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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
Funon the Pike.

One of the departments of the Min
nesota State Fair which may always
be depended upon to furnish large
grist of amusement, is the Pike, which
will be carried oa>this year much the
same as last except that it will be
better in every particular. The Pike
occupies the large enclosure on the
west side of the grounds in the vicin-
ity of the livestock department. After
entering its gates one may see a large
variety of free amusements including
a dare devil bicycle ride and leap, or
a dozen different shows covering a
wide range and amusements may be
entered for a small fee.. Among these
special shows is Switzerland, an cleo
trical and scenic spectacle brought
from the Paris exposition at great ex-
pense; Creation, the Sunfiower Bellies,
Katzcnjammer Castle, the wild ami
NAL show and moving pictures from
San Francisco. To include all that
may be seen on the Pike and to des-
cribe the shows with any particular
ity would require extended space. 1t
is enough to say that the show will
be of high character and that fakes
have been Iigidly excluded. In every
pavilion comfortable opera chairs are
provided for spectators.
The fair opens on Monday, Sept.
Sd, and continues for one week. Half
fare tickets on all railroads will be on
sale on the Saturday previous so that
all may reach the cities for the great
events of opening day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

.derly manner so as not to interfere
with the repose and religious liberty
of the community; all public selling
or Offering for sale Of property. and
all other labor except works of neces-
sity and charity are prohibited on the
Sabbath day. Provided, that meals
to be served upon the premises or
elsewhere by caterers, prepared tobac-
CO, at places other than where intoxi-
eating liquors are kept for sale, fruits,
confectionery, newspapers. drugs,
medicines and surgical appliances,
may be sold in quiet and orderly
manner.
Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to permit the selling of I'M
cooked meats, groceries, clothing,
boots and Shoes
Violations of the above are termed
misdemeanors, punishable by fine
Of not less than ST. nor more than $40
or imp isonment for not to exceed five
days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
The White City.

The White City, Duluth and Sup
errors beautiful resort at O-at-ka
Beach is fast becoming the most popu-
lar park in the Northwest and is daily
frequented by large crowds from both
cities and hundreds OF strangers who
are visiting the great lakes. The adj
mission is but ten cents and no charge
is made for children. Free attractions
consisting of the best and most daring
acts in the amusement world are pre-
sented every day at $3.50 and 900 pm.
and with the band concerts, Bump
the Bumps, Merry-go-round, Hale's
Touring Car, Mystic River, Creation
and twenty other big shows, day
in Duluth or Superior is not complete
without visit to the White City.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
IMPORTANT PRESIDENT.
Field Notes Not Prima Facie Evil
dence in Swamp Land Cases.

Ii the prescedent established by a
recent order Of Acting Secretary of
the Inferior Thomas Ryan, is follow
ed out, field notes of survey will no
longer be taken as prima facie evil
dence Of the character of public land.
Notice has been received at the Dull
nth land Office ordering hearing in
the swamp land case of John Lampi
against the State of Minnesota.
No hearings have been permitted in
such cases for some time, because
under rulings of the department made
in 1904, field notes Of survey were
taken as final. This ruling was prac-
tically abrogated, however, in the
case Of Culligan against the state,
decided in 1905.
Lampi filed homestead entry on
the disputed land. which is described
as the northwest quarter of "a, 62-19.
He settled on the tract before any
survey was made. When the survey
was made the field notes showed the
land to be swampy and overfiowed,
and the state claimed it. Lampi filed
a contest in the Duluth office but was
refused hearing under the ruling
mentioned and lost the case.
Appeal was taken to the commits
sioner of the general land office, and
the Duluth office was supported by
that official, The case was then car
ried by the homesteader to the De-
partment of the Interior. The act
ing secretary has now ordered hear
ing, and if Lampi can prove that the
disputed ground is not of the char
acter shown in the field notes, his
homestead entry will hold good.
In this order, Acting Secretary
Ryan points out the injustice of the
old rule. AS he says in his decision
that Lampi entered upon his home
stead at the invitation of the public
land laws, not knowing what charac-
ter the land would be given by the
field notes of a survey not yet made.
Lamps case is about the same as
hundreds OF settlers in this part of
the state. What effect this latest
decision will have upon the other con-
tested homesteads is not known but
it is thought that similar cases will
receive the same treatment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
TRAVELLING statesmen.
How the Comfort of Those in Eng
land Is Looked After by
Hotels.

