The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-11-14
TWENTY YEARS AGO|
Taken from The Ely Miner of
the same date in 1904.


Report has it that a party of st.
Paul capitalists are endeavoring to
secure control of the Highland iron
range which has been mentioned
from time to time as conner" in
the iron world. The range is about
twelve miles this way from Two
Harbors, and the heart of the dis
trict is the Mcleod property.
Sunday morning at about l O'Clock
an attempt was made to blow up the
residence of Mayor M. L. Fay at
Virginia with dynamite. All the
members of Capt. Fay's family were
in the building at the time but the
fact that the explosive was placed
under the porch accounts for the
Illustration of the dastardly plans
and only a nominal damage was
done.
We noticed some comments on
the voting machines in Duluth by
the chairman of the Democratic
committee of that city in which he
claims the Democrats lost many
ties by reason of the machine
inasmuch as they knew not how to
operate it. This is queer. 1t
speaks well for the intelligence of
the voters of the opposite faith as
we have heard of no kicking on
the other side regarding the in
ability of Republican voters to use
the machine. 1t may be that the
precincts mentioned lost some
Democrats? Many a lifelong Demo
crat voted for Roosevelt.
Statistics, so far, indicate that
the crop of dead deer hunters will
be unusually large this season
The fool and his gun are abroad
and his work is noticeable in the
northern part of the state where
the game is located. The strangest
thing about deer hunter is the
fact that he never misses man
with single shot while he pumps
his machine empty at a deer with
cut touching a hair. The most de-
spicable character of the whole
bunch of man shooters is the fell
low who shoots and runs away
leaving his victim to bleed to death
The fellow needs hanging and
should receive his dues when caught
1t is getting along toward Thanks
giving and the annual hullabaloo
about the scarcity of turkeys is
being industriously circulated by
the wholesalers. This report in late
i
and taxes" and makes its appear.
/ ance about this time. When pota
toes were being dug, it was sale
they would be high because rot and
other ailments had set in. Wheat
was rusty; apples were wormy; Goa
was scarce, etc. The reports in the
daily papers have much to do with
the setting of prices.
Jack Seraphine spent Saturday
| in Tower where he went to assist
in getting out the Tower News in
the absence of Editor Burgess.
The Minnesota Canal & Power
Co. surveying crew who have beer
on the South Kawishiwi for some
time have changed their base to the
Bear Island lake country. :
w. E. Pike, Olof Knutson, Thos
Whitta, VIM. Kevern, And. Ander
son, Gust Paul and Chas. MelIunC
| returned Saturday from Eveletf
where they had assisted in the in
stitution of an Odd Fellows lodge
Il
Thomas Godfrey has purchased
an interest in the clothing bushes.
conducted since last fall by Mayor
Vail in Hibbing. The firm intend:
to sell off all the old and get ar
entire new stock for which bushes:
Mr.. Vail has been in Chicago thi.
| week.
The new steel shaft house at the
| Fayal mine at Eveleth is being
built. The same will contain 6t
tons of steel and will be 70 feet ii
heighth. This will compare with
the Pioneer shaft as a rather small
concern. The Pioneer shaft house
contains $50 tons of steel and at,
tains heighth of 1913 feet. The
Pioneer is probably the highest
shaft house in the United States OF
| the world for that matter.
Axel Larson, a popular engineer
on the Duluth & Iron Range and
well known in Ely where he has re.
sided for many years and Miss Car
RE Nyhus, also well known among
a large circle of friends, will be
united in the holy bonds of we'd
lock, probably tomorrow evening
Many friends of the young couple
join in wishing them success in
the step they are about to take.