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The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

II would DO a good thing every way
~ q farmer would each year make the
effort 70 raise one acre OF some extra
crop--fhat -, 10 care for 10 acre Of
Hand that he could produce Ar extraor-
dinary yield Of whatever crop he Sc
This would give him an object
lesson Of the relative values OF average
and superexceilent crops. For instance.
he Il entirely practicable to produce 100
bushels Of corn On one acre Of ground
bushels Of onions OF 400 bushels
ck potatoes on, II there IL sufficient
moisture, ave tons Of hay. This sort Of
experimental woTk carried on By the
farmer himself on his farm IL Of very
great vaire, a when engaged incaring
Tor such q crop be becomes moro m
knreptsd IA II fhan.he does in any other
krop onzfis farm. and becoming inter-
esfo1, he takes special pains 20 study
and learn al he can about IT, His
nsiebboFs may lapgh A. him. but he 10
keaily doing thsn Ashyseh ecod,as he
hshinnssif.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

There are many old and abandoned
farms ia Maine upon which are rem
nants Of once fine orchards. With the
abandonment Of the farms has come
about quite a reforesting OF much OF
ne country ana With this an Increase
Of Wild game. It 10 said that a large
number OF bears have been killed this
fall In that section, and they = near.
" always found In these old apple
orchards, bruin being very fond Of
apples.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

Our experience has been that 1t IL
very dificvft to make q young fruit
tree grow where II Is planted ia an
orchard already partially occupied with
aged fruit trees, these seeming to have
no monopolized the soil that no matter
how well the young tree may be cared
for IT IL simply starved out. OF a hun
dred such young trees which We have
planted during tho past four years
among trees eight years old we DO not
believe 8 per cent have made a 1--we OF
Il and those which have lived give nc
promise OF ever making healthy, Wig
oroua trees.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

The deposits OF Ignite coal in North
Dakota and Montana bid fair to con-
stitute ono OF the great natural re-
sources OF those states. This territory
IL far removed from a fuel supply.
There seems to be an unlimited guam
tity OF this corn, and, while 1t requires
special treatment, there ~ not any
doubt but 1t win be made available for
all fuel purposes. The most promising
method Of handling II bids fair to be in
tho form OF briquettes, In which form
II docs not slack and Is available for
use in ordinary furnaces.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

The settlers out IN what may be prop.
eriy called tho semiarid region Of the
west are making merry this year for
The reason that an abundant rainfall
has secured them a very fine crop. The
bad thing about this II that tho dry or
me normal seasons are sure TO return,
ana when they come there IL nothing
but disappointment and loss for the
men who try to cultivate the soil. II
has been that way In the past and win
be- again.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-01-18

We noticed a new thing the other
Day. A man had transpIanted o white
oak tree about three inches IN diameter,
setting IL out this fall we have never
known an oak tree TO be transpIanted
and live and have often regretted that
II could not DO 90 moved. The only
way 70 certainly secure the oak tree
seems TO be 70 plant the acorn whore
tho tree IL TO grow, and this Ii such a
tedious process OF securing a tree. the
oaks making but a slow and feeble
growth during the first fifteen years,
that few care 10 try the experiment
The common custom all through the
hog raising sections OF the country ig "a
push tho pigs for the market In the
shortest time possible, the aim being
TO make the pig weigh from 200 to 22c
pounds by the time It Is eight months
old, and then sell Il. We have q friend
who pursues another plan with profit.
He does not attempt TO force his pigs,
but runs them on grass and clover the
FIRST summer and feeds enough during
fhe winter 70 only just keep them IN
fair 6eah and growing. When they are a
year old he fattens them and has pigs
20 sell which weigh from $50 TO 40
pounds, He claims, and we think right.
", that pigs 20 raised have better con-
stitutions. are healthier and r far
.Iess liable to disease.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
Seek Patents.

