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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of Sept. 26, 1913.

BY letter, relatives are appraised Of
the marriage at Coueur de Alene
Idaho, on Thursday of Miss Signe Skog.
land to Calvin A. Dahlgren. Miss
Skogland left here last week to joir
Mr. Dahlgren in matrimony, he being
unable to leave his post as forest ranger
at this time. They will make their
home at Coueur de Alene.
Football will arrive for the season
Saturday, when the Aurora High School
will be here for a game with the Ely
High. Aurora has had the advantage
of a game with Tower, while Ely will
play the first game for the season. The
probable lineup for the game will be
Harri, C; Nankervis, lg; Miller, 1t; Gian-
otti, lie; Cough, re-; Rautio, It; Toms,
re; Palmgard, quarter; Maxi, III; White,
fb, and captain; Lacey, RI; Nichols,
Harrio, Hegman and Mitchell, subs.
The muchly touted ball game be-
tween Winton and Ely did not ma
terialize Sunday owing to the weather.
This game was to have been for side
bet of 500 and the gate receipts. The
wind was blowing at 50 miles an hour
and the thermometer stood at 38. Ely
had contracted for a pitcher from Du-
luth and Winton had bolstered its team
with Schmirler and Lambert, besides
several other Two Harbors and Duluth
players.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to John Kassalainen and Miss
Lizzie Hellman Hjalmer Rudolph KoSki
and Miss Ida Kylmala and Joseph Ora
hex and Miss Anna Peshel; Frank Roz-
man and Miss Fannie Zgonc.
The Epworth League elected new Of
ficers They were william Mitchell
president; Mrs. John Nankervis, first;
Miss Alpha Stanley, second; Miss Ivy
Green, third, and Brand Leopard
fourth vice presidents; John Nankervis
secretary; Peter Cardew. treasurer, and
Miss Ebba Swenson, organist.
Work for. clearing the grounds for
the new school building at Section
Thirty has begun. Hans Otterle n Cd
TWO Harbors has the contract for the
erection for s4,088, the district to fur
nish material. The building when, COM
pleted, will cost $4,000. iA-
The tax levy for the City of Ely has
been fixed by the council at $52,4 400 OF
s12, 400 more than last year.
William HaSselblad was called to
Tower, Saturday, by the announcement
that his brother-in-law, Frank Sjoberg
had been badly injured while at his
work in the saw mill.
Chas. Kleemola leaves next week fol-
Stockett, Montana, to direct a number
of bands.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29

In the September issue OF the Min.
neSota Conservationist, State Game
and Fish Commissioner Wenzel tells ir
an editorial what the commission il
doing to meet the sharp increase in the
states propagation of fish to meet the
demands of the constantly increasing
army of anglers who fish Minnesota
waters.
Last year half a million persons
purchased resident fishing licenses in
Minnesota, at fifty cents each, aside
from the several hundred thousand
young residents of the state, Is years
of age or younger, who are not required
to purchase license to fish here.
In addition to this, the state game
and fish division sold nonresident fish
ing licenses totaling nearly $500, 1000 dur
ing the past year.
Records of the game and fish di-
vision show that every year there is
about 10 per cent increase in the
number of people fishing in Minnesota.
If history repeats itself, there should
be another 10 per cent increase this
year and a similar growth next season.
To me this indicates that We have not
kept pace in the past in supplying fish
life for the constant and ever-increas-
ing demand for recreation through
angling. To meet this problem, in
structions have been given the game
and fish division to enlarge the capacity
of its hatcheries throughout the state
$4,000 Muskies
One of the outstanding contemplated
improvements III fish restoration will be
the enlargement of our output at the
Nevis muskellunge hatchery which,
working on an experimental basis this
season, successfully propagated more
than $4,000 musky fingerlings for plant
ing this fall.
In addition, several new hatcheries
are now under construction We were
also fortunate in having Congress ap-
propriate $25, 1000 for a federal fish
hatchery, to be located in Minnesota
1t will supply our lakes with lingering
bass, crappies and Sunfish. The hatch
cry is to be located at some point in
the southern zone, and the federal gov
eminent is now studying several sites
where fish ponds can be established
over a 200-acre area and where water
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
One Little Point Wins
Ely-E ueleth Grid Tilt

