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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
EIyites Attend Chicago
Outdoor Sports ShOIU.

Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Erickson left the
latter part Of the week for Chicago
where they are representing the Min
nesota Arrowhead association at the
international Outdoor Sportsmen's
Show and Boat exposition which opened
Saturday.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson are noted
guides of the north woods. Mrs. Erick-
son was Miss Marie Sarkpato before
her marriage last fall and heralded and
pictured in all the papers and maya
zines of the country as the famed Girl
Guide of Ely"
In all probability several of the re-
sort owners of this vicinity will also
spend the week at the show. Ray
Hoefler, secretary of the Ely Commercial
Club, left yesterday morning for the
show where he will exhibit his colored
canoe travel films and represent the
Ely Commercial Club. Frank Zgonc
will spend his annual vacation on a
trip during which he will spend a few
days at the exposition to advertise the
Kawishiwi Camp on Lake One.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
Assistance Here on
Social Security Matters.

A representative Of the Duluth Office
of the Social Security Board win visit
Ely the first Wednesday Of each month,
according to Ralph w. Boeder, manager
of that Office. Headquarters will be es-
tablished at the office of the Minnesota
State Employment Service in the Bour-
gin building. The next visit will be
on February /.
This representative will be ready to
assist employer and employee with any
matters pertaining to the old-age in
surance program. These will include
social security account numbers, lost
cards, change in name, records, claims
of workers who have reached the age
of IS, or claims of the relatives of
workers who have died before reaching
age IS.
Old-age insurance benefits are now
based on 3h per cent Of wages earned
in covered employment from January
/, 1897 and before the attainment of
age IS, or death before reaching age 65
Appointment for any time during
the day made be made IN advance
through the Minnesota State Employ
ment Service Office and the post Office
or by writing the Social Security Board
212 Post Office Building, Duluth.
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servation department lands classified
for conservation use.
Authorize the turning over of in
dividual tracts of lands classified for
conservation use to counties or munich
palities for community forests and
similar purposes.
Provide for the state to take over a
share of local indebtedness in pro-
portion to the value of lands which are
taken over for state control, a full
share in the case of debts owed to the
state trust fund and one-half of the
full share in the case of debts owed to
private interests.
Provide for distribution of receipts
from tax-forfeited lands taken over by
the state, Is per cent to the county,
371s per cent to the conservation de-
partment for administration and 37h
per cent to the general revenues.
Designate a commission or agency to
study the tax problem of northern
counties, including problems of state
and federal aid and of excessive taxa
ton, including the problems of forest
taxation and of increased protection
for homestead units.
Authorize counties to enact rural
coming ordinances patterned after the
Wisconsin plan.
Establish policies to govern land ex-
changes under the land exchange
amendment to the state constitution.
Supplement and amend existing legiS-
lation pertaining to state timber to pro-
vide more flexible basis for making
small sales to individuals; to put COM
petitive bidding on sealed bid rather
than on an open bidding basis; set a
time limit for posting of bonds by
timber purchasers; provide for the pay
ment of scaling costs by the state;
modify an existing law regarding extern
sion Of timber permits to make it work.
able and authorize use of state timber
on public development projects.
Require that rough timber in transit
either carry the owners registered tim
Der mark or the legal description of the
lands on which the timber was cut.
Authorize county boards to enact
ordinances governing forestry practices
in private timber cutting.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.

Friday evenings meeting Of Ely Lodge
No. 22O took on the nature OF birth
day party with 40 members present.
The party was in honor of Olof Knutson
who celebrated his 18th birthday on
Saturday. Entertainment was fur
nished by Troop 174, Boy Scouts, and
q humorous address was made by DR..
j. E. Thompson who also told several
of the stories for which the Dr.. is
famous. A committee composed Of
James Miglio, John Nordstrom and
Richard Wallace, Jr., served a lunch,
including a mammoth birthday cake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
Mete0graph Found
On Sand Lake.

