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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
"BlLLY" WEST
DIES IN CHICAGO.
POPULAR MINING MAN Sue
CUMBS TO STOMA H
TROUBLES SATURDAY.

With the most profound regret
was the news received here Sunday
morning of the death in Chicago
late Saturday evening of William
J. West, district manager for the
Oliver Iron Mining Company in
the Eastern district which embraces
all mining operations from Virginia
to this city. While it was known
that Mr.. West had suffered from
stomach ailments for the past two
years it was thought that he was
improving steadily, in fact on his
last visit here he informed his
friends that he was feeling fine and
would soon be as good as new.
Himself and Mrs. West had spent
several months in California, re-
turning to Virginia three weeks ago.
He at once left for Chicago
where he was under the care of
specialists at the Presbyterian Hos
pital. He grew constantly worse
and a few days ago his case was
dispaired of. The end came Sat
urday evening.
! William j. West was born in
Dodgeville, Wis. on Nay z, 1866.
He secured common school educa-
ton in his native town and later
attended the Universities of Wis
consin and Minnesota. With his
parents he came to Tower in 1886
and has resided on the Vermilion
and Mesaba ranges continually since
only absenting himself during the
years he was chief for Clerk of the
Court John Owens. In 1898 he
became interested with Mr.. Owens
in the Owens-West Lumber Com
pany at West Duluth. He remained
in the lumber business two years
transferring his activities to the
mining industry on the Mesaba
range. He became superintendent
of the Sparta mine at Sparta and
jim 1901 opened the Sharon mine
at Bull. The Bull property was
later acquired by the Steel Corpora
ton and Mr.. West was given charge
of the mines at Chisholm for the
company. In 1906 he was appoint
ed general superintendent of the
Western district for the Oliver COM
pany with headquarters at Hibbing
Four years agon he was trans
ferred to Virginia and given charge
of the Eastern district which in,
cludes the mines of Tower and Ely.
The remains were taken from
Chicago to Dodgeville where the
funeral took place Wednesday, the
funeral being in charge of the
Masons of which he has been a
member since becoming of age.
He was laid at rest in the family
lot where rest his father and
mother who proceeded him by sew
eral years. The funeral was the
largest ever witnessed in the home
city showing the high esteem in
which deceased was held. Superin-
tendent Chas. Trezona and Dr.. and
Mrs. G. T. Ayres left Tuesday
morning to attend the funeral. Mr..
West is survived by his widow who
has the united sympathy of this
and other counties where deceased
was known, in her bereavement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
towns are starting new season


work.
About 5000 men, including about
/ 900 patrolmen and other mainten-
ance and field men employed by
the highway department, and the
gangs of contractors, will find sea-
son work on the trunk routes, Of
ficials estimate. With about twice
as much money available for local
roads as for state highways again
this year, counties and townships
will employ approximately double
the number of men or about $1,000.
Thus the road forces in the state
this year will number about $4,000
men, besides hundreds of teams and
many outfits.
Under contract for construction
on state routes are 1856 miles of
grading, 626 miles of gravelling
and 123 miles of paving, according
to Charles M Babcock, state high
way commissioner. Miles of guard
rails and tiling, many new bridges
and other minor improvements will
mean work for more men. Patrol
ing and other maintenance work
this season on the trunk routes is
expected to give results matching
those of the first year, although the
same fund must be spread over a
longer period.
The first week in May set by the
majority of contractors to begin the
seasons work, many big outfits are
beginning TO move. Contracts let
well in advance, the contractors
have been able to complete pre-
paration and plan to push the work
to early completion. The result
will be that the public may use the
improved highways sooner than
otherwise would have been possible
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
SMOKERS CAUSE
FOREST FIRES.
AUTHORITIES ASK SMOKERS TO
USE THEIR HEADS IN THE
WOODS.

Twenty per cent of all the for
est fires started by man in the
National Forests OF the West dur
ing 1921, were caused by careless
tobacco smokers, according TO fig
ures compiled by the Forest Ser
vice, United States Department of
Agriculture. In California, New
Mexico and Arizona one out of
every four forest fires due to hui
man agencies was started by burn
ing cigarettes, cigars, matches, or
Ipipe-heels carelessly thrown aside
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05

