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The Washington times., 1936-09-22
and our Famiy's been distiIing so odd years

III just bet Grandad Wlken's eyes would pop if
he was here to see how everybodys so keen for
The Wilken Fanily's own personal recipel And
I just know we're trying like anything to follow
out every one of his teachings so as he'd have a
right to be real proud of us.
When you come right down to it, William and
Tom and me-and guess all you folks that are
so tickled over the mildness and tastiness of The
Wlken Family Whiskey guess we all have got
The Washington times., 1936-09-22

That's my brother William leaning down from thelog
and me reaching his drink up him. and Larry Burkes
over on the bank grinnng like everything and helping
himself Lary's been friend of the Wilken Family
pretty near since Family first took up dstiI
ling couldn't just say Larry acquainted with
Grandad WiIken when he started out Pm referring
to his knowing Dad and all the rest of Larry says
he never heard of any other family distlng gen.
Grafton after another like don't know about
that, but guess there's no other FamIy's Recipe
like ours anyhow! Harry F Wllxen
The Washington times., 1936-12-18
VICTORY BALL
INALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 18.-Lieu.
tenant Governor James H. Prico
and a score Of other dignitaries
will be in the receiving line at the
Victory Ball of the Alexandria
Young Democratic Club tonight
at Armory Hall.
The ball, in honor of President
Roosevelt's reelection, will be COM
bined with a unique community
service. A huge Christmas tree,
erected in the brilliantly decorated
hall, will be surrounded by hun
dreds Of toys that the Young Demo
Gratis will bring to be distributed
among underprivileged children
Of the city on Christmas Eve.
Roger C. Sullivan is in charge of
the Christmas tree committee, and
Buck Davis, Second ward commit
teeman, will be Santa Claus.
Decorations were in charge OF
Frank Monroe, Frank Cockrill and
George Welker.
Dancing starts at 10:30. An or
cheStra will furnish music.
Robert v. Duncan, president Of
the local club and general chair
man of arrangements, announced
that Harold Snead, president of
the Virginia Young Democratic
Clubs, and John Curry, executive
secretary, will be present and the
former will lead the grano march
with Mrs. Margaret Bailey, vice.
president of the Alexandria club.
The Washington times., 1936-12-18

wicker basket filled with fan let
ters, all of which she answers per
Sonally.
"There must be something
funny about me-" she says. 81
get the most pathetic letters
from people. All Of the unhap-
piest people in the world write
me letters. 1 simply have to
answer all of them myself. 1
couldn't turn them over to my
secretary"
In a curio case in her bedroom
The Washington times., 1936-12-18
PRETTY CLOTHES NECESSITIES
LIKEF00D, SAYS UNA MERKEL

yards around the bottom, a pre-
cious black velvet evening gown
with a net jacket dotted with
chenille like a veil. lovely dinner
gown in the shade called "black
tulip with huge skirt and puffed
sleeves.
"And now" she said proudly,
"l've saved the dessert till last.
Wait till you See!"
She came back with the most
exciting costume I've ever seen.
Lovingly she showed each part,
piece by piece.
I'm so proud of this" she
said. But I'll have to rehearse
a lot before 1 wear 1t so I'll
get used to it."
The dress was black velvet,
street length with no trimming at
ali except a tiny band of red
velvet around the neck, and a
red sash. The coat came next
it was quilted black velvet, fitted
and flared and came five or six
inches below the hips. A red
ascot tied at the neck. Last came
a huge pillow-muff of quilted red
velvet.
Dessert" over, we sit and talk.
She tells me she only spends five
hundred q year on clothes.
Two Answers
appearance is part Of your
job" she says. "When you see
people who look ShOddy there
are only two answers. Either
they are careless or they aren't
getting along. I think it's fun
to dress up while you're young.
1 can wear Mother HubbardS
when I get old.
She takes me in and shows me
her cupboardS-large ones in her
dressing room with sliding doors.
Her husbands clothes hang in
one; hers in another. She shows
me an amazing flowered calico
skirt he brought back from Homo
lulu, which she says he'll only
wear over her dead body. She
shows me her beautiful bathroom
all done in Sea-green tiles, with a
Roman tub inlaid with mosaic
There are three large windows in
the bathroom. There is a circular
box of busting powder as big as a
hat-boX. with a big gold knot on
top, which she says has lasted
her a year.
Pine Trees
She says she likes to lie in the
tub and see the pine trees blow,
ing outside the window. I see her
desk in the room adjoining with a
The Washington times., 1936-12-18

