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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
LOOKING BACK In into Tt the M r,.ss

found dead in bed when the family
went to call him. He has been a
resident of Ely since 1886 and came
here from Michigan with his family.
He was employed about the mines for
over 20 years. Surviving are widow
and nine children, the oldest 33 and
the youngest r. The children are
Lena, Eugene, Frederick, Edward, John
willard, Cora, Alexander and Thomas,
all of this city. The Rev. Father Buh
conducted the funeral from the Cath
Ollie church Tuesday morning. Miss
Mary St. Marie of Hibbing; Mr.. and
Mrs. Prince, niece and nephew, OF
Power, Mich; Miss LIE Tourneau, a
niece of Milwaukee; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Brown, a niece and nephew
of Hibbing and Mr.. and Mrs. w. Vain
of Montana, attended the funeral.
Minnesota will collect 100000 for
royalties for state mines for 1915 ac-
cordiny to the state auditors office.
Fifteen state mines contributed 2,400,-
600 tons to the worlds output of iron
ore. The year 1918 showed 2,875,982
tons mined from state mines. Of
ficers for the Odd Fellows were elected
at the last meeting as follows: N. c.,
j. E. johnson, v. G., Arthur Toms,
secretary, B. o. Strachan, treasurer,
Olaf Knutson, trustee, A. L. Sund-
holm. The Mystic Workers have
elected officers: president, j. A. Roth
man; Mon. H. c. Smith; secretary
John Hodge; banker, j. G. Kotchevar;
Mar. C. w. Rice; War, Steve KovaD;
Sen, H. Enright; Supervisors, S. B.
Phillips and Andrew Sund.
Many in this city have been in
terested in the Price case which has
occupied prominent place in Twin
City papers the past two weeks. The
murdered woman was formerly Miss
May Fridley, teacher in the Ely
schools and remembered by many
President Wilson on Wednesday sent
to the senate the name of Jock M
Brown to be postmaster of Ely.
Knutson's Orchestra furnished music
for a dance given by the Masons at
the Opera House Friday evening.
John Kukko has opened bakery in
the Stoll building on Central Avenue
Olaf Knutson, Arthur Knutson
Leonard Slabodnik, Arthur Toms
Reuben Toms, Peter Schaefer and
George Swenson were in Virginia on
Wednesday evening where Messrs. O.
and A. Knutson and Slabodnik were
fitted with horns at the Elks Lodge
in that city. Ed. Cram, former
resident of Ely but now of Alice near
Hibbing, visited with friends here after
several years absence ***Wm. Rich
ards, formerly resident of the Savoy
location but later of Severnbridge, On
tario, Canada, where he has been on
a farm returned to the city last week
and has again accepted position with
the Oliver Iron Mining company.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
Forty-nine Years Ago
From the Ely Times
Friday, Dec. Is, 1891.

o. D. Kinney of Ely, j. T. Hale of
Duluth and c. M Hill, capitalist of
Saginaw, Michigan, on Monday closed
a deal and will plat new town on
the Mesabi range. The site is beau
tiful one on the banks of Esquaguma
lake in 58-16. The lake is miles long
and about half mile wide. The town.
site adjoins the great iron property of
the Cincinnati Iron company and a
half mile from the famous Biwabik
mine. 1t is about ten miles west of
the D. g. l. R. railroad and on the
line of the Duluth, Mesaba & Northern.
The name of the new town will be
Merritt. Mr.. Kinney will establish
a bank and Sawmil has also been
ordered for the new town. The char
aacter of the men at the head of the
company and the rich territory tribu-
tary to the place is a guarantee that
Merritt will be a conspicuous place
in the new district.
The royalty on the Pioneer mine has
been settled. At meeting of Sen
ator j. C. Spooner, W. H. Phillips of
Hudson. Wis, Thomas Bardon of Ash
land at the Spalding Hotel in Duluth
with Mayor Pattison of Superior and
William Pattison, his brother, Robert
WhiteSide and others, reduction in
the royalty was asked. An agreement
was finally reached and henceforth IS
cents will be the rate after the first
75,000 tons upon which so cents per
ton will be charged.
The Ely Dramatic club will present
Down by the Sea" at the Temperance
hall Monday evening. The cast OF
characters will embrace E. F. Mead
Henry Chinn, w. McCurdy, Peter
Schaefer, James Sheridan, Richard
Polkinghorne, Misses Belle McCurdy
Jane Cowling and Jessie McCurdy. **'
Johnny Anderson and his bride ar
rived in the city last evening. "a
DeLacy Wood of the Grand Marais
Pioneer has been named judge of pro-
bate of Cook county
The state treasurer has received
$5,157.70 for the one cent per ton
tax on iron ore shipped out of the
state for the fiscal year ending Nov
30,1891. . Work on the new skating
rink at the foot of Sheridan street is
progressing and it is expected to be
ready for Christmas. Thomas
Owens of Two Harbors has contract
for getting out 10000 ties for the D.
g. l. R., to be cut on the companys
property along the line.
Gust Nyman will be married tomor-
row evening to Miss Anna Hendrickson.
The event will take place at Steam's
hall with a dance following the cere-
mony. " The city council at its last
meeting received a proposition from j.
F. Dacey, Duluth, to furnish boiler
to run the electric light plant for
earliest settlers of Ely, died Saturday
afternoon of heart ailment. He has
$1135. The municipal judge reported
fines and fees collected for the month
of $16245 and p r. Vail and A. j.
Thomas were named to look up a site
for cemetery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
Maps Area Containing Iron
Ore Deposits; Mum on
Company's Plans.

