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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made in the
payment of the sum Of four hundred
thirty-nine and 27-100 dollars ($439.2D
which is claimed and is due and pay
able on note secured by mortgage
duly executed and delivered by Emil
Sertich a single man mortgagor to
Anton Slogan and Mako Slogan, as
Slogan Brothers mortgages, dated the
25th day of October, 1926 and duly
filed in the office of the Register of
Deeds in and for the County of St.
Louis Minnesota, on the 4th day of
November, 1926, at 9 o'clock A. M. and
duly recorded in book sci of mortgages,
on page 226, and whereas said mort
gagor also executed and delivered to
said mortgages another note payable
to the order of mortgages in the
amount of two hundred nine and So
100 dollars ($20950 of even date as
said mortgage, and which is one Of
two notes described in said mortgage
and part of the debts secured by said
mortgage, which said note is due and
payable on or before two years after
date, with interest at the rate of $50
per annum, that this time the amount
of said note with interest is two hum
dred twenty-nine and 81-100 dollars,
(S229.81) and further whereas one OF
the provisions and stipulationS of said
mortgage is, "if default be made by
party of the first part in any part OF
the foregoing provisions, it shall be law
full for the party of the second part
his heirs, executors, administrators or
assigns or his attorney to declare the
whole sum due and payable by said
mortgage"
That Mortgages by reason of the
default of mortgagor in the payment OF
the sum of four hundred, thirty-nlne
and 27-100 dollars ($4392D which is
due at this time, declare the whole
amount secured by said mortgage in
the sum of six hundred sixty-nine
and O8-100 dollars ($669.08) now due
| and payable pursuant to the provisions
of said mortgage.
Now, Therefore, Notice is hereby CIV
| en- that by virtue of the power OF sale
| contained in said mortgage and pur-
| Suant to the Statute in such case made
| and provided, said mortgage will be
| forecloSed and the premises described
and conveyed in said mortgage, viz;
Lots seven and eight q & 81 in block
ten Q0), Whiteside'S addition to Ely,
according to the plat thereof on file
and of record in the office of the
Register of Deeds of said County of st.
Louis Minnesota, together with all her
editaments and appurtanences there
to belonging, will be sold at public
auction to the highest cash bidder to
pay said debts, interest and fifty dol
lars ($5000) attorneys fee stipulated
for in the mortgage in case of foreclos-
ure and the disbursements allowed by
law, which sale will be made by the
Sheriff of st. Louis County, Minnesota
at his office at the court house in the
City of Duluth, Minnesota at ten Q0)
o'clock A. M. on the 14th day of July
1928, subject to redemption as provided
by law.
Dated, June LIST, 1928.
ANTON Slogan,
| MARKO Slogan as SLO-
| GAR BROTHERS.
A. j. Thomas,
Attorney for Mortgages. 6-l TO.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
Notice for Bids
Steam Coal

NOTICE IS HEREBL GIVEN, That
sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Education of Independent
School District No. II, Ely, Minnesota
up to eight o'clock p M, July 10th
1928 for 1900 tons, more or less Zenith
Screened Lump, or similar grade OF
steam coal, and 100 tons, more or less
Pocahontas coal, to be weighed on the
school scales and delivered to the var
ious school buildings in the City of Ely
as ordered and directed by the Board
of Education for period of one year
Railroad Company weights or State
WeighmaSter's certificates must be fur
nished for coal delivered at the Savoy
and Winton School buildings.
A surety bond in the amount of
$4,000 must be furnished by the sue
cessful bidder.
ALI bids must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of 5000,
and made payable to E. G. Jones,
Treasurer.
All bids should be in sealed envelopes,
addressed to j. E. Thompson, Secre-
tary, Ely, Minnesota and plainly mark
ed bid on Coal"
The Board of Education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. 6-29 7-6.
j. E. THOMPSON
Secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06

