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by congress for individual deeds OF dar-
ing in the field. The intrinsic value
of any of these badges Is about one
cent, and yet for the privilege Of wear
ing them soldiers seem always ready
to tread Gray's paths OF glory"
The French decoration was first
granted under Napoleon in the early
part of the present century; the Vic
toria Cross was instituted during the
Crimean war and the American medal
OF honor was first struck of to reward
acts OF heroism performed during the
Civil war. The French cross may be
won by civilians; the English and
American crosses are pinned only upon
the breasts Of soldiers and sailors. In
the armies of all three nations officer
and private, peasant and prince. have
equal chances of wearing that which
nothing but attested bravery can buy.
The first Victoria Cross granted for
bravery in the South African war was
given to Col Ian Hamilton OF the Cor
don Highlanders for conspicuous gal
lantry at the battle OF Elandslaagte.
A perusal of the Gazette list which
tells something of the deeds for which
the Victoria Cross has been awarded
shows that fully one-half Of the most
striking exhibitions of heroism have
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koniasbers weakening Before Attack.

London, Aug. 31.-From all sides
comes the news that Konigsberg. the
great German seaport on the Baltic. is
falling before the big guns of the Rus
sian army. This success is hailed as
the first great blow struck by the Car
in the East.
The French war office gave out the
following official statement Saturday:
"The Russian army has completely oc-
cupied<Allenstein in East Prussia. The
Germans continue to retreat"
From Austria comes the report that
the southern armies of the Car are
about to invest Lemberg. the capital
OF Galicia. and that the Austrian
troops are so demoralized that only a
weak resistance is expected.
The Russian advance in east Prus-
sia gave rise to three days of pro-
longed and stubborn engagements in
the vicinity of Soldau. Allenstein and
Bischoffsburg. where the enemy had
concentrated the army corps which re-
treated from Gumbinnen and some
fresh troops. The German losses were
particularly heavy at Muehlen, be-
tween Osterode and Nordenburg, and
the enemy is in full retreat.
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To the Oriental mind dancing is
something that should be done pro-
fessionally. to amuse. the host and
guests looking on. They cannot COM
prehend men and women dancing to-
gether as partners. except as a scheme
for flirting.
The Japanese artist Yoshio Markino
recounts that he was frankly amazed
when his host, who was ''an old man
of about sixty" told him that he was
going to a ball, and that he was 60
ing because he loved dancing.
And with whom do you Dance" the
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been shown by men whose shoulders
bore no insignia OF rank. One English
publication states that with perhaps
one exception the bravest thing ever
done by British soldier was the act
of drummer boy.
That drummer boy, II living. is now
a man seventy-two years old. and for
81 years of that time he has been wear
ing the Victoria Cross, and has had
the right to write V. C. after his name.
This boy in the year 1857. amid show
er Of shot and shells. fastened bags
of gunpowder on the gates OF Delni.
He carried death in his arms that day
and met 1t in other forms all along his
way. Others helped him and were
killed; he lived and wore the cross.
1t was another British drummer boy
who, while acting as field bugler Tor
Lord Napier Of Magdala in the Aoys-
sinian war, left the generals side and
dashed first into the stronghold OF
Theodore the Tyrant'
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REWARDS OF vALOR
Crosses Of Honor Will Be Won in
the European War.
England, France and Germany Be-
stow These Testimonials Of Deeds
Of Daring Performed by Of
ficers or Privates.
BY EDWARD B. CLARK.

