The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-21
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| the excursion rate TO Tower Sunday.
| The weather was such as to keep a
goodly number back.
| Soda water and ice cream at J. c..
Rapson's.
Rich. Whiteside left for Canada
Tuesday morning having been called
there by telegram announcing the
serious illness of his mother
Chief of Police Gillon has again
been appointed at Two Harbors. Mr..
Gillon makes good officer and the
council did well in appointing him.
Con Sullivan, who has been in the
south during the winter returned to
Ely the fore part of the week. Con
will make Two Harbors his home the
coming summer.
Smoke the best union made cigar
on the ranges, the "Tom Reed"
a. w. Rankin, of Minneapolis, state
inspector Of graded schools, accom-
panied by r. w. Cranston, Chicago,
general agent of the Butler Publish
ing company are in the city.
Conductor j. G. McGreevy, who has
been south for his health for several
months returned last week much i'm
proved. Mr.. McGreevy says the
northern Minnesota towns are in
better shape than any place he visited
while on his trip.
If you want the best stock and
handmade cigar call for Tom Reed"
John Bryant was taken into custody
Friday on q warrant sworn out by
VIM. Harris, charging Bryant with
slandering said Harris wife. He was
taken before Judge Cowling and fined
500 or 80 days in county jail. He was
taken to Duluth Saturday by Chief of
Police Garrison.
A superstitious subscriber who
found a spider in his MINER wants to
know if it is to be considered bad
omen. Nothing Of the kind. The
spider was simply looking over the
columns Of the paper to see which
merchants were not advertising, SO it
could spin webs across the store door
and be free from disturbance.
Sunday morning when the sun went
up, the chances for Il beautiful day
were good, but at noon the man who
runs the weather stage had complete
| " shifted the scenery and bowling
blizzard was the result. All the
afternoon the wind blew ut a fright
full velocity until about 1880 in the
evening when it partly subsidized.
Monday morning a heavy frost was
noticeable
Some country editors may be poor
business men, but that certainly can
not be SAID Of an Eastern editor who
offered a prize of $50 for the best writ
ten proposal Of marriage by lady.
He selected one written by a rich
widow, and answered by letter Of aC-
ceptance. When the lady refused to
wed him he sued her for breach Of
promise. That man has missed his
calling. He should have been q law
yer
| Preparations are being made for
building a town at the Foley mining
camp Oh the Seine river and it is eX-
pected that soon after the opening Of
navigation it will prove formidable
rival 10 Mine Center for the title Of
| metropolis OF the Seine river district.
| A saw mill with a capacity OF 25,O00
! feet day is being erected there ana
houses will be built for the expected
citizens as fast as material can be
obtained. lne town will be called
| Foley and it is claimed that arrange
ments have already been made for the
eSta blisllmenL Of stores, restaurants,
hotel and other Institutions that
will constitute the frame work OF the
future city. The town site is said TO
be admirably situated. 1t is the
property of the Foley Mining COM
pany, which will proceed to boom it
in true mining camp style.
A curious adventure with a moose
was experienced by the Beatty Bros.
while proceeding up the lake last
week, says the Iron Journal. On ar
irving near this end of Oak island
narroWs they observed something in
| some open water a short distance
ahead which proved to be COW moose
which had broken through the ice
and was unable to get out. With the
assistance of two or three men who
were with them the Beattys endeav-
ored to pull the animal, which at first
was extremely wild, out of the water