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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-08


 Brooklyn R. T. ev. 4s@ @ :::: ..:: @ @ .:.: q Central of Georgia 5s .... s..... 99T
 do. Ist. Inc .'.s .s.. zee. .'.. 65
 do. Sd Inc ..h ...s .s.s ..., .... 37% Chicago & Alton sMs ..:. " ...: " ..: ss C. B. & O. new 4s ..-. .... s..... 9S% C. R; | $ P: R. R. Is .... .... .. s4 c. C. C. & St. L., gen. As ... ... .... ssH Col Industrial 5s Ser. A.... .... .... 4s Col Midland 4s e. .... .... ...... 67h Col & Southern Is >..". slh Denver R. CT. Is .... .... ...... s4 Distillers' Sec Ss eco. .,.. .... 70 Erie gen. ls .... .. ...... .... .... S5 Hooking Valley AIS .... .... .... .. % Japan 4hs cert ...-...... S7h Lou & Nash. Unified As .... ....,.. s5K Manhattan con gold 4s .... .... .s.. s2 Mexican Central 4s ..:. ...N...s.... 14 Minn & St. l.. 4s @. s..s see. S2 Mis-, K. $ Texas Is .... .... sss5h Nat 'P R. 1R0S R. of M con. G is ...: '.: .... sSn N. Y. Central gen. shs ....~... .... Ss N. J. Central gen. 5s .... ......11TM Northern Pacific 4s ......l00h Norfolk 6 west. con. is .... =. :. si oregon Short Line Tfdg. 4s :. SsA Penn; cv Shs "'-' .. .''.'' '''' ss .l Reading gen; 4s ...' .'.' s'-' ''''''', S4m St. L. & S. F. fig. Is .... ...ss... TIA seaboarS se a wsIt Xir Line IG 4s :.: ..:. " 50 Southern Pacific 4s .. SEA
 do. 1st. As, cert.., zee. ..s. SSh Southern Ry. 5s ... .... .... ...... 94h Texas 6 Pacific 1sts .... eco. .... ..10sA Tol, S. L. & W. 4s ...... 70h Union Pacific As .ss' S9&
 do. cv. As ... .... .. .. .s .... SEX U. S. Steel End. 5s .... 88h Wabash 1sts .. ... e.. .... .105 h Wabash Deb. B.... ..t.. s...s. 44 Western Md. 4s sSes'ssss o4 Wheeling & L. Erie 4s .r.. .... 1l Wisconsin Central Is .... ...s.. SS
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. Jan. 7--The market for coffee futures opened quiet at unchanged prices which was in keeping with the European market Business here was quiet but the market improved slightly and closed steady at a net advance of five points. Sales were reported 11,750 bags, including:
 January '...... 5 65 March .... 3. S5 May ssss sss..... 5. 95 July 6 O6 September 6 20 November ss'' s''" ..s..... 6. 25
 Spot quiet: Rio No. 1-16c; Santos No { Sc; mild coffee quiet; Cordova 9!a e 13c.
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sr LOUIs GRAIN MARKED

