The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-07-28
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.

The Village of Chisholm has pur-
chased a new sixty gallon chemical
engine to aid in coping with fires.
The Chisholm Tribune has new
press and is proud of the fact. The
Tribune is forging ahead and Editor
LaFrance is deserving the Increased
patronage.
Thos. Hill, Finn, was killed at
Virginia Friday by switching train
on the Missabe road following an at
tempt to cross the tracks between the
cars.
Joseph ScOnich, trammer, was
killed at the Minnesota mine at Sou
dan Wednesday by falling rock. He
leaves wife and two children in
| Austria.
Miss. Mamie Murphy entertained a
number of friends at her home Tues
day evening in honor of her guest Miss
Julia Forceia who left Wednesday for
her home at Winton.--Eyeleth News.
Owing to the failure of the company
to live up to the terms of the option
which they recently secured on the
Martin Nelson property the owner
has cancelled the option. Other par
ties are said to be anxious to get hold
of the land, however, and it is probable
that exploration work will be COM
menced within short time.-Tower
| News.
Willis Bradish, of Tower, and we'll
known on the ranges, died at st.
Mary's hospital in Duluth Friday
where he had been for month. Mr..
Bradsh has been employed by VIM.
Coss for several years both at Tower
and Eveleth.
Newt. Ra ndall, who for many years
has been deputy sheriff of st. Louis
county, serving under Sheriffs Sar-
gent, Butchart and Bates, has re-
signed and accepted position as sup
erintendent of the stripping work at
the Burt-Pool mine at Hibbing.
A new school building will be erect
ed at Tower by District No. 9. and
bids for the construction of the same
have been called for.
Anthony Curberka, six-Year old
Virginia boy has disappeared and
careful search has failed to locate him.
The lake near where he disappeared
has been dragged and blasted and the
woods is being secured by a posse. 800
reward has been offered by the City of
Virginia and Mayor Fay for his re-
covery, dead or alive.
Since the above was written, the
body of the missing boy has been
found in a sand pit near Virginia by
a man employed in loading sand. 1t
seems the youngster strayed into the
pit and the sand caved in on him.
The reward had been raised to 5000
and the man is entitled to it.
Arthur Ely has begun explorations
in the Sturgeon lake country in town.
ship 1922. The geological formation
in that section bears the same charac-
teristics as the Vermilion range, and
the search is being made for cOntin-
uation of the Vermilion vein matter,
which has not been found west of the
Soudan mines at Tower. Extensive
exploratory work has been done with
diamond drills and otherwise in the
search for the Vermilion continual
ton, but so far as known nothing of
merchantable value was ever found,
though the indications are said to
have been excellent. The surface
bears much float ore of high percent
age of metallic iron, which adds en-
enlargement to the explorer.
| Joseph Sellwood Morrow, Is years of
age, is the sole heir to the extensive
estate of John Z. Morrow who was
killed last week in an automobile &C
cident at Superior. Among other
items of the estate is between $25, 900
and $75. 900 of life and accident in
surance.
Thos. Smith, dinky engineer on
/ the Drake & Stratton stripping work
at Chisholm was seriously injured a
week ago. He is improving at the
Rood hospital at Hibbing.
John Cha of Sparta. aged 26 years,
was killed at the Petit mine MOnda y
by being buried under bank of cav
ing ore. The lifeless body was recev-
cred an hour later after much digging.
He leaves wife and three children.
His parents reside at Embarras.
/ Two Harbors has incorporated q
company for the purpose of building
an opera house. About $4,000 worth
of the stock has already been sub.
scribed and the certificates are eager
| ly sought.
Andrew Malm. an engineer well
known on the Duluth & Iron Range
line, fell from an engine at mile 6S
Wednesday and was seriously injured
He was picked up by crew coming
north.