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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-06-23
llotice Of Application
FOR
LIQUOR LICENSE.
FATE OF MINNESOTA,
County OF ST. Louis,
Cry OF Ely.

Joticc is hereby given that appiica-
g,n has been made IN writing to the
~ council OF said city, and fled in
'ol3ice Of the city clerk, praying for
icense To sell Intoxicating liquors
the year commencing July !, 1897,
~ ending June 30, 1858, and to the
( lowing named person, and In the
lowing named place. to-wit:
stoll Bros, in the lower front room
the building located on Lot L,
NIX 8, Whiteside's addition to city
Ely.
aid application will he heard and
ermIned by said city council at the
smell chambers in the city hall, in
! city, county and state. on the
e: day OF June, 1881.
fitness my hand and the seal OF
.Ecity, this 9Th day Of June. 1897.
PETER ScHAEFER,
3; ii City Clerk.
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zca,o5& Hzi'es of Railroads. II, the y. s.
This country is the wonder Of the
world Its railroads. creating q vast
commerce, spread over the entire con-
tinent. forming one big net work.
OF the 178,054 miles Of roads, the
Wisconsin Central Lines are an inn
portant factor. Elegantly equipped
trains, making fast time from Dull
nth, ST.. Paul aud Minneapolis, to
Milwaukee and Chicago, and all points
Eastsand South, are run To the com
pletc satisfaction OF it's patrons.
Your ticket agent can show you a
map and sell you tickets over the
Wisconsin, Central.
JAS. g. POND, g. p. A.,
Milwaukee, Wis
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Nyotice is 'ser eby given that q ppIica=
tiu:. has been Nsi;l,ie in writing 10 the
city council Of sais.city. ard flied ia
tile office OF Sac ci*y clerk, praying for
q license TO sell ;ntcxicating liquors
for the year commencing Jais' 1. 1887,
and ending Juns 80, 1893, and 10 the
following named s.essoi.s. ntsa IN the
following Nance, ps;sce to-wit:
K Hanson & Co. il tic l9wer front
room Of the building located on Lot
6. Block II, OF tie platof the city OF
Ely.
Said application VIII be heard and
determined by said city council atthe
council chambers ia the city hall, in
said city. county and state, on the
Goth day OF ] unc. 1891
Witness ray hand and The se'rl of
said city, this I'd day az June. 1897.
PETER ScHAEFER,
CsEAL] City Clerk.
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Duluth to ST. Paul Minneapolis and
return via st. Paul s. Duluth railroad.
The shortest and quickest line.
Three trains daily each way. Tickets
on sale June LIST and End. $3.50 round
trip. Account State Meeting knights
of the Maccabees. Duluth, Superior
and range delegations use this line.
Procure tickets via St. Paul g. Dull
nth railroad from your local agent or
at Union depot or City ticket office,
1892 West Superior street, Duluth.
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SHERIFF F'S
Execution Sale

Under and by virtue OF an execution
~ issuelt out OF ara under the seal of
the DISTRICT gour:. d tile State 81 II innesota
IN ana fcy thu Eleventh Judicial District
and lcuiiJy of Sc Louis; an llsY Ieth Gay Of
.lul.e 1871; nppl, d ja'gnttsst fe5idnrec and
docSttc1 In Ssti Court HlI roursy III an
actloa therein. Wherein u. y. nsiler WIS
pini,tln ard Ccph;ss fulIert,l dcf.-udui: In
favor 81 9aid olaiutIH and a2a'iisf :;aid
<lcftadtnt. Tor I'LL sara cf Cue hundred and
eighty n.ne and 2a~iJn col'Sre: which Sid
exee'stss;fi 'sts 10 rae. AZ; sheriff q snid st..
Louis .countv. aeer dlzlJ Directed and de-
livercc. have ie ned 1lp9S And Will sell ut
public auction, to the highest cash bidder, at
the front door Of Sac coart hcnsr. IN tire city
Of Dr.raa, IN eail coruty q st. Louis. on
saturday. the aist day Of July, 1891. at ten
O'clock IN the fOrwsot,n of tsaat cay, all tnc
right. little ard interest THAT .is5fc nap'cd
judguisat debtor bad in aad 70 Tho real
estate h@reina1 Ter described the. 2ad DAY
OF April. lSss thAt be,ag TIRE Gate OF the ron
ditic.i OF SAID sr.sgnc ilt. the description Of
the property being as follows. tc-Ut: Let
eight Cj Block nine 81 in Waites:ceS addition
to Ely according TO the recorded plat there
OF on Gle and OF record in tie Office Of the
registtrof deeds in and Tor st. Louis county.
Minnesota. The ncvc tlescripsd lard lying
and i}c,ng IL st Louis cciuty- n ifsssssvta. "A
Dated Duluth, Milsn iune Jtra. 1851.
WIN. Q. SAi2GENT.
Sheriff st. I,;ltis County. Minn.
BY Y. A. DASH, Deputy.
Tuy1n 1874 a0-.y,-l v T. sl-S{
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sum MONS:
STATE OF MINNESOTA. | ss
County Of St. Louis, "
Lisi Puska, Plaintiff. Dist

