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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
JURY DISAGREED.

The criminal action against Anton
Seine for maintaining a nuisance at
his home in the eastern end of the
city was tried in the municipal court
Friday before a jury who disagreed
after about 80 hours of deliberation
during which time they were forced
to occupy the palatial jury rooms in
the city hall building. City Attorney
A. w. Nelson prosecuted the case and
M. H. Mcmahon of Virginia and II.
j. Merdink of this city defended
Seine. Much testimony was intro
duced on both sides. The case was
given to the jury at about 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon and this body DELHI
Grated on the evidence and other sub
jects until noon the next day finally
deciding on disagreement on vote
of six to six.
The question seemed to hinge on
whether Seine was maintaining a
nuisance according to the complaint.
Six barrels of wine had been taken
from the cellar of the man by the
officers making the raid and this wine
was in evidence.
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Relief FUND
CLOSED MONDAY.
FUND SHOWS $I,24s.53 vOLUN.
TARILY SUBSCRIBED BY THE
CITIZENS OF ELY.

The European Relief Council SUBJ
scriptions closed Monday and the
money collected has been forwarded
to the state treasurer, E. w. Decker.
The drive here was conducted by the
Engineers Club of Northern Mime.
sofa, the local committee being COM
posed of Kenneth Duncan, B. o..
Strachan and w. P Wolff Funds
were collected in all Mesaba range
towns by this organization and the
standings of the different commun-
tiles will be announced later.
A few subscriptions were received
since the total was last published,
bringing the total up to $1.248.53.
The name of Gordon Bros, who sub
scribed $500 was omitted from last
weeks list. A box of clothing was
donated by Peter Beck. The re-
naming subscriptions were as fol-
lows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
ELY-FINLANB ROAD
WORK ASSURED.
NECESSITY OF THE ROAD FELT
BY THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS.

Through the excellent work and
influence of County Commissioner
Grant McMahan of this district, the
completion of the Ely-Finland road
l'has been assured. The matter was
taken up at the last meeting of the
Commercial Club and the appropria-
tion was urged upon our commiss-
Toner and he promised to look into
the matter and do the best he could.
The matter was taken up by Mr..
McMahan at the meeting of the COM
missioners Tuesday and placed
before them in such a manner that
the board voted to set aside special
fund of SIS, 200 to complete the work
begun on this end last season and
successfully carried out as far as the
headquarters camp on the Stoney
river.
This new appropriation is expected
to put the road in fair shape and con-
meet with the work being done by
Lake County on the other end. A
committee from here and Two Har-
bors with the County Commissioners
of Lake County, appeared before the
State Relief Board las fall and Sc
cured an appropti; ion of $4,000
for this highway to be used in COM
pleting the road f ON the Finland
end and which is expected to make
the highway in good shape for traffic
from Ely TO Finland and the connec-
ton with the Duluth-Port Arthur
road along the North Shore of Lake
Superior. Owing to the fact that
the state has been at a disadvantage
in being unable to dispose of its road
bonds this money has not as yet be-
come available. The matter will be
cleared up shortly and work on the
highway resumed early in the spring
The money appropriated by the st.
Louis County commissioners will be
expended under the supervision of
Geo. B. Hughes, road engineer for
Mr.. McMahan, in this district and
the county can be assured that every
cent viii count as both Mr. McMahan
and Mr.. Hughes are recognized as
past masters in road building.
The county commissioners made
annual appropriations of road funds
to the several districts. The fourth
district received $158,00o as its cut.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
PLENTY OF STAMPS.

Sales of United States savings
stamps are in full swing again in the
Ninth Federal Reserve District, after
an enforced slow down, particularly
in Minneapolis and st. Paul, because
the initial supply of the 1921 savings
stamp certificates were exhausted a
days after going on sale. Additional
supplies were rushed to the Federal
Reserve Bank in Minneapolis, which
institution made distribution where
needed. There are now ample sup
plies on hand at the distributing office
and there need be no further delay
in the purchase of government saw
ings securities because Of lack Of sup
plies.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
DoLINsEK WINS MATCH.

