The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-07-29

ed with the ELY schools as principal
but late of Virginia on the Mesaba
range, has been in the city this week
in the interests of his candi-
cacy for county superintend ent
of schools. Mr.. Wilson visited
many of our people and was given con-
siderable encouragement.
Cards have been received in the city
announcing the marriage of Miss
Margaret Morton of Soudan to VIM.
B. Wurster of Two Harbors at the
home of the bride at Soudan Wednes-
day evening. Both of the young peo-
pie have hosts Of friends in this city
who wish them much happiness. Mr..
and Mrs. Wurster will make their
home at Two Harbors.
The annual school meeting at Sou
dan week ago opened up fair-sized
row. 1t seems that the polls were
open long enough to allow of the elect
ion of director and treasurer by ac-
clamation. Some Of the Tower people
who wanted the job, and went to Sou
dan to vote, have taken the matter in
hand and will see what the law can do
about it..
Jos. Surprenant and Jos. Lavalle of
Duluth and Ben Voutoure of Superior
are spending some time with J. P.
Labrec at the camp of the White Iron
Lake Iron company. These gentle
man are heavy stockholders in the
concern and are very we'll satisfied
with the work being done and the
showing made on the property. The
certainly have brilliant pro-
spects.
A few weeks ago we called attention
to the practice INDUCED in Of bathing
near the shores Of the lake without
costume of any kind. Complaints
are constantly coming in and attent-
ion is called to the fact that arrests
are liable to follow. Children can be
but when grown ups give
public exhibitions of their nude per-
sons, it is time to call at halt.
John Fl. Norton, Republican candi-
date for county attorney was in the
city Wednesday feeling the public
pulse regarding his candidacy. Mr..
Norton has been in politics for the
party for nearly twenty years and has
always rendered his share. and more,
TO the success of the Republican
ticket. This is the first time he has
ever requested anything for himself
Ind great many of the voters feel
that he is entitled to the place.
An exchange says that you can tell
| successful farmer by looking at his
vife's fruit closet. You can tell a
louchy woman by looking at her hair;
,ou can tell dry goods box statesman
,y the patches on the bosom of his
You can tell the poison
JUS serpent by the bluntness of his
all. But the easiest thing Of all you
AN tell an enterprising merchant by
. look at the local papers. This is
lot divine revelation, but business
md gospel truth,
1t is not neces sary to have bust
less as big as Wanamaker's before
'ou advertise. Big business concerns
Ire built by advertising. The little
merchant who advertises persistently,
md always backs up the promises con-
aimed in the advertisement, will
urely attract more and more of the
ustom to his store. 1t is foolish to
efuse to advertise because you can't
ford to carry as big advertisements
S the biggest merchant in the place.
t would be just as consistent to close
lp your store and retire from business
because you cannot afford a double
ront three-storY building in which to
louse your little stock.
Beslow, the maccaroni promoter,
manager Of a detective agency, ETC., of
Virginia was last week shot at three
lines by one Of the gentlemen who
lad invested some money in his vari-
us schemes. Beslow came within an
ce Of dying but after a careful look
ng over it was found the shooting
Tas no good and lie only had bullet
wound in the coat he wore. The
eOple Of Virginia chased the shOotist |
or some distance and it is said lie |
1ould have been lynched, for being
UGH poor shot, if caught. TO show |
ow much interest Is taken |
n the affair it is only necessary
o state that no arrests have been |
made.
Recently young man residing in a
eighboring town bought a shirt.
Rolled up on the inside of it he found |
note from young lady who had |
worked on it, in which she said that |
he would be pleased TO correspond |
nth the buyer of the shirt, provided |
e was matrimOniallY inclined. OIL
curse the nice young man ans wered
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