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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Another Ore Dock.

The Duluth & Iron Range have in
timated that they would build another
ore dock at Two HarborS the coming
winter. During the whole summer
they have been hampered in their
business on account of boats, whereas
if they had storage dock they could
continue their large, steady shipments
and not be forced to lay off cars while
waiting for boats. Immense ship
ments Of ore may be expected next
summer from the Mesaba range, with
the Duluth, Missabe & Northern
building another dock at Duluth and
the Duluth & Iron Range adding still
another at Two Harbors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
The Picnic.

The Odd Fellows parade next Fri
day will leave the hall at l O'Clock
preceded by the band and the beau
tiful new silk banner recently secured.
l o'clock is the hour. The picnic
promises to be grand event, all the
arrangements made going to prove
such the case. The clerk of the
weather bureau has vouchsafed good
weather. Don't forget the ball game
between the fats and leans. OF all
the sport ever occurring in Ely, this
will be the finest exhibition out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Sefenaded the Citizens.

The Ely City band Saturday even
serenaded many Of our citizens with
few of their choice selections. The
first stop was made at the residence
of Capt. VIM. Cowling. Capt. H. B.
Sturtevant was next and then fol4
lowed DR.. Shipman, Exchange Hotel
and Mayor Vail, who each in turn
were favored with several nelodious
and well-played overtures, marches,
pOlkas, etc. The bass solo in the
serenade, pleasant Dreams" played
at Stnrtevant's was a pleasing feature
as was also the triple-tongued polka
executed at the Exchange by M. J.
Whitford. Under the efficient tutor
ship of Prof. John Kinsman, the Ely
City band has become one of the best
musical organizations in the state
and will hold it's own with many of
the professional organizations. The
band furnishes the music for the Odd
Fellows picnic next Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
NUGGETS.

f. H. Wiley, whose mill at Lake
Harold north of Seine river, on a test
run, turned out 484 ounces of free
gold, has gone to Duluth to get adj
ditional machinery, and says that
during the winter that he and his
brother will put in another mill OF
the same capacity On property not far
away, that they have recently found,
and shows up well. In the property
they are now working they have down
two shafts, so feet deep, and from one
of them run two drifts, each Is feet
long.
Franson and Aspelund cleaned up
their sluice boxes, and as a result OF
their labor realized nearly 500 in
gold. Their placer grounds are a
mile in length and quite convenient
to water, although steam pump
could be used to great advantage
Experts believe that in many of the
swamps placer gold will be found, but
that some of them, from the amount
of stripping required and want of
convenient dripping grounds, may
prevent their development for some
time. Numerous placer claims are
being taken.
B. Corey and O. B. Robinson re-
turned from Bad VermiliOn Monday.
They report that their experiment
with the dolly" and rocker was
successful enough to demonstrate
that on rock assaying 500 to the ton,
"a man can make good wages pounding
up the rock and washing out the gold.
They experimental with the dirt up
there and in every instance succeeded
in washing out ''colors" to the pan.
They brought back lot of dust and
nuggets and one specimen that looks
like platinum.-Rainy Lake Journal.
The Hillyers have returned from
their property on the Seine and are
pleased over their prospects. They
found that the reason the stamp mill
gave poor results when run by the
old management was not on account
Door ore, but because oil dripped onto
the plates. When the trouble was
remedied, the mill turned out gold at
a good profit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Made an Assignment.

Friday the Iron Exchange bank, Of
Duluth, which is controlled by the
Merritt family and has been under
going voluntary liquidation for some
time, made an assignment to John E.
Merritt, who gave bonds with M. M.
Clark, Elizabeth E. Merritt, Eliza NJ.
Merritt as sureities, each in S25, 900.
The statement accompanying the
assignment placed the assets at not
over $4,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Nearly a Confiagration.