That little one point after touchdown
spelled defeat for the Ely high school
football team here Saturday afternoon
in an encounter with Eveleth, which the
latter won after four hectic quarters OF
thrills and spills, 7 to 6.
Both touchdoWns came as the result
of fumbles recovered deep in enemy
territory.
After picking up tumble on the
Eveleth 30-yard stripe in the first quar-
ter, it took Ely six plays to put the ball
over, with Halfback Albert Banks scor-
ing. On plunge through the line for
the try at the point after touchdown,
Fullback George Tuomala fumbled, re-
covered, and was stopped cold before
he could move.
Scooping up a tumble on the Ely IT
yard line, Eveleth also took six plays to
push the ball over, with Halfback
Mario Palazzari turning the trick The
try for the extra point was good on a
play through the line by F'ullback Frank
Rannikar, although the play prompted
a short but heated discussion on the
part of Ely A moment before the ball
was snapped, Quarterback Joe Bayuk,
with the Eveleth backfield apparently
confused on what play was to be used,
started to call the squad into a huddle
again, with several players turning to-
ward him. Ely was thrown off guard,
the ball was snapped at about the same
instant, and Rannikar scored the extra
point. Ely claimed an official had
blown his whistle before the play, but
was overruled.
Seven fumbles and IA attempts at
passes on the part of both squads kept
the crowd on edge. Many times
throughout the game Ely out-charged
and out-fought the visitors, who, &C
cording to the Mesaba range experts,
would have little difficulty in scoring
a win. 1t was tough one to lose on
the part of Ely because until the I'M
fortunate bobble in the middle of the
third quarter that put the ball in scor-
ing position, they appeared to have the
game pretty well in hand.
After an exchange OF puntS following
the opening kickoff, Eveleth attempted
to run the ball through the left side Of
the line, but Albert Markovich, 1874
pound left end, broke up the play, and
as Eveleth fumbled, Ely recovered on
Eveleth's 3O-yard line.
The locals took the ball, and on the
first play wide sweep around right
end by Halfback Leonard Tomsich put
the ball just up to the line of scrim-
mage. Banks then plowed through for
-four yards. A 26-yard sprint by Tom
SIGH put the pig skin on the courtyard
stripe as Ely fans shouted, for touch
down. Quarterback Paul Prola picked
UP two and a half yards and Banks
one on smashes through the center Of
the line. On the next try Ely rooters
held their breath as Prola fumbled but
recovered, and cheered as Banks plowed
over for the marker. The attempt at
rushing for the extra point failed when
the ball was fumbled.
Several misplays and recoveries kept
the spectators breathlesS in the second
period. With the time about half gone,
the visitors lost their star haEback, Elio
Gambucci, who went out with an in
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
TlOins Inseparable EDen
to Serious Operations.

Bird Island-Wallace and Douglas
Schmelz, 19-year-old twin sons of Mr..
and Mrs. P. j. Schmelz of Bird Island
have always been problem to their
friends and even relatives, as to which
is which. They remained together in
school and when you see one you gen.
orally know the other is near. But
last Sunday evening Wallace nearly
outsmarted his twin brother when he
became suddenly i'll and Monday morn
ing was rushed to hospital at Willmar
where that day he underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. Tuesday
afternoon his mother returned home
from visiting him only to find that
Douglas was very Ill. He too, was
rushed to Willmar where he under
went an appendicitis operation only 40
hours after his twin. Both boys have
been moved to the same room where
the nurses are in a dilema trying to
decide which boy needs attention next
They are getting along fine, and both
are more than happy that even now
they are inseparable.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Hobo Gets Heat
Fire in BOxcar,

Rochester-Chilled to the bone by
nights sharp temperature drop Earl
Milligan a hobo, built fire in Chi
cago Northwestern boxcar. The friend
ly flames warmed his blood, but soon
he had another kind of heat on his
trail-the law. Police, however, instead
of giving him a "bums rush" out of
town Immediately brought him to the
station and locked him in the bum
room. The next morning, to be certain
that he did not remain around to give
them more trouble, police took him
to the edge of town. The fire, which
got out of Milliagan's control, was ex-
tinguished by the fire department be-
fore doing any damage.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
As | See IT.
Commissioner Herman Wenzel Reveals Plans for Sharl
Increase in the States Propa of Fish Demands
of Increasing Army of Anglers.

