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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
RANGE COURT
BILL PASSED.
BILL INTRODUCED BY RANGE
DELEGATION PASSED BY
THE SENATE.

A telegram Tuesday from st. Paul
states that the senate had passed
under suspension of the rules, a bill
providing for amendments to the
statutes governing court procedure
in the Eleventh judicial district and
particularly affecting st. Louis
county residents on the ranges. The
bill was introduced in the legislature
by the range delegations, and was
adopted by the upper house in prac-
tieally the same form as offered. 1t
had already passed the lower house.
By the present law no cases involv-
ing the title to real estate could be
tried at any other point but the
county seat unless both itigants Pc
titioned for a trial at one of the
other trial seats, Virginia, Hibbing
or Ely.
By the amendment adopted by the
senate only suits to determine" and
for registration" of title are re-
stricted to the county seat for trial.
Cases Involving" title may he tried
at any of the regular trial points
with the same effect as at the county
seat.
A further provision of the bill re-
lates to the residence of corpora
tons" and the place where cases are
to be tried that involve corporations.
By the present statute the residence
of corporation is placed at the point
nearest to the principal place of bus
mess. The new bill adopted by the
state senate today provides that a
domestic corporation "shall be con-
sidered as residing at any place where
it has an Office, resident agent or
business place; provided that if none
of the parties shall reside or be found
in the state, or the defendant be a
foreign corporation, the action shall
be begun and tried in the place des-
ignated in the summons"
The advantage to the range country
in the new arrangement is that many
just causes for damage to life and
property may be tried on the range
that under the present law cannot be
by reason of the prohibitive expense
of a trial at the county seat. Saving
of expense to both litigants and the
county will be made when the bill is
finally enacted into law, according
to attorneys.
The bill also makes clear and pos
tive the grounds on which changes
of venue may be demanded and
granted in the courts of the Eley-
enth judicial district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01

the Misses A. L. McMullin, Ruth
Ringdahl and Fannie Leskinen, dur
ing the last year, covered $4,000
miles by auto, horse, train and on
foot. The work of the nurses takes
them into the unorganized districts,
and they had to travel alone Al
though 10000 miles were covered in
cars driven by the nurses, it was nee
essary to travel 5000 miles on foot
and with horses.
The county nurses visited 2,721
homes and gave aid to 2,211 patients.
Service was rendered TO 1000 per-
sons so that it was necessary for the
nurses to travel nine miles to each
person attended.
In the report Dr. Lampson also
has submitted a report of his own
work in the county According to
the report the greater part of his
county health work has been in the
investigation of reported diseases
and the correction of unsanitary con-
ditions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
474 MILLION FISH PLANTED.

During the two-year period from
August 1, 1918. to June 80, 1920, the
state game and fish commission dis
tributed 474,534,245 fish and fish
eggs to the lakes and rivers of the
state, according to the summary of
the work of the organization, just
completed by Carlos Avery, game
and fish commissioner of the state.
The fish were distributed as fol-
lows: Pike-perch, 456, 1892, 900;
brook trout, 1896, 301; brown trout,
1877, SAP; lake trout, 369, 499; steel
head trout, 133,435; rainbow trout
30,7O0; bass, 130,227; crappies,
142,474; sunfsh, 10000; yellow
perch, SCOT; whitefish, 1,245, 900,
and pickerel eggs, 730,000.A list of
liz species of fish with popular de-
scription of each kind is given in
the report.
The Lake Superior hatchery has
been constructed and put into oper-
otioh ooiHiS tiC pdcS tWO years anu
the Tower hatchery has been built
There are also field Matching stations
at Bemidji and Otter tail lake and a
site has been purchased for south
ern Minnesota hatchery and one has
been authorized for Rainy Lake.
In 1920, s36 birds were distrib-
uted and 3,144 eggs in the propoga-
ton of game, as compared to LOOT
birds and 1892 eggs in 1919. The
game farm, formerly occupying a
part of Big Island, Lake Minnetonka,
has been moved 70 leased land near
Mound, western Hennepin county.
The output of the game propoga-
ton farm was not increased greatly
Mr.. Avery said, because of the time
lost in moving.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING.

