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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
GARY'S SPEECH
United States Steel COrpOr-
alton Official Praises
President.

At the annual dinner of the Illinois
s"ciety in New York last week. E. III.
Gary. chairman of the board of direc-
tors Of the United States Steel cor
purat ion. who Is president of the IL
iin0s society, gave important testi-
of the pnlicies Of the Roosevelt ad-
ADMINISTRATION.
Before the speechmaking began,
Mr.. Gary propnsed toast to the pres
ident. apparently somewhat TO the
establishment Of those who would
have classed Mr.. Gary as an enemy of
the presidents policies.
II want to state" said Mr.. Gary,
that the policy of the administra-
liOn. whether it he criticised or prais-
ed. whether It's methods be regarded
as satisfactory or unsatisfaci DRY. has
had great and personal influence up
on myself, who happen to occupy II
position Of great responsibility. In
making this personal application To
myself know that the reiteraJl0n Of
lie stated principles Of the president
Of the United States has increased
my feeling Of responsibility toward
the stockholders I represent, toward
our competitors, toward business men
and toward the public; and that our
relations have been improved. Ac-
cording TO my belief. business is done
on better basis and OH higher plane
because Of what l have referred to-"
Coming from one of the responsible
leaders Of The greatest corporation in
the world. this is not only interesting
but instructive. That feeling of
greater responsibilities To stock
holders, to competitors, and TO the
public is the feeling that above all
else it is desirable To implant in tile
minds Of responsible heads Of great
corporations.
II makes for evils of vast extent
when the men in control Of a corpora
tion fail to deal fairly with their
fsinck hoiders, with their competitors
and with the public. The greed that
often leads them TO do otherwise is a
modern growth. and it is the one
thing hat has bred the most indigna-
tim and resentment. knowledge
that Stockholders are net dealt with
fairly causes suspicion Of securities;
knowledge that competitors are being
crushed with stealthy or open oppres-
Sion arouses the spirit of fair play;
and knowledge that the public fails
To receive fair treatment breeds re.
volt that will grow into revolution if
better dealings are not Forthcoming.
This tribute from Mr., Gary furnish
es powerful argument for The CON.
tiruance of the SO called Roosevelt
policies" which are really the peO-
pe's policies. The head Of the great
est industrial enterprise in the world
proudly admits that these policies
have Influenced him and have given
him keeaer appreciation of his du-
ties 10 those Whose Wellbeing depends
upon his use Of the power that is in
his hands. A word like this goes "A
long way to offset the senseless oppo-
sition of those whose mouthpieces are
the New York Sun and Chancellor
Day.-Duluth Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
Announcement.
To the Citizens of Ely:

To the Citizens of Ely:
/ hereby announce myself as can
didate for Municipal Judge Of the
City of Ely subject to your approval
at the coming election. l have serv-
ed three years as special Judge, and
have been resident and taxpayer Of
Ely for seventeen years. II elected !
promise to perform the duties of the
Office to the best of my ability. Hop
ing that my friends will all turn In
and assist In nv election, l remain,
Yours respectfully.
JOHN CowLING.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
NOTICE FOR
BIDS!

Sealed bids will be received by
the city council of the City of Ely,
Mimi, sup to s o'clock p. m.
Tuesday, March 18th, 1908, for
the construction of sewer and
water mains in the City of Ely,
Mimi. as follows:
In alley between Chapman and
Harvey Street, between Fourth
and Fifth Avenues:
In alley between Sheridan and
Chapman Streets, between Fourth
and Seventh Avenues:
In alley between Camp and
Sheridan Streets, between Fourth
and Seventh Avenues:
Also sewer main on Fifth
Avenue, from the alley between
Sheridan and Chapman Streets to
the alley between Harvey and
Conan Streets:
The proper connections to be
made with the existing sewers and
mains:
All work to be done according
to plans and specifications on file
in the Office of the city clerk, City
of Ely, Mimi.
The city will furnish the water
pipe, hydrants, and sewer pipe:
Contractor will furnish all cement,
hemp, lead, brick, etc., for laying
the mains and building the man
holes and all labor for excavating
and refilling trench and for laying
all pipe and constructing man.
holes, fitting hydrants, etc.
There will be about 240O feet of
6 in. water pipe and 200 feet of s
in. water pipe: and about 2100
feet of s In, and 400 feet of 10
and - in. sewer pipe.
All bids to be submitted as per
plans and specifications on file in
the Office of the said city clerk:
and to be upon blank forms which
will be furnished by him upon APP
plication.
Each bid must be accompanied
by a certified check in the sum Of
five hundred dollars as a guarantees
of good faith.
The city reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Mark bids bids for sewer and
water pipe construction and send
same to undersigned.
L. j. WHITE,
2-2S 3-6 City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
NJ. E. Church Notes.