Twenty-four settlers in the country
North of WInton, are pitted against
government in fight for the posses
sion of "a claims on which the settlers
filed under the timber and stone act.
The entries some time ago were held
for cancellation by the United States
land office, because it was believed
the settlers had conspired to defraud
the government, The cases were to
have been given hearings this week
before j. G. Herman Engel and Re-
ceiver Smith, but by stipulation be-
tween the contending parties they
have been continued to June 4.
The action is but another feature
of the famous Swallow & Hopkins
case. At the January term of United
States circuit court in Duluth, Hop
kins was acquitted of attempting con-
spiracy to defraud the government
after long and hard legal battle.
Following Hopkins acquittal an in
dictment against Swallow was dis
missed. The land involved in the
fight against the settlers is the same
as was involved In the Swallow &
Hopkins action. About three years
ago the firm of Swallow & Hopkins
purchased the standing pine and other
timber on the "a claims, intending to
mill it at Winton. The settlers at
that time had all made final proof on
the land, but had not received their
patents. After the conveyance of the
timber was made the government
thought it scented conspiracy. The
two indictments and cancellations of
entries resulted. Now that the in
dictments have been disposed of, the
entrymen are anxious to have the
matter settled.
The names of the settlers who are
fighting for their claims are: Leon J.
Robbers, Della r. Krelwitz. Edmund
j. Krelwitz, Albert Anderson, Ellen
f. Cleaves, Eugene Dwello, Myra Ben
nett, Mary Nicholson, Ella Phillips,
Gustav Talfman, Wesley McCauley,
Tena Anderson, Albert E. King, Ed
ward S. Ferris. Joseph III. Bechtold,
Anna o. Moran, Gustave LANCE, Mel
lie LeVasseur, Kate M. Dwello. Rus
sell Hughes, William II. Fritz, Ray
mond Nevin, James Everington and
Marie G. Dwello.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
The Future of Fish.

Parties returning from trips up the
lakes report that the netting and
blasting of fish was being carried on
in almost every creek and river where
the pike run up to spawn. Large
quantities of dead fish are found float
ing in the lakes as the result of the
blasts and net poles are found every
where. Only few years of this kind
of work will suffice to make fish scarce
in the surrounding waters and the
state game and fish commission should
see that this practice is stopped. A
few game wardens judiciously distri-
buted, during the spawning season at
least, would help matters some.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
TAESTR|KE
Unless Soon Settled Will Prove a
Damper for Range Towns.
All Steam Shovels at Ely Mines
Have Discontinued Work.

The lake strike bids fair to blight
the seasons prospects of the range
towns to considerable extent. How
ever, it is the opinion of those in au-
thority that the strike will be of short
duration for several reasons.
The strike is for forcing the Lake
Carriers to recognize the Mate's,union
and the longshoremen have gone out
to assist the mates to win. 1t is said
that but four of the mates of the
Pittsburg fleet have gone on the strike
that was ordered for mates in partic-
ular, the showing is not what has been
expected by those ordering the strike.
The tie-up will be complete enough,
however, as the lower end Of the lake
route seems to be tied up solid and
the stoppage of transportation will be
felt at the head of the lakes and the
iron ranges. where thousands of men
not involved in the principle at stake
will be forced to cease work if the
strike is long drawn out. Such are
the ore dock men, the steam shovel
men and miners, ore train crews,
freight handlers and ore trimmers
and numerous other lines of workmen.
The steam shovels about the Ely
mines quit work Tuesday and several
crews on the road were laid off. A
large number of boats have loaded at
Two Harbors and Duluth and have
gone down the lake but as none are
expected up operations will necessar-
lily cease.
Several Of the steam shovel mines
on the Mesaba range have closed
down and all steam shovels loading
ore from the stockpiles are idle. The
shutting down Of open pit mines and
the cutting down of ore shipping
from the mines was foregone con-
clusion. When the lake boats are at
standstil it does not take long to
affect the mines. As soon as the
docksarc filled and the cars loaded,
the mines must cease shipping.
An erroneous report was sent out
from this city to the Herald Wednes-
day that all the mines here had
closed This is wrong.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
Want to be Citizens.

Deputy Clerk of the Court Schaefer
has issued 10 declaratory papers dur
ing the month of April to the follow
ing: Charles Sippola, John Glovan,
Martin Schlevar, Nestor Kiiskila,
Gitan Oinonen, John Somrock, Joseph
William Maxi, Jacob Zu.
pancic. John Judnich, Andrew Pek-
laj, John Tesak, Ignatz Mervar, Oscar
Laitinen, Fred Carlson, Anton Mis-
tex, John Vidman, Frank Asperlin.
Marriage licenses were issued dur.
ing the month for
Johan Zobek and Mari Tekavec
George Vipavec and Mary VranesiC
Emil A. Mecklin and Anna Lund
Josef Kostelc and Paulina Toni
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
he creamery started at Barnum.- His

the creamery started at Barnum. His
next move was to drill down to the
slate, with the result that he got
plenty of water, but such smelling
stuff 1t would turn the stomach of
an Indian dog. The water contained
about 80 per cent pure iron in solu-
tion. A bucketful of it weighed ex-
actly 239 pounds. A blooded heller
drank of it and it started cold sweat
in her, and the Precipitation hardened
as it oozed out through the pores, and
she was covered with iron spikes that
stood out like quilts on purcupine.
Sievren Swanson heard of the phe-
nopenon and went there at once and
waded for day and a night in the
slush around the we'll. When he
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
FAREWELL
rendered l.. r. Sims by the
knights of Pythias.

