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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Call for Bids on Trunk
HighlUay improvement

A new call for bids on approximately
1862 900 worth of additional state trunk
highway improvement, issued last week
by M. ]. Hoffman, state highway COM
missioner, brings the combined total of
construction projects under contract
and those advertised for completion
this year to more than $5,828,000.
Projects advertised last week on
which bids will close June 49, include
grading, bituminous surfacing, stabil-
lied aggregate and four new bridges.
The work is distributed among nine
counties.
The project for st. Louis county in
last weeks call is given as T. H. So
Plant mix bituminous wearing surface
on 1873 miles between West st. Louis
county line and Kinmount, comprising
10000 gallon sof bituminous material,
14,004 tons of bituminous mixture, and
1920 tons of mineral aggregate.
A total of $3,9l1 900 in trunk high
way construction projects is already
under contract, including work adver-
tised or let last year but not COM
pleted and bids have been asked on
ST. 1856, 600 worth of new work, previous
to last weeks call.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of June Z, 1929.

Samples of the new bills have been
received by both banks and are being
shown. The new bills are two-thirds
the size of our present currency. Print
ing of the old currency ceased on April
l. There are over 900 million pieces Of
the large bills in circulation.
The schools are holding the center
of the stage this week. Eighty-three
seniors and ten Junior College students
are listed for graduation. Charles
ziering is the salutatorian for the class
and Margaret Agnich, valedictorian
Mathew Gouze received the Frank
L,ozar post medal of honor. The
scholarship annually presented by the
Ely branch of the American ASSoci-
alton of University Women was
awarded to Miss Vienna Somero.
The 26th annual Midsummer Festi-
val IS scheduled for Ely on June 2:
and %. Governor Christensen will bt
the principal speaker and o. j. Larson
and the Rev. j. Wargelin also viii
address the gathering of Finnish people
from Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan ***Cole Bros. Circus il
scheduled for Ely on June 24.***Alber
j. Veranth and Miss Elsie Mosnil
secured a license to marry Monday
The marriage took place wednesday a
the Catholic church. addison Parkel
is member of the graduating class a
Shattuck Military Academy at Fari
bault ***Ewald L. Almen of this cit.
and Miss Edna Mae Miller of Chicagt
were married at Milwaukee, Friday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Bible Lost During Var
Returned to Veteran.

Bird Island-When William L. Shore
of Bird Island went to war in 1918, his
mother gave him small Bible which he
took with him. He was stationed in the
trenches at the Meuse Argonne and
during that time became i'll with the
flu and was returned to hospital be-
hind the lines. Upon being taken to
the hospital his Bible was lost and
after his recovery when Bill returned to
the front lines, no trace of the Bible
could be found. On January 5th, the
following year, soldier of Cartridge,
Mass, happened upon the treasured
book and turned it over to Captain
McElrey of WATERFOWL, Mass, and since
1919 the latter has been trying to get
in touch with the owner of the Bible.
This week he succeeded in locating Mr..
Shore because, inscribed in the Bible
was tn wording, William Lawrence
Shore, Bird Island, Mimi, July IA, 1913
From Mother" A few years after the
war the Shore family moved to Mime
apolis but they were well remembered
in Bird Island and the bible was di-
rected to its owner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Boy -Four, Catches
I6-POu1ld Fish.

Detroit Lakes-A battle that would
last the average fisherman a life time
was waged on Acorn lake early one
morning recently when Floyd Moltzan
and Mrs. Walter Goldheimer of Frazee
elaborated to land a great northern
pike weighing 16 pounds, 2 ounces. The
huge fish was caught on Floyd's line.
Sensing the size of the fish, Mrs. Gold
heimer took things in her own hands
and played the great northern IS
minutes before bringing it over the side
of the boat with gaff hook. Mrs.
Goldheimer had just finished pulling
in a wall-eyed pike when 4-year- old
Floyd said, IT got one tool" That re-
mark signaled the start of the long
struggle which finally resulted in the
landing of the fish.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Fifty Years Ago
From Issue of June IL, 1889.

