The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-03-30
Twenty YEARS AGO|
Taken from The Ely Miner Of
the same date in 1903.


One of the best bills passed SC
Tar this session was passed this
week. 1t was the Bardwell bill fol
the protection of investors in the
stock of mining companies. Tht
bill prohibits the sale Of any min
ing stock in this state unless the
companies have filed with the sec
rotary of state full details regard
ing their mines and prospects.
The anti-cigarette bill has bobbec
up again. Representative Swensor
introduced one which reads as fol
Toys: whoever shall sell or give
away, or in any manner dispose OF
any cigarettes within this state
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and in default of such fine be i'm
prisoned in the county Jail not ex
ceeding three months"
x
Jack Carkeek, the famous Corn
ish wrestler who has many friend.
in this vicinity who, remember hin
as the champion in upper Michigan
is now in London where. he ha!
made hit. The London Sportinf
Life recently said his wrestling
pleased the public. He, offered. tt
meet all the so-called foreign cham
pions recently and offered to for
felt $40 if he. failed to defea,
ten of them in half an hour. Only
seven turned up to face. Carkeel
who proved that no better man hat
ever been seen. not omitting ever
the redoubtable Polkinghorne. Car
keek threw the seven in quick sue
cession, the time for the lot beins
10 minutes and % seconds.
x
The Slavonic Social Club viii
give a dramatic entertainment a
the Catholic hall next Sunday even
ing and cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to attend. An elab
crate production of the dramatizet
story of Mary Magdalen will b,
given with full cast of character.
numbering twenty or more. Spe
cial costumes and scenery hav,
been secured for, this production
and no doubt a. good attendant,
will repay the. club for their efforts
The admission has been placed a
soc and Csc.
The Duluth. Virginia g. Rain,
Lake Road will be completed
through to Pelican, Lake, the north
ern terminus of $. the line for tn,
present year, about June 1, accord
irg to the president of the con
Germ. ~
Pelican Lake is forty-fve mile.
north of Virginia, the starting point
of the road. and just half way tt
KoOchiching, the ultimate northern
terminus of the road. It is sa;e
that passenger trains will be, pu,
on the new road the coming sum
mer, and present indications = are
that the influx of new settlers ir
the territory traversed by the new
road will be heavy. Seven car
loads of household goods and live
stock were shipped into the Little
Fork and Rice River districts last
week. A neW town will be estab
lished at Pelican River by the rail
Lroad.
The "Suomalainen", the new Fin
nish paper, has made its appear
ance and presents very lively pro
spects. 1t is filled with neat ad
vertising and much reading. W.
wish the enterprising publisher.
success and as it is the only Fin
nish paper on the. ranges, no doubt
they will have it.
A. L. Emde, who for severa
years has been with the Big Store
will leave Monday morning accom-
panied by his family for Crandon
Wis. where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Emde has Sc
cured the management of a bust
ness at that place. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Emde in
this city wish them prosperity in
their new home. I
The team from the High Schoo
which went to Virginia Friday re.
turned Saturday having secured
second place in the three-cornered
spelling contest in which Grand
Rapids, Ely and Virginia took part
The honors were awarded in the
order given above. The team speaE
highly of the entertainment provid.
ed by the Virginia people. Mis-;
Adelaide Wilke, assistant principal
accompanied the teanb which con.
sisted of Otto Brownell, GARNER
Miller, Clara Rye and Doris Knut.
son.
M. E. Gleason, Chas Trezona, !
w. Osborne, Henry Logan and ye
editor attended the Garfield Clut
banquet in Duluth Friday evening
Oscar Heikkinen, Peter Medve6
Isidoro Bethel and Di Bin Angus
inc secured first papers. this week
from the deputy clerk Of court.
VIM. Cox and Francis J. Thomas
left Monday for Hibbing where
they have secured the running of q
steam shovel for the coming sea
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ingram be.
came the parents of a baby boy