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Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
ALL TAKE HOLD IN 1881

Recent years have shown growth
of what is called civic spirit. People
realize more than they did formerly,
that they are partners in the life Of
their home city, that it is helpful to
them If their home town prospers,
while they lose if it does not do SO
we'll.
Now what we need is still more
of this feeling, and a willingness on
the part of all our people to do what
we can for Milford; it paid cash 70
turns to merchants in 1880 holida. 5.
And kind of useful service helps.
People who work theoretically on
their job assist. Those who carry on
its organizations are of high value.
Those who maintain attractive home
places help more than they. realize.
We can all do something for this
cause.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
YOUR SHARR OF CASH

The amount of money in circuIa-
tion per capita amounted to $3.50
December 1. This amount of cash
in circulation is from one to 112 per
cent of the country's total estimated
wealth. It is remarkable that so
small an amount of actual money, in
gold, silver, nickel, paper, and cop
per, can do all our vast business.
1t is able to do it, because Of the
skill with which our bank
ing system has been developed, and
because money circulates quickly
from hand to hand. Just at present
it should circulate faster. If our
people here in Delaware who are
able to pay bills, would pay them at
once, that would do our share to inn
prove this situation.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
GETTING THE ROBBERS

The epidemic of robberies taking
place in many localities all over the
country is something that should be
taken quite seriously. A large ele-
ment of young fellows have formed
the idea that money can thus be OBJ
tanned without work. Innumerable
hold-ups, robberies of stores, dwell
ings, filling stations, banks, etc, are
taking place.
The citizens of Keene, New Hamp-
shire, had the right idea few days
when rewards totalling $4,000 were
offered for the capture of two young
men who held up six stores and kill
ed the proprietor of one of them.
Now if such plan could be followed
up all over the country, there would
be some results.
In the case of a large part of
these robberies, there must be some
person who could supply informa-
tion leading to the arrest of the
guilty parties. Now if the one who
supplies that information could be
sure of earning $1,000 or more, the
amount varying according to circum-
stances, the needed information
would come forward in a great many
cases.
Many more of these young mis-
creants would soon be landed in Jail
for good long terms, and the rest Of
the crowd would draw back from
their dirty deeds, and conclude that
the hold-up business is not conduc-
i've to health or long life.
1t is an outrageous thing to have
all these crimes going on all the
time, without a more determined ef-
fort to stop them. This does not
mean that it is a safe thing to COM
nit such Outrages. The people gull
" of them may get away a few
lines. But if they keep on, and most
If them do keep on, as they can not
break themselves of the habit, they
night as well resign their minds to
ipending most of their lives in jail
With generous rewards for the cap
ure Of these rascals,. the game can !
,e made so much more risky that it
will not be so attractive.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
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THE TRADE CENTER

A community. like Milford is a
trade center for an, important dis
trict. It serves all the communities
of the district, and these communi-
ties do we'll to be interested in the
welfare Of the trade. center. The
trade center supplies commodities at
minimum cost to the whole district,
and ii aids the enterprises of the dis
trtct in, many ways: .a-a
All the communities in such dis
trict further their own interest, by
buying their supplies within that
district SO far as they can. Thereby
they give added financial power to
the business Of the district, so that
it can do more for all the enter
prises of the whole neighborhood,
and provide more jobs, better oppor-
tunities and advantages for every
one. Money should be kept at home
so far as possible.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
TAKING ACCOUNT OF STOCK

Many industries close for some
days in January, to take an inven-
tory. 1t is an anxious time for many
business men. If they have large
stocks on hand, they can hardly tell
by the general appearance of the
business, whether they are making
or losing.
Many old fashioned concerns used
to go on year after year without any
stock taking. The management would
draw out certain sums every week
or month, and feel confident that
these represented profits which they
had earned. But too frequently they
had allowed their stocks to run
down and. grow less valuable, so that
they were using up portion of their
capital.
1t is best for any business to an
alyze its operations relentlessly, and
attempt to find out just where it
stands. Modern business keeps care
full accounts of all operations. 1t
seeks to know what every depart
ment makes or losses, so that leaks
can be stopped, and improbable
lines modified or discontinued,
Most farmers used to be very neg
ligent in their accounting, though
many of them have good systems of
accounts today. Many dairymen will
say that they used to keep many
"cow boarders," which consumed far
more in feed than they ever gave in
milk and butter.
Business people should not be dis
heartened if they failed to keep up
with old records druing 1880. The
country during that period contend
ed with several major calamities. The
effect of those misfortunes has
mostly passed, except that rem
nant of fear and pessimism remains,
which is the only thing that really |
0bstructs business revival. The eff
3ient business, having learned its in
come for 1880, is in position to
budget its probable income for the
coming season. 1t should not forget
hat business is not likely to move
head unless a reasonable proportion
S set aside for sales promotion
trough advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16

