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The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-12-26
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
Land Cases Decided.

Secretary Francis, Monday rendered
decision in land cases for the first
time since he assumed office. Among
the cases decided were the following
from the Duluth district: Edgar Il.
Rollins VS.. John Quaderer-Commis-
sioner's decision affirmed. Land
awarded to Rollins as being chiefly
valuable for timber.
William McGibbon vs.. Edward
Schlagel-Decision affirmed. Schla-
gels homestead entry cancelled for
the reason that he did not establish
residence on the land in dispute.
William Wells VS.. Douglass Petre
and Robert DECENTRALIZATION for
review denied and land awarded to
defendants.
Frank Lyons vs. Nils Flotten-De-
cision affirmed. Land awarded to
Flotten as having shown good faith
in settling on the land.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
Swamp Lands.

In his annualreport, just submitted
Swamp Agent Malley calls attention
to the fact that there are several inn
portant cases pending in Minnesota.
The state and general government are
at variance. For some time the de-
partment here has contended that
the original surveys in the Duluth
district were all wrong. This was
finally accepted, but even after all
the claims of the state for swamp
land was fought, while nothing is
said in the report to Indicate the
exact status Of affairs, it is known
that the land officials here still cling
to the theory that a vast tract Of the
Rainy Lake agricultural lands is be-
ing sought after by the state of Min
nesota.
In this connection the old story
about certain unsatisfied or monaco
cepted land grants of one or two rail
road companies is revived. Commits
sioner LamoreauXS, in his report,
says that the suryeyOr-general wants
more clerical assistance for the Min
nesota office. Last year eight con-
tracts for public lands surveys and
two special instructions were ordered.
About 20 townships were completed.
There is still a vast area of public
land in Minnesota and the Dakotas
surveyed and unsurveyed. 1t is all
subject to purchase.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
Rather Hard.

John Saitz, the gentleman from this
city who was convicted in district
court week ago for having carnal
knowledge of one Mary Mouser, a
girl of IA, was sentenced by Judge
Ensign Monday to five years at Still
water After speaking of the terrible
crime which Saitz had committed
Judge Ensign said that because Of
the mans wife and children in
Austria he would not impose the full
penalty. AS the fact that for FIVE
years he could no longer work for his
family broke over his intelligence
Saitz passed his hand over his eyes
with a despairing gesture and
stumbled blindly back to his seat.
There he bowed his head in his hands
and groaned.
Many of our citizens who were
acquainted with Saitz are of the
opinion that the sentence is just a
little strong. SaitZ is a man along in
the fifties and five years at hard
labor will about wind up his earthly
existence. While the sentence may
be Just and true it nevertheless re-
mains a fact that criminals from the
ranges are rather easily dealt with.
Very few ever received their just
desserts. In this term of court there
was a case of State VS.. Jno. Hill, a
Finn, who was accused of having
literally cut mans face into gashes
from forehead to chin. This fellow
was let go while the larger part of
our people believe he was a guilty
party.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
The St. Louis Co. Fair.

One of the most successful fairs ever
held in this county closed Saturday
evening. The attendance was inn
mense and for the first time ia Dull
nth, races were success. When the
circumstances of the fair are taken
into consideration its success is mar
velous. Three weeks before the fair
the grounds on which it stood were
almost an unbroken soil. In that
short space of time the buildings were
put up and the fence erected, and an
excellent racing track was built.
Saturday was particularly remark
able because of the races, and the
most notable race was the free-for-all
Seven heats were necessary to de-
termine this and there were four
heat winners.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
Want a Railroad.

