The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-26
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The D., NJ. & n. has replaced the
former 6O-pound rail with new so
pound steel rail for three quarters of
mile between Kelsey and Grand
Lake stations. The company will lay
twenty miles of this new steel be-
tween sections 10 and 81 this season.
If your bow-wow is not the proud
possessor of little brass tag, he runs
excellent chances of going to king
dom come the first of the month.
Officer Garrison has been collecting
dog taxes the past two weeks and will
collect until June lst, when all dogs
not paid for will be shot.
John S. Pinney, representing the
Minnesota Type Foundry company,
of ST. Paul, made this office a pleas
ant call Friday. The Minnesota
Foundry company people are hustlers
and through square dealing with
their patrons have built up one of the
best business concerns in Minnesota.
For the 81 hours ending at midnight
Saturday night the Duluth, Missabe
& Northern ore dock shipped $4,000
tons of ore. While the amount is in
no way a record breaker, it is among
the heaviest shipments for a like
period. and chiefly of interest as an
indication of the way ore is beginning
to move from Duluth.
The Ainslee Land and Mining COM
pany. fee owners of the Ohio mine,
has filed its consent to the transfer of
the lease from Ohio Mining company
to the Missabe Mountain Iron COM
pany. The latter company is given
credit for the advance payments of
royalties, allowing it to mine 51,175
gross tons without paying royalties.
Children's wash suits at IS cents at
Q. G. Korbs.
The medal shoot of the Ely Gun
Stub Sunday developed some passa BILE
scores. Al. Bedford and Louis Els
enach tied on 20 out of possible %
and shot 5 birds for the tie. Al. Bed
ford wears the gold medal as a token
Of his ability AS a shooter. getting
four out IF the five on the tie to Els
enach's three. John Columbo again
won the silver trophy on Il score.
Its now proposed to authorize post
masters and deputies to open letters
on which no postage stamps have
been placed, to learn the name of the
writer and avoid sending it to the
dead letter office. If all who write
would have their names and addresses
printed on the envelopes they use, as
the postoffice requests, nosuch trouble
would result.
1t seems strange that it has never
occurred to any of the minting author
tiles Of the United States TO coin d
23-cert piece. With this the current
practice Of charging the extra 3-cent
to customers would disappear. 1t
may seem a little enough matter this
J cent loss, but it is safe to say that
it costs the people of this country
millions of dollars annually.
w. A. Hicken has been appointed
by Governor Clough as appraiser OF
state lands for st. Leuis county.
There are three Of these appraisers
for each county, and two more ap-
pointmentS are expected. The duties
of these appraisers are to set a value
on All school sections and state swamp
land in the county that may be offered
for sale by the state auditor on July l.
Tuesday evenings Minneapolis
journel presents a list of names of
those who will graduate from the
several departments Of the state
university this year. From the. de-
partment of medicine SO viii gradU-
ate. among the names of which we
notice that of VIII Goldsworthy who
will graduate as NJ. d. with honors to
the satisfaction of his many friends
in this city.
Tell me. We winged winds that
round my pathway roar, Go you not
know some spot where wives clean
house no more; some lone. sequestered,
leafy dale, some island, ocean grit
where life is not one ceaSless war with
cobwebs. and with dirt: where only
natures carpets spreads. beneath the
tired feet. and whittier man is ne'er
compelled its tiresome folds to beat:
The light breeze fondled my face. and
said, BEAT on--there's no such
place. Elk.
Big cut in prices of tinware at
Gleason's. Call and see for yourself