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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30
HANDKERCHIEF SHOWER

At the residence of Mrs. Earl
Sims, 2919 Columbus avenue, Fri
day evening, July 18th, Mrs. Lii
Ian Kaufman was honored with a
handkerchief shower given by the
Gloom Chasers Club, of which she
is a member. Dancing, cards and
games supplied the entertainment
Of the evening. Refreshments
were served. Mrs. Kaufman left
July goth for California for an in
definite stay. Her friends wish her
every happiness in her new home.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mr.. C. E. Newman was enter
tanned last Saturday night at an
informal surprise gathering in
honor of his birthday at the home
of Mrs. De Velma Strong, 400 E.
39th street.
Other guests were Mrs. Matte
Jones, Tennessee school teacher,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Combs, DR..
and Mrs. w. D. Brown, DR.. R. J. C.
Brown and Mrs. K. A. Elliot.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mrs. Marjory Wormley Curry
was entertained at a dinner given
June %, 1887, at the Richards
Treat Cafeteria by a group of
twelve former co-workers of the
North Office of the Department of
Public Relief where Mrs. Curry
was formerly stationed. Mrs. Cur
~ was presented with a beautiful
glass mayonnaise set.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Porter of
Clinton, Iowa, and her grandson
and wife are here on a short visit.
Mrs. Porter came to see her son
and daughter, also her brother,
Obie Enoch. Mr.. Butler and bride
are on their honeymoon as they are
newly welded. They will return
to Clinton, Iowa, this weekend.
While here they are stopping at
her daughters home, Mrs. W. E.
Whitaker, SIG Girard Ave. N.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Shelby Curry
were pleasantly surprised June Fl,
1887, at their cottage at Long Lake.
About thirty employees of the
Central Office of the Department
of Public Relief where Mrs. Mar
jory Wormley Curry is employed,
called and brought a picnic lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry were present
ed with an electric waffle iron. The
group enjoyed themselves at base
ball, swimming and boating.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Miss Margaret Rayner, accom-
panied by her friend, Miss Sylvia
Aylor, left for her home in Mem
phis, Tennessee, Tuesday of last
week.
Miss Rayner has been guest for
the past two months of her rela-
tives, Miss M. X. Hughes, 61S Sew
enth avenue north, and Mrs. ]. R.
Hughes, 1139 Fifth avenue north.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel Miller, SIC
18th avenue south, motored to st.
Croix Falls, Wis, for an outing in
the state park Friday, July %. In
Guided in the party were Mrs. ".
Alternately, Mrs. Chas. Smith and
her son, Chas., Jr.; Mrs. Joe White
and her three children, Joseph, Jr.,
Gerald and Mary.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mrs. Americas Sims, 2S16 18th
avenue south, left Friday for Des
Moines, Iowa, where she will spend
a vacation of two or three weeks
with her nephew and his wife, Mr..
and Mrs. W. M. Elmore.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mrs. Jesse Thomas, 1915 18th
avenue south, returned Friday,
July %, from ten-day visit in Ma
son City, Ia, with relatives. Mrs.
Thomas was accompanied home by
her mother, Mrs. Annie Patterson,
who will spend a month in the city.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mrs. Iuella Kay, 1924 Fourth
avenue south, and her daughter,
Martha Kay, left Tuesday for a
ten-day visit with relatives in
Hillsboro, Ohio.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

rs for a weeks motor trip to
Bunceton, Mo-, to visit Mr.. Hen
derson's mother. En- route they
will stop in Des Moines, La, st.
Joseph, Kansas City and Sedalia,
Mo.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mrs. Susie Yancy, of Omaha,
Neb., was the house guest last
week of Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Sise-
more, of st. Anthony avenue.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mrs. Sophia Barquet, of oska-
loosa, Iowa, has been the guest Of
her daughter, Mrs. Avery Miller,
of 1909 Fourth avenue south.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30

Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Henderson,
$40 Bryant avenue north, left July
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30
MRS. CORRINE THOMAS
ST. LOUIS VISITOR
-Aru,r,~nr EETrD
ENTERTAINED

Mrs. Corrine Thomas of St.
Louis, Mo-, is visiting her aunt,
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-07-30


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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
St. Louis County Leads
Nation in Spud Growing
William Haenke County Fair President Carriers Highest
Rating for Potato Specimens at Competitive Test Held
Iowa State University

