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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Numerous High Spots Lie
In Northern Minnesota.

Minnesotans looking for high alz-
tudes need not go to Colorado to have
their desires granted, for there are
several high spots" in the state, al
of them in the northern section, &C.
cording to A. NJ Erickson, state forester
at Tower
Ranger Erickson points out the high
est known point in Minnesota Is IN
Cook county. It is the Misquah hills
near Winchen lake, and is 2,23o feet
above sea level Other high points
in this county are Brule mountain,
2,170 and Eagle mountain, the heizht
not being determined
North Of Virginia there are hills
ranging from 2.025 feet above sea Level,
the highest points in ST. Louis county.
The Giants range runs from 1900 to
1850 feet, while Babbitt IS ], 867 feet
above sea level
In Lake county the bill on which the
Mount Weber tower is located Is 1850
feet above sea level, while In Cook
county Banadad lake is 1914 feet above
sea level. There are several other lakes
in Cook county which are nearly as
high, including Rush lake, so; Win
cheu lake, 1910; Popular lake, 1859.
and Needs lake, 1879.
On the north shore of Lake Superior
is Carlton peak, 1929 feet above sea
level. Jasper peak, three miles east
of Tower is 1850 feet above sea level
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
1882 GAS TAX
ALLOTMENT
St. Louis County Gets Sub
stantial Increase Over Last
Year.

st. Louis county will receive SUBJ
stantial increase in its share of gas tax
fund this year. The figures set by the
State Board of Allotment last week is
s129, $50 compared to $4,000 year ago
The allotment to st. Louis county
from the one mill state aid fund has
been set at S56,910. This county will
pay S313,845 into the state aid fund
through the one mill levy.
The total allotment of gas tax aid
to the counties this year is S4,325 600
compared to s3.2O0,0O0 a year ago.
The one-third of the gas tax receipts
which goes to the counties is estimated
at S3,600,000 this year and to this is
added $725, 900 caused by an excess of
receipts over the estimate used in
making the allotment last year. The
total allotted from the one mill tax
fund for state aid highways is 81 ,897,-
600, compared to 81 ,913 900 in 1881, the
decrease being due to lower total
assessed valuation The allotment board
consisting of State Auditor Stafford
King, State Treasurer Julius A.
Schnahl and c. M. Babcock, Com
missioner of Highways, met March Is.
One half of the gas tax allotment
will be paid in August and the other
half next February. Payments from
the one mill state aid fund are made
from time to time as work is completed
by the counties and approved by the
Highway department. The department
has no supervision over the expenditure
of the county aid or gas tax funds by
the counties.
The law fixes the minimum allot-
ment of the gas tax fund to any
county at q per cent of the total
fund, or S32,437 In the distribution
of the one mill state aid fund the
minimum allotment is one per cent, or
S18,970. The amounts allotted exceed or
equal the amount paid into the fund
from each county except Hennepin,
Ramsey and ST. Louis, each of which
is given per cent of each fund, the
maximum fixed by the constitution.
Special allotments were made to a
number of counties, on request of the
county board, to take care of special
projects which are of more than local
Importance. Special allotments from
the one mill fund total s50O88.70 and
from the gas tax fund S371 $751; st.
Louis County received no special allot-
ment.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Mrs. E.. G. Jones Entertdins
Music and Drama Club.

Mrs. E. C. Jones opened the doors OF
her beautiful new home on Monday
evening to the members of the Music
and Drama Club
Mrs. Luther Bang had charge of the
program and her subject was Modern
Poet Dramatists of England" After a
paper on the poets and their dramatic
attempts and successes, she, with the
capable assistance Of Miss Mama
Forbes, Mrs. M. j. Fleming and Miss
Frances Stokes, read John Masefields
The Tragedy of Man," play which
critics agree is masterpiece.
The hostess, assisted by her CO.
hostess Mrs. II. C. Newgord, served a
delicious lunch after which the guests
fingered long to admire the pretty
home and its lovely new furnishings.
The Club will meet in two weeks with
Mrs. B. o. Strachan and Miss leila
Richter-D. B.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Golf Directors Name
Standing Committees.

