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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05
A SENSIBLE LETTER.
A Western Canadian Settler Writes
to an Illinois Friend.

In writing to, MIR. L. Hawkyard, Of
Rockford, Ill, MIR. G. Simpkins, of Le-
due, Alberta, Western Canada, (and to
which points especially low rates are be-
ing quoted over all lines of railway,
says:
Dear Sir-Rec'd your letter the 18th
inst. We have had no snow till after
Christmas, an the cattle have been
able to live ou,, and are all in good con-
dition. 1t is showing now. That is
what we want-have about inches
now. The old settlers say when we
have lots of snow it means a good crop
the coming season. 1t never drifts here.
The weather is calm and bright. We
do not have to dress any heavier than in
Illinois, and the horses never SILVER
with the cold when we take them from
the warm stable, as they do in Illinois.
1t has not frozen in the stable this
winter.
The most of the stock runs out, but
there is no need of it, for timber is plen-
tiful and there is no expense to build
good stables and houses. We have good
log houses and they are very warm.
Two men can put up house 16x24 in
two days. There are good rails for
fences. We live ten miles from the coal
district, the price being so cents up to
$500. The land is very rich, loamy soil,
from 6 inches to several feet in depth;
the hills have the deepest. 1t is roll
ing country, and excellent for stock of
all kinds. Sheep do well, and there
are plenty of small lakes where the
cattle can get good water. The cattle
got out of grass last year, about the
middle of April, and run at large; I'M
less in charge of a herdsman, we have
to fence against them. Wheat goes
from 35 to 60 bushels per acre, oats so
and 80, very often hundred. As to pota-
toes, neighbor planted bushels and
dug 226 bushels, and no bugs. Roots of
all kinds do well. There are lots of
strawberries and lots of red raspberries,
black and red currants, and gooseber-
ries, where the fire has not burnt them.
Cattle are scarce. l have been trying
to buy some for months and have got
only three two-year-old, and paid $50
each.
Hogs are scarce, but can be got. They
sell for cents dressed. and cost more
for stockers. Wheat, SO cents per bushel;
oats, 25 cents; eggs, 80 cents dozen;
butter, Is and 20 cents; poultry was 10
and II cents dressed. Sheep are scarce.
If you come, bring your farm tools,
but bring no seeders; we use drills.
Bring cows, but do not bring horses
unless you are an experienced hand
in shipping them, for so many of
them are hurt in shipping. There
will be plenty of work for a binder.
Two good horses will break, but three
lighter are better. The horses you
get here can work without grain, but
are better with it. It will be hard to
tell what prices horses will be, for the
immigration will be very large the
coming spring. They could not be
had last spring at one time. They claim
the best time to break is June, but my
experience is to break in the spring
and work it. You can break till the
middle of July.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05
CENSUS JOBS.

Ex-Governor Merriam has announced
his policy with reference to Minnesota
share OF patronage in the census bureau.
This was done to Representative Stevens,
who called in the interest of some of his
constituents. The director informed Mr..
Stevens that beyond the IS, 900 position al
ready given Labor Commissioner Powers,
ore $3.50 job would be given to the state.
Any other Minnesotan appointed will get
a salary of 81, 200 or less. probably less.
These appointments will be given without
reference TO the supervisors, of which
there viii be seven, one for each con-
gressiOnal district, and the necessary
enumeratOrs, the latter of whom will get
not TO exceed So for their work. Gov
erno- Merriam desired to have this an
nouncement made public for the reason
that he is being deluged with applications
from all over the state. and he desired
the people of Minnesota to know just
what he can 90 at the outset, so that no
false hopes may be raised among the
applicants
Minneapolis should get the s., 800 place,
as 81. Paul has the dictatorship, but no
selection for il has been yet made.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05
THOSE FEES.

