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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN,

All persons are hereby notified, that
the undersigned forbids any and all
persons from hereafter using any of
the lands hereinafter described for
burial purposes. or cemetery purposes.
If any one shall hereafter commit any
trespass upon said lands they will be
dealt with as provided by law. The
lands are described us being the south
east quarter of northeast quarter and
north half of southeast quarter and
southwest quarter of southeast
quarter of section thirty-three, in
township sixty-three, north of range
twelve west, Minnesota, being mostly
in the City of Ely and being in part
lands heretofore used for burial pur-
poses.
Dated this 18th day of June, 1898.
w. j. CONAN
by j. ID. Conan, Agent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
Get "A New Option.

The Duluth News Tribune this
morning says: '"The latest move on
the part of the Oliver Mining COM
peny on the VermiliOn range has been
to obtain an option on theISibley or, as
it is perhaps better known, the Bear
niger property. The property is de-
scribed as Lot in section q and the
southwest quarter Of the northwest
quarter of section rs. The property
adioins the Zenith mine on the north
east and the Savoy mine on the south
west. 1t is already expected that the
Oliver Mining company will find the
Sibley property Il desirable acQuiSt-
ion.
The work of exploring the ore de-
post on the Sibley property is now in
progress and the indications are said
to be very encouraging. The Oliver
people have apparently obtained the
privilege of taking ore from the Sibley
property out through the shaft Of the
Savoy but it is presumed that ultim-
ately shaft will be sunk on the Sib-
ley property itself. The property on
which the company has obtained the
new option is owned by Hiram w
Sibley, the vesselman and FL. M. Brad
lev and the Myers Bros. Of Duluth.
The ore formation Of the Sibley prop
erty is of the same high grade charac-
ter that is found i'm the Pioneer, Savoy
and other properties in that vicinity.
The ore deposit extends from the
Chandler in northeasterly direction
through the Pioneer, Zenith, Sibley,
Savoy and perhaps other properties.
The Importance of the iron foot
hold that the Oliver Mining company
has obtained on the VermiliOn range
is just beginning to be appreciated.
The company now has under lease or
option a continuous chain of proper
ties about two miles in length. The
Sibley property is another of the
properties on the Vermilion that was
''passed up" by the Minnesota Iron
company for some reason best known
to itself. The Savoy, which is now
under lease to the Oliver Mining COM
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
State Loses.

Two decisions in swamp land cases
have been received at the United
States land office in Duluth from the
land commissioner. In both cases the
Duluth officials are affirmed. The
cases are entitled Andrew B. Clair
against the state of Minnesota, in
volving lands In 22-62-23 and Alex Nc
Bean against the state of Minnesota,
involving lands in 3l-60-6. The
plaintiffs contested the states right
on the ground that the lands in ques-
tion are no t swamp land. The decis-
ion of the officials was in favor of the
contestants and in this the depart
ment cOncurs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
The vermilion- M esaba Firemen's Associa.
ton Formed.

The Vernilion- nj esaba Firemen's Associa.
ton Formed.
Tuesday there was formed an organ
izatiOn at Virginia, which will prove
OF vast benefit to the various range
towns and one which the citizens of
the respective towns will be proud of.
We have reference to the Vermilion-
Mesaba Firemen's Associations,
The association will embrace Ely,
Tower, Virginia, Eveleth, Sparta,
Biwabik, Hibbing and Two HarbOrs,
and all the other towns that wish to
join. The object Of the association is
the advancement of the fire fighting
knowledge: the meeting of the various
departments for sociability and the
holding OF tournaments.
1t is well known fact that in dis
trictS where these annual or semi
annual gatherings of the fire depart
ments take place, the efficiency of the
fire boys is almost doubled. Mutual
counsel is as necessary in this class of
work as it is in any other business.
In these small towns where no paid
department. exists some incentive for
better work mustube had and it is
expected the tournaments will furnish
the same.
Virginia has appropriated 5000 for
tournament on July 4, but it has
been found advisable to defer the
meeting until some other day when
the fire danger is not so great and the
boys can leave home. In all probable
ity tournament will be arranged
for Labor Day. to be held at Virginia.
The next to be held in Ely early next
summer.
Only four delegates were present
owing to some Misunderstanding but
nothing daunted the four went to
work and organized. Those present
were w. D. Ellsworth, chief, of Evel-
eth; P.'W. Healy, chief, of Sparta; H.
F. Smith, chief, Virginia, and Peter
Schaefer delegate, Ely.
The meeting was called to order by
the election of w. Ellsworth as chair
man and Peter Schaefer as secretary.
The object of the meeting was dis
cussed at length after which amotion
to organize under the name of the
Vermilion-Mesaba Firemen's Asso-
citation" was carried. The officers
elected for the year were as follows:
the officers to act as an executive COM
mittee to meet on July 25th at Vir-
gina to perfect the organization, for
mulate bylaws, plans cooperation etc:
Prest.-W. d. Ellsworth, Eveleth.
1St Vice Prest.-M. E. Gleason, Ely.
I'd g " H. f. Smith, Virginia.
Sep. W. Healy. Sparta.
Treas.-W. H. Opel. Tower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
Eight Thousand Acres Lost.

