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The Ely miner., 1931-07-17
BRANCH STATION
ON THE SUPERIOR
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST is
SELECTED AS LOCATION FOR
BRANCH OF LAKE STATES FOR
EST EXPERIMENT STATION.

Word has been received at the Office
of the Forest Supervisor that the Su-
perior National Forest has been selec-
ted as the location for branch of the
Lake States Forest Experiment Station.
With the establishment of this new
substation Minnesota now has two
branches, the other on the Chippewa
National Forest at Cass Lake having
been m operation several years. The
Lake States Forest Experiment Station
is regional station and covers the
states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan. The headquarters for the
parent station is st. Paul and Raphael
Zon is director.
F. H. Eyre will have charge of the
Superior branch which is to be run In
cooperation with the National Forest
Mr.. Eyre has had several years ex-
perience in National Forest work In
the west and comes to Minnesota
from the Office of forest experiment
stations in Washington.
Experiment work has already started
with the establishment of an expert
mental plantation along the Ely Fin
land road. Some 1000 Norway and
Scotch pines were planted this spring
on the site of old st. Croix Lumber
Company's camp 8 and the site Is
being made ready for more planting
this fall and next year. At one time
this site supported an excellent stand
OF pine, but for more than 20 years
has been idle.
A crew of men are also busy cruising
timberlands cutover ten to twenty
years ago to determine how much new
growth has come in and to find out
how much of it is the valuable white
pine and spruce and how much land
has reverted to brush.
A headquarters building for the new
substation is being constructed on
Birch Lake near Halfway Ranger
Station on the y-Finland road
The contract was awarded to j. N
Rautio, low bidder for the construction
work.
Mr. Eyre with Mrs. Eyre and their
young daughter have arrived In the
city and have taken up their home in
the Brownell residence on Pattison
street.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

Marquette, beginning operations In
1854. The Lake Superior mine on the
same range made its first shipment in
1858 and still is producing. The sec
ond Oldest range is the Menominee,
with the Penn mines as its first pro-
ducers, starting in 1877 The Chaplin
mine dates back to 1880 Both these
mines are important present day pro-
ducers.
On the Gogebic range the Colby, now
inactive, was the first, starting IN 1894
while on the Vermilion range the
Soudan mine is the veteran producer.
dating back to 1884. The youngest
mines in the five-million ton class in
the district are the Dunwoody and Arc
turus on the Mesaba, which began In
1917, and the Kerr on the Mesaba and
the Plymouth on the Gogebic which
commenced in 1916.
The largest properties IN the entire
Lake Superior district in total output
to date include seven on the Mesaba
range, two on the Gogebic and one on
the Menomonie range. OF the ~
mines in the -million-ton class on
the Mesaba range, % stin are active.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17
NEW CITIZENS
MADE MONDAY
THIRTY-SEVEN GRANTED CITI-
ZENSHIP PAPERS BY JUDGE
FREEMAN AT MONDAYS SPEC
IAL TERM IN THIS CITY.

