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Pierce County Tribune. Rugby, North Dakota, Thursday, July 19th, 1917
Fred L. Ely Killed by Auto. Auto Accident at New Rockford costs life of well known Rugby man. Great Consternation was caused among his friends here last Monday morning when word was received from New Rockford to the effect that Fred L. Ely had met his death Sunday night, in an automobile accident, about seven miles from New Rockford. The accident happened along about eleven o'clock at night. It seems that two cars were traveling in the same direction the Ely Studebaker car in the rear with a Ford in front, occupied by a particular friend of Mr. Ely's, an auditor for the grain company for which he worked. While crossing a grade with a sharp turn in it, the Ford suddenly slowed down. The brakes on the Ely car were not in working order, and had not been for some time, so Mr. Ely attempted to pass by on the left side. There was not room enough, however, and the right wheel of his car locked the hind wheel of the Ford, whirling it around and upsetting it and also upsetting his own car off the grade, into about eight inches of water, holding him down with no possible chance of escape. The two men in the other car made desperate efforts to save his life, but there was absolutely no chance. They could not move the heavy car imbedded in the mud, so one of them went for a team at a nearby farm house, and the car was finally pully over to one side and the body removed when somebody accidentally dropped a match or in some way set fire to the gasoline all around and burned the car also. Mr. Ely was one of the best know pioneers in this part of the country, having lived in Towner and in the Mouse River country since he was a little boy, and lived here for a number of years prior to moving to New Rockford, where he was engaged in buying grain for the Ely-Saylard Co., and building up a fine business. John Bigelow, Mrs. Ely's brother, was first notified, and he and Mrs. Bigelow left for New Rockford at about three o'clock Monday morning. Dr. Davidson and H.C. Hurd accompanied by Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. H.H. Hall, went over in the afternoon and came home with Mrs. Ely and the son, who were almost prostrated by grief and shock. Several Masons also accompanied the body over and remained until after the funeral. The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon, at two o'clock, being a strictly Masonic funeral, from the residence. The Knight Templar, to which Mr. Ely belonged, were present in full uniform. Hundreds of old time friends from the vicinity and Towner were present at the funeral. The friends of the bereaved family extend their sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to them in this sad hour, and assure them of a willingness to do all in their power to lessen and assuage the great sorrow and grief that has come into their lives and overwhelmed them. The bereaved wife and fatherless son have borne up bravely and courageously thru the great crisis, facing the dark, lonesome future without the husband and father in a manner most worthy. Deceased was born in Missouri, January 4th, 1869, coming to North Dakota with his parents in 1884 where he has lived continuously since that time. Besides the stricken wife and thirteen year old boy, Bigelow, there are left to mourn his untimely passing, an aged father and mother, who reside in Cando, N.D., both of whom are past eighty years of age; three sisters, Mrs. F. M. Harris, Cando; Mrs. Jos Wells, Callo; Mrs. H.F. Salyards, Duluth, Minn., and two brothers, William, who lives in Idaho, and Morgan, living in Idaho. Mr. Ely was a loyal, kind, truehearted friend, bright, energetic business man, whom to know was to like. Free, open-hearted, generous to a fault, he made friends wherever he went. Since locating in New Rockford he had acquired a splendid grain business for his firm and enjoyed the utmost respect and confidence of everyone with whom he came in contact. He was just beginning to enjoy the fruits of his energy when the sudden summons came, and the heartfelt offerings of assistance from the hundreds of new Rockford friends was an eloquent testimonial of the feeling of the community toward himself and his family. The bereaved family and relatives appreciate to the fullest extent the many kindnesses showered upon them by the friends who so earnestly tried to lighten their hearts during the terrible hours when the darkness of sorrow cast its shadow upon them, and to point the way to the brighter days when Time, the Great Healer, has closed the wounds and made their burden easier to bear.
Village of Milton, Cavalier County, North Dakota - The Milton Globe
Feb. 20, 1908
C.T. Mears this week disposed of his grain elevator in Milton to Ely-Salyards & Co., the grain commission firm of Duluth, with which Mr. Mears has been formerly employed. The Ely-Salyards people are not in the elevator business, but purchased this property in order to again secure the services of Mr. Mears, who enters their employ as handler of cash wheat at Duluth. He leaves for there on Saturday to immediately take charge of the work and will be back in a few weeks to close up his business affairs here, when the family will permanently remove to the head of the lakes.
August 4, 1916
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
The Ely-Salyards Elevator company's grain warehouse at New Rockford was destroyed by fire with a loss of $20,000. Twelve thousand bushels of grain were in the structure. Spontaneous combustion caused the fire. This is the fourteenth elevator burned there since the town was established.
Note: Towner County North Dakota Families, Inst Rm F 642 T6 H3 v.2, page 347
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