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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
CITY ELECTION
SOME BATTLE.
NATIONALITY QUESTION EN-.
TIERS INTO THE FIGHT
RATHER HEAVILY.

The dope sheet of the most
sanguine went "flooey' at Tues
days battle of ballots. Why this,
that and the other candidate had
the best chance of being elected
was a familiar topic up to the
time the last precinct reported
Tuesday evening and when the
votes were all tabulated it was
found where the dope makers
missed out. The citizens of Slav-
onic extraction had an axe to grind
and while several held the axe the
balance turned the grindstone with
the result that the weapon came
out of the operation with keen
d ge. 1t was claimed that the
citizens of this nationality had been
Disseminated against by those in
authority during the past year and
a united effort was put forth to
get men into offices who would be
more in favor of "our side". The
result of this united effort speaks
for itself. How far this accuse
ton goes, we are not prepared to
say but will say that the rout was
most complete.
Four precincts had been provided
for this election. The voting for
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

the first precinct was done at the
City Hall; the second at the Opera
House; the third at the skating
rink and the fourth at the Pioneer
school. The voting was brisk all
day and when checked up it was
found that 1890 ballots. had been
cast. This total was considerable
short of the number estimated it
being the opinion of the majority
that nearly 1400 votes would be
deposited. The first precinct cast
the heaviest vote, 371. The second
was next with 315 and the third
and fourth came out of the fray
with 500 each. The third precinct
was the first to report, the judges
and clerks in this precinct had
their votes all counted and returns
complete within an hour and a
half after the polls were closed.
The first was next to report and
then the fourth. The second came
in about 1880.
Louis Champa, John Erickson
a nd John Judnich were elected
aldermen, Champa and Erickson
being reelected while Judnich takes
the place of B. O. Strachan who
was not a candidate for reelection.
The big surprise of the day was
pulled off by Mark Zoretic who was
elected Municipal Judge with a
plurality of 224 over his nearest
competitor. The contest for Spe,
cial Municipal Judge was also a
spirited one, Anton Slogan being
elected with a plurality of SO over
Harry C. Newgord.
The vote of the several can
didates in the four precincts was as
follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Mi..i..ippi Valley Highway.

An attractive booklet, describing
the territory traversed m Mime.
sofa by the Mississippi valley high
way, has just been issued by the
Ten Thousand Lakes association
office at st. Paul. 1t contains more
than 100 pages and is well Illus
trated. Photographs of many COM
munities are a feature of the pub
LEGATION among which is a fine de-
scription and cuts of Ely and
vicinity.
This is the second of series of
booklets which this association is
publishing descriptive of the vari-
Gus highways operating in Mime
sofa, the idea being to furnish the
prospective visitor to the state with
first hand information as how to
get over the highways without any
inconvenience and to call attention
to the many things Of interest
along the highways as well as In
the communities located on the
highways. In a great many in
stances tourists do not stop in
many of the smaller communities
simply because they know nothing
about the points of interest that
may exist in that vicinity.
Ten thousand of these booklets
will be given nationwide distribu-
ton through automobile clubs,
travel information bureaus, COM
mercial clubs, located in the larger
cities throughout the United States,
and this should result in consider
able increased traffic over the Mis-
sissippi Valley highway next sum-
mer. These booklets will also be
distributed free to those making
inquiry about Minnesota's summer
Fairgrounds and opportunities for
summer vacations. in Minnesota.
The Mississippi Valley Highway
begins at Ely and ends at New
Orleans and is recognized as one
of the national highways of the
country Ely is indeed fortunate
in being on this highway passing
as it does through one of the most
prolific sections of the United
States. The prospects are that
next summer an immense amount
of tourist traffic will result from
the advertising afforded this city
and 'The Playground of a Nation
by this booklet.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
First Basketball Game.

