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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27

A. Larson, w. w, lot 8, block 81,
South Libby
Louis w. LaBeau to James For
syth, w. D. NWASEA, SW4SEH
Except south 10 acres). Sec. II,
Twp. 81 N, Rye. rs w. NJ M
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
Pride OF African Called Challenge To Western Negro

sionary Society. who gave a short.
interesting talk, on missionary work
and Mrs. Byrd OF Eeorse.
Commander Charles Euoanks OF the
Aiexander Dumas Pose No, 5s2 Tenth
street. al visger Road Ecorie, wishes
to thank his many comrades for their
loyal support given in the Decorl-
ion dav parade. The post hall nss
been completed and is now under
The supervision Of Commander Eu-
banks. All visitors and friends a-r
invited to spend their leisure time
az the hall where refreshments vii
be served az all times.
Ecorse has the youngest and only
all-colored drum and bugle COPS
in the city. II Is composed of i24
girls between the ages Of and Is
Mrs. Laura Kiagler is president JOAN
W. Hill. sponsor Mrs.. Katie Benford
vice president. Miss Frances Bruce.
secretary; Madeline Lacy. correspond
ing secretary. and Mrs. Bessie Camp
bell. treasurer.
Please sec that an news ia given
10 the reporter not later than Tues
day at noon Of each week. Copies
of the Michigan Chronicle will also
be available
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
Young Legion Post
Plans Boat Picnic

Charles Young Post II drill team
Is planning one OF the most enter
tanning and delightful boat picnics
% Tsshmoo park on Monday, June
10, 1889, that Detroiters have enjoy
ed for many a season. A boat load
Of fun-seekers Will leave First street
wharf at 9 am for a pleasure filled
day of baseball, pony carts, races,
bathing. dancing and bicycling,
Tickets are now on sale at the fol-
lowing places;
Belle Beauty Shoppe, 1860 81
Hastings at Forest, Lane Drug COM
pany, 1928 E. Warren. cor. Brush.
Taflers Drug Sore, 9O49 Oakland,
cor. Owen; Janets Beauty Shoppe,
1851 Russell street. Mcqueen Novel
ty company, 5ll9 Brush street.
Dawes Cut-Rate Drugs, Hastings.
cor. Farnsworth: White Front
Candy Kitchen. 471s Milford ave-
nue.; Morrison Drug Store. $3.50
Beauben near Palmer; Swanson's
Barber Shop, 34l5 Hastings street:
Nhller's Lunch. l508-lO Chene street:
David P Wisdom. 1922 ST. Aubin
avenue; Dawes Cut Rate Drugs, 1862
Hastings street; the Arcade Barber
shop, 244l Hastings street. Mary
Rose Beauty Shappe,- 1916 Kirby
street W; La-Rhetta Beauty Salon,
400 E. Forest street; Daisy's Creole
Kitchen, 2468 Brush street; Longs
Drug store, 1901 ST. Antoine street:
Pekins Restaurant ST. Antoine
street; Tom Phillip, 1874 American
Legion; Dr.. Toodle Drug, Beaubien
and Frederick; Lee Confectionery.
ard Gwen u
aign War, 1887 Bangor street.
The entertainment committee is:
Bob Settles, Cleve Ogletree, Ivy
Grant, John Scott, Robert Shaw Earl
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
The American Beauty
Social And Art Club

Inc American Beauty 5. and A,
club held its regular weekly meet
ing with Mrs. Matte Glass OF Pal
mer avenue
The usual procedure Of the bust
ness was transacted. Mrs. Mable
Smith. -preSident-and I2o oIher
members Mrs. Mae Malone and
Mrs. Nellie Walker were present
at our last meeting. Each OF them
gave a short talk on how they en-
joyed their trip to Kansas City. Mrs.
Smith presented each OF the mem
bers with souvenir. Miss Beatrice
Hicks is the newest addition 10 the
group
Mrs GuSsie Aranah was the win
ner Of the guess prize. A club get
together will be held each month
hereafter as -feeHiar sessions arc
closed until fall Mrs. Aranah.
1851 Stanford, Will entertain the
club members July :, in their first
eet-together.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
" BOYS GLEE
TO HOLD End
YRLY. RECITAL
Little Symphony Also To
Accompany Musical
Group

