The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-10
Commercial Club and Wilton Gianotti
guest of Mr.. Barr.

Commercial Club and Wilton Gianotti
a guest of Mr.. Barr.
The party arrived Saturday after
noon at about O'Clock and were~at
once taken across Fall Lake In
launches. Two Of the party whoaar-
rived late were taken in the Rhodes
plane. Trucks were waiting at the
portage and took all to Eastwood
Lake where the launches of the VII
derness Outfitters and Henry Chosa
took the party to the Wilderness Fish
ing Camp. After cacheing their bag
gage at the Camp the boats took the
committee for trip around the lake.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, the
party only went to Prairie Portage and
after inspecting the havoc wrought
with the shorelines at Birch Lake the
return trip was made. It was the in
tention to bring the party back via.
the English Channel but darkness
made this impossible.
On the return from the lake trip&s
most appetizing fish dinner was serv-
ed at the Wilderness Fishing Camp.
Fried pike and baked lake trout with
the necessary elegantly prepared side
dishes rapidly disappeared. The party
was hungry and plainly showed 1t.
Landlord "Pete" Peterson was. present
and spurred the party on by contin-
ually keeping the plattersl filed with
the delicious fish and other eatables.
The night was spent at the Camp.
Early in the morning the party par
took of an elegant breakfast after
which the return trip to Winton was
made. While getting ready, Congress
man White of Denver and Mr.. Barr
made short circle around an island
in the lake and returned with q fine
6 pound northern pike. The party was
photographed on the dock, Judge
White and his fish being the center
Of the group. A fawn deer, named
BILLY" which makes its home at the
camp also got into the picture but
clearly proved 1t was no politician for
when being petted by the Congress
men it shook its head and took to the
woods.
Local citizens and their cars were
waiting at the Winton dock and the
party was taken to Tower where they
began the three day trip to the lakes
and streams in the water plan of Mr.
Backus. While here the Congressmen
on the committee and the accredited
newspaper men were the guests of the
Ely Commercial Club and the Club
was highly complimented in public
statement made by Congressman New
ton just before leaving the fishing
camp. j. H. Cleland, representing the
Minneapolis Tribune. who has been
guest here on several occasions was
heard to remark to some of his neigh
bors at breakfast that "for real ac-
complishment and efficiency, give me.
the Ely Commercial Club" Coming
from man who probably in his work
has come in contact with about every
club in the state, this means much.
Upon arrival at Tower the party be-
came the guests of the Tower CONNER
cial Club who acted as hosts with. q
launch ride to the head of Lake Yer
million and dinner at Idlewilde. Con-
gresham Walter Newton, j. F. Gould
Mel r. Nyman were in charge of the
trip and made all arrangements. At
Tower the party was also joined by
Congressman Harold Knutson of st.
Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. John LaSalle and Mr..
Harry Hilmert of Chicago are in the
city guests Of Mrs. LaSalle's and Mrs.
Hilmert's uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs.
Cyrille Fortier. They made the trip
by auto and are very much pleased
with this section. They were most
agreeably surprised over the appear
ances of the cities and towns on the
ranges.
w. E. Tipping of Virginia was a
business visitor in the city this week.