The do-nothing policy of the Dull
nth & Iron Range railway, the richest
and best equipped railroad corpora
tion of it's size in the United States
or in the world, so far as giving us
railroad facilities is concerned, is not
gaining friends for the company
among the big and influential mining
men and other shippers of these big
Rainy lake gold fields, says the Rainy
Lake Journal. And there is just
cause for this feeling, because it is a
fact that if that road had tapped this
region, riclr> in gold, fish, lumber,
wood-pulp and agricultural resources,
two years ago, today our gold mines
would have stood on better footing
than those of Cripple Creek or Trail
Creek. and the company now would
be drawing big income from freight
and passenger traffic to and from the
gold fields. But it is not yet too late
for the company to redeem itself, and
Messrs. Greatsinger, Sellwood and
Viele want to get a hustle ons them
selves right away, before some Am
erican or Canadian rival secures what
naturally may be considered the Iron
Ranges territory.
The Canadian government has made
an appropriation for the improvement
of the Long Sault and Manitou rapids
in the Rainy river, and for the cree
tiOn of light houses on the Lake OF
the Woods. 1t will be observed that
the Canadians are becoming fully i'm
pressed as to the great wealth OF
these gold fields. Will Americans sit
supinely, and let all the rewards for
honest toll and profitable investment
go by default with no effort to secure
interests here, or will they give us a
railroad to Duluth, and give our gold
fields chance to do the rest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07

Moved by EllefSen, supported by
Homer, that clerk be instructed to
notify the city scavenger to discon-
tinue work after Oct. Is, 1896.
Carried. ayes 5, hayes 0.
Moved by Anderson supported by
Ellefsen that council adjourn. Car
ried, ayes 8, nays 0.
PETER SCHAEFER,
City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
THE ORE MARKET.

! Sales of nOn-Bessemer ores in Sep
TENDER have amounted to respect
able total. The changein the price
basis may be judged from the fact
that Menominee ore that sold of
S2.65 in the early part OF the season
has lately brought So. 40. Buyers have
made offers on Mesaba non-Bessemer
ores, and some transactions have re-
suited, with prices in the neighbor-
hood of 50 ton. So far az Bessemer
ore is concerned nothing is to be ex-
pected for some time. When idle fur
naces are ready to start again there
may be a renewal of buying on a
small scale and stocks will be found
on the docks to supply such needs.
With the exception Of the few pro-
ducers of low phosphorus ores the
mines in the Bessemer agreement
have come considerably short of mar
keting the amount provided for
originally.
At Chicago transactions were con-
siderably more numerous in the past
week and while no large sales of
material have been made, the aggre-
gate is little in excess of the week
previous. Inquiries are also more
numerous but a. large number of the
prospective buyers are not expected
to place their orders until after
election. The market generally is in
better condition than it has been for
some time and the indications point
to very large business after election,
if sound money wins. There is also
considerably more confidence in the
outcome of the election. and as a con-
sequence buyers are feeling very much
easier and are more inclined to con-
slider making large purchases.-Iron
Trade Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
A Slight Squirt.

One or two of the smaller mines on
the Mesaba are still putting out a
little ore. Captain Harry Roberts
has about 5000 tons to mine at the
Cincinnati and the Auburn put out a
few thousand tons last week. The
Commodore has made sale of small
block of ore and is turning out from
seven to ten cars daily. The new
shaft is now down about ITO feet and
will be put down six or eight feet
more before station is made. A new
shaft house is going up and the stand
and side tracks are about completed.
At the Minnesota mine at SOudan
about 100 men have been temporarily
employed in the Butte and Alaska
shafts and for the purpose of rushing
the company's remaining shipments.
The Oliver Mining company will
set a force of men at work stripping
new property at Virginia this week
It is announced that 125 men will be
put to work. The Cincinnati mine
will be started up soon. The pre-
liminary work of starting up the
pumps has been commenced. George
St. Clair of Cleveland, who is in the
city, says that the practical assur-
ance that Mckinley will be elected is
already eXerting an influence on the
iron market and that the good effects
will be felt on the ranges yet this fall
to a greater extent than was expected
few weeks ago when the free silver
boom had q somewhat ominous look.
News Tribune
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07

alleges that up to May 10, 1895, the
defendants had almost the entire
grocery and provision trade of the
Finlanders of Virginia. This was
due, it is claimed, to the fact that
there was no other similar business
place where the Finnish language was
spoken. The plaintiff sets up that he
bought out the defendants business
and that the latter entered into a
contract not to engage in thebusiness
in Virginia for a period of two years.
1t is sought to recover the sum of
$4,000 damages claimed to have been
sustained and to have the defendants
restrained from further competition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
Work Begins at Once.

