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The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
HANsEN-s
TWO POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
WEDNESDAY.

At the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Simonson, on
Wednesday at noon, Rev. Karl j. Peel
pastor of the Augustana Synod,
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony, Miss Bertha Irene Simonson
to John Ray Hansen. Only immedi-
ate members of the family were pres
ent. Ernest Simonson, brother of
the bride, and Miss Elvira Lindbeck
acted as attendants.
After wedding dinner the young
people left on the afternoon train for
a brief honeymoon trip to the Twin
Cities and other places. A large num-
Der of friends were present at the
station to give the newly-weds a
proper send-offa but no newly-weds
appeared and the train pulled out to
the CONSERVATION of those present
minus the bridal party. However
the couple were on the train when
Robinson Lake was reached.
BoCn OF the contracting parties are
well and favorably known in this city
where the bride has grown to woman
hood and the groom has been en-
ployed at the Duluth & Iron Range
station as operator for several years
up to the time he went into the SER
vice of the government across and
since his return. The bride is grad
uate of the Ely High School and has
for the past year been engaged as
pianist at the Lyric Theatre at Vir-
ginia. Before that she was pianist
at the Elco Theatre in this city.
Many friends join in wishing them
all possible happiness. After their
return they will be at home to their
numerous friends in this city.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
CAMP FIRES IN NATIONAL FOR
ESTS.

Camp fires must not be set in
the National Forests of Wyoming
without permit during the month of
September are the instructions re-
ceived at the Denver district office
of the Forest Service from the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. The thousands
of forest fires that have occurred in
the northwest, which have cost the
United States Government to date
nearly two million dollars to fight
and have, in addition, destroyed mil
lions of dollars worth of Government
and private timber, is the occasion
for extending this regulation (which
previously applied only to the Angeles
Forest in California; to all the Ma
tional Forests in Wyoming, Montana,
Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Cal
ifornia. Many of the fires have been
set by careless campers and future Of
tenders against this regulation will be
subject to arrest and fines. Permits
may be secured from any forest Off
Ger.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
EVERYTHING FREE FOR SERVICE men

of joy and merrymaking with the
service men as honored guests in
everything.
To make the arrangements and Gel
ebration a success the committees are
composed of men and women who
know how and it will be up to these
to keep their regulations as enter
tainers up to par. The committees
named are as follows:
PARADE-Chas. Trezona, Chair
man, w. D. Gallagher, Chas. Quigley,
Richard Hodge, B. o. Strachan, DR..
Sutherland, Jos. Rothman, Jos. Ger
zin, Bart Coffey, w. E. Englund.
ADVERTISING Peter Schae-
fer, Chairman, H. ]. Merdink, M. j.
Murphy.
MUSIC AND DANCE-Dr. G. T.
Ayres, Chairman, Mrs. H. N. Suther-
and, Jack Seraphine J. M. Brown,
Stuart Schaefer.
EATABLES-Mr Chas. Quigley,
Chairman, Mrs. F. d. Lyman, Mrs.
Olof Knutson, Mrs. B. o. Strachan.
DECORATIONS- Knutson,
Chairman, I. G. Cox, Fred B. James.
SPORTS-Grant McMahan, Chair
man, B. M. Lambert, F. w. Mokros.
AVIATION-G. L. Brozich, Chair
man, A. E. Johnon, Gust Maxi.
RECEPTION-H. E. White, Chair
man, John E. Porthan, Peter Beck,
Mrs. w. D. Gallagher, Mrs. E. Leino,
Miss Addie Van Blarcom, T. E. Miller.
MEMORIAL-W. E. Englund,
Chairman, Miss Audrey Williams,
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Community Service
Center held Wednesday evening, ar
rangements were begun for the Sol
diers and Sailors Homecoming cele-
bration to be staged here on Sept
ember the goth for the returned
service men. A tentative program
was outlined and committees appoint
ed to have charge of the several
phazes of the celebration.
A mammoth parade to be par
ticipated in by all the local
societies, decorated floats and
automobiles, Yama- Yama Girls, bands
and everything that can go to
make up creditable parade
will be asked to take part and the
committee will call on each and every
one to see that they get busy and
make showing. The returned SER
vice men will view the parade from a
given point and the entire celebration
for the day is being arranged for the
edification- of the heroes in which
they will only play the part of hon
ored guests and spectators.
An aeroplane exhibition is being
arranged with one of the best and
well known aviators and ball game
will also feature the afternoon.
Lunches are to be served to all SER
vice men and their ladies and dancing
INDUCED in. The true carnival spirit
with horns, ticklers, confetti, etc., is
expected to prevail. In short the
celebration will take on an afternoon
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

WIN ONE
| LOSE ONE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY GAMES
ATTENDED BY BIG CROWDS
AND ENJOYED.