beautiful mink coat, her silver
foxes. She had an ermine coat
that she bought 10 years ago that
didn't look as if it had been worn.
Il never wear anything out"
she said.
On the way downstairs, noticed
a lovely real paisley shawl draped
over the stair rail.
"That was my grandm0ther'S
shawl" said Miss Merkel. by
the way, she went to school ia
Baltimore"
The Washington times., 1936-12-18

there is the most remarkable
menagerie of glass animals that
you have ever seen. Collecting
these little glass toys is her hob
by and she has everything in the
collection from a penguin to a
polar bear, and none of them
much bigger than your thumb
naii.
Tur Collection
She showed me her gorgeous
collection of furS. tried on her
The Washington times., 1936-12-18
; YuIe Fund Boxes
Looted By Thieves

Three boxes in which the Board
Of Public Welfare was collecting
funds for Christmas parties for
dependent children were broken
open last night and their contents
stolen.
These were among so boxes the
board put out in District Govern
ment buildings, as has been done
in past years.
The Washington times., 1936-12-18

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.
A winter program of lively pleasures, smart
living and healthful recreation-all yours
to enjoy on a modest vacation budget At
Daytona Beach. Fla.
The Washington times., 1936-12-18


A VAST TROPICAL OCEAN-SIDE ESTATE
THAT Is RESORT CITY IN TTSELF
HOLLYWOOD BEACH HOTEL
HOLLYWOOD BEACH. FLORIDA
MIAMI BEACH. FLORIDA
A COMPLETE RESORT in itself. with pri-
vate beach. famous cabana colony and
acres of tropic gardens. Roney Plaza
Americas Finest Oceanfront HOTEL
Miami Beach. Fla.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Indian "ReLics" Prove to
Be Hoax of lobster

Virginia of Biwabik and
nearby towns are Smarting under one
of the biggest hoaXes ever pulled on
the Range. The mysterious, ancient
Indian culture, supposedly represent
ing life of some 10000 years ago, has
turned out to be joke. And red faces
are the style where citizens offered big
prices for some of the most impressive
relics and workers refused to part with
their find" for any amount of money.
Superintendent G. E. Hagie from Aur-
ora, who took the lead in tracing back
the arroWheads to their ancient
origin" and Professor jerks of the
University, who was sufficiently con-
WINGED to bring five students back to
the site for further study, will come in
for some good natured ribbing The
Indian ''relics" were planted" in the
strata by Mike Brennan, formerly of
Biwabik, as a practical joke. Leaving
BiWabik to live on the coast, Brennan
decided it would be too much trouble
to carry along arrowheads and spear
heads he had bought in Oregon some
time back. So he hit upon the idea of
planting them at Hutter to have some
fun with some of the boys.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Gets Three Dollar Wager
Due Him for % Years.

Blooming Prairie-A wager made
more than a quarter of a century ago
while he was a student at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota was collected by a
much-surpriSed Ormanzo Peterson re-
Gently at Blooming Prairie. One of the
other two men who made the wager
with him as to which of their group
would be married first, drove up in
front of PeterSon'S car while he was
travelling near Blooming Prairie, ordered
him to stop, and tossed the money into
his lap. Puzzled, Peterson asked the
motorist for an explanation, and found
it was Edwin Luehr, Spring Grove far
mer, who jokingly had made the wager
more than 26 years ago. The con-
Scientious farmer had driven 100 miles
to clear the small debt. BY a strange
coincidence, Luehr had picked the 23rd
wedding anniversary of Peterson on
which to make good on his wager.
The third student in the wager, Lyle
Sloan Glendale contractor, paid his
three dollar bet at the time of Peter
sons marriage % years ago. The meet
ing of Ormanzo and Luehr was the first
since they had been in college to-
gether, and they settled down to some
long reminiScing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Highway EmplOye Selects
Wrong Tree for Hide-Out.

