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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

The Democrats of the state have
arranged for a jefferson Day ban
quet at the st. Paul Hotel, st. Paul,
on Saturday. April IA. Hon. James
n. Cox of Ohio will be the prin-
cipal speaker. Large numbers OF
Democrats throughout the state
are sending in their reservations.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
Can Use sasksss az suekets.

The Chinese make their household
baskets 30 closely and firmly that they
can be used In many cases to hold wa
ter, and are excellent substitutes for
buckets. This naturally means great
skill and patience In the manufacture,
which IL only attained through years
Of practice. The tremendous number
Of willow trees growing In China sup
ply the necessary material.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

First the farmers are protesting
the big income of the railroads
claiming that freight rates are too
high, then they oppose the granting
of mileage books at reduced rates
to travelling men because it would
decrease the railroad income and
increase freight rates. 1t makes an
awful difference whose potatoes"
are being shipped, Ell Mabel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

the meeting on April 9th to address
the members. Carried.
Moved and supported that COM
mittee Of two be appointed to con-
fer with the St. Louis County Com
missioners and urge them to COM
plete construction of the Moose
Lake road. Carried.
Committee appointed: J. E. john
son and A. J. McMahan.
Motion to adjourn. Carried.
E. w. HANSON.
Secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
often Wish w. Could Grab Ours.

You might add this to your curious
excerpts about the mind" writes Miss
NJ. G.. II came across it in Rebecca
Vests The Judge: She took her
mind BY the arm and marched 1t up
and down among the sights Of Edin-
burgh, telling it that to be weeping
with discomfort in such place was
scandslous.' boston Evening Tran
script.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Virginia, the Queen City" of
the ranges has let the contracts for
the construction of new city hall
in connection with recreatlonal
building. The municipal building
contract is let for $139, 400 and
that of the recreational building
for $14a,719. The total f I
the construction. plumbing, heat
ing and ventilating of both will be
S337,954, according to the official
tabulations of the city clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

1t will be wise not to take too
seriously the pecs;mistic progncsti-
cations Of the Swedish gentleman
published in another place in this
paper. He would have made more
Of hit had he brought out some
thing optimistic. While there may
be something ''rotten in Denmark
there is lot of good in the world
taken altogether now. and hence
forth. How about the price of coal
for next winter?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
Franklln's Place In History

In sheer intellectual power, BenJa.
min Franklin probably ranked fore.
most among the men Of the Revolu-
ton, and was one of the most many
sided men Of all history. He was a
companion Of savants and a favorite
of courtiers, but through 1t all he re-
NAMED an American OF the good,
basic type, and his life. like his works.
Is lesson In Amerieanism.-Ex-
change.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
Obstinate.

There Ii no great virtue In doing Q
thing that no one else wants you to do.
simply because you are obstinate"
II 1t 10 matter Of principle that 10 all
right, but only fools stick to their swp
opinions when 1t Ii contrary to the
opinions of other people. just to BE-
contrary.-St Louis Globe Democrat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
New Id.. for WASHING Cars.

"Washbowls' nearly 800 feet In
diameter and II inches deep in the
center are suggested in Australia for
washing motor cars. The vehicle runs
round In the water and is then sprayed
with a hose and dried by electricity
Chicago American
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Studies conducted at the Cook
County hospital, Chicago, for the
past several years by emminent
physicians discloses the fact that
the abstainer or the light user of
alcohol in pneumonia cases has 1874
per cent chances to die. The mod
crate drinker 29.1 per cent and the
habitual drinker 42.5 per cent. The
man who used no alcohol had more
than double the chances to live than
the habitual drinker had.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

The new Mayor of Two Harbors
NJ. H. Brickley, started right in to
do things for his city and there is
no doubt but what his business ad-
ministration will be felt all along
business lines in that enterprising
city. Mayor Brickley has decided
that the clique method in Two Har.
bors must goa barnacle with
which the city has suffered fol-
years. In this he will be upheld by
the larger part of the citizens.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