The officers of the United States
land office at Duluth, at the request
of W. B. Douglas, attorney general of
Minnesota, have prepared some stat
istcs regarding the amount of prop
erty lost to the state in the Duluth
district as result of settlement on
school lands prior to their having
been surveyed. The states lands are
situated in sections Is and 36 of each
township, 1t is found that lands on
which patents have been issued and
which are entirely lost to the state,
amounts to 1916 acres. This applies
only to surveyed townships.
1t found that the school lands in
the same area foot up about 100000
acres so that the loss to the state in
the surveyed townships has been
about II per cent. In addition to
this there are claims pending on the
part of settlers that involve 2,222
acres. The claims are based on orig
inal entries for these lands.
No investigation has been made of
the number of acres that may be
claimed by settlers in the unsurveyed
townships. The state is entitled to
select lands in lieu of those it has lost
through settlement prior to the sur
veying of the several townships in
which the lands are situated. There
are about IS unsurveyed townships in
the Duluth district.
Register Culkin Of the Duluth land
Office, says there is no doubt that
settlers have an absolutely legal right
to settle in good faith on unsurveyed
school lands in sections 16 and &c of
any township in the district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
A Real Production of "UncIe Toms Cabin. -


When will the time come when
Uncle Toms Cabin will lose its
charms for the rising generation.
Judging by its present freshments it's
aluriDg powers will be perinial.
There is something in the skillful
combination of the pathetic and
humorous that never fails to facinate,
and the story it tells of the suffering
of the poor slave appeals to the finest
sensibilities uf the human soul.
Such plays are better than Sermons,
they point out a moral and adorn a
tale. They teach us a lesson in
thoughfullness and charity and they
impress on our minds the precepts of
the Golden Rule This is probably
the only time our people will have an
opportunity to witness a thorough pro-
duction of Uncle Toms Cabin as
Davis & BuSby's who have beyond
doubt the largest aggregation of this
kind in existence. During the sum-
mer months while the city theatres
are closed they have arranged for a
large tent and have it fitted up with
scenery and everything necessary for
the same production which they re-
cen thy gave in Chicago, Minneapolis,
and st. Paul. This show will exhibit
here at Ely, Tuesday June q,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21

War Alger on board came up on the
range Friday as far us Tower but did
not come to Ely. At Tower the Min
nesota mine was visited and then
the train moved on to the Mesaba
range. The Virginia mines were also
visited. While he was being shown
mines, he might have come to Ely
and inspected the genuine article.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
Ely, Minnesota,

Nothing is known in Ely of the
man f. w. White. whom the range
papers accuse of passing worthless
checks on several people in this city.
Eveleth seems to be the only place on
the ranges where he reaped a harvest.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
THE CEMETERY.
Definite Action Taken in the Forming of
an Association.

Definite Action Taken in the Forming of
an Association.
The meeting of the cOmmitte ap-
pointed two weeks ago to look up the
organization of a cemetery association
was called to order Friday evening by
Mayor McMahan as chairman. The
committee reported several sites on
some of which they had received fig
ures and the owners of 20 acres east of
the city offered their property at $50
per acre. Several sites with the min
eral reserved have been offered but it
has been deemed advisable by all who
nave been approached in the matter
not to have anything to do with this
kind of a proposition.
A plan of organization was then
discussed and outlined by Attorney
Westcott, who also presented articles
of incorporation of the Ely Cemetery
Association which were on motion
seconded, carried, and the meeting
proceeded to the election of officers as
follows:
Presidential. B. Sturtevant,
Vice President-O. G.. Korb,
Secretary-Geo, Westcott,
Treasurer-A. d. Ellefsen,
Directors year, A. D. Ellefsen
and II. Van Blarcom; 2 years, John
Palmgard and Grant McMahan; 8
years, Edward Crossman and Peter
Schaefer.
The incorporation will go forward
at once and stock to the amount of
$1,000 will be issued, $4,000 of which
will be put on the market Immediately
the balance to be sold if needed. The
understanding is that all stocks will
be bought in as the treasury increases.
A privilege will also be given to those
purchasing stock to trade in the same
for lots in the new cemetery. The
latter plan will in all probability be
the one most eagerly sought by those
of our citizens who intend to make a
home here.
The association as formed is strictly
for burial purposes and not for per-
sonal gain. Not cent of any money
realized from the sale of stock or lots
can be used excepting for the grounds
or expenses incidental thereto. A
committee will wait on the citizens
shortly and get subscribers for the
stocks to be issued. Every man in
town could afford to buy one or more
shares and either trade it in for lots
or wait until the stock could be taken
up by the treasury.
In another column will be found a
notice by DR.. Conan asking for the
vacation of the present grounds. Mr..
Conan, we understand took this step
to hurry along some definite action.
While the notice is prohibitory. we
learn that the present ground can be
used under protest until such time as
the new place is in condition. This
however, should not be construed to
mean that a don't care" feeling in
the matter will be tolerated but
action towards tue getting of another
place must be rushed.
The cheaper site SO far offered is the
one east of the city owned by Messrs.
Sletten, Ellefsen and Vail. Whether
it is the best We are not prepared to
say. A committee has examined the
ground and seems to be satisfied.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21