St. Louis, Jan. T.-ISpecIaI. J-Iue SC. Louis grain market today ranged as fol- lows:
 hard SI @S1.O4h; May $1.O5i4Gs A; range $1.O5% @h to $1.O6N; July 96 bid; range 96 to ss& A. 57A@%; May 5s% bid; range 5SA to 5SZ July 5s A; range 581a @ < to 59 A.
 Oats on track; oats 50 F q 51; white 52h; May 52%.
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MONTGOMERY CURRENT oCorA1IoNA
 fCexreeted nHily.) These prices ar. at wholesale and not ts starch--corn soloc; standard goods, pearl <Mc; gloss lump fe: nickel goods g. .. Lsrd-Lsaf ioe; compound sKc: basis Rics-nxtra fancy head 7Me: fancy head sH 3!es broken x ese: Japan Kesxo. vineenr--per gallon 1s02zc.
 ceffes--oreen common sh oioc: prime csasi..Sss:es csesss 7e: S; fancy lAas 92o. iso"s craekers--xxx seda she: XXX Ginger ssIains.--Amsrican musfard ,s.ss: x-on Hides-pry Hints soloc; dry sal.ed co sc; green hides s04c; green saited t04Ks. . Meal. Standard 7sHe: watersround 7sc: B.Isaa Sss ana ss g.sss ;sss s.es, ssos per ABss Bss M Msss isiss 1nsy posasas. ls%Sas cabbage Ike pouna: Ratsbasas. per bag Al.se; Spanish onions S1. .s5; Two Crown Ha1sins s.snn q boz m eoccsnr.s osn'a ssso fancy assorted sizes s2.75; Cape Cod Cranberry. ba,. ss2s crate
 1sc; ID. cuts. square lshc.
 Grits--per bbL q. 4.oo; per sack si.so.
 Grain and Hay-Bran s1. 50; shorts q 50; SIC; white s7hc; white clipped ssc: timothy hay $20; Johnson grass soc; alfalfa SI 25. wool--Clear 2oc; bury 1o0Iahcs wash cd 20 0 2sc.
 Prime Cotton Seed Msal--,as. %.
 Eolasses-Ge0rgia cane bbL, 3sc; gallon: eases. gallons a. 50 per ,ase; maple syrup Leg Cabin Brand, gallons s14; t gallons e7.be; quarts t4. 2s per doz
 Chicksns-Hens 3504oc; fryers 90 o026c; broiiers 7oc; ducks 25c: turkeys 10@11c. sugar-0ranulated Sxc: F.Y.C. So.
 EgEs-12Mc. Country 6utter--1se per h.: Jersey butter BaSgfnE-New jute 50 yd. pieces : ID. Fl Ahc; new sugar sack 1 % h. sc; ID. ehc; second hand sugar sacks 7h Oshc.
 Tiss New Arrow s1.2e.
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IoNnON STOCK MARKFT.

London, Jan 7.-American securities opened ouiet today Later the market be- came irregular and at noon prices were from E above to $ below yesterdays New Silver jumped up a penny and one-eighth today to 27 pence an ounce. as result of the covering of a large bear sale made from the Indian Bazaars as well from China helped to raise the price, but the market was very unsettled.
 consoIs for money .... =. .......... ssw
 for account. .. S4 s-le Atchison .... ss.s -...' es..'.
 do. pfd- ss.s~ Ssss es'' et tz Illinois Central ssss Sssss'Ao1 Lou. & Nash ss"s ess. stA Southern Railway eco lS%
 do. pfd. s.ss SO
 Bar silver, uncertain 26%d per ounce.
 Money 4@k per cent IL
 Discount for short and three months bills m6 Der cent,
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New York Jan Especial cable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstreets show the following changes in available supplies as co' ared with pre- vious account:
 wheat-Available supplies, United States East Rockies, increased l.4s3.000 bushels: Canada increased 5s2,O00; total united
 Wheat afloat for and in Europe. ayaila- bie supplies increased 400. 900; total Amer ican and European supply increased Z'A4o'- 900.
 Corn-Available supplies United States and Canada, increased 1.374.000 bushels.
 Oats-Available Supplies, United States and Canada, increased 2.357O00 bushels.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

New York, Jan 7.-The Dry Goods Mar ket was quiet today. Credit outlook in the trade is materially improved and is gradually influencing both buyers and sell era Export markets are quiet. Cotton yarns are fairly staady.
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NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.

refining S3.42; centrifugal 9s-test $3. 92;
 moIasses sugar 3s.H; refined steady 1; crushed S5 60; powdered s5. 100; granulated ''iSSr Petroleum. coffee and molAsSes unchanE-
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The New York future market opened slightly higher yesterday morning due to a good resDonse of the Liverpool market to the American advance on Monday. but the general business of yesterday was of such meagre nature that the amount of cotton offered easily depressed prices a few points New York. however. closed steady with a fair demand.
 Locally receipts by wagon have fallen away to almost nothing. but some sales ars being madeN farmers who have been holding their cotton in the warehouses. They are now making their final sales in order to start the new year with last years bust ness affairs behind them and have nothing to interfere with the bending of all their energies toward the making of another crop.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-08
WEATHER coNDIEIoHs AND GENERAL


