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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That
sealed proposals. or bids, viii be re-
ceived in the office of the City Clerk Of
the City Of Ely, st. Louis County, Min
nesota up to seven-thirty (7:30)
o'clock P. NJ, Tuesday, June 18, 1910.
for the furnishing Of. F. o. B. cars at
Ely, Minnesota, quantity Of CORFU
gated metal culvert according to speci-
fications and proposal forms now on
file in the office Of the City Clerk.
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with a certified check in the
sum of ten percent 900 Of the con-
tract price Of the material, made pay
able to the City Treasurer; check to
be drawn on some National or State
Bank duly authorized to DO business in
the State Of Minnesota.
Successful bidder shall be required
to furnish a satisfactory surety bond
for the full amount of the contract.
Check Of the successful bidder shall
be held until satisfactory surety bond
has been rendered by the successful
bidder and contract signed. All other
checks shall be returned within ten
(10) days from date contract is award
ed.
If successful bidder TO whom this
contract is awarded fails TO furnish
bond and sign contract within ten I0)
days after being awarded the contract,
said deposit shall be forfeited to the
City of Ely, Minnesota, who shall then
proceed 70 award the contract to other
parties.
All bids shall be made out in oupli-
cate. addressed TO the City Clerk. City
Of Ely, Minnesota, and marked plainly
on the outside Of the envelope Bid
on Culvert Pipe"
The City Council Of the City OF Ely,
Minnesota, reserves the right 70 reject
any or all bids upon this material.
BY order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
a o. RUTSON,
90 els City Clerk
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Virginia Army Office
Asking for More Men.

Able bodied, strong young men, un-
married. Of good reputation, citizens Of
the United States. between 10 and 35
years, can now apply for enlistment in
the regular army for period Of three
years, or may stay 80 years and retire
on three-quarters Of the pay they were
drawing at the date of their retirement.
Vacancies exist in the following
branches: Infantry, Fort Lewis, Wash;
medical department and infantry, Fort
Smelling, MINI. Enlistment may be
made IN person or by writing, o. s.
Army Recruiting Station, City Hall,
Virginia, MINI.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Ely One of the Places
to Select Queen of Lakes.

Regional contests to select a Queen
Of the Lakes to preside over the Min
neapolis Aquatennial, July 20 to %, viii
be conducted in 20 Minnesota cities
with the winners competing in state
finals and participating in other festi-
val events as guests Of the AquatenniaI
according to Nate Crabtree, vice chair
man.
Contests are expected to be con-
Quoted at Park Rapids, Willmar, Glen
wood, Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Detroit
Lakes, Benidji, International Falls
Ely, Hibbing, Brainerd. ST. Cloud
Rochester and Winona Six other cities
for regional queen contests will be
chosen within a week
Candidates must be Minnesota girls
between Is and IS years old, and will
be chosen on basis Of charm, person.
atty, graciousneSs and beauty. Grand
prize viii be a trip to Seattle, San
Francisco and Los Angeles, With a re-
turn trip through Chicago. The re-
gional representatives will be guests of
the Aquatennial during their nine-day
stay in Minneapolis.
Contestants will also be entered from
two other divisions-co colleges and uni
versities, and Minneapolis groups.
Representatives OF the colleges and
universities will meet for semi-finals
at their own expense, with four finaIists
staying throughout the AquatenniaI as
guests. One finalist viii be chosen
from the graduating classes Of Mime
apolis high schools. and Is other girls
viii be selested from Minneapolis in
dustries
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Water Pipe is Solid
After Sixty Years.

Glenwood-Gunder Olson unearthed
part Of the first water system laid
IN Glenwood about IS years ago. The
water pipes were made from long mar
row tamarack logs with a hole drilled
through the center. Although this log
had laid under seven feet of ground
all those years, when removed it was
in perfect state of preservation. Mr..
Olson has left it with the Historical
Society where it can be seen at the
Court House.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Former Resident, Sc,
Victim of Fate.

Luverne-Mrs. Frances Beers, Sc,
formerly Of Luverne, will vouch for the
fact that Fate carries an unusual as
sortment Of tricks in its bag and has
no respect as to time or place when
it puts them on display. Mrs. Beers
in company with her daughter. Mrs. J.
s. Fink, were in Sioux Falls recently
where they visited with Mrs. Sam
Foight, also a daughter Of Mrs. Beers.
Mrs. Beers apparently lost her balance
on hospital stair and fell, fracturing
her arm about four inches beyow her
shoulder. She remained IN the hos
pital, not as a visitor, but rather as a
patient.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
IOOF Lodge Names
Officers for Year.