Judge Edward Freeman granted the
applications of thirty-seven who had
fulfilled the obligations towards be-
becoming citizens of this country in
sofar as residence, schooling and other
necessities were concerned ALI those
granted their papers were pupils of the
Ely Evening Schools who graduated at
the exercises held last spring. One of
the applicants was refused the
naturalization certificate and one was
held up pending the arrival of de-
positions.
| George ~ Danielson, naturalization
examiner for this district, was present
and quiried the applicants on their
knowledge of affairs American. Mr.
Danielson told the reporter that those
examined were very well informed and
clearly entitled to their papers. He
spoke very glowingly of the Ely Evening
citizens. In addition to Mr.. Danielson
and Judge Freeman, VIM. Furlong of
Hibbing and Jos. Klobuchar of Vir-
ginia were here as deputy clerks of the
court and issued first papers to eight.
Miss Hannah Bloomquist of the Vir-
ginia court house acted as clerk
| Those to whom citizenship papers
were as follows:
Sanna Ulvinen Ranta, Ely.
| Frederick Huovinen, Ely.
Briita Jokaniemi Hanson, Ely.
Maybelle Reum Herseth, Ely.
Anna Elizabeth Hyvarinen, Ely.
Milia Korpi Salmi, Winton.
George Simon, Ely.
Johan Graiisher, Ely.
Carl John Severson, Robinson Lake
Alho Hokkanen, Winton.
Edward Stanley Johnson, Ely.
Erick Gunnar Ronu, Ely.
Frank Likar, Ely.
John Emil Lappi, Ely.
Katherine Emilion Apostle, Ely.
Mary Jerich Polynar, Ely.
John Eliof, Ely.
Aino Koski Rajanaki, Ely.
Ivan Koyac Telich, Ely.
John Globochnik, Ely.
Emilia Haanpaa Rosted, Ely.
Frances Kavacic Mese, Ely.
Alma Haanpaa Matikainen, Ely.
Leopold Annerer, Ely.
1 Sabatino PoSSanzini, Ely.
| Annie Matelich Janezich, Ely.
Helen Hanson Severson, Robinson
John Emil Kosola, Ely.
Elena Hivanen Kosola, Ely.
| Samuel Maxi, Ely.
Alex Michael Peura, Winton.
Emil Neimi, Ely.
Katarina Zajec Kosmach, Ely.
Harry Rosevear, Ely.
Agnes Tekavec Kunstelj, Ely.
Brigita zitnik Hribar, Ely.
Louis Garni, Ely.
First papers were issued by Deputies
Furlong and Klobuchar to the follow
ing:
Ambrogio Mobilio, Lauri Aalto, Ika
Antunovic, Alois Markovic, ANGELA
Skull, Edward FAINT, John L. Krekala
and Anton Hocevar.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN CAUSES
S. ID. ANDERSON TO RESIGN AS
SUPERVISOR OF THE SUPERIOR
NATIONAL FOREST.

1t is with regret that the people of
Ely are appraised of the resignation
OF Supervisor s. D. Anderson from the
Superior National Forest on account of
Ill health. Mr.. Anderson came to Ely
from Park Falls about year ago and
at once jumped into the hard work
which characterizes the management
OF the Superior Forest by reason Of
its size and varied activities.
The work was too hard for Mr..
Anderson and about month ago he
collapsed with a nervous breakdown
and has been taking treatments at a
Madison, Wisconsin hospital In view
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17
LARGE SHIPPING MINES
LAKE SUPERIOR DISTRICT.

There are IS mines in the Lake Su-
perior district which have each shipped
total of five million tons or more of
iron ore in their years Of activity, with
the total shipments from the district
exceeding one and a half billion tons,
according to a survey made by the
Associated Press.
OF the IS mines, AZ are from the
Mesaba range, five from the vermilion
range, Is from the Gogebic range of
Michigan and Wisconsin, seven from
the Menominee range Of Michigan and
Wisconsin and eight from the Mar
quette range Of Michigan Twenty of
the rs mines listed now are inactive.
Shipments date back more than rs
years, the Cleveland Lake mine on the
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17
BURIAL FLAGS
FOR VETERANS
REGARDING THE FURNISHING OF
BURIAL FLAGS FOR DECEASED
VETERANS BY THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT.

On July 3, 1880, Congress passed q
law providing for the furnishing OF q
flag to drape the caSket of veteran
of any war who was not dishonorably
discharged and who dies after dis
charge or resignation from the Ser
vice. Accordingly, arrangements have
been made by the Veterans Admins
tration whereby regulation buria
flag (size 5x9.6) may be secured upon
application at any county seat poS'
Office or the nearest United State:
Veterans Hospital or Regional Office
of the Veterans Administration.
The Post Master at any county seat
in the State of Minnesota has beer
furnished with number OF flags ap-
portioned on the basis of population
Instructions and application blanks
have geen furnished to each county
seat postmaster.
Application for a flag should be made
by by the next of kin Of the deceased
veteran; the person responsible fol
burial service; representative OF the
ex-service man or welfare organization
having charge of the burial; or other
person having knowledge Of the facts
and acting in the interests OF the de-
ceased and his family.
The person requesting the flag may
be required to exhibit the original dis
charge certificate of the deceased vet
eran or to submit other documentary
evidence or information which vii
assist the official receiving the appli-
cation in determining the veterans
eligibility to a flag.
When a veteran entitled to a flag
dies under circumstances where a flas
can not be furnished by the Govern
ment in time for the funeral, suit
able flag may be privately purchased
and the Veterans Administration vii
later make reimbursement for the cos'
thereof in the amount not exceeding
s7OO. Claims for reimbursement mus
be submitted on the prescribed form
(Afhdavit Form SID, which may bt
obtained together with detailed in
structions from any Office of the Vet
erans' Administration or from county
seat poStmaSters. All such claims mus
be supported by bill on the business
billhead of the undertaken or othel
business concern of whom the flag
was purchased, showing the name o.
the deceased, the cost of the flag ano
the date of purchase. If paid, the bill
should show such payment, also BY
whom payment was made.
1t is contemplated that through tht
distribution of burial flags to count.
seat postmasters in each county O.
the state for issue, the necessity fol
purchasing flags and the consequen
claims for reimbursement will b,
greatly reduced, if not altogethel
eliminated
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17
Prominent Conductor Dies,

