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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Change of Time.

A new time card will go into effect
on the Duluth & Iron Range some
time next week, the date not yet
being decided on. There will be no
change in time Of passenger trains.
Local freight No 3, north bound, will
leave Duluth at the same time now,
600 a. M, arriving here at 7:30 a. M,
and at Tower Junction at 100 D. m.
The freight business between Tower
Junction and Ely will be handled by
a turnaround train. No. 81 from the
Mesaba range will not connect at
Allen Junction with No. 3 as at
present. No. s. will leave here at
1910 p. N. reaching Eyeleth at $50.
South bound, No. 4 leaves Tower
Junction at 800 p. NJ, Two Harbors
at 9:05 and reach Endion at 1890. No.
6 departs from Eveleth at 500 a.. M,
Two Harbors at 800 p, M, arriving
at Endion at 500 p. M. A comparison
of these figures with the present table
elsewhere will indicate the change
in time.-Two Harbors News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
INDICTED.
The Grand Jury Returns rs Bills
Against the County Com
nlisSiOnerS.

Charles G.. Miller, Capt. E. Morcom
II. r. Dinham and j. G. Helm, four
OF the five county commissioners and
eX-county commissioners, against
whom indictments were returned by
she grand jury, were arranged before
Judge Cant Monday afternoon. Elk
Commissioner Albert Swenson was
the only absentee and the general
impression is that he is not aware
that the indictments have been
returned as he has been out in the
woods hunting for the past week.
The session before Judge Cant was
a very short one. j. L. Washburn
and John G.. Williams appeared for
the commissioners and when they
we're arranged waived the reading
of the indictments. Judge Cant
informed them that they might go on
their own recognizance after he had
fixed on 2 O'Clock as the time for
them to enter pleas to the charges
against them. The commissioners
retired to one of the jury rooms with
their attorneys and, after an hours
consultation, it was arranged that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
In Hard Luck.

In life we are in the midst of
DEATH" This old adage can be
applied to Hibbing's community is no
small sense of meaning. There is
not a weak passes Of late that our
people are not confronted with some
shocking message from some house
hold or locality of the death or fatal
accident of some well-known person.
Especially is this true for the durat-
ion OF two months past; the long
string OF unavoidable accidents COM
mencing with Leander Koski, who ac-
cidently shot himself at Beauty lake
September q, and the others being
Gilbert Irwin at the Mahoning Oct. 2
Matt Erickson at the Hull September
II and John Martinson at the
Penobscot the same day. a suicide
found near the county road on Oct.
IA, Patrick McGrath a week ago Mon
day at the village we'll, the deathly
sickness of D.. e. Truckey a week ago
and the accident Of Wednesday,
Hibbing News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Hope he it.

A st. Louis man who was buried
last Sunday left directions that a
brass band should be engaged and a
trio of popular tunes be PLAYED at his
funeral. Accordingly the mournerr
we're treated to.'A Hot Time in Old
Town. "All Coons Look Alike to
Me" and just Tell Them That You
Saw Me-" This was rather lively
music for such a grave occasion and
1t is doubtful whether the corpse
appreciated it.-Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

the time fer pleading should be
changed to the opening of court at
$3.50 Tuesday morning. at that time
they will enter pleas Of not guilty and
will demand an immediate trial and
it is expected that by to-day the case
will be well under way.
The commissioners will not take
advantage of the law which gives
them the right to demand separate
trials but will go through the ordeal
as n man and it is understood that
EX-CommiSsioner SweDson is to be
considered at present whether he
puts in an appearance today or not.
While there were practically but
five indictments against the commits
sioners there were in reality % bills
returned, as each commissioner is
indicted on five counts. With the ex-
ception Of the 0proper names, the
dates and the figures, the indictments
all read the same and allege that a
statement of Indebtedness in such
commissioners on a certain date
which an amount was presented to
the county and was wholly false and
fraudulent as true bills against the
county and that this fact was known
to the commissioners when they
passed the bills. 1t is further alleged
that the county did not at the various
times the bills were presented and
never did owe the persons presenting
them any sum of money for any
purpose.
The persons and corporations,
named in the indictments as having
presented the bills which were passed
by the commissioners the dates on
which they are alleged to have been
passed and the amounts are as
follows;
Sept. q, J. B. Noyes Lumber COM
pany, 5000; Oct. 2, j. B. Noyes Lum-
Der company, $500; Nov, 81. B. Noyes
Lumber company $500; Nov. 6, l. Fl.
Dibbell & Son, $3.50, and on Nov. 7,
st. Louis County Agricultural society
$3.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
More Railroads.

