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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Ten Years Ago
From Issue of July 19, 1929.

Judge Martin Hughes granted 50
second papers at a term of district
court held here Monday ***The Ely
team defeated the Tower nine here
Sunday on score of to T. The Ely
team was made up of Hoefler, h.
Chinn, Alfalfa, Anthony, StarEman,
Snider, Gianotti, Lindeborg and Bean.
Tower had Urich, Shafer, Pearson, Ho-
gan, Brennan, Stevens, Mike, Lennart-
son, Wiseman, Bell and Thomas in the
lineup.
William Herbert Richards and Clara
Iris Powell were married at Duluth,
Monday noon. They were attended by
Miss Venetta Powell and Clarence
Richards. They viii make their home
in Ely.***The Ely Cooperative Com
pany and Photographer Hokkanen are
erecting brick building at the corner
of Central Avenue and Chapman street.
***Leslie Bolitho of Norway, Michigan
arrived last week and will make his
home in this city.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Gets Letter From
BeIieUe-It-Or-NOt

Bricelyn-Recently Mr. Miner, Brice-
Ign tobacco store owner, received the
following letter from Mr. Believe-It-Or-
Not-Ripley. It said: Dear Mr.. Min
eer: Is it true that in your tobacco store
in Bricelyn, a town of 500 inhabitants,
you carry TIL brands of tobacco in
stock?H so, would you please state why
you find it necessary to carry so many
brands, and also send photo or snap
shot Of your tobacco store for use in
the Believe It or Not Cartoon?"
Signed: Believe 1t or Not, Robert Rip
ley. Right now Mr. Miner happens to
have 808 brands and is dickering for
more from Europe. Storage cases for
the tobaccos are specially conditioned
TO keep the tobacco in its freshest state
at all times. The process is so perfect
that no matter how long the tobaccos
are on the shelves it remains in as
fresh a state as the day it was packed
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Winquist Pitches Slit
Ball to Whip Chisholm

in the sixth when Krau came home
with his second run Of the game, after
arriving safely on first with a single
to right field, as Carlo Berini smacked
out a rousing home run.
A run by Chisholm IN the sixth and
seventh knotted the count at all.
Ely's three-run rally in the ninth broke
the deadlock
Besides Preattle, Enrico Of Chisholm
and Strukel and Langen had stolen
bases to their credit.
Ely viii receive another test Of
strength, perhaps greater than that
given it by Eveleth two weeks ago,
when the Keewatin club travels here
Sunday.
Winquist had eight strike outs to his
credit in last Sundays tussle, and he
issued five walks. Franchak struck out
nine and walked two. The box score:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
ISLE R0YALE
TO BE PARK
Famous In Arrowhead Legends,
Island May be Dedicated
This Summer.

THE infant of all United States ma
tional parks" is the way in which Ben
East, Grand Rapids, Mich, writer for
a group of daily newspapers, describes
Isle Royale, located IA miles out in
Lake Superior from the extreme eastern
tip of the Arrowhead.
Dedication of the island, famous in
all the legends for which northern
Minnesota is noted, as park is tenta-
lively set for late summer or early
autumn.
About As miles long and from two to
five miles in width, the island is a
part of Michigan, although it hes con-
siderably north of the United States
Canadian border
Noted as hay fever refuge, the
island is also a fisherman's paradise,
having 80 inland lakes rich in pike and
vast trout trolling grounds on the reefs
of Lake Superior
In recent article, Mr. East states
that even though as late as 1880, herd
of 5000 moose inhabited the isle, their
number has now dwindled TO about So
The moose ate up their food reserves
and when winter starvation hit the
island-penned herd, they died like flies
along the ridges and in the swamps,
week after week for three or four
winters, he explains.
Just how the animals got from the
main land to the island has never been
fully established. During recent years
the state of Michigan has trapped many
of the animals and transported them to
more favorable grounds on the main
land.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
BIDS LET FOR
| IRON PAVEMENT
Controversy Raging Over Site
Settled When Bids Are
Let for Eveleth Job.

