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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-06-29

to the greatest expense in order to
receive the highest yields produced
wheat at the lowest cost per bushel.
The wheat farms with the lowest
yields per acre only expended $62 per
acre but the cost per bushel was $2.16
On the other hand, the wheat farms
with the highest yields spent $83 PEI
acre and produced their crop for SIG
per bushel Apparently the additional
expense was justified
1.-THE potato grower, although they
sold at a comparatively low price last
fall, were by far the most profitable
group in the area surveyed. The far
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-06-29

would be expected, this was reflected
in the farm profits of the whole 200
farms. The farmers on small farms
of about 40 acres who had as much as
40 per cent of their crop land in wheat
made only $247 while those with less
wheat averaged $40. But on the
farms over 80 acres in size those
specializing in wheat made $l6l2 while
those with less wheat averaged only
$500. Evidently the men on the small
farms had better let the big farmers
grow wheat.
Extra Expense 10 Profitable
"As q rule. the farmers who went
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-06-29
aged $1OOl.

aged $1001.
"Crop yields had decided influence
on farm profits. Those with yields as
a while above average made $1285
labor earnings while those with yields
below average made only $3.50 on the
average.
"The average yield of potatoes was
1877 hundredweight per acre, wheat.
SO bushels; barley, 40 bushels; alta
ia, SO tons; clover hay, IL tons; red
cloved seed, 286 pounds; alsike clover
seed, 318; beans, ll22 ponuds;, and
sugar beets, go tons per acre."
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

The war brought out 76 new words
but the one Sherman used is the most
expressive of any of them.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

year, the white Plague" taking its
toll in every county but one, Cook
county, which has scattered popula-
ton of but $40, according to the Of
ficial figures of the State Board Of
Health supplied to Christmes Seal
Sale workers here today. The total
toll in St. Louis County was 217.
Funds raised through the sale of
Christmas seals and health bonds are
used to fight tuberculosis and other
diseases in every community in the
state through education, demonstra-
tion. and promotion of legislation
The bonds are the equivalent of seals
in the amount of the face value of
the bond. Buy seals and do your bit.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

AS the campaign is over, there seems
to be no object in keeping them on
the payroll There were 27,000 on
the payroll at Washington before the
war, and $4,000 when the armistice
was signed and 10000 today. The
government employees throughout the
country increased from 100000 be-
fore the war to 100000 at the close.
The same ration held on city, munich
pal and public works projects. Two
thirds of these government employees
are getting out meaningless statistics
at enormous expenses of time and
money, postage and paper, without
doing more than filling a lot of waste
baskets.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10
TOWER WINS
. FIRST GAME.
NEICHBORlNG HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS SLIP ONE OVER ON
ELY-34 TO FL.

The Tower High School basketball
boys took the game from Ely Friday
evening before crowd that filled
every seat in the Auditorium. Many
enthusiastic rooters from Tower had
accompanied their team to this city
making the trip by truck. On their
return home after the game, the truck
broke down and the boys had some
time getting home. The Tower team
shone in team work and it was thru
this and the chances taken in basket
shooting which netted them score
of 81 to Ely's 21. The Ely team
showed much pluck and spirit but
was weak on team work, showing
that their practice was not intesified
enough. Besides this they played
somewhat out of luck as passes well
meant fell into the hands of the oppo-
sition for baskets. Tower had the
best of the game all the time, the
ball being kept in Ely's territory two
thirds of the game.
Tonight the High School team goes
up against the Biwabik team and it is
expected that the showing made with
Tower and a week of intensified prac-
tice will have the desired effect and
Ely will take the game on substan-
tial score. Everybody be there and
help the boys win by giving them all
possible encouragement.
Tomorrow evening the City Team
plays the Aurora City Team. This
promises to be some game and you
cannot afford to miss it.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

