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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Boy Slides TlUO
Miles on Skis.

LeRoy-With the temperature at five
degrees below zero, Donald McGillivray,
four years old, made a two mile trip
en- his fathers eight-foot skis. His
absence caused his parents much dis
treSs and worry until they found him in
the evening. While father, mother and
grandparents frantically searched guild
ings and surroundings for the missing
boy, someone noticed that MIR. McGill-
ivray'S skis were also missing. 1t was
found that many ski trails radiated
from the home and in many directions.
Which had he taken? Searching first
one and then another finally little foot
tracks were found where wire fence
obliged him to dismount, then circled
in field where fox had been trailed.
Through fou rmore barbed wire fences
without scratch or Snag in his
clothing, and he was at the highway.
Sonny had thought it fun sliding in
daddy's tracks, but by this time he
could not get out of them. And so he
continued, until rosy checked and per-
spring he announced at the Claus
Anderson home, two miles away, that
he had come to play for a few hours.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

has demonstrated its power throughout
the season and at present stands as
the favorite contender for district and
regional championship honors. The Ely
team at various times this year, has
shown the earnlarks of developing into
one of the outstanding teams in this
district but after winning five out of
their first six games this season, have
dropped the last two by wide margins.
The team seems to click for awhile
and in the last two games held their
opponents on even terms for part of
the game and then cracked wide open.
The boys swimming team will have
its hands full in meeting Chisholm at
the range city, Saturday afternoon
Ely edged out Chisholm 40 to 35 in a
meet here early last month and both
have been defeated by almost the
same scores by Hibbing and Virginia
The dope points to very close meet
with the edge, if any, to Ely because Of
their previous victory and that doesn't
amount to much as Chisholm will have
the advantage of swimming in home
waters.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Cat Proves 1t
Has Nine Lig'es.

Morris-the supposition that a cat
has nine lives was strengthened by a
ride from Brainerd to Morris which re-
quired more than ordinary endurance.
Perched on spring near the front Of
a railroad engine within ten or twelve
inches of the huge drivers and with
the temperature reading 20 degrees be-
low zero, a cat travelled distance Of
100 miles. Upon the trains arrival at
Morris the special passenger looked
more like huge SNOWFALL than a cat
and it appeared that least eight of
the nine lives had ebbed away Sew
eral days elapsed before the cat could
recuperate from the soreness of frozen
ears, frozen tail and frost-bitten feet.
Members of the train crew recognized
the cat as one that had frequented the
round-houSe at Brainerd and evidently
boarded the engine while it was in the
round-houSe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

Minneapolis, Feb. 7-Give st. Paul
one competent left hand pitcher, give
Minneapolis catcher who can hit and
a little more pitching strength and
Minnesota's two representatives in the
American Association will be ready for
the season and ready to occupy
positions in the first division.
That was a telling stroke of business
Mike Kelley and DOME Bush executed
last week, when they traded first base
man Jim Wasdell to the Washington
Senators for outfielder Carl Reynolds,
infielder Ralph Kress and first base
man Harry Taylor.
Here are two seasoned veterans Of
major league baseball and one young
ster of promise and they amount to a
net gain in strength to the Millers for
Wasdell, although Minneapolis prop
erty, had never played in the Associ-
alton. He has been out on loan to
Nashville in the Southern League where
he hit .341 last season.
The transfer of Wasdell to Washing
ton takes nothing from the strength
the Millers had last year, but the trans
fer of Reynolds, Kress and Taylor add
greatly to the Millers' strength for 1887.
Kress can play any position in the
infield. He started as first baseman,
played third base and second base in
the majors and filled in occasionally
at shortstop. He is terrific early
season hitter and should be a reason
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Fight to SaUe Arms,
Legs of Young Girl.

Aitkin-A wistful 16-year-old Aitkin
county farm girl, Marcella Gobel, has
been acclaimed heroine. But, the act
which won praise for her bravery and
courage, threatened to cost her both
arms and legs. Physicians fought 20
save the limbs from amputation after
both the arms and legs were badly af-
fected by exposure and penetrating
frost suffered as she dashed a quarter
mile through snow and 40 below zero
temperature in her night clothes to
notify neighbors that her fathers
home was burning. The parents and
four small children fled to the barn,
where they buried themselves in the
hay in the loft.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

s ? O r II
By DICK CULLUM
Sports Editor OF
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

