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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
More Forfeited Tax Law.

In the maze of amendments and
counter amendments that hedge
about the forfeited tax law, there is
one that is of peculiar interest to ST.
Louis county people, and that is the
proposed amendment providing for a
short period of redemption from the
sale. There is strongly developed
and growing feeling that in the var
ious legislation over tax matters
there has been too much done in be-
half of the tax title buyer and entir-
ely too little for the owner OF the
property. Almost no regard at al
has been paid to the unfortunate
owner who has been unable to keep
up on his taxes during the stress OF
the hard times that have lately pas
sed, and whose property now stands
encountered with a mass OF taxes
which it is the province OF the for.
feited tax law to clear away. The
owner. as a rule, Is a local man. The
tax title buyer, as rule, is an out
slider. Between these two there can
be no question to which one the bene,
fit OF the doubt should lean and il
should be obvious enough to require
no discussion that the duty and int
crest alike of the city, county and
state require that the owner shall be
protected as far as possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
Died from Injuries.
tOrneyS.

John Knos, an Austrian, fell int
chute at the Chandler last evening
a distance of about seventy feet. He
did not feel injured, but went to the
surface and home without assistance
where he died few hours later. He
was recently from the old country
and left no relatives in this country.
The funeral occurs tomorrow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
fARCH IL, 1890. $500 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

precinct. The sole question was
whether the entire vote WAS inyali-
dated because OF the failure on the
part OF the Inspector in part OF his
technical duty. The judge holds
that the voters cannot be disfIan-
chised through no fault Of theirs In
the way proposed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
The City Council

Nothing very serious came up be-
fore the city dads at their meeting
Tuesday night. A few bills were al
lowed and the minutes of previous
meeting were approved, The larger
part OF the business for this year has
been wound up and the new council
will have clean docket when they
take their seats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
Notice Of Election!
Notice is hereby given that i.s the ss. sss'

Election the City of Ely, St Louis County Minnesota for the
and the wards said city, will
held APRIL 4th, $780, and for the election of the following
officers, viz:
Mayor City Clerk, Treasurer Assessor Municipal Judge Spec
m Municipal judge also Aldermen and Constable for each
o. the wards of the City of Ely.
The places holding will
follows
First Ward-The Kinney Building, Lot Block Is, Ety.
Chapman Street in said ward
Second Ward-The Finn Temperance Hail. Camp Street
said ward.
Ward-The Pioneer Hotel Office Lot Block White
sides Addition to Ely, Sheridan in said
will open Nine O'clock the
close at Five O'clock in the afternoon of said day.
further hereby notified that
adopted by the council of said the regular meeting
of said council held March 1S99 the following proposition for
bonding City Ely will be submitted the said City
election be held in and for said Ely
the date above mentioned viz
RESOLVED, that the City of Ety. ST. Louis County, Minnesota
hereby makes application the State of Minnesota for loan of
e000 Thousand Dollars to be used paying for the
suitable building the City of Ety. for the said
the bonds the City of Ely bearing interest the of
per per for the of Seven thousand dollars
issued therefor payable as follows:
One Thousand Dollars
Dated at Ely, MINI, March sth, 1899.
DAVID BROWN. CITY Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
Railroad Rumors.

A crew Of surveyors are said to be
running line north from Virginia.
Several are inclined to believe this
means new line for Ely. This in
connection with the late deal for the
Duluth, Mississippi River & Northern
by J. ]. Hill, would lend color to the
belief.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
Homo About the First.

BY letter from the soldier boys we
are Informed they will be positively
mustered out on March 9th. The
mastering out will take place at St.
Paul so the papers state. but the boys
inform us that the event will take
place at Augusta.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
the Citizens of E,y.

I hereby announce myself candi-
date for Municipal Judge at the COM
ing spring election and most respect
fully solicit your support. Ii elected
will do my best to serve you faith
fully. ii. VAN BLARCoM.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
To the Voters.

I hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office OF mayor and
would respectfully solicit your sup
port at the caucus and the polls.
FRANK HODGE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22
DAVID BROWN, City Clerk.

ner. The contract system is meet
ing with approval by both men and
company. The average wage paid on
contracts last month WAS about 81. So
Arrangements are being made for
putting in the trolley system when
the generator arrives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22

arrangements dIC DSllS u1duc lUI
putting in the trolley system when
the generator arrives.
Every now and then arguments are
advanced that wages are higher on
the Marquette range than on the
Vermilion range. We have seen the
wage scale of both ranges and find
wages on the Vermillon considerable
better than the Marquette scale.
VIM. Besson. has resumed the eI-
ploring operations on Orr lake, dis
continued on account OF cold wealth
er the early part OF the winter.
Arthur Z. Ely will In few days
begin active explorations on section
Is, 63-ll, by means Of diamond drill.
The drill arrived Yesterday and was
Immediately transported TO the
scene, The operations will be in
charge OF W. II. Cole.
Active explorations by means OF a
diamond drill will soon be carried on
by NJ, A. Alworth g. Co., on section
%, 63-1l, so we are informed. This
is east il the famous Section 30.
The Southall property on 4, 62-l3,
west OF the city will soon again be
worked under a new management,
1t is claimed this property has fine
showing of ore,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-03-22

At the Pioneer nothing strange or
startling has developed recently, the
work is progressing in steady man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
oldest Inhabited House.

This stands close to the River Yer, about 250 yards from St. Albans Ab- bey. It was built in the time of King offa, of Mercia, about the year 795, and thus is over HOO years old. It is of octagonal shape, the upper portion be- of oak, and the lower has walls of great thickness. Last century it was a famous resort for witnessing cock fights. At one time it was fortified. and bore the name St. Germans Gate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
MANS INTRINSIC VALUATION
His Physical Personality Ranges From
 ssG,665 to Over @333, ,333.

The more money man can produce each year the more valuable, of course is his body to him. The less money a man can produce the less valuable is his body. The railroad presidents body is worth 9 vast fortune On the other extreme, the body of a tramp, 3 criminal, lunatie, or began is worth literally less than nothing
 The poor Iaborer who is prone to imagine himself of very little use in the Wolla and his body of very little benefit to anyone will be surprised to know that he is in the possession of a handsome legacy, from which, by the proper exercise of his hands he draws a yearly interest.
 For instance, tako the case of the ordinary farm hand He is found all over the United States. He is 8 Swede in the northwest. a native in the south and possibly an Irishman or q German in the east. He gets, say, an average wage amounting to $200 year. How much do you suppose that mans body is worth to him? Just about $6,665. For his $200 a year is to him in the nature of an investment at BIT annual interest rate of 3 per cent Tell him he's worth $6,665 and he won't believe you But he'll go on drawing his yearly interest just the same.
 Then there is the carpenter He's a valuable bit of dust, this workman. So is every other skilled mechanic. Some will earn more money than others, but a true average will be about $500 a year. The body of that carpenter. mason or painter is worth SIG, ,6G6 Seems queer, doesn't it? A good many of them would doubtless like to realize their entire principle at once.
 Look at the $15-a-week young man, the clerk in the lawyers office, the beau of the ribbon counter or the starting stenographer. He has te count his pennies to pay his board and keep himself looking neat, with an oc- casional flyer at the theater or on an excursion. Do you suppose he would be so careful if he knew he was worth S26,000? Well, hardly Yet that is just the sum his labor figures out as a 3 per cent. investment proposition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
Aanir,a Runns. aIaIa.

Judge Adam, of Kentucky, has ltas black bank mule that ought to be with a circus. He has plenty of brains and is mischieyous. He found farmers sack of corn in wagon. united it, caught the other end and shook the corn out and had feast. A hog grab bed an ear, but was sorry after being run all over town fer it. The mule used to jump out of the bank stable window, open the door and let all the other mules out, then eat their corn. When he gets whipped by a negro he never fails later to kick tha right ne- gro
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
pfdn,t Want ff Then.

An eccentric old gentleman placed in field on his estate a board with the following generous offer painted there- on:
 T will give this field to any man who is contented."
 He soon had an applicant
 well, my man, you are a contented fellow?p asked the old gentleman.
 'sYes, sir, very"
 Then why do you want my fied?" The applicant did not wait to reply
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
"A Risky Condition.

