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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-08-11
Treated CoIdlY they Say.

The committee from the railway
employees who visited here week ago
in search for inducements for holding
their picnic here did not give us as
good recommend as tile occasion
warranted. While they were not
oyerwh elmed with promises by the
citizens in the short time they were
here, we think our offer was as good
as any they have received from any
town, barring the 'soft SOAP" Ely
offered them grounds second to none
in the country, band, boats and
decorations and all the committee ex-
pected. They informed US they de-
sired no prizes. They spent about
four hours in the city and only linn
tied few knew Of their coming, having
received no word of their date of ar
rival. In our opinion the allurements
presented by the Virginians were too
strong for the committee and they
had no idea of coming here long be-
fore they set foot in Ely and only
''worked bluff" on us. However
we are thankful for what little recog-
milton we did receive and we think
quite number of our people will at
tend the festivities at Virginia.
Mayor McMahan might have prom
ised the'boys the earth and the full
ness thereof, but he is not made of
balloon material. He did as he in
formed the committee he would, and
Mr.. Pengilly answered for good share
of the town. The report follows:
"* y After lunch we drove to Fayal
and caught an ore train to Allen
Junction, taking No. 3 to Ely, arriv-
ing at TAO a. m. Here we called on
Mr.. Scheaffer, the agent, who had
been notified of our coming. Wewere
not received warmly here and were
told we had better see Capt. Pengllly
of the Chandler Mining company. Mr..
Pengllly gave us a very warm recep-
| tiou and drove us down to the point
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Will Exceed Belief.

DR.. Nelson P. Hulst, general man.
ager of the Oliver interests spent
several days on the ranges last week
Dr. Hulst does not take as pessimistic
view of the iron ore situation as
many men, He declines to discuss
the subject beyond the mining phase,
as that is the particular sphere in
which he moves. To a Duluth report
er he said:
SIN my opinion" said DR.. Hulst,
''most of the mines will produce close
to the amounts expected of them
earlier in the season. 1t is true there
is scarcity of labor all around but
in spite Of this number of mines will
produce more ore this season than
ever before in a like period. One
reason for this is that such mines are
in good shape for active operations
and there is not so much development
work in progress as there has been in
the past.
"Wages are the highest in the min
ing business in the history of north
ern Minnesota. Miners are not only
getting better pay than ever before
but there has never been period of
high wages when an equal amount of
money will buy as many supplies of
various kinds"
"Do you think that the Lake
Superior region will succeed in for
warding 100000 tons of ore this
season." DR., Hulst was asked.
without doubt" he replied. Dr..
Hulst was asked if he thinks any iron
ore would be shipped all rail after the
close of navigation. He answered
that he did not.
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Land Office Patents.

Patents received at the land office
are for the following persons: SARAH
Mcmillan, Richard o. from. Peter
Schaefer, Carl M. Peterson, Klaus
Holmstrom, Charles Larson, Thomas
Pitman. Sigurd Dieseth, Ernest B.
Trcatlage, of st. Louis county; Annie
Baillie, Albert G. Herbert, of Douglas
county, Wis; Louis Anderson, of
Trail county, N. d.; Hugh Johnson,
Bridgie Moore, Christ Swanson, of
1tasca county; Martin Johnson, Fred
lex w. Rayburn, Herbert Mumford.
Carl j. Carlson. Milan L. Stott, of
Lake county.
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THE FIREMEN.
Arrangements Nearly Completed for the
Firemens Tournament

Arrangements Nearly Completed for the
Firemen's Tournament.
Arrangements are rapidly complet-
ing for the First Tournament of the
Vermlion-M esaba Firemen's Associa-
tion to be held in this city on Labor
Day, September and 5.
At a meeting held at Virginia Sat-
urday at which delegates from the
various departments were present,
program of events was made up and
also set of rules governing the same
formulated. There will be about
twelve events and all departments
will compete,
The local department will spare no
time or pains to make the meeting a
brilliant success. To this end COM
mittees have been named which will
have charge of the various details.
The citizens are also expected to do
their share in making the tournament
a success.
At a meeting of the department
Monday evening team of ten men
and captain were selected to contest
for the prizes. The team is composed
of A. D. Ellefsen, captain, George
Holmes, Frank Wagner, NJ. E. Glea-
son, VIM. Holmes, J. Bedford, Thos.
Pollzinghorn, VIM. LaBeau, l. Cox,
G. McMahan and John Habian.
AS reception committee the entire
department has been named and no
laxity in this will be tolerated. Ev-
eryone will be supposed to do his duty
in the reception of visitors.
Committee on music, p Schaefer,
Thos. Jury and John Habian.
Entertainment committees: Grant
McMahan, John Glode, John Pengilly,
II. B. Sturtevant, o. G.. Korb, Louis
Eisenach and Geo. Holmes.
Decoration committee: AID. Ellef-
sen, Ed. Crossman, Jas. Housley, Jno.
Gianotti, G. McMahan and David
| Brown.
Dance committee: W. Holmes, L.
Cox. John Columbo, Frank Wagner
and Thos. Polkinghorn.
The committees have already made
considerable of start and no doubt
in another week or so will have every
thing in ship shape. The Mesaba
range boys expect to be here in full
force and calculations on at least 500
followers are being made.
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SUPERIOR WINS.
Superior Captures Everything In the Shoot
Last Sunday.

