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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
A Christmas
1-r~ By James
0dIOl Russell Lowell

tfyTY HAT means this glory round
Wv our feet"
The magi unused. more
bright than norm
And voices chanted clear and sweet,
To-day the Prince of Peace is born!'
What means that star the shepherds
said,
THAT brightens through the rocky
glen?"
And angels, answering overhead,
Sang. Peace on earth. good will, to
men,
All round about our feet shall shine
light like that the Wise Men saw,
If we our loving will incline
To that Sweet Life which is the law.
So shall we learn to understand
The simple faith of shepherds then,
And. clasping kindly hand in hand,
Sing, Peace on earth. good will to
men!"
And they who do their souls no wrong
But keep at eve the faith of morn.
Shall daily hear the angel song.
To-day the Prince of Peace is born?'
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he knew the sun was shining. Granny
was shaking him.
There you are aginl Coin to bed
with your shoes on! My gracious /
don't know what ye're comm to. Now
We get up, an fetch me something to
burn. Look round in the alley. For
the lands sake, what ails yer" For
the Kid was out of the room and tear
ing down the cold old hall, and she
heard him yelling and calling for her
to come quick.
She obeyed as fast as her old feet
would take her, and they crumpled
under her so that she sat down on the
first thing, which proved to be sled,
tie newest, reddest, shiniest sled
either she or the Kid had ever seen.
Then she came to- The ;shes of a
burnt-out fire lay on the hearth; the
I'D room had comfortable lived-in
feeling, for all of its chill; the sun
came in the old windows bright with
the dazzle of the snow. But she did
not notice all this, nor did the Kid.
They were spellbound before Christ
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Light in the steeple on Christmas Morning

ing gladness out of gifts. Its rays
lighted up a garnet, where two very
hopeful youngsters were sleeping upon
very small bed, after making sure
that the light was there. In the street
below passer looked up. saw it and
smiled; another paused under the
glow and spell of 1t and dropped
coin into the poor box at the church
door. The Salvation Army lass came
out from the church porch and
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fs
Christmas in British Isle.

Christmas was introduced In what
are now the British Isles under the
Saxon rulers and was continued, In
the winter solstice when the people
had little to do. by the Anglo-Saxon
kings and the succeeding monarchs of
Norman blood. The celebrations be-
ginning with court festivities and
graduating down TO the poorest fami-
lies were frequently uproarious. In
the reign of Elizabeth the Puritans at
tackled the Yuletide festivities. but
the celebrations continued to flourish
until the rule of Queen Mary. The
Puritans, aided by the conditions
growing out of civil war. finally sue
ceeded by 1647 in abolishing the holi-
day.-George Newell Moran.
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CHRISTMAS CARDS
WILL BRING CHEER

- HEY all adorned the mantel-
" piece-the many Christmas
cards. How gay they were.
How much they helped in the
way of making the room CHEEKY
and decorated for Christmas.
Each one did It's part to add.
Yet many of those cards had
almost never come!
So many of the senders had
said
ooh, / don't believe I'll send
them card this Christmas. We
never see them any more"
But then they added
Still they are friends and it
would be nice to send them
Christmas wish"
So all the cards had come.
And not one of them was in the
way. Not one of them but that
brought its own cheer.-Mary
Graham Bonner.
20, 1874. Western Newspaper Union-)
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Let Christmas Spirit Prevail Through the Year