David F. Weatherby, an old timer
and well known conductor on the Du-
luth & Iron Range for the past forty
years, died at his home in Two Har-
bors Sunday after an illness of seven
years with lung malady. He was 66
years of age and was retired on a
pension in 1924 after "a years as con-
ductor. He is survived by his widow
and four children The Odd Fellows
and Order of Railway Conductors had
charge of his funeral on Wednesday.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

James Moonan has been resident of Ely since
1891 when he to the position of station
agent for the Duluth & Iron Range. He came here
from Minneapolis where he had been employed on
the Minneapolis & st. Louis for number of years
He always was active in the upbuilding of the city
and the surrounding country In 1922 he was elected
president of the Ely Commercial Club and served in
this capacity for three terms. During his incun-
bency he inaugurated many measures beneficial to
the city, principally among which was the agitation
for hotel which resulted in the organization of
the Ely Hotel Association and the building of the
Forest Hotel He elected president of the associ-
alton which position he still holds. He has served
on the School Board and is now serving as vice
president of the First State Bank and treasurer of
the Vermilion Range Old Settlers Association.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

The tragic death of F. w. Fitzpatrick
in an auto accident in Chicago last
week removes from the public eye a
man of character and of ideas who will
outlive him. A noted architect who
designed and built the Chicago post
Office building at the same time he
inaugurated the Fire Prevention Days.
he also fathered the postal savings
plan which the government adopted.
He advocated the convoy plan during
the war long before it was adopted
while department men in Washington
declared it impractical. His death will
be a distinct loss to his country.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

w. P. Wolff, Familiarity known as Pete
Wolff elected Mayor to fill the unexpired term
of Mayor Charles Trezona the meeting of the
City Council. Previous to his election as Mayor he
has filled the Office of Acting Mayor and Alderman.
He was chosen the head of the city by the unan-
nous vote of the Council Mr.. Wolff to Ely in
was engaged mining engineer in the Crystal Falls
district in Michigan He is now holding the position
pany mines the Vermilion Range. Since his ar
rival in Ely he has shown active interest in the
affairs of the city. He served Commander of the
Frank Lozar Post of the American Legion during
1920. In January of this year he assumed the Office
of President of the Ely Commercial Club being
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17
On This
Occasion
Just a few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

AS a joke an Mineola, N. Y. couple
circulated a report on the condition
of a bank in their city which turned
out to be no joke and precipitated a
run on the bank. The grand jury in
dicted them and they face term in
prison. Others who were instrumental
1T circulating the report that the bank
was inSolvent also are facing indict-
ments Circulating reports of this
nature is criminal and causes an i'm
mense amount of suffering among
innocent people who have their all
deposited in the bank A run on a
bank is no joke and the larger part OF
the hysteria is caused by rumors
which spread like wild fire.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

Joseph Veranth has grown to manhood in this city
He was born in Evelet in 1901 He is the oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Veranth and came to Ely with
his parents from the Mesaba Range the year follow
ing his birth. He graduated from the Ely High
School and also from the Marquette University Col
lege of Engineering at Milwaukee. After his gradu-
alton from Marquette in 1924 he was engaged as
highway engineer with the Highway Commissions of
Iowa for one year and Wisconsin for year. In
1927 he was named City Engineer of Ely and has
held the position since filling the same with honor
to himself and the city. He elected member
OF the Board of Education of District No IL and has
chosen
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

of his condition he resigned.
Since the absence of Mr.. Anderson,
c. B. Stott, who has been assistant
supervisor for the past year, took
charge and Is now serving pending the
appointment of a new supervisor.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

