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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-04-22

the report of the City Engineer
showing cost of construction of GER
tain sanitary sewers benefting
Lots l to inclusive, of Block 1,
Walbank's Addition,
Lots 8 to 10 inclusive, of Block 1,
Walbank's Addition,
Outlet 5, of Block /, Walbank's
Addition,
Lots l to A inclusive, of Block 2,
Walbank's Addition,
Lots IL to ID inclusive, of Block 2,
Walbank's Addition,
Lots 13 to Is inclusive, of Block 3,
Semer's Addition.
Lots II to IL inclusive, of Block a,
Semer's Addition.
Lots IL to Ia inclusive, of Block 3,
Semer's Second Addition,
Be accepted as read and filed and
that the City Clerk be instructed to
publish once proper NOTICE OF
HEARING BEFORE MAKING AS
SESSMENT THEREON, said hearing
to be held in the Council Chamber
of the City Hall at eight o'clock P.
NJ, Tuesday May 3rd, 1921. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Jones that
the City Clerk be instructed to
draw an order on the City Treas
urer in final payment of L. M. Bart
let's contract upon the filing, by Mr..
Bartlett, of an affidavit showing that
all claims for labor and work per-
| formed and material furnished under
this contract have been fully paid and
that the work done by Mr.. Bartlett
under this contract be accepted. Car
| ried.
Moved by Alderman Kovall, sup
ported by Alderman Jones, that the
rules and regulations governing the
Ely Cemetery, as proposed and which
rules and regulations were published,
be adopted.
| Ayes: Aldermen Strachcan, Jones,
Erickson, Kovall and Mayor Chinn.
Noes: Aldermen Maxi and Champa.
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
grave digging fees be 81 for large
grave and $500 for "a small grave.
| Carried.
The Mayor submitted to the Coun-
ell, for their consideration, the mat
ter of the various benefits derived
by people living outside of the City
limits at the expense of the taxpayers
in the City.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
matter be referred to the Committee
on Accounts and Finances to investi-
gate and report at the next regular
meeting. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. II.

Ely, Minnesota, March 18th, 1921.
Pursuant to notice, special meet
ing of the Board of Education was
called to order at five o'clock P. NJ
by President A. j. Fenske. On roll
call, the following members were
found to be present:
Ayres, Fenske, King, Lockhart and
White.
Absent: Chinh.
Moved and supported, that the
present corps of teachers be reel
ected to their positions for another
year, as Recommended by the super
intendent, and that the proper officers
be authorized to enter into contracts
with those accepting positions Car
ried unanimously.
Moved and supported that Mr.. H.
E. White be reelected superintend-
ent of schools for the school year
1921 and 1922 at salary of $4,000
per year, and the proper officers be
authorized to enter into contract with
him. Carried unanimously.
On motion duly carried, the Board
adjourned.
H. J. LOCKHART,
Secretary.
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Ely, Minnesota, March 31st, 1921.
Pursuant to notice, special meet
ing of the Board of Education was
called to order at five o'clock P. NJ,
by President A. J. Fenske On roll
call the following members were
found to be present:
Ayres, Chinn, Fenske, King, Lock
hart and White
Absent: None.
Moved and supported that Mr.. T.
Malcolm Brown be made principal of
the high school at salary of $3.50
per month for ten months and that
Messrs. Thos. J. Murn and Joseph
Fleming be made supervisors of the
Manual Training Department at a
salary of $205.00 per month each
for ten months, and the proper
officers be authorized to enter into
contracts with those accepting pos
itions. Carried unanimously.
H. j. LOCKHART,
Secretary.
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TWENTY YEARS AGO||
Taken from The Ely Miner of
the same date in 1901.

