The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-10
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Mrs. Henn1ng Olson and son, were
guests of the latter's sister, Miss
Benson, at the Club House one
day this week.
Robert Bedford had the misfor-
tune to lose another of his best
horses Wednesday evening, in fact
the best driver in his barn. 1t
seems the horse ran away at or
near camp 4 of Swallow & Hop
kins. The driver jumped from the
rig and let the horse go. The
animal went for some distance
finally breaking its leg. The horse
had to be killed when found.
Mrs. D. Kangas, the Finnish
nurse has taken charge of Mrs.
Erland Corbula. The latter has
been on the sick list for some time.
H. Kornfeld of Ely was caller
at our city Thursday.
Olof Risen was distributing the
prettiest calendars of the season to-
day about our city and Winton.
They are certainly beauties.
Miss Minnie Lature of the Ber-
glund store has gone for vacation
at her home in Little Falls, MINI.
The thermometer remains still
below zero. 1t has ranged as low
as SO to 40 below several nights
this week.
Matt. Koski was arraigned in
court last Monday and was fined
$29.35, or sixty days in the county
Jail. He chose the latter. The
fellow has a bad reputation and
was in trouble here before.
A fire broke out in the Hotel
Winton Tuesday afternoon at about
three O'Clock and which for a time
threatened the whole block as It
had good Roadway. Cool action
together with three chemicals and
two barrels of water in the house,
subdued the flames. Mr.. Written
of the St. Croix Lumber & Mfg.
Co. ordered the hose laid to the
planer but no water was turned on l..
This is the fourth fire that has
originated in that building in a
short time. Mayor Hagen was in
charge of the fire department.
A party of engineers for the D.
& l. R. were surveying for the new
depot Wednesday southeast of the
center of the village.
A large delegation of the order
of Owls went to Ely Tuesday to
attend the installation of officers.
Miss Niemi is filling the place of
Miss Minnie Lature at the Berg
lund store.
T. S. Written returned Monday
from his holiday vacation spent at
his home at Hayward. Wis.
Ollie Poplinski. a brother of
Mrs. Peter Teebo of this place,
left for his home at Rochester after
spending nearly two months with
his sister.
Thomas Kearney transacted
business at Duluth a couple of days
this week.
Berglund Bros, are credited
with having out the finest 1913
calendars for the season and they
certainly are.
Ed, Chamberlain of Mckinley,
is visiting with the family of his
daughter, Mrs. Gilbertson.
VIM. Carlson, the tea and coffee
man spent the day in Winton Tues
day.
VIM. Bowkley who has been
working for Cox & Rothman was
calling about Winton Tuesday.
Frank Veranth. the agent of the
Virginia Brewery transacted bust
ness here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Hood of St.
Paul and Mrs. Thomas Campbell
of Virginia, are the guests of their
sister and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jos. Weed.
About fifty men from Winton
are employed at the Section 80
mine this winter rather than go to
the woods
Geo. Harris of Minneapolis ar
rived Wednesday to accept a posi-
ton as engineer for the St. Croix
Lumber & Mfg. Co.. on one of the
log haulers on Stoney River.
AS result of the good wages
and the steady demand for laboring
men there are not as many idle
men looking to do chores about
the saloons as usual this winter.
Treasurer Gust Johnson, spent
Tuesday afternoon at Ely.
Officer James Harris returned
Wednesday from Duluth where he
went to take a prisoner to the
county Jail.