The Little Symphony orchestra
composed OF some OF Detro.;s out
standing young musicians will ac-
company the Y.MCA Boys Glee
club at the second annual recital on
Sunday. June IS, 1899 The recital
held at the YMGA.. viii be Haiqae
and interesting.
Several very beautiful numbers
VIII be rendered that have not been
used very much by Detroit choral
organizations. One OF these, the
"Seraphic Song" will feature Miss
Clara Young. harpist Miss Young.
Cstudent s-CaSS Feehy-is- eatstat4a-
Jns FOR her work with musical
groups
Gloster B. Current director Of the
giee club. points out This program
VIII be one Of the best recitals ever
given by a young g0rup The Etee
club has spent much time in prepar-
ing this recital and the program will
warrant the interest and attendance
ot all who wish 10 support this en-
-dcHvur- fnC money raised VIII 60
toward the purchase of uniforms. -"
The recital viii begin promptly at
:
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
Congressional Club
Holds Meeting

The United District Congressional
club held us regular weekly meet
ing last Monday al pm. The
meeting was Well-attended and Mrs.
Clarap Patterson presided Brief
remarks We're also made by the
MeSsrs, Tumlin and Ragsdale. guest
at the meeting Mrs. Corrinne Hayes
is club scribe.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
NO mferiority Complex
Among Natiues, Says
Mrs. 6. S. Smith

tlnued. In addition 10 church
owned and operated schools the
government OF Liberia supports the
College OF Liberia. On the Colo
Coast in Sekondi the church is also
establishing a very fine school. At
Cape Coast, a little further in the
interior the A. NJ E. Zion church
has under the leadership OF Bishop
and Mrs. W. J. Brown maintained
fine institution. Bishop and Mrs.
Brown have been at work in Cape
coast for the past IS months"
Emphasis On Boys
AT present while the normal
trend in West Africa is to educate
the male species Of the Race, bar
riers which have prevented the fe-
male species from attaining also
are gradually being broken down"
There is no official religion in
Liberian, but the Anglican religion
is at present dominant with the
Methodists running a possible
second while Catholics, judging
- o''' "ppeai a''le s1 a'e ''ie teiies'
~ . 10 ~
paratively young in the area, but
have done much by way of con-
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- - :.
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a race esger 10 ard csnat,is -,
nrograss
Thst ,ho,, ara ,.,.t,o -,
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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10

Eavens. Ben Mccoy. J L Wh.,eiaw
commander Of Charles Young Post
No n.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10

Rumors stating that Liberians
were themselves indulging in a
form of slavery, which were re-
Gently circulated throughout
Europe and the West were TO
7'great extent, according to Mrs.
Smiths Interpretation Of the Ii
berian attitude. false. The situation
was one, reports have it, involving
"a technique quite comparable TO
the white slave trade in America.
The practice might exist, but it was
not as western publicity would have
many readers believe, approved by
the government and wherever gov
ernmentsl authorities encountered
such trsvesties upon human justice,
it was Immediately stamped out
Monrovia Progressive
"Monrovia, the capital OF Liberia
is Mrs. Smith remarked, "a very
beautiful place and under the presl-
dency Of Edward Barley, is ex-
periencing very progressive ad-
ministrauon, which includes the
building OF almost six hundred
miles Of roadwork.
Following the completion OF the
road building a sewage and water
work system will be installed.
Broadway, there's one in Mon
rovia, the avenue on which is estab-
lished the executive mansion will
be one Of the first streets to. be
paved. d
Septic tanks are as yet the out
standing form OF sanitation in the
community, and housing is grad
uaiiy being improved Particularly
according TO reports, is the Fire
stone Rubber company doing much
10 raise the housing standards among
the natives to the point Of having
sponsored projects which provided
for the construction Of numbers OF
modern cement and steel homes and
schools. The country also boasts
its share Of clubs and recreatioual
facilities. Monrovia has three
nCWSDapprg
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10

Education
While in West Africa, visited
eight schools Mrs. Smith con-
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10