would work together in new and
deeper bond OF love and service? How
trivial and small would appear some
of the reasons that estrange us from
each other? How petty and mean the
little jealousies and misunderstand-
ings that hamper our way and our
vision? How different our fellow-men
would appear in our eyes-their little
weaknesses and failings would be
things to stir our hearts to pity, In
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You are very fond of music, aren't
You. Jack?'
YES, when you play 1t am" He
came very close to her and took her
hands. Berry,, / was just thinking
what harmony you could make out
of my discordant life. If you would.
Could you-could you ever" he
broke off. His voice thick with surg
ing emotion.
yes, Jack, COULD" and as he held
her tightly in his arms Beryl was ex-
ultantly happy. and felt for the first
time in her life, secure.
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thumped her tambourine merrily be
cause some genial influence had flled
her basket so full, almost dancing
down the street as the bells saw by
the cleaning light that it was time to
ring.
And so with cheering glory and with
chime
Came in another happy Christmas time
While the old steeple, still pointing
upward, remained as witness to
things high and splendid. Christie
pher G. Hazard
&C. 1924. Western Newspaper Taiou.l
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mad jump me if
she found I'd been
h e re, a n ( h a {
stockin' hung up.
She don't believe
in no Sandy Claus
nor nuthin'. II /
was you / wouldn't
say nothin' bout
my bein' here"
And the other
boy d 0 d G e d out
and a great whirl
of wind and snow
swallowed him up.
Kid, too sleepy
to undress, crawled
under a pile of
t h n g S o n t h e
humpy old lounge,
and the next thing
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The origin of the custom of giving
toys TO children at Christmas has
never been authenticity traced. 1t is
known that children Of the early
Egyptians received toys as gifts at
stated periods, during which their
elders INDUCED in festivals of good
will more than 1900 years before the
coming of Christ. = George Newell
Moran.
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OUR HEART-RADIOS
ON CHRISTMAS EVE

Cd owns the biggest broad
o. casting station in the uni
verse, and what He sends
forth to all corners of the world
is love. Every human being has
a radio-a heart-radio. If we
take the trouble to tune in,"
we are in a fair way of becom-
ing good receiving stations. And
good receiver may hear har-
monies that will vibrate through
his being like chords on a harp.
AT Christmas time we should
have heart-radios in perfect con-
'dition that we may know the
beauty of Gods love, which
manifests itself in kindness.
friendliness. happiness and good
cheer.
.'Tune in" friends. and who
knows but we may hear the
angels caroling on Christmas
Eve Martha Banning Thomas.
20, 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)
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The Gift
ByLAURA SPENCER PORTER
In the Woman's Home Companion

oH, THERE be many candles bright
~ Upon Thy tree on Christmas night;
What need that 1 should add a
light
Oh, there be many stars that shine
To make Thy Christmas heavens tines
What need is there of gold of minei
o. Little Lord, o, Little King,
With men and angels worshiping,
What gift is there that I could bringf
(The angels turned their eyes on mos
The Shepherd looked surprise on me;
The King flung cold surmise on meD
GIVE gifts" He said (and looked no
blameD
Not unto me, but in my name;
Tell some one why 1t was | came.
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It AR above the sleeping city, like
a low and leading star, like
watchful and kindly eye. like a
beacon of assuring hope, promise of
Christmas morning, beamed the light
In the old church steeple.
1t shone down through one of the
church windows and smiled upon the
pictured shepherds who found morn
Eng at midnight; and upon the stately
wise men who knew the joy OF max,
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stead of to scorn and contempt. Well
it would be for the world and for each
one of US as individuals IL the spirit
of peace, of love, of goodwill toward
all men burned in our hearts through
all the year with the fervor 1t does
today.-Katherine Edelman.
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the good of getting up, them"
Ruth Alice stretched her pretty
arms above her head and yawned.
Flora stared.
What can the postman bring you
that you haven't already. I'd like to
known But, needless to say, the per-
fectly trained maid made this remark
strictly TO herself.
But Ruth Alice suddenly relented.
"All right, Flora, bring me my slip
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Shiny Holly

