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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-06
WILSON TO LEAVE cABINET.~
Secretary Of Agriculture Offered Pres
idency of an Iowa College.

Washington, Sept. Sit is highly
probable that early next year James
Wilson, secretary of agriculture, will
resign from the cabinet to accept the
presidency of the Iowa State Agricul-
tural college at Ames.
Soon after the presidency of this in
stitution was made vacant by the
death on Aug. of DR.. William H.
Beardshear the position was rendered
to Secretary Wilson. He declined to
accept but with the understanding that
the place would be held open for him
until next year. TAis was agreeable
to the regents of the college, who have
decided to leave the presidency va
cant until it suits Mr.. Wilson's conven-:
ience to take the position.
If the position comes to Mr.. Wilson
it will be for life at handsome salary.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-09-06
Held Up by Lone Hiohwaynan.

Sacramento, CAL, Sept. 5.-The Wal
nut Grove stage from Sacramento was
held up by a lone highwayman near
Cortland, sixteen miles from Sacra-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
Teachers Meeting

The ninth regular meeting of the
teaches of the Ely schools occurs
Saturday. May II ate a. m. at the
library room. The program is as fol-
lows:
I. Language work in the grade. III.
Ethical raining-teachers to suggest
and report. III. Some facts about
discipline. and suggestions. ".
Chapter XIX of Hinsdale's, "The
Art of Study" The word "Method"
abused. Correctly defined. Methods
of teaching dependent upon methods
of learning. Perception defined and
illustrated. The '.humblest". be-
ginning of all knowledge? Apper
ception defined Its value. Source Of
errors, Concepts defined. Processes in
volyed in forming clear percepts,
Comparison and judgement illustrat-
ed. What contain? Two kinds?
The syllogism? Two steps in induct-
ion? Induction and Deduction
characterized The childs use Of in
ductive and deductiVe processes. The
child in the social world? In the
Historic world? The unit of methods
V. Chapt. XIV. Study modes
The methods of the successful. Tive
rules of teaching? The place of in
duction in primary work? Form
alism due to what? What did Cor
MENUS advocat? A second methods
Text books. Grammars and Arith-
metics. Exaggeration of the induct-
i've method. Both methods to be en-
ployed. 'Facts before principles.
"First the idea and the word'i
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
Mining Values

The 1902 meeting of the st. Louis
county board of equalization will be
one of the interesting events of the
summer, says the Herald 1t will be
held in July. and the principal thing
of interest to come UP will be the as
sessment of the iron mines Of tile
county.
There is considerable speculation
on the amount of the raise that will
be madeon the mines this year. Last
year a considerable increase was
made in the personal property assess
Sments, particularly on the stock
piles. 1t was conceded that the
amount at which the ore on livestock
piles was assessed, 81 per ton, was out
of proportion to other assessments,
being considered too high, but the in
crease was made becauseit was gen.
orally known that the real estate as
sessments of the mine were far to low
The mining companies did not oppose
the assessment. though protesting it
was too high, undoubtedly because
they realized also that their real
estate assessments were to low.
This year the real estate of the
mines will be assessed for the first
time since the public and the assess
ing officers first got an idea of the
value of the mines. The knowledge
that has been gained since two years
ago will be used, and the assessments
will be multiplied.
The manner of procedure in the
in the past has been for the mining
companies to get together and decide
upon relative valuations of all known
iron properties, and offer this to the
board to be acted upon with the re-
quest that all increases be made
horizontally. AS this solves the diff
ficult problem of getting at the valu-
ations of the mines, the board has
always been glad to accept these
schedules. 1t is proable that the
same thing will be done this year.
County Auditor Halden and other
members of the county board of
equalization have gone on record as
in favor of very substantial increases
in the valuations of the mines, and
there is no doubt that such increases
will result from the meeting of the
board.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
Ore Movement.

