The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-09-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO|
Taken from The Ely Miner Of
the same date in 1905.


] Fire Depar tment left here Tuesday
morning for Eveleth Some have
returned while the majority are still
there enjoying themselves. Those who
went were, M. E. Gleason, Chas.
Qu;gley, P. Schaefer, Dick Hodge,
Ed. Powers, John Seraphine, F. E.
Miller, l. Cox, Towns Childers,
Oscar and Jake Skogland, Martin
Skala, John Cove, Oscar Aubin, F.
Conkling, M. Odgers, Emil Sand
berg and Carl Sletten.
Rev. S. M. Marsh has severed his
connection with the Presbyterian
church at Eveleth and has left for
another field He has call from
the Fifth Presbyterian church of
Minneapolis and from a church in
Peoria. He may accept one of the
offers after consulting with the
church home board. But he an
nounced positively just before leav-
ing that he would not return to
Eveleth.
Daniel LeGraw, an cid timer in
Ely has been forced to apply to
the county for aid and has been
admitted to the poor house. For
long period the old man has used
all the strength he was able to mus
ter in the carrying of mail for
which he received only SIS month
On this small sum he struggled to
exc out a living. He cooked MS
own frugal meals on little black
stove in the corner of the shanty
and slept every night on hard
comfortless bed. Lately he has
been beset by rheumatism, and still
further enfeebled by blood poison.
He is 76 years of age.
Otto Maninnen returned last
evening from Mortified where he
had spent several days with his
brother. Mr. Manninen has sold his
bottling works to Jacob Lampi and
will leave in short time with his
family for a visit in Finland.
F. L. Cowen was called to Duluth
Tuesday by wire announcing the
serious illness of his daughter, AL
lace, who was suffering with ap
pendicitis. She was operated on
yesterday and late advices are to
the effect that the young lady is
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Lorenz and
!. daughter, Faun, and son, Walter,
of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. w.
Morning and daughter, Mildred, of
Lincoln, Neb., are in the city on a
visit with DIR. and Mrs. Ayres. Mrs.
Lorenz is a sister of DR.. Ayres and
! Mr.. Morning is brother of Mrs.
Ayres The entire party including
the Ayres family are spending a few
weeks at the Kelly cottage on the
: lake and enjoying the outing. The
4 gentlemen claim Ely and its lakes
: is the ideal place for spending a
1 summer.
A. S. James left the latter part of
the week for Pennsylvania where he
" visits friends for few weeks. Mrs.
i James and son preceded him by a
few weeks.
:, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Davey nave re-
turned from Bisbee, Arizona, where
they had spent some time. While
IS they like the country very much, the
g climatic conditions were not agree
able to the health of Mr.. Davey
d hence the return.
Many from here will attend the
Eighth Annual Picnic of the D. &
I /. R. employees at Two Harbors to-
| morrow. Those attending will &C
on the regular train in the morning
and arrangements have been made
for returning the same evening
leaving Two Harbors at IL p. m
| The program of sports commences
at IL a. m. and lasts until IL m
will be played. The dance will be
one of the principal attractions. La
D Brosse's Marine Band will furnish
the music.
e S. c.. Harmon, one of the oldest
A. conductors in the employ of the Du.
i luth & Iron Range road, and B. M
lie Bryant, an old employee, were both
severely bruised and considerably
y cut up in train accident at Knife
IL River Monday. The train was run.
y ming 20 miles an hour when some
s. logs rolled off one of the cars near
the rear end of the train and de-
ID rallied the caboose. 1t turned over
I'd several times with the men in it.
y <
r John Talonez and Axel Pakkala 9
m saloonkeeper at Virginia, amused
n themselves by shaking dice for the
drinks Saturday. Every time PAX.
e kala lost, Talonez would take wills.
.e key, beer being his drink when he
D. himself was stuck. This al gerec
c. Pakkala who promptly hit him over
lie the head with a billiard cue. Tai
lie onez is at the hospital with a frac.
Is tured skull and Pakkala is out or
l. $1,000 bail.
.e Cards have been received by
re friends in the city announcing the
e marriage at Chicago on Wednesday
4 August %, of George Herbert Good
to Miss Ellen Markus. The young
is couple will be at home at Wintor
n after October 1st.
IS Mr.. and Mrs. Rich. H. Pierce re-
e turned last evening from their we'd
+ ding trip to Calumet and other cop
y per country points.
James Moorhead, a cook employed
If in one of the camps on Eastwood
v lake, became respondent and at
e tempted suicide Sunday by cutting
= his throat. He is now at the Ship
n man Hospital doing fairly well and
al the chances for his recovery are ex.
IS cellent.