The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-08-18
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

| COulHS lnJO UOWil III Charge OF Tile
Ely local. As the train Apr cached
the Seventh avenue bridge and willie
it was proceeding at It's regular rate
of speed Conductor Clark attempted
to throw from the caboose a cedar
pole which he was bringing down, the
pole struck the ground with one end
forcing the other end violently against
the side of his head. A knot on the
pole entered the ear of Mr.. Clark and
| badly injured it inside and rendered
| the unfortunate conductor uncons-
cious. The hind brakeman who about
that time had arrived back in the
cabouse from the top of the train
found him lying OH the floor of the
car in an unconcious condition. The
train was stopped and the sufferer
carried over to the Two Harbors hos
pital where his injuries were cared for.
This morning he was resting easily
and was doing as we'll as could be ex-
pected under circumstances, He will
recover unless some unforeseen COM
plications arise.
G. Gray Holston. son of D. E. Hols-
ton, of Hunters Park. was drowned
Sunday by falling off sailboat in the
bay at Duluth on which himself and
party were sailing. The young man was
% years of age and had many friends
in Duluth and the range towns. He
was interested with his father in the
lumber business. r. .5 .fs Hagy
Fifty-fve men employed at the
Drake and Stratton stripping works
at the Morris mine, Hibbing, walked
out Monday as result of misCn-
Outstanding with the company. The
men have lately been raised to So a day
from $1.75, but they were required to
report at the mine on rainy days and
for this they were not paid unless
there was some work done. The men
claim that they should receive some
time for reporting for duty on rainy
| days whether they work or not.
The Minnesota Editorial Associa-
tion will visit Hibbing and Eveleth
on Monday next after which they go
for boat trip to Sarnia and return
from Duluth, using the steamer Hur-
onic.
| S. G. Harmon, one of the oldest con-
ductors in the employ of the Duluth
& Iron Range road, and B. NJ Bryant,
an old employe, were both severely
bruised and considerably cut up in a
train accident at Knife River Mon
| day. The train was running 20 miles
an hour when some logs rolled off one
of the cars near the rear end of the
train and derailed the caboose. 1t
turned over several times with the
| men in it. H.
Conductor VIM. Weese resigned his
| position with the Duluth 4 Iron
Range road on Tuesday of this week.
Mr.. Weese has been valued employe
Of the road for eighteen years and
has splendid record as railroad
man. He has always stood exception
ally high both with the road and his
fellow employees. Mr.. and Mrs. Weese
expect to leave on Sunday for Western
Canada where they will in all probab-
ility buy a farm. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Weese have a host of friends here who
will be extremely sorry to lose them
as fellow citizens, but who will wish
them every success wherever they
may decide to locate.-Two Harbors
Journal nr8 atlrrsf:ga Ha.agarta I
Settlers on what is officially known
as Cedar Island lake survey near Ev-
eleth will be given an opportunity to
file on the lands at the land office i'm
Duluth tomorrow. The land covered
in around Ely lake, amounting to
some ]. 200 acres that was not included
in the original government survey of
the territory, There are three con-
tests expected on the land, there being
three quarter sections that are now in
possession OF two men. 1t is thought
that much of this land is rich in iron
ore, and therefore the contests win be
long drawn. Some Of the settlers are
without contests from other settlers,
but they must contend with the Clo-
quet Lumber company, which claims
titles on the accreation theory. The
company purchased the adjoining
tracts of land and proceeded to cut
the timber from the claims around
Ely lake. They were eventually
stopped and gave a bond that enabled
them to remove the logs. Many of
the settlers have been on the land as
long as twelve years.
John Talonez, and Axel P;tkkala a
saloonkeeper at Virginia. amused
themselves by shaking dice for tile
drinks Saturday. Every time. Pax
kala lost, ralohez would Lake whiskey,
beer being his diink when he himself
was stuck" This angered Pakkala
who promptly hit him over tile head
with billiard cue. Talonez is at the
hospital with fractured skull and
Pakkalais out on $1,000 bail.
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