Albany-While crossing Sand Lake .
couple of weeks ago Erwin Hodel found
an apparatus attached to parachute
which is used in research work in de-
termining weather and air conditions.
It was housed in a metal box with Q
label instructing the finder to return,
postage collect. to Baltimore. Mary
land, with data as to when and where
it was found for reward of from 81
to $40. Other information indicated it
had left Baltimore about seven weeks
prior to this date. Mr.. Hodel had
crossed the same place the previous day
but had not noted the box
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artists. A floor show given by novelty
bands will also be staged. Prizes will
be awarded in both events. Entries
should be made Immediately with Floyd
Dunstan.
5. A cross country ski race will take
place during proposed dual meet be-
tween Hibbing and Ely ski clubs the
afternoon of Feb. IL.
! 6. Various skating events will be Of
fered persons interested in this sport.
z. Decorated sled parade.
| 8. Snow modelling. Many fine dis
plays were entered in last years event
and it is expected that it will be an
outstanding feature of the 1889 festival.
Entries must be made with General
Chairman John Smrekar.
8. German band contest To the
bands making the most appearances
around the city on Feb. 10, IL, and the
afternoon of Feb. II, prizes will be given.
Entries may be made with Bud Edwards
or Carlo Colombo.
10. Jitterbug contest. This will be a
feature of the Saturday night dance.
Following is the list of committees:
| Tickets-Mrs. Frank Banovetz, chair
man; Mrs. Emil Leino, Co-chairman;
Mrs. Jos. Milkovich, Mrs. Sam Maxi,
Miss Rose Tisovich, Miss Lillian Jerich,
Mrs. william Palmgard and Miss Emma
lPeyla.
Sleds-I. G. Cox, chairman; Ely fire
department and Ely police department.
Hockey-Peter Moscatelli, chairman.
Parade-Harold Dillon, chairman, and
Frank Schweiger.
Traffic-Bern Lambert, chairman.
Grounds-Archie Hedloff, chairman,
and Anton Freshmen.
Dog Derby and Canine" Fashion
Parade Matty Kapsch, chairman.
Decorations c. SLENDER, chair
man.
Queen-Mrs. Emil Norby, chairman;
Mrs. John Palmgard, co-chairman, Mrs
A. j. McMahan, co-chairman, Miss
Helen Guitar, Miss Frances Spooner
Mrs. Harry Homer, Mrs. j. Erickson
Miss Ruth Wilson.
Tug-of-War and Broomball -Rudolph
Banovetz, chairman, Howard Sheik
and Victor Grahek.
Dance-Floyd Dunstan, chairman;
J Lynn Paulson and Frank Lindgren.
Lights-Paul Buccowich, chairman.
Ski-Ray Nyman, chairman, Ely SKI
club.
Rink-John Dragavon, chairman; Jos
; Milkovich, JOS. Spreitzer, John Debeltz
and Frank Vranesich.
!, Decorated Sled Parade-Miss Helen
Guitar, chairman.
} Snow Modeling-Miss Frances Stokes
chairman
Snow Train and Invitations Ray
Hoefler, chairman; Miss Emma Peyla
E. w. Hanson and John Dragavon.
, Sports on Rink-Steve Smrekar
chairman; Madalynne Grevich, CO.
chairman, Edward T. Buckley and Thos
Murn.
, Pllblicity-A. K Unger, chairman;
, Stanley Pechaver; co-chairman
German Band Contest-Bud Edwards
and Carlo Colombo
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
Albert Wiinikainen Wins
N. w. Insurance HOnOrs.