Travelling men in England have
special dining rooms, special rates and
special lots of things" said E. X. Sim,
mons of Manchester, Ena9and, accord
ing to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
when you go into the lobby of an
English hotel you may be surprised to
find great open fire burning in one
end of the room. Great comfortable
chairs will be found about the lobby,
end you need not exclaim if you see
several statesmen smoking long pipes
and reposing their stockinged feet
upon large footstools. Empty shoes
can be found in many portions of the
room.
"The English lobby is parlor or
sitting rooms a place of comfort, and
in no instance bears the stiff, var
nished, emblazoned appearance of
your American hostelries. When you
go to the dining room you may be sur
prised to hear the clerk ask you If
you are a travelling man. If you are
you are ushered into simply but
homely furnished room containing one
long table. The apartment Is more like
private dining room, and everybody
is everybody else's friend.
''The meal is especially served, the
walters show especial Difference and
everything bears a tone of home life.
AS each man leaves the table he Is
seen to drop halfpenny in a little
box. This is an unwritten law Of the
land, and the money thus collected
goes to pay for schools and orphan
ages for the children Of travelling
statesmen who die without leaving suf-
ficient means for their support. Sew
eral of these schools and orphanages
are maintained throughout England.
English travelling statesmen take
life easier than do the men following
similar occupation in America. They
never think of entering mans store
with lighted cigar, and they would
as soon forget to wear collar or coat
as to expect to do business with a
man without having their shoes care
fully polished. All hotels look to this
and boots gets your shoes each
night, marks them with chalk, pol
ishes them and returns them before
you are awake the next day."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
Sunday Laws.

1t may be Of interest to many to
know just what can be done in this
state on the Sabbath and still live
within the bounds of the law. The
revised code plainly defines what citi-
zens cannot do on that day. Section
1881 of chapter 9S of the code says:
"All hunting, shooting, fishing,
playing, horse racing, gaming and
other public sports, exercises and
shows: all noises disturbing the peace
of the day; all trades, manufactures
and mechanical employments, except
works of necessity performed 10 an or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Now, what do you think of this?
We have before us on our desk cata-
logue from the New Era Business Col
lege, of Superior, Wis.,. in which they
guarantee positions to their graduates
or return all tuition money. This
surely is an opportunity not offered
to the young people of any other COM
munity. as the college has been estab-
lished for many years and has thou
sands of graduates now at work in
good business offices at large salaries,
and they know what they can do for
those who graduate from their school.
1t would be to your best interests to
send for this catalogue,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
Indian SUPERSTITION.

In Sarawak persons of the Milanau
tribe have a practice of depositing
large leaf, peculiarly folded, at the
spot where the accident has happened,
to conciliate the powers of evil. A
man hurt himself in the rajah's gar
den, and some Milanaus employed
there fastened to perform the cere-
mony of Precipitation. The present
rajah, Sir Charles Brooks, tells what
followed in his "Ten Years in Sara
walk" He disliked to see this litter
on the path and told the gardeners to
remove it. But the Milanaus said that
the arm of anyone touching the leaf
would swell. So the rajah threw Ut
away himself-and two days after.
ward he had painful swelling in his
arm, which lasted fortnight.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
FISHES FOND OF MINNOWS.
Great Numbers Are Required as One
Item of Aquarium Food
Supplies.

In nature everywhere large fishes
feed on small ones and on other forms
of animal life which they may find
in the water, and for their well being
it is always sought as far as possible
to supply such natural food to fishes
in captivity, says the New York Sun.
In the case of a great aquarium like
that in New York, with many captive
fishes, this involves the supplying for
food purposes, among other things,
Of a great number of minnows The
larger fishes in the New York aquari-
UNI consumed last year about 1000
quarts Of minnows, or about eight bar
rels.
The minnows thus fed range from
half an inch to five inches in length
and average about $500 to the quart.
SO that it takes about 100000 min
nows annually to furnish this item
of the aquarium's food supplies, which
includes also CLANS and shrimps and
cut UP fresh fish and various other
things.
The largest Of the striped bass, a
fish close to three feet in length and
weighing probably 25 pounds, will eat
from 200 to $50 minnows in day. If
it should eat 200 day for 300 days
in the year it would in that period
consume 10000 minnows.
But whether, like the big striped
bass, they eat 200 minnows in day,
or like some of the smaller fishes,
only dozen, or half dozen, all fishes
like minnows, and this fondness for
them is not confined to fishes alone,
but is shared by other animals of the
sea, as, for instance, by seals, which
like minnows very much. If hand
full of minnows are thrown into pool
of seals the seals will dive and swim
about after them with great swiftness
until they have swallowed every one.
So 1t takes quite lot of minnows
to satisfy the natural appetite Of the
aquarium's larger fishes, but the two
and half millions or thereabouts
thus annually taken don't cut much
of figure as compared with the num-
Der left The minnows for the aquari-
UNI are all gathered within a COM
paratively small area, neighboring to
Gravesend bay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
HIS EVASIVE PROMISE.
In Renouncing Whisky Bridegroom
Did Not Include ALI
Intoxicants.

