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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Charter Commission
Called to Organize,

The newly named charter commits
sion for the City of Ely wiz hold the
organization meeting on January z, at
500 O'Clock in the evening. At this
meeting it is expected officers win be
chosen for the commission and active
operations set in motion for a revision
OF the charter. An members are re-
quested to be present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Ledguers' Present Play.

The Epworth League viii present a
play entitled The Magic Star of Beth
lehem" on Monday evening at 8 o'clock
IN the church Everybody is welcome
to come and follow with the Leaguers
this interesting story. A collection viii
be taken during the play.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
Minnesota
Engineers Club Meets,

The Engineers Club of Northern
Minnesota held its regular monthly
meeting last Friday evening at the
Nelson Hotel, Chisholm At this meet
ing, club business, the 1892 banquet and
program Of entertainment filled the
evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
First State Bunk
Annual MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the First State Bank win
take place at the bank ON the evening
OF Tuesday. January IL. at 800 o'clock
The meeting is called for the cleo
ton OF directors and the transaction
OF other business that may come before
the meeting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25

Now comes a Rochester, n.
Y, man with a decision from
the appellate division of the
State Supreme Court in which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25
On This
Occasion
Just q few thoughts by the Editor
ON things Material and Immaterial.

Commissioner Babcock's pur-
chase of S4OO, 900 worth of steel
from the Minnesota Steel Com
pany at Duluth for the high
way department created some
what of a furore in the breast
of high-powered salesman Roth
of the Kalman Stel Company.
Roth attacked the purchase
with the claim that the steel
would "cost the state money
and the contract was awarded
for political purposes" Gov
ernor Olson went to the bat
for Commissioner Babcock
with the statement that ''the
state is not interested in the
private fights of steel COM
panies or any other corpora
tons"
To further cinch the matter,
the governor hit Roth a healthy
wallop with the statement that
mot only has Mr.. Babcock
been able to save the state
money by purchasing the steel
direct and supplying it to the
contractors as he now does the
cement, but he has also been
able to keep this business in
Minnesota where the steel will
be fabricated by Minnesota
workmen in a Duluth mill and
from iron ore taken from Min
nesota mines instead of i'm
ported ore shipped from Brazil
or Chile"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25

Nellie Manley Buck writing
the Winding Trails" for the
Coleraine Iron News has been
hearing for years of the Tired
Business Man" and in recent
issue she gave a few causes for
his being tired. She starts out
by saying, "Y' see, everything
comes his wayne never misses
anything. There's the bum who
buns him for a meal-or the
price of one; the guy who's
got a sick child and stalls his
bill; the public subscription
paper for a worthy object; &C
cident; sickness; death; tickets
for this and tickets for that /;
the churches, the lodges, the
schools. Finally he gets all het
up over the unemployment re-
lief and any work he has to
give will be cheerfully &C
cepted."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25

Here is where he actually
gets tired. HE racks his
brains to find something out
side of that done by his regu-
lar employees. He thinks of his
windows that need washing
and goes to the phone only to
get an answer from the man
out of work that completes the
tiredness. Over the phone is
Kissed into his ear: Say, whad-
y-take-me-for? I'm no scrub
woman an don't take in wash
ing. He tries again, this time
a youth who is wondering how
he was going to get warm
clothes to go to school in. Oh,
how tired he gets when the
boy answers, 'Aw gee! Say,
Mister, | gotta go to the foot
ball game today. The tired
business man is truly named.
He works all the time and
overtime trying to keep his
business from slipping and
everybody cutting down on ex-
penses and economizing-on
the business man only. Even
when he makes sale he is
met with charge it." We
know what makes him tired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-12-25

Continued on Page Four1
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
ID. @. Helms, Plant Wire Chief

John w. Argo, who since 1928
has served as plant wire chief for
the Diamond State Telephone
Company at Dover, has been ap-
pointed installation foreman for
the company at Wilmington, it is
announced by c. B. Sypherd, man
ager. He will be succeeded by
David G. Helms. Mr.. Helms be-
gan his telephone career with the
Bell Telephone Company of Penn
sylvania in 1917 at Philadelphia,
and since has served in various
capacities in that company's plant
department. Mr.. Argo has been
in charge of the Diamond State
Company's plant activities in
southern Dlaware for some time.
He has been active in civic affairs
and was assistant chief of the Do
yer Fire Company.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
JAIL BREAK At EASTOa, Nd,
ON WEDNESDAY FRUSTRATED
NAB A LEADERS IN ACT OF
FRYING OFF CELL CEILING
Believed 20 Other Inmates Also
Planning to Escape During the
Early Morning Hours

