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The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Halt Year Gas Tax
Returns Are LOIUer,

Notwithstanding inshipments of gas
oline in June considerably higher than
in the same period year ago, returns
for highway purposes from the gaso-
line tax are less for the half-year
period ending June 30th than for the
first half of 1881, highway bulletin
reports.
Movement of gasoline into the state
by rail, pipe line, and otherwise during
June of this year totaled 1904, $50
gallons as compared with Al ,608794
a year ago. Shrinkage and exemptions
reduced the taxable gallonage to 40,-
812,816, the returns on which were
$816 625632 for the state trunk highway
fund and $408, 1876 for distribution to
counties.
Shipments of gasoline into the state
during the first six months of the cur
rent year were 9.739,354 gallons less
than for the same period Of 1881, the
bulletin reports, and represent lowered
apportionments for state trunk high
way work and for county distribution
aggregating $292. 1902.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Ely Scouts HOnOred at
Camp Wichigen Meet.

The Ely contingent of eight who at
tended the Boy Scout camp at Camp
Wichigen at Island Lake during the
week beginning July 10th, returned to
their homes here loaded with honors.
Another contingent followed them at
camp.
Ninety boys composed the camp re-
cruited from the Headwaters area.
Seven boys were named Honor Scouts
among which was Matt Stukel of this
city, member of Troop 173 with
Raymond Baribeau as Scoutmaster.
Fifteen boys were given the title Of
Master Scouts among which were
Martin Rodich and Struckel, also Of
Baribeau's troop and Marko Popovich
and Albert Musich of Scoutmaster
Math Kapsch's troop.
Out of the ninety boys at camp, %
were given honors of which Ely won
five. Besides the honors enumerated
the Ely contingent also received high
words Of praise from Scout Executive
Carlos Chase, who was in charge, as
the best behaved boys in camp. Sew
eral other complimentary remarks were
made in regard to the Ely Scouts.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
West Duluth Team are District
Legion Champs.

The West Duluth Cubs won the Dis
trict Junior Legion baseball champi-
onship at Virginia Saturday.
Duluth turned back the Ely Juniors
in the first game of the play-offs with
a score of S and 0.
The lineup for the Junior League
Saturdays game was as follows:
j. Skradski, C; G. Pirtz, p; A. Riikola,
1b; T. Koschak, 2b; NJ Banks, IS; L.
Klun, 3b; j. Schweigal, If; c. Trezona,
CT; E. Porthan, IF; C. Golob, j. Gudek,
G. Veranth, j. Petek, F. Povhe, T.
Lepisto, and A. Cook, utility players.
International Falls won the other
first round robin game taking Marble
into camp, 3 and l.
West Duluth took the final game
defeating the Falls aggregation and o.
The champs easily outclassed the
other teams at the tourney. Their
pitching staff was exceptionally strong.
King, who pitched against Ely allowed
only 2 hits, while Granley, who worked
against the Falls, allowed but one
safety
In fielding and hitting the Duluth
boys showed real class.
The Duluth team plays at the state
tourney August 8, 9, and 10.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Twin Cities
MARKET week
Local Merchants Plan to At
tend Annual Event on
August 8 to 13.

Business-building conferences, up-to-
the minute advertising lunches" and
big displays of merchandise, both of
staples and seasonable specialties, will
mark the twenty-first semi-annual
Twin City Market week August to 13.
The six-day program will emphasize
educational features of immediate SER
vice to the Northwest retailer. An ex-
cellent group of speakers has been as
sembled, leaders in their respective
merchandising, advertising and store
promotion fields. Through round table
conferences, general addresses and in
formal talks with executives, the visit
ing retailers, for whom Market week
is conducted, will be able to assemble
much helpful information for constant
ly better service to their own COM
munities. Also they will find the Twin
City market better equipped to serve
its territory than ever before.
The eleventh semi annual style revue
of the Twin Cities Apparel industries
will be at the Hotel Radisson, Mime
apolis, Monday night, August 8. A
score of professional models will reveal
all that's lovely in feminine finery for
this fall and winter. The evening will
open with dinner, and will close with
dancing.
The thirteenth semi-annual dinner of
the National Merchants association will
be at the Saint Paul Hotel, Saint Paul,
Tuesday night, August 9. The speaker
will be Harry L. (Gatling Gum Fogel-
man of Chicago, nationally prominent
business engineer. This association
will conduct educational conferences
during the week for the visiting re-
tailers.
The military at Fort Smelling will
present review of several thousand
citizens Military Training camp troops
for Market week visitors on Thursday
evening, August 18th. Supper will be
served from rolling army kitchens
Reduced rail rates of one and one
third fare will be in effect.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Points of Historic
Interest are ShOlUn.