Mrs. Joseph Lanphear and family
are spending few weeks at tnelr
old home in Medford, Wisconsin.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Minnesota Iron company takes
place in Duluth today.***A new jail
for st. Louis County will be built to
cost $4,000. ***The council has granted
the petition of the fire department to
employ an engineer for the fire engine
and keep up continual head OF
steam. ***The evening passenger will
arrive after Monday at 8:15 instead OF
8:45.
At the election held in the town hall,
Saturday it was decided to bond the
Town of Morse for $4,000 to pay present
Indebtedness and keep up current ex-
expenses. Fifty-three votes were cast
and the poll was unanimous for bond
ing. ***".RipSaw" has been sought since
Thursday by a number of creditors.
ada" did not go with him.
The diamond drill belonging to Bale
& Nee, working on property three miles
east of here was sold to the Mime
sofa Iron company for $1,000 under
sheriffs sale Photograph messages will
now be taken under arrangements with
the North American Telegraph COM
pany between the hours of p. m. anc
l a. m *"William Scott will construct
the reservoir at the foot of Chapman
street by the council. The earth work
will cost $225 and the rock work $48!
per cubic yard.
Jennie Crossley was fined $50 or 81
days in the county Jail, Monday, TO
keeping a disorderly house. She choos'
the Jail sentence and was taken t.
Duluth by Marshall Hyperion. ***A.
James returned home after a six week
visit on Tuesday with a bride who wa
Miss Frankie Raub. ***The loss and in
Surance on the Vail fire last week wa
understated. The loss was $4,000 ant
the insurance on the building $4,000 ant
stock $4,000. Mr.. Vail will rebuild.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Doctors Write Vacation
Time Prescription

Vacations are just around the corner
for most people and the kind of va
cation chosen may make a great deal of
difference to the health of the vacation
er next winter.
For that reason the Minnesota State
Medical associations committee on pub
lie health education today issues a
bulletin urging care in the selection
of vacation place and activities this
year and special thought to sources
of food, water, and milk if long motor
or camping trip is in prospect.
"a summer vacation should leave the
lucky vacationer rested and restored in
health, stimulated in mind with new
scenes and complete change of pro-
gram to remember the bulletin says.
"a long and strenuous motor trip
may provide change of scene and plenty
of new things to think about; but it
may also be so strenuous that the
ambitious vacationer returns all ready
for rest in the hospital and far from
fit for another years labor"
The best vacation for health, accord
ing to the doctors, provides complete
change from ordinary work and re-
sponsibilities. In place of them it sub
Stitutes recreation and exercise accord
ing to the taste of the vacationer. But
if the latter happens to be engaged in
combining and sedentary occupation he
must not plunge headlong into tennis,
golf, swimming and hiking along with
the seasoned athletes or he may find
himself incapacitated for more than
the period of his absence from duty
A change, rest, some extra sunshine
and exercise and plenty of fun are pre-
scribed by the doctors The pre-
scription can be filled, they say, near
home and without any great expendi-
ture of money. 1t can also be filled on
long and extensive tours, but the temp
tation to override is great and should
be sterhly controlled for the sake of
health on the inevitable last day of the
summer holiday.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
twenty-five Years Ago
From Issue of June IL, 1914.

Ben Tano was accidentally killed
while returning from a hunting trip on
which he had been in company with
Werner Kangas and Aate Letone. The
three were returning from FenSke lake
and sat down for rest. Upon arising
the 22-calibre gun dropped and was dis
charged, the bullet striking his heart.
The accident happened Sunday even
ing and the two boys spent the night
in the woods with their dead companion
in conveying him to BURNSIDE lake
from where help was summoned.
Winton slipped over a Is to score
on the Ely boys, Sunday, before large
audience. Gianotti and Martin were
the battery for Ely and Bradley and
Berger for Winton. Mcclellan was put
in the box for Ely in the later innings
but could not stem the losing tide.
Gianotti was freely hit and his sup
port was ragged, accounting for the
heavy, one-sided score. Next Sunday,
Aurora plays Winton. Winton has won
three straight games so far this season.
The Walsh g. Wright Amusement
company has opened picture show in
Winton giving their first show Satur-
day evening. *"*Pekka Pentinen and
Miss Emily johnson secured license
to marry Friday. Frank Kromar and
Ivana Marolt secured license Tues
day.***The James block is being treated
to a coat of stucco. ***Alvin Schaefer
and Ernest Knutson returned Friday
from their first year at Stout, Men
omonie, Wis Miss Martha Trezona
also student at Stout, returned Sat-
urday.
Arthur Nelson arrived from Anoka,
Tuesday evening, and has decided to
locate here in the practice of law. He
has located his offices in the front
upper rooms of the James block. "**The
st. Croix company on Saturday received
two carloads of cattle which were taken
to the Stoney country for grazing.
There were 60 in the herd.
w. E. Englund arrived from Aurora,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
LOOKING BACK IN into gh the M n,.ss

