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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

st. Paul may lose it's control of this
particular utility and, more import
ant, of a tax income of some $1,4OO,-
900. AS things now stand the COM
pany has a strong case to push for
state control and state gross earnings
tax of the kind paid by the telephone
company. If the legislature agreed
st. Paul would lose a substantial
revenue and it is doubtful if the con-
sumers would gain anything to offset
it in the form of reduced rates.
Those who opposed all the fran
chise proposals submitted so far may
we'll consider whether they want state
control with loss of local taxes, or
municipal ownership which was de-
minor basis of plant supplying only
partial needs.
ION the other hand there was an
inequality about the rate reductions
proposed in the last franchise COM
promise which helped defeat it. The
larger group of household consumers
was Disseminated against in favor of
the smaller group. many of whom
have never taken advantage of OPP
tional rates to reduce their existing
electric bills. Too much attention
was paid to a theoretically proper
rate schedule and not enough to the
importance of demonstrating the rate
saving embodied in the proposal. A
saving of few cents month hardly
commended itself as worthwhile to
many voters.
There is a solution of this prob
lem and it ought to be possible to
find it provided there is any real
disposition to do so. The first re-
quiSite is to eliminate politics."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
LET'S STAY OUT

Every now and then there is talk
of another war over in Europe. They
must be too close neighbors. Indi-
viduals used to settle their argu-
ments by fighting but that barbaric
practice has almost been relegated to
the past, as it should be. There are
other ways of settling disputes.
But if some of those European ma
tions must fight and show their pa
triotism which of course the soldiers
will be led to believe they are doing.
then let them go to it, but let Uncle
Sam stay out of the fuss. If our
multi-millionaires want to make in
vestments in the warning nations let
them take their own chances with
splitting their blood for the filthy
lucre.
Speaking over the radio on Armi-
stice day, U. S. Senator Henrik Ship
stead said:
Europe is evidently in imminent
danger of war in the near future
If war comes, l consider it the duty
of those entrusted with power in gov.
eminent of the United States to see
that we are not again inveigled in.
to it,
He referred to the World war as a
great swindle and great tragedy
adding that lit is a question whether
or not the Treaty of Versailles was
not as great a tragedy as the wal
ITSELF The treaty, he declared, con.
tanned within it the cause for an.
other war;
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform with the Opinions
of the AskOv American.)
DIRTY NEWSPAPERS
Union Advocate. st. Paull

Nothing brings out the true moral
fibre of individuals more accurately
than a political campaign, and this
is true of institutions as well.
One may expect ambitious individ-
uals to resort to platform trickery to
gain the sympathy and backing of
large groups of voters, and while
libel laws are violated by scores of
candidates in the heat of a campaign,
it is the common practice to grant
them immunity from prosecution.
However, one has right to expect
some decency from the newspapers
regardless of their political bias. The
public has a right to demand from
the newspapers an impartial and I'M
biased news service. But this i'm
partially was a minus quantity in
the recent campaign. Instead of Civ
ing day by day record of the cam
paign, the Twin City newspapers,
without a single exception, used their
columns to poison the public mind
and to suppress information. This
was particularly true in st. Paul,
where the three daily newspapers are
owned, body and soul, by non-resi-
dents. Day by day these three trashy
effigies deliberately distorted the cur
rent news. The Farmer-Labor can
didates were virtually refused hear
ing, and even the governor of the
state was denied the most common of
courtesies. His speeches and public
utterances were relegated to the in
side pages, but every slanderous state
ment of his opponents was given head
line prominence on the front page.
If some irrational political hoodlum
saw fit to charge Governor Olson with
knowledge of the murder of Howard
Guilford-that story rated top-line
position in the daily press. If either
Martin Nelson or John Regain wished
to dip into the cutters for personal
abuse of the chief xecutive-they
were welcomed with open arms by the
st. Paul newspaper monopoly and as
sisted in their contemplate work.
The tactics employed by the Pho
neer Press, the st. Paul Dispatch and
the Daily News were stencil in the
nostrils of moral decency, and it is
to be hoped that the general public
will realize, now that the campaign
is a thing of the past, that all the
street-walkers and their kind do not
hold forth in third-rate hotels, but
that some of them are in the news
paper business on East Fourth street
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
NOT so BAD

