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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-18

II am sure don't know, but
Nov, be sensible, Molly. You know
you are very fond of him."
~ don't know anything of the sort.
/ ] don't care bit about him-that is,
j think he is very agreeable. and hand
some, and kind-hearted, and all that
you might add clever, virtuous and
fascinating"
''WhyP"
because then you would have given
him all the qualities that a woman can
expect in the man she would marry"
REALLY, Nellie, / believe you are
nothing but a scheming little match
maker"
TN this instance perhaps am. But
1t is certainly u very desirable match,
and you are both head over ears in love
with each other"
II protest, cont love him bit"
"You don't know your own mind"
''Oh, yes, do, don't love him, and
wouldn't marry him.
"Do you mean that?"
swell, of course do"
'Then I'll marry him myself"
''You?"
''Why not?"
-"Oh, of course it is nothing to me-"
"Quite so''
"But l think it very mean of you
very, very mear-not to have told me
that you cared for him"
''Now, Molly, just listen. Mr.. Beau
mont, am sure, THINKS you do not like
him, and that you would refuse him if
he, asked you to marry"
do you think SOP"
"Yes; so believe, from something he
dropped, that he is going TO propose
TO me this afternoon. Now, if you slip
into the drawing-room and hide behind
the screen"
81 shouldn't think of doing any such
thing. The ideal"
"Do as l tell you, dear, and you viii
hear me refuse him. l YVES only jest
ing when 1 said l would marry Mr..
Beaumont myself"
"TEen you are sure you don't love him
the least little bit, Nellie, dear?
Not i'll the least. You will bear me
tell him so if you wait"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-18
He rorrot HIa NecIrtle.

United States Minister Mr.. Pile, of
Virginia, once yentured to present him
self to the president of Venezuela on
one occasion minus a neclStie. Presi-
dent Blanco very sharply reminded
him of his forgetfulness of etiquette
and shortly afterward sent him about
his business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
OFFICIAL
| PROCEEDINGS
of the
CITY COUNCIL,
Ely. MINI. Sept. Is. 1896.

ELY, MINI. Sept. Is, 1896.
Regular meeting of city council.
Meeting called to order at 8 o'clock
by Mayor Vail in the chair.
Present, Aldermen Ellefsen, Wake
field, Homer and Kent. Absent,
Aldermen Skala and Anderson.
Moved by Ellefsen seconded by
Wakefield that minutes of previous
meeting as read by clerk be adopted
after entering an omission relating to
the passage of ordinance No. q.
Carried, ayes 4, nays O.
The petition of r. [. Lawrence
praying council to transfer liquor
license issued to him for the lower
west room of building situated on
lots 1 and 2, block S, to Joseph Smoke,
to be exercised in the east room Of
building situated upon lot II, block Z.
Moved by Ellefsen, seconded by
Homer, that license be transferred as
per request. Carried, ayes 4, nays 0.
Petition of Jos. Soklich requesting
permission to use city light poles to
string wires leading from the Chan
dler to his building, was on motion of
Homer. supported by Kent, granted,
until such time as the city shall be
able to furnish the light from its
plant. Carried, ayes 3, nays 0.
License application of Jos. Soklich
to sell intoxicating liquors in the
lower front room of building situated
on lot II, block II, was on motion of
Homer, seconded by Wakefield, laid
on the table until the next meeting.
Carried, ayes 4, nays 0.
The bond of Daniel Garrison as
chief of police with sureties thereon,
was on motion of Wakefield, seconded
by Kent, accepted and ordered placed
on file.
Reports of Electrician Lowe and
Judge Cowling were on motion of
Kent, supported by Homer, accepted
and ordered filed. Carried, ayes 4,
nays 0.
The pay roll of city water plant
amounting to $4,000, read by clerk.
On motion of Ellefsen. seconded by
Wakefield the same was ordered paid
as follows: Carried, ayes 4, nays O.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
Southan Mining Company.