The High School Alumni and the
City tie m performed Saturday
evening before fair sized audi
ence. The game was fairly well
played and only lacked the custom
airy confidence and proficiency that
comes with practice and contests.
All the subs of both teams were
given a chance to show their abil-
ity and it was clearly proven that
there are many good shooters in
the making on both the school and
city teams. The City team is fix
ing for a particularly active season
with some of the strongest. quints
of the country and the school team
has sfgne d up. for the winter
schedule.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

Minneapolis and Hennepin county
used 81, 373,43O gallons of gasoline
and 3,755,980 gallons of kerosene
during the past year according to
report just issued by Hjalmar
Nilsson, state oil inspector; while
Ramsey county, including st. Paul,
was second with 11,346,960 gal
Ions of gasoline and 3,570,350 gal
Ions of kerosene.
st. Louis county was third with
1,335,950 gallons of gasoline, and
l, 1897, 100 gallons of Kerosene. In
81 of the 86 counties in the state,
more than 100000 gallons of
gasoline were used. In all the
state there were 117,215,655 gal
Ions o gasoline and 39,087, 40
gallons of kerosene, representing
an increase of more than rs per
cent.
The oil inspection department
shows q profit to the state for its
operations of $32,211.16 for the
last fiscal year, with net fees certi-
fed to State Auditor Ray P. Chase
totaling s168, 501.30 and the cost
of operation-for salaries and ex.
penses, at $136,290.14.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
ss2s. 900 Road Work Let.

Charles M. Babcock, state high
way commissioner, Saturday an
nounced tentative awards of nearly
$925,000 of winter projects in
Minnesota trunk highways under
the more work-better roads,
movement to reduce unemployment
and speed needed highway improve
ments. In every case the tentative
award is to be the lowest bidder,
it was officially announced.
Listed projects include rs gravel
surfacing Jobs totaling 26O.57
miles at $467, 1866 and seven
grading jobs of 1910 miles with
bridges and culverts included at
s454,853.03. The grand total on
the 80 projects widely distributed
over the state is s922,188.59, ac-
cording to tentative figures, subject
to recheck. Contractors will start
work without delay and the big
part of the program will be fin.
ished by April L.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Tax Must Be Paid.

New 1922 motor vehicle licenses
on sale Jan. 8, Mike Holm, secre-
tary of state, announced this week,
can be issued lawfully on 1921
and older cars only after taxes are
paid in full. The statement is in
tended to correct a common mis-
take that it was not necessary. in
1921 to register cars not in use or
temporarily out of repair.
1T is important for applicants
to remember that the 1921 regis,
tration certificate, or a sworn state
ment in case it has been lost, must
be sent in with the application for
1922 registration and license" said
Secretary Holm. Duplicate certif-
Gates can be had from this office
by making sworn statement of
ownership and paying the. % cent
fee required by law"
Secretary Holm reports that reg
istration of motor vehicles for 1921
is nearly ended but that lack of
funds among some and inclinations
on the part of others is causing
some delay.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Another Fine Evening.

Miss Nell Ames Horr read Franz
Molnar's "Liliom" to most at
tentive audience at the Community
Center Tuesday evening and as
on her first appearance in the pres
ent course last week, every seat
was taken.
The play is of symbolical nature
and rather sad in parts but gives
one m C h to think about. On
Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th, Miss
Horr will read Lennox Robinson's
Irish drama, "The White Headed
Boy" and give short reviews of
one or two other plays now on
the New York stage, concluding
her program with readings from
Frank Craven's delightful American
Comedy, s'The First Year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Western Steel Merger.

Dispatches from San Francisco
announce another steel merger to
embrace among others the Utah
Coal & Coke Co., the Columbia
Iron & Steel Co., of Pittsburg.
California, and the Southern Steel
Company of Los Angeles. The
new merger will be capitalized at
SIS, 100000 and as engineer for
the concern we notice the name Of
Duncan McVichie, well known here
in the younger days of Ely as en-
gineer for the Pioneer mine. He
has of late been a resident of Salt
Lake City.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Much Booze Seized,

"The manufacture of american"
liquor came to a sudden end at
Rainy River this week when the
Canadian government stepped in
and seized six carloads of firewat-
er, comprized principally Of alcohol
and essence of bourbon, from the
United Shippers Co.," says the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Annual Meeting.

stockholders of the First State
Bank of Ely has been called for
Tuesday evening, January 8. Di-
rectors for the ensuing year will
be chosen and other business trans
acted.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Community Dances.