"Minnesota's fascinating history is
being laid open for the traveller on
the highways. Watch for and take the
time to read the markers erected for
your pleasure and instruction" Will
oughby M. Babcock, curator of the
Minnesota Historical Society, is quoted
by highway bulletin as suggesting to
resident and visiting motorists travel
ing Minnesota's highways.
Many small signs, Historic Site
Ahead" along Minnesota trunk high
ways have been placed, the highway
bulletin points out, for double purpose:
first, to call the attention of motorists
to the fact that point of historic
prominence is at hand; second, to
guard, as may be possible, against
motorists making an unexpected or
unsignaled stop on the travelled part
of the highway, or, what is still more
dangerous, of backing up in order to
read the inscription on the marker,
which has been placed well out from
the roadway very particularly to help
prevent such happenings.
The state highway department has
joined hands with the state historical
society in marking hundreds of points
which featured in one way or another
in the states early history. Many Of
these are of where settlements once
flourished but are now long dis
appeared. Others of forts, havens of
protection at some time but now at best
but small piles OF fallen stones; while
others mark locations where wars
among Indian tribes took place; or
where white people, pioneer settlers,
made brave but futile stand against
Indian attacks.
The markers are substantial steel
plates, three by five feet in dimension,
into which the words of the inscrip-
tions are deeply cut. Each marker
consists of a caption in four-inch
letters, and a fifty word descriptive
statement in two-inch letters. Each
marker bears the seal of the Mime
sofa Historical Society and the emblem
of the Minnesota Highway department
as vouchers for its authority. The his
torical society prepares the inscriptions
and indicates the site for the markers
and the highway department erects
them.
Placing of the markers has been
made the occasion of interesting cere-
mony by numerous communities, and in
some instances the land upon which
they have been placed has been per-
manently preserved against other
usage.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Another List of
Jobs Advertised.

Highway Improvement projects total
ing 38, and including paving, 9 grad
ing, shouldering, l sub-grade, 8
graveling, and bridge jobs are to be
let soon according to recent announce
ment by Commissioner c. M. Babcock.
and bids have been called for to be
opened August Is on the entire list
which is said to aggregate in amount
OF work more than has been let at any
one time before this year.
The nine paving jobs, state high
way bulletin reports, are part of the
enlarged highway improvement pro-
gram provided for by the recent federal
employment relief enactment and con-
tracts on these are subject to special
federal stipulations. reported as fol-
lows:
No individual employed directly on
the work Except in executive, ad-
ministrative and advisory positions)
shall be permitted to work more
than thirty 900 hours in any one
week.
The minimum wage paid for skilled
and unskilled labor shall be forty
five (45) cents peIIhour.
Contractors not already qualified
will be required to submit state
mentS covering finance, experience
and equipment prior to August 2,
1892.
The augmented program of highway
work will mean, Commissioner Bab-
cock states, that there should be at
least no reduction, if not an actual
increase, in the number of men en-
gagged on contract work on state high
ways as long as weather conditions
permit the continuance of work.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Ely, Tower Win One Each.

The Ely City baseball team lost a
game and won game with Tower last
week.
Playing at Tower Thursday, the locals
couldn't do much with the offerings of
jeff Cusson, who was on the mound
for Tower, and lost and g. Ely's two
runs came as result of Bill Stark
mans homerun with a man on base.
Cusson turned in a record of 10 strike
outs.
Batteries-Ely Harri, B. Starkman
and D. Starkman. Tower -Cusson and
Anthony.
The locals turned the tables on Tower
Sunday winning the contest 6 and 1.
Tower was without the services of JEFF
Cusson and proved to be just an or
dinary team. The locals got to Schro-
moff, Tower pitcher, for seven hits.
Bill Starkman, on the mound for Ely
allowed only four hits.
Alfalfa and Maddern led the Ely hit
ting attack with two hits apiece
Schromoff got three of Towers four
safeties.
Batteries-Ely: B. Starkman and D
Starkman. Tower: Schromof and Lind
strom-
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
81, 500, 900 Recovered
For War Veterans.