William F. Haenke, president of the
st. Louis County Agricultural Fair, who
just recently returned from a trip to
Iowa, disclosed the fact that the potato
exhibit that will be displayed at the
st. Louis County Fair, August ~, %
and %, will be second to none through
out the nation.
Mr.. Haenke took specimens of his
potatoes to Professor Fitch of Iowa State
University, along with hundreds of other
farmers from all points of the country,
to have his potatoes tested by Pro-
fesSor Fitch in special boiling and
baking trial. This test, held under the
supervision of the Iowa State Univer-
sity, was conducted for the purpose Of
finding the best potatoes in the
country.
Judges proclaimed Mr.. Haenke's po-
tatoeS the best of all those entered, and
among the many fine specimens which
competed were Idaho RussetS, Washing
ton potatoes, Red McClures form Color
ado, and Cobblers from Iowa.
After the outcome of his test, Pro-
feSSor Fitch, recognized by agricultural
institutions as the leading American
authority on potatoes, was very en-
thusiastic in his praises of ST. Louis
County potatoes. Formerly, he stated
Prince Edward Isle was the leading
potato-growing country, but this year
st. Louis County has even that portion
of the country beaten.
Packards, nationally known trade
paper, published in Chicago and read
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
Zenith Employs Novel
Drilling Principle to
Sink Neu Air Shaft
Novel Boring Operation to
Sink Air Shaft Distance
of 1900 Feet.
LIKE DIAMOND DRILL
Core 5 Feet Through and
10 Feet Long Raised by
by New Method.

An air shaft 1900 feet deep will be
sunk at the Zenith mine in the near
future.
The sinking of an air shaft, or any
other kind of shaft, at the Lake Su-
perior mines, in itself is nothing re-
markable but the air shaft at the
Zenith will be an undertaking of i'm
portance and will make history in these
mining fields.
This shaft will be drilled its full
length and core five feet through will
be raised. 1t is expected that a section
OF core ten feet in length will be
brought up at each lifting.
The drill will operate on the same
principle as a diamond drill with the
exception that chilled shot will be used
instead of the customary black dia-
monds. Special machinery is being
manufactured for the experiment.
A drill of similar type was used in
putting down an air shaft in a mine at
Grass Valley, California, and the same
was successful although the Grass VAL
~ WOO N1AAy quinn wv 4CCt.
Mining men will watch the expert
ment in the Lake Superior district.
While it is figured somewhat of an ex-
pertinent here at present, the fact that
a similar shaft was put down in the
California gold mining district some
time ago, takes the matter somewhat
out of the experimental class.
B. S. Richards, superintendent of the
Zenith mine, sees no apparent reason
why the feat successfully performed in
California cannot be duplicated in Ely
and the shaft sunk to depth of 1900
feet to meet the demand for air which
is becoming more acute year after year
in all the mines of this district.
Diamond drill cores have been treas
ured by many as souvenirs. Here is a
chance to get real souvenir" said Mr.
Richards.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12

Past Grand Sire VIM. Pittenger
Main Speaker at |. o. o. F.
Rebekah Picnic.

A party of tWenty-SiX Ely members
of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs and
their families were in Eveleth, Sunday,
to attend the district gathering of the
order at which William A Pittenger,
Duluth, past grand sire of the inter-
national organization, was the main
speaker.
Those from here in attendance were
Olof Knutson, John NordStrom, Gust
Ola and son. Mr.. and Mrs John T.
Nankervis, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Rowe,
Mrs. Fred Needing, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie
Hedloff and family, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Berglund and two daughters, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Nicholas, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Strom, Mr.. and Mrs Leslie
Nicholas, Mr.. and Mrs. Amelius STEM
lund and Mrs. Frank Schuster.
1t is estimated that thousand or
more people were at Eveleth Park to
participate in the picnic, sponsored by
the Eveleth Odd Fellows and Rebekahs.
Pittenger the only man from this
state who has attained the high grand
oAAS PooS VI I1AC AlUcilldIlolldl oiuel
spoke on the subject Our World Wide
Fraternity"
Other grand lodge officers present and
speaking at the picnic were L. j.
Porter, Coleraine, deputy grand master;
Elmer B. Stevens, Hibbing, grand high
priest; Mrs. Fac E. Trimble, Virginia,
Junior past president of the Rebekah
Assembly of Minnesota, and Mrs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
Juveniles Close End
Annual Parley With
Picnic at Sandy Point
5000 Attend Final Event of
National Meet of SSCU
Junior Group.
sc DELEGATES HERE
Delegates Assembled From
IL States Laud 4-Day
Conclave Program.

