The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-08-17

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Services at Winton at three O'Clock.
z. C. Williams went to Duluth Sat
urday for the purpose Of meeting Mrs
Williams who returns from her New
York visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
came up Monday evening.
You should surely see the grand
street parade given by the McPhee
company next Friday A magnif-
Gently uniformed band and the only
lady drum major in the world.
John Dennis left yesterday morning
for West Duluth. to attend a meet
ing of the District Lodge, |. o. G. T,
which conreges in that city today.
He goes as a delegate from Ely Lodge
No. 35S.
Alex Van Praag representing
cigar house was in the city over Sun
day evening. He met with the Rebekah
lodge and entertained them royalty.
Many of our people viii remember his
former visit here.
When young lady pins boquet on
the lapel of young mans coat. she
usually turns her head to one side and
Tits up her chin to look at it. The
your man who dosn't tumble is too
slow to be run over by hearse.
DR.. Conan has called for plans for a
residence building to be erected here
in the near future. The building is
to be cottage in the style of those
owned by Mayor McMahan. Con-
tractor Jury is preparing plans.
A change has taken place in the
management of the Two Harbors Iron
Trade Journal. Ransom Metcalfe has
accepted a position with the Duluth
Herald and Morley Metcalfe is tenn
porarily in charge of the Journal.
The editor of an exchange, who is
something Of a linguist himself, says
there are 300 words in the English
language, and that most of them were
used last Sunday night by young
lady who discovered on coming out of
church, that her hat was adorned with
tag bearing the legend reduced to
80 cents"
E. R. Barager, representing McPhee' s
company, was in the city Friday bill
ing the town. Mr.. Barager was form
erly in the newspaper business hay-
ing run the Washburn ItemiZer for
years, also being but recently one of
tie publishers Of the Wausau- Record.
He has resigned his position with the
Sherlock show.
Register ". E. Culkin, of the Du-
luth land Office arrived in the city Sat
urday evening. Mr. Culkin came up
to meet some fishing friends at Robin
son lake but failed to connect and
came through TO Ely. In com pany
with the editor he made tour Of the
mines after which he became the
guest Of Manager Pengilly for yacht
trip over the lake. He was well
pleased with his visit and promised to
come again.
NJ. McMahan arrived in Ely Friday
evening TO take charge OF the Pioneer
steam shovel in place Of
Engineer Carney who was forced
through illness to resign his position.
MI McMahan claims he went to the
mine to work in the morning but
failed to see the Supt. until later in
the day and then he was refused work
owing to a new man having been bele-
graphed for. He left for his old job
at Itasca, Wis, Tuesday morning.
Some women of New Jersey have
organized sewing society To make
night shirts for the soldiers. Those
who are best acquainted with army
life viii think that a soldiers lot has
improved very much since 1861 when
the tired marcher can disrobe and put
on night shirt for his sleeping hours.
Or else the New Jersey women have
no more conception Of the fitness Of
things than those who knit WOODEN
mittens for the saVages on the South
Sea Islands.
When the coming women gets here
viii she offer I'D her seat? Will she
offer her umbrella when there's rain
or snow or sleet? Will she help Us III
the wagon, will she bait our fishing
hook? Will she step into the waller
that we dry may cross the brook:
VIII she seize rail and rescue when
bully chases US? Viii she push the
wheeZy mower every eve and make DC
fuss? Will she run the locomotive.
shovel coal and handle brakes: Viii
she level mount and forest. carry
| bitters for the snakes? Will she