The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1906-12-14
Agricultural Society.


Agricultural Society.
The approaching close Of the fiscal
year of the Minnesota state fair
brought together the board of man
ayers in an important meeting at the
Merchants hotel in st. Paul last
Tuesday night. There was a general
rounding up of the business or ne
year and a number of important sub
jects were brought before the board ny
interested parties.
President c. N. Cosgrove, of LIE
Sueur presided over the meeting,
which was attended by Vice Presidents
B. f. Nelson and G. M. Griggs, ]. M.
Underwood, D. S. Hall, VIM. E. Lee,
Col. w. M. Liggett, L. D. Baird, G. w.
Patterson and Secretary E. w. Ran
dali.
The first important matter to come
to the boards attention was an appli-
cation from the Red Wing Manufac-
turers' Association for the use of the
Manufactures Building on the fair
grounds during the fair of 1907, for a
special Red Wing exhibit. The asso-
citation had appointed C. S. Sultzer, e.
5. Hoyt, w. E. Chess and w. H. Put
nam committee to present the mat
ter before the state fair board, and the
application was backed by individual
applications for every foot of space
in the building. The committee guar
anteed good live exhibits. 1t is the
idea that if Red Wing makes good
showing at the coming fair other cities
in the state will follow her example
and in the course Of a few years a
series of exhibits will have been held
in the Manufactures Building which
will be representative of the various
manufacturing districts of the state.
Definite action on the proposition was
postponed until after the annual meet
ing in January.
Winn Powers, of st. Paul, came be-
fore the board in the interests of the
/. o. o. F. sovereign grand lodge,
which is to convene at st. Paul next
September. 1t is desired to have the
use of certain buildings and the grand
stand for quarters for the uniformed
corps Of the Odd Fellows, and is was
suggested that If the fair could be
postponed until the week Of the lodge
gathering it would be for the inter-
ests Of both. This, however, will
hardly be possible as the fair date can
not be changed.
Mr.. Wilcox reported $6S,094.46 cash
on hand at the present time. A can
vass of the board showed that ma
jority of the members will attend the
international livestock exhibition in
Chicago next week. During the week
the large breeders associations will
have meetings and the National Assoc
citation of Fairs and Expeditions will
meet and fix the dates of the fairs OF
1907.
rtln for fha nal In q
was talked over and various details
arranged. The principal address on
Tuesday, the opening day, will be by
DR.. H. M. Brown, of Hillsboro, Ohio,
a distinguished breeder and agricul-
turist Of that state.
More Money.
st. Paui--Minnesota's treasury is to
be enriched by the payment by the
government of over $4,000 for Indian
war bonds issued by the state in the
early SOS, and for which refundment
had never been provided by the United
States.
State Auditor Iverson received word
from Washington yesterday that the
claim which the state has been vigor-
ously pushing for over a year had been
allowed, and that Minnesota would be
repaid the amount she had advanced
for the quelling of the Indian outbreak
of 1862.
Bonds to the value of $4,000 were
issued by the state, after the govern
ment had guaranteed to make good
any expense the state incurred in put
ting down the Indian wars. The bonds
were sold in New York by Governor
Ramsey, and the money used, but pay
No q he
government. The matter was pushed
last year by Auditor Iverson and At
torney General Young, who took the
matter up personally with officials in
washington.
The greatest aid was given by the
Minnesota delegation in congress, and
through their efforts, legislation was
secured, legalizing the refundment
The matter has been finally approved
by the treasury department, and the
state will receive s67,79223.
Important.
Duluth-One of the next most i'm
portant moves that will be made in the
iron ore business of Northern Minne-
sofa will be the concentration Of the
ores. This will be the recognition Of
the low grade ores of this district, ore
that is not sufficiently high in metallic
iron to be Of commercial value at this
distance from the point of consump-
ton. 1t is learned, and now is pub
lished for the first time, that prominent
Pittsburg mining men have been here
during the week looking over the min
ing district with alview to taking over
low grade properties and concentrating
the ore either at the mine or in Duluth.
News Notes.
Mankato-Minneopa park is now a
reality 1t entered the list of state
parks when Attorney General E. T.
Young, with the approval of Governor
Johnson, closed the deal for the pur-
chase of thirty acres in Blue Earth
county surrounding the Minneopa
falls, which are five miles south of
Mankato.
ST. Paul-St Paul colored people will
petition President Roosevelt in behalf
of discharged soldiers.
Glyndon-Hector Mclean, a farm
hand, was found dead in the
stable on the farm belonging to John
Rae, near here. 1t is thought that he
was killed by kick from a cow The