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The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
o,0o0 PAID
TO COUNTY
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Paid SIS, ,434, ,326.12 for Last
Half 1892 Taxes.

Corporations and individuals in st.
Louis County paid more than $6,800,000
in taxes for the last half of 1892, at
the county treasurer's Office in Duluth
Tuesday. $50 persons paid their taxes
at the Office, while thousands of checks
were received in the mail. The $50 tax
payers paid in approximately $4,000,
principally in cash, an amount which
exceeded last years final day pay
mentS. ~
Larger payments of the day were:
Oliver Iron Mining Company, three
checks, $5,434, ,326.12.
Pickands- -Mather & Co., Cleveland,
S7S6 6,997.88.
Interlake Iron Corporation, Chicago,
$25, ,441.86.
Hanna Iron Ore Co., Cleveland,
$187,718.91.
Interstate Iron Co., Cleveland
$125 ,043.17.
Cleveland Cliffs Company, Cleveland
S23, $4,000.
Universal Atlas Cement, $25,141.10.
Minnesota Power and Light Company
79,114.O5.
Northern Pacific Railway Co., $685.,
68114
Marshall-Well Co., and Subsidiaries,
$31 ,283.65.
Mining companies paid the greater
share of the days tax receipts with the
Oliver Iron Mining Company mailing
in three checks totaling $5.434, ,326.12.
Indications were that tax delinquen-
cies for the year would not exceed those
of last year, as was expected. There
was no way of telling what the de-
linguency would amount to as yet but
all large taxpayers made their pay
ments and the amount received in the
October 81.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Conservation Editor Killed
In Automobile Crash.

Sidell Swenson, well known in this
city having visited here on several oc-
casions in the interest of Fins, Feathers
and Furs, official publication of the
state department of conservation of
which he was editor, was fatally in
jured late Sunday when pinned beneath
his car, which left the highway north
of Montevideo.
Swenson, who had been connected
with the game and fish division eight
years, was driving alone, en- route to
West Central Minnesota.
Wet snow covering the windshield
was believed to have blinded Swenson.
The car rolled over and pinned Sven
son underneath. He was stiu conscious
when released, but died while being
rushed TO Montevideo by DR.. Smith and
j. M. Anderson, who came along shortly
after the accident.
Swenson was we1l-known throughout
Minnesota in conservation circles, as
in addition to his duties as editor, he
gave numerous illustrated lectures on
MinneSota's natural resources.
His home was in Minneapolis. His
widow survives.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Auxiliary Maps Plans.

The regular meeting of the American
Legion Auxiliary was held at the Com
munity Service Center on Wednesday
evening when reports of committees
were read and plans for future activities
were discussed.
Mrs. L. M. Bang, president, presided,
and gave report on the District meet
ing at Gilbert.
A decision was made to begin sewing
at once on garments for relief purposes
in cooperation with relief agencies of
the city. Contributions to relief and
welfare funds were made as follows:
d. v. A., $500; Thanksgiving baskets.
$1,000; child welfare, $500; revolving
fund, $3.50; Christmas fund, $1,000:
Americanism, $1.00 To reimburse the
treasury, eac hmember will earn so
cents before the next meeting.
A feature of the December meeting
win be Christmas party for members
of the Auxiliary when each member
will bring ten cent gift to be ex-
changed.
After the business meeting program
was presented consisting of two piano
solos by Miss Irene Thomas; two violin
solos by Mrs. o. Sarkipato, accom-
panied by Miss Thomas, and a talk on
the new books in the library by Mrs.
Ruth King, city librarian.
Following the program a lunch was
served by the committee in charge.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
GOV. OLSON
HERE sunday
Large Gathering Attends Rally
at Washington Auditorium
to Hear Speakers.