At the entertainment provided for
the meeting of Frank Lozar Post at
the Community Center Sunday after
noon, "Sport" Dolinsek defeated
Jack Poschak in two straight falls in
the cateh-as-catch-ean wrestling bout
staged to decide the superiority of
these two men and to pick winner
to go up against Matt McCurdy the
Two Harbors mat artist in the near
future Dolinsek won the falls in
a gruelling match in which both Of
the men showed excellent skill. The
first fall came after 80 minutes Of
fast and hard work, a toe hold being
responsible. The same hold was res
ponsi5le for the next fall which came
IN eight minutes.
As preliminary to the main bout
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
AUXILIARY ORGANIZED.

A meeting of those signing the
charter for the organization of a
Women's Auxiliary to the Frank
Lozar Post of the American Legion
in this city was held Saturday at the
Community Center and a permanent
organization effected with nearly SO
charter members. Officers were ell
ected as follows:
Prest.-Mrs. Peter Schaefer.
Vice Prest.-Mrs. A. s. James.
Sec.-Miss Audrey Williams.
Treas.-Miss Audrey Mitchell.
Executive Committee-Mrs. Alice
Miller, Mrs. NJ Odgers and Mrs. Bart
Coffey.
The Auxiliary will meet regularly
on the first Saturday of every month.
The ladies expect to make this one of
the strongest posts in the state and
all entitled to join are requested to
become members.
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ELY COMMERCIAL
CLUB ACTIVE.
MUCH BUSINESS CAME BEFORE
THE MEETING AND WAS DIS
POSED OF-THE CLUB RECOG-
NIZED AS ONE OF THE REAL
LIVE BODIES OF THE STATE
WHO DO THINGS.
Flv Mimi Februarv

Ely, Mimi, February S, 1921
Meeting called to order at s:15 by
President Peter Schaefer.
Minutes of the meeting of Decem-
Der 80, 1920, were read and approx
ed without correction.
The following communications
were read: Letter from Olympian
Always, Minneapolis, with reference
to obtaining young men to be trained
for the air service. No action taken
Letter from the Mississippi Valley
Highway Association asking the Club
TO remit its dues to the Association.
The secretary was instructed to write
the Ten Thousand Lakes Association
and determine the status of the NJ "
H. Association and that if found OK.
the dues be forwarded. Various
members spoke on the good work
being done by the Association and
stated that any rumors to the effect
that the Association was not func-
tioning properly were uncalled for
Letter from City Clerk o. A. Knut-
son stating that the City Council had
requested monthly report from the
Ely Commercial Club of receipts and
disbursements and other information
of value to the governing body. The
secretary was instructed to send the
required report.
Letter from the Minnesota Fair
Tax Association thanking the Club
for their financial and moral support
and cooperation. The communica-
tion was ordered filed.
Letter from Carlos Avery, state
game and fish commissioner, with
reference to game law violations in
BURNSIDE lake previously reported
by L. j. White. Mr. Avery's letter
stated that if game violations We're
made IN BURNSIDE lake, it was parti-
ally the fault of the local game ward
en- who could obtain assistance when
ever he especially needed it and
would notify the st. Paul office and
further stating that it was impossible
TO hire more game wardens due to
the limited funds, and it would be
appreciated if the Club would recon-
mend to the Finance and Appropria-
tons Committee that the budget of
the Game and Fish Department be
allowed without reduction, Moved
and supported that the secretary
write the Finance and Appropriation
Committee requesting that the bud
get of the Game and Fish Department
be allowed without reduction so that
the game and fish of northern Min
nesota could receive ample protec-
ton and that copy of this request
be forwarded Commissioner Avery
and Representative A. j. Thomas for
their information. Carried.
Letter from Ivan A. Cope, secre-
tary of the Ten Thousand Lakes of
Minnesota Association expressing the
appreciation of the Association for
the hearty cooperation received from
the people of Ely through their Com
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

The Springer & Harch Electric
Co., have opened a new branch store
at Hibbing. e. J. Springer, manager
of the Ely store viii take charge of
the Virginia branch while John Harch
formerly of Virgins will have charge
of the Ely store. C. A. Harch viii
be in charge of the new store at
Hibbing.
The firm was organized In June,
1919, and have built up their business
on foundation Of service to the
public and handling all electrical
servants on the easy payment plan.
The local store was opened last
August and has enjoyed a prosperous
season. The new manager wishes to
announce that the firm will carry the
new Westinghouse Automatic Range
and also that he is anxious to meet
all old patrons and the new ones.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
PRE-LENTEN BALL