The Washington Office of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
is protesting the granting of lower
passenger rates to persons using rail-
road mileage books. Such an ar
rangement is called subsidy to a
travelling class and it is claimed,
would harm farmers by delaying re-
auctions in freight rates, for the
income of railroad companies would
be reduced just that much.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
prlnkina caffse In a.ad.<

Drinking Coffee In Bagdal.
For q cent one gets cup Of coffee
in Bagdad coffee shops, and. in add
ton. narghile, In which Shirza tobae-
co II smoked. The coffee shop u the
Bourse for the natives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
TOUCH TIME COMING.

fgy Gus M. Oehm, U. P. Core
spondent.) =.
perlin.s March 29.-Anton johann
scn the little oil Swedish farmer
who predicted the world war; NO"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

The only men who think dun
is an insult are those who would
dodge payment if they knew how.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
So Accommodating!


"Take chair" said the affable
young lawyer, as the visitor en-
tered.
.'1'm going to take chairs, desks
and everything replied the visit
or, who was from the installment
Office furnishers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06


Central said the line was busy.
o
Another Version.
Father, may / go with women?"
Eyes, you may, my sonny.
But never let 'em know, my lad,
Just where you keep your
money"
One of the most difficult opera
tions and which is hardly ever sue
cessful, is that of taking the conceit
out of some people.
Luke says, the doctor who ad-
vertises that he can cure chronic
laziness, will hardly ever get many
voluntary patients.
''Thank you" is easy to say and
a thousand times easier to listen to.
A Coincidence.
Hot passionate words fell from his
lips.
She colored deeply.
He was hunting for his collar stud.
She was rouging her face at the
mirror.
The only men who think a dun
is an insult are those who would
dodge payment if they knew how.
So Accommodating
''Take a chair" said the affable
young lawyer, as the visitor en-
tered.
."I'm going to take chairs, desks
and everything" replied the visit
or, who was from the installment
Office furnishers.
Talking about a time exposure,
the Egyptian pyramids certainly
got it.
Luke says lot of people would
cover their neighbors with pitch in
order to whitewash themselves.
An Ely girl says her "shiek"
knows why so many boys leave the
farm. It's because you don't have
to get. up at daybreak to get milk
out of bottles.
Returned explorer says man on
Malay peninsula can buy wife for
SIS. But, as usual, it is not the
original cost so much as the upkeep
that counts.
Luke says the best orator in my
room when / was going to school
didn't go to congress. He is a
hash-slinger in restaurant in Vir-
ginia. One can never tell how
young orators and elocutionists are
going to turn out.
One reason red dye is so expens-
i've is because the government uses
so much to color its tape.
"After the Hon. Bragg Brizzle
had been running for office a few
years." stated Jig Fiddlin, of Strad-
die Ridge, "He had to get a neigh
Dor to call his hogs for him. They
got so they wouldn't believe him on
oath"
The human anatomy is wonder
full bit of mechanism, observed an
apprentice. Yes, agreed the fore
man. / patted Charles on the back
and made his head swell.
Nature Faker Called.
A sweet little damsel named Dayken
Was asked if she ever read Racon,
Said she, very sweet,
"You cannot read meat.
So snap to and cut out the fakin'."
Panhandlers are warned bv au-
thorities that they must go TO work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

An Ely girl says her "shiek"
knows why 50 many boys leave the
farm. It's because you don't have
to get. up at daybreak to get milk
out of bottles
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Luke says lot of people would
cover their neighbors with pitch in
order to whitewash themselves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Talking about time exposure
the Egyptian pyramids certainly
got it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

One of the most difficult opera
tons and which is hardly ever sue,
cessful, is that of taking the conceii
out of some people.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Hot passionate words fell from his
lips.
She colored deeply.
He was hunting for his collar stud.
She was rouging her face at the
mirror.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

''Thank you" is easy to say and
thousand times easier to listen to.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Luke says, the doctor who ad-
vertises that he can cure chronic
laziness, will hardly ever get many
voluntary patients.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Panhandlers are warned bv au-
thorities that they must go TO work
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Returned explorer says a man or
Malay peninsula can buy wife fo1
SIS. But, as usual, it is not the
original cost so much as the upkeeI
that counts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Howdy Friends, Responsibilities
naturally gravitate to the person
who can shoulder them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06

Another Version.
Father, may / go with women?"
eyes, you may, my sonny.
But never let 'em know, my lad,
Just where you keep your
money"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-04-06
Lies Little Lies.

