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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
Leo KUz1HIt
ELECTROCUTED.
MAN SHOCKED TO DEATH
/, WHILE PLACING LAMP IN
SOCKET IN THE BASEMENT
OF HIS HOME.

Leo Kuzma, well known in this
city where he has resided for years
and an employe of the Oliver Mining
company at the Pioneer mine, met
death by electrocuton Saturday
morning while in the act of twisting
lamp into socket in the basement
of his home.
Death was instantaneous. Mr..
Kuzma had gone to the basement
to clean it out. The basement con-
tanned about an inch of water and it
was this he was attempting to
remedy. He took with him light
bulb to place in socket and it was
while doing this and standing on
the wet floor that the shock caused
his death.
Deputy Coroner Ayres investigat-
ed and found conditions as above
,tated. City Attorney went to the
scene accompanied by an electrician
and according to Mr.. Thomas, found
a piece of wire thrown by BOYS over
the main line and touching the line
to Kuzma'a residence. 1t is thought
that this coupled with the water
grounded a higher voltage through
the body of Kuzma than the ordin-
airy outlet line carries.
He was 81 years of age and is
survived by his widow and four
children. The funeral took place
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

The twelfth annual reunion of the
Vermilion Range Old Settlers Asso-
citation is now matter of history
and the old timers are already look
ing forward to the thirteenth to be
held in this city the third week of
July 1927.
The twelfth reunion was very
enjoyable one ana the Tower COM
m;ttse had spared no labor to make
it one of the most successful events
in the history of the Association.
Old residents of the Vermilion range
were present from all parts of the
country and augmented by the old
timers of Tower and Ely, made quite
gathering, it being estimated that
over fifteen hundred were present
at the picnic and partook of the
good things provided.
Headquarters were established at
the Tower city Hall where Secre-
taries "A. o. Knutson and F. c. Bur-
CESS and their assistants provided
those who had not previously secur-
ed the same with membership cards
and baages upon the payment of the
small annual fee. Here also old
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YEAR IN ADVANCE

Tuesday from the Catholic church
and was largely attended. Rev.
Father Mihelcic conducted the SER
vices.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
MOOSE WORD CONTEST
WATCH FOR THE BALLOONS.

The Moose of Virginia are spr
oring a new word contest. Contes :
ants to form as many words as pos.
sible out of ''Moose Convention
Virginia" using the different Letters
in these three words as many tin
as desired, under the rules of the
competition. All of the words
formed must be found in a standard
dictionary.
A cash prize of ten dollars, Civ
by Supervisor Garaghty, will be
awarded to second and third win
ners. The contest opens at once.
All answers to be mailed to B.
Spencer, word contest Judge, VI
ginia. Minnesota.
Starting within the next few days
the Virginia Moose will releess
number of vari-colored balloons zach
day until Convention time. These
balloons will be filled with gas and
will float on the air for many. many
miles. Any person finding one Of
these balloons should letach the
number found on safe and send it
in to Moose Convention Headquar-
ters, 227 Chestnut Street, Virginia,
Minnesota. Persons nnaIng the lucky
numbers will receive liberal cash
prizes. At the beginning of the
Convention all numbers received
will bis placed a hat and the first
number drawn will receive the high
est award, followed gy a second and
third drawing.
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wilderness which required trek of
luth, the nearest settled point He
was frequently applauded and his
audience was pleased and thrilled
with his exposition of things that
were and those that now are.
After the address by Mr.. Searles,
the program of sports took place.
The new speed launch owned by w.
o. Jeffrey of Chicago was the CEN
ter of attraction. This is easily the
fastest thing ever on Lake Yer
million capable of attaining speed
of 60 miles an hour. He was hand
icapped nearly two miles and de-
feated the neares competitor easily
in a five mile run. W. A. Aronson
won second place and George Jones
third. Band concerts by the two
bands, an Indian pow-wow, boat and
canoe races, swimming contests and
boat trips occupied the attention for
the balance of the afternoon
At $50 the annual banquet of
the Old Settlers was served in the
Gym room of the Tower High
School. One hundred and fifty
members of the association and
their families were seated and a
sumptious four course banquet was
served by Mrs. Ted Wheeler and
assistants. w. P. Chinn of Duluth,
general manager for the Pickands,
Mather company, served as tcast-
master. The Franklin orchestra
furnished music during the banquet.
POSTMASTER Chinn cited early his
tory of Tower in his opening re-
marks. Himself and father, Ricl ard
Chinn. well known in this city where
he resided up to the time of his
death, were of the first to go to
Tower when the old Minnesota mine,
now the Soudan mine, was first
opened. Mr.. Chinn is one of the
foremost mining men and as toast
master he also occupies a place in
the front rank.
Miss Angela Weinzierl gave two
piano numbers. Ronald Morcom
sang two vocal solos accompanie by
Miss Weinzierl at the piano. Oscar
Engen, an entertainer from Biwa-
blk, was forced to encores after Civ
ing descriptive song in which he
credited everything since 1892 to
eAAS 1AiiiSh iStio, VI UuSC anu dItehS
responded with Swedish dialect
song in which Ole told how
he was a "gude Teller" after his
winters work in the woods and a
Finnish dialect story by Toivo Pei
konen on the origin of volley ball.
Rev. Thomas of Chicago, a summer
visitor on Vermilion, made the adj
dress of the evening. He spoke in
humorous vein and punctuated his
remarks with several anecdotes. His
address was well received and en-
joyed. Prof. Otto Schacht and Mad
anne Sames Schacht of the Mesaba
Voice Studio of Virginia who were
in Tower for the day were pressed
into service by the banquet commit
tee and gave two numbers which
clearly showed the Schachts artists.
An operate selection in Italian was
followed by German folk song.
Their voices were pronounced the
best ever heard in Tower. Madame
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Schacht played the accompaniment
for the offerings of herself and hus-