& diamond drill started to work
September l on the property OF the
Southall Mining company, in Sec. 4,
62-l3. and efforts are being now pushed
to determine just how much ore exists,
The mineral is of a very high grade
and a disinterested mining man stat
cd few days ago that he believed
that the mine would develop into one
OF the very best on either OF the two
ranges. The company has also dis
covered good indications OF a soft red
hematite north of the hard ore vein
and has started crew test pitting
for that ore.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
Contract Work.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office Of the County Auditor in the
city of Duluth, on behalf of the board
of County Commissioners Of ST. Louis
county, Minnesota, up to twelve
o'clock, noon of Tuesday, October 9Th,
1896, for the construction of four
bridges, according to plans and speciti-
cations 60 be seen at the office of the
County Surveyor at No. 21S, Trust
Company building in the city of Dull
nth. Copies of which are on file in
the County Auditors office.
One bridge, $50 foot span, located at
st. Louis river, near town line be-
tween towns 80 and SO, range IA west,
on the extension of the Rice Lake
Road.
One bridge, 150 foot span, located
at st. Louis river near town line be-
tween towns Sc and 81, range II west,
on the Miller Trunk Road.
One bridge, 120 foot span, located at
White Face river, in section 10 and II,
town 81, range II on Miller Trunk
Road.
One bridge, 50 foot span, located at
Pale Face river in section 50, town 55,
range II, on Miller Trunk Road.
Payment will be made in County
Road Bonds of the County of ST.
Louis in denominations of 100000
each to be accepted at their par value,
or in cash, as the board of County
Commissioners may elect.
Bidders will be required to furnish
bids for each structure which shall
indicate the amount of bid in County
Road Bonds and the amount of bid in
cash.
Suitable bonds to be subject to the
approval of the board of County Com
misioners, must be submitted with
each bid in sum equal to the amount
bid for the work.
The right to reject any and all bids
is reserved by the Board.
0. HALDEN,
County Auditor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
Seasons Ore Shipments.

The total shipments of iron ore
from Duluth and Two Harbors for the
season to September were 2,91l, 317
tons, compared with 2.54S,069 tons for
corresponding period last year, pre-
senting an increase of $685. tons.
There was falling off of shipments
for August at the beginning of which
month the general increase of Duluth
and Two Harbors had been 545. 1887
tons and the prospects are the general
increase shown at the beginning of
September will be greatly reduced at
the beginning of October. The ship
ments from Duluth to September l
were 1,499,S77 tons as compared with
LOSS, lilo tons for corresponding per-
iod last year, and shipments from
Two Harbors to September / were
l,411, 500 tons as compared with 1,478,-
$50 tons for the corresponding period
last year.-Northwestern Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16

Sealed bids will be received at the
Office of the County Auditor in the
city of Duluth, on behalf of the Board
of County Commissioners of ST. Louis
county, Minnesota, up to twelve
O'Clock, noon of Monday, September
21st, 1886, for the construction of the
miller Trunk Road" from the city
limits of Duluth to the Fayal mine
location in township 81, range II, in
said county.
Bids will be received for the con-
struction of same in five mile sections,
each bid to be accompanied by sat
isfactory bond for the performance Of
the work in sum equal to the
amount bid for the work.
Payment will be made for the work
in County road bonds of st. Louis
county of the denomination of $1,000
each, which must be accepted at their
par value, or in cash as the Board of
County Commissioners may elect, and
each bid submitted must state the
amount bid in cash, and the amount
of bid i'm County road bonds.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of County Auditor and
the County Surveyor
The board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
0. HALDEN,
County Auditor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
VOL. 2, NO. 9.
REPUBLICAN5SM.
Speeches by the Rev. VIM. Wilkinson and
=. III. Penwarden.

HI. 1SnW2ruen.
Rev. VIM. Wilkinson RECALLED the
citizens OF Ely Tuesday evening at
the Opera house with two hours OF
Republican doctrine. Mr.. Wilkinson
is a speaker Of note and brought forth
many arguments to prove that the
sound money party are the party OF
the country and should receive recog-
milton.
He sketched the records of the Re-
publican and Democratic parties and
devoted some time to the tariff which
is the most important issue of the
present campaign. Mr.. Wilkinson's
address was one of the most clear and
concise yet delivered here.
Following the Rev., Z. I'll. Pen
warden. a railroad boy of Two Har-
bors. gave his views from a laboring
mans point CT view and his remarks
were we'll received by al who listened
to him. He showed plainly that it
was not fight Of labor against
capital, which has been the cry among
the Pops and Demo-pos.
The Finn band furnished music for
the occasion in a manner pleasing to
the audience. The hall was crowded.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16