The Board of Directors of the Shag-
ava Country Club met and named the
standing committees for the ensuing
year. The officers of the Club are Ben
s. Richards, president; E. c. Jones, vice
president; E. C. Bolitho, secretary and
treasurer. The directors are L. j.
White, Thos. j. Carey, e. c. Jones, DIR.
p. d. McCarty, W. P. Wolff. A. C. Prisk,
B. o. Strachan and Ben 8. Richards.
The committees named are as fol-
lows:
Finance. j. White, chairman; Ben
s. Richards and B. o. Strachan.
Greens-E c. Bolitho, chairman; B.
o. Strachan, Douglas Nankervis and L.
M. Bang.
House-W. p. Wolff, chairman; Byrd
Brownen and Jacob L. Pete.
Membership-Dr p. D. McCarty,
chairman; A. c. Prisk and Art Nyman.
Entertainment-B. o. Strachan,
chairman; Dr. G. T. Ayres, w. C.. Carl
son, Miss Faith Walsh and Miss Frances
Spooner.
Games-E. c. Jones, chairman; Thos.
j. Carey, Frank Schweiger and Peter
Schaefer.
Games committee for the ladies-Mrs.
Ruth LaBeau, chairman; Mrs. Nora
.Trezona and Mrs. Dorothy Bang.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
BROWN IS
DRAFTED
Republicans of the State Meet
and Endorse Candidates at
St. Paul Saturday.

In a convention marked with en-.
thusiasm and harmony, Earle Brown
was drafted to head the Republican
ticket in the election of state officers
President Hoover was warmly endorsed
although the meeting was called in the
interests of purely state matters.
In addition to endorsing Earle Brown
for governor, T. o. Streisguth of New
Ulm was endorsed for lieutenant gov
ernor; Mike Holm for secretary OF
state; Julius A. Schmahl for treasurer
Henry N. Benson for attorney general;
Oscar A. Swenson for railroad and
warehouse commissioner; Stafford King
for state auditor
Holm, Schmahl, Benson and King are
incumbentS of the Offices. The nomin-
alton of Brown for governor was un-
animous after a half dozen or more
seconding speeches had been named ir
all of which the qualifications of Mr.
Brown had been set forth and united
support promised him.
The state platform adopted by the
convention commends to the people
the wisdom, courage and integrity
of President Herbert Hoover" 1t COM
mends past Republican administrations
in Minnesota, and on state issues de-
clares as follows:
For drastic economy and tax reduc-
ton, including cut of 100000 in
the next biennial budget as compared
with that of 1881.
For making the state income tax, il
adopted by the people, definite re-
placement Of other taxes now paid
either through legislation or through a
new constitutional amendment
For aid to agriculture through lower
taxes, aid in the orderly marketing OF
farm products, and economies and
efficiency in transportation.
For removing the rural credits de-
partment from politics, and against
dumping state-owned lands in a way
to depreciate farm land values; also
for restoring all state-owned lands held
by the bureau to the tax lists.
For progressive conservation policies
and elimination of politics in admins
tration of this department.
For no change of policy regarding
prohibition save in conformity with
constitutional provisions and practice
and not by indirection or evasion"
For effective crime prevention meas
ures.
For plans to establish unemployment
reserves and to maintain wage stand
ards.
For localizing government functions
as much as possible.
For legalized party conventions to in
dorse candidates.
Sixty-one delegates from st. Louis
County were present, this representa-
ton having been chosen at the county
convention in Duluth on the Wednesday
previous. Those from this city at the
state convention were Jacob L. Pete
Luther M. Bang and Peter Schaefer
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Four Booths For
Chicago Outdoor ShOlU

Tourist attractions of the Minnesota
Arrowhead country will again be ex-
hibited at the Chicago outdoor ex-
position in May.
Four booths will be combined in one
general Arrowhead display, according
to the plans, making the exhibit of
this region one of the largest scheduled
for the Coliseum building, where the
expositions are held each spring. Ely,
Tower and Itasca county are expected
to sponsor displays, while the Arrow
head association will assist in financing
and supervising the activities there
during exposition week.
A large Arrowhead sign will cover the
four booths, while staff will be in
charge each day to distribute PAM
phlets, maps, tourist guide books and
resort directories to visitors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
DeLphians Continue
Drama Study April z.