can be brought in by gravity.
The ponds will be emptied each fal
SO that they may be frozen over Il
destroy all predatory fish life befor'
the next propagation season. This ad
ditional hatchery should aid the gam,
and fish division materially in supply
ing bass and panfish in the central anC
southern portions of our state where
such species have previously existed
abundantly.
Further. raising fish to lingering
size, We believe, is an improvement over
the old method of planting fish but g
few weeks old of insufficient size tt
escape their enemies. We believe
fingerlings have much better chance
to survive and become fish of catch
able size.
Post Spawning Beds.
All wardenS throughout the state
have been instructed to post all known
spawning grounds in lakes in their
territories, preventing all fishing in
these spawning grounds until July Is
each year. Thus we hope to give fish
every opportunity to reproduce them
selves abundantly under natural con-
ditions.
With 1900 water conservation pro-
jects now under the department of cor
servation another problem in fish pro-
pagation has been presented. Where
we have restored lake levels through
dams, fish coming upstream to spawn
in some instances cannot get over the
dams into the lakes
In such cases wardens have been in
structed to cooperate with sportsmen's
clubs in their areas and to be equipped
with small nets so they can seine such
fish below the DAMS separating the
carp minnoWs for destruction and plac-
ing the game fish in the lakes above
these dams
We believe that such a comprehensive
fish restoration program should keep
pace with the constantly increasing de-
mand for recreation through angling.
Further, it will preserve and increase
the tourist industry, one of the states
most valuable assets from commercial
standpoint, and it will provide better
opportunities for those of our own
people who seek inexpensive and
healthful outdoor pleasure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Rates Pied Piper
Title as Rat Killer.

Granite Falls-Elmer Akre is Granite
Falls official rat killer but he won't
lure the rodents with sweet music from
a pipe nor will he dress in gay attire
His weapons will be hamburger and
poison. Elmer said he made one plant
of imprisoned hamburger in the dump
ground just to fool the rats. Then he
doctors up the meat with a death
dealing potion and after that there
should be no more. The city pays for
the material while Elmer has been
hired to do the Job.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Fifty Years Ago
From Issue of Sept. rs, 1888.

A. j. Thomas, deputy postmaster, has
moved his family into the building OPP
posite the bank.
Officer Hopperton had his hands full
last week watching prisoner who was
working out his fine on the street.
j. A. Cleveland, while hunting last
week, shad the misfortune to get his
face filled with powder in attempting
to throw an empty shell from his rifle.
Another shell exploded with the result
of filling the face with powder.
A meeting will be held Friday for the
purpose of organizing band, if pos
sible, from local musical talent.
The Tower Journal stated that Ely
saloon keepers have a bonanza and
charge 10 cents for beer, which Joe
Bracco of Tower seeks to remedy by
opening a saloon and charging cents
for beer. The Ely saloon keepers are
making a hard fight against the license.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29

other. In sorting out clothes pre-
paratory to washing. one of the girls
investigated the pockets Of the mems
shirts as usual, and out of one pocket
dropped bill fold. Investigation dis
closed $l55 in currency besides several
rare coins. The money belonged to a
man in neighboring county and it was
wrapped up and sent to him. A few
days later the laundry received letter
containing substantial reward for the
girl who made the discovery and a word
of appreciation for her honesty.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29

jured ankle.
In the second half an exchange of
puntS put Ely in the possession of the
ball on its 19-yard line with the third
period about half gone. tumble by
Banks and recovery by Eveleth was fol-
lowed by the visitors goalward march
from the 17-yard stripe.
Halfback Gomsi picked up three
yards around left end, followed by
six-yard smash through left tackle by
Ranniker. Three more plays, with
Ranniker Juggling the ball. put the
pig skin on the vineyard line Pol
azzari, who had been moved from left
end to the backfield when Gambucci
was hurt, scored the touchdown. The
try for the extra point, and the game,
was good.
As the final period got under way, a
hidden ball play by Eveleth sucked the
Ely squad to the left as Ranniker scam
pered 40 yards around right end and
over the goal line. The play, however,
was called back and the visitors given
"a 15-yard penalty for clipping.
In the waning minutes of the game,
Prola turned in the neateSt bit of ball
Juggling of the game when he sprinted
SO yards to the visitors 40-yard line
after dropping the pig skin as he at
tempted to punt. This play had been
preceded by three attempted passes as
Ely desperately tryed to score.
Three more unsuccessful passes fol-
lowed and the game ended as a fourth
attempt was grounded.
The punting of Prola was one of the
features and was responsible in a large
degree in keeping Eveleth out of Ely
territory.
Both teams made seven first downs.
Ely attempted one pass in the first half
good for eight yards and five in the
second, netting two and seven yards on
two of them. EVeleth connected with
one out of seven in the first half for II
yards, and threw but one in the final
half. The winners used % men, with
Rowe being the only substitute for Ely.
Score in 1887: Ely 10, Eveleth 6.
Officials: H. j. Roels, referee; c. G.
Giffe, umpire; Bill Kotchevar, head
lineSman, all of Chisholm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
81, 600, 600 Improvements
Slated for Superior F crest