The county commissioners met yes
terday afternoon to consider the
bonds of the contractors to whom
have been awarded the building OF
the four sections of the new trunk
road. The bonds were. considered at
length, and finally were accepted as
thoroughly good.
Work probably will begin next
week some or all of these contracts.
According to the specifications, the
construction of the four sections, in
all nineteen miles, must be completed
by December l, so that there is not
much time to lose.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
Anderson Iron Company.

Defendants A. r. Macfarlane, e. G..
Gridley, J. T. Hale and w. G. Sher-
wood, Friday filed their answer to the
complaint of John Anderson and
Otto G.. Korb against the Anderson
Iron company. The suit is brought
to recover $500 for goods furnished,
but the plaintiffs allege that the COM
pany has become indebted to various
persons to the amount of $4,000, and
that the defendent company has no
property out of which the judgement
may be satisfied, and it is sought to
compel the stockholders to satisfy the
claim. The plaintiffs further allege
that. while the capital stock of the
company is limited by its articles Of
incorporation to 81 900, 900, there have
been issued 1927 shares, Of the value
of 81, 075, 625.
The defendants, in their answer,
deny that there ever was any greater
amount of stock issued than 81 600, 600.
They claim that on July 81, 1898, all
of them sold all the stock they owned
in the Anderson Iron company, and
have not since held any interest in
the company. 1t is alleged that, if
there is any Indebtedness, it has
accrued since July 81, 1893; wherefore,
they ask that the suit be dismissed
as to them.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
L. S. to V. G. Mrs. NJ. J. PHILLIPS.


After the work of installation, the
lodge went into social session and a
good time was had. Mrs. Hotaling
RECALLED the assemblage with very
pleasant talk on the merits of the
order. Several others also made re-
marks. The younger part OF the
party enjoyed themselves in the
dizzy mazes of few dances after
which the party adjourned to their
touches to snatch few hours of rest
and dream peaceably of the good
work accomplished. This was a. m.
The larger part Of the visitors left
on the morning train while others re-
manned in the city to visit friends
and relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
A Knotty Question.

The question whether one may
legally and bindingly contract another
to remain out of an openly COMPETE
tive field for any length of time is
raised in suit brought by d. G..
Christopher against Sakris Oberg and
Hilda Oberg to recover 81, 1000 damages
and have the defendants enjoined
from continuing in the grocery BUSH
ness in Virginia. The complaint
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
A Good Orator.

Congressman Hartman, of Montana,
RECALLED an audience at the Temper
ance hall Friday evening with the
routine free silver arguments. He
was preceded by FL. B. Fryberger,
candidate for county attorney on the
silver ticket who made few remarks
introducing himself to our people.
Mr.. Hartman is a good speaker and
from an oratorical point of view made
the best impression here that has
fallen to the lot of free silver ad-
YOcatpS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07

H. B. Fryberger,- candidate for
county attorney on the silver ticket
and NJ. T. Marion, candidate for the
legislature on the same ticket were ia
the city Friday,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07
GALA EVENING.
Diamond Rebecca Lodge Organized Under
Auspicious circumstances.

Auspicious circumstances.
Thursday evening, Diamond Re-
becca Assembly No. 153 was organized
in this city with SO charter members.
The work Of organization was done
by Mrs. Jane L. Hotaling, president
of the Rebecca assembly Of the state,
assisted by the visitors from outside.
The lodge starts out with charter
membership of SO and is one of the
most fiourishing in the state. The
order will be valuable adjunct to
the local /. 0. 0. F., which is the
largest of its class in the northwest.
The visitors arrived on the evening
train and after a lunch with the fam
lilies of the prospective members of
the new lodge whose guests they were
for the evening, they proceeded to l.
0. O. 4. hall where the initiatory eX-
erciseS were to take place. The guests
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-10-07

