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that special Election was held in
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS
TRICT No. ~ st. Louis County,
Minnesota, on the 10th day of
March, 1928, and that at such
election the proposition contained
in that certain resolution of this
governing body adopted February
81, 1923 relative to the issuing of
certain bonds in the amount of
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
l$800,000), the proceeds of said
bonds to be used for the purpose
of defraying the expenses incurred
and to be incurred in the construc-
ton and equipment of a School
Building in said District, received a
majority Of the votes thereat; and
Whereas, pursuant to said cleo
ton there have been issued, sold
and delivered Four Hundred Thous-
and Dollars ($400,000.) of said
bonds maturing as follows:
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

Department OF the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at Duluth, Min
nesota, December 10, 1928.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Arthur N. Blais, whose post-office
address is Duluth, Minnesota, did,.
on the 9th day of February, 1922.
file in this Office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. O13835, to.
purchase the Lot Z, Section /,
Township 81 N, Range IL w. 9TH
Principal Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of the
act of June 8, 1878, and acts
amendatory, known as the Timber
and Stone Law, at such value as
might be fixed by appraisement,
and that, pursuant to such applica-
ton, the land and timber thereon
have been appraised, the timber
estimated 5000 feet spruce and 1000
feet popple at $4,000 and the land
$500; that said applicant will offer
final proof in support of his applica-
ton and sworn statement on the
26th day of February, 1924, before
the Register and Receiver of the
United States Land Office at Du-
luth, Minnesota.
Any, person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate contest at any time be-
fore patent issues, by filing a cor
roborated affidavit in this Office,
alleging facts which would defeat
the entry.
ROBERT E. PATTERSON,
1928 2-22 Register.
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T. Bray and C. H. Smith, Architects,
Torrey Building, Duluth, Mimi.
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject 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
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, Treas.
School Dist. No. IL. All bids must
be placed in sealed envelope and
addressed to Leonard Slabodnik
Clerk. Each envelope must be
marked in the lower left hand cor
ner IBID ON CAFETERIA" OF
IBID ON HARDWARE"
LEONARD SLABODNIK, Sec.
1-4-11. Ely, Minnesota
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sHERIFF's EXECUTION SALE.

Under and by virtue of an Execu-
ton issued out of and under the seal
Of the District Court of the State of
Minnesota, in and for the Eleventh
Judicial District, and County of st.
Louis, on the 9th day of Novem-
Der, 1928, upon a Judgment rend-
cred and docketed in said Court and
County in an action therein, where
in Axel Anderson was plaintiff, and
Jacob Kaikkila, sometimes called
Jake Haikkila and Jakki Heikkila,
was Defendant, in favor of said
Plaintiff and against said Defendant
for the sum of Three-thousand two
hundred sixty-six and 66-10O ($3,-
266.66) Dollars, and Seventy (70c)
cents increased costs which said
execution has to me, as sheriff of
said st. Louis County, been duly
directed and delivered, have levied
upon and will sell at public auction
to the highest cash bidder, at the
Sheriff's Office in the Court House,
in the City of Duluth, in said
County of st. Louis, on Saturday.
the End day of February, 1924, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of that
A~yt GIL VIC AAkAbt tAkkC anu tilbCI COT
that the above named judgment
debtor had in and to the real estate
hereinafter described on the 9th day
of July, 1928, that being the date
of rendition of said judgment, or
any interest therein which said judg-
ment debtor may have since that
day acquired. The description of
the property being as follows, to-
wit:
The Northeast quarter of the
Southeast quarter (NEA of SEA-
of Section thirty-one (31) and the
North half of the Southwest quar-
ter lNh of SWA)- of section
thirty-two (32), all in Township
sixty-one (61) North, Range thir-
teen (13) West of the Fourth Prin-
cipal Meridian, in st. Louis County,
Minnesota.
Dated, Duluth, Mimi, December
4th, 1928.
FRANK L. Magic,
Sheriff of st. Louis County, MINI.
By w. j. butcher, Deputy.
A. j. Thomas, Attorney for Judg-
ment Creditor, Ely, Minnesota.
12-14 1-18.
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Notice for Bids

