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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
MISS SPOONER
WINS HONOR
Elyite is Only Lady to Receive
Trainers Certificate in Mine
First Aid Work.

Ely girls attract the attention of the
outside world in whatever activity they
attempt.
The world has been appraised through
the newspapers and magazines by words
and pictures of the acclaim Showered
on Miss Marie Sarkipato as the blond
and petite girl guide of the Northwoods.
Now Miss Frances Spooner, steno-
grapher and clerk for the Oliver Iron
Mining company, comes in for a large
share of praise for her work in the
first aid training course just concluded
for the Vermilion range mines of the
company here and at Soudan and
which was 100 per cent successful, in
asmuch as every employee of the COM
pany received training in first aid
through the u. S. Bureau of Mines
under the direction of L. N. Muir.
Miss Spooner received a trainers
certificate among the rs specially
trained "key men" here and at Soudan.
She is the only woman thus honored in
the entire Lake Superior mining dis
trict, comprising Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan, and is receiving the con-
gratulations of her host of friends.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

According to the Bureau of
Economics the films get 80 per
cent of every amusement dollar
in the smaller American viii
lagos. The bureau found that
the average amount spent by
village families in different sec
tons on films ranges from $12
to SIS a year. The eastern
states spent 80 cents of every
dollar for the films; the central
states spent 20 cents; the noun
tain territory. and the Pacific
coast, 20 cents; in the south
east the white families used SEC
of each amusement dollar and
the Negro families 81 cents.
The Bureau failed to state what
was bought with the balance of
the dollar and also why the
study of the films was singled
out of the multitude of things
of which probably the films
was the most decent expendi.
ture of the lot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
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ANNUAL SHOW
HERE april "a
Boy Scouts of Troops TIA and
173 Arranging for Annual
Pleasing Event.

The date for the production of the
seventh annual minstrel show of the
Boy Scout troops No. 174 and 173 has
been set for Sunday, April "a, the
Sunday after Easter.
The Ministries yearly have been a
drawing card and the Washington
Auditorium has been filled to the doors
for the past performances. It is ex-
pected that this year will prove no
exception to the rule. Tickets will be
placed on sale next week.
Adult tickets for the evening per-
Torrance will he sold at an admission
price of Is cents with 10 cents extra
in case you wish to have your seats
reserved. Children will not be allowed
at the evening performance but the
show will be given for them in the aft
ernoon.
Rehearsals have been begun for the
event under the direction of Matt
KapSch and Stephen Smrekar Be-
sides the main singers and dancers ap-
pearing last year when fifteen put on
the show, total of 80 blackface actors
have been recruited for this years
show.
Mrs. Charles Merhar will be in charge
of the music and will be assisted by a
band and orchestra The songs and
Specialties selected for the MINISTRIES
are new and guaranteed to please.
Not much as yet has been made pub
lie as to what mybeexpected. Enough
has leaked out however to presage
performance that will please. The rep
utation of the troups attained in the
past showings will assure this.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24

ding" Darling Stamps Being
Sold in Ely to Aid Wild
Life Institute.

This week, March 21st to 27th in
elusive has been set aside as Wild Life
Week for the purpose of creating in
terest in wild life and its restoration.
All over the country, sportsmen are
meeting in conventions to discuss their
particular problems. Contests and pro-
grams are being held in schools to
encourage and develop interest among
young people. Everywhere wild life
conservation is being considered.
In connection with this national cam
paign, Ding" Darling famous cartoon
list, has designed special issue Of wild
life stamps, depicting the outstanding
game birds and animals of the con-
tinent. Mr.. Darling, to further the
cause of wild life has donated his work
to the Wild Life Institute.
Part of the program of this week has
been nationwide sale of these stamps,
the proceeds to go directly to the Wild
Life Institute of Washington.
The Izaak Walton League has already
sold most of its quota but still has a
few sheets of stamps left. They can
be secured from Helmer Olson or Ray
Riegel, officers of the chapter or from
regular members at $1O0 per sheet Of
100.
Everyone interested in the cause of
wild life should make it a point to
participate in the work by using these
splendid game stamps on all outgoing
mail. Further information on The Ma
tional Wild Life program can be Sc
cured by calling Dean Olson at the
Junior College.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Won,en's Club Sponsors
Talk by Col. NJ. T. TchOu.

