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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-05-19
FIND POUCH'S BODY.
Remains of the WaukeSha County
Murderer Taken from a Pond
at Prospect Hill.

William Pautz commonly known as
Pouch, the man who murdered Alexander
the farmers household, is dead. Wheth-
or it was remorse or insanity that drove
him to the deed, or desperation due to
the thought that he was hunted like a
wild beast, will never be known, but
the murderer died by his own hand. This
morning his dead body lay under the will
pect Hill, Waukesha county, not far from
the scene of the murder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-05-19
Coroner Holds an Inquest.

The notification of the finding of the
body was given, the coroner and Justice
Pierce left Waukesha and went to Hale's
pond for the purpose of holding an in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
Taxes Not Plentiful.

The predictions that delinquent
taxes would be promptly paid this
year on account of the law passed at
the last session of the legislature pro-
yiding for the abating OF penalties
and interest, are not consistent with
the developments in the case, accord
ing to Treasurer Whipple.
Mr.. Whipple says that while the
paying of current taxes was fairly
good, the amount received for back
taxes has been small. He said that
the people evidently paid up the cur
rent taxes to avoid the 10 per cent
penalty and that they are waiting
to pay the delinquent taxes until
they get little money ahead.
The opportunity to take advantage
OF the law remains good until June.
1893, but in the meantime anybody
can take an assignment of the prop
erty from the state and in that event
the owner finds that he is cut of
from the benefits of the law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
RAINY Lake In 1t.

Editor Bowman, OF the Rainy Lake
Journal is still booming the Rainy
lake gold country with evident sue
cess. While skeptics read his articles
with dlscredit, those who visit the
country are loud in their praises of
the prospects. Messrs- Armstrong
and Camp who returned from there a
week ago say the country is not
being overestimated and while they
believe every claim In the country
does not contain gold, there are
many good properties which will
make their owners immensely rich in
the near future. So taken up with
the prospects was Mr.Armstrong that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
The Way of Politicians.

Straightforward writing Is so rare
an accomplishment that we hasten to
extend the hand of welcome to it
wherever it is found. The most re-
cent shining specimen of literary d.
rectness which we have lighted upon
is letter addressed by an Australian
partisan TO the politician whom he
assisted TO eminence, but who, on
reaching his high estate. forgot the
poor man, on whose shoulders he had
risen. The Australian wrote as fol-
lows:
"Dear Sur: You're a dam fraud,
and you know it. don't care a rap
for the billet or mtny either, but you
could hey got it for me if you wasn't
as mean as muk. Two pounds a
week ain { eny moar to me that forty
chillins is to you, but / objekt to
bein' maid an infernil fool of, soon
after you was elected by my hard
workin', a fellow wanted to bet me
ludb III bDC 11OQSC
moren week before you would make
a ass of yourself bet him Cow on
that as thort you was worth it then.
After got Your Note sayin' you de-
klined to ackt in the matter i drive
the Cow over TO the Feller's place and
tole him be had won her.
'fTat's orl got by howlin' meself
Hoarse for you on pole day, an
months befoar. You may not only
hurt a mans Pride but you injur
him in Bizniss. / believe you think
you'll get in an agen. 1 don't. And
what / don't think is of moar
Konseouence than you 'imajin. be-
lieye you take pleshir in cuttin'
your best friends, but waite till the
clouds roll buy an they'll cut you
just behind the Ear, where the
butcher cut the pig. Yure no man.
An don't think yure much of a
demercrat either. Go to hel.
lowers meself ritin' to a skunk. even
tho / med him a member Of Parler-
ment."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
Very True Nh. Herald.

The Brainerd Journal says: 1.-The
register Of the land Office is empoW-
cred by law TO designate the news
papers in which final proof notices
appear, but the receiver has no power
in the matter whatever" The Her
aid would like to see the section Of
the law which gives this authority.
So far as it can discover. there is
nothing in the law to prevent home
steader who wants to prove up insert
ing the final proof notice in any news
paper that he prefers, providing that
it is the newspaper published near
est to the land-Duluth Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
Selling Liquors to Indians.