County OF St. Louis,
Lisi Puska. Plaintiff. District Court.
VS.. Eleventh Judi
Nikolai Puska, Defendant icial District.
The state Of Minnesota. to the above
named defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint of the plaintiff III the
above entitled action, which is filed in the
Office OF the Clerk OF the District court OF
the Eleventh Judicial District in and for
the county of st. Louis and state OF Mime
sofa, and to serve a copy OF your answer to
the said complaint on the subscriber, at his
Office in city Of Ely, in said county. within
thirty (30 days after the service OF this sum-
mons uponyou. exclusive of the day OF such
service; and ifyou fail to answer the said
complaint within the time aforesaid. the
plaintiff in this action will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the COM
plant.
Dated May s7th, 1887. +
A. J. THOMAS,
PLAINTIFFS Attorney. Ely, Mimi.
juno -23-30-July TIA.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Miller township elected the follow
ing officers Tuesday. Trustees-Wm.
wager, chairman, f. f. Furman, J.
f. Morrow; clerk, Fred Furman; as
SCISSOR, A. J. Clifford; treasurer, +.
NJ. Mead; Justice, II. A. Dean. The
city did not vote as heretofore, be-
cause OF II court ruling separating
township and city.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Miller has been fortunate during
the extensive blOckades IN not run
ming out of coal. Several car loads
have been received the past week.
Old timers will recollect that the
worst coal famine ever experienced
here was in the month OF May, 1888,
two months later than this.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

{. +. Erickson went out to Pierre
last Saturday night, and on his re-
turn reports that the train run into
a drove of horses near Harold.
They we're strung along the track
in such a way that the snow pillow
struck about thirty of them. Sever,
al were killed outright and the rest
had to be shot. 1t is stated the rail
way company settled tor thirty
horses. The night was dark, and
the train was bucking snow every
little while, so that the engineer did
not realize he was running into the
horses.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
fencing and farming.
4 TRAIN ~ SIGHT.

Finally, in May, a train started
from Huron to repair the track over
this end. The progress was necessa-
rily slow, and Mr.. Sheppard and
family impatiently watched the en-
gine's smoke climbing skyward
through the clear atmosphere for
two days before it reached Siding B,
and brought an end to their long
winter of snow blockade and short
rations. They all got through,
however, healthy and happy, and
now, seventeen years later, recall
their first winters experience in Hand
county with great interest, us this
winter seems much like that one.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Among farmers in the past week
reporting stock doing all right were
James Jones, b. Crawford, J. o. En-
gleman, j. p. Miller, j. w. Heltibri-
die, all from different sections OF the
county. They all speak favorably OF
farming prospects, but like all 9th
ers now are fearful that the spring
breakup will result in considerable
loss of stock.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

d. Walsh made an effort this week
to secure his ice crop on artesian
creek, but had to give it up, as the
ice is frozen clear to the bottom.
He has ordered Missouri river ice
shipped FROM Pierre.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

OF course one swallow don't make
summer, nor does one immigrant
make a boOm-but a lady arrived in
Miller last week FROM Arkansas, and
says her husband is on the road with
IA car OF goods. They will locate on
q farm near Miller.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Acopy Of the Springfield, Mo. Re-
publican received at this Office states
that Prof. q. l.. Pinkham is in Mis-
souri, for the purpose OF giving lee
lures. The article is evidently writ
ten by {. \. NanHosen, formerly of
Miller.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Those who had the cash paid tax
es last week to avoid penalty. No
one noticed that they were any less
with our reform Legislature working
ut Pierre, pledged to reduce taxa
ton.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Don't forget to call when in town
and see what innumerable useful ar
ticles ten cents will buyatC ampbeIls,
oppos tie %postoffice. If.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

