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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-13

Burroughs Adding Machine
Co., Maintenance Service, 4.45
Central Garage, labor, storage
and supplies, ALSO
Henry Chinn, Insurance, -. 1868
Christie Lithograph and
Printing Co., supplies, -. 1897
City Dray Line, drayage, -. 2075
Crane Company, Supplies, ;. 48.56
The Daily Financial Record,
Subscription, year, ...... 1900
Ely Fire Department, Fire
Ely Gas g. Oil Company, Gas, 21.2l
Ely Hardware Company, Sup
plies, Iio
E. L Dupont De Nemours &
Company, Supplies, ....... 29.85
Ely Lumber Company, Lum-
Der, o4.oo
The Ely Miner, Printing and
PuDl1Shlng, ................ l19.oU
Ely Radio and Electric Ser
vice, Supplies, ............. 5.32
A. j. Fenske, Supplies, $500. 47.68
First State Bank of Ely, In
SurauCe, ................. o4o.oo
w. A. Fisher Company, Sup
pies, 1910
The Frost-Naus Company,
SuppHeS, ................. lS.UU
Fuller & Johnson Mfg. Com
pany, Supplies, ............ 6.32
Grahek Bros, Supplies, ..... 2.30
H r. Hunting, Books, ...... 28.07
Independent School District
No. II, Heating Detention
Hospital, Services of the
Music Director, ............ 10000
International Chemical Com
pany, Supplies, ............ 600
James Drug Store, Rental, :. 5000
A. O. Knutson, Expenses TAX
ing Frank Peshel to st.
Paul, 1900
John Koschak, Wood, ....... 1900
K. r. Wainon Maja No. 8,
SuppneS, NORTHUMBERLAND. oU.UU
Laing Hardware Company,
supplies, ................. 5000
H. G. Liepsner & Company,
SuppIleS, ............... I4.UU
McMahan Lumber Company,
LUMBER, ................ 3f.o4
Miller-Davis Company, Sup
pllcS, f.oU
The Charles T. Miller Hos
pital, Medical attendance,
Frank Peshel, ............. $685.
Minnesota Power & Light Co.,
Power, .................... s,255.7O
M. j. Murphy, Supplies, Pol
ice Department, ........... 1900
Neptune Meter Company, Sup
plies, 4045
The Northwestern Blaugas
Company, Blaugas, ........ 9.45
Northwestern Sanitary Supply
Company, Paper Towels, =. 1900
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
- OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.
Council Chamber, Community

Service Center
Ely, Minnesota, Tuesday, June 3, 1890
Regular meeting of the City Council
was called to order at 800 o'clock p.
NJ, by Mayor E. w. Hanson.
Present Aldermen Olson, Kapsch,
Veranth, Homer, Banovetz Wolff,
Mayor Hanson.
Absent: None.
Consideration of the minutes. Moved
by Alderman Wolff, supported by AID
erman Homer, that the minutes of the
Regular Meeting, held May 20, 1880,
and the Adjourned Regular Meeting,
held May 81, 1890, be approved as re-
corded by the Clerk and published.
Carried.
Report of the Committee on Ac-
counts and Finance was read as fol-
lows:
Ely, Minnesota, June 3, 1880.
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council,
City of Ely. Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
We, your Committee on Accounts
and Finance, having examined the
following payrolls and bills, find them
to be correct and recommend that they
be allowed and paid, towit:
Payroll-Ofhcial Department
and Miscellaneous, .....$ 2,527 06
Payroll-Court and Police De-
partment, ............... 2,O5soO
Payroll-Fire Department, :. $3.50
Payroll Community Service
Center and Recreational De-
partment, ............... 663.56
Payroll-Light and Water
Department, .............. 2O53.41
Payroll-Teaming Labor, 49,. 151.47
Payroll Street Commission
er'S Department, ..... 8451 98
Workmen's Compensation, :. 1882
Drs. Ayres & Parker, medical
attendance, ............... 200
Roy Baxtrum, repairs, ..... 3494
Berglund Bros, Seeds, .... LOO
Walter S. Booth & Son, Inc,
One Birth & Death Register, $50
Builders Iron Foundry, Vent
tur Meter Charts, .... $500
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Frank Peshel, Expenses from
st. Paul to Ely, ........... 1875
Range Oil Products Co., 251b
Fiber Grease, ............ 4.75
Range Seed & Nursery Com
pany, Seed, ............... 1910
E. l.. Rautio, Labor and Sup
plies, A7.oo
j. A. Rothman, Gas, Labor
and Supplies, .... 1921
Matt Sikala, Blacksmithing, 1895
Standard Oil Company, Gas, 114.15
Standard Salt & Cement Co.,
manhole rings and covers, $500
Amelius Stenlund, Blacks
Smithing, ................. 1885
ST. Paul Book & Stationery
Company, Books, .......... 1474
Mrs. Helmi Tabell, Meals to
patients during May, 1880. $500
Frank Veranth, Coal and Sup
pies, Zoo.5o
Vermillion Electric Company,
Supplies, ................. 20.18
vermillion Mining Company,
az" tee, ................. 10
Andrew Watilo, Jr., City
Treasurer, Freight, Express,
Telephone, Telegraph, $500. $685.
West Disinfecting Company,
supplies, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6.UU
Western Display & Manu-
featuring Company, Signs. 1885
Westinghouse Electric Supply
Company, Supplies, ........ 123.48
Arthur F. Williams, Specta-
Giles, for Frank Peshel, -. 1850
Frank zorman, Ice, ......... 400
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
OLD TIMER
PASSES AWAY

