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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19

A certain instrument purporting to be the last
will and testament of Amanda Nordquist hav
ing been presented to this court and the petition
of Olive Margaret Fleming oeing duly filed here
in representing. among other things. that said
decedent then being a resident of the County of
st. Louis State of Minnesota. died testate in the
County of ST. Louis. State of Minnesota. on the
9th day of March, 1918. and that said petitioner
is a daughter of said decedent and praying that
said instrument be allowed and admitted to
probate as the last will and testament of said
decedent and that letters testamentary be issued
to said Olive Margaret Fleming. thereon.
1t Is ordered. That said petition be heard
before this Court at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House. in Duluth. in said county
on Monday. the 29th day of April. 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 the said petition
should not be granted.
Ordered Further. That this order be served by
publication in the Ely Miner according to law
and that copy of this order be served on the
County Treasurer of St. Louis County not less
than ten days prior to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth. Mimi. April End. 1918.
A. r. MORTON. Judge of Probate
Clerk of Probate. As 4-19
(Seal. Probate Court St. Louis County Mimi
II. ]. Nerd nix, Attorney.
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L. w. Phillips Garage.
Order of Hearing on Petition for
Administration.
yeStigate

County Of St. Louis. IS In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of George Zoretic
Decedent.
The Petition of Mark Zoretic, having been
filed in this Court. representing among other
things. that George Zoretic. then being a resi-
dent of the County of st. Louis State of Mimi
died intestate. in the County of St. Louis. State
of Minnesota. on the 9th day of March. 1915
leaving estate in the County of st. Louis.
State of Minnesota, and that said petitioner is
nextof-kin. of said decedent and praying that
letters of administration of the estate of said
decedent be granted to said Mark zoretic.
It is ordered. That said petition be heard
before this Court. at the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House. in the City of
Duluth in said County on Monday the 9th day of
May 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 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. April 9Th. 1915
By the Court
Attest: S. w. GILPIN.
A. R. MORTON. Judge of Probate.
Clerk of Probate
(Sea1 Probate Court, St. Louis County. Mimi
ALP 4-26 A. J. Thomas. Atty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19
JOKE WAS ON SALOON MAN
Wet Goods Dealer Found That Bundle
He So ObIigingly Kept for Gus
toner Had Its Uses.