Neutrality-suspicious. of the soldiers
OF England, France and Germany in
the present war unquestionably will
win the crosses of honor which are the
most coveted decorations which gov
ernments give for acts of conspicuous
personal gallantry in the face of the
enemy.
To Americans perhaps the French
Cross of the Legion of Honor and the
Victoria Cross of England are more
familiariy known than are the decora-
tions given by Germany. In the
United States we have the Congress
sional Medal of Honor which is give
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FIVE GERMAN BOATS SENT TO
BOTTOM BY BRITISH GUNS
OFF HELIGOLANp.
SIX FLEE, Then PERISH
HUNDREDS OF GERMANS KILLED
WHILE OTHERS JUMPED AND
WERE DROWNED.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London. Aug. 31.-Eleven German
ships in all were sunk in the engage
ment Friday off Heligoland Six OF
those which escaped toward the end
of the battle are reported to have
gone to the bottom before they wero
able to reach the German coast.
Destroyers. which arrived In London
Saturday. described the efforts made
by the British ships to rescue the
crews of the vessels destroyed and to
pick up from the water those who
jumped from the decks of the burning
German cruiser. After few of the
struggling sailors had been taken
aboard the English pinnaces. a Ger
man squadron appeared. forcing them
to beat a hasty retreat, leaving the
rest to their fate.
Two hundred men were rescued
from the German cruiser Mainz before
1t went to the. bottom. They consist
chiefly OF stokers and engineers.
The British guns shot with such
terrific force and accuracy, they say.
that most of the men on the decks Of
the German vessel were killed before
the cruiser sank. Hundreds jumped
overheard and were drowned.
The British cruisers engaged in the
battle bear little outward evidence Of
the tremendous conflict.
Some of the torpedo boats are bad
ly wrecked in their upper structure.
but no irreparable damage was done
to any of the British craft. Some OF
the craft escaped without mark or
a reminder Of the great conflict.
The Evening News quoted nom
commissioned officer. who was in the
thick of the naval battle and whose
destroyer picked up many German
wounded, as follows:
I'VE came upon the German ships
unawares. The action was very no.
while it lasted and We must have done
a lot of damage. Many of the Ger
mans were badly wounded; twelve of
them died on the way and were
buried at sea-"
Ninety German prisoners from the
Mainz have been landed at Leith.
Eight of them are officers and one is
said to be the son of Admiral Won
Tirpitz. the German minister of the
navy Sixteen of the prisoners are
suffering from wounds.
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Death Toll sss in Naval Battle.

London.-Twenty-nin killed and
thirty-eight wounded was the price in
men paid by the British for the naval
action against the Germans in Heligo-
land waters Friday.
An official statement says that of
1900 men composing the crews of the
five German warships sunk off Heligo-
land only $50 were saved.
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BEYOND THE ORIENTAL MIND
Present Craze for Dancing is Some
thing Indians and Japanese Do
Not Understand.

