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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-05
Notice to the Public.

There is only one more month in which
to buy War-Savings Stamps and ] respect.
fully urge everyone to buy, to the ut
most, as when you buy War-Savings
Stamp you don't give anything to the
government simply LEND and RE-
CEIVE. Be sure and do all you can for
the boys while you have the chance, and
don't forget to save food as it will win
the war.
Yours to save and win the war,
William E. Reed, Postmaster,
Cordoya. N, c.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-05
Resolutions.

Whereas Almighty God in His inscrn-
table wisdom hath removed from earlh
our esteemed brother, c. A. Porter;
Resolved, That while we mourn the loss
of member of the lodge whom we loved,
we bow in submission to the will of Him
who doeth all things we'll;
Resolved further, That we extend Our
tie ,derest sympathy TO his widow and
children.
Rockingham Lodge No. 178, l. o. o. F
w. R. Coppedge,
F. B. McLester,
N. H. McInnis.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-05
Pay Your Taxes.

Town tax collector S. E. Gov
ilgton now has thetax books for
1918. He asks that yougive this
your attention. His Office is on
second floor Municipal Building.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-05

ham road, ]. H. McRae's corner, and runs
North SO West $3.50 chains to stake.
two oaks and black gum pointers also ].
H. McRae's corner; thence North 8 IL East
1850 chains 10 a stake near an old road,
Mrs. McRae's corner, and corner Of Ellerbe
Springs land; thence SO East $3.50 chains
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-05
WAY SUFFER So?

Why suffer from a bad back, from
sharp, shooting twinges, headaches, diz-
ziness and distressing urinary ills? Rock
ingham people recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Could you ask for stronger
proof of merit.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-05
Trustees Sale.
State Of North Carolina
County Of Richmond

C0unty OF klCnMUHu
Under and by virtue Of the power and
authority vested in the undersigned Trus-
tee by those two certain Deeds Of Trust
dated July 18th. 1912, and February 9Th,
1915, made by 1T. Hiatt and wife Fannie
Hiatt. 10 the undersigned Trustee, and re.
corded in Book No. 70 at page 81, and
Book No. IS at page 6. Of the Office Of the
Register Of Deeds for Richmond County,
N. e., 10 which reference is hereby made
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-12-05

TO center Of Rockingham road, and with
line Of Ellerbe Springs land; thence South
Ii West 1925 chains to the beginning, con!
tanning thirty (acres). more Or less
This November 22nd, 1918.
W. L SCALES
Trustee
Bynum & Thomas, Attys
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

vagrancy ordinances should be
passed by municipalities, to deal
with the loafer until the legisla-
ture can act. Power should also
be vested in some recognized au-
thority to close the doors of these
places where it is found they har-
Dor from day to day, the idle.
There are hundreds of able
bodied men frequenting these
places of amusement, without a
care on their minds. Most of
them are either under or over the
CONSUMPTION ages. While they
adopt the habits, and converse
ton of loafers and rowdies ii
they ever want chance to be
called to- responsible positions.
Meddler in saying so is doing you
kindness that will in after years
be appreciated by the boys that
heed this little sermon i'm their
behalf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
FAVOR WOODWARD
Commercial Club Goes on Record
for Municipal woodward.

A special meeting of the Ely
Commercial Club was held We'd
nesday afternoon at the City Hall
when it was decided to join the
Thousand Lakes of Minnesota
Club" an organization made mp OF
the citizens of the lake regions OF
Minnesota and organized for the
purpose of calling attention to and
advertising Minnesota lakes as the
outing places of the country with a
view to attracting travel and vaca-
tionists to the beauty spots of the
state. A special trip will be made
the latter part of the month through
the southern states ard cities when
large amount of advertising will
be done. A man from this city
prepared with statistics and views
will make the trip. All other sec
tons of the state with outing fac
ilities to offer will be represented
on the jaunt. The selection of the
delegate was left to President Bro
zich and Fred B. James was chosen.
Mr.. James knows the possibilities
of the playground of a Nation"
like book and it is the opinion
that wise choice was made i'll his
selection.
The Club also discussed the mat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