A crowd estimated at 1900 persons
were in attendance at the Farmer
Labor rally at the Washington audi
torium last Sunday evening to hear
Governor Floyd B. Olson discuss the
issues of his campaign for reelection.
Preceding his talk at the rally, the
governor was guest of honor at ban
quet, attended by sixty-five people from
Ely and nearby communities. Mayor
w. P. Wolff introduced the governor to
the assemblage.
Henry ArenS, lieutenant governor and
candidate for congress on the Farmer
Labor ticket spoke at the mass meeting
and asserted that the farmer needs
better representation in congress to be
assured of more equitable distribution
of legislation.
Governor Olson was introduced by
Oscar Bodin, personal friend of the
governor for many years, who also acted
as chairman of the meeting.
Governor Olson outlined his program
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Gust HaapdIa Makes
improvements on Farm

Gust Haapala, residing on the Moose
Lake road, has recently completed a
new barn for his dairy herd.
The barn is made of concrete with
twenty-inch walls with a hayloft of
lumber above. The ceiling has been
made tight so as to prevent dust from
dropping into the barn. Home made
stanchions comfortably take care of
fourteen head of cattle in two rows.
The floors are of concrete with wide
cutters providing good drainage. Mr..
Haapala expects to add automatic
drinking cups in front of each COW in
the near future The milk on the farm
is all machine bottled and capped.
An interesting apparatus on the farm
is a home made windmill built by the
sons of Mr. Haapala. To the mill they
have attached electric generator with
which they charge the radio batteries.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Old RESIDENT
IS CALLED
John Strukel Passed Away at
the Family Home After
Short Illness.

John Strukel, pioneer and well known
resident of this city, died at the family
home at 641 East Camp Street last
Saturday afternoon following short
illness. Mr.. Strukel had been ailing
with kidney complaint for the past
two months but last week suffered a
severe attack from which he failed to
rally.
The deceased was born in Jugoslavia
in 1866 and came to this country in
1891, settling for time at Cleveland,
Ohio. In 1892 he came TO this city
and has been a constant resident here
since. He was trusted employe of
the Oliver Iron Mining Company for
thirty-eight years and for the past two
years has been on the retirement fund
of the United States Steel Corporation
Funeral services were held Monday
morning from the st. Anthony Catholic
church. Solemn requiem mass was
conducted by the Rev. Frank Mihelcic
and the Rev. Michael Hayes of Ely and
the Rev. John Jershe of Tower. Mem
bers of the st. Joseph No. liz, K. S. K.
j., and Cyrille and Method, S. S. G.. u,
lodges, of which the deceased was
member, attended the funeral in body.
A large concourse of friends were also
in attendance at the services to pay
their last respects to the departed.
Surviving besides the widow, are
seven daughters and three sons and
twenty-five grandchildren The daugh-
ters are Mrs. Joseph Klun, Mrs. Steven
Grahek, Mrs. Victor Yanevich, Mrs
John Mihelcic and Miss Frances, all of
this city; Mrs John Zobitz, Jr., and
Mrs Louis Stefanich of Tower. The
sons are Frank, John and Joseph,
residents of Ely.
Mr.. Strukel, during his long residence
here, has been untiring and con-.
sistent worker in church and civic
circles and will be missed A host of
friends join in extending sympathy to
the bereaved family.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04

for municipal ownership, unemployment
insurance, scientific reduction of state
expenditures so as not to disturb the
necessary functions of nsvernment, and
an income tax ito shift the burden of
taxation"
He pointed out that the government
should make it its business to fix or
protect the prices received by the far
mers just as it has done for other in
dustries. He brought out that his pro-
gram for municipal ownership is de-
signed to serve the best interest of any
community. In advocating unemploy-
ment insurance, he stated that this de-
preston could have been avoided if
key industries had adopted a plan of
operation not only to produce profit
for the stockholders, bat had been con-
cerned also with the welfare of the
working people and had built up re-
serve for security of employment for
the working man.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
COUNTY Relief
WORK STARTED
$271, ,625 to be Distributed by
Agencies Now Established
in the County.

The Emergency Relief committee of
st. Louis county Tuesday put its
machinery into effect for the distribu-
ton of S271 ,626 fund made available
through the Reconstruction Finance
corporation.
Meeting in the county board rooms,
the committee elected County Com
missioner William A. Newman as
chairman; S. j. Egge, Hibbing, vice
chairman, and Duluth City Commis-
sioner Emil S. Gustafson, as secretary.
The organization was notified that
ST. ,626 advance, Immediately available
for relief work, is being sent to the
board of county commissioners this
week for deposit in Duluth bank.
No definite plan for distribution of
the funds were made by the committee
They were concerned chiefly with out
lining a program of administration
which would find all districts and COM
munities in the county treated with
equal consideration.
1T was generally agreed, however, that
the distribution of the fund would be
carried on through agencies already
established in the county. With ade-
quate relief organizations in most of
the cities, villages and townships now
in operation, the committee said it
hopes TO undertake an effective and
efficient method of distributing the
money.
Representatives of both range and
Duluth relief groups presented pictures
of increased relief needs during the
winter and of greatly overdrawn relief
funds which needed assistance from the
new state fund.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Rally Day Program GiUen
By NJ. E.. Sunday School.

