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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
Notice for Bids

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the City
Council OF the City of Ely. Ely, Min
nesota up to and including Tuesday
evening, September IA, l9l at 8
O'Clock p. m. for the coal requirement
for the year. approximately 23OO ton
of soft screened lump or run of pile
coal, bid to include guarantee as TO
the amount of water in pounds that
the different Goals will evapOrate per
pound of coal. Bid prices to be f. o.
B. shipping point and to be addressed
to the City Clerk of the City of Elv,
Minnesota. aud marked Proposal on
Coal Requirements"
The Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids or any part
thereof received under this notice.
By order of Mayor John A. Harri,
August 10th, 1914.
1. visited, JR, City Clerk.
s-2l 1928
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
Notice of Bids

Notice il hereby given that the
undersigned will receive Sealed Pro-
posals up till Two o'clock P. M. on
September lst, 1914, for delivering
coal from the cars to the different
buildings Ia the district.
, The cars for the Savoy School will
be spotted near the building and those
for the other schools near the depot.
Proposals should state amount per
ton for said delivery and should be
marked bids for Hauling Coal"
The party to whom this contract is
awarded will be required to furnish I'd
satisfactory bond for the faithful per-
Torrance of the work.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
THoS. E. MILLER, Sec'y..
Board of Education,
Independent School District No. IL.
S2l s-2S
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teams. 1t is a game that requires
great skill. The ponies used are worth
thousands of dollars. Performances
will be given before the grandstand.

with her skill. The New York Hippo
drome Elephants, engaged at New
York for seven successive seasons, has
been obtained for the entire week
Many other high-class vaudeville acts
have been engaged to fill the three
great arenas before the grandstand af
ternoon and evening.
Big Fireworks Display.
Each evening before the grandstand
there will be a big fireworks display.
called the Opening of the Panama
Canal" A scenic picture of the Canal
over 400 feet long will serve as back.
ground. Over 800 persons will take
part in Spectacle Of Nations. Sud.
denly at signal the fireworks display
opens, breaking down the last obstacle
between the Atlantic and Pacific.
On the last day, Sept II, the most
pretentious auto racing card ever held
at Hamline will be put on. Oldfield.
Disbrow, Rickenbacher and Knipper,
four of the greatest drivers in Ameri
ca, will compete for worlds records.
Many other noted drivers will com,
pete in the regular events.
Many other amusement features
have been provided. Suffice to say nc
one liking good clean entertainment
can afford to miss the Minnesota State
Fair
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
Notice Mortgage For
closure

Default having been made in the
payment of the sum of eight hundred.
seventY-seven and 62-100, dollars,
(S877 62) which is claimed and is due at
this date upon mortgage duly execut-
ed and delivered by Maria Kangas a
widow. to Axel Hegfors, bearing date
May 18th 1911, and duly filed in the
office of the Register of Deeds in and
for the County of ST. Louis, and, State
of Minnesota, on the Goth, day of
May, 1911. and recorded in book 29O of
mortgages. on page 80, at IL O'Clock.
A. M. and no action at law or other
wise having been Instituted to recover
the debt due or interest secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof.
Now. Therefore, Notice is hereby
given that by virtue of the power of
sale contained i'm the said mortgage
and persuant to the statute in such
case made and provided, the said
mortgage will be forclOsed and the
premises described in and conveyed
by said mortgage, viz:
Lot number two, ~ in block num-
Der eighteen (lS), plat OF Ely, ac-
cording to said plat on file and Of
record in the office of the Register OF
Deeds of said county: will with all
the Entertainments and apurtanences
thereto appertaining or belonging will
be sold at public auction TO the high
est cash bidder to pay said debt with
the interest thereon, and twenty-five
1925 OO) dollars attorneys fee stipulat-
ed for in said mortgage and the dis
bursments allowed by law, which sale
will be made by the Sheriff OF st.
Louis County Minnesota. at his office
in the City of Duluth, Minnesota, on
the 29th day of August, A. d. 1914, at
ten O'Clock A, M. Of said day, subject
to redemption as Is provided by law.
Dated, July. 18th. 1914.
AXEL HEGFORS,
Mortgage.
!, A. j. Thomas. Ely Minnesota.
III S-29 Attorney for Mortgage.
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Application fOrLiqu0r
License.
State Of Minnesota, 90
rnnntu of or I .nniS So