The annual business and get to-
gether meeting of the Presbyterian
church was held Wednesday evening
at the church parlors. A large num-
Der were present as many from the
M. E. congregation had availed them
selves of the invitation extended.
At the business meeting, Rev. Nc
Leod of Duluth acted as moderator.
Four trustees were chosen for the
ensuing year and the reports of the
officers read and acted on. For the
first time the ladies were given a
place on the board of trustees, Mrs.
H. S. King and Mrs. R. s. Miller
being chosen. Geo. B. Hughes and
Kenneth Duncan were the gentle
men chosen. After the business
meeting fine lunch was served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
BUFFALO BOY WINS.

The state declamatory contest,
which was held at Minneapolis in the
Little Studio theatre last week was
won by Stanley Nelson of Buffalo,
Mimi. who won first place in the boys
contest. Miss Francis Klune of
Chisholm, who read "Joan of Arc
secured third place. Eadore Nathan
son of Virginia, who represented the
ranges in the boys contest was not
awarded any of the three prize
places.
1t was said that the judges award
ing the prizes were the fairest and
best known men in the state and al
who entered the contest felt THEN
decision was fair one. The Range
Declamatory contest for next year
will be held in Virginia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
STARS ENTERTAIN.

The first annual grand ball of the
Eastern Stars held Monday evening
at the Auditorium was both a social
and financial success. Nearly two
hundred couples danced to the music
of Hanson's Orchestra and at II
o'clock the ladies of the Star served
most appetizing lunch. The hall
had been most artistically decorated
in the colors of the Star order. 1t
is understood that this viii be an
annual event hereafter, a fact the
lovers of terpsichorean exercise in
Ely will be pleased to learn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
MOTOR TAX LAW. PASSED.

The legislature by unanimous
vote Friday passed the motor tax law.
Automobile owners will have to pay
a tax of. 1.8 per cent on the value of
passenger cars. A tax of 2 per
cent will be charged on the value of
trucks. The minimum tax on pas
senger cars under 1000 pounds is
LIZ and over 1000 pounds SIS. The
minimum on trucks is SIS. An effort
to reduce the minimum fee on
passenger cars to So was defeated
n to 25.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01

The balance of the stand, or 20,662,-
100000 feet, is classified as hard
woods, and includes all timber scat
tered throughout the state, the for
ester explained.
Of the softwoods, more than one
third is white pine, while approx
mately one-sixth of the total number
of feet is Norway pine and Jack
pine. Other soft woods found in this
section of the state are spruce, bal
sam, tamarack, cedar and other SIM
liar kinds.
The hardwoods include oak of all
species, maple, birch, all varieties,
aspen, Eastwood, cottonwood, elm,
ash, hickory, walnut, butternut, will
low, cherry, and similar grades.
There are approximately 10000, O00,-
900 feet of aspen timber; 4,000,O OO,-
900 feet of oak, including all variei-
les; birch, 1880, 100000 feet. The
balance of the stand makes up the
remaining number of feet, OF which
there is 500,000,000 feet of bass
wood.
The total number of feet of soft
woods in st. Louis county is $780,
900, 900; Lake county, y SOS, 900, 900;
Cook County, 3,700,00O,O00; Itasca
$50, 100000; Koochiching, 4,500,-
900, 900; Beltrami, 1,250,00G, 900.
The hardwood stands in these
counties is: st. Louis, 1,250,000, 900
feet; Lake, 50O,OOO,0oO feet; Cook,
2,12O, 100000 feet; Koochiching,
1,29O, 100000 feet; Beltrami, 517,-
100000 feet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
IRON ORE SEEMS
SLOW TO MOVE.
CONDITIONS UNAVOIDABLE IN
BOTH PRODUCTION AND
SHIPMENTS.

