The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-04-24
ROARING STONEY
CARNIVAL CLOSES.
CROWD FILLED THE ROARING
SToNEY STREETS AND
CAMPS TO THE
END,

In a blaze of glory did the second
Roaring Stoney Carnival close its
doors Saturday evening at midnight
after three nights of successful OPP
Grafton during which time over &c.,
900, including admission ticket sales,
were taken in over the counter of
the bank. From a gross income
standpoint the carnival was big
ger success than the one of two
years ago when it was supposed the
limit had been reached.
Every camp on the ground was an
asset. The Auxiliary cook shanty
was crowded from early until late
every evening as was also Nc
Donali's Place. Nearly 400 pasties
Saturday night went like hot cakes
and II ate Corners were fo~ced to
keno game was called early in the
evening, every item in its immense
store at the beginning, having been
disposed of. The camps were alb
solutely empty of everything, pill
lows, lamps, kewpies, crippled sol
dier's handiwork, balloons, candy,
hams and bacon. by eleven o'clock.
The crowd hung on and whiled
away the time at Arts Dance Hall
where the Sterk Rros. We're furnish
ing the best kind of music and
where about seventy-fve couples at
a whirl crowded the floor for each
dance. The carnival Queens circu-
lated among the crowds early in the
evening and the remainder of the un-
sold tickets and votes were disposed
of. In all a total of 1000 had been
sold. Miss Mary Passi was crowned
Queen of the carnival and was
awarded the diamond ring. Miss
Anna Kalan was next highest and re-
ceived a wrist watch. Miss Sara
Mitchell was awarded a string of
pearls as the next highest and Miss
Althea Coombe was given the fourth
prize. Miss Passi had 1854 votes;
Miss Kalan 1927; Miss Mitchell 500
and Miss Coombe over 600.
No. 1874, held by Sam Lilly was
awarded the Dodge sedan. This was
the last event. of the evening at THE
close and kept the crowd on It's toes
until twelve o'clock when the win
ming number was turned out on a
wheel a. high had been attached
100 other numbers taken from the
box by blindfolded child.
The Peglegger lodge did a rush
ing business and hundreds were put
through the dog-gone mysteries
during the three nights. Higa Chief
Hanson was forced to resign his
place as Boss Mogul early on Sat-
urday evening and has since that
time been in bed with pneumonia.
Ed. Buckley was pressed into service
and he continued making Pegleggers
at the rate of ten and twelve at a
whirl The officials of the. lodge
were "all in" at about IL o'clock
and while crowds clanored for adj
mittance, they called it off.
The carnival was clean through
out and devoid of the usual graft of
the outside concerns. The Legion
boys ratrolled the hall at all times
and kept the crowd in good natured
order. No smoking was allowed and
drinks of the stronger kinds were
missing. The Kangaroo Court on
the stage did rushing business and
arrests were many. Judge Can't
hook did his share in getting the
money.
The Sweat Pad, issued daily from
TINS ONCE, kept the people appraised
of what was going to happen and
what had happened. The thousand
daily copies were grabbed up and
the larger portion of the number
were mailed to outside friends. The
demand for Sweat Pads almost ex-
ceeded the supply.
The Virginia drum and bugle
corps arrived Saturday evening and
entertained the carnival crowd with
several choice selections. With the
corps also came large number of
visitors from the range towns and
made merry with the rest. The Wis.,
itors were loud in praise of the car
nival and warmly congratulated the
Legions of Ely on the successful
outcome. When the subject of a
carnival was first preached two
years ago, it was the opinion of
many that it could not be done.
However the Legion went ahead and
did it.
All the camps showed up neater
than those of two years ago. All
were built of cedar slabs with the
bark on and surrounded with ever
greens. The roof was of roofing
paper end hundreds of electric lights
Illuminated the place. Quaint and
novel signs decorated each camp
causing many a laugh.
1t was the grant success it de-
served Tn hp