the mills for some time at the present
rate of operation. Unless the order
is rescinded later, nearly one-third of
the ore purchases of the Illinois Steel
Co., which were much below the
usual, will go over TO next season.
This in turn falls upon the vessel men
and compels the carrying over OF a
certain amount Of contract tonnage.
The fact that the next three months
together will not furnish as much ore
as the average for each of the four
months thus far is quite against any
advance in the wild rate. The past
week has put more Lake Superior
mines on the idle list, and by Nov. l
the number of unemployed miners
will be very large. We hear of further
small-lot sales of non-Bessemer ores,
but in Bessemer nothing is doing.
At Chicago very much more interest
is taken in the market than was the
case week ago, buyers showing more
disposition to consider placing orders.
although as yet novery large purchase
have been made. This is true Of all
branches OF the market, but particul-
arly in pig iron. Several good in
quiries have been had within the
week, and of these one or two large
ones have already developed into
les IT jS eynacted that furt her
sales will be made this week. There
is more and more confidence in the
final success of the sound money cause
at the polls every week; and this is
probably the reason consumers are
beginning to take an interest in the
market. The report Of the Vermont
election was followed Immediately by
several goods sales of pig iron, and
some Of other material.-Iron Trade
Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
AY SEPTEMBER 10, 1896. 5000 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

council of the city of Ely, in regular
meeting assembled, that there be,
and there is hereby levied and assessed
as tax for the ensuing year on all of
the taxable property Of said city, the
following sums Of money. which,
when collected, shall be credited to
the respective funds hereinafter
named, and the city clerk is hereby
authorized and required to certify
the same to the county auditor. viz:
LIST General Fund, the sum of $1,000.
2nd Fire Department and Water
Works Fund, the sum of $1,000.
Sd Court and Police Fund, the sum OF
50, 800. 4th Interest Fund, the sum
of $500.
Moved and supported resolution
of Alderman Ellefsen be accented.
Carried, ayes 3, nays 0.
Moved by Wakefield, supported by
Kent that council adjourn. Carried,
ayes 3, nays 0.
PETER SCHAEFER,
City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
Section 80.

Judge Sanborn of the United States
circuit court of appeals at ST. Paul
Monday filed number of opinions.
the most important being IN the Hart
mann or famous Warren case, suit
involving very valuable mineral lands,
being part of section 30. The case
was an appeal from decree sustain
ing demurrer to a bill in equity and
dismissing the bill. Emil Hartmann,
appellant, sued James II. Warren and
Others, holding the title to part of
the famous section 80, alleging that
the title granted to Warren by the
United States Dec. IL, 1894, was
through errors of law by the land de-
partment officials, and that such title
should have been given to Hartmann.
Warren's title, entered in 1885, was
based on his claim of mixed Indian
parentage, which entitled him to
eighty acres under the provisions of
the Indian treaty of Sept. 80, 1854
Hartmann applied to the Duluth
land Office in 1889 to enter this land
with Portertield warrants, issued I'M
der act Of congress approved April IL,
1860. The application was rejected
and Hartmann appealed to the United
States land commissioner who upheld
his subordinates and dismissed the
application to contest. The secretary
Of the interior reversed this decision,
in so far that he ordered the local
land officers to investigate Hart
mann's case further.
This was done and the decision was
adverse, and the secretary Of the in
terror approving such decision, Hart
mann appealed to the courts and the
appellate court today sustained the
Warren title, holding that the Indian
scrip had been offered and the land
entered with it prior to Hartmann's
application for it, and that the
question of priority settled the whole
case.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
RAINY Lake Gold.