Lies Little Lies.
| called you up four times, b.
Central said the line was busy.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-05

pany with his brother John and two
other men, he located large ranch
They planted corn and raised abund-
ant crops, and seemed on the high
! road to prosperity. But news of the
gold excitement in Idaho reached
| Williams and the lure of new re-
gion beckoned to him. Immediately
| he and his brother sold their ranch
interests and set out for Idaho. En-
route the Williams party, of which
he was captain, fell in with party
of which j. A. Slade was member.
Because they were soon to pass
through a region infested with mar
auding Indian tribes the two parties
decided to go on together under a
captain to be selected for the joint
party. Slade was a candidate for
the captaincy and whether he adopt
ed a well-known method of election
eering then in vogue or not, he filled
up on liquor and as always with him
when intoxicated, became quarrel
some and dangerous. He announced
that he would be captain as no one
else would live to hold the job.
Slade was we'll known in the west
ern country, being, as Dimsdale said,
more feared than God Almighty west
of Kearney. Fleeing from his home
in Illinois, because of murder done
by him, he drifted to the then law
less west A man of education, I'M
usual ability and energy, he soon
made his influence felt. Before long
he became division agent for that
part of the Overland stage route
which lay either side of Julesburg
for hundreds of miles, in one of the
widest and most turbulent parts of
that unsettled country. He was a
virtual dictator in that region; he
killed some men, caused others to be
hanged, and ran others out of the
country. Nor were all of these acts
done while he was in liquor, as was
generally reputed, though it appears
that his personal actions of a demon
iacal character, like his tortureous
killing of Jules, whose ears he cut
off and carried as souvenirs of the
occasion, were. Some time since
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over the range to Virginia City and
take part in the wild life of the
camp. When he became drunk he
would ride into the saloons, shoot
out the lights, shatter the looking
glasses, shoot the bottles on the back
bar and generally put the place out
of commission. Sometimes he would
ride his horse into a store and ter
rorize all who might be found there
in. He would ride up and down the
streets at breakneck speed, shooting
off his reyolvers promiscuously. Dur
ing his last carousal he went to a
milk-wagon which had just arrived
in town and told the driver he was
thirsty and to hand him over two
gallon milk can. This the driver
did and Slade, standing with one foot
on the hub of the wheel and the
other on the axel, attempted to drink
from the can, but spilled some of the
milk. The driver laughed, whereup-
on Slade poured the rest of it over
the drivers head to the amusement
of everybody except the driver. A
warrant having been issued for the
arrest of Slade upon the charge that
he was disturbing the peace, when
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-05