Word has just been received by Ray
Hoefler, service officer of the Ameri-
can Legion here, that the claims work
carried on by the American Legion
through its National Rehabilitation
Committee during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1892, resulted in recoveries
for disabled veterans and their depen-
dents of cash benefits totaling more
than $7,5O0,O00. These recoveries ex-
ceeded those of the preceding year by
more than $1,000.0O0. They involved
the successful settlement of claims for
insurance, disability compensation, dis
ability allowance, adjusted compensa-
ton, reimbursement for medical and
other expenses, discharge bonuses
service pay and many other miscel-
laneous types Of cases.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
BIueberry Pickers Must
Haze Permits in Forest.

Blueberry picking in the forest
plantations, except by permit, and
smoking and camp fires anywhere in
the Marquette National Forest, Upper
Michigan, except at designated camp
grounds and places of habitation, are
prohibited by an edict of Regional
Forester E. w. Tinker, effective this
week and extending to September 80.
The same restrictions may be necessary
in the Moquah National Forest of Wis
consin and others if dry weather con-
tinues according to Mr. Tinker
This action was taken following
recommendation of l.. S. Bean, Forest
Supervisor, of the Upper Michigan
National Forests, and communications
from Supervisor r. U. Harmon in
charge of the Wisconsin National
Forests indicates that similar regulation
of blueberry pickers and recreationists
will be necessary there, if the forest
fire hazard continues.
"It is preferable" said Mr.. Tinker,
ito close the Forest plantations to all
use and travel during periods of high
fire hazard, on account of the great
values at stake and the certainty that
even grass fire will kill the young
trees. But the plantations include
some very good blueberry patches and
it is desired to permit the local resi-
dents to harvest the berries, if it can
be done without damage to the young
trees. Many of the local people worked
on the planting crews, are anxious to
have the trees live and thrive to re-
store the former productivity of the soil
in wood crops and can be expected to
exercise more care than the transient
pickers. Also, these local people have
fought fires in the blueberry plains
regions and appreciate more fully the
danger of fire in the plantations"
On Forest land outside the planta-
tions, blueberries may be picked by
anyone without permit, but smoking
and campfires are permitted only at
designated camp grounds and places of
habitation. "Al automobile travel
must be confined to fire-lined roads
or motorways within said plantation
area" according to the order. The
edict has teeth in it, for it provides
that violation of this order is punish
able by Federal law, which provides a
fine of $500.00 or imprisonment for one
year or both" The order will be en-
forced as soon as the areas can be
posted.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Rotary Enjoys Report.

DR.. j. e. Thompson as president of
the Ely Rotary Club attended the
conference of club presidents and sec
retaries held at st. Cloud last week.
He made a report of the session at
Wednesdays meeting of the club at the
Community Center. Rotary visitors at
the meeting were I. w. Cook of Osk-
aloosa, Iowa; Ray Hanson and E. d.
Grigsby of Macomb, Ill, and Coach
Winters of Oak Park, Ill. The Bethany
Lutheran church ladies served a fine
dinner.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Fire Fighters Pay
Cut on State Fires.

District Ranger Erickson Of Tower
informs the Miner that the state forest
service has found it necessary to cut
the fire fighting wages from 20 and rs
cents per hour to Is cents per hour.
Ranger Erickson states that sixteen
of the forty three fires on the state
forests recently were found to be of
incendiary origin and gives this as the
cause for the pay cut.
He also states that there is a large
fine and sentence connected with a
prosecution for setting fires.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
SPORTS
Juniors Win Sub-District Title.

Juniors Win Sub-District Title.
The Junior Legion sub-district round
robin tourney ended in a tie with the
Tower and Ely teams on top. A play
off game was played Friday at Tower
which Ely won with score of and O.
The victory gave Ely the right to
enter the district tourney at Virginia.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Will Attend Convention.

Henning Olson, as vice president of
the Scandinavian Fraternity of Ameri-
ca expects to attend the grand lodge
convention to be held In Philadelphia
the first of next month.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor
on things Material and Immateriai.

