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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
old SETTLERS
BEGIN PLANNING.
ANNUAL REUNION WILL TAKE
PLACE IN ELY ON JULY
&c AND 81.

A meeting of the officers and
directors of the Vermilion Range
Old Settlers Association was held
at the Community Center Monday
evening and the ball started rolling
for the annual reunion which takes
place in this city this year On July
&c and 81.
After settling on Thursday and
Friday and the above dates the
chair was instructed to appoint a
chairman for the several commit
tees and that the chairman be en-
powered to select his own COM
mittee. In the absence of Presi-
dent Geo. Vivian of Duluth, Vice
President F. B. James of this city
acted as chairman of the meeting.
The chair later named his chairmen
as follows:
Parade-Grant McMahan.
Reception-Mrs. Lillian Schaefer
Music-Henry Chinn.
Banquet-Geo. T. Ayres.
Dance-Jack Gianotti.
Autos-Barth Coffey.
Picnic-Chas. Trezona.
Membership-Jack Seraphine.
Sports-I. G. Cox.
The tentative program as ar
ranged is about as follows: An
nual parade Thursday morning at
10 o'clock; picnic Sandy Point with
serving of dinner at w 80; ban
quet in the evening; annual meet
ing of the association on Friday
afternoon and the grand ball in
the evening. An invitation was re-
ceived from the 80 Year Veterans
at Two Harbors to meet with them
on the 10th of July when the old
SO Spot" engine will be dedicated
was filed and the secretary was in
structed to embody the invitation
into the literature to be sent out
by the Old Settlers and that as
many as possible attend the Two
Harbors' celebration. The program
will be completed later.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
INTEND To RUN
SPECIAL TRAINS.
NORTHERN MINNESOTA LAKES
PUBLICITY ASSOCIATION
INTERESTED.

Secretary Hanson is in receipt of
a letter from President f. A. Dick
son of the Northern Minnesota
Lakes Publicity Association asking
for literature, maps and other adj
vertising matter relating to the Sec
ton around Ely. In the letter the
following is given and fully ex-
plains the objects of the organiza-
tons:
eve are expecting to run special
excursion trains from these south
ern cities into your district begin
ming next month if we can get ac-
commodations for parties of twenty
five or more.
at is our intention to give each
party a two weeks outing in the
north for stated amount of
money, we to furnish transporta-
ton, lodging, meals and amusement.
We are personally interested in the
Burnside Lake district and hope to
take train-load in there every two
weeks if you can find accommoda-
tions at a right price. Any infor-
nation you can give US will be
greatly appreciated"
n leIter mas also DSen received
from Secretary Donald Hough of
the Superior National Forest Asso-
citation in regard to having the
Commercial Club name, member
to serve on the board of the Asso-
citation. In addition to the name
to be selected by the Commercial
Club the following have been asked
to serve: DR.. G. T. Ayres, C. A.
Dahlgren, M. w. Peterson ana Geo.
L. Brozich. This would give Ely
five members on the board. Score
tary Hough says that a part of
the work of the association will be
to give out information and pub
licity regarding the Forest. This
will be done through newspapers,
through the Isaac Walton League
monthly, which is the official pub
LEGATION of the Association, through
the monthly bulletin to be sent to
all members, and through the per-
sonal service of the secretary. 1t
is earnestly urged that the Com
mercial clubs of the towns at the
entrances to the Forest assist in
this matter by supplying any and
all information pertinent to recrea-
ton within the Forest to the secre-
tary, so that the publicity can be
carried out"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
ANNUAL SCHOOL
EXHIBIT TONIGHT.
THE EXHIBIT THIS YEAR PRO.
Misses TO SURPASS PRE-
VIOUS NOTED EFFORTS.

The annual exhibit of the work
of the Ely schools is scheduled for
tonight at the Industrial Building
from to 9 p. m.
The exhibit this year promises to
overshadow past exhibits and this
is saying much as Ely in the past
has been noted for it's excellent
school exhibits. In addition to the
usual exhibit at the Industrial
building "Style. Show" will take
place at the Auditorium at 8.15.
The exhibit will embrace the
handiwork of the pupils from the
smallest to the upper grades. The
art, domestic science and the in
dustrial exhibits are touted as be-
ing extra fine as we'll as the pen
manship and mechanical drawing
showings.
Admission to the exhibit is free
and everyone is invited to see what
has been done during the past year
and the progress made by the
pupils. Parents are particularly in
vited to be present The industrial
plant will be in operation as well
as several of the other departments.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
sixty miles of public roads, the
of which are under the

