The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1898-04-20

Remember the lecture Saturday
evening by the Rev. DIR. Forbes.
The local Woodmen have received
an invitation for the grand Wood
mer IS log rolling to be held in Du-
luth June 10. Quite a number will
attend.
The Duluth and Iron Range pay
car was up Saturday and gladdened
the hearts of the ID. & l. R. employees
with the wherewIthal for their labors
during March.
F. H. Green, representing Dun's
Mercantile agency Of Duluth was in
the city few days this week looking
up the commercial standing of our
business men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Hurley left
Monday morning for ST. Croix Falls
Wis. where they were called by tele-
gram announcing the death of Mr..
Hurley's sister.
Friday the Duluth land office, was
busy trying several swamp land cases.
The cases were entitled Chas. Rob-
ertSOn and jain Donlin and Albert
Olson against the United States.
The Finnish Dramatic club &C
quilted themselves with honor Sunday
evening when they rendered the
drama entitled "Kosiat" at the Opera
house. A good attendance is reported.
Two Harbors has organized base
ball club and such we'll known players
as Gray, Mills, Symons, Elliot. Colds
worthy, Forgy, Mcmahon. Shea and
O'Rourke are listed. G.. Mills is cap
| tain.
Matt Kundy was up from Tower a
few days last week selling cigars for
Morris Segal the Tower manufacturer.
The firm manufactures the "Victors"
and the Julius Caeser" two very
popular brands.
Gleason's is headquarters for every
thing in the furniture line. Any
thing ia the line of springs, matras-
ses and furniture of all kinds can be
had at prices to suit your pocket
book.
Rev. Johnson, Of Chicago, who con-
Quoted services at the Presbyterian
church here several weeks ago and
was extended call by the congre-
CATION did not accept and has assumed
a position in ano ther district.
Con Sullivan returned Saturday
evening from DeSoto Mo, where he
had spent the wiHteh-Gen is looking
well, the winters in the south seem
ing to agree with him! He assumed
his position in the yard Monday.
Winton, the charming suberb on
Fall lake, with population of about
Zoo Is sorely afflicted. During a.census
recently taken by "Dick" Bateson it
was found every man woman and
child in Winton was the possessor OF
two or more dogs.
Chas. Mcnamara of Tower, a vet
eran of the civil war, was in st. Paul
last week where he filed an application
with Gov. Clough asking that he be
appointed quartermaster of the first
regiment of Minnesota troops sent to
the front in case of war with Spain.
This was the first application to be
received by the governor and in all
probability Mr.. McNamara's request
will be granted.
We are in receipt ola new and re-
vised map of ST. Louis county, COM
piled by County Surveyor r. w.
Nichols. and 81. Fegraus, sent lis
through the kindness of Mr.. oNichols
and for which he can accept our
thanks. The map is complete and up
to date and shows distinctly the lay
of the county. The price Of the map
is So. For st. Louis county people
this is the best map ever gotten out.
Sam Gaines the contractor from
Kentucky who took the job of carry
ing the mail between Tower and
Koochiching and then sublet the
same to Chas. Trengove. has be-
gun suit in district court for SI514.96
alleged to have been lost by the fail
ure of Trengove to carry out the con-
tract. The suit is brought against
Trengove and his bondsmen, w. H..
Congdon Jr., and w. Fl. McQuade.
st. Louis county Saturday received
another judgment against bondsmen
of one of the banks in which some Of
its funds are tied up. Judge Nicer
told County Attorney Arbury that he
had decided the case against the
bondsmen of the Security bank. The
lcounty board sued to recover $40. 500,
and Judge Moer directs judgment