Deputy Q. s. Marshal Monahan
came up from Duluth this evening
and arrested John Kotchevar on the
charge OF selling liquors to the
Indians. He will be taken to Duluth
tomorrow morning to answer to the
charges before the United States
court. The selling of liquor to
Indians has been going on long
enough and drunken Indians on the
streets have become a nuisance. This
Is the flrst arrest out Of a series that
are to follow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
What to Eat.

A Ralstonion Romance in the Aug
nst number Of WHAT TO EAT'' deals
with people in the province Of Ral-
stonia, who through a peculiar sys-
TEN of living, prolong their lives for
hundreds Of years. However. as the
heart at best wears out in 300 yerrs,
while the skin will easily last 900, the
residents are on the constant lookout
for new hearts. The story tells of a
-RalstoniaH's efforts to obtain the
heart OF little English actress, and
the result.
The battle of the Doctors on the
Apple Question wakes hot and hotter.
In this number DR.. Hoy, of Chicago,
goes for DR.. Tooker of the same city
in way to attract general attention.
Dinner customs in Vienna, a Creole
Luncheon, a Plea for Pie, How to
put Preserves, A Conundrum Supper
Cooking in Vicksburg Before the war.
and variety Of miscellaneous articles
make up the contents.
The cover is a gem-by many re-
garded the best vet produced.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
AGOOd Troupe.

Prof. C. A. Miller and his talented
company of players will hold the
boards at the Opera house for three
nights beginning Friday July 3Oth.
The Prof is a prestidigitator OF note
and proposes to mystify the Ely
audience in the most approved style
of the mystic art. Besides the Prof.
the company comprises several well
known people who put up program
that will please. Wherever they
have appeared they have
come away with very fat
tering testimonials and and invita-
tions to come again. Remember
Friday night at the Opera house.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
The ToDaz.

The topaz took its name from a
word meaning ito guess" as the an
clients could only guess where this
beautiful stone could be found.
There is no guess work about the pop
ularity of the st. Paul and Duluth
Railroad, or Duluth Short line as it
is more generally termed. People
know it and crowds its trains, espe-
cially during the summer season,
when the population focks TO its
many summer resorts. 1t is emphati-
cally the line for the business man
and the pleasure seeker, as it runs
fast finely equipped trains between
st. Paul. Minneapolis, Duluth West
Superior and other points and stops
en- route at summer resorts which
cannot be surpassed il this or any
other country. The proof of the pud-
ding is in the eating thereof, and
one has only to go with the crowd
and see for himself. Ticket agents
will always provide maps, circulars
and general information, or they may
be obtained by writing direct to c. E.
Stone, General passenger agent, St.
Paul, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
Found Guilty.

The case Of state VS. Martin Sever
for infringement of the game laws is
on trial before Judge Cowling today.
The case is being tried before jury.
Assistant County Attorney Taylor,
from Virginia, prosecuting the case
and Attorney Westcott defending the
prisoner. The evidence heard con-
WINGED the jury Of the guilt of the
accused and after about 20 minutes
elaboration they returned verdict
of guilty as charged" The fine foI
this offense is not less than $50 mol
more than 800 and costs in the case.
A stay of judgement until August IL
was granted by the court to argue
motion for a new trial,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
State EnjOined.

Judge Lochren, of the Quilted
States court, Saturday. signed the
order of injunction in the case Of
Walter f. Cobb and the Duluth &
Iron Range railroad against the state.
There was some discussion on the
part of the attorneys as to the form
of the order, but this was soon settled
and the order signed.
The court oyerruled the demurreIs
of the defendants, David M. Clough,
r. G. Dunn, a. T. Koerner and Fl.
w. Childs, and the defendants were
assigned to answer On the third
Monday in August.
The litigation is over the right OF
the state to forfeit the Duluth &
Iron Range land grant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28

pay all arrearages
Call at the Miner Office.