Superior Captures Everything In the Shoot
Last Sunday.
Nearly 100 excursionists accompan-
led the Ely Gun club to Duluth Sun
day. The shoot was held at Superior
and the excursionists scattered them
selves between the two places at the
head of the lake. A good time was
had by all and with che exception of
several light showers during the after
noon, the day passed off pleasantly.
Three clubs, Duluth, Superior and
Ely INDUCED in a match shoot and the
scores made by the Ely club were very
good considering the long and tire
some trip had by the shooters. Sup
erior captured the honors on an aver
age of 20 and lilo, Duluth following
with 10 and $40 and Ely bringing up
the rearwith 18 and 6-1O, The scores
made by the clubs were as follows:
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Very Descriptive.

A writer in the News Tribune gives
a good description Of his trip to Mines
Center over the Tower route and es-
pecially over the portage which he
says is disgrace to St. Louis county.
Among other things he says:
"The traveller that contemplates q
trip from Duluth to Mines Centre
has three routes from which to choose,
One is by way of Port Arthur and the
Canadian Pacific road to Rat Portage
and thence by boat to Fort Frances
and Mines Centre. Another is via
Winnipeg and Rat Portage. The
third is by way of Tower and Harding
the American route-and gives one
good chance to see the forest and
mineral lands of northeastern Mime
sofa. AS the American route is some
500 miles shorter than the others,
there can be little question as to it's
advantages. 1t seems somewhat I'M
fortunate, therefore, that it is not
better known and more generally pat
ronized. know of no place outside
of Duluth where the tourist can pur4
chase tickets through to Mines Centre
on this line or where he can get any
definite and satisfactory information
concerning the route. A little judic4
ious advertising would bring more
gold seekers through Duluth and re-
ward those that have opened this
convenient outlet to the gold fields of
Ontario.
Through the courtesy of Colonel
Greatsinger, l enjoyed the pleasure Of
a ride to Tower over the Duluth s.
Iron Range railway, one of the solid
est and most substantial lines of road
to be found anywhere in the country,
The heavy rails and perfect roadbed
seemed rather better than were need
ed on road of this sort until at Two
Harbors the necessity was made clear.
No road but the best could endure
such an enormous amount of heavy
freighting and remain as solid and
smooth as the Duluth & Iron Range.
For over 100 miles you wind through
a solitude of forests and swamps, re-
lfeved here and there by clearing
and station from which logs are
shipped to the lake shore. The few
houses that one sees from the train
serve only to make the solitude more
| impressive and remind us that the
pioneering of st. Louis county is buS
just begun"
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Machinery Scarce.

The question of securing mining
machinery of all descriptions has be-
come a perplexing problem, and the
inability to secure it under almost
anything like reasonable conditions is
having a tendency to retard develop
ment. Many of the mining compan-
les are ordering just as little machin-
cry as possible owing to the ruinous
prices and also to the further fact
that manufacturers will scarcely agres
to set time for delivery.
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on Long Lake, which is a splendid
place for a picnic. This point ID
about one mile and a half from Ely
but trains could be brought down tc
the Pioneer mine. which is only about
1000 feet from the point. Mr.. PEN
gilly has offered us everything that
the Chandler company has for that
day in the shape of boats, bath houses,
etc. They have nice furnace on the
grounds for making coffee and band
stand and pavilion. After hunting
for Mr.. McMahan, the mayor, for
about two hours he said he thought
he could get the band out but would
call meeting of the council and give
us further particulars by letter"
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and more cOuldb given jobs if the
men were to be had. In all probable
ity work on new shaft for the Pho
neer will be begun in the near future.
The location of the shaft will be on
the south side of the property.
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MININGNOTES