Notwithstanding the poor wea-
Their and the hard luck expert
enced by a large share of hunters
Of big game in the north woods
last fall, 5000 deer and It's moose
were killed in Minnesota during
the hunting season last year.
These figures are according 20
estimates made by State Game
and Fish Commissioner Avery.
This is not taking into account
the number of deer and moose
shot at and wounded by hunters
which were never secured and la
ter died in the. woods.
About $4,000 big game licenses
were issued. 1t is figured that
only one out of three secured
game and that the slaughter even
under these conditions was
greater than last year when in
the neighborhood Of 5000 deer
and moose were killed. The
larger share of the moose were
taken from the North Shore OF
Lake Superior points.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

Every once in while the big
metropolitan dailies take wal
lop at the country weekly and
holds it up to ridicule because of
it's news items in which the pa
per gives Farmer Corntassel ere
dit for building a new barn and
Farmer Pumpkin a puff on his
large crop of cabbages, and other
items Of interest to the rural
readers. On one page of the
dailies recently we saw one of
these funny bits. On another
page Of the same sheet was half
column story ON the death of a
Pomeranian dog the property Of
a certain grand opera singer. The
valuable (?) item of news also
stated that it cost $75 to bury the
pup. Shades of Lucifer! Starv-
ing women and children all over
the world and $75 to pay for
funeral expenses on a NANCY pup.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
Order of Hearing on Petition for
Administration.

state OF Minnesota, [ -
County of St. Louis. ! 81 In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Agostino Fraboni.
Decedent
The Petition of Benedetto Fraboni having been
filed in this Court. representing. among other
things. that Agostino Fraboni, then being resi-
dent OF the County of St. Louis. State of Mimi.
died intestate. in the County of St. Louis. State
of Minnesota, on the End day of July 1917;
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 Benedetto Fraboni
1t is ordered. That said petition be heard
Rooms in the Court House. in the City of
Duluth in said County on Monday the 4th day of
March, 1918. at ten o'clock a. m, 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 served by
publication in the The Ely Miner according to
law. and that a 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. February 5th 1918.
By the Court
Attest S. w. GILPIN.
A R. MORTON, Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Probate
(Seal. Probate Court, st. Louis County, Mimi
rs 2-22 A. w. Nelson. Atty
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
No Shadow

Saturday was ground hog day
and this respected weather prog
nosticator did not see his shadow
when he emerged from his winter
quarters. According to tradi-
lions, he stayed out for the bal
ance Of the winter as a sure sign
of a speedy breakup. Sunday the
weather again turned colder and
on Monday morning the thermo-
meters registered something like
thirty degrees below zero and it is
the general impression that Mr..
Grounding froze himself. Ac-
cording to the legend regarding
this little animal, he energies
from his winter quarters on Feb.
2 and sizes up the weather. If he
sees his shadow he scampers back
to his den to remain six weeks
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

ter of securing supply Of wood
for next winters use as the pros
poets are that coal will be luxury
next winter. A committee of three
was appointed to appear before the
city council to urge the council to
establish a woodward, or rather a
market place, where an adequte
supply of wood could be secured.
The State of Minnesota is offering
stumpage at rs cents per cord and
it was the opinion of the club that
crew should be set to cutting
wood at once so as to take advant,
age of the sleighing. 1t was also
the opinion that all wood brought
to town by the farmers should be
purchased by the city and that the
price be regulated. 1t was also
pointed out that the establishment
of the wood market would prove a
forerunner for a general market
place where all farm products would
be handled TO the advantage of the
farmer at fixed prices and thus OBJ
WAITING the necessity of the farmer
peddling his stuff about town at
the best prices obtainable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