sixty miles of public roads, the
majority of which are under the
sole care of the town of Morse"
: Development of farm land will
be retarded if not entirely stopped
as result of this annexation. Mr..
Hilton !. charges. The annexation
will result in no benefit to the res
idents of the territory taken by
the city of Ely, but will result in
excessive taxation without the COR
responding benefits to anyone ex-
cept the. present residents of Ely.
''The city now owes bonds in ex-
cess of $4,000, and is now con-
templating the issuance of add
tional bonds to be used for the
benefit of the city, it is charged.
s'The supervisors of the town of
Morse were not parties to the an
nexation proceedings, they aver,
and are unalterably opposed to it,
joining in a request to the attorney
general that he institute proceed
ings to have the annexation de-
clared void.
"The encouragement further
charges, that the annexation pro-
ceedings were instigated, engineer
ed and dictated by the city of Ely
and its town officers, in order to
contract greater amount of bond
ed indebtedness, and that upon in
formation and belief, the officers of
the city by intimidation and threats,
caused many residents, who voted
for the annexation, to vote for it
by threatening that . the electric
lighting now being supplied to the
residents. of a part of the said an
nexed territory by the city of Ely,
would be discontinued if the ter
ritory should not be annexed 20 the
city, and further that they would
not be permitted to take water
from the city water mains as here
tofore.'
SLY was incorporated as city
of the fourth class in 1917, and the
assessed valuation of the city, for
taxable purposes. is $7,377,8S3 for
population of 1902. The city is
limited by its charter to levy of
40 mills on the dollar, exclusive of
taxes, for school purposes. The
levy for 1917 was $145,715.l7, and
the levy for 1922 was 1851 III. 06."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
ELY ANNEXATION
BASIS Of SUIT.
STATE MIKES IN ON THE LATE
ANNEXATION TO ELY
OF 626.25 ACRES.

Writ of quo warranto, returnable
June 9, ordering Frank Jenko, may
or, and the aldermen and city clerk
of this city, to show cause why the
annexation of 626.25 acres Of the
Town of Morse. April 10, should not
be declared illegal and void, was is
sued out of district court late Tues
day on order of Judge C. R. Mag
ney. An information, charging that
the city of Ely and the city offic-
ers illegally annexed territory in
the adjoining town, solely for the
purpose of adding valuable, pro-
perty to the city, in order that it
might be able to contract great
er amount of indebtedness and ad-
ditional taxes might be levied, was
filed by Clifford L. Hilton, states
attorney general.
Son March "a, the attorney-gen-
eral relates, a petition, signed by
five persons, claiming to be res
idents of the territory, consisting
of 626.25 acres, was presented to
the council of Ely, with the re-
quest that an election be called for
the purpose of voting on an annex
alton.
"The petition related that there
are 224 residents in the territory,
but the encouragement charges
that census was not taken accord
ing to law, and he AYERS the count
was incorrect.
"At a special meeting of the
council, March %, the council voted
for the calling of an election and
it was held April 10. Forty-seven
votes were cast, thirty-four in fav-
or of the proposed annexation and
thirteen against.
"The assessed valuation of the
territory annexed is $1,641,145, of
which $1,568,214 is real estate and
S72,931 personal property. More
than 99.6 per cent of the assessed
valuation is on the mining property
of the Sibley mine.
"None of the property annexed
is situated so as to be properly sub
jected to municipal government,
and the annexation was for the sole
and only purpose of acquiring tax
able property rather than for the
purpose of extending the city gov
eminent" the encouragement
charges.
eff the annexation is permitted,
there will be left within the town,
taxable property amounting to only.
S11S,484, and a total tax Of ST.
606.73 can be collected for a ter
ritory consisting Of approximately
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
authorized in Hennepin and Ramsey
Farmers Vote Increases.