Schacht played the accompaniment
for the offerings of herself and hus-
band.
At the conclusion of the banquet
program, POSTMASTER Chinn turned
the meeting over to First Vice Presl-
dent A. E. Fogelberg who opened
the annual business meeting IN the
absence of President Mrs. Eliza
Polkinghorne The minutes of last
years meeting were read and ap-
proved as were also the annual re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer.
The annual report of the secretary
dated jan, |, 1926, showed 1868
names on the roster of which nearly
400 were delinquent. Since that
time several have died and many
have paid their dues. 1t can be
safely said that the actual member
ship is in the neighborhood Of 5o0::
On the same date, the cash on hand
showed $6O5.O2 to the credit of the
Association.
The 30-Year Veterans of the Du-
luth & Iron Range sent their regrets
for not being able to accept the IN
vitation~ extended TO meet with the
old timers at Tower. The commit
tee appointed last year on the monu-
ment to John Owens composed OF
Chas Trezona and Henry Chinn of
this city and E. j. Morcom of Tow
er, reported that the plan to con-
struct such a monument on Jasper
Peak near Soudan was not feasible
owing to the location away from the
main travelled highways and the
excessive cost of getting material to
the location. The committee was
retained and instructed to consider
a location in Tower, secure eai-
mates on the cost and report at the
next meeting.
Acting President Fogelberg then
named a nominating committee COM
posed of John Anderson, the first
president of the Association, E. j.
Morcom, James Moonan, Peter
Schaefer, Ted Wheeler and w. d.
Gallagher who retired and selected
tentative nominees for the officers
for 1927 as follows:
President-A. ]. Thomas.
First Vice President-Mrs. Peter
Schaefer.
Second Vice President-A. E.
Fogelbferg.
SecretGry-A. o. Knutson.
Assistant Secretary. c. Bur
CESS.
Treasurer-James Moonan.
DIRECTORS years. Olof Knutson
and w. d. Gallagher.
No nomination for the several CT
fees being received from the floor
motion prevailed that the secre-
tarp cast the unanimous ballot of the
organization for the ticket submit
ted by the nominating committee.
The newly elected officers will as
sumo their duties at the beginning
of the year. With the singing of
"Auld Lang Syne" the banqueters
and annual meeting dispersed.
AT 9 o'clock the Franklin Orches-
ira opened proceedings at the pavil
ion at Mckinley Park where the an
nual ball was held. The pavilion
was crowded all evening and until
early the following morning by a
merry throng of dancers.
AS we said before, the Twelfth
Annual Reunion was just as success
full as its predecessors. While the
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crowd at the picnic was not quite as
large as on previous occasions of
this kind it is estimated that 1900
people were present. Several of last
year, attendants were missing owing
to causes which gave them valid
excuse. To offset this however,
there were several new old-timers
noticeable. The membership was
well represented and the greetings
exchanged were hearty and many.
The Association was organized with
about eighty members and has con-
stantly grown. Old Settlers Day is
considered a holiday on the VCr-
million Range and the annual re-
unions are looked forward to by a
large number. Only death and other
vital causes keep the members from
attending.
Since the Association decided to
encompass all the scheduled events
into one day, the attendance at the
picnic, banquet end business meet
ing has been more satisfactory.
Three days were formerly consumed
by the reunion and many returned
to their distant homes after the pie
mic. Under the enc day plan, they
see the whole thing through and feel
happier but perhaps a little more
tired.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
ST. PAUL GIRL
DROWNING VICTIM.
BURNSIDE LAKE CLAIMS THE
FIRST VICTIM OF THE SEA-
SON IN THE PERSON OF MISS
ELVINA HARTMAN-BODY RE-
COVERED IN SIXTY FEET OF
WATER.