State OF Minnesota, I 90
County of St. Louis
Notice is hereby given that applica-
tion has been made in writing TO the
city council of the City Of Ely and
filed in the office Of the city clerk
praying for a license to sell intOxica
ting liquors in the lower front room
of the building situated on lot 5,
block 5, of Cranes Encouragement.
according to such Encouragement of
the plat of the City OF Ely, and to
the following named person, to-wit:
FRANK VERANTH
for the term of one year, beginning
Sept. 18th, 1914, and ending Sept. 18th,
1915.
Said application will be heard and
determined by said city council in
the council chambers in tile city hall
in said city, county and state on
Sept. 1st, 1914.
Witness nv hand and the seal OF
said city, this 18th day OF Aug. 1914.
(seaD TWISTED, JR., city clerk.
S-l4 S2l
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State of Minnesota, District Court.
County of St. Louis. Eleventh judicial District.
In the matter of Andrew Kari, administrator OF
the estate of Abram Pietikainen. deceased

To Mary Pietikainen and all other persons
interested in the estate of Abram Petikainen.
deceased:
Pursuant to order of the above named District
Court. duly made and filed in the above entitled
matter. notice is hereby given you
That the undersigned, Andrew Kari. ad-
ministrator of the estate of said Abram Pieti-
kaiuen deceased, has in his possession certain
sum of money received by him damages on
account of the wrongful death of the said
deceased:
That an application has been made in the Dis
trict Court of ST. Louis County, Eleventh Judicial
District of Minnesota. for an order allowing and
adjusting all fees and other expenses incurred
in connection with the collection and distribu-
ton of said fund. determining the lawful heirs
and the next of kin of the decedent and other
persons entitled to share in the distribution OF
the said fund, and authorizing and directing the
undersigned, representative. to distribute said
fund in accordance with such determination.
That said application will be brought on Tor
hearing before said court. at special term
thereof, to be held in the county court house in
Duluth. Minnesota. on the 10th day of September
1914 at $50 o'clock A. M. or as soon thereafter
as counsel can be heard, at which time and place
all persons interested in the distribution OF said
fund may assert their claims and will be heard
therein.
Dated this 5th day of August, 1914.
ANDREW KARI.
Administrators of the estate of Abram Pieti-
kainen, deceased.
THEo. HoLLISTER and JOHN R. HEINo.
Attorneys for administrator. 506-50 Sellwood
Bldg Duluth. MINI. 81 s-2l
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ORDER TO EXAMINE FINAL. ACCOUNT.

ORDER TO EXAMINE FINAL. ACCOUNT.
ETC.
State Of Minnesota. IS. Order to Examine
In the Matter of the Estate of Elias Jylha
Decedent.
The Petition of L. J. White, representative
of the above named decedent. together with MS
final account of the administration OF said estate
having been filed in this court, representing
among other things that he has fully admins
tered said estate. and praying that SAID maj
account of said administration be examined
adjusted and allowed by he Court, and that the
Court make and enter its final decree oil dlstri-
button of the residue of the estate OF SAID deced-
ent to the persons entitled thereto, and Tor the
discharge of the representative and the sureties
on his bond.
1t is Ordered That said petition be heard. and
said final account examined. adjusted. and if
correct, allowed by the Court at the Probate
Court Rooms in the Court House. in the City of
Duluth in said county. on Monday the l4th day
of Sept. 1914, at ten O'Clock A. M. and all
persons interested in said hearing and in said
matter are hereby cited and required at said time
and place to show cause. if any there be, why
said petition should not be granted.
Ordered Further. That this order be served by
publication in The Ely Miner according to law,
and by mailing a copy of this order to each heir
and interested party at least fourteen days before
said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi. Aug. 10Th. 1914.
By the Court. S. w. GILPIN,
r. MORTON, Judge of Probate
Clerk of Probate.
lSeal Probate Court. st, Louis Co.. Mimi
s-21 "a
A. ]. Thomas, Attorney for Administrator.
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HAML|NE TO HOLD
WONDERFUL SHOW
Greatest Amusement Program
Ever Offered Coming to Min
nesota State Fair.

The amusement program at the Min
nesota State Fair, Sept. Z to IL, will
be the cleanest and most expensive
one ever put on at Hamline. No pains
have been spared in an attempt to
make it the best program of its kind
ever staged by any Fair.
In place of the Pike of former years
there will be great educational show
for parents and children called the
World at Home. 1t will be located at
the LIP of the lagoon, and will cover
many acres. An immense model of
the Panama Canal, designed by the
architect who made the original model
for the United States government, will
be exhibited, expert lecturers explain
ing how the Canal works. There will
be a large menagerie of wild beasts
and birds taken from leading ZOO
logical park The other shows will be
similar in nature.
Eight Drops Made.
E. r. Hutchinson, the daring aero
naut who devised means of taking
eight and ten parachute drops from
one balloon at one ascension, will thrill
the crowds with his flights. In like
way two men will make fourteen drops
from one balloon in one ascension.
This act is said to be superior to any
Of it's kind ever produced.
Horse polo, in which America is be-
coming so interested. will be played
each day by picked teams. Auto polo,
said to be one of the most dangerous
games played, will be put on at the
Fair by the originator of the sport.
Persons participating are often injured
severely, and head-on collisions are
frequent.
Racing Hounds.
A troupe Of horses in steeple chase
and thirty-six racing hounds will
amuse the grandstand each day. A
$1,000 Saddle Horse Stake will be
shown before the grandstand Friday,
Sept. H. The harness races, in which
$4,000 in purses will be distributed,
will attract some of the best horses in
America.
May Wirth, the greatest lady bare
back rider anywhere, now playing in
England and France, will astonish all
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

My, utuuCoOOdy AUX uSU
The regular meeting of the city
council was called to order by Acting
Mayor Knutson. Roll-call: Present,
Aldermen White, Somero, KnutsOn,
Preshern and Hegfors. Absent,
Alderman James.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman Hegfors that the
minutes of the previous regular meet
ing be approved as published. Carried.
Petition of Jos. Majerle and others
requesting that the council take i'm
mediate action in opening up alley
between lots IL and 20 in tWhiteside's
addition to Ely, was read.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman Hegfors that the
petition be referred back for correc-
tion as to the description of blocks.
Carried.
Petition from Peter Kosonitch and
others requesting that the large
stones and other distractions on
Chapman street east of 9Th ave. east
between lots l3 and 20 in Whiteside's
addition, be removed as soon as con-
venient, was read.
Moved by Alderman Somero, sup
ported by Alderman Hegfors that the
matter of removing stones from Chap
man street east of 9th ave. east be re-
ferred to the Street. Sewer and Side
walk committee to work in cOnjunc-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
Knutson. James, Preshern and Heg-

Knutson. James, Preshern and Heg-
fOrs.
You are hereby notified that a
special meeting of the city council
will be held In the council chambers
at the city hall on August 14th, at 5
O'Clock, p. m. for the purpose of act
ing on the application of Joseph Smuk
for license to sell intoxicating liquors
and take such measures as are deemed
necessary in an action commenced in
District Court by Kirk S. Johnson,
against the City of Ely. MINI.
By order Of the Mayor, John A..
Harri.
L. VISITED, JR.. City Clerk.
Liquor license application OF Jos.
Smuk to sell intoxicating liquors for a
period of year from the 18th day of
August. 1914 to the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1915 in building located on lot 3,
block OF Whiteside's addition to
Ely, was read.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman Hegfors that the
liquor license application of Joseph
Smuk be accepted and license granted
upon the filing of proper bond.
Motion duly carried on the follow
ing vote: Those voting yes were
Aldermen White, Somero, Knutson,
James, Preshern and Hegfors. Nays,
| none.
Liquor license bond of Jos. Smuk
for the required amount of 81, 900 with
the Illinois Surety company as
sureties thereon, was read.
Moved by Alderman James, sup.
ported by Alderman Knutson that the
bond be approved. Carried on the
following vote: Those voting yes
were Aldermen White, Somero, Knut
son, James, Preshern and Hegfors
| Nays. none.
Summons and Complaint in the suit
against the City of Ely by Kirk S
johnson, was read.
Moved by Alderman White, sup
ported by Alderman James thai
proper procedure be taken to defend
the action. Carried.
Moved by Alderman James, sup
ported by Alderman SomerO that thu
City Lagal Advisor be authorized tt
procure legal assistance in conducting
the suit Of X. S. Johnson against the
City Of Ely.
Moved by Alderman James, sup
ported by Alderman White the
council adjourn. Carried.
l. visited, JR., City Clerk.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely, Minnesota. August IA, 1914.
A special meeting of the city council
was called to order by Mayor Harri,
at O'Clock. p m. Present. Alder
men White. Somero, Knutson, James.
Preshern and Hegfors. Absent, none.
The Call was read as follows:
To Alderman White, Somero,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior.

