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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of Friday, Aug. 1, 1913.

The picnic closed at Sandy Point by
Wesi No. %, the National Finnish
Brotherhood here, which lasted a week.
Officers elected were: Mikka Skytta,
Ishpeming, Mich, president; Henry
Moilanen, Hancock, Mich, vice presi-
dent; K v. Mantyla, Negaunee, Mich,
secretary; j. Neinen, Bhpeming, N
Teppo Wakefield, Mich, ESau Torkko,
Soudan, Mimi, trustees.
The Ely running team returned Sat
urday from Aurora where they spent q
week attending the sixth annual tourn-
ament of the Range Volunteer Fire
mans association. The school band
and members of the department not
making the trip met them at the depot
and escorted them to the city hall where
the ladies had prepared an excellent
dinner. Arthur Toms made brief con-
gratulatory address on behalf of the
citizens.
The team returned with the larger
share of the honors besides securing
the tournament for Ely next year. Ely
secured four first honors, one second
and six third. They were awarded the
parade prize for the most men and the
best dressed company in line and
Howard Nicholas came in first in the
100-yard dash for firemen in the time
of ten and one-fifth seconds.
Louis Glavan and Cecilia Svigel Sc
cured marriage license Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ayres arrived
Monday from Chicago for a visit with
DR.. and Mrs. Ayres.
Miss Irene Grabowsky returned to her
home in Virginia after a visit here.
Mrs. Henry Berg returned Monday
from a two months visit in Little Falls
Mrs Richard Coad and children are
visiting at North Freedom, wisconsin.
John Remes and Helga Celia Ojals
secured license to wed today.
Lillian Schaefer is spending a few
weeks with her aunt and uncle, Mr.. ano
Mrs. James Hodgon at the Whiteside
mine near Bull.
Emmett Coffey, of the Oliver labora-
tories at Coleraine, was drowned ir
Trout lake, when the canoe in which
he and Miss Marvel Hogan of Duluth
were crossing the lake, capsized. Mis-
Hogan was saved after clinging to TIT
canoe for some time.
The work on the Lucky Boy mine
south of the city, has penetrated iror
ore on the 220 foot level it is said
Capt Ed. Walbank is in charge of th'
work.
Mrs R. Walker entertained at $500
yesterday afternoon and an enjoyabl
time was had. Mrs. Chas. Trezona wa
awarded the game honors, Mrs. G. II
Good the consultation honors, and Mrs
H. j. Lockhart the slam" honorS.
Two Harbors defeated Ely here Sun
day, IA to 8. The game was called il
the eighth inning in order to allow tn
visitors to catch the train.
Attorneys Thomas and Osborne at
tended the bar banquet at the Spaldin
in Duluth, Saturday evening.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF ELY.

Council Chambers, Ely, Minnesota.
Friday, July %, 1888.
SPECIAL MEETING.
Special meeting of the City Council
was called to order at 1927 o'clock P.
NJ, by Mayor Jack Peshel.
The Call was read as follows:
Ely, Minnesota, July 81, 1888.
To Mayor Jack Peshel, Aldermen John
Debeltz, Alex Lobe, John j. Mattila,
Arthur A. Nyman, Joseph Spreitzer
and Frank Zgonc,
Members of the City Council of the
City Of Ely,
Ely, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
You and each of you are hereby mott
fled that there will be special meeting
of the City Council of the City of Ely,
Minnesota, in the Council Chambers
at the City Hall, in said city, at seven
CD o'clock P. M, on Friday, July 80,
1888, for the purpose Of giving the
regular hearing upon the applications of
certain ex-service men applying for Ger
tain positions in the Community Center
under Soldiers Preference rights.
BY order of the Mayor.
A. o. KNUTSON, City Clerk,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
I, Douglas Nankervis as Chief of
Police of the City of Ely, Minnesota, do
hereby certify that true copy of the
foregoing notice was delivered by me
to each of the above-named members of
the City Council of the City of Ely,
Minnesota, on the 9th day of July,
1888, within the territorial limits of
the City of Ely, Minnesota
DOUGLAS NANKERVIS,
Chief of Police,
City of Ely, Minnesota.
Present: Aldermen Debeltz, Lobe,
Mattila, Nyman, Spreitzer, Mayor
Peshel 60.
Absent: Alderman Zgonc ID.
The Council went into executive Ses-
sion and conducted the hearings and
investigations, on the applications of
the following persons, made under the
Soldiers Preference Laws, for certain
positions in the Community Center,
namely: (a) John Moravitz, Janitor;
CD Anton Pirsh, Janitor-F Fireman; Co
Harrison Sletten, Information Clerk.
The following applicants, for positions
In the Community Center, did not ap-
pear, and no request was made for a
continuance of the hearings: (a) Steve
Moravitz, Janitor; (b) George Rhein,
Janitor or other work; (c) r. C. Ellis,
Engineer Fireman
The Council reassembled at the con-
clusion of the hearings and investiga-
tons.
Moved by Alderman Nyman, sup
ported by Alderman Lobe, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried unanimously
(SeaD JACK PESHEL,
Attest: Mayor.
A. o. KNUTSON, City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Pedals Bike to
Visit Relatives.