he made all haste to get back there
again while Mr.. Camp intends to go
up in few months. From the last
issue of the Journal we take the fol-
lowing regarding several properties:
Three assays from ore Clipped
from all parts of the shaft Of the
Randolph mine on the 81 foot level
and sent to three assay Offices, one OF
them being the United States Office,
all gave return within 50 cents
either way of 1924 free-milling gold
to the ton. An assay was made of
rock taken out seven feet from the
surface, which showed 1855 gold, 20
ounces of silver and a trace of plati-
nam to the ton. This property is To-
Gated on Seine river.
The shaft on the Big American
mine is now down 45 feet and the
showing is better than ever. The
quartz looks better and contains
more mineral. The development
done so far gives promise that the
property viii develop into big mine
Things are lively at the little
American mine. The shaft has been
timbered in good shape and the work
Of sinking is being pushed rapidly.
The work of removing the mill from
the Lyle mine to the little American
mine was begun Monday 1t is eX-
pected that it will be transported and
in running order in about three
months. This mill has 10 stamps.
but has capacity for ten more
which will be ordered and placed in
the mill. Having the mill right at
the mine will render the working
much mora economical, and with the
20 stamps dropping on such ore as the
mine is producing the mines in the
mines in the far West will have TO
look out for their laurels. Larger
camps are to be built and the mine
and camps are to be lighted by cleo
tricitY, and the camps will be heated
by steam. Everything will be ar
ranged SO as to admit of the most
advantageous working of the mine
and mill.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28

heavier than usual. Locomotive
building is somewhat more active.
some OF it On export account. but
car building is only prospectiyely =
factor. Again the conference over
the pudding and bar iron scales has
ended in disagreement and nothing
more will be attempted until early in
August The tin plate market shows
better prices, and that too, for for
ward deliveries, in the face OF higher
wages.-Iron Trade Review
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28

The Bismark Tribune saws Nellie
Christian, OF Forman, attempted to
ride a bicycle and lead cow TO water
the other day and before the affair
was over it was impossible to tell
whether Nellie was leading the cow
to water or whether the COW was
leading Nellie to water, or whether
the bicycle was leading Nellie and
the cow to water, or whether the
water was leading the bicycle to the
cow, or whether the bicycle was lead
ing the water to the COW, or whether
the cow was leading the bicycle to
the water, or whether the water was
leading the cow to the bicycle, or
whether Nellie was leading the cow
or the bicycle to water
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28

Vice President Olcott, of the Mis-
sabe road, has announced that, begin
ming Aug. i, all employees of the road
will be furnished free TRANSPORTATION
for themselves and familiesEhenever
the desire to ride over the Zine. All
heads OF departments will be author
lied to issue passes, SO that it will not
be necessary in future to 60 to Du-
luth whenever they wish. Hereto
fore employees have been given passes
freely enough, but the courtesy has
not always been extended to families
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28
OUR GOLD.
Why Not Fave Some Gold Mines In This
Vicinity.


With the fabulous tales OF Alaskan
gold It is no wonder that thousands
are losing their heads and are flock
ing TO that part OF Uncle Sans do
main. Many, too many, are. going
with little or nothing beyond their
ticket, hoping by some unexplained
method Of reasoning, to make a
stake not counting the cost in pas
sing through one Of tie widest,
toughest sections in the world, with
no definite idea Of what they purpose
doing. The public hears of a few
lucky ones. The hundreds who fail
of achieving that for which they left
home and friends are never men
toned.
If enterprising men, with capital
Of from 50, 900 to $1,000 went to the
Alaska fields where placer gold is
found they could make money, as
there is chance to do business at a
profit One viii have to have sufi-
Gent cash to buy q claim, to strip off
the heavy load OF gravel that covers
bed rock and to hire such labor as is
needed. The season is very short
one, but the gravel is remarkably
rich, which permits of a big product
in few months. It is thought that
other territory as rich as that at the
junction Of the Yukon and the
Clondyke will be found further north.
The territory is upon British soil.
It is a strange thing however that
just as soon as gold excitement is
mentioned in the papers, thousands
Of discoveries are made in our i'm
mediate vicinity. Afew days ago a
rich discovery WAS reported from the
Sturgeon lake country, about % miles
from Tower. The assays published
bode good for the find and something
may be expected to develop, yet it is
not sure and may fall fat. Two
weeks ago a prominent man OF this
country went to St. Paul to file a
mineral lease on the famous section
80 property claiming to have dis
covered gold and showed samples to
prove his claim.
There surely is something in all
these finds to warrantz gelopment of
the properties mentioned and while
a great amount of discredit is given
the tales, it nevertheless does not
always pay to be too sure, as has
been proven on several occasions.
The Rainy Lake country was con-
demned few years ago, still there
have been several fortunes made and
several more are ready to pick. The
Mesaba range was also condemned,
even by the state biologists who re-
ceiYed pay for doing it. and only a
year after the greatest deposit of iron
ore ever unearthed in the known
world was uncovered. Why then
could not gold exist in this vicinity.
The question needs discussion and if
it is necessary get the geologist to
pronounce adversely On the same.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-07-28