Honors won by Albert Wiinikainen,
Ely insurance man, for his outstanding
sales record In 1888 have just been an
nounced by o. j. Arnold, president Of
Northwestern National Life Insurance
company of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Wiinikainen won place on the
company's Honor Roll" because of the
large volume of new insurance written
by him during the year, the announce
ment states. The Honor Roll is made
up of the leading producers of the
company's sales organization in 80
states.
Northwestern National LlIeo mSur-
ance in force increased to $427 or, 602
in 1898, according to Mr.. Wiinikainen,
and premium income during the year
was the highest in history.
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from the st. Paul Association of Com
merce to talk to the Ely merchants on
same
Sponsored the Ely Community Fair
and financed most of the cost Of same;
secured the balance from st. Louis
county.
Cooperated with the st. Louis County
Club and Farm Bureau and put up the
outdoor Life display in the st. Louis
County building at the state fair.
Sent entertainment numbers to the
Embarrass-Pike River Valley Com
munity Fair.
Arranged for trip Of Ely business men
through the Lake States Experimental
station near the Halfway Rangers
Station.
Urged the Retention of the C. G. G.
Camps in the Superior National Forest.
Urged continued campaign against
the rag-weed nuisance in and near Ely.
Furnished special cancellation stamp
for the Post Office during National air.
mail week
Worked with committe on program
for annual meeting of the st. Louis
County Club and Farm Bureau associ-
lation.
Purchased Christmas Seal bond;
helped finance Christmas baskets for
Ely's poor families.
Sponsored Christmas decorations con-
test for business houses and private
homes and furnished cash prizes for
same.
Urged elimination of election placards
from the highway right-of-ways and at
present am working with resorts for
one large general sign to replace the
many individual resort direction signs
at the crossroads near Ely.
Have committee appointed to secure
data on public arena for Ely.
Have committee working with Com
munity Band director on concerts fol
Ely.
Showed our moving pictures to many
of our local organizations for enter
tainment, also to the All Club boys an6
girls at Eshquaguma Summer Camp
Sent films to several Sportsmen's Or.
CARNATIONS in Indiana, Illinois, Wis.
consin and Minnesota, and to the
Fishermen's Club in st. Paul. (3,00t
presently.
Sent photographs and write-ups Il
newspapers and magazines, one o.
which was in Brussels, Belgium. CThi,
last at their request for data on Ely)
Maintained information booth in the
Community Building and Furnished
business people and Ely Tourist Camp
with literature and maps.
Answered 1866 personal tourist in.
quiries, sending personal letter ant
literature to each. Sent letters ant
literature to 1915 individuals whose
names were taken from prospect lists O
the Minnesota Tourist Bureau and Min.
nesota Arrowhead association. Mailed
out approximately 5000 Ely folders tx
i52 different information booths, autt
clubs, hotels and sportsmen's organiza'
lions. Inquiries: Illinois 1888; Mime
sofa 308; Iowa lot; Missouri 81; Wis.
consin So; Indiana A.; Nebraska 80
Ohio 30, and Kansas IA.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
J. c. ASSEMBLY PROGRAM

Misses Patricia Moonan and Jacque-
line Jackson played xylophone selec-
tions. accompanied by Edward Shepel
with the flute and Miss Peggy McMahan
at the piano. at Fridays Junior Col
lege assembly.
Mrs. Ruth King, city librarian, re-
viewed the popular Broadway pro-
duction, "I'd Rather Be Right" in her
usual Entertaining and instructive
manner.
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BAND CONCERT
CONTINUED from Page Qnel

these laurels but determined to take
every advantage of the exceptional OPP
portunity of working with such a
teacher as Miss Thomson with the re-
suit that a beautiful and flexible tech
nique has been added to a very fine
natural gift. 1t is this rather unusual
combination of a splendid technique
with lovely original endowment that
has brought Miss Parzybok to the front
in musical circles.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
Loss of Power to Write

AooS VA HoWCE W Wflte
Agraphia is the loss Of power to
write. Alexia means the loss of
power 70 read.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26

Meets every Friday evening in Odd
Fellows Hall at o'clock. Visiting Odd
Fellows welcome
GARFIELD NICHOLAS, N. @.
LESLIE NICHOLAS, Secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
Cb.;rs Rack of PuIn;t

Chairs Back of Pulpit
Three chairs placed back Of the
pulpit in churches are referred to
as sedilia. The singular is sedile.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-01-26
COM. CLUB MEET

Continued from Page One)
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29
Rodent Control Work
Has Nearly SOiUed
Problem, in Phillips

Twenty-Five consecutive years of
control work has practically solved the
gopher and prairie dog problem in
Phillips county and this year the least
amount of poison and the smallest
number of acres were poisoned since
the project started by the extension
service in 1917, H. NJ Oefstos. county
extension agent, says in his annual
progress report submitted to the state
extension office at Montana State
college.
During these 90 years it is estimated
that the control program has saved
farmers a total of S432, 437 in losses
caused by these destructive rodents
OefStoS said.
This year only $50 pounds of poison
were required by so farmers for con-
trolling gophers and prairie dogs. In
addition. the county used 20 pounds of
bait and the farm security admins
tration used $50 pounds. making in
all $50 pounds of bait used and a
total of 9,735 acres treated.
The amount of poison required this
year is quite small compared with
other years in the county's battle
against these rodents AS high as
$4,000 pounds of bait was used one
year in treating $4,000 acres During
the 1888 season 4,760 pounds of gopher
poison was used on e. 900 acres and
100 pounds of prairie dog poison was
used on 100 acres.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29