of powers and sphere Of opperation
of all cooperative associations; con-
stitutional amendment for rural cred
it's; an enlargement of the authority
of the department of agriculture over
all concerns doing business with the
farmer; cold storage revisions, coal
regulations, restraint of profiteering,
regulation of packers, etc. If there
is anything lacking in this program to
secure complete prosperity for the.
farmer by the making of laws it is
not ambition.
Other Legislative Preparation.
Other matters considered by special
committees the past week in antici-
patton of the approaching session are
these:
A special senate committee is draft
ing bill providing authority for theS
state to lease its iron ore lands. No
leases have been made by the state
for many years. The new bill will
probably provide for sliding scale
in place of the present fiat royalty
rate of 25 cents per ton and the net
royalty to be obtained by the state
under new leases will be higher than
at present.
In the 1919 session the Nonpartisan
League secured the passage of bank
guaranty act. Gov. Burnquist vetoed
it, and when it came back to the house
it came within one vote of being
passed over his veto. A special SEN
ate committee has prepared new
bank guaranty of deposits act. It
will be voluntary affair, however,
and will apply only to state banks.
Both the senate and the house two
years ago appointed special commit
tees to investigate the subject of state
insurance for workmen's compensa-
ton. These committees have held
numerous meetings. The senate
committee made trip to eastern
capitals to investigate the subject. A
joint report will be presented from
these two committees and it is under
stood that the report will recommend
the creation of a commission to
handle workmen's compensation in
surance but that the committee will
not recommend that the state should
enter the insurance business itself.
Two new state boards will present
voluminous reports to the legislature
and there will be the usual reports
and recommendation from all other
departments of the state, but in addit-
ion this year the legislature will have
digested reports on its opening day
from more committees of it's own
making than ever before. 1t is hoped
that this will improve and expedite
legislation.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

cation. These things have in them
the seeds of an educational reyolu-
ton,
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Taken from The Ely Miner of
the same date in 1900.

The bulletin issued by the census
bureau shows Ely with the largest
population of any of the towns north
of Duluth. The census shows a popu-
lation in this city of 3,717 souls. The
census of 1890 showed Ely with
few over 900 or an increase in ten
years of nearly 5000. This consider
ing the fact that Ely has never been
doomed, but has enjoyed steady
growth, is very good showing. Two
Harbors is next on the list with a
population of 3,278. Virginia with
1892 and Hibbing is next with 2,481.
Tower falls below the 1000 as does
also Eveleth. Later bulletins will
give the population by sex, national
ity and color. The heaviest popula-
ton in the state outside of the large
cities is contained in Winona with
1914 souls, Saltwater with 1913
and Mankato with 1O,599.
A committe of citizens have TAX
en- the matter in hand and a meeting
is called for Monday evening at the
city hall for the purpose of establish
ing night school in the city. The
meeting will be public one and ev-
eryone is invited to come and give
his views on the matter.
The prevalence of typhoid fever in
the city should urge the city officials
towards the establishment of sewer
age system. Competent authorities
attribute the spread of the malady to
the lack of sewers.
Capt. Frank Kent returned to his
duties at the Petit mine at Bender
Monday morning after weeks i'll
ness.
A transfer from the Ely Cemetery
Association to st. Anthony church OF
lots in the cemetery to the amount OF
$540 has been filed with the registe,
of deeds.
The residence being erected by
Contractor Jury for Thomas Cowling
at the corner of Second Avenue and
Camp Street is nearing completion
and will be ready for occupancy about
January 1st.
| *
Mrs. Fournier, mother of Mrs. w
w. j. Croze, who has been spending
a month with her daughter in this
city returned to her home at Bes.
semer, Mich. Monday morning She
was accompanied as far as Duluth by
Mrs. Croze.
The eight-year-old son of Alderman
and Mrs. Knutson while at the train
Monday morning had the misfortune
to get a finger of the right hand IN
the car door, severing the end from
that useful member.
The transfer of lot 5, block &c
from E. E. Corey to Jos. Seraphine
for consideration of $500 has been
filed with the register of deeds.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10
Cooperative Marketing