NO lucTlOTNN 1onpieN
Averring that Negroes in Africa
have no inferiority complex, Mrs.
Smith hitting the average Ameri-
en- Negroes attitude toward Africa,
related having encountered little
girl on one Of the steamers and
asking Where are you tromG The
child replied Immediately with
pride in her young tones, Africa
There is complete ABSENCE among
the African Of any inferiority feel
ing toward the European
Glass Systems Declining
Indications Of the decline Of what
was at one time very marked class
system in Liberia are being shown.
the interview revealed, in the in
cressing number OF intermarriages
among the Liberians and the neigh
boribe- tribeSn1en
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
VISITS:

Mrs. Florence Mckinney Of Mi
ami, Fla, is the house guest Of her
son and daughter Mr. and Mrs
Albert Marsh OF Cherrylswn
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-06-10
CBy staff Reporter

The night IS black and beautiful
So are the souls Of my people.
Il. HUGHES
It's a far cry from. Detroit Mich,
10 the distant coasts OF Liberia and
other parts OF West Africa, but the
spirit in which the natives OF West
Africa move and do things was
brought close 10 dynamic Detroit
last Tuesday evening when Mrs
c. S, Smith graciously and enthu-
siastically related 10 a group OF re-
porters, incidents experienced dur
ing her recent trip to West Africa,
in particular, and other European
points In general.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Friedsburg, AhoIa and Maxi
Top Field for City Alderman;
Toms and Mertel Named judges
Oscar T. Friedsburg Leads
Nine Candidates With
Total of 1892.
THREE NEW MEMBERS
Total Vote of 1886 is 228
Less Than 1914 Cast in
Last Years Poll.

Oscar T. Friedsburg, aldermanic can
didate in Tuesdays election for three
Aldermen, a Municipal Judge and
Special Municipal Judge, led the alder
manic field by polling total Of 1892
out of a total of 1886 cast.
Following Friedsburg was Toimi Ahola
with 1915 and John NJ Maxi with 900.
Friedsburg, Ahola and Maxi were chosen
outof field of nine entered and viii
take their seats on the city council at
the organization meeting the first Of
the year.
Others entered were Stanley Urbas,
Rudolph Tisovich, Joseph Koschak, An
ton Poljanec, Tony Takavitz, Jr., and
Sam E. Swanson. All made a spirited
campaign and an analysis of the vote
polled in the several precincts as shown
in the annexed table, viii prove Of in
terest and prove an interesting study
Edwin Toms, unopposed candidate for
municipal judge, who has held the
position for the past eight years, was
the high vote getter of Tuesdays ballot
ing. Judge Toms received handsome
endorsement for his past conduct in
this very important position with 2120
votes out of the possible 1886 cast.
Joseph Mertel, up for reelection as
special municipal judge. received 873
votes, a plurality of 1874 over his nearest
competitor, George Bubash with 679.
Although voting was brisk at the six
precincts of the city, 228 less votes
were cast this year than at the last
years election when a mayor was
chosen along with three aldermen and
the vote stood 3214 for the city.
Judging from the tabulated account,
the voters evidently were satisfied with
those chosen to represent them. Every
one elected was chosen by an incontest-
able vote and decisive margin
The city council, after the first OF
the year, will be composed of Mayor
Bern. M. Lambert and Aldermen Joseph
Milkovich, Fran. Vrapesich, Archie
Hedloff. Oscar Friedsburg, Toimi Ahola
and j. N. Maxi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
ELY MAN TAKES
TOWER BRIDE
Miss Florence Axelson, Tower,
and Anthony Bartovich, Ely,
Wed at Church Rites.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Axelson of Tower
announce the marriage OF their
daughter, Florence, to Anthony Bart
ovich, son of Mr. and Mrs Frank
Bartovich, Of this city.
The ceremony was performed at st.
Anthony'S Catholic church in this city,
wednesday morning, November 20, the
Rev Frank Mihelcic reading the nuptial
rites. Miss Mary Hutar played Lohen-
grin's Wedding March and also sang.
80 Lord I Am Not worthy during the
ceremony.
Miss Josephine Bartovich, sister OF
the groom, was the brideSaid and Mrs
Matt Vaida, sister of the bride, was
maid of honor while Thomas Starkovich
and Louis Erzar were the groom's at
tendantS.
The bride wore gown of white satin
trimmed with lace and floor-length
pearl trimmed veil with train. She
carried a bouquet of white roses.
Miss Bartovich wore pink taffets
gown with bolero effect with a wreath
of miniature pink roses and carried {
bouquet of pink roses
The maid of honor wore a blut
taffeta dress with hustle effect. Sht
also wore a wreath of miniature pinl
roses and carried bouquet of pinl
roses.
A wedding breakfast was served a
the home of the groom's parents in thi
city and bridal dinner at the home o
the brides parents at Tower later il
the day.
The groom has been resident of thi
city for the past 16 years, gradual
of the Ely schools. The bride was borr
raised and educated at Tower. Sh
graduated in the class of 1886. tn
couple will make their home in thi
city.
Many friends, both here and a
Tower join in wishing them all possibl
happiness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
at St. Andrews Club
Meet Stirs Members With
Realistic Talk.

