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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16

power is delivered where it is need
ed While it is possible to transmit
power more than $50 miles it is not
desirable under ordinary circumstan-
ces to do so because of high trans
mission costs and losses.
Where interconnections have
been made between the transmission
lines of various companies surplus
power capacity is passed along from
one line to another just as surplus
railroad cars are borrowed by one
railroad from another"
The people in Ely will be inter
ested to know that the Mr.. S. T..
Mitchell, who is quoted in the
Atlanta Journal article which is
distracted above, is director
of Minnesota Power and Light
Company and is also President of
Electric Bond and Share Company.
Minnesota Power & Light Company
is controlled by American Power &
Light Company, and .-.e operation of
both companies are supervised lun-
der the direction and control of the
Company's Board of Directors) by
Electric Bond & Share Company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
OUR WINTER SPORT
GETS MORE PUBLICITY

Fishing trips to Snowbank Lake
have been popular all this winter,
C. r. Rhodes with his machine fur
nishing the transportation from
Winton where he has been spending
the winter. Two weeks ago he
made tn trip with party. of fisher
men and a Virginia dispatch to the
Sunday News-Tribune has the fol-
lowing to say with an illustration of
the plane, the party and the fish:
ely fishin'" is an ancient md
honorable sport, described in detail
some years ago by such eminent
writer's on angling as Izaak Walton,
patron of fishermen, and other en-
thusiastic fish fans of yore, but it
remained for a little group of
Mesaba range sportsmen to pene-
trate Minnesota's great Arrowhead
Country with the Twentieth century
version of the pastime last week.
From his accounts we learn that
old zaak pursued his hobby when
the sun was hot, and he most likely
did his winter fishing around hot
air heater in the village tavern, as
so many of his disciples do today.
But not so his 1926 proteges.
They do their fly fishing while the
winter winds blow and the lakes are
sheathed in ice.
And instead of bringing the sly"
to the fish in the ancient and honor
able manner, these adventurous
sportsmen of today go aflyin' TO the
haunts of the finny tribe.
Changes have taken place in the
realm of fly fishin'.
| All that is needed to participate
in this most exhilarating of sports
is a courageous spirit, heavy out
| fit of clothing, an air pilot who
"knows his stuff" fishing tackle and
an airplane.
Having all these ingredients a
| party of five men, threes Virginians
| and two residents of Chisholm, em-
barlced last Sunday by automobile
for Winton where they were Joined
by Clarence r. "Dusty" Rhodes,
aviator and erstwhile stunt flyer.
In the party were Alex Eliason,
Charles Lahti and Oscar Ringer of
Virginia and F. W. Brown and Phil
Pluth of Chisholm.
Packing their equipment in the
| compartment allotted them by the
1 pilot, the men took their seats and
were soon winging northeast toward
Snow Bank lake. 80 miles from
Winton.
/ Over vast tracts of snowbound
forests and myriads of sparkling
lakes upon whose surface the sun
was mirrored in millions of beams
This was the true Arrowhead
country that was being spread un.
4 der their gaze, mile after mile Cd
primeval wilderness with no trace
of the destructive hand of man.
4 Swerving slightly out of hi:
course Rhodes guided the plane tt
where two huge bull moose were al
feed. Scores of deer were glimpset
few hundred feet below.
Then up climed the ship, up Il
! / an altitude of several thousand feet
jfrom where the scenic beauties be
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
MOTHERS DAY AT ~"
is SET FOR MAY 9TH.

Mothers of the l 900 students at
the University of Minnesota will
soon receive invitations to the third
annual Minnesota Mothers Day, to
be held on the main campus and at
University Farm Saturday, May 9Th.
Last year 1900 mothers of students
took advantage of the opportunity
to visit the university.
Established in 1924, Mothers Day
at Minnesota became an immediate
success because it gave hundreds of
mothers just the opportunity they
wanted to see the university in
motion, to visit their sons and
daughters in classes, inspect their
living quarters and meet their
friends. " Last year in addition to
the many hundred Minnesota moth
ers who went to the campus, others
came from as. far away as Alberta,
Colorado, and Missouri.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
ROTARY CLUB MEMBERS
TO DISTRICT MEET.