Minnesota's loafers and idlers
should be put to work. The man
who is loafing around the pool
halls, card rooms and saloons,
wasting his time, should be made
to see the error Of his ways and
if he does not voluntarily get to
work he should be made to work
When the nation is at war, NO
mans time is his own. 1t belongs
to the government. If the GOV
eminent can conscript the young
men-the very flower of the
country-for military service, it
can conscript the idler as well.
This should apply to the rich
loafer, as we'll as to the ordinary
vagrant.
If there is no state law to reach
this class, which is not contribut-
ing to the nations needs, the first
thing to do is to place one on the
statute books. 1t should have
real "teeth" in it, and be SINH
lar in that respect to the crimi-
nal syndicalism and sabotage
laws.
Lacking such law, stringent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
Ore Prices Not Set

Prices have as yet not been
made for iron ore deliveries for
the present year and it is the i'm
preston that none will be estab-
Hshed until next April. Usually
prices have been fixed the first of
the year or earlier for the sea-
sons delivery but it is thought
this will not be done when the
contracts are made. Producers
have been asked for big reserva-
tions but prices have not been
made and there is much uncer-
tainty over the outcome and mine
operators are wondering just
where they are at.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

Harold Snabbi, Waino Stark
man and Levi John Saari, all Ely
boys were indicted into the SER
vice of the country on January
31st through the draft board of
District No. 3. The boys were
sent to Fort Leavenworth where
they are in the land division Of
the signal corps. Frank Barrett,
Of Winton, was indicted into the
service on Jan. Oath and Abra-
ham j. Palo who was sent out on
the 26th are also in this division.
George Sletten, VIM: Kuhl, Err
nest (Slim) Gillespie, Alfred
Johns and Peter Bartol left Mon
day for Vancouver, Wash, where
they enter the Spruce Division of
the Aviation Section. These are
also drafted men and are in
Quoted into the service through
the draft board.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
q pledge allrefanrr to alB
alag ann to tbr Rrpnhltr for
ruhirh 1t Stands. Our 5tnttnf1,
tnntuiaiblr; tpitb librrtY ann
iusttrr for all.

Meddler in the Superior Leader
wishes to preach a little sermon
to the boys that are budding into
manhood, which if needed will
be worth more than gold and ali
the precious stones this side Of
the Rockies. When Meddler sees
boys on the streets and in public
places he often wonders if they
know that business men are
watching them. In every bank,
store and office there will soon
be a place for some boy to fill,
Those who have the management
of the affairs of that business
house will select a boy in whom
they have confidence. When they
select one of those boys they will
not select him for his ability to
talk sassy, swear, use slang or
smoke cigarettes. These men
may have a little to say, and
some may have a few of these
habits themselves but they are
looking for boys who are as near
gentlemen in every sense OF the
word as they can find, and they
are able to give the character of
every boy in the city. They are
not looking for rowdies, and
when a boy applies for one Of
these places and is refused they
may not tell him the reason why
they did not want him, but the
boy can depend upon it he has
been rated according to his be-
havior. Boys cannot afford tc
idle, the farms and industries Of
the state cry for assistance. A
census Of the men in Minnesota
should speedily determine who
are, and who are not, usefully
employed. 1t should be taken.
Lack of labor is one Of the big,
serious problems before Mime
sofa. 1t is an issue that must be
solved. Putting the loafers TIC
work is one way of doing so.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

1t has come to the attention OF
the Post Office Department that
many of the unwrapped, unad-
dressed magazines mailed by the
public at the l cent postage rate
for soldiers and sailors are use
less for the purpose intended,
some being so old as no longer to
be Of any interest. Some are
torn and soiled and unfit for fur
Their use, while others are of such
a character as to be wholly un-
suited for reading matter for
soldiers or sailors. Postmasters
have been requested to give this
matter publicity and impress up
on their patrons that publica-
tions mailed should consist Of
clean copies of current or COM
paratively recent issues of maya
zines containing matter of gene
raj interest. 1t should be borne IN
mind that the magazines are dis
tributed merely in very general
manner and that it is not practic-
able to place those devoted to
special subjects or which are
merely Of local restricted interest
in the hands of particular sold
iers or sailors.
Magazines that qualify under
the above with l cent stamp af-
fixed and placed in the hands of
any postal employee will be
mailed to the soldiers and sailors
at the front. No wrapping. No
address.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