Mr.. Soderherg held services at the
school house at Sellw0od hast Sunday.
Subjects for next Sabbath-Morn-
ing: BREAD Enough" Evening:
eight or Die"
The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs.
Mike Prisk Thursday afternoon. 1t
was decided to hold an apron sale and
have q chicken pie supper Tuesday
evening, March Oath.
@. u. RIAxE. Pastor.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
NOTICE :!

According to the ruling of the postofce department
at Washington, all newspapers required to collect
their subscription price in advance The order went
into effect Jan. 1908 and short time is allowed publish
ers to get their subscription accounts in shape
Weekly papers whose subscribers are delinquent for
than year will be barred from second class postage
privileges, and if mailed must be stamped This, of
course, is out of the question and means that publisher
must either collect for his paper cut the subscriber off
the list
The MINER is not afraid to trust its subscribers and
experience has convinced that subscribers
honest but the publisher up against the proposition of
collecting back accounts cutting down the list, and
placing back accounts for collection.
Statements will be mailed in few days and"we hope
readers will remedy the matter quickly possible
We do not want to cut you off the list neither de wish
to carry you the books. We need the money and you
can help out with your mite.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
Notice.

Anyone wishing to buy stock In the
Lake Superior s. Nevada Develop
ment Co. may leave orders at BerQ<
lund Bros store.
The shares are now sold at so Cents.
but will be advanced to 70 cent? Oh
the 18th OF March.
!. Come :, ~ and secure yopy stosk Walls
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
Announcement.

To the Voters of Ely:
The undersigned ia candidate for
Mayor. independent of any ticket, and
if elected will attend to the duties of
that office to the best of NY ability.
Respectfully,
n. ]. MUEeHy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-02-28
Chicken Pie.

The Ladies, id Uf The N. 2. church
will serve Chicken Pie supper at the
church on March u. CSC. More def.
ute announcements later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