Il by smokers while in the woods. In
other parts of the West the percent
age of smokers fires ranged from
II to Ii per cent. The total num-
Der of forest fires on the western
National Forests during the past
season was 5,131, of which number
,444 were caused by lightning,
1872 by smokers, and 1855 by other
human agencies.
/ A Serious Fire Hazard.
Careless smokers, foresters point
out, are responsible for one of the
most serious fire hazards in the
country, because they fail to take
proper precautions with burning
tobacco and matches. The prevent
| able fire waste of all kinds from
these causes averages more than
$18, 100000 a year, according to
figures published by the National
Board of Fire Underwriters. The
'tailor-made" cigarette is the prin-
cipal offender in the woods, where
a glowing 'Isnipe" thoughtlessly
thrown down on the forest floor
may cost the public thousands of
dollars for fire fighting, to say
nothing of the value of timber de-
stroyed, the desolation of scenic
beauty spots, and the harm done to
waterfiow and wild life.
Disastrous results from smoking
IN the woods are most to be feared
when the infamable material that
is nearly everywhere becomes very
dry. In the West this condition
IS generally chronic throughout the
summer. The increasing popularity
of the National Forests, which were
visited last year by more than s.
25O, 900 motorists, tourists, and
sportsmen, makes the prevention
and control of smokers fires more
and more difficult. To lessen the
fire risk, and to set a good ex-
ample, the forest rangers and other
field officers of the Forest Service
have very generally pledged them
selves not to smoke in the woods in
regions and seasons of danger.
Cooperation Sought.
Repeated efforts have been made
by the Forest Service, the National
Board of Fire Underwriters, and
other organizations to enlist the CO.
/ operation or tobacco manufacturers
and packers in educating smokers
to be careful with burning tobacco.
Some of these organizations hold
that since the hazard of fire is in
separable from the use of smoking
tobacco, a moral obligation rests on
manufacturers or packers of tobac-
co, to enclose fire-warning slips with
their products. Resolutions embody-
ing this sentiment have been passed
by the National Convention of In
surance Commissioners, the Fire
Marshals' Association of Mort h
America, the International Associa-
ton of Fire Engineers, and the
Railway Fire Protection Association
In Canada, tobacco manufacturers
are now enclosing little red fire
warning slips in their cigarette
packages. Similar slips featuring
care with fire in the home and in
the forest are also inserted in
match boxes by one of the largest
match companies and in cartridge
packages by number of the lead
ing small arms and ammunition
manufacturers of the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
ROAD BUILDING
FORCES MOVING.
ABOUT $4,000 MEN AND MANY
TEAMS AND OUTFITS TO BE
EMPLOYED THIS YEAR,
OFFICIALS ESTIMATE.

The Miner yesterday received a
state highway department bulletin
announcing the opening on a big
scale of road building operations in
general throughout the state, and
particularly under the second year
of the Babeock Good Roads plan.
On all state trunk routes, mainten-
ance men have been draining and
dragging to reestablish good con-
ditions. Big construction outfits are
on the move this week, it adds, and
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
MARRIED AT VIRGINIA.

Miss Nellie Written, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. S. Written, well
known in this city who resided at
Winton with her parents for many
years, was married Thursday of
last week at Virginia to Lloyd
Dickinson of Stone Lake, Wiscon-
sin. The wedding was a private
one, the young couple being attend
ed by Miss Wenonah Written, a
sister of the bride and Douglas
Dickinson, brother of the groom.
Many friends here join In wishing
the newly-weds every possible happi-
ness. ,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
TO SUCCEED w. J. WEST.

Discussion since the passing of
w. j. West has been rife in mining
circles as to his probable successor
as general manager of the Eastern
District. Several names have been
handed about among which are
those of Chas. Trezona of this city.
Chas. Grabowsky of Eveleth and W.
A. McCurdy and Fred R. Mott of
Virginia. The appointment will be
announced by the head office in Du-
luth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
WHY ALL THIS
INFORMATION?
LAKE SUPERIOR INDUSTRIAL
BUREAU SENDS OUT WARN
ING SIGNALS.

Notwithstanding the fact that all
range communities yearly elect Of
ficers who by their oath of Office
promise TO use their best judgement
in the expenditure of public funds,
the Lake Superior Industrial Bur-
eau, otherwise the mining interests,
has sent out warning notices to the
serv"ral municipalities to watch their
step and notwithstanding that Ely
has always kept its expenditures
down to a minimum, City Clerk
Knutson received a letter from P
u. Ryan, agent of the bureau, which
reads as follows:
"The tax payers whom we repre-
sent wish to advise that they do
and will object to any expenditures
by municipalities in excess Of the
amounts permitted by law, and to
expenditures for illegal purpose or
purposes not municipal. Attention
is PARTICULARLY called to Section 2058
of the Statutes of 1913, which in
substance prohibits municipality
from mourning in a given year
more obligations than it can pay
with its local income derived from
private consumers and its current
legal levy of taxes for such given
year.
IF, therefore, the officers of a
municipal fund in excess Of the
statutory limit, anyone contracting
with such municipality is in danger
Iof having their contracts or war
rants called in question and declared
void.
This statement is made to the
end that it may not be asserted
that because specific objection may
not be made in advance of some
unwarranted expenditure that il
was supposed by the municipality OF
those dealing with it that there
was no objection to the expendit.
ll1reo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
NO MORE RATS