Miss Elvina Hartman of st. raul
where she was employed as teach
err during the winter and at Burnt
side Lodge during the summer as
clerk. was drowned Friday after
noon at about a 80 o'clock. Several
members of the Ely fire depart
ment with graphing hooks lifted the
body of the unfortunate young lady
from sixty feet of water within an
hour after beginning work.
Deputy Coroner Geo. t. Ayres in
vestigated but deemed an inquest
not necessary. 1t seems that Miss
Hartman with VIM. A. Keller,
Jr., and his daughter. Elizabeth,
were on the lake in a canoe. Miss
Hartman was in the bow of the
craft with paddle-for the first
time it is said. The lake was rather
choppy and the paddle of Miss Hart
man twisted under the frail craft.
In trying to remove it from the wat
er she tipped the canoe. All chung
to the overturned craft for some
time, all the time drifting nearer to
an island The drowned girl was
suddenly seen to lose her grip and
sank. Mr.. Keller and daughter sue
ceeded in reaching the island and
two hours later hailed passing fisher
men. The body was recovered as
above stated.
She was % years of age, her
home being at Princeton, Minnesota,
to where the body was sent after be-
ing prepared for shipment by Under
taker Anderson of the Laing parlors.
She was a favorite at BURNSIDE
Lodge where she made many friends
who deeply regret her unfortunate
and untimely passing.
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timers greeted old timers and hand
shaking and 'fhow-are-you's" were
in order. This reception and visit
ing lasted until 1890 o'clock when
a parade was formed and the MEM
ber9 of the association afoot and in
autos paraded to the Mckinley
monument headed by President Mrs.
Eliza Polkinghorn of Hibbing, the
colors and the Ely Community and
Soudan bands.
At the conclusion of the parade,
autos provided by the committee and
others, transported all to Mckinley
Park where the annual picnic was
held. At 1890 the 'fbooya" and
coffee was served and the party en-
joyed the basket lunches prepared
by the picnicers in groups with the
-"booya" and coffee, bread and but
ter, cream and sugar furnished by
the association, or more properly
speaking-the Oliver Mining COM
pany which for years has given the
"booya and the park as it's share
of the goodies of the occasion The
Oliver. Mckinley Park at Tower and
Sandy Point at Ely. have been set
aside on the reunion DAYS alternate
ly solely for the Old Settlers Asso-
citation and the company has made
1T point to have the parks in the
best of condition and supplied with
tables and benches, stoves and wood
and everything else to make It COM
Portable for the old timers.
A week before the reunion, Super
intendent TreZona found dozens Of
tents at the park occupied by camp
ing tourists. He asked them to
leave until after the picnic in order
to have the park in condition for
the Old Settlers. The campers glad
ly complied with the request and
sought other places. He state 1 that
there was no objection to the casual
camper but that those who pitched
their tents prepared for summers
stay would not be allowed to 30 so.
Mckinley Park is a popular picnic
spot and large parties come from
Duluth and the Mesaba towns to the
park for outings and festivities.
A feature of the picnic was the
excellent coffee served. Barrett Bros.
Of Virginia, distributors for the
IN. J. B." brand of coffee, had sent
up Art Rocker, one of their best
road men, who prepared the coffee
and served it absolutely free of
charge. Art demonstrated that he
was an artist in the preparation of
this beverage and many were won
over to the use of this high-class
brand of coffee. Barrett Bros. de-
serve the unanimous thanks of the
Association for the treat furnished.
Time at the lunch tables and in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30
LOCAL MARINE AFLOAT
WITH PACIFIC FLEET