The study of Restoration" Drama
win be led by Mrs. B. s. Richards az
the next Delphian meeting, April 7th
Topics for report are as follows:
Relation Of Drama TO Political and
Social Life" Mrs. P. D. McCarty.
General Character of Late Stuart
Drama" Mrs. VIM Mitchell
Later Stuart Tragedy" Mrs 3. O.
Strachan.
Types of Later Stuart Comedy"
Mrs. II. N. Sutherland
"Congreve," Mrs. Vida Thomas.
Love for Love-" Mrs. NJ j. Valentine
The Country Wife" Mrs. l. j. White.
The first act of Love for Love" win
be enacted by Mrs. E. Erickson, Mrs
VIM Jones, Mrs. A. Forselius, Mrs z.
Leino and Mrs. ]. Gianotti
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
PLANT trees
ON PROGRAM
Legion Auxiliary to Aid in
Planting 500, 900 Trees In
Minnesota in 1892.

Last year America planted ten mill
lion trees. This year, that total will
be exceeded, declares Parker o. Ander-
son, of st. Paul, state forestry expert
and chairman of the Minnesota Ameri-
can Legion conservation committee.
This year our paintings will have
double significance" MIR. Anderson says
in bulletin just mailed to the 46s
Minnesota Legion posts, "for in ad-
dition to benefitting the community
state and nation, each tree Will be a
living monument to the Father of Gun
Country and to those who have given
their lives in defense of the nation
since its establishment.
Since Washington founded the United
States, Chairman Anderson points out
thoughless hands have stripped Mime
sofa of much of its timber. Toward the
reclothing of the North Star State with
verdant green, the American Legion and
its Auxiliary will do their share, he
states.
The Minnesota quota of 500 900 trees
to be planted this year is divided
among the ten districts thus: first dis
trict As 900; second $4,000; third As, 900;
fourth $1,000; fifth $1,000; sixth s., 500;
seventh 1880; eighth 10000; ninth
$4,000: tenth $4,000.
Each district is asked to plant the
number of trees allotted more if pos
si5le," Mr.. Anderson states. Each Lee
gion post and Auxiliary unit is to
cooperate in the local tree planting
program or to initiate a campaign il
necessary. Everyone can help. whether
he or she plants one tree or fifty.
IF each of the $4,000 Minnesota Lee
gion and Legion Auxiliary members
were to plant ten trees, the states halt
million quota would be reached. Where
Legionnaires are unable TO do the ac-
tual planting. they can have it done
and thus furnish employment. Plant
ing should begin when the frost leave:
| the soil.''
Chairman Anderson urges the plant
ing of memorial parks and highways
to the memory of world war veterans
dedication to take place simultaneously
all over the state with special cere-
monies on Memorial day, May 80.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
]. c. HONOR
STUDENTS
Five of the Students Attain
High Honors for the Year
in Local College.

Five students of the Junior College
attained high honors for the college
course as announced by the faculty.
Those who excelled in their standings
are the following:
Margaret Agnich, Alden Graves, Eda-
Rae Jones, Helen Harri and Alice
Koivunen.
Two of the honor students, Helen
Harri and Eda-Rae Jones have extra
ordinary records. Each Of their marks
for the year are the best obtainahle
and both have perfect score. They
have the distinction of being the only
students of the Junior College since its
organization to have attained this de-
gree Of proficiency and Dean Santo pro-
nounces Misses Harri and Jones the two
best students ever to attend the College
Alice Koivunen also has an excep-
tional record Her standing shows two
BIS and all AS for the college course
The Honor Students are receiving the
congratulations of their classmates and
others upon their excellent standing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Small Towns Don't DE-
They Commit Suicide

Towns do not die, they commit suicide, said
newspaper recently. And it is true
If everybody who makes his money in this COM
munity would spend his money in this community
the home town would double in population in
few years and everybody in and around it would
be prosperous. Why are filling stations out of
proportion to every other line of business in
number? Because people buy almost all of their
gas and oil at home.
sist in spending money out of town needlessly
when the results of this practice are so costly
We know of one Individual in the city now out of
job. This particular individual rarely spent
cent in Eaton Rapids, even when he could have
saved money. Some two Or three years ago this
person was informed that if his practice of spend
ing money out of the city continued, he would work
himself out of job entirely. And that is just
what has happened. How can the business men
any else, hire employees if they have nothing
for them to do or any money to pay them? When
you spend dollar outside you take it right out of
the pockets of some local citizen.
And speaking of the penny wise and pound
foolish" policy, this is it. Save few cents by
spending your money in some other city, and then
in the course of time find your husband out of a
Job because business conditions here will not war
rant his remaining in some ones employ.
The fight is on in all smaller cities. This does
not only apply to Eaton Rapids. 1t is becoming
very serious question, and one that must be
reckOned with in the near future. Just as men
toned above-the small city is not dying, it is
committing suicide inch by inch. Instead of cast
ing this idea off like so many snow flakes it is
time, and right now when every individual should
give the matter serious thought. Otherwise
therell be more vacant stores in the city than we
regret to report today-Eaton Rapids Journal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Catholic FOreSterS
limited to Chisholm.