between october and 20, in a replace
ment program to fill vacancies caused
by the departure of present enrollees
whose terms have expired.
The requirements are expected to
bring the strength of the corps back to
the authorized 100000, exclusive of In
Indians and territorials. 1t was also
stated that 1900 camps would operate
for the fiscal year ending on June 30th.
Some locations will be changed how
ever .sI - -Isr"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Milking COU; Lightning
Bolt Kills BOssy

Perham-Otto Tiedemann had a mar
row escape from death by lightning one
night recently when a bolt struck the
barn on the Adolph Neuman farm in
Evergreen and killed the cow he was
milking. Four other cows were knocked
down but not fatally hurt. Mrs. Neu-
manwas putting the milking machine
on one of the COWS and received a heavy
shock in her hands. The barn is piped
for water and the electricity followed
the piping.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29

the binder is still the original material
that came with the machine Back in
1892 Gust Anderson bought this binder
and in 1909 sold it to John M. Ander-
son for the magnificent sum of So.
It has been used ever since. Last year
a roller on the machine broke and
when that is fixed it will be in ex-
cellent shape and ready to do a good
job. Can anyone beat this record?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Shirt and SI55
Go to Laundry.

Sleepy Eye-It was valuable laundry
bag which an employee Of a New Ulm
laundry opened one day last week, al
though not even the party who sent it
realized that it was different from any
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
ENROLLs AT CARNEGIE TECH.

Morris William Peterson of this city
has enrolled as junior in the depart
ment Of mechanical engineering at the
Carnegie Institute of Technology this
fall. He is the >son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl William Peterson of this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Ten Years Ago

TIUfiI Issue VI DCpt. Il, I0~o.
Ray Harmon was in Duluth Tuesday.
Mrs. Peter Wolff is a patient at st.
Mary's hospital, Duluth.
Linton Krause left for school at Up
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-09-29
Binder, as Years
Old, Still in Use.

Bagley-John M. Anderson of Hoist
township owns Deering Ideal binder
which is 46 years old, and still in good
shape. In fact, most of the canvas on
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
GIVE FIGURES
ON deer HUNT
District Isaac Waltons Pass
Resolution Favoring Oueti-
co-Superior Plan.

SiXty-five per cent of the hunters who
participated in the big game hunt were
successful in getting their deer, Herman
Olson, of the U. S. forestry depart
ment told $50 Izaak Waltons gathered
in the Medical Arts building in Duluth
Saturday for their district meeting
A resolution favoring the Quetico-
Superior forest program was adopted
by the organization. Sigurd F. Olson
of this city discussed the situation.
Of the deer killed during the Today
season, 35 per cent were does, SO per
cent adult bucks, 8 per cent spiked
bucks and the remaining 81 per cent,
fawnS, the forestry representative
stated. A total of $500 deer were killed,
as compared with 4,030 in 1886 and A.
O40 in 1887. Data was gatherd by CCC
enrollees.
The Ely Junior College dean was cleo
ted as one of the vice presidents of
the district group. Byron Carlson was
elected as a director. Wesley Libbey
of Grand Rapids is the new president
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of Dec. Z, 1928.