A feature of the London season is
the revival in dancing; people are now
interested not only in watching the
professional stage dancer of either
sex but in dancing themselves. In
diaus and Japanese alike express their
astonishment at the European prac-
tice of rushing about in bathrooms.
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Japanese inquired, with your own
wife or with some other old MANI"
To which the English gentleman re
plied' Not quite necessarily" and ex
planned that he preferred dancing with
girls, whereupon the Oriental com
ments:
What madly flirting nation they
are, these English! They fiirt until
they die!"
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forces, hotly pursuing the German
army, succeeded during the confusion
in entering Konigsberg, and took the
town and fortress.
London.-Dispatches from Austrian
headquarters say that 100000 men
are engaged in the battle on the Aus
troRussian frontier. The battle line
extends from the Vistula river to the
Dniester river, over 100 miles. The
Russians have penetrated more than
twenty miles into Austrian territory.
The Russian war office issued q
statement declaring the fighting on
the frontier more deadly even than
that on the French frontier.
in east Prussia" continues the
Russian war office. "the garrisons and
fortresses of Thorn and Graudenz.
east OF the Vistula, are taking par.
with large number of siege guns. We
have taken 5000 prisoners in the op-
erations east of Lemberg capital OF
Galicia).
Near Podgorz. just south Of the
Vistula. the enemy lost 5000 men and
We captured four guns. number or
caissons OF ammunition and nine guns
abandoned by the Austrians when
they crossed the Zolokia. North of
Tomacheff we took 1000 prisoners and
surrounded and defeated the Hun
garian Fifteenth division east Of Tom
acheff, entire regiments surrendering.
THE enemy is making its principal
efforts in the direction of Lublin lin
Russian Poland. ninety-five miles
southwest of Warsaw. where the
fighting is fierce"
Scattered encounters in eastern
Galicia have developed into a general
battle extending 100 miles from the
southern districts of Lublin, in Rus
sian Poland, to a point beyond Lem
berg in Galicia. says the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail.
He adds:
IN east Prussia the Germans have
been driven farther back. Their
losses were particularly heavy at
Mullen. twenty-five miles southwest OF
Allenstein. and it is only question Of
a few days when the Germans will be
driven beyond the Vistula.
Panic now reigns in Danzig the
population Of which is fleeing to Ber-
lin. The result of the general battle
now being fought is expected to influ-
ence largely the whole campaign
against Austria. The scant reports
thus far received indicate that Russia
is on the road to decisive victory"
dispatch to the Observer from st.
Petersburg says the German railways
in east Prussia had been relaid on the
Russian gauge and that there is
through communication between st,
Petersburg and Insterbarg in east
Prussia, short distance northwest of
Gumbnnen.
London.-An overwhelming force of
Germans swooped down on a British
force at ST. Quentin Sunday and. af-
ter a three hours battle in which the
Kaiser's artillery played havoc in the
ranks of the defenders, the English
beat a panicky retreat.
ST. Quentin is only sixty miles from
Paris.
Hundreds of British soldiers were
left dead and wounded on the battle
field and much of the equipment was
thrown away as the terror-stricken
Englishmen started their retreat.
The fleeing Englishmen were head
ed off by a mass of German cavalry
ard many more were slain and
wounded.
A dispatch to the Times from Ami
ems France, says that since Monday
morning last the German advance has
been one of almost incredible rapidity.
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New York-The White Star liner
Olympia arrived in port from England
with 1,772 American refugees.
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Women are always ready to kiss and
make up-but they usually make up
before they kiss.
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PAU WIPES OUT GERMAN ARMY
coRPS-BRITisH FORCES DE-
FEATED.
K0N|GSBERC IS S|EzED
RUSSIAN SIEGE GUNS CRUSH DE-
TENDERS AS MILLION MEN
FIGHT ON FRONTIER.

London, Aug. 81. - Telegraphing
from Dieppe. France. the Daily Mails
correspondent says the sub-prefecture
in Dieppe officially announced that a
German army corps has been wiped
out by the French General Pau's
troops.
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Now Inferior Grades Cost Double
Be Careful Now

In Goodyears we pledge you the same grade
tire as always. And that grade won for Good
years the top place in Tiredom-the largest sale
in the world.
And, for the time being, our prices are the
same as before the We shall try to keep
them there.
We accept no excessive orders. but dealers
will be kept supplied. And we charge them.
until further notice, only ante-bellum prices
That means that Coodyears-the best
tires built-are selling way below other tires.
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Due to Quick kction

Early in August-when began-the
worlds rubber markets seemed closed to us.
Rubber prices doubled almost over night.
Men could way to pay for rubber
abroad, and no way TO bring it in. We, like
others-in that panic-were forced to higher
prices. But we have since gone back to prices
we charged before the war, and this is how
we did it:
We had men in London and Singapore when
the war broke out. The larger part OF the
worlds rubber supply comes through there
We cabled them to buy up the pick of the rub
ber. They bought-before the advance, ,5OO,-
900 pounds of the finest rubber there.
Nearly all this is on the way to u.s.
And it means practically all of the extra-grade
rubber obtanable abroad.
Today we have own men in Colombo
Singapore and Para Those the worlds
chief sources of rubber. So we are pretty well
assured of constant supply, and our pick of
the best that's produced.
We were first on the ground. We were quick
est in action. As result we shall soon have in
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Bird Of . Threat.