Commenting on the general situa-
tion in the steel trade, the Iron Trade
Review says: Reduced prices for
steel quoted by the Independent pro-
ducers, added to the approach of open
weather conditions, appear to be hav-
ing more effect in stimulating the
placing of new business. Miscellan-
Heous tonnage, though far from being
in satisfactory volume, is being re-
leased by buyers with less reluctance
as compared with the stagnant con-
dition of trade in recent weeks. How
much of this represents clear addit-
ion to the total tonnage of the market
however, cannot be said with assur-
ance in view of the continued con-
traction of production by Steel cor
poration mills under their higher
price policy. The general situation
remains one of ebb and flow, for GER
tain lines, such as tubular tonnage
which has been maintained on prac-
tically normal basis, now are tapering
Off"
What the tonnage of ore shipped
from mines in the Lake Superior dis
trict will aggregate during the COM
ing season is impossible to estimate,
say operators. A Duluth official of
one of the companies guessed the fig
ures Monday at not to exceed 20, 000,-
900 tons, as compared with an aggre-
gate of SO, 428, 600 tons last year and
SO, 100000 tons during the 1918 sea-
son.
The Minnesota Steel company has
normal tonnage Of ore stockpiled
as a result of steady operations at It's
mines during the winter and it is
ready to begin shipments at the open
ing of navigation, but it is expected
that the tonnage of ore shipped by
the independents will be small until
about July 1. Almost all Of their
mining operations on the ranges have
been closed down for some time and
they are asserted to have only small
tonnages of ore ready to ship. Rec
ent advices from the East are said to
have confirmed previous reports that
some of the companies have ample
ore supplies. on their docks and in
furnace yards to last them until mid
summer.
While the outlook now Is for
slow start this spring m mining OPP
erations on the ranges, operators are
hopeful that complete reversal Of
form will come about during the hat
ter part of the season. The more
optimistic are pinning their hopes
upon an improvement in general
trade conditions during the next few
weeks. What happens viii depend to
great extent upon the straighten-
ing out Of the tangle in the railroad
situation, they assert. Provided labor
conditions are adjusted and expenses
cut down, it has been minated that
the roads viii come into the markets
for large quantities of rails and eq-
uipment, thus ASSURING more activity
at the steel plants.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
RECIPE FOR BRANDY.

The recipe is given for what it is
worth and anyone trying it win do so
at their own risk. The connection
is known as '.jackass brandy" and is
made as follows: "Seven spools of
barbed wire, must be rusty, 10 lbs.
of chewing tobacco, one sack tule
roots, one can T. N. T., FIVE gallons
of nice swamp water mixed with
a bushel of pine cones and bushel
of rotten apples for flavor. Stew
and distill in one Of the patent water
stills so extensively advertised in the
sporting magazines Cool for nine
nights Set on ice and let il further
cool during which time you dig youz
grave. Take one drink and beat il
for the hole. This win be your las,
appearance and it viii not be mes
essary to publish any more Of the
thousands of recipes for home brew
, at present going the rounds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
COUNTY NURSES co SOME.

DR.. 81. C. Lampson has submitted
his report to the county commission
ers as county health officer, in which
ne gives an account Of the work done
by the county nurses and which
shows that the nurses covered som.
distance and did much work.
The report shows that the nurses
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01

year to county officials in st. Louis
county. The st. Louis county sal
airy bill, which adjusts the salaries
of county officers and the clerk hire
of the various offices of the county
to the new population of 206,000
and increases various salaries to the
amount of about $4,000, is far
down on General Orders" If the
gentleman from West Duluth sue
ceeds in killing the bill, as he now
stoutly declares that he will, he will
be responsible for several peculiar
things. When the new population
is announced the Judge of Probate
of st. Louis county will automatic
ally come under the Ramsey county
salary law and will get neat ad-
vance of 81 200 per year-far more
than the salary bill approved by the
st. Louis delegation proposes to give
him. Other county officers, how
ever, will find their salaries cut in
two, or perhaps worse. If they don't
like it, let 'em resign and earn a liv-
ing some other way. There are
plenty of incompetents who would be
glad to fill the places at almost any
old salary. The PRONUNCIATION of>the
new census will also automatically
discharge about half of all the clerks
employed in the st. Louis county
court house. Those who remain will
find their salaries substantially cut.
But it doesn't matter; probably the
county has too many clerks. With
the present force the county treas
urer, making the county tax collect
ions June 1, is generally able to dis
tribute this money to villages, cities
and school districts by Sept. 1. Cut
his force in two and the county treas
urer will be able to get around with
the money some time in December.
Probably he will be in time for
Christmas and that ought to satisfy
anybody. The recording of deeds
and the settling of estates viii pretty
near come to stop IN st. Louis
county, but lawyers always attend
to these matters. Let them worry
about it. If you are blessed with an
Imagination, drop into walter Borg
ems Office after half his clerks are
fired and see how you like it. But,
enough; let US look on pleasanter
things. We shall find them in West
Duluth, where Billy Demands con-
stituents will be hugging themselves
with delight over the fact that the
81 per cent of the county's total
taxes which they pay has not been
increased by so much as one half of
one per cent of hemisemidenni-
quaver
Ignorance, Prejudice Ride Astride.
Draw line east and west through
st. Cloud and from that city run a
line up toward Winnipeg, and to the
south and west you win have the
State of Minnesota. The territory
north and east is mostly good for
nothing cut over lands slashed mid
way by a red streak of rust where
the Steel Trust is criminally busy.
Anybody that ventures out of this
benighted region into the cultured
lands of the South is an object of
suspicion. At least that is the inn
preston he gets far too often from
the attitude and the remarks of his
neighbors IN the South. It was this
ignorance of the North and prejudice
against it that inspired, in all prob.
ability, last week the insinuatioH tina,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
MUCH TIMBER IN THE STATE.