County Commissioner Jacob l. Pete is native son
of Ely and nearly everyone in the city has known
Jake" all his life. He engaged in the timber
business up to the time he was away in the army
and upon his discharge again took up timber con-
tracing as profession He has always been public
spirited citizen. Five years ago he was elected
County Commissioner to represent the Fourth Dis
trict and last fall reelected for another four
year term He has served chairman of the County
Board and now is president of the ST. Louis County
Club He is active in affairs of the county and his
activity extends to affairs of state well Many
beneficial for the ranges have been fostered
under his regime the County Board Last year
nearly five miles of paving were completed No. Z
in Commissioner Pete'S district and he expects to
finish paving the balance of the road in his district
next year.
The Ely miner., 1931-07-17

Notwithstanding the fact that an
eastern professor about year age
advised his class in English and his
tory to be "snobS" it has never paid
Prestige and success are not obtained
by snobbery. Man is measured by
what he accompishes and not for what
he thinks. The honest, unassuming
public spirited man attains success who
wins the esteem of others by actual
service to society.
Askov American., 1931-12-17
HAND 1T TO SHIPSTEAD
(Ellendale Eagle.)

Senator Shipstead told President
Hoover recently that meddling with
European affairs has cost this country
much money and made it no friends.
He also expressed the belief if the
same effort had been made to
strengthen the home market for farm
mortgages that was put into boosting
foreign bonds we would be immeas-
urably better off. He scores bank
examiners for inducing bankers to
throw out farm paper in favor of
bonds and wants to know what busi-
ness they have to foist upon banks in
agricultural communities "questicn-
able paper peddled out by affiliates
OF eastern banks" You'll have to
hand it to the Minnesota senator for
being able to dish out strong medi-
cine to all and sundry and make them
appear to like it. 1t is to be hoped
that he keeps on looking up the bank
ing situation until there is a better
understanding of the international
transactions that have been instru-
mental, apparently, in getting the
country into a kettle of hot water.
Askov American., 1931-12-17

to coerce our nation into any such
agreement-shifting the debt and bur-
den to the American public-business
and the taxpayer.
With unemployment rampant, Amer
lean farming PROSTATE, and business
stagnant. these obligations to the
American government should not be
Cancelled.
Senator Henrik Shipstead was very
emphatic in recent statement
against the moratorium for the ben
eft of European nations unless they
cut down their tremendous eXpendi-
lures for ornaments, the cost of
which is staggering not only this
country, but the world.
Far more benefit would accrue to
the masses if congress would devote
more time to and pass unemployment
legislation as advocated by such
statesmen and leaders as Senators
LaFollette. Shipstead, Wagner, Norris
and others. This would be of great
constructive benefit to the entire ma
tion. including Pine county and the
sc other COUNTIES of Minnesota.
Askov American., 1931-12-17
THE WORM TURNED

We have all heard of the witty def
milton of news as when dog bites a
man it isn't news, but when a man
bites a dog it is. With this definition
in mind a newspaper item struck our
fancy as being a real bit of news. So
the story goes, when two bandits
walked into the Bristol, Wisconsin
bank and commanded the assistant
cashier to raise his hands they did
not realize that they were talking
bullet proof glass and neither
did they know that that assistant was
gifted with fortitude and would an
swer their summons with lead. He
was and he did with the result that
one of his bullets found its mark in
the abdomen of one of the bandits and
their missiles flattened on the fragile
looking glass in the cashiers cage.
Although the wounded bandit was
dragged into a waiting car by his
companion and temporarily scaped,
cash amounting to $4,000 was saved
and the bandits were later arrested.
This bullet proof glass offers a de-
gree of protection to banks and proved
to be embarrassing to the Bristol ban
dts. 1t was a case of the 'woI
turning" which is a source of pleas
ure for the public who has been
harassed much from banditry.
Askov American., 1931-12-17

Minnesota leads all other states in
the propagation of game fish, accord
ing to the report from the Game and
Fish Department to be found in an
other place in this issue and because
of this and of its scenic drives and
places of interest it draws an extern
sive tourist business each year. Izaak
Walton Leagues all over the state
and there are many-have whole
heartedly co-operated toward this
movement with the department until
each of recent years have seen an in
crease in the number of fish placed
in the myriad lakes and streams of
the state so that there might be a
perpetual supply for anglers.
Minnesota, with its excellent out
door surroundings, its numerous var
ieties of fish, deer, moose, caribou,
bear, beaver. prairie chickens, pleas
ants, partridges and grouse, make it
an ideal playground which is the envy
of other states and a SOURCE of healthy
environment of it's citizens.
Askov American., 1931-12-17
SCIENCE TACKLES SEA