My next-door neighbor sent word
to me to oil my lawn mower"
And did you do it,"
Yes; he said if didn't he'd bring
home a parrot. boston Transcript.
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London, Aug. 31.-The Chronicles
St. Petersburg correspondent sends
the unofficial report that the Russian
forces, hotly pursuing the German
army, succeeded during the confusion
in entering Konigsberg, and took the
town and fortress
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Goodyear Prices
1t Is Folly Today to Pay More

There exists now a new, compelling
reason for buying Goodyear tires. 1t re-
suits from War conditions.
These leading tires-built of extra-fme
rubber, in the same way as always-are
selling today at June prices.
You will find today a very wide difference
between most tire prices and Goodyears.
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Tires at
Before-War Prices

storage an almost record supply OF tins eA'ra
grade of rubber.
And we paid about June prices
Now Inferior Grades Cost Double
About the only crude rubber available nov
for many makers is inferior In ordinary times,
the best tire makers refuse it. Much OF 1t had
been rejected. But that "off rubber now sells
for mllch more than we paid for the best
The results are these:
Tire prices in general are far in advance OF
Goodyears. And many tire makers, short OF
supplies, will be forced to use seeond-grade
rubber
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Assessor Kotchevar was in Du-
luth several days this week and met
with the state tax commission and
the other assessors of the county
and listened to the talks on assess
ing as given by Commissioners
Armson and Lord. He also was
given the books by the county
auditor and will begin his duties
next week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Dick" Hodge will soon be able
to travel about in his own car, he
having purchased the Rambler
formerly owned by Ed. Byrnes.
The machine was just a little bit
out of whack when Dick got it
but under his expert system of
mechanics is now assuming quite a
respectable appearance.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01
WANrED-We wish to know the

WANrED-We wish to know the
personal experience of anyone
farming in this County, who is
interested in boosting his District.
Tell us what you have done since
coming to this County-Send a
picture of yourself and farm if
possible. Give your Post Office
address. Write w. R. Mackenzie,
Secretary. Northern Minnesota
Development Association. Mime
apolis, Minnesota.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

at his home in Austria. Nemanich
was for years resident of Tower
and Soudan removing to Austria
about 8 years ago. He is survived
by the widow and son in Austria
and three sons in this country, one
OF Eveleth and two at New Rich
mond, Cal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. /. G.. Cox and Mrs. J.
Goldsworthy entertained with
auction bridge at the Lake View
Saturday afternoon and a good
time was had. The hostesses
served a very appetizing lunch.
Mrs. w. D. Gallagher and Mrs.
w. E. Trezona excelled in the
game and were awarded the
honorS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

I. P. Frasa, assistant cashier of
the First State Bank at Virginia,
and Emil Bjorkman who now
makes his headquarters at Virginia
were in the city over Sunday in
attendance of the Auto funeral.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01
NOTICE.!

To accommodate those of our Gus
toners who are unable to call dur
ing ordinary business hours we
wish to announce that the bank
will be kept open on Wednesday
evenings from 7 to 8 O'Clock. ADV.
FIRST NATIONAL. BANK.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

DR.. Hines of Duluth is attending
to the practice of of DR.. Carpenter
during the latter's visit to Itch
field.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

The concert at the High School
Auditorium this evening given by
the mothers Club promises to be a
successful event. The tickets have
been in demand and a good atten-
dance is promised. The company
is recognized as composed of some
of the very best talent of Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Grant McMahan has been sum-
moned as a petit juror to the ses-
sion of the United States court
which convenes at Fergus Falls
next week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Supt. Wallbank of the Lucky
Boy Mine received an automobile
Saturday and will hereafter be
found in the ranks of the auto
bugs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. w. c. Behrendt and Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. Housley of Hibbing
are in the city called here by the
serious illness of Mr.. Housley's
sister, Mrs. Jas. Nankervis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Through an oversight we failed
to announce last week that DR..
Lockhart was awarded the Toal
Hupmobile week ago Saturday
evening at the Opera House. No.
2O8 was the successful number.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Jeweler Savolainen has installed
new show cases this week. They
are of the latest approved fashions
and show off his handsome stock
to much better advantage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mike Svete and Josefa Champa
secured license to wed Wednes-
day. The marriage will take place
Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. Helen Schimpf who has
been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Eisenach for some time has
returned to her home at Neenah,
Wis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