Wednesday, and will store his furniture
until home is secured. Mr.. Englund
has been engaged as principal of the
Ely schools for next year. He has been
principal of the Aurora schools. s*'
Morand Kelly was drowned in Burnt
side river yesterday afternoon while
driving logs for the Winton mill. '*"The
city, through Chief of Police LaBeau
has set June 18th as the last day for
paying dog licenses. Howard Mich
olas and John Rautio, who graduated
from the Stout Institute at Menomonie
Wisconsin last week, have returned
home for visit of a few weeks before
entering on their new positions as
instructors of manual training.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08

crates became broken open and the
bees began swarming out in the cab
of the truck. Mr.. Frygaard is not GER
tain just how it happened, but the adj
vent Of the bees caused him TO lose
control of the truck which swerved from
the highway and struck tree with
such force that the truck was practi-
cally demolished. Mr.. Frygaard sus-
tanned broken collar bone and five
broken ribs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Tame White Robin
Begs for Crumbs

Rochester, white robin has chosen
a drain spout OF the Rochester public
library as her residence. An unusual
bird, the robin has a white head and
shoulders and red breast. Very tame,
she struts up to people she knows and
begs for crumbs. Earlier this spring
she played around with squirrels in the
front yard. The same bird was around
last year but did not have her nest at
the libarary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Homeless Cat Has
Kittens; Turns CnnnibaL

Winona-A black and white tabby cat
walked into drug store in Winona one
night recently apparently badly in need
of disqualification. She was put up for
the night in back room bed under a
desk, but she fled as soon as the
store was opened in the morning.
Homeless, she turned cannibal when
she had three kittens during the night,
and streaked out into the street and
disappeared as soon as a door was
opened in the morning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Blank Cartridge Lodged
in Boys Nose; Retrieved.

Misunderstanding blank car
fridge up his nose was no fun for
Wesley Rolling, four-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rolling. When the
blank % cartridge failed to show up
after it went up his nose, Wesley, like
a good boy, ran to his mother and told
everything. When his nose started to
swell, his mother rushed him to the
doctor who fished the metal object from
his nasal passageway in half an hour
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Bees Cause Accident.

Kenyon-While on his way from Lake
City to Kenyon with the Star Route
mail, Carrier Rudy Frygaaro met with
a most painful accident in a most pc
culiar way. Two crates of bees were
loaded in the mail truck at Lake City
bound for Mazeppa, and when about
eight miles out of town one of tht
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Fish Carry Lights

At night on the north shore of
Jamaica in the British West Indies
you can gaze down into the warm
tropic waters and observe myriads
of small fishes equipped with their
own lights with which to beguile
their still more minute finny prey.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08

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You'll also like our Friendly Service
which is another point of pride among
Mobilgas dealers from coast to coast.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
Why Be Satisfied Nth Anything Less
Than the Nations Most Popular Gasoline!