The Educational Committee had
charge of the meeting of the Rotary
Club Wednesday evening and Owen
Parker, Walter Englund and George
Ayres spoke on several phases of
Rotary Education. Owen spoke on
''Rotary's Duty to the Boys" Wal
ter on "Rotary's Duty to Itself" and
George on "Rotary's Duty to the
Community" The M. E. ladies
served the dinner and several fine
musical selections were rendered by
the song birds among the Rotarians.
After the meeting George Ayres, H.
j. Lockhart and B., o. Strachan left
by car for Grand Rapids where they
Join the Great Northern train from
Duluth to Grand Forks to attend the
Ninth District Convention. They.
will leave the car at Grand Rapids
and return during the night of Fri
day and Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
WHEN SOIL is WET
BEST TIME TO BLAST.

Inquiry often is made as to why
pyretol, the explosive being dis
tributed to farmers by the United
States Department of Agriculture
through the state university, seems
to be more powerful in blasting
stumps when the ground is wet than
when it is dry. When the ground
is dry it contains numerous pores
and air spaces which offer an out
let for the quickly expanding gases
formed by the explosion. When
these spaces are filed with water,
which can not be compressed, a
much greater part of the force of
the explosion is exerted on the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
COUNTY BALLOT
MANY NAMES.
PROSPECTS ARE THAT LONG
LIST OF NAMES WILL BE
ON BALLOT.

County voters will vote for COM
missioners in three districts, nine
county officers, three district court
judges, five state senators and 10
state representatives at the primary
election on June 81. Filings for
these offices close June l and al
ready long list of candidates nave
signified their intention and more
are to follow. The ballot promises
to be lengthy one.
Commissioners will be voted for
in the Second, Fourth and Sixth dis
tricts. So far the Fourth and Sixth
districts, Duluth, and Sixtieth and
for the two offices and there are
chances that more will throw their
hats into the ring before the filings
close. A county auditor, treasurer,
sheriff, register of deeds, coroner,
superintendent of schools, surveyor,
court commissioner and county at
torney will also be elected.
Terms of District Judges Bert
Fesler and C. R. Magney, both of
Duluth, will expire this year and
both will seek reelection, it was
stated. One state senator and two
representatives from the Fifty-sev-
enth, Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth
districts, Duuth, and Sixtieth and
Sixty-first, the range, will be chosen.
All present county officers as well
as state senators and representatives.
will seek reelection. The following
are now in Office: Walter H. Bor-
gen, auditor, George H. Vivian,
treasurer; F. L. Magic, sheriff;
Charles Calligan, register of deeds;
DR.. C. F. McComb, county coroner;
C. HI. Barnes, school superintendent;
Albin A. Anderson, surveyor; ]. E.
Gardner, court commissioner; Mason
NJ. Forbes, attorney; T. H. Little,
commissioner of the Second district;
William Fay, commissioner of the
Fourth district: d. N Mackenzie,
commissioner of the Sixth district
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

Minnesota is entering an era OF
"a new development which will be
felt in every line of industry. The
foundation for this development has
been laid, and the eyes of the
nation are now turned on us, wait
ing for the signal to go ahead.
Minnesota's present situation is not
matter of mere circumstance.
Its foundation has been laid by pub
lic-spirited citizens who have had
the vision to see the natural ad-
vantages of their state and who have
organized the structure through
which development work can func-
ton.
"An organ ization, familiarly
known to the people of the state as
the Ten Thousand Lakes Associa-
ton, has been in operation since
1917, and has, among other things,
developed our tourist traffic from a
mere idea into an immense indus
try that brought us sixty million
dollars in 1925 and raised our state
to third place among the great
Fairgrounds of the nation.
'The program of development be-
ing fostered gy the Ten Thousand
Lakes Association seeks not only to
induce tourists to come here for
their vacations, but to set before
the people of the nation and the
world the advantages of Minnesota
in agriculture and industry. i,
Operating under the direction or
the State Department of Conserva-
ton, the Ten Thousand Lakes Asso-
citation has an official sanction which
Immediately secures the attention
and confidence of people of every
part of the country. The Associa-
| ton is interested in the state as a
whole, and is motivated with the
purpose of giving all sections utmost
cooperation.
During the week Of May 3rd,
1925, campaign will be launched
for the purpose of securing funds
to advance the work that has met
| with such splendid success in recent
years. The money will be used in
the most comprehensive advertising
and publicity campaign ever ventur-
ed in Minnesota and the results
should greatly exceed the splendid
achievements of past years.
| Therefore, believing that such q
| campaign is for the best interests OF
the state, and heartily endorsing
the work of this Association,
Theodore Christianson, Governor OF
Minnesota. do hereby designate and
proclaim the week beginning May
3rd, 1926, as Ten Thousand Lakes
Week, and do hereby urge that al
citizens lend their utmost moral and
financial support TO the Ten Thou
sand. Lakes Association, an organiza
ton, whose only function is to aic
the development and betterment OF
our state.
| GIVEN Under my hand and ths
Great Seal of the State of Mime
sofa this 9th day of April, A. D.
1926.
THEODORE CHRISTIANSON,
Governor
Mike Holm, Secretary of State.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
TRIO BOUND OVER TO
DISTRICT COURT