dailies make themselves more and
more community builders in the true
sense of the word. At the intersee-
tions of the main highways and
paved streets they attract payrolIs
and industries, where such enters
priscs are not. yet Overdone as they
are in many of the over-crowded
half-milliohl and multi-milliOn pou-
ulated world ccnters. The national
development tendency is away from
the mastOdOnic emtrOpolises where
free play of inLividualism is reduced
to a minimum.
In the great open spaces there are
still thousands of weeklies and small
dailies owned and edited by individ-
uals who alone dictate their own
pOlicies-men and women with their
own money and their own plants and
many of them still actual practical
printers. ~
The country press is helping create
prosperous smaller Industrial cities
and country places. 1t is helping to
give employment to thousands Of
families, men, women and young
people. 1t furnishes the United
States with a newspaper service in
every small city and town that is Mbt
equaled elsewhere in the world. 4.
The smaller newspapers published
in country communities and cities
can become successful community
builders, leaders for industrial de-
and multipliers of pay
rolls, which, in turn, furnish sub
scribers and advertisers.
The paper that makes itself the
exponent of payrolls and industries
helps found the prosperous commune
ity and shares in the community
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
WILLIAM FEATHER SAYS

People often wonder why, with
advancing years and the solution Of
the economic problems, new diff
culties present themselves so inev-
itably.
The new troubles are often more
battling than the old ones.
Children grow up and become old
enough to get into trouble. Leisure
brings with it innumerable Oppor-'
tunities for difference of opinion.
Necessity, which in the early years
of the struggle settled so many diff
ficulties, can no longer be relied
upon. w.
And so we pass into middle-age,
resenting that life has punctured SO
many of our youthful dreams.
The subject is mentioned here
only because it seems to concern SO
many Each of us thinks his own
troubles with life are distinctly pc
culiar, and only by questioning
friends do we discover that they are
universal. ~
One shrewd and seasoned friend
offers this advice: avoid letting
yourself feel too much. Insist upon
thinking. If your son or daughter
elopes, let yourself cool off before
you do anything about it. Keep quiet
until you have first taken time to
think" ~
Anyone who has wrestled with
crises will perceive that
this is sensible advice. ~
Probably nine-tenths of all troU-
bles could be peacefully settled n
we would first master our feelings
lin other words, if we used our
heads. a
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
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NEW STATE OFFICIALS have
just been inaugurated in many
states. They have been congratu-
lated and toasted and welcomed and
cheered, and are looked upon as su-
premely fortunate to have reached
this place of power and influence.
Perhaps they are rather to be COM
miserated. Whatever they do is sure
to be considered wrong. Their task
grows more difficult, from the feeling
that people have been passing the
buck on too many problems over to
the Federal Government. The state
governments must solve more of the
home problems. Our public officials
are not supermen, they can not turn
the world upside down, nor can they
regulate heat, cold, and sunlight.
Give them a chance to make good.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
COMMUNITY RESOLUTIONS

Although New Year resolutions
are said to be out of date, yet peo-
pie must make them sometimes in
order to get anywhere. They should
make a resolution about Milford and
all Delawarean towns, that they pro-
pose that 1881 shall be a year of fine
progress for their home town, and
that they all are willing to help.
To some the call comes to take.po-
sitions of management in some or
ganization. Others are asked to
serve on committees or assist in en-
tertainments. All are asked to look
carefully after their home places,
and see that they arc credit to the
community. If people generally take
hold in this spirit, 1881 will be a very
good year in the history of Milford
or any town.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
RELIEF AND ExTRAvAGANCE

