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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
Coach Smrekar's Club to Enter
Game as Underdog Despite
Squads II Lettermen.

The Memorial high school football
team-yes, the seasons right al your
elbowl-wiu receive its initial test Of
the 1910 campaign, Friday night, al
Hibbing in a game set for 7:30 o'clock
Coach Steve Smrekar's club has been
practicing daily since Aug. 20, and
despite the fact that it has eleven
lettermen from last year it undoubt-
edly viii enter the battle against the
Bluejackets as a decided underdog- Ely
vii be at big disadvantage in weight,
with the squad barely tipping the scales
at $50 pounds per man
In the seasons opener on Memorial
field in 1889. Coach Smrekar registered
a great TT moral victory over Hib-
bing, but the odds are against q
repetition of an event Of this nature
for last years Bluejackets included but
q handful OF experienced talent.
There Is no question but that the
Ely gang viii give good account Of
themselves before the evening is over
and there is Just wee chance. but one
that cannot be overlooked. that they
may upset the dope bucket right from
the start by spilling the Iron Ore Capt.
tai IN its Own back yard
II there are any SURPRISES uncovered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
N0RBY NAMED
LEGION HEAD
Elected Commander of Frank
Lozar Post; Officers are
Installed by Dillon.

Emil A. Norby was named comman-
der Of the Frank Lozar post OF the
American Legion at the annual cleo
ton Of officers held last week. NOrby
succeeds John Ike Anderson. The
new officers were installed Immediately
by Harold Dillon, Eighth district COM
manGer.
W A Lindgren was chosen first vice
commander: Archie He6loff second
vice commander; Mrs. Florence Kurv-
nen, third vice commander; Ray Hoe
fer, adJutanJ and service officer; VII
liam Nyberg, finance officer; Edwin
Toms. chaplain; G. 2. Sipola, sergeant
alarms; Dr.. John z. Thompson, post
historian; Douglas Nankervis, child
welfare officer; John Prola, delegate;
Edward T Buckley, alternate; Norby,
John A. Anderson, Lindgren, Ernest H
Anderson, william Rowe, Buckley, VIII
liam Nyberg, Prola, and Hoefler, exc
cutive committee.
Committee appointments for the
year viii be announced within z short
time, according 10 Norby.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
Death CLAIMS
Old SETTLER
Matt Mattila, Well Known Ely
Old Timer, Died at Home
Tuesday Morning.

Matt Mattila, a resident Of this city
since 1888, died at his home al 22l
East Conan street, Tuesday morning
Of q sudden heart attack
Mr.. Mattila was born in Pyhajoh,
Finland, on December b. 1852 He
came to America IN 1888 and after three
months residence at Ironwood, Mich
igan, he came to this city.
Early during his residence here he
was employed at the mines For thirty
years he has been engaged as q painter
and paperhanger. For the past several
years he has been retired
Surviving are his widow, four
daughters. and two sons The daughters
are Mrs. Mamie NJ Rukola, Miss Anna
Malta and Mrs. William Starkman OF
this city, and Mrs Jacob Hirvi Of Iron
wood, Mich. The sons are Matt Mat
tia Of Ely and John J. Mattila OF
Eveleth- Six grandchildren, a sister
Mrs. John Mills Of Eibbing, and &
brother, Gust Mattila Of Foodvood
also survive.
The remains were prepared al IN;
LANG Mortuary and the funeral VII
be held Friday afternoon at ? O'Clock
The Rev Douglas OllIla and the Rev
Jacob Hirvi vii conduct the services
Pail bearers viii be sons, grandson
and relatives Of deceased as follows
The Rev. Hirvi, William Starkman
John Mattila, Matt Mattila, MerliI
Riikola and John Riikola, Jr.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
CHIEF
TO COME HERE
Jay II. Price to Head Group
of Forest Service Men
Arriving Today.

A group Of high officials of the q
s. forest service arrived here today for
a six-day trip through border lakes
that VIII end Wednesday at Grand
Marais
Included in the party are Jay H
Price, regional forester, and Ray U.
Harmon, in charge Of recreation and
lands for Region Nine, Milwaukee;
John SEEKER, assistant chief of recrea-
ton and lands, Washington; Clare
Hendee, supervisor, and l. R. Neff, in
charge of recreation and lands Of the
Superior National Forest, Duluth.
Scheduled to come here Saturday for
a two-day stay on Lac La Croix are
IS members Of the Minnesota section
Of the Society Of American Foresters.
Friday the forest service officials viii
be on Crooked lake, Saturday on Bass
wood. Sunday on Kekekabic, Monday
on Saginaw, Tuesday on Cascade, and
Wednesday they viii end their trip at
Grand Marais. Rangers Jack valen-
tine and Frank Legat VIII supervise
their trip through the border lakes
area Valentine viii also have charge
Of the Foresters society members, one
Of the largest groups ever conducted
on a @Show-me' trip.
This viii be Prices first extended
visit through the Superior National
Forest. Harmon was supervisor of the
forest when its Office was located here
and was promoted to his present posi-
ton after the headquarters were
moved to Duluth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
High School EleUen Opens
Season at Hibbing F riday

against Hibbing il viii be up to Coach
Surekar's II e. winners to produce
them In the backfield there are Al
bert Rowe and John Novak, ace per-
formers on the 1899 eleven; Stanley
Mestntk, Ed Grahek and James Pete
Grahek cracked an ankle early IN the
season a year ago and this accident
cost him a letter.
The backfield viii average a bare
Isl pounds. with Rowe, the heaviest
man on the squad Of 80. tipping the
scales at I65. What the other boys
lack in heft they possess IN speed, with
Novak being one Of the fastest men
on the range. Backing them up as re-
serves are Joe Novak- Sheldon Kayute
Joe Omerza, Merle Thompson, John
Perushek and Andrew TuIla Tulla
at 10 pounds is the nghtest man on
the squad.
Heading the lnemen are Ed Hutar
tackle, Ted Grahek, end, and Archie
Lundeen, guard, al regulars on the
1893 club that gave Hbbing such q
hot reception on the Ely gridir0n
Others include Donald Myntti. Gerald
johnson, William LeBeau- who has the
center position sewed up. and Roland
Brennan Al OF these players are
lettermen-
Newcomers who looked good 10 Coach
Smreksr IN early workouts were Dor
Prola, Keith Brovneu, Stanley Kalar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
BOARD CLOSES
WINToN SCHOOL
Action is Taken at a Special
Meeting; Pioneer, White
Iron May be Next.

The Winton school Of district No
u was closed at a special board meet
ing held Friday afternoon. Pupils al
Winton viii be transported to the
Washington building in Ely
Also TO be considered for closing al
the next meeting Of the board Sept
are the Pioneer and White Iron
schools
Action on the Winton school, which
was taken by a 4-2 vote, has come up
internationally. Just year ago clos
ing il was defeated as q special meet
ing, but in March Of this year grades
5 and were discontinued and the pu-
pills taken TO the Washington building.
Grades l to 4, inclