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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
Six Boys and Four Girls
Born Here in JULY.

DR.. o. w. Parker, registrar of births,
has reported the birth of six boys and
five girls to Ely parents during the
past month The dates and parents
are reported as follows:
July 2, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Kvar,
a son.
July 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Jalmer
Kangas, a daughter.
July 9, to Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Zgainer,
a son.
July Is, to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer o.
Nelson, son.
July IA, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmo
Wirmaa, son.
July IA, to Mr. and Mrs. John L.
Gouze, a son.
July IA, to Mr. and Mrs Andrew
Herrala, daughter.
July 10, to Mr. and Mrs. James
Boshey, a son.
July %, to Mr. and Mrs. Raoul
Golet, a daughter.
July %, to Mr. and Mrs. NJ D.
Thomas, daughter.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
HASTINGS ON
CONSERVATION
Representative w. Hastings of
Two Harbors Presents Two
Major Projects.

Warren E. Hastings, state representa-
tive from Two Harbt S, chairman OF
the state game and fish commission
presented two major projects on the
preservation of timber lands and wild
life in the northern part of Minnesota
to the state conservation commission at
st. Paul Saturday.
The first project was a recommends
ton to Grover Comet, state forester,
to take over 100000 acres of land north
of Grand Marais to the northern
border, as forest reserve The plan
would place this territory under the
jurisdiction of the state conservation
commission, preserve the timber and
the country in the north woods and
preserve the lake fronts in the areas
for camp sites.
Hastings plan would call for full
supervision of road construction into
the virgin timber country so as not
to open up the area to indiscriminate
road building which would lead to
destruction of the big game country
that is still intact.
The second Recommendation from
Hastings would place strict supervision
of a 1,500-square-mile area with a
coming system under the commission
to restrict the unlawful taking of
beaver and other wild life.
The 1,500-square-mile area embraces
the Lake Superior forest reserve and
extends from Winton to west Of Crane
lake and north of Lake Vermilion to
Canada.
Under the suggested plan the area
would be divided into zones twelve
miles long and six miles wide, each of
which would be under the supervision
of game warden Eight more game
wardens would be required, bringing
the total to twenty in the area. A
beaver season would BE opened il each
zone and licensed trapper would be
allowed to take the furs during this
period and would act as a check against
unlawful operations by cooperating
with the game warden in that zone to
report violations
The plan was referred to Commits
sioner w. T. Cox and William D.
Stewart, commissioner of game and
fish, to study and report at the meeting
next month.
William McEwen. Duluth, chairman
of the state conservation commission,
approved both plans, declaring it would
help materially in cutting down the
wholesale taking of beaver, the preser-
Walton of the rapidly diminishing
specie, and the preservation of the
virgin timbered areas.
/. Another plan discussed was the
elimination of motorized craft ON the
northern lakes and the cutting down
of the number of needless roads that
are rapidly dissecting the heavily tim
bered regions which make the inner
most lakes accessible to motor travel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
RURAL SCHOOLS
GOOD RECORD
Graduation Exercises Will be
Held at Eveleth Tomorrow
For County Students.

Mayor Victor E. Essling, as official
welcomer; Dean Melvin E. Haggerty of
the College of Education, University of
Minnesota, as speaker of the day; the
School No. 81, Forbes, Glee Club, this
years county glee club champions, and
the three winners of the county de-
clamation contest viii be features of
the An-County graduation exercises,
northern section, to be held at 800 P.
NJ, tomorrow, at the Eveleth Recrea-
tional building.
Sixty-one rural schools from the
northern half of the county viii send
two hundred and seventy-four eighth
grade graduates to receive diplomas
from the hands of County Superin-
tendent Arthur Lampe and the st.
Louis County Board Of Education, of
which VIM. A. Newman is chairman
and VIM. c. Sargent, treasurer. Supt.
Lampe viii preside
The Forbes School Glee Club were
the winners of the All-County Glee
Club contest held last May. The de-
clamation contest champions who viii
be honored and the declamations heard
are: dramatic, The Highwayman,' -
Frances Grenick, School "a, Linden
Grove; humorous, Jimmy Jones Studies
His Geography" Austin Eddy, School
6, Greaney; oratorical, Patrick Henry's
Grafton" Leonard Marsyla, School "a,
Linden Grove.
The members of the County Board of
Education, the field force of the County
schools, and the Smith Hughes agri-
cultural education staff will be intro
duced to the audience.
The 1892 graduating class is notable
for making a remarkable scholastic
record, according to results just re-
ceived on state board examinations, said
Supt. Lampe.
Eighiy-nine per cent of the eighth
grade students for 1882 are being
graduated as compared with eighty
seven per cent last year. The percen-
tage of passing grades in the state
board examinations taken by st. Louis
county rural pupils was eighty per
cent as compared with sixty-one pei
cent for the rural pupils all over the
state and seventy-six per cent fo1
pupils in towns.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
TRAFFIC COUNT
BEING MADE
Road Usage Being Checked at
Large Number of Points
Throughout State.