 FORECAST.
 The low barometer area that was central south of New Orleanss yesterday morning moved northeastward, increasing in energy, and now forms a very decided storm cen ter over eastern North Carolina It caused rains over most of the country south of the Ohio river yesterday, and Is now giving rains and brisk to high winds over the Carolinas. Virginia, and Maryland. The weather has cleared. cooler in middle and east gulf states. under the influence of an area of high barometer extending from Ida ho to Texas. which is giving fair weather over the greater portion of the country. and will cause continued fair and cool weather in Alabama during tonight and Wednesday
 Temperatures have risen in all eastern districts and the barometer continues low over the upper lake region. Temperatures are rather low in the mountain districts of the West.
 TemperatureN and precip; .ation as report ed by the Weather Bureau for selected Southern States, during the 24 hours end. ing am.
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ruICAGO ITvr STOCK,

NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL. New Orleans. Jan. 7.-Cotton seed oil; prime BIC.
 NEW YORK COTTON OIL. New York, Jan. 7.-Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude 29 70 soc; do. yellow 3S9 Ac.
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NEW YORK BONDS.

U. s. refunding 2s. registered .... .1O4h
 do coupon .... .... .... ..... .104 U. s. 3s. registered .... .... 100 %
 do. coupon .... .... .... eco. .l01 | U. S. New As. registered .... .... ....119
 do- coupon .... .12Oh American Tobacco As .... G.. ...... 63 I
 do 6s .... .... .... .... .... c. 99 Atchison gen. 4s .... .... .... .... 97H
 do. adjustment As ...s .... S3 Atlantic Coast Line 4s zee. s..s see. S7a Baltimore 6 Ohio ls .... ...a ss.... 9ap
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Futures opened quiet and closed steady: American middlnR g.o.c.a

ITesy "'s' '.s. .s.s ..5. 6S Js.L eD'.. s.ss s... ....b.6s rrt alcn sss s.'s ss..b.s9 A1 -SAprH 's"s s''s sss' s... ....6. 70 h Nss.. 's's s'ss sec ss.s ss..b.11
 -suIe zee" sS.s ssss s.s..... ..b.113 3z i uy zee ss's s..s esss ssss. B. II . -susust ss.s '.s' ..s1 s... ....5. 68 h as. -Sepe' sses ssss ss.s ss. .b 50 SSePI-CSt.sss ssss ssss .sss ..s. 49 X OcI-NoV...s I s.ss see. .... ..5.39 K
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NAVAL STORFS.

Savannah Jan 7.-Spirits turpentine firm
 Rosin firm; sales 2.42s; receipts 2.07s; shipments 119: stock 1O9.S37. Quote: ABC s2.75995: D O2.s5 a 03. co; E $s.OO@O5; F s2 9Od$s.12h; G s2.s5; H 3.O0@15 s3.5OQ55; K $4.5O; M $5. 25; N S5.65; we $575; wv $5.75.
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tracs.
 TRANK P. CHAFFEn aestaeB Director. Weather Buraaa.
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NEw oRLEANs sror oorroN
LTYERPOnL CnrrnN

Liverpool Jan. 7.-Closing: Cotton, spot In fair demand; prices three points higher: 6merican miaoiing fair ...6.72 Sooo tnlodling sss. s..s ...... 6. 3e Mtddiing .... .... .... ........6I 10 @S"s NAnih6 '"'' s.ss ssss ssse s... .b. 76 SSss-. Sa s auihaiS '.'' ..'. '... s.....b.34 OAolhaLJ 4 SA
 The sales of the day were 10. 900 bales or which 800 were for speculation and export. and included 9.Too American Re- ceipts sl.0po bales. including sO,5OO Ameri-
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'-Rising. x-Fallins.
RTVER EoRurasw,

RIVER FORECAST.
 The upper Coosa will fall slowly, the low CT Coosa will remain stationary or rise slightly, and the Alabama will continue to fall slowly.
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NEW YORK COT,rON FUTUREs.