Ely Lodge No. 173. X. of p, as
sembled Wednesday evening to pay
their respects to the departing Past
Chancellor, L. R. Sims, who leaves
shortly for Colorado where he will
make his future home.
The larger part of the members Of
the order and few INVITED guests
were present. The guests not men,
bers of the order were R. S. Miller,
Thos. Miller, John E. Cosgrove, W.
t. James, j. A. Graves. j. G. Russell,
DR.. W. Humphrey and A. ]. Thomas.
At $50 the assent lage sat to ban
quet prepared by Mrs. G. NJ. Hanson
and it is safe to say that all did ample
justice to the many dainties prepared
by Mrs. Hanson and her able as
sistants.
After the courses, cigars were
passed and Toastmaster Henry Chinn
called upon DR.. Geo. T. Ayres who
delivered the salutatory address in a
very able manner. Before closing Mr..
Ayres presented Mr.. Sims with the
jewel of of his rank as token of ap-
probation, on behalf of the lodge. =
Fred G. Reuther next favored the
assemblage with an instrumental
solo, being accompanied by Miss Doris
Knutson. During, the evening Mr..
Reuther and Miss Knutson inter-
spersed the program with both vocal
and instrumental music and all were
Yociferously encored.
ELY Lodge No. l73 to Date'' was
the subject assigned j. w. Osborne
and he ably handled the same. "West-
ward Ho" was given by Peter Schaefer
and j. L. Shannon spoke entertain
ingly on ST. G. B." 1.-THE Future of
Pythianism in Ely was most optimist-
ically dwelt upon by A. S. James and
Mr.. James was repeatedly applauded.
The parting address was given by
James Moonan and his words were
touching and to the point.
All the invited guests and several
of the brothers spoke, all regretting
the leaving of Mr.. Sims who during
his nine years residence here has
made host of friends. Mr.. Sims re-
sponded before the close of the even
ing and thanked all for the spirit of
good will displayed, expressing him
self as having a warm spot in his
heart for Ely and Ely Lodge No. 173.
Toastmaster Chinn also made a few
pointed remarks and the evening of
speeches, happy bautering and story
telling was brought to close by the
united singing of "Auld Lang Syne."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
Killed by Falling Ground.

Joseph Rosa, young man, % years
of age, was instantly killed by fall
of ground at the Savoy mine Satur-
day morning. The funeral occurred
Sunday from the Catholic church,
the Austrian society of which he was
member headed by the City Band,
escorting the remains to the cemetery
He was unmarried and left no rela
tiyes In this country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04

Sellwood had had hts way in the old
Minnesota Iron company that COM
pany would have acquired about all
the mining property in this region
and that he, Mr.. Cole would therefore
probably never have become citizen
of Duluth" Later events, he said,
amply Endorsed Mr.. Sellwood's fore
sight. Almost everyone present was
called upon for something to say and
responded with hearty words of con-
graduation for Mr. Sellwood and also
congratulation for Duluth to have so
active citizen.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
Iron at Barnum.

When the iron excitement broke out
at Barnum, all kinds of rumors were
going the rounds Of the press. The
Moose Lake Star in telling of the dis
covery said: "A farmer, whose name
we shall withhold, drilled well. He
came to a layer of slate rock and
stopped. This gave him small sup
ply, but not enough for the additional
stock which he had purchased when
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
Married.

r. A. Makennzy and Miss Grace
Reynolds were married by Municipal
Judge Thos. Whitta at the City Hall
Tuesday morning. Both are from
Winton and several friends were pres
ent during the ceremony. A wedding
dinner was served at Hor Why's after
the ceremony and many partook Of
the dainties prepared by this popular
caterer. The young couple will make
their home at Winton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
Arbor Day.

The schools fittingly observed Arbor
Day last Friday. All the pupils of
the three schools assembled and
marched in a body to the Central
building where program of songs
was given after which several trees
were planted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
Ore Shipments.

The shipments of ore reported from
Two Harbors will be about 400, 900
or 100000 tons greater than the ship
ments for April 1905. This will give
the D. & I. r. a good start for again
breaking the record this season. May
is expected to be one of the heavy
months.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
JOS. Sellwood.