Four men, said to have been
leaders il an attempted jail break
at Easton, Md, Wednesday night
that was frustrated when a pass
erby heard suspicious noises, were
Thursday occupying separate cells
in the Easton jail. The four were
found in an empty cell, digging a
hole in the ceiling. One of them is
a former Baltimorean, who is said
to have lived in the vicinity Of
Elsmere, Del, recently. He is
William E. Gambrill, who is being
held under $4,000 bail. for the
Circuit Court, suspected of a SER
les of holdups When a pedestrian
overheard the suspicious sounds,
he hastened to warn Sheriff A.
Raymond Carroll. Sheriff Carroll
and his brother, Deputy Sheriff
Samuel Carroll began an investi-
cation and discovered the four
prisoners in the empty cell, dig
ging a hole in the ceiling with var
ious metal instruments. The pris-
oners were apparently planning
to escape by way of the roof and
slide down the rainspout to the
street during the early morning
hours. 1t is believed that the four
caught were the leaders, and that
other of the 20 inmates We're also
planning to escape. None Of the
prisoners would discuss the at
tempted break with the authori-
ties. In addition to Gambrill,
those found in the empty cell were
Norman Faulkner, of Easton, serv-
ing six months for driving while
drunk Frank Campbell, colored,
and Archie Camper, colored, both
being held for the Circuit Court
for having robbed merchant.
Gambrill was arrested in Easton,
suspected of having robbed two
persons on roads near Easton. He
had been in the jail but week,
having been apprehended through a
car which he is said to have been
driving. The car, belonging to the
o. H. c. Co., or Lacy R. Oxendine,
III East Front Stret, Wilmington,
had been reported missing from
Elkton, Md. Gambrill was arrest
ed in the Hotel Azon, when five
policemen, with drawn guns, rush
ed in on him. The four men fore
ed the lock of the empty cell, in
order to gain entrance there, and
were using a pair of scissors, met
al from an iron bed, and metal
which had apparently been SNUG
gled into the jail. in their efforts
to cut the hole in the ceiling. Sus-
pecting some of the metal was
smuggled into the jail, Sheriff Car
roll has barred visitors from the
prison. He will confer with the
County Board of Commissioners of
Talbot County relative to the at
tempted break.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07

to him. It may be questioned
whether it was the best conclu-
sion for one so modest and with no
rare gift Of speech, but he felt call
1 ed, and we would answer, it is just
such noble Godlike character that
we want in the pulpit today; men
that no pressure however great
could move from the straight path
marked in Gods word, for such
men are never a failure, behind the
sacred desk. But he is gone, First
the blade then the ear, after that
the full corn in the ear" with a
full rounded Christian development
harvest came and Thomas, whom
we loved, has gone Sweeping
through the gates into the New
Jerusalem. Father, mother, what
a treasure you have in Glory.
Premiums at MiddletoWn.- The
following were the premiums
awarded at the Middletown Fair to
persons in this vicinity: David L.
Spruance, first premium on canta-
loupe, 81; Miss Mary M. Rothwell,
first premium on fresh butter, 81;
Mrs. Presley Spruance, first prem
iums on fruit tarts, 81; sponge
cake, 81, green peach pie, 81, dried
peach pie 81, dried apple pie, 81 !,
cocoanut custard, 81, conserved
pears, 81, conserved raspberries 81,
preserved pears 81, preserved
grapes 81, branded pears 81, pick
led peppers 1, picked green toma-
toes 81, picked walnuts 81, work
basket 81, basket cut flowers ST,
second premiums, conserved apples
SOC, pineapple jelly so, pair of foot
stools so; Mrs. Daniel Wells,
Greenspring, first premium on
grape jelly 81; Miss M. G. Roth
well, first premium on canned
pears ST.; Miss Laura Painter,
Milford, exhibited from Smyrna,
first premium on carriage afghan
So; Miss Rue R. Colt, first prem
iums on coach afghan, 81, crochet
shawl 81, child's sacquet 81, also
second premium on foot rug, soc;
Miss Clara J. Bewley, first prem
ium on sofa cushion, 81, also sec
ond premium on embroidered pin
cushion so; Miss M M. Rothwell,
first premiums on lamp mat 81,
toilet soap 81; Miss Kate Roth
well, first premiums on tufted pin
cushion, 81, fancy shell box, 81;
Miss Annie Rothwell, first prem
ium on watch case, 81; Miss Lydia
Evans, first premium on hard
board work 81, crochet mittens 81;
Mrs. J. C. Stockley, second prem
ium on oil painting, SOC. These
premiums are payable on and af-
ter the 18th instant.
Jurors The following is the list
of Petit Jurors drawn for the Fall
Term of the Superior Court for
Kent County beginning October
oath: Duck Creek Hundred, James
@. Lassell, John Severson, William
P. Cummins, Thomas B. Megear;
Kenton Hundred - Nathaniel Lev
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
j. Fl. WILLIAM NAYLOR DIES
WeII-Known Citizen of Townsend.
Died Suddenly at Home Wednesday