Cars A and B of the Duluth s. Iron
Range were up Monday having on
board President Greatsinger and Sup
erintendent Owens of the road on a
tour OF inspection.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-30

ters from this break flood a great area
and back up into the streets of Helena.
The relief steamer Ora Lee has ar
rived at M%arianna, Ark, having made
an expedition up the st. Francis River.
There were on board 100 refugees and
200 head of cattle. The steamer went
np the St. Francis River as far as
Cut Off, and then worked her way down
stream, rescuing people from perilous
positions. The suffering along the St.
Francis River is appalling. The wa
ter throughout the entire neighboring
country is from six to fifteen feet deep.
The relief boat had on board the body
OF Mrs. McMain of Raggio City. The
body was found at Raggio and it was
taken to Mariana for burial, there
being no land at the former place OH
which to give it interment. The St.
Francis is rising from three to five
inches daily.
AT points below Vicksburg the river
is rising. 1t is the general opinion of
cid river men here if the levees below
NlcKSDuIS EOiu luc great VOAuAAC VI
water in it's regular channel it will be
little short of a miracle.
Mi%ddlesboro, KY, is again flooded,
The water is.four inches higher than in
the flood five weeks ago. Most of the
stores in Cumberland avenue are flood
cd. Sixty-five families have been
washed out. Three hundred people are
fed by the city. Boats are plying on
the principal streets. At Pineville the
Cumberland river is rising three feet
per hour. West Pineville is under wa
ter. The Clinch and Powell Rivers are
flooding the entire country.
Gov. McLaurin, of Mississippi, con-
tinues to make diligent inquiry touch
ing destitute flood sufferers. He will
perhaps be compelled to state to Sec
rotary of War Alger that the amount
oil $40 900 mentioned in his telegram
will be wholly inadequate to alleviate
the want and suffering. Hon. ]. w
Cutrer Of Coahoma, a member of the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-30
Big Break at Flower Lake.

Another disastrous break in the Ms
sissippi levee occurred Sunday morn
ing at 8 o'clock at Flower Lake, six
miles below Tunica, Miss. The Gre
vase. while not yet Of great width, is
fully fifteen feet deep and the water
is pouring through the opening with
fearful velocity. This Will probably
be the most destructive break that has
occurred in the delta. The most fertile
farm lands of Mississippi, lying in Goa
homa, La Flore, Quitman snd ITALIA
hatchie Counties, in the northern part
newly planted corn crops will be laid
in waste.
No loss of life is reported, the in
habitants of this stricken section hav-
ing made preparations for just such a
catastrophe as exists there. The con-
Gition of the poorer classes throughout
the flooded area is indeed critical.
Thousands of refugees are huddled On
levees and spots of land waiting for re-
lief. The towns Of Rosedale AID Tun-
lea report that everything possible is
being done for these poor people, sut
that funds and provisions are fast be-
coming exhausted. In the little city of
RCsedale alone 1,2O0 refugees are being
cared for by the citizens.
Half a hundred towns stand in six
feet of water and the yellow stream is
creeping up slowly but surely.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-30