snugge up against him. then piled the three skins
so that could lie on edge while the other just
came over my shoulders and head, and soon
fast asleep. But had carelessly left one hand ex
posed and before long awoke to find it frosted
thought the sun was just rising. 1t was the moon,
and then knew it about twelve-thirty. The
dog hadn't been cudded warm all winter, and he
resented my moving with low growls, until he
discovered that the offender not another
dog:
The wind steadily driving me toward the open
sea, and could expect short of miracle, nothing
but death out there. Somehow, scarcely feels
justified in praying for miracle; but have
learned down here to pray for the things want.
And anyhow, just at that moment the miracle
CURED. The wind fell off suddenly, and, shifting
south, soon dropped stark calm. was now buoyed
with hope that at daylight 1 might be opposite
village known Goose Cove, and that as the koma-
Orangemen twenty miles away, might be dis
covered by some of them they climbed the hills
So lay down and went to sleep again. 1t seems i'm
possible to say how long one sleeps.
Rigging Up Flag
T AWOKE from my second nap with the sudden
thought that l must have flag. So got to
work in the dark to d1sariculate the legs of
my dead dogs which were now frozen stiff and Of
fered the only possible substitute wherefrom to
wave flag Cold as it was determined to sacrifice
daylight 1t took long time to get the legs off, and
when had patiently married them together with the
old harness rope it the crookedest and most
1udicrous flagstaff shall ever see.
At last the sun rose, and / stripped and tied my
shirt to the dogs legs. Then reformed the skins
with the side out, that they made a kind of
coat But with the rising of the sun the frost came
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out of the joints of the legs and made my fagpole
almost tie itself in knots. Still could raise it three
or four feet above my head which seemed very i'm
portant.
1t was impossible to wave heavy flag all the
time, and yet dared not sit down; for that might
be the exact moment some would be in po
sition to see me from the hills The only thing on
my mind was how long could stand up and go
waving that pole at the cliffs. Once or twice l
thought saw against their snowy faces, which
l judged five and half miles from Then
l thought l boat approaching. A glittering
object kept appearing and disappearing on the
water; but it only small piece of ice sparkling
in the sun.
l could not help feeling even then my 1udicrous
position, and thought that if ever got ashore again
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should have to laugh at myself standing hour after
hour waving my shirt at those lofty cliffs, which
seemed to assume kind of sardonc grin that
could almost imagine they were laughing at me.
could not help thinking of the good breakfast my
colleagues were enjoying at the back of those same
cliffs, and of the snug fire and comfortable room We
call Our study.
The Stress of Hunger
before, when ate porridge and bread and butter.
However, had been using rubber band in place
of one of my carriers, and had been chewing that
for the twenty-four hours had been out 1t saved
me from hunger and thirst oddly enough This was
great blessing as could not drink from the ice OF
the pan, it slushy mixture with salt water.
But ones appetite will come up, and at midday
decided if there hope of speedy rescue be-
fore long, to kill big Eskimo dog and drink its
blood, as had read of in a book by Dr. Nansen
1t was perfect morning cobalt sky and an
ultramarine sea- a golden sun and an almost waste
full extravaganza of crimson pouring over hills Of
purest snow which caught and reflected its glor1es
from every peak and crag. Between me and their
feet lay miles of rough ice and then the border OF
the black slob formed during the night Lastly
was nv poor gruesome pan for the foreground.
bobbing up and down on the edge of the open sea.
stained with blood, carcasses, and debris. 1t was
smaller than the last night; for the edges had been
beating against the surrounding ice and worn away.
melted under the dogs bodies had also been formed
at the expense of its thickness. Five dogs and my
self in colored football costume and bloody dogskin
coat with gray flannel shirt on pole OF frozen
dogs legs, completed the picture.
AS the sun rose higher and hotter began ID
look 1ongingy at one of my remaining dogs Ap-
petite made me think of fire; and looked at my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