In arranging holly for the table IL
will repay you to wipe off the leaves
of the holly with cloth dipped in a
very little olive oil, says the Ladies'
Home Journal. This will give then,
an especially bright and glossy appear
ance.
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ings. We were in
the Christmas spir-
it. We We're joyous
and happy a n d
filled with good
cheer. The world
was a lovely place,
and people so nice
even in its tucked
away corners, and
even the people we
had never both
cred to know well
enough before to
appreciate them.
At the other side
the r e S t a u r a n t
were many train
men. We liked
their looks, too.
Sensible. genuine
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mountains And marvellous is the
l., auty and scenery they bestow upon
nortals.
We wanted to look at the mountains
from this quaint little settlement with
its wooden sidewalks now crisp with
sparkling frozen snow.
So that we might have few hours
longer TO walk about we arranged TO
arrive very early in the morning. The
sun was not up. Almost we wished
we had not so decided But we were
told we could have an excellent break
fast at the Chinaman's. And to the
Chinaman's we went.
He had never made orange juice
but he understood what we meant
, when we explained it to him.
/. His portions of everything were
enormous. His place was never closed.
When he slept his. brother kept it
open. 1t was Immediately clean. He
| didn't mind if you went into his
kitchen and helped yourself to your
second cup of coffee or tea-it was a
shining kitchen, kitchen Of which
any man would be proud!
All, this was all so nice. Here we
/ were, far away from every traveller
and tourist, on a beautiful Christmas
holiday, about to take splendid walk,
having a hot, delicious breakfast, I'M
der the most unusual of surround
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A little tot from one to two enjoys
little games that can be played with
the fingers and simple toys such as
dolls. animals and balls made of rub
Der. wood. knitted or rag materials
and plain blocks
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-12-19
There Is
a Sandy,
Claus
egg
By FRANK HERBERT SWEET

OULD ye?" asked
the Kid wistfully.
"Ain't no S a n d y
Claus, though"
Sure / would.
No harm to try.
Didn't we make a
fire on purpose?"
Kid ran b a C X
t h Gus h the long.
drafty hall, and pres
emily returned with
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Santa Claus comes around once a
year." said Uncle Eben, Ia, de land
lord comes aroun' oEce a month. !
wish dey'd change Places
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ere6r HAT world it would be if all
DOH of us kept up the Christmas
spirit all through the year !!
How much of unhappiness, or discon-
tent. or unrest. would we all be
spared? How many foolish quarrels
and useless chickering's would never be
If our hearts held the message of love
md trust and peace that they do to-
lay? Hlw many homes would be I'M
broker nd how many plsai and women
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her attention that were waiting Ruth
Alices? She was the only daughter
of an enormously rich father. She
was also, on that Christmas morning,
the one shining hope Of half dozen
rich beaux. So you can imagine what
gifts were hers.
= At ten o'clock Ruth Alice's personal
maid, Flora, came rather timidly, but
determinedly, into the luxurious bed
room where Ruth Alice lay dreaming
among her pillows, her beautiful eyes
half closed.
swell, Flora, why are you disturb
ing me? I'm not going to get up yet
q WHILE"
''But, Miss Ruth Alicel Your father
is just walking back and forth in the
library, and asking every half minute
when you are coming down."
"Oh, dad! He wants to see my joy
over the stocking, suppose"
swell, there are lovely things down
there, goodness knowsi And such
flowers !"
"Oh, bother the flowers I don't
want them. But, tell me, has the post
man come yet"
mo. He'll be dreadfully late today,
of course"
"Yes, so I supposed. Well, what's
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fresh, dry snow under their heels. Most
of them were talking and laughing
with the light ease of those who feel
at rights with the world. But their
gay chatter only made Beryl more
and more conscious of her loneliness.
There was not soul in this whole
city she could call her friend, not one.
And as for a lover-Beryl WINGED.
Twenty-eight and never a lover!
Think of spending all of ones life
alone. "Old Maid Sands" it would be.
Oh, how terrible life was; how unIii-
terably hard on girls like her. Of
course there had been Jack Boull !.
He had always rather liked her; la ,en
her home from church parties and so
on in the old days when they lived
In Allantown. He might have fallen
in love with her if she had encour-
aged him. He was the only man who
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THOSE CHRISTMAS
CAROLS
b MARION r. REAGAN

%. 1924, western Newspaper Union,
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o WE'RE stopping
over at a little
m o u n [ a in town
which was nothing
more than a rail-
way diyisi o n a !
poin t. But all
about were splen-
did, snoW-capped
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Merry
Christmas
for Alice
YYS
By MARIAN WING

%. 1924. Western Newspaper Union,
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ERYL SANDS stood outside
the dingy little restaurant,
looking in at the heavily
steamed windows with the
absent, vacant stare of one
whose mind is preoccupied
with melancholy thoughts.
People walking along the
sidewalks crunched the
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she, Their
Christmas
Love
egg
By
MARY GRAHAM BONNER

20. 1924. western Newspaper Union,
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CiDing of Toys

EfA1A
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Uncle Eben's Wish

}. 1924. western Newspaper Union.)
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pers. I'll get on some clothes and go
down to Dad. needn't spoil his
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nth ALICE lay
abed late Christ
mas morning. What
other girl Of eight
cen w ould have
stayed laZily in
bed with the mar
velous Christmas
nrnconts waiting
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.

