The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-28
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of January 1, 1915.

An enthusiastic meeting of delegates
from all the range towns was held in
Virginia, Monday evening, where it
was decided to put the matter of divid-
ing st. Louis County before the legis-
lature. The plan as formulated calls
for division of the county alone, the
matter Of county seat and the election
Of officers to follow later.
A plan preached by Representative
Scott of Hibbing to divide the county
into three parts with one county seat
at Hibbing, another at Virginia, and
another at Duluth, was voted down
unanimously by the delegation.
Sentiment seemed to predominant
the meeting that county division would
be acceptable providing the county seat
and election of county officers were
eliminated from the election. So far
not much sentiment has developed in
Ely, either way, but sentiment is being
shown for bill by the legislature
making it possible for the people of
the county to vote on the proposition
without the present entanglements of
naming the county seat and the new
county officers.
The Catholic Order of Foresters have
elected Paul Buccowich as president for
the ensuing year. Other officers chosen
were Joseph Schweiger, John Mako
vich, Leonard Slabodnik, John Kovach,
John Somrock, George L. Brolch and
Mako Pluth. The Rt Rev. Mgsr.
JOS. F. Buh attended the silver Jubilee
celebration of the 25th anniversary of
the bishopry Of Bishop James Nc
Golerick in Duluth last week : . The
death in Duluth, Saturday, of William
Morgan, more Familiarity known as
Billy the Painter has been announced.
Thomas D. Carey died at Eveleth,
Wednesday of pneumonia after short
illness. He made his home in this city
for a number of years. He has been
employed at the Glode hotel at Eveleth
were elected by the Ely S. H. & E. F.
lodge. Officers chosen were T. Ander-
son, Mrs. G. M. Hanson, Arvid Sund-
holm, Einor Jackson, Olof Berglund,
Mrs. B. Simonson and G. NJ Hanson.
Winton has installed the clock system
for its police officers The hours of
service are from 4 p. m. to 4 a. m. for
the night man and the clock must be
punched every hour.
The passenger train coming north,
Tuesday at noon, struck large moose
at mile SO. Officer Joe Seraphine with
a 0irkad orayv yx-ac can't FROM, I,ora t,,, +l,a
game department to bring the dead
animal to this city. The moose was
not seriously injured, however, and left
for the woods. Anton Flick and
Mary Pulls secured license to wed
last week and were married Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Eisenach
were agreeably surprised when Santa
Claus left nice, healthy boy at their
home on Christmas.
James Dyer is at the hospital with
badly frosted feet. He became lost
while going to Camp 81 on BURNSIDE
during the extremely cold spell of the
days before Christmas. He will lose
one foot and probably both by ampu-
tation. Mrs Frank Kotzian died
Monday at her home in this city. She
was 35 years of age and leaves
husband and six children. Will
liam Wenstrom, the 15-year-old boy who
disappeared in September while on a
visit to his brother at Chisholm, has
been heard from. A letter received by
his father at Section 80 stated he was
IN Alaska.