A controversy is developing be-
tween those who want to spend lot
of money right off quick to relieve
unemployment, and those who wish
to avoid extravaganza and unproduc-
tive expenditure. There are dangers
on each side of the question. II we
go too slow, we allow unemployment
to continue, and if we go too fast,
then higher taxes win be created,
with a consequent drag on business.
Somehow these two points of view
must be reconciled and compro-
missed. The country wants prompt
action to relieve Unemployment, but
it does not. approve Of throwing
money around in way to get no
adequate return.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
.@l&&El

THE LEGISLATURE. of Delaware
is organized and starts the session
of 1881 under most favorable condf-
tions-thanks to the budget system.
In a superficial observation of the
personnel of the Senate and House
of Representatives, the standard Of
intelligence and ability of its mem
bers, is above the average of form
er years, and an impression is felt.
by the observer, that a spirit Of CO.
operation prevails between the mem
bership, regardless of political af-
tiliation. The Governor frankly
asks that this feeling for co-opera-
tion, shall be cultivated, and avows
his intention to aid in every way
possible. In multitude of minds
there will be many forms of ideas
as to what is best policy for the flu
ture interest of our state and coun-
ties. That is right and helpful for
the welfare of all concerned OF
course there is the same chatter
about getting down to work from the
general public, but there is more
than one form of work for the mem
bers of the legislature to perform,
besides that OF answering to roll
call, or even committee work, which
absorbs time. If the state, the coun- |
ty, the town or the individual, will !
place its proposed legislation in
shape and have it introduced during
the next two weeks, there will be no
need for extending the session be-
yOnd the sixty days provided for it
to continue. If those politicians who
in the past have attempted to load
down the calendar at the latter end
of the sessions, with fake bills, will
turn their efforts to forming bills
for needed legislation and get that
kind of work started, the member
ship of the legislature now in ses-
sion in Delaware, will act with in I
telligence, honesty of purpose and {
for the best welfare of all the peo-
pie. Help the Governor to help the
legislature for the advancement of t
business policies for Delaware, and !
encourage the feeling of real coop
GRAFTON for the best interest Of good i
government, and with that aim the +
present legislature will make a rec a
ord for those of the future to aim , i
as model for progressive govern Il
nent. Governor Buck has laid his a
cards OH the table for a square deal.
The legislature is certainly in favor
,f lessening taxation as far as pos j
iible, and yet produce suffeiehtLrev- s
,nue to finish building schools, high |;
Ways and maintain an economical c
orm of county governmental The p
legislators are capable of consider Il
ng these problems, and with the
id of Governor Buck, there should II
e higher standard of laws enact tt
d for the benefit of Delaware. e
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16

THERE ARE MANY people who
seem to be almost as much mentally
asleep as the drowsy woodchuck. In
many all old fashioned town, where
as the old saying was, people went
TO bed when it was dark under the
table, winter life was once so dull
as to suggest that the people had all
fallen asleep with the grounding.
But modern life is different, with our
radios and our movies and our dane
ing. People have to scratch to earn
a living. Thee is 10 place for sleep
ers in these tines.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
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DON'T BLAME people of your
own neighborhoOd for not support
ing your business, if you fail to ad-
vertise your goods as thoroughly as
your competitors located elsewhere.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
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THE folks who have no time in
which to do anything for Milford
frequently seem to have time on their
hands that they don't know what to
do with.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
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EN- PEOPLE and

WHEN PEOPLE and things be-
come important, they are mentioned
in the newspapers. And il business
is going to seem important; 1t should
be mentioned In the advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
.ssl&SE

REFUSING to give your home
stores your patronage, is about like
taking food away from your own
children, to give it to some neigh
bor's family.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
Gl&&El

HOME town loyalty means not
merely hollering for the home town
at the banquets, but spending money
in the home town for supplies.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16

BUSINESS is injured by lack of
faith and confidence in its possibili-
ties, and you can injure town by
lack of faith in its future.
Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16

Last week we advertised our reduction sale Clothing
to begin FRIDAY, JANUARY End, AND BELIEVE
ME 1T STARTED We never had quicker response.
THERE IS A REASON-TT'S TFIIS-Our method of
doing business, and the quality of GRIFFON CLOTH
ING is responsible for the BANG UP START of our
SALE
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
ORGANIZE FOR
Relief WORK
DIR. O. w. Parker Heads Execu
tive Committee to Study
Situation.