Low bidders were announced this
week on three outstanding projects of
the 1899 construction program of the
Minnesota Department of Highways.
These projects were: construction Of
the first experimental iron pavement on
a state highway, on T. H. No. SO, just
south Of Eveleth; concrete paving and
shouldering Of the last remaining I'M
paved section of Trunk Highway across
Southern Minnesota from Fillmore
County westward to the South Dakota
boundary, and improvement of 26.7
miles of T H 152, the so-called Twin
Cities-St. Cloud belt line" with stab
ilized aggregate base and bituminous
Slrfacing.
Projects on which low bids were an
nounced this week lie in only five
counties, st. Louis, Stearns, Wright,
Goodhue and Faribault, but are of such
la nature as to bring major benefits to
motorists of all Northeastern, Central
and Southern Minnesota, Highway COM
missioner NJ. j. Hoffman, pointed out.
Contract costs total approximately
1886, 900. Work is required to start
July 81, under terms of the bids re-
ceived. Award Of contracts is subject
to approval of the state commissioner
| of administration, Leslie NJ GraVelin,
and certification as to the availability
of funds by State Auditor Stafford
King
MinneSota's experimental cast iron
pavement viii be laid in conjunction
with a concrete paving job 8 Of mile
long. Where the cast iron blocks are
to be used for wearing surface, for ap-
proximately 1900 Eneal feet, they viii
be laid on a concrete base and bound IN
place with bituminous material A con-
crete curb viii be constructed on the
outside edges, and a concrete island in
the center. Hallett Construction Co. of
Crosby was low bidder.
| The cost of the work, comprising
BAG cubic yards of sand-grayel ma
lterial, 11.474 square yards Of concrete
paving, lbs cubic yards of excavation,
and approximately 100000 cast iron
pavement blocks VIII be approximately
SCI 900 with the blocks costing q cents
apiece. st. Louis county has agreed 70
provide SIC. 900 Of this amount, the state
viii provide $500 and the rest viii be
federal aid money.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Title Contending Club From
keewatin Travels Here for
Important Tilt Sunday.

| Holding the Chisholm club to three
safe blows. Reginald Lefty" Winquist
pitched the Ely city baseball team to
its fourth straight league win at CHS
holm, Sunday, to 6.
Tied up at all as the game went
into the ninth inning, Ely pushed over
three runs on two singles and a free
pass to first to bring home the bacon.
Tony Strukel started the inning by
tanning Winquist, who followed him
to the plate, smacked single into left
field to arrive safely on first and went
to second as John Glavan, at the top Of
the batting list, was walked. Lefty"
went home as Frank Debeltz cracked
single into left field, with Glavan
held up at third.
Ed Buckley, Jr, was safe on first as
Franchak, Chisholm pitcher, threw wild
to first to catch him, and Glavan came
home. Debeltz went TO third on the
play and scored as Krau sent a long
fly into left field for the second out of
the inning. william Langen was thrown
out at first by the pitcher to retire the
side.
Chisholm, however, wasn't whipped
and came within an ace Of spelling the
day for the visitors A single by z.
Preattle in the last of the ninth, walk
handed to G. Pergal, and an error by
Strukel which allowed Amanto to land
safely on first filled the bases with no
one out.
Winquist, in a tight spot, put on the
steam and sent Pechoneck, a pinch
hitter, back to the bench on strikes.
Franchak flied out to Debeltz to make
it two away and Preattle scored. Dol
iner, another pinch hitter, was walked
and Kne, who followed Doliner to the
batter's box, famed to end the game.
Glavan had a field day at bat He
connected for three singles, two of
which resulted in runs, and ran his
total to three runs after being walked
in the final frame.
A single by Glavan, followed by a
double by Krau and singles by Langen
and Al Banks pushed Glavan and Krau
over the plate in the initial inning.
Chisholm tied it up with scores in the
first and second and forged ahead, 8
TO 2, with another run in the third.
The tying run in the second came when
Preattle stole home.
Ely again went into the van, to 8,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From Issue of July 81, 1914.

