DEAD

About half past three Tuesday morn
ing Mrs. Louise Bellm, wife of Nick
Bellm, departed this life after an ill
ness Of two weeks ip the Glenwood
Ssanitarium. She was fortyfour years
of age and six boys and two married
daughters are left to mourn with the
husband. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed at this time.