The iron ore movement from Min
nesota ranges last month was equal
to practically about one-half the total
movement from all Lake Superior
ranges. Unofficial figures on the ship
ments from all ports foot up about
100000 tons. This aggregate in
lcludes a small movement from the
Clergue mines in Canada. The move
ment was surprisingly large in April.
Very few vesselmen or iron men
would have predicted April that so
much tonnage could be moved, with
all interests sounprepared for begin
Mug shipments much before May L.
Its considered that the same speed
| of movement continue the rest of
tile season up to Dec. would take
down the lakes from Duluth and
other districts about 100000 tons.
However at the present time the tug
strike is interfering somewhat with
the shipments.
IL Joseph Sellwood's estimate of a
movement of about 25.000,000 tons
from Lake Superior is reached, and
Mr.. Sellwood is considered one of the
best authorities on the subject, the
April movement was quite essential,
for it will leave 100000 tons to
move during the seven remaining
months of the season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
A Year Ahead.

the Iron Trade Review says: The
booking of large tonnage of struc-
tural shapes and plates for delivery
next year is the new feature Of the
iron market in the week. For several
months most structural mill have
been sold up for 1902 and it is now
evident that deliveries originally con-
tracted to be made this year will be
carried over to 1903. The business
closed by Pittsburg mills the past
week for next year is estimated at
$4,000 tons. Week by week, with
eight months of the year ahead, the
character of the iron trade in 1903 is
being determined.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
Strikes Sink Hole.

The Duluth, Virginia & Rainy
Lake road. it is said, has encountered
Ia sink hole in the course of It's con-
struction from Virginia towards the
boundary line. The hole is said to be
about mile across and will mean a
serious obstacle to overcome if the
company decidesst to build across in
stead of around it. There are many
localities in Northern Minnesota
where these sink holes exist and both
the Eastern Minnesota and Missabe
companies have spent much labor and
money in overcoming them along
their respective roads.
The Eastern Minnesota company
has been particularly unfortunate in
striking these shaky spots and it was
recently that the company, after the
expenditure of thousands of dollars of
labor and material conquered the
sink hole and secured well-ballasted
road across it. This last mentioned
hole lies north of Stony Brook junct-
ion On the cutoff to the mines on the
range. Enough carloads of ore are
said to have been dumped into the
hole to fill several ships. Thousands
of feet of timber and trainload after
trainload of sand and gravel went in
TO the hole before the ore trains
- IL
the second experience of the Eastern
Minnesota company. the first sink
hole being crossed when the Cass
Lake line was built and the roadbed
of which was ballasted solid only
after several years of steady filing.
A sink hole is said to be one Of the
most expensive propositions that a
railroad company has to confront.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The o. S. Steel Company officials Hero
For Short Time.

me U, ). Steel Company OMclals Hero
For Short Time.
A special train composed of six
private cars arrived in the city yes
terday and after tour of inspection
at the Chandler, Pioneer, Savoy,
Zenith and Sibley mines, departed for
the Mesaba range. On the train,
were the officers of. the U. S. steel
corporation on their tour of inspect
ion. After Il visit to the Mesaba
range, the party left for Duluth.
The Following comprised our visitors:
Charles M. SchWab. president of
the United States Steel cotporations
James Gayley, first vice president; W,
B. Dickson, second vice president;
Veryl Preston. third vice president,
j. e. Schwab, assistant to the presi-
dent and Charles w. Baker, general
sales agent. There are also W. e.
Corey, president Of the Carnegie steel
company; George G. McMurty, presi-
dent Of the American Steel company;
Alfred ]. Major, president of the
American Bridge company; w. r,
Graham, president of the American
Tin Plate company; j. Fl. Reed, presi-
dent of the BeSSemer & Lake Erie
railroad; D. NJ. Clemson, president OF
the Pittsburg Steamship company: f.
j. Hearne, president of the National
Tube company; E. j. Burlington.
president Illinois Steel company: W,
f. Palmer, president of the American
Steel and Wire company, G. Kerr, ore
agent OF the constituent companies,
Homer Lindsay, assistant to the
president Of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany and l. Fl. Ward. secretary to
President Schwab.
The Missabe private car and the
Duluth & Iron Range car A were used
by the local corporation represent
atives, including President Il. f. Cole
of the Oliver Iron Mining company,
General Manager A. B. Wolvin Of the
Pittsburg Steamship company, Presi-
dent W. j. Olcott of the Duluth.
Missabe & Northern, President f. E.
House of the Duluth & Iron Range,
General Counsel j. B. Cotton of the
railway companies, Auditor w. III.
Jeffry of the Steel Corporation COM
panies. Assistant Secretary and
Treasurer Geo. D. Swift, Mechanical
Engineer Fl. j. Wessinger, Agent e.
w. Powell, Geologist w. n. Merriam,
Superintendent j. w. Krieter of the
Missabe, and Superintendent Owens
of the Duluth & Iron Range.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16