{ Ely, Minnesota, March 10, 1924.
Pursuant to notice, a special
meeting Of the Board of Education
of Independent School District No.
IL for the purpose of electing teach
ers and transacting any other bust
ness proper to come before stated
meeting was called to order at eight
o'clock P. M. by President VIM,
Olds, Jr. On roll CALL, the follow
ing members were found to be pres
ent:-Duncan, Gianotti, Harri, Odds,
-Slabodnik and Thompson Absent
None.
Moved and supported that the
Ely Service Garage be instructed
not to use the White bus for the
transportation of pupils on route No.
1, and that they be requested to
provide other suitable conveyance
for the transportation of pupils on
this route and that the contract for
the transportation of pupils on this
route be terminated at the close of
the present school year. Motion
carried unanimously.
Moved and supported that the re-
QUESTION for lumber for the wood
working department be approved
and the secretary be instructed to
order the same. Motion carried
unanimously.
The Committee on Schools recon-
mended the reelection Of the fol
lowing teachers at the salaries set
opposite their names and that the
teachers be given until Monday,
March 31st, to accept or reject the
tender of positions:
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place. kind of store. and as to who
is managing the campaign. You
may not get any direct returns at
once. You may be doing the wrong
kind of advertising. Diagnose your
case. decide for yourself, and expert
ment IL necessary. Use advertising
not exactly against anyone but for
yourself. Explain to the buying
public the advantages of buying at
home campaigns. convince your Gus
toners that they can get better SER
vice and merchandise at home. By
all means. then. give 1t them!
And so, you local retailers, through
credit association, through better
selling methods through more eff
Client type of service to the buying
public. and through efficient adyer-
Using, the keys to the situation
which will spell for you good bust
ness instead of just fair, You can
work out the solutions to your prob
lens Of overlapping stocks. a faulty
credit system. and outside COMPETE
ton.
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BIDS WANTED
Electric Fixtures

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board
of Education, Ely, Minnesota up to
eight o'clock P. M. Tuesday, April.
9Th, 1924 for electric fixtures to be
furnished and installed in the new
Memorial High School building, Ely,
Minnesota all in accordance with
the plans and specifications pre-
pared for the same by w. T. Bray
and c. H. Smith, Architects, GIT
Torrey Building, Duluth, Minnesota.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to eject any or all bids
and to award the work and material
to other than the lowest bidder.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned from the Architects.
All bids must be accompanied by
a certified check in an amount equal
to ten per cent of the amount of the
bid and the check must be made
payable to Jack Gianotti, Treasurer.
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
and addressed to Leonard Slabod-
mix, Clerk, and marked in lower LETT
hand corner "Bid on Electric Fix
lures"
LEONARD SLABODNIK, Clerk,
Board # Education,
3-2l 9-28 Ely, Minnesota
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ORDER TO EXAMINE FINAL
ACCOUNT.
Louis, IS.

