The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-02

/; miSSiOnerS at their meeting Friday.
All the bonds furnished are trust
company bonds.
The Powers & Simpson headquart-
ers near Hibbing sustained loss by
fire Friday, the office, store and
postoffice was destroyed. The fire
started from an overheated furnace.
! Claude M. Atkinson of the Hibbing
Mesaba Ore, accompanied by Master
Marc. was in the city yesterday be-
| tween trains on business with the
editor Of this very necessary journal.
| "At" is now alone in the business.
Mr.. Higgins having disposed OF his
interests to his partner.
The Ely City band rendered some
choice music on the squares yester-
day.
The masquerade ball given by the
Austrian band at Skala's hall We'd
nesday evening was enjoyed by all
who attended and a gOodly sum
realized for the band.
Chas. Grabowsky is the only Elyite
who has been drawn on the jury this
term, he being summoned on the
grand. No Ely name appears on the
petit jury list.
The other day a prominent citizen
was joshing village councillor about
The doings of the council and said,
SD sooner run for the lunat ic asylum
than for seat in the village coun-
Gil" Yes, and you'd stand much
better chance of getting in" dryly
remarked the village council man.
The Modern Woodmen will install
! officers as follows: V. c.. Henry
j Chirn; W. A. David Brown: Clerk.
AL. Kolstad; Escort, VIM. Trythal;
Banker, f. L. Cowen; Waterman, O..
g. Korb; Sentry, VIM. LaBeau:
Manager, A. S. James; Camp Physic-
ian, DR.. G. T. Ayres.
FOUND-Last week a watch. Any
one having lost such an article can
apply to Jack Isaacson, prove property
and pay charges.
Here's to the knocker, the faint
hearted knocker, the knocker so
helpless and blue, who is always cry
ing but never trying some good for
mis- town to do. No use to correct
him, or need to expect him to get to
the front like man. for rustic, he'll
sit down and hustle objections to
raise to each plan.
The Oliver Iron Mining company
through its president Thomas f..
Cole. has donated $4,000 to the propos-
ed gymnasium which is to be built
at the Michigan College of Mines at
Houghton, Mich.
Considerable iron ore is going to
the markets by all rail route from the
Minnesota ranges. The most of the
ore is destined for St. Louis furnaces
Paint your Floors with Colt & Cos
Floor paint. Dries quick and wears
like iron. For sale at Fenske's Hard
ware Emporium.
Mike Mackey who is charged with
the killing of Charles Riley at
Chi shOlm Is now confined in the
county Jail at Duluth. The trouble
between Mackey and Riley is said to
have been over a woman, and it is
claimed that Riley drew an ugly
looking revolver, and threatened the
other mans life. The difficulty
eliminated in a tragedy, Riley stag
gering out OF the house in dying
condition with a bullet wound in his
breast. Mackey was arrested and
taken to Hibbing and arraigned be-
fore Justice of the, Peace Batteson at
Chisholm, and bound over to the
grand jury.
Richard Williams, well known in
this city. at one time being the own
er OF the townsite. died at the More
hospital at Eveleth Tuesday of a
complication of diseases. The funeral
occurred yesterday at Tower from the
Presby terrain church and was largely
attended. '.Dick" as he was famil-
larry known was at one time judge at
,, Tower and has, held other responsible
positions in that city where he for
merly resided with his parents. He
was a man 4S years of age and leaves
mother and several brothers and
sisters to mourn his demise.