A wealthy gentleman recently left his son a large fortune on the condition 5hat he shall visit every country in the world and write 2 book on what he sees This work is to be submitted to- professors Of Bonn and Heidelberg universities, and if, in their opinion it is dull and stupid and badly written the heir has either to write il ever again or lose the fortune.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
Weicbt nf thn nen-

Careful weighing shows that an ordt- nary bee, not loaded, weigh the i've thousandth part of q pound, go that 1t takes 5000 bees to make q pound But Che loaded bee, when he comes in fresh from the fields and flowers, freighted with honey or bee-bread. often weighs nearly three times more
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
4 Dialect Story.

The brogue of the south and west of Ireland is softer and more musical than the brogue of the north, which has about it some of the flavor of the Scot tish accent When Lord Morris was Chief Justice of Ireland, young junior barrister rose in his court one day to make his motion, and spoke in the hard brogue of the North of Ireland. "Sa- pel," said the Judge, in a low voice to the registrar of the court, "who is this newcomer?" His name is Clements, my lord" What part of the coonthry does he hail from, in the name of all that's wundherful?" asked the Judge. County Antrim, my lord" was the reply. "Well, well," said the Judge, "did you iver come across sich froightful accint in the whole coorse Of yer born loife?"
 If the average boy was always as polite as his mother tries to make him act before company he would grow up .o be a useless man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
a New Invention.

The latest application of electricity for use aboard ship is q patent incli- nometer, designed to register the exact eor or list to port or starboard of vessel at sea or in harbor. It is claim ed that this instrument is extremely sensitive and absolutely unerring in it's indications
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01
 TOhaecn.

Tobacco was discovered in San Do mingo in 1496; in Yucatan by the Spaniards in 1920 It was introduced into France in 1860. and into England in 1883.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-01

Door. ana windows made rom native lumber ~tPnd this climate better than nnrtbeln made stock. The Bluff City Lumber Co. are large aaanfaciu r~ IT these goods and
 uarantee every one sold to give
 pfftct satisfactiltl. 27y
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
A NEW ASSOCIATION
To Be Known as the Monongahela
Round Table,
ORGANIZED AT MORGANTOWN-
COMPOSED OF RESIDENTS OF
THE MONONGAHELA VALLEY,
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN Ed
UCATIONAL WORK-A LOCAL
PRINCIPAL PRESENT AT THE
MEETING.

PROF.. F. H. Crago, principal Of the
Richie District schools has returned
from Morgantown, where he attend
ed the organizing of new educational
association to be known as the Monon-
gahela Round Table. The association
is to be composed of superintendent,
principals and teachers of the Monon-
gahela Valley and will outline some in
teresting work for the future. The
meeting was held in the Morgantown
high school building which is one Of
the finest edifices of the kind in the
State, and was largely attended by
those who are interested in educational
work. Among those present were
President Jerome H. Raymond, Prof
T. G. Hodges, Prof. Robert A. Arm
strong, Prof. Gallup, and Prof. 7. G..
Miller, of the State University. Prof.
Miller was selected as chairman and
Stewart F. Bowman, a member of the
State Legislature, as Secretary of the
meeting. Two sessions were held, one
on Friday afternoon and the other on
Saturday morning, and the proceedings
were extremely profitable. Before ad-
iourning the association appointed an
executive committee to make all the
necessary arrangements for the next
meeting which will be held at Fair
mont on Friday and Saturday following
Thanksgiving. The association was
organized with a large membership
and will, no doubt, accomplish some
excellent work in the future.
In speaking of affairs at Morgan
town, Prof. Crago stated that all with
whom he talked spoke in the highest
terms of the university and were
fFiendly toward the faculty. While
away Prof. Crago was the guest of
some Of his cid friends, who reside
near Morgantown.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
BLOODY CLOTHE
But no One Knows Whence They
Came Suspicion Of Foul Play at
Bellaire