Senators Underleak, Dougherty and
Collier the special committee appointed
to ascertain the exact amount of income
enjoyed by officials of the state receiv-
ing fees as part of their emolument, has
been turned into the senate. 1t shows
that the total income of the clerk of the
supreme court is IS, s4S.57 annually, with
disbursements of s., 1912, leaving for the
clerk, S5,079.45.
The governors private secretary re-
ceives all told, s4,4SO. of which $500 is
salary and the balance fees.
d. c. Bloomfield, boiler inspector for
the Third district, secured a net return
of s53i. His total receipts were s., 931.
The state oil inspector has the best
office in the lot, the figures showing that
his net income during the year ending
Jan. l. 1899, amounted to SIS, S9S.51- Fees
were collected upon 202, OO2 barrels of oil
TO the amount of $50, 3O22 20. When the
report Of the committee was read Sem
ator Collier DemocraD a member of the
committee, testified as to the handsome
treatment accorded the committee by the
officials investigated, especially mention
ing the supreme court clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05
LUMBER.

Five new sawmills will be at work in
the Duluth district the coming season,
at least 100 100000 feet more than last
year. Some men in the trade claim the
cut Of the year will be 200, 000 900 feet,
which viii probably be the largest total
OF any district in the United States. Near
ly every mill in the district is overhaul
ing and increasing its power plants. Fig
ures indicating the change in the timber
trade, and the methods of logging show
that of $50. OoO, 900 feet to be sawn on the
harbor front at this city, 195. Co., 900 will
be hauled to mill over railroads. A few
years ago the mills would not touch the
logging trade
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05
CONTRACTS AWARDED.

The state military commission awarded
contracts for supplying the uniforms for
the national guard. The Plymouth Cloth
ing Company will furnish the trousers at
S2-75, if the samples to be furnished are
approved by the commission. The Boston
gets the contract for the campaign hats
al 90 cents. The blankets are to be fur
nished by H. H. Liperr, Milwaukee, at
S319 eaca. The blouses will be made by
Browning, King & Co., at $3.50 each, the
forage caps by the same firm at 81 cents
plus I212c for the ornaments. The dress
coats at S7.35, helmets, s1.57, overcoats
$50. and gloves at S1.0S a dozen were
awarded to the same firm.
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saizer,s seed Corn!

Does your seed corn test, Bro. Farmer? Sal
zer's does-it's northern grown, early and
good for so to l50 blu. per acre. Send this
notice and Ice for 8 corn samples and low
prices to Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse Wis. X
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Music Hall Horror.

P. Arno-That baritone sings as if hi:
wlndplpe needed a job of plumbing. Is il
bronchitis.
Pye Porgan-I think he's using his medi
cine-chest tones-Chicago Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

The merchant, who sent up toy balloons
with his "ad-" painted on them, knew how
to get his name up.-L. A. ". Bulletin.
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ANOTHER BIG ONE.

]. ]. Hill. having broken the record for
large elevators by his 8, 900, 000-bushel ele-
vator project at Duluth, will now proceed
TO break his own record by the erection
of another gigantic steel elevator at Du-
Iuth, with a capacity of 6.OeO,0OO bushels
This is known to be Mr. Hills plan, and
he has said that he will carry it out soon,
although no date has been set.
Mr.. Hill is quoted as saying that the
enormous growth of the grain business
more tEan warrants this move, and that
the elevator capacity at the head of the
lakes is entirely inadequate.
Peter NJ. Bendz. employee of a Min
neapolis butcher, fell dead beside his de-
livery wagon.
The Norwegian Lutheran church be-
longing TO ''Ullensvong" society, twelve
miles west of Luverne, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. Carpenters were at work
building an addition to the church and
the fire caught from an overheated stove
in the main building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break u
ehildren's Coughs and Colds-Mrs. NJ. G
Blunt, Sprague, Wash, March s, a.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

Many girls heart has been melted by
| ice-cream.-L. A W Bulletin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

Fortify Feeble Lungs Against White
with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

Some poets are always amusing, but not
necessarily funny.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

It seems queer that an intelligence ofic,
should supply stupid servants.-Chicagt
Daily News
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

The bad language of the eyes is the same
the world over-Town Topics.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

He struck it. st. Jacobs Oil struck his
Rheumatism. 1t was stricken out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

See there. A bad sprain cured; and st.
Jacobs Oil cured it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