SouOhs hdSC III IflcIh
the seeds of an educational reyolu-
ton.
Cooperative Marketing.
They say that every member of the
legislature wants to be on the mark.
citing committee this session. There's
reason. If the legislature this
winter can enact laws which afford
the farmer substantial relief from
marketing conditions which have
made his business so uncertain and
so unremunerative-if the legislature
can do this it will have removed the
farmers chief grievance and the guns
of the Nonpartisan League will be ef-
fectually spiked. If Townley is to be
ruined this winter, everybody wants
to be able to say, 81 did it."
If legislation can bring the farmers
millennium to pass, the marketing con-
ference of the past week has the
farmers of Minnesota all fixed up.
Two days work of the voluntary COM
mittee ground out grist of twelve
proposed bills, each proposing a radi-
cal improvement in the farmers con-
dition.
The legislature of 1919 was res
ponsible for at least three epoch-mak-
ing pieces of legislation. The good
roads amendment was one, the state
board of education act was another
and a third was the creation of a
state department of agriculture. The
work and the investigations of this
newly created department of agri-
culture, which already enjoys the
confidence of the farmers of the state
to marked degree, are responsible
for the really constructive agrarian
program which the marketing confer
ence has marked out. The legisla-
ture may not accept all the legisla-
ton proposed, some of it may turn
out when put to work to be faulty and
so fail of the desired effect, but if
the program outlined by the market
ing conference is only moderately
successful, the farmers of Minnesota
will be eased of some, at least, of the
! almost intolerable handicaps they now
labor under
Notable among the reforms pro-
posed by the marketing committee
for enactment into legislation this
winter are the following: Equal
rights for farm organizations upon
all chambers of commerce or boards
of trade; the prohibition of specula-
ton in all farm products; radical
change in the methods of grading
wheat and other grains to the end
that the farmer shall receive, in every
case, the full market price for his
product; thoroughgoing extension
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

Kaiser Bill is now a woodchopper
and his son, Crownprince Bill, is a
blacksmith. Like too many others,
these chaps have just found voca-
tion of some use in the world. There
is many king and prince today who
would be much better employed mas
saying a cordwood stick with buck
saw or manicuring horses in livery
stable.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

What has become of the old-fash-
ioned girl who wore her furs in the
winter instead of the summer. She
probably is the ma of the summer
furred maiden.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

The man who argues that all men
are thieves and rogues is liar. Keep
your hand on your pocketbook when
talking to one of this kind. We can
name few right in our midst.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

Poison gas is becoming somewhat
eff campaign material. Note the
kind peddled here in the last cam
paign.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

A girl may learn a lot of ways to
make herself attractive but kalsomin-
ing her features and chewing gum is
not the way. "a
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

Even in Noah's time there were
people who did not believe in adver-
tising. Some of them live in Ely
now.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

10000 Federal Clerks Will be
Fired" says heading to news item.
The Ely miner., 1920-12-10

tuberculosis killed 2,244 men,
women and children in Minnesota last
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
KILLED BY LIVE WIRES

Louise Zander, 26, Manitowoc
young woman teaching school at Brus-
sells, Door county, was one of three
persons electrocuted when an automo-
bile ran through the side guards of the
toll bridge leading into Sturgeon Bay
and onto high tension electric wire
last week.
Miss Zander was riding with Arthur
Delwch, to whom she was soon to be
married, and Royce Delnil, aged 10,
The couple were on their way to Stur-
geon Bay to purchase an engagement
ring. How the car came to run off
the bridge will never be known as all
three occupants were killed by the
high voltage current but several eye
witnesses said that the lights on the
bridge were out of order and not
burning.
When help arrived the one side of
the car was off the bridge, and the
three occupants were lying with their
feet in the car and their heads out in
contact with the live wires, just as the
tipping cast them. They had not
moved.
Miss Zander's body was brought
home to Manitowoc the next day. The
funeral was held from the Burns home
on South Eighth street Monday, with
mass at St. Boniface church and in
terment at Evergreen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
WOMENS FEDERATION MEETING

The Federation of Women's clubs of
Manitowoc met Monday.
One of the principal items of buSi-
ness was the resolution to again under
take the work of putting on a chau-
tauqua here. Mrs. +. l.. Kelley, who
headed the committee this year and
for the first time in history closed a
local chautauqua without deficit will
again head the committee. A contract
will probably be entered into with the
Redpath bureau.
The suggestion that Manitowoc have
a curfew law met with general APP
proval and the matter will probably
be taken up seriously at the next
meeting.
Mrs. William Kittle of Madison,
chairman of the legislative committee
of the Wisconsin Consumers League,
gave the principal talk of the meeting
and it was an interesting and instruc-
tive recital of the work of the league
in the past and its plans for the future.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
ROAD HOG CAUSES DAMAGE