j. H. William Naylor, wall
known citizen of Townsend. died
suddenly at his home Wednesday,
He was engaged in painting at the
home of Mr.. J. A. Hart during the
morning, but near the noon hour
complained Of being i'll and was
taken home in an automobile. "a
physician was called, but before
medical aid arrived, he had exnir-
ed. Death was attributed to a
heart attack. Mr.. Naylor was 53
years Of age and was born and
raised in that vicinity. He was Of
a genial disposition and had gain
ed hosts Of friends at Townsend
and elsewhere. He was ever Will
ing and helpful in the various
causes that aimed to make life
better. He gave literally Of his
time to the Boy Scout organiza-
ton Of which ne was Scoutmaster.
and was q member Of the Middle
town Firemen's Band, besides was
engaged in teaching music. Be
sides the wife, Mrs. Rachel NayIor.
he is survived by one son, John p.
Naylor, a mother, Mrs. France
Naylor, one sister, Mrs. Annie
Naylor and three brothers. Harvey
j., Daniel and Thomas Taylor. all
residing in Townsend. The funef-
al was held on Saturday afternoon
at 1:3O o'clock with the Rev G. n.
Jones in charge Of the services
Interment was made in Bethel
cemetery, near Chesapeake CITY.
Maryland
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07

erage, Nehemiah c. Downs, Will
liam M. Jones; Little Creek Hun
dred, Robert d. Casson, Daniel G.
Cowgirl; East Dover Hundred, Will
liam Knots. Jerry NJ. Cannon,
James Y. Stewart, John B. Whar-
ton; West Dover Hundred, Abram
Pearson, Bruce Williams; North
Murderkill Hundred, J. S. Tinley
Ezekiel Frazier, William Brown;
South Murderkill Hundred, William
E. Greenley, Jehu Clifton, Andrew
Holt, Philemon Dill; Mispillion
Hundred, Charles H. Baynard, 3.
H. Tharp, George W. Sharp,
George McKnatt; Milford Hundred
Robert H. Stevenonson, Martin w
Harrington, James w. Evans, Will
liam H. Mason.
Farm Buildings Burned On
Wednesday evening last the stack
yard on the premises of John a.
Savin, near the "Seven Hickories'
was discovered to be on fire, and
soon enveloped the whole of the
outbuildings including granary and
corn cribs, stables, barracks, 1000
sheaves of blades, 20 bushels Of
wheat, wheat drill and other farm
ing implements It was with diff
ficulty the dwelling was saved.
Mr.. Savin puts his loss at $1,000,
on which there was an insurance
of $500 in the Kent County Insur-
ance Company.
Oliver c., son of Thomas r. Tay-
lor, died at the residence of his
brother-in-law near Slaughter's
Station very suddenly on Wednes-
day morning last. He had been
to the Fair the day before and ate
heartily as he did that morning.
Feeling strange sensation com
ing over him he sat down in a
chair but directly fell over and ex-
pired before help could be rend-
cred. The cause was supposed to
be heart disease. He was % years
Of age.
Mrs. Presley Spruance leads the
list with premiums at the Fairs,
numbering twenty at Middletown
and thirty-two at Dover. OF these
fifty-two, all were first premiums
but twelve. Quite a number Of
our ladies carried off a clever list
of prizes and this well, for moth
ing sets young lady up so sub
stantially on the Line of independ-
ence as a good lot Of pin money"
They do not have to explain its
use you know.
The canning establishment Of
John H. Hoffecker last week com
pleted its contract with Phila-
delphia house for forty-eight
thousand cans of tomatoes. The
factory is still running, but the
supply of fruit is running short
But for the drought nearly treble
the amount would have been can
ned. AT the time the contract was
made they were 95c per dozen,
but they are now $13O to $1.45
per dozen.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
OCEAN CITY, M. i
Closes ASSETS Ir' !
BANK Or OCEAN :,
HiT BY FISHING y \
Latest Re,.or,
$3.50, ,000 Rrsopr :" Z
900 in no aug

