The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09

| neF nO;lOdy VlSit III Duluth.
Mrs. John Whiteside returned Sat-
urday from her weeks visit with Du-
lutll friends.
| Miss Luwena Dignin returned To
her home at New Prague. MIMI.
Saturday after spending several days
with frieudS in the city.
Don't forget the masquerade given
/ by the Scandinavian band on the Il
A good time is promised.
Mrs. Canning and Miss Canning re-
| turned Wednesday from their visit
with Mr.. aud Mrs. John Pengilly in
Tower
The event of tile season will be the
masquerade on Saturday evening al
the Turf Hall given by The Scandi-
Iiayian band. Wagner's Orchestra
will furnish the music.
Rev. Father Buh has been enjoying
a visit from Rev. Smrekar OF Tower
| aud several other reverned gentle
men from Two Harbors and Duluth
this week.
| All tile teachers returned Saturday
to assume their duties at the schools
after spending their holiday vacat
ions at tlieir various homes. Miss
Scott and Miss Wright returned
Monday, Miss Scott having been i'll
at her home i'm West Duluth.
Il. w. Hiser has II gasoline engine
and buzz saw and is prepared TO saw
cOrdwOOd i'm any quantities aL prices
entirely satisfactory. Those having
wood To saw leave orders DIT Nels
Nyhus and the work will be promptly
done.
The Scandinavian band will give Il
masquerade AT the Turf hal on Satur-
day evening Jan. II. TO which all are
invited. Admission sue. Unmasked
ladies, 25c. Maskers must be in full
costume.
Mrs. w. r. Opic entertained "a
party 1T cards Friday evening and Il
good time was had. Miss Margaret
Sheridan captured the first ladies
prize and &. j. Mott was The lucky
fellow among the gentlemen. The
hostess served most delicious lunch.
Fred ST. Marie was severely injured
at the Chandler saw mill Monday by
being crushed between Two timbers.
He has been in Il prccarIouS condition
all week but present an improvement
is manifest.
The fire alarm WAS sounded yeSter-
day afternoon, fire having been dis
covered in tile house OF resident OF
the first ward. IL was exLlnguish
ed befure much serious damage was
done,
Four familiar faces appear at the
sheriff's office as deputies. They are
w. j. Bates, Frank l.. Maggie, N. II.
Randall and Sigmund Levi. Tie
newly appointed are 5. l.. Pierce, G.
l.. Thatcher, John Wesenberg, Josiah
Wiles, NJ. j. Hurgan aud QUO Erick-
son.
The many friends of DR.. Robert
Forbes will be pleased TO learn that
the Rev. gentleman was recently APP
pointed Chaplain of the Minnesota
legislature.
The Duluth land office i'm three
months has received $l04, 400 for Al $40
acres of land. This is remarkable
showing in view Of The fact that pub
lie lands in this district have been
reported us Il scarce article.
One dollar u ton for ore in the
ground is a new sensation for Mime
sofa mining men. The steel corpora
tiOn estimates its ore holdings at
70O, 900, 900 tons aud its value at as
many dollars. Mr. Hill has declared
that iron ore on the Mesaba is worth
ST. a ton in the ground.
Ii is said that there is considerable
excitement manifest over the finds
of ore at Highland and that land val
ues have taken an enormous rise in
that vicinity.
ST. Louis county is continually get
ting richer. According TO records in
the treasurer's Office much more mon
ely has come in on tax payments this
year than last. Up TO the last of
November, only eleven months OF this
year, some $4,000 more than all OF
last years receipts was paid in.
President Roosevelt has sent the
name of w. j. Cuwling to the Senate
for the appointment Of postmaster of
this city to succeed p. r. Vail whose
term expired Nov. j. Mr.. Cowling is
deserving of the position and that he
will make popular official goes with
out saying. We understand the Office
will remain where at present located.
The appointment was made upon the
recommendation of Congressman