The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-16

build hospital at Two Harbors the
coming summer. DR.. Sewall is well
9 known here.
Wednesday was st. Valentine S
day. The younger element INDUCED
in sending each other tokens of their
undying ''loye" and also hatred.
Col. J. NJ. Underwood returned
Monday evening from below. lie was
accompanied by Mrs. Underwood.
DR. VIII Goldsworthy came up from
Two Harbors Saturday evening for a
visit with his mother and sister. The
DR.. saws lie is kept very busy at the
port city by reason of the large
amount of typhoid fever prevalent.
Nick johnson of this city, convict
ed of assault at the last term Of the
district court was taken down TO
Saltwater by Deputy Sheriff Hare to
serve his sentence. He has 1Smonths
TO serve.
A baby boy was BON to Mr., and
Mrs. J. Brown Wednesday morning.
Mother and child are doing we'll
The Miner joins with friends in con-
CALCULATIONS to Jock" and Mrs.
| Brown.
W. B. Kirkwood has gone east to
locate some lands for the ID. & l. r.
He is employed to locate the lands the
d, s. L. r. got for Il bonus and it will
take him some time TO complete the
/ work.
Capt. Harry Roberts aud wife re-
turned from their European trip.
The Captain reports some thrilling
accounts of Paris,
Mr.. Chas. II. Knapp. an old news
paper man, but now representing the
State Life Insurance company of
Indianapolis, Ind. made this Office
pleasant call Thursday.
Rev. Dr. Forbes is to give lecture
in the NJ. E. church March 8, for the
benefit of the parsonage fund. His
subject will be, 1.-THE Mistakes of the
Devil and Some other People" This
is one of DR.. Forbes best lectures.
There is a great deal of sickness
prevelant in the city at the present
time. 1t is not confined to any par
ticular ailment. there being a good
variety.
Lincoln's Birthday, Monday, was
not observed as legal holiday by the
business man. The banks and the
schools were closed. A number of
the business houses displayed the red,
white and blue.
Geo. W. Cornell, the popular ID. &
1. r. conductor assumed his run
again Saturday evening after two
weeks vacation During which time
Conductor Bieberman had the run.
R. S. Miller has placed in his store
a mamoth safe which is model of its
kind. The safe is from the Cary firm
and measures A 723 inches equipp-
] ed with three binationS. extra
cash and private drawers and abund-
ant room for books, etc. The safe
eighs 5000 pounds.
Ely is getting there. 1t has two
good banks. two good hotels, and an
unlimited number of good men and
better woman.-Head of the Lakes.
Oscar Lafrance, of the MINER force
spent Sunday in Tower with his par
ents.
Tonight occurs the Masquerade and
Cake Walk by the Ely City band.
Everybody will be there. Therefore
do not miss it. A prize of S. will be
given to the best cake-walking
couple.
The Iron Range road have commec-
ed work on the new depot at Biwabik
The foundation of piles being nearly
completed The building will COM
prise an office and waiting rooms,
| freight sheds. restaurant and sleeping
rooms for employees.
T. Waldo Murphy, president of
Hibbing, left last Friday for Duluth
from where. he and his wife left for
| Spokane, Wash, where they will
make their future home, Mr.. Muir
ply has been one of Hibbing's leading
attorneys the past four years, and was
prominent in political circles. His
numerous friends throughout tile
country wish him success in his new
undertaking.
The Lincoln display in Miller's
window was an appropriate and well
gotten up show that reflects great
credit on W. f. Hencke, who was the
artist. A picture of Abe was prom
inently displayed upon background
of the stars and stripes and below the
likeness was a cleYerly constructed
bird of freedom. In the foreground
was the colored man and the insignia
| Familiarity associated with Abraham
| Lincoln. the beetle. axe and rail. AL
together the affair was one of the