Farmers Vote increases.
A significant feature Of the last
table is the increase of more than
100000 this year in township road
taxes voted mainly by farmers. This
is held proof that farmers favor the
building of good roads and are will
ing to pay for them.
While local road and bridge lev
les are reduced by 1900, 000-near-
ly as much as the first year under
the Babcock plan-the available
total, it will be noted, is increased
more than $7,000,000 by the county
bond item.
The new highway plan has OPP
Grated to provide counties with
nearly five times as much road
money as before, the bulletin states.
Under the old plan the average
county spent 80 per cent Of it's
funds on the main highways which
now are being improved by the state
with auto tax money mainly. Farms
fronting trunk highways pay the
regular county and township road
and bridge taxes all of which are
used on local roads. Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Duluth car owners pay
about third of the auto taxes and
that goes for rural highways, not
dollar being used within those
cities.
Trunk Fund Dwindles.
Although the trunk routes carry
four-fifths of the traffic and tonnage
on the highways of the state, funds
for their Improvement and mainten-
ance are proportionately small this
year. Good roads advocates are
deprecating this fact and asserting
that the trunk highways are more
than self-supporting. They point
to practical tests demonstrating that
the Improvement of the entire sys-
TEN could be paid for in full with
in five years with the savings on
car and truck operation to be made
on good roads. They add that tour
lists who leaveAmore than $30,O00,-
600 of new money in the state
every year are a source of revenue
to be credited chiefly to good roads
attractions. Also, they add that
the proposed tax on gasoline will
add to the direct returns, and at
2-cent rate provide $3,OO0,000 more
road money each year, at cost of
but So to the average car owner.
The same good roads faction de-
clares that in justice and economy
to the automobile and truck owner
the average tax should have been
put at SIS as agreed. ''It would
soon be worth SIS year of any
car owners money to enjoy the
privilege of driving on Minnesota's
improved roads, to say nothing of
reasonable car taxes, declared an
enthusiast"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
BAND MEETING
WELL ATTENDED.
LARGE NUMBER OF MUSICIANS
TURN OUT AT FIRST MEET.
ING.

The first meeting of the must
clans of Ely and others interested
in the formation of a good band
for this city met Sunday morning
at the Community Center and tenn
porary plans were made for the
organization. Another meeting was
held Wednesday evening and it was
decided to begin practice tonight.
Judging by the enthusiasm dis
played there will be no trouble in
getting together forty or fifty must
clans with instruments here for a
municipal band. Already nearly a
half hundred have signed the roster
and will be given try-out. Prof.
H. P. Reinshagen was present and
outlined the method of organiza-
ton. Albert McMahan, chairman
of the music committee for the
American Legion, spoke at Sum
days meeting and others also ex-
pressed their views.
Mr.. Reinshagen appeared before
the grade pupils at assembly yes
terday morning and told them of
the plans in their behalf. His talk
was received with enthusiasm. The
Prof. will be at the school every
day except Saturday after June 1st,
and will instruct the pupils on the
several instruments. Parents are
requested to send their children to
the school with the instrument. A
year ago, Miss Wilcox of the school
faculty gave large class violin in
struction. After her removal, this
was dropped and large number of
instruments have lain idle the past
year. Instructions on the violin,
and other instruments will be given
as we'll as in the technical funda-
mentals of music.
The engagement of full. time
instructor of instrumental music
for the school and the city has met
with the approval of the people
who have deplored the lack Of a
good band here notwithstanding the
availability of large number of
good musicians in the city. 1t is to
be hoped the movement will live
up to its present bright promises
and this long felt want will be
filled.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
TALKED ON BOYS WORK
- AT ROTARY CLUB.

At Wednesday Evenings meet
ing of the Rotary Club, Boys Work
was the topic for talks and this
Committee had charge of the meet
ing. The ladies of the Swedish
church served a fine dinner. The
Club decided to stand behind the
Boy Scout movement and do all in
its power to further the scouting
cause. Permission to use the Scout
Camp on BURNSIDE was granted the
Girl Scouts for three weeks right
after the close of school and the
directors were instructed to get the
grounds in shape after their win
ter's idleness. Bruce Strachan and
others spoke on Boys Work.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25

Totals, -$13,O 32, 900 S $3.50, 900
Maintenance costs on trunk routes
this year are placed nearly 100000
higher than last, making a further
reduction in available building
funds.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
BOYS HELP FORESTER
PLANT PINE TREES.

Forest Assistant VIM. Barker and
Ranger Thos Denley assisted by
twenty-nine boys of the Ely schools
under the leadership of S. F. Olson,
teacher of biology, planted 5000
Norway pine seedlings in the burnt
over territory at the. south end of
Birch Lake last week. While at
work the boys also collected large
number of biological specimens
which are being prepared for ex-
hibition at the annual school ex-
hibit tonight and tomorrow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-05-25
81 OUT Of S. FOR
. LOCAL ROAD USES.
NEW STATE PLAN ENABLES
COUNTIES TO CUT TAN
LEVIES.