Anton Wulotz, who has been a resi-
dent of Ely since among the first set
tiers, died at his home Monday after
an illness of only few hours, at the
advanced age of 70 years.
Mr.. Wulotz has been an employee of
the city for the past II years, holding
the position of janitor at the City Hail.
On Monday at about two o'clock he
complained of not feeling well and
was taken to his home by Chief Nam
kerviS.
He retired and a short time later
when Mrs. Wulotz, who had gone to
make him some hot coffee, returned,
she found her husband dead. Heart
failure was given as the cause of death.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning from the Catholic church,
Rev. Frank Mihelcic officiating. Sur
viving are his widow, one son and three
daughters. All the daughters are resi-
dents of other cities, but have arrived
to attend the funeral The son, John,
resides with his parents in this city.
The bereaved family have the SYM
pathy of host of friends.
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PAY YOUR BILLS PROMPTLY

ferred to in the bill is suitable for
growing forest and for no other pur-
pose. Practically all agricultural land
in the area has been homesteaded
The forest growth would be one-half
cord per acre per year, and when in
full production the area would pro-
duce 100000 cords per year.
"Recreation-The area possesses
unique and valuable recreational re-
sources which would be adversely af-
fected in no small measure by the pro-
posed flooding The recreational fac
ilites would be improved under the for
eStry service and would become in
creasingly valuable.
Economics tangible benefit
would result from the development of
water power and in all probability such
benefit would go only to the producers
of the power. There is little difference
between the cost of hydro-electric and
steam electric power in the locality
under consideration. There is no evi-
dence that the proposed bill with
amendments will influence unfavorably
the development of mineral resources
now known to be present in the area
or that may be discovered in the future.
"The forest in the area covered by
the bill would yield annually about
$1,000,000 in sturnpage fees, of which
Is per cent would go to the counties
that at present receive little or moth
ing from the lands. The yearly pay
roll for timber harvest would be up
wards of $3,000000 and would help to
support the taxpaying communities in
the vicinity.
''The recreational attractions brought
in 107 200 tourists in 1927, a Is per-
cent increase over 1926, and it has
been estimated that they spent
100000 in the area This item of
tourists expenditures will increase
and in all probability to very large
figure. Tourists give employment to
residents and furnish large local
market for farm produce.
"It may be reasonably expected that
within few years the combined val
ue of the recreational resources and
forest crops in this area may be over
$10,000,000, whereas the potential
water power which it is proposed to
utilize in the United States, if and
when developed, could not be valued
at one-twentieth of that amount
Obviously, the development of the
water power should not be permitted
to impair the other more valuable
resources of the area. 1t is the be-
lief of the committee, that the pro-
posed development of the water power
will affect adversely the development
of these more valuable resources and
we therefore recommend the passage
of the bill with the amendments in
dicated."
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STEPS To STOP JAM
At SCHOOL GAMES

New regulations have been made for
the care of the jam at the basket ball
games at the Memorial gymnasium.
Hereafter students will enter the
building and secure their tickets at the
north entrance while adults will use
the west entrance as heretofore. The
doors will open at TOO o'clock to adj
NIT spectators.
Saturday, tomorrow Aurora will be
here to play the High School team
and Coleraine Junior College will try
conclusions with the Ely College quint.
AS an added attraction, the second
teams of Aurora and Ely will also play.
This game will begin at ITO; the
High School game at 800 and the
Junior College game at 900.
Saturday afternoon at 200 o'clock
the Hibbing High School swimmers will
compete with the Ely mermen.
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ENGINEERS CLUB
ON s. N. BILL