Don get excited! Keep on the pan where you are
They infinitely more excited than l. Al
ready it seemed to me just natural to be saved.
as half an hour before it seemed inevitable that
l should be lost. Had my rescuers only known.
as did, the sensations of bath in that ice when
could not dry himself afterward, they would not
have expected to follow in the wake of the
Apostle Peter and throw myself into the water
At last the boat came up to my pan. A warm
which had thoughtfully been packed in kettle.
and we hoisted in my remaining dogs, and started
back. Even then change of wind might have
penned the boat with ice, which would have cost
dearly There were not only five Newfoundland
fishermen at the oars, but five with Newfour<.-
Continued page IS
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and even large pieces of kelp have often deceived
lookouts who found too late that they had, to
speak cried wolf when no wolf existed. Moreover,
within the memory of none of us had any man been
thus adrft on bay ice. The chances were one in
thousand that should be at all, and infinitely
greater that if seen should be mistaken for some
piece of refuse.
To keep from freezing, cut my long moccas!ns
down to the feet split each of the legs, and with
some line fashioned kind of jacket to protect my
back from the wind Just then saw my komatik
disappear through the ice, which was every minute
1oosening up into the small pans of which 1t consisted
It seemed the very last tie with home and safety.
By midday had passed the island and was moving
out into the ever widening bay. There was now
three to five miles of ice between and the north
side of the bay there hope of being picked
up that day.
Dogs Had to Go
7 DARED scarcely move for fear of breaking the
pan; vet realized that if was to live the night
out / must have covering, and only the skins of
some of my dogs afforded that.
So, unwinding the sealskin traces from my waist,
where / had wound them to prevent the dogs
eating them made slipknot and passed it over
the first dogs head tied it to my foot close to his
neck threw him on his back, and stabbed him in the
heart Poor beast! He was a beautiful dog, and l
loved him as friend. In this way sacrificed two
other large dogs. Twice they bit me; but there
was very little hope that any OF us could survive,
and it seemed better to die fighting. Indeed,
came to weigh in my mind whether, if once passed
into the open sea- would not be better by far to
my faithful knife myself than to die by inches.
There seemed no horror whatever in the thought.
Working, however, saved me from phllosophiz-
ing Bv the time l had skinned the dogs and
strung the skins together with some rope
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IL
into the open sea, it would not be better
nv faithful knife on myself than to di
There seemed no horror whatever in the
Working, however. saved me from
ing. By the time l had skinned thu
strung the skins together with som
ravelei from the harness, was ten
miles on nv way, and it was getting
dark. AWAY to the northward could
see a single light in the little village
where l had slept the night before, and
the peaceful little schoolhouse on the
hill where many times had gathered
the people for prayers. had frayed
some rope into oakum, and mixed 1t
with fat from the intestines of the dogs:
but my matchbox had leaked, and the
contents were nothing but a PUPPY
mass. Had l been able to make a
LIGHT. I felt sure l should be seen. l
kept the matches, hoping that l might
dry them if l lived through the night.
While working at the dogs, about every
five minutes l would stand up and
wave my hands toward the land. l
could not spare my shirt to use as
signal flag; for, wet as it was, it was
still a protection from the freezing
wind.
Not daring to take any snow from
the surface of the pan to break the
wind with, piled up the carcasses OF
the dogs. Moreover, could sit down
on the skin rug without getting soaked
During these hours l had continually
taken off all my clothes, wrung them
out, swung them in the wind, and put
on first one then the other inside, hop
ing that what heat there was in my
BODY would dry them. In this / had
been fairly successful.
Fixing a Costume
MY feet gave me the most trouble;
AvA for they Immediately got wet
again on account of my thin moccasins
being easily soaked through on the
snow. Suddenly l thought of the way
that the Laps who tend our reindeer
manage to dry their socks. They carry
grass with them, which they ravel up
and put into their shoes. Then they
put in their feet, and pack them round
with more grass, tying up the top with
a binder
So l had soon ripped up the flannel
used to cover the dog harness, raveled
out the rope, and stuffed my shoes.
using the wet socks outside to break
the wind Then, tying the narrow
strips of flannel together, bound up tn
moccasins, Lap fashion, and carried the
over my knee, making a ragged thou
puttee.
AS to the garments l wore: l had rece
an old box of football garments, and TO
ford University running shorts, and a +
mond Football Club red, yellow, and blat
exactly as wore them twenty years BET
with a flannel shirt and sweater, were a
left, and thus l stood there in that o.
exactly, except for the queer footwea
stood on the football field
My occupation till what seemed lii
was unraveling rope, and with this l pae
knickers and shirt inside. Now, calling
dog, which was as big as wolf and wei,
two mounds I made him lie down SO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

me think OF fire; and 1 looked at my
matches. Alas! the. heads had been
soaked off all but three, and these were
in a paste. laid them out to dry, and
then searched for bit of transparent
ice wherewith to make burning glass
The unraveled tow in my garments
and the fat of the dogs would make
smoke enough to be seen if only l could
strike light.
To the Rescue
HAD found a piece that might serve
my need, and stopped to wave NY
flag, which l did every few minutes,
when / thought l saw the fash of al
oar. 1t did not seem possible, how
ever; for it was not water that lay be-
tween me and the land, but slob ice,
which was dense and heavy for mile
or two. Even if people had seen me.
l did not think rescuers could get
through, though l knew the whole
populace would be trying. Moreover.
there was no smoke rising on the land
to give me hope; there had been no
gun flashes in the night; and l felt
that had anyone seen me there would
have been bonfire on every hill to en-
courage me to keep going. So l gave
II uD ana went on Will lIlS WIN
But the next time l went back to my
flag the oar flash seemed very distinct.
and though it disappeared at times as
l rose and fell on the surface, kept
my eyes trained and strained upon II;
for l was already partially snow blind
through loss of my dark spectacles
l waved the flag as high as l could raise
it, with broadside on. At last beside
the glitter of the oar l made out the
black speck of hull knew then was
saved, if only the pan would hold to-
gether for another hour.
Then with that strange perversity Of
human intellect questioned what
trophies l could carry with my luggage
from the pan. l pictured the dog bone
flagstaff adjoining my study; but the
dogs destroyed this picture by eating it.
Next thought of preserving my ragged
puttee in my museum.
/ could see that my rescuers were
frantically waving to me, and when
they came within hearing one shouted.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02