Minnesota cotfnties are spending
nearly five times as much on local
roads since the state under the
Babcock good roads plan relieved
them of the expense of improving
and maintaining the main highways.
Townships also are making new high
records in road improvements, hav-
ing voted to use 5000 more
this year than last. Progress on
the state highway program, how
ever, will be slowed up by lack OF
working capital. 50
The showing is from official fig
ures given in state highway bull
letin. The records disclose that
out of every SIS of Minnesota road
funds this year 81 will go on local
roads and the remaining 81 on the
trunk highways which serve eighty
per cent of the highway users.
State trunk highway income, if
put up to the agreed SIS tax on
the average motor vehicle. it has
been announced, would prove ade-
quate to meet demands although
the present method of using the
funds will not yield the quickest or
largest results.
County Funds Compared.
St. Louis county road and bridge
funds for this year and last are
taken from the state auditors tax
abstract and are official:
Local Road Taxes-1922 1928
State Aid, IS 364,186 S 363,279
County Eds 1,893,764 1,634,031
City-Vil'ge, 486,319
Towns'p Eds, 919,611 910,340
Totals, $3,663,880 $2,907, $50
The funds itemized above will be
used by local road authorities for
betterments and repairs inside the
county on other than trunk high
ways.
Companions for Two Years.
Minnesota road funds to be used
this year include $25, 100000 for
local roads and $3.50, 900 of cur
rent revenues for trunk highways,
the latter figure being exclusive of
county reimbursement bond money
which cannot be estimated yet with
any accuracy, but which will APP
proximate $4,000,000 for both 1928
and 1924. The. division of this
money with 1922 comparisons fol-
lows:
For Trunk Highw'ys, 1922 1923
Motor Vehicle
Taxes,---$ $500, 900 s $500, 200
Fed. Aid,-- 100000 1,850,OOO
County Reimb.
Bonds, - $4,000 100000
Totals, --s13, os2, 900 $1o,35o, ooo
County Binds,
Int 2,250,oOC
Totals, -$13,032,000 S $3.50, 600
Maintenance costs on trunk routes
this year are placed nearly 100000
higher than last, making futile,
reduction in available building
funds.
Local Road Taxes, 1922 1923
State Aids 2,O26,794 s. 2,017,00
County, 10,022,4 48 $3.50, 682
Township, 6,139,673 6,445,121
City-Vipge. 1,622,357 1,104,31s
County BIDS, 5000, 00(
Totals -s1s, s11 ,272 25,s9s, 121
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
PROPERTY TAX IS
INSUFFICIENT FOR
SCHOOLS---BURR|S
Increase Revenues From In
comes to Support Edu-
cation Is Appeal.

By Times Special
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Dec. t.
School costs in recent years have ad-
vanced to such point that 1t is al
most impossible to maintain q mod
ern educational system on a property
tax basis, declared Benjamin j. Bur
ris, State superintendent of public in
struction, in an address heer today be-
fore the centennial celebration of
teacher training.
Under Indiana's taxation system
a man may carry on a successful
business on property Of small value,
accumulate a substantial income. in
vest it in tax-free securities, and thus
escape a burden which only adds to
increasing the rate of taxation of the
property owner not so favorably
situated" Burris said
Burris indirectly made an appeal
for increased income taxes to support
the growing costs OF public education.
The State is confronted with a
problem Of vital significance. he said.
Erection OF new buildings was cited
as one Of the important items re-
sponsible for the enormous increase In
education costs. A secondary cause
is the Debated purchasing power OF
the dollar Burris pointed out.
More and more the school is asked
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07

Workers Purcture Wall With
Drill and Water RuSheS In.

BIZ Or Fted Press
BELLEVILLE. H.. Dec. Work
ers IN the Radium coal mine pune
tured the wall OF their entry with
pneumatic drills late Thursday food
ing the mine from the waters Of an
adjacent abandoned mine.
Three OF the $50 miners were caughJ
In the food and drowned Two bodies
were located but could not be moved
The dead ares Louis Ambroster. as
William Lescher. 30. and John Ev
ans. IS.
The mins wall collapsed with a deaf
ening roar. and waters and gas poured
into the tunnel
All OF the men except the three
seen washed. away reached. the NAH
shaft. AND were lifted the, sixty feet 70
the surface
Six men overcome by gas were car
ried to the elevator cage in the ma!:'
shaft and brought out. Pulmotors re
suscitated them. Their recovery wac
immediate
Eight feet of water covered every
entry except the main shaft. when
Is on q slightly higher level. -Four
mules also were drowned
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
LARGE CHECKS GIVEN
TO ANTI-PLAGUE FUND
Many Companies and Individuals
Contribute to County Work