Yesteday some excitement was occa-
stoned at Bellaire by the discovery of
some bloody garments below the city.
The clothes consisted of mans en-
tire outfit including two coats, pants
and oyerhauls, shirt and underclothing
but the hat and one shoe and sock
were missing. All the garments were
more or less saturated with what ap-
peared TO be blood. The clothing was
scattered ON the bank opposite the
watering trough on the Wegee pike,
near the works of the Pittsburg Block
Coal Company.
Blood was also found about the wat
ering trough. The officers made an
examination of the vicinity yesterday
but no clew was secured by which the
circumstance could be explained. There
were reports of shots being heard N
that vicinity Saturday night and of
a skiff crossing the river, but these
were not verified. The officers think
there is possibility of foul play but
are inclined to the theory that the
clothing came there through some
other motive Last evening a country
man who had been expecting the ar
rival of a relative called at the city
building at Bellaire but failed to rec
ognize the clohting.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
MARTINS FERRY.
Local lettings From the City Of
Workshops and Mills.

Yesterday John Taylor, Jr, of Mt.
Pleasant, came to town evidently to have
a time, and an impartial judgment based
upon the evidence, would say that he sue
ceeded. By evening John was in a mood
to add a few garnishments of frivilous
but none the less interesting nature to the
diversions of the day, and started out for
a drive. Before embarking he took into
his buggy a couple of young ladies of the
town for company. At the corner of Fifth
and Hanover streets Taylor thought he
would take a near cut to his destination,
and attempted the novel exhibition of
driving through HeiPs grocery. The horse
only got as far as the sidewalk when
the driver was seized by Squire Kellar,
who had observed the proceedings from
across the street. Taylor resisted arrest
and made a motion to draw a gun from
his pocket. This was afterwards found
to have been a bluff, as the young man
was unarmed, but it came near costing
him dearly The crowd which had gath
cred became incensed at Taylors actions
toward the Squire. and would have dealt
out summary justice If it had not been
restrained. The young ladies pleaded with
Squire Kellar for the fellows release and
he consented on the promise that there
should be no more disturbance.
The city is at present enjoying the
company of more ministers than have
been here at any one time for years. The
session of the conference held last night
was largely attended, and the services
were much enjoyed by all present. There
will be three sessions to-day, the confer
ence closing this evening.
A. R. Abshire was fined 50 and costs for
being disorderly, and George Williams
was given $40 and five days for indecent
exposure.
Bertha Wiseman was taken to ST. Glars
vile yesterday but the hearing before
Probate Judge Smith was continued I'M
til to-day.
Ross and Madge Heaton will give
cabinet party at their home on Walnut
>street this evening.
John Oxley was rendered a surprise
party by about twenty-five of his friends
in honor of his forty-first birthday ami
versary.
Two more cases of diphtheria are re-
ported from the Vickers family.
The Ladies Aid Society of the German
Lutheran church will give a social at the
home of Mrs Theilocker, on Fifth street,
Thursday afternoon.
Frank Harrison was down from Barnes
vile yesterday.
The work of razing the Gray building
at the corner of Fourth and Hanover
streets was begun yesterday.
S. F. Dean was out yesterday for the
first time since his recent illness.
George Noble spent Sunday at Claysville,
Pa.
Ross Miskell is carrying a sore arm,
the result of an injury received at the
Belmont brick yard.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
A LARGE FUNERAL.
The Remains of w. It. Lewis Laid at Rest
Yesterday Afternoon.

The Remains of w. #. Lewis Laid at Rest
Yesterday Afternoon.
The funeral Of the late William F.
Lewis took place from the residence
of his brother-in-law, w Weis, of
South Chapline street, yesterday af-
ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and was large
ly attended by the relatives and friends
of the deceased. The services were
conducted by Rev. A. Werder, pastor
of st. James Lutheran Church. The
members of Zane Lodge No. l, Shield
of Honor of which organization Mr..
Lewis was member, attended the OBJ
sequies in a body and headed by the
Opera House band, accompanied the re-
mains to their last resting place in
Peninsula cemetery. The pail bearers
were Messrs. B. E. Wilson D H. Will
son, w. G. Miller, L. e. Miller, A.
Frederick, Edward l. McGill, Conrad
Miller and George Bruhn. A number
Of beautiful and appropriate floral de-
signs were received
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT
Held at the Wesley NJ. e. Church Last
Evening.