State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, IS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Anna Janeksela, Decedent.
The Petition of Susanna Janek-
sela as representative of the
above named decedent, together
with her final account Of the admin
istration of said estate, having been
filed in this Court, representing,
among other things, that she has
fully administered said estate, and
praying that said final account of
said administration be examined,
adjusted and allowed by the Court,
and that the Court make and enter
it's final decree Of distribution of
the residue of the estate Of said de-
cedent to the persons entitled there
to, and for the discharge Of the said
representative and the sureties on
her bond.
It is Ordered, That said petition
be heard, and said final account ex-
amined, adjusted, and if correct,
allowed by the Court, at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the Court
House, in the City Of Duluth in said
County, on Monday the 14th day Of
April 1924, at ten O'Clock A. M,
and all persons interested in said
hearing and in said matter are here
by cited and required at said time
and place to show cause, if any
there be, why said petition should
not be granted.
Ordered Further, That this Order
be served by publication in The Ely
Miner according to law.
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, March
10, 1924.
BY the Court,
s. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
Attest: G. B. Clifford, Clerk Of
Probate.
SEAL, Probate Court, st. Louis
County, MINI.
A. ]. Thomas. Attorney for Estate.
3-21 A
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Recommendation Of the Committee
on Schools be approved and that the
proper officers be authorized to enter
into contracts with the teachers ac-
cepting positions. Motion, carried
unanimously.
Moved and supported that Walter
E. Englund be reelected superin-
tendent of schools for the ensuing
year at a salary of $4,000 pei
annum and the proper officers be
authorized to enter into contract
with him. Motion carried unan-
imously.
On motion duly carried, the meet
ing adjourned.
LEONARD SLABODNIK,
Secretary
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DIR. II. j. LOCkHART
DENTIST
Ely. Minnesota
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETE
TON FOR ADMINISTRATION

TON FOR ADMINISTRATION.
State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, IS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Antonio Pirozini, Decedent.
The Petition of Steve Peyla hav-
ing been filed in this Court, repre-
senting, among other things, that
Antonio Pirozini, then being a
resident of the County of st. Louis,
State of Minnesota, died intestate;
in. the County of Lake, State of
Minnesota, on the 9Th day of jan
uary, 1924; leaving estate in the
County of st. Louis, State of Min
nesota, and that said petitioner is
Creditor of said decedent and
praying that letters of administra-
ton of the estate of said decedent
be granted to the said Steve Peyla;
It Is Ordered, that said petition
be heard before this Court, at the
Probate Court Rooms in the Court
House in Duluth, in said County,
on Monday, the 14th day of April,
1924, at nine o'clock A. M, and all
persons interested in said hearing
6AA0 Al SoiQ uidttCI are ncIcDy ClIcQ
and required at said time and place
to show cause, if any there be, why
said petition should nor be granted.
Ordered Further, That this order
be served by publication in The Ely
Miner according to law, and that a
copy of this order be served on the
County Treasurer of st. Louis
County not less than ten days prior
to said day of hearing.
Dated at Duluth. Mimi, March
13, 1924.
By the Court,
s. w. GILPIN,
Judge Of Probate.
Attest: G. B. Clifford, Clerk of
Probate.
SEAL, Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Mimi.
A. W. Nelson. Atty, Ely. Min
nesota. 1921 A
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

U. S. Land Office at Duluth, Mime
sofa, February &c, 1924.
Notice is hereby given that Matt
Sutela, of Emmetta, Minnesota, who
on October 5, 1922, made Home.
stead Application, No. O13770, for
Lot A, Section 18, Township So NJ,
Range 10 w. 4th Principal Meridian,
has filed notice Of intention to make
final Communication Proof, to estab-
iSh claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Register and Re-
ceiyer of the United States Land
Office, at Duluth, Minnesota, on the
22d day of April, 1924.
Claimant names as witnesses
Victor Wenho and Lauri Rikala, Of
Emmetta, Minnesota, Herman Grin
dahl and Jacob Maxi, of Toimi, Min
nesota.
ROBERT E. PATTERSON,
Z-29 1923 Register.
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NO. O140S2.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

United States Land Office, Duluth,
Minnesota, February 81, 1924.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That
Hiding C. Anderson, OF Duluth,
Minnesota, as final assignee OF
Thomas Caution, on February ~,
1924, filed in this Office lis applica-
ton to select under Sections -2306
and 2307, Revised Statutes Of the
United States, the
Lot / Of Section IS, Twp. 6S
North, Range Ia West, and Lot
IL of Section 35, Township 81
North, Range IA West. 4th P. M,
containing 1859 acres.
Any and all persons claiming ad.
versely the lands described, or desir.
ing to object becaus. of the mineral
character of tie land, or for any
other reason, tn the disposal to ap.
plieant ,sho' Id file their afidavits OF
protest in this office, on or before
the 9th day of April, 1924.
:. ROBERT E. PATTERSON,
2-29 1928 p. Register