Col. M. T. Tchou will lecture at the
First M. E. church in Duluth on April
l, on China Today" under the auspices
of the Redpath Service.
The lecture is being arranged under
the auspices of the Duluth Woman's
Club of which Mrs. Guy E. Diehl is
chairman. Mrs. Diehl is well known in
this city.
Col. Tchou left China in November,
1887, and arrived in New York on
January, 1888. and is fully conversant
with conditions in China. He is con-
vincing speaker, superb orator, a
thorough gentleman and rare patriot.
Many from this city are expected to
attend the lecture, according to j. B.
Patrick, in charge of personnel Of the
Oliver Iron Mining company in Duluth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
STUDY CLUB
WORK ENDS
The Rev. w. Spehn Completes
Group Sessions for Study
of "Life of Christ"

The Study Club, which has been con-
Quoted by the Rev. Willard Spehn of
st. Anthony's parish, has disbanded
for the season.
"The Life of Christ" was the topic
discussed and twenty-five men and
seventy women in three groups attended
weekly discussions at the sacriSty of the
church.
Father Spehn conducts these yearly
courses in Study club work and his
pupils are most enthusiastic and sim
cerely grateful for his leadership and
untiring effort in making this work so
thorough and informative.
The study will be continued next
year, fact the students win be pleased
to learn.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Miss RatzLaff Addresses
WintOn PIT. a. Meeting.

Mrs Matt Aho, Mrs. Amanda Ahonen,
Mrs. Silius Manninen and Mrs. William
Reko were hostesses for the social hour
which followed the regular meeting Of
the Winton Parent Teacher association
last week.
Mrs. r. r. Cowling, Miss Anias and
Mrs. Herbert Richards were chosen as
a nominating committee to select a
president and treasurer for the en-
suing year. The committee will report
at the next meeting.
Miss Minnie Ratzlaff of the Ely
schools was the guest speaker for the
meeting and illustrated her talk with
many graphs and charts. She spoke
on the subject of constructive Factors
for Mental Health"
The meeting was well attended and
light lunch was served by the hos
teSSeS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Were You EUer Born?
Do Records ShoU IT.?

titled for births and deaths registered
with the State Department during 1887.
Duluth returns are not copied, because
the law provides that cities with pop
plation of 100000 or over shall retain
copies in the health department before
sending the original certificates to the
state department of health.
1.-THE people as whole" said Mrs.
Pierson, "do not realize the Importance
of birth and death records until they
need copies for their personal use.
These records are legal documents
which establish proof of age, citizen
ship, lineage, identity and other facts.
when child begins school, he must
produce copy of his birth record to
prove his age. When he is old enough
to seek employment, his employer usu-
ally requests that he present his birth
record, first, to establish the fact that
he is of legal age to be gainfully en-
ployed; and secondly, so that when the
time for retirement arrives, his true
age is revealed. In some states, citi-
zenShip must also be established for
personal records.
Insurance companies frequently de-
mand copies of the birth records of per-
sons taking out policies so that the
correct insurance rate may be COM
puted according to the age of the APP
plicant. No insurance claim Is set
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
WEED cONcLAvE
SLATED MONDAY
Township, City and County
Officials Called to Discuss
Weed Menace.

The annual weed meeting for Central
st. Louis county, called by ChaS.
Ommodt, state commissioner of agri-
culture, will be held at l 80 P. M, Mon
day, March %, in Council Chambers in
Virginia City Hall, word from the state
office revealed.
This meeting is that called each year
so township chairmen, county officers,
municipal chief executives and others
interested in the weed problem can get
together and talk over the state weed
and seed laws latest eradication meth
DDS, spread of weeds and other points
connected with the problem.
1.-THE seriousness of the states weed
situation can not be over-estimated, I"
Commissioner Ommodt said Governor
Benson is actively supporting the de-
partment's control program and foster
ing the Minnesota Plan for Coopera-
tive Weed Control and Eradication"
This plan will be among those discussed
at the meeting.
"a demonstration of the seriousness
of the states weed problem was the
data drawn by our experts which
showed that fairly accurate estimate
of Minnesota weed losses during 1897
reached s36,5OO,OOO!"
Among the losses listed by the COM
missioner were direct curtailment of
production and fertility through weeds
in crops, reduction of dairy returns
through tainting of milk from weeds
like Frenchweed, injury to animals and
dockage on seed.
Reducing these losses is one of the
states major problems today" Ommodt
continued. 1.-The annual weed meet
ings give the best possible start to each
years weed work by bringing together
those responsible for carrying out the
work on a statewide, countrywide and
basis. In addition, the
customarily invites all other
persons interested in weeds to attend
the meeting so that local phases of the
problem can be completely covered and
the best cooperation built up for the
years work"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
COOKS SCHOOL
AIT AUDITORIUM
HUGE SUCCESS
Thirty-eight Receive Gifts at
Demonstration Sponsored
by Byrd Brownell.