County attorney Phil Stone was
in the city from Virginia Wednes-
day evening and that evening con-
Quoted a hearing before Judge
Zoretic wherein three young men
were charged with the theft of an
automobile from the garage of T.
H. Brennan. The hearing developed
the fact that the boys had borrow
ed the car without telling the own
err. The fact was also brought out
that there was damage done the car
in the amount of $140 before it was
returned. The boys, Palolampi,
Zobitz and Arvola were bound over
to the District Court for trial.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16

low took on a vision of unreality.
In less than half an hour the
plane zoomed down upon the frozen
surface of lake. This was their
destination. A few. hundred feet
from where the craft stopped stood
"a neat little log cabin, used through
out the winter by groups of sports
men.
Soon holes were cut in the ice
and lines were in the water. With
in 25 minutes the group had a fine
catch of lake trout, including sew
'eral 8 and 10-pounders
Then dinner around the fire, and
the evening and night in the kindly
shelter of the cabin.
In the morning the fishing was re-
sumed and only the fact that he
legal limit was soon reached brought
an end to the sport.
Back into the air and home to
Winton, rare experience had be-
come history in the lives of these
five sportsmen, pioneers of new
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
MISS RICHTER RENDERED
A SURPRISE PARTY.

Mrs. Emil Ahola was hostess to
surprise party on Miss Richter last
Friday evening. This delightful sur
prise was in honor of Miss Richter's
birthday. Congratulations and good
wishes for the. future were present
ed to the guest of honor in the
shape of an exquisite bouquet of
pink and cream-colored roses, which
were called a symbol of her fresh
and youthful spirit. The evening
was spent in playing cards, tho no
prizes were given. The browning
event of the party was the wonder
full birthday cake, all agleam with
pink candles, and the sumptuous
lunch which followed. The guests
were, one and all, highly delighted
with the evenings enjoyment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
FORMER ELY MAN
DIES IN ARIZONA

Capt. Thos. Wakefield, Jr., for
merly a resident of this city in the
early days when the Chandler mine
was the leading mine of the city,
died at Phoenix, Arizona, on April 3,
of complication of ailments
brought on by miners phthisis. He
has been general foreman of the
Miami Copper Co. mine at Globe for
1S years. He has visited California
and other states in the hopes of pro-
longing his life but to no avail and
he died in a hospital at Phoenix as
above stated. He is survived by his
widow and seven chillren. He was
born at Tamlin Roe Newlyn West
near Penzance, Cornwall, England
on August 26, 1865.
See 'The Eagle" at the Elco
April 20-21. Help the Business
Girls Club.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
BUSINESS GIRLS
ENTERTAIN GUESTS

On Friday evening the Business
Girls Club celebrated with their
Annual Guest Night. The large
dining room was very prettily dec
GRATED with wisterias and a green
arch over the piano. This color
scheme was carried out in the table
decorations with wisteria nut cups
and saucily capped faces wearing
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16

The choir of the M. E. church in
dulged in a birthday party Friday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Bridson, the occasion being the
birthday of Mrs. Jerry A. Harri and
Miss Florence Nankervis. Games
were played and a delicious lunch
served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-04-16
So PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

recreation which, they claim, is dss-
tined to draw ever increasing num-
beers TO the Arrowhead Country in
future winters.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-09
SECOND ROUND
GOLF TOURNEY
Is UNDER WAY
Card Of 152 for 50 Holes Will
BE Required to Eenter
Final Fight

