The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed c. Bolitho were
called to Hibbing early in the week
by the serious illness of Mrs Bolitho's
mother. Physicians in charge hold
out slight hopes of her recovery.
The Red Cross membership drive
was very successful and next week we
will be able to give the figures in de-
tail. 1t is understood that the total
listed in Ely amounts to nearly 81 400.
Clara Andersen, recent graduate
of the Young & Hursh Business Col
lege, Duluth, was placed by the school
with the Bridgeman Russell Co. last
weekday.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage of Fred w. Handberg
formerly of this city to Miss Florence
Kathryn Seltner of Wellsburg, W. Vir-
GINA.
of honor at dinner and shower CIV
en- by the Friendship League at the
Forest Hotel Wednesday evening Cow
ers were laid for sixteen. Miss Marian
Mitchell presented the gift in behalf
Va UAlC ACdSuC'
Mr.. and Mrs o. E. Gibson enter
tanned at four tables of bunco Sat-
urday evening at their home. Honors
were awarded Mrs. Carl Johnson and
Mrs. Reginald Cowling. Mrs. j. P. Pur-
dy assisted in serving. The occasion
being the seventy-frst birthday of Mr..
Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Zimmerman en-
tertained at four tables of pinochIe
with honorS going to Mrs. Matt Kobe
for the ladies and John Golobich for
the men. Assisting the hostess were
Mrs. Matt Kobe and Mrs. Matt Boil
dine.
E. j. Cole of Eveleth, formerly a res
ident of this city, died at his home
Wednesday after two weeks illness.
He was prominent in Moose circles
and at the time of his death was die
tator of the Eveleth Lodge. He at
one time conducted the Rex Hotel at
Eveleth He was sixty years of age.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society
will meet Thursday afternoon at the
Community Center. HosteSSes for the
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and Mrs. VIM. Richards, Saved" a
one act comedy will be put on by Mrs.
VIM. Mitchell, Mrs. M. j. Valentine,
Mrs Douglas Nankervis, Miss Marian
Mitchell, Miss Inga Rogstad and Miss
Florence Nankervis.
Tony Lickar was in Duluth Wed
neSday evening where he appeared in
INa h0x cI,D c+o Of fho
Spray Gym. He was accompanied to
Duluth by Ole Gridden, Max Herseth
and Oscar Bodin. Lickar failed in his
bout with Bud Hannigan as Hannigan
was given the decision in every round
of the four these boys put on. Lickar
is longer route man and had the
battle gone ten rounds, would have
won the match.
Owing to the illness of Judge Cant
and Judge Molineaux, the winter ses-
sion of the U. S. Court in Duluth
opened Tuesday with only few cases
on the docket. The petit jury which
had been summoned for Tuesday was
ordered to appear on January 2. Mrs.
Peter Schaefer of this city is men,
Der of the petit jury. For the first
time history women have been sum-
moned for jury duty in U. s. Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Beck ST., an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Louise Elizabeth, to Mr.. s.
Herbert Swift, of Minneapolis, form
erly of Arlington, South Dakota. Both
have been students at the University
of Minnesota. Mr. Swift is member
of the Phi Tau Theta fraternity and
at present is employed at the North
western Bank, Minneapolis. No
definite date has been set for the we'd
ding.
The Rev. Dr. w. T. Hobart who has
spent 46 years as Missionary in
China will visit Ely on Monday even
ing, December 10 and deliver an adj
dress in the Methodist church. Mrs.
Hobart, wife of Dr. Hobart, was shot,
either accidentally or otherwise, while
sitting in her home by the warning
factions near Pekin during May last
He will have an interesting story to
tell of what China is today and of its
hopes for tomorrow, in his address.
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