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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
new GRANITE
Quarry OPENS
Near HALFWAY
Mesaba Granite Company Get
Lease of Deposit on Ely
Finland Road.

The Mesaba Granite Company of
Hibbing has been granted special
permit to quarry black granite from
d formation near the Ely-Finland road
in the Superior National Forest.
The new company's quarry will be
about four miles from the ledge of
black pearl granite which is being
quarried by A. F. Anderson of Hibbing.
Mr.. Anderson took out more than 1000
cubic feet of the granite this fall which
was shipped to Sank Rapids for process
ing for buildings in Cincinnati and
Chicago.
Royalty which is divided between
the federal government and the
counties in which the forest is located,
has been at flat rate per cubic foot,
heretofore, but will be based on the
market price of granite hereafter, said
r. U. Harmon, forest supervisor.
The new quarry is about three miles
southeast of the Halfway ranger
station and it is expected that active
work on the site will be begun at once.
The Anderson quarry is a few miles
further south. Mr.. Anderson also OPP
crates quarry of pink granite near
Mountain Iron on the Mesabi range.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
1887 CHRONOLOGY is
GIVEN ON PAGE TWO
OF THE ELY MINER.

On page two of this issue will be
found the chronology for the year
1887. This has been compiled by E.
w. Pickard, noted writer and gives
all the principal history of the year
with the dates up to a few days be-
fore December 81, 1897.
This page is well worth the time
to clip and file for future reference.
It will be a handy compendium to
which to refer in searching for
events of the past year. The stu
ents of the public schools will find
it a ready index in their history
studies for the year just passed.
The chronology presents domes-
tic as we'll as international and
foreign happenings in 1897, besides
sports, neurology, disasters and aero
news.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
Masonic NeIU Year EUe
Party at Forest Hotel.

Following dinner served to 108
people at the Forest hotel, Friday
evening, dancing was INDUCED in to
music furnished by RENO Koski, Earl
Edwards, Robert Carlson and Mrs
Floyd Dunstan at the joint party staged
by the Masonic and Eastern Star
orders.
The affair was a most notable sue
cess due to the able work of the COM
mittees having charge of the cele-
bration. Mrs. E. w. Hanson as chair
man, with Mrs. Fred Handberg, and
Mrs. M. w. Peterson for the Eastern
Stars, and William Jones, Sr chair
man; John Nicholas, Matt Lindy, Byron
Carlson and John Rikhus for the
Masons, had arranged the affair.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
Ely CIO Names Collecting
and Grievance Committee.

Notices have been issued to the men,
bers of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee, affiliated with the CIO, in
forming them of the committees named
to collect dues and also the grievance
committee.
The notice is signed by John De-
beltz chairman, who informs the men,
bers that the following have receipt
books and are authorized to collect
dues: Steve Labor, John Debeltz, Anton
Pechek, Sam E. Swanson, Toivo Maxi
Charles Myntti, John Muhvich, Emil
j. MAXI, George Burck; John Jurisich,
Rudolph Kermit and Howard ProuSe.
The grievance committee is COM
posed of Leander Rum, John Debeltz
Frank Novosel, Charles Starkman, John
Koschak, Jr., Elmo ASpie and Albin
Jerich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.

Governor Benson did a good
job last week when he reap
pointed William Mahoney of
st. Paul to a four year term as
state liquor commissioner. Mr..
Mahoney has given excellent
service in the department as
during the time he has held
this responsible position, the
department has been free of
the racketeering that is con-
stantly associated with the
liquor business. The commits
sioner states that, if he has not
been successful in the office it
was not his fault but the fault
Of local authorities in the NUM-
cipalities of the state who
failed to cooperate.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
Installed Officers for
Thor Lodge, Monday.

Deputy John Olson, with William
Hasselblad as marshall, installed the
officers of Thor Lodge No. Is, S. F. Of
A, on Monday evening.
The following officers were indicted
into office:
Observation-Disclosures Paulson.
Vice President-Emma Thaisen.
Chaplain-Hilma Thoren.
Recording Secretary-Lynn Paulson.
Marshall-Emor Ellefsen.
Assistant MarShall-Sam Baskerud.
Auditor-Amelia Schuster
Trustee-Jalmer Thoren.
Past President-Lillian Nyman.
Inner Guard-Gust Nyman.
Outer Guard-Victor Gllstafson.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
Injunction Action to
Retard City Council
Dismissed by Court
Order Preventing Purchase
Of Equipment Dismissed
Here Monday.
NEW COUNCIL MEETS
City Appointive Positions
Filled at First Session
of New Group.