AT about l o'clock yesterday, dur
ing the severe gale that was blowing,
an alarm of fire was sounded and
before the twinkling of an eye the
fire department and all the citizens
were on the spot. The chimney on
the Jacob Pete house on Sheridan
street was burning out and through a
crack in the lover story had set fire
to the walls. A stream was put on
and the threatened ! confagfation
nirped in the bud. The department
behaved all right @hat'there is of it
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
A Good Man Gone.

Frank Torrance, employed as en-
gineer at the Knox mill, respected by
all who had the pleasure of his &C
quaintance, dropped dead Saturday
evening at about 8 O'Clock, of heart
failure.
Mr.. Torrance had complained for
several weeks of his heart and many
times made the remark that this
would be the last season he expected
to hold his position as he was desir-
Gus of returning to Michigan where
his family resided. He was about 50
years of age and leaves wife and two
grown-up children to mourn his loss.
The remains were brought to the
city by Undertaken Vail and en-
balmed pending word from his rela-
tives as to what disposition was to be
made of the remains, whether they
were to be buried here or shipped to
Michigan. Monday a telegram was
received from the I. o. o. F. order at
Chase, Mich, of which he was a mem
Der, to ship the remains in charge of
an escort to Chase, where the funeral
was held. The local Odd Fellows took
charge of the remains and after e few
brief funeral rites at the hall, escort
ed all that was left of their brother
to the train yesterday morning. Geo.
B. Clark was chosen to accompany the
body to it's destinations.
Mr.. Torrance was gentleman in
every sense of the werd All who
have,ev known him will miss the
bright smile and cheering words that
always characterized deceased. The
sympathy Of host Of friends here
and at Winton is with the sorrowing
wife and children.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Vocal Lessons.

Mrs. AubOlee wishes to announce
that she will be ready to resume her
vocal lessons by Oct. /. Those of her
former pupils or any new ones wish
ing to join the class may call and ar
range for lesson hours any day from
400 to 500 p. m. Would like all to
begin together, if possible, at the
commencement of the term, Oct. i.
Will teach only one more term at her
usual price.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
PTEMBER Is. 1895. 5000 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

nevertheless deriding remarks were
heard from hnprincipled onlookers
who would neither lend hand, or
benefit anyone if they did. All
citizens feel in duty bound to assist
in case of fire, especially when the
city is threatened, as it was yester-
day.
Another alarm of fire was turned
in at about 1890 today, smoke having
been seen issuing from the roof OF the
building occupied by David Brown on
Fourth avenue. No fire was at hand;
the wind blowing the smoke down.
ward onto the roof, making it re-
semble a burning building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
THE COUNTY FAIR.
open Tomorrow and Last Until Saturday
Many Attractions.

Many Attractions.
The annual fair of the st. Louis
County Agricultural society opens its
doors at Duluth tomorrow and will
continue to Saturday. The prospects
for the success of the fair are grow
ing so bright that the only question
how is as to how TREMENDOUS it will be.
Nil the spaces for the industrial
exhibit have been taken, and some
exceptionally fine displays are promis.
ed. The interest which the farmers
throughout the county are taking in
the fair in wonderful and the com.
petition in the grain and vegetable
exhibits will be very strong.
A great programme of sports has
been arranged to take place during
the three days. Shetland pony races,
foot ball games, base ball games, tug.
of-war between firemen and policemen,
throwing hammer, putting the shot,
pole vaultiRg, jumping, ETC., will all
be given in plain view of everybody
and all are invited to take part.
The sham battle between the
5aalitia companies of Duluth and
Anoka will be prominent feature
of the exhibition.
Governor d. M. Clough will be there
on Saturday and in the evening will
make an address,. The society feels
very good over having secured the
governors attendance. A speech is
ito Toe made ON each evening of the
fair. On Thursday evening Congress
rman G. A. Towne has consented t6
deliver an address. On Friday eve
ming Rev. Robert Forbes, d. D., will
talk in his happiest vein.
"a special rate has been made on al
railroads leading to Duluth for the
;berfeft of those wishing to attend
Ely in all probability will send quite
a delegation besides innumerable ex
hibits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
From the Gold Country.
VIM. Rodgers and freddy" Nee