Chief Engineer Gray, with a CORPS
OF surveyors, started out Yesterday
morning to complete the survey for
the extension Of the Duluth.
Mlssabe & Northern railway to a
point some twelve miles north of this
place, 1n57-21, which is to be built
this winter. The proposed line runs
east from the present terminus here.
crossing the Messabe branch leading
to the Burt mine overhead. The
Swan River Logging company has a
large amount of timber to cut in this
notwithstanding Herald
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

her borders sell at S. per ton, nearly
twice as much az American ores are
marketed for at,home. With nayig-
able waters from Lake Superior to
t~idewatcr. tie United States would
uneuestionahly send ore direct to
English furnaces, as we could then
compete with other countries from
which they now secure their supply.
Under the existing conditions it is
not at all unlikely that we may do
something in exporting ore. Promin-
ent iron men Of England having been
looking over our mines, and may try
to buy a few Of them, could they
succeed in picking up a few of the
big steam shovel producers for the
English market it would please us
notwithstanding Record.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
ORE SHIPMENT
Statement Of shipments 10 Nov.
lst.-Other Iron News.

The statement OF iron ore ship
ments from upper lake ports to Nov.
l, as Officially made up shows a total
of u,270, 22S3 tons, as against s.o93, 2o7
tons to the same date last year, an
increase of 2,I77,o76 tons. This enor-
nous movement, taken in connection
with the dock delays, car scarcity and
low freight rates Of the present
season tells a significant story Of the
added capacity of vessels with the
depth Of waiter they have had this
year. Last years November move
Hlent was about $4,000 tons. 1t is
probable That this months total will
he quite as much and that the years
total, with all-rail shipments to
charcoal furnaces, will get up
close to y, 900, 900 tons. II consumpt-
ion keeps up at to-day's rate, it will
all be needed.
Signs appear in the iron trade, Of a
desire or the part Of both buyers and
sellers to do business for 1898 to a
greater extent than has been possible
in the past month or two. The
greatly increased buying capacity of
the people is seen in the steadily
maintained demand in ultimate lines
OF consumption. and as week follows
week manufacturers are coming to
the point at which they must know
what their cost is to be in the first
half of the new year. For the
moment the situation is more
favorable to the buyer than was the
case a month ago.. In the Eastern
market pig iron for 1898 delivery can
be had without paying the advances
over current prices from prompt iron,
that were asked in the middle of
October, and some sellers are making
more effort to get business. In
the Central West, prices on 1897 and
1893 iron have Appropriated, and in
the case of Bessemer pig iron both
have declined somewhat,i in November
transactions, from the nominal basis
af the latter part Of October. Pitts
burg, Cleveland. Youngstown and
Lorain, O., have contributed to
;sctivity in Bessemer pig in the past
week, and 1896 valley furnace has
FOR 1907 deliveries. Some of the
business has extended into 1898 on a
basis Of SO. 90 for January and Febru-
airy and SOTO for the first three
months. The $4,000 tons OF speculat-
i've iron that has made more or less
commotion in the past few weeks is
now practically all in consumers
hands. Furnaces in the Central
West are quite we'll sold for 1897
delivery, on Bessemer iron, but it is
not so sure that the requirements of
consumers have been met. Yet in
some lines the output, has made 1t
possible for the buyers .of the past
week to pick up lots of iron at
advantageous prices and preserved a
steady market. Comparatively little
business in bessemer is closed as yet
for 1898. Buyers offers for the first
three or four months are on a basis of
80. so to SO. Steel billets are weaker,
in part the r~esales, as it now appears
there were some cases Of overbuying
as we'll as overselling.-Iron Trade
Review.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Big Royalties.