August Is, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Albert Johnson,
of Embarras. Mimi. who. on April l. 1911, made
Homestead Entry No. O9lS3, for NWA SEA Sec
ton u, Township 81 N. Range Is West, 4th p.
Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make
Three Year Proof to establish claim to the
land above described. before Otto A..
Poirier. U. s. Commissioner. at Virginia. Mimi.
on the 9Th day of october 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: John Heikkila,
Jacob Heikkial, Richard Koivoniemi. Ananias
Koski all OF Embarras. MINI.
JOSEPH wINczEwsKI
81 CPS Register.
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The newest comet has no tail. II
may be a sort of an Old Sim comet
and in backing up got its tail In a
trap. However, this is only supposi
ton.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A beauty specialist says rolling in.
creases ones good looks. The trouble
Is that people can't roll easily unless
they are shaped like barrel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

Now an eastern health expert con-
dennis the family bathtub as insani-
tary. 1t is ominous II not even the
bathtub can escape with clean bill
of health.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

Germany has so towns where WON.
en- are employed as policewomen. but
in this country the female cop" ia
still somewhat of a novelty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

Some of the newspapers are pes
tered about the proper way to pro
nounce "maxixe," but we have worse
troubles than that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
| SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
Ely, Minnesota, Aug. 18th. 1914.

Ely, Minnesota, Aug. 18th. 1914.
Pursuant to notice special meet
ing of the Board of Education for the
purpose Of opening bids for the trans
portation of pupils during the ensuing
year and transacting such other busi-
ness proper to come before the meet
ing was called to order at eight
O'Clock p. m. by President, James
Moonan, with all members present.
except Mr.. Toms.
= Bids for the transportation OF
pupils were opened as follows:
WHITE IRON ROUTE NO. 2
Martin Bouska....--$2.50 per day
Frank AndersOn-.. $50
Henry Saari-------.---- 2.l4
On motion duly carried, the con-
tract for the transportation of pupils
on White Iron Route No. 2 was
awarded to Henry Saari at s2.14 per
day for each day the work is perform
ed, and the proper officers were au-
thorized to enter into a contract with
him upon his filing the necessary
bond for the faithful performance of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A bellboy has received legacy of
$4,000 because he was polite to no.
tel guest. The door of opportunity is
never closed to ambitious bellhops.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

The simplified spoilers claim they
have reformed 5000 words. But they
omit to mention that few of them
have stayed reformed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A Pittsburgh society girl has been
arrested as horse thief. But there
are lots of nice society girls who
are not horse thieves.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

An English organization called the
Freedom league says women should
hold the purse. A purse isn't really
necessary so long as they have undis-
puted access to a mans bank roll
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

They do say that women's styles ir
future are to be becoming. Some OF
them are easy to look at even at the
present writing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A singularly pathetic story is told
Of a woman who was doing quite well
in the poultry business and married
a man who turned out to be a bad egg
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A cynical old bachelor says WON
an cleans house for the same reason
that a man gets drunk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

Unless you are ready for trouble
never propose to a young woman near
ly forty or tickle the feet of a mule.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A Philadelphia savant says the hob
BILE skirt is 5000 years old. That's
tracing it back almost to the Garden
of Eden.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