or mice, after you use RAT-SNAP.
It's a sure rodent killer. Try a
Pkg. and prove it. Rats killed with
RAT-SNAP leave no smell. Cats
or dogs won't touch it. Guaran-
|teed.
35c size Il cakel enough for
Pantry, Kitchen or Cellar.
65c size e cakes) for Chicken
House, coops, or small buildings.
S1.25 size 6 cakes) enough for
all farm and out-buildings, storage
buildings, or factory buildings.
Sold and Guaranteed by
LANG HARDWARE co.
JAMES DRUG STORE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05

Forest Fires Mean Less lumber:
Beauty, Fishing. Hunting. Be Care
full With Fires.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05
Don't Always Blame Hens When
Eggs Are Scarca.

Rats may be getting them-U. s.
Government Bulletins prove they
know how to get them. Break a
cake OF RAT-SNAP into small pieces
and place where rats travel. If
there, RAT-SNAP will get them
positively. Three sizes, 25c, soc
Sl.0O. Sold and guaranteed by
LANG HARDWARE co.
o-zo lanes DRUG STORE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-05-05

Attorney M. Fl. Mcmahon of vir-
ginia was in the city Tuesday on
business. He was accompanied by
his daughter who with her father
drove up in the family car.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06
COUNTY DIVISION
IS AGAIN TALKED

People Of the Pawnee district In
eastern Weld county will demand a
showdown on county division again
this year. G. R. Graves in the New
Raymer Enterprise. says he wants
the Pawnee county issue fought out
at the republican assembly. Several
republican leaders here have stated
they would fight the denomination
Of E. G. Abbey Of Grover II county
division is allowed to become an &C.
tive Issue. Graves stand for
fight on the issue is surprise as
previous editorials In the Enterprise
had indicated that the editor be-
lieved the county division question
should be allowed to lie for at least
another two years Greeley Tri-
bune.
We would like to know the time
OF place that this paper has ever ad-
vocated allowing the county division
project to lie save only In 1918 when
such position was taken on the
ground that every energy of all men
should be devoted to winning the
war?
The only possible reason that can
be advanced for remaining quiet
on the issue is that the opposition
IL 30 entrenchsd that any effort
now Is doomed to failure. and that
We should conserve our energies and
resources until such time al infulen-
ces as the Tribune become converted
and will advocate a policy OF right
and jsttce toward this section rather
than the exploitation and misrepre-
sentation Of the past.
Is there anything In the conduct
Of the opposiaion that gives hope for
expecting such conversion? We are
open for conviction.
Now just to keep history straight:
be 1t remembered that delegates from
the Pawnee section were the ones
vic insisted on show down two
yeurs ago. but were iockeyed out Of
the chance by the organization Of
the convention and appointment Of
committees, especially on the order
Of business; that this was claimed
to be In our interest and In the In
terest of the party and to promote
harmony, and a promise that we
should not suffer the consequence.
We are not questioning the good
faith Of the responsible parties. but
the results are not calculated to in
spire our confidence In the proceed
ure. We like harmony, but we do
not like the harmony that has to
result In our surrender of every
thing.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06

Mrs. d. Goolsby and Glen Kline
spent Friday at VIM. Burns.
E. Goolsby called at ]. R. spurgins
Friday.
Mr.. ad Mrs. Rasmussen and child
rem and Mr.. and Mrs. johnson and
Gladdis were Saturday evening Wis
itors at s. Schribers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman spent Sun
day at Mr.. 0'Landers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd. Halsey had as
dinner guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. H. Peake and Mr.. and Mrs. D. D.
Lawton and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim O'Hare and child
rem spent Sunday at Henry Robin.
sons.
VIM. Burns and family spent Sun
day with an uncle south Bushnell.
Max Collier and family are spend
Ing the 4th with friends near Bovena.
Colorado.
Ball game Spurgin vs. Hightower
played at Knapps store score Al toll
in favor Of Spurgin.
The picnic dinner at q. Goolsbys
was enjoyed by quite a few.
Don't forget the ball game at West
Plains July 9th. Be at ]. r. Spur.
gins for picnic dinner and go with
the crowd. Everyone is welcome.
Lota Of potato bugs. Price Of par
ia green going up.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06
FOURTH CELEBRATED
At STONEHAM