beautiful territory around Mile. Laos
lake, are soon to be dotted with farm
homes and become the scene of thrift
and happiness.
And now a suggestion. The little
red school house has a wonderful hold
on the hearts of our people, but the
Education it affords is not at all that
tcan~ be desired. a movement is
lalready far advanced in other states
land-began in our own, to consolidate
country school districts and bring to-
gether a hundred or two hundred
children in one building, thus afford
ing graded schools to children on the
farm. This is found to be less eX-
pensive than the separate district
plan, gives better teaches, and more
fschool in the year. The children
farthest away are taken to and from
school in wagons at the expense of the
district. Ifthis plan is kept in view
in the sentiment of our farm lands, it
can be easily adopted, and we. shall
avoid having a lot Of extra school
houses on our hands. Lack of educat-
ional facilities in the country drives
many people into town. And if
prospective settlers can be. assured
tthat their farm homes will be on the
route of graded school, they will
come more eagerly, and dwell among
US with more gladness in their hearts.
II. Adam Bede, in News Tribune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
Settling in northern Minnesota.

The rush of settlers to the over-cut
timber lands of northern Minnesota
is due to the rapid increase in the
population of our country, and the
| high price already reached by the
more attractive prairie lands to the
west of us. There are in the United
States about 100000 young men COM
ing of age every year, and they cannot
Iall enter the professions, nor can, they
successfully feed on each other in
commercial pursuits. Some of them
must go upon the SOL. And, as there
is no no desirable prairie land left
that can be purchased for less than
$40 an acre, the SO to SIS lands in ST..
Louis, Carlton, Itasca, Atkin, Pine,
Kanabec. Mile Laos and other count
les are being rapidly taken by actual
settlers. These lands are very much
in the rough today, and will require a
great deal of labor to improve them,
but they are very productive in all
grasses and vegetables, with good
markets at their front gate, and will
ultimately be the highest priced of
any lands in the whole Northwest.
Vegetable and garden truck lands
will bring much bigger returns to the
owner than grain or grazing lands on
the prairies, and 1 surely expect to
see the time when the best lands in
Pine county will sell at 500 an acre.
Lands in other counties are equally
good, and, with the same transportat-
ion facilities, will sell as high.
The paper mill follows the lumber
man, and is a sure indication of the
passing of the pine forest. The third
mill for northern Minnesota has just
been opened for business at Grand
Rapids, with an investment of over
$500, 900, and the headwaters of the
Mississippi now turn the wheels OF
commerce, making the fairy tales of
a generation ago stale, fiat and unpro-
ftable- compared with the reality of
today. This means that all the lands
from Grand Rapids to Aitkin, and
from Aitkin to Mora, covering tn
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
Lands For ID. & 1. r.

Governor Van SAINT has executed
three deeds conveying about 10000
acres of swamps lands to the DULUTH
& Iron Range Railroad company, Sc
lected by the company in accordance
with the grant of 1875, as amended
in 1883, whereby the company was to
receive ten sections of land for each
mile of railroad from Duluth by the
shortest and most feasible route to
Tower. About 100000 acres more
will be required to fill the grant.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
Cannot Recover.

Judge Dibell in district court this
week held that the acts of justice of
the peace, acting in his proper juris-
diction, are not subjects for damage
suits, even though they are mistaken
or maliciously intended to injure.
The decision was the outcome OF
the suit brought by two fellows
against S. Levke justice at Hibbing
for $4,000 each. Levke sentenced the
fellows to long terms in the county
Jail for breaking smallpox quaran-
tine, though the law provides only a
nominal fine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-05-16
State Convention.

The state convention for the nomi-
nation of candidate for state officers.
will be held in st. Paul on July 1.
The county convention for the select
ion of delegates to the state convent
ion will be held en- June "a and the
local primaries for the selection Of
delegates to the county convention on
June %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
CHANGE X. p. DATES.
Grand Lodge Meeting Will Be Held
On Oct 8.