Edward Freidl was en- route in from
Silver Lake Sunday evening with three
friends. A car coming from town at
rapid pace refused to yield any of
the road and when Mr.. Freidl got off
as far as he could the stranger side
swped his car breaking an axle and
tax ing wheel off the Freidl car and
showing it into the ditch The road
hog never paused but kept right on
his way without taking the trouble to
learn whether or not he had killed
anyone. 1t was impossible to get the
number. There's a man of whom an
example should be made if the facts
are accurately reported and it were
possible to identify him.
The murderous, selfish egotist who
endangers the lives of people lawfully
using the highway and the drunken
fool at the wheel, should be taught a
stern lesson of the amenities necessary
to ordinary safety in modern social
life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
HOTEL UP AGAIN

Despite the recent adverse report of
the local business mems committee on
the plans for financing a new hotel for
Manitowoc the movement is said to
be taking shape. The news now is that
the 100000 bond issue is to be foated
by John e. DeWolf company of Mil
waukee and that SAKE Brothers, big
restaurant people, are interested. The
stock sale is being pushed here and
elsewhere.
The hotel plans call for POI rooms,
including the so in the present Mani
tou, and the new building will prob
ably be built around behind the two
preSentbrick millinery properties ad-
joining the Manitou on the south so as
to occupy the northeast corner of the
intersection of Franklin and Eighth
streets where the Reinken and Uek
stands are now.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses have
been issued by the county clerk the
last week.
Harvey Sohmidtman and Elsie Kieh
both OF Manitowoc; Ruben Schmidt
and Hilda Green, both OF Manitowoc;
Earl Walker and Elizabeth Schwartz
both Of ManItowoc; Paul zlavnik and
Sophia ZIvstski, both OF Manitowoc;
William Kugler OF Lsotto, H., and
Edna Thomas OF this city; William
Boulenger OF Two Rivers and Mae De-
Broux OF Waussukee: Walter Watson
OF Fond du Lac and Dorothy Richards
OF this city; Percy Herman Of Two
Rivers and ida Carlson OF Fairchild,
Wis
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
OBITUARY

Mrs. A. b. Melendy, an old resident
of this city, died Tuesday afternoon at
the home of her daughter, Mrs, Grover
Meyers, at Milwaukee. She had been
in poor health the past year. She was
born in Utica, N. Y, and was 20 years
of age. Her husband died nineteen
years ago. She is survived by seven
children, Edward Melendy and Mrs.
Grover Meyers of Milwaukee; Mrs,
Charles Schuetze of Waukesha, Arthur
of Evanston, ILL.,, Mrs. Libbie Demp-
sey, Warren and Percy of this city;
also one sister, Mrs. Pat McIlhone of
Appleton.
The funeral will be held this (Thurs-
day. afternoon, from the chapel in
Evergreen cemetery, Her four grand
sons, Jas. Dempsey, Jr., Arlo Melendy,
Ellsworth and Russell Schuetzc, will
act as pallbearers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
JUDGMENT AGAINST FORMER PASTOR

About year ago Rev. j. T. OLeary,
the organizer of the local Sacred
Heart church and for sixteen years its
pastor, while going into his garage
with his automobile at Green Bay,
where he now resides, accidentally
caused a Mrs. Mary Henderson to fall
on the sidewalk from which she suffer
ed fractured hip. He did not strike
her but he came so close that she
jumped and fell. Last Friday in cir
cult court at Green Bay a jury rem
dered verdict Of $4,000 against him
lie is said to be insured against liza
bility up to $4,000 so he will not stand
any Of it personally.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
MARRIED

Miss Hilda Friedl and DR., Odin Will
da we're married Monday morning at
St. Boniface church, Rev. Pel officiat-
ing. Miss Mayme Vida was brides
maid and Edwin Friedl groomsman.
The young couple will reside in this
city.
Miss Elsie Kiel, North Eighteenth
street, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
tian kiel, and Mr.. Harvey Schmidt
man, son of Mrs. f. j. Schmidtman,
were married Monday morning at the
Presbyterian manse. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Axtell.
The bride and groom are popular
young people. Mr.. Schmidtman is a
banker, being assistant cashier at the
American Exchange bank. The bride
has until of late been employed at the
Invinciblc Metal Furniture company.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
INJURt D AT NEW BRIDGE