At a recent banquet rendered Jos.
Sellwood on board the new boat bear
ing his name Thos. f. Cole, OF the
Steel company had the following to
say of the guest of honor. "If Mr..
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04
came home and took off his cowhide
boots he found the wooden pegs had
iron heads"
Buying Lands.

The Mountain Iron company has
purchased considerable lands in this
vicinity recently. Emanuel Autijo
and party sold to this concern lands
In section 80 and 81, 64-13 and In Sec
tion 6, 63-13 for $1,000.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Rich, Chinn departed
Wednesday morning for an extended
visit in the west. They will go to
California before returning visiting
relatives In Grass Valley and other
places.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04

The marriage of John Zobek and
Mary Tekavec was solemnized at the
Catholic church Sunday. After the
ceremany reception was rendered
the young couple at the home Of the
brides uncle, Ignatz Zimmerman at
the Chandler location,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-05-04

S. P. Snider of Minneapolis was in
the city several days during the week
looking over some lands in which he
is interested.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-21
HOW LINCOLN CLIMBED.
a Long. Hard Path 90 Reach a Coed
Fec Before the supreme Court.

Long. Hard Path 10 Reach a Good
Fec Before the supreme Court.
The lawyer who works his way up
from a are dollar fee in suit before a
Justice of the peace to 5000 Zee be
fore the supreme court OF his state has
a long and hard path to climb. Lincoln
climbed this path for twenty-nYe years.
with industry. perseverance. petience-
above ALL with that self control and
keen sense Of right and wrong which
always clearly traced the dividing line
between his duty to his client and his
duty to society aud truth. His perfect
frankness OF statement assured him the
confidence of judge and jury In every
argument. His habit Of fully admitting
the weak points In his case gained him
their close attention to his strong ones.
and when clients brought him question.
able cases his advice was always not
to bring suit.
Yes" he once said to a man who OF.
fered him such case; there is no rea.
sonable doubt that can gain your case
for you. can set whole nelghbo,.
hood at loggerheads: / can distress .
widowed mother and her six fatherless
children and thereby gain for you 5000.
which rightfully belongs. ii appears to
me, as much to them as 1t does to yoR
shall not take your case, but / WI:
give you little advice for nothing.
You seem sprightly. energetic man. /
would advise you TO try your hand at
making 5000 in some other way"
He would have nothing to do with the
tricks" OF the profession, though he
met these readily enough when prae-
ticed by others. He never knowingly
undertook case in which justice was
on the side of his opponent That same
lnconvenient honesty which prompted
him in his storekeepIng days to close
the shop and go in search of woman
he had innocently defrauded of few
ounces of tea while weighing out her
groceries made It impossible for him to
do his best with a poor case. SWEET"
he once exclaimed, turning suddenly to
his associate, 1.-The man is guilty. You
defend him; can't" and gave IN his
share of large fee.-Helen Nlcolay in
st. Nicholas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-21
STAGE EPleRAMs.

The theuter is the chastener OF life.-
Eurlpides.
An actor is public instructor
Euripldes.
The theater is the mirror of ufe.-
Sophocles.
Actors are the only honest hypo
crites.-HazlItt.
The theater is the devils own terri
tory.-Edward Allyn.
The stage represents fiction as IL Il
were fact.-Betterton.
The stage is the field for the orator
as well as the comedian. -Roscius.
A passion for dramatic art is inner
emit in the nature of man.-Edwln For
rest.
The drama is the most refined pleas
ure of polished peopie.-DIon Bouci.
cault.
1t is in drama where poetry attains
its lofticst fiight-Don Luis 1. OF Por
tugal.
The stage is more powerful than the
platform, the press or the pulpit
Anna Dickinson.
A comedy is like a cigar; IL good, ev.
cry one wants box; If bad, NO amount
of putting will make 1t draw.-Henry
James Byron.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-21
some big Oysters.