Atlantic, Aug. 5.--Dr. Frank w. Por-
tcrlield. grand chancellor of the knights
.os Pvthias has issued q circular calling
attention to the change in the dates OF
the grand lodge meeting from the Sec
ond week in August until Oct. s and ..
The laws OF the grand lodge knights
of Pythias provide that the annual
meeting shall take place the second
week in August unles something shall
occur to prevent. This year the meet
ing of the supreme lodge knights of
Pythias occurs in San Francisco during
this time. so that the above change was
necessary.
A number of Pythians in Iowa do not
understand the reason for the change of
dates and have. therefore. besieged the
grand chancellor with letters and in
ouiries concerning the coming meeting,
which is to be held in Des Mones.
There are 10000 knights of pythias
IN iowa and all of them should take no.
t;ce of this change of date, and the
pecessity thereof.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
IOWA CONNECTS DECREASE.
Anamosa Report Shows Falling Off In
pnnIIlafini.


Des Moines, Aug. 5.--Cnairman John
Cownie of the state board of control.
called attention to the fact that the
tiary for the month of July shows that
there are less prisoners by twenty-one
ir that institution than there We're up
on the same date q year ago. AT this
rate" said Mr.. Cownie the state can
soon go out of the prison business
The monthly report filed Yesterday
with the board of control shows that at
Anamosa on July 81, 1901. there We're
419 prisoners, while on July 81. 1902.
there We're but S9S This is considered
a marked falling off by the board. Dur
ing the month of July last year there
were seven new prisoners received.
This year during July but three We're
received. During july, 1901. thirty
prisoners were discharged This year
but seventeen left the prison during the
month. and yet the total population is
reduced.
The report also shows that upon July
/, 1902 there was IL popula tion of 412
a: Ana,nosa. while OH the last day of
the month there We're but 39S, making a
decrease of fourteen. Seventeen phis
oners We're discharged. which makes the
difference of fourteen in the months
population. There We're lis reports
made against the convicts during the
month. Seventy two of these We're
given marks, eghty-siN were repri-
manded. ten excused and ten placed in
solitary confinement Eleven of the re-
ports We're for first offenses and the re-
mainder for second offenses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
CORN bit AL RIGHT
Government Weather and Crop
Bulletin Shows Very Favor
able Conditions.
Drouth Has Affected Some of the
Districts in the South and
Vest.
Wheat Being Harvested in Some
Sections-.-Ripening Too
Fast.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-September wheat
opened y higher to i lower at 20 TO
69A and for a moment held at 1o5s on
several slightly bullish factors. Cables
Were higher in spite of the slump here;
there still continued a discouragingly
low run of contract grade arrivals and
rains We're general in the central west
and Ohio valley. Trade was duh, how
ever, and on fair weather in the north
West where spring wheat needs this
kind of weather most. an easy feeling
developed. Receipts We're heavy. Sep
TENDER sold back to 69$4 and hung
steady for a time.
Only sixty-nine cars to arrive today
helped corn in its show of opening firm
ness. Selling, however, was liberal and
the weather IS considered Very favor
able for the gcowth of crops. AS Il
result September corn. which opened Il
a Is lower to LAX higher at 81 to 5li2.
sold off to 563l.
Oats held firm for a short time With
corn. Rains We're against the crops
and grading. but selling soon eased the
market. September opened II up at
S22l2. sold shade higher. then dipped TO
is and hung near 81.
Provisions opened easier on liquida
ton and the liberal receipts of hogs.
The hog market, however. held steady
and light support by packers brought a
rally.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05

The turkey crop in iowa this year VIII
not be % per cent OF what it was a year
ago Wet weather Is responsible iof
tais cohel'lol! rs = Wen kAo"h, ,tle
turkey has never come TO be wholly
donlesllcated fowl IL iikes 'he Darn
yard Al meal tliles nut " mas q taoit ~
ioostiilg N trees ana ihV"fi3ptN steals
It's nest IT'S Whereabouts sN''efallN pe
ing uh$hoWn TO poultry r''iseis uii'ii :.
comes IN Win me brood ne W.
weather mas ho' neeh cohaue'Ne 20
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
UNION COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
Reaffirm and Dsnounce After II
Fashion Of Their Kind.