A Canadian geologist accompanied
by an Ely guide have returned from a
six-weeks trip into the Quetico Pro-
vincial Park where the former mapped
country known to contain iron ore.
The scientist is NJ H. G. Fraser. Ed
monitor, and he covered Thismans
lake and Thatmans lake country under
the guidance of Eric Walberg. c. B
Explorers, Ltd, Toronto has a conces-
sion on the area.
Fraser this week completed reports
on his observations which were sent
to Toronto, He declined to say what
action his company might contemplate
A study of the reports, he said, would
be necessary before action was taken
Deep SHOWS hampered exploration
work. The presence of iron ore in the
area has been known for many years
but its extent has never been deter
mined.
While in the park they weathered
couple of billiards. and suz-zero
temperatures, living in a tent. They
went in by canoe, but hiked out. The
trip out, during which they packed
much equipment, required about three
days. They were picked up by auto
at Moose lake.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
NOTICE FOR BIDS
'BAND UNIFORMS"
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. IL, ELY, MINNESOTA.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
the Board of Education of Independent
School District No. II, ST. Louis County
Ely, Minnesota, will receive sealed
proposals up to 1880 o'clock p M on
the 18th day of January, 1941 for the
furnishing of Band Uniforms in &C
cordance with the specifications on file
in the Office of the Clerk.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check for 1870 of the amount
bid and made payable to Ivan Tauzell,
Treasurer of Independent School Dis
trict No. IL.
All bids should be in sealed en-
velopes addressed to Mr.. B. S. Rich
ards, Clerk, 600 East Harvey Street, Ely,
Minnesota, and plainly marked "Bids
on Band Uniforms"
The Board of Education reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
B. S. RICHARDS,
12-19-26. District Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19

INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMITS
SION. CONVENTION OF SEPTEM-
Der Is, 1888, PROVIDING FOR
EMERGENCY REGULATION OF THE
LEVEL OF RAINY LAKE AND OTHER
BOUNDARY WATERS IN THE RAINY
LAKE WATERSHED. NOTICE is here
by given that Public Hearing will be
held in the st. Paul Hotel at 10 A. NJ
in the City of st. Paul, Minnesota on
the oath day of February, 1941, for
the purpose of taking testimony as to
the determination of emergency con-
ditions in the Rainy Lake watershed,
whether by reason of high or low
water, and the adoption of appropri-
ate measures of control with respect
to dams or other works in boundary
waters of the Rainy Lake watershed
Jessie B. Ellis, Washington, D. c.,
Lawrence j. Burpee, Ottawa, Canada.
Secretaries, International Joint Com
mission. Dec. 1926, Jan. 2.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
ORDER FOR HEARING ON FINAL
ACCOUNT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE.