Base ball of the stellar kind was
furnished the spectators at the games
Sunday and Monday between the
Winton reinforced nine and the Ely
team. Winton strengthened up for
the occasion by the addition of sew
eral players from the Virginia and
Rainy Lake teams at Virginia.
Sundays game proved disastrous
for the Ely boys in the first inning
when by succession of opportune
hits Winton annexed four runs to
their score sheet. This lead was too
much for the Ely boys and only two
runs were chalked up to their credit
in the nine innings, the score standing
6 to 2 when the game ended. Gianot-
ii opened on the mound for the Ely
team but was replaced by Chinn.
Lambert performed behind the bat.
Struck out by Gianotti S, Chinn 8.
Hits 5, Errors 5. Battery for Win
ton, B. Whitten and Kreitzer. Struck
out 9. Hits T. Errors 4. The
score by innings:
Ely, ------0 00011 000-2
Winton, 100 01O0-6
The tables were turned on Monday
notwithstanding the fact the Winton
team had secured the services of
Humphries, the Globe Shipyard
twirler of Superior for the game.
Humphries did excellent work in the
box and the score is no criterion for
his pitching. His support was most
ragged in spots. He struck out 15
men during the game but owing to
the inability of the field to connect
with the hits made by Ely the game
went aglimmering especially after
Ely showed eight runs to their credit
after the fourth inning. Battery for
Ely, Chinn and Gianotti and Lambert.
Winton, Humphries and Kreitzer.
Struck out by Humphries Is, Chinn 2,
Gianotti 8. Hits, Ely 6, Winton 6.
Errors, Ely 3, Winton 6. Score by
innings:
Winton, ---..O OOOO1O1 o.
Ely, --2 90 6 0 0 0-10
Chas. Fox umpired Sundays game
and DIR. Call and Oscar Heikkila pre-
sided over Mondays contest.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
OUR NEW SERIAL.

In next weeks issue of the Miner
will be published the first installment
of new serial story entitled, "The
Magnifect Ambersons" by Booth
Harrington. This story was recently
awarded prize of $1,000 as the
American novel published during the
year which best presents the whole
some atmosphere of American life
and the highet standard of American
manners and manhood. "The River
which has been running in the Miner
is completed. This story has met
with popular favor and no doubt the
coming serial will be looked for.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
MESABA OLD SETTLERS.

An organization of the Old Settlers
of the Mesaba Range was perfected
at the County Fair in Hibbing Mon
day when pioneers from every town
on the Mesaba and Vermilion ranges
met. Chas. Jesmore of Eveleth who
has been the prime mover in the or
ganization presided at the meeting and
addresses were made by John H.
Hearding of Duluth John Owens of
Cook Robert Berdie of Duluth and
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
MINING MATTERS
NOTES OF INTEREST REGARD
ING THE INDUSTRY.

The Mining Review has often con-
tended that mining operators are less
interested in the amount of wages
they pay than in getting faithful
|service. We are reminded of this by
the statement of well known inde-
pendent operator in the Lake Super
for district:
eve have a first class force at one
of our underground mines, where We
have made special effort to weed out
the inefficient. The miners are earn
ing about $3.50 per day, extracting
iron ore under the contract system,
and we can afford to pay this high
rate because the men earn it.
"We have no objections to high
wages, but we could not afford to pay
even low wages if the men do not lean
into the collar and get something
done. Costs per ton are kept down
by honest effort and efficiency.
"There is altogether too widespread
an idea that there is no end of capital
and that if man does good days
work he is being cheated no matter
how much he gets. Much of the dis
content over the high cost of living
is due to inefficiency and consequent
reduced production. What We want
| is team work on the part of every
body No doubt many dealers in
commodities have been profiteering,
but costs cannot be gotten down by
strikes and frequent advances of
wages. Wages and prices are both
going to be high for some time to
come. We have to send much food
to Europe, and the crops are none too
good. Hundreds of thousands of
workers are idle. We cannot keep on
lpyramiding costs and wages without
something happening. It is a ques-
tion of production. If everybody
would get back to work costs would
be lowered while wages would prob
ably continue at about the same level
as now. Nobody is even thinking of
lower wages, but employers who are
paying high wages realize that the
country has reached the peak of ad-
vances in this direction if business
and industry are to continue solvent. y
l-Skilling's Mining Review.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
WINToN GIRLS TEACHING.