take them from the barracks and send
them south.
When they had been captured they
were allowed to keep all their trinkets.
Some of them were parts of guns. The
soldiers had seen nothing unusual in
fitted together, and the Cheyennes
suddenly had weapons!
They tore up the floor Of the bar
racks room and used it as barrlcade
over the windows. There followed a
short, brisk fight in which the soldiers
assaulted but were driven off, without
casualties. They made no move to re-
sumo their assault, and the beleaguered
red men knew this was because they
were waiting for a larger force, or be-
cause plans were being made to set
| fire to the barracks.
| There was no remaining in the bar
racks if it was set on fire, of course,
SO when night came the Cheyennes
made a desperate attempt at escape.
They broke through the guarding lines
of soldiers and reached the open But
they were tired and hungry; many Of
them wounded and others without
proper protection against the biting
weather. They were determined to
reach the land of their fathers graves,
but human endurance would not per-
nit them. When the pursuing soldiers
overlook them. they surrendered with
out much Of a fight.
In the meantime Little VOLTS band
had been pursued and captured. The
chief with his few people were brought
back and thrown with the rest of the
tribe. Little Wolf, proud and cunning,
was broken both in pride and ability
to plan. He never again tried to break
with the white man.
The northern Cheyennes were taken
to Fort Keogh near the present site
of Miles City where they were in
charge of the United States army until
the government could decide what to
do with them.
AS it happened, the desperate flight
of the Cheyennes from Oklahoma,
their stubborn resistance to settlement
in the Indian country, and their eff
forts to reach the land that had been
theirs, decided the government in their
favor. AS home for them in the land
where were the graves OF their fathers.
the Tongue river reservation was set
aside in November, 1884 After having
been kicked around again for several
years, the northern Cheyennes were
settled on it. Thus at last they achieved
their desire-a peaceful life in the
country that had been theirs and their
fathers
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29
BY ERIC THANE

A proud red people Inundated
nv the whites, torn from their
homes and depOrted into a country
SO alien to them that many per-
hard trail back to the homes Of
their fathers, fighting, dying, suf-
fering every inch of the way-so
stubbOrnly persistent that at last
the United States government was
forced to set a reservation aside
for them in southeastern Montana
that Is the story Of the northern
Cheyennes.
Today on the Tongue river reserva-
ton, the remains of the northern
Cheyennes live today. There are about
$500 of them. calling themselves in
their own language "Tsis-tsis-tas
which translated into the white mans
has reference to other tribes with
which they were associated. They be-
long to the Algonquian family, and
their name Cheyenne, comes from the
French, "Chien" or dog.
The Dog soldiers were a Cheyenne
society Of considerable power ,: and IN
fluence. 1t was, Of course, military in
organization-one Of the several So
cieties Of the type in vogue among
the Cheyennes.
It is Suggested, also, that the word
Cheyenne comes from a Sioux term,
Sndnleld, OF STdIlltIld, HltdIlulB. FtO-
pie speaking a language not under
stood" In the universal sign language
Of the prairie, Cheyenne is indicated
by drawing the right index finger sew
eral times across the left. This sup
posedly indicates turkey feathers,
which were striped and much used by
the Cheyennes for feathering arrows.
First mention Of the Cheyennes in
history is in 1880 when a party of
them under a chief named Chaa visited
the fort of LaSalle, Crevecour, near
the present Peoria. Ill.
Verendrye knew them and called
them Gems de rarc." Lewis and Clark
met them in 1904 and 1906 on the trips
to and return from the Pacific. They
are portly Indians" the journals
Of the expedition state, much of the
compilations of the Mandans and the
limbs. high noses The men are
large Their dress in summer is
simply robe of light buffalo skin,
with or without hair, and breechclout
and moccaSins.'
1t is noted that at this time they
were the allies of the Araphoes and
enemies to the Assinniboines and Utes.
They made frequent trips into the
southwest, as far as New Mexico and
California, to steal horses.
First Clashed In 1857
The first clash between whites and
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29

