The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO|
Tuken from The Ely Miner of
the same date in 1904.

John Harri has gone to Eveleth
where he has secured situation In
meat market.
Alderman and Mrs. Coad became
the parents of a baby girl Tuesday.
Congratulations are in order.
Leslie and Otto Brownell left this
morning for Roswell, N. M. where
they will attend the military academy
the former as an instructor, and the
latter as a pupil.
Michael Prisk returned Monday
from Calumet where he had been
called by reason of tAa injuries of
his son, Jos. He reports the boy
doing as well as possible considering
the nature of the injuries.
Mrs. d. w. Owens formerly of
Tower but now of Birmingham, Ala
bama, was visiting Ely friends yes
terday in company with her sister,
Mrs. J. H. Jeffrey Ct Tower.
Several valuable horses have died
during the past two weeks and
poison is suspected as the cause
Liveryman Dinsmore lost a valuable
animal last week. Should the party
who placed the poison be discovered,
it would go just a little hard with
him.
Last Friday at the Wesley M. E.
church in Minneapolis, Blanche E.
Lacy and Rudolph Walker were
made man and wife. The couple
arrived Tuesday and will occupy
the Van Blarcom cottage recently
vacated by H. c. Kelly. The many
friends of Mr.. Walker wish himself
and bride much happiness.
X
1t was with feelings of extreme
regret that the citizens learned of
the death of Sheriff W. w. Butchart
at his residence at Duluth Sunday
morning at 4:30> o'clock of diabetes
with which ailment he has suffered
for several years. His passing away
was very peaceful and was marked
by no death agony.
X
The Public schools of District No.
II which opened Monday, August
29 shows a large increase of enroll
ment over any previous years. The
total enrolment being $50. The
following is the enrolment of the
pupils and teachers in the schools
of the district:
ELY SCHOOLS-High School
pupils 43. Eighth and seventh
grades, Miss NJ. Nelson, 40 pupils.
Seventh and sixth grades, Miss Maud
Frazier, AZ pupils. Sixth and fifth
grades, Miss Eva Johnson, "A pupils.
Fifth and fourth grades, Miss Ger
trude Lyman, 40 pupils. Fifth and
fourth grades, Miss May Crumpton,
AZ pupils. Fourth and third grades,
Miss Lulu G. Wright, So pupils.
Fourth and third grades, Miss Lii
han Scott, Sc pupils. Third and
second grades, Miss Eleanor Clark,
AS pupils. Second and third grades,
(half-day sessions), Miss Gertrude
M. Carlaw, Al pupils. Second and
third grades, Seated in the library.
Miss Esther Daum, 38 pupils. First
and second grades, Miss Gertrude
M. Carlaw, Al pupils. First and
second grades, Miss Camille L. Hen
ton, az pupils. Kindergarten, Miss
Carol Schrap and Miss MabeIle
Schroer,, LOG pupils.
High School Faculty-C. L. New
berry, superintendent; Fannie E.
Brayton, Principal, Latin and Eng
fish; Grace Irwin, Science and Mathe-
matics; Adelaide E. Wilke, Science,
German and Drawing.
SAVOY SCHOOL-Miss Bertha
CRUDE, SO pupils.
WHITE IRON LAKE SCHOOL
Miss Selma NJ. Wikman, &c pupils.
WIN TON SCHOOL-Grammar
room, George G. Denning, So pupils.
Primary room, Elizabeth E. Maloney,
AZ pupils.
Contractor Steele who put in the
intake pipe for the city water works,
has entered suit in District Court
against the city to recover S3,68S
alleged to be due as extras on the
contract. Steele claims that he en-
tered into a contract with the city
to furnish and lay under water q
400 feet of 10-inch cast iron pipe on
the shore and under the waters of
the lake and do necessary excavat-
ing. He AYERS that he understood
from the specifications that the bed
of the lake was level and hard, but
he found that when he started on
the work it was composed of soft
mud, covered with a foot of veget-
able matter. He says that much
filling was needed, and that, under
direction of T. F. McGilvray, con-
sulting engineer, he placed rock and
sand filling where the bottom was
uneven, involving an extra cost of
S3,688 above the contract price of
$7,347.
John Columbo of Miller's Busy
Store, left Saturday for a few days
visit in the Twin Cities.
The two sons of Louis Murray
left Monday for Montreal, Canada,
where they entered college for the
coming term.
Landlord Wilkins has closed the
Exchange Hotel for the season and
will not reopen until business con-
ditions warrant.
Mrs. E. F. Chalk and son, who
were visiting with friends in the
city and were quarantined at the
editors home by reason of a slight
attack of diphtheria for a week
longer than expected, returned to
their home in Duluth Monday.
Gil. Mccarthy and friend from
Duluth returned Monday from a
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