Most Of the Raymer people went
to Stoneham for the Fourth. A big
crowd was there. and the weather
was about as near ideal for the time
of year as we ever get.
Races and other events were car
ried out very nearly according to
program. The CREASED pig found
himself too nearly beat out by the
heat when the time for his part came
SO that feature was called off.
The ball game was mixture OF
good and poor playing and a good
deal too much argument. The argu-
mcnt may have been coed as argu-
mems so. b1. the crowd could rot
hea" Il. and they had come In hopes
CT seeing a ball game and did not
care to hear the rag chewing.
Stoneham disputed decision Of
the umpire and refused to play un-
til Raymer finally agreed to change
umpires and gave them one Of the
two runs involved.
Four of the regular Raymer play
ers, Linebaum, Lauer, A. Kraxberger
and Allen were out Of the game.
VIM. Schmeeckle pitched, Got
fredson caught and Johnson played
ist base.
The outfield was Kraxberger, Tur-
ner and Miller.
Stoneham took the game by a
score OF 13 to s.
There was big crowd, and the
amusements were all that could
reasonably have been expected.
II the ragging could have been ell
minated from the ball game, the
day would would heve been better.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06
LOVE TOKEN IS NOT WANTED
Resort "Dud" Advertless When Pin
Owner Fails 10 Call fos
Prat Pin.

On Saturday nights at the shore no.
tel where Florence spends the sum.
mer. cottagers and week enders ap.
pear on the ballroom noor for the
weekly dance, On these occasions
Florence dances with 20 many men
she can't remember sll their names.
II waa after one Of these Saturday
night dances that Florence found she
was wearing 4 fraternity pin. A
blOnd.halred boy whom she had lust
met cOaxed her to take the pin while
sitting beneath the moon. Florenre
kept the pin for several days and
then became anxious over the owner 9
failure to return for il. So she p'n Ell
the following advertisement In The 10.
col paper:
"Young man with blond hair who
gave sirl fraternity pin while sit,ine
" the sun dial during dance Ut the
hotel last Saturday night will please
c..ll for his pin."-New York Sun.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06
Congressman Timberlske

Chas. B. Timberlake announces
that he Will again be candidate for
congress from this district. At one
time last winter some were busy
preparing a fine scrap In this district
but 1t seems that as the time for the
assemblies approach. the political
weather Is settling down. and Mr.
Timberlake IL not likely to have
serious opposition, for the nomina-
tion. -F....
The fact is, that Mr.. Timberlake
is very faithful worker for the In
terosts Of the district as he sees them
and that he is most courteous In ms
treatment to all inQulrieh sent him
about any matter.
We are glad that the political skies
seem to be claring.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06
sToNEHAM lrElGs

Mr. and Mrs. John o. Peterson
and family have returned from a
trip to Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Berks went
to Greeley Thursday and returned
Friday
Harry Eugene Dugan was bit by
a dog and had to have same treated
by DR.. Martha Blanchard.
Mrs. Ben Willick. Miss Lottie Knit
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. George Headley, Mr.
and Mrs. Zoe Knifton, Mr.. mad Mrs.
Forrest Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. AID.
Bethacheider, Carl sandstedt, Mrs.
John Hansen and Mrs. Fred schmee-
ckle were Stoneham callers Saturday.
Happy Watson visited his sister-in-
law Mrs, Mary E. Jackson out on
her farm Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hult and son motor
ed to Sterling In their new car last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Devisscher
and family called on their Stoneham
friends Sunday afternoon.
A Chicago judger again inflicts the
| nntmost punishment, saying to the
prisoner as he had been the first
to think Of It, 'Youngman you are
msnanee to society"
Many man thus sentenced might
reply, Society has been a menace and
destruction to me. It allowed me
to land In a filthy slum, to play in
dirty gutter. to be poisoned by bad
food, starved by high prices and to
be born Of man soaked with whisky.
Why don't you sentence society with
me"??
VIM Carter spent last week on
business In Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert johnson went
to North Platte Colorado, Thursday
In their car,
Howard J, Pulver attended the
Elks Reunion at Sterling last week.
Mrs. h. =. Applegate, Miss Louise
Applegate and the doctors Blanchard
took In the Elks State Reunion,
Y
! Mr., D. Cannon and his brothe.
spent Sunday visiting Miss Jennie
Harwood,
st Johns Church was we'll attend.
ed Sunday.
Stoneham had an inch Of rain
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. l.. Headiey and
son called on their friends Saturday
The stoneham cattle buyer, Logan
Belk, was quite busy getting ready
for some more shipments last week
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. Whitaker went te
Sterling last week to do their shop.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06