The Community Dances have
been discontinued until after the
first of the year owing to the
many other things that are on the
tapis for these weeks. The Cen
ter 5 is occupied for every minute
of the time until after the first of
the year.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Commercial Club to Meet.

The meeting Of the Ely CONNER
cial Club is scheduled for next
Monday evening, Dec. IL at the
Club rooms in the Community Gen.
ter. At that time the delegates
in attendance of the meeting Of
the st. Louis County Club will de-
liver their reports and other mat
tiers Of much Importance win be
discussed. Everyone is invited to
be present.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
County Club Program.

The meeting of the st. Louis
County Club today and tomorrow,
Dee. 9 and 10, will be of interest
to all. Several from here will at
tend in addition to the delegates
named by the Ely Commercial Club.
The program is as follows:
December 9Th.
Banquet rendered by the CONNER
cial Club at $50 d. m.
Community Singing directed by j.
K. Bachelor.
Address of Welcome -----
Benz. Finch, Com. Club Pres.
VIM. C. Sargent, Co. Club Pres.
Violin Solo ------ Morris Kohn
Accompanist, Miss Lucille Thomp-
Possibilities of the County Club
---------Hon. Chas. T. Murphy
Group of Songs -------
-----Miss Elizabeth Richardson
Accompanies, Mrs. Arthur Col.
Inns.
The Parents Part in the Early
Education of Children ---
Miss Caroline w. Barbour, Prin-
cipal kindergarten Trainin g
Dept, Superior State Normal.
Minnesota Agriculture in Relation
to Industry -
j. w. Hay, Deputy Commits
sioner of Agriculture.
December 10th.
Business Session, 1890 a. m.
Reading of Minutes by the Secre
tary.
Appointment Of Committees by the
President.
Roll Call of Clubs, by three-minute
report.
Reports of Agents.
Weed Eradication -
G. P. Bull, State Weed Inspector
Brief Talks by State Leaders.
Luncheon.
Sectional Meetings, forty minutes
utes.
Home and Community. in charge
Miss Stilwell.
Agriculture, in charge Mr.. o. s
Anderson.
Commercial, in charge Mr.. 5. v
Saxby.
Assembly and open discussion.
Report of Committees.
Election of Officers.
The lady delegates will be en-
tertained for luncheon on Saturda,
by the Woman's Council of Duluth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
Basketball Schedule

The schedule for the inter-school
series of basket ball games for
the Ely High School team has been
arranged and the first game will
take place here on Friday, Deem
Der '16. The schedule as arranged
will he as follows.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09
National Aid to Highway.

Little is left of the rabid pre-
JUDGE against national aid for
public works. Time was when de-
NAL of the right of Congress to
provide for the improvements of
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-12-09

The Tower City basketball team
will be here Saturday for a game
with the Ely City team. The
Tower boys have worked up a
strong machine so we are told and
are at once taking ssthe bull by
t e horns" when they run up
against the Ely team for the first
recognized as one of the strongest
quints in the northwest. Without
doubt the game will be a good
one Ely has its team about per-
fected and is listing games for
later in the season. Manager
Skala Is dickering with the Duluth
Tank team, the Two Harbors team
and the Minneapolis team fol
games here this winter. Severa
new men viii be in the lineup fol
tomorrow's game.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
War Helped and Hurt Wisconsin
Country Schools.

What the war did to the country
schools is reported by a Supervising
teacher in Waupaca county.
1t emphasized the need for teach
ing good citizenship, and this teach
ing was done through practical en-
terprises, such as thrift work and
red cross work. This work did not
die out after the war, but lives on
making responsible citizenship.
On the other hand the schools,
suffered from the effects of the war
in that many of the trained teachers
were called to serve in other voca-
lions. The remuneration and in
terest of the new work has proved so
great that most of them have stayed
in their new work, leaving the coun-
try schools suffering for qualified
teachers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23