No. 34161
State of Minnesota, County of St.
LouiS-SS.
In the Matter of the Estate of Marie
Elina Matilda, Decedent.
1T IS ORDERED that the petition
for settlement and allowance of the
final account filed herein by Adam
Matilda, as representative of the
estate of said decedent, and for the
assignment of the residue of said
estate to the persons entitled thereto,
be heard before this Court on Mon
day, January 18th, 1871, at ten O'Clock
A. NJ, in the Probate Court Room in
the Court House in Duluth, Minnesota,
and that all persons interested then
show cause, if any they have, why such
petition should not be granted.
Witness the HON. VIM. j. ARCHER,
Judge of Probate Court, this 18th
day of December, 1910.
Sheldon Watts, Clerk of Probate.
(Seal of Probate Court.
Peter Moscatelli, Attorney for Petit
toner, Ely, MINI. 1919 1-2
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
Ten Years Ago
Friday, Dec, 10, 1890.

Ely's handsome new city hall was
dedicated Saturday with appropriate
ceremonies before an attendance Of
visitors and local people which damned
the spacious rooms of the new struc-
ture. Outside visitors were numerous
among which were noted w. c. Sar-
gent, Walter H. Bergen, Chas. Ca1ligan
Frank Magic and Mrs. Magic, Sam
owens, William Fay, John Hogan, w
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
Junior College to
Glue Xmas Program.

The Ely Junior College will present
its annual Christmas program Friday
morning at $50 o'clock. A one-act
play, 1.-The Boy on the Meadow" will
be given by Ruth Maier, Mary Grahek,
Marjorie Rikhus, Shirley Johnson, and
Ingrid Holmes, directed by Philip
King.
The college chorus will sing two
numbers. The singing of Finnish
Christmas songs will be directed by
Emby Tanttari and Slovenian songs
by Bernard Hutar Mrs. Arthur Nelson
accompanied by Mrs. Frank " Di Nino.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
j. c. Alumni Don't Forget
The Christmas Dance Monday December 23 ""sn :

A. Newman, H. A. Anderson, Stuart
Mark Nolan, Ray Anderson, state rep
resentatives; Chas. E. Carlson, L. j.
Birch, Carl Van Hoven, G. E. Ross,
D. M. & 1. R. heads; Martin Hughes,
Edward Freeman, judges of the dis
trict court; Herman Olson, mayor of
Tower, and Mrs. Olson; G. C. Carlson
and Mrs. Carlson, Tower; John Krause,
Gilbert; Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Pfeffer, Mr..
and Mrs. Elvin H. Berg, Eveleth; Mr..
and Mrs. E. j. AmundSon, Eveleth; Mr..
and Mrs. Al. Heritage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Klabachek, Virginia; Al Bick-
ford, Virginia; John Lamuth, CHS
holm; Judge j. p. Carey, Virginia; AL
Johnson, Eveleth;. N. Pasich, Bull and
many other notableS from out of town
whose names we cannot recall.
Addresses were made by Mayor Han
son, Judge Martin Hughes and Judge
Grannis at the dedication. A banquet
was served at $50 in the Memorial
cafeteria with DR.. Ayres as POSTMASTER.
Talks were made by Geo. A. Perham
Judge Edward Freeman, Senator Lom-
men, w. G. Sargent, with the main
address of the evening by I. K. Lewis
of Duluth. w. P. Wolff on behalf of
the city council made a short talk and
Mayor elect Chas. Trezona followed
Mr. Trezona spoke of the water plant
improvements. A dance with music by
the Eight Aces concluded the day.
It is estimated that 1,461, 1865 tourists
to the state this year spent $76,708, 29O
according to figures compiled by the
Ten Thousand Lakes Greater Mime
sofa association. Frank K1O-
buchar, who died in Duluth Friday
after a lengthy illness, was buried
Monday morning from the Catholic
church, the Rev.. Frank Mihelcic Off
ciating. Besides his parents, deceased
is survived by four brothers and two
sisters. The brothers are Joseph, Ru-
dolph, Louis and John Klobuchar OF
this city. The sisters are Mrs. Ed
Hoppa of Ely and Mrs. William Nc
Kay of Laurel, Montana. Believe
it or not, John Wilmunen reports that
one of his white leghorn hens laid SIX
hard-shelled and two soft-shelled eggs
in one day on Wednesday.
| The Masons indicted new officers
Monday evening, the work being done
by Past Master Henry Berg. Those in
Quoted were George Anderson, w. M;
Arthur Solem, S. w.; Ed. c. Bolitho
j. W.; w. o. Lomasney, S. D.; H. R
Browne, j. D.; E. G. Jones, Chaplain;
Barney Agnew, S. S.; DR.. j. G.. Thomp-
son, j. S.; DR.. Geo. T. Ayres, Marshall;
Wilson Carlson, Tyler
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
Geologist Returns From
Trip Into Quetico Park
45 Ely Families to
Get Christmas Baskets.