To get facts as to travel on Mime
sofa highways, systematic count has
been made once each year for the
past several years. This is known, a
state highway bulletin says as taking
the traffic census" and the information
obtained is important in determining
present day requirements and indi-
eating probable future one as 20, both,
maintenance and new construction
Beginning Monday of this week, men
stationed at 407 points throughout the
state have been recording the number
Of passenger vehicles, freight vehicles,
large trucks, small trucks, trailers,
horse drawn buggies and wagons, motor
vehicles under Minnesota licenses, un-
der licenses of other states and
countries; as much useful information,
in fact. as can be obtained without
bringing the traffic to a stop.
The information secured through
these surveys displaces the need, the
bulletin points out, for the guess-vork
that was necessarily an element OF
earlier-day highway planning, and In
addition-what had been anticipated
at the commencement of the survey
practice frequently enables local COM
munities to benefit through adapta-
tons to correspond with the travel
showings.
Instructions TO district maintenance
superintendent, under whose direction
the traffic counts are made, took par
tcular note of the present unemploy-
ment situation and provided the high
way bulletin states, that preference
should be given to unemployed who had
dependents and were in financial need;
also that children whose parents were
already IN the employ of the highway
department should not be put ON.
The work Of checking the highway
traffic win be continued until midnight
Sunday, the checkers working In relays
from six A. n, until midnight each
day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
Spruce Cones Wanted
By u. S. Forest Service.

The u. S. Forest Service, through
Supervisor r. A Zeller of the Superior
National Forest, will purchase $50
bushels of white or highland spruce
cones at Sl.80 per bushel The COL
lection will be handled by Rangers r.
P. Legat and Paul S. Newcomb of
Grand Marais; Jack Valentine and
Frank Carney of Ely, and Frank Grow
at Halfway Ranger station. These men
will accept cones only from the vicinity
of the Superior National Forest. Collec-
ton will begin approximately August
Is and last about twenty days. The
cones open rapidly with the dry
weather and when open are not ac-
ceptable, since the seed will have fallen.
Only clean and full cones will be pur-
chased.
Eventually the cones will be shipped
to the CaSs Lake seed extracting plant.
After the removal of the seed from the
cones it will be sown in the nursery
there. The seedlings which are grown
will finally be planted on the Superior
National Forest, the home of the parent
trees.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
new OFFICERS
STATE MOOSE
Ely Man Came in Second in
Bslloting for State Presi-
dent Saturday.