The Ffremen's Tournament and
Home Coming wound up Saturday
evening in a blaze of glory with a
mammoth fireworks display. The
browning event of the week was the
airplane flights by H. j. Webster Of
Billings, Montana, who took off and
landed in the ball park from which
the west fence had been removed.
Thursday afternoons flight, the ship
remained in the air about Is minutes
Friday, the plane attained an altitude
of 1900 feet and remained in the air
80 minutes. The flights were made in
a Curtis 80-horsepower biplane. Miss
Lillian LaBeau won the queen contest
with Miss Edith Anderson, second, Miss
Anna FriedSburg, third, and Miss Helen
Lawrence, fourth A diamond ring was
the first prize, a bracelet watch the
second prize.
Proctor carried off the major por-
ton Of the prize money in the fire
mems contests, with Aurora, second
The parade on Thursday evening was
a spectacle Biwabik and Aurora each
furnished a band for the parade and
with the city and school bands, played
excellent music for the parade and later
B. Carlson Of the Ely department won
the firemen's foot race in the time of
9 and As. It is estimated that 5000
visitors were in the city during the
tournament.
The Vermilion Range Old Settlers
Association was organized on the last
day of the tournament and the first
officers named were John Anderson
president; Mike Weinzierl, first vice
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Protect Your Forests
Watch Your Cdnpfires.

With reports current of destructive
forest fires as near as the Black Hills
of South Dakota, the Minnesota di-
vision of forestry warns that a period
of hot dry weather would bring on
dangerous conditions in the forest area
of this state.
Campers, fishermen, berry pickers, as
well as residents of the states forest
area, are advised to exercise special
precautions with fire. Put out all camp
fires with water and be sure that
every ember IS dead before leaving
camp. Build camp fires only on sandy
or mineral soil. Soil with vegetation
or peat will burn. Better still, confine
campfires to the fireplaces provided at
forestry, park or wayside campsites.
Be sure that the fire is out in every
cigar or cigarette butt before it is dis
carded. If fire gets out of hand or is
discovered, report it promptly to the
nearest ranger station
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Tourist Bureau Lists
All Golf Links.

With tn cooperation of chambers of
commerce and commercial clubs, the
Minnesota tourist bureau is undertaking
a complete survey Of all of the golf
courses in the state
Questionnaires have been mailed to
the secretaries of the civic organiza-
tons, asking for the desired informa-
ton, such as the kind of course, number
of holes, type Of green's, fees and the
name Of the pro in attendance
When this information is assembled,
it viii be published in booklet form by
the bureau and made available to al
who ask for it. Vacationists who wish
to play golf viii be able to use the
booklet as a guide in selecting their
vacation spot.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
NeIU Recipe for
Homemade Tractor.

neutrality-suspicious. Schultz is in a
fix Someone wants to know what kind
of a tractor he has on his farm, and
Walter can't tell him. He built it him
self Of parts from eight different makes
OF automobiles, trucks, tractors and
farm implements, and doesn't know
what to call it. 1t took the young
mechanic three weeks to construct the
new power-horse and is his second
venture along these lines Walter is
proud of his tractor, which has enough
power to pull two 16-inch plows and Is
in continuous use at the farm.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Will REOPEN
WPA PROJECT

The WPA project on Memorial school
grounds, sponsored by school district
No. Il, will be reoponed Monday, ac-
cording to Supt. Stanley Adkins.
The fence at the east edge of the
grounds will be completed, the en-
trance to the Junior College building
finished, and a curb put around the
tennis courts.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-07-20
Treasures in Indian Chanel

Among the treasures to be seen
In the Indian chapel at Caugna-
waga, opposite Lachine, Que, are a
two-century old wampum belt and
an ostensorium dating back to 1863.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-29
SPORTS


Pairings for the tournament will be
drawn up and mailed to each mem
Der.
Many attractive events are be-
ing planned by the program COM
mittee for its members within the
next two months. of which the
Monte Carlo Party, the Minstrel
Show. and as guest OF the Blue
Hour at Detroits Plantation Club,
being the most outstanding. All
dates of coming events will be an
nounced upon completion of all
arrangements.
The Douglass club is considering
very strongly bid from the United
Golfers Association to affiliate
themselves with that national or
ganization. The Douglass club asks
that all golfers keep in mind the
second annual Toledo open tourna-
ment, held every year at Toledo,
Ohio Il is expected that the date OF
this tournament will be announced
by June /.
The new officers elected for 1889
include, DR.. R. F. Pulley pfesi-
dent; W. c. Fox, vice president;
Milton Stanton. 244 Brand Whit
lock Homes. Toledo, Ohio, secre-
tsry; Thomas Alexander, treasurer;
Frank Jones, professional and tour
nancnt- eifaiFmsR,-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-29
Center Announces
Annual Festival