ably good hitter all season long against
American Association pitching.
Reynolds who, like Kress, hits right
handed, has been one of the American
Leagues superior sluggers for several
seasons. He is slow in the field, but
will be of tremendous value to the Mil
lers because, in the small area of Mic
ollet Park his hitting will count more
and his field less than in other base
ball parks.
Thus the Millers have an entirely
new outfield of Reynolds, Dusty Cooke
and Guy Dallesandro. The latter two
are fast fielders and left handed hitters
and the three of them give promise of
providing the best all around attacking
and defending outfield Minneapolis has
had in many years. Kress and the new
field baseman complete the reorganiza-
ton of the infield which gains in speed
and hitting power
A pitcher is needed, probably two
pitchers, although the need will be
lessened if both Walter Tauscher and
Belve Bean recover from knee injuries
which handicapped them through 1896
and cost the Millers a strong chance to
bid for the championship
Over in st. Paul prospects are even
brighter. The Saints were reorganized
early. When they sent Fette and
Rosenthal to the major leagues they
received enough playing talent in ex-
change to give them a splendidly bal
anced club which will be fast, fairly
young, potent at the bat and one of
the soundest defensive organizations to
be found anywhere in the minor
leagues.
Give the Saints that one left handed
pitcher they need to help them when
they play in Minneapolis, which has a
left handlers park, and they will i'm
mediately assume the appearance of
favorites in the pennant race.
Because their material is accounted
for SO early, the Saints stand somewhat
ahead of the Millers in the winters
dope. But Minneapolis made a ire
mendous gain by last weeks deal and
needs but one more similar deal to
pull abreast of their bitterest rivals.
1t is already safe to say that these
two teams are pointed toward the first
division and will be very much in the
race from the opening day.
Both teams will do their spring
training in Texas, the Saints at Mar
shall, the Millers at New Braunfels, and
they will come out of the South with
colorful, hustling, hard hitting outfits
that may make the season of 1887 one
of the most thrilling of a decade.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
HIBBING CHAMPS
TRIM ELY MERWEN
Ely Boys Tank Squad Prove
Serious Threat by Winning
Two First Places.

Winning but two first places out of
eight events, the Ely high school boys
swimming team dropped a 48 to 81
decision to the state champion Hibbing
high school mermen in a meet held at
Hibbing, Friday evening.
ellis of the Ore Capital team shat
tered the state high school record for
the 10O-yard free style in winning the
event when, he turned in time of 548
seconds as compared to the record of
SCI.
Contrary to dispatches from Hibbing,
carried in the daily papers that Ely
won only one first place in the meet
the official score cards showed Ely as
winning two first places Joe Grahek,
Ely's state champion diver, did not
compete in his pet event for the second
time this season. He took first, how
ever, in the 40-yard free style and also
competed in the 100-yard free style,
placing second. Joe Zaic, Grahek's
understudy in the dives, edged out the
two Hibbing performers in the diving
event, although reports from Hibbing
did not mention Zaic in the COMPETE
ton.
Little Paul Hendrickson, although
beaten by the crack Hibbing back
strokers, swan in the fastest time of
his career and great achievements are
in store for him as he is only a soph-
omore in high school. Paul has bet
tered his time with consistency in every
meet since the beginning of the season.
The results:
160-yard free style -Hibbing,
first; CWiren, Rabideau, Hedman and
Gillis); Ely, second.
100-yard breast stakeholder, Hib-
bling, first; Chaput, Hibbing, second;
Lindholm, Ely, third.
40-yard free style-Grahek, Ely, first;
Rabideau, Hibbing, second; Klun, Ely
third
220-yard free Style--Havumaki, Hib-
bling, first; McCarty, Ely, second; Pucel,
Ely, third.
1O0-yard back stroke-Wiren, Hib-
bling, first; McCarty, Ely, second; Pucel,
Ely, third.
100-yard back stroke-Wiren, Hib-
bling, first; Anderson, Hibbing, second !;
Hendrickson, Ely, third.
100-yard free style-Gillis, Hibbing,
first; Grahek, Ely, second; Hedman,
Hibbing, third.
Diving zaic, Ely, first; Reed, Hib-
bling, second; Ovgaard, Hibbing, third.
180-yard medley relay-Hibbing first;
(AnderSon, Chaput, HavumakD; Ely,
second.
Score: Hibbing, 40; Ely, 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
ELY ATHLETES SEE
ACTION THIS WEEK
Basketball and Swimming on
Calendar; j. G. Game Only
Home Attraction.