The bride exacted but one promise
married. This was. that he should not
drink whisky. 1t is needless to state,
relates the Baltimore News, that
when she made him promise this she
thought she had made him a teeto-
taller. Whisky, to her mind, covered
the whole field.
One night, shortly after the honey
moon was over, when the bridegroom
came home and kissed his new wife,
his breath was Enthusiastically redOlent
of something alcoholic.
you've been drinking" replied the
lite lady, aghast.
"Only gin rickey," replied the
bridegroom, but watching anxiously
the effects of this announcement.
"Oh!" said the bride, relieved, II
thought it was something that might
make you drunk
1t was two or three days later that
the bride burst in upon the groom
with fire in her eye. ''You have de-
ceived me-" she gasped. "You prom
ised me you would not drink whisky,
and then after all you went and
drank a gin rickey, and Mrs. Brown
tells me they are the same thing, and
1 shall never trust you again"
Then the bridegroom began to ex-
plain, but he has not yet succeeded
in convincing his unvorldly spouse
that in renouncing whisky he did
not renounce the whole family of in
ebriating drinks, and he's very care
full now about his cloves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
Enemy Of the Octopus.

Conger cells hunt for the octopus
and, when found, proceed to browse
on its limbs. The octopus tries to
hug the slippery, Shiny conger tight,
but in vain, and, finding its limbs
growing less, discharges its ink in
the face of the foe and, under cover
Of the turbid water beats hasty re,
treat 1t is to escape the too pressing
attention of its foes that the octopus
possesses the power of changing its
color to correspond with that of its
surroundings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

G. e. Abbot, of Hazel Green, Wis,
formerly mining engineer with the
Pioneer on this range and the Fayal
at Eveleth, was in the city few days
this week visiting with friends. The
Fixing Consolidated Lead and Zinc
Co. is the name of the concern with
which Mr.. Abbot is now associated.
This company has large acreage of
lands in Wisconsin and a producing
mine near Joplin, Mo.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

At the business meeting last Sun
day evening at the Methodist church,
motion, expressing appreciation of
the pastors work and service during
the present year and requesting the
Presiding Elder to return him for the
ensuing year, was carried by unani-
nous vote of the conference.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
$500 REWARD will be paid Fl

$500 REWARD will be paid for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the party or parties who
filled the sand beach near the water
and light plant and near the Vein
zierl boat house with broken bottles,
pieces of sharp tin, ETC., to prevent
bathing there and thus running the
beach. Report at this Office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Arthur Gholz, superintendent of
Longyear's drill work at Hibbing, was
in town last Friday looking over some
prospective work in the White Iron
district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

VIM. Nichols was home from CHS
holm several days last week and
helped move his family to the Chinn
where they will be at home
until he finds house to live in at
He sold his residence here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
No Place for Him.

House Agent-Yes, sir, I've got the
very thing that will suit you-beauti-
full house and fine situation.
Client-Fine situation, Ell?
Splendid situation, SIR"
Healthy placer"
, Healthy! l should think so. Why,
sir, in that district sickness is prac-
tically unknown"
"Ah, well, then, the house won't
suit me. You see, I'm medical man"
- 49,.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Fox returned their
home at indianapolis yesterday after
a two weeks visit with relatives in
this city. guests of Mrs. Fox's sister,
Mrs. 3. HorovitZ.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Rich. Coad returned
Saturday from a visit with relatives
in Michigan. Mr.. Coad also attended
the Mining Institute meeting in the
copper country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Ell. Fisher, the latest to file for
the Republican nomination for sheriff
is in the city renewing acQuaintances.
Mr.. Fisher was up to few weeks ago
postmaster of Duluth and has many
friends throughout the county.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Sellwood people breathe easier since
the rain OF Wednesday night did such
good service as fire warden against
tile forest fire that had been raging
for several days in that vicinity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Capt. John Bodily came up from
Mountain Iron Friday for visit with
his daughter, Mrs. A. j. Wright. Mrs.
Bodily who has been here for several
weeks returned home with him Tues
day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mrs. Thos. Quayle was up from
Aurora Saturday to attend the fun
eral Of the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
BritsOn.
Mrs. Floyd. son and daughter, left
today for Greenland, Mich, to attend
the funeral of Thos. Hooking, SON
in-law. i.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

DR.. and Mrs. Lockhart left Tuesday
for the Twin Cities where they went
to attend the G.. A. r. reunion and to
visit with relatives there and at Still
water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Capt. e. Morcom, county commits
sioner for this district and candidate
for denomination on the Republican
ticket, was in the city yesterday see-
ing old friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Subjects fer next Sabbath at the
Nj. E. church are as follows: 1890 am.
"The Christians Duty" 7:30 pm,
Religious Indifference and Neglect"
A cordial welcome to all.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