Large checks for anti-tuberculosis
Christmas seals are being received
at tl.e headquarters Of the Marion
Count, tuberculosis Association in
the Pytiian Bldg. Miss Mary A
Myefs. executive secretary. said to-
day. 49,. ~,
Plel Brothers Starch Company. 500; Eli
T1llv & Co. 500: American Contra Llte
Insurance Company. 500; Kingan Co.
$50. Mooney Niue 'er-Ward Company, sou
Leader Speed atty Company. $50; J. P VIA
ste Bank $50; Indiana National
Bank. $50: Mrs Charles Mayer. $50; Pub
30. Insurance Company, 500: United
Mine Workers of America. $50; Mer"hants
-.-,u- Bank. $50: Bishop Joseph Char
trsnd. $50: L. S. Ayres & Co. $50 Rail
'-er-s Bui ding and Savings Association,
s25; Indianapolis Light and Heat Company
. ~ oss Brothers S25: Fletcher Amerl-
can Company, sos: indianapolis Tool and
Manufacturing Company S25; BriclK!ayers
N~sons and Pastors International Union.
S95. Kiefer-Stewart Company. S25: Mer-
chants Heat and Light Company. S25. Pear
PIANO COMPANY. Sg5: Murat Temple
A. z. o. N. NJ. s.. $50; John J. Madden
Manufacturing Company, $50; L. Strauss &
Co. S25; John Deere Plow Company. S25:
o D Hoskett Lumber Company. S25; Re
public Creosoting Company. s25; Taggart
Baking Company S25: Stutz Motor Car
Company. S25: Stewart-Carey Glass Com
panv. sos. Capitol Lumber Company. ) .; ;
Goldstein Brothers. S25; Mrs. Samuel Reid
and the A. wilkinson Lumber Com,
pany. S25.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
AMERICAN FARM
IS GENERATIONS
BEHIND PETEET
III hkbRHA HG&@H -
Farm Bureau Director Says
Agriculture Is Un-
developed.

American agriculture is three gen
erat4ons behind other basic industries
and the rural sections are a full gen
GRAFTON behind cities and towns in
development, declared Walton Peteet,
director of cooperative marketing of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, in an appeal for cooperative
marketing at the convention Of the
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation at
the Claypool today.
"Other industries have advanced,
both because of improved machinery
and because of ncorporation-the in
strument by which they cooperate to
maintain a profitable difference be-
tween the cost of production and the
selling price of their commodities"
the speaker said.
Peteet attributed the -. farmers
plight to their practice Of dumping
their products blindly on the market
and taking whatever the buyer
wished to give them
W. Fl. Settle OF Petroleum, Ind, Was
reelected president Of the Federation
Other new officers: Scott Meiks Of
Shtlbyville, first vice president; James
G. Covert of Franklin. second vice
president National directors are: T.
l. Ferris. Pleasant Lake; w. H Settle.
Petroleum. and John N. Dyer. Vim
CHIMES
Delegates to the national conven-
ton named were: Oscar Larnn. Ok
ford: J. A Warren. Kauts; H. K Der
rick, Sullivan. w. r. Roop. Button:
William Bosom. Indianapolis, and Ev-
erett Mcclure. Aurora.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
SHOW : DANCE
Generous Support of Public Is Fore
cast for Benefit.

Generous public support OF the bene-
fit show anu dance Of the Indianapolis
chapter No. !, Disabled American
Veterans of the World War. at Tom
Hnson Han next Friday evening is
forecast by George T. Beckner. com
mander who reports many tickets
purchased to date. The post spent
$4,000 in welfare work for disabled
men last year. Proceeds from. the
benefit will go toward continuance of
this work
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-07
RECORD HOLIDAY
MAIL PREDICTED
BrySon Reports Big Increase
Over 1922.

Record breaking postofice business
for the holiday season was predicted
by Robert H Bryson. postmaster, to-
day. The first five business days OF
December showed an increase OF $685.
600 in receipts over a similar period
Of 1922.
Never before has tho mailing OF
Christmas packages started so early.
he said.
Indianapolis stood sixth in the cities
Of the United States in percentage
Of increased receipts over those OF
last wear for the month Of November.
according to word received from the
postofTice department at Washington
by Bryson Friday. The increase was
Il per cent.