The injunction suit brought by John
A. Harri on behalf of himself and other
taxpayers against Mayor Jack Peshel,
City Clerk Knutson and Aldermen
John N. Maxi, r. c. Ellis, j. j. Mattila,
Arthur Nyman, Alex Lobe and Frank
Zgonc to restrain them from the pur-
chase of equipment for the new Com
munity Center, was dismissed Monday
on motion of the plaintiffs attorney,
Victor E. Essling.
A restraining order had been issued
by Judge Edward Freeman and the
case was to be heard at session Of dis
trict court in this city on Monday
morning. The complaint asked for a
permanent injunction against the coun-
Gil to restrain them from making the
purchase. In lieu of issuing a per-
manent injunction, Judge Freeman de-
cided at a hearing held in Virginia a
week ago Monday to try the case on its
merits in court here on Monday.
A permanent injunction would have
thrown the case into term of court
and the prospects were that the same
would not come to trial for several
months. In the meantime the matter
of equipping the new building would
be delayed. The building under the
capable supervision of Contractors
Lenci, Lenci & Englund, City Engineer
Waino Somero, Architects P. M. Olsen
and William Ingeman and PWA In
spector Jones, is rapidly nearing the
stage for the installation of equipment
The equipment purchase is now re-
turned to the status it was in before
the proceedings in court were begun.
The council has the power to accept
the bids opened and read at a meet
ing on the day the restraining order
was issued. Another alternative open to
the council is to reject any and all of
the bids submitted and advertise for
new ones.
Two newly elected aldermen were
seated at Tuesdays organization meet
ing of the council and replace r. c.
Ellis and John N Maxi in the above
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
|MPRovE3,4o9
MILES0FSTATE
ROADS In 1887
$11,318, 900 Worth of Highway
Work Completed Last Year
in Minnesota.

With $11318,0 900 worth of state high
way construction accomplished in
1897, Minnesota this week looked for
ward to another year of progress in its
highway improvement and safety pro-
gram, with expected allotments to this
state by the Secretary of Agriculture OF
approximately $5,50O,000 in regular fed
eral aid, grade crossing elimination, and
secondary and feeder road funds.
The allotments were expected almost
hourly following refusal of the Special
Session of Congress to cancel federal
aid allotments for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l, 1898. This refusal post
poned the fight over proposed curtail-
ment of federal aid funds until the
regular session of Congress now con-
vening.
Immediately upon receipt of the fed
eral ALLEGATIONS, N. w. Elsberg, state
highway commissioner, announced, the
1888 improvement and maintenance
program will be shaped with view to
providing maximum number Of jobs
in the face of the present unemploy-
ment situation.
Commissioner Elsberg said that he
felt certain the 1887 total of $4,000
man-jobs provided by trunk highway
maintenance and improvement work
would be equaled and possibly exceeded
without sacrificing economy or &C
complishment.
The federal aid allotments for next
year are scheduled to exceed $214,-
100000 for the nation. Of this total
Minnesota expects to receive approx
mately, in regular federal aid to trunk
highways, to be matched dollar fol
dollar by state funds provided by the
additional one cent gas tax, $3,495, 900;
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
Postoffice is Moved
to Quarters in Ely's
New Federal Building
New Structure Completed
Ahead of Schedule by
Minneapolis Firm.
CONTRACT FOR SS5, 200
L. S. Forest Offices Occupy
Upper Floor; Increased
Mail Facilities.