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 28-The
annual May festival Of Frederick
Douglass Community center will be
May 20 in City Park, ii was an
nounced by. Clarence Thomas, d.
rector, last Saturday. A king and
queen OF the festival to be elected
in a contest for which at least 10
churches are expected TO enter can
didates, will be crowned.
Decorated autos and bicycles, en-
tered by individuals, clubs and
churches. will parade from the
center to the park to open the grand
festival. Floats by all Negro business
concerns will also be in the parade.
Oscar Griffith and James Parker
will direct the athletic program,
which will include track meet for
boys and girls and softbsll games.
Sixteen girls will take part in the
May pole dance, directed by Vivian
Randall.
The parade will start at 2 pm.
Prizes will be awarded 10 the best
decorated floats and vehicles.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-29
By "BUGGs" NoMIs

Well, we'll, we'll, big time ball
has finally come to Toledo and il
seems that ii is here to stay, Oscs.
Charleston. the Babe Ruth" Of
Negro big time ball. issued state
ment to the press that all his efforts
will be put forth in order to put
Toledo once again on the map
among the other cities in the Negro
National Baseball League.
1t is almost incredible with the
wonderful collection of ball players
in Toledo that an outside combina-
ton had to come here and take
over" but this week I'm not here
10 throw mud but to give credi;
where credit is good
Next Sunday, April 80, beginning
at 100 pm, the Pittsburgh Craw-
lords OF Toledo will play the FIRE.
mont Ohio Green Sox in twin
bill at Swayne Field. The first
game will be called exactly at l:30
D m. The management Of the Toledo
Crawfords hopes 10 make our
team the greatest in the nation.
Already considerable money has
been spent to bring the best players
Of the country 10 Toledo. The man
agement demands a winning team
and will do everything in its power
TO get the players who can win.
The Toledo Crawfords need
Royal" boosters and fans who will
back the team at all times and vel!
for them TO win. The Fremont
Green Sox beat the Toledo Mud
Hens transforming team 3 10 last
season and walloped the Homestead
Greys 10 to 2. They will give the
Crawfords terrific battle
Henry Banks and several oihe'
Toledo ball players are trying oui
for the team and from reports OF
Mr.. Charleston. these notable ath-
letes have a good chance Of making
the team. They can be sure that all
Sepia City is in back Of them one
hundred percent. Go to it. boys,
The Douglass Center Golf club Of
Toledo, Ohio will officially in
sugurate the 1899 golf season, Sun
day. April 80 at Ottawa Park. Frank
lInnes. CLUB professional, has an
nounced that a ladder tournament
for members will start the day
activities. Players will tee off al
I 10 am. for 10 holes Of play after
which all members will gather at
the Douglas Center TO indulge in a
little repartee on the 18th Hole ="
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-29
TOLEDO, OHIO
TOLEDO SOCIETY

Mr.. and Mrs. William Maxwell.
OF 500 Pinewood, wish TO announce
the marriage OF their son. William
Jr.. 10 Miss Venessa Franklin. Ac-
cording to the Maxwells, the mar
riage will be solemnized next week.
Both Mr.. Maxwell and Miss Frank
lin are very popular among the
Toledo younger sci.
IL X X
Miss Msude B. Ford who is
member Of the committee OF the
Les Modernes club. will be chair
man of the style show TO be given
al the Indiana Avenue Branch
YMCA, Saturday, April 20, at
2:30 pm. Miss Lucy Durbin. stylist
from Lssalle and Koch's, will pre-
sent professional models in the
show. Mrs. jeanette Taylor Price
is president OF the club.
X - x
The womeuis Mission Society OF
Mt. Pilgrim Baptist church, 2l3G
Woodford street. meets each week,
Tuesday, at 4:30 pm. The public is
invited. Mrs. Ada Hester, president,
and Mrs, Ada McCosts, secretary.
X X X
The funeral OF Clayborn Stanley.
32T- Milford street, who died in his
rrL...sl.., Anil IT ,,tae nan
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-29