Finland will fight to the end against
Russian domination" the Rev. Douglas
Ollila told st. Andrews club members,
Friday night, because it is better to
die in honor and honesty than to give
in"
1.-The Finnish people know Russia"
the Rev. Ollila, pastor of the Suomi
Synod church here, continued. They
were under its domination from 1909
to 1918, and during that time they
learned great deal.
They learned that progress under
Russia was well nigh impossible.
If Czarist Russia, which claimed
Christianity prosecuted the country,
how much more would Goddess COM
muniStic Russia persecute it?"
Invited to address the club on present
day conditions in Finland, the speaker
stated that he wished his talk had
been given week ago or a week from
the present date, just one day after
Russian armies had invaded the
country, so that the uncertainties now
existing could have been avoided.
In a business session following the
address, the club elected Fred Hand
berg, president, to succeed William
Jones; B. j. Agnew, vice president, and
E. w. Bailey, secretary and treasurer
Trustees chosen included Jones, William
Poulos, John Olson and John Nicholas
1t was voted to make no change in
the club year. E. w. Hanson, wilho v
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
ROBERTSON IS
TRANSIT erred
Winton Manager of NJ. P. & L,
Promoted to Have Charge
at Little Falls.

Gus E. Robertson, who for the past
thirteen and a half years has managed
the affairs of the Minnesota Power &
Light company in this vicinity, making
his residence at the power plant near
Winton, has been promoted to have
charge Of the Little Falls division of
the company.
Mr.. Robertson takes the place of j.
NJ Olson, who has had charge of the
division at Little Falls, which embraces
stations at Sylvan, Pillager and River
ton, in addition to the Little Falls
station. Mr.. Olson was accidentally
killed on November IL by the discharge
of gun he was cleaning, preparatory
to the opening of the hunting season.
The place at Winton will be filled by
John Vista of Sylvan, who with his
family will arrive in a few days to
take charge.
Before coming to the Winton plant,
Mr.. Robertson was employed at the
Thompson plant at Duluth for fourteen
years. In point of service he is one of
the Oldest employees of the company.
During his residence here Mr.
Robertson has been prominent in civic,
church and Boy Scout affairs. He is
at present third vice president of the
Headwaters Area Boy Scouts for which
position a successor will be named at
coming meeting
The people of Ely and Winton con-
graduate him on his promotion and
join in wishing himself and family the
best of everything in their new home.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
ELY AWARDED
WV CONCLAvE
Summer District Meeting Will
be Held Here in June;
Expect ESQ Persons.

Ely post No. 2717, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, vii play host to the district
meeting of the service mems organiza-
ton and auxiliary units scheduled for
next June.
Ely was awarded the meeting at the
district get-together held in Duluth,
Sunday.
The district includes the northeastern
corner of the state, and extends as far
west as Grand Rapids, north to Inter-
national Falls, and south to Moose
Lake. 1t is expected that $50 persons,
representing all posts and units of the
district will be present.
Nine new units have been added to
the district organization during 1889, it
was reported.
In attendance at the Duluth meeting
were Fred Hanson, Ernest Volt, John
j. Meier, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Butala
and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Jarvi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Raise SUPPLIES
FOR Finland
independence Day Celebrated
Sunday; Henry Moilanen
Speaker Here.