About As needy families will be
given Christmas baskets through the
cooperation of group of organiza-
lions and individuals. At a meeting
held Tuesday night plans for the
annual community project were dis
cussed. Contributions may be left
with Ray Hoefler at the Community
Center
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19

that your installments will repay a
500 loan in full in IL months. Or, if
you wish smaller payments, as little
as S6.43 a month for 20 months will
also repay a 500 loan. loans also
made in other amounts and for other
periods. Ask for payments on any
loan not shown
Paymentsinclude chargesat House
holds rate of 215% per month.
This rate is less than the maximum
prescribed by the Small Loan Law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
LET'S GET DOWN
zuACTUAL FACTS!
About THE XEW DRIIzE.S

O1dsmobile's mo clutch" Hydra
Matte Drive has proved such a
sensational success that many
manufacturers have brought out
new devices for 1o41-with SIM
liar sounding names and with
claims to similar advantages.
There are new kinds of shifts,
new kinds of transmissions, new
clutch systems, new controls,
new drives" What these de-
vices really do, in comparison
with Hydra Matte Drive, is
shown in the chart below. Check
their accomplishments carefully.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19

You'll find this fact remains:
Just one kind of drive is COM
pletely automatic has no
clutch pedal at all and
never requires any manual
shifting, even for quick accel-
Grafton. That is the original
Hydra-Matic Drive, built and
backed by General Motors,
introduced by Oldsmobile and
now proved by millions of
miles of driving in the hands of
nearly fifty thousand owners!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19
PechaUer to NOUa DOba

Stanley Pechaver will leave Deem
Der 26 for Cleveland, Ohio, to assume
his duties as editor of the English
section of Nova Doba. Pechaver will
succeed Louis Kolar, Cleveland.
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CAST LOAN 6
WITHOUT ENDoRSERS
How you borrow 500 you pay back s64s month

n 1EED a cash loan? You can Dor
row $40 to $300-without en-
dorsers or guarantors-if you can
make regular monthly repayments.
Choose the loan you need and the
payment plan to suit you from the
table below.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19

Payments to fiji your income
See how you may repay your loan
in convenient monthly installments
that fit your own income. Suppose
that you need 500 and can readily
repay $9.77 a month. The table shows
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-12-19

The Miner Is the Only newspaper
Interested In Ely and Its People!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-31
BRITAIN HAPPY At
PROSPECT OF MD.
MARINES LAND NEAR ISLAND
OF CORFU LONDON
REPORTS
Central Press Phonephoto


(Rv International News service)
While fighting RACED on In
Greece and German air attacks on
London eased Off, British news
papeu Nshed into print today
with President Roossvelt's state
ment at Boston that he seeks to
furnish another 1900 warplanes
to Britain, brin sing the total 10
26.000.
Official circles in Britain re-
ceiyed this news with unconcealed
enthusiasm.
German attacks on London and
other sectors of England during
the night proved The lishtest air
raids OF the week, but IT. was an
nounced that r. A. f bombers
had blasted wide areas o. Ger
many and the French channel
coast
Conflicting reports came from
various capitals regardiug events
in Greece. The Italians announced
their forces had reached the Kala-
mas River in North IN Greece and
that the cities a. Patras and lie
panto had been bombed.
Athens reported that some adj
vanced posts had been withdrawn,
the main Greek defense lines
south Of the Albanian border
were being held unbroken aeainst
heavy Italian assaults. The Greek
command ordered these lines held
at "all costs" Il was stated, but
commanders In the field were in
structed TO make no attempt 10
follow up local successes against
the Fascist lesions.
One Greek commander who
caught italian troops in a trap.
moved them down with machine
gun fire and then pursued them
back TO Albania was reported
temp rarily suspended from his
post for disobeyin- orders
In London the Daily Mail re-
ported that British marines had
landed ON an island south OF the
Island Of Corfu Renters news
agency denied that any British
forces have landed on Corfu it,
self.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-31
Lindbergh Organizes Peace
Movement Among Students