present at the affair. Many well
known men were guest speakers at
This wonderful Youth Conference.
James Burgette and John Anderson
were eo-ehairmen OF the confab.
y X Il
What's this, do we hear wedding
bells ringing FOR Miss Aleatha
Justice, 2f4 Avondsfc. Rurer. GO
round that she and a certain person
in the Brand Whitlocks will soo7
do their number. I wonder who it
can be?
x x X
On May 8, the worlds greatest
Negro tenor will give a concert
recital at st. Paul NJ, E. church.
Madison avenue al Thirteenth, at
BIS pm. Roland Hayes, who has
just returned from abroad, will be
sponsored by the Mems League Of
Third Baptist church. Rev. P. L.
Pryor will be general chairman Of
the affair.
X X X
Friends of Mrs. James Carnes
gave a surprise party at her home
Saturday night. April %. Persons
who were present at the affair
stated that a wonderful time was
Lad by all and that Mrs. -Carnes
proved to be an indispensable host
ess. Persons present were, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Oglesby. Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. Carr, Mrs Lola Kemp, Mr.
and Mrs. Eddie Clemmens. Mr.. and
Mrs. Eddie Holland, Mr., and Mrs.
Blanche, Mr. and-Mrs GeeFg 2
Carnes Mr.. and MIS-. W l. Turner
Miss Charline Mainly. from New
York City, and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c.
Branch,
X X X
L. The Executive committee of the
Lucas County Negro Democratic
Council meets Sunday at 3 pm. at
Indiana and Collingw6od avenues
Perry Burroughs is president Of the
council,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-29
NICK and
NACKS



Mr.. Cavansugh THE ace drum
mer at the Golden Pheasant club
tells me that he pops occasionally.
u YOU ask me lis very seldom that
Cabbage buys himself bottle OF
bser.
Now that Doris R. has found a
substitute for the Major she has
5anished all ideas Of going TO De-
t-oit Its peculiar how ones mind
changes. Take it easy, Leon Foster.
BY the way, have any OF you
geier arounders seen Mr., Carl OF
Beacon street with those young
ladies' from Pinewood avenue.
What's the matter, Carl, is Toledo
too small or is Monroe more Sc
cluded2
Say. Essie, is this new young
man playing the part or is it just
friendship that you are showing on
old times sake? After all l wouldn't
know.
The boys and girls 81 Toledo,
hat is. those who wouldn't care TO
be seen where they are known. can
always be found at the Black and
Tan in Monroe, Don't give your
right name, no; no.
The AveHeetes- ihe younger set
a. Canton avenue) found new talent
Sunday night. One of the young
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-04-29
''ROUND|
IN About.

TOLEDO O.-As "'e se''
am forced to get IN the sshe a. ~"
time-l am pinch-hn'ihe lor mni.i,
On run-in and out UP 70 'le slo ~
City l stopped IN me iu IL eiu' 'ne
playhouse OF the sl'ey. a. IsVV - ~
tone. where you VIII hho HiauS SSsn
son greeting everyone WIN So 49,
smile and an OLD iIlend OF r'"le EN-
ing bar Fredaie Mssilii.s'o", ,, % ~, 49,
must stop IN me iuIt OAR o" 9Nu'
visit to the Motor Cl'y
1t is good to be popular, but TINS man
Bill Carter is . popular drag. And he
thinks mes on some kind of time. You
had better wake up to yourself
We nave Jcs-e- epeH--and James
Nash and the Brown Boys, who were
seen making the nigh spots in the ear
~ evening. should say IN The cool
Of the morning
Saw Red Banks. what's your story
uy,st ns,nened 10 all the ladies? We
COO Uardr, string in the big five look
ing hlus with her mind on ST. Louis
&C. e., WV cant she come 10
SticLro,, avenue ANYMORE.
cl...,..i..g in At ne pig Five looking
tho "a. over we see The proprietor
,,,,,h ~ 2 and Wardine W and for
once She ts win her sister.
W. ali 600 pu,h with her ney mig
A,ce p and Louise Morgan were out
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M. t..,,o ooid .ho,ider waitress AZ
D. E,,. sho,ld lsar.n TO wear a
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