NOTICE is HEREBY given that
sealed proposals will be received at
the office of the Board of Education,
Independent School District No. IL,
Ely, Minnesota, up to eight o'clock
P. NJ. Tuesday, January 9th, 1924
for the sale and removal of the old
two room frame Savoy School
Building and Outbuildings situated
in Section &c, Township So, Range
IL.
A certified check equal to ten per
cent of the amount bid must ac-
company each bid, as guarantee
that the successful bidder will COM
plete the transaction and will re-
move the building from the prem
Uses within thirty days from date
of sale and will leave the prem
Uses in a neat and orderly con-
ton. Said check to be made pay
able to Jack Gianotti, Treasurer,
and will be retained by the Board
of Education as liquidated damages
should the successful bidder fail to
carry out any or al of the above
provisions. All checks where bids
have not been accepted will be re-
turned to the respective bidders.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to pay the full amount bid
before removing any of the build
ings from the premises.
The right is reserved by the
Board of Education to reject any
or all bids.
All bids should be in sealed en-
velopes addressed to Leonard Slabod-
mix. Clerk, and marked "Bid for
purchase of school Building"
LEONARD SLABODNIK,
Clerk
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Whereas: it is now deemed de-
sirable and for the best interests of
said School District that the remain
ing Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
($400,000.) of School Building
Bonds, authorized to be issued at
said election held March 10, 1923,
be forthwith issued and sold.
NOW, Therefore, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED by the Boaord of Educa-
ton off INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT No. IL, st. Louis County,
Minnesota, that there are hereby
authorized to be issued the nego-
table coupon bonds of said District
IN the aggregate amount of -Four
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4OO.-
OO0.) the proceeds Of said bonds to
be incurred in the construction and
equipment of School Building in
said District, said bonds to be dated
June /, 1928, to be in denomination
of One Thousand Dollars (s1,OOO.)
each, to be numbered from 4O1 to
500, both inclusive, and to mature
and be payable in order of their
numbers, lowest number first, as
foil wsx
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.

U. S. Land Office at Duluth, Min
nesota, December "a, 1923.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Edwin Netser, whose post-offitc adj
dress is Grasston, Minnesota, did,
on the 9th day of December, 1922.
file in this office Sworn Statement
and Application, No. O13815, to
purchase the NEA SEX, Section
TO-, Township So NJ, Range 9 w.
4th Principal Meridian, and the tim
Der thereon, under the provisions
of the act of June 8, 1878, and
acts amendatory, known as the
Timber and Stone Law" at such
value as might be fixed by appraise-
ment, and that, pursuant to such
application, the land and timber
thereon have been appraised, so
cords of spruce at So per cord; that
said applicant will offer final proof
in support of his application and
sworn statement on the 25th day of
February, 1924, before the Register
and Receiver of the United States
Land Office, at Duluth, Minnesota.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry, or
initiate contest at any time be-
fore patent issues, by fling a cor
roborated affidavit in this Office, al
leging facts which would defeat
ROBERT E. PATTERSON,
1928 2-22 Register.
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Said bonds to bear interest at the
rate of not exceeding five and one
half per cent (51a R) per annum.
payable semi-annually on the first
day of June and December n each
year, the rate of interest to be de-
termined at the time of the sale
Principal and interest of said bonds
to be payable at the ILLINOIS
MERCHANTS TRUST COMPANY,
in the City of Chicago, illinois. All
tenders to purchase must be without
conditlon OF Qualification and be
accompanied by an unconditional
certified check to the order of the
treasurer of said School District in
the sum of TenE Thousand Dollars
| t$lO,0OO.) The Board reserves the
right t, reject any and all offers
and award the bonds to lower bid.
der. Bids should be addressed to
the Clerk. The District will furnish
the printed blank bonds for this
issue and also the opinion of Chap
man, Cutler Parker, attorneys of
Chicago, Illinois, approving the leg
atty of said issue.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED.
that the bonds and coupons aforesaid
shall be in substantially the form
| provided in the resolution adopted
by this Board of Education ON Nav
II, 1928, providing for the rorn of
bond for the $400, 900. School Build
ing bonds then authorized to be
issued, with the numbers, maturities
and interest rate as herein provided
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Clerk of said District is
hereby authorized and directed to
advertise for period of at least
two weeks in THE ELY MINER, a
newspaper published at Ely, in st.
Louis County, Minnesota, that bids
will be received for the purchase of
said Four Hundred Thousand Dol
lars ($400,000) of School Building
bonds on the 9Th day of january
1924, at 8 o'clock p. m. and that
said bonds will be offered for sale
at the time and place and on the
terms set out in said Notice of Sale.
which shall be in substantially the
following form: :
NOTICE OF BOND SALE.
PUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY
GIVEN that sealed bids for the
purchase of Four Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($400,000l School Building
bonds of INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT No. IL, st. Louis County.
Minnesota, will be received and con-
sidered by the Board of Education
of said District on the 9th day of
january, 1924, at 3 o'clock D. m. at
the Office of the Board of Education,
in the High School Building in the
City of Ely, in said District. Said
bonds are issued for the purpose of
defraying the expenses incurred and
to be incurred in the construction
and equipment of school building,
in said District, and are to be dated
the first day of June, 1923, to be
in denomination of $1,000 each,
bearing interest at the rate Of not
exceeding Five and one-half per
cent (5k s6) per annum, payable
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ORDER OF HEARING ON PETI
TON FOR LICENSE TO
SELL LAND.