Aren't the master workmen of the
wet goods establishments easy marks?
That is what the gentry who live by
their wits are asking each other. They
know that the proprietor of a wet
goods establishment loses his mental
balance and is completely disarmed
when he is invited to have drink. Re-
Gently two husky-looking individuals
entered Forty-second street suds en-
porium. One of the party carried an
enormous bundle, which he placed on
the top of the mahogany. They both
called for drink.
"Nvell, it is hopeful that my wife
will stop her nagging about the cold
weather and being cold when I carry
this home" said the man who carried
the bundle.
At the end of the bar stood the pro-
prietor of the wet goods establishment.
He seemed curious SO the two men in
vited him to have drink, which was
accepted. One of them explained that
he had the finest pair of wool blankets
that was ever sheared from the backs
Oh SIleep III the pdckdSe.
''Feel for yourself" he said, as he
unfastened one end of the bundle.
The proprietor felt and acknowl-
edged that they were the simon pure
wool article.
"I'm taking them home to my wife,"
said the owner. "She has been kicking
about being cold"
Then they had another round Of H.
guilds.
swell, l must be on my way" said
the man, as he picked up the bundle.
"Why don't you leave them here un-
til you start for homer" interpOsed his
companion.
"Good idea," he said. And turning
to the owner of the cafe he asked If
he could leave the bundle.
"Sure," said the proprietor, "but you
had better write your name on it to
avoid any mistake"
Twelve o'clock came around and the
man hadn't called for his bundle II
can see that fellow getting more Ill
when he goes home tonight" said the
proprietor as he turned the key in the
door.
The next day the owner Of the cafe
was the first on the job. He took a
survey of the wet goods and then went
to the rear of the store, where the safe
was. Here was surprise for him.
He found the door of his burglar-proof
safe neatly reposing on the pair Of
downy blankets, which had been used
to muffie the sound of the explosion
New York Times.
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from tn scales he sold at catch weight.
If tn raisins appeared t. be alive he
set 'em in tn sun. Stationed at ever
poplar StOp-Over in his store wuZ a
wooden box full o. sawdust fer tn con-
venience o. terbacker chewers When
we think o. tn open dried apple bin o.
Yesterday we realize how fer We've
travelled. If dried apples cost trifie
more than they did durin' tn recon
struction period we must remember
that tn care an treatment accorded
them t'day, when Their surrounded by
ever safeguard, is 5,7O0 per cent bet
ter.
''Who has forgotten tn ole dusty
grocery show case on tn left hand
side o. tn door as you entered? Stick
candy, tallOw candles, gum drops,
combs, licorice root, fire kindlers, lamp
wicks, marshmallows, suspenders, bees
wax, citrOns an liniment-all on tn
friendliest terms O. equality! We're
all supposed t. eat q pound O. dirt in
life time, but how our grandfathers
CoSopCu INo luis 10
"With tn passin' O. tn ole time gro
Gerry passed tn practice o. dickerin' an
quibblin'.~ A Teller used t. go in a gro
Gerry an say, I'd like to trade you out o.
some Goldfish if we kin make a dicker.'
An then tn figurin' an bargainin'
would begin, tn transaction often con-
SUNNI tn better part of day. Now
tn prices are fixed an you kin either
take tn Goldfish or leave it alone.
Ever'buddy used t. buy somethin' like
they wuz tradin' bosses. Th' grocer
asked what he thought he could git,
an tn consumer offered what he
thought he'd take.
eth Teller who complains about tn
way modern business is conducted
should be made t. spend one whole
week at tn only hotel in Hamlet, In
danny"
Copyright, Adams Newspaper service)
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A highly illumination discussion
closed tn monthly meetin' O. tn Com
mercial Club, last night at *. of P.
hall, when tn question do Modern
Business Methods Justify tn Increased
Cost O. Livin'?' wuz debated. Uncle
Ez PaSh defended tn uncovered prune
barrel, while Tell Binkley championed
tn new order o. things. After calm
tn attention t. tn cost O. publicity,
tn expense O. installin' fixtures an
maintainin' delivery system an other
things essential t. conductin' a mod
ern business institution Mr.. Binkley
took a drink o. water an continued,
sayin':
'T'night as stand here my memory
is waited back thro' tn mist O. years
t tn ole time grocery an queensware'
establishment that only washed its
windows when Their wuZ gOin' t be a
perade-th' ole family provision store
with its fiy-specked dried apples an
mackerel natartorium that wuz
poplar swimmin pool fer ever
winged germ carrier that CHANGED t.
come its way. When We loaf thro' tn
modern grocery with its appetizin' at
mosphere, it's tastefully arranged
wares sanitary arrangements, temptin'
window displays, blonde cashier, quick
delivery an correct scales we should
not be surprised that a few staples
cost penny or two more than they
did when th' average prOcer Should
have been keepil' livery stable. A
few decades ago ever Teller who went
home in tn evenin' wuz carryin' a
sack o. -four, or a new broom, or some
petrified dried peaches, or can o.
kerosene with potato on tn spout,
or a loaf o. bread, or a pound o. but
ter that could easily be distinguished
In tn dark.
9Th ole time grocer even used tn
same quart measure fer sorghum that
he used fer coal oil. If you got too fer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19
TIME TO DANISH "KNOCKER''
Faultfinders Can Best Serve the coun
try at Present by Maintaining
Silence, Declares Writer.

At all times he is a despicable
character, but especially at such .
time as this. In normal times he
may possess some slight value in
awakening the Indifferent from their
lethargy; in times of pressure an
emergency like the present his on),
possible service would be silence, says
Milwaukee Journal. We refer, of
course, to the ever-present "knocker,"
that creature who is continually tell
ing how something might have been
better done, after it is done; who al
ways overlooks a hundred virtues to
get at single fault; who, like de-
structive child, finds his pleasure il
tearing down what others have
builded.
The task of the "knocker" is an
easy one, for it is hard to find article
or individual that is criticism per-
feet. The fault-findlng mind finds 1t
easy to ferret out some imperfection
in everything on which it focuses
especially in those things about
which it knows least. For it is char
acteristic of this type of mind to ex-
press itself with authority on all sub.
jects.
There is room for the constructive
critic at all times; he is helping to
build up. The 'knocker" can be
tolerated in normal times, but he
must be silenced in times like these,
not because his criticism is well
founded, but because it requires
some ones precious time to reply to
it. Let's down the 'knocker."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY. OF ELY.
Ely, Minnesota, April 9th, 1918