ToWer-Either because the tree was
too small, or he was too wide, August
Lindberg, an employee of the Phillip
Co., is at the Soudan hospital nursing
compound fracture of the lower right
arm, the injury also including the
severing of the ligaments of the back
side of his arm. The Phillip concern
is engaged in the work of eliminating
two railroad crossings about five miles
south of town on highway IS, and Lind
berg is employed by the concern to
handle the material which removes all
rock distractions encountered in their
progress. After preparing his charges
for firing he hid himself behind a
tree. AS stated above, however, the
tree was altogether too small and left
LindbergS right arm protruding out in
the open. In the avalanche of rocks,
flying in every direction following the
setting-of, one directed its course for
the tree behind which Gust was hiding,
became particularly attached to him,
and he is now carrying the good right
flipper in a sling.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Fox in Back Seat of
Car is Bad Passenger

PlainvieW-A live fox in the back
seat of the car is a highly undesirable
passenger two young men from Plain
view found recently. Kenneth john
son, driver of the car, had hit half
grown red fox on the road. Thinking
it dead he picked it up and threw it
onto the back seat. The fox was only
stunned and bruised and on arriving in
town it was discovered the animal was
recovering sufficiently to be quite &C
tive. The boys didn't want to turn the
animal loose on the streets of Plain
view, and were a little doubtful of the
results if they attempted to accupy the
car with it. The situation was finally
solved by maneuvering around to get
the fox in a cage, and the animal was
taken home by Jess Heron. Removing
the animal there it escaped, but a
crippled leg prevented it from going
far, and it was captured again. Some
use for the animal will be found it il
RECEIVERS, and if not its pelt will be
worth something.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Garry Cartridge in
Pocket Not HeaLthy.

Hancock Carrying a revolver car
fridge around in an apron pocket while
working near a stove is not very good
way to prolong ones life, it was found
by young lady at Clontarf, near Han
cock. The daughter of Charlie Chev-
alier was one of the young women
engaged in cooking for crew of some
40 men harvesting. While so engaged,
there was sudden explosion and the
girl felt singing sensation in her left
arm. An examination disclosed that
a piece of shell, apparently from a %
rifle cartridge, had struck her arm just
above the elbow and the doctor called
removed small particle of the shell.
just where it came from is a question,
but the likely explanation is that a
day or so before, the girl had picked up
% cartridge from the floor and put
it into her apron pocket. In working
near the stove it is probable that the
shell in some way fell on the hot stove
and the heat exploded it. At any rate
the shell had disappeared from her
apron pocket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Finds TLUO Lambs in ElUe
Cut Open for Feed.

Balaton-To some readers this may
sound like wild story, but you may
see proof gamboling about the yard of
the G.. A. DENIM home north of Bala-
tan any day. w. H. Towne, a neighbor,
reported to DENIM that two of his ewes
had been injured by dog believed to
he Dennin's, and asked for settlement
He had killed the eve and was cutting
open the carcass when he noticed signs
of life within. He proceeded more care
fully and soon removed two lambs, alive
and well. The lambs were fed at first
from a spoon, but were soon drinking
from bottle. Now they Craze in the
yard and they still come to the house
regularly for their drink of milk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
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40 VIE JatstyNan Ms

; Careful consideration should be given
by the State Highway Department in
the construction of highways.
There are many items that enter into
the safe construction and safe mainten-
ance of highways. The construction de-
partment can add considerably to the
accident prevention program by build
ing safe highways.
bitches should not be abrupt. A
gradually sloping ditch is safer.
Corners can be made safer and curves
can be materially improved from a
safety standpoint by cutting away the
banks trees, and shrubbery to make
better vision.
These two suggestions are vital in
the safety program in many states this
practice is being followed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Forest Notes
BY CHARLES II. RANDALL
(of the superior National F0rest)