The storm Saturday was good one
and cyclone cellars were in demand
AT one time it looked as if a repetit-
ion of the New Richmond affair was
imminent in this city. However. the
storm passed over and no damage was
done.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21

pany was another. Wonder continues
to grow that the Minnesota company
should have allowed these properties
to get away from it when there was Il
time and not many years ago that it
could have acquired them at figures
more advantageous than anybody
could at any time since"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
CARPENTERS !!

Wanted at once, four or five good
carpenters. Wages $3.50 day and
upwards. Job good for about three
months. possibly more. Must report
before July 1st. Inquire at this office
Or of J. j. Armstrong, Ely, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21

Tony Delando and Floreck Tuderize
met death at Eveleth by asphyxiation
while digging well. During the
dinner hour the hole filled with poiS-
onous gases and both men were over
come while descending and died before
a rescue was possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
DEATH UNDER THE TRAIN,
Switchman Elliot Loses His Life Under
an Ore Train


Ernest B. Elliot, switchman at
the Zenith yard was brought to the
Shipman hospitalnat about $3.50 this
afternoon suffering from internal in
juries sustained while at his work
He died soon after arriving at the
hospital not having recovered con-
sciousness.
The remains were taken to Gleas-
og's undertaking rooms where they
were prepared for shipment at the
request of the D. s. 1. r. and will
be sent out on tomorrow mornings
train to Duluth from whence they
will be sent in all probability to Black
River Falls, Wis.
Elliot, it seems had begun work
Monday morning. Today, the last
seen of him before the accident was
when standing on the front end of a
cut of five ore cars pushed by an en-
CINE. He was not again noticed until
his body appeared before the engine,
the entire train having in all prob
ability passed over him. He
was completely broken up internally
Nothing is known as to how he fell
under the train. Coroner Gleason
found it not necessary to hold an in
quest.
He leaves wife whose last address
was Seattle, Wash, but who was to
have been in st. Paul at certain adj
dress this month. but kilograms to
the address failed to reach her. His
father resides at Black River Falls.
He was member of the o. r. G. and
about forty years of age.
Capt. w. E. Dickinson, we'll known
in this city, died at his home in
Florence, Wis. Thursday June Is.
He visited this city monthly in the
interests of a powder company up to
the time of his death.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21
Wedding Bells.
Cards as follows have been received
in this city which explain themselves:

III CIlIs Guy WHICH explain themselves:
Mr.. Chas. Grabowsky.
Miss Adelaide Josephine Urban,
Married
Wednesday, June twenty-frst,
eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.
Bessemer, Michigan.
AT home
Ely, Minnesota,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-06-21

Secretary Alger Missed Us.
A special train with Secretary OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
LONG RACE IN GOTHAM.
Pedestrians Will Start in Another Six
Day Contest June 18th.

New York, May 23.-The six day go
as-you- please race, which is to begin in
Madison Square Garden June II, will
bring back memories of years ago, when
Punchot, Charley Newell, Jim Albert
and George LittlegoOd were stars. In
the coming race there are already 81 en-
tries and among them are the leading
pedestrians of England, France, Scot
land, Ireland and Australia. The en-
try list is not yet closed, the last day
for receiving entries being June ,, when
it is expected that George 1ittlewOOd
will have contracted to become a con-
testant
Contrary to the usual order of such
events, this will be a relay race, to
comply with the existing laws of New
York state, wherein continuous siX-day
races of any Kind have been forbidden.
The entries will be equally divided, and
the first division will be sent off on the
morning of June II as soon after mid
night as possible. They will be on
the track until noon, when the second
division will be dispatched, making the
contest a double affair of Y hours for
each division.
The prizes will amount to thousands,
as 25 per cent of the gross receipts VIII
be divided among the contestants. In
addition to the money prizes a diamond
and ruby belt, emblematic of the cham
pionship, will be given to the winner,
as well as other special prizes for rec
ord breaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
PLATT-ROOSEVELT ROW.
Governor aad Senator Emerge From a
Conference White With Rage.