Ely, Minnesota, April 9th, 1918.
Special Meeting of the City Coun-
Gil called to order at P. M. by
Mayor Knutson.
The call was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, April 9Th, 1913.
To Aldermen White Harri, Eisenach,
Somero & McCurdy, City of Ely.
Gentlemen:
You are hereby notified that a
Special Meeting of the City Council
will be held at the Council Chambers
in the City Hall at o'clock P. NJ,
Tuesday April 9th, 1918, to consider
the appointment of City Clerk, due
to the present City Clerk having ac-
copied a position with the govern
ment.
OLAF KNUTSON, Mayor.
BY Walter L. Eisenach,
City Clerk.
Present: Aldermen White, Harri,
Somero and McCurdy.
Absent. Alderman Erickson.
The Clerk read applications Of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19

liver Visited, Jr., Clarence M. Brown
and A. L. Skufsa for appointment as
City Clerk.
Moved by Alderman Harri, sup
ported by Alderman White that Iver
Visited, Jr., be appointed as City
Clerk. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Eisenach, sup
ported by Alderman Harri that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
WALTER L. EISENACH,
City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19
Maritime MISCELLANY.

One of the minor and yet exceeding
ly important articles entering into the
construction of a wooden ship is the
"knee." A ship knee is a right-angled
wooden brace used to give strength to
the framing and is fashioned from the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-19
Order of Hearing on Petition for
Probate Of Will.

State of Minnesota,
County of st. Louis. %. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Amanda
Nordquist. Decedent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
Benefit Nets 500
Goes to Red Cross

The silver tea given by the Music
section OF the Fine Arts club at he
home Of Mrs. r. Il. Cavanaugh, on
April 20, netted $50, and at the met
ing OF the club Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. c. III. Anheier, it
was decided to donate the money to
the Fargo Red Cross. 1t was also
decided to have the club act in &C.
cordance with the ruling Of he
General Federation OF Women's cltbs
that Of having every club woman in
the United States give 81 for The
purpose of erecting "furlough
houses" in France for the use of the
American soldiers.
Mrs. f. J. Thompson, president Of
the Fine Arts club, who presented
the matter OF the 'F1Irlough houses"
has been appointed by Miss Minnie
Jean Nelson, Valley City, who is
state director OF this work, to care
for hRr club.
The program was devoted 20
Modern French Composers" and
Mrs. George III. Weller read the cur
rent events and the research paper,
substituting for Miss Beth Hansen,
who was IN. Mrs. Weiler's paper was
on the life and works OF the famous
recently died. Miss Frances Tillot-
son OF Moorhead gave a program Of
vocal numbers, all works Of French
composers and was especially good
in her last number, "Obstination,
which she sang In French. Miss Ivy
Conant was Miss Tillotson's accom-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
MethOdiStS Ask
Ban on Liquor

Resolutions pledging loyalty to
President Wilson and the United
States government. and asking for
national prohibition as a war meas
ure, were adopted by members and
friends OF the Broadway Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday.
Copies Of the resolutions were
forwarded to President Wilson.
Herbert C. Hoover, Sen. A. =. Gron-
ma and Sen. p. ]. McCumber.
The resolutions follow:
Pledging our loyalty 70 President
Wilson and the United States govern
ment, we, the members ami friends of
Broadway Methodist Episcopal church,
Fargo, N. D., do most earnestly peti-
tion our President and congress to
give us national prohibition as a wa-
measure, In order to prevent crime, to
increase efficiency. save 1900 600
loaves of bread daily, release $4,000
men for win the war work. conserve
coal, stop the use OF freight cars in
shipping booze and employ them in
carrying supplies, and thus make con
sistent the demands for conservation
OF all our material and moral resourc-
es for the winning OF a glorious vic
tory.
"a. w. Brown, pastor
"A. G. Matters, president board Of
wv. b. Auxer. superintendent OF
~. Taylor strate, president OF Ep-
worth league"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
Lake GeneUd
Delegates Named

