The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-05
How's Your Memory
of 1898 Ely NelUs?
Here's the Miner List
Headline Events Compiled
Show Wide Range of
Interesting News.

Remember the ancient watch that
jeweler for repair?
Do you know who stopped the Ely
baseball teams five-game winning
streak?
If you are proud of your ability for
recalling dates, when was Marie Sarh-
patio Ericsson interviewed on Edgar A.
Guests program over NBC?
These and other events that made the
headlines in Ely during 1888 are out
lined briefly in the following chronol-
ogy dates listed are Thursdays:
Jan. 13-The city council in a special
meeting Monday decided to readvertise
for bids on equipment for the COM
munity center building. Pathe news
cameraman takes pictures of Ely's noted
girl guide, Marie Sarkipato.
Jan. 20-Frank Bohince and his son,
Joseph, Ely, and Francis Kinney, BIZ
wabik, killed in car collision eight miles
east of city on No. l. Sumner Purvis
found i'll in unheated cellar of his cabin
after going three days without food.
Jan. 27-Rare watch owned by Miss
Bertha Lobe, which dates its origin
back to Vienna in 1877, uncovered by L.
c. SLENDER, jeWeler. With birth of
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Taylor
here, Carl Taylor of Aitkin became a
grandfather for the sixty-third time.
Feb. 3-St. Francis Court, Catholic
Order of ForesterS, initiate so new
members. Ely Bobcat hockey sextet up
sets Hibbing Merchants, 1887 state
champions, and /.
Feb. 10-Joe Pryatel, RENO Tuomala,
William Maxi and Edward Janeksela
left Friday for Chicago to attend Gen.
trail Association ski tournament only to
find upon arrival that it had been
postponed one week. Ely Scouts take
part in celebrating twenty eighth ami
versary of Scouting with special pro-
gram.
Feb 17-C. B. Miller, 80 years young,
celebrates birthday Feb. Is. Seek fed
eral deposit insurance for proposed
Security State bank here.
Feb. 2fThree days Snow Jubilee
scheduled to get underway, Feb. Is.
Joseph Kovach elected president of
newly formed food dealers organization.
March 3-Ely high school boys SWIM
ming team takes third in state tourn-
ament at Minneapolis, with Joseph
Grahek winning diving crown for third
time. j. c. Penney company plans
erection of new store on Chapman
street.
March &c. H. Barnes, former Ely
school superintendent, dies in New
Castle, Penn. Six hundred fans accom-
pany basketball team to Virginia, where
Ely was eliminated in district tourna-
ment by Gilbert, SO to Is.
March 17-Marko Slogan obtains court
order to halt city buying equipment for
interviewed by Edgar Guest on I'VE, the
People" program over NBC.
March 24-MiSs Frances Spooner,
Oliver employee, only woman among rs
persons receives trainers certificate in
first aid work. Spring officially starts
March 81 with mercury at high point of
60 degrees.
March $4,000 fire RACES cabin at
Burley's resort. Members of Methodist
church for Is years honored by Fellow
ship club. Moose lodge initiates 20
new members.
April 7-One hundred and thirty
three high school and Junior college
students awarded "E'S" at annual ban
quet Thursday evening. Worlds largest
drill starts boring 5l5 foot hole through
rock at Zenith mine.
April 14-Hoisting of material from
Ely's oldest mine, the Chandler, starts
today. Harold j. Dillon selected
general chairman and Ray Hoefler, Sec