Yesterday mmorning at 6 o'clock,
Rev. Marsh of the Presbyterian
church united in marriage, DIR. Henry
E. Wunder and Miss Aimee Bale.
Only immediate members and few
friends of the family were present.
After the ceremony wedding break
fast was served after which the
couple left for short trip to Mime
apolis, st. Paul and other cities. On
their return they assume their resi-
dence at Two Harbors. During the
residence of DIR. Wunder in this city,
five years or more, in his position as
assistant to DIR. Shipman at the hos
pital, he made friends of all with
whom he came in contact and many
were the regrets expressed when
three months ago he decided to locate
at Two Harbors where he at present
fills a valued position with DR.. Budd
and the d. & l. R. railroad. The
bride has resided among us for the
past six years and during that time
has been a prominent member of
society. Musical circles in particular
will miss the accomplished ability of
the bride.
Mrs. Emily Dennis, who has made
her home in this city for the past
seven years, died Wednesday even
ing at her residence of heart trouble.
She is a sister of Manager John Pen
gilly of the Chandler mine and leaves
three sons and three daughters to
mourn the loss of mother.
Geo. Shistarich and Mary Roman,
Jacob Volk and Katie Muhvich, Matt
Laustik and Mary Belais, Chas. o
Miller and Katie Humakir and John
Grebenc and Annie Kral, secured
licenses to wed this week.
x
Notwithstanding the attempts of
Commissioner Kugler and Berg to
Illustrate the plans of the citizens of
the ranges in the creation of two new
districts to take in the eastern and
western Mesaba, the districts were
created by the board Wednesday on
a vote of three to two. Commission
ers Morcom, Kauppi and Patterson
were for the measure while Kugler
and Berg did everything in their
power to defeat it. Neil McInnis of
Eveleth and R. F. Berdie of Hibbing
were named as the new commits
5ioners.
Murphy's camp on BURNSIDE dis
continued logging operations this
week and the crew is now at work
building a dam in the rapids about a
mile below the falls on Buratside
river. About II million feet will be
foated down the river this spring.
E. A. Roberts and family left Mon
day for Oregon where they will locate
Mr.. Roberts has leased his barber
shop to Norman Mcdonald.
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cational meeting, Atlantic

Total, -$34, 946.98
On motion duly carried, the report
was approved and the secretary in
structed to issue orders on the treas
urer in payment of the various bills.
All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried, the requi-
sition for one dozen playground balls
was approved and the secretary in
structed to order the same. All
members voting aye.
Moved and supported that the sec
rotary be instructed to advertise for
bids to be opened at the regular meet
ing on May 10th, 1921, for the sale Of
the frame dwelling situated on Lot
6, Block &c, Whiteside's Addition to
Ely. Carried unanimously.
DR.. Geo. T. Ayres offered the fol-
lowing resolution and moved its adj
option:
"BE 1T RESOLVED, That this
Board favor the adoption of day.
light saving plan by the Community
during the coming summer beginning
May LIST, 1921" The motion was
supported by Mr.. Chinn and put to
| vote. All members voting in favor
thereof, the resolution was adopted
| and so declared.
On motion duly carried, the secre-
tary was instructed to arrange for a
State Board of Health Dental Clinic
All members voting aye.
On motion duly carried, the Board
adjourned.
H. J. LOCKHART,
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Blue laws may be needed for hold
ing in check of the average reformer
but the hard working, family-raising
father and mother should have the
privilege to worship their Maker in
any manner which appeals to them.
Some people like to go to the woods
for Sunday after a week of toll.
Others load their families into the car
and get a "bite" of fresh air in this
manner. Others again feel it duty
to attend church. 1t i'll behooves
either of these to criticize the other.
Conscience governs and conscience
is the prime factor in the final show
down.
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

Vance Chapman, the state capitol
correspondent takes gentle rap at
A. C. Welch, the Nonpartisad house
floor leader, over the "boner'' ne
pulled when he made the charges OF
having been approached by certain
unknown and mythical Mr.. Smith
with fistfull of money for his sup
bort of the street railway measure.
We will supplement the remarks of
Mr.. Chapman with the perdiction that
had this offer actually been made to
this Welch rarebit, he probably would
be several dollars better off today.
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Anyone having liquor in their car
is subject to arrest and coniscation
of the car, under new law passed
by the last session of the legislature.
This act will give the "sniffhounds"
further excuse for harrassing anyone
they don't like and while the car
owner may be perfect dry" his car
will go "blooey" if any drinks are
discovered therein. 1t will behoove
everyone to carry their cold tea in a
pail as bottles will be looked upon
with suspicion. Another session of
those down-state fellows, and making
the state of Minnesota "safe for
Democracy" will have to be done over
again.
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Ely, Minnesota, April 18th, 1921.