While there are many OF the mining
men Of Duluth who have tabooed the
idea Of there being gold in large pay
ing quantities in the Rainy lake
region. the fact is fast becoming a
fixture that the expectations of the
few who had faith in the new dis
covery on the northern boundary OF
the state are soon to be realized.
When it was first given out that there
was large deposit of iron ore on the
Vermilion and Mesaba ranges the
people Of the state were slow to be-
lieye in it and it was not until
foreign money came in and obtained
the cream OF the iron lands that the
people of the state became cognizent
of its immense wealth of mineral.
The same condition of affairs is now
being made manifest in the develop
ment Of the gold mines Of Rainy lake
region where foreign capital to the
extent Of thousands of dollars is now
being invested with every indication
of rich return to the purchasers. The
mining men Of Duluth and vicinity
are just becoming awakened to the
true situation, and each week brings
the information that former iron
mine dealers Of this vicinity are head
ing toward the gold fields with new
born confidence in the future. 1t is
to be hoped that it. as is now believed
the new discoveries of the yellow
metal will show profitable results to
an extensive degree, the people of the
state viii take advantage of their
opportunities and not allow the pro-
ducts of our own soil to enrich foreign
capital. Let us keep that which is
our OWN among our own people and
enrich our home treasury thereby,
that we may be at least as prosperous
as our more enterprising foreign
neighbors. Build railroad from Du
Iuth to the Rainy lake gold fields and
fasten every rail to the ties with
golden spikes Northwestern Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
The Cleveland District.

The announcement that the Illinois
Steel Co. has stopped taking ore be-
cause its docks are completely filed,
emphasizes the congested state of all
ore receiving docks, due to the slight
consumption of ultimate products.
Five furnaces of this company will
blow out this week, pig iron being
already accumulated sufficient to last
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
Land Decisions.

Decisions in two land cases by Sec
Rotary Smith were received at Duluth
Yesterday. In E. c. Lamb VS.. jeff
Hildreth. the latter's appeal from the
rejection of his timber and stone
fling is dismissed. In F. G. Barker
Us. United States, the appeal from a
cancellation of Barker's entry is dis
missed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16
Lost.

Between Zenith mine and Braccos
saloon Monday afternoon gold
watch. Finder will receive reward by
leaving the same at this office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16

A week from Friday the ladies of
the Episcopal Guild will give their
social.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16

The city council met last evening
and transacted much business as can
be seen in another column.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-09-16

The following bills and accounts
against the city were presented and
on motion of Wakefield supported by
Kent the same were accepted and the
clerk instructed to draw orders for
the same. Carried, ayes 4, nays 0.
O.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-23
he DIDN'T KNOW /.

Magistrate Peter Hughes. Of
Philadelphia, who loves good joke.
tells Of recent personal experience
with great glee. In certain cnse
the other day big colored womaa
was witness. She testified sbat
she had whipped her little boy very
severely, and ~ size went on with
the story Of the exceedingly stiff
beating she had administered, he
Judges clear brow grew little
darker, and he interrupted her to
ask if it had been necessary to chas-
tise the boy so severely. The wit
ness opened her e$ss widely at the
question. Gazing intently al the
Court. she required !: "Jedge. wus
you eber de father Of worthless
mulatter boy ?'' "No, no." re-
sponded Magistrate Hughes, hastily.
'Then, Jcdge, you don't know
muffin about de case"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-23
THE PARROT WAS A TALKRH.

A man of New Bedford, whose
niece had coaxed him to buy her a
parrot. succeeded in getting u bird
that was warranted good talker.
lie brought it home, aud after put.
ting it IN cage, stood before it
and said "Say uncle, Polly ~
The bird did not respond, and af-
ter repeating the sentence dozen
times or nfores with no better sue
cess, the uncle put his hand into
to the cage, grabbed the bird by
the neck, shook him until his head
wobbled around, all the time Yelling
at him "Say uncle, gol darn yer,
say uncle ~ The bird looked limp
and liteless, and the old man was
Disguised with his purchase. At
last he took the parrot into the
yard where he had a coop of 80
chickens. Thrusting the half dead
bird IN with the chickens, he ex-
claimed There, by gosh You'll
say uncle before you get out 20
Next morning the uncle went out
to see how the parrot was getting
on. Looking into the coop he
counted 20 dead chickens, and in
the corner OF the coop stood the
parrot OH one foot, holding the both
chicken by the neck aud shaking it
until its head wobbled, and scream
ing, "Say uRcIe, gol darn yer, say
uncle p Boston Herald.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-23
THE BOSS FISH STORY.