That the people of this city were in
terested was clearly demonstrated,
Thursday afternoon, when $50 ladies
assembled at the Washington audi
torium to attend the electric cooking
demonstration on the invitation of
Byrd Brownell of the Vermilion Electric
Shop.
Mrs. j. B. Graham of Duluth, famous
home economics expert in electric cook
ing, demonstrated the art of preparing
and cooking tasty dishes on Frigidaire
Electric range, pronounced by demon
strators everywhere as the most COM
plete range I ever saw"
The demonstration was begun at 2:15
and continued in an unbroken period
until S 80 in the afternoon during which
time Mrs. Graham received the I'M
divided attention of the large class.
At the close of the demonstration the
products of the school were distributed
among those present. Besides the pro-
ducts, several utensils figured in the
distribution among the 38 winners, who
with the articles won were as follows:
Mrs. Carl Kruger, Easter Bunny
sponge cake; Mrs Fred Atkins, cookies;
Mrs. Vera Kotchevar, gelatine mold;
Mrs. John U. KangaS, ginger cookies;
Mrs Gust A. Maxi pyrex set; Mrs. T.
j. Murn, cook book; Mrs Eugene
Merrill, thermizer dinner; Mrs. Ernest
Jackson, Italian galato; Mrs Sam Alb
banat, chicken, stuffed; Mrs. John w.
Palmgard, Jr., potato recipes book;
Mrs. E A. Norby, pyrex set.
Mrs. Emil Forsman, pyrex set; Mrs.
Agnes Zimmerman, apple potica; Mrs.
Ernest Dunstan, broiled dinner; Mrs
John Markovich, griddle and cookie
sheet; Mrs. Carl Kruger, cake; Mrs. NJ
J. Murphy, Finnish tarts; Mrs. Peter
cookies; Mrs John Salminen,
Polish rolls Mrs. Emil Buskala, cake;
Mrs. L. G. Stember oven dinner; Mrs.
D. T. Friedsburg, casserole.
Mrs. Arthur Nyman, bread; Mrs Eva
Koshak, cookies; Mrs. Myrtle Rice,
bread; Mrs. Anna Strom, sauce pan;
Mrs. Hakon Anderson, Finnish tarts;
Mrs. Jalmer Ola, pyrex set; Mrs. F. G..
bread; Mrs. w. j. Johnson,
set; Mrs. Anton Mavitz, rose
bud rolls; Mrs. Matt Mattila, Jr., tort;
Miss Frances Erzar, chicken fryer; Mrs.
Joseph L. Kostelac, fish loaf; Miss Mary
Kordich, tea kettle; Mrs Robert Nixon,
cookies; Mrs. Einar jackson, stuffed
trout; Mrs. G. j. Smith, pyrex set, and
Mrs. Owney Porthan, pyrex set.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
FEATURES
M THIS
Issue

E. w. Pickard's Weekly News Re-
view" summarizes fast-moving events
in central Europe as Hitler tightenS
grip on Austria making it part of the
Reich.
William Bruckart sees similarity in
liquidation" of Russian traitors and
American trust busting" activities. See
the Washington Digest"
Pre-arranged matches seldom make
satisfactory marriages, says Doris Dene
in her-and-home column
Baseball greats of past seasons turn
to International league for 1888 season,
discovers George A. Barclay in his
Speaking of Sports" column.
Felix Featherhead proves poor host,
but-well, he just doesn't care You'll
enjoy Felix and Fanny Featherhead on
the funny page.
Lemuel Parton's who's News This
Week" reveals string pulling in British
Italian rapprochement has been done by
Lady Chamberlain, widow of Sir Austin.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Birth Certificates Have Become
Necessary for All Since the
New Order.