The usual size of the shell of an oys
ter is three to five inches, but away
back in tertiary times there We're oys.
tiers In California that bad shells thir
teen inches long and seven or eight
inches wide. The. animal and shell
doubtless weighed fifteen or invent.
pounds, since the shells were Eve inch
es thick. These oysters have long been
extinct, but their fossil shells are album
dant. II the oyster farmer could pro
duce individuals OF such enormous siz,
now and the flavor were good in pro
portion to Its size we would be mosl
fortunate. In that case single oyster
would be enough for one stew at the
church festival.-St. Nicholas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-21


The Great Adam Forepangh and
Sells Brothers United Shows offer
more novelty sensations and ex-
elusive specialties this season than
we're ever before ass abled in a cir
Gus performance Beginning with
the stupendous spectacle Of Fight
ing the Flames, which involves more
than one thousand people, the ring
acts listed number more than one
hundred. Most of these acts are
new to America, and the artists IN
lterpreting the European successes
make their first appearance here with
these big shows. There are several
sensations that have created tire
mendous interest in London. Paris
and Berlin, and which are sure to re-
peat this extraordinary success ii
America. salyo's Trip to the
Moon is feat Of risk, daring and
skill that mocks human understand
ing, and the deed of Frederick 70
'hedie, in which he walks upon his
hands up steep spiral stairway I'd
the apex of the tent, and then, with
out relaxing his rigid, inverted posi-
ton, clasps two frail looking wheels
and reels with terrific momentum
down two steep cables to the ground
| is of the same hair raising, puzzlins
accomplishment. At no time in his
long trip head downward does tho
supple, fearless performer relax his
up-side-down position, with toes
pointed skyward, and the body rs
straight as a plummet, until he has
made the seeming interminabls
Journey, step by step, round by round
and up the perpendicular height to
the vantage point of change for the
fierce, blood-curdling, topsy-turvy
trolley ride down the acute incline.
The strain upon the arms and back
of the performer in this marvellous
Journey .up-side-down from the
ground to the highest point in the
canvas dome, and then continuing
on downward to the level track,
without break, and travelling like the
forks of lightning, makes this ath-
letic achievement the most marvel
Gus ever witnessed at a public exhi-
Ibition in the whole range of human
history. Exhibits here Monday,
May 81.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-21
"A ,BALTlMeREaO Ono
RAILROAD.
Schedule Effective March Is, 1906.
cLAaksRuRG. VIVA.
Daily. < Daily except Sunday.
z Sunday only.

MAIN LINE, EAsTBoUNp.
Cumberland, Washington, Balti-
more, Philadelphia and New
York, Depart 1852 am, $40
pm. 1915 pm.
Arrive 1888 am, 1888 an.
*7.2s pm.
Grafton Accom-, Depart 1929 a.n.,
"7.1s pm. Arrive '7.26 an,
4.o5 pm.
MAIs LINE, wEsTBoUED.
Parkershurg, Cincinnati, Loui:vile
& st. Louis, Depart "12.53 am,
1888 am, +7.2s pm. Arrive
1852 a. M, $40 pm, 1885 p m.
Parkersburg Accom-, Depart - 26
am, '405 pm. Arrive H.0.2s
am, "7.1s pm.
W. VA. & PITTS, NoRTHBoUED.
Connellsville and Pittsburg, depart
x6.15 a. M, z1O.25 a. m. xl0 &c
a. m. Arrive, x4.00 p.m, x11.0s
x4.15 pm, x11.o5 pm.
pm.
Fairmont and Morgantown, Depart
x6.15 am, z1o.25 an, 1000
am, x4.10 pm, z7.2O pm. Ar
rive xS.40 am, 1925 am, 1880
pm, x4.O0 pm, x11.05 pm.
W. VA. q PITTS, souTHBoUtD.
Weston, Depart x6.00 am, z10.3o
am, x11.25 am, z4.10 pm,
Arrive x6.15 am, xS.40 am.
$40 am, x2.00 pm, x7.05 pm,
z7.i5 pm.
Pickens, Depart x6.OO am, z4.1o
pm, x4.15 pm. Arrive xs.4o
am, z9.4o am, x7.05 pm.
Redwood and intermediate points,
Depart x6.00 an, x11.25 am,
Arrive 1900 pm, x7.o5 pm.
Webster Springs, Depart x11.e5
am. Arrive x2.00 pm.
WEST VA. SHORT LINE.
New Martinsyille & Wheeling Ac-
CON-, Depart $40 am. x2.30 p. m
Arrive Kills am, sS.25 pm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-05-21
Deeds Recorded

A. P. W. Flanagan to j. n. and
l. E. Dawson, rs 81 acres, Ten,
mile district.
Ella c. Burns to Mary Foley,
lot, Wallace.
Mary Foley to Robert ]. Burns
! lot, Wallace.
John A. Brohard to jerome Bro.
hard, one-third of As acres, and one.
half of so 1-2 acres, Simpson dis.
trict.
Lloyd Washburn TO William H
Call, 2 lots, Good Hope.