The womens Catholic Order of
Foresters No. 1149 of Chisholm are
extending an invitation to the ladies
of the local Court and their drill team
to attend the district installation of
officers to be held at Chisholm
The meeting viii be called to order
on Sunday, April Bird at 200 o'clock in
the auditorium of the. community
building.
After the ceremonies a six o'clock
banquet and entertainment win be held
at the Nelson hotel Tickets for the
banquet may be secured from the local
recording secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Making Surrey of Light
Service in the City.

A dozen or more men from the
offices of the Minnesota Power & Light
Company arrived in the city the fore
part of the week and began the work
Of checking the light system of the
city. Men are checking up the in
dividual consumer for the past five
years; the physical value of the city
electric property; the cost of placing
current on the switchboard and other
matters in line with making the city
proposition to take over the service
providing the City Council accepts
their proposition and the voters at q
subsequent election ratify the same.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
HONOR PUPILS
Are CHOSEN
Misses Adele Kukko and Anna
Shuster Garry the High
School Banner.

The Valedictorian and Salutatoriar
for the Ely High School have been an
nounced for the June graduation.
Miss Adele Kukko will be the Vale
dictorian and Miss Anna Shuster the
Salutatorian. Miss Kukko graduates
with the high standing of 1852 and
Miss Shuster with $3.50.
Both of these young ladies are fav-
orites with the class Of lob to graduate
and are also leaders CT the ten highest
in standings. These ten, in addition to
the two named, is composed of Alice
Wooden, Lawrence Berglund, Laura
Laitala, Ethel Remes, Edward Harri
Anna Nosan, Elsa Ahonen and Mary
Prosen, in the order named
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25

The Virginia Daily Enter
prise is receiving the deserved
congratulations of the press
and the citizens of Virginia on
its improved appearance, the
acquisition of a new building,
new press and new equipment.
Last week, Wednesday, the
paper celebrated these epoch
making events by issuing a
twenty-four page edition filled
with the finest kind of adver-
Using and reading matter.
Many of the old timers in Vir-
ginia contributed to this edition
and much early history was
given. The Miner joins the
chorus in rendering our con-
CALCULATIONS to Elbridge Smith
and his capable force of assist
ants on the fine paper being
issued and hope they may be
able to continue twenty-four
page editions. They deserve
their success. We also wish to
=
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
NO fatal
ACCIDENTS
Mine Inspector Smiths Annual
Comprehensive Booklet is
Received.