From the files of the Independent
Press, Madison, Mimi. Sept. 26, 1924.
Since the year 1908 Senator LaFol-
lette has offered the Republican party
in convention assembled, 81 planks.
and they were promptly rejected by
the conventions, and yet the Congress
of the United States has enacted &c
of those rejected, into Laws. The
election of United States senators by
the people was one, woman's suffrage
was another, and the child, labor law
another. 1t was LaFollette who took
the lid off the Teapot Dome and other
oil thefts. Not bad for a radical SEN
ator.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
TO A "PILGRIM"
Editor AskOv American:

Editor Askov American:
No, Pilgrim" l did not 'tsee fit to
leave out the all embracing part of
the Keller report. l did not deny
that religious evangelism was for
hidden i'm Russia" But | did save
space by summarizing the setback
communism has given to the Greek
Orthodox Catholic church and then
used Keller's words to show that
ity is antagonistic towards Christi
anity) or any other political power
can overthrow the expression of re-
ligious convictions.
Do you, Pilgrim actually want us
to believe that Communism is going
to wipe out religion from Russia? Do
you realize the grave consequences of
such a charge!
l state, with pride, that l will not
believe in religion that can be
wiped out by any outside force. Chris
tianity, to me, is not a weak, Senti-
mental sOb-sister that totters and win
ces with any attack made upon it,
has ever been given to this world.
Let the human made Institutions be
purged as Christ cleaned the temple
in Jerusalem. That which is "born
from above" fears not the ravages
that can destroy that which is made
by man.
AS Keller pointed out so wildly, the
Russian church must go into the
desert to seek penance, forgiveness,
and then seek to re-kindle and re-
live the teachings of the lowly Naza-
rene. l say, all power to that Gin
visible" church. She seeks new
birth, she Graves to be grounded in
true faith, a faith that no clergy
can exploit.
HARALD B. johnson.
Askov, Mimi, Nov. 13, 1884.
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ANAlYzINC THE VOTE
Continued from Page -


the small town business man sticks
with the big bankers about as long
as anyone.
If progressive running for office
in Pine county had to wait for cleo
ton until he received a majority vote
of the small town business men, it
occurs that he might become gray
haired before attaining the goal.
Easing Property Taxes.
The learned business men of Pine
county should know by this time who
did much work on the enactment of
the state net income tax which will
bring in between $4,000 and $4,000
to the public schools of Pine county
this year, based on 1893 incomes col
lected all over the state And all
that is being paid in by Pine county
citizens to secure more than $4,000
is but $3.50. That should be of in
payers in the villages as we'll as on
the farms.
Look at the vote in townships like
Bremen, Partridge, Sturgeon Lake,
Windemere, Birch Creek, Pine Lake,
Park, Mission Creek, Finlayson and
others, compare the votes on lieu
tenant governor with those of village
votes and note the vast differences.
The townships voted very progressive
and the villages, as a whole, cOnserv-
alive. The same comparison can be
made on the office of governor.
have called attention principally to
votes for the office of lieutenant gov
ernor because l am a Pine county
citizen.
| did not personally in the past
campaign ask single Pine county
citizen for his vote, thinking it would
be we'll to let the past record speak
for itself. AS a matter of fact there
is usually too much of hand shaking,
back-slapping and being a good fell
low in most campaigns. 1t would be
better to change that style and pro-
duce something when in office.
For the Party That Shows Life.
l see, by far, more in the Farmer
Labor program in behalf of the mas
ses than in the programs offered by
conservative or reactiOnary political
parties in Minnesota. Also having
been a member of the State Legisla-
ture the past two terms and mingled
with conservatives and progre=sives
and watched their work and their
votes at close hand, | am, of course.
for the Farmer-Labor party and pro-
gram.
Though l secured more than Pine
county's share in economic measures,
there was never any wavering on
principles-nOt one iOta-and that is
a matter of record. 1t is often the
practice of legislators to get some
favors in the way of roads, bridges,
public buildings, monuments, memoir
ials, etc., to show that they have done
something for their constituents. And
then in turn they vote with the pow
ers that be-the wishes of predatory
interests-in order to get those small
words, giving in on principles here
and there so as to bring home the
bacon to help them in reelection.
1t is an old saying that it is we'll
to have a friend in court There
will be plenty of village folks looking
for jobs, recommendation for them
selves or others, help on this, that
and the other. Even though they pro-
fess to be Republicans and Demo-
Gratis it might, from a practical stand
point, come in quite handy to have
some one from the home county in
state office. Goodness knows they
are not backward when it comes to
asking favors.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

