The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-03-22

| Will Holmes, I. Cox and Thos.
PolkinghOrn returned Friday from the
VermiliOn river country where they
had spent a week or more on Mr..
Holmes claim.
Results. Immediate and lasting.
Before and after trying other remedies
use Rocky Mountain Tea this month
'Twill keep you well all summer. A
great spring blessing. Ask your
druggist.
Misses Lila Polkinghorn and Addie
Phillips returned the latter part Of
last week from their two weeks visit
in Hibbing, having also spent several
days in Tower on their way home
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong fleft Mon
day for Minneapolis where they make
their home in the future, Mr.. Arm
strong having secured position in
that city. They leave many friends
both in Ely and Winton, who wish
them success in their new home.
The Ladies Aid society of the M.
e. church met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Tribilcock Monday
afternoon and presented Mrs. Tri-
blcock with an elegant silver meat
fork as token of appreciation for
the valuable assistance rendered the
society by her during the past.
The benefit pall given at Matthias
hall Monday evening by members of
Wagner's orchestra was success.
The proceeds are to go to John Barkel
well known and deserving of help.
The orchestra furnished the music
and Ed. Edwards did the prompting.
Puny children with weak constitu-
tions can attain an unusual degree Of
bodily and mental vigor by taking
Rocky Mountain Tea this month
made by the Madison Medicine Co.
35c. Ask your druggist.
John Kerns, the Austrian who was
taken to Duluth week ago to be
examined as to his sanity and placed
in Jail there, was discharged Saturday
morning. it being found he was per-
fectly sane, only suffering mental
vagaries on account Of strong drink.
When sober he was perfectly rational.
The miraculous cures of rheumatism
and blood disorders made by Matt j.
JohnsOn's great blood and rheumatic
cure, 6OSS, (sixty eighty-eight) in this
locality are making the remedy very
popular in this section. See their
advertisement in another colum of
this issue.
Dr.. William Alden. formerly we'll
known physician of the ranges was
Tuesday appointed by the president
to be assistant surgeon in the army
with the rank ofcaptain. The doctor
has been stationed at San Francisco
for some time and was there when
Captain George Gibson returned from
the PHILIPPINES.
Two young men were arrested for
| fighting in Kotchevars saloon last
Sunday and Monday paid fines of
Sl4.5O each. They Immediately be-
came c0mplaing witnesses in warrants
sworn out charging Kotchevor with
running disorderly house and selling
liquor on Sunday. Judge Van Blair
com in the former case fined him $40
and costs amounting to $44.74. The
hearing of the latter charge will be
done by the grand jury.
A muchly appreciated musical pro-
gram was given Sunday evening at
the Catholic church to a large con-
gregation. Prof. Virgins, of Mil
waukee, presided at the pipe organ in
an able manner and Mrs. John Korby
and Miss Cheverette rendered several
vocal solos and duets which were we'll
received. Rev. Father Roman, of
Cloquet. sermonized on St. Patrick
and the bearing of this saint on the
history of Ireland and the Catholic
church. Father Roman spoke very
entertainingly. After the sermon
and musical program, vespers and the
benediction followed.
Mystery prevailed the atmosphere
Tuesday evening. The sports were
whispering among themselves to the
effect that E. J. Devine had arrived
from Appleton, Wis, on that evening
and had brought with him a badger
which was to be pitted against the
best fighting dog in the city some
where in town. The matter was kept
dark for fear the police would learn of
the doings and put stop to the
evenings program. The initiated
ones gradually moved singly to rear
room in the Vail hotel. The doors
were locked and the fight was to
begin. The spectators mounted
chairs and looked fixedly at the barrel
where the badger was confined. A
prominent young man held the dog
while another was to pull the string
and drag the badger out when the