New York, Jan 7.-Cotton futures open. ed steady on the New York Cotton Ex- change today. Quotations ranged as fol
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-08

wilmington. Jan. 7.-Turpentine steady, 47c receipts casks.
 Rosin steady, $2 TO: receipts 2S. Tar nothing doing; receipts 143. Crude turpentine firm $2. %; $s. % and S3. %; receipts -.
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CLOSING sToCK LIsT.

Sales High Low. ICloss
 Bid.
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sr- LnIIIs LIYE sToCK.

st. Louis, Jan. 7.-Cattle. receipts 8.50u including 200 Texans: market steady: Native shipping and ex- s oo
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MIDDLNG II CENTS
BUT MARKET WAS WEAK AND
 FEVERISH.
Liverpool Responded to New Yorix's Ad- yanee.--L0cal Receipts Are Prac- ttcally Nofhing.-Eew
 Sales.

Local Market Was Quoted at EttEcG mk0unng zee. ...s .AI1Sc AA0uAkng ..s .IAe
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NEW ORLEANs COTTON FUTURES.

New OrIeans. Jan. I.-COLton Iutures on the New Orleans Cotton Exchange today ranged as follows:
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

Kansas City. Jan. 7.-CattIe, receipts IT, J, including 400 Southerns: steady to 10c
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AvAnARIE sTPPIY sTATEMENT.

Disoognt HGeS aY for Snort and three months bills GTsm6 ner cent
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
CALL ISSUED
For Republican Convention
At Minneapolis.

Thomas Ii. Salmon, secretary Of the
Republican state committee, issued
tile call Monday for the Republican
delegate convention. to be held in
Minneapolis April 16. Copies were
sent to each county committee.
Following the decision Of the COM
mittee at its meeting last Thursday
the apportionment is based on the
average vote cast In 1906 for the first
six candidates on the Republican
state ticket.
Que delegate is allowed for each 200
votes or major fr&cbs3n thereof, with
All additional FIVE delegates-at-large
from each county. This makes a eun-
Yention of 1,143 delegates.
This is larger than figured for the
Committee at the meeting last week
aud several counties have increased
representation. The official appor-
tionment is announced as follows:
Aitkin 9, Anoka IL. Becker IL, Bel
Jrami IL, Benton 8, Big Stone 8. Blue
Earth 10, Brown IL, Carlton 10, Car
yer IL, Cass 8. Chippewa11 Chisago
IL. Clay Is, Clearwater s, Cook 6,
cottonwood 8, Grow Wing II, Dakota
ID, Dodge 10, Douglas IL, Faribault 10
Fillmore Ia. Freeborn IA, Goodhue 10.
Grant 9. Hennepin 1l3, Houston 10.
Hubbard 10, IsanLi 8, Itasca Ii, Jack
son Ii, Kanabeck Z, Kandiyohi IA. XIII
Lson 9, Koochiching 5, Lac Qui Parle
II. Lake Z. LIE Seuer IA, Lincoln s, Nc
Leod 10, Mannomen 5, Marshall IL,
Martin Is, Meeker II, Mile Laos 9.
Morrison 10, Mower 10, Murray 10.
Nicollet 10, Mobiles IL, Norman IL,
Olmstead Is, Otter Tail 10, Pine 10,
Plpestone 9. Polk II, Pope 9, Ramsey
IS. Red Lake II, Redwood IL, Rem
vile Is, Rice Is, Rock 9. Rosseau 9.
st. Louis 80. Scott I, Sherbu ne 9, Sib-
ley IL, Stearns -. Steele Is. Steyens.9,
Swift IL, Todd Is, Traverse Z, Wabash
ID. Wadena 9. Waseca IL. Washington
IL, Watonwan 10. Wilkin 8, WinOna
Is, Wright IA, Yellow Medicine 10.
Total, 1,l43.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
New School,

Unorgonized district No. 8. compris-
ing several townships in the Birch
Lake district. have taken steps to
erect suitable school building for
the use of the families in the imme-
date vicinity. Prof. G. A. Sheffield
has been teaching in the district all
winter, using one of the settlers cabins
as a school house. The children Of
about twenty families are attending
the school.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
Land Business.