A bad player and bad piano make bad
neutrality-suspicious. Globe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

Lawsakes 1t cured my aches. st. ia
cobs Oil makes no mistakes
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

Feeze and fret? Why? st. Jacobs Oil
cures Neuralgia. Soothes it down.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

If man is as timid as hare, he ought
TO die game.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

In the morning well. St. Jacobs Oil cures
soreness and stiffness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

1t is pity amateur actors can't see
themselves as others see them.-Atchison
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

The only thing some people do is to grow
older.-Atchison Globe
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05

Told you so. In one night cured. st. ia
cobs Oil masters Lumbago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-04-05
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. a
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25C
The times., 1899-07-02

light plant was passed through the council.
He was chairman of the public property
committee in the recent council and
through his efforts was secured the hand
some engine house for the Hydraulion
Company which adorns Patrick Street. This
building would do credit to any city and is
in every way complete, and cost altogether
about So 600 Mr.. Strider has been warm
advocate of street improvements. He be-
lieves that cobblestones should be aban-
doned and that the city should be paved
so as TO show that it is alive 10 its own
interests He comprehends that our prox-
unity to Washington and its beautiful
streets casts a reflection upon the streets
of Alexandria, and while having no idea
of adding in any way to the burden OF the
taxpayer, he thinks that every property
owner in the city would be benefited by
the Improvement of our streets. He is a
Young man of activity. energy. and brain
and deserves much credit for the manner
in which he has built himself up under
adverse circumstances. He is one of the
most popular men in the council, and in
the city, for that matter.
] Marriott Hill, who took his seat for
the first time in the board of aldermen,
was born in this city on December G. 1852
Mr.. Hill is one of the best known men in
Alexandria and has large circle of friends
nj Washington He is printer by trade
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Alexandria. July 1.-The new city coun-
ell composed OF the board of aldermen and
common council, consisting of eight alder
men and sixteen councilmen from the iou.
wards of the city, met at noon today and
elected John II. Strider. the Alexandra
corresnondent of The Washington Times,
President of the common council, and VIII
uam H. Marbury, President OF the board
OF aldermen. D. r. Stansbury, the popu-
lar clerk of the common council, was
unanimously reelected 10 the position In
,he hoard of aldermen the candidates for
clerk were r. L. knight, incumbent;
Frank G. Grimes, William f. Carne and
William L. Hoy. After several ballots the
vote stood Grimes 4, Carne 4. J. Chris
Gill was elected messenger for the common
council over John Craven, incumbent IN
the board of aldermen, after several bal
lots. the election of a messenger was post
poned until the regular meeting OF the
board The candidates were Messrs- cine,
Schafer. Ratclifi, Rudd, Jackson, and ho-
dier. The presidents OF the two boards were
sworn in by Justice Beach IN taxing MS
seat Nj Strider said:
Il thank you for your expression OF con-
fdeuce. and accept the trust which you
have placed in my hands today, with full
knowledge OF the Importance Of the POSI-
tion. / appeal to you for your indulgence
and hearty support during the next TWO
years ! have no doubt that ] shall fail
into error during my term OF ofhee-thls
Is but human. / shall, however. as ! have
for the past fifteen years as member OF
This body. continue to look TO the inter-
est of all the people as near as that IS
possible We have been entrusted with an
iuportaut mission. The city's welfare IS
in our hands. The people look 10 you for
results and II remains with you to de-
termine their nature. Our most enterpris-
ing citizens and largest taxpayers nave
been urging street and other internal I'M
provements. and they expect you TO devise
ways and means whereby this desired work
can be accomplished. In the discharge of
my duty l shall know no faction. friend
or foe Those among you who have served
In this BODY have learned the necessity
Of being conservative. This is an abso-
Lutte necessity in conducting the citys az
fairs DO not let US forget that the pros
perity of Alexandria and the wishes OF
our constituents should be our main OBJ
jects and that these can only be accom-
plished by conservative and united ac-
tion. Gentlemen. l again thank you for
the honor conferred upon me-.
The two boards were convened In joint
session. when Mayor-elect George L.
Simpson was escorted into the chamber
by Alderman ]. T. Sweeney and Council
man Desmond. Justice Beach administered
the oath OF once, and Mr. Simpson de-
lvered his inaugural address, as follows:
Mayor simpsons Speech.
ITO President. Gentlemen OF the City
Council. Friends, and Fellow citizens
Two years have elapsed since last hai
the honor OF appearing before my fellow.
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CROCKER'S, @2s s,.!, Pa; ;.s,. @ys; Free.