The Rally Day program of the Meth
odist Sunday School was presented by
the students and their teachers last
Sunday. A brief session was held for
enrolment permitting a recess before
the program opened to the public.
The superintendent, John T. Nanker-
Wis, conducted the worship which
opened with the hymn Shepherd of
Israel" The beginners and primary
department, of which Mrs William
Mitchell is superintendent, showed its
class work with Miss Bessie Childers,
Miss Gladys Dunstan and Miss Ruth
Anderson participating as teachers.
Special numbers were 'The Birth of
Moses" by Billy Hall; "23rd Psalm
by Arthur Rule; "The Beatitudes," by
Louis Eckert and Betty Dixon; ''The
Good Samaritan" by Lorraine Jackson;
the Life of Moses" by Betty Dixon.
The Junior department represented
by Mrs. E. r. Jackson's class rendered a
chorus followed by the intermediate
department demonstrating biographi-
cal study in the life of Joseph.
| The joint classes of Miss Dorothy
Pickavance and Miss Mildred Carlson
recited POLITICALLY the books of the Bible
and their message.
The Senior Department in two
classes demonstrated the study of
Biblical history-Period of the Wander
ings-with Mrs. Stanley Kent as
teacher, and Early Missions OF
the Apostles Miss Alice ziegler
as teacher.
The adult Bible class teacher, Rev
j. T. Dixon, takings the congregation
as a class, lectured on Practical
Christianity" as it developed human
character through home ideals.
Miss Isabella Nankervis pleased the
audience with her prize winning num-
Der "Naaman the Leper."
The program was unique displaying
as it did the pedagogical principles OF
religious education.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
testers to Present Farce
"H Won't be Long NOIU. .

1T Won't Be Long Now" is the name
of an entertaining farce in three acts
which the testers will present in the
Washington Auditorium on November
17th.
This play, first put on in New York
in 1880. will be produced by special
arrangement with Longmans, Green
and Company.
The plot is rather unusual. Robert
Preston, successful young business
man, finds that he has just twenty-four
hours to live. What he does during
that time constitutes the chief interest
and goes long way toward making this
play a highly diverting one. The part
of Robert, originally played by the
famous actor, Grant Mitchell, win be
portrayed by Chester Hillman.
Others playing prominent roles are
Lawrence Berglund, Robert Berg, Irving
Kurvinen, Alice Woollen, Harold Rich
ards, Edna Lampi, Fannie Porthan and
Dewitt Englund.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
LOCAL MINES
START WORK
Operations in This District
Started on Monday; Large
Number Effected.

Several thousand miners on three
Minnesota iron ranges were given en-
ployment Monday with the resumption
of activities. One thousand miners ir
this district, including the Soudan
Pioneer and Sibley mines of the Oliver
Iron Mining Company and the Zenith
mine of the Pickands- -Mather Company
were given work with the Inauguration
of the part-tine program of the two
companies.
In addition, the companies plan tc
carry on the same schedule for then
mines on the Gogebic and Marquette
ranges in Northern Michigan.
Only old employees will be given work
this winter on the part-time basis, the
plan of the mining corporations being
to aid the unemployment problem in
the communities throughout the Lake
Superior region.
The Oliver company will operate al
its underground mines, as well as the
open-pit mines, where stripping opera
tions are to be resumed, while the
Pickands- -Mather company has ordered
activities started in eighteen of its
underground mines on the three Mime
sofa ranges. Most of the mines have
been closed all summer and the part
time schedule is expected to relieve the
welfare problem throughout the area
during the next six months.
The mining companies, in announc-
in0 tho n1aYl RI old IN 1ox
asked the communities on the iron
ranges to cooperate by reducing ex-
penditures and the present high taxes
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Legion Auxiliary Plan
Vide Activities. for Year