81 say that It would be disas-
ter for Europe" he continued,
because l am convinced that the
relationships of European coun-
tries cannot be solved through
American Interference in their
affairs say that 1t would be dis
aster for all ~ US because from a
purely material standpoint x K
we are not in a position to enter
this war successfully"
Stating that we are IN better
position for defense than any
other nation IN the world Lind
bergh declared an air attack on
the United States was virtually
unfeasible and that aviation has
strongthened American defense,
not weakened H.
This talk OF invasion over
Arctic air routes aud South Ameri-
can jungles has arisen from a com
bination OF propa sanda hysteria,
and party politics, he said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-31
Substantial Decrease
in Strikes Reported

Washington. Oct. 3l-UP- There
has been a substantial decline in
strikes during 1910. compared with
preceding years. Secretary OF Labor
Frances Perkins reported today.
For the first nine months of the
year, she said. there we're only 50
per cent as many strikes as in like
periods Of 1898 and 1899. and only
3 per cent Of the number occurring
In 1887.
The number OF workers involved
was only 81 per cent Of the 1889
figure. she said in review OF labor
relations. IS per cent Of the 1885
number and % per cent Of the 1887
number
The Bureau OF Labor Statistics
preliminary estimates. she reported.
showed 1850 strikes in the nine
months period. involving $4,000
workers and 4,i5O.00O man-days of
idleness
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-31
WITNESS SHOT IN
GRAND JURY CASE
VETERAN, LAND OWNER SHOT
AFTER TESTIMONY IN
ALTERATION


Salem, Ind, Oct. Slap The
fatal shooting of witness as he
emerged from the grand jury room
in the Washington County court
house brought a state police guard
today around the Jail where his al
legged assailant was lodged.
William Gibson, 45-year-old
World War veteran and wealthy
land owner, was felled by a single
bullet from a .3S-caliber pistol and
died instantly late Wednesday. He
was the brother OF four men who
figured in southern Indiana feud
in 1881 but he had no part in that
episode.
Sheriff Charles w. Moore said
he saw the shooting and that it was
done by Arch Bishop. Al. whom he
disarmed Immediately and placed
in jail. Moore reported that
Bishop admitted the Staying He
was held without charge.
Sheriff Moore said the grand
jury was investigating a disturb
ance last Saturday night at a tav-
ern at Hillport owned by Gibson
which ended with Gibson's firing
shot into an automobile occupied
by Bishops son. The officer said
no ore was wounded.
Bishop already had testified be.
fore the grand jury and was wait
ing in courthouse corridor when
Gibson came out.
The sheriff said he could not
reach Bishop in time to prevent
the shooting but that he disarm:
ed him Immediately. Gibson,
Moore added. was unermed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-31
KEF GEN To SPEAK
At DEDICATION OF
LEGION EMBLEM
Open House Planned For
Leg Onnalres, Friends
November II

National Americanism chairman
Lester Kefgen. Bay City, will be
the main speaker at dedication ser.
vices for a bronze American lie.
gion emblem Nov II at the Leg on
Home on Huron St. The plaque
will be placed on the front OF the
Home and is gift from John
Lonskey.
Open house for dictionaries and
friends is planned with entertain.
ment. dancing and buffet lunch.
con The Ford Mountalneers vii
furnish music
Voluntary assistants 70 help with
the Halloween program tonight H.
the various schools WIS asked b.
James Warner Legion party chair
man, at the organization meeting
Wednesday night Two other city
oI ganlzatlons. the Kiwanis and
me rotary, arc working with the
Legion on the holiday parties.
"A benefit for the Ypsilanti Hish
School Band will be sponsored by
the Legion Arrangement Will be
made 80 have dance recital by
Ruth Fleuellug and her dancing
students The time and place Will
be planned by Brit Eddings
AS a part OF the local Anne cant
zation program the Legion will con.
tribute funds towards sending the
football teams Of Roosevelt AMI
ipsilanti High Schools and the
basf efball team Of Lincoln School
10 the annual University u Michi.
gan Alumni Club football banquet
nov. rs at Ann Arbor. Dr.. VI.
a~ ~. ---
fCouffnued IN Para TUo1
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-31
Sees War Involvement as
Disastrous to Nation,
Europe

New Haven. Conn. Oct. 81 -
APP A nationwide organization
espousing the cause OF noniuter-
vention in the war was launched
today by Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh. who said that This nation s
Involvement would be a disaster
for our own country and for Eur
ope."
Brought here by group OF
Yale undergraduates first student
chapter Of the America first COM
mittee. the noted flier said the
United states participation
would be a disaster for America
because # would confuse and ag-
Fravate our internal problems.
which are critical enough without
war;