The total estimated timber stands
in Minnesota, including softwoods
and hardwoods is placed at 40,762,-
100000 feet, W. T. Cox, state for
ester, has announced.
Of this amount 20,10O, 000, 900 feet
is classified as softwoods, for the
most part located in the northern
half of the state. More than fifty
per cent of this particular stand is
under twelve inches in diameter
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01

Jas. /. Laing of the LANG Hard
ware company spent few days in
Minneapolis last week on business.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01
LEGISLATURE ON
FINAL LAPS.

FAcETIOUSLY RE-
MARKS ON MEASURES TO BE
MADE INTO LAWS-BERNARD
HAS A NOTWITHSTANDING HOBBY
TONNAGE TAKERS DIDN'T
KNOW 1T WAS LOADED-ST.
LOUIS COUNTY A FLY IN THE
OINTMENT.
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01

Gifts that last-smith Jewelry
20.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-01

The redoubtable Billy Bernard Of
West Duluth i determined that no
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19
A, F, 0. |. HEAD OUTLINES
INCREASE OF EMPLOYMENT

I economically and abolish 'this prob
lem OF shame"
Colorado Springs, Colo, June ia
The probability that John L. LewtA
president of tho United Mine Work
ers would oppose Samuel Gompcrs
for reelection as president of the
American Federation OF Labor. was
increased today by reports that rep
rcscntatives of the majority OF the
railroad organization at a conference
last night had decided to support his
candidacy.
Thcxs reports brought here today
by delegates TO tho federation con-
vention who came from Denver on a
special train for an outing in the
Pixies Peak region. declared that
Lewis would announce his candidacy
before neg: Monday.
Tho miners chief. however. con-
tinucd to MAINTAIN silence but his
portcrs for his candidacy. They
claimed that Lewis had sufficient
votes to win. II he decided to run.
Published reports that certain al
legged anti Gompcrs interests had rep-
rcsenta'ivcs operating among tho
dollars 'slush fund created consid-
cradle excitement Several labor
leaders asserted that the entire mat
ter would be brought before the con-
vention next Monday morning and a
demand would be made for proof OF
| these charges.
Representatives OF President
| Gompers have declined to make any
statement regarding the situation. ex-
cept TO say that they are confident
that the veteran labor leader will he
rc-clcrted. They however. have been
| on the defensive and have been busy
| taking canvass OF their voting
strength and the situation in general.
In to the present time. however
no international union has publicly
announced which candidate they will
support II n fight for the Leadership
takes place. Many of the information
al officials admit tha, they have not
decided.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19

IN lssa. made a memorable attempt to
reach the pole by following this current
nc found the drift not as rapid as cx-
pected left his ship and made a futile
"',MMnpt 70 reach tho pole over the ice
thru the narrow waters between tho
arcnc ice pack and the northern coast
ot europe. Asia and North America
nas necn claimed for Amundsen as n
.ssuit or his present trip. He made
when he discovered the northwest, mass
age from tho Atlantic to the Pacific
around North America. The second
section was completed when he Jour
neyed between the same oceans. hut
around Europe and Asia bc.wecn 1918
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19
AID TO FAR NORTH
TRIP REQUESTED BY
CAPT. AMUNOSSEN

christiania- Norway. June 1s-The
storthinE has received a telegram from
Captain Amundsscn Norwegian cx-
plorer from Nome. Alaska. requesting
that three hundred thousand kroner
be furnished for rcfittinE the cxpIorcr's
ship. the Maude in order that he might
continue his Arctic expedition.
Amundscn has been in tie Arctic
since 1918, when he sailed north from
Norway aboard the Maude on what
was expected to be a drift to tho north
pole. Heremained in the northern seas.
unheard from nineteen months. making
his way from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific along the northern coast OF
Europe and Asia.
Rcrtng sea was reached by tho
MAude last summer and Amundscn
visited Nome for supplies After a
short rest there during which several
memoers of his crow left. he again
sailed north Just before winter scaled
tho Arctic. and was frozen in the ice,
as expected north OF wranscIl island.
off Siberia.
An OCEAN current. believed by some
explorers to begin in the Arctic off
Siberia. and flow across tho north Pole
to Greenland. is being souEh, by
Amundscn to carry him to the top of
the world. Amundscn's fellow country
man. F'rtdtjoff Nnnsen. noted explorer
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19