Frank Lozar Post furnished large
party with one Of the best dances
pulled off here in some time last Mon
day night. The Auditorium was well
filled early In the evening and dane
ing continued until 2 o'clock TO the
excellent music furnished by the
Hanson Orchestra. The hall had been
most artistically decorated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

| Brozich stated that he would investi-
gate the matter pertaining to the
/ $4,000 at once and stated further
that he had interviewed the County
Auditor recently and that although
the levies had already been made it
might be possible for Commissioner
McMahan to find some way to appro-
pirate additional funds. Mr.. Nc
Mahan stated that the budgets for the
various districts had been made up
for the work to be done in the sew
eral commissioner distrietsand that it
was very difficult to shift funds but
that he would see what was possible.
The president instructed the road
committee to assist in this matter
and to start action at once for fur
Their construction of the Ely Finland
road
The chair brought up the question
of charge being made for the new
canoe map gotten up by the Club.
1t was moved and supported that
charge of 25c each be made for
individual maps and 15c each for
quantities of 100 or more. Carried.
Mr.. McMahan reported on the Ely
Rabbit road and stated that work was
under way at present at the Rabbit
end; that work would start as soon as
possible from this end. A. w. Nell
son spoke of the work accomplished
by the legislative committee.
Fred James spoke of water route
being opened up between Burnside
and Long Lakes and stated that, if
possible, financial assistance should
be obtained from the Legislature or
County Commissioners.
C. A. Dahlgren and John Harri re-
ported on the recent meeting of the
st. Louis County Club at Duluth.
John A. Harri gave very inter
esting talk on assisting the farmers.
Mr.. Harri stated that the banks in
various parts of the state were adj
vancing money to farmers for the
purpose of clearing and utilizingm mere
agricultural lands and that he thought
the Ely Commercial Club should give
the farmers in the vicinity of Ely
better moral support to encourage
them in their very difficult efforts
of farming. Mr. Harri suggested
that the farmers be encouraged to
clear more land by offering a bonus
for the one clearing the most land
and that the City Council would be
justified in establishing a municipal
market at Ely.
Geo. Brozich praised the talk given
by Mr.. Harri and suggested that the
Club do something for the farmers.
Moved and Supported that the Club
go on record to encourage the farm
ers in this region and that an Agri-
cultural Committee be named by the
president to investigate farm con-
ditions and consider plausible plans
whereby the Club could directly bene-
fit the farmers. Carried.
Chair appointed John Harri, Geo.
L. Brozich and Fl. E. White.
Don Rogers spoke on an Athletic
Association for Ely to have charge
of all athletics which would tend to
improve all branches of athletics in
every way and il properly supervised
by an efficient board of directors,
would make all sports better, cleaner
and more interesting.
Moved and supported that the Club
go on record as approving such a
plan as outlined by Mr.. Rogers, in
forming an athletic association for
Ely. Carried
Geo. L. Brozich reported ON the
meeting of the Ten Thousand Lakes
of Minnesota Association.
Moved and supported that the
meeting adjourn.
~ CrrrnECD
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11

Young" Richie and young" Leon
ard boxed four rounds most enter
tainingly. The boys We're evenly
matched and the affair was declared
draw. The gymnasium room of the
building was filed with interested
spectators, the Legion members each
having invited friend.
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merciaI Club. Letter was ordered