son. Rock Creek; Matt Protosavage,
Sturgeon Lake; Erwin Nelson, Pine
City; and Alfred Walberg, Route 1.
Braham. This committee is urged
to meet as soon a possible.
Our next regular meeting will be
held at Hinckley Friday, Nov. %, at
p. m. sharp. There will be lunch
served and social time. All are well
come and be sure to come
H. SANDELL-
Hinckley, MINI.
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OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(ShOrt timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but II the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. 1t will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
FOR BETTER BALLOT COUNTING
THE ST. Paul Daily NeWSl

1.-THE St. Paul Daily NeWS)
St. Paul city councilmen have taken
steps to inaugurate a badly needed
reform of the election system.
Moved by the delays and errors
which marked the counting of the
vote at the Nov. election, the may o.
and councilmen proposed a central
counting bureau to tabulate the re-
suits.
They will ask Minneapolis and Du-
luth to consider the proposal and join
with st. Paul in securing the neces-
sary legislative approval.
1t is quite obvious that a system,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
A Passing Grade.

Old Fashioned Father-When I was
your age, John, my parents never had
trouble with me.
Modern Son-Well, l can't say I've
had any real trouble with you, either,
dad.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15
Sure He Had.

Hospital Visitor-Do you ever pom
der the uncertainty of life; do you
realize that death must come to one
and all; have you thought how short
time we must spend on this earth?
PATIENT should think 1 have
my business is life Insurance.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

Heard at the social: us that pop
ular song she is singing?" ct was
before she started to sing it."
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-11-15

The ads save you money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-09-28
SHERIFF'S EXECUTION
SALE.