New officers of the I. o. o. F. lodge
were elected Friday. They are Martin
Handberg noble grand; Robert Mich
olas, vice grand. and Fred Childers, Jr.,
trustee. The new officers, along with
those to be appointed. will be installed
at the next meeting, which is July s.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Warming to NOrthfeLd
Dog OICners is GiUen

Northfield-Because Of annoying in
stances which have occurred at the
May Fete and commencement exercises
in past years as result of the presence
Of dogs on the campus, Carleton Col
lege has announced that it will impound
whatever dogs appear on these oc-
casions this year and TO release them
to their owners on payment of the cost
of catching and keeping them. Mayor
o. s. Jackson has offered his coopera-
ton in solving the problem.
USE THE MINER WANT ADS!
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
FIRST FLYING
TOURISTS CONE
Two U. S. Army Officers at
Canadian Border Lodge on
Fishing Trip.

Two officers in the 0. S. army air
corps, the first flying tourists of the
season. arrived here last Thursday by
plane for a four-day fishing trip at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Braille Invention

When he was three years old,
Louis Braille inventor of the BraiIle
system, became blind. At 10 he
went to a Paris institution for blind
toundlings. At 10 he began teaching
the blind.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Three Sessions

Three interesting and instructive
sessions will be held under the per-
sonal direction of Mrs. Olga Hans
comb. one of Northwest's leading
economic experts. lecturer and food
columnist. Don't miss this unusual
event
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06

$500 was sent to Hjalmar Procope,
Minister from Finland. To date, s921.7O
has been collected by this committee
and $4,000 sent to Procope. The COM
mittee wishes to thank each and every
one for their donations and for any
thing they have done in this behalf.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06

The Miner is the Only Newspaper
Interested III Ely and Its Peoplei
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Report Compiled on
Finnish Relief Fund.

For the publicity committee, Mrs. A.
Leino reports the following receipts for
the Finnish Relief Fund during the
months of April and Nav:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06

Canadian Border Lodge operated by
Walter Berger. They were Capt. Earl
Sweeney and Lieut.. R. N. Taylor of
Stout Field, Indiana, located near
Indianapolis.
They flew a North American O-47
observation plane, which was left at
the Ely airport under the care of
William Morse during their fishing
expedition.
Capt. Roger Williams of Dayton,
Ohio, will come here in an amphibian
late in the summer for a stay at the
Canadian Border resort.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
The Swing is to Pyrofax Gas

It's living the city Service your kit
chen! You cook heat make ice No smelly
fumes fire budngcoaI and ashes banished forever
Uninterrupted supply of gas always available.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06

I'VE never had enough hot water
for our big family until we in
stalled Pyrofax' Gas Service.
Now, thanks to 'Pyrofax' gas we
have plenty at all times-and the
cost is surprisingly little"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06

"'Pyrofax' Gas Service has made
il possible for US to have a gas
refrigerator-something we've al
ways needed badly. And il is pay
ing for itself out OF savings on
food that would otherwise spoil.
On the hottest days last summer
we had ice galore, too."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-06-06
Easy Time
Payn1 entS

on latest models Magic Chef Ranges
for use with Pyrofax Gas Service. A
small down payment puts one in your
kitchen right away!
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Stock Averages
CO. Stock Range Since 1927:
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, April 19-Stocks
Travelled rocky road in todays
market, but found the going a bit
smoother just before the close.
Leaders were down from the start,
some as much as 2 points or so.
Extreme losses, however, were re-
duced or converted into minor ad-
vances in the final hour. There were
one rtWo weak spots. Loft dropped
at one time, then retrieved part
of this.
Dealings picked up occasionally,
and transfers for the full proceed
ings exceeded 100000 shares.
Business news was fairly encour-
aging, but much confusion persisted
in Wall Street over European war
developments. Some nervousness
was revived by the action of the
Premier of the Netherlands in put
ting that country under martial law.
Steels were under pressure the
greater part of the day as word came
from Pittsburgh that there was no
intention of Withdrawing the recent
price cuts. These stocks steadied at
the last on indications mill opera
tions at Birmingham and Youngs-
town would be up next week. Air
crawts again were subjected to profit
taking Notwithstanding the latest
big plane orders from the allies.
They subsequently stiffened.
Quiet strength was exhibited bv
American-HaWaiian Steamship, At
lantic Gulf & West Indies, Inter-
national Mercantile Marine, Amer
lean Woolen common and preferred,
American Airlines and New York
Shipbuilding.
Backward were United States
Steel, Bethlehem. Du Pont. Eastman
Kodak, Johns-Manville, Sears-Roe-
buck and American Smelling Rails
and utilities were moderately re-
sistant.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