Postmaster Norman Brown and his
assistants moved into the new govern
ment building the first of the year and
are getting set and coordinated with
their new surroundings and their in
creased space and better facilities for
handling the increasing mail of this
city and the star route out of Ely.
The poStoffice force consists of Owney
Hegman, assistant postmaster and sec
rotary of the civil service commission;
Chester Anderson and Hugo Makela,
clerks; Howard Harrio and John Will
munen, carriers; Henry Kaninen and
John Petric, special clerks, and Emil
BuSkala, contractor for the Star Route
out of the city and supplying a 24-mile
circuit embracing the Birch Lake, White
Iron, McMahan Boulevard and Burnt
side lake sections.
The government building was COM
pleted several weeks before the final
time allotted the contractors, the MAIDS
Madsen Construction Company of Min
neapoliS, who began work in April with
an allowance Of $50 days to complete
the work The Madsen contract was
for the sum of $85, 200.
Arnold Hanson was the superinten-
dent of construction Mrs. Hanson
served as timekeeper and clerk for the
work. Charles E. Legris was the gov
eminent inspector for the work
The outside dimensions of the main
building is "a by So feet and occupies
a space Of 125 feet square at the corner
Of second avenue and Harvey street on
lots formerly occupied by the Peter
Schaefer and William Jeffrey resi-
denceS.
The building is of Harvard finish
brick with Mankato stone trim. Gran
lite steps by the Cold Springs Granite
company are at the main entrance on
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
TOWER FREE OF DEBT.

For the first time in more than a
decade, the City of Tower closed its
books the last of the year with all
claims paid and a balance in the
treasury. The city has an outstanding
bonded Indebtedness of $4,000 not yet
due. The tax apportionment and the
revenue from the municipal liquor
store furnished the money and at a
special meeting Of the council all in
debtedness was wiped off the books
The Tower council, Martin Gunderson
mayor, and Aldermen Andrew Erickson
G. c. Winchell, David Anderson and
Joseph Peyla, feel highly elated over
the financial condition of our neigh
boring city
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
FEATURES
HI THIS
issue

Senator Byrd of Virginia hits PreSi-
dents reorganization bill. Measure is
discussed in E. w. Pickard's Weekly
News Review"
William Bruckart'S Washington Di-
geSt" cites the story of one "Swarty,"
illustrating what government is doing
to business.
Mistress of Monterey" the story Of
fiery Dona Eulalia FACES, queen of the
Californians. Read it in our feature
section.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
grille & Method Lodge
Elects NeLU Officers.

Joseph Kovach was elected president
of the st. Cyril & Method lodge of the
South Slavonic Catholic Union at the
annual election of officers of the
organization. Other officers elected
were:
Joseph Shikonja, ST., vice president;
Frank Tomsich, Jr financial secretary;
Frank L. Kotzian, treasurer; Joseph
j. Peshel, recording secretary; Joseph
Shikonja, Jr., Mat Banovetz and Louis
Zgonc, trustees.
Representatives to the Yugo-Slav
Home are Jacob Varoga and Frank
Kotzian, and to the federation of Ely
lodges, Frank Jerich, Joseph Kovach
and Frank TOmSich, Jr.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
Father of Ely Man
Dies at SOudan Home

John Pecha, pioneer resident of
Soudan and father of John Pecha, Jr.,
of this city, died at his home in
Soudan. The funeral took place from
the Catholic church at Tower, the Rev.
Father Jershe officiating
He was well known on the ranges.
Born in Yugo-Slavia on May 18th,
1868, he has been a resident of Soudan
since coming to this country in the
early history of the Vermilion range.
Surviving, besides his son in this city,
are four children, Anton, Frank and
Ann, Soudan, and Mrs. William Babel
of Eveleth.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
Lincoln PIT. A. Topic
For Meet Announced.

Health" will be the theme of the
regular meeting of the Lincoln unit of
the Parent-Teacher association on
Thursday, January 18th, at o'clock
in the afternoon.
Miss Edna Makipiha, representative
of the Ely schools in the statewide radio
contest conducted by the Minnesota
Health association, will discuss her
subject, tuberculosis, Eyerybodys
Problem"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
REV. HEINO AT WAASA.

The Rev. E. A. Heino conducted SER
vices in Waasa Sunday. He was ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Anderson, George Matesha and Arvid
'Kaitdla, Mr. and, MS Anderson and
Mr.: Kaitora SANG at the services held
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lame
TIE, Ely people We're highly 'cornpli7
'lnented' by the, large. CONGREGATION
present and a cordial invitation ex-
tended them to come again.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
FTREMEN BUSY.

Chimney fires have kept the firemen
busy since the cold snap over the New
Year holidays. The city dump truck
engaged in sanding the streets and
sidewalks called out the department
Monday. No serious damage to the
truck is reported.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
NeU Year Comes In
Rather Quietly Here.