w. E. Olson of Mankato, was elected
president of the Minnesota State Moose
Association at International Falls
Saturday succeeding Andrew Toivonen
of Duluth. Frank j. Lindgren of this
city was defeated by only few votes
coming in second in the race with
John A. Prince of Virginia, third.
The delegates, Frank j. Lindgren,
John E. Johnson, Anton Lozar, Michael
Rom, John A. Harri, Matt Chullock,
Martin Grahek, Jr., Ernest Madden,
Clifford Takkunen and Anton F..
Kotchevar of this city who attended
the convention returned Sunday and
report the International Falls people
royal entertainers.
John Brown of Eveleth was elected
a trustee for three years. Other con-
tests for first and second vice presi-
dents resulted in the naming of the
following for the six state districts:
District l, L. Amundson, Two Har-
bors, and Emily Sorenson, Duluth; dis
trict 2, John Beecroft, Keewatin, and
Lillian Polkinghorn, Hibbing; district
8, A. j. Whitcraft, Gilbert and Rose
Stein, Eveleth; district 4, E. H. Zim-
norman and Theresa Noll, both of
International Falls; district 5, Fred
Boyd and Mary Rose, both of Mime
apolis; district 6, r. j. Mayhem, IRON
ton, and Mrs. George L. Egan, Brain
erd
The convention banquet took place
at the Rainy Lake Hotel at Fort
Francis Saturday night and later the
annual Moose Legion frolic was held
at the temple in International Falls
The convention came to a close with
church services Sunday morning and a
picnic in the afternoon at which prom
inent supreme lodge officers delivered
addresses. Congressman Pittenger, who
was to address the gathering met with
an auto accident at Virginia on his way
up to the Falls. He was given medical
attention at Virginia and after ply
sicians had looked him over was allowed
to proceed to the convention.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
ELY GETS
TAX Share
City and School District Re-
ceive May Apportionment
of Taxes.

The May tax apportionment for St.
Louis County amounting to $685.
97l.01 for the first half of the 1892
taxes levied last year has been sent
out by County Auditor Bergen. The
amount this year is somewhat less than
for the same period last year Last
year the May distribution amounted to
s10,380, 6O945.
The shrinkage is due in large part
to the lower levies in numerous school
districts and townships where a lower
per capita tax had been set through
the 1880 census. There was also a
sfrinkage in valuations in several of
the districts throughout the county.
The amounts received by the several
cities, towns and school districts were
as follows:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
new TIGER
STORE" OPENS
To be Operated by Arth
Forselius Of the City Hard
ware Store.

Saturday, August 9th, brings the
opening of a new Tiger Store in Ely.
This new Tiger Store is to be owned
and operated by Arth Forselius, for
merly owner of the City Hardware
store for number of years. The new
Tiger Store will be located in the same
building as that operated by the City
Hardware store and is associated with
Gamble stores.
This new store will carry complete
line of automobile supplies, radio and
supplies, electrical appliances, light
hardware, paint, sporting goods and
electric refrigeration.
Through his connection with Gamble
Stores, Mr. Forselius is able to profit
by the tremendous buying volume and
offer to the people of this community
substantial savings on quality mer-
chandise Mr.. Forselius will continue
to distribute Maytag washers, Johnson
motors and Heatrola heaters
Mr. Forselius stated today that wish
ing to give his customers the benefit
of modern merchandising methods in
fluenced his decision IN making this
connection with Gamble Stores. He
has been busy the last ten days getting
ready for Saturdays opening.
Although the new Tiger Store win be
a direct retail outlet, Gamble Store
catalogs viii be distributed in Ely and
surrounding territory. All the mer-
chandise shown in this catalog viii be
carried in the new Tiger Store and
sold at the regular Gamble Store prices
The opening of this new type of store
here should assist materially in bring
ing people to Ely to trade
There are now 185 Gamble and Tiger
Stores operating in Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kansas
Missouri and Indiana. See the ad IL
another place ID this paper.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
Parker Talks to Rotary.

DR.. o. w. Parker furnished another
installment of his entertaining and
instructive talks on past conventions
and presidential campaigns He started
with the campaign of 1892 and in the
brief time allotted him reached the
campaign of 1890. The Bethany Luth-
eran ladies served a fine dinner A
guest of the meeting was Dr. Joseph
Skala who had graduated from the
veterinary department of the Ohio
State University and is spending a
brief vacation at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Martin Skala
He was the guest of President Thomp-
son at the meeting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05

We hope the ranges will
soon be able to Sound off" in
a similar strain to the headlines
in the daily papers telling of
the reopening of factories,
mills, furnaces, etc. In one
issue of the daily press were
such headlines as the following
showing the quickening of the
business pulse: Home Build
ing Increases in Chicago Area,
stock Market Advances,
'1dleness Falls in California, y
PAY Rolls Gain" ''E. 7. Weir
Sees Definite Upturn Within
Next Sixty Days." "Gain in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
ShOUer for NelU Bride.