Several of the Winton young ladies
have taken positions as teachers this
year. Among those who have left
to assume their positions are: Miss
Emma Hansen to Fargo, N. D.; Miss
Flavilla Barrett, Duluth; Miss Mar
garet Smith, Lake Park; Miss Ida
Jackson, Brevator; Miss Norine Simp-
son, Hibbing; Miss Della Barrett,
Deer River; Miss Maude Whitten,
Hibbing; Miss Martha XVI, Angora;
Miss Helen Hurning, Biwabik; Miss
Myrtle Gustafson, Poupore Siding
Miss Florence Smith, Ely.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
Arrangements Perfected for Grand Celebration
for Soldier and Sailor Heroes Of the Great
War==A Stupendous Program Being Arrang-
ed==Parade - Ball Game = Aviator = Dances
Yama=Yama= = Eats--Music- Carnival Spirit
Frank Ansley of Hibbing.

Frank Ansley of Hibbing.
Chas. Jesmore of Eveleth was ell
ected president; w. E. Hannaford of
Virginia secretary and Frank Ansley
of Hibbing treasurer. Vice presi-
dents were named as follows: w. H.
Eaton, Virginia; w. F. Freeman, of
Eveleth; R. E., Brown, Gilbert; F. S.
Colvin, Biwabik; Fred C. Talboys,
Aurora; Albert Hotter, Mesaba; Capt.
Edward Cooms. Biwabik was named
as the next meeting place.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

hole was drilled on the Marquette
iron range, and the longest horizontal
hole was drilled from one of the
workings of copper mine in Michi-
gan, which had a length Of 2,700 feet.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

Cooley Butler and Frank Ken.
nedy of the Phoenix Mining Co.,
which has recently taken over the
property of the Consolidated Ver-
million & Extension Co., were at the
mine this week, and already have a
crew of men at work. William Cary
formerly superintendent for Butler
Bros. at Buhl and at Nashwauk, will
have charge of operations, and Capt
VIM. Oates will look after the under
ground works.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

Eighty men are employed at the
Zenith mine recently acquired by
lease by the Zenith Mining Company.
Many improvements are being made
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

Rev. John Blackhurst.
ENTERTAINMENT-Peter Schae-
fer, Chairman, Jas. Moonan, Mike
Somero.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

Calumet & Arizona Mining Com
pany will pay dividend of ST per
share on September % to stock of
record Sept. 9Th. Books do not
close.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

The total footage of diamond drill
ling done in the Lake Superior field
in its history is estimated at from
1O, 600, 900 to 100000 feet. This
would be equivalent to one hole
drilled about half way to the center
of the earth. The deepest, vertical
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

Miss Clythia Bender of Two Har-
bors is filling the position of operator
at the depot during the absence Of
j. R. Hansen.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

FOR SALE-A cottage near the
lake. Inquire of III. w. Winchell.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

and on the program for the winter.
Capt. T. H. Williams has charge of
the work.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

w. H. Gardner, formerly superin-
tendent at the Cyprus iron mine on
the Mesaba range, is now superin-
tendent of the McComber mine at
Armstrong Lake. Mr.. Gardner was
an od-time resident of Ely.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

Miss Sigma Nyman left yesterday
for Leander where she will teach.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

FOR SALE-Boat house for sale
cheap. Inquire of P. T. Brownell.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05
Fresh From
The Worlds
Fashion Centres

Where the brightest brains
and nlmblest fingers have
been at work come the new
styles In Ladies Fall Hats
which are now on display
at our store.
To say it is our best show
ing expresses but feebly the
attempt. It means harvest
Of ideas from which our
customers can garner to their
hearts content. Come and
look over our offering.
They are on display now.
PETER Beck.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

Winton, -----..OO OOO0101 %
Ely, -----2 1901 O-10
Chas. Fox umpired Sundays game
and DR.. Call and Oscar Heikkila pre-
sided over Mondays contest.
The Ely miner., 1919-09-05

eve Give Our Hands. Our
Heads. And Our Hearts to
Our Country, One Country,
One Language, One Flag"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
IOWA MAIL BY AIR.
First Postal Route from Milford to
Marshall, MINI. d..