In national contests conducted
during the National Club congress
held the first week of December at
Chicago in conjunction with the
International Livestock exposition,
Montana All club contestants
emerged with three blue ribbon
winners, announces Ray E. Cam
eron, state club leader at Montana
State college.
Ann Stiegler of Missoula, state can
ming champion, was one of five state
winners to place in the blue ribbon
group in the canning competition. In
recognition of her achievement she
receives a 5000 college scholarship
awarded the winners by the contest
sponsor In three years of canning work
Miss Stiegler canned 10,097 pints of
food valued at 1000. Besides her own
family she canned for 10 other fam
lilies. In addition she dried and stored
845 pounds of produce from her own
garden.
In the style dress revue at the Chi
cago event, Maxine johnson of Great
Falls, state dress revue winner, was
Of IL contestants placing in the blue
ribbon group A total of "a state win
ners competed in the national contest
In the clothing exhibits a dress eX-
hibited by Katherine Suffer of Billings
was one of five winning in the blue
ribbon group in the best dress class.
Besides these winners, three Montana
All club members entered livestock
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29

that placed well up in the national
competition, Cameron said.
Helen Monforton of Gallatin Gate
way showed a Hereford steer that
placed second in the 1,150 to 1,400
pound class A Hereford steer shown
by Mary Sanford of Bridger placed
fifth in the 1000 to 1,150 pound class.
A pen of three lambs entered and
shown by Harold Sitzman Of Park City
placed fourth
In the county groups of three calves,
Gallatin county was the winner in the
Montana division.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29
TO EXHIBIT PHOTOS

Montana amateur photographers will
exhibit their work at the second annual
salon at Missoula Jan 81 to %, when
each entrant will be permitted to dis
play four prints for consideration by
the judges, according to Ed T. Sim
mons, secretary. No entrants from out
side Montana will be permitted to ex-
hibit work, Simmons said. Following
the Missoula showing. the exhibits will
be routed to other camera clubs
throughout the state. Entries will not
be accepted after Jan. Is.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29

Among the ancients. virtue seemed
always. to be indissolubly associated
with the idea Of patriotism In some
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29
STATE All CLUB
YOUTHS TRIUMPH
BLUE RIBBONS AT CHICAGO
EXPOSITION

Missoula Girl Gets Scholarship for
Her Achievements in Canning;
Great Falls Girl Wins Ribbon in
Style Dress Competition.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29

Celery grows wild but is inedible ex-
cept when cultivated.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-12-29

Mustard pickles are excellent with
corned beef, whether the beef is served
alone or in partnership with cabbage.
Evening star., 1939-03-16
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Great Britain and France have
never pledged themselves officially
to guarantee the integrity of the
Czecho-Slovak Republic after its
principal minorities have been at
tached to Germany. Hungary and
Poland.
The general impression that such
a pledge existed was due to an un-
official expression contained in an
offer formulated by the Western
democracies on September 10, 1898.
The British government, preparing
the ground for the cession OF Czecho-
Slovak territories to Germany, said:
His majesty's government
would be prepared as q contribution
to the pacification of Europe to join
in an international guarantee of the
new boundaries of the Czecho-
Slovak state against unprovoked ag-
gression. One a the principal con-
ditions OF such a guarantee would
be the safeguarding of Czecho-
Slovakia against unprovoked ag-
gression in place of the existing
treaties which involve reciprocal
obligations of military nature"
All the British government pro-
posed in an unofiicial manner was
to join eventually In guarantee of
Evening star., 1939-03-16
Britain and France Not PIedoed
To Back Up Czecho-SIovokio
Erroneous General Impression Of Promise
Result Of Unofficial Expression in 1893

the new republic provided. by impli-
cation, that the other signatories
did the same and also provided the
Czecho-Slovak government formally
denounced its military alliances with
France, the Little Entente and
Russia.
Germany and Italy let the matter
Of guarantee drop. Hitler and Mus
solini are reported to have said a
vague "of course" during the Munich
pourparlers, but never ofIicially sub
scribed to that British proposal.
Hence, Chamberlain and Daladier,
when Hitler decided to gobble up the
rest Of the Central European repub-
lie, could easily say the British and
the French governments had taken
no definite and formal pledge to
safeguard what was left OF the for
mer Czecho-S -Slovakia.
When the matter was raised two
days ago by diplomats in London.
Lord Halifax volunteered to say that
1t would have been against the peace
policy OF the Chamberlain govern
ment to undertake the guarantee of
the republics frontiers by any uni
lateral action. Such guarantee
would have implied an armed inter-
vention which the British govern
ment at no time had any desire to
assume,