and has been connected with great many
large enterprises in Alexandria. He is ac-
tive, energetic, wide-awake. and liberal.
He conducts the Opera House in this city.
He is connected with large number of in
dustrial enterprises in Alexandria, and is
the largest stockholder in the ST. Asaph
Driving Park. He is a man of undaunted
energy and his desk was adorned by
mammoth horseshoe of beautiful roses, to
which was pinned card bearing the in
scription, An inadequate tribute to grit"
Thimas W. Clark alderman from the
Third ward, is a gentleman of sixty-fye
years OF age, and who represents The
Washington Times as its circulating agent
in the city of Alexandria. He. too, is
printer, and for a number of years was
connected with the Government Printing
Office in Washington. He is one Of the
men who can be relied upon TO push for
ward the commercial interests of Alex
andria.
T. Alton Moore is a native of Alex
andria, and son of the late W. S. Moore.
who, for a number of years was a mem
Der of the city council. He was born in
1854. and learned the trade of machinist in
his fathers iron works and for many years
held the position of foreman in that busi-
ness; he is now one of the partners in
that firm, and begins today his second
term in the city council. He is an active
The times., 1899-07-02

of the council means that men will be
appointed upon the various important COM
mittees of the city who will see that the
best interests of this old town are pro-
NOTED. The friends of Improvement in
Alexandria, having secured the organiza-
ton of the new council, as they firmly be-
lieved they would after the election, now
look forward to the time in the near
future when steps will be taken to place
Alexandria in the front ranks OF mod
ernized and modern towns
Through the courtesy of the Alexandria
Times" the cuts of the mayor, the presi-
dents of both boards. and some of the more
prominent members of each are published.
The newly elected President of the Board
of Aldermen, William H. Marbury, is con-
nected with the treasury of the Southern
Railway Company in Washington. He has
lived in Alexandria for a number of years,
and has been elected repeatedly to the
board of aldermen from his ward since
1888. He has been president of the board
for about sixteen years, and is one of the
best-known and most highly respected
citizens of this city, where he was born
in 1917 when this was a part of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The new President of the Council, John
H. Strider, is a young man of marked abil-
The times., 1899-07-02