The Finnish Independence Day, Dec.
6, was celebrated here at the K. R.
Hall, Sunday, with appropriate exercises
marking the day.
This celebration takes on all the
festivities marking Americas Fourth of
July. The little prosperous nation, the
only one of the European countries to
pay their war debt to the United States,
was under the heel of Russia up to 1918
when it gained its independence only to
again feel the oppressors foot at the
present time.
The trouble the country is in some
what dampened the ardor of the cele-
brants, Sunday. The celebration de-
voted itself towards taking ways and
means for assisting the homeland
people although the independence
theme of the meeting was not lost sight
of.
The speaker of the occasion was
Henry Moilanen of Virginia, who made
a stirring address, in which he implored
his hearers not to be carried away with
the false promises of some of their
countrymen with a leaning towards
Russia and who were being financed in
their propaganda circulation by the
Soviet government.
A patriotic program of musical num-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
THANKSGIVING DAY
WARMEST ON RECORD
FOR DEMOCRATS, COP.

Elyites, both Democrats and Republl-
cans, as well as persons who put
tradition above political affiliation, ate
their turkeys on the warmest Thanks
giving days on record. On Thanksgiving,
Nov. %, the high for the day was 40
degrees above zero and the low 80,
while on Thanksgiving, Nov. 80, the
maximum temperature was so above,
and the minimum was %.
A year ago there wasn't anything
particularly newsworthy about the
weather or the day on which the event
was to be observed. Thursday, Nov. "a,
1888, was typical November day, the
high being 16 above and the low exactly
zero.
There was also nearly a foot of snow
on the ground at the time, while this
November has been one of the dryest
on record Precipitation in the form of
snow measured IL of an inch and
rain O1 of an inch for a total of .13
this November.
All told November, 1899, was pre-
cedent-Setting month.
Records kept by the U. S. forest SER
vice reveal that the average high was
AS degrees and the average low, 24.4
The highest temperature was on Nov.
IA, when So above was recorded while
9 above was chalked up on Nov. 10 and
IL for the lowest marks
The first part of November, 1888, was
quite warm, with two marks of over 60
degrees set, but the last half of the
month was considerably colder A total
of IL inches of snow fell.
The warm, snow-free fall weather
this year has been a great thing for
deer, giving them plenty of feed with
which to start off the winter which
sooner or later will give them many
a hungry day.
The last days of the month were SO
warm that frost started to come out of
the ground that has been frozen to a
depth of eight to IL inches. December
was ushered in by a light rain that
turned into snow.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-12-07
Fourth District Gets
Cut of Sc, 1860 in
1910 County Budget
All But Two of the Seven
Districts Took Slashes
for Next Year.
PWA PROGRAM is OUT
Districts Will be Required
to Pay 40 Per Cent More
for WPA Projects.

All but two of the seven commissioner
districts took cuts in their budgets for
next year, according to figures OBJ
tanned from the Ely county office.
The two which received increases over
this years budgets were the Fifth, which
was given a hike of about $4,000, and
the Sixth, an increase of about $1,000.
Each of these districts received special
appropriations of $4,000 which will be
matched with a like amount by the
federal government for federal aid sec
ondary construction work.
Other districts were given reductions
Of from $1,000 to $4,000. The Fourth
will receive $6,446.80 less next year than
it did this.
These comparative figures include
only county monies and do not include
PWA funds received this year.
A PWA program totaling 1896, 174.18
as the governments shore was drawn
up a year ago at this time for 1889.
Later about one-quarter Of it was
cancelled, leaving about 100000 ex-
pended for PWA construction by federal
authorities.
No PWA projects are available for
next year which automatically trims
the budgets of all districts.
When the board started consideration
of the road and bridge fund levy for
1910, few weeks ago, it had requests
from the seven commissioner districts
before it that would have made the
total appropriation equal to this years,
including the PWA.
When they got through with the re-
quests, they had trimmed off all this
and little more besides.
After setting the total appropriation,
$4,000 was taken out to give to the
Fifth and Sixth districts for federal
aid secondary projects. Then the re-
mainder was apportioned among the
seven districts on the basis of approx
mately 1854 per cent to the First; 11.72
per cent to the second; 4:45 to the
Third; 1I97 to the Fourth, and each of
the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh, 22.74
per cent. Since 1922 this same percent
age has been used for division of the
fund, although for next year it is not
quite accurate for any of the districts
Estimated receipts for 1889 and 1910
for the fund are identical, gasoline tax
and state aid being 100000, miscel-
laneous revenue, 5000 with 81 ,303 ,00C
being levied against taxable property
in the county. There is no increase in