Los Angeles, Jan. g tP) The host
OF pro and amateur golfers in the
$4,000 open tournament start the
second rs holes of the qualifying
rounds today in pursuit Of AL Espin-
Osa Of Chicago. and Chick Fraser, of
Los Angeles 4
In the first flight Of Is holes yes
terday, Espinosa and Fraser toured
the south course of the Los Angeles
Country club in 6S, two under par.
leading their nearest competitors by
two strokes.
Harry Cooper Of Dallas, Frank Walsh
of Appleton. Wis, and Joe kirkwood.
the New York trick shot expert Dali
las LETTERS of Riverside, Calf. went
around the difficult north course in
II, one under par.
Several Make Course in Par.
Macdonald Smith Of New York. vet
Gran of many tournaments, was up in
the running with par -, in COM
pany with such other well known con-
tcstants as Willie Hunter, Santa
Monica. Calf. "Wild Bill" Mehlhorn
of Chicago, and George Elm, favoritc
amateur of Southern California. Bob
by Cruickshank, Oklahoma City, and
Joe Turnesa, New York, turned in
cards of "a, along with the old vctcr-
an, John Black of Wichita. Kansas.
Yesterdays play indicated that it
will require card of 1852 for the 3G
holes to get into the 3G-holc final
flight.
There were 81 players with cards
OF 16 or under yesterday.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-09
SPORTS
1G&ESU1S
Il,
GARRISON AND
MISKE BOUT is
CALLED A DRAW
McCrOrie and Neubaucr Given
HOnCrs in Bouts With
Burnet and White

A packed house greeted the boxers
on the program at the City Gymnas
ium last evening. The opening event
on the card was a novelty fout round
bout between Jimmy Falconcr and
Young Waldron, in which honors
were even. This bout caused great
deal Of mcrrimcnt for the spectators.
The soy. gloves used were first
treated to "A thin coat Of vaseline
mixed with lampblack, the landing of
each blow. being automatically re-
corded. As a result Of the frequent
landing Of blows the contestants at
the close of the bout resembled Il
couple of leopards.
The next bout was for four rounds
between Kid McCroric and Robert
Burnct, McCrorie winning on points.
Ncubaucr and White furnished the
next four rounds, the honors going
to the former.
Referee Calls 1t a Draw
The main go, six-round bout be-
tween Buck Garrison of Bismarck
and Joe Miskc of Windsor, was rath-
err tame during the first four rounds.
each man trying to feel the other
out. However, the last two rounds
were full of action, the advantages
being equal and the referee called it
Il draw.
If the fans will continue to sup
port these events winter replete
with clean boxing will result.
o. w. Roberts refereed the bouts
in manner satisfactory to all con-
cerned
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-09
BIG CROWD AT
ICE CARNIVAL.
Band Provides Music. for
Skaters-AnOtiler Event
Sometime Next Week

More than ono thousand people,
over half of whom were on skates,
attended the first ice carnival of the
season at the municipal skating rink
last evening, and the affair was con-
sidcred great success.
The high school band furnished
music during the first part of the
evening, being protected from the
open by 1 tent. Even this failed to
be protection enough, however, and
it was impossible for the band to
play during the latter part of the
program.
Several relay races and team games
were run off under the direction of
the winter sports committee of the
Association of Commerce, which has
supervision over the rink. After the
contests were over Mrs. Frank And
rist, Arthur johnson and Bertrum
Dunn entertained with exhibitions of
fancy and figure skating.
The committee plans to have an
other similar event sometime next
weeka nd in about two weeks the
present intentions are to have a cos
tune carnival.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-09
TAX, RECEIPTS
EXCEED 1924
BY 3 MILLION
Increase. Shows General FL
nancial Improvement in
State During the Year