The annual report Of st. Louis
County Mine Inspector Ed Smith, in
book form has been received and shows
several very interesting items besides
a fund of useful information.
The booklet shows that there was no
fatal accident at any of the mines on
the Vermilion range for 1881 and only
three non-fataI accidents
Non-fatal accidents for Ely are listed
as follows: Solomon Wittila at the Pr
oneer mine in January, fractured leg;
Julius Roterus at the Zenith mine in
February, fractured leg; Julius
February, fractured vertebra; Edward
Blanire at the Pioneer mine in May,
fractured leg.
at the Pioneer mine in May, fractured
1t shows that during the year 80 of
the 187 mines in the county were op-
Grated and that 1924 men were en-
ployed. The total amount of ore
shipped from these mines was 2,270, 1856
tons compared with q, 196,155 in 1890.
1t also shows that the average wages
for the year were $3.50 compared with
$3.50 in 1880. There were only fatal
accidents in the mines of the county
during the year and 81 non-fatal &C
cidentS.
In the fiscal years of 1910-11 there
were employed in this county total
of 1881 men in the mining industry.
In 1880 there were 1852 employed and
this year there are a total of 1924
listed. Safety First measures have de-
creased the fatal accidents from 96
in 1905-06 to in 1881, showing a de-
crease from TAB per thousand men en-
ployed in 1905 to 0.83 in 1881.
One page in the book is devoted to
historical data of the iron ranges of
Minnesota secured from the mining
directory of the Mines Experiment
Station, Minneapolis This historical
data shows that the Vermilion range
was the first discovered in the state
and that the range has played prom
inent part in the mining business since
its discovery. The historical data reads
as follows:
Vermilion Range.
of iron ore near Gum
flint Lake found by j. G. Norwood.
1864 1865-Iron ore discovered at Sou
dan mine by John Mallmann and
Geo. r. Stuntz
1882-Formation of the Minnesota Iron
Company CNovember IA, 1922
1883-Iron ore outcrops in Ely district
Tx-v, lfc
covered by H. r. Harvey.
Completion of the Duluth and
Iron Range Railroad from Two Har-
bors to Tower august 81, 1884)
188+First shipment from vermilion
range, from Soudan mine, 81, 124 TONS
1888-First shipment from Ely district,
from Chandler mine, 54,612 tons.
Mesabi Range.
1866-Iron ore first mentioned on Mes
abb Range by Henry H Eames.
by Peter Mitchell.
1871-72-Test pits put down in Eastern
Mesabi magnetic deposits in the N
w. corner of Sec. 20, Twp 60, Range
Il, by Peter Mitchell
1890-Discovery of iron ore north of
Mountain Iron mine j. A. Nichols
(November 16, 1900
1891-Discovery of iron ore at Biwabik
mine by John McCaskill and j. G..
Cohoe.
1892-Discovery of iron ore at Adams
mine in fall of 1892 by David Adams
1892 Completion of Duluth, Missabe &
Northern Railroad line to Mountain
Iron mine in October, 1892.
1892-First shipment from Mesabi
Range, from Mountain Iron mine,
4,245 tons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
Former Resident Dies.

Mrs. Harry Bloom, who VIII be re-
membered by several of our old timers
as resident here in the early days, a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Gus Ardin,
died in Virginia hospital Saturday
evening after brief illness. She Is
survived by her husband, two sons and
two daughters Her brother Is Gust
Ardin who conducts a restaurant and
confectionery at Cook.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25

Elmer F. Blu has been
elected general solicitor of the
United States Steel corpora
ton in Duluth to succeed Frank
D. Adams who died in Janu-
airy. Mr.. Blu assumes the
position after successful
career of assistant solicitor
under Mr.. Adams for the past
fourteen years. This is as il
should be and we sincerely con-
graduate him on his promotion.
Having known him for years
and knowing his sterling char
acter and his popularity with
those with whom he has been
in contact for years, we feel
that no better man could have
been secured for the place
He is the third to hold this
place since the organization OF
the corporation.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-25
On This
Occasion
Just a few thoughts py the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

Until the discovery of the
Mesabi range in 1890, the Yer
million range with Ely and
Tower were supreme in the
matter of iron ore in the State
of Minnesota. Tower and Ely
delivered the iron ore for St.
Louis county and also delivered
deciding county votes for
everything north of Duluth.
With the growth of the Mesabi
range cities the political pres
tige of the Vermilion was
transferred to the Mesabi.
Since that time, this range has
had to fight for everything it
secured in a political way and
has always been outvoted by
the towns on the Mesabi. Two
years ago we asked for men,
Der of the legislature from this
range who would be made a
permanent fixture and were
promptly sat down on by the
political nabobs in the house
and senate led by political
powers Cor has-beens after the
coming election.)
To the everlasting credit of
Representatives McGhee and
Anderson of this legislative
district, it must be said that
these gentlemen stuck by the
proposition as per their promise
in the face of alleged funny
cracks by the house members
and the opposition of the OPP
ponents to the plan of giving
the Vermilion range a member
of the legislature. The Miner
honors these men for their sup
port in the face of the alleged
jokesters and those that were
no joke-only a pain in the
neck. The Miner, also while
being considerable of the short
comings of human nature, is
also long on memory and will
try and bear this in mind when
the coming election rolls
around. This is no threat, only
a promise. 1t will be lived up
to more assidiously than the
one made US on the represen-
tative matter of which the two
mentioned above are the ex-
ception.
Promises are made to be
broken" This may apply to
politicians but not to us. Grove
Wills over at Eveleth, just be-
fore the last election, made
the wise remark in his Clarion
that the promises made would
never be kept. We begin to
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