Under and by virtue of an Execution
issued out of and under the seal of the
District Court of the State of Mime
sofa, in and for the Eleventh Judicial
District and Count yof st. Louis, on the
5th day of September, 1884, upon a
judgment rendered and docketed in
said Court and County in an action
therein, wherein Rikhus & Vertin, In
corporated was plaintiff, and Matt
Vertnik and Gertrude Vertnik, his wife
Defendants, in favor of said Plaintiff
and against said Defendants Matt
Vertnik and Gertrude Vertnik his wife,
and each of them for the sum of Two
hundred siNty-nine and 22-100ths
($269.22) Dollars, and One and 90
10Oths ($1.90 dollars increased costs
which said execution has to me, as
Sheriff of said st. Louis County, been
duly directed and delivered I have
levied upon and will sell at Public
Auction to the highest cash bidder, at the
Sheriff's Office in the Court House, in
the City of Duluth, in said County of
st. Louis, on Wednesday the 7th day
! of November, 1884, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of that day, all the right,
title and interest that the above named
Judgment Debtor had in and to the
real estate hereinafter described, on the
End day of August, 1884, that being the
date of rendition of said Judgment, or
any interest therein, which said Judg-
ment debtors have since that day ac-
quired. The description of the prop
erty being as follows, to-wit:
That piece of parcel of land within
the following boundaries: Starting
at a point described as the lie
line in the SEA of NWA of Sec
ton "a, Township So, Range IL,
and where said line intersects with
the East line of 9th Avenue East,
extended South from Whitesides
Park Addition to Ely, Minnesota;
Thence South on said extended line
to point 129 #. North of the East
and West Quarter line of said Sec
ton "a, the place of commencing;
thence East at right angles, to the
intersection of the West line of
Ninth Avenue, extended South from
said Park Addition; thence South
on said last line, to its intersection
with the East and West quarter
line of said Section "a; thence west
on said quarter section line to its
intersection with said East line of
said 9th Avenue East thence North
on said avenue line to the place of
| commencing.
Dated, Duluth, Mimi, September 7th
1894.
SAM M. OWENS,
Sheriff of st. Louis County, Minnesota
BY F. K. Randall, Deputy
Thomas j. Carey, Attorney for Judg-
ment Creditor. 9-14 1918
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That
default has been made in the con-
ditions of that certain mortgage, dated
the 31st day of August 1927, executed
by F. j. Winters and Hazel E. Winters,
his wife, as mortgagors, to The First
National Bank of Ely, Minnesota, as
mortgage, filed for record in the office
of the Register of Deeds in and for
the county of st. Louis, and state of
Minnesota on the 14th day of November
1927, at $50 o'clock A. M, and re-
corded in Book 479 of Mortgage Re-
cords, page 566; that no action or pro-
ceeding has been instituted at law
to recover the debt secured by said
mortgage, or any part thereof; that
there is due and claimed to be due
upon said mortgage, including interest
AND insurance to date hereof, the sum
of One Thousand Seven Hundred
Sixty-two and 1910 ($1762.18) dollars,
and that pursuant to the power of sale
therein contained, said mortgage will
be foreclosed and the tract of land
lying and being in the county Of st.
Louis, and state of Minnesota, des-
cribed as follows, to-wit: An undivided
five-eighths interest in Lot numbered
Two ca, in Section Nineteen Q9), of
Township Sixty-three (63, north of
Range Twelve CID, west, will be sold
by the sheriff of said st. Louis county
at public auction on the 18th day of
October 1884, at IL o'clock A. NJ, at
the Sheriff's Office, in the Court
House, in the city of Duluth, in said
county and state, to pay the debt then
secured by said mortgage and taxes,
if any, on said premises and the costs
and disbursements allowed by law, SUBJ
ject to redemption within twelve
months from said date of sale.
Dated August 21st, 1884.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF ELY, MINNESOTA,
Mortgage
A. w. Nelson, 103 East Chapman Street,
Ely, Minnesota, Attorney for Mort
gage.
Aug. 24-a1, Sept. 7-14-21-28. 1884.
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Ely, Minnesota, be accepted and
the proper officers be authorized
and directed to enter into such a
contract with them and that all
the other bids be rejected and
certified checks be returned.
Respectfully submitted,
The Committee of the Whole,
BY JOHN KAPSCH, Chairman
Moved by Alderman Kapsch, sup
ported by Alderman Brennan, that the
report of the Committee of the Whole
be accepted and filed, and the recon-
mendations be carried out. Vote as
follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Brennan, Carlson,
Hokkanen, Kapsch, Tauzell, zgonc,
go.
Noes: Mayor Harri ID.
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Brennan, sup
ported by Alderman Kapsch, that the
action of the City Council at its meet
ing held September 4th, 1894, to pur-
chase the Roy Baxtrum garage in ac-
cordance. with the proposal for the
sale thereof, be rescinded.
Vote as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Brennan, Kapsch
Tauzell, zgonc "a.
Alderman Zgonc explained his yes
vote by stating that in his opinion the
Baxtrum garage is not large enough to
take care of all of the City's equipment
including the Water and Light De-
partment:
Noes: Aldermen Carlson, Hokkanen,
Mayor Harri CD.
Alderman Carlson explained his
"No" vote by stating that he believes
the city will save from $4,000 to
$4,000 by purchasing the Roy Baxtrum
garage.
Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Tauzell, sup
ported by Alderman zgonc, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried.
A. o. KNUTSON,
City Clerk.
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thereof repabe until all
thereto fully
further of
of
levy together with information regarding the
Alderman adoption the
motion o was Hokkanen
as follows:
September
Alderman
meeting adjourn until Friday
A KNUTSON,
Jerk
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w @ Garrison Butler
L. soko Is 100 Tbs per hour $500
E I. Rauio sokd lbs per $4,000
the bids
tabulaHon that said bids be
meeting held at eight
O'Clock, Friday, September
the Minnesota Department
Sanitation approving with
certain reservations for the construction of additions to- and the
W. project known Docket No. 45e were
Moved by supported
of Health
recommendations approved Carried
communication Berg Architect read submitting his
W WORKS s plant project known as W. A Docket No. 145s
the $s2soOO including Architects
that the
an accepted and filed Carried
Engineer W. A. author
advertise for bids for the construction additions to- and
Works Plant p w. project known
p. Docket 1856 read.
Alderman Tauzel following resolution:
City Clerk and he hereby authorized to call
~ No 1ass NY aanc with plans and speeheaton on file in the
Office of the Architect
received eight go o'clock M
will and considered by the City
said be held the Council Chambers
o. the in stated hour
accompanied by certified
City reserves the right reject
by all rules and regulations
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED publishing
directed publish like notice in Improvement
Minnesota the prescribed by the Public Works
seconded by Alderman Carlson
Yes Aldermen Brennan carlson I1okkanen psch auae zgonc
Cd.
Upon of
September, 1884.
Alderman carlson offered the following resolution:
the said city of Ely and the
will sold
said bonds yet issued and
WHEREAS certain improvements
to-wt: the existing light and
the City Ely project known as p w. Docket No
WHEREAS the number Fifty
3d. the denomination of each said bond and all SAD Oon
the 1886 to 1889 both
100000 of bonds to mature on
said bonds be four
the first and
WHEREAS suitable provision for
of
in governing body OF said city
levied acnI
shall the hereby
taxable
schedules annual pay
bondsan interest follows:
and in
payable 1886 the amount of 100000
s6040O0
1888 the S5SS0OO
1889 the amount of $4,000
amount OF $4,000
payable 9 the amount sS6oOO
1912 the amount Of s7SSoOo
the amount S76OoOo
Levied in
included shall be collected
of
and that each said amount shall be and
of $50 said principal and
!
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY, MINNESOTA.