For the past year the matter of Sc
curing a birth certificate in order to
come under the several acts, such as
workmen's unemployment, social secur-
ity, etc., have become imperative.
Much trouble has been caused those
seeking to establish the date of their
birth and in many cases these facts
were never legally established owing to
the lax manner in which records were
kept.
In a letter from Mrs. Gerda c. Pier
son, director of the division of vital
statictics for Minnesota, Mrs. Pierson
gives some inside information regard
ing her department which should prove
interesting. She says:
Fred Ash, clerk of District Court of
st. Louis county, recently received Ger
titled copies of the records of AT
births and 154 deaths reported in 1887
for the county exclusive of the city of
Duluth. The Vital Registration Law
requires that such copies be forwarded
to the county seat by the Division of
Vital Statistics of the Minnesota De-
partment of Health, st. Paul. Local
registrars who have not already done
so may now apply to the clerk of court
for the fees to which they will be en-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Spring Came in Monday
CARRIED in Summer Rdiment

Monday was the first day of Spring
according to the calendar and the
weather was no joke. It was the first
day of Spring and the warmest spring
day experienced here in years.
The mercury scared to the height of
so degrees and the warm sun helped
the summer feeling that prevailed, en-
tirely unlike a spring day.
Old timers recall only rare occasions
when spring came in in a summer garb
at this time of the year While 1t is
felt that we may have some snow or
colder snaps later this month, or dur
ing April, the backbone of winter is
broken
Spring clothes have made their ap-
pearance and Easter finery came out of
hiding with top coats and other &C
cessories for the spring wardrobe.
The highest average temperature for
the past five years comes nowhere near
the enjoyable temperature of this year.
The nearest approach to the 60 above
was in 1886 when it was 43.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
TYPES GO WRONG.

A typographical error in last weeks
account of Junior High Declamatory
contest made it read that none" quail
flied in the preliminaries, in which 40
participated, when it should have read
nine. The nine entrants were: Mary
Ellen Chinn, Katherine Chimzar, Norma
Mae Brown, Norma Anderson, Rosa
line Mantel, Winifred Hovdal, Thomas
Murn, Leonard Gordon and Clarice
Carlson. In the subdistrict contest
held at Gilbert three of these placed
in the finals, Mary Ellen Chinn, second
in the humorous division; Katherine
Chimzar, fourth in the dramatic div
ision and Leonard Gordon, fifth in the
oratorical division.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Enjoy Meeting and Elect.

The annual ''penny-bank" party of
the Presbyterian Ladies Aid was held
at the church parlors, Thursday after
noon
The opening of the penny banks
Melted an appreciate sum which will
prove acceptable to the Aid and it's
extensive program
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
PreSident-MrS. G. c. Haugen.
Vice President-Mrs. S. F. Olson.
Secretary-Mrs. w C. Carlson.
TreaSurer-MrS. H. E. Berg.
Following the election, a lunch was
served to the members and their guests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Visiting Pastor to Conduct
Lenten Services in Flu.

The Rev. Carl H Olson of Amery.
Wisconsin, for many years pastor of
the Elm Lutheran Church, West Du-
luth, and brother of the Rev. Ernest
Olson, pastor of the Bethany Lutheran
church of this city, will conduct a
series of Lenten Services in the Beth
any Lutheran church beginning Sun
day evening with services at 7:45 o.
clock. These services will continue
through Wednesday evening March 80.
All members and friends are cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Restraining Writ Still
Hats Furnishing of
Community Building
Attorney Briefs Submitted
to District Court for
Consideration.
HUGHES TO DECIDE
Injunction Asked to Halt
Purchase of Equipment
for Cafeteria.

Nothing has as yet happened in the
matter of the restraining order in the
purchase of cafeteria equipment for
the Community Center building. At
torney David Bourgin for Mako Slogan
who is asking for an injunction to stop
the purchase presented his brief to
the court on Saturday. City Attorney
ThoS. j. Carey had up until Tuesday
to file his answer to the brief.
After these preliminaries Judge Mar
tin Hughes of the District Court will
study the briefs of Attorneys Bourgin
and Carey and upon his decision will
rest the matter of granting the injunc-
ton. Should the same be granted, it
will be only a temporary one and later
the case will be heard. Upon the tes-
timony will hinge the matter of making
the injunction permanent.
In the meantime the purchase of the
equipment is held up until the litiga-
ton is completed. The delay in the
purchase of the cafeteria necessities
will also delay the acceptance of the
building from the Contractor who can
not complete his work entirely until
after equipment is installed.
The contracts for equipment for the
balance Of the building have been let
and local firms receiving the contracts
have ordered the articles contracted for
The manufacture of the articles ordered
will require about six weeks time in
most cases and the installation several
weeks more.
On the installation of cafeteria equip
ment hinges the acceptance of the
building by the City from the hands of
Contractors Lenci, Lenci & Englund
who are putting the finishing touches
to the structure. The cafeteria equip
ment delay will delay the installation
Of the steel curtain separating the caf-
eteria from the serving counter, steam
tables and the kitchen at one side of
the room
The contractors are busy in curing
some defects in the floor polishing
which work will be completed in a
few days.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
QUESTIONABLE Reveals
Tourists Divide rade
With City and Resorts
Civic Club Tourist Inquiry
Shows Sc at Resorts, 81
With City Places.
DISCUSS AID PROGRAM
Miss Sarkipato and Drum,
Bugle Corps to Attend
Minneapolis Show.