mercial Club. Letter was ordered
filed.
Letter from Carlos Avery, state
game and fish commissioner, ack-
nowledging the resolution passed by
the Club with reference to an open
season on beaver and opposing the
one buck law and opposing the in
crease in nonresident licenses. The
communication was ordered filed.
Letter from Mrs. Willard. BayHs,
of the Child Welfare Committee of
the st. Louis County Club. telling
the Club of the urgent need in a
change being made in the Mothers
Pension law and which changes would
be requested of the present session
of the Legislature. Mrs. Bayliss
stated that the funds now appropri-
ated for the care of mothers and
children were very limited and could
not possibly provide adequate care,
and that more funds were necessary
so that the mothers could receive
proper support and the children re-
ceive proper education both mental
and spiritual. Moved and supported
that the secretary communicate with
Mrs. Bayliss expressing the favorable
ASTON of the Club and that resolu-
tiontion be drawn favoring the
changes in the Mothers Pension law
and that copy be sent to Mrs. Bay
Hiss and the Legislature Carried.
Letter from the Augustine-Stalker
Real Estate Company of Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, requesting list of agri-
cultural lands near Ely and informa-
ton pertaining to soil qualifications
and transportation facilities, settlers.
kind of timber and price per acre of
such land. The Club expressed them
selves as not in position to boost agri-
cultural values in this vicinity, since
agricultural lands were very limited
and to do so would be misleading to
the public. The secretary was in
structed to communicate with those
people whom it is thought might have
such lands for sale.
Letter from H. Johnson, general
freight and passenger agent of the
d. & |. R. Co., referring to the canoe
maps sent him by the Club and ask
ing if it would be possible to obtain
1000 booklets describing the canoe
routes. At this time the question of
preparing advertising matter for this
region was brought up by the chair
Geo. BroZich spoke very emphatieally
for the preparation of advertising
matter for Ely and the surrounding
region and that Ely could not afford
to be wiwthout such literature per-
tanning to our recreational resources
and that to do so would result IN a
great future financial loss to the COM
and while the City Council
seemed adverse 20 allowing the Club
sufficient funds with which to func-
ton properly, suggested! that the adj
vertising committee proceed with the
work. The chair stated that although
the advertising committee had been
instructed and empowered to prepare
literature 5hsy hesitatad because the
funds did not seem available. Steve
kovall stated that it was not the in
tention of the City Council to curtail
the sufficient financial needs of the
Club and that he was confident the
Council would approve financing the
Club in such manner as the activities
required. John Harri suggested that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-02-11
NOTIcE!

All Ladies having Ashley's (the
New Civics) are requested to return
the same at once to the School Text
Book Library as the same are needed
in school work.
W. E. ENGLUND, Prin.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-01-21
EXTEND MATURITY
Of RELIEF BONDS To
10 YEARS, PROPOSAL
Representative Berglin Believes
Outstanding Warrants Will
Be Better Funded.
Staff Correspondence

tStHII correspondence.
Helena, Jan. 20--Relief for the
counties of northern Montana which
are unable IL market bonds for the
funding of warrants issued for seed
feed and general relief of the farmers
of the drouth districts is proposed in
house bill SO introduced Thursday by
Representative J. o. Berglin of Lib
erty county.
Under the law which authorized the
bonding of counties to furnish such re-
lief the term of the bonds was fixed
at from 2il2 to five years and the bill
of Mr.. Berglin would amend that law
to give the commissioners of the var
ious counties authority to issue these
bonds for terms of five to ID years,
the period to be optional with the
commissioners.
According to the introducer of the
measure the county of Liberty has IS.
sued relief warrants III the sum OF
$4,000 and up to the present has
been able to cash but $4,000 worth
of these He states that there are
outstanding IN northern Montana ap-
proximately So.0OO.0OO of these relief
warrants which the counties cannot
cash and against which they are unable
to sell bonds for the reason that the
short term does not make them desir-
able to bond houses and investors
As a consequence. these warrants
are being held by banks. elevator con-
Germs and business houses who need
the money hut cannot realize upon the
paper
Great Falls tribune., 1921-01-21
SHARE Of AUTO
TAXF0R CITIES,
STEVENS PLAN
Bills Introduced to In
crease Revenues for
Towns.
BY w. w. MOSES.
Staff Correspondent.