Friends and relatives of Mrs. Oscar
Knipfer. Jr., Of Knobs, Montana, who
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Pennala, at
Section Thirty, rendered her shower
on Monday evening. Mrs. Knipfer was
the recipient of many useful and
handsome gifts. The young friends Of
the new bride, CAdiss Alice Pennala) 10
Ely and Section Thirty presented her
with a walnut veneered cedar chest.
A very appetizing lunch was served.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05

The City Of Duluth received an APP
portionment amounting to 81 ,594, 557 SO
for its government and the government
of the school district. 100000 was paid
of this amount in June as an advance
for the school district and $3.50, 900 for
the city with which 10 carry on the
business. The school districts in the
county received the following from the
May apportionment:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05

their opinion on the financial state
ment issued to the council on the
financial condition Of the city and the
hopes that there viii be an economic
recovery by January to warrant their
contention.
Others are not so optimistic and
feel that there must De money enough
assured to meet the unemployed con-
ditions after the present fund Is ex-
hausted. Both contentious are made
in good faith and neither side is making
very hard fight, knowing full well
that the voter will exercise his usual
good judgment in the premises and
that no matter what the result, it Is
intended for the best interests Of the
people of the city. The voter also re-
members that he viii have to foot the
bill by increased taxes.
1t viii pay the voter to carefully
study the matter before casting his
ballot at the election on Tuesday, Aug
Is. If it is felt that those in charge
of affairs can get along without the
bond issue, vote NO. If on the con-
trary, you feel that the issue is a nee
essity and will rebound 10 the advant-
age of the unemployed and ameliorate
the situation for the coming winter,
vote YES. A careful study should be
made and all contentious carefully
weighed.
Bond issues are like notes that work
in gathering interest both day and
night. 1t will be saddling the city
with debt of several years duration
Should want result from the non-issue
the voter would feel sorry because
the issue was not carried. For this
very reason it should be the duty Of
every voter to carefully weigh the
subject from every angle.
For the benefit of the voter We give
the financial statement as issued to
Mayor Wolff and the City Council
which shows to cent what can be
expected. The statement follows:
N be expended during the remainder
ant law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
CITY BOND ISSUE
BEING DISCUSSED

Considerable opposition has developed
during the past week to the issue o.
bonds by the City of Ely in the amount
of $4,000 by large taxpayers of thu
city and the statement is made tina
the financial condition of the city doe.
not warrant the issue at this time.
The claim is made that there i:
money enough on hand to conduct the
affairs of the city on cash basis tl
the end of the year. It is also claimed
that arrangements have been made te
carry an overdraft after the first OF
the year pending the May 1888 tax
apportionment.
However, it is admitted that in
view of the unemployment situation al
present existing that the issuing OF
bonds is about the only method OF
insuring a working fund after January
l, 1888. Optimists however, make the
claim that the bottom of the depres-
sion has been reached and that every
thing is on the upturn at the present
time TO which impetus viii be added
during the coming months.
Again, there are those who are of
the opinion that there viii be plenty
of time to issue bonds at the end of
the year in case it is absolutely neces-
Sary. Others maintain that bonds
should be voted now with which to
secure money to operate in case there
is no upward turn after January 1.
The proposition has also been under
discussion that the bonds should be
voted but that the sale and use should
be deferred until after it became alb
solutely necessary to secure the money
needed for the maintenance of the city
and its people.
Without a doubt the issue will carry
if it goes to vote on August 18th.
There are those who feel that the coun-
Gil should withdraw the proposition of
the vote on bonds at this time. Here
is where the difference of opinion is
the most pronounced. Those IN favor
of calling off the election are basing
Statement showing what moneys {
of 1882, in order to keep within the cur
Overdraft as at August l, 1892, .
Receipts:
Due from taxes, .........
Light and Water Collections, months,
Total funds available, August /, 1892 to
Fixed Obligations (Contracts)
Balance due on pump station contract,
Balance due on BURNSIDE Water Line C
Balance due on concrete water storage
Possible judgments, legal and unforsee
Balance available for payrollS, maint
etc., for remaining months of 1888,
STA, 097.74 divided by equals $34,s
$34, 819.55 per month viii provide for |
Expenses other than payroll, ....
Payron-Ofhcial and Miscellaneous,
Payroll-Court and Police, ....
Payron-Fire Department, ......
Payroll Community Service Center, :.
Payroll and Water, ..........
Payroll-Hired trucks, .............
Payroll-Team labor, ...
PayrollStreet Commissioner,
*s17,021.55 per month for July, Augu
1882. December, 1882, payrolls are paid
tax levy.
Comparative Statement of June and ]
1OCal, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -.
Less contract payments, ..............
Payrolls, maintenance, operation, etc,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05
On This
Occasion
just q few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immaterial.