The Commercial Club at Tuesday
evenings meeting over which President
John Rikhus presided, listened to a re-
port given by Secretary Ray Hoefler on
the Chicago Outdoor Show held at the
Navy Pier and at which Ely had dis
play.
The valuable advertising furnished
Ely through the presence at the show
of Miss Marie Sarkipato, also was
brought out. Miss Sarkipato has been
proclaimed throughout the nation and
in Canada as the "girl guide of the
Northwoods" in newspaper and maya
zine articles and pictures and many
called to meet her at the Navy Pier.
1t was decided to have Miss Sarhpato
appear at the Northwest Sportsmen's
Show in Minneapolis rext month as a
representative of the Ely Commercial
Club, along with the exhibit to be made
by the club at which also the Ely Drum
and Bugle Corps will in all probability
appear as in years past and at which
the corps made a sensation when they
led the musical organizations in the
Mutt Parade" in 1886 and 1897 and
were acclaimed by thousands lining the
streets.
In view of the fact that the resorters
had been accused of being behind the
closing of the winter fishing season in
order to save the fish for the tourists,
the resorters present stated they had
nothing to do with setting the season.
They wished to be set right in the
matter and claimed this was purely a
matter proposed by the
state conservation department to save
fish filled with spawn and not to de-
prive local nimrods of their winter
fishing.
Secretary Hoefler also reported that
he had received returns on 800 reply
postal cards sent to tourists asking for
statistics on expenditures while on the
trip to this country. Eighty out of the
200 answers received, when tabulated,
showed that for every Sc spent by tour
lists at resorts, SALTS were also spent in
the city in addition.
A letter from P. D. Mold was read in
which Mr.. Void outlined the work to be
done on the Ely-Finland road in his
North Shore division this season on the
request that this road be improved be-
tween Finland and the lake shore and
reported in very unsatisfactory con-
dition.
In company with Bob Watts, MIR.
Hoefler also attended the show at
Indiana, where the films
of fishing scenes in this section were
shown. The Indianapolis show attracted
a large attendance and the Ely pictures
were viewed by immense crowds who
desired information on this Playground
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
First Aid Class Begins
Its Work Next Tuesday.

At meeting of the Ely branch of
the National Council of Catholic Wo-
men it was decided to organize a class
in First Aid work
The first meeting of the class will be
held on Tuesday, March 20, in Room
IL, of the Washington school at z
o'clock
Miss Frances Spooner has consented
to instruct the class There will be
five lectures in the series covering five
weeks.
A cordial invitation to attend is ex-
tended to all those interested.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
MASONIC VISITORS.

Members of the Masonic fraternity
from Eveleth visited with the Ely Lodge
on Monday evening when the lodge
exemplified the first degree. Those
from Eveleth were: Ed. Smith, Peter
Lagos, John T. Johns, Sam Masinter,
B. w. Lindaman, Henry Peterson, E..
A. Weise, I. A. Brownell, A I. Hill, j.
W. Houston and Walfred Anderson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-03-24
Anniversary of S. F. of A.
Observed by Thor Lodge.

The Tercentennary of organization
was celebrated in this city Monday
evening by Thor Lodge No. 10, Scandin-
avian Fraternity of America.
The 300th anniversary celebration
here brought out costumes, some de-
picting dress worn as far back as 100
years. Mrs. William HaSselblad, Mrs.
Steve Thompson and Mrs. Berger Lind
beck were judged the best costumed
Sixty members enjoyed the music and
played cards. A program was presented
and lunch served. Mrs. Amelia Schus-
ter was the chairman of the lunch COM
mittee.
Mrs. Lynn Paulson headed the en-
tertainment committee assisted by Mrs.
j. Thoren and Emor Ellefsen.