Planting plows are being applied to
the unwilling soil of the Superior Ma
tional forest. Twenty-one plows of
varying types, to meet the vastly diff
ferent conditions found within the
forest, are in the process of breaking
the ground prior to the fall planting
project.
While it is not feasible to use pillow
units in some of the more isolated
planting areas, motorized equipment is
greatly speeding the work of again
establishing timber growth on denuded
acreages. The work of preparing the
soil by hand labor is still an important
factor throughout much of the Superior
| forest.
The use of plows for the control of
fires is gaining increased Importance.
This equipment will be used both for
establishing a resource and for pro-
tecting it in later years.
A seaplane is being used on the Su-
perior national forest for the suppress
sion of forest fires. The plane located
at Ely was recently called upon to
transport men and supplies to a small
fire near Gabimichigami lake on the
Gunflint ranger district.
Two hours after the report of the
fire by CCC boys from lookout tower
the men and tools were landed near
the site of the smoke. A folding canoe
was used to reach the blaze located on a
small island in an adjoining lake, too
small for the plane to land on.
One hour later, when the seaplane
returned with a portable pump, accom-
panied by c. M. Swanson, assistant
ranger, the fire was out, and the or
iginal crew was leaving. According to
Swanson it would have required an
entire day to reach the fire by boat, and
considerable trouble would have been
experienced finding the exact location
"The only satisfactory method of
fighting fires in the wilderness area"
stated forest officers in the Duluth
office, sis reaching them by plane when
they are still small"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23

GOOD companion in work or play
~ first class travel-mate on any Journey
you'll find the makines of beautiful
friendship in this Series 0Buick SPECIAL.
You get along plenty quick when you turn
on hequietpower ofthis oil-hushedvalve-
in-head engine, the ablest straight-eight
of its size to be found the world over.
You'll get along gorgeously we'll with
these nicely hammered controls wheel
SO easy that woman's lightest touch is
law, throttle SO instant in getting action
that wish is almost enough to accomplish
the deed.
You'll like Bucks happy faculty for turn
ing rough roads into good ones = you'll
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23

of $40 piece last week made a grand
total of 500 which has been found on
the spot. The coins have been found
at varying depths and over a widely
scattered area. The scattering has been
attributed to stump dynamiting opera
lions. One store has it that an OBJ
scure resident of the city buried his
wealth near crooked tree, but desul-
tory searching failed to reveal the
hiding place. Peterson and his boys
have gone over the ground with great
care, but have attempted no serious
mining operations. Several offers have
been made to work over the ground on
$3.50 basis, but as yet Peterson has
allowed no one to stake a claim in his
backyard.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
Farmer Finds Gold
Coins in Garden

Bayport- Hans Peterson, Hudson far
mer who tills the soil near Prospect
Park in that city, has struck gold in
his own backyard. The strike, not at
all typical of its kind, has been spread
over the past three years. Occasional
gold coins, all antedating the Civil war,
have been turned up in the plot while
blowing or gardening. The revelation
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
ANNUAL MEETING
Independent School District
No. II, St. Louis County.
Ely, Minnesota, July 81, 1896.

Is
Independent
Education
A Richards
Moved be appointed temporary Clerk Motion
The Clerk the call for the meeting as follows
Independent School
held the third
Tuesday being the 2t day July 1886 at nine go o'clock M at the
Building Community
Center Pioneer School, Wno School and White Iron School have been
designated voting precincts said District at which the following business
will be transacted:
election of o O
years to succeed S Richards appHca
ebeenm led by in of
F.
S Richards,
Anthony
Al
Tauzel,
Kanola,
in o'clock A
M OF Eight P
sKALA,
report year ending
a
during year, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .sl4eOs
beginning 82O9
Total receipts ............... s454sa4o
Warrants outstanding at the close year. .......
Total - sa7 1862.
1793850
Instruction
Operation
Maintenance loSSoSo
Ariiar, 2933688
83985
OUTLAWS,
Total Disbursements " ...... ..... 1894 1858
a 762ssss
Total sso4s44
Cash on hand at the close of year. sol
SAT- 9a62l
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23

1906 to S1945 are tie Ha pri1r5
ythe nezv Bucks at Finn, Mich,
Jnkiedt to change qvifhOut notice.
Standard and special acceS5orie5
groups on all modeLJ at extra
cost. M Buick prices inoLuae
safety glass throughout as stand
ard equipment. AK about Me
GsneraiMOtor5 inStaklmenfpian.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23