In that region the state had its reg
ular sections 10 and SO, it had con-
siderable areas of school and other
indemnities selected there because all
the good land was gone, and there
was a very large proportion of swamp
land-it was here and in the Red
River Valley that the suspicious OF
Andrew Jackson Sparks cost Mime
sofa the loss of 100000 acres OF swamp
lands.
At the same time, some OF Braden's
selections were made with special
reference to the probability of mineral
values, which were then thought to
lie on the eastern Mesaba where de-
velopment is still in the future.
One property, the Mountain Iron
slipped through the states fingers. 1t
was on one selection list, but dlsap-
peared in a revision of the list and
while nobody was held at fault, 1t was
always suspected that the thing was
juggled somehow. Anyway, the state
was out $l0,000,000 the royalty on
100000 tons.
AS an offset, the state afterwards
established its claim to ore beds un-
der the waters of meandered lakes,
regardless of the riparian owners
title, by which the state gained, ac-
cording to Auditor VERSIONS estimate,
a royalty of dollar a ton on 50,000,-
900 to 100000 tons. In the light
of existing conditions, that estimate
is regarded as much too generous.
So the state got its share of the
breaks.
To go back to the beginning, Bra
den, as early as 1886, refused to offer
for sale state lands in the mineral
belt in st. Louis, Lake and Cook coun-
ties, until there should be law re-
serving mineral rights. In 1889 a
law was passed on the lines he recon-
mended, for leasing mineral lands at
a royalty of IS cents a ton.
Right on top of that came the Me-
saba discoveries and every forty was
a prospect. The state took in $6,225
the first year for prospectors' leases.
In 1892 there were 1879 leases out
and 257 had been converted into con-
tracts. OF which only few ever pam
ned out as mines.
Those few, however, have made am
pie contributions to the trust funds.
AS Iverson remarked some years later,
1.-THE state gave away 100000 acres;
they did not know and they could not
know that six fortieS would be on the
tax roll in 1914 for 28,00O,O00 tons,
with prospective royalties of $4,000
600 for the swamp land fund"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
ORDER OR HEARING ON PETI-
TON FO ADMINISTRATOR

State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, SIS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mar
tina zoretic, Decedent.
The petition of Mary Poppovich
having been filed in this Court, repre-
senting among other things, that Mar
tina Zoretic, then being resident of
the County of ST. Louis, State of Min
nesota, died interstate; in the County
of ST. Louis, State of Minnesota, on
the Goth day of June, 1923; leaving
estate in the County of st. Louis, State
of Minnesota, and that said petitioner
is sister and one of the next-of-kin
of said decedent and praying that let
tiers of administration of the estate of
said decedent be granted to Leonard
Slabodnik.
1t Is Ordered, that said petition
be heard before this Court, at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the Court House
in Duluth, in said County, on Mon
day, the 23rd day of July, 1928, at
nine o'clock A. NJ, and all persons in
terested in said hearing and in said
matters 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 Min
er according to law, and that 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, June 25,
1928.
BY the Court,
Attest: S. w. GILPIN,
Sheldon Watts, Judge of
Clerk of Probate. Probate.
Seal of the Probate Court, County
of st. Louis. Minnesota.
Oscar Bodin, Atty. 6-29 lib.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
Notice for Bids
transportation of
Pupils

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
sealed proposals i'll be received by the
Board of Education of Independent
School District No. II, Ely, Minnesota,
up to eight o'clock P. M, July 10th,
1923 for the transportation of pupils
on the following routes for the school
year 1928 and 1929, according to speci-
fications and bid forms on file in the
office of the Board of Education:
Route No. Shagawa Lake route
5 Robinson route
6 To and from White
Jarvy farm.
Special Route From Riikola's resi-
dence to County Road No. 81
A complete description of the equip
ment to be used for the tranSporta-
ton of pupils on above routes must
accompany all bids.
Each successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish az bond in the sum
of $500, as required by law, as well as
carry sufficient liability insurance to
cover all accidents to pupils while be-
ing transported Policies covering this
insurance must be filed in the office of
the secretary on or before the date
of executing contracts.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of 500,
and made payable to E. G. Jones,
Treasurer.
Bids should be in sealed envelopes,
addressed to j. E. Thompson, Secre-
tary, Ely, Minnesota, and plainly
marked IBID on Transportation, Route
No."
The Board of Education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. 6-29-7-6.
j. E. THOMPSON,
Secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06