herd; but among his COWS was a Grip
pied, ten-year-old Jersey named
Goldie Old Goldie led the whole as
ISOLATION, with an annual production
of approximately $500 pounds of milk
and 526 pounds Of fat, and an income
over cost of feed amounting to $267
in spite of the fact that when the
test started she had already gone
three months since freshening The
amusing part of GOldie's record is
that her owner tried to sell her just
before she went on test, for $75. Six
months later he refused 1915 for her.
The whole herd of which Goldic
was part averaged over $50 pounds
of fat for the year. In contrast with
this was another herd of 81 COWS in
the same association, which had been
reputed to be the best in that part of
the state. Yet IA of these were sold
during the year as Improbable, and
it seemed likely that more of them
would be-
Similar stories come from other
states. The dairy division has been
giving a great deal of time to the
extension of cOW-testing associations
throughout the country, and there are
now nearly 500 associations in various
states.
The man who joins a cow-testing as
ISOLATION never runs the risk of selling
a 5000 milk producer for $50 because
her appearance is poor, nor Of vast
ing his feedstuffs and work on a good
for-nothing cow because she looks like
a good mixer.
1t is both profitable and practicable
to know for certainty the worth of
COW by weighing her milk. A man
in a cow-testing association has the
milk of every COW weighed and tested
once a month, from which it is easy to
calculate the total for a year. He
saves the trouble of doing it himself
by having the cow tester do it. The
tester also weighs the feed, and fig
ures out the cost of the milk so that
at the end of year the owner Of
herd of COWS knows exactly what each
one has given, what she has eaten.
and how much income over cost Of
feed she has brought him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
MANY REASONS FOR FAILURE
slider Whether His Faults Are
in This List.

Men fail for various reasons, little
and big.
Most men fail because they are
lazy.
To be lazy means-to be late, to be
slovenly, to be poor economist Of
time, to shirk responsibility.
It means to say of anything that is
clamoring to be done: mo, I'm not
going to do that, because it isn't my
work"
Laziness is at the back Of most of
the lesser reasons for failure. The
minor causes are derivatives from
that one great major cause.
1t Is so easy to dream in the sun
and let the world go by; to dawdle
and procrastinate, till one wakes up
too late.
Late and lazy are, in fact, first
cousins.
If you are late, you waste other
peoples time as we'll as your own.
Lazy people have all the time there
is, and yet they haven't time to be pO-
lite. They disdaln the forms Of cere-
mony that sweeten life.
They are grouchy, surly, gruff. It
pains them to be pleasant, to say
thanks and to smile.
To be deferential is not to be SER
vile. It is merely to be decently re-
spectful.
The biggest men are the most unas-
Stunning and the most unpresuming.
It is the insignificant people who
fluff themselves up with false and
foolish pride and are forever Grating
from the f1imsy and slippery platform
of their own touchy dignity.
Failure is generally elective. 1t
rests with the man himself to decide
whether he cares enough for success
to pay the price.-Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
Horticultural
Facts
RAISE EVERBEARING BERRIES
Their Productiveness May Be Attrib-
uted to Care as Well as Variety
Avoid Cheap Plants.

In my own experience, eyerbearing
strawberries have proven a source of
pleasure and profit. 1t has been three
years since l started my patch with
two plants from my experiment sta
ton, says writer in Successful
Farming. From those two plants have
come all my present patch.
When my two plants arrived it was
too early to set them out, so planted
them in 4 coffee pot and put them in
the cellar. | planted them out in the
garden as soon as the proper time
came, but l took very little further
notice of them that season. | had
had experience with other everbearerS,
and had not been favoraby impressed.
Yet in spite Of my neglect the two
plants multiplied wonderfully. When
the season was over, | found my two
plants had increased to %. Now my
interest was really aroused.
| carefully set out these % plants
the following spring. From them we
gathered each week a large bowl of
berries. They were certainly delicious,
too. Again they increased remarkably.
| had go plants to set out the fol-
lowing spring l had become very en-
thusiastic by this time, and l gave
them the care such plants should have.
We were able to make picking every
other day, gathering from our small
patch as high as six quarts at a single
picking. 1t sounds almost like fairy
tale about the increase, but besides
the fruit we raised 1000 plants to set
out last spring.
Last season we made real bus
mess of handling the berries and rails
ing plants. From our 1000 plants we
picked LOLA quarts of berries during
the season. Our record picking for
single week was 1S9 quarts, gathered
during the week of August IL to Is.
We sold all of these to the summer
resort near our place, at 40 cents a
quart. This single weeks picking net
ted $3.50, very fair income for one
week for just strawberries alone.
OF course, we are at an advantage
in having our market within mile
of the place, but we also made an eff
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
A Military Funeral.

