The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-03-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS,

P. w. Sture spent several days il
Duluth this week.
Pat. Greaney was up from Tower
several days this week.
Thomas Kukko and Lydia Untiner
secured license to wed Saturday.
NJ. o. Aubolee was up, from Two
Harbors Monday and Tuesday.
Capt. Frank Thomas was up from
Biwabik last evening looking over his
business affairs in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bergleen left
Tuesday for Il visit with friends and
relatives at Saltwater.
Miss NJ. Canning went to Duluth
! Monday TO attend the funeral OF heI
sister, Mrs. G.. Mcnamara.
Mrs. NJ. E. Gleason has returned
from her visit with Mrs. J. Gleason
at Eyeleth.
No Ely names appear on the list OF
grand or petit jurors drawn for tile
present term Of court.
On another page will be found tile
proceedings OF the city council. They
are interesting reading.
Louis Sletten returned Tuesday
from his Chicago trip very much i'm
proved in health.
VIM. M0ehlenbrock, who has been
employed with the Ely Cigar Co., left
Sunday for Cass Lake, where lie will
run shop.
Mrs Webster came up from Hib-
bling Tuesday, having been called
here by the serious illness of her
brother, AL. Bedford.
The tax books for 1903 are now at
the Bank of Ely and all those desir-
ing to pay their taxes can do so here
without sending TO Duluth.
The Ash Barrel Club are holding
their annual reunion at Camp
Brownell on BURNSIDE Lake begin
nlng yesterday and ending Sunday.
Miss Phoebe Young. formerly of
this city but later Of Chisholm where
her parents removed some time ago.
was married last week 20 Edward Lee
of Lacrosse, Wis.
The wood men have been busy the
past months supplying wood for next
summer and winter. Ed. SkantZe
who has an ad. in another column has
supplied a great many.
Chief Clerks Chinn and Grabowsky
of the Chandler and Pioneer mines
were in Duluth few days last week
attending to meeting of the clerks
of the Steel corporation.
P. R. Vail returned Saturday from
a two weeks trip through the south
ern states. While away he attended
the Mardi Gras carnival at New Or
leans.
Al Bedford uuderwentano operation
at the Shipman Hospital Tuesday for
an aggravated case of hernia. Mr.,
Bedford at present is doing well al
though for several days he was in a
precarious condition.
Contractor f. Engle was up from
Duluth Monday and made repairs to
the new water main. A test was
made, the pipe standing easily a l5C
pound pressure TO the square inch.
Chas. T. Maginnis of Duluth was
the successful applicant at the open
ing of lot section 10, being an island
in Snowbank lake. at the Duluth land
Office yesterday, filing soldiers ad-
ditional scrip on the land.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Eisenach
chaperoned party Of young people
on a sleigh ride to Brownell's cottage
On BURNSIDE lake Saturday afternoon
The party enjoyed most pleasant
trip. returning Sunday,
Chas. Scheaffer Tuesday took charge
of the light livery department of j.
Bedford and is now in control OF this
branch. Mr.. Scheaffer has many
friends in Ely who wish him success
in the new place.
The work on the intake pipe is pro.
crossing rapidly. The diver has been
the center of attraction the past week
every warm day seeing dozens of PEG
pie out on the lake eagerly watching
the going down and coming up of thi:
gentleman.
The heirs of Thos. McGrath whC
recently died, have received checl
for s., ZOO for the Modern Woodmen
the amount of the insurance carried
by him in the order. The promp
payment is appreciated.
The report of the gross earnings o
the Duluth & Iron Range Cor the pas
year as filed with the state audito
shows $5.573,77S - as compared wit
S.. GAG, 520.5l in 1902 The d. & l. r
Telephone Co.. shows earnings Q
ST., 2Sl, SO.
| Mrs. George Holmes entertained TO
the benefit of the Presbyterian churc
Friday afternoon with a ten cen
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