The owners of the iron properties
on the Minnesota ranges who wish to
make leases are awakening to a
realization of the facts that the day
of big royalties has gone by, and that
from this time forward not only
lower retails will prevail but that no
fancy bonuses will be paid. The
Lake Superior Consolidated and the
Minnesota Iron company Will scarcely
consider a proposition for a lease at
any price, and when desirable property
is offered at d royalty far below those
on which any Of thu older mines on
the ranges are being operated,
they will show no interest. 1.-The
fact is pointed out that the royalties
paid on the older ranges are far
below the lowest on the Mesaba and
Vermilion. The Chaplin mine, the
largest property on the Menominee
range, was this season operated Oh Il
new lease. The royalty is fixed on
a sliding scale, based on the market
value of ore at Cleveland. When the
ore brings g. 10 a ton; or less, the roy
atty is 6 cents a ton; S2.10 to S2.15, I
cents; S2.I5 to 1920, 8 cents; 1920 to
1925 8 cents; 1925 to $3.50, 10 cents;
S2.5 too ,75, Is cents; $2.75 TO So, 20
cents; So to.S3.25, % cents; 1926 to
SO. rs, IS cents; 1871 to "a, % cents.
Above that figure which Chaplin ore
will in all human probability never
go, the royalty is based on an agreed
percentage of the selling price.
This year. under the Bessemer pool
schedule, Chaplin ore sold for $40 a
ton, SO under the new lease the fee
owners were paid a royalty of but
10 cents which is mnch lower than
that paid on any mine now being
operated on the Mesaba range
The operators of the Chaplin have
another advantage over the Mesaba
mines and that is in the matter of
both rail and lake freights. The
rail freight rate is but As cents "a ton
as against 80 cents on the Mesaba
and the lake rate from Escanaba to
Cleveland is always a few cents a ton
less than from Duluth. While the
Chaplin lease indicates that lower
royalties will be the rule on the
Mesaba range, it also demonstrates
that if the so-called independent
miners, who as a matter If fact are
the most absolutely independent
operators in the world, are to do
business, rail freights must be
materially reduced, With existing
royalties and freight rates, the only
profit realized from the Minnesota
ranges goes to the fee owners and the
railroad companies.-Duluth Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

The Ohio Republicans opened
their campaign September II in the
four quarters Of the state. Hanna,
Foraker and Foster all talked in har-
mony from the same platform in
Geanga county,a and yet the opposition
said it would jog a county if they got
together. Let us love n another.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Needs our Ore.

It is said that it is not improbable
that England will come to the United
States to secure her bessemer ore
supply. She mines but a small
percentage of ores of this class that
she needs in her manufacture of steel
and her ore deposits r fast giving
cut. Ore Of high grade mined within
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

Maryellen Lease of Kansas and
Gen. j. III. Boulanger, of Mankato,
Mimi, had a head-end collision at the
Blue Earth county fair last month.
Both lost a few wheels.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Advertised Letters.

The following list of letters remain
at the post office uncalled for.
d. j. Brown. G. Egxtrom.
Carl Freding. Anton Laverich.
Fan Rjvac.
III. VAN BLARCoM,
Postmaster.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

P. M, Olson has opened a barber
shop in the building opposite the
postoffice where he will be pleased to
see his bewhiskered friends. Shaving
10 cents, and Mr.. Olson guarantees
satisfaction.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

"We are now in the hands of the
pawnbrokers of Europe" shouted
Coin Harvey last year. But we can
pay our pawn with just half the
wheat or wool or one quarter the
potatoes it would buy a year ago.
Watch US agriculturists skin the
Jews! Selah!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Firemen to Dance.