Lanesboro- Some people ride bicycles
for the fun of it and others use them to
really get places. Although Allen Moe
uses his bike mostly for the fun he de-
rives from it, when he decided he wants
to get somewhere he makes it into fun
and gets there. One morning recently,
Allen, young son Of Mr.. and Mrs Nor
man Moe now Of DEBORAH, Iowa, and
formerly Lanesboro residents, decided
that he would like to spend the Fourth
of July in LaneSboro visiting with rela-
tives. The distance of about SO miles
didn't stop him, SO at $40 A. M. he
started the trip. 1t was ten o'clock in
the morning when he arrived here, not
much the worse for the wear and tear
Of the long journey. He insists, too,
that he wasn't offered a ride, to say
nothing of getting one. Upon his ar
rival here he showed his cousins and
friends that he had what it takes when
he went to the local golf course and
played 20 holes of golf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Fifty Years Ago
From Issue of Tuesday, July 81, 1883.

There has been an effort by the
business men to close up business
houses on Sunday after 10 o'clock in
the morning. The measure is a COM
mendable one and should be acquiesced
in by everyone concerned. 1t Is fact
that experience has verified that man
cannot endure seven days of toll each
week without rcuperation of the physi-
cal parts, and at least one-seventh of
the week should be given to rest
The north end of st. Louis county
will poll about $500 votes this fall. The
south end has generously and magnani-
mouSly conceded to the north end at
least one place on the county ticket this
fall. The delegation from this end of
the county will go down to the conven-
ton not begging, swapping or juggling,
but demanding, as our clear right, the
nomination and election of Mr.. A. S.
Sheppard for Register of Deeds.
Negotiations are pending and proper
applications made to give Ely daily mail
service as soon as daily train service is
established.
Misses Alice and Edith CadiauX of
Jamestown, North Dakota, arrived last
Tuesday for visit with the A. j.
Thomas family.
Joseph Forth has begun the erection
of an addition to his restaurant building
where he reports business good. The adj
dition is IS feet long.
A. de Tourville is the bookkeeper at
the CRUDE & Camp meat market. The
market is the first established in Ely
and fills a want felt since the be-
ginning of the town.
Fred James is on the sick list this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Crossman of Tower
visited in Ely this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Eugene ST.
Marie, Thursday, July 10, son.
The Chandler mine has begun ship
ping from a IS 1000 ton Stockpile.
Four thousand tons of ore are leaving
the Minnesota at Soudan daily
A Minneapolis reporter, who visited
the Vermilion last week, in hiswrite-up
stated that the banks of Lake Vermilion
ARE one solid mass of iron ore which
extends to Ely across the lake from
Tower. When one rides through the
forests and swamps of Northern Min
nesota, he cannot fail to be impressed
with the worthlessness of the country
for agricultural purposes" CThis same
reporter should come through the
country now and note the fallacy of his
opinions.-Ed.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Children Find
Old Gold Ring.

