The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-01-19

8 Sunday having driven up over TIL
8 county road.
81 The M. e. Church has neatly print
. ed and framed cards hung up in pub
4 lie places about the city giving tn,
s hours of service.
The Knox Lumber company has
purchased from the Stevens Towing
: company the tug Cupid which will be
5 used on Fall lake next Summer.
Capt. NJ. Daniels, of Marquette,
Mich, who owns valuable property
adjoining Section 80, was in the city
yesterday looking over his interests.
Herb Glassford has resigned the
night clerk position at the Exchange
and has gone to Two Harbors. Mr..
Pearson of ]. ]. Wallis, Duluth, will
fill the position.
The Gun Clubs of Ely, Tower, Vir-
ginia and Eveleth are thinking OF
securing a silver cup to be shot for
the coming season. The cup is to be
valued al ABOUT SlUU.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church serve turkey supper this
evening at the church to which all
are invited. The price for adults is
25c and for children l5c.
Chas. Simpson and VIM. Bailey, of
Duluth were in the city this week.
In company with Chas. Leith they
looked over lands in 62-l2 and Il, in
which they are interested.
The Duluth s. Iron Range railroad
will build new station at Biwabik
with restaurant and sleeping room for
emploves. A new office building is
also being erected at Two Harbors.
The fixtures have been put into the
new bank and it now presents a very |
neat appearance. As soon as the safe
ordered arrives, the bank will be open
ed, probably the middle of next week.
The Hibbing sports" who were
taken to Duluth by Sheriff Sargent
New Years day were fined 500 each
in district court last week. Mcdonald
the hotel keeper was fined an extra
$50.
Contractor Denton has nearly COM
pleted his contracts about Ely and
will soon transform his operations to
the Mesaba range where he has con-
tract for so new cottages for the Fayal
company.
Saturday evening sleighing party
went out to section 80 where they in
dulged in dance and an elegant lunch
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. Philip. An
other party from Winton drove over
the same evening and together all
enjoyed themselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Emde, who have
spent the past month in this city,
left this morning for Chicago. From
the latter city they go on an extended
trip through the southern states and
Mexico for the benefit of the health
of Mrs. Emde.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nichols and
family returned Wednesday evening
from their extended visit with relat-
ives in England. During his absence
Mr.. Nichols also visited South Africa
where he met many former Ely boys,
notably among which was Ed. Opie.
Landlord Glode of the Exchange,
has made arrangements for weeks
engagement at his popular house Of
the Chicago Ladies Orchestra. This
orchestra has just closed a six weeks
stand IA Duluth and at present are
at Houghton, Mich.,l filing a two
weeks engagement.
States the Munising Mich, Repub-
lican: It is reported that man liv-
in the woods several miles north OF
Newberry sold his wife last week to
man who admired her more than he
did himself, the consideration being
thirty railroad ties, fifteen bushels of
potatoes and SIS in cash. This man
who sold his wife is different than
most men. The instant that a man
learns that some other man is admir-
ing his wife is usually the time when
he wants her the most.
County sheriffs have had a ruling
on mail question from Washington,
and hereafter prisoners in county
jails will not be required to show the
Jail officers letters they have written
to friends and relatives. Neither will
the sheriff open letters and other mail
addressed to prisoners before turning
it over to them. Hereafter, however.
if the sheriff thinks correspondence
should not be turned over to prison
ers, he will hold it with the seal I'M