EeafTlrm ana DSHCuECS FtIleT SHS
Fashion Of Their Kind.
Special to Times Republican.
erosion, Aug. 5.-The democrats of
Union county held their county conven-
ton Saturday and nominated full
county ticket. There was not a very
good attendance present and no con-
tests, the only trouble being to find men
and declined before the ticket was COM
pleted They also selected delegates to
attend the state, congressional and jul
dlcial conventions. The repeated dccla-
rations of Hon. j. b. Sullivan, of this
place. that he was not a candidate for
the nomination for congress from this
district, and the fact that he was not
considered in the selection OF delegates
to the congressional convention. leads
sidered i'm any sense a candidate for the
honor, and leaves the democrats of this
district absolutely without n candidate
for congress, so far as heard from. The
resolutions adopted cvondcmn Hepburn
for his vote on the irrigation bill, reaf-
firm their allegiance TO the Kansas City
PLATFORM call for stringent enforce
ment of the law against trusts and de-
mands the removal of the duty from all
articles. and declares for
ownership of public utilities.
The ticket nominated was: Auditor.
Henry Schnechner; recorder, @. ID.
Mooiland: clerk. w. Nj. Hicks; attor-
rey d. t. Hignee.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
CHICAGO Grain.

Chicago. Aug. 5.
wheat-No. . red, 7oa4 No. red 81
M6s; No. ? hard. 20; No. 3 hard. 66l4@
6S. August, 69ss: September opened
6aM @ 20; highest, 701s;; lowest, 60;
closing. 69M69ls.
Corn-No. ., 6ol.@61: No. 5. eo7s1:
No. white. 6ola@ 81; No. yellow, 62m
6212; No. yellow. 62Gf6.i.: August
90; September opened. 51ep5712; high
est. 57l2:: lowest. SOS; close. 557s.
Oats-No q 80; No. g. 2S%. a %; No.
/. white $50 40: No 3 white 36M3a. No.
white, S4037; August. 50 September.
opened, S2ia; highest. 32l-@325s;; low
est. 31A close, 81 3 as.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
PACKING HOUSE D[AL
Big $3.50, GOO Plant at Clinton Sold
to an Unknown Pur.
chaser.
------------------
Believed the Purchase Was Made
to Retire the House from
the Field.
Presumed that Big Fog Packers
are at the Head OF the
Deal.
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton. Aug. Negotiations have
been completed here Whereby the Iowa
Packing and Provision Company dis
poses OF its large packing house, which
was erected a few years ago at cost
of about $25oooo 1t had capacity of
l.5oo hogs per day. 1t is not known
who the purchaser is, but it is thought
one of the large syneicates is back OF
the transaction. The agent who made
the purchase said extensive improve
ments would be made and the mouse
Will he operated to its full capacity.
However, this is doubted. as it is
thought the house was bought to re-
move it from the field 1t has not been
in operation for a couple of years. 1t
was the property OF the Artemus Lamb
est
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
THE DAY BEFORE.

Chicago, Aug. 4.
wheat--No red. IL No. 3 red. 81;
No. , hard 1875; No. 3 hard, 76l3@1111l.:
August. 7oA: September opened at 7oss
q 7oss; highest. Il; lowest. 69$4 q Gas;
closing at 69's.
corn-No. 2 and No. . white. coz all:
No. 8. Gom61; No. yellow. 61120o62.
August. sos; Sentembere opened al
ISIS asst: highest. 5S5s a 5Ss4 lowest
57ls q 57A closing At 57i4 a57as.
0ats-No. .. 30@S1; Nc. 3, 2Sis@,29
No. . white 42M43: No. , white, IS a AZ;
No. 4 white 36M3s; August. 35l2 Sep
TENDER opened at $50 1885: highest,
SS73s; lowest. S21: closing at S2lA.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-05
Alton Will Meet the Rate.

Chicago. Aug. 5.-At the meeting of
the general traffic officials of the west
ern roads yesterday the Chicago & AL
ton announced that owing to Il contract
u has with Swift &; Co. it would be
cnmpelled to meet the rate of 49, cents
on packing house products and dressed
beef from Kansas City to Chicago.
None of the other roads has as yet de-
ter,nined what action to take, and an
other meeting will be held today.