FIT. Pierre papers announce the
death of Paul Narcelle, a French-Ca-
madam who came to TT. PieYre as Il
fur trader in 1880. He was DakO-
ta'S Oldest white settler.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Don't fail to attend our clearing
sale ii You want good goods cheap.
\ splendid stock to select from.
ltf J. w. CooUILLETTE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
Continued from last week

Mr.. Sheppard's trip to Rec Heights
for tea was eXcelled however, by his
next door neighbor on the east, Mr..
WheelOCk, section foreman at Siding
=, Washington. He went to Mr..
O'Brien's at Siding !, Rec Heights,
to get a sack of -four. This made
about Il 80 mile trip. He took with
him an indian pony and his dog.
When they got back as far as Shop
pard's on the return trip, Mr.. Vice.
lock, the pony and dog were SO near
Iy snow blind they could scarcely see
anything. They remained over
night, Mr.. Sheppard taking the straw
out of IA bed tick to feed the pony.
Next day Wheelock, with pony and
dog started their procession for Sid
ING 2, where Washington now stands.
OCCASIONAL MAILS.
About every two or three weeks
during this blockade a mail bag was
carried over the road by Il man on
foot. each foreman having to accom-
pany the mail carrier over his sec
ton. All section'men were required
to conduct q sort OF weather bureau,
reporting the state of weather to
head officials OF the railroad by let
ter whenever Il mail carrier passed.
Among other experiences Of the
Sheppard family was the difficult
ty of keeping their clothes i'll re-
pair when they had run out OF thread,
about their only recourse being to
tie them up with strings. Frequent
~ great herds OF
ANTELOPE WERE SEEN
very near, but the fact that young
Kile had borrowed and broken their
only gun, prevented them from Sc.
curing some OF the much coveted
meat. The boys, however, amused
themselves by cOaXing these timid
but curious creatures to within a
few rods OF them by waying II red
flag, then the herd would 90 flying
across the snow.
Wolves, or coyotes, were numerous
that winter, and Oftenhowled around
the house at night. Sometimes sew
eral of them would follow Mr.. Shep-
pard in his trips over the section,
but never made any attempt to at
tack him, and he wonders now why
they did not, as they were in packs
and must have been very hungry.
Henry Kile, his M %neighbOr living
two miles south on Turtle creek, re-
ported once to Mr.. Sheppard that
he had been chased by II pack
of hungry coyotes. He had left his
house on horse back to 90 to Shep-
pard's II evening, when a short
distance from home he heard a howl
ing pack coming for him. He and
his horse plunged over and through
the drifts as best they could, and
managed to get back home.
The Sheppards saw no buffalo, al
though they were known to be in
this territory at that time. There
were a few wild eats in the timber
along Turtle creek. There were also
some jack rabbits, but nothing like
the number here this winter.
THE FIRST JACK
Mr.. Sheppard ever saw was right
where the Miller mill now stands.
He and his man caught the jack in
some way, but he says it cried so
that he let it 90.
During that winter the country
presented an unbroken appearance
for miles in every direction, with
nothing except telegraph poles along
the road to break the monotony OF
vast eypanse of snow; not n sign
OF anything sticking up anywhere
all heightened and added 70 by the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Commissioner Hooking was in yes
terday from Glendale. He reports a
big demand for feed, as hay is get
ting scarce.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Will Wilcox and Seth Wyland are
preparing a ear load of horses for
shipment to the Chicago market this
week.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

| have my last order of buckwheat
-four for the winter, only three cents
a pound. FRANK MYERS.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