Clarkfield-A birthday present for
mother turned out to be a shiny gold
ring found at an opportune time. A
group of small children at play in the
Melvin Hegna grove began to eXcavate
for miniature highway and uncovered
a small, undiscovered circlet. Since
that day was their mothers birthday
anniversary they went to the house and
gave it to Mrs. Hegna for birthday
present. Upon rubbing the muddy OBJ
ject with cloth Mrs. Hegna found that
her gift was shiny gold ring of the
old-fashioned band type. The ring may
have been lost during pioneer days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
BERT PEARSON

Gin the Virginia Daily Enterprise)
There are no finer motor trails in the
United States than those which are in
Northern Minnesota. There is great
majesty in the North Shore Drive and
1t attracts much of the tourist travel
which comes to the Arrowhead. Ger
tainly, 1t is q drive we'll worth taking
all the way from Duluth to Port Arthur
and Fort William and, perhaps, some
day it will go a great deal farther.
But there is another highway not
whit less attractive in what it discloSes
in scenic beauty and natural grandeur,
and that's the Echo Trail from Buyck
to Ely, and to which, at least from this
end, Virginia is something like a gate
way. One may continue from Ely on to
Finland, coming oW on the North Shore
at point below Little Marais, and also
above this location.
Fortunately, the scenic appeal which
IS associated with the Echo Trail and
the Ely-Finland highway is here to
stay, the broad acres of field, stream
and forest through which these
thoroughfares go being the deep of the
Superior National Forest. Much of the
timber is virgin and it gives protection
to those deniZenS of forest and water
that thrive best where the natural
wilderness conditions still abound. Tall
and stately Norways and white pine
vie in their verdure beauty in the chal-
lenge to paSSerSby to look in wonder
and awe. Lakes and streams are fresh
and here and there a deer, bear or
some other animal darts across the road.
These Businesses give the hurrying
traveller some idea of how great the
forest primeval must have been at its
best. Once this entire north country
was dotted with forest whose trees We're
bigger than the largest now to be seen.
Then, the people believed the timber
supply ineXhauStible. Indeed, no one
actually thought that the trees would
give out, yet they have. Beyond Ely,
marking the way to Finland, was once
a veritable empire of forest, the Stony
River area one of the active centers in
woods operations, with plenty Of water
on every hand to float the logs down
to Winton. In its hey-day Winton was
pre-eminent as a busy busting saw
mill town, much of the background for
the community, certainly all its capital
and most of its excellence in working
personnel recruited from Saltwater, in
its day also premier Minnesota lum-
bering metropolis.
1t may be some time before northern
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of Friday, Aug. 3, 1928.

The committee named at a meeting
last week to look over grounds for golf
course will report at meeting this
evening when an organization will be
perfected. Serving on the committee
were Chas. Trezona, DR.. H. G. Nwgord
and James Moorlan.
Tuesday being the birthday of the
Rev. Arthur A. Benson, large number
of friends rendered him surprise party
at the Community Center. Serving on
the committee in charge were Mrs. c.
M. Hanson, Mrs. Nels LeXen, and Miss
Clara Handberg.
DR.. and Mrs. H N. Sutherland and
sons, Harry and George, motored to
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Ely Surrounded by
Interesting rails

forests again echo to the saw and AK
in anything like the music of halcyon
days, although new practices and new
methods in conservation will safeguard
certain cutting and certain economic
opportunities through days yet to come.
But the big days and their harvest may
be visioned in part at least in what
is to be seen on such roads as the Echo
Trail and the Ely Finland highway. If
you haven't taken these drives, do so
at the first opportunity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
German Court Procedure

Up to several centuries ago, Ger
man court procedure, following Ro-
man law, required the defendant to
answer the charges of the plaintiff,
word for word, with courage, certi-
tude and conviction. In one famous
case in which the defendant did
deny the complaint word for word,
notes writer in Golfers Weekly,
the suit was quickly decided against
him on the ground that he had not
answered properly. He had slut
tered.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
GiUen -Four Years
To Fix Watch.

Luverne-After lying idly in repair
shop for the last four years, a wrist
watch belonging to Don Solberg was
returned to him last week when the
owner, who now resides at Beverly Hills,
California, returned here for a short
visit. When Mr.. Solberg left Luverne
four years ago he forgot his watch and
had not remembered it since. Upon
passing the local jewelry store, how
ever, it suddenly dawned on him that
once upon a time he had owned a
wrist watch and left it in the jewelry
shop for repairs. "Hmmmm," cogitated
Mr. Solberg, 81 wonder if it's done yet?"
Mr.. Schlader assured him that the
time piece was done-had been, in
fact, for four years.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Visits Father
After 81 Years.