Ely, Minnesota, April 18th, 1921.
Pursuant to notice a special meet
ing of the Board of Education was
called to order at two o'clock P. M.
by President A. ]. Fenske. On roll
call, the following members were
found to be present:
Ayres, Fenske, King, Lockhart and
White.
Absent: Chinn.
The following Recommendation of
the architect, Mr.. C. Howard Parsons
was read:
Honorable School Board, Ely, MINI.
"As Architect and Superintendent
of your new Industrial School Build
ing, / Recommend that Madsen &
Peterson be paid at this time $751;
100000 on balance due them under
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Ely, minnesota, April l4IH, 1871.
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council called to order at eight
o'clock by Mayor Chinn.
Present: Aldermen Strachan, Maxi,
Champa, Jones, Erickson, Kovall and
Mayor Chinn.
Absent: None.
Reading of the minutes of the last
regular meeting and adjourned regu-
lar meeting was dispensed with.
The Fire, Light and Water Com
mittee reported that preparations
were under way for the running of
the test at the light and water plant.
The Accounts and Finance Com
mittee reported that the matters re-
ferred to them pertaining to the time
keeping department have been taken
care of.
Moved by Alderman Strachan, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the city purchase from Mr.. Frank
Veranth, one car of Elkhorn coal to
be tested at the light and water
plant, providing the coal company
sends their representative here to
make the test at no expense to the
city. Carried.
The Parks, Grounds and Buildings
Committee reported that the hot
water heating system at the Commun-
ity Service Center has been corrected
The Committee on Sanitation and
Police recommended no fixed regu-
lations governing the scavenger, but
that the scavenger work under the
direct supervision of the Committee
on Sanitation and Police and the
Health Officer and that the City call
for applications to this position in
stead of bids.
Moved by Alderman Kovall, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the City Clerk be instructed to adver-
tise for applications to the position
of City Scavenger; said applications
to be considered by the Council al the
regular meeting to be held at eight
o'clock P. M, Tuesday, April 10Th,
1921, and that the salary of the Scav-
enger be $4,000 per month. Car
ried.
Financial report of the Ely Com
mercial Club, together with request
for contribution of $500 was read.
Moved by Alderman Kovall, sup
prtoed by Alderman Erickson, that
the report be accepted and filed.
Carried.
Alderman Kovall offered the fol
lowing resolution and moved its ad-
option, which motion to adopt was
seconded by Alderman Erickson.
Resolved, that there be and hereby
is appropriated from the Civic Fund,
to the Ely Commercial Club, for civic
purposes, the sum of Five Hundred
($500.O0) dollars.
The question being upon the ad-
option of the resolution the same
was declared adopted upon the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes: Alderman Straehan. Maxi,
Champa, Jones, Erickson and Kovall.
Noes: Mayor Chinn.
Application of Max Gould for a
peddler's license for one day was
read.
Moved by Alderman Kovall, sup
ported by Mayor Chinn, that the ap-
plication be rejected. Carried.
The City Clerk reported that for a
period of years the Miller Store Com
pany has been over-charged for cleo
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At last the truth has come forth !
Those scientists and well meaning
commissions to probe into affairs and
try and discover the cause of unrest
and the unprecedented wave of crime
that has engulfed us, have been on
the wrong track! They have sought
everywhere and had arrived at the
conclusion that the war, coupled with
the dryness of the country, was res
ponsible for the killings, hold-ups,
robberies, and other forms of crime
which has run rampant over the cities
of the country. These men who have
made study of these things are all
wrong. A Moses has arisen from the
bullrushes and like his prototype of
old has set the people right. We had
about given up hopes as to satisfact-
DRY solution of this veXing problem
and had about decided to lay it to
the Steel Corporation and coincide
with our bewhiskered lawmakers from
the pedal end of this great state that
it was all due because the corporation
had no tonnage tax to hold them in
check. Again the fallacy of this de-
cision became apparent after read
ing the Duluth News-Tribune Forum
article of May 7 signed Farmer"
There is no use beating about the
bush any longer and tryin. to cam
outage the truth GRANT McMAH-
AN is THE CAUSE OF IT ALL!
The language used in the Farmer"
screed sounds very familiar. Here
is what he has to offer among other
things just as assinine: "Murderers
were never so plentiful. Yoa can buy
the law of this country for ''mom-
entary" cosideration. In fact. some
people tramp on the laws, at the
present time. l can expose several
examples that are daily thrown be-
fore the naked eye, for the past four
years. I've watched with keen obser-
walton how good deal of the county
money is spent. Wen take the case
of Commissioner McMahan. At the
present time, | read in the News
Tribune what a terrible sum there is
to be spent in that ;iist:.,t for the
maintenance OF the roads. We
also watched closely, the wage scale
for the men truck drivers. and not
skilled men, either. They are get
ting six and seven dollars per day,
and all laborers five dollars per day.
q hours work ut that But that
isn't the worst. I've driven along the
highway hundreds CT times in the
last four years, when men supposed
to be working for the county, were
sleeping in the brush" There you
have it in a nutshell. Grant Nc
Mahan and mis- system Of building
good roads is at fault for all the un-
rest and this fellow who has nothing
better to do than to travel over the
road hundreds of times" knows ex-
actly who is at fault. We wonder
where he got that stuff that caused
him to see "men sleeping in the brush
hundreds of times?" Right here we
will say, Farmer" is malicious liar.
Anyone who lives IN this district
knows that Grant MeMahan gets more
good roads out of every dollar of his
appropriation than any other COM
missioner in the county-or the state
for that matter. Geo. b H.(eath)
took fine little slap at Farmer" in a
later issue of the N. T. in which he
expressed the sentiments of this
district to a nicely.
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An exchange says that now the leg
islature has adjourned, the average
man will have to find some other ex-
cuse for staying in st. Paul.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Ely. minnesota. April 9Th, 1872