VIM. Rodgers and freddy" McCue,
came down from the Rainy lake
gold fields Sunday. They report
plenty of gold but lack of capital in
that country at present. The only
mill running is the Wiley stamp mill
at Lake Harold, north of Seine river
which is turning out a gold brick
every month. They have secured
several good properties on Seine river
and say that the coming winter will
see considerable activity on the Seine.
The only trouble seems to BE now to
get people to look over the lands; all
that give them a personal inspection,
being loud in their praises and willing
to put their money into the gold
properties. Travel atpresent is very
slim but later in the season will pick
up. The Winnipeg and Rat Portage
route is at present being used, the
Tower and Duluth s. Iron Range
route having receiyeda black eye by
parties who were paid to boom the
Canadian Pacific route. The portage
all this summer has been in a good
condition, the last work done on the
same having put it in first class shape.
Some of the reported millionaires,
whom we could name II we wanted to,
were engaged in the advertising bust
ness for the C. P. R., for money small
enough to put to shame parties less
pretentious than the millionaire mine
owners in the Seine river country.
They advertised the Canadian route
and when they paid the country a
visit, used the Tower route.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Quite a Difference.

F. L. Murray, representing the Howe
Lumber Co., Thursday paid to the
state auditor $4,000 due as advance
payment on contract from the state
to sell to the lumberman tract of
lumber estimated to contain 100000
feet but recently found to contain 3O,'
600, 600 feet, near Tower. The deal
was made four years ago. Murray has
also been obliged at the request Of the
auditor to put up ala additional bond
of 100000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18

northwest are wishing it were not SO
much SO. Everybody has potatoes
and nobody wants potatoes. Potatoes
are selling in the cities for what it
costs to dig them. The eastern mar
kets are glatted, the starch factories
are laying up store. A farmer in
North Dakota who planted section
of land costing him So, 600 has decided
not to dig his crop and will allow it
to fertilize the land for next year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
So Says Firm of Attorneys of Duluth Re
garding House File No. SCI.

So Says Firm of Attorneys of Duluth Re-
garding House File No. SCI.
Billson, Congdon & Dickinson, a
firm of Duluth attorneys, have
rendered an opinion that House File
No. SCI, ''a bill to establish and per-
petuate the section and quarter Sec
tion corners of the q. S. government
survey" is unconstitutional, says the
Tribune: The opinion was rendered
at the request of the county COM
missioners, and the result will pro-
badly be the institution of friendly
suit to test the validity of the law.
In the opinion of great many
thoughtful citizens this development
will save the country tens and per-
haps hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The opinion of Billson, Congdon &
Dickinson was rendered after full
and thorough consideration of the
law by each member of the firm.
Their opinion is expressed firmly that
the law is invalid.
Under the provisions of the law in
question, majority of the property
owners in any government section
may petition the county surveyor to
permanently establish the coroners
and lines of the section and quarter
sections therein. Thereupon, the sur
veyor shall proceed to establish such
lines or corners, receiving for his work
81 day, as we'll as So a day each for
two chainmen. There is no provision
that the county commissioners or the
county attorney shall inquire into the
question whether majority of the
property owners havein reality signed
the petition, whether the work is
necessary, or any of the other
questions usually arising at such
times. They surveyor does his work,
makes his report and turns his bill
into the county and the county is
obliged to pay it. The intent of the
law is, and there is provision to that
end, that the expense shall be assessed
against the property benefited. But
here again the surveyor is the sole ar
bitter. He makes the assessment and
it is not subject even to review by the
county commissioners. The surveyors
bill is not subject to auditing by the
board. The bills are merely o I'D by
the county attorney as legal.
Thus far the work has only fairly
started in this county. County Sur
veyor Davis has rendered one bill for
$40 and last month an additional one
for 5000 for surveys made under this
law. 1t is estimated that in a year
this expense would run up to $4,000
or $4,000. The general fund of the
county would not be reimbursed until
the levy made on the property was
paid, and in many cases this would
likely not be for five or six years.
The opinion of Billson, Congdon &
Dickinson is based on the points re.
cited as illogical and unjust. The at
ttorney general of the state, il is said,
has already given it as his opinfoh
! that the act is yalid
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
score.
Go to Virginia.