he Bank "A Ocean !.
is patfon-zs Iarge.y Il /. y
industry a ,s.... y.
doors Fv sl't q
Of one a s-s,s -.
efs fhi makes h
II Nos aanrv !.
aoot @ ta lss !.
the
Barne e
Rfr5lrt 5rigs.s
The bank 1srss-.,
t5or 9a tins,a.
morning GaaI wt,s
oAs "a k.r @caararsr. !.
iAe e atn ths doors r..
ana notice ed outsts..
fee th MAS a91s s.
action ats B7r..
ers m a rfsrms,
IRON. p@2 familiar 5
Con as d1sl.s
'll-h learned ii
3med lagga1
Z, q directors i
ile --7---L aaastry's m
a-S2 as a Con-
9f Sc 5ank 9Iig-
III IFS oils are heavlq
81 II e Il aing industry
bank hat gotten the grsa
Of this trade H9vsvs,
have played havoc vii.
property and he misi,
has been poor The ls..
showed that the bank i.
GOO resources and Sl25g
posts The latter aeon
ever is SAID p be very 4
due TO the fact that ma
depositors are summer
who draw their money d
bank after The sumner
over The officers and m:
the boafd OF directors a
lows: Levin D. Lynch /
John w AIumford. vioa.,
Frank w Tluitt cashier
W. Taylor Charles P Ja.
Henry 7 Parker. The
aminer was expected T
terno0n.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07

Funeral services fu Nz
H. Fennimore age rs E
the late George Fenrin.z
died at her home in q
Nd, Wednesday, was ha..
afternoon at her late 11
O'clock. Interment was At
ton Cemetery. The deceas
born in Delaware, q dag.
the late James H. Wo51
lived practically all her 1T
Crumpton neighborhool
survived by two daughg
Mary Fennimore Shep5sz
mistress at Crumpton :
Carl Rubsamen, Of Atlg-
and one son, Garret Fem
Crumpton. She is al !
George H. Ryland, Of Ce--
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
state Sweet Potato Crop Large

The sweet potato crop in the
western section of Sussex County,
recognized as one of the largest
potato growing areas in the east
err section Of the country, is said
to be one of the largest for sever
el years. Growers state that they
will hardly realize enough to pay
the expenses of growing them.
Some Of the growers, according TO
reports being received here, are
threatening to let them remain in
the fields, stating that at the pres
ent prices they cannot get enough
ou Of them to pay for the hamp-
ers, digging and fertilizer
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
WHAT'S NEWS
TO YOU?

THRIFTINESS is a state of mind that
is nearly as valuable an asset as bank
account For thriftiness can always
get a bank account of its own.
And it's easy to tell thrifty people
from the way in which they read the
newspapers as you can usually
spot the other kind.
The great majority of men and
women never put a newspaper down
until they have read the important
news which is directed to them through
the advertisements.
The modern woman, especially,
finds the advertisements Indispensable.
She spends more than five-siXths of the
family income. And the prosperity,
happiness and health of her household
frequently depend on her reading of the
advertisements and on the wisdom with
which she chooses everything she buys.
The advertisements bring you COM
plete information about accepted prod
ucts and new ones. Through them you
can compare values. discover ways
and means for greater household etfic-
iency and enjoyment. and make sure
that every dollar spent will bring its
full return.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07


weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
it will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to he present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eTly sought AID read-Editor.)
Death of Thomas B. Wilson,
Of Thomas B. Wilson, who was
buried in our town last Thursday,
too much cannot be said, and while
the people showed their apprecia-
tion Of him by filling the church
in the midst of a rain storm to
pay their last sad tribute of re-
spect to his mortal remains, such
an occasion was too limited to do
justice to such a noble character.
A small boy, in the year 1869, he
entered the store of J. B. Cooper
G Brother, and from the first
seemed determined to surmount
every obstacle and make for him
self a business character that
would make him a necessity. He
continued thus, the faithful tried
and ever trusted employee Of J. B.
Cooper, successor of J. B. Cooper
e Brother, until the sad hour of
death. In the winter of 1875 he
embraced religion, thus fortifying
himself with the true weapon to
win a great victory. AS Sun
ray School teacher, he was an ex-
ception. Securing the presence
and individual attention of his
class Of little boys fifteen minutes
before the hour of opening, making
this his special opportunity to i'm
press them with the love and law
Of God, which was written on his
soul. But this was not all! His
hand, though not seen, was busy
in the distribution of attractive
and religious knowledge among the
poorer class Of children, whom he
could not reach in the Sabbath
School. Meantime his soul was
stirred under the great law of
Christian development, until it
longed for a wider range, and
broader field And now with the
well saved earnings Of his youth
and thirsting for knowledge, he
had arranged to enter the Confer
ence Academy, and prepare to
stand upon the Walls Of Zion, and
declare the councils Of God and
persuade men to accept the Gospel
which was such q grand salvation
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
Discourzging White Ant