Several amendments to the Ship
stead-Nolan bill, which provides for
the protection of border lands and
waters, were given the unanimous ap-
prevail of the Duluth Engineers club
at a special meeting of the general
membership last week at the Hotel
Duluth.
In addition to the Endorsement of
the four original amendments recon-
mended by the senate committee on
agriculture and forestry a year ago,
which have been omitted by Senator
Shipstead and Congressman Nolan in
the new bills they introduced at the
opening of the present congress, Du-
luth engineers approved three more
changes in the proposed law to pro-
tect agricultural lands and hydro
electric development and also permit
the building of rail lines and high
ways for the moving of mine and for
est products.
The additional amendments as re-
commended by the Club are,
1.-THE included area shall be so
limited as not to take in scattered
Federal lands in the farming and
mining communities which are already
established and that
Local development of small scale
hydro electric power on private lands
and for private purpose shall not be
restricted.
THAT an amendment shall provide
for right-of-ways for railways and
highways necessary to the develop
ment of mineral resources as well as
the economic utilization of forest
products"
The remainder of the clubs report
follows:
"Your committee has gone over the
testimony of interested parties given
before the committees of the senate
and house of representatives which
held hearings on the bill, also has dis
cussed the bill with various citizens
in public capacities who are informed
on the subject and believes that the
testimony has brought out with suff-
.cient clearness the following things:
Water power-The proposed flood
ing of areas adjacent to the boundary
waters along a distance of some 160
miles and up tributaries on both sides,
will permit the development of only
50,000-horSe power, in addition to that
already developed on the Minnesota
Ontario border. The power developed
by the flooding which will affect more
or less directly 100000 acres of land
in the United States, which would be
utilized mostly in Canada at Kenora
and below on the Winnipeg river,
and in large part would be effective
only at those points. There is no
apparent need for the power The
Backus interests only have indicated
their desire to flood these border
areas, and so far as they have dis
closed, they want for immediate use
at International Falls in the United
States, only 700-horse power, in addi-
ton to the 20,000-horse power now
used there
"Forestry-The government land re-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17

Rules for the debates and basket ball
tournaments have been made by the
committee composed of Supt. w. j.
Ryan of Gilbert, Supt. H. r. Peter
son of international Falls and Supt.
w. E. Moves of Tower.
An importanat change In reducing
the district into three sub-districtS
for defamation was made. Schools
are now grouped as follows: Aurora,
Biwabik and Gilbert; Tower Ely and
Mt Iron; International Falls, Virginia
and Eveleth. February Is was the
date set when all sub-diStrict contests
must be completed. Mr.. Peterson was
named debate director.
The subject for debate will be: Re
solved, That the Present Jury Sys-
tenn in the United States Should Be
Abolished"
The following assignments have been
made:
First serieS-MuSt be completed on
or before January 20.
Ely affirmative VS.. Eveleth negative.
This was held here last Friday, and
was won by Eveleth.
Gilbert affirmative VS.. international
Falls negative.
Second series-Must be completed on
or before January 25:
Virginia affirmative VS.. Ely negative.
Eveleth affirmative VS.. Gilbert neg
alive.
Third series-Must be completed on
or before February l.
Gilbert affirmative VS.. Virginia neg
alive.
international Falls affirmative VS..
Eveleth negative.
Fourth Series-Must be completed on
or before February 8:
Ely affirmative VS.. Gilbert negative.
Virginia affirmative VS. International
Falls negative.
Fifth series-Must be completed on
or before February Is:
Eveleth affirmative VS.. Virginia mega
tive.
International Falls affirmative VS..
Ely negative.
The committee decided that besides
the championship trophy there will
this year be offered a sportsman
ship" trophy. This plan has been sue
cessfully operated at state and other
district tournaments and will no doubt
meet with the approval of everyone
in this district.
rating will be made on home
games as well as tournament games
and will be made by the referee fol-
lowing each game. The rating will
be sent to the district committee and
at the end of the season final rating
will be made and the winner of the
trophy will be announced at the tour
nament.
The rating will be made on the con-
duct of the teams, coaches and spec
tators toward opponents and referee.
This year the tournament will run
for four days, starting Wednesday,
March S. Two games will take place
on that day, the first at p. m. and
the second at 9 p. m. The following
day, Thursday, March 6, there will be
three games, at z, 8 and 8 p. m. The
third day, Friday, March Z, two
games take place at 8 and 9 p. m,
and on Saturday, March 8, the finals
take place, starting at 8 p. m. The
Virginia recreational building will be
used, giving ample seating room for
the large crowd expected and elm
mating the jamming that has been
experienced in past years.
Student tickets will be sent to each
school and they will cost Is cents, pro-
viding they are purchased from their
own school. Adult admission will re-
main at SO cents a game.
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Tower Wins FL to IL