Charles G. Dawes. Budget"
A host of other able speakers,
representing almost every important
industry in the United States. are
also to appear on the program. DR..
Paul Van iceland, former Prime
Minister of Belgium, will address
the American section of the Inter-
national Chamber on The World
Situation" w. Gibson Carey, jr.,
president of the chamber, will talk
on Build America" at the general
session Tuesday, April 80, Charles
E. Wilson, president, General Elec-
trio Co., appearing on the same
program
DR.. William Mather Lewis, presi-
dent of Lafayette College, will dis
cuss The Challenge of Education
at luncheon. Other speakers at
Evening star., 1940-04-19

OF siege had been proclaimed in Holland
industrial leaders held their sround fairly
well. Department store securities and
Lever Bros issues were on offer most Of
the session. European and Far Eastern
bonds were under pressure Commodity
stocks including oils and coppers, were
PARIS.--The Bourse rallied modestly
today as traders took q more optimistic
view OF Italian and Balkan relations to
the war. Rentes countered the trend.
however, notably the dollar guaranteed
issue under-selling ascribed to big cor
poration holders. The closing range was
30 centimes higher to so lower.
AMSTERDAM.-Despite irregular price
movements. the Bourse appeared in q
cheerier frame of mind today because q
government action placing the country
under martial law.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

berries of Eastern Virginia appar-
emily will survive the freeze in good
shape. A curtailment of not more
than 10 per cent now is indicated.
Peaches in the Acknowledgements
region and in the vicinity of Roa-
noke received the most damage,
Taylor said.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
New York Cotton
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 19.-Cotton
futures eased today under pressure
of tired long liquidation. spot house,
Bombay and New Orleans selling
which met only light trade de-
mand.
Lower prices at Bombay and dis
appointment over the markets ac-
tion in view of continued unfavor-
able weather in the South encour-
aged selling. Stop loss orders were
uncovered on the decline.
Late afternoon prices were 2 to
10 lower with distant months TAX
ing the brunt of the pressure; May
(old), 1914; July (old), 1914; March,
9.83.
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Virginia Peak Crop
Is Reduced by Cold
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. ~
RICHMOND, Va, April 19.-On
the basis. of preliminary reports
from peach-growing areas of Vir-
ginia, Henry M. Taylor, State agri-
cultural statistician, estimated that
the cold wave of the past week end
impaired the commercial peach crop
in Virginia between 40 and go per
cent.
Mr.. Taylor said that the straw
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Chicago Grain
8y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 19-Profit takers
attracted by gains of 9 cents in
wheat and corn prices the past II
days contributed heavy selling pres
sure that lowered values of most
cereals here today.
Wheat declined almost 2 cents at
one stage, but rallied slightly before
the close. Corn rose cent in early
dealings to new highs since 1887,
but then reacted sharply. In the
spot market, however, cash wheat
sold as high as Sl15l2 for No. 2 red,
the highest since the fall of 1887,
while yellow corn was quoted up to
68 cents.
Wheat closed 7s-l14 cents lower
than yesterday, May, sl.10Ts; July,
s1.09s4 -12; corn IS higher to i
lower: May, 6412-ss; July, 6512;
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK April 10 Uo.-Crude rubbep
futures opened 8 to "a lower; May, 1881.
So; July. 1s56-66: September. ls.33-35.
Evening star., 1940-04-19

this forum m
clude Frank B.
Jewett, pres S J.
dent, Bell Tele-
phone Labora-
tories; Harrison
E. Howe, editor,
Industrial a n d
E n 6 i n e e r i ng
Chemistry, and
S. Wells Utley,
president, D e =
trOlt Castings
Co.
At the annual
dinner the hon.
or guest will be
Evening star., 1940-04-19

Will De one OF
the h e a d lin e
speakers at the
28th ar n u a |
convention of
t he U nj t e d
States Chamber
of Commerce,
which opens a
weeks sessions
in Washington
on April 20.
Gen. Dawes will
address a dinner
m e e ng, his
subject b Elm G
The Next Pres
ident ar d the
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Chicago Cash Market.