Osakis-The occasion of happy re-
union here occurred when George AL
fred Averill, son of A. c. Averill of his
community, who had not seen his father
in the last "a years, paid him visit
In August 1905 Mr.. Averill separated
from his wife and son who was then
only ten months old. For years nothing
was heard from either, until two years
ago the son was told of his father.
Since then Mr.. Averill and his son, who
is lumberjack at Tillemeuck, Oregon,
have correspondent. This month the
young Averill almost "a years old, came
to see his father
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
metropolitan Removes
TUO Agents to Virginia.

William j. Mcleod has arrived from
Virginia and will replace Sam Abbanat
for the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company in this city. Mr.. Abbanat has
been transferred to Virginia by the
company. Alderman John Mattila will
resume with the Metropolitan at Vir-
ginia.
The families of Mr.. Abbanat and Mr..
Mattila are moving to Virginia. The
many friends of the families in Ely
regret their departure and wish them
success in their new homes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
GrolUing With Your Child
University of Minnesota Institute of Child Welfare
perience with it.

perlence WIN II.
In the case of younger child, who
cannot understand an explanation of
the danger of fire, letting him light a
match when you are present, SO that
he can feel the heat of the flame, or
even letting him hold it until he gets
bit burnt, may show him the danger
of matches in a way that you could
never tell him in words.
Above all, keep in mind that children
have great need to experiment and
handle the objects around them.
1t is up to you to let much of your
child'S activity be unrestricted, so that
when you do have to keep dangerous
things away from him, he'll have less
feeling of Illustration than child who
is constantly being admonished, Don't
touch that! Leave that aloneI"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
"NOONANISMS"
(From the Baudette Region)

A Minneapolis man was fined this
week for defrauding pin ball machine.
Anyone who would victimize a poor
trusting pin ball machine must be very
low indeed.
They arrest counterfeiters for pass
ing bad bills, but congressman get way
with it. ..!.
Our idea of nothing much is lot Of
fat men staggering 100 yards in a
picnic race.
Life Begins at Forty" is coming to
the Grand. Life begins to be pretty
tough at forty might be a better title.
The local curfew should be revived so
that kids can run foot races with the
village cop at Oils P. M.
Republicans who feared there would
not be any internal trouble in the DEM
ocrat ranks in Washington can roll over
and grab some sleep. There is plenty of
it.
Young Corrigan, the ocean flier,
landed when he thought he was over
Los Angeles. 1t is good thing, says
writer, that he didn't land when he
thought he was over Chicago.
Many man boasts about his garden
when it was his wife who was on the
business end of the hoe.
1t looks as il Harold Stassen and the
Young Republicans, who recently re-
organized the party, will be able to
shoot plenty of sparks into the embers
of once powerful party in this state.
A local man wins the optimism prize.
He held nail when his wife welded
the hammer.
The stock market is going up, but
keep out. The little fellow there has
about as much chance as the holder of
ticket on the Irish sweepstakes.
Wearing your trousers sitting down
won't cure the recession. Keep hustling
A radio broadcaster's wife got a di-
vorce last week. Thank goodness there
is somebody that can talk back to one
of those lads.
The candidates are warming up by
making blanket disapproval of their
opponents.
How are you going to keep them dowr
on the farm when the government cuts
the wheat acreage As per cent as it die
in Minnesota.
A woman is suing for divorce be.
cause her husband told her to go tt
the bad place when she asked fol
money. Well, anyway, she can't com.
plain that he gave her an evaSivt
answer.
Papa Dionne gets three cars year
Having a big family all at one time i
profitable.
A reckless driver in a nearby count.
drew a string of 80 consecutive days II
| JAIL Fair enough.
The war put many Chinese town OF
the map, and the Japs are trying tt
| take them off.
An aged Missourian estimates tina
he has saved $500 by not having hae
shave in So years, but he hasn't go
the $500. So much economy is lik'
that, says an exchange.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04

street in Ortonville, one coming up and
the other coming down. CHATS the
turn where you just trust to luck and
hope for the best) The cars met,
nesting up snugly to each other, crump-
ling tenders and doing other slight
damage. The two men who stepped out
to survey the damage were the liz
cumbent sheriff and his opponent for
next falls election
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
It's Still A Small World.

