The Ely miner., 1930-12-19
APPROPRIATELY
DEDICATED
NEW CITY HALL STARTS OUT ON
ITS CAREER OF USEFULNESS
SATURDAY WITH FITTING
CEREMONIES AND MANY VISI-
TORS WHO WISH 1T WELL.

CEhEMONlES AND MANY NISl-
TORS WHO WISH 1T WELL.
Ely'S handsome new municipal build
ing, more familiarly known as the City
Hall, was dedicated Saturday with ap-
propriate ceremonies before an atten-
dance of visitors and local people
which jarnmed the spacious rooms OF
the new structure.
The dedication opened with general
inspection of the building. The in
spection opened at 900 o'clock in the
morning. Beginning at this hour and
continuing throughout the day and
far into the nigrt, crowds passed
through the building and marveled at
its construction and adaptability to the
purposes for which it was erected. 1t
is estimated that 5000 people inspected
the structure.
Outside visitors were numerous.
Among those noticed and registered
were the following: w. G. Sargent,
county treasurer; Walter H. Bergen,
county auditor; Chas. Calligan, register
of deeds; Frank Magic, sheriff and
Mrs Magic; Sam Owens, deputy sher-
iff; William Fay, custodian of the
Commissioners John Hogan, Walter
Newman, H A. Anderson and Stuart
Murray; Senator Geo. H Lommen;
Representatives Mark Nolan and Ray
Anderson; Geo. A. Perham, executive
secretary of the Arrowhead Associa-
ton; President G. E. Carlson and L.
j. Birch, Carl Van Hoven and G. G.
Ross of the Duluth Misabe & Nor
frir Tr.d 10 ~
and Edward Freeman; Herman Olson,
Mayor of Tower and Mrs. Olson; @.
c. Carlson and Mrs. Carlson of Tower;
John Krause, publisher of the Gilbert
Herald; Mr.. and Mrs Jake Pfeffer and
Mr.. and Mrs E. j. AmundSon of
Duluth; Architect and Mrs. Elwin H.
Berg of Eveleth; MIR. and Mrs. Al.
Heritage and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Klabachek of Virginia; Al Bickford,
city clerk of Virginia; John Lamuth,
deputy sheriff of Chisholm; Al John
son of the Eveleth city council; Judge
j. P. Carey of Virginia; j. N. Pasich
of Buhl and several other notables
from range communities and the Twin
Cities whose names we cannot recall.
The court room was filled to the
doors when Mayor Hanson opened the
dedicatory exercises at 4:30 o'clock In
a brief address Mayor Hanson told of
the erection of the building and events
leading thereto after which he intro
duced Judge Martin Hughes. Judge
Hughes told of the first term of court
in Ely in the old building which he
conducted and also informed the audi
ence that he had traded places with
Judge GranniS who was slated for Ely
in January, in order to hold the first
term in the new court room which he
characterized as the handSomeSt and
most convenient of any it had been his
pleasure to see. He complimented all
those concerned with its construction
on the taste shown in its architecture
and the very able manner and dis
patch with which it was built, He also
complimented the city on its ability
to construct such a building free of
any bond issue and also said it was a
pleasure to dedicate such handsome
structure free from debt. He then de-
clared the building dedicated to the
uses of the city and the District Court.
At $50 that evening, the ladies of
the American Legion Auxiliary served
delicious turkey banquet TO about
200 guests at the Memorial Cafeteria.
The Tamboritza Orchestra furnished
the finest kind of music during the
banquet
DR.. Geo. T. Ayres, as chairman of
the Legion committee in charge of the
dedication program, acted as toast
master. As a POSTMASTER, Dr. Ayres
is all to the good and under his able
direction the program was carried
through on the dot and as per sched-
ule. After few brief remarks during
which he traced the early history of
the village and later the city, he in
troduced the only member present of
the first village council, A. j. Fenske.
Others connected with the building and
county officials also were introduced.
Mayor Hanson welcomed the guests
with appropriate remarks. Geo. A.
Perham, an old newspaper man, re-
sponded in behalf of the fraternity.
Judge Edward Freeman made the
! principal address at the banquet.
| Others called upon and making brief
talks were Senator Lommen and w. G.
Sargent. Mr.. Sargent was in happy
mood and made hit with the audi
ence. The remarks of Senator Lommen
| also were appropriate to the occasion
| speaking from a legislative standpoint
while Mr.. Sargent spoke in behalf of
the county officials or "the court house
| gang"
At 8:15, I. K. Lewis made the dedi-
| catory address at the Washington
| Auditorium before large audience
| Luther M. Bang introduced the speaker
and presided at this part of the pro-
gram. Preliminary to the address of
Mr.. Lewis, w. p Wolff in behalf OF
the city council made a short talk
Mayor-elect Chas Trezona also was
introduced and briefly outlined a part
of his program of city betterment
dwelling principally on the water plant
improvements. The High School Or
chestra furnished its excellent brand