WE are proud of the sign of the Flying Red
Horse that's displayed in front of our station.
1t stands for Americas Favorite Gasoline
-Mobilgas!-the gasoline with Balanced
Performance When gasoline gets the
vote of motorists as No. in the u. S. A.,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-06-08
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
A|catraz Escape
Mystery Revived by
Report Of Fugitives
Ex-Convict Tells of
Playing Poker With
Cole and Roe
BY the ssociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 6.-An
ex-convict's story he played poker
recently with Ted Cole and Ralph
Roe, only felons ever to vanish from
Alcatraz, injected new mystery to-
day into one of modern crimes most
! battling cases.
Although no agent of the law has
seen the Oklahoma desperadoes
since they melted into the mist
December Is, 1887, Nat j. Pieper,
F.. B. I. chief at San Francisco,
admitted the search persisted in
every bureau
But probably" he added, "the
most active investigation is being
made by the Oklahoma City F. B. I.
office"
Noncommittal was Harold E.
Anderson, F.. B. I. chief here, but
it was learned reliably that agents
had questioned old-time cronies of
Roe, 80, at Shawnee and had been
looking for Cole, q, around Sem
mole.
Tells Of Poker Game.
Seminole is the oil field home
town of Earl Mcclure, Oklahoma
ex-convict who told Garden City
(Kanso officers yesterday of the
purported poker game at Pueblo,
Colo, last Friday.
Mcclure Sprang his story as he
was being questioned about the STAY
ing of Undersheriff Ray Kumpf Of
Syracuse, Kans.
These wild stories pop up all over
the country said Fred Smith, vet
eran officer, who worked in the
county Jail here when Coles per-
sistent attempts to escape forced
jailers to install amplifiers to pick
up the slightest sound.
Some guy gets arrested" Mr..
Smith continued, land wants to
create a sensation, so he says he
saw Cole and Roe"
Mr.. Smith recalled, however, how
Cole almost got free by hiding in a
garbage can and how he slipped out
OF handouts and leg irons as daily
! joke.
Once Escaped in Bag.
Once Cole made his way safely
out of McAlester (OklaD Peniten-
tiary in laundry bag.
1t was there that he met Roe, who
tried to escape in tightly nailed
| box but almost sufTocated and was
| forced to bang for help.
Both later wound up at Alcatraz,
Roe to do 80 years for robbing a
Sulphur (OklaD bank, Cole to do a
50-year stretch for kidnapping James
Rutherford near Gushing, Okla.
When in 1887 they vanished from
Alcatraz, Warden James A. john
ston said one of the strongest ebb
tides OF the year was sweeping by
| the island.
Jack Grear, an expert swimmer,
| who breasted the more than a mile
OF current to shore in 1888 to show
it could be done, said there was not
one chance in a thousand" they
made it safely without aid
But admittedly on the G-men's
books Kidnaper Cole and Bank
Robber Roe are officially alive until
their bodies are found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06

z sineIe-size, Primo Vero, Modern
style. Originally $3.50. Now,
sinoIe-size, Solid Philippine Mohoo-
any, HeppIewhite style. Originally
$3.50. Now--Sl9.75
SineIe-size, Solid Cherry, Colonial
style. Originally $3.50. Now,
SinoIe-size, Philippine Mahogany
and Veneer, Hepplewhite style. Orig
inoIIy $3.50. Now
sineIe-size, Philippine Mahogany,
Hepplewhite style. Originally $3.50.
NOW 9IS.I9
Double size, PoIdoo and Peorwood,
Modem style. Originally $3.50. Now,
STATS
DoubIe-size, Solid Maple, Colonial
style. Originally SIS. Now--$e
Double-size, Solid MopIe, Colonial
style. Originally S29.75. Now,
sI4.75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Vanity Benches
R Price

Primo Vero. HeppIewhlte style.
Originally $3.50. Now -$6.25
Philippine Mahogany, ChippendoIe
style. Originally SIS. Now--$7.5o
Primo Vera, Modern style. Orig
inoIIy $3.50. Now----$6.25
! Solid MopIe, Modern style. Orig
inoIFy So. Now--$4
| Solid Maple, Colonial style. Orig
inoIly SO. Now------$4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
LaChine Muslin
Prints, 49, yard
Special purchase-would
regularly be 39c yard

$500 yards Of lovely monotone and
nulti-coIored prints in this seasons
shortest designs Sonforzed shrunk
(shrinkoee less than 9o). SO inches
WIDE
DRESS FABRICS SECOND Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06

ChIdren's Summer
Ank|ets, 6 pair, s.
Discontinued patterns-regularly Csc pair
200 pairs cotton onk|ets and stacks socks for boys
and girls. Excellent selection. Sizes to "a.
CHnDRENs HOSIERY, H. Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
WOODWARD & LOTHROP
10"1f"F STREETS Prone DIsan1 $500

Clearance-Save $50 to 500
Women's Silk and
Rayon Underwear
"a Slk-end-royon Pennies. Were ST., 49,
81 Silk-and-royon Vests. Were ST, Sl25
~ Silk Ponties. Were ST 5O mr.
Is Silk Vests. Were ST .5O-- ~
" Silk Chemise. Were S295-
iIk-ond-royon Slips. Were $751; 40
Silk Ponties. Were 81 95--
KNIT UNDERWEAR, THIRD Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
Dressers with
Mirrors-lh Price