White ants are driven from
houses in India, where they cause
much damage to woodwork and
rugs, by hunting out and destroy
ing the queen ants to each colony.
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
CoLoRs FOR 1892 AUTO tags
Color Combinations For Nearby
States Have Been Announced

3OiOf C0{HDlndJIOnS F0T Nearby
States Have Been Announced
DeIaware's automobile tags fol
next year will be a reverse Of this
years colors and will be old gold
numerals en- a blue background
Following are the 1892 color com
binations for passenger cars il
nearby States: Connecticut, White
on blue; Maryland, red numerals
on white; District Of Columbia
Black on yellow; Kentucky, white
on maroon; Massachusetts, white
on red; New Jersey, white on
black; New York, yellow on black;
North Carolina. black or gold;
Ohio, white on blue; Pennsylvania
blue on gold; Rhode Island, white
on black; South Carolina, black or
yellow; Tennessee, black on vel
low; Vermont, blue on white; Yir-
ginia, white on black; West Vir-
ginia, white on black
Smyrna times., 1931-10-07
SMYRNA FIFTY YEARS AGO AS
REVAMPED FROM OUR FILES
ITEMS ABOUT SMYRNA FROM
SMYRNA TIMES, OCT. 5, 1881
Notes of Marriages, Deaths, Real
Estate Deals and Matters of In
terest of Half Century Ago

(The Smyrna Times has started
to look back over its files and tell
what happened around the correspond
ing date of this issue. a half century
ago. We hope to make this regular
weekly feature. If it does nothing else,
it will call to mind people and events
of that day that should be interesting
to he present generation. We hope
our readers will find it interesting and
that it will make the Times more eag-
eTly sought ard read-Editor.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-11

heavily insured and II Berdahl could
make q clean sweep Of it, there
would be a commission or bonus
forthcoming.
On cross examination by Francis
Murphy Of Fargo. defense attorney,
it was brought out Berdahl had been
sued by Isensee, a car sold the Hills
rboro man taken back and the trial
records made to show that Berdahl
had once been convicted of liquor
possession.
Berdahl was last on the stand be-
fore court was dismissed. Indications
were the case may go to the jury late
'Friday or early Saturday
James Morris of Bismarck, North
Dakota attorney general, is directing
the prosecution.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-11
FARGO ARSON CASE
PACKS COURTROOM
Many Gather to Hear Trial Q
W. 1. Isensee, Former
Carageman

Fargo, N. D., Dec. Charges
that w. L. Isensee Of Fargo made ad-
vances toward burning several auto
mobiles stored at Hillsboro, N. D.,
Thursday were entered In Cass coun-
ty district court records as legal talent
from Fargo and Bismarck battled be-
fore jammed courtroom in efforts
to send the Fargo garageman to the
penitentiary on charges of arson.
Testimony that Isensee offered a
bonus should the cars be destroyed in
fire was given by Carl Berdahl of
Hillsboro, for several months dealer
for ISensee there.
On one trip to Fargo. Berdahl Wis
tied Isensee and urged a structure
used to store automobiles be repaired
to permit locking the doors, warning
that persons going there might set
the place afire, he testified.
Isensee answered, Berdahl said,
over defense protest, the cars were
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-11
Two Are Killed as
Tornado Hits Home

Texarkana. Ark, Dec. 11.-(P)-Two
persons were injured fatally, three
seriously and several others were
slightly hurt by tornado north Of
here early Friday
The dead: j. E. Hardin, so, and
Mrs. Vera G. Perry, 81.
Those seriously injured were: Mrs.
y. E. Hardin; Francis Hardin; Harvey
L. Perry, husband of the dead woman.
The storm, accompanied by terri
fic downpour, demolished the Hardin:
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-11
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE FRIDAY, DECEMBER IL, 1881

and Perry homes killing Mr.. Hardin.
Mrs. Perry died two hours later. The
Campbell family lived with the Har-
dins.
The two Hardin children were
found in q field, blown from their
bed.
A negro log cabin and . church
were struck. A negro, his wife and
seven small children were found in
the cabin wreckage, but all escaped
with minor injuries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-05
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