Milford, Ia.-Tomorrow the Mil
ford Aero club send planes for ex-
hibition to Marshall, Minn. under
direction of the general manager,
Lieut.. Harry G. Smith. The planes,
weather permitting, will take an
altitude Of about 5000 feet and
should arrive at their destination in
about an hour, the distance being a
little more than 100 miles.
Postmaster J. J. Herbster has ap-
pointed Lieut.. Smith as special mail
carrier for mailed package con-
tanning an Eastman vest pocket
kOdack, sent to F. E. Lang, Marsh
ALL Mimi, by P. o. Bjorenson of
this place. There also may be sever
al letters sent.
There are now five planes in Mil
ford, owned by the Milford Aero
club and by Donaldson Bros, and
several more have been ordered to
take care of the flying business.
The passenger traffic is growing
quite extensive and all Of the ships
are busy most of the time.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
AVIATOR FOR
WINNESHIEK FAIR
Army Flyer VIII be Seen Here for
Three Days and VIII Show Our
People Some Death Defying
Stunts
GREAT VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM
AND FAST HORES RACES
Night Fair Program and Fireworks
Will be Better Than Ever With
Best Program Possible TO
Put On

Secretary E. J. Curtin and AS
sistant Secretary r. E. Bucknell OF
the Winneshiek County Fair are
getting the program in shape now
for the fair which opens Aug. IL
and closes Aug. Is.
This years fair promises to
eclipse any previous fair. A fine
program of horse racing will be put
on, also splendid list of vaudeville
acts. Another feature will he one
of the best aeroplane flyers who ever
sailed the air.
The attractions booked are all
high class ones, and the management
have spared no expense in getting
them. The act by the Tiketo Japs
with their high perch and tumbling
is a wonderful exhibition of skill.
Nothing like it has ever been seen
here.
The Fisher Sisters is another great
attraction They are aerialists of
extraordinary supremacy, and per-
form iron jaw gymnastics on an
apparatus towering high in the air.
Another big act is the Three
Leonards, double trapeze and ring
experts who perform some of the
cleverest feats imaginable.
The Chung Fly Japs do a barrel
kicking act that is wonder, and
the Four Casters, with their mervel-
Gus, gymnastic hand to hand casting
and human flights through mid-air,
featuring a complete triple somer-
sault while flying through space,
complete the vaudeville specialties.
These features alone would be
worth coming miles to see, but the
horse racing will be another big
feature, and more money will be
spent than ever before and that's
why the fast horses are coming.
But this is not ALL Knowing that
patrons of the Winneshiek County
Fair have become used to getting
a State Fair show at a county fair
admission, the management decided
that this years fair would not be
complete without an aviator. They
wanted to get one who had had eX-
perience in the stunts which were
used on the battle front in France
They secured the country, and arr
pleased to announce that they have
finally made a contract with Cliff
ton Penn Oleson.
Mr.. Oleson is Americas youngest
stunt and exhibition flyeg. He was
licensed in 1916 at the age of 16.
He flies his own machine, a Chan
uck" Curtis, 125 horse power, As
Continued on. last page.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WINS 143 TO :
The Iowa Legislature Eatities the
National Woman Suffrage
Amendment in Special Ses-
sion Last Wednesday
WOMEN GETTING
NEARER BALLOT BOX
Many Women Were Present in the
Galleries OF the Senate and
House When the Vote Was
Taken

Iowa ratified the national Woman
suffrage amendment ,au a special
meeting of the legislature at Des
Moines last Wednesday, and natur-
ally the suffrage leaders of the state
are happy. Representative E. j.
Hook, of Winneshiek and Senator
Carl Reed of Howard were both
present and cast their vote for suf-
frage.
The vote in the senate was 4S to
%, and in the house 95 to 5 for
ratification.
There was nothing of the spec
tacular about the proceedings. The
galleries were we'll filled, but the
crowd was by no means a record
breaker. The old guard Of sufra-
gists turned out in force to see their
battle won, but only moderate ap-
plause was heard Rhen the votes
were announced, and this was
speedily checked by the gavel of the
presiding officers.
1t was a woman's day, and more
than half of those present were of
the sex most directly interested in
the question of equal suffrage.
Mrs. James Dewitt of Oskaloosa,
who is beginning to be recognized
as coming political power in Iowa,
was prominent among the women
Perhaps three-fourths of the women
present were of republican SYM
pa Shy, but Miss Anna Lawther of
Dubuque, democratic woman's ma
tional committeeman, saw TO it that
her party was well represented.
The unanimous vote for the reso-
luton in the senate was extremely
gratifying to the women, and the
opposition in the house was not Of
a serious nature. The five con-
trary votes were cast by E. H.
Knickerbocker Of Linn county, T.
y. O'Donnell of Dubuque county, C.
A. Quick of Clinton county, George
A. Smith of Clinton county and w,
H. Vance of Madison county. All
save O'Donnell are republicans.
The ratification, however, does
not become effective until it has
been reported to the president Of
the United States, the secretary of
state of. the United States, the
speaker of the house of represent
.atives of the national ngress and
the president of the United States
senate, these notifications being
provided for by law and directed in
the text of the resolution itself.
Plan to attend the Winneshiek
County Fair, Aug. 12S 13, IA, Is.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
e. AND LITTLE
FAS>>tND PRICES
The Question zen Brought Up
About the \, al Result of
Smaller Farms or Lower
Prices of Land
WITH PRICES ADVANCED
ONE MAN FARMS MULTIPLY
II Prices Stay Up Five Years Land
Buyer of Today Will Pay Out
il He Has No Bad Luck