We still have Il nice assortment OF
ladies and childrens cloaks, jackets
and capes at cost.
Aft j. W. CoQUILLETTE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

frequent mirage, which appeared to
lend additional strength to the ewes
to look farther-at nothing.
II SPRING THAw.
This vast field of snow melted
away gradually, thawing in the day
time under the rays of the spring
sun, and freezing at night. Perhaps
the situation can be imagined better
than described, with tiyefeet of snow
turned into water. Lakes and rivers
were everywhere. 1t must have been
some such condition which original.
ed the story of a man who wrote
back to his folks about Dakota: ''In
the land Of the DacOtahs, where eye
ry slough is beautiful lake. where
every rocky knoll is rolling prairie
where every creek is a raging river,
and every man is Il liar
But water there was then, and
with it came hOcks of wild ducks and
geese, until the ponds would be black
with them. Another of the incidents
recalled by Mr.. Sheppard occurred
at this time, when they had been out
OF meat for so long. Unable to re-
strain her wants as did the older
members of the family the little girl
CRIED FOR MEAT.
and was temporarily satisfied by
John O'Brien bringing his gun from
Siding 4 ,now Rec Heights, to the
creek just west of Miller, where he
shot a duck for her-and it is easily
to be imagined how the child enjoyed
that duck meat.
With the melting SHOWS, however,
their troubles We're not ended, be-
cause the rushing waters left the
railroad in an impossible condition.
When the final breakup came, from
SHOWS melting in gulches and hills,
the water came rushing and roaring
down the creeks, filing up the broad
valleys along each creek until they
really resembled raging rive rs
This final rush came within an hour.
1t carried out one span of the
ST. LAWRENCE BRIDGE,
and fiOated away Il small house that
stood on the bottom land. Mr..
Sheppard, however, lost nothing, as
everything he had was upon high
ground east OF the creek.
The {. 4 y. W. track at the low
point on K. ;. Willett's farm, be,
tween Miller and st. Lawrence, was
washed four feet out OF line-makino
a temporary bend, at least, in the
then longest strip OF straight rall-
road track in the world. from near
Washington to Blunt, % miles, In
stead OF carrying out the bridge at
the river which gracefully curves
west OF Miller, unnamed until the or.
tesian well suggested one, thetiOod
RUSHED THROUGH THE GRADE
east OF the bridge, washing out a
great hole. This is the only dam
age from the food that is recorded
by our early historian. Where Yves.
sington hills Haines was at, no one
knows but himself-perhaps floating
in an ark which lodged upon one OF
the hills.
Among visitors of the early spring
were numerous bands of peaceful In
dams, following the old trail which
crossed Hand county diagonally
from the southwest corner to the
northeast corner, going from Win
nebago to Sisseton reservations.
This old well worn trail, which pass
ed through Miller, will be remember
ell by many early settlers southwest
and northeast o. town, as. it was
| used by them for Il number OF Years.
1t is now almost entirely vacated by
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Call and see the ten cent goods at
Campbell's. If.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Watertown, DeSmet and Lake
Preston -four at Frank Myers flour
store.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

j. ID. Fitzgerald, sole agent, will
refund you money ii not satisfied af-
ter using one bottle OF DIR. Fenner's
famous medicine. 2Oy1
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

- o~vercoats for men and boys at
CoQuIllette's. Aft
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
Our Leaders for Cash Only.

20 Tbs granulated sugar.. $1.00
All package coffees. 20
) ID good raisins. 20
10 bars Standard Soap. %
Good bulk coffee per b........... 20
3 cans tomatoes 20
2" California peaches. ......... %
Good plug tobacco per b.. 20
a" smoking -, ........ 10
j. w. COOUIIIRTTE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

SLEEPY EYE MILLING Co
A, c. Won Hagen, Sec'y. It'll
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
Notice TO the Public.

Take notice that +. l.. Platts
agent for the Sleepy Eye Milling Co.
at st. Lawrence, s. ID. has resigned
his position, as such agent and that
he is not authorized to transact any
kind OF business for said company.
Dated March 1st, 1897.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04
Heavy Shows and Railroads Aban=
dOned==NO Trains for Over
Four Months.
FIVE FEET OF SNOW.
Early Settlers of Hand County Furnish, Some In
written HistOry==Two Families Still
here==Short on Food.

frequent mirage, which appeared to
lend additional strength to the eyes
to look farther-at nothing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

j. W. COQUILLRTTE.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-04

Sent BY Mail, on receipt Of price. $l.00 PER
BOTTLE. Book "TO EXPECTANT MOTHERS"
mailed free, containing valuable information
and voluntary testimonials.
TIVE eRApFiCLo REGULATOR co. .ArIAnyA,e Ga
colo ~ A. ~oRveosoyO.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14

back from the blossom is retarded
and blossom buds are formed for the
next season. The common practice is
to remove a ring of bark. Mr. Dart,
however, advises removing a spiral
and finds that this gives better salts
faction from the fact that there is less
danger of injuring the tree. To make
a barren tree bloom, girdling should
be done the last of July or the first
week in August About the only ex-
cuse for this practice is when it is
desired to induce early fruiting, so as
to learn the value of variety as soon
as possible. Cut out one-fourth inch
of bark around some branch that will
be removed anyhow in pruning. This
has been practiced by experimenters,
but it invariably results in causing a
dead spot difficult to heal over when
the branch is finally removed. 1t is
generally agreed that the spiral sys-
tenn of girdling is the most satisfac-
tory.-American Agriculturist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14
The Press and Public Education.