and manned in the days of unlimited
use of explosives. But in many ways
independence day now is quite differ
ent from those we remember forty or
even twenty years ago.
The big difference is in the extent
and method of travel. In the older
days five or at most ten miles was
the radius within the community cele-
bration drew it's crowd. Now with
good roads and motor vehicles, prop
erly advertised celebration draws not
only from all over the county, but
from communities far distant. At the
Ely celebration there were many fami-
lies that had come from far distances
besides many of those spending their
summer in the vicinity and tourists.
There may be some joyriding on In
dependence day which is not in keep
ing with the patriotic significance OF
the day. But for each such party
there are a dozen families that travel
to a reunion of relatives or friends,
to celebrations where they hear dis
tinguished patriotic speakers, or who
go to enjoy the beauty of some his
toric or scenic spot.
What is gained by this travel, you
may ask. The purpose of any patriotic
holiday is to instill love of country.
This is not always accomplished by
oratory. Many people will love their
country more if they see more of it,
and they are surely seeing lot of it
now since good roads are common,
than they did in the ox-cart days.
The more we see of our state and
our nation, the more we appreciate its
traditions and its opportunities Travel
and the acquaintance which travel
promotes, are doing tremendous lot
to dispel sectional feeling and misun-
derstanding, and that being true, the
Fourth of July trips may be making
better citizens of great many people
even among those who do not go to
hear a patriotic address.
Good roads have done more to create
real national unity than any other
single thing in the history of the
United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
ROADS AND MOTORS
CHANGE THE FOURTH.

Another July Fourth has come and
gone. 1t has left behind it trail of
auto accidents, but the number prob
ably Is no greater than the list killed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
ORDER LIMITING TIME TO FILE
CLAIMS, AND FOR HEARING
THEREON.

State of Minnesota, County of st.
Louis, SIS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
In the Matter of the Estate of John
Rapakko, Decedent.
Letters of Administration this day
having been granted to Jacob Isaac
son.
It Is Ordered, That the time within
which all creditors of the above de-
cedent may present claims against
his estate in this Court, be, and the
same hereby is, limited to six months
from and after the date hereof; and
that the 26, day of December, 1928, at
ten o'clock A M, in the Probate Court
Rooms at the Court House at Duluth
in said County, be, and the same here
by is fixed and appointed as the time
and place for hearing upon the ex-
animation, adjustment and allowance
of such claims as shall be presented
within the time aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Ely
Miner as provided by law.
Dated, Duluth, Mimi, June 81, 1928.
S. w. GILPIN,
Judge of Probate.
Seal of the Probate Court, st. Louis
County, Minnesota.
LUTHER M. BANG, Attorney for Ad-
ministrator 6-29 7-13.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORE
CLOSURE SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that default
has been made in the conditions of q
certain mortgage duly made, executed
and delivered by John Staricha ano
Mary Staricha, his wife, as mortgagors
to John PuSavec, as mortgage; that
said mortgage is dated the 22nd day OF
June 1925 and was duly recorded ir
the office of the Register of Deeds II
and for the county of st. Louis, in the
state of Minnesota, on the 10Th day
of June A. D. 1925 at IL o'clock A. M.
in Book 482 of Mortgages on Page 297
That the amount claimed to be due
on said mortgage, and which Is
actually due thereon, at the date OF
this notice, is the sum of Four ThouS-
and four hundred forty and 50-10C
($444050) dollars, principal and inter-
est, and that no action or proceeding
has been instituted at law, or other
wise, to recover said debt or any part
thereof.
Notice is further given, that by vir-
tue of the power of sale contained IN
said mortgage, and pursuant to the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided, said mortgage will be forecloS-
ed by sale of the premises deScrib-
ed in and conveyed by said mortgage
to-wit: The following real estate ly-
ing and being in the county of ST.
Louis and state of Minnesota, and
known and described as follows: Lots
numbered Two CD and Three 80 in
Block numbered Two (2), Plat of
Whiteside's Park Addition to Ely, be-
ing the Encouragement of Block Two
(2) of said Plat; all in accordance
with the accepted plat thereof on file
in the office of the Register of Deeds
in and for said county, in said state;
that said sale will be made by the
Sheriff of ST. Louis county, Minnesota
at the Sheriff's office in the Court
House in the city of Duluth, in St
Louis county, Minnesota on the 18th
day of August A. D. 1923, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon of that day, at pub
lie vendue, to the highest bidder for
cash, to pay said debt, interest to the
date of sale, taxes, if any upon said
premises, the statutory attorneys fees
as provided in case of mortgage fore
closure, and the disbursements allowed
by law, subject to redemption at any
time within one year from the date
of sale, as provided by law.
Dated this 23rd day of June A. D
1928.
A. w. NELSON, JOHN PUSAvEC,
Attorney for Mortgage, Mortgage
103 East Chapman Street,
Ely, Minnesota. Gao e-S
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06