In another place in this
paper will be found the pro-
ceedings of the City. Council
at which plans were perfected
for submitting the issuing of
bonds to the amount of $780,
100000 and also the notice call
ing the election and the pur-
pose for which the bonds are
to be issued. $4,000 of the
issue is to be used for park
purposes; $4,000 for ceme-
terry purposes and $4,000 for
improving and maintaining the
water and light plant. The
election is called for August
10th and the polling places are
given.
Under the present conditions
wherein the city is supposed to
furnish sustenance to the un-
employed of Ely, the issue of
bonds seems a happy thought
and those who are expected to
benefit therefrom will cast
their unanimous vote for the
issuing of the bonds. Without
a doubt the bond issue will
carry but the matter should be
thoroughly gone into and
studied.
The issue is called for by
the city council for the pur-
pose of securing money with
which to carry on and furnish
work for our unemployed.
The $150,000 are figured to
carry through until the dark
economic clouds lift and the
laborer is again on his feet.
With the constant upward
trend of conditions through
out the country and the optim-
istic feeling the upward trend
has occasioned it may be we'll
to hold off issuing the bonds,
even if voted. That they will
be voted is a foregone con-
clusion under the present
stress. The council is taking
the precaution to have some
thing to. work with next winter
should times not make ap-
preciable strides towards nor
malcy. The cause for the is
sue as given are mere tech
nicalities and the main issue in
the matter is money for labor
and to tide the unemployed
over.
It is hoped that the time be-
tween now and the election
be utilized to study the matter
thoroughly. If you feel that
the issue of bonds is a neces-
sity, we'll and good. If you
feel that we can get along
without saddling more taxes on
the already overburdened citi-
zens, work against it. The
voter is the judge in the matter.
The Miner will be pleased to
publish the comments of citi-
zens on the subject. Don't be
afraid to express your opinion.
Sign your name to the COM
munication and if it is re-
quested we will print your
comments without the name.
We must have the writer's
name as a guarantee of good
n
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29

A contract has been let for 20.4 miles
of graveling between Lutsen and Grand
Marais ON the North Shore road, to
w. w. Magee of st. Paul for $36,829.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
SOME BALLOT
FOR NOVEMBER
There Will be Plenty of Names
on the Ticket This Fall;
Read Them Over.

4
ton will be long winded affair and
as near as we can ascertain at present
will contain the names of the following
besides the names of the party electors
for president.
Plenty of names will be on the
ticket. The voter should carefully
study the ballot before going into the
voting booth. Much time will be nee
essary to mark the ticket should the
voter not become familiar with it
beforehand. To assist them we are
printing the ticket which, with the eX-
ception of the electors of the party
candidates for president and except
for dividing lines and boxes in which
to put crosses, will be substantially as
follows:
For Governor
Vote for One)
Earle Brown-Republican.
Floyd B. OlSon-Farmer-Labo
John E. Regan-Democratic
For Lieutenant Governor
Vote for One)
L. ". oIItlSSSuIll-1Ce
K. K. Solberg- Labor.
Ruth Haynes Carpenter-Democra
For Secretary of State
Vote for One)
Mike Holm-Republican.
John T. Lyons-Farmer-Labor.
Jerry A. Harri-Democratic
For State Treasurer
Vote for One)
Julius Schmahl-Republican.
A. H Kleffman-Farmer- Labor.
Timothy j. Doyle-Democratic
For Attorney General
Vote for One)
Henry N. Benson-Republican.
Harry H. Peterson-Farmer-La
Ray c. Moonan-Democrati
For Railroad and Warehouse Commits
siOner-
Vote for one)
Oscar A. Swenson-Republican
Knud Welfald-Farmer-La
Mathew N. Krus-Democratic
Vote for three)
Homer B. Dibell.
Charles Loring.
Edward j. Lee.
I. M Olson.
William H. Vanderburgh.
For Judge District Court
Vote for twO)
Bert A. FeSler.
G. r. Magney.
Victor Gran.
N. B. Arnold.
For Representative in Congress
Vote for nine)
August H. Anderson-Republic
j. A. A. Burnquist-Republic
Ray P. Chase-Republican.
Theodore Christianson-Repub
N. j. Holmberg- Republican.
Harold Knutson-Republican
w. I. Nolan-Republican.
William A. Pittenger-Republican.
Conrad G. Selvig- ig-Republican
Henry -Farmer-Labor.
G. F. Gaarenstroom -Farmer-Labor.
Magnus Johnson-Farmer-Labor.
Paul John Kvale-Farmer-Labor.
Ernest Lundeen-Farmer-Labor.
j. L. Peterson-Farmer-Labor.
Henry G. Tiegan-Farmer-Labo
A. G. Townley-Farmer-Labor.
F. H. Observation-Disclosures
Robert c. Bel-Democratic.
James r. Bennett-Democratic.
John Bowe-Democratic.
Silas M. Bryan-Democartic.
Donald A. Chapman-Democratic.
John p oughlin-Democratic
Einar Hoidale-Democratic.
Hugh j. Kennedy-Democrat
Each voter will receive two ballots.
All names shown above will appear
upon the state or white ballot. The
following offices and candidates will
appear upon separate blue ballot:
For Clerk of District Court
Vote for one)
j. P. johnson.
George G. Kettner.
For State Representative
R. j. McGhee.
Ray Anderson.
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29