Close to 200 followers of the Ely
high school basket ball basket ball
team journeyed to Tower Wednesday
evening to see the locals go down be-
fore the Tower quint by 81 to II
count. The game was declared as one
of the best ever played on the Tower
floor.
Tower took the lead from the tip of
and were never headed by Ely. The
Tower quint held a seven to one lead
at the end of the first quarter and
increased it to 10 to 6 at half time.
Ely came back in the second half to
completely outplay the Tower team at
all stages of the game but the lead was
too much to overcome. In the third
quarter Ely scored field goal and a
gift toss while they held their oppo-
nentS scorelesS. In the last canto the
locals connected with the hoop for
eight points while Tower Gagged but
a single goal Ely's fourth quarter
rally found them hitting their real
stride but time cut short a victory.
Capt. Nicholas and Tomsich carried
the brunt of the Ely attack while Will
son and Tekautz played the best ball
for the victors. The team played about
as good as could be expected on the
small floor at Tower and no doubt the
locals will defeat Tower by handy
margin when they meet here next
month
The Ely lineup was composed of
Nicholas, f; Tomsich, f; Banovetz, f;
Krall, C; Grahek, G.; Indy, G. The
Tower winners were Yapel, f; Wilson,
f; Brula, C; Johnson, g; Tekautz, G.
Officials: Kugar, Virginia, referee;
Christensen, Eveleth, umpire
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DIES IN DULUTH

The remains of Mrs. Peter Penttinen,
who died at Duluth hospital Sunday,
were brought to the city by Undertaken
Laing. Mrs. Penttinen's death was
caused by tuberculosis from which she
has suffered for some time. She re-
sided with her family on farm near
Spalding.
The funeral viii be held Saturday
afternoon from the church at Winton
her former home. Rev. Aho of the
First Finnish Lutheran church viii Of
ficiate
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
AN APPRECIATION.

Through the kindness Of Editor
Frank Burgess of the Tower News and
his foreman, BILLY" Smith, the Miner
is being published this week. Our
linotype went ION the bum" Tuesday
and absolutely refused to work. The
type for the paper was set in the Tower
News Office. Parts were ordered for the
machine from Chicago but failed to
arrive in time to be of use for this
weeks issue.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
JEWISH RABBI VISITS

DR.. (RabbD S. Mintz of Winnipeg,
representing the New York branch of
the Jewish National Fund of America,
spent few days in Ely this week
He addressed the Jewish people of the
community at a meeting telling them
OF the work being done in Palestine.
He was pleased with the support he re-
ceived. Louis Gordon was appointed
to take charge of all funds to be sent
from this district.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
CHISHOLM PIN
SP|LLERS LOSE

The Chisholm bowling team came
again Sunday in an attempt to repeat
their conquest of the Sunday before
when they topped the Ely team by
three pin score in the three games
played. Both teams were slightly of
form Sunday, no one hitting the 200
mark
The Ely bowlers will go to Chisholm
on Sunday, January 26, for the third
and final games of the series and to
decide the championship between these
two teams. Ely now has lead on the
Chisholm team in the six games play
ed, of 122 pins. The score for Sundays
game was as follows; three games be-
ING rolled.
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Swimmers .Drowned" Aurora

With crippled team last Saturday
the locals journeyed to Aurora and
took them into camp by the decisive
count of SO to 16 Despite the loss of
four members through ineligibility the
local mermen were complete masters
of the meet, taking all eight frsts and
five out of a possible six seconds, the
40 yard dash being the only single
event that Ely failed to place both
first and second in.
In the 220-yard dash Kittila and
BONNER swan a beautiful race neck
and neck all the way with the former
nosing out his team mate by inches.
In the medley relay new record was
established by the local team
The summary of the events was as
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