! Mahogany Veneer on Gum, | sth
Century style. Originally SIS. Now,
$3.50
Solid Mahogany, SoIem style. Orig
molly SlO7. Now -$53.50
White Pine, Modern style. Orig
inoliy $3.50. Now--$44.75
! Walnut Veneer on Gum, Louis XVI
style. Originally 500. Now $50
! Mahogany Veneer on Gum, Heppe-
white style. Originally SllO.5O. Now,
$5s.25
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-06
We're sos and $40

so suits for young men. Single and double
breasted and sports models. Plain and patterned
effects in blues, browns, eroys. Sizes "a to 3d.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Argument Set Friday
In Medical Trust Case

The medical trust case will
come before Justice James M. Proc
tor in District Court again Friday
morning, when the latest move of
the defendants will be argued, in
their attempt by plea in abatement
to vitiate the indictment.
-Four medical organizations and 81
doctors are under indictment by a
Federal grand jury for alleged COM
blnation and conspiracy to violate
the Sherman Antitrust Act through
their acts against Group Health As
soclatlon. Inc, medical cooperative
OF Government workers.
1t was indicated the arguments by
counsel for the defendants and by
representatives of the Department
OF Justice will be brief.
The defendants in their nlea in
abatement review all the objections
raised in several protests since the
inception Of the case, and plead that
the indictment against them should
not stand.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
Pound Is GoinQ
To the Dogs,
But Not All

Frank B. Marks, the Districts
peripatetic poundmaster, voiced an
earnest plea yesterday for the pro-
vision of another pound wagon 80
that we can answer all these calls
for collection of stray dogs"
One wagon, Mr.. Marks asserted,
IS not enough, and that is all he now
has. Another wagon would call for
second crew of, say, three men, but
Mr.. Marks declared the additional
equipment and men are necessary.
The poundmaster scoffed at re-
ports laid before the Commissioners
that there are 10000 or more dogs in
the District. I'll say there are more
than 100000" he said. MY estimate
would be closer to 10000 dogs"
This 10000 cor more" estimate
was placed before the Commission
ers by a special committee which
recommended the new rules of con-
duct for dogs and dog-owners which
were adopted Friday. Among other
things, these new rules make it il
legal for a dog to trespass on pri-
vate property of Others without their
consent.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
New Wharf Planned
On Anacostia River
For Penal Institutions
Dormitories Included
In $l20, 900 Project;
P. W. A. Fund Sought

Construction of new wharf and
temporary lodging facilities for the
District penal institutions on prop
erty at the foot Of Virginia avenue,
on the Anacostia River, to replace
present facilities on Maine avenue
S.W., is being planned by District
engineer officials, it was learned
yesterday.
II possible, the project will be in
cluded in the Districts P. w. A. pro-
gram. The cost is estimated at about
$4,000 for the new facilities. Of
ficials said it would be necessary to
remove present wharf facilities for
the penal institutions from those at
their present location along the
Washington Channel, in connection
with the program for waterfront i'm
provements.
Inquiries about the project we're
made as result of reports received
Friday night at a meeting of the
Anacostia Citizens Association,
which appointed a committee to in
vestlgate the program.
Capt. Don G. Shingler and Capt.
H. S.. Bishop. assistant engineer COM
missioners of the District, denied the
project involved construction of large
dormltories on the Anacostia River
to relieve congestion of prisoners
at the District Reformatory and
Workhouse. /
They said the plan merely in
volved transfer of the wharf, ad-
ministration building and quarters
for wharf gangs from the penal in
stitutions from the present Maine
avenue location to the Anacostia
River location.
The latter land is owned by the
United States and its Jurisdiction
has been transferred to the District
to make the change possible. The
site is occupied by the Eastern
Power Boat Club and a commercial
concern, who have been given lin
tied leases, to permit starting of the
work when the time comes.
The new plant, District officials
said, would involve construction of
new wharf, retaining wall, an
administration building and quar-
tiers for from 40 to 80 prisoners,
serving as stevedores in handling
materials, who must be housed
overnight.
If the project cannot be included
in the P. w. A. program, District
officials said, funds will be sought
later In the regular appropriation
bill.