At meeting OF the Business Girls
club. held at the Y. w. C. A.. Monday
evening. it was decided to send three
delegates to the Lake Geneva con-
ference. at Geneva. Wis. in August
Miss Ella Chisholm, Miss Jessie
Cruikshank and Miss Augusta Peter
son were named delegates.
Mrs. w. B. Hancock and Mrs. w
j. Morrish. members OF the executive
board of the Fargo association, will
also be in attendance at the confer
.ence.
The treasurer OF the club read a
report showing that the clubs share
lof receipts from the Wilmot Good
win recitals amounted to q little
more than $50. This is not quite
enough to cover the expenses of the
delegates. and the club is consider
ing giving a public entertainment Of
some nature soon to increase the
fund. A report was also given re-
garding the sale OF war thrift stamps
among the club members and 1T was
shown that practically all are pur-
chasing the stamps. Mrs. G. =. Gra-
ham spoke Of the work for the fund
for the permanently blind, and the
young women decided to assist in the
work.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
Mission Meet
Open Wednesday

II Is expected that at least twenty
women from Grand FORKS, James
town and 3 number Of the smaller
places and vfcinities viii come ko
Fargo Wednesday to attend the
Thirty-third annual meeting OF Far
so Preshyterial Missionary society
conveninE wednesday evening
These delegates are to be entertain
ed at the homes OF the Fargo mem-
0ers Of the society. On account Of
the great amount of work that is 70
be done sc this meeting, very little
time ia allowed for social affairs with
the exception or the luncheon 20 be
served IN the church dining room
Thursday noon. The members Of the
Fargo Missionary society win be the
hostesses and covers VIII be laid for
the visitors and the Fargo women.
numbering about 30. The cOmpiete
program for the meeting follows:
Wednesday evening, at s o'clock,
scripture and prayer win be by DR..
Thomas ]. Graham. Mrs. ID. McIn-
tosh, Grand Forks. synodical presi-
dent. VIII talk on Loyalty and Pa
triotism. and Miss Street viii give
an address.
Thursday morning devotional SER
vice win be led by Mrs Thos. Gra-
AA-AAAks MIS- &4AANuEl W. Lawrence. EeAf-~
so, reports on children's work: Mrs.
]. G. Wilson. Hannaford. on mission
ary education; Mrs. Graham on ex-
tension work: Mrs. III. ~. Tucker,
Courtenay. on Freedman: Mrs. Geo.
f. Clark. Fargo. on literature: Mrs.
III. ID. Earl, jamestown. win report
as treasurer and corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. w. r. Roe, jamestown,
will deal with aims and plans for the
coming year, and Mrs. ". H. Hunter
win give the welcome talk. The COM
mittee appointments also viii be an
Election Of officers. roll call take
place at the Thursday afternoon ses-
sions. Mrs. Mcintosh. Mrs. Streeter
and MMz Barr make talks, while
the devotional will be led by Mrs. w.
III. Grafton. Courtenay. The young
peoples hour win be led by Miss
Florence Taylor, Jamestown.
Thursday evening addresses by
Miss Streeter and Miss Barr will be
featured, and the resolutions COM
mittee will report.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
Cabaret Program
At SdlDdge Tea

A cabaret patriotic program will
be feature OF the Salvage Tea to
be given Wednesday evening. May
!. in the dining room OF the Hotel
Dacotah. BY the women OF the First
district OF the Salvage department.
The festivities begin at o'clock. and
an Invitation is extended to all Far
90 residents TO attend.
Fargo Boy Scouts. in uniform, viii
he on hand to act as pages. There
viii be no fee Of admission, but a
silver offering will be taken. The hos
tesses are Miss Ida Mexirow. cap
tain; Mrs. Clarence Dahl. lieutenant,
and Mesdames nj. F. Warmer, X. Il.
Murphy, Gertie Coclxrell. Joe Keller.
B. III. Critchfield, J.. Lagreed, z. ID.
Perkins, Robt. Grove, A. T.. Western
hagen. c. B. Bachmln. Joe Krogen,
Gale Bandy, @. s. Pierce. Miss Ann
Keohen and Miss Margaret Mahoney,
deputies in the Salvage department
Tor the district.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
STATES STAMP
.BU UYERS INVEST
S22O, O,7OO.15 In THE
MONTH OF MARCH
Report By Hollister Shows
Progress OF The War
Savings Campaign