The total receipts of the Duluth
United States Land Office during the
month ending Saturday were $685.
54S.19. This is an increase of more
than $4,000 over February of last
year. The increase seems almost un-
believahle, but there Is reason for it.
In February, 1907, the president held
up all final proofs on government
lands pending certain Investigations
by special agents, and this fact cut
off land office receipts almost entirely
for that month.
From the sales of public lands this
month the government Melted S23-
756.77 through the Duluth Office. Fees
and commissions amounted to 81,
SLAP, and the sale of Indian lands
brought In $3.50.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
REDUCING FORCES
Michigan Mines Laying Off
Single Men.

All the Corrigan-McKinney Mines
In the Crystal Falls district are reduc.
Ing forces, the single men being laid
off. Supt. W. j. Richards, who last
week returned from a trip to the east,
gave out the following statement for
publications:
"There are on the lower docks TO-.
100000 tons of ore left over from last
season. The papers state that there
are sixteen, but inside information
reveals that there are twenty. That
ore is sufficient to furnish all the fur.
naces being operated az the present
time.
Should all Of the furnaces that are
now idle blow in at the opening Of
navigation, it would require only TO-
600, 900 tons to be shipped down the
lake this year to supply them. This
means that all of the ore over 10000.
600 tons that may be shipped the COM
ing season will have to be put in
stock. For that reason the output Of
the mines will be cut in two. and to
do this forces must be reduced.
"Our furnaces have been making
iron since last October for stock pile.
Their output is all stacked up In the
furnace yards at the present time, and
there is no immediate prospect Of sell
ling it. We haven't sold pound of
ore yet, and we understand that the
other ore producers are in the same
position.
"Now, as to the shutdown. We
thought at first that we would have
to lay off all the single men and put
all of the married men on half time,
but after we got at work we found
that it will not be necessary to put
any of the married men on half time
excepting few of those on surface,
who have kindly consented to that
arrangement. They are the higher
class of labor.
You can say that there will be no
necessity for a married man leaving
the ,disLrict. They will all be kept at
work, as will also single men who are
tile support Of widowed mothers or
families. All drill work will be dis
continued.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
NOTICE FOR
BIDS!

Sealed bids will be received by
the city council of the City of Ely,
Mimi, up 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, MINI.
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 reflling trench and for laying
all pipe and constructing man
holes, fitting hydrants, etc.
There will be about 24OO feet OF
6 in. water pipe and 200 feet of 8
in. water pipe: and about 210O
feet of s in., and 14O0 feet of 10
and 10 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 ap-
plication.
Each bid must be accompanied
by q certified check in the sum of
five hundred dollars as a guarantee
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, 1908-03-06
OWE US
Southern Minnesota Much
i'm Our Debt.

