The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-08

Cawcutt and Adolph Schroeder was
solemnized last Saturday evening in
Duluth at P. M. The cefcnony
took place at the home of the
groom's mother, 908 E. 7th ST., Rev.
Austad officiating.
Dennis Morris, who was riding
horse at the Fall Lake celebration
was seriously injured. The hrrse
stumbled throwing the rider and
then falling on him. Morris sus-
tanned broken leg and several IN
iuries about the face and body. he
is in the Shipman hospital.
One of the most dastardly at
tempts to wreck building was per-
pretrated during last night when
dynamite was placed in the George
Westcott building adjoining the
Miner office, -.e structure and the
furniture of the front Office being
wrecked.
The deed was accomplished, as
near as cane be ascertained, about
8 o'clock this morning. At that
time a terrific explosion awakened
John Renner, night clerk at the Elk
change hotel, across the street, but
as there nad been considerable
blasting and cannonading all day
and night no particular attention
was paid to the racket until daylight
came when At was found a large
hole had been blown in the front OF
the Westcott building and all win
dows had been shattered. The
editor and family, who occupy rooms
ABOUT IA feet from where the ex-
plosion occurred heard nothing of 1T.
Pursuant to the challenge of the
Bachelors of Ely, the Married Nine
met them on the battlefield Sunday
before crowd of about 400 and
clearly demonstrated that marriage
is a failure" insofar as baseball is
concerned-las Sunday.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
married men had the best nine, the
"kids" won on several very des-
perate misplays and false grand
stand" performances on the part OF
certain married men whose names
we will not mention. After having
the game cinched beyond redemp-
ton, few fumbles in the field
coupled with several wild throws,
gave the game to the Bachelors by
score of 10
Those who participated in Sun
days game were the following:
Married Men-Gleason, McLaugh-
lin, Powers, Chinn, Grabowsky, Wis
ted, Seraphine, Walch and Rothman.
Single Men - Power, McCurdy,
Odds, Strachan, Hoople, Purdy, La
Beau, Childers and Brockway.
John Hegman, otherwise known
as "Finn john" who has resided in
Ely almost since the beginning of
the town, died today at the Shipman
hospital from the effects of injuries
received Wednesday nls---. Hegman
resided alongside the railroad about
mile west of town and Wednesday
evening after being in the city, left
for home after $50. The follow
ing morning he was found near the
track with a foot cut off. 1t seems
he, laid down and went to sleep with
one foot on the rail. He was too
weak to stand the shock and died
today. Hegman was an old man
and leaves two sons, sailors, some
where in this country whom he had
not seen in some time.
R. X. Toms and family arrived
Saturday from Ely, Nevada, and the
family will again make their home
here. Mr.. Toms will again go west
where he is superintendent for the
Nevada Consolidated with headquar-
tiers. at Ely. The lack of schooling,
facilities in the western town was
the principal reason for returning.
Mr.. Toms is in the Mesaba towns
at presenC a visit before gong
west.
H. C. Withrow, humane agent for
St. Louis county, died Friday at
Helena, Montana, from the results
of an overdose of carbolic acid. Mr..
Withrow was friend of the child
rem of the county and also of the
older ones. He went west in search
of health after a general break
down. Mr.. Withrow took the acid
in fit of dependency. The remains
were brought to Duluth where the
funeral occurred Wednesday being
attended by the largest concourse
of friends and neighbors ever as
sembled on an occasion of this kind
in that city.
Arthur kindly, a young man
twenty years of age, was drowned
in Fall Lake Sunday. kindly was
bathing and walked into deep hole.
The body was Immediately recovered
and was on Monday shipped to
Deckerville, Michigan, for inter-
ment.
Tonight for the first time the lid
will be clapped on Ely and will be
clapped on tight-so we are in
formed. Mayor Weinzierl today gave
notice to his police force that the
laws must be obeyed and the saloons
were notified accordingly. The out
come of the movement will be
watched with interest as there is
considerable speculation as to what