The Finnish Temperance band and
the Finnish Dramatic club go to Vir-
ginia next Saturday morning, where
they give concert, ball and rem
dition of the plays they have been
practicing recently.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Fancy Goods.

Mrs. L. Cosio, of Chicago, is in the
city and will remain a few days with
line of fancy goods. She cordially
invites the ladies of Ely to inspect
the same on Thursday and Friday
afternoons at the hospital.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1895-09-18
Potatoes Plenty.

There Is no doubt that 1895 is the
banner potatee year and many people
in this section and Throughout the
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-02-20
w CO N SIN.

Postverket Louis j. Larson ut.
namdes under den gangna veckau till
postmastare Urine, Buffalo county.
Nidingsdad. Farmers Union apo
teket Butternut sprangdes luften
forliden fredags alton. Byggnaden
blef helt och hallet ramponerad och
hera personer undgingo med knapp
nod att begrafvas bland ruinerna. En-
VIM. Harms har arresterats sasom
misstankt for att ha f0rofvat nidings-
dadet
Dodsfall. Johannes Nelson Ships
ness Pleasant Springs, en- af traktens
forsta nybyggare, afed haroln dagen
en- alder af 7s ar. - Mrs Ole Olson
fran Cumberland, som under sista tiden
vardats d hospitalet for sinnessjuka 1
Marathon county, har dersthdes aflidit
- Al hjertsjukdom aAed f0rra veckan
f. S. Larson Black River Falls. Lar
son var medlem af det lode New York
infan terlkompaniet. Dervarande gren
Of G. A. r. ombesorjde begrafningen.
OIyckshandelser skogarne.
Frank Johnson fran Trade Lake blef
nyligen under arbete vid det GRANTS
burgtrakten belagna Clendennings
timmerlager lila skadad, derigenom att
en- timmerstock rullade Diver honom.-
En- hos Chippewa Lumber g. Boom Co.
vid Rice Lake anstald arbetare, var
tisdagen fora veckan sysselsatt med
att k0ra thinner ned till landnings-
platsen, hvarvid han rakade falla af
lasset, fallet erhallande sa svara ska
dor att doden 6gOnblickligen f0ljde
Hos Rice Lake Lumber Company an
staldo arbetaren Claus Halvorson blef
samma dag / narheten af Big Chetek
Lake d0dad af EFT fallande trad. Hal
vorson efterlemnar enka och fem barn.
West Superior-nyheter: l West
Superior vackte underrattelsen ON the
American Steel Barge Co.'s arsm0tc
New York den IL febr. ovanligt intres-
Sc. Bolaget, som numera helt och hall
let styres af hrr Rockefeller eyer pa
de stora sj0arne en- fotta pa % fartyg
ON 10 tusen tons driigtighet. Man tror
allmant, att hrr Rockefeller tanka helt
och hallet bli herrar Diver ierntillverk-
ningen. Do ega utom namda bolag de
st0rsta jerngrufvorna nora Minneso-
ia, Duluth, Mesaba och Northern jern-
vagen och West Superior Iron and
Steel Co. De ha saledes redan grufvor
och fabriker och batar, och nu sagas
kolgrufvor ocksa ha b0rjat bearbetas.
Man pastar, att bolaget redan nu kan
salia EFT ton jern eller stal 25 cents
billigare an Illinois Steel Co., det enda
bolag som eljest ansetts som farlig med.
tAflar~,
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-02-20
Lopande MIR GAG.