The second annual juvenile conven-
ton of the S. S. c. U. closed Monday
morning after four days filled to the
last minute with entertainment and the
discussion of matters of Importance to
the organization.
The convention festivities actually
closed with the picnic at Sandy Point
at which it is estimated 5000 people
were present. The meeting on Monday
morning was for the purpose of issuing
mileage and per diem checks to the
Sc delegates here for the session from
II states of the Union.
The delegates arrived as per schedule
on Thursdays train over the Duluth,
MiSSabe and Iron Range Stanley
Pechaver, in charge of the membership
drive, which made it possible for the
delegates to attend the affair, looked
forward to by the juveniles chosen as
delegates by the several lodges of the
S. S. c. U, met the delegation in Du-
luth and accompanied them to this city
Headed by the Ely Juvenile Band,
parade was formed at the depot on
arrival of the 1:12 train. Following
the band were the supreme officers of
the organization and the arriving dele
gates. The line of march took the
party to the Forest hotel where they
were assigned rooms by the committee
headed by Anton zbasnik, supreme
secretary.
Luncheon was served at the hotel
after which the registration of the
visitors, many of whom were accom-
panied by their parents and friends,
took place at the Home Office building.
The balance of the afternoon was a
go-aS-you-pleaSe matter and the dele
gates employed their time getting &C
quainted with their surroundings and
their hosts.
Friday morning the business sessions
opened at the Washington auditorium
where they were welcomed by Mayor
Jack PeShel and Paul Bartell. Wau-
kegan, Illinois, supreme president of the
S. S. c. U. The response to the well
coming address was made by Frank
Vranichar, Joliet, Illinois, supreme
trustee. The adjournment at noon
concluded the official part of the meet
ing for the day. Only Friday and
Saturday morning, business sessions
were held during the convention.
Friday afternoon the party was taken
to Tower, accompanied by the supreme
officers, visiting relatives, and local
citizens. At Tower, boats and scows of
the Aronson Boat Livery took the party
for a trip on Lake Vermilion and to
Sucker Point where Chief Gooday and
his troupe of braves entertained with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
KALEvA ELECTS
LOCAL PEOPLE
Adam Matilda, Mrs. Gust A.
Maxi, Mrs. o. Sarkipato,
Grand Lodge Officers.

The convention of the Knights of
Kaleva and Sisters of Kaleva held in
Duluth and which began its sessions
two weeks ago, closed its sessions on
Thursday.
Adam Matilda was elected outer
guard at the closing session of the
Knights. j. p. Raatama of Nashwauk,
was elected president; John Maxi, Bar
aga, Michigan, vice president; Isaac
Pyykko, Detroit, chaplain; Louis Sep
panen, Painsdale, Mich, treasurer;
Peter XVI, Detroit, financial secretary;
Paul Thompson, Astoria. Oregon, SER
geant-at-arms; George Hepola, Ne
gaunee, Mich, secretary. Samuel Kos
kela, Floodwood, is the retiring presi-
dent
Other officers chosen are Lauri Han
nula, Fitchburg, Mass, oracle; John
Ojala, South Range, Mich, custodian;
j. o. Myllykoski, gainesville, Ohio, in
ner guard; Abel Neimi, Ishpeming
Mich, trustee for four years; John JAR
venpaa, Chassell, Mich, trustee, for six
years; Jacob Hill, Eveleth, trustee, for
two years.
The sister lodge elected Mrs. George
Sjoblom of Brooklyn, N. Y, president to
succeed Mrs. Gust A Maxi who is now
member of the official family as past
president; Mrs Elias Aho, Floodwood,
vice president; Mrs. Gust HANNA, Han
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
Reorganization of Game
Wdrdens Seen by WenzeI.