The Ely Club members enjoyed
a dancing party last evening at the
Club rooms. The attendance was
good and the music by Lacrosse of
Duluth was up to the usual high
standard maintained by this organ
iZation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. Fred Neff who has been
dangerously i'll with pneumonia at
Shipman Hospital is considerably
improved and her slow recovery is
looked for. The turning point in
her favor was passed Tuesday
night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Painting, papering, kalsomining
and all kinds of interior decorating
done by Henry Jokela. Telephone
No. los. Call him up and he will
estimate your work Immediately.
Adv.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. John Patka who was
operated on at the Shipman Hos
pital a week ago has recovered and
raturned to her home at Winton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Rev. Huuskonen of Jersey City
N. J. has been in the city several
days this week visiting with friends
and looking over the mines.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

DR.. G. c. Carpenter was called
to Litchfeld Wednesday by the
serious illness of his eldest son who
with Mrs. Carpenter and the baby
are spending the winter there with
Mrs. Carpenter parents.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. H. G.. Ketcham and daugh-
ter, Margie, were in the city from
Duluth several days this week
visiting with Mrs. Ketcham S
mother, Mrs. E. Western.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

VIM. Trevena representing the
Kingsley Shirt company was in the
city this week in the interests of
his concern.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Capt. and Mrs. Jack Nichols of
Bull and Mr.. and Mrs. Britton
Prout of Eveleth were in the CITY
Tuesday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Jas. Prout.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Matt Ronka has started excava-
lions under his store building
which when completed will be used
as pool room. The basement
will be the full width of the lot
and have an entrance from the
front.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

WANTED:-Man and wife to
conduct the new hotel at BURNSIDE.
Good salary to the proper parties.
Address the Ely-Burntside Outing
company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Vern Mccarthy returned Satur-
day from St. Paul where he had
been in attendance of the St.
Thomas Academy. He is con-
valescing from an attack of diph-
iberia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. G.. T. Ayres and Mrs. O..
w. Parker returned Saturday from
St. Paul where they had attended
the Grand Opera season.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Martin Nemanich, we'll known
on this range to which he came
thirty years ago or before the adj
vent of the railroad died recently
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mayor Harri was in Duluth Sat-
urday and attended the Democratic
conference besides attending to
business matters,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Anton Horvat of Joliet, Ill. was
in the city several days last week
on visit with his daughter, Mrs.
Geo. L. Brozich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. Frank Koselj of Eveleth
was killed by a switch engine Mon
day. 1t is rumored the woman
committed suicide.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Chas. Sandberg of Soudan has
been in the city several days this
week at the bedside of his sister,
Mrs. Fred Neff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Miss Clara Wilke of the Ely
schools left Tuesday for Madison
where she was called as witness
in a personal injury suit.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Mrs. Geo. Kelly of Aurora spent
several days in the city this week
with her sister, Mrs. Jas. Nanker-
Wis who is seriously ill. &.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

A. S. James is installing steam
heating plant in the basement of
the drug store building with which
to heat the entire building.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Thos. Grierson, Jr. who has
been dangerously i'll with pneu-
monia, is recovering slowly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Miss Wagner of Duluth is in the
city as nurse at the bedside OF Mrs.
Neff.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Esau Penttila and Miss Maria
Puikkonen secured marriage
license Monday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Capt. John Burt of the South
Chandler was in Virginia a few
days this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

L. Larson has installed a new
plate glass front in his building in
lieu of the one broken out last week
when beligerent gentleman threw
cuspidor through it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Shipping from the pockets OF
the mines here was begun Tues
day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

The young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Grahek underwent an opera
tion at the Shipman Hospital for
mastoid abscess and middle ear
trouble this week.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

Miss Borg of Duluth a trained
nurse is at the bedside of Mrs.
Nankervis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-05-01

The 12-year old daughter of
Peter Kosnitch is at the Shipman
Hospital with pneumonia.