y Patentbyr8n Washington har be-
viljat patent at foljande skandfnaver i
Minnesota: Erik Svedlund Atwater a
en- boetthallare och L. F. Christensen
Fulda a en- 'harraw desk sharpener..
Postverket. Postmastaren Still
water Boren blef den IA februari genom
telegram fran Washington entledigad,
och hans stalle 0fverlemnades post
kontoret at mrs Christian Carroll. Herr
Boren hade 0fvcr ett ar qvar af sin
tjenstetid. Mrs Carroll ar enka efter
framlidne presbyterianpastorn Joseph
d. Carroll.
Olycksfall. Enligt fran Willmar
den 10 febr anland underrattelse fran
New London ratraffades tva mil der
ifran liket af en- niirheten boende far
mare A. F. Fridlund. Aftonen f0rut
hade denne akt fran New London med
EFT tegellass och farit Wise. Lasset
hade fastnat en- sn0drifva, och antag-
ligen hado han da spant ifran hastarne
och dervid rakat snaria in sig och
fallet, da hastarne rusat vag, forlorat
sansen och truslt lhjel
Brefkort fran Belgrade. Nyhe-
ter harifran ha varit sallsynta noe pa
sista tiden, f0rmodligen derfOr att in
tet namnvardt velat handa. - Under
november och december sarskildt un-
der julien, hade vi besok af professorer
iran Gustavus Adolphus College, sa att
vi da kunde samlas Herrans gardar.
vi ha ocksa haft barnfest med musk,
tai och sang, som stamde hierta och
SHINE hos gammal och ung. Det ver-
kar gripande, da dc sma, ''genom hvil-
ka Herren har en- makt sig upprattat",
trada upp som predikanter for oss
gamle, som IA sitta och lyssna till
vittnesb0rdet ON menniskobarnens BIZ
ste van, utan hvilken julgladie eli gir-
ves Naturligtvls ingo icke julgafvor
saknas till do sma; f0restandaren blef
81 heller lottlos. Under ianuari manad
var var forsamling utan herde, men
har nu andtligen fatt gladden. att helsa
sin nye larare, konferensens y0rdade
sekreterare A. f. Ericsson, vGlkom-
men, Han kom fran SveaGahl hit till
Mtnnesotadalen, der Mankato och
Belgrade utgora hans nya arbetsfalt.
Matte Herren viilsigna denna sin kraft
iulle tjeDare med kraft att utsS den
adla saden, sd att en- rik skord ma pa
denna plats biifva inbergad for eyig-
heten.-Vintern har huggit pa rama
allvaret, och sladf0ret, som de tya fU-
regaende aren varit sparsamt, begagnas
mycket traget. - Da mr. G. L. Farm
harom dagen q den q K, Bottomroad
akte hem fran staden, var han NARA att
|yidenkrbk pa vsgen stBta ihop med
en- skenande hast. Men Iyckligtvis
stupade denne nagra fot framf0r Farms
akdon, eljest hade en- sammanstotning
varit oundviklig. Ar det icke ljuft
att ALT ia spara Guds finger, som le-
der ALT till en- god MISUNDERSTANDING
rem har med det nya aret anyo lyckats
Vinna nya prenumeranter bland oss. och
dot glAder oss, emedan det skall binda
oss narmare tillsammans. Farmdre.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-02-20
Fran New York formales, at