ORDER OF HEARING ON PETI-
TON FOR LICENSE TO
SELL LAND.
State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, IS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Anna Janeksela, Deceased.
The Petition of Susanna Janek-
sela as representative of the above
named decedent, having been filed in
this Court, representing, among
other things, that for reasons stated
in said petition, it is necessary and
for the best interests of the estate
of said decedent and of all persons
interested therein. to sell certain
lands of said estate in said petition
described and praying that license
be to her granted to sell the said
land: 49,
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 January
1924 at ten o'clock A. NJ, and all
persons interested in said hearing
and in said matter are hereby 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, Decem-
Der IS, 1928.
By the Court,
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
Attest: G. B. Clifford, Clerk of
Probate.
SEAL, Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Mimi.
A. J. Thomas, Attorney for Peti-
As<., A
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. Il.
t<**s+<xxx<xxxxx4xxxxxx,
Ely, Minnesota. Dec. is. 1s2;

Ely, Minnesota, Dec. IS, 1928
A special meeting of the Boars
of Education of INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT No. IL, st
Louis County, Minnesota, was helc
at the Office of the Board of Educa
ton in the High School in the City
of Ely in said District on the 18th
day of December, 1928, at one
O'Clock p. M, due notice of said
meeting having been served upon
all members of said Board, as re-
quired by law. Upon cali of the
roll, the following members were
present: VIM. Olds, Jr., Chairman,
Leonard Slabodnik, Clerk, J. E.
Thompson and Kenneth Duncan.
Absent: Jack Gianotti and Thomas
Harri.
The meeting was called to order
by the Chairman, VIM. 0lds, Jr.
Mr. Kenneth Duncan thereupon
offered the following resolution ;
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, it satisfactorily appears
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Bids Wanted
CAFETERIA EQUIP EMIT
SHELF HARDWARE.

Bids win be received by the Board
of Education, Ely, Minnesota up to
8 o'clock P. M. Tuesday, January
%, 1924 for cafeteria equipment to
be furnished and installed in the
new Memorial High School building
now in course of construction at
Ely, Mimi. and for certain shelf
hardware to be furnished and deliv-
cred at the Memorial High School
building, Ely, Mimi, all in accord
ance with the plans and speeifica-
tons prepared for the same by w.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE -
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Ely. MIMI. January /. 10,

Ely, Mimi, January 1. 1924.
Regular meeting of the City
Council called to order at o'clock
P. M. by Mayor Jenko.
Present: Aldermen Maxi, Jones,
Champa, Judnich, Komatar and
Mayor Jenko.
Absent: Alderman Erickson.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
meeting adjourn until o'clock
P. NJ. Wednesday, January End,
1924. Carried.
A. O. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
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This dress is quite as practical and
smart developed entirely in one mate
rial as in two. 1t has splendid re-.
modelling possibilities, however, for it
offers an opportunity to combine two
dresses of former season into one
that is strictly up-to-the-minute in
style. The round neck and short
kimono sleeves are bound with self
material Silk, Gotten or wooden ma
terials may be made up in this way.
Medium size requires 1H yard 90
inch plain and rs yard 36-inch fig
ured material.
Pictorial Review Dress No. 1907.
Sizes, "a to 48 inches bust. Price IS
cents.
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Poor Old Paw