them is possible.
The holdup of a railroad train on
the frontier is another new feature.
founded upon the occurrence at Will
cox, on the Union Pacific railroad, a
few years ago Another entertaining
new feature is ranch scene, depict
ing the lighter shades of pioneer life
and introducing Ray Thompson S
finely trained horse, Joe Bailey, and
other noted Texas range horses. A
train holdup and foot ball game on
horseback. Every feature known to
horsemanship, from the Indian bare
back riding to that of the cowboy
and cavalry man in the saddle. to-
gether with the Cossack riding is
comprised in the exhibit which is
recognized as occupying a broader
field than the ordinary amusement
enterprise.
The performance is a living illus
tration of a period of American life
and history that is rapidly passing
into oblivion. Buffalo Bits Wild
West presents series of realistic
pictures of life in the now old far
west as it existed during the middle
of the 9th century. These scenes
are replete with life and reality COM
bined with simplicity and wonder
ful pictureSqueneSS 1t is this real
ism, simplicity and actuality that
gives the Wild West its historic val
ne and Importance. Col. William +.
Cody has spent five years in Europe.
giving the people of the old world
a conception of the life and manners
of the far west in the past, and has
returned to America with the pres
tige of success.
The cowboys. the Indians. the va
queros. the Japanese. Arabs, French,
Russian. English and American sol
diers are all genuine.
One performance will be given, at
l 1 am, rain or shine, at which Col.
Cody appears
There will be no street parade. The
time and labor incidental to this
feature will be eliminated with the
view of reserving the energy of the
performers for the exhibition itself.
Everything in the program the same
as in New York, Paris, London, Den
yer and other large cities.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02
WHAT AUGUST WEATHER
WAS LIKE IN THE VALLEY

There We're twenty clear days. s
partly cloudy days and 3 cloudy days
in the valley during the past month
according to the monthly metero-
logical report issued by Weather OBJ
server Hardinge.
The winds during the month We're
mostly from the east. The total
movement was 4l1l, an average
hourly velocity of 5.5 miles. The
maximum velocity was 33 miles per
hour from the northwest on the l / tn.
The highest temperature recorded
here during August was 9S degrees
on the 4th. and the lowest was IS
degrees on the 3lst. The greatest
daily range of temperature was 33
degrees on the 29th. The latest daily
range was 3 degrees on the 10th.
The total precipitation for the
month was 0.S6 inch. The greatest
precipitation for ~ hours was 0.24
on the 10th-l lth.
The mean temperature for the
month for a period of II years has
been IS degrees.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02
NEW PATENTS ISSUED.

The following patents were issued
this week to western inventors and
are reported by ID. Swift & Company
patent lawyers of Washington, d.
C.:
Colorado. p. Bergeron. Denver.
wheel advertising device: j. T. Gan
non. Denver, flexible policeman s
club: j. s. Foullle. Gupnison, dan
delion killer: p. J. Lonergan, Den
yer. rotary stamp mill: E. NJ, Shive-
ly. Boulder. waist: j. A. Smith, DEN
yer. burglar alarm.
Kansas-C. f. Bath, Abilene, safe
ty brake for elevators; IL. G.. Bur-
nette. Parsons. mailbag catcher and
deliyerer; o. Damon, Langdon, fold
ing umbrella j. A. Hulit. Topeka.
selective call apparatus; G. L. Mer-
ritt, Great Bend. heating tank for
brooders.
Copies of any of the above pat
ents will be furnished to our read
ers at 1Oc each by ID. Swift & Com
pany.
The daily sentinel., 1908-09-02

After successful run of three
months at the Studebaker theater.
Chicago. where it has played to
crowded houses nightly, 1.-The Reju-
venation of Aunt Mary" the new
American comedy by Anne Warner,
will be presented by L. S. Sire at the
Park opera house on Saturday. Sep
tember D. with May Robson in the
title role. Miss Robson is one of the
best character actresses on the Amer
lean stage today, and in the part of
Aunt Mary has role well suited to
her and one of the best, it is said,
she has ever had. The company sup
porting Miss Robson is a strong one.
and many well known and promi-
nent people will be found in the
cast.