Denver. June 1s.-CBy The Asso-
ciated Press. s.)-Immediate develop
mcnt of the Mississippi system ~ .
deep water way by the government
in order to provide work for the mil
lions of unemployed was urged by
James Lord. president of the mining
department of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. in his annual report
made public today.
Mr.. Lord said this gigantic enterprise
which would provide for cstAblishSS
mcnt Of ship canals. would also pre-
want floods forever. would reclaim
millions of acres of the richest land
in the world. and would do away with
yellow jack and malaria
This would automatically do many
other things" said Mr.. Lord. DE
sides making scaports Of some OF our
inland cities believe II this sys-
tom were started. building from the
headwaters OF the Mississippi and the
Missouri. and to some extent the llli-
nois and Ohio rivers. down to New
orleans. Ia. 1t would give an outlet
by water Tor tho produce of st. Louis.
Chicago. Kansas City. Pittsburgh and
other cities, directly to either coast
of South America or to Europe.
ut would require many years to do
this lob right. in the meantime while
agony and uncertainty. this gigantic
enterprise would boom every line in
human cndeavor in our country. our
unemployed would be put to useful
and profitable work. they would re-
uuirc clothing. food. housing, pay
rolls. steel, concrete and machiners
rand in the meantime We would have
an open field for thorough and
| complete organization"
| Reclamation of desert and swami
land and the building of good roads
/ was also urged by the mining depart
mcnt head to give work TO the unem-
ployed.
| Speaking of the financing of such
! projects, Mr.. Lord said:
| we do not hesitate to pledge th'
| credit of generations to come for tht
purpose of war and carnage and IN
| pledging credit of our SUCCESSORS tr
! this constructive work we would also
be giving them "A legacy that the.
would all participate in with comfort
and profit for all time"
| Referring to employment OF gun
men by employers. Mr.. Lord said;
There is no country in the world
where the owners = directors oi
business are allowed have and con
troll armies Of privately hired killers
as they are now with impunity doins
| An some parts of our country"
| ut is doubtful. II In any Other
country" h. added. men whose sole
recon enda,ious are that they viii
commit murder or any other crime
for nav. are allowed by government
and with its full knowledge from its
own investigation. to supersede and
displaca constitutional government
True, our government does not an
yocate this institution but. strangely
to1eraies 1T and in effect gays it can
not help itself"
| Declaring that the government
knew of these professional murder
ers". by its Investigation in the up.
per peninsuIa ia Michigan. the Paint
and Cabin Creek outrages in West
! Virginia and the Colorado horror
| Mr.. Lord declared not one man,
hired killer, coal operator or corrup,
government official has been brought
| 10 trial and convicted to this good
day"
! He urged the workers to unite to
their fullest capacity politically ane
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19
OIL TANKS BURNING
DESPITE HEAVY RAINS

Casper. wyo.. Juno is. - Despite
heavy rains thruout Saturday four Of
the seven oil tanks on the Midwest Re-
ming company tank farm hero fired by
lightning Friday, were still burning to-
night.
Danger of spread Of the fire to Other
tank7sc is believed passed. Tho tanks
are slowly being burned out but tho
last fire is not expected to burn out
before Sunday night.
rnof'fcial estimates of damage are
still placed in the ncighhorhood OF a
million dollars.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-19
MISS ARMOUR WEEDS

Chicago. Juno 1S.-Miss Lolita Ar
mour, daughter Of J. Ogden Armour.
and John J. Mitchell tr.. son of tho
head of tho federal reserve bank Of
the seventh district. werc married a,
p. m. at tho brides country home.
Melody Farm. Lake Forest.
Tho wedding was very simple. Only
3no guests were invited. Simplicity
marked the brides costume and trous-
scau. Miss Armour spent the last two
DAYS personally packing her honey
moon trunks. Tho hundreds of wedd-
ing presents were not placed on dis
play.
The honeymoon will be spent In the
Canadian northwest