The discussion before the
State Conservation Commission
on Saturday regarding the
elimination of motorized craft
on the northern lakes seems
to us as entirely unnecessary
and smacks of class Legislation
not conducive to travel to the
numerous resorts on these
lakes and of no particular
benefit to anyone. In connec-
ton with the elimination OF
motorized craft on the nor
thern lakes, it was also sug-
gested that no more roads be
built into the timbered Sec
tons bordering these lakes to
make them accessible to motor
travel.
This may not sound good to
the conservationist who is a
conservationist to the exclusion
of every other interest in
volved. If there are to be no
motor boats on the lakes and no
roads to get to these lakes, we
feel sorry for those who have
invested large sums of money
in the establishment of world
renowned wilderness lodges in
the north country. For illus
tration we will use Eastwood
Lake. In order to get to the
dozen or more resorts and
valuable private home prop
critics on this lake it is neces-
sary to make a motor boat trip
or canoe trip of six miles to the
portage of four miles before
getting into Eastwood. After
getting into this popular body
of water many more miles are
necessary before reaching the
numerous resorts or private
homes. What now requires
only few hours would extend
the trip into days if motor
boats are eliminated.
This same condition would
apply to many of the other
hundreds of lakes besides MAX
ing it extremely difficult for the
forest rangers in case of fire.
To minimize the forest hazard,
trails are being built to bodies
of water after which motorized
boats are used to transport
equipment to the areas af-
fected. Where it formerly took
fire fighters days to get to the
scene and transport equipment
and provisions, it now requires
only hours. Besides all this.
There is a territory in the Su-
perior National Forest of a
thousand square miles given
over entirely to canoe travel
in which no roads or improve
ments of any kind are in pros
pect, and to be left in its wild
state for the accommodation of
those who wish to rough it on
their trip.
We sincerely hope that the
Conservation Commission will
not listen to the elimination of
motor boats on northern lakes
nor the noise about having no
fire trails or roads to the re-
sorts, say like the Ely-Gunfiint
road, the Ely-Finland road, or
the Echo Trail. If they want
to listen to any motor boat
elimination talk, they should
come here and listen to the
howl over the noise being made
by the speed boat which has
been shorn of its muffler and
outputs its way over the lakes
at all times of the day and
night. The lakes near the
larger cities have been closed
to speed boats without a muff-
Ter because of the opposition
of property owners who make
the claim that the constant
clatter and machine gun STAG
cato is driving them nuts.
Wa homo tba ranUaS will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-08-05

Continued on Page Four
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-12-12
Student Falls
 175 eet Into
 Extinct Volcano
Companions Low ering Him When Cord Broke and He Plunged DOwn- ward - Rescued Later With Only Scalp Wound But May Die
 VOL GANG POISON
 GOT INTO BRAIN

Ei Paso, Tex. Dec 12-(UP)--- Physicians feared today infection of Q scalp wound suffered by Ber- lyn Brixner, 2I. chemical labora- tory assistant, who fell 175 feet to the bottom of an extinct volcano near Alden, N. M. gs
 Rescued last night after ten hours suffering and exposure, he was still unconscious to-day. Doc tors feared tho poisons from vol cano deposits had seeped into Erik ner's brain as he lay in the crater.
 The former University of Texas student fell into the pit when n sash cord broke as two companions lowered him for explorations. A large portion of his scalp was torn away when his head struck n jazz ged edge. He suffered several broken bones and internal injuries,
 Deputy Sheriff Bert Morris. who rescued Brixner with assistance of two highway patrol members. said deposit of the volcano probably saved Brixner from instant death. He landed feet first in the deposit and was embedded to his waist.
 Fitting q rope 'saddie" around Erixner's body, Morris tied himself
 (Continued on Page S.)