A wide variety of activities which will
provide work of interest for all members
is being planned by tht Ely Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary for 1888.
Activities of the Unit will cover wide
scope during the coming year, according
to Mrs. Luther M. Bang, Unit president,
and members will have opportunity to
take part in the phases of the work of
special interest to them.
'The Activity Unit of the Auxiliary
has always endeavored to be a real
asset to the city and to givesits MEM
bers means of working effectively in
civic, welfare and patriotic projects" /"
Mrs. Bang said. During the year
ahead we feel that there will be in
creased need for the type of work
which our Unit does, and increased op-
portunity for members to do worthwhile
work through the Unit.
while the Auxiliary has many social
activities, it is much more than social
organization. 1t is an organization for
a means of expressing their devotion
to America and American ideals
through concrete work for the welfare
and progress of the community and the
nation"
The Auxiliary's program for 1888 will
include activities for the relief and re-
habilitation of the disabled veterans,
their families and the dependents of the
dead; cooperation in general relief ac-
tivities; work for better international
understanding through the Fidac, the
interallied veterans federation; pro-
noting the security of America by work
for maintenance of adequate national
defenses, and activities to promote
understanding of and loyalty to Ameri-
can ideals and institutions.
The Membership Unit has opened
enrollments for 1888 and has invited all
eligible women not members this year
to come into the organization for 1888.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
PARENT Teacher Assn.
Meeting Date Changed.

1t has been necessary to change the
time of the next meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association from Thursday
November 10th, to Monday. November
IA, due to Open House being held at
the schools.
The meeting sfor Monday, November
14th, promises to he very interesting
as well as entertaining one and all
members are urged to be present. The
program will be announced in this
paper next week.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
This YEARS BALLOT TO BE
VOTED ON TUESDAY next
The Miner Being Republican Paper Recommends That You
Vote the Republican Candidates Straight From Top
to Bottom.
President Hoover Deserves Your
Mark After His Name With Mark for
Republican Congress.

MAGNUS JOHNSON, Farmer-Labor
PAUL JOHN KVALE, Farmer-Labor
ERNEST LUNDEEN, Farmer-Labor
j. L. PETERSON, Farmer-Lobor.
F. H. SHOEMAKER, Farmer-Labor
HENRY G. TIEGAN, Farmer-Labor
A. c. TOWNLEY, Farmer-Labor.
ROBERT c. BELL, Democrat.
JAMES R. BENNETT, Democrat.
JOHN BOWE, Democrat
SILAS M. BRYAN, Democrat.
DONALD A. CHAPMAN, Democrat.
JOHN P. COUGHLIN, Democrat
EINAR HOIDALE, Democrat.
EMIL E. HOLMES, Democrat.
HUGH T. KENNEDY, Democrat.
]. w. ANDERSON, Communist.
NJ KARSON, Communist.
FRED LEQUIER, Communist.
COUNTY BALLOT
JUDGE OF DISTRICT COURT
11th JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Nominated Without Party Designation
Vote for Two
N. B. ARNOLD.
BERT FESLER.
VICTOR H. GRAN
G. r. MAGNEY.
REPRESENTATIVE IN LEGISLA-
TURE, 61st DISTRICT
Vote for Two
Nominated Without Party Designation
RAY ANDERSON.
ELWIN H BERG.
r. j. McGHEE.
MARK NOLAN.
CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
Without Party Designation
Vote for One
j. P. JOHNSON.
GEORGE C. KETTNER.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Ely College WOmen's Club
Met Tuesday Evening.

The November meeting of the Ely
College Women's Club was held Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs. T. j
Carey with Miss Mary H. Kraft as
assistant hostess.
An interesting discussion of several
recent historical books was given by
Miss Clara McIver Miss Sletten's part
on the program was postponed on ac-
count of her recent auto accident. A
discussion of inter-club money making
activities resulted in a decision to hold
white-elephant sales among the MEM
berS.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Joseph PLuth Funeral
Conducted SATURDAY..

