The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Eastwood lake country for week OF
business and pleasure.
The d. & I. Il. pay wagon was III
Friday and made the railroad boys
Happy by distributing much filthy
lucre. II is said the pay roll distrib-
uted was very ppulent,
What Ely needs and needs right
bad is street sprinkler. The dust
that blows about in dry weather is
something terrific and we think
petition Of the business men to tile
i Council would bring the desired relief.
A. J. Lonstorf who was Il fami'' =,
figure about Ely in the ,,,,r A.,
- WV = from Milwaukee. He
is accompanied by T. M. Delaney also
of Milwaukee and together they will
make trip into the country north of
here.
! A bold, BAD robber. loaded with
booze, revolver and a knife. held I'D
the John Pluth saloon Wednesday
evening. All he secured was fine
of $50 and costs before Judge Cosgroye
yesterday. He could not pay his fine
and will work on the streets for
time.
The News-Tribune Sunday trains
are go and will be scheduled on the
time card to be published shortly. 1t
was thought that the opening of the
ore shipping season would see the dis
continuance of the Sunday train and
| it is source of much satisfaction to
have them remain.
| The editor and wife left this morn
ing for st. Paul where they join the
Minnesota State Editorial Associa-
tion on their trip to Washington, D.
G.. In the meantime the MINER will
be in charge Of Foreman John ].
Seraphine who will receive all dues
and pay no bills. Pay your subscrip-
ton.
Considerable complaint is being
registered on account of the dumping
of garbage on the side of the roads
leading from the city. The board OF
health is after some of these enemies
Of the health and when caught will
make an example of them. The
licensing of the scavenger will do
away with much of the indiscrim-
mate dumping Of closets, etc.
A party from this city, Tower and
Winton made trip to the camp on
Eastwood lake Sunday and to say it
was an enjoyable one would be put
ting it mild. In the party were Mrs.
w. Congdon, Sr. Miss May Congdon
and Misses Chamberlain, Hopkins
and Westaway and Mr.. f. R. Angst
of Tower, Messrs W. Il. James and
Clarence Mott of this city and Mr..
and Mrs. Jeffrey, Mrs. Koran and
Messrs. Good, Rayburn and Brewer
of Winton.
The price of black diamonds is
sliding down instead of going up.
Last week che price went down to
$50 a carat, the lowest figure touched
| in long time During the winter
black diamonds sold as high as So a
carat. G. A. Wolf, d black diamond
salesman, who was on the range last
week, says that the cause of the
slump is due to the fact that there is
not such demand for diamonds as
these was two months ago. He looks
for an increase in the market in the
near future.
Insurance Commissioner Dearth
has made complaint to the st. Louis
county grand jury against Virginia
insurance agent, who is accused of
acting for two companies not author
lied to do business in this state.
They are the Security Fire and
Marine Assurance company, Of
Washington, and the Commonwealth
Savings and Insurance company, of
Richmond, Va. The penalty for
writing insurance in companies not
admitted to the state is 00.-Minne-
apolis Journal.
There is trouble in stoIe for those
who after July l. use kerosene, gas
| olne and benZine cans that are not
painted bright red. At the the last
session of the legislature law was
passed making it compulsory to put
all oils of this description in red cans.
The object, of course, is to lessen, if
possible, the liability Of dangerous
explosions resulting from the careless
handling of these oils.
The Francis Greene company
Chased a weeks engagement at the
Opera house Saturday evening. The
company played to satisfied crowds
here nightly. They will play a re-
turn engagement of three nights
beginning June Is. Beginning June Is, |