The Duluth & Iron Range is receiv-
ing 200 new ore cars to add to its
equipment. The cars were to have
been delivered in May but the great
demand for cars of all kinds on the
manufacturers has occasioned delay
of a couple of months.
, Captain Joseph Buddle and Robert
Lind, employed at the Rust mine at
Hibbing, were killed Thursday of last
week by being crushed in a caved
room. Captain Buddle was well
known by many on the Vermilion
range and was considered'one of the
best of mining men. The father of
the deceased was formerly captain of
the Germania mine at Hurley, Wis.
Shipments from the Zenith mine up
to August LIST were $4,000 tons. Work
at the mine is steadily progressing
and about 400 tons a day are being
hOisted. ITO men are at,work at the
Zenith. Surface improvements are
constantly being made, this week Il
new coal trestle and approaches are
being built.
The steam shovel has completed it's
work of loading the Zenith stockpile
and has been removed to the Savoy
where work was begun Tuesday. The
Savoy Stockpile contains between
0.000 and $4,000 tons and is hosting
at the rate of 500 tons a day which is
being dumped into the pocket for inn
mediate shipment. 139 men are en-
ployed OF the Savoy. We learn it is
the intention of the management to
begin work on Il new shaft in the near
} future.
J The Oliver company will soon begin
the work OF sinking a shaft on the
Sibley & Bearinger property in q be-
tween the Zenith and Savoy to be
known as the Sibley.
II A diamond drill was started this
week on the Mcdonald forty of sec
tion 30 under lease by the Oliver com
pary. The drill is ein charge of R..
Hutchings
Cole & Mcdonald are steadily work
I ing their various drills in this vicinity
but with What success it is hard to
say as drill men have ''no mouth on
EN-" One is at work on section %,
! another at Winton, two near 30 and
!, one south of town on the Whiteside
I lands.
John Semer, Nicholas Walch and
James Sheridan were in this vicinity
several days this week looking up
, their iron interests. The gentlemen
are owners of the Lockhart property
} and the Semer addition to the city.
J They also own the Sheridan property
on Mud creek east of Tower on which
} we have been Informed work will
} probably begin shortly. The two first
J mentioned returned to their home in
! Escanaba, Mich, Tuesday while Mr..
Sheridan returned to Duluth.
} The Chandler is making rock
} crosscut in No. and is also sinking
} this shaft an additional distance of
D ITO feet. The Chandler is moving
} along in it's accustomed smoothness
} at about the same gait. 1t is en-
} ploying about 500 men,
~
Up to Saturday night the Chandler
! had sent forward about 1900 tons.
Owing to the non-arrival of boats at
D Two Harbors, the shovel enjoyed an
enforced idleness Friday and Satur-
} day.
The diamond drill which has been
! running on the Whitesde lands near
! Winton is being moved to lands owned
! by Mr.. Whiteside near Garden lake.
! Osterberg Bros. are doing the drilling.
/
The Pioneer has received their new
underground tram cars to be pulled
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The medal shoot proved disastrous
to the Ely holder, Superior winning
the same Oh good score. However,
Mr.. Eisenach has held the trophy a
week and says he does not feel the loss
very largely. The scores made in the
medal shoot were as follows:
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The Duluth & Iron Range is receiv-
ing 200 new ore cars to add to its
equipment. The cars were to have
been delivered in May but the great
demand for cars of all kinds on the
manufacturers has occaSiOned delay
of couple of months.
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Cole & Mcdonald are steadily work
ing their various drills in this vicinity
but with What success it is hard to
say as drill men have "no mouth on
EN-" One is at work on section 25,
another at Winton, two near 30 and
lands.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-06-17
EWING.