Ely, Minnesota, April 9th, 1871
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council called to order at eight
o'clock P. M. by Mayor Chinn.
Present: Aldermen Champa, Erick.
son, Kovall and Mayor Chinn.
Absent: Aldermen Strachan, Max
and Jones.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Kovall, that the
meeting Sadjourn until eight O'Clock
P. NJ, Thursday, April 14th, 1921
Carried.
A. O. KNUTSON,
City Clerk
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their contract with your Board"
Respectfully Submitted,
C. HOWARD PARSONS,

u. OWARD FAhOON0,
Architect & Supt.
Moved and supported that the rec
of the architect, G.
Howard Parsons be approved and the
secretary be instructed to issue an
order on the treasurer in the amount
of SIS, 100000, payable to Madsen &
Peterson as part payment on balance
due them on their contract. Car
ried unanimously.
Moved and supported that the Sec
rotary be instructed to wire the Gov
ernor of Minnesota to veto House File
Bill No. $50, also known as the Oc-
cupational Tonnage Tax Bill. Car
ried unanimously.
On motion duly carried, the Board
adjourned.
H. j. LOCKHART,
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trio current consumed at the store
building; that this condition has been
due to an error having been made
in wiring the annex and that the
amount due the Miller Store Com
pany is approximately $4,000.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Strachan, that
the City Treasurer be instructed to
submit report to the Council at the
next regular meeting Of the amount
due the Miller Store Company. Car
ried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Champa, that the
City Clerk be instructed to secure
prices of automatic coal weighing
scales and hot water meters. Carried.
Mr.. John A. Harri, representing
the Ely Commercial Club, requested
that the City Council allow city en-
ployes their full salaries or wages for
time lost while out of the city on
civic matters.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Alderman Jones, that city
employees be allowed their salaries or
wages for time lost while out of the
city on matters pertaining to the
Community. Carried.
Recess declared
Meeting called to order.
Moved by Alderman Erickson, sup
ported by Mayor Chinn, that the
City Clerk be instructed to adver-
tise for bids for a dump body truck
of not less than ton capacity nor
more than 3 ton capacity; said bids
to be opened and considered at a
regular meeting of the Council to be
held at eight o'clock P. M. Tuesday,
May 3rd, 1921. Carried.
Moved by Alderman Maxi, sup
ported by Alderman Erickson, that
the meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-01
MRS. STlLLMAN GETS
$4,000 ALlMONY,
$4,000 FOR TRIAL
Continued from page /