Ortonville-It was loops 'sprise" for
two of Ortonville's and Big Stone
countys prominent men recently. AS a
result they have decided it's still a small
world when it becomes necessary for
two opposing politicians to meet on a
road so narrow they must scrape
Tenders. They were in the act of driv-
ing around the hairpin turn on third
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
Early Use Of Gunnowder

Although gunpowder was invented
by the Chinese as early as 600 A. D.,
they used it only for fireworks dis
plays and it was not put to military
use until centuries later when the
Moors introduced it into Spain. So
says "A Modern Book of Wonders"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-04
SpOngeS and Art of Diving

Sponges were responsible for
mans development of the art of div
ing. Ancient Olympic diving cham
pions were men who made their iv-
ing by diving for sponges.
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Curtains
+ 80 pair
in 35 Fascinating
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No ordinary cottage
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they're original in style
and unusual in color
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dots and figures, but all
sorts OF novel bands
trims that make them
different from any you
have ever seen. Cut
wider, too, and in better
quality fabrics that do
not lose their fresh
look for a long time.
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Ball
Fringes
7 ~ pair

Also Figured Organdy,
Cape Cod Styles and
Erfra.Wide PyisciHas
You could spend hours
just looking through
this one collection
it includes over 65
colors and patterns.
Dots Of all sizes, figures.
pastels, plain ivory or
ecru. Superior in both
workmanship and fab
ric to curtains you
ordinarily find at S2.29
q pair.
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In White, Ecrn or
Pastel Tinfs

Fluffy organdie curtains
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yellow. horizon-b -blue,
sea green or blossom
peach: also beige. ALSO
COTTAGE SETS IN
PERMANENT FINISH
ORGANDIES in every
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Egyptian
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&c., pal,
Also Ball Fringes or
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styles. The ball-fringed
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pastels with white pin
dots or ivory or ecru
with pin dots. Priscillas
(84" wide to pair are
in ivory or ecru with
pin or cushion dots.
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"Martha
Washington"
Curtains
J .49 pair
Use in Any Room
100" Width to Pair

Different from any
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curtains that fall in
full folds 600" wide
to pair, made even
fuller by rows Of ruch-
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sea green grounds with
figures and rue hing
in white. Use these
throughout your home
this Summer and see
the cool look they
achieve.
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TW0>TOne
Rayons
.'5 pair
or II2.I1ch Ball
or U2.Isch Ball
Fringes

Used by decorators in
the most impressive
homes. the 2-tone rayon
curtains are IA" wide
to the pair. Two colors
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SO these curtains re-
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ball fringed curtains
introduce righteousness
with a 1l2" width. large.
fluffy ball fringe and
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This is National Air Mail Week
Use Air Mail for speedy de-
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in our G. Street Window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-08

the crafts are nothing more than COM
pany unions'-an accusation character
lied by Mr.. Smith as reckless and
untrue"
But the real trouble goes deeper than
that. In many cases the labor board
must make a choice between the craft
unionism of the A. F. Of L., and the in
dustrial or vertical type Of labor organ
ization advocated by John L. Lewis and
his Commute for Industrial Organiza-
ton. The two types Of unionism are,
generally speaking, irreconciliable, and
Mr.. Green and his associates have be-
come convinced that the board, or at
least majority of it, has definitely cast
in its lot with the c. I. o.
If that belief is correct it means that
the cards are hopelessly stacked against
the A. F. of L. in its bitter struggle with
the C. I. O. When the terms OF the
present members expire it is a foregone
conclusion that Mr.. Green will fight to
the last ditch to prevent their re-
appointment. When that time comes,
it may be expected that Congress and
the President will examine with utmost
care the record of the incumbents. par
ticularly with reference to the fairness
and intelligence with which they have
acted as mediator in labor's civil war;