Council of the City of Ely, Minnesota,
until s O'Clock p. m. Tuesday, Feb.
10th. for hauling coal from the stock
pile at the City coal dock to the
Light and Water plant at stated
price per ton.
Address all proposals to the under
signed and marked Proposals for
Hauling Coal"
The council reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids received under
this notice.
Dated at Ely. Minnesota, this 7th
day Of February, 1918.
ARTHUR KNUTSON,
2S City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

The religious sentiment of the
boys in service are changing.
With the Y. M. G.. A. and K. c..
huts side by side in the canton
ments and at the front the boys
are being taught that there is but
one God, one heaven and one re-
ward for right and justice. The
starting point may be from diff
ferent buildings or denominations
but the end of the journey is a
common point. Narrow minded
ness and bigotry is being ban
ished most effectively. The mar
rowness of creed is being changed
and it makes no difference what
the handle is to your views, the
life you lead is what counts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
Carnegie Fund.

The annual report of the U. S.
Steel Carnegie Pension Fund has
been issued for 1917 and shows a
very prosperous condition and a
large expenditure for benefits. The
report shows that there was ex-
pended for pensions during the
year the sum of SIP, 5O6.65 and a
total since its inception of So, 65S,
O47.73.. The Vermilion range re-
ceived last year a total of 81 ,4O2 .OS
divided as follows: Pioneer mine
$780,; Soudan mine 5000 .88;
Zenith mine $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

him and he will give you better
sermons. The lawyer knows how
to plead. Pay him and he will
plead better. Don't tell the ply
stefan how he should treat you.
Pay his fees and you will get bet
ter treatment. 1t is not neces
sary to tell the editor how to run
his paper. He knows how. Pa
tronize the paper and pay for it
and make it better each week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

The tobacco being sent to "Our
Boys in France" is going forward
and returns from the soldiers ex-
press the heartfelt thanks of the
men for the smokes. IFS cases
were received in France on January
5th and additional cases, number
unknown, were on their way at that
time. All tobacco received is being
distributed to the soldiers as
promptly as possible by the Red
Cross. 1t is proposed to make a
drive during the week of Feb. 22
for the fund. rs cents will furnish
smokes for soldiers for a week and
81 will furnish smokes for month.
Your war bit for that week will be
to help bring this comfort to the
boys wo are fighting your battles.
The Miner will receive contribu-
tons and send them in. All to-
bacco is transported free of charge
and all papers making collections
are doing the advertising and send
lug in the money absolutely at no
expense. Every cent you give goes
for tobacco. The Miner collect
ions so far are as follows:
Previously acknowledged, $40. so
L. M. Brownell, ---.-- 100
Young Mems Dance Club 3.25
Thos. S. Written, --- LOO
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

Some of the farmers of Mime
sofa, Michigan and Wisconsin are
complaining because the price of
potatoes has been lowered. There
are thousands of bushels being
held by the farmers who have
figured that the price would 60
up to about where they were last
spring. The price has fallen how
ever and now the holders are
kicking. When potatoes were
selling at 81 and $1.25 in the fields
last fall there were many who
refused these prices and put the
potatoes in storage. There are
tricks in all trades but ours.
Everybody knows how to run a
newspaper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

The number of women en-
ployed in munition factories has
increased from $500 in 1910 to
more than 100000 in 1917, acord-
ing to a report made to the Ma
tional League Of Women SER
vice, and 100000 women are en-
gagged in industrial work which
is directly or indirectly necessary
to carry on the war.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
Moving to Section Thirty

Victor GustafSon Of this city
has the contract for moving fif-
teen houses from Winton to Sec
ton Thirty. Swallow & Hopkins
have sold these houses to the Sec
ton 80 Mining company to be
used as homes for the miners.
The houses are to be hauled across
the ice on the lake and then
through the woods to their loca-
ton. A road is being cut from
Eve Lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

longer, which is supposed to be a
sure sign that we will have six
weeks more of winter. If he does
not see his shadow he remains out
for good.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

1t is not necessary to tell the
preacher how to preach. Help
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08
Subscription $2per Year.