At the recent meeting of the Min
| nesota editors in Minneapolis a paper
was read by Mr.. A. L. Hamilton OF
the Aitken Republican which recalled
some interesting history as to the
disposal of the states swamp land
grants, says the News Tribune edit
orally. He INDUCED in no half-heart-
ed English in denouncing the rape
from the state of its lands for the
benefit of the railroads.
The original grant to Minnesota
made i'm 1860. comprised 4,33O, O99 acres
which was subject to the disposal of
the legislature. Subsequent surveys
added to the grant until, we believe,
it amounted to total of nearly 6.OOO,-
900 acres.
Under the terms of the grant in the
tirst instance, the proceeds from this
land whether from sale or direct APP
preparation, WAS To be applied ex-
clusively, so far as necessary, to re
claiming it by means Of levees and
DRAINS" 1t took stretch of the
imagination to prevent any of it to be
used as grants to railroads.
Yet, as Mr.. Hamilton pointed out.
nearly 100000 acres of this public
heritage was diverted to subsidized
railroads and no reservation whatever
was made as to drainage. Moreover.
while the railroads benefited We're
largely in the southern part of the
state, the lands granted TO them were
almost wholly in the north.
II was taking the heritage of one
section to promote the local interests
of another. The balauce of the grant
became the basis of cur school fund
and university endowment. What Is
done is done, and we are not disposed
To 90 as far as Mr.. Hamilton went,
but he unquesLionably rendered goOn
service in reminding southern Mime
sofa of It's obligation TO this section
of the state. No one can deny tile
wrong done northern Minnesota mon
the squandering of the states endow
ment. But that canrIut now be help
ed. an all fairness aud decency, how
ever. the people of the southern parl
of the state should do what is still
possible To right that wrong aud les
sen its effects.
They should give to this part of the
state without Quibbling, but with in-
sisLence, it's fair representation in the
legislature To which it is entitled Oh
a population basis. 1t should make
more liberal provision for the sale and
settlement Of the school lands anu
should appropriate any needed sum
for drainage without placing the bur
den on the settlers.
More than this, they should stop
the effort to unfairly exploit the re-
sources of our people for their selfish
benefit The southern counties should
realize their Indebtedness to northern
Minnesota and try to square accounts
instead of constantly seeking TO fur
ther unjustly take from it TO add 10
themselves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
PROCEEDINGS OF The
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. II.
ELY, MINI, 2-24-'OS.

ELY, MIMI, 2-24-'08.
A meeting of the school board of
district No. II was held in the Office
at the High School building for the
purpose of canyassing for proposals
for the erection of the new school
building. There were present Geo.
Holmes, director; M. e. Gleason.
treasurer, and Henry Chinn, clerk.
The following proposals were can
yassed:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
Strike Suits.

John Movern, secretary OF the
branch of the Western Federation of
Miners, that formerly existed at Eve.
leth, has started suit against Judge
Vivian Prince of the municipal court
of that city and the clerk of court to
recover s425 alleged to have been de-
posted as bail by two members of the
federation who were arrested last
summer. Movern claims that the
bail has been Illegally withheld.
Selma Koski, one Of the strike SYM
pathisers daE!pg the trouble On the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06
THREE ACTS
OF Much Importance to ALI
HOmesteaders.
ABSENCES.

Be it enacted, ETC., that no home
stead entry shall be Cancelled and no
final proof shall be rejected because
of any failure of the entryman named
therein to hereafter actually reside
upon the lands covered by his entry
during the months of December, JAM
uary, February and March, or any
portion of such months. Provided,
that nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to relieve homestead ell.
trymen of the duty of residence dur
ing the months not herein named,
and the period of absence permitted
by this act shall be computed to APP
ply upon the period of residence re-
quired under existing law.
COMMITTED HOMEsTEADS.
Be it enacted, etc., that whenever
it shall appear to the commissioner
of the general land Office that an error
has heretofore been made by the off,
GERS of any local land Office in receiv-
ing premature Communication proofs
under the homestead laws and that
there was no fraud practiced by the
entry mau in making such proofs and
final payment, and final payment has
been made apd final certificate of
entry has been issued to the entry
man. and that there are no adverse
claimants to the land described in the
certificates of entry whose rights orig
mated prior to making such final
proofs, and that no other reason why
the title should not vest In the entry.
man exists except that the commute
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-03-06

All proposals excepting Smith &
Vokes and G. E. Wierschke were dis
pensed with, they being asked to SUBJ
NIT reductions from their bids for
certain portions of material specified,
which the board may decide to dis
pense with. The following figures
were presented: Smith & Vokes,
s2.075.00; G. e. Wierschke, $1.8S7.O0
Motion supported and carried that
Smith s. Vokes be awarded the con.
tract.
Meeting adjourned.
HENRY CHINN.
Clerk District No. u.