much"
In addition to the royalties from
state owned properties, there is added
to the trust fund, under the 1924 con-
stitutional amendment, one-half the
occupation tax-40 per cent to the
school fund and 10 per cent to the
university fund.
ROYALTIES so far have contributed to
the trust funds SIT, 972, 900 and the oc-
cupation tax $5.315 ,000-that is, at the
last auditors report.
The latest estimates of values &C
cruing hereafter to the trust funds
from known mineral values, accord
ing to public addresses by Auditor
Chase, will constitute the major por-
ton of a total reaching $500 1000, 000-if
sound policies are followed
That is the heritage of the children
in the Minnesota trust funds
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06

Persons familiar with the situa-
ton" said Auditor Braden in 1890,
"are sanguine in their belief that the
school and university funds at no dis
tant date will receive large payments
from this source'-royalties on iron
ore. He even ventured the prediction
that these revenues would in time
equal that derived from the sale OF all
the school land in the southern hall
of the state. 1t was modest pre-
diction.
1t was in 1884 that the first iron
ore was shipped from the Vermillion
range and in 1890 that the great dis
coveries were made on the Mesaba.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
TWO CONGRESSMAN FOUGHT
A FATAL DUEL WITH RIFLES

When congressman disagree today
they fight it out on the floor of the
national capitol but usually their
weapons are nothing more dangerous
than heated rhetoric. But it wasn't
thus in the old days.
Some 80 years ago two congressman
disagreed and their disagreement led
to duel which was one of the most
sensational meetings on the field of
honor" in our history. If you would
know why it was thus and what was
the result of that meeting, be sure to
read the article 1.-TWO Congressman
Who Fought With Rifles" by Alfred
Sorenson in this issue of The Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
BY JOHN STONE PARDEG
vII...Buried Riches

The old law was allowed to lapse
and a new law was enacted for state
mineral leases, providing for Compel
tive bidding at public sale instead
of fixed terms.
Under this new law there has been
little activity, but eventually there will
be not less than 150,000,000 tons and
perhaps twice that amount of iron ore
which will contribute to the trust
funds. Under the old leases there was
a measured tonnage of 168,000,0O0 tons,
which would produce $42,000,000. And,
as Preus observed in 1918, There are
fair reasons to suppose that the ulti-
mate returns will be at least twice that
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06

Mnaeesea csman:.s ssnso .mS Tr'
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-06
Childproof