Ernest w. Hanson was elected mayor
at Tuesdays city election. Aldermen
elected were Frank Veranth, John
Kapsch and Harry j. Homer. The vote
on mayor stood, Hanson 1851; Emil j
Erickson, 735. The aldermanic vote was
w. P. Wolff, 917; Veranth, 1887; Kapsch
1885; Thomas Brennan, 266; Homer
959 A total of 2129 votes were cast.
Miss Rose Pucel and John Rom were
married Wednesday morning at st
Anthony's church by the Rev. Frank
Mihelcic. Miss Barbara Shinkonya was
maid of honor and Max Rom, brother
of the groom, was best man. The bride
has been secretary at the Shipmar
hospital the past three years and the
groom is employed with the Oliver Iron
Mining company.
Announcements have been received
of the marriage of Miss Myrtle Hedloft
and William G. Stone at Sacramento
California, November 25 Andrew He'd
loft, father of the bride, gave his
daughter in marriage at a very i'm
pressive ceremony.
Delegates to the County Club meeting
have been chosen by the Commercial
Club. They are Elmo Starkman, Mrs
Vivian Imhoff, Warner Esterberg, j. A.
Rothman, DR.. H. C. Newgord and
Luther M. Bang.
The Shagawa Country Club elected
directors for three years, two years and
one year at the first annual meeting
Monday evening. Charles Trezona, Ben
S. Richards and James l. Laing were
elected for three years; George T.
Ayres, H. c. Newgord and w. P. Wolff
! for two years; L. j. White, A. j. Thomas
and James Moonan for one year. The
directors met and elected Charles Ire
IONA, president; George T. Ayres, vice
president and L. j. White, secretary and
treasurer. Plans were presented for the
erection of a club house on the unit
plan.
Births for November have been re-
ported as follows by the registrar: Boys
| to Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Dolan, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Carlson; Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Gornik. Daughters to Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Johnson; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam v.
| Laurila Mr.. and Mrs. Ed F. Edwards;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hamel; Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Dowzicky; Mr.. and Mrs VIM
Carlson; Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Gotchnik;
Mr.. and Mrs Matt Janeksela; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Schustarich.
Announcements have been received of
the marriage of Fred Handberg and
Miss Florence K. Seitner of Wellsburg,
West Virginia
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Beck announce
the engagement of their daughter
Louise Elizabeth to S. Herbert Swift
Of Minneapolis, formerly of Arlington
S. D. No date for the wedding has been
set.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-12-08
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
|ELY COMMERCIAL CLUB
REGULAR MEETING.

IOE1OAf1TL NILE 1NS
The meeting VS. called 10 order at
sos P. M by Vice President Mr.. Jenko.
The minutes of the meeting of Oct
ober 25th were read, accepted and filed.
Communication from the st. Louis
County Club requesting names of dele
gates to their Annual Meeting on
December 9th and 10th and calling at
tention to any resolutions that the
Club might have for presentation to
this meeting, was read. 1t was moved
and supported that the President be
authorized to appoint delegates to
this meeting. The motion carried
1t was moved and supported that the
Secretary communicate with the Board
of County Commissioners urging that
the balance of County Highway No. 81,
west from the Fourth Commissioners
District to State Highway No. 1859 be
black-topped. The motion carried
1t was moved and supported that a
resolution requesting the State Highway
Department to black-top that portion
of No. 35 and No. 81 which are in
common be approved and that the
Board of Directors draw up such a
resolution for presentation to the an
nual meeting of the st. Louis County
Club. The motion carried.
1t was moved and supported that the
| Club purchase a $500 Christmas Seal
Bond. The motion carried.
The secretary presented material from
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress' relative to general conservation
Of land and water resources. 1t was
moved and supported that the Secretary
secure more information on this matter.
Motion carried.
The following bills were presented:
Petty Cash Fund, ..$1 SOLO
The Ely Miner, ........ $50
1t was moved and supported that the
bills as presented be allowed and paid.
The motion carried.
The secretary reported for the adver-
Using committee on the proposed 1899
booklet for the Club, stating that ap-
proXimate cost of 10000 of them would
be $1182.50 of which about a half will
be collected from the resorts near Ely.
1t was moved and supported that the
Advertising Committee be given power
to act on the matter of the booklet
The motion carried.
The matter of awarding prizes for the
best decorated business house and best
decorated home was discussed. It was
moved and supported that prizes be
offered in amounts of $1,000, $1,000 and
$500 for the business houses and for
$500, $1,000 and $500 for homes. The
motion carried.
1t was moved and supported that
John Wilmunen be made chairman of
committee to arrange for this contest
and that he pick the rest of the COM
mittee Carried.