Helena. Jan. 2O.-Seeking to obtain
for municipalities increased revenues
by means of police court fines as weil
as by sharing in the distribution OF IL
cense fees on motor vehicles, such as
are demanded by the city council or
Great Falls in a resolution adopted by
that body and read in the house ana
senate on Thursday, bills will be IN
troduced in the house by Representa-
tive II. r. Stevens of Cascade county,
according to notice given by him.
The resolutions of the Great Fails
city council which recite the precari-
Gus condition in which the finances OF
that and other cities Of the state now
are, ask for legislation which Will give
to towns and cities one-third Of the
funds derived from the automobile Ii
cense tax, and granting to cities OF
authority to enact ordinances against
gambling and the manufacture and sale
of liquor. and the enacting of leglsla-
tion permitting municipalities TO in
crease their general tax levies an ad
ditional five miles.
The first three recommendations are
covered in the bills to be introduced
by the Cascade representative, two Of
these making it possible for cities to
prosecute cases of gambling and Of
dealing in liquor and permitting the
collection of fines for violations which
would go into the Golfers of the city
Instead of the county and states as at
present.
Representative Stevens third meas
ure provides for the distribution of
moneys received from the sale of au-
tomobi1e licenses SO that one-third
would go to towns and cities, one
third to counties and one third to the
state.
Arguments advanced by the Mon
tana Municipal league, which is back
of the measures. are that by reason of
the change in the assessments laws.
cities and towns have suffered consid-
cradle loss in revenue and that with
the loss caused by the cutting off of
saloon licenses and other Of the former
of revenue this loss has caused a crit
ical situation.
Unless there shall be made a bene-
ficial change in the assessment per-
centages. the league will ask for au-
thority for cities to levy assessments
up to Is mills, the present limit being
10 mills.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-01-21
Lumber Not High,
Will Go Still Higher
Before Drop, Forecast

New Haven. Conn, Jan. 2O.-Dc-
claring the price of lumber is not
high today and that it will go higher
before it comes down. Il. II. Good
man of Marinette. Wis, chairman of
the economics committee Of the Ma
tional Lumber Manufacturers asso-
citation. spoke on the timber supply
and prices Thursday night at the Yale
forest school.
The price of lumber win be lower
only on short reactions and its trend
in the commodity scale is slowly up
ward" he said '"rhis means con-
tinuously better utilization Of our
forests, higher appreciation of lum-
ber's real value. more judicious use
and careful preservation of it. 1t
also means an awakening of the public
interest in forestry that will make
secure our timber resources in per-
petuity."
Great Falls tribune., 1921-01-21
PROPOSED LOBBYIST
REGISTER BR0GHT
To SUDDEN DEATH
Mrs. Hathaway's Resolution
Tabled Despite Her Efforts
to Have II Read.
Staff Corresponding.

Staff Correspondence.
Helena. Jan. o0.-Although Mrs.
Maggie Hathaway, minority foor lead
er. had no idea she would get very
far with it or that more than one or
two Of it's numerous sections would be
read, she created little rifle in the
house Thursday when she introduced
a house joint resolution which tended
to require the registering of lobbyists
by the sergeant alarms of both the
house and senate. The resolution
would have placed heavy restrictions
upon all who might be interested in
the passage or non-passage of meas
ures before the assembly.
After the clerk had devoted about
five minutes to the reading Of the res
olution and still the end was not in
sight, Representative $. G. Skulason
Of Sanders county, moved the resolu-
ton be considered read and that it be
referred to committee.
Mrs. Hathaway objected to this pro-
cedure and moved that the resolution
be adopted, wherenp on Representative
G. G. Gonser of Fallon county, moved
that the resolution be tabled.
Mrs. Hathaway sought to defend her
measure, whereupon the chair held
that a motion to table was not debat-
able and it was tabled with but few
scattering votes in opposition.
Great Falls tribune., 1921-01-21
N. p. l.. Denounced
bv kansan at Meet:
Curb Is Sought


Topeka, Kan. Jan. 20.-Denounc-
ing the activities of the Nonpartisan
league, Maurice McAuliffe. of Salina,
president Of the Kansas Farmers un-
ion, Thursday urged the Kansas legis-
lature to rid the state of this Glass;
The league, McAuliffe testified, is
trying to form one large political party
of farmers only. The farmers union,
he said, believes in government
through existing political parties and
not through political reformation. Non
partisan league organizers are now
working in Kansas.
Urging legislation that would relieve
the present crisis in the farming in
dustry, McAuliffe said his organiza-
ton wished only the continuanee of
those laws it believed had made kan-
sas prosperous.