Entered at the post office at Ely. Mime
sofa as second class matter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-02-08

This paper is on file at 3s-South 5rd street
Minneapolis. Mimi. at the exhibit room OF The
immigration Commission, of The Northern
Minnesota Development Association"
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$21.75
The Ely miner., 1918-02-01
wood as fuel. Assisting him are
the state forester office and the

wood as fuel. Assisting him are
the state forester office and the
forestry department Of the state
university. Serious as the pres
ent fuel situation is, it may be-
come worse. By next winter,
even the householder may be
without coal. A supply of wood
on hand will be the means of pre-
venting suffering. Wood cut now
will become dry and in the best
condition for burning when
needed. Householders are urged
to lay in a supply at once. La
small towns where cordwood can
be hauled in by teams, it can be
secured at a lower price than in
larger towns where it must be
shipped in by rail. 1t is espec-
tally incumbent, therefore, upon
those living in small towns to
plan upon a woodpile for next
summer and winter.
Where local fuel dealers are
prepared to obtain and supply
wood to consumers at a reason
able advance over it's cost to them
they will be the logical ones to
supply it. Where they can not
do so, municipal woodyards
should be established, or plan
which has been proven success
full in Tennessee can be followed.
Patriotic citizens there have or
ganized war fuel companies in
practically every county. Each
member of the company has sub
scribed a sum Of money so that
$500 to $4,000 is available for the
purchase of cordwood. 1t has
been found that with a definite
established cash market, the
wood will come in. These COM
panies sell to the villagers at cost
or at a profit not over six per
cent.
The recent order Of the fuel adj
ministration which closes many
industries >on Monday of each
week releases large number of
men on that day. Many will
doubtless wish to turn an idle
day into a profitable one by 60
ing out and cutting wood for
their own use. Some firms af-
fected by the order have offered
to employees the free use of their
horses, wagons, and auto trucks
for hauling the wood to town.
The essential thing is to get
the wood cut and ready for use.
With proper adjustments, it can
be burned in most furnaces and
stoves; fireplaces Can be utilized,
or small, air tight sheet iron wood
The Ely miner., 1918-02-01
Held Annual Banquet

The annual banquet of the Ely
Fire Department was held Saturday
evening at the Exchange Hotel. In
keeping with its predecessors, Sat
urday evenings event was a very
successful event and enjoyed by
all who attended. Landlord Cox
and his able assistants had paepared
a most appetizing menu of the good
things afforded by the market.
Members of the department, the
city council and invited guests to
number of 40 were present. Rich
ard Hodge performed the duties of
toastmasler in his usual happy and
efficient manner. Addresses were
made by city officials, Chief Cox
and members of the department.
The Ely miner., 1918-02-01
IRON ORE IN 1917
Lake Superior District Mines IS
per cent Of Total Ore In
the u. S.

The iron ore mined in the
United States in 1917 amounted
to about 75,324,000 gross tons,
compared with 75,167,672 tons in
1916, an increase. Of or per cent.
The figures for the two years are
SO nearly the same, however,
that when the final returns are
received from all the producers
the actual quantity mined in 1917
may prove to have been less than
that mined in 1916. The ship
ments from the mines in 1917 are
estimated at 75,649,000 gross tons,
valued at $236,17S,OOO, compared
with 77,870,553 tons, valued at
$181, ,902,277 in 1916, a decrease
in quantity Of 29 per cent, but
an increase in value of 298 per
cent, The general average value
Of the ore per ton at the mines