! Amede Bessette, a reliable man, ana
formerly resident of Bannack, who
at one time kept a stage station I'M
der Slade, gave a description of this
remarkable man. He said: Captain
Slade was a small man; he was about
| five feet six or seven inches tall, SYM
critically built would say he was
rather of a round than square
| build-and he weighed about $50
pounds, maybe a little less. His
countenance was handsome. 1t was
delightful to watch his face when he
laughed and talked, and he was a
fine story-teller. His eyes were a
mild blue, and when he was in fun
have never seen eyes give out a
more genial glance. But when he
was excited or angry they were ter
|rible-they turned black and gleam-
ed in menace. knew him very we'll
indeed When he would be coming
along the line to attend to the stage
with us, and would always ask every
body to have drink. He was polite
and gentlemanIy when he was sober
and yet always when he paid for the
drinks he would reach into his pock-
cts and pull out gold and silver and
Jules ears. He would place the
money and the ears in a line on the
counter before him and would push
out to the bartender the money for
the drinks. Then he would sweep
the ears and the remaining money
into his left hand with his right and
put it all in his pocket again. I've
seen those ears over fifty times, /
know"
A mild and genial gentleman was
Mr. Slade, indeedi
Williams Defies Slade
AS Slade was given to protracted |
drinking and the country through |
which the party was to pass was ex-
ceedingly dangerous, no one but
himself wanted him for captain. The
election resulted in the choice of
who went directly to Slade
and, looking him straight in the
eye, said: "Slade, am captain, and
| am going to run this outfit, and
if you've got any shooting to do,
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the miners sheriff attempted to
serve the warrant Slade snatched the
paper from the officers hand, tore
| it up, threw it on the floor and spat
tobacco juice upon it, Slade then
went to the judge who issued the
warrant. He informed the judge
that he had observed that he was to
be permitted to go at large under a
thousand dollars bail, and placing
the muzzle of a derringer against
the head of the justice, Slade said:
s'You will serve as my bail" Slade
then went into the street, mounted
his horse and continued his ride OF
death.
Execution of Slade
Williams was in Nevada and was
sent for. A friend of Slade's being
advised that the leader of Ane Vigi-
lantes had been sent for, went to
Slade and begged him to go home,
which he promised to do, but, inflam-
ed with liquor, he forgot his promise.
In a short time Williams appeared
with John s. Lott, one of his trusted
lieutenants. Slade was found in the
store of Paris S. Pfouts. Neither
Williams nor Lott appeared to be
armed. Williams went directly to
Slade, saying, "Slade, l want you"
Slade said, What for?" to which
Williams rejoined, Come along and
ask no questions. Slade turned as
white as sheet but went along
without demonstration. The execu-
must suffer death. He was imme-
diately taken to the Elephant Corral
in Daylight Gulch, tributary of
Alder, and hanged from the cross
beam of the front gate there. In
the meantime some one had gone to
the toll house to advise Mrs. Slade
of the impending disaster. She
mounted a black stallion and made
the ride over the mountain range to
Virginia City, which is so graphical
ly described in Mark Twain's book,
1t. When she got to Vir-
ginia City, SHADES body had been
taken to the second story of what
was then the Virginia Hotel but
which tourists through Virginia City
will now find to be the ancient o. K.
Livery Stable.
This was the last public service
rendered by Captain Williams. He
engaged in the business
Of stock-raising, living on the upper
Ruby valley, where he died February
FL, 1887. He lies in an unmarked
grave at the point of the bench
which overlooks the Ruby river eros
sing on the old Salt Lake road about
lalf a mile below where Sweetwater
,reek converges with the river
Some day a grateful posterity
should show its appreciation by at
east marking his resting place with
/ modest monument
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THE STORY OF COURAGEOUS Jim WILLIAMS, CHDEFTDN OF
THE DREAD VIGIL E40 WON MONTANA FROM PllMNNER

you'd better do 1t now so If necessary
there can be another election while
the boys are at it," The steady blue
Dlack eyes of Williams cleaned into
tnose OF Slade. No reply was made.
Inere was no further trouble. AS
VIII be noted later on, Slade was to
see that dangerous CLEAN again.
| In June, 1868, Nevada City was
a settlement of tents and brush
lodges, but log cabins were in course
OF erection. This town was the third
one OF the five which covered about
three and half miles of the gulch.
AS the traveller came up Alder Creek
ne first encountered Junction and
Adobetown, Nevada, Central and
Virginia City. in the order named.
Further up there were Highland,
Pine, Grove and Summit. Indeed,
Alder Gulch was the settlement. In
the summer of 1864 ten thousand
miners were actually working in the
gulch. Virginia City was the center
OF Importance, with Nevada in close
rivalry.
Williams chose Nevada as his loca-
ton, and, with his brother, engaged
In the livery business. Some six
miles distant creek meanders from
the mountains to the Ruby river. On
this creek, since known as Williams
creek, Williams established a horse
ranch to be used in conjunction with
his livery stable.
The activities of Henry Plummer's |
road agent band, causing such con-
siderable loss of life and creating |
Veritable reign of terror in the min
Ing regions, resulted in the arrest |
and trial, followed by the execution, |
OF George Ives, a partial story of
which is so we'll known to Montana
people. Williams furnished much of
the equipment and many of the
horses for the party and led it in
person. This was in December, 1863.
Arriving at the road agents camp
in the early morning, Williams post
ed his men some distance away so
that the robbers would not be dis
turbed, and just at daybreak, taking
a few men with him to within about
100 feet from the main tent in
which Ives was supposed to be sleep
ing, he left his posse and went alone
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-01-05
OIL PRODUCTION
GROWING APACE
OUTPUT OF THIS YEAR WILL
TOTAL 4,426,639 BARRELS
SAYS STATE ESTIMATOR
In 1916 Was $4,000 Barrels, Show
ing an Increame in Six Years of
1000 Per Cent; Cat Creek and the
Northland Are Increasing the Out
put.