July 90 ZOO 6.67 6.T
Chicago Cash Market
Cash wheat. No . red. 115l2: Nc Q
mixed. III No. 3. 1.1224: sample mixed.
! 90: No. 5 yellow, hard. 90; No 3 hard
CoughN,- liz Corn, No. l yellow, 66+ +o-
6734; No. > 66la-6S; No. 3, 67i4-i2.
Oats No. , white, 45i2-46: No 3. 44i4-ia;
No; A. 40 i4-43a4: sample grade white, 3a'4-
w.. Barley. maltine. 1884 nominal:
feed 1880 nominal; No 3 mating, Ga
Soy beans. No. ? yellow. 90.
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG, April 10 LP,.-Grain range
tOdaY
Evening star., 1940-04-19
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, April 10 dP.-Cotton
futures we're easy today under long liauida-
tfon and weakness at Bombay. Trading
was quiet at noon with prices to 10
points net lower
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Dawes Will Address
Annual Conc|ave
0fU. ). Chamber
Former Vice President
To Discuss Federal
Budget Problem
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Charles G. Dawes, former Vice
President of the United States, now
chairman of the board, City Ma
tional Bank g. Trust Co., Chicago,
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Foreign Markets

LONDON, April 10 0P.-Forward ten
dencies in kafhrs and British. government
bonds helped steady lackadaisicai securi-
ties market today. Netherlands issues
Evening star., 1940-04-19
londin Tin Prices

LONDON. April 10 ,A,-Tin easier.
SPOT, f254 BID, f255 asked; future, S24s
Evening star., 1940-04-19

T IN bankruptcy bene
sankrnptc, Act securities such companies
Hates o. dividend the foregoine
based the last
~ ~ ~ VI '~''" u''oe'us sre no'
Il DIVIDEND E1 extra extraa
Accumuated dydends PAID last or 50
stock Accumulated or declared this
Evening star., 1940-04-19
Cottonseed Oil.

,Bleachable cottonseed oil futures par
alleled the action of lard today. turning
ing. Easiness Of other markets furthered
the setback and carried prices on z to IL
a loss of II. Distart October moved Oh
from 72s to 7.12 or 12 net lower. South
east and valley crude oil was bid cents q
pound, while Texas was nominally quoted
5a4 to 51s. depending upon location
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
CHAPTER THIRTEEN

afhfNt w MN AesaAN
sheila felt as II she were In a
dream. The ancient tree with its
gnsrled tortured roots, the utter
stiffness of the twilight. the man
handsome and more fascinating
than ever in his picturesque native
costume were symbolic Of a world
which seemed unreal Intriguing
but unfamiliar.
Would she ever completely
understand II? Raoul was offering
her the highest honor II was in his
power to give but 1t would be his
life. his country his standards TO
which she would be expected TO
conform.
The more she saw OF Argentina
the more 1t drew her but also the
more she was compelled to realize
that II was rooted in different soil.
When Raoul murmured. You do
not answer. IL Ia not because you
do not love me ?" she shook her
head.
II am terribly attracted TO you,
Raoul. have never felt like this
about anyone else"
He laughed tenderiy and drew
her closer.
mo one else has ever taken
such pains 10 win you. my darling.
The men In your country have no
patience. They would consider It
beneath their dignity to push
everything else aside as have
these past weeks"
Sheila suspected that this was
true. She admitted that he was
everything for which she had
secretly longed when she broke
her engagement 10 Bob. Why then
did she hesitate7
you are my destiny" Raoui
continued. II knew II the moment
you came into my fathers bank.
have never been in love before,
sheila. In my country love Ia a
serious. often a tragic. thing. We
do not regard IL lightly You win
realize that when you have read
our books. And you will read them.
Next week ! shall arrange for you
to study Spanish. You already
speak French 10 II will not be DIFF
ficult for you"
He WAS speaking as II she had
already accepted his proposal Was
IL because he knew eventually abe
would accept it,
sheils's heart felt as II II were
being torn into bits. She loved
Raoul. She must love him 10 have
let him blot out everything else in
her life. For weeks she had been
conscious of no other person.
/ Living only for his telephone
calls. his words. his company.
Every hour Of her day had been
filled by thoughts Of him. And abe
had been happier than ever before.
Why, then. should she let herself
be influenced by what Jim Davis
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
Anne Adams Pattern