New York, May Ex-Governor Roose-
velt's trip to New York and a two
hours conference with Senator Platt
today left the relations between the
governor and the senator more strained
than ever. Both Senator Platt and the
governor were white with rage at the
conclusion of the conference. Both re-
fused to talk.
The corporations and Senator Platt
have adopted every means known to
them to prevail upon Governor ROose-
welt to agree to the features of the law
that are Objectionable to the corpora
lions being removed. This the COVER
nor has positively refused to agree to.
Should there be any attempt upon the
part of Platt and others to pass a bill
more favorable to the corporations than
the one in the governors hands, it is
said that the Ford bill will receive his
signature Immediately.
At the City Club Governor Roosevelt
spoke plainly his ideas on taxing pub
lie franchises and on the Ford bill. He
said:
I've got my principles, along which
1 propose to work, already fixed in my
mind. l don't have to ask you for ad-
vice or anyone else; but I want to get
some first-class men up there to look
over the matter with me. My own judg-
ment will influence me in the end;
want that understood now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
HERD OF ELEPHANTS SOLD
IFrom the New York

From the New York Sun.
Warner P. Sutton of Saugatuck,
Mich, has just sold so elephants He
received $37, 120 for the bunch, or $742. 20
a head, and he says it was an extra
good price. He had the animals upon
the market for two years, and would
have been glad to get So, 900 for them
The elephant market was glutted how
ever, and he had to wait until a GUS
toner came along who could afford to
own such a herd and to employ the $50
men needed to care for and work the
beasts.
These elephants We're part of the
Cheek estate in Siam which Mr.. Sutton
is settling up for the widow, Mrs. Sarah
Bradley Cheek of Oakland, Cal. The
late Mr.. Cheek was an American citi-
zen who lived in Siam, and being a man
who feared nothing he went into the
lumber business in partnership With
the Siamese king. His majesty furn-
ished the forests and possibly the capt.
tai. At any rate Mr.. Cheek put in the
1t is not charged that Mr.. Cheek died
because he was the kings partner, but
at any rate he passed away, and there
were rumorS of differences between him
and the king before he did so.
When Mrs. Cheek asked for a settle
ment there was trouble. What the trou-
BILE was is not clear but it seems that
the king did not intend to be rash
about paying her anything. AS he has
800 wives himself, it may be that he
regards wives as strictly a luxury and
not to be considered in connection with
business. Then, again, it may be that
in view of the number of his own bet
ter halves, the king was appalled, at
the precedent he would establish if he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
ABILITY AND HARD WORK.
Ma1de Adams Discusses Success on
the Stage.

New York, May 23.-Miss Maude
Adams, the charming little actress, who
has just scored another triumph here,
writes to the Journal as follows:
There is only one taliSman that will
avail the young woman who hopes to
succeeds on the stage; the same tails
man that avails in all other lines of en-
deaVor, and that is work.
Few people who are charmed with
the theater, with the glamor and splen-
dor of it, stop to think that the scenes
that please them, the charmers that
win them and the cleverness and skill
that challenge their enthusiasm are the
result of days and nights of study and
hours and hours of tedious and toll
some rehearSals, at which the action
and very defamation employed are drill
ed into the actors. When the painters
work is considered, the colors he uses,
the brushes he. handles and the me-
chanical movements necessary to the
accomplishment of his task are not for
gotten. Be the canvas large or small,
the OnlOoker says: 1t must have taken
a long time and great patience to pro-
duce that picture
1T is the alluring side of the stage
career that fills so many young wo-
men with desire to become actresses.
They imagine that the whole life of a
player is spent amid applause and ad-
miration and in the glow of the foot
lights. If they knew how hard the
work is they would stop to think three
or four times before they determined
on a theatrical career. They must
make up their minds that their days
will be as full of toll as the poorest
woman that plies a needle for her Iiv
ing.
Il have sounded this note so loudly
because 1 should like to take out of the
mind of any young woman who is in
tent on a stage career any false and
foolish idea that it is all glamor and
good time. I should like to impress
upon her the fact that, while talent
is absolutely necessary, no worthy sue
cess is possible or has ever been made
without work.
THE young woman who possesses
the mind, head and heart requisite to a
stage career must not expect to sue
coed at once She should begin at the
bottom of the ladder and mount with
elaboration to enable her to feel GER
tain she has learned all that has to be
learned at each step on her upward
progress. The more she knows about
the little things that are learned at the
beginning. the better equipped she will
be for the more elaborate work that
follows.
The best thing that a young woman
who has been fortunate enough to gain
entrance to the theatrical profession
can do is to determine to use whatever
powers she is mistress of in a natural,
unaffected and sincere way. She must
not be misled into following the meth
DDS of others. She. must know and as
sert her own emotions, and she must
handle them in her own way, conform
ing, of course, to the laws of dramatic
EXPRESSION.