The meeting of the delegates named
last week was held Monday evening al
the Community Center and formed
itself ON working basis to study un-
employment relief IN this city.
A nominating committee was named
following a motion to appoint an ex-
ecutive committee to head the organi-
zation. The nominating committee was
composed of B. o. Strachan, JOS. Yer
anth, Ivan Tauzell, Mrs L. M. Bang
and j. A. Rothman
The committee met in executive ses-
sion and brought i'm the following names
for the Executive Committee. No other
nominations were made and the names
submitted were unanimously chosen.
They are o. W. Parker, chairman; Rev.
Frank Mihelcic, w. E. Englund, Mrs.
Chas. Quigley, Rev. H. r. Browne,
Daniel Bohinc and John E. Porthan.
George Matesha was made secretary.
This committee met yesterday and
reported several subcommittee to have
charge of various phases of the work.
There will be committee on finance.
another on publicity, unemployment,
charity and several other individual
activities.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
Rotary Entertains Ladies
With HalIOlC'een Program.

Tables were set for forty-four Ro-
tarians and Rotaryanns and invited
guests on Wednesday evening when a
Halloween program had been arranged
for the evening by the committee COM
posed of Ed. Bolitho, w. e. Englund
and Barney Agnew in charge of the
affair.
After most delightful chicken din
ner served by the ladies of the NJ E.
church, several spooky stunts were
presented by the committee in which
all were made the victims of the
witches, black cats and COLLINS who
are supposed to disport themselves on
Halloween.
A music memory contest for which
Miss Irene Thomas played the piano,
was won by bevy of ladies. All re-
ceived prizes and. other momentos
of the occasion The meeting with the
queen of the evening after having
shaken hands with a ghost and being
escorted to the throne by Mephisto in
person, created much merriment. The
hall had been most artistically dec
grated in Halloween effects.
The evening wound I'D with a circle
two step to music by Miss Thomas.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
new INDUSTRY
IN OPERATION
Ely Creamery Company Began
Operations on Monday;
Pasteurizing Milk.

The Ely Creamery Company began
operations on Monday in the Brownell
building on Sheridan Street AT
present the company is only paying
attention to the pasteurizing of milk
as provided by state regulations. Later
the manufacture of butter and the sale
of dairy products viii be undertaken.
A concrete floor has been placed in
the store part of the building and
machinery installed with the motive
power in the basement A pasteuriz-
ing machine has been placed and the
first run of milk was put through on
Tuesday
The firm will also buy cream from
local farmers and dairymen and viii
utilize either sweet or sour cream A
considerable source Of supply has been
assured from the White Iron and EN-
barraSs districts.
In addition to W. F. SchueIke who
came here from Bayfield,, Wisconsin,
where he is also interested in the Bay
field Creamery, Julius Aho, a local boy
has been engaged for the outside work.
As the business progresses, which is a
foregone conclusion, others VIII be
added TO the force
City Veterinarian DR.. John Thomp-
son has been busy for some time getting
such plant to locate here in the in
tereSts Of the public health of the
city and in anticipation of a state law
compelling all milk and cream sold to
be- pasteurized.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
Ely Football Boys Tie
International Falls.

The Ely High School football team
which played at International Falls,
fought to scoreless tie on Saturday
Both teams played a consistent punting
and bucking game and neither team
resorted to the aerial pass method of
play.
The Ely boys were only beaten once
IN fourteen games played and that by
Aurora the previous week. A tie is not
defeat and it can be said that Ely
lost only once in fifteen games played
consecuttvely.
Members of the Ely team at Inter-
national Falls were Brobin, Bolinger
c. j. johnson, Cook, E. Johnson, Kalan,
Banks, Buraglio, Golobich, Grahek
Porthan, v. Bolinger, captain. Roels
of Chisholm was referee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
Mems Club Organized
at Fridays Meeting.