Discussing land prices and sales
the other day the usual pro and con
opinions were offered among a group
of men who are familiar with Iowa
conditions and general farming oper-
ations. All agreed that the price of
land in the heart of the corn country
would not go back; but all agreed
that the high prices must sooner or
later reduce the size Of the farms
II prices advance the one man farm
would multiply.
Some of them recalled early farm
| ing operations with crude tools and
in most cases crude knowledge Of
agriculture. Times when anybody
who failed at everything else went
to farming" When one man tended
eighty acres" of corn by getting up
early, driving hard and scratching
with shovels between the rows. When
hogs were simply hogs and horses
just horses. That sort of farming
has been forced out of existence by
land. prices. The slovenly and care
less and ignorant farmer had to get
OFF the land. He could make it go
after fashion on cheap land, but it
took a better farmer to live and pros
per acre on 500 an acre land.
And so the rising prices of land
with the difficulties of farm labor
would, it was concluded, force
smaller farms to be managed and
worked by their owners. The man
who does his own work on $500
an acre land does it we'll. He has to-
If he has help he has good help,
worth what he pays. All of those
expect prices to remain at present
stage. If prices stay up for five
years the land buyer of today will
pay out if he has no bad luck" at
least he will be able to "sell off,
part of his purchases and retain a
pretty good farm. That was the
the old fellows figured it.
They expected land prices to re-
main high, that is they looked for
no recession but they predicted that
the limit Of rise is at hand and that
it would be a good while" before
another boom Of land hunger and
/ speculation shall take place and the
/ speculative profits that have obtain
ed for the past few years will not
continue. They expected that many
purchasers of larger tracts would
/ find themselves if not obliged at
least ready and willing to divide
with others part of their holdings
in order to get from under the bur
den and so they argued thence to
the smaller farm, to one man farms
where one man and machinery do
most Of the work and the one man
! takes all the profits.
What's your idea of the final re
suit, smaller farms or lower prices
of land?-Marshallt Times Re-
publican.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-07-09
SUPT.H.C.JOHNSON
GOES To SAN DIEGO
Well Known Former Superintendent
of DecOrah High School Called
to High Position in
California
SCHOOL HAS 500 TEACHERS
AND $4,000 ENROLMENT
VIII Take Charge July Is. Has Been
in Ogden, Utah, Since Spring of
1917

Word has just reached Decorah
friends that Supt. H. c. Johnson has
been elected superintendent of the
schools at San Diego, California.
Supt. Johnson had charge Of the De-
corah high school ten years ago.
He left here ten years ago, going to
Aberdeen, s. D. where he remained
until the spring of 1917, when he
was called to Ogden, Utah, where
he has been until now.
The city of San Diego has a popu-
lation of 10000, and the schools
have 500 teachers and an enrolment
Of $4,000 scholars, 2100 in the nigh
school. The annual budget is S90U,-
900. He will take charge of the
schools July 15. ...
1t is certainly very gratifying to
Supt. Johnsons Decorah friends to
know that ne has gone so high in
the educational world A call to a
city and schools of this size Is cer-
tainly a great honor and is an il
lustration that Supt. Johnson is a
wonderfully strong school man.
Wherever he has gone he has had
the privilege of remaining as long
as he wished to hold the position.
Each change made was to higher
and more profitable position.
That Decorah has had some mighty
good and able school superintendents
there is no doubt, and the friends
of Supt. Johnson most heartily con-,
gratulate him on being called to
this high position in California.