ping.
Mr.. Joe Knifton has been on the
sick list the past ten days.
Dan c. Straight, County Commits
stones was In Stoneham Friday.
Health officer DR.. Blanchard and
road supervisor. Mr.. Miller, made a
trip about fifteen miles northeast
of stoneham Thursday and ordered
dead horse removed and buried.
The State Beard Of Health informs
us that rats are the cause spreading
disease called Infectious Jaundice.
One doctor reported lb0 cases all
ready. The mortality 10 sometimes
light. then again there 10 over 50
per cent death.
Father Miller and q party had din
ner at Mr.. and Mrs. Mat Lawn Sunday.
L. J. Holm our barber did a rush
ing land office business Saturday.
Claims they did not give him time
to eat. Next"
Hot air don't bring In oil wells
nor will 1t pay the merchant or doc.
tor bill. The oil promoter will have
you think or believe you can live
on promises. You try 1t and you
will find 1t poor pickings. Lease tu
the home guard and not to every Tom
Dick and Harry.
Mrs. Gillespie went to Sterling
with Carl Youngblood Thursday.
A birthday supper party was given
for Mr.. W. j. Johnston June 9th.
The party went on to a late hour
and all left having spent an enjoy.
able evening.
John Maggard and Lawrence
Sheldon motored to Greeley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holden took Mrs.
Hunt to Sterling Sunday to see her
husband who Is in the hospital suffer.
ing with broken limb. He is un.
der the care DR.. G, ], Latta.
Mrs. Belk and Mrs. Holm called
on Mrs. Cernohlayek one day last
week,
Miss Smith Of Denver 10 visiting
Mrs, W. A. Christensen this week,
Mr.. H, j, HUT lost q steer last
week,
Mr.. and Mrs. n, q. Applegate and
Miss Louise Applegate attended the
ball game Sunday.
The Rev. Harris Of Willard is be.
ing treated by DR., l.. Wendell Blan'
chard,
Mrs. John Reedy OF Willard was
a 8toneham caller last week,
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06
A TWSTER At
RAY Go1FREDsoNs

Last Saturday evening just before
the storm a young cyclone tore I'D
small house for Ray Gotfredson.
II made kindling wood OF the house
and buried the baby under a lot Ct
the wreckage. Fortunately a bucket
was 80 situated and the wreckags
was kept from crushing the child.
One child had broken collar bone.
and all OF them were very much
frightened, and bruised up.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-07-06

With eight games to play II would
seem as IL the real race would be for
second place.
Virgins would only have to win
five Of the eight games to tie Stnne-
ham, II the latter place should win
all their remaining games, and with
Raymer. they would only have to
win four games II we should win
all of the eight games to be played.
Raymer is one game behind Stone
ham, so 1t would look as II Stoneham
had sized up the situation correctly
when they decided that their play
was to vote against allowing the pro-
test of the game with Virgins.
As we understand the rules made
and provided, the teams standing
first and second in the league at the
close Of the twenty games, will play
2 series to determine the winner, SO
second position is not so much worse
than the first.
With johnson and Allen both In
the game, Raymer's chances would
be bright for bringing home the pen
ant yet: but with the chances that
Alien is out Of the game for the
season. and with johnson going to
Iowa. and not just certain when be
will be back, Raymer has no certain
ty Of landing. but II we lag behind.
Stoneham is not likely to be overtak-
en- in the race for second place.
In that event the series will be
played at both ends Of the league
territory, and will probably draw
good crowds.
We are told that somewhere along
the line we failed to credit Weldona
with one OF their games also that
the protested game Of Orchard and
Goodrich is to stand unless the game
would be a deciding factor In which
case 1t is to be played over. With
these changes we have the sanding
corrected as given above, and each
team with eight games to play.
Next Sunday Goodrich will be al
Raymer. Weldona at stoneham and
Virgins at Orchard.
Renew your subscription to the
Rocky Mountain News.
a Gordon Pinkerton, Agent