The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-11-27

/ ID IeIlOW was UTOuSnU from Glf
Birch Lake country: Monday for steal
ing gun and lodged in jail. The
complaining party refused to pro.
secute and the man was given his
liberty, the complainant paying the
costs.
Game Warden and Mrs. Archie
Philip were in last vicinity several
days last week hunting. They spent
the time at Robinson lake and were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. Cross
man while here. Mr.. Philips secured
a deer.
e. G. Ricketts, OF Minneapolis,
travelling for school supply house
spent several days in this vicinity
last week hunting deer in company
with Prof. Newberry.
Sunday. snow storm dropped about
six inches of the beautiful and sleigh
ing is now in good condition. In all
the snow fall this year has been about
nine inches.
What has.become Of the oil well
which the city water works tapped
two weeks ago? Eveleth citizens do
not really care for kerosene in their
drinking water, yet oil is more valu-
able than water and if there is any
coming they want it. Now that
Rockefeller has bought the steel trust
perhaps what we were getting was
some of the water squeezed out of the
stock market with some aroma of oil
clinging to it.-Eveleth News.
The recent cutting down of the
forces of the Oliver Mining company
shows that married men are being
preferred. It is the policy of the
company to keep all Of its men of
family, residents Of the town where
the mine is located. and wife is an
assurance on a miners job that not
few have protited by in the past few
months. This policy was started by
the Minnesota lion company in the
panic of 1892, and every time since
then when it has been necessary to
cut off employment for time, it has
been followed by the mining compan-
les, by those at any rate, that have
the interests of the men at heart
Virginia Enterprise.
One hundred hunting licenses were
issued .bY Deputy County Auditor
Schaefer up to Wednesday of last
week and although there have been
calls for more the deputy has had
none to issue up to last night when
supply arrived. Owing to a large
number of the men being laid off and
the extra fine weather for hunting
the demand for licenses in Ely has
been much larger than on previous
years. Nearly everyone who has gone
to the woods has returned with game.
A preacher at the conclusion of one
of his sermons said: "Let all in the
house who are paying their debts
stand up" Instantly every man,
woman and child, with one exception
rose to their feet. The preacher
seated them and said. "Now every
man not paying his debts stand up"
The exception noted, care-worn,
hungry looking individual, clothed in
his last summers suit, slowly assum-
ed perpendicular position. "How
is it my FRIEND" asked the minister,
shat you are the only man not to
meet his obligations?" 81 run a
newspaper, lie meekly answered,
''and the brethren here who just
stood up are my subscribers and"
LET us pray" exclaimed the minis
ter.-Joplin MO- News Herald.
1t is not generally known that tile
copper district of Michigan possesses
other mines than those producing the
red metal. However, in Ontonagon
county the production of koalin has
attained considerable proportions.
The mineral is nearly white when
the moisture has been eyaporated and
consists of a fine, 'smooth, powder-like
clay. Koalin, as ordinary found, has
to be refined, but the Ontonagon pro-
duct is SO pure that it is shipped
without being put through the usual
washing process. 1t may also be Of
interest to know that the father of
w. T. James of.this city opened up
the first deposit of koalin at Ontan-
ogon.
The following from an unknown
author is one of the prettiest sermons
ever printed in so few words: 81 saw
dancing bubble upon the silvery sur
face of restless river. For moment
it sparkled with golden light as it
caught the sunshine's glory. and 1
thought how beautiful it was. Then
it went down, down. For moment
the river told me where it vanished,
and then swept on without cen a
ripple on its placid bosom. And l
thought how like our lives was the
bubble on the river. For moment
we SDarkla in our tinV Snhpraa-honn