Cruising about the Pacific and Wis
iting the various ports along the
West Coast, T. E. E. Ahola, of this
city is now a member of the u. S.
Marine, detachment on the u. S. S.
California, one of the battleships of
the Pacific Fleet, according to Off
cial reports at Marine Corps head
quarters from the naval base
at San Diego, California. He left
that station recently with several
other marines assigned to duty with
the fleet.
Ahola is 81 years old and was
born in Ely. He lived at the home
of his father, Emil A. Ahola. before
he joined the Marine Corps last Dec
ember. He was stationed at San
Diego for several months prior to
his assignment to sea duty on the
California.
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doubt if there is a more beautiful
drive in the United States with it's
curves and undulations and the al
most untouched forest which, lying
on both sides of it for much of the
distance, gives it an Incompatible
attractiveness. Lake county can
point to it as unique and. with
proper publicity, it should be a
drawing card.
''In my opinion (and l am sure
there art thousands of drivers who
win agree with me) the work w iich
is evidently intended in a good many
places will so far detract from the
roads beauty as to make it like
any other road, mere means of
getting from one place to- another
as fast as possible. In, | should
guess, dozen places | Yesterday
noticed that the trees had heen cut
and other preparations made fr
Strengthening out the curves of the
drive and leveling down any un-
evennesses. This will largely de-
stroy the present beauty Of the road
and is. it seems to me. quite un-
necessary. 1t is not speedway and
work on it should not aid in making
it one. Those who wish to drive
fast and always drive fast. should
choose some other route. Any On,
capable of approaching what is to
be seen along the Isabella road is
quite content to go at from ID TO
25 miles an hour for short time.
''As the road now exists and with
a very little expenditure for widen
ing in a few places, the Isabella
route will remain JOY to the auto
mobilist and will gradually become
a real asset to Lake county. | hope
you can and will use your influence
with the county commissioners 10
leave it alone.
Yours very sincerely,
F. w. Paine.
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TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING
VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
Vermiion Range Old Settlers Association
Enjoy Pleasant Day and Program at Tower
Meetlng.--A. J. Thomas Chosen President
for 1927.

visiting round" passed all too
quickly. At 200 o'clock the pro-
gram was started by the address of
Spencer j. Searles of Duluth who
kept the vast audience on it's toes
for half an hour, feat accomplish
ed by Mr. Searles to the satisfaction
of the assembled picnicers. His talk
was filled with many references to
the courage and determination of
those early settlers who came to this
part of the world and suffered hard
ships to hew home and develop
the great mining industry out of a
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-07-30

Miss Theresa Holman, investigator
for the Minnesota Industrial Com
mission was in the city Monday OF
an inspection trip.
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Several from here attended the
Moose Frolic at international Falls
Saturday and Sunday. 200 candi-
dates were initiated into the Moose
Legion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

Washington College glories in
the opportunities it offers boy or
girl for self-help" states DR.. Tits
worth, "and the numbers OF part
time occupations for studnets in
creases as the college. grows and as
our job-fillers show themselves
dependable"
There already exist three loan
funds at the college, The Old Kent
Chapter, D. A. r., Fund, available to
girls; the Hartman Fund, available
to communicates of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, especially such
students as are anticipating entering
the ministry, and an additional fund
for deserving boys and girls. Bor-
rowing from any one of these funds
is not leaning on a charity but is
entering into regularly recognized
business contract. It is paying for
ones education on the deferred pay
ment plan. This form of self-help,
rapidly growing in public esteem,
provides a way for the 'self-reliant
Student to assist himself through
college without the necessity of in
terrupting his course to earn
money.
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STUDENTS WORKING WAY
THROUGH COLLEGE