Three Ely athletic teams will see
action this week when the high school
basketball team plays at Gilbert, Friday
evening, the boys swimming team COM
petes at Chisholm, Saturday afternoon
and in the only home attraction, the
Junior College cagers play hosts to the
Eveleth Jaysees, Saturday evening.
The college game promises to be a
closely contested affair judging from
the records of the two teams during the
season to date. Each is seemingly
eliminated from conference champion
ship consideration unless Hibbing and
Virginia both lose one or more games
before the campaign ends and then
the winner of the Ely-Eveleth game
would still have chance for the title.
Both will be fighting to retain that
chance in the game here. In an early
season game at Eveleth, Ely defeated
the Hilltoppers with 81 to 20 score
in an overtime game.
The high school game at Gilbert,
Friday, from the past performances of
the two teams this season, indicates a
victory for Gilbert. The range team
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

Ely took the lead again early in the
second frame when they counted free
throw but it was short lived as the
Virginians peppered the basket with a
variety of shots that brought their
total to 16 at halftime while Ely was
unable to add to their total of z points.
Continuing their pace in the third
canto, the range team scored five points
while Ely was getting two, the score
being d to going into the final staIlza.
The locals scored three points in the
last quarter while Virginia was getting
six to make the final result ~ to II.
Despite the wide difference in the final
score, the game was closely contested
with clean play standing out as both
teams fouled total of only thirteen
times, Ely being guilty of six infractions.
Buckley led the Ely attack with four
field goals and one free throw to &C.
count for nine of his teams twelve
points. Pepelnjak with six and Koski
with five, headed the Virginia scorers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Only Belgian EndiUe in
u. S. GrOlUn in Minnesota

st. Cloud-The only known producer
in the United States of French endive
for the market is located at Sank
Rapids. He is Edmond CaprasSe, who
was born and reared in Sommerain, one
Of the nine provinces of Belgium. He
came to the United States in 1913 and
settled at Book where he worked on the
problem of raising Belgian endive, So
called in Europe. The only other COM
mercial source of this vegetable par
excellence" is in Belgium where most
Of the worlds supply of about 10000, 900
pounds annually is raised. To reduce
the cost of productin Mr.. CapraSse de-
veloped his experiments to the stage
that eight years ago he started on a
commercial scale and each year he has
increased his output. He obtains his
seed from Belgium. 1t looks like carrot
seed and is planted in the open field
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
PRYATEL WINS TOP
HONORS AT HIBBING
Local Skiiers Make Impressive
Showing at Annual Meet of
Hibbing Ski Club.

Ski jumpers, representing the Ely Ski
club, made an impressive showing at the
annual tournament of the Hibbing Ski
club, Sunday, when Joseph Pryatel, Ely,
took top honors in the Glass B jumping
event and RENO Tuomela, another local
boy, won third place in the same di-
vision
Pryatel beat out a classy field of
jumpers in winning the Class B event,
edging out Fred Maganinni, Virginia,
by 65 points. Pryatel scored total
Of 1919 points on jumps of 1873 and 1875
feet. Maganinni, in second place,
leaped 1872 and 129 feet for 145.4 points.
Walter Jokela, also of Ely, was in
seventh place with 1348 points.
Pryatel's accomplishment in winning
at Hibbing IS made more noteworthy by
the fact that Maganinni IS rated high
as ski jumper of national reputation
and that a movement has recently been
initiated at Virginia to send him to
Salt Lake City, Utah, to compete in
the national championship tourney.
The Hibbing tournament was held in
connection with the five-day winter
frolic of the Hibbing Junior Chamber
of Commerce and was the featured at
traction Of the final day of the frolic.
In the Glass C competition, Clarence
Hedloff, Ely placed sixth with 1879
points. The event was won by Herbert
Feddick of the Duluth Ski club.
Pryatel, Tuomela and a dozen more
riders from the Ely Ski Club will be
seen in action Sunday at the local
slide when the Ely club holds it's an
nual tournament in connection with the
winter frolic and sports carnival which
opens Saturday. Riders from Duluth,
Virginia, Coleraine, Hibbing, Grand
Rapids and Haley will compete in the
meet which is sponsored by the local
club under the sanction of the Central
Ski association.
In addition to the jumping COMPETE
ton, spectators at the ski slide will be
treated to series of daredevil tricks
performed on the slide by members of
the Ely club. On the program are
twin and triple jumps, the shooting
STAR stunt, and a ride down the big
slide on a pair of barrel stave skis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Dog Team, ErceLs
Automobile in Traffic

Worthington-'I can handle him in
heavy traffic better than you can
handle an automobile" boaSted Earl
Hallstead of Ray, Minnesota when he
swept into Worthington with his dog
team. He spoke thus of the leader Of
the team, Macwa, huge black Mac
kenzie river husky. The other dogs,
Sandy, Fox, Dot and Queen, do exactly
what he does. Hallstead makes liv-
ing selling pictures of his dog team and
participating in advertising stunts.
Each dog is equipped with "overshoes,"
made of heavy canvas with a pucker
string to hold them to the dogs feet.
When obliged to travel on bare pave
ment, they always become footsore and
the best they can do in day is about
35 miles. On snow the team can cover
IS or 10 miles a day without discomfort.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
MERMAIDS SWEEP
MEET AT AURORA
Ely Girl Swimmers Overwhelm
Aurora by Winning Seven
Out of Eight Events.