Total collections by the state
trcasurer's office during 1926 exceed
ed collections for 1924 by $780, $685.
50, report today showed.
Receipts from all sources in 1924
were $18,364 ,9Ol.93. Last year the
total was $22,O55,24O.4 Receipts
from all taxes, state licenses and
farm loans were included in both fig
urcs, State Treasurer C. A. Fisher
said, and the improved showing for
1925 may fairly be taken as an index
of the improvement in the general
financial status Of citizens Of the
state.
Sincs>thc state cigarette tax became
effective in April, 1926, it had
Brought $216,7l3.8l into the state
treasury. OF this SUM $185,523.S was
received from the sale of excise
stamps and $3l, 100 from licenses is
sued to dealers. Under the state law
every package of cigarettes sold in
the state must bear state stamp.
: Gas Tax Brings Nice Sum.
Gasoline and oil taxes swelled the
receipts to the extent of $685., 2O2.44.
OF this amount 100000 went to the
state general fund, $4,000 to special
fund to care for overpayments of gas
oline and oil taxes and the remain
ing $442, 2O2.44 went to the state high
way department for use in road MAIN
tenance.
Gasoline taxes collected by months
during 1925 follow: January. $751;
678.16; February, $9,985.O4; March,
S3l.138.75; April, $24.923.4S; May,
$20,l59.06; June. $59.l45.2O; July,
$72,l80.14; August, $E2,177.78; Sep
tember. $112,863.44; October, $69,32l.-
81: November. $Sl,943.30:Y December,
$66, O88.22.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-09

Subterrxncan workers never see the
light Of day. living, sleeping and
working in fhc cellars from one year
to- smother.
Some Of the most beautiful fca-
lures Of the opera house arc the
grand staircase and foyer. which is
the promenade of the fashionablcs
in lintcrmissiOns; the salon du dansc,
in, which girls Of the ballet receive
their admirers, and the great dome
of the house, csurmounted by . gi-
gantic figure Of Apollo.
All of these features, from dome
to cellar. were reproduced in exact
size and perfect detail for 1.-The
Phantom Of the Opera" One of the
big scenes Of the picture is q gala
performance of Faust. and an audi
cnce Of 5000 people fills the house
and all the five tiers of balconies.
A b&llet Of $50 trained dancing girls,
and several noted opera singers, ap-
pear in these scenes.
The building of the reproduction
of the Paris Opera House is the big
gcst thing Of its kind ever attempted.
these sets being even larger and
more elaborate than those used in
"Tkc Hunchback of Notre
Damc."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-09
Political Opposition !
to Waterways Project
Ills Biggest Obstacle

There arc only three great factors
70 be overcome in connection with
the Great Lakes-St. lawrence water
ways project, according to DR.. r. B.
Strauss, who returned last night
from st. Paul, where he attended the
tidewater congress as a delegate
from the Bismarck Lions club. These
factors, DR.. Strauss says, are first,
the, natural barrier, second the Sc
curing of the finances necessary to
do the work, and third the removal
Of the political opposition.
+ The natural barriers can be remove
cd and the finances can be made
availablc. III the opinion Of the speak,
crs at the congress, but the main
Objective of those interested in the
project must be to overcome the
third factor. Interest in the north
eastern part. of the United States,
particularly New York, are. fighting
the waterways project hard and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-09
GORDON OF NIINOT !
GIVEN new TRIAL

Minot. N. D.. Jan. -,Abraham
Gordon of Minot. convicted in fed
cral court in Minot in February,
1924, on q charge of conccaling as
sets in bankruptcy and of perjury
and sentenced to serve 18 months in
prison, has been granted new trial
by the United States circuit court of
appeals at st. Louis, Mo-, according
to information received by his attor-
ncy, Judge L. J. Palda.. of Minot.
The circuit court, which previous
" had sustained the conviction, in re-
vcrsing itself, ordered that the judg-
mcnt Of conviction be set aside and
reversed, and that the case be re-
m9ndcd to the United States district
court with objections to grant the
defendant new trial.
Reversal of the case was ordered
by the court, after reading an affi-
davit by Attorney Dudley L. Nash,
formerly ono of the attorneys for
Gordon, that at the time Gordon made
out his schedules in bankruptcy, that
he and another attorney had advised
him that it was not necessary for him
to schedule rs his property the ccrtif-
icates of deposit for $4,000 which con-
'stituted the principal object Of con-
trovcrsy in the case.