The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-01
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THR
Jelly COMMERCIAL CLUB
Ely. Minnesota, August %, 1888.
REGULAR MEETING.

REGULAR MEEl 1INN
The meeting was called to order at
800 P. M. by the President Mr.. Rikhus.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of July 26th and the Board OF Direc-
tors meeting of July 18th were read.
It was moved and supported that the
minutes be approved as read. The mo-
ton carried.
Communication from the Embarrass
and Pike River Valley Community Fair
Association inviting the Club to send
a delegation to their Fair was read. 1t
was moved and supported that the Club
request the Ely Drum and Bugle Corps
to attend the Embarrass Fair. The mo-
ton carried.
Communication from the State Con-
servation Department relative to the
procedure necessary to secure the open
ing of one of the Townships in the
Game Refuge to duck hunting was read.
The secretary reported that petition
has been drawn and signed by 40
property owners and sent down to the
Conservation Department and that
prospects look good for the opening OF
that township.
Communication from Ray Harmon,
Supervisor of the Superior National
Forest. relative to the Prairie Portage
Dam situation was read. DR.. H. G.
Newgord and the secretary reported on
this project also, Mr.. Newgord stating
that several hundred sand bags had
been placed in the break on the Can
adam side of this dam.
The following bills were presented
for approval:
Ely Miner, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 45!O5
JacobSon's Service Station, ....... 2.75
Petty Cash Fund, ................35!45
Ray Hoefler, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3d. 90
Michigan Elec. & Stero. Co., ...... 1.78
Ray Hoefler, c. o. D., Sales
Crusade Supplies, ............2 7.70
It was moved and supported that the
bills as presented be approved and
paid. Motion carried.
Joe KraIl reported on the planting
of 100 cans of lake trout in Burnside
Lake, 35 cans in Twin Lakes and IS
cans in SnoWbank Lake. He also re-
ported that he was expecting some
Brook Trout for the various streams in
this vicinity.
Mr.. Krall also presented a request
from the Sportsmen's club of the En-
barrasS district, asking that the Club
back them up on request for the
closing of Birch Lake to netting. There
was considerable discussion on the af-
feet of netting on other lakes near Ely.
1t was moved and supported that the
matter be referred to the Fish and
Game Committee of the Club with
power to act. Motion carried.
Attention was called to the Club of
the presence of Rag Weed in and
around Ely. The secretary was in
structed to call this matter to the at
tention of City and County officials
requesting that they do all in their
power to rid this vicinity of Rag Weed.
The Secretary brought up the matter
of solicitations for next winters outdoor
Shows and asked for suggestions by
members of the Club. 1t was moved
and supported that this matter be re-
ferred to the advertising committee and
the secretary to work up some form
of budget including amounts to be
assessed to the various resorts and
business men. Motion carried.
Frank v. Strukel reported on the
completion of plans for Ely's Com
munity Fair. There was some discus
sion about allowing residents of Win
ton and the Town of Fall Lake to par
ticipate in this Fair, and the matter was
referred to the Community Fair Com
mittee with the suggestion that efforts
be made to include them in the terri
tory next year.
There being no further business be-
fore the meeting, it was moved and
supported that the meeting adjourn.
Motion carried.
RAY HOEFLER,