"You must be OH your good be-
havior this evening Henry for the
minister is to take dinner with us, :"
sald a Morgantown lady to her
worse half as he got home from
his Office last Thursday.
"What have you for dinner, !"
asked the husband.
"Well, know he is fond of fish.
80 bought quite string of small
river fish, and several large ones
from the dam
"I'm not much at doing the hon
ors when VIC have minister at the
table," said Henry. but | guess
we can get through with it all
right"
Half an hour later they were
seated at the the table, and a
blessing had been asked by the
minister. A little nervously the
head of the family began dishing
out the vegetables, and turning to
the guest, said
OWN you have some Of the little
river fish, or would you prefer some
Of the dam big fish ?"
The warning kick under the
table from hts wife was unneces-
sary. tie knew he had blundered
and cold beads OF prespiration
started out on his forehead.
81 mean"--trying to repair the
error-"will you have some of the
dam river fish or some Of the big
fish ?'
Worse aud more Of it.? His son
viii slightly pulled his cOat.tail to
bring him to his senses.
THAT is, would you like some Of
the river fish or some Of the other
dam Gsh ?"
The deep carnation spreading
over the good lady's faces didn Z
mend matters bit, and with a
gasp be plunged in once more
"Well, which OF the dam fish
DO you prefer. anyway ?"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-23
RoHR.
RoHR.
Correspondence ofthe Argus.
DELAYED. I


Delayed.
Jacob Rohr made a business trip
to Mergantown last Monday.
Uncle Amos" Gale, who has
been sick so long, is slowly improv-
ing.
We are told that Miss Kate Cress
and Sylvester Shaffer were married
last Saturday.
George Kephart and Jacob Rohr
were visiting at Elliott jenkins
and j. l.. Moore's last Sunday.
Henry Rohr was visiting at
"Aunt Phoebe" Spurgeon's and
other friends on Bull Run, last
Sunday.
Prof. l. f. Groves, of Gwseman.
was visiting friends and relatives
in this community few days last
week and returned home Sunday.
Sam Thomas, who has been
rafting logs for r.. Pickenpaugh
at the Beaver Hole, returned to his
home near Morgantown, last Satur-
day.
Miss Bessie and Birdie White.
Stanley Shaffer, A. VI. Gribble
and Claude Blaney. were boat
riding at the Beaver Hole last Sun
day.
We heard am old widower say he
would rather sleep on ~ stone pile
than to sleep with an old bachelor.
Ask Levi Greathouse what he kaows
about it.
There are nine rats of logs in
the Beaver Hole waiting for rise
to- take them to market. Our lam
bermen have made a wise choice in
selecting Irwin H. Christopher and
Col. Robert l.. Wilson to pilot them
down the rough and winding Cheat.
George @. Moore came very near
drowning few days ago. 1t seems
he had some very urgent business
on the East Side of Cheat, and in
crossing the river at about $50 D.
M, his boat struck what he sup
posed to be the bazk of the river.
bat 1T was only large stone, about
thirty feet from the bank of the
river, he jumped out on the stone.
drew his boat partly out of the
water and started for Mr.. Kepharts.
The third step he made he found
himself in water above the top
buttons of his pants. and as George
is forward going fellow, he pushed
on aud was completely immersed
without ceremony. On reaching
the house he exclaimed in a trem-
bling voice Man will risk more
for the love of his sweetheart than
be will for the love OF money" and
that old question is forever settled.
Buzz.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-23
TROr HIM OUT.

erhe many Clarksburg friends
ot Prof. j. Russell Trotter will be
pleased to know that his friends
IN Preston, Monongalla, Upshur
and other counties are saving that
Ae is the man whom the RepubIi-
cans should name for State Super
InteIdent. Prof. Trotter spent
four years at the. West Virginia
University graduating at that insti.
tuition with high honors in 1890.
Since that time be has been engaged
IN Institute work and teaching in
the State, and for the last three
years has been a student at that
great fountain of knowledge, Har-
ward College. taking post graduate
work. Prof. Trotter is a stauncb
Republican party and man of
Pare intellectual depth.
This deserved tribute is from the
Cldrksburg Telegram and shows
chat the Preston boys are contin-
Hally forging to the front. Ifthere
is anything in name Prof. Trotter
would be a good candidate for it
will take Trotter with a ga record
and man that can Russell around
IKE thunder to get theFe.