June II.
Harvesting wheat seems to BIZ the
order of the day. There is some
complaint of the wheat falling
some of the farmers, are cutting
their wheat while it is green in
order to save it all. Corn is looking
well considering the late season.
We had exceedingly hot weather
last week, but the rains have made
a considerable change in the atmos.
phere.
Rev Henry Dyer, of Miser preach.
ed to the people of Gravel Hill, the
first Sabbath of this month, and has
promised us sermon once month
curing the summer, on the first
Sunday, at three o'clock p. m.
Misses Minnie and Jessie James
of Friendsville, were Visiting rela.
tives and friends at Ewing, last
week.
Mr.. Charles Queener. who was
sick at the time of our last writing
has recovered under the treatment
of DR.. Douthet of Louisville.
We are hoping that the box sup
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per at Friendsville, will be a sue
cess, as the funds are to be used to
liquidate debt of the Methodist
Church. The supper will be, either
in the church or at the Mineral
Springs.
Miss Leona James, of Friends
vile, will visit friends, and rela-
tives at Ewing for the next two
weeks.
The apple trees in this vicinity
will soon be'bare of fruit, caused by
blight of some kind that is killing
the trees.
Mr.. Joe Doak, took trip to
Knoxville this week.
Mr.. Samuel Clark, of Hartman,
visited his wife, and little daughter
at the home Of his father-in.law,
Mr. Sam Doak, first Of last week.
We had an interesting letter from
Rev. B. L. Milligan of Ontario,
Oregon last week which stated the
fruit crop in his country promises
tobe fine. Also aletter from p. G.
James of Birch Bay, Washington.
reports a good prospect for fruit in
his country.
Pryor G. Key is on the sick list for
the last few days.
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BAPTIST CHURCH
o. G. PEYTON Pastor.

Preaching by the pastor, Rev. 0.
G. Peyton, every Sunday at 1890 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School at 9:15 a. m. Prof.
Horace l.. Ellis, Superintendent.
Prayer meeting every Wednes-
day night at 1880 O'Clock.
Ladies' Home Prayer meeting,
Thursday, at 2:3O I'm.
E@A most cordial invitation is
extended to all services. Come and
bring your friends.
1t is the pastors desire, aim and
prayer that, through the morning
sermons, believers may be encour-
aged, strengthened and established
in spiItual life, and that through
the evening sermons, the way of
life may be plainly shown TO all
who wish to find 1t.
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MINT.
]. F. Iddins, Co. Supt.

Death has again visited our COM
munity since our last writing and
has taken away Aunt Sallie Mar
tin. Aunt Sallie Martin was born
April 20, 1920 died June 4, 1899, she
was the mother of eight children
and twenty grand children and was
a devoted chris tian for number of
years. She was always good and
kind and pleas mt to meet. She
fell last New Years day and
was hurt. She leaves six children
behind, three sons in the state of
Missouri. Her body was buried at
the Centinary Cemetery to await
the final Resurrection Morn when
the dead in Christ shall rise. The
sorrowing ones have the sympathy
of friends.
Wheat harvesting is at hand.
Wheat is good but thin on the
ground.
We are having some rain now
which will be good on the oats
crop.
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SEATON.

June II.
Farmers are moving along nicely
with their work.
The buzz of the reapers, mowers,
and binders are heard daily.
The public entertainment given
by the Sway-back Literary Society
are the first Saturday night was a
grand success in every respect.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Coulter were
made happy by the. arrival of a
baby girl at their home on the 9th
inst.
Mrs. Rachel Williams visited with
her daughter Mrs. James Henry
week before last.
Messrs w. M. Wells, Andrew
Nuchols, r. F. Evertt, g. w. White.
head J. J. Whitehead and John
Coulter spent week before last in
the flats of the mountains, killing
squirrels, breathing pure air and
drinking good water.
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Forenoon-Devotion. Address by
DR.. Robinette.
Ist. Period Methods in U. S. His.
tory Prof. Ellis. How to teach Penn.
manship, Prof. Barnes.
end. Period-Physiology and Hy'
giene, Prof. M. H. Gamble. Dues.
tons.
Observation-Disclosures in U. S.
History and Mental Arithmetic.
Friday Jnne goth.
Forenoon-Devotion. Address,
The Public Schools, Prof. Waller.
Ist. Period-Theory and Practice
of Teaching. I. School Organiza.
ton Prof. Gamble. 2. School Gov
eminent Prof. Ellis.
End. Period. The Recitation,
Prof Ellis. 2. School Ethics, Supt.
,Iddins.
Report of Committees,
Observation-Disclosures in Theo-
ry and Practice of Teaching ard PLY
siology.
The State Superintendent requires
that all teachers, except those
having Diplomas from the State
Peabody Normal College and thu
State Peabody Normal Institute, taxi
the examination, and that there be NJ
private examinations held. So, al
who intend to teach should attend the
Normal, and take the annual ..examin
alton.
Respectfully,
]. F. Iddins, Co. Supt.
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OBITUARY..