Making an almost complete sweep Of
first places by capturing seven out OF
a possible eight, the Ely high school
girls swimming team chalked up its
fourth victory of the season by splash
ing to a 81 to "a victory over the Aurora
high mermaidS in a meet held at the
Memorial high pool here Saturday
afternoon.
Although outclassed, the visiting girls
made a plucky fight against odds and
in the next to the last event on the
program came through with their lone
first place when Mary Krulich won
the 4O-yard back stroke event. Marie
Sarkipato, Ely breast stroke swimmer,
registered a double triumph in the
breast stroke events for the sixth con-
secutive time this season. The results:
8O-yard free style relay-Ely, marie
Sarkipato, Mary BONNER, Helen Slogan
and Airline HilD first; Aurora second.
1O0-yard breast stroke Marie Sarki-
patio, Ely, first; Mary zupancich, Aur-
ora, second: Faith Purdy, Ely, third.
1OO-yard back stroke-Katherine
Strucel, Ely, first; Mary Krulich, Aur-
ora. second; Amelia Ule, Ely, third.
1O0-yard free style-Helen Slogan,
Ely, first; Mary BONNER, Ely, second;
Eva Rebrovich, Aurora, third.
Diving-Ruth Martinetti, Ely, first;
Agnes Marinseck, Aurora, second, Mabel
Lampi, Ely, third.
4O-yard breast stroke-Marie Sarki-
patio, Ely, first; Mary zupancich, Aur-
ora, second; Airline Hill, Ely, third.
40-yard back stroke-Mary Krulich,
Aurora, first; Katherine Strucel, Ely,
second; Amelia Ule, Ely, third.
40-yard free style-Arline Hill, Ely,
first; Agnes Marinsek, Aurora, second;
Helen Slogan, Ely, third.
Score: Ely, 81; Aurora, "a.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
ELY HIGH QUINT
BOWS TO VIRGINIA
Queen City Hoopsters Release
Disastrous Volley of Shots
In Final Sessions.

Unable to check an accurate shooting
second quarter offense uncorked by
Virginia while their own attack begged
after keeping pace with the Queen City
five until midway in the second frame,
the Ely high school basketball team lost
to the Virginia high cagers with a
score of q to Il in game played at
the range city Friday evening. 1t was
the second time this season that the
locals were turned back by the Vir-
ginians and the third loss in eight
starts for Ely.
Both teams opened the game using a
cautious style of play with Ely having
much the better of it during the early
moments when they took to 0 lead.
Virginia came back to make the count
even at all as the first period ended.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Relics Destroyed
As Landmark Burns.

Detroit Lakes-Priceless Indian relics,
some more than a hundred years old,
were lost when fire destroyed the White
Earth home of Tony Donald. The main
portion of the structure was a log
house, built in 1873. The loss of the
building, considered one of the oldest
landmarks remaining at White Earth,
was regarded by natives of the reser-
Walton village as a real misfortune.
In addition, old furniture and relics,
priced as invaluable possessions, were
destroyed. Fire started when an old
stove exploded and the maid and small
children, the only occupants at the time,
dashed out of the building, failing to
spread the alarm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

in the spring. The finished vegetable
the next winter is more tender than
lettuce and is Of the dandelion family.
The roots are harvested late in October.
about ten inches long and varying in
diameter from one to two inches. Mr..
Caprasse has constructed a building
which he calls a cave on his place at
Sank Rpids and in this he completes
his Belgian endive raising.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Oranges Come North,
Are GrOIUn in Store.