Dispatches from Aitkin, Sank Rapids,
st. Cloud and Little Falls indicate that
the river is still rising rapidly and that
all records are likely to be broken at
St. Paul within the next forty-eight
hours. The levee at James street, that
city, broke at 8 o'clock Sunday. after
noon, sending the water all over that
part of the city with a rush. The food
~encroached into the freighthouse Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road.
The Diamond 10 passenger station is
in danger Of floating away, and a force
Of men are busy tying it to the bank.
Several of the manufacturing concerns
OH the west side have been obliged to
shut down because water put their fires
out. The relief societies of st. Paul are
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-30
The Jim River Overnovs.

The Jim river is creating general
havoc with railroads in the valley east
of Yankton, S. D. The water is a foot
higher and threatens to take ont
bridges and tracks, as the approaches
at both ends Of the bridges are cut
ting badly. Three miles and over of
track OF the Great Northern, Milwau-
kee and Northwestern railroads is now
completely disabled, thus cutting Yank-
ton off from the outside world. Farm
ers in the bottoms are moving ont
with boats. Word was received ask
ing for immediate assistance, and men
and boats are departing for the flooded
district. The water still continues to
rise at Yankton. The ice is broken at
Grand Forks, N. D., and trouble is ex-
pected from that source. Easements
in Third street stores are cleared of
all goods. Above Grand Forks the ice
is still solid. Between there and Fish
er a long trestle on the Great Northern
went out Sunday. It will require a
week after the W-+er has gone down
to repair this line.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-30
What are you doing there, aunty??'

What are you doing there, aunty??'
We halloed.
Use watered in," came the response.
would you like us to take you in"
we offered.
mo, sab; III be Skilled out terect.
ly.
Piaintive howlings of dogs, cack-
ling of poultry and s%quealing of pigs
keep the We IDS alive, and graphic
scenes and incidents crowd upon the
sight at every turn. There are dead
c~arcasses floating in the water. frag-
ments of houses and articles of house
hold furniture Of every kind.
P. S.--A later dispatch says that
Greenville has been swept away.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-30
enough 10 sadden the hearts Of those
ing for news and hoping against hope.
Reporter Gathering News.

HVC"
The Post-Dispatch correspondent
went by skiff from here to all points
possible by water in a radius of fifteen
says a telegram from Greenville, Miss.
1t was a common sight to see rabbits
or domestic fowls floating on drift
wood. deer on little islands here and
there above the water, and the starv-
ing creatures do moi now fear the APP
proach of man. In one instance a ne
gress was calmly smoking a pipe on
the roof Of a log cabin, while a stream
OF water was running through the
doors OF her hut nearly up to the caves
OF the roof.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-04-30
Floods in Minnesota.

HAoouS iA
Ortonville, Mimi, has been complete
ly cut off from communication Nth the
outside world. A train cannot go 20
miles from this city in any direction.
Lac Qui Parle lake, Minnesota river,
Big Stone lake and Lake Traverse
form II vast sea. The lake and riv-
er are merged into one, rising at the
rate OF half al inch an hour. A heavy
northwest gale is diving the ice, whirn
is yet a compIct and SOLID mas
Of Big Stone lake into tie DIVERSIFIED
bottoms of the Minnesota river, where
it is likely to do great damage. Bridges
are gone in man. place and boats are
in demand in the vicinity of the depot
and the railroad yards. Rain has been
falling steadily for a week, making
country roads impossible and keeping
farmers off their fields.
Every record since that of 1S49 has
been broken by the Mississippi at
Anoka, MINI. Fireman's grove is
filled with water and the Rum river
dam is expected to go cut. Millions Of
feet of logs are floating down the river.
North of Anoka millions Of acres of
farms are under from two to six feet
Of water and there are grave doubts
as to whether or not it can be seeded
this spring. River men tonight say
that there will be a further rise here
Of at least six feet.