John Campbell Parsons was the
third son and fourth of five child
rem born to Robert and Nancy Par
sons, and was the last surviving
member of his fathers family.
He was born on Nine Mile in
Blount County, Tenn, July 26, 1885,
and died in Maryville, Feb. 4th.
1899, of Pneumonia. He connected
himself with Bakers Creek Church,
on profession of faith in Christ,
Sept. 22nd. 1860, during revival
meeting conducted by Rev. Bark
ley, but always thought he was con-
verted when a child, and so his
frinds thought, for as school boy,
he was always peacable: kind ana
lorbearing in a marked degree.
On the 10th. of May 1873 he was
elected a Ruling Elder in Bakers
Creek Church, and served the
church in that capacity until his
death. On March 10, 1864 he was
united in marriage with Miss
Glaphery Pugh, youngest of four
sons and two daughters, children OF
Josiah d. and Huldah (Trice) Pugh.
Ten children gladdened their home,
one of whom died in infancy and is
buried in Bakers Greek Cemetery.
The oldest son, Tandy Morris Par
sons died two years ago in Jamaica
and his remains sleep in that beau
tiful tropical Isle. The other seven
sons and one daughter survives
and are living in Athens, and Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
Never of a robust constitution,
and his wife having always been
delicate in health, he, yielding to
the persuasion of his children last
year sold his farm near Clover Hill,
and removed to Chattanooga, in
ten'ing to spend his remaining
days in employment less trying to
the declining strength of himself
and wife. The settlement of his
business detained him in Blount
County much of his time for sever
al months previous to his death and
it was while in Maryville, on the
2Srd. of January, that he was sliced
with pneumonia of which he died
as above stated. Responding to
the startling summons his tdevoted
wife and children fastened to him,
and they with many loving friends
did all that was possible to nurse
him back to health. But the Lord
called him up higher, and on the
day following his death loving
hands tenderly laid his remains to
rest, in the cemetery at Athens,
Tenn, Prof. Sam'l. Z. Wilson ID. b..
assisted by the local pastors of the
town, conducting the funeral SER
vices in Mars Hill Presbyterian
Church.
His Grandparents came to Blount,
from Green County, Tenn, about
one hundred years ago. His own
aged parents lived with him, and
died in his house. His life was
worthy of emulation. His death
was that of the Christian. He and
the writer were school-mates in
early boy-hood, and but for sickness
this article would have appeared
several months sooner.-W. III.
Henry.
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DU NKIN TENN.


We are having nice shower this
June 18th.
Health is very good at present.
Harvest has come and the far
mers are beginning to reap the gol-
den grain.
JEFF Kidd transacted business in
Knoxville one day last week.
Houston Hitch and William
Caughron have supplied themsel-
YES with new self binder.
We had quite a scare in our
neighborhood last week. Miss Car
rie Taylor returned from White
Pine where she has been attending
school and was taken suddenly sick
with throat trouble. 1t was thought
that she had scarlet fever but we
hope such is not the case. Miss
Carrie is better at present.
George Davis and Bob Eagleton
have Joined the regulars.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Broadly and
Miss Lula Kidd spent three days Of
last week in Knoxville visiting
friends and relatives.
Willie Kidd of Rag Town has
been confined to his bed with fever
but is better at present.
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Rev. L. II, Naples of Wears Valley
filled w. A. Catlett's pulpit at Pleas
ant Grove on last Saturday and
Sunday afternoon. He preached IN
excellent sermon from III Cor. IS
But we all, with open face behold
ing as in II glass the glory of the
Lord. are changed into the same
image from glory to glory even by
the Spirit of the Lord. And on
Sunday TindeIl D. d. who is work
ing in the interest of Carson &
Newman College, preached from
Mat. $40, Thy Kingdom come, Thy
Will be done in earth as it is in
Heaven. Subject The Coming
Kingdom. The Doctor demonstrate
ed very clearly that all persons
who have been born again are sub
jects of the Heavenly Kingdom.
Joe Walker of Tuckaleechee at
tended Church at Pleasant Grove
last Saturday and Sunday.
B. I'll. Steele has recently pur-
chased new two horse cultivator.
Huse says he can do his own plow-
ing now.
We had a fine rain last night,
and good indications for more thi J
morning.
Mr.. Whetsell is pushing his work
on the Piney Level school house
to completion.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Heron OF
Knox County are visiting with rel
atives in old loyal Dlount for few
days.
Wheat is better than a half CROP
in this community, grass is short
corn is growing nicely.
Andrew NuchoIs purchased a
binder of Broyles Bros. last Satur
day and is just longing for the
weather to fair up that he may
reap his wheat.