Republican Journal: Chas N. Lar
son, the youngest son of Mr.. anr Mrs
Hans Larson, of Woodford, who died
in a hospital in France, was brought
home last Saturday and rested in his
home until Sunday noon when funer-
al services from the home and at
East Wiota cemetery where inter-
ment took place. This was the larg-
est funeral ever held for miles
around. The soldier boys from Mon
roe, South Wayne, Blanchardville,
Wiota and Woodford escorted the
body to the cemetery, where a mill
tary burial took place, conducted by
Rev. w. 0. Williamson.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
Robert KaiPs Body Expected
This Week.

Highland Press: The relatives of
Robert Kali of Highland, who lost
his life in action during the recent
worlds war, were notified this week
that his body would arrive in New
York City from France, on Wednes-
day, June 18th, and that if the reia-
tives so desired, the body would be
forwarded to Highland, accompanied
by an escort for burial. Word was
Immediately sent back to send the
body to Highland and it is expected
to arrive here the latter part of this
week.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
First PAPER Mache.

The durable substance made from
wood pulp called PAPER mache is
claimed by Germans to be the inven-
ton Of one Martin, snuff-box maker
Of Nuremberg, about 174O. While re-
cent researches have confirmed the
fact that he made the first PAPER
mache snuff boxes, they disclosed that
the method itself had been taught him
by a Frenchman named Lefevre.
Baskerville, the Birmingham print
er, became interested in the process
In 1745 and laid the foundation for
what later became a great industry.
After a while the Germans again
took it up and until about twenty-five
years ago had a virtual monopoly of
1t. Then England and America at
tackled the problem in earnest and
have since made millions out of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
DARLINGTON.
(The Democracy

H. w. Monahan arrived in OAR
lington Saturday from his home in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, to visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Monahan.
Judge Osborn, who accompanied the
body of Rev. Sherman to New York.
will remain indefinitely in the East
where he will visit relatives.
Mrs. Nettie Wright of Monroe,
came to Darlington Wednesday to
visit the rest of the week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Wright
in Willow Springs.
Father Wrenn, formerly of Tru-
man, left last Wednesday for a two
months visit with relatives in Ire
land. Father Wrenn has been sta
toned for the last few years at Ridge
way, Wisconsin.
Ida Ruth Calvert, daughter of Mrs
John Calvert, was born in White
water in the year 1892, and died at
her home in Brooklyn, New York,
40, at the age of twenty-nine years.
the year 1918, she was married to
William Martin of Brooklyn, New
York, who with a three-months' old
son, survives. She also leaves her
mother, Mrs. John Calvert of White
water and one brother, Clarence,
who lives at Butte, Montana, her
father dying several years ago. The
funeral took place June 18th, burial
being made in the Greenwood Gem
trery at Brooklyn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
Removing Tattoo Marks.

A correspondent Of the Chemical
News says that tattoo marks will dis
appear by first being well rubbed with
a salve of pure acetic acid and lard,
then with a solution of potash, and
finally with hydrochloric acid.
These marks are also said to be re.
moved by the application of salicilic
acid and glycerin. A compress is ap-
piled over the paste, and the whole
secured with sticking plaster. After
eight days the paste is taken off, the
dead skin removed, and the applica-
ton of the paste repeated (as rule
about three times). The simplest and
easiest method Of removing tattoo is
said to be that of tattooing over the
marks with pure milk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1921-06-23
LARGE "Scotsmen."

Professor Keith, lecturing on the
way man is built, dubbed him the sky
scraper of the animal world, since he
is built On skyscraper pattern; and
referred to the extraordinary number
of high cranes to be seen just now in
London. An architect, speaking of
the same thing, somewhat mystifed a
group Of clubmen by remarking: 81
never saw so many large Scotsmen
in London in my life. One in the city
has an arm ninety feet in length, and
can lift seven tons at a radius of six
ty-five to forty feet a minute" 1t
turned out that "Scotsmen" is the
trade term for the crane.-London
Post.