By the end of this year Montana
will have produced and marketed
(. 4,426,639 barrels of crude oil, ac
cording to figures compiled by the
division of publicity of the state de
partment of agriculture. The fig
ures are exclusive of oil used in the
oil field operations.
The totals Of oil actually trans
ported from Montana fields during
the first ten months of 1922, as given
out by the United States geological
survey, are 1,852,000 barrels. The
estimate of the November and De-
cember production and transmission
is $1,000 each month, giving $780,
600 barrels for the calendar year of
1922.
Montana has been producing oil in
appreciate marketable quantities
for seven years. In 1916, according
to figures from the United States
geological survey, the output, then
entirely from the Elk Basin field,
was 44,917 barrels. In 1917 the
output, still from the Elk Basin field,
was 99,399 barrels. In 1918 Mon
tana's output dropped to 69,323 bar
rels and in 1919 it was 10000 bar
rels.
In 1920 the Cat Creek field became
a factor in production and the total
output for the state that year is put
by the geological survey at $4,000
barrels. In 1921 the total production
Tor the state rose to 1,435,00 bar
-els.
Federal aid royalties and rentals in
Montana for the year ended June 80,
1922, totalled s208,584, on total
of $1,668,572.
The state board of equalization re-
ported that oil produced in Montana
rom Jan. 1, 1921, to June 80, 1922,
lad value of s4,005,569 Cat Creek
Produced in that period 2,379,72O
,arrels and the Roundup field 1885,
,35 barrels, according to the fig
lres from the division of publicity
# the state agricultural department.
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WOMEN! DYE
THINGS NEW IN
"DIAMOND DYES"

Each package of Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple any wo-
man can dye or tint her worn, shabby
dresses, skirts, waists, coats, stock
ings, sweaters, coverings, draperies,
hangings, everything, even If she has
never dyed before. Buy Diamond
Dyes"-no other kind-then per-
feet home dyeing is sure because
Diamond Dyes are guaranteed not to
spot, fade, streak, or run. Tell your
druggist whether the material you
wish to dye is wool or silk, or whe-
Their it is linen, cotton or mixed
goods.
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Wife Assaults Husband

Enraged by the testimony of her
husband, who had had her arrested
on a disturbance charge, Mrs. J. D..
Kelly Of Butte vented her spleen by
calmly walking to the witness chair
in which he was sitting and placing
a hard right 20 the jaw
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Master Mind of Vigilantes

|
was effected the night following the
execution of Ives and during all OF
| its effective work Williams was its
directing genius. AS one of his lieu
tenants said: 81 know that Captain
Williams did more of the hard work
and hard riding than any other five
men In the whole outfit. !"
Williams brain conceived and dir
ected all the plans and his executive
ability carried them all into effect.
He led all of the principal expedi-
tions in person save the one to Ban
mack when Plummer, Stinson and
Ray were hanged, that party being
led by John s. Lott. AS executive
officer of the committee, he was in
personal charge of the Vigilante
forces and of the executions. His
will was law and the judgment of the
committee was autocratic. Yet never
at any time was he accused of an
abuse of power.
Passing now to the end of ]. A.
Slade. This man probably was
member of the Vigilantes himself.
He had no sympathy with the road
agents and was never accused of be-
ing allied with them even remotely.
Slade kept a toll house in what is
now known as Slade creek some four
or five miles from Virginia City on
that side of the Tobacco Root range
OF mountains which slopes to the
Madison river. There he carried on
a gambling game and sold much bad
whisky. Occasionally he would ride