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a car your very own.
You've wanted car like Buick good
to look upon, restful to ride in; safe and
sure at any speed; tough, dependable and
thrifty in the hardest kind of service.
You've wanted one-why not have one?
The price begins at $765* list at the
factory, Flint, Mich, and the terms are
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lowest-priced cars.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23
$471,986.2.
$471,986.21

Approved Of
B. RICHARDS,
r IA,
further business the polls declared and kept
and lists by the Clerks each the voting
received
closing the polls proceeded Immediately publicly
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23


ify them of
supported
hours Of A P
supported meeting
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23

A columnist is a person who has to
turn out so much copy he doesn'. have
time to think.-St. Louis Star Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-07-23

An official hangman in Europe tried
to hang himself. Probably figured it
was time to have one on the house.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-26

With Captain William Ken left commanding the New York Police
Times Square New York, the whky
drivers Using machine called reexomeer and with Columbia
drinks
braking speed by nc percent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-26

Here intimate gimpses into the life Of the late
Albert c. Richie, governor of Maryland for four
terms, pioneer advocate of prohibition repeal and
recently an outspoken critic of the New Deal.
Richie died suddenly of stroke in Baltimore at
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-26

Renewal of the scourge
which devastated the "dust
bowl" region Of the west in
1884 is threatened in six
states as heavy winds
sweep the grain fields from
Amarillo, Tex, north to
Sidney, Neb. At Dodge
City, Pueblo, and Waynoka
residents have been forced
indoors by the heavy
clouds of dirt. Map shows
the area affected, with
photos of, top, dust cover
ing snow drifts at Cimar-
ron, OKLA, and below, q
car stalled by dust at Tex
homa, Okla.
Central Press)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-21
St. Joseph's HIN.
 Pin Pickups

First of all, we want to say 8 word about the attendance 1t was simply terrible and if 1t keeps up-wel, youse guys will know. Eddie "Gra- ham" Paige showed his stuff the first game by rolling that 124 his one and only was there.) Brazis with his v-8 pickup hit three iden- tical scores of 106-Jake Kairis, also known as the "old man," falt- cred and lost that second game with his sensational "chop" ball .. Ter- rible" Tommy Kazakevich finally got started and scattered the ma ples for a nice 327 score !. "Souint" Romanauskas was the only one present from his team but managed to eke out one win :. Smiling" Joe Jokubaitis took ter- rife drop-showing that even 8 Russian bath will not help :. "Chief" Balanda actually hit 316 because Butch" Orodeckis was be- coming very exasperated and threatened "Chief" to Q bench warming position "Big-Eoy" Roach is very consistent beca" ' keeps his mind upon bowling F l not the fairer sex. Lucky" Ludens please take notice Fatty Vert seckas is back in his class with that S1 average Press Greblunas and "Commish" Dalinskas rolled 73 and "A respectively the first game, which shows that George isn't so bad <. Joe Kiesel is off-he hoist- ed his seasons average to v .... Tony Dereskevich would like to know the secret of Joe's success :. |. "Whitey" Pesaitis was among the missing it because of the dance Saturday nite Dynamo" Diemantas had one of his best nights so far 80-91-l04 :. We shall expect all hands on deck Sunday night with the entrance for as quot ed previously.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-21
ST. MARY'S WILL THRILL 5OO,OOO| l
Gaels Meet FOrdham Sat- urday Before 5O,OOO;
 College Has But 900

New York, Oct. 21.-(UP)-St. Mary's, the smallest college with 8 big time football team, travels east from California this week to meet Tordham's Rams in the major in- tersectional clash Saturday. ]
 Although boasting only 900 stu- dents, the Galloping Gaels will play before more spectators this year than any other American college with the possible exception of Southern California. Coached by slip" Madigan for 16 years, St. Maryis will play before a half mile lion persons, according to conser. vative estimates. .
 It is estimated the Gaels will show before 60,000 against the Rams here Saturday, 75,000 against Mar. quette at Chicago, 30,000 against Idaho at San Francisco, 60,00O against Santa Clara at San Fran cisco, 30,00O against Alonzo Stagg's college of the Pacific, and 60.000 against Temple at San Francisco on Thanksgiving day. They already have played before 175,000 in their first four games.