The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-05-21
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Taken fren The Ely Miner I
the same date in 1906.

HeLGT OISOU, du CiiNpioyC VI ShN
Swallow & Hopkins logging railroad
between Fall Lake and Eastwood
Lake, was instantly killed Friday by
being run over by a fiat car. Olson
was section foreman for the Swallow
& Hopkins company and it seems ne
was riding on a fiat car at the rear
end of the train which was backing
up when his hat was blown off. He
leaned over to see where it went,
he lost his balance and fell under
the car. Both legs were cut off and
he was otherwise badly crushed.
H. j. Wessinger, chief mechanical
engineer of the Oliver Iron Mining
company, and his brother, VIM. E.
Wessinger, have organized the Wes-
singer Iron Works and will put in
plant at West Duluth.
This plant will manufacture me-
chanical appliances that are the in
ventions of Mr.. Wessinger. He has
a number of these, nearly all of
which used in connection with min
ing machinery. In his official capa-
city with the Oliver people he has
devised a number of improvements
that he has placed upon the market.
The county commissioners at their
meeting Tuesday confirmed the ap-
praiser's award of $3.50, 900 for the
new court house site and appropriat-
ed that amount for the purchase of
the property.
The road levy of $4,000 of last
year was apportioned by the COM
missioners among the various dis
tricts. Commissioner Morcom of
this district secures $4,000 as his
share for the roads. $500 is only
to be spent on the roads this sum-
mer in this district.
Sam Kee, proprietor of laundry
at Tower, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with a razor Monday
morning. At first it was thought
that murder had been committed.
Coroner Gleason of this city went
down and after examining wit
nesses pronounced the case one
of suicide. 1t is claimed that
he had been enamored of a maiden
at Tower for some time and that
two weeks ago he cut off his que
and proclaimed himself a citizen of
the United States. He was young
and fairly well versed in English.
The remains were taken to Duluth
for interment.
The White Iron Lake Iron Com
pany is now drilling with excellent
results at depth of over 1900 feet
and will continue to drill as long
as the showing remains as now. This
will probably be the last hole put
down and the sinking of a shaft
will be begun. 1t is understood the
drill is running in ore and this is
the reason drilling will continue I'M
til the bottom is reached. The stock
holders in this concern are more
than pleased with the prospects.
Two new papers will be started
on the Mesaba range the first of
next month by Hon. P. E. Bowling
of Eveleth. One will open at Vir-
ginia and one at Hibbing. As both
places are abundantly supplied with
two good papers each, we cannot
see why another is necessary. Mr..
| Bowling can see however and
evidently knows what he is doing
If he is not quite certain as yet as
to the policy of the thing. a few
years will certainly put him next.
|
Some of the southern papers who
are white with fear that some of
their delegates will be under cor
| porate influences at the Duluth con-
vention will please take notice that
such easily Influenced characters are
not wanted in the first place and
secondly that there is no more cor
porate influence in Duluth than
there is in either of the towns from
which the delegates hail.
Joseph Stusek secured first papers
Monday renouncing his allegiance to
the Emperor of Austria.
John Woolsey formerly an en-
gineer on the Duluth & Iron Range
was killed at Edmonton, Cam, Fri
day.
The family of VIM. Bailey,
steward at the Ely Club. arrived
Wednesday evening and will make
their home in this city.
All the details in connection with
the purchase of the lots as bonus
to the Fitger Brewing company of
Duluth have been settled and the
company will soon begin the work