and intelligent gentleman, and is recog-
nized as one of the men who believes in
pushing Alexandria and its every interest.
Alderman John r. Sweeney, Of the Fourth
ward. is a native of this city, and was born
on the 10th OF May, 1853. and was edu-
Gated at ST. Johns Academy. He entered
the grocery business at an early age and
then accepted position with the Southern
Railway, where he remained for fifteen
years, then went to POrtner's Brewing
Company Mr.. Sweeney has been an active
politician all of his life. having been
elected TO the council in 1880 and con-
tinuously reelected until 1890. He served
from 1887 until 1890 as president of that
body. In 1892 he was elected to the board
of aldermen and reelected in 1896. He has
been one of the committee on gas, to
whom Is due so much of the improvement
in the gas department in this city. He has
been a member of the school board for
number of years, and also president of
the Democratic committee conducting the
successful canvass in this city in 1895.
He belongs TO numerous secret societies,
and holds the honorable position of county
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keep alive my heartfelt desire to retain the
friends whose kindness to me can never be
forgotten. Indeed, Mr.. President, when
men have passed the half-century mark
in the great journey of life the loss of
friend is an irreparable one. unlike
youth, which loses a friend today and
gains another tomorrow, We feel that I'M
aided nature numerically reduces the num-
ber OF our friends, and those that remain.
like sibylline books. are more precious be-
cause OF their diminution. And yet, as pre-
cious as friends are, IL their retention be
dependent upon ignoble concessions, upon
unmanly sacrifice of independence of
thought, or of independence of action. or
upon the bending the pregnant hinges Of
the knee that thrift may follow fawning.'
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tinued in 1t up to the present time. In the
early sos he had charge of the printing de-
partment of the Southern Railway Com
pany for over five years until the depart
ment was abolished. Mr.. Strider was first
elected to the city council from the Third
ward at special election held on October
IA. 1884, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of NJ Mclean, and has served con-
tinuously up to the present time, and was
reelected at the recent election 10 serve
for the ensuing term. Four years ago
Mr.. Strider moved from the Third ward
into the Second ward and has since repre-
sented that ward in the council. He has
served upon some of the most important
committees of the council in manner
most acceptable to the people. He was
upon the committee on light for number
of years It was he who introduced res
olution in the committee which provided
for the electric lighting of Alexandria.
There is no denying the fact that to Mr..
Strider more than to any one else
is due the fact that this resolution was
adopted and subsequently an ordinance
providing for the purchase Of an electric
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of the committee on streets of the last
council. and vas an ardent advocate and
aggressive champion Of progressive street
Improvements for Alexandria. He is
young man of push ana pluck, and viii
most probably be re-appcinted to the po-
sition OF chairman of the committee On
streets. which means that Alexandria may
look for great improvement along the line
of street Improvement in the near future
Councilman Edward E. Lawler is an
other young Alexandrian. born in 1870; ed
ucated in the town. with the exception OF
a two years course at the Spencerian Col
iege in Washington. He is OF the city, and
believes in it. He has been actively en-
gagged in business from his youth, and Is
a successor to the old firm OF John Law
son. established in Alexandria in 1874 he
is an active Democrat, and member OF
the city electoral board. He can be count
ed on as one OF the go-ahead young Alex
The times., 1899-07-02

Knoxville. Tenn, July lit is an
nounced that the United States Plate
Glass Company has bought the immense
Mathewson alkali works at Saltville. Va.
They are the largest works in the world.
The property included in the purchase con-
tains the town of Saltville. and over two
hundred thousand acres OF land adjOin-
ing. The company at present employs
1900 men. II was established seven years
ago. Most of the stock is held in England.
The United States Glass Company will put
over a million and a half more in an i'm
mense glass plant, which will employ sew
eral thousand more men. Glass Will be
made the chief product, but the present
output of soda ash, salts, and by-products
will be continued.
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townsmen and their representatives to as
sumo the duties of an Office honorable dis
tinguished. and the highest within the gift
OF a community, whose people have ever
been my friends, my acquaintance, and
neighbors-a people whose mistaken con-
fidence in the rectitude of my past con-
duct heralds the advent of this administra-
tion, people whose regard, whose affee-
ton, and whose friendliness accompany
me today as l stand upon the threshold
of another official term. Strange, yea,
passing strange. would ii be If gratitude
amid these environments failed to domi-
nate all other sentiments and refused to
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Just laws and good government may be i'm
partially given to their fellow men. They
are the prosperity builders Of States and
communities, the unselfish protectors Of
measures and means by which the welfare,
not for individual, but for a whole people,
is promoted they are those whose honest,
industrious lives, crowned with well mer-
tied success, have become indissolubly
linked with the destinies of right thinking
and patriotic citizens. AS We turn from
the contemplation of such men and behold
those who pride themselves upon their de-
votion to States and cities, and yet who
rest passively and contentedly amid the
strife of important political contests. upon
whose arbitrament depends either a good
government under proper auspices or a
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then will no man be more thoroughly be-
reft of friends than will l. The friends of
any individual add largely to the sum and
substance of his happiness, for they
cling to him through good and
through evil report: they magnify his
virtues, and minimize his faults; they
study the whole curious whim of human
plans to create for him life's successes, and
it is almost a paradox that men so en-
Enthusiastically devoted to an individual are
not always the active, the aggressive
friends of communities, are those who sac
rifce, and who are ever ready to sacrifice.
selfish purposes and selfish prejudices that