The Masonic party at the Forest hotel
and the American Legion ball at the
auditorium were the only public func-
tions to usher in the new year in this
city.
Private house parties celebrated the
advent of 1888 i,s their own manner
While the streets were crowded with
merrymakers the new year came in
with no undue levity and the police re-
port no untoward occurrences.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
LADIES AID TO MEET.

The regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid of the M. E. church will be held in
the church parlors on Thursday, jan
uary Is, at 2:30. Hostesses for the
meeting will be Mrs. George Coad, Mrs.
Richard Coad and Mrs. Richard
CamaiSh.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-01-06
WOODSWORKER DIES.

Joseph Christine, who has been en-
ployed in the Cyrille Fortier camps for
several years, died at the Shipman
hospital, Friday, after a short illness.
He was single man with no known
relatives in this country. The funeral
took place Monday morning from the
Catholic church, the Rev. Father
Mihelcic officiating.
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The big roar that is being
made over the statement of
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Evening star., 1938-11-19
s Sales in October
By Firm Involve
100000 Value
Boss & Phelps List
Purchases in D. G.
And Nearby

Boss & Phelps report IS sales for
October, the aggregate value of the
properties being 1902 900.
Among the recent sales were:
4739 Thirty-second street north,
Country Club Hills, Va, for j. H.
Phips, to Barry Black; a five-acre
home site In Bradley Hills Grove,
Nd, for Bates Warren, to DR.. Lyn-
don F. Small Of Charlottesville,
Va; 1926 Thirty-third street in
Georgetown, for E. e. Mullen, to
Huston Thompson: 448 Randolph
street NV, for Frederick r. Shearer,
to D. S. Pitcher; 928 Corwin drive,
Woodside, Nd, to DR.. A. A. Nelson,
for Harry Poretsky; 124 North Chel-
sea lane. Glenbrooke Village, Nd,
to James Nichol, for A. T. Newbold; ;
5302 Earlston drive in Westgate,
Md. for w. L. Frederick, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Phelps; 1908 Hoban
road in Colony Hill, to Charles H.
Bradley. for Comdr. Wilbur Ruble,
U. S. NJ; 1648 Park road NV, for
Emma Downing, to Mrs. Grace G..
Farley.
1906 Mckinley street, Chevy
Chase, for the Rev. John P. Neff,
to George S. Bingham: 1881 Gallatin
street NV, for Mrs. Ruby w. Hand,
to Harry I. Wedding, this sale being
made in connection with the office
OF Frank S. Phillips; 120 Maple ave-
nue., Takoma Park. Nd. for the
Holmes estate, to E. G. Holt; 1928
Evening star., 1938-11-19

Bellevue terrace, for Brown Bros.
Corp, to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Shankle; 1926 Bellevue terrace NV,
for Brown Bros. Corp, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred G. Bauer.
6302 Hillcrest place In Beechwood,
Chevy Chase, Md, for H. L. Walker.
to A. H. Jackman; for Phillips &
Candy, Inc, 5058 Lowell street NV.
In Kent, to Mrs. Nancy Harris Nc
Dowell; $3.50 Eleventh street NV,
for w. G. Wedding, to L. G. Burnam;
1917 Irving street NV, for Sarah
May Giles, to Annie v. Jennings;
1474 Meridian place NV, for Chris
tine Chriss, to John L. Armour: 90d
Perry street Me-, for Home Con-
struction Co., to William M. New
man; 4439 Greenwich parkway, In
Foxhall Village, for Col. Paul Hodg-
son. U. S. A., to DR.. and Mrs. John
A. Collins.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

