The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-05-05
TOWER.
[By Our Correspondent

a May-day entertainment was Civ
en- at the City Opera house on Satur
day evening by the End and 3rd grades
of the Tower schools TO a large aud.
fence, and the children rendered their
parts excellently which gave great
credit to the teachers who assisted
them. namely Misses Calhoun, Barrett,
Morcom and McInnis. The admission
was 10 and 20 cents, the receipts
amounting to $500 which sum will
be used to purchase pictures for the
school rooms.
A base ball meeting was held on
Tuesday evening to organize for the
season. and it was decided to have a
team with all home players. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Joe
Medley Jr., manager: b. +. Chalk,
assistant manager, secretary and
treasurer: Bert Opel, mascot.
W. H. Morgan and party of fish
commissioners came in from Pike
river on Thursday it being impossible
to gather any pike spawn owing to
the suckers being so numerous, clog
ging the nets in such manner as to
prevent their being raised.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clumb have dis
posed of their household goods. Mr..
Clumb having accepted a position in
Duluth. They left for that city on
Saturday morning.
John Trevarthen and James Nit
chell returned from fishing trip at
Trout lake having thirty nice trout
one of which weighed about sixteen
pounds.
Gus. Bjorklund went to Virginia on
Saturday returning Tuesday evening
accompanied by Mrs. Bjorklund who
will reside at Tower in the future.
J.C. Foley. Thomas j. McAuliffe
and John j. McAuliffe came up from
Duluth Saturday evening and left
Sunday morning for Seine river.
The Vermilien Gun club held a
practice shoot at their grounds last
Sunday afternoon the members max
ing some really good scores.
John Horkey. c. c. Pickard and W.
II. Congdon have been drawn to serve
on the grand jury at Duluth which
body meets on May 5.
Frank ID. Fowler, Joseph Niyens
and II. S. Wollan came up from Dull
nth on Monday evening leaving Tues
day morning for Seine river.
Matt Wilson and Geo. Moulton left
Thursday morning for the Seine river
country. They will be gone fol
about three months.
W. E. Seelye. of Brainerd. and A.
g. Kingston left Friday for Seine
river to look over properties they have
in that country.
W. J. Smith received bicycle built
for two on Monday evening There
are about Is wheels here and al
Soundan.
j. e. Sodye departed Monday morn.
ing On visit to- his old home in
Sweden. he will be absent about two
months.
Matt Nettell and family have NOV.
ed to Tower from Soudan and will
shortly open novelty store in their
building.
Norman McMasters. who has been
on three months visit at Toronto
Canada. returned to Soudan on Thurs
day.
Geo. Ryan. Matt Cundy, John
Nichols and Joe Medley left Wednes-
day for Trout lake for IA few days fish.
F. L. Murray. one of the members
of the Howe Lumber Co.. arrived in
the city Thursday from Chicago.
VIM. Flint returned Monday even
ing from his visit in The
sout hern part of the state.
Eli Culhert has accepted position
al Tower Junction firing on one of
lie ID. & l. r. engines.
E Randolph came down from the
90 6 country Saturday returning
It eSdaF morning.
President ID. Fl. and Mrs. Bacon
returned from Chicago on Saturday.
? c. Brown came ND from the
Faya and spent Sunday in the city
Posi- master Samuel Modem. of Hard
ing, was in the city on Monday.
S. Kitto and Jas. McLaren left Mon
dav morning for township 66-ls.
VIM. Allen returned from Duluth
on Friday evening.
j. A. Dignan. of Two Harbors,- was
in the city on Friday
J. Korby. of Ely, spent Sunday in
the city
L. A. Marsell went to Duluth Fri.
day.
VIM. Coss went to Duluth on Mon
day
Three responsible employees of the
Zenith mine claim they saw the all
ship Sunday evening. As the three
are not OF the class that are given to
seeing strange sights by reason of toe
much .monbeam" we are at loss to
account for the strangeness of their
story. They claim the thing carry.
inc the LIGHTS made IFS appearaDce al