Madison Lake-At least one man, L.
j. johnson, postmaster-merchant Of
Otisco, does not need to depend on ship
ments of fresh oranges from the
sunny chimes. He has a small orange
tree growing in his store. The tree is
ten years old and started blooming last
March, and at present has IL oranges in
various stages of growth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04
Slave Imports Larye

One hundred years ago some l5O.OUO
Africans were annually imported into
Brazil as slaves, and perhaps as many
into Cuba
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-02-04

= OG1lS, -
Referees: Jack Malevich, Eveleth;
P. G.. Krall, Mountain Iron
The Omaha guide., 1937-12-04
ST. JOHN LITERARY CLUB
STUDIES THE BIBLE

The st. John Literary club which
meets at the Althouse Beauty
school each Monday evening, laun-
he'd out into a drive to delve into
tho mysteries of the Bible Monday
evening, lead by Mr.. Edward Bruce
who holds certificates in Religious
Education. The lesson was discuss
ed Monday evening, were based on
three questions. Name the first
eleven books of the Old Testament;
What is religion and What is Chris
tianity? The last two questions
stimulated the quartering Of
opinions which indeed made the
class interesting. Visitors present
we're Mr. j. Westbrook Mcpherson,
Mr.. S. Edward Gilbert and Miss
Vera Chandler, former Omahan,
who is now secretary to the presi-
dent Of Virginia State college. Miss
Chandler made a very inspirational
talk in which she sounded a key
note in favor of the Negro school,
quote: "A colored school is where a
Negro can develop initiative, one
Of the factors necessary to sue
cess"
Mr.. Mcpherson, who is the pre-
sident of the Omaha Council of the
National Negro Congress, gave
some very timely remarks in which
he urged the young people to catch
step with the militant and progress.
sive program, now being carried
IN throughout the United States by
the Youth Division of the National
Negro Congress.
Members present were: Misses
lamar 0Neal Lucille Rucker,
Mary Ellen O'Neal, George Sledd
Laurence Parker, Frank O'Neal,
Edward Bruce, Rachel Covington,
reporter, Mrs. Christine Althouse,
sponsor.
The Omaha guide., 1937-12-04
FORMER 0MAHAN VISITS

M. James V. Esters who spent
- years in Omaha, leaving in 1881
is now visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Will
IAN Worker, 1926 Nc. 18th street.
Nj. Esters who was quite active
in the church and fraternal world
while in our city. is now residing
in Excelsior Springs, Mo, where he
has been employed by the manage
ment of the Excelsior Springs Golf
Club for the past seven years.
Nh. Esters stopped off in Kansas
City and Liberty Mo-, enroute to
Omaha, where he visited numerous
friends. He reports that Mrs. Sarah
A. Bolts, the wife of the late Rev.
Bots. former pastor in our city, as
doing well. Mrs. Bots also resides
in Excelsior Springs.
The Omaha guide., 1937-12-04
A SqGI5s Society
Quack Dinner Dance
A Unique Affair

The Quack club, one of the most
progressive clubs of the city, held
its most beautiful and successful
formal dinner dance on Monday
evening, November END at the
Dreamland hall. The decorations
were very unique. The lights were
covered with shades of paper cur
ed to represent chrysanthemums.
Tho nut cups also were in the
shape of small chrysanthemums.
Yellow and green was the color
scheme carried throughout the af-
fair.
F~orty-oae couples dined and
danced TO the music of the Cfy
Service orchestra. A elcious three
course turkey dinner was served;
between courses, the music com
mittee presented a lovely musical
program. Members of the muse
interest group, directed by Mrs.
Lucy Mae Stamps-Britt, sang a
rfTee part Arrangement Of Trees
Each girl carried a small tree,
though the courtesy of Neisners
which was very effective. The fol
lowing members participated in the
chorus: Matte Sims, Bernice Mar
shall, Lucy Mae Britt, first so
pranos; Dorothy Fry, Estelle Ro
bertson; second sopranos; Bertha
Crigaar, Thearis Taylor, Lille
Ross and 10 Ann Peterson, Altos.
Essie Porter, Estelle Robertson,
Thearis Taylor, Lucy Mae Britt,
Jonita Walker and Dorothy Beck,
did an original clown act in cos
tune directed by Dorothy Beck.
This act consisted of a guitar duet
by E5tclha Robertson and Essie
Porter. A trio by Thearis Taylor,
Estelle Robertson and Lucy Mae
Britt and a dance number, 1.-THE
Big Apple" by Zonita Walber and
Dorothy Beck. Mr.. William Kyles,
a guest, song The One Rose" and
"Indian Love Call"
The social comm 'ttee of which
Mrs Doris johnson is chairman
Was responsible for this lovely so
cial function. Other members of
the committee r Matte Simms,
Villa Jakes. Sarah Bradley, MI
lie Bone, Clara Leonard, Ruth
Burleson, Estelie Robertson, Thea
ris Taylor and Gretchen BALDWIN.
Mas lone Lewis is president of
this organization.