Frank Werner, 81 years of age, re-
siding on Twenty-second street, was
seriously injured last Thursday while
employed at the new Tenth street
bridge being erected by McMullen &
PITT.
Mr. Werner and Mr.. PITT were on a
scow to receive a big timber which was
being swung loose and swung toward
the two men. Mr.. PITT narrowly es-
capped by suddenly lodging and Wer-
ner received the full impact in the
back. lie was taken to the Holy Fam
lily hospital with several broken ribs
and may have more serious injuries
This is the first serious injury on the
big job.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

The situation in Europe seems to be
quite critical. All the great powers Of
Europe have their eyes on Turkey and
her dismemberment Is among the pos
siblities of the near future. The
slaughter of Armenians goes on not
withstanding that II is menace to the
integrity of Turkey. 1t is said that
since the massacres begun 10000 peo-
pie have perished. The powers fear
one another. Each knows that the
others are actuated more by lust for
territory than by any feelings Of hui
manity. II is said that England has
come to the conclusion that the terri
torial integrity Of Turkey is of more
consequence than the discontinuance
of brutalities in Armenia. II Is
thought probable that Russia and Ger
many will form an alliance against
any aggressive policy of England II
would be folly to predict a European
war, but II is among the possibilities
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
HARDWARE MEN MEET

Last Friday sixteen members Of the
Eastern district organization of the
Wisconsin Retail Hardware Dealers
association banqueted at Woods hall
in this city. There was fine spread,
a good musical program, chorus sing
ing and the usual post-prandial speak
ing, Henry Werneckc of this city pre-
sided. Among the speakers were
State Secretary Christensen and Mr..
Miles, editor of the National Bulletin,
hardware trade journal 1t was de-
cided to meet twice year. The dis
trict comprises only Sheboygan, Mani
towoc and kewaunee counties.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
SKATERS ARM WITH SHOT GUN

Paul Peterik, aged II, received the
contents of a shot gun cartridge in his
left forearm last Thursday that badly
shattered the arm. The boy was duck
hunting on the lake front. Pausing to
strike a match for a smoke he rested
his arm on the gun barrel up in a per-
pendicular position. The gun slipped
and in catching at it the piece in some
manner was discharged and the arm
took the contents Latest reports were
that the arm would be saved. The lad
is a son of Mrs Joseph Peterik.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

The following named steamers have
been built at this city for Mr.. A. f.
Goodrich of Chicago, by Mr.. Green
Rand, within the past ten years. North
west, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Orion,
Sunbeam, Corona. Add to these the
new propeller Navarino, now nearly
completed, and which will be ready to
take her place on the line in the
spring. The fact that Sheboygan is a
cheaper place for shipbuilding than
Manitowoc is hereby clearly (?) dem
Onstrated.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

c. G. Schmidt has purchased Der
Norwestern of Mrs. Carl Schmidt,
paying therefor the sum of $4,000. Mr..
Schmidt has edited the paper almost
continuously since the death of his
brother. He is clear, vigorous
writer and an uncompromising demo
crat. In addition, he is a good citi-
zen, true friend and man of gen
erouS nature. Der Northwestern will
well deserve liberal support while un-
der the control of Mr.. Schmidt.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

The town of Manitowoc, that is the
southern portion of it, continues to be
a source of contention. II seems TO be
no mans land so far as town organi-
cation is concerned and last year no
assessment of property within its linn
its was made. The question with the
county board now is how to remedy
matters and what town should make
assessment. The southerners are not
greatly disturbed over the situation.
They are not rushing over one another
for the inestimable privilege Of paying
taxes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

At a meeting of the Advancement
association held on Saturday last the
following committee was appointed to
memorialize congress to make an ap-
preparation for the Manitowoc harbor
and also to urge Mr. Cook for a place
on the house, river and harbor COM
mittee: II. G. Kress, Charles Smalley,
John Kellner, Robt. Markham.