Fran New York formales, att
prinsessan Paulina, som den % sistl.
december ankom till New York, afled
der den l5 febr. Hon var fodd 1876 /
Holland, var fullvuxen II tum lang och
vagde blott 81 skalpund. De sista nio
aren reste hon verlden kring att lata
SO sig. borjan af december insjuknade
hon ryska snufvan, blef smart frisk
men insjuknade ater for en- vecka sen i
bronchitis. Hennes lik kommer att
aterf6ras till Holland.
Katolskt illdad. Tidigt pa NOR
gonen den 10 febr fick den antikatol-
ska tidningen ''The Free American"
tryckeri bes0k af tire maskerade man,
som 6fverrumplade kassor 5okhallare
och forman, hvilka de togo pa sangen,
forolampade, hotade att d0da och slut
ligen n6jde sig med att belagga med
handklofvar Derpa uppbrotos ALA la
dor och skap under letande efter sub
skriptionslistorna. Sa smart dessa pa
traffats, drogo valdsverkarne skynd-
SAINT sina fHrde.
Nagra af polisdomrarnei Brook
lyn torde komma att forlora sin So, 900
job for deras f6rsummelse eller odug-
lighet att fullg0ra sina pligter under
stricken. Domare James f. Quigley
och William Watson vid Gates Ave.
Even St domstolarne, anklagas direkt
af mayor Schieren att hafva visat en-
utomordentlig partiskhet for de strej-
kande och dem, som blifvit anklagade
for valdsamheter. For iva veckor Sc
dan blef mayor Schierens uppmark-
samhet fastad pa det egendomliga satt,
hvarpa rattvisan skipades af desse do
mare, hvaeGore han besl0t att genom
sarskilda stenografer gora sig under.
rattad ON verkliga forhallandet. Beg
ge domrarne togo saken latt, men d$
de dessa dagar komma inf0r Supreme
Court torde de blifva 81 f0ga glada.
De hafva, enligt mayorns formenande,
varit orsaksn till att stricken blifvit
f0rlangd. Under sadana f0rhallanden
torde det vara sin ordning, ON de
f0rklaras ovardiga att ut1fva EFT donna
re embete. - M.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-02-20
Fran Washington skrifves den

Fran Washington skrifv es den IA
febr att populister och silfvermyntare
ha utfardat ett nytt upprop af f0ljande
innehall: Europas och Amerikas b0rs-
spslare ha sammansvurit sig till vart
f6rderf, de villa n6dga oss att CORA
skulder, f6rstora vart pappersmynt och
utrota silfvermynt och samedolst for
alltid lemna vinningslystna banker
ledningen af yara finanser. Trettio ar
ha dessa sammansvurne lyckats nara
folket att grala ON likgiltiga ting
eller idel smasaker. medan de utarbe-
tat sina svarta planer mot landets lycka
och oberoende. Dsrf6r maste ALA TO.
sterlandsvanner vakna till strid, racka
hyarandra handen och enas i arhun
dradets vigtigaste fraga, penningefra-
gan. Uppropet inbiuder sarskildt dem
till anslutning till partiet, som villa ha
fri silfvermyntning, intet annat pap
persmynt an regeringens och motsatta
sig dess utfardande of rantebarande
obligationer.
Eft korstag borjades af damerna
mot krogarne Sioux City, Iowa, den
IA febr. ALT sedan pastor Haddock
under sin kamp mot krogarne foil for
en- l0nnmordares hand, har ingenting
kunnat vacka sadan uppmarksamhet.
Under psalmsang tagade omkring iva
hundra qvinnor fran krog till krog och
upplaste for krogare och kypare den
del af MARTIN liquor law, som de Of
vertradt. Vid John Manderscheids
krog mottogos de med varma servetter
de 0fver0stes med 0knamn och drefvos
pa d0rren. I bradskan och trangseln
blefvo nagra qvinnor skadade, men de
saga sig ANNA fortsatta slit korstag.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-02-20

Postverket. Louis j. Larson ut.
namdes under den gangna veckan till
postmastare Urine, Buffalo county.
Skaffaren. (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1885-1895, 1895-02-20
M / N N E s OTA.

Vid EFT sammrntrade 80 lis
den 10 febr. radgjorde man. ~ dan
det af ett qvarnbolag dersKE NSrund
fonden skall bli $25, 900. - a aktie-
aUara ba MADAM taoi1oaE