The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1925-07-03
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Taken from The Ely Miner Of
the same date in 1905.

taken from ne Ely miuSS 81 II
III the same date in 1905. &
The Duluth Herald of recent date
brought forth the following little
story which will prove of interest
to the many friends of Capt. Frank
| Kent, formerly of this city but now
| of Hibbing, who was married in Du-
luth two weeks ago to Miss Eliza
beth Ann Treats of st. Dominick,
England. They met the day before
the wedding for the first time in
twenty-five years.
'As children Capt. Kent and Miss
Treats lived in the same village in
Cornwall, and she was a bosom
friend of the girl, who was Mr..
Kent's first wife, and who died
two years ago. In the Cornish vii
lage dwelled the father of Mrs.
Kent, but of late years he had be-
come so feeble that it devolved on
| Miss Treats to write his letters to
his daughter across the seas.
ain this manenr Capt. Kent thru
his wife was kept aware of the
movements of his early friend.
/ After his wife's death he kept up
the correspondence with Miss Treats,
which ultimately eliminated in his
asking her to come to tie United
States and find a new home. Miss
Treats is the only surviving and
youngest daughter of William and
Charlotte Treats of st. Dominick,
| Cornwall.
Through persevering effort Capt.
Kent has worked himself 10 his pres
ent position. Ever since he could
remember he has been around
mines, Cornwall is full of them, and
| Mr.. Kent started to work in one of
them when he was only 10 years of
age. He came to this country
twenty-five years ago, and was first
| located in mine at Ishpeming,
| Mich. He came with Capt. Morcom
| to Tower, twenty years ago, and
| he has been on the nearly ranges
| ever since. He has home at Hib-
bing where he will take his bride
| this evening.
Neither absent nor tardy during
the past school year in the High
School department were Walter Els
enach and Arthur Toms. The total
| number of credits for the literary
societies were, Laurea, 329; Hes
peria, 1854. giving the Laurea
society highest number of credits
| for two successive years.
The remains of Gus. Werman, the
Tower boy who has been missing
since June 3, were discovered Mon
day in West Two Rivers, about l.
364 yards from where he was last
seen. There were no marks of
violence on his body but decomposi-
ton had set in. Chief of Police
Beatty found the remains. Coroner
Gleason was notified and he went to
Tower and held an inquest. The
jury impanelled brought in a verdict
| to the effect that the boy had died
from accidental drowning.
Johan Puzelj and Neza Purkat Sc
cured a license to wed yesterday.
The marriage will occur Monday at
the Catholic church.
Hart Martin, one of the champion
wrestlers of northern Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota, has ar
rived in the city and will remain
for time.
M. Blumberg, formerly on the
Ely Times and also of the firm of
Blumberg & Krohn, was in the city
yesterday renewing acqus intances.
Mr.. Blumberg is now travelling for
silk house and sold goods to Ely
| merchants. His many friends were
pleased to see him.
Joseph P. Seraphine and Miss
Mabel Julia Morrison were united
in marriage in Duluth Wednesday
evening. Only a few intimate
friends were present. Mr.. Sera-
phine and bride need no introduce
ton to the people of Ely they hav-
ing lived here for many years,
"Joe" being the oldest son of Mr..
ano Mrs. J. Seraphine and Miss
Morrison the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Morrison.
Con. Sullivan and Miss Alice
Foley were married at Saltwater
Monday. Both of the young people
are well known in this city.
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Guy L. Ireland, formerly of VIM
ton and Miss Bertha A. Billings of
Hankinson, N. D., were married in
Chicago on June ID, cards to this
effect having been received by
friends in this city.
Joseph Hubat and Helena Toma-
zich secured a license to marry
early in the week. The marriage
occurs next Sunday at the Catholic
church.
Mrs. j. Trolin and family depart
ed Wednesday morning for Idaho
where they will make their home
in the future, Mr.. Trolin having
been there for some time.