A sweeping reorganization of the
state game warden force, including the
establishment of eight or more law
enforcement districts under the super
vision of chief wardens selected by
competitive examinations, was outlined
last week by Conservation Commits
sioner H. C. Wenzel.
According to tentative plans now
being made, each district warden would
have from ten to fifteen wardens under
his direct supervision. District war
dens would be selected on a basis of
general ability, character and person.
ality, as well as records made in ex-
aminations.
All district wardens would be re-
Sponsible to a chief warden in the st.
Paul offices and to the deputy director
of the division of game and fish.
1t is planned to furnish all wardens
with uniforms. 81 believe that uni
formed game wardens will inspire re-
spect for the law, and will demonstrate
to the public that game wardens are on
the job" Wenzel said. "Other states
have found this system very successful,
and we intend to profit from their ex-
perience in enforcing game and fish
laws for the benefit of all citizens"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
Mrs. BLackadOr Suffers
Broken Arm in Accident.

Mrs. Ethel Blackador and daughter,
with Mrs. Margaret Baxtrum, who left
here on Monday of last week for Cali
fornia by car, from where Mrs. Black
ador and daughter were returning to
their home at Hilo, Hawaii, met with
an accident near Minot, N. D., Wednes-
day, according to advices received here
by Mrs. A. D. Ellefsen.
The car in which the party were
riding and being driven by Mrs. Black
ador, struck piece of clay road near
the North Dakota city and turned over.
No serious injuries were sustained by
the daughter or Mrs. Baxtrum but Mrs.
Blackador sustained broken arm and
an injury to her hand and is in a
Minot hospital where she is doing as
well as can be expected.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
GOPHER FILMS
AUGUST ~
Commercial Club to Present
Pictures of Gopher Stars
in Football Action.

Bernie Bierman's Golden Gophers
three times national football champions
will be seen in action on the screen in
Ely on August %, with Phil Brain
official photographer of Minnesota foot
ball games giving a personal running
fire comment with the screen showing
The movie is known as THE Parade
of the Golden Gophers" and offers a
one and one-half hour free show to the
people of this city and the surrounding
country. 1t is being exhibited here
under the auspices of the Ely Com
mericial Club who is sponsoring the
local showing at the Washington audi
forum on the above date.
This film is not the one shown by
Mr.. Brain the past year, but is a new
screen feature showing the Minnesota
highlights of the past three years, 1884,
1885, 1886, the years in which the
Gophers were acclaimed national
champions three times in succession.
The most interesting and spectacular
episodes in twenty-four games will be
shown by Mr.. Brain in a whirlwind pre-
sentation of forward passes, touchdown
drives, power plays, flashing runs, and
kicking.
Advance reports are that there is not
a dull moment in the show, and there
are a number of All-American players
in action on the screen, such as Pug
Lund, Ed Widseth, Butch Larson, Bill
Beven and Bud Wilkinson.
Mr.. Brain is coming to Ely as a
goodwill emissary of the Tourist and
Publicity Committee of the Minneapolis
Civic and Commerce association in the
home of the golden gophers.
"The purpose of sending these films
free to towns throuc hout the state is
to cement relations etween the various
communities as preliminary step to-
ward the formation next fall of Min
nesota Hospitality Club to start adj
vertising Minnesota as tourist center
of America on scale comparable to
the other resort sections of America
according to Jack Cornelius, chairman
of the tourist and publicity committee.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
FAIR EXHIBITS
PROMISE MUCH
Advance Arrangements Point
to a Most Successful Fair
This Year for Ely.