That Washington College students
are earning approximately $1,000 a
year in successful effort to de-
fray their educational expenses is
the statement made by President
Paul e. Ellsworth, of the Chester
town, Maryland, Institution. Some
of the roles students are filling, as a
means of seh-help, are as furnace
caretakers, janitors, BARRIERS. tailors,
restaurateurs, clerks, secretaries,
statesmen, walters, student office as
sistants, bread wrappers in local
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26
OPERATOR IS HONORED
FOR HEROIC ACTION

Sarah ]. Rookie a Folsom (New
Mexico) telephone operator, who per
-ished in the flood waters of the Cimar.
ron River, has been honored, by her
former associates who have placed a
monument to her memory.
Miss Rookie, an operator employed
by the Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company, stayed at the
switchboard during a severe flood,
warning people of the approaching
danger, and thus lost her life that
others might live While nineteen
people were drowned, hundreds were
saved by the heroic action of this
brave telephone girl who stuck to hel
post until the building was carried
away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

bakeries, motion picture pianists
and orchestral musicians. One en-
terprising, and good-natured lad,
essays the task of staying with
children while their parents go out
for the evening.
a. have a high regard" says the
head of the historic school, for the
man or woman who pays in whole OF
in part his or her way through col
lege. When student VINO Is
under the necessity of self-tinancing
knocks at the college doors ne mas
already shown that he possesses
two of the primal qualities OF
success. The man in the street
calls them nerve and 1.-The ahliity
to see farther than the end OF ones
nose" The educator calls the hrst
faith" and second, vision,
The student thus lowered with
these dynamic and suecess-compel-
ling gifts makes good in ninety-nlne
cases out of a hundred, it has been
shown, Furtherfore, 1t is SAID ny
educational experts, he gathers 10
himself other resources as he WORKS
his way through college. He learns
tn program his time. He acquires
diligence. He steadies himself by
carving real responsibility. he
learns how to use money. In Snort
he gets out of his stay on the cam
nus a running start over many a
fellow who, leaning hard on other
folks for his support, has to take
three. or four or more years after
college before he is of much use In
the world.
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per minute as all electrical apparatus
is rated) but by g.p.m. (grunts per
minute).
Engineers who have examined the
movie taken of the pig have concluded
that while the motor is fabricated by
lard, it is probably somewhat noisy in
it's operation. its hum rising at times
to the pitch of squeal.
This method of churning is. of
course, labor saver for all except the
pig. 1t is not believed. however. that
it will come into general use. since its
effect on the pork market is bad. It's
result, as one engineer said, would be
to make spare ribs sparer.
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by c. F. Bateholts. of the General
Electric Company.
This little pig, which. it is said,
holds all long-distance walking and
running records among his kind, was
discovered on a New York State
farm by Mr.. Bateholts. while he was
gathering material for motion pic
ture showing contrasts between mod
ern power methods and old-fashioned
hand methods Of farming. The pig,
which was driving churn by means
OF a treadmill on which he was
mounted. was Immediately made one
OF the stars Of the film.
After some careful experimental
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26
LIFE OF PIC is JUST ONE
GRIND AFTER ANOTHER
General Electric Movie Man Finds Farmer Using Porker
to Operate Churn-Rate Machines Speed at Gfunts
per Minute-This Method of Churning Would
Tend to Make Spare Ribs Sparer,
Is General Belief.

work, it was concluded that the ma
chine operated by the pig was 1-H-P
mot one horse power but one hog
powerl and that its speed should be
measured, not by rpm. revolutions
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

When woman tells you secret
and cautions you about repeating it.
be just as cautious as she is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

People sometimes complain that
life.~after all. is just one long grind
after another. This complaint might
more aptly be used in describing the
predicament Of pig, found recently
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

A rough granite bodlder, mounted a.
her grave. bears a. bronze tablet v
this inscription:
In Honored Memory Of
SARAH ]. ROOKIE
Telephone Operator
Who Perished in the Flood Waters Of
The Dry Cimarron at Folsom, N. NJ,
August 81, 1908,
While at Her Switchboard Warning
Others of Their Danger.
With Heroic Devotion She Glorified Her
Calling By Sacrificing Her Own
Life That Others Nigh Live
Greater Love Hath No Man
Than This
ErectedfRy Her Fellow-workers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

1t won't be long before we viii
be planting gardens for our neigh
boris chickens.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

Progress costs money; you can't
get public improvements without
paying taxes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26

The best way to insure a happy
spring ii, by getting your subsefip-
ton paid in advance.