81 LOTUS. Mrs. Childers.
" Kruschke. KellOW.
8: Helbing. " Chinn.
g Donaldson. 6 Fleetwood.
:! Cox. = Hewett.
g Hoover. Miss McMaster
Geo. w. Cornell. r. III. ChilderS.
Chas. Penrod. Jno. Harmon.
w. n. Donaldson Mapleton, Mimi
John Williams. Mrs. Hotaling.
The 50 candidates were initiated in
a body and those who had the pleas
ure of becoming members say it was
one of the events of their lives. Mrs.
Hotaling, who performed the cere-
monies pertaining to the N. g., is a
fluent speaker and well versed in the
secret work Of the order and to her
efforts is due the prompt aud speedy
manner in which the ceremonies were
conducted. In the initiatory work,
she was ably assisted by officers Sc
lected from among the visitors. The
initiated candidates were as follows:
Mrs E. Mabel Miles, Eliza Polk
inghorn, Sarah r. Lawrence, Joseph
inc Tegnell. Ingeborg wilkins, Jane
Yates, Elizabeth M. Champion. Lena
Nyhus, Phillipa Thomas, Mary j.
Phillips, Mary A. Penglaze, Emily
Uren, Mary j. Thomas. Ann Housley
Catharine A. Kelly, Tekla Knu6son,
Martha NJ. Dandy.
Misses Minnie Cowling, Mary Smale,
Margaret Sheridan, Mary Sheridan.
Minnie Dennis, Carrie Nyhus, Martha
Cowling. Jane Cowling, Mathilda
WeSterein.
Messrs. Francis L. wilkins, Joseph
Hales, Joseph Thomgs. Thos. e. Mil
Ter, Rich Johns, Thomas Trip,
Thomas Champion, Samuel Smale,
William w. Kevern, Thos. Whitta,
Francis Thomas, Henry Thomas,
Francis j. Thomas, Chas. Peterson,
Fred A. Stockbridge, John Goard,
Anthony Smale, Paul Uren. Walter
e. Pike, Gustaff Tegnell, Matt n.
Sanders, Nels Nyhus, William Rich
ards, Olaf Knutson. William j. Cow
ling.
After the work of initiation was
complete, a banquet was INDUCED in
at the Kinney building where the
ladies had spared no pains to make
it pleasant for the inner man. The
room was beautifully decorated with
decorations of all kinds. Plants,
flowers, ETC.. were there ia abundance
and large boquets of American Beauty
roses graced the center of the table
affording a pleasing contrast to the
white and silver in which the tables
were set. Covers had been laid for IS
and when the signal was given to
proceed to do justice to the tempting
morsels placed before them, all did
so. Every thing in the shape of quick
" prepared eatables were at hand and
a large assortment of fresh fruits
helped to increase the ardor displayed
in storing the things out of sight.
Amid jokes, toasts and innocent
gatherings the banquet progressed.
After its completion the hall was
again sought and the work of Install
ing the newly elected officers of the
new order was gone through with.
The lodge is Differed as follows:
N. G.-Mrs. e. Mabel Miller.
V. G.-Mrs. Eliza POlkinghorn.
r. S.-Miss Mary Smale.
e. S.-Miss Minnie COwling.
Treas.-Mrs. Sarah r. Lawrence.
The following subordinate officers
were appointed by the n. g.:
Warden-Mrs. Phillipa Thomas.
Conductor-Miss Jennie COwling.
I. G.-Miss Matte Cowling.
O. G.-Mrs. Mary A. Penglaze.
r. S. to N. CIV. e. Pike.
T.. S. to N. G.-Mrs. l. Wilkins.
Chaplain Miss Mary Sheridan.
The following subordinate officers
were appointed by the V. g.:
r. S. to V. G.-Miss Nj. Sheridan.
The herald., 1896-09-27
HARRIS ON HARRIS.