Held at the Wesley NJ. e. Church Last
Evening.
At the Wesley M. E. Church las.
evening an interesting and instructive
entertainment entitled Our Citizen
ship" was held under the auspices Of
the literary department of the Epworth
League. The exercises were admirably
rndered and were attended by large
and appreciative audience. A number
of the members read well-prepared pa
pers upon the topic under discussion
and national songs were rendered by
a chorus of fifty children during the
evening. Prof. F. H. Crago delivered
a lecture upon the subject, What it is
to be an American Citizen" He de-
fined a citizen and spoke Of two kinds
of citizens, one by birth and the other
by naturalization. He also explained
the difference between the natural born
and native born citizen, saying that
all voters are citizens, but all citizens
are not voters. In conclusion he con-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
BEN WOOD.
Items of Interest, Personal and
Otherwise.

Some interesting and imressive cere-
monies will be held at the Lutheran
Church next Sunday. In the morning
there will be a Reformation service,
and the aston, Rev. Paul Metzenthin
will preach an appropriate sermon.
In the afternoon a mission service will
be held under the conduct of the pas
tor, assisted by Rev. A. Werder of
Wheeling, and Rev. e. 0. Graham, of
Bridgeport Each service will be in
terspersed with special music under the
direction of the choir.
A portion of the Koehnlein property
located above Bogg's Run, was dis
posed of at public sale yesterday af-
ternoon. Two lots, respectively num-
bered IA and Is, were purchased by
H. w. Schrebe, the grocer, for $1,325,
and R. Nj. Gilleland, the glue manu-
facturer, acquired possession Of a mar
row strip of land about 900 feet long
OA lllC 11fCl 44OnI III pcAC.
Harry Roby a young son of Frank
Roby, the we'll known Riverside work
man, met with painful accident Sun
day evening He was passing through
the yard of his home and in some
manner slipped and fell, alighting on a
brick walk. AS result his left thigh
bone was broken. DR.. Alley, who was
summoned, rendered the necessary
medical aid.
Yesterday about noon a horse at
tached to a delivery wagon belonging
to Wheeling produce dealer, was
struck by B. & o. yard engine at
Schad's crossing and died from the eff
fects of it's injuries shortly afterwards.
At the time of the accident the ami
nal was being driven toward McMech-
en- street, and the engine was travel
ing north. The shafts of the wagon
were badly damaged The driver
jumped from his seat to the ground
duu SoCdpcQ llCiA Jul GU " LIS
friends he claimed that the bell at the
crossing failed to ring as warning
of the approaching engine.
The members Of the Methodist Epis
copal congregation met at the Church
last evening and made further arrange
ments for their coming bazaar.
1t will probably be the last affair of
the kind under the auspices of the con-
gregation and the proceeds will be used
to hquidate the present Indebtedness
of the church.
Marshal Furbee yesterday stated that
he had been informed that John Smith
and Willie Tibbs, who escaped from
the lookup recently, are in all proba
bility at some point in Ohio. 1t is said
that the two prisoners, after making
their exit unceremoniously from the
Jail, crossed the river in a skiff to the
Ohio side, at point below the B. & 0.
bridge
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
BADLY BITTEN.
A sonth Side Boy Attacked by Dog Yester-
day Morning,

Sonth Side Boy Attacked by a Dog Yester-
day Morning.
A young son Of Frank Nixon, the
watchman at the old Hobbs glass house,
was badly bitten on his left arm by a
large Newfoundland dog owned by Mrs.
Mary Normiles, of South Wood street
early yesterday morning. Later the
canine was shot by officer Rolf, with
assistance of James McCracken, an
Eighth Ward fireman, the former using
a revolver and the latter shot gun.
The animal gave the two armed men
lively chase in and out of the Nor
mile residence and number of shots
were fired on the outside. 1t was the
guardian of the law that inflicted the
fatal wound.
Young Nixon secured medical aid at
once and it is not thought that his
wounds will result seriously.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-31
PIE HOUSE TO BE SOLD.

Constable Donimick Morris adver-
tises in another column that he will
offer for sale all the stock and fix
lures in the Musee pie house, to the
highest bidder. The sale will take
place between ten O'Clock this morn
ing and two o'clock this afternoon.
The pie house was closed on dis
teess warrant a few days ago.