The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-05-11


hall janitor, spent few days IN the
city the past week visiting his uncle.
lie returned 10 Minneapolis Monday
Mrs John Urquhart and children
left Wednesday morning for Eyeleth
where they will make their home i'm
the future, Mr.. Urquhart being en-
ployed as chief blacksmith at the
Spruce mine.
X. V. Simmons representing the
Duluth News Tribune was in the city
few days this week securing new
subscribers. The Tribune now ar
riEes here about seven hours ahead of
any other daily.
Fred White returned Saturday from
Portland, Oregon, where he had been
for several weeks on land business.
Fred says the Ely colony on the Col
umbia river is doing well and that
Jack Bedford is Furnishing.
John Luoma, who had his back
broken at the Pioneer mine several
weeks ago, died at the hospital yester-
day about noon. He was a young
man, 2i years af age and leaves sever
al relatives in this city. The funeral
occurs today.
This is the year of 1900 and the
Worlds Fair is open at Paris. No
matter what the cost, things must be
OF the finest. The only way to be
sure to get things in 1900 styles is to
go to the Ely Cash Grocery company
and do all your trading there.
| Beginning Monday, the Duluth
News-Tribune arrives here on the
O'Clock freight and is being delivered
to patrons by carrier. Leo Kressel is
doing the delivering in a satisfactory
manner. This change is appreciated
by the Ely patrons of the paper
Court Hobart, l. O. f., will give a
grand ball at the Vail hall, next Fri
day evening. May is. to which all are
invited. Wagner's Orchestra of six
pieces will furnish the mnsic Ar
engagements are almost completed and
the affair promises to be success.
Mama, how is it our jackets look
so old, yet you have just bought them.
while others have had theirs long
time; paid the same prices you did,
and look just like new? Oh. yes, 1
know why, they bought theirs new
and you bought old. Why not change
and buy new goods of the Ely Cash
Grocery company?
The dance given by the Base Ball
boys Friday evening at the Vail hall
was an enjoyable affair and a fair-siz-
ed crowd was in attendance. The
music was furnished by Edwards
IOrchestra and was good as was also
the prompting by w. B. Goldsworthy.
The Duluth & Iron Range road has
received another of the new 10-wheel
locomotives which it is having built
at the Schenectady shops. Three of
the new ten-wheelers have arrived
lout of the present order of six. The
six twelve-wheelers have not as yet
begun to arrive.
Ole Friedsberg and family will leave
tomorrow morning for an extended
visit to Frykstad, Sweden. This is
Mr.. Friedsberg's old home and visit
there will be source of much pleas
ure to himself and family. They in
tend to return in about a year. In
order to keep posted on the happen
ings in Ely, the MINER will follow
them to Sweden.
Have something boys?" Sure,
we will have an electric cocktail. +"
Don't know how to make it?" said
Garry. Il will show you" Makes
drink and all drink.) why is that
called an electric cocktail?" says
Garry. Because you have it charg-
ed" All laughed but Garry and he
remarked that he supposed there is
where get shocked
The Knox Lumber company have
received their large tug and which
was launched at Fall lake Tuesday.
The boat is the Cupid" formerly in
the Duluth harbor, is 60 feet In
length with II foot beam and will
draw about feet of water. 1t will
be used in towing logs on Fall lake,
the small steamer to be transported
into White Iron lake.
The orchestra recently organized by
Messrs. Wagner, Lawrence, Davey,
Edwards and Kressel is practicing
quite Justify and will soon furnish
music for one of Ely's popular dances.
The boys are all musicians and will
no doubt furnish music to the salts
faction of all. Ely has long needed
an orchestra and the organizers should
be patronized to show appreciation of
their efforts.