Among the papers read at the re-
cent meeting of the Florida Press AS
ISOLATION, that of the editor of the
Florida School Exponent, on the
''Press and Public Education" de-
serves more than passing notice. We
should like to see it printed in every
county paper. In no way can the
newspapers aid the state so we'll as
in the cause Of education. It cannot
be said that we stand in the front
rank as to advantages for the rising
generation, and every aid should be
given to raise the standard of excel
lence. One recommendation we earn
estly urge-the divorce of county
school boards from the county COM
missiOners. The first should be di-
rectly responsible to the people, and
should have full authority over school
matters in their respective districts.
Mr.. McBeath urges this change in a
way that shows he recognizes it's inn
portance He also thinks that there
should be fixed by law, IAN education
al qualification for county superin-
tendents." But it might not always
be possible to get 'a teacher of
teachers to accept such a position.
Mr. McBeath closed his excellent
paper with this earnest appeal to ed
itors: "Take up the cause of public
education in earnest. Help us all you
can. Enlighten and interest the peo-
pie upon public schools. Create and
maintain healthy public sentiment
in regard to public education. In
terest yourselves, and so interest the
people. You have the power and the
opportunity. Use them freely and
wisely. You can do no grander work,
neither for your state, your country
nor humanity"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14

Gregory. Always an enthusiast on the
squash subject, Mr.. Gregory takes
just pride in the act that he has intro
duced more standard varieties of this
delicious and useful vegetable than
any other seed grower. To him is due
the introduction of the long famous
Hubbard and Marblehead, the widely
celebrated Butman, White Chestnut,
Cocoanut, and many others.
All of Mr.. Gregory's enthusiasm and
energy have not been expended on
squashes, however, as growers of his
All-Season, Deep Head and Hard Head
Cabbages and of his Early Ohio and
Burbank Potatoes can attest. Of late
the wrinkled varieties of peas have
been the object of Mr.. Gregory's
special and deep study, resulting in
the introduction of the splendid and
widely grown Motifs Excelsior. The
zenith of pea culture has been
reached in Gregory's Electric Pea. Re-
markably early, wonderfully prolific
and of such excellent quality, it must
soon entirely supersede the hard vari
cites of early peas. Gregory's Seed
Catalogue is a practical, common
sense book that should be in the
hands of every planter. J. j. Greg
DRY and Son, Marblehead, Mass, mail
it free to anyone that requests it.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14

roses, the magnolia trees are putting
on their crowns of white, the grass
is green, dry blades and dry leaves
have disappeared, the skies are deep
est blue, the sun is bright yet not tor
rid, the river smiles or ripples with
delight, the grand sea in the distance
murmurs a lullaby, the air is balm,
the scene is elysian in it's beauty and
comfort. Are our tourists, especially
those who came for the benefit of the
climate, wise to hurry back to chill
rains, leaden skies, mud and discom-
fort, and risk the loss of health par
TALLY restored, even periling life as
well?-Journal.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14

The East Coast has had greater
number of people to inspect it's many
attractions and the number of pur-
chasers of Florida property has been
large. Money invested in Daytona is
sure to bring a profit to the owner
Gazette-News.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14

Daytona is just entering upon the
pleasantest season of the year, and
has donned her gala attire, fresh
robes of living green. The birds sing
peans, the violets line the wayside,
the air is filled with the fragrance of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14
Girdling Fruit Trees.

There is a common opinion that
girdling, or the removal of a small
of the tree, will induce fruiting the
coming season, as the sap coming
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14
SOLID FACTS ABOUT VEGETA-
BLES.

Few squash growers or squash low
ers know to what extent they are in
debted to the veteran Marblehead
(Mass.) scotsman, Mr.. James J. III.