An architect foresees houses built
with steel frame, like Office build
ings. Why not reinforced concrete for
families with growing childreni
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

the Eskimo to the present social and
moral standards of the white man, but
the seed is sown in fertile soil, it is
terminating and I can but hope, that
should 1 be called away from Wales
to other and greater service, the plant
will be nourished and caused to bloom
into a great and useful Eskimo citizen
ship. You cannot believe how much
enjoyment and pleasure get from
watching these boys unfold their sell
fish egocentric life into young men
with sense Of responsibility to them
selves and to their fellow men.
mo small amount of credit is due
the u. S. bureau of education and my
worthy superiors for the loyal support
they have given the Eskimo Boy Scouts
of America movement right from the
inception of the idea and the initiation
of the work. 1t is my earnest hope
that I may see the scout movement
become general alls over AlaSkp
American northland. It's value is in
estimable to the native, boys, its result
of great economic Importance to our
government and it's moral efficacy is
invaluable to humanity"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
Favorable Factors
Many, None Disturb,
Alexandra Asserts
Continued From Page one)

somewhat larger than in 1926 and
imports a little less, but it is clear
that in the future increasing competi-
ton will be encountered by American
exporters, whether of finished manu-
factures, farm products or minerals.
There is every indication that our
enterprise will enable us to meet this
competition successfully but, if so, our
fitness to do SO will have had its
origin in no small part in the severity
Of domestic competition, which leaves
TO alternative but efficiency.
"In this situation, the relation OF
wages to the course of business in
evitably raises some interesting ques-
tions. The American theory is that
not the wage for any given unit Of
time, but the labor cost per unit of
output, is the crux of the wage ques-
ton, and that high productivity, high
wages and high purchasing power are
elements of prosperity. But it does
not follow that wages can advance
uninterruptedly Labor costs per unit
must keep pace with rising wages.
This is exemplified by the position OF
the railroads, which in recent years
have shown what can be done IN i'm
proving earnings by increased operat-
ing efficiency OF late, there are evil
dences that for the time being they
have gone about as far as they can
GO in this direction, and that higher
wages from now on will mean lowered
earnings.
In some quarters there is disposi-
ton to put good deal of emphasis
on the coming presidential election as
a deterrent factor to business in 1928.
The record for many years back dis
closes no definite connection between
presidential elections and the course
of business. Some presidential years
have been prosperous, some, periods OF
depression, and some mixed.
'"The approach of the election will
probably be reflected in little more
caution than might otherwise be in
evidence, but there is not much like
lihood of the development of any
seriously disturbing issue and we can
foresee no Justification for business
nervousness because of politics.
'"There are many favorable factors
in the outlook, and none is definitely
disturbing. Presen indications are
that 1928 will be very much such
year as 1927 has been, and probably
somewhat better"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29

stands in his home city of Canton,
Ohio, as the tribute of that state and
the nation as well to beloved leader
Historians of the future may point to
his administration as the most signifi-
cant turning point in all American
history, and as time gives a better
perspective for eva1uation of his i'm
portance, President William Mckinley
may loom larger and larger in the
gallery of American notables. But for
the American people, whom he UNDER
stood as few presidents have, the best
tribute that they can pay him is the
simple tribute on Jan. 20 of each year
of honoring his memory with simple
thing-his favorite flower.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-29
ADVERTISEMENT
SOLD 45 BOXES S
OF HER GOODS

Nothing pleases an advertiser like re-
suits known to come directly from
their advertising space. Mrs. Chas. L.
Sofnmer, of the Hosiery and Art Shop,
at 555 Tenth street, was in full accord
with the view expressed by the open
ing sentence last Monday night when
she closed her business for the day.
She had the results which she knew
came directly from an advertisement.
she had run in The Dispatch last Sun
day in which she used Sn3ppy cut
Of couple Of trim legs, genuine Tril-
bys, handsomely decked in good hos
ierY that would catch the eye any