The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-04-26
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.


and sandwiches will be served be.
ginning at $50 o'clock.
John Trampush and bride arrived
Saturday evening from Virginia,
where they had been married that
day. Mr.. Trampush has leasd the
Kotchevar saloon and will manage the
same the coming summer, Mr.. Kot-
chevar having gone into the livery
business.
John Hegforce has opened neat and
attractive bath rooms for ladies and
gentlemen at his residence on Fourth
Avenue. The baths are Of the Finnish
variety and he has equipped the same
with many conveniences. Three
rooms for the ladies, waiting, Dress
ing and bath room, and the same for
the men. The attendance is good
and prices are 15c.
Dan Garrison who for the past eight
years has held the appointive position
as chief of police in this city has
turned over his official insignia and
will leave Monday morning for Ore
gon. He disposed of his business
property to Ben Horovitz and his resi-
dence to Geo. Bloomfield. Mr.. and
Mrs. Garrison have hosts of friends in
this city who wish them success in
their new home.
The auditing committee appointed
by the city council at their last meet
ing to audit the city books have COM
pleted their labors. The committee
recommended the appointment
of collector for the water and light
plant and bookkeeper to keep the
city accounts in fashionable man
ner. A new system of books for the
treasurer, clerk and collector were
also recommended.
A 5-year-old boy was hit by train
of cars near the Savoy mine yesterday
and rolled between the rails, nearly
whole train passing over him. The
engine was pushing long train near
curve when the boy fell under. The
train was stopped as soon as possible
and the boy was found uninjured
with the exception of few bruises.
The Virginia Fire Department has
been reorganized with Edward John
son assistant chief; A. E. Bickford.
foreman; A. E. Carlson secretary;
Louis Halverson, treasurer. The
council allowed the department Is
members at salary of S. per month
each and 81 per hour for actual fire
service and 81 for false alarms.
BY order of Mayor Gleason the
chief of police Tuesday ordered all
roulette, crap and klondike tables and
nickle machines out of the saloons
and other places, and instructions are
to keep them out or stand the conse.
quences. The Mayor says this order
will be enforced as long as he holds
his position. In consequence there
was quite an exodus of "tin horns"
the past mornings.
Saturday afternoon the fire alarm
brought out the department. on the
double quick, the Stoll building at
foot of Chapman street and occupied
by the YOungren restaurant having
been discovered burning on the upper
floor. The fire had a fair start but
in very few moments was under con-
troll. The damage was nominal, seV-
eral holes having been cut in the roof
besides the water did some damage.
The loss was covered by insurance.
Look up the MINER advertisers and
deal with them. They are here all
the time and guarantee you satisfac-
tion. Steer clear of the shoddy bank
rupt sales and these cheap Hebrew
peddlers. They have nothing to lose
and all to gain. Besides, when you
want trust you go to the local mer-
chants, Try buying in large quanti-
ties for strictly cash from Ely stores
and you will do better than you do in
st. Paul or any of the other large
| cities.
The notorious Duncan G.. McTavish
in company with Joe Picket, a color
ed gentleman who has been making
Ely hangout for some time, Nick
Cowling a resident of Tower and
Soudan and Tom O'Keefe 'lumber-
jack" appeared before Judge Van
Blarcom this morning on charge OF
notorious drunkenness. Itseems that
Keefe was on the road to Murphys
camp with a bottle and the others
knew of it and followed. When in
the vicinity of the lumber yard they
decided to have a lunch. McTavish
| went to the home of AL. Carlson and
was given loaf of bread but not be.
ing content with the bread again
went to the house and demanded
sugar and coffee, They were busy
cooking the coffee over a fire when
Chief LaBeau swooped down on them
and hauUed tho whole 1ot and with