Man has taken wings like birds and
for the past many years he has been
able in way to go into the domain
of old neptune but so far the matter
of diving has been more or less haz-
ardous due to the unprotected meth
DDS used Now comes the announce
ment that an apparatus has been in
vented by a resident of Cologne, Ger
many. that it is said, can be success
fully used in a depth of about $3.50
feet of water. The apparatus, weigh
ing about two and half tons is made
of steel on a principle of counterpres-
sure within, equalizing the water
pressure on the outside by means of
evaporation of liquid air. 1t is able
to move along the bottom of the sea
under its own power, with a single
cable transmitting power to an cleo
trically driven boring, cutting and
clutching gear.
If this invention is successful,
which is apparent, it can be used to
a lot of advantage in marine circles
for exploring the depths of the sea
where such explorations will go to-
ward the betterment of navigation
and for salvaging vessels with pre-
cious cargOes which is practically i'm
possible now at any great depth.
Mans conquest goes deeply into the
earth. under the sea and high into
the air.
Askov American., 1931-12-17

Mile Laos County Times: Charles
w. Henke. former editor of the Dassel
Dispatch during the World war, and
once an official of the state game and
fish commission under a Republican
administration has pleaded guilty to
a fraud indictment. Henke was very
vigorous during the World war in CAL
ling those who advocated the Farmer
Labor party, as "dislOyaL" He is not
the only crook in public life who used
the "disloyalty" issue against his op-
ponents in politics..
Askov American., 1931-12-17
HOW MUCH is A BILLION
blooming Prairie TimeS.)

When you read of billion dollar
congress or a billion dollar fund did
you ever stop to think what that
really means? Have you ever tried
to understand how much a billion
really is?
Well, here is one way you can do
it. Suppose that at the time of
Christ a fund was started and a dol
lar was saved and put aside every
minute of the day, by 1881 we would
have just a little more than bill
lion dollars in this savings account.
The World war cost forty-two bill
lions of dollars or $42 minute since
the time of Christ.
Today we are paying for that war.
Is there any wonder that this old
world is rocked bye terrible depres-
sion? -
Askov American., 1931-12-17
HUMANIZING OUR PENITENTIARY

(The State News, MinneaDCllS)
Under the leadership of Governor
Floyd B. Olson, our peEitcntiarv at
Saltwater will be "humanized." For
many years the governor has felt that
the chief reason for law
breakers in our prisons was to re-
form them, if possible, and not to
send them back to society disgruntled
and sour at the world. The Wicker
sham report dealing with our prison
system declared that tie present sys-
tenn in America was criminal and a
disgrace to this country, that prison.
ers were subjected to rules and regu-
lations which were inhuman and un-
warranted in free America.
Special reference was made to the
system in force at the Saltwater peni-
Askov American., 1931-12-17

ing telegram sent to congress urg-
ing economy in expenditures at the
present session. Among other sigma
lures reported contained on this tele-
gram, is that of Blue Earth county
resident as president of Blue Earth
County Taxpayers Association. There
is no such association in Blue Earth
county nor has there been one for a
considerable period of years.
All of this would seem to point to
definite effort to spread a false prop
aganda regarding tax reduction eff
forts over the state. Just how far
the Minnesota Taxpayers Association
is responsible for such reports it
would be interesting to know. 1t would
also be interes ing to learn where this
association secures the finances for it's
extensive efforts in organization, for
the publicity service that is main
tained and for other varied activities.
Someone vitally interested in the as
sociation's work is furnishing these
funds.
And in consideration of this angle
of the situation the fact must be
borne in mind that the Minnesota
Taxpayers Association is definitely on
record opposing state income tax
measure. And the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Federation is definitely on
record favoring the state income tax.
If business interests in the metro
politan centers set out to kill off the
cko inn 20
not go about it more effectively than
by subtly fostering and encouraging
an attack by the farmer on the county
agent and the Farm Bureau move
ment.
Askov American., 1931-12-17
WHO WON?
Minneapolis Labor Review.)


Residents of a Minnesota county
gather in a mass meeting at their
court house, put their County Com
missioners on the mat, and demand
that expenditures of the county be
decreased.
Receiving this assurance from the
County Board they go home feeling
that they have accomplished some
thing.
Daily newspapers that assailed the
same people when they were organ
izing the Non-partisan League now
commend them highly. Run lengthy
accounts of the meeting, carry pic
lures Of the throng.
When these good people are doing
the chores around the farm and
thinking things over after the days
work is done they may begin to re-