A cement runway has been COM
pleted from the fire hall doors to the
street this week and the same is a
considerable improvement over the
old plank walk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

rvroJ DR.. Larson, the eye spec
EESi ialist will be at the Elk
change Hotel from II o'clock Tuesday,
August %, to p. m. and Wednesday
August 90. II you have any trouble
with your eyes or need glasses you
should not fail to see DR.. Larson while
the opportunity is offered. All cases
thoroughly examined under the latest
scientific methods.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Miss Agnes Westlund went to Min
neapolis Saturday to attend the G.. A.
r. encampment. She will also visit
at Saltwater while away.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

The Minnesota Cedar Co., of Du-
luth are in the market for the pur-
chase of poles, posts and ties. Write
them advising what you have to
offer. 1927
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

F. L. Cowen and family are spend
ing the week encamped on Vincent"
island. Mr.. Cowen has the control
of this island as we'll as the "Schaef-
er" island.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mrs. VIM. Post who has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs. A. Walker, in this
city for two weeks. returned to her
home in st. Paul Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mrs. Thos, Mclaughlin returned
Saturday from Anoka. She was ac-
companied by Miss Geraldine Cole
who will spend the summer here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Much activity in building dwellings,
offices, etc., is noticeable at Sellwood
and the work is being pushed as fast
as men can be found for the work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Spooner return
ed Saturday from their trip to Can
ada and Michigan. Since returning
their son has been having the measles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

The Tower and Ely second mines
crossed bats on the Ely grounds Sun
day. The game resulted in score
of 35 to 4 in favor of Tower.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

The Norris & Rowe circus gave two
excellent performances here Saturday
afternoon and evening. The show is
the best ever appearing here.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mrs. Louis Bieberman accompanied
her husband up from Duluth Sunday
and spent some time visiting with
friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mrs. Bart Coffey and Blanche left
Tuesday for Minneapolis for weeks
visit with relatives.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

The MINER consists of twelve pages
this week, filled to the edges with
interesting reading.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Quigley return
ed last evening from Virginia where
they had visited friends and relatives
for few days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Chas. Brander, Walter Hurn, Johan
friedrich and Wester Myllar secured
first papers this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Thos. Kearney and family returned
last evening from a two weeks visit
in Wisconsin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Miss Esther Blumenson returned
last evening from a three weeks visit
in Duluth and Superior.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Alexandra st. George is up from
Two Harbors for the week visiting
with young friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Little Audrey Shannon is seriously
i'll with pneumonia. Hopes for a
speedy recovery are general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mrs. P. G. Avery, of Milwaukee, is
in the city on visit with her sister,
Mrs. John GlOde.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Anton Serjak and Neze Marinsek
will be married tomorrow at the Cath
alic church.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Jeffrey of Win
ton left for Duluth and Minneapolis
Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Capt. Chas. Trezona returned Sat-
urday from the Institute meeting in
the copper country of Michigan.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Miss Cora Thomas entertained a
party Of young people Wednesday
evening and good time was had.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

P. w. Sture has been summoned as
a juror for the next term Of court.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Sheriff w. j. Bates was up from
Duluth over Sunday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Miss Ruth Coffey left Monday for
Aurora for a visit with friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Mrs. Oscar Carlson went to Two
Harbors yesterday for visit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Alvah Wright is visiting with his
at Mountain Iron.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

Miss Lucille Glode is visiting young
friends on the Mesaba range.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17

FOR SALE--Peterboro and
Veazie Canoe for sale cheap. Inquire
of John Renner at the Exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-08-17
LOCAL HAPPENINGS,

Miss Burgow spent yesterday in
Tower with friends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-02
Soy Beans and COWDras.

The soy bean and cowpea may be
successfully grown on almost any soil
of reasonable fertility. Like the
common field pea. both require good
drainage and easily suffer from ex-
cessiye wet, but will do much better
during periods of dry weather. For
the best results a good corn soil
should be chosen. If properly inocu-
lated, both crops will do we'll where
corn would suffer seriously from lack
of nitrogen. For use in a regular ro-
tation they should precede corn or
winter wheat. In the latter case the
ground does not need to be plowed
for the wheat.
The preparation of the soil should
be similar to that best suited to corn.
1t should be deeply plowed and the
seed bed made fine and mellow. A
loose, deep seed bed is essential to
success.
Both the soy bean and COW pea are
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-08-02
I'irelcss Cooking.

Fireless cookers are now on the
market, and II is hoped that Amer!-
can women Will be quick TO see the
advantage of this invention, which
IS used largely in Germany, and is
being introduced into the United
States army. The cooker is simply
chest, thirty-six inches long and
twenty-seven inches deep. 1t is lined
with thick felt and is fitted with
granite cooking utensils, with the
tightest of covers. There are three
compartments, and an entire dinner
can be cooked at the same time. The
food is brought to the boiling point.
put in the chest with the lids Sc
cured, the chest is closed, and the
housekeeper goes TO her club or
shopping with an easy mind.