Poor Old Paw!
Willie-Paw?
Paw-Yes, my son!
Willie-If a man has a good head
for figures, is he a figurehead?
Paw-You get through your night
work and get to bed, young man
o
Merely Suggestion.
"I'd like to get a small book for
diary" said the timid young
thing. "I've just been married and
want to start with my honeymoon
and keep a record of everything"
How'd you like scrap book?"
asked the clerk.
Fooey!
What's in name? There amt a
thing,
Old Shakespeare was quite right, by
jung!
An onion by another name,
| know would surely smell the same.
Wouldn't it be fine if you could
win an argument with your wife as
easily as you can win an argument
with your conscience.
Youngpop-That kid of mine re-
minds me of politics.
Wigwag-How so?
Youngpop-Oh, he's so hard to
keep clean.
Luke says everyone admires a
good loser-except his wife.
Only a deaf man, however. is
privileged to devote his entire at
tention to the funny antics of an
orator.
A good idea, like match, is USE
less until you strike it into flame.
Sick boy to Mother: Father
John ought to get a taste of his
own medicine"
Talk about dumbells-we heard
recently Of a man who sat up all
night because the washerwoman
had failed to return his pajamas.
The main objection to the bath
ing suits worn in some of these
shows seems to be that they qualify
the wearers not so much for the
seashore as for the bathroom.
Luke says the only real estate
some men own is carried under their
finger nails.
Defined.
A puncture is small hole in a
tire that makes itself noticed when
you have left your repair outfit at
home and are long way from a
garage.
A boy doesn't have to go to
school, says Luke, to learn to run
from work
Here lies what is left of Tiliford
Bunce,
Somnolent as a rabbit,
A near-side car swept on him once,
And Tiliford tried to grab it!
Few people are able to save any-
thing In towns where it takes money
every time you turn around or
don't.
A Carolina man never saw an
automobile until the other day, his
ninety-eighth birthday. Luke saws
that's one reason he's 90 years old,
perhaps.
The bride who last June promised
SO sweetly to obey can now make
him lie down, roll over, or lump
through hoop every time she snaps
her finger
Some Gargler, That Nell.
Daughter Nell goes to Hi &C"
Is Dads chief brag bout Nell.
We neighbors, we
Don't give SD"
If Nell goes to 'L".
Everything has it's use observes
Luke. Don't laugh at corns. Corns
sell more autos than auto statesmen.
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LANG Hardware Co., Supplies,
$1,000 1000
Ely Hardware Co., Supplies.
Matt Sikala, Blacksmithing,
-----r 1850
Joseph Mantel, Supplies, 1882
Andrew Watilo, Jr., Freight,
express, etc.,--------- 7O4.54
Vacuum Oil Company, Oil,
$3.50
Standard Oil Company, Gas
oline and oil, 1851
Marshall Wells Co., Supplies,
oo4S
A. w. Carlson, Silver solder,
----,--------- 400
Jacobson Brothers, Shavinigs,
o.OU
John B. Grahek, Explosives,
Neptune Meter Company,
Meters and parts,----- 140.77
Supplies, --------,--- 1900
Electro Bleaching Gas Co.,
Crane Company, Supplies, 24o.5s
Owen w. Parker. Postage,
Cement, $3.50
Frank Veranth, Coal,---- 1,669.95
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Ely, Mimi, January 2, 1924