During the month Of March the
total sales Of Thrift and War Saw
ings stamps in North Dakota
amounted to s22O.7ssI5. per
capita Of 50 cents, making this state
forty-fourth in the list OF forty
eight states and the District of
Columbia. Nebraska carries or the
honors, selling more than $4,000, 900
worth Of stamps with a per capita OF
s6.64. In the amounts of stamps
sold by the same number Of states
since the beginning Of the campaign
North Dakota ranges forty-fifth with
the sum total OF $4s4, ,4s4.07 and per
capita OF 73 cents, Nebraska stil1
leading with more. than S14.000,0 900
and a per capita OF $l1.06.
While North Dakota's campaign
for Thrift and War Savings stamps
has not been Of the spectacular kind
tt has been intensive and thorough
and IL is expected that it win from
now on grow very rapidly until the
close OF the year 1918.
The War Savings campaign in
North Dakota is conducted in two
stages, the first to get pledges, the
second to follow them up. Geo. III.
Hollister, director Of war savings
for North Dakota, says: Promises
to buy War Savings stamps sell
stamps only as far as the promises
are kept. We must help people keep
them. Drives are not enough. The
county chairman who looks simply
to sell the stamps is missing his
chance. He must get people into the
habit OF buying. In order to get them
to buy he must help them to keep
their pledges to save. Every school
district, ward, ONCE building. factory
and school room should have some
one In it to follow up pledges Most
Of US mean well but most OF us find IL
a bother to do WELL Somebody has
to nag US into keeping our good reso-
lutions.
THAT is what organization is for
without il the War Savings cam
paign will not be a savings cam
paign and the quota set for North
Dakota viii not be raised. I would
suggest that all chairmen devote the
month OF May to organizing a follow
up campaign. The power of the
pledge is great, the power OF the
follow-up is greater Getting in our
quota Is the greatest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
Red Cross Makes Request
For Knit Refugee ShaDlS

The call for knitted afghans for
the Belgian and French children, is
sued by the Red Cross. has met with
such a geenrous response that the
supply now on hand far exceeds the
demand, and the Red Cross officials
have sent out bulletins TO the county
headquarters asking the knitters to
cease making afghans for the present
and TO turn the squares they are now
making into shawis for the refugee
women OF France aand Belgium. The
dimensions for the squares for the
shRwla are the same as for the af-
ghans, and they are to be made into
large square. one and one-duarter
Yards on each side. A border. either
in the shell patterns or straight dou-
bic crochet, Is to be crocheted around
the edges. These shawls are then
to be dyed either a dark biae or black
and sent to headquarters with the
other refugee garments. These or
ders have been lately received by the
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
Miss HdrgrdUeS
Contest Winner

Miss Catherine Hargraves OF Ri
pom, Wis, a student of the Fargo coli
lege Conservatory OF Music. was
awarded first place in the under
graduate contest this morning. Miss
Hargraves viii play at the COM
mencement concert of the school as
a result.
Miss Mildred Elmer OF Moorhead
was given second place. and will play
at the annual orchestra concert.
There were six contestants and the
judges were Mrs. c. III. Anheier. Mrs.
Adele Pomeroy Lien, and Prof. A. j.
Stephens.
The Girls GIee club OF the conserv-
atory viii appear in recital at Stones
auditorium on Friday evening, May
q
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
Welfare GiUeS
30 Garden Lots

Twenty plots for gardens have
been given out by the Public Welfare
association. formerly the Associated
Charities, in the past two weeks. ac-
cording to an announcement today BY
Mrs. r.. j. Haxby, secretary.
The demand for plots for war
gardens has been heavy considering
the weather." Mrs. Haxby said. THE
association still has a number Of
choice plots which viii be given out
to persons who have no garden space
OF their own.n
The association also has q large
supply OF government seeds, which
will be given out without charge to
the needy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-04-30
AutO Tax Case
Heard BY Court

Bismarck. N. D., April s0.-Argu-
ments in the suit brought by the
city OF Fargo, testing the constitu-
tionality OF the automobile registra-
ton act provision BY which no
funds derived from the taxation Of
automobiles shall be expended with
in the limits Of incorporated cities,
were heard BY the supreme court
yesterday.
Under the new auto registration
act, all taxes except the registration
tax on cars are done away with.
Fargo, Bismarck and Grand Forks
have pooled their interests in attack
ing the law.
The auto registration act creates
the fund that makes the work OF
the state highway commission pos
sible.
Judge Burleigh #. Spalding repre-
sented the city Of Fargo, and #. r..
Packard and George Wallace OF the
tax commission appeared for the
state,