Justice Morschauser pointed out that
his inhibition against admitting the al
legged messages from Beauvais to Mrs.
Stillman applied only to the motion un-
der consideration and that they might
be offered again in connection with later
motions.
Referring to the alleged letter writ
ten to Mr.. Stillman by his wife to the
admission of which her attorneys OBJ
jected and which it was charged by
counsel for the banker she wrote "in
a moment of hysteria. duplicating her.
self" the decision said.
Communications and transactions be-
tween husband and wife were early
recognized as privileged and neither
could be compelled to disclose what took
place between them and neither was
competent vitness to testify as to
such transactions or communications of
n confldntial nature or induced by the
marital relation.
From experience IL WAS found that
far less evil would result from the
exclusion of such testimony than from
its admission. 1t may, In individual
cases. work hardship but the destruction
Of confidence between a husband and
wife would cause much misery and affect
the marriage relation. This rule is
founded upon sound public policy"
Referring to Mrs. Stillman's charge
that her financier husband is the father
of 30 months old son born to Mrs.
Florence II. Leeds former show girl,
the decision said:
1.-THE defendant has amended her an
swer and charges acts and conduct upon
the plaintiff of similar character ms
charged by him against her. and such
acts are supported by affidavits of diff
ferent persons.
"She does not seek divorce. but pleads
recerimination against the defendant as
a defense. II the acts and conduct as
charged against each other sustained
neither will be entitled to decree.
''If these charges are established the
plaintiff and defendant will find them
selves in the same position as before
the commencement of the action ex-
cept that they viii have had their day
in court, or perhaps several days, as 10
matters affecting them, and this means
time, labor and expenditure OF money"
Under both common law and the code
of civil procedure, the decision declared
the rule against admitting confidential
communications between husband and
wife is applicable even after the mar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-01
100000 NEGROES MIGRATE.
Their Leaders and Southern
Whites Attempt Ex-
pIoration.

Recent estimates place the number OF
Negroes who have left the southern states
In the last three years at 4v0.UJO. rms
has resulted In slowing up OF production
of sugar rice and cotton as well as corn
potatoes and other field crops and has led
to much speculation as TO the underlying
causes There are two distinct lines OF
opinion advanced OF Southern whites
and that Of the Negroes Themselves.
The whites contend that there are
three reasons.
First, the Negroes during tho war came
TO know more of the North and Of the
fact that IL could he reached easily by
rail at q moderate price.
second, camps for Negro soldiers dur
ing the war were mostly In the North.
Third, that Northern Ttepubiican poll
ticians have stimulated and made easy
this migration. knowing that they could
easily control the Negro vote. which in
centre like Chicago now amounts 20
90 900 and might well swing election.
Negro leaders. some of whom have
been endeavorng 20 check the movement
To the North, assert that the real rea~
sons are much different. They attribute
1t TO these causes:
First Denial of the right TO vote. al
though compelled TO pay taxes.
Second. Inability to obtain justice In
the courts of city. parish or State. often
ending In iynching.
Third. Lack Of educational facilities.
even the most rudlmentary. for themselves
and their children.
Fourth, Higher wages In the north and
opportunities for Improvement of working
conditions and social life.