Wednesday evening, Nov. "a, the
members of Ely Fire Department No.
L, and their friends will dance at the
Turf. Tickets are 81, and everybody
is invited to attend. An oyster
supper will be served at the Exchange
Hotel and tickets to the dance entitle
the holder and lady to supper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

We were from the first inclined to
favor white marble for the exterior Of
the state Capitol, partly for the
reason that such marble is an
emblem of purity, and that otherwise
we might not even have the sign out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

The kilograms from the East lately
are headed, 'Strike at an end" Well,
every good parent out this way does
shat, And that's the way they make
things sub-Side.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

The old fashioned custom Of preach
ers to forage around amoung the faith
full where the chicken crop was ripest
suggested fer their field the home of
paStOr-ate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

Some Of our exchanges place Debs
alongside of Lincoln, Jefferson and
Phillips, and others seem to think it
would be a good thing if he were
there,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
OUR FRIENDS.
Has Resigned.

Capt. Carlin, who for the past four
years has been superintendent Of the
Oliver Mining company at Virginia
has resigned. Capt. Gilchrist
formerly of the Mountain Iron
property has been appointed superin-
tendent Of the Oliver.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
Ignatius Donnlley denies ;

Ignatius Donnlley denies any con-
nection with the hold-your-wheat
circular Of six years ago, he has
always been credited with it's author
ship. We love Ignatius just the same
and wish he would hold his crowd if
he isn't going to be busy holding his
wheat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

If times keep growing better we
shall have to fill up some of our lakes
or the silver folks won't have any
ground to stand on.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

Talking Ofperforating machines, the
the old backwoods violin, before the
german whirl was invented, could
purifier eight about as slick as any
thing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

Small checks have been fashionable
for several years, but the fall styles
permit larger figures.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

1t seems from the latest fashion
plates that the opera bonnet has been
'knOcked into a. cooked hat"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

A man Of words and not OF deeds
soon graduates from the real estate Of
business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

The average cat like the industrious
traVling man always work on a purr
scent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

Richard III probably had the night
mare when he offered his kingdom for
a horse.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

The young American beau can give
older heads afew pointers on the spirit
of the press.
II there is any affinity between
wheat and silver they must HE them
selves away to ONE secluded trysring
place to show it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17
FROM BEDE.

The Is to I silver cause, like a full
moon, looked biggest when it first
came up.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-11-17

The smallest pig in the litter is
generally a sucker from away back.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

tacks oi this insect IN the mature
state this insect o. a ny. which deposits
its eggs In the pulp Of the apple De
meath the skin The young masgots
grow within tho fruit. which they rem
der worthless. aud when mature
emerge from the apple and go into the
ground. lying In the pupa state De-
meath the surface soil among the grass
roots. Samples Of the earth, six lnches
square. we're taken. and the number oil
maggots under the trees varied accord
ing 10 the size. from 500 10 more thah
n. 900 under each tree. the pupao some
what resembling kernels Of wheat
Now comes the point which was par
tlcuiarly interesting 10 me. The eN-
pertinent was tried as 10 whether poul-
try. n confined 90 q small range ana
encouraged 10 scratch. would destroy
these pupae A large movable wire
fence was placed about a tree whose
fruit had been destroyed by Insects.
one side " the fence was raised and
about nfy hens were called into the
enclosure. The fence was let down
and they we're confined 10 the space
around the tree As soon as they had
eaten the corn they naturally began TO
scratch for the pupae. and In the course
OF three or four days II was found that
the latter had disappeared As these
insects remain in the pupae state from
the fall Of the apple to the following
spring. when they appear % may be
expected that next year the number
Of nles breeding the apple maggot viii
be greatly diminished Ia the localities
where this plan - followed From per-
sonal experience. extending over many
years. can speak positively Of tho
advantages of allowing fowls and
chickens free range In apple ORCH
ards They not only manure the soil
and destroy all Insects harboring In II.
but they ind. for some weeks. con-
siderable proportion Of their own food
the windfalla. which they G8your
grecdily with any grubs they may con-
tain The raising Of poultry for sale
may be- much more adyantageously
carried on where the land IL made to
produce two crops namely. apples and
oggg- than whore only one Is gathered.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