Editor Herald: 1t may be of interest
to some of your readers to know how
Mr.. w. A. Harris speech here last Sat
urday night struck one Pasadena citi-
zen.
1 went to the meeting very much pre-
disposed in Mr.. Harris favor Parhans
l was little drawn to him by his name.
but had heard him once year or two
since and l had the impression that he
was fair man and a good speaker: and
the latter he Is.
He began by saying that he should
discuss the pending issues in a calm.
d1spassionate and judicial manner, and
then proceeded to "cuss" rather than
discuss those Of his old party friends
and associates who have the misfortune
to differ from him in relation to these
issues.
This Is a specimen of the calm, dis
passionate and judicial manner in which
he referred to such men as Senator
White and Ex-Mayor Hazard:
why, when Bryan, the boy orator,
and Murphy and Hazard and White, and
all the other boy orators who profess to
hate Palmer and Mckinley were spend
ing their time trying to stuff their big
toes in their big mouths, these noble he
roes were fighting for the preservation
of the Union"
This is the report of the Times and is
correct, with this exception, that 1t in
cluded Mr.. Rush of Los Angeles. This
elegant bit of choice language was rap
turously received by the highly cultured
Republicans present, thus affording an
other proof that this Is not only party
of high moral ideas, but party of ele-
CANT taste, as well.
But when he proceeded to excoriate
the Populists. he gave an exhibition Of
grand and lofty tumbling that was high
The herald., 1896-09-27
IN IOWA AND ILLINOIS.

Editor Herald Believing that many
of our voters would be encouraged to
hear directly of the f1attering condition
of silver sentiment from two of the great
agricultural states, copy the following
from letters of recent date received
from Iowa and Illinois:
S. B. Davis, farming near Laurens.
Iowa, writes: 'There is but little incen-
tive to labor, for the products of our soil
do not compensate us for the toll alone,
to say nothing of the capital invested.
. The purchasing power of a dollar has
increased so that one of them now buys
twelve to sixteen bushels Of oats, nine
bushels Of corn, two and quarter
bushels Of wheat, forty pounds of live
pork and all the potatoes family will
consume In year-I do not even limit
the family. These are facts: Wheat, 80
to 36 cents; corn, II cents; oats, 6 to 8
cents; pork, s225. The interest on our
mortgages has not decreased in the
least.
Politics is the all-absorbing topic Of
the day, and you will hear nothing else
discussed on our street corners.
There have been large accessions to
the ranks Of the free silver party this
fall, and that fact is evidently worrying
ed beast at bay.
II realize that farmers are every
where dissatisfied with the existing con-
dition Of affairs and scores Of Repub-
lican farmers throughout the country
are going to vote for free silver. in the
hope at least of increased circulation
lessening the burden under which we
are now staggering.
IT know of only two Sound money"
Democrats in the township, and think
they will not support the Indianapolis
fic1xat
The herald., 1896-09-27
;LIC PULSE ON THE ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN

ly interesting. He actually "tore pas
sion to tatters," and almost equaled Ser
geant Buzfuz in that thrilling burst OF
eloquence concerning "chops and toma-
TO sauce"
Mr. Harris had evidently read the
speeches of John Sherman and Gov.
Foraker at Columbus, Ohio, and the
most of his address was absorbed"
from them, even to the little exhibition
e the two Mexican dollars. I do not
Speak of this to condemn this 'absorp-
tion," indeed 1 think that was the best
part of his speech; at least 1t had the
merit Of being free from vulgarity. Mr.
Harris extolled the candidates of the
Indianapolis convention as being a lit
tie the most statesmanllke and patriotic
candidates in the field, but said he
should not vote for them just why he
forgot to say. AS far as talk would back
them up he was all right but with his
vote, mot for Joseph" a sort af Falstaf-
fan support that Generals Palmer and
Buckner will probably be very grateful
for-when they hear of It,
Mr.. Harris took particular pains to
tell us that his father fought on the con-
federate side and that he (the speaker)
was not ashamed of him, which sort of
suggested the thought of how 1t would
be on the other side If his father was liv-
ing, and that Is the way his address
struck yours truly.
CHAC n HARRIS