Ctfy AAlIi.t ~ AcSN'
Adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council called to order at 8
o'clock P. M. by Mayor Jenko.
Present: Aldermen Jones, Cham.
pa, Komatar and Mayor Jenko.
Absent: Aldermen Maxi, Erick,
son and Judnich.
The minutes of the regular meet.
ing held December 10, 1928, were
read.
Moved by Alderman Champa, sup.
ported by Alderman Komatar that
the minutes be approved as read
Carried.
The report of the Committee on
Accounts and Finances was read as
follows:
Ely, Mimi, January 2. 1924
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, City of Ely, Minnesota
Gentlemen We, your Committee
on Accounts and Finances, having
examined the following bills and
payrolls, find them to be correct and
recommend that they be allowed and
paid, to-wit:
Payroll, Official Department,
2,223.1S
Payroll, Court and Police De-
partment,- --- 1920
Payroll, Fire Department and
miscellaneous, 1919 806.s7
Payroll, Light and Water De-
partment,- --------- 1,762.97
ois-N
Payroll, leaning Labor 24O.57
Payroll, CITY Labor 3,442.64
Ely Fire Department, Fire
calls,-------------- 3s4.0G
d. L. Childers, Salary as Sec
rotary of Fire Department,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 5000
w. S. Mott Company, acid
charges 1890
DIR. O. w. Parker, Health
Commissioners salary $4,000
Bart Coffey, Expenses to st.
raul, 4S.Ot
A. w. Nelson, Expenses to
Duluth and SUPERIOR 23.4s
James R. Rubey, Expenses to
Duluth ------------ 22.6C
E. c. Jones, Expenses 10 Du-
utn, ZU.1e
John P. Erickson, Expenses
to Duluth, 2O.1e
The Ely Miner, Printing and
publishing --------- $3.50
/ West No. %, Rental 90. 0l
Alice Peabody, Transcript, 1900
First National Bank of Ely,
Recording fee,-------- 800
Helen Komatar, Stove,-- 1890
Mrs. M. Walsh, Meals to
quarantine hospital $3.50
Thomas Harri, SUPPLIES 4.8s
st. Paul Stamp Works, Sup
Plies, .9C
Tim Calculating Machine Co.,
The so RPiss.Griss Co., Supplies, 'O'S'
----------------- 1927
Moves Bros. & Cutler, Inc,
Duluth Electrical Supplies 80
Co., Lamps and supplies,
--------.---------- 25s.s5
First State Bank of Ely, In
terest Gravel Pit obligation,
------------- 10000
First State Bank of Ely, In
terest on warrants,--- se.72
First National Bank of Ely,
Interest on warrants,-- 1874
Harry J. Homer, Services, 5000
w. D. Haynes, SUPPLIES $500
Hanson-Peterson Co., Sup
plies, 1O6.75
Ely Candy Kitchen, Supplies,
-----------------123 1890
A. j. Fenske, Rug 108.70
Northwestern Sanitary Sup
ply Co., Brushes 5.2S
Glen-Clare Book Shop, Books,
4Z.15
st. Paul Book and Stationery
CO., Books,---------- 1887
H. R. Hunting Company,
Inc.. Books $3.50
j. A. Rothman, Supplies 92.90
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Ely, Minnesota, Dec. 9th, 1923.
Pursuant to notice, special meet
ing of the Board of Education of
Independent School District No. IL
for the purpose of considering the
insurance on the various school
buildings and equipment and trans
acting any other business proper to
come before a stated meeting was
called to order at four o'clock P. M.
by President, VIM. Olds, Jr. On
roll call, the following members
were found to be present: Dun
can, Gianotti, Harri, Odds, Slabodnik
and Thompson. Absent: None.
Moved and supported that fire
insurance in the amount of $780,
10000 be placed on all buildings
and contents in the district and that
the same be distributed in the
amounts specified in the schedule
below:
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Howdy Friends, about the only
thing a special delivery stamp is
good for is to thrill the neighbors
when one arrives at Podunk juno
ton.
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Poor Old Paw!
Wilhe-Paw?
Paw-Yes, my son!
Wille-If man has good head
for figures, is he igurehead?
Paw-You get through your night
work and get to bed, young man!
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Total ----$15, Sal .06
Respectfully submitted,
E. C. JONES,
JOSEPH KOMATAR.
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Merely a Suggestion.

Merely Suggestion.
"Pd like to get a small book for
a diary" said the timid young
thing. 1--WE just been married and
l want to start with my honeymoon
and keep a record of everything"
How'd you like a scrap book? ?"
asked the clerk.