Friends of Mrs. Geo. Anderson sur
prised her on her birthday last week
at her home. Bridge was the feature
of the afternoon, after which de-
licious lunch was served. Covers were
laid for nine
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
SURPRISE PARTY

A number of friends surprised Mrs.
Carrie johnson at her home Thursday
afternoon. A delicious lunch was serv-
ed and all enjoyed pleasant after
noon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
CHISHOLM
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
MEETING AND ELECTION

The stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank held their annual meet
ing on Tuesday, January 18th. The
reports from officers and the called
report made to the National banking
department showed prosperous con-
dition. The following Board of Dir
ectors were chosen, the board being
unanimously reelected:
Geo. T. AyreS, A. j. Fenske, E. c..
Jones, VIM. Nudge, r. M. Sellwood
and L. j. White.
The Directors met Immediately and
chose the following officers for the en-
suing year:
President-R M Sellwood
Vice President-Geo. T. AyreS.
Cashier. j. White.
Assistant Cashier-Geo. T. Somero.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17

follows: 160-yard relay, Ely first,
(Bonnier, Tuomala, Nykanen and
Sutherlend;) 100-yard breast, Chern-
evec and Tuomikoski of Ely tied for
first, Gvozdonovich, Aurora third; 40
yard dash, Dunstan, Ely, first, Koren-
cher, Aurora, second; Raihala, Aurora,
third; 220-yard crawl, Kittila, Ely, first,
BONNER, Ely, second and Debolack,
Aurora, third; 100-yard back, Elfing,
Ely, first, Herranen, Ely, second, Maxi,
Aurora, third; 100-yard free, Dunstan,
Ely, first, Nykanen, Ely, second, Olson,
Aurora, third; diving, Herranen, Ely,
first. Klune, Ely, second, Oberg, Aurora,
third; medley relay, Ely, first, Elfing,
backstroke; Tantarri, breast stroke;
Kittila, crawlD
Coach Herseth is extremely wor-
ried about his chances in what pro-
misses to be one of the closest meets of
the season next Saturday when the
Hibbing men will be met here. Mix
kinen, Anderson, Pechover and LIE Roy
have been ruled ineligible for the COM
ing meet and although the boys pro-
badly will be eligible later in the sea-
son their loss will be keenly felt in
the forthcoming meet.
Everything is not altogether gloomy
in the swimmers camp, however, for
most of the men are rounding into
the best condition of their careers
Elf1ng this years captain, Kittila, and
BONNER are among the outstanding
crawl swimmers. Herranen who took
up diving only few weeks ago is
rapidly rounding into a diver of note
but lacks consistency, however
Hibbing will come here with a power
full team as usual; outstanding and
star well worth seeing is Paavala who
has on several occasions closely threa-
tened the worlds record in his pet
event, the back stroke
The girls team will also swim Sat-
urday taking part in triangular meet
at Biwabik with the latter team and
Chisholm. The squad is well fortified
this year with both regulars and re-
cruits and the girls promise to give
very good account of themselves in
the meet, despite the fact that they
will be up against two of the strongest
teams in the state.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17

Mrs Matt Martin entertained We'd
nesday evening at four tables of bridge.
Honors were awarded to Mrs. Lawrence
Ludtke, Mrs. Archie BONNER and Mrs
VIM. Burley.
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Birthday Club Party.

At the bridge and bunco party which
was given by the Birthday Club Tues
day evening at the Community Center,
honors were won by Mrs. B. Agnew.
Mrs. David Berglund, VIM. Pearson
and Jack Purdy for bridge and Mrs.
VIM. Jones, Mrs o. E. Gibson and
Harry Davidson at bunco After six
games, Mr. Davidson sang several Sc
lections accompanied by Miss Lillian
Sshaefer at the piano. Lunch followed
with covers laid for forty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-01-17
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ELECTS DIRECTORS

At special meeting Of the Ely Com
mercial Club on Tuesday evening, the
following were elected as directors.
Under the new bylaws, three were
chosen for a three year term; three
for a two year term and three for
one year term. Hereafter three dir
ectors will be elected each year. Those
chosen were as follows:
Three Years-M. j. Murphy, Jas. I.
Laing, j. A. Rothman.
Two Years-Ray Hoefier, w. P. Wolff
and Peter Schaefer.
One Year-H. C. Newgord, Geo. T.
Somero, Jacob L. Pete.
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