The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO|
Tuken from The Ely Miner of
the same date in 1904.

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The suit against the City of Ely
by Hugh Steele for extra work
done by him on the intake pipe con-
tract and which has been on trial
in District Court in Duluth several
DAYS this week was decided Tues
day. The jury brought in verdict
for Mr.. Steele for $1,468.80, about
half of the figure asked. The case
is too familiar here to need any
further history. Attorney HOLSTER
of Duluth was the attorney for the
city in connection with City Attor-
ney Osborne.
Because the defendant, the vii
lage of Fall Lake, st. Louis County,
failed to make any appearance, Ed
ward G.. billiard, who claims to
have been assigned claims against
the village in the form of village
orders aggregating $592.82, was
given judgment for the whole
amount, before Judge Ensign in
District Court in Duluth Tuesday.
All the orders have an endorsement
by the village treasurer stating that
they were not paid because there
was no money in the treasury with
which to pay them.
Mrs. Gus. Mattson of Angora,
Mimi, sister of Louis, Julius and /.
Sletten, visited with her brothers
and families in this city several days
this week.
The weather got down to winter
business Monday and the theremom-
eter has been slipping down around
the 5 below zero mark every morn
ing this week.
j. C. Russell and VIM. Jeffrey of
Fall Lake have been summoned as
grand jurors for the term of court
beginning at Two Harbors on Dec
ember 18th. So far only one case
will be up before the Lake county
grand jury it being the Hammer
berg murder case.
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Herman Antoneli who claims to
be the leader of the Italians on the
Mesaba range is intending to make
visit to Italy in the near future
to remain all winter returning in the
spring to Hibbing. Antonelli was
formerly in business in this city.
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Nick and Walter -Aijola of this
city brought in a pelt of a full
grown female wolf, measuring five
feet from tip to tip, and will en-
deavor to collect the bounty on the
same although they left the remains
of the wolf in the woods bringing
in only the hide. They were re-
fused a certificate by the town clerk
and will go out and get the carcas.
I Fred c.. Reuther has organized an
orchestra for the purpose of furnish
ing music for all occasions. While
the orchestra as yet only numbers
two pieces, Mr.. Reuther and Miss
Florence Carey, it will be added to
as fast as suitable material appears.
The latest music will be a feature.
In the several appearances of the
new organization it has demonstrate
ed its ability to satisfy.
By letter from parties in the east
we are informed of the death of
Fred A. Stockbridge, at the Mas
sachusets state insane asylum on
Nov. 8. Mr.. Stockbridge was well
known in this vicinity where he re-
sided for many years Or until his
malady became so bad as to neces-
state the sending him east at the
request Of his mother. He was a
member of the Odd Fellows of this
city and his remains were laid at
rest at South Poland, Maine, under
the auspices of Mechanics Falls
lodge.
By letter from w. C. Holmes
whose address is 1905 Mallon Ave-,
Spokane, Wash, we learn that Mr..
Holmes and family are doing well
and are enthusiastic over their new
location and country adjacent Mr..
Holmes also reports an increase to
his family in the person of a son
on Sept. 30th. He reports having
met many people from Minnesota
among others being, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Lawrence who are resident in
Spokane; DIR. and Mrs. Jewett who
have opened dental parlors; E. A..
Roberts in the tonsorial business !;