II orchards are to be prontable. the,
must receive as good care as othe
crops.
Good tillage Increases the avallabl,
food supply Of the soil: It also con,
serves its moisture.
Trees should be made to send then
roots deep into the soil. In order to for
MY themselves against drought. Thl,
ls done by draining the soil and by
blowing the orchard rather deep.
This deep blowing should begin tho
very year the trees are set and II
should be continued every spring un.
III the habit Of the tree is estab.
lished.
Moisture Is retained In the upper soil
by very frequent but shallow tlllage
by means OF which the surface OF m,
ANA becomes mulch for the soil DO.
meath.
Tlllage should be begun lust as soon
as the ground is dry enough in spring
This tlllage should be repeated a,
often as once In ten days through grow.
ing season-from spring until July o.
August.
Tillage should not exist for the pur.
pose OF killing weeds.
Late cultivation may be Injurious BY
inducing late growth. At all eventt
II can be OF small utility when the tire,
begins to mature and rains become fro
quent This season Of respite gives the
grower the opportunity Of raising a
green manure. and OF adding fertility
10 his land at trlflng expense and with
no harm TO his treea
FAN blowing may be advisable 20,
iarm crops. but not for orchards.
only cultivated crops should be ni.
lowed In orchards early In the season
Grain and hay should never be grown
In general. level culture r. best. Tn,
modern cultlvators and harrows MAKE
such cultivation easy.
Trees, especially apples. are often
trained loo high. because Of difficulty of
working close: but modern tools permit,
the heads to be made low.
Harnesses with no projecting names
nor metal turrets should be used In
bearing orchards. Those requiring no
whliilotrees are also useful.
Potash IL the chief fertilizer for fruit
trees, particularly after bearing.
Potash may be had In wood aahea
and murlatc OF potash. An annual ap.
pllcation Of potash should be made
upon bearing orchards. or the muri.
ate from 900 to 200 pounds to the acre
Barn manures can be used with good
results. particularly on old orchards.
Cultivation may be stopped late 10
the season. and crop can then b.
sown upon the land. This crop may
serve a. cover or protection to the
soil. and as green manuro.-Prof. l.
II. Bailey In Stark Bros Orchard Bul
letln.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27

N""'n stand the strain No Longer
A woman who was travelling alone
not long ago wandered one evening
into a hotel parlor, A pretty Young
girl at once rushed toward her and
breathlessly asked her what time IL
was Somewhat astonishod the wo-
man glanced at the big mantel clock
and repeated the hour. "Oh. THANK
you'' said the stranger. but without
any signs OF going away. Il suppose
you think It queer my asking that"
she burst out moment later. "but 10
tell the truth don't want TO know tho
time at all; Just had TO sneak ,o
somebody. You see, I'm on my we'd.
ding trip and for whole week
haven't spoken to a soul but nv bps-
band. Why, Iye hardly heard the
sound Of any ones voice but bls n
was really question OF my speaking IN
some one or going wlld."-Knnsas CIV
Star. wy
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-08-27
SOME QUEER FLoRlpANs.
Animals which Have a Curiou. Iutere.
for Man

Animals which Have a Curiou. Interest
for Man.
On the borders OF the Everglades Won
often see a large yellow spider. flo
swings a strong web from two plant
twlgs ON each side of o path or clear
space OF ground and waite Tor bits prey
Tho web Is IN the shape oi % hammock.
and tapors at each end TO- a fine point
though quite broad In tho middle. Tho
bright color OF the owner seems 10
mark him out for dostructIon-h Ia
clearly defined against tho white sand
or dead leaves, and you wonder what
he would do for defense IN case OF M.
tack. Approach quietly and ne witches
you lntontly, Now raise your hand
suddenly. and he viii disappear. While
you are wondering what became OF him
you see a FIRST blur whore he had been
then several spiders, then you catch
sight again OF the yellow ball You no
tlced az first. Repeat the performance
and the stage effect Is renewed. The
disappearance Is absolute there can no
no doubt about II, and the little ma.
giclan trusts to Il entirely for his pro-
lection. How Is II done? As soon as
he Is threatened 10 starts the vlbra-
lions OF his airy hammock these he
come too rapid for the eye TO follow.
ne yanlshes. AS these become slower
you see q blur, and then several spiders