Funeral services for Joseph Pluth, Jr.,
80, prominent business man of this city
and founder and manager of the
Wilderness Outfitters, who was drowned
in Eastwood Lake last Tuesday, were
held from the st. Anthony Catholic
church Saturday morning. Solemn re-
QUEEN mass was conducted by the Rev.
Frank Mihelcic, the Rev. Michael Hayes
OF this city and the Rev. John Jershe
of Tower.
The funeral was conducted by the
Knights of Columbus and the Loyal
Order of Moose, the members attending
in body with members of the Elk
and Forester lodges. Friends of the de-
ceased, including attendants from Chi
cago, Minneapolis, Duluth and the
range towns, filled the spacious church
to capacity. Previous to the church
services. numerous friends visited the
home to pay their last respects 10
departed friend. Scores of wreaths.
boquets, kilograms and letters of con-
dolence were received from all parts of
the country by the bereaved relatives
showing the wide acquaintance and the
deep respect in which the deceased was
held. After the church services long
procession followed the remains to the
final resting place in the Ely cemetery.
Active pallbearers, members of the
Knights of Columbus lodge and former
schoolmates, were Joseph Veranth, John
Kapsch. Eugene Joncas, Thomas Murn,
Peter Beck and Michael Rom. Honor
ary pallbearers were: Harrison Sletten.
j. E. Sumpter, c. A. Dahlgren, Leonard
Slabodnik, Harold Cook and Frank
Skala.
Surviving, besides the widow and
daughter. Virginia. are the parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Pluth, three sisters,
Mrs. Frank Melovasich, Misses Hilda
and Evelyn Pluth, and two brothers.
Henry and Albert, all residents of this
city except Albert who Is attending st.
Thomas college.
The sympathy of the entire COM
munity is extended to the bereaved
relatives
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Peter Stark Buried
With Military HOn0rs

Funeral services for Peter Stark
popular resident of this city who died
at the home of his parents Tuesday
October Is, following lingering ILL
ness, were held Friday from the St
Anthony Catholic church. Solemn re-
QUEEN mass was conducted by the Rev
Father Mihelcic assisted by the Rev
Father Jershe as deacon and the Rev
Father Hayes as sub-deacon A special
choir had been arranged to render
music during the services.
The funeral, conducted by the Frank
Lozar post, American Legion, and the
Slovenec lodge No. ia, of which the
deceased was member, attended the
services in a body. Military honors
with firing squad and taps were per-
formed as the last sad rites at the grave
Pallbearers, Legion buddies of the de-
ceased, were Anton Pirsh, Frank Ver-
anth, Ernest Anderson, James De Carlo
John G. Kotchevar and JOS. Markovich
Jr
Out of town attendants at the funeral
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John Maurine, Mr.
and Mrs. John Medved, Albert Maurine
Eveleth; Mr.. and Mrs. John Flick, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Bissonette, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Stark, Mr.. and Mrs. Marko Stark
Hibbing; Miss Ersline Lovshin, Matt
Peternal, Mr.. and Mrs. John Stark and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Stark, CHS
holm, and Jos. Stonich of Tower.
Peter Stark was born in this city on
May %, 1895. He attended the Ely
schools and later with his brother,
George, organized the Rainbow orches-
ira that later became known as the
Five Aces. When the war broke out he
became member of the A. E. F. with
overseas service. Upon his return to
this city he became engaged in the
resort business and managed Pine Bay
summer homes on White Iron lake until
illness forced him to retire from ac-
tive work.
Surviving are his father and mother,
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Stonich and
Mrs. John Paskavan of Chisholm, and
Miss Katherine Stark of Eveleth, and
two brothers, Michael of Hollywood
CAL, and George of this city.
The Ely miner., 1932-11-04
Cancelled Football Game.
Ends Season for Locals.

The football game between the Ely
and Tower high schools scheduled for
last Saturday was called off on account
of the weather. Weather conditions
being as they are, the game will not be
played this season.
Cancelling the game with Tower has
prevented the local high school foot
ball team in it's try to break even on
the seasons schedule. The record OF
the Ely team stands, two wins, three
losses, and tie. Despite the fact that
the team lost more games than it won
the season was a success.
Starting the season with mostly
green material and meeting three Oh
the strongest teams on the range in
the first three contests, Coach Buckley
developed an eleven that played real
football in the last weeks of it's sched-
ule. Championship teams are not made
in one year and every year. Not
blessed with an abundance of veteran
material this year, Coach Buckley went
to work and developed material thai
will be the nucleus for next years team
The majority of this years team will
be back next season and it is expected
that Ely will have a team that viii
rank high in range competition.