To help bring order out of the
chaos in the average closet clever
new folding metal unit is now avail
able which has place for every
thing and demands that everything
be in its place. It's another one of
those things that should have been
invented years ago, but somehow
was lost in the rush.
Made of sturdy steel in one COM
pact unit, the closet fixture is easily
installed with four screws, but it
has more time and trouble saving
features about it than you would have
thought possible for such a SIM
pie contrivance. Take, for example,
the matter of slowing your shoes
Instead of having to stand on your
head to find pair of your favorite
brogans you now merely have to
place them in a slanting shoe holder
and they are right there staring at
you at all times.
But let's have look at the device
and see what it consists of. Starting
from the top we find a 12-inch deep
shelf for golf balls or shotgun shells.
Then there is ventilated hat shelf.
This is followed by the slanting
shoe shelf and below that a plated
steel bar on which you hang your
many suits on clothes hangers. On
either side, to the full depth of the
unit, you have space for hanging
ties or belts, making your entire
wardrobe within easy reach.
The units come in standard
lengths of 2, and feet, or if you
are sure of the wall that you want
to use for support you can have it
cut to length for an exact fit.
The cries of frantic people who
can't get enough heat out of
their warm-air furnaces have been
answered by a clever new register
which creates a forced draft in
the room where it is needed most.
Instead of going down into the base
ment and putting the whole furnace
under a pressure of air from
blower, this little unit does the job
In the individual rooms It pulls the
warm air out of the supply duct and
circulates it.
1t consists of more or less stand
ard register face on the front of
which has been suspended a small
motor-driven electric fan. Thus
by plugging in the fan and flicking
a switch you should get a supply
of warm air
A feature is the metal cone which
Evening star., 1938-11-19
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covers the outside of the fan. The
manufacturers claim the cone
throws the air out in such a way
that it will not cause an annoying
draft.
Units of this sort placed on re-
luctant registers will help keep your
house comfortable this winter.
If you have been looking for
something with which to brighten
up the floor of a game room or
nursery you will welcome a hand
some new 6x9 felt-base rug map of
linoleum. The map depicts the
United States, probably because
it is the only one that looks as
Evening star., 1938-11-19
The Peasant Accent

To give a peasant accent to a
room decorated in the Swedish,
Swiss or Mexican manner, wooden
shutters and cut-out wooden val
ances may be attached to the in
side of your windows. To these
apply a colored floral design exc
cuted in the peasant manner with
oil paint. You can apply the deco
ration freehand or with stencils or
decalcomanias. Decorate the inside
of your cupboard doors the same
way.
Jamaica plans to have 4 broadcast
inp station before 1870
Evening star., 1938-11-19

though it might stay the same for
some years to come. Be careful ii
you use it for game service and don't
let any one bet you that you can't
name all the States and capitals IN
az minutes because you are most
apt to lose, in fact az hours is good
for some people.
Evening star., 1938-11-19

A community of half breed SIAM
ese In Southern Siam are known
as the Sam-Sam,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-07

ZBASZYN. Poland, Dec. 7. CUP)
More than 5000 Jews. homeless
and unWanted, are dragging out
day 10 day existence in this tiny
town on the Polish-German from
tier.
They are the remaining ones of
10000 Polish Jews who on Oct. %
and 2S were summarily taken from
their homes in Germany by the
secret police, herded onto trains
and dumped across the border into
a 'motherland" which many had
never seen and whose language
most of them were unable to speak.
Huddled together in the poor
little town of Zbaszyn, which itself
has a population of 500. these
people can neither return to Ger
many TO liquidate their business
and settle their affairs nor pro-
coed to the interior of Poland.
Polish police, polite but firm, with
bayonetted rifles slung across their
shoulders, restrict them to the town
limits.
They live in abandoned buildings,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-07
Papers Operate
Despite Pickets
In Hearst Strike

CHICAGO, Dec. 7, (UP)-The
American Newspaper Guild massed
pickets today around The Hearst
building. which houses the Chicago
Evening American and Morning
Herald and Examiner. but the
newspapers continued to operate
with American Federation OF Labor
nd nOn-union employees.
More than 200 pickets maintained
close mobile lines in front of the
TWO main entrances. A squad of a
dozen police broke the picket lines
whenever someone desired to enter
or leave the building and there
vas much jostling and shouting.
To avoid danger of an outbreak.
Capt. John PrendergaSt. chief of
uniformed forces. ordered
police to keep the pickets marching
two feet apart and 10 cease their
shouts at employees who entered the
The pickets complied.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-07
City TO Replace
Inadequate Water
Main on New ST.

Excavation was under way Wed
nesday in Ell Centro preparatory to
laying 600 feet of new water main
on New street from Orange south
The new line of six inch pipe will
replace privately owned two inch
line which proved inadequate, ac-
cording to Don Davis. assistant city
engineer.
Besides serving six accounts With
water, the new main will feed Il
fire hydrant. which will give the
area greater fire protection DAVIS
estimated the entire job would cost
around $3.50
Laying the pipe is something in
the nature of an experiment, Davis
explained, in view of using a new
type OF transite pipe. never before
tried in the city. The pipe was
ordered by the city council some
time ago.