Chambers Minnesota
Tuesday September
o'clock
M,
O
for installation
approximately 1900 feet length from
sbey Location
opened I'M follows
Bidder CastIr
Constru Contr
Richards s6s5esO
Alderman
council consider
September
materials for water main extension
point
thh as
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Thomas j. Carey, Attorney for Mort
gagee. James Building, Ely, Mime
sofa. ola 1919
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-24
PAGE FIVE

Now come along, Miss Nancy
"A frog he would awooing GO
begin when Mother strikes tia
note"
And, Nancy obediently began.
As her voice silver clear and true
in the simple tune. Amy looked
over her shoulder at Mary Jack
son. She didn't know why she
should choose that moment, but
suddenly she wanted to tell How
ards mpther her own great piece
of news. Perhaps she wanted to
exercise tbe RESTLESS spirit of
Jane. evoked by the talk about
her. For what She had to tell
would Danish Jane. still farther
from her, and build higher the
wall of separation between them.
"Nancy's going TO have little
brother to sing duets with along
about next March," she said.
There's some real interest and
excitement for you" "'
Ito be continued)
Copyright, 1884, by Sophie kerry
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-24
BAT CAVE

BAT CAVE, July 24.-Tom
Hardison and family from Wades-
boro, ere at THEN. summer cot
tage, Essedaw, for a week.
Nus. J. p. Phillips and family
from Birmingham. Ala, are eX-
pected TO spend the month of
August at her sisters, Mrs. GeOr-
gle Gale, at the Studio"
Sam Freeman entertained with
q dance Saturday evening up at
the dance pavilion at Chimney
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Scouting In
Hendersonville
TROOP 2

TROOP 2
This troop will go on another
overnight trip next weekend.
Lake Summit has been suggested
as the place. Tents and trans
portation will be furnished.
There will he q special meeting
Wednesday evening at 1870 in
the Scout cabin hack Of the
American Legion hall. All Scouts
who plan to go on the trip are
at the meeting. Visit
ing Scouts are invited to the
and on the trip.
Members who have uniforms
are requested to wear them at