The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-01-03


supper. He sent his son out to the
neighboring houses to get the mother.
The boy, after making the rounds,
returned and reported no trace of
Mrs. Elm. The husband then sought
the aid of the police and a thorough
search was instituted, but without
avail. Many neighbors and friends
joined in the search and the quest
was kept up all night and the follow
ing morning.
The. first clue of the missing
woman was discovered by a Home
Guard squad when it was found that
woman answering the description
of Mrs. Elm had inquired her way
Of homes on Conan street the even
ing before. Arrangements were
being made to take up the clue from
there when John Dahl and John
MARTHA arrived at the police station
saying that they had discovered a
woman's tracks leading out of town
in the direction of White Iron Lake.
The boys had gone out to set snares
and found the tracks and also they
brought back piece of cloth from
garment worn by some woman
who had run into wire fence about
half a mile from town on the winter
road leading from the end of Har-
vey street east
Lights were secured and a party
at once started out under command
of Capt. McCurdy to follow up these
tracks. The two boys went along as
guides. In the party were Messrs.
H. E. White, P. Schaefer, VIM.
Mitchell, Nick Alfalfa, Andrew Sund,
G. B. Heath, Ed Dahl, Al Coombe,
JAS. l. LANG and Alfred Skoglund.
1t was found where the tracks
struck the road and the imprint of a
woman's shoe, without rubbers, was
seen at intervals As no traces were
found where the tracks had left the
road, it was followed to where it
crosses the White Iron road south
and east of the city. Here it was
decided to divide the searching party
into groups to search the country in
several directions but before this was
accomplished the track was again
taken up on the winter road leading
east of the city and used for haul
ing wood and timber from the region
near White Iron Lake. The trail
became more pronounced on this
road and frequently it was found
where someone had fallen in the
snow. 81
After following the track for a
distance of approximately two miles,
it was found where it left the main
road and branched off into a trail.
Here indications showed that some
one had fallen and from there on the
trail was easily followed. After fall
ling, she had been unable to arise and
had crawled on her hands and knees
distance of between 800 and 400
feet through the brush when her
strength gave out and she succumbed.
The body was found lying face down
ward in the snow. One mitten was
off and one on. A scarf she had
been wearing was lying nearby.
3 The searching party at once inn
provised a carrier and the remains
were taken to the read where a horse
and rig that had been impressed into
service was waiting. ! The unfortu-
nate woman was brought to the city
and taken to the LANG Undertaking
establishment. After listening to
the story, Coroner Parker deemed
that an inquest not necessary.
Mrs. Elm was born in Sweden in
1866 and has been in this country
for the past thirty years. She was .
widow when married to Mr.. Elm and
is survived by her husband and one
son and two daughters by her first
marriage. The family for many
years resided at Soudan but for the
past fifteen years have made their
home in this city.
The funeral takes place this af-
ternoon from the Laing Undertaking
Parlors, Rev. ]. C. Mapson officiating.