The Duluth Ripsaw has
again made its appearance and
among the first things we note
in its pages is a demand to be
made by a number of petition
ers for a public examination
of the accounts of the Fourth
commissioner district, also a
demand that Perky Johnson be
deposed and that Sam Owens
be sat on. In fact everyone
now up should be downed.
Unless the editor and publisher
is sour on the world we cannot
see why the tearing down of
everybody mentioned in the
columns of the paper. We
met the publisher, Mr.. Jasmer,
last week in this city and he
did not appear to be that kind
of a man.
In regard to the examination
of the accounts of the county
and especially the county COM
missioners of any district at
this time we feel that this is
entirely unnecessary as an ex-
animation has just been COM
pleted. However, if it must
be done, go to it. No doubt
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29
Ely Man a Director.

AT meeting OF the MeSaba Golf
association Saturday, DR.. L. w. Mors-
man of the Mesaba Country Club,
Hibbing, was elected president; A. E.
Hill of Virginia, member of the Esh-
quaguma Country club, vice president,
and E. w. Kleffman of the Mesaba
Country Club, Hibbing, secretary-treas-
urer. Directors elected were H. c. Bolt
house, Pokegama; E. c. Bolitho, Ely;
H. L. Cawley, Chisholm, and H l..
Rosequist, Hibbing. The 1888 range
tournament will be played at the Mes
aba Country club in Hibbing.
DR.. p. D. McCarty and Ed G. Bolitao
attended the Mesaba Golf association
meet at Grand Rapids Saturday and
Sunday and participated in the play.
Terry O'Malley of the Pokegama club
won the honors, defeating G. A. Bor-
geson of Hibbing, turning in score of
161 for the first SO holes to 164 for
Borgeson. Others who shot under ITO
were A. E. Hill of Eshquaguima, Ben
Vincent Of Pokegama, L. LAUDER of the
Mesaba, H. c. Dollhouse of Pokegama,
and G. w. Bauer of Mesaba. Dr. Nc
Carly and Ed. Bolitho, representing
Shagawa turned in score of 179 and
1873 respectively. G. v, Anderson of the
Mesaba won the professional event with
score of 154 to 155 by L. Ness Of
Eshquaguma.
The golfers who went to Inter-
national Falls Sunday returned with
the highest praise for the prowess of
the Falls players and the reception
accorded the Ely team. The Falls
players walked away with the tourn-
ament on a score of "a to 4. DR.. Call
and Chas. Trezona of the Ely players
were the only ones that clicked. After
the game a dinner was served by the
Falls boys to their Ely rivals.
The scores made in Sundays game
The Ely miner., 1932-07-29

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Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-12-01
DAG MAR
{ Evelyn Petersen Correspondent

NEseiyh federsen correspondent }
Mrs. Hans Peterson from Brush
Lake died Monday morning from
pneumonia. Her sister who has been
taking care of her will leave for
DesMoines IN a couple of weeks. Mrs.
PETERSEN was buried at Dagmar on
Wednesday afternoon
A farewell party was held at Err
&c Sundsted's for Marie Sorensen
and Chris Christensen Thursday ey-
enlng- They left Friday for the win
t.. school at Nysted where they
have work. Florence Jensen drove
with them to visit with her grand
parents and later on was going to
California Dagmar Olsen drove
with them as far as F1axton where
she teaches school.
A dinner vas held at the VoLmehr
church in honor of Kasmus Ander-
sens silver wedding. In the evening
they danced in the school house.
Mrs. Lauritsen came home to
spend Thanksgiving, leaving her lit
tie daughter in Minneapolis where
she is attending school. Augusta
Launtsen laft Saturday afternoon
Ter Minneapolis to take care Of her
little sister.
The play named Happy Valley"
was given III the Reserve school
house by the young folks from Dag
mar, to gather IN for winter school
which starts Monday morning.