Arrangements are being completed
by the committees in charge for the
annual Community Fair to be held al
the Washington auditorium on Thurs
day and Friday, August 26th and 9th
According to rules made for the Fair
entries will be received from one O'Clock
to o'clock on Thursday afternoon an6
all exhibits must remain in place until
70 o'clock in the evening of Friday
August u.
Displays will be listed in four di-
visions. Division A will be composed
of domestic science and sewing; baking;
canning and picking divided into foul
classes. Division B will be in two
classes. One is to be fruits and the
other of flowers.
Division C in five classes will be
garden vegetables, potatoes, stock foods
grains and seeds, and forage crops
The two latter classes are for farmers
only.
"A special division has been set aside
for the Al Garden Club in which
prizes will be awarded for the best dis
plays of sewing, baking and canning.
AS in previous years, the Ely mer-
chants are again invited to place in
dustrial exhibits at the fair and the
committee hopes that there will be
several fine showings of this nature
entered. Last year many merchants
made exhibits and these were the center
of attraction to home owners and pros
pective builders.
This year also, floor space is to be
provided for the Lone Craftsman" of
the Minnesota Association for Crippled
Children and Disabled Adults, giving
them an opportunity to participate.
5000 has been set aside for prizes for
exhibits. While the prizes for the large
number of exhibits are not large in
dividually, the whole amounts to fair
proportion. Judging by the excellence
OF the gardens in and near the city, the
exhibits this year will be many and
more varied than for years past.
Exhibitors are asked to place their
exhibits on Thursday as per the pro-
gram. Heretofore the fair has closed
on Saturday but this year it was de-
cided to show on Thursday and Friday
instead of Friday and Saturday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Congressman Knutson of the
Sixth Congressional District in
an issue of the Congressional
Record, embodying speech
made in congress, showed that
the New Dealers "do a lot of
travelling in their mad scramble
to extend the frontiers of social
justice" Gust a week ago."
said the congressman, "the
gentleman from Michigan told
you how free mail sent to all
parts of the country cost the
taxpayers $217,000,000 in four
years. 1t is my purpose to
show how travelling expenses
have jumped total of $780,
100000 as compared with the
figures in 1881, 1882 and
1888" He then goes on to
show that the cost of travel as
being $2O6, 100000, not count
ing up-keep and maintenance
of automobiles and additional
millions for transportation of
"things."
"The resettlement admins
tration in the fiscal year of
1886, spent $6,241,868 and in
1887 they spent $4,407,219
more for travel expense" said
LCaratira11ad an pacra Ei01irl
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-08-12
ELSBERG GIVES
STATUS OF ELY
ROAD PAVING
State Commissioner Replys to
Criticism Because of Paving
at Inopportune Time.

| Following action taken at the last
meeting of the Ely Commercial Club
and letter to citizens of Ely by Sec
rotary Ray Hoefler of the club, asking
the recipients and others to contact
Highway Commissioner ElSberg regard
ing road matters in this vicinity, the
state highway department and its COM
missioner have been flooded with let
tiers protesting the dilatory tactics of
the department.
The letters called attention to the
conditions of state roads leading to Ely.
Protests were sent in by business men
and resort operators who have been
severely handicapped by road conditions
whereby people driving to Ely have
been forced to ride over badly kept de-
tours for the past several years and bid
fair to ride detours for several years
more.
The result of the detours and road
work whereby roads are torn up during
the tourist season have been felt seri-
ously by those who depended on the
tourist trade. Information centerS have
been obliged to advise those coming to
this unparalleled resort section that there
is long detour between Virginia and
Tower by reason of paving going in on
1859 and many have taken easier places
to get to and have given Ely the go-by.
The letters have asked that 1859 be
completed this year and the necessity
for detourS abolished. Commissioner
Elsberg has answered some of the let
tiers in which he tried to explain the
work and the necessity of prolonging the
job for another year. In his letter of
explanation he said:
your letter of July 3Oth, with refer
ence to construction on trunk highways
serving the City of Ely and particu-
larly with reference to paving Trunk
Highway No. 1859 between Tower and
Virginia, has been received. We have
also received similar letters from sew
eral other business men of Ely. From
these letters it is evident there is a
general misunderstanding in your COM
munity as to the nature of work re-
quired to provide concrete paved road
on the remaining section of Trunk
Highway No. 169 between Tower and
Virginia.
1.-The present contract which was let
last October provides for paving sec
ton four miles in length and grading
the entire section of 90 miles. The
grading on this contract involves 475,-
900 cubic yeards of excavation a greater
portion of this work being located on
the Sc miles which are not to be paved
under the contract.
This section involves a considerable
amount of swamp work which could not
be handled satisfactorily while there
was frost in the ground. 1t was, there
fore, deemed necessary to give the con-
tractor until october j, 1897, to COM
plete his contract.
"At the present time only apporXi-
mately half of the grading has been
completed and it would not be feasible
to complete paving over this section
this season. 1t is our plan to provide
for paving on this section next season
starting the work about September LIST
after the summer tourist season is over.
eff we undertook to start this paving
in the spring it would not be feasible to