What is dinner?" asks the Duluth
News and Tribune. When taken be.
tween two angular women who are
advanced thinkers" 1t Is apt to be
something Of an ordeal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A habit, once formed. Is hard tc
abandon. A Chicago man has just
been given his third prison sentence
for bigamy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A minister in Pittsburgh Is preach.
ing the near ending Of the world. But
that Is such an old story.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A plot has been discovered on the
part of the militant suffragettes to
kill King Georges race horse. Things
are really getting serious when II
comes to interfering with the races
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

A husband generally would rather
be agreeable than tell his wife the
truth about her new hat.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

Artificial limbs were used in Egypt
as early as 700 B. c., but the pitcher
with glass arm is a product of the
United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

It's only after girl has been
married that she begins to understand
how dangerous widows are.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

before she marries him" But, luck
lily, she never does
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

The world moves. Nobody Is ex-
cited over the appearance Of comet
this year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

pitching machine" Hay, or base
ball?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21
The unsuitable ship is badly
needed

All of us admire justice, but most
of us prefer generosity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-08-21

We will always believe that the
man who invented the Welsh rabbit
was hare-brained.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-14
ADAMSON SAYS
SHOT SELF DEFENSE

Charles Adamson, one of the partici-
pants in the Brawley gun battle this
week, explained the affair today, stat
ing that he had only acted in self
defense and would have run had ST.
mon Dilworth given him minutes
notice before firing the shotgun.
Adamson received thirteen shot in
the right leg, the lead pellets rang
ing from the knee to the ankle. "Kid"
Trapper, who was with him, received
a number in the heel Adamson
claimed that a companion came to
him and said that Dilworth was look
ing for Adamson with gun and just
as he was receiving the information
Dilwolth appeared on the scene and
at distance of twenty feet fired.
Adamson then sretreated into his
own house and secured a .38-calibre
automatic pistol and fired two shots al
his assailant, the first one striking
Dilwofth on the forehead and the lat
ter missing as intended, claims Adam
son.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-14
AQUEDUCT ABOUT COMPLETED.

Large quantities of pipe of many
sizes have been used for temporary
lines. This pipe is now being un-
loaded at Mojave, and is for sale.
There are approximately $4,000 feet
of each of the following sizes: / and
pinch St, 3A, SO and 4-inch o. d.
casing. All material used in the Aque
duct was of the very best, and con-
sequently this pipe is of the very
desiring pipe, or even in the market
for pipe in the future, will save
great deal by taking advantage of the
prices at which this pipe is offered
Shipments can be made to any point
from Mojave, in carload lots or less,
as we have rate on this pipe. The
ling and distribution of this pipe.
Write or telephone for our prices at
once and get a big discount. 1927
West Seventh ST., Los Angeles, Cal
Phone Wiltshire 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-14
MAINLY PERSONAL

Victor Nance, now living in SaH
Francisco, is passing few days here
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Harrison expect
to leave for Mt. Vernon, Wash, Fri
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. L. Conboy of Los
Angeles are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel w. Dunaway.
James G.. Hamilton, Jr,, of the En-
terprise grocery, is improving stead
lily from serious illness.
Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Murray Sto-
yer and baby have gone to Whittier
to be with relative who is in poor
health.
Herbert Nuffer of Spokane is Wis
ting his parents, brothers and sister
in FL Centre, Mr.. J. P. Nuffer and
family.
Rev. G. L. De Frese, representing
the International Bible Students AS
sociation, is here, intending to remain
until Monday.
Ira L. Hobby was able to be down
town today after the severe opera
ton for appendicitis several weeks
since. He is gradually gaining in
strength.
David Griffiths of the Bureau OF
Plant Industry, Department of Ag-
liculture, who specializes on cacti, is
being shown over the valley by A.
Anderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-14
CITY AND VALLEY

Auxiliary Meets-The Ladies' Aux
iliary of the Christian church met
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Il. +. Dunn on Olive
street A program was rendered and
refreshments were served.
y Y ~
Theatre Tulane-An exceptionally
clever war drama with considerable
originality will be the feature in two
reels at the Tulane tonight. "In the
Old Attic" and "The Mystery of the
Ladder of Light" complete the bill
Coming Friday night, James O'Nein
in "The Count of Monte Cristo."
X
Milford Promoter Here-B. T. Can
Imperial Valley press., 1914-05-14

Milford Promoter Here-B. T. Can