The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-06-15

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he VIII attend the dedication cere
monies of the Odd Fellows Home al
/ Nortlfield which occurs this week.
Chas. Scheaffer ut the depot ha.
been planning Il trip east to begiI
next week but has received wore
from the company that ut present re
lief IS out of the question, Charley
feels first class-nit.
] A Duluth census enumeration
has been compelled to cause
the arrest of several people for refus
ing TO answer the questions. So fan
the Ely enumerators have not been
troubled in this manner.
III. Van Blarcom and AL. Bedford
went to Duluth yesterday morning
as delegates from this city to the
Democratic county convention t6
elect delegates to the State and Con.
! greSsiOnal conventions.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pengilly and
Miss Florence left Thursday morn.
ing for d two weeks visit at their
farm at Mortified. MINI. They will
also attend the dedication ceremonies
at the Odd Fellows Home which is
located only about mile from the
Pengilly farm.
A. II. Park, of PrOc.orknott, was in
the city Tuesday looking over the
situation regarding his candidacy fol-
superintendent of schools on the Re.
publican ticket. Mr.. Park is a gent.
leman we'll spoken of by everyone and
will probably show considerable
strength in the convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. e. Torinus and Mr..
and Mrs. M. A. TorinuS and Miss
Lois Torinus, of the st. Croix Lum-
Der company are in the city on pleas.
ure bent and incidentally to make
preliminary arrangements for build
ing the new mill on Fall lake Work
on the mill will begin next mouth.
TO reduce our stock of Mems suits
and shoes with which we are over
stocked, we decided to sacrifice the
profit on them during the remainder
OF this month, Ely Clothing Co.
One day last week the wire cable
! from No. engine house to No. 3Shaft
ran off the drum and a grand smash
up of Sllieve stands was The result as
the loose rope tore through them and
space on its way down the Shaft. The
damage was repaired and new rope
put in.
| line Chandler has put in a system
of alarm bells which signal the hoist
| ing OF the SkipS above their should've
positions at the dump. Heretofore,
recently several times the brakemen
have hoisted the skips up through the
top of tile shaft house and the bells
are calculated to stop it.
| 'nho Two latl, -, h,n1 r, 4
the excursion to this city Sunday.
The train was met at the depot by
the Ely City band and half the citi-
zens OF Ely. The bands made up quite
Il procession and rendered some very
| choice marches and other selections.
Ely appreciated the visit of the band
very much and would say come again.
Chas. Penrod, us representative of
Ely Lodge No. 220, and Mrs. nj, A.
PenglaZe representing Diamond Re-
bekah lodge, L. 0. .. F., left tuesday
morning for ST. Paul where they at
tend the meeting of the State Grand
Lodge after which they will attend
the dedication ceremonies at North.
field, Mimi.
| 1t is said that a Duluth woman
when approached by census enumer-
ator with the questions, "single, mar
ried. widowed or divOrced?" replied:
Eyes, write 'em down in just that
order and put -four times after the
last item," but as these much abused
officials are not allowed TO impart any
information the report cannot be con-
! trmed.
A gambler at Eveleth named Poole
shot another by the name of Smith
Tuesday. Smith had knife and was
after Poole when lie was shot. The
council had a meeting and issued d
proclamation ordering all gambling
utensils out of the places by O'Clock
and all gamblers and grafters out of
town by o'clock the same day.
The M. E. Sabbath School of Win
ton gave an entertainment on Sunday
evening to a crowded house. The
program was composed of choruses,
solos, recitations and an address. The
children rendered their respective
parts in IL very cOmmendable manner,
to the delight of the parents and
friends who were present. 1t was
truly very enjoyable and profitable
evening. Much of the success Of this
SCllOOl WI N duO w OhC I'll
firing efforts of the Superintendent,
Mr.. Frank Blackwell, and his faith
| full staff of teachers and officers.
The shipments of iron ore from the
head of the lake, Duluth, Two Har-
bors and Superior, for the season TO
June have been 1904, 573 tons as
compared with 900,851 tons to the
same date last year. The comparison
at this time will be of special interest
in view OF the enormous shipments
for the season which are contemplate
ed. The first six weeks of the shipping
season from this end of the lake show
an increase of more than 100000 tons
which is considered pretty fair prom
Use that Minnesota will hold its end
up in the ore business this year.
Between June 18th and 30th the
st. Paul & Duluth Railroad will sell a
series of Cheap Excu:s sion Tickets to
st. Paul and Minneapolis account of
the Elk's Summer Carnival, the San
gerfest and the Republican State
Convention. For dates of sale and
and rates inquire of any Saint Paul
& Duluth Agent or G.. E. Stone, Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, ST. Paul.