About sixty men of the city met at
the Presbyterian church dining room
on Friday evening and sowed the seeds
which launched a mems club destined
to fill in the long winter hours in
healthy and wholesome enjoyment and
education.
j. T. Davis of Cloquet, secretary of
the Cloquet Y. M. c. A.. and organizer
for such clubs in the northwest, was the
his address he called attention to the
benefits of such an organization and
also suggested that the same be simply
a mems club with no UNCONVENTIONAL
handle, open to all creeds and classes,
with the sole object IN view Of fur
nishing wholesome entertainment and
instruction. He also stated that he had
no objection to the playing of cards
and games or smoking IN the club
rooms. He qualified his statement with
the remarks that ''if it is wrong to
smoke and play cards here, it is wrong
to do so at home"
Short talks were also made by B. O.
Strachan, Wilson Carlson, Jas. I. Laing,
E. c. Jones, Byrd Brownell, L. M. Bang
and others. Later it was moved that a
committee of the following be named
to look into the matter and arrange
for the formation of such a club: B.
o. Strachan, j. M. Brown, william
Hasselblad, w. D. Gallagher, l. M
Bang J. N RaIItio 7 Rothnnar w
E. Englund, Wilson Carlson, Richard
Chinn and Richard Hodge.
A committee of men prepared and
served a very fine baked ham dinner
with all necessary fxings Those who
attended were enthusiastic over the
formation of the club and also over the
dinner served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
Duck Hunters to
Be Disappointed.

Hopes Of hunters for an extension
of the duck shooting have been dashed.
The United States department of
agriculture and the biological survey
wired Congressman August Andersen,
Red Wing, that if an extension was
granted the purpose of the limitation
on the 1881 shooting period would be
defeated.
In response to the pleas of many
hunters, Congressman Andersen had
suggested an extension to government
officials pointing out because of un-
usually warm weather the northern
flight probably would not come until
after the short season had closed.
The governments telegram stated
the migratory bird treaty advisory board
discussed the proposal and decided to
stick to the one month season to relieve
the scarcity of water fowl.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
Harvey H0sh0ur Chosen to
Draft Corporation LalU.

Harvey Hoshour, professor of COR
poration law, well known In this city
where he appeared in court on different
occasions, has been named to draft
the proposed business corporation law
for the state by a special committee of
the Minnesota State Bar association.
The new law will be intended to
modernize the Minnesota statutes re-
lating to corporations in line with the
new amendment removing stockholders
liability.
Mr.. Hoshour addressed the committee
meeting on Problems of Drafting
Modern Corporation Law" and j. H.
Colman, member of the committee
spoke on why Corporations Leave
Minnesota" P. L. Solether of Mime
apolis, chairman, presided.
The meeting was held in st. Paul
this week.
Mr.. Hoshor will draft the law and
submit his ideas to a committee
of the bar association for revision or
recommendations, Mr. Solether said.
It is expected that the law Will be
ready for submission to the next legis-
lature.
Members of the board hope that the
modernized statute will remove the
necessity, felt by many corporations, for
Incorporating under the laws of Della
ware or similar states where the re-
quirements are more advantageous.
A well drawn law, attorneys point
out, would increase the revenues of
the state through additional corpor-
alton fees and corporate taxes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-10-30
MedieuaL Drama Topic
of Ely DeIphian Chapter,

The Delpflian Chapter viii be led
by Mrs. Byrd Brownen IN the study of
Medieval Drama, Thursday, November
5th. Mrs. w. D. Gallagher win give a
preliminary survey and the topics for
report are:
Decline of Roman Drama" Mrs
William Mitchell.
Growth of Liturgical Plays" Mrs.
j. Gianotti
Mysteries and Miracle Plays" Mrs.
George Ayres.
"Moralities," Mrs. Bruce Srachan.
"Interludes," Mrs. William Jones.
Folk Drama" Mrs. Emil Leino.
Early Italian Drama" Mrs. E..
Erickson.
The Commedia dell Arte," Mrs. P.
Schaefer.
The current topic will be discussed
by Miss Vida Thomas.