Memo 70 = smart housewife.
Include : god supply of spIc-n'.
span spruns n pour summer ward
ron~ plsn~f~ And cut them from
Pattern sses ~ Anne Adsnsi Tnss
ssmpls style Fnstes ssscn say
-ceves-up~s there are two nerk-
llne sersssnsi ans . iow v-ehxp<;
the ether . higher. sgu<red-ofr
style A painted. etss-cut ~aist-
grin. xsve~ yea thar smart wnst.
Tied loak. shs sslFt 70 nicely Fun
Take special nese a. The h~ek. win
th@ STRAPS asis securely IN place
~ q hatter.s halter. use fufies
~ rss-rse ssixsns. q yeu ltss. sed
ADD sssrsetivs ppshsts leu might
want the xtrsiie. sasA and pcsssts
sIi n . bright contrast.
Pattern sssx 10 avsiianls n 40.
small fta-ss,. medium eas-sal.
ard lsrx~ sso-ssl nsAu 80
ssses ~ yssas 70 lnxh fAnwx snd
~ yArss rts-s~e.
sena rfr.ErS CENTS tts<, n
ecsns for thss Arm. Adams pattern.
Write plainly NEE NAME Ap-
DRESS ART Nryf-E NuMnEA
ANNE AnAk1n LATEST PAT
TERN ROCK wsn A~lp vos suisy
each shining hss ~ Suumsvsswe
With ssw styles IN sssysts~ans 81.
tssns Ev~ryshirs yps rod me-
slr-enalsd chs lseiadlnu sas-sne.
sarf meass. sswr wear. travel
tass-sionss cay sna eventn6
shears and eostnes Cisth~s thst
~ al srrsns The fsnify ssrvts
frum lIstis sssssr shrcn9h fsser
sasv. svids and Frssrua esaa year
esssT nevf ROOM rfrTuuN
CENTS PATTERN rfprumN
cxSTa NOOK AND rATruNn
rndrrltrA rwxNrv. 1--WE
CENTS sra thf~e fas sasses
ssnd ysav sfssv 10 rhe rs<nms
Times rstt>v~ Department. Ia
ears. wass
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25

pic wha hnes each ether rather
formally tn exchange the sypsesi
thank yoase nut in other sitms-
tians. M matter whs,hsr The
CUES, or the hastsss says Goed-bys
first, the oshsr oos more OF less
answers whatever oomsa spun.
tansousiy. Fer examples
Guest Thank yoa. Mary !
don't sno~ ~hen I've had such .
good time"
Hostssss "Ws'ss lossd having
you
Guest Coed night fts b~>n
wonderful seeing you"
Hostsss. 4 hope u won't es %
long again.
Guest. I've enjoyed myself
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-25
Good Taste Today

A letter In tcdsys mail takes
me 20 task for having printed IN
this column that u "a sometimes
proper Tor = guest n leave : party
without saying ~Eo-ed-eye- and
thank you 20 her hostess Ths
writer q ihis letter explains 7
dld net read The advice myself but
vas told ahcu, u ~ : friend. wha
heard II from another friend waa
could not remember What reasons
wa haa given sAe ever sdaes
thst this ether friend may have
made q mistake. 80 I am writing
10 ynu IN the SINGER. hups that
you win print your ersnioa In The
paper because I can not imagine
that YOU woud ten any enc 10 10
anything ~ disceuFseoas 81 that
In answer 10 tnis. I have n
acknowledge that the friend a
your friend vas quite right. but !
am sorry sire did ne, remember IN.
exceptional occasion seout which
reader asked. did answer
young woman who Vas going -
big wedding reception II which
she could stay only . VERY short
time she asked wh~,hsr sire
oueh, 10 60 ~ all since :, seemed
10 her imroilts 10 have to say
rcod-sye almost Immediately.
The corree, answer to this exact
question IL that =, very large
wedding reception or on any cthsF
occasion whsn one must leave In
very short time. u II more
courteous 70 90 away unnotieed
than In break into = queue ~ ar
irving guests to say gooJ.hye. The
explanation 81 this 10 that In .
crowd the hostess can not possibly
notice any one persons absence.
but to be interrupted while reeels-
ing by one ~ha 10 ~ secn hurryinE
away gives her the Impression
that her party 10 failure. ror
this reason u 10 q definite rule
that mr. may leave any crowded
gathering without calling stten-
ton 10 ons's otherwise anob-.rvesi
departure
VARIATION ON -GooD. ByE-
Dear Mrs Pos, !, seems 10
me that taking leave conversations
between hostess and guest have
become % mechanical e. 10 he
meaningless. The typical Eood.bye
slways sounds the same tGuestl
"Good.bye. We've had . lively
time. thank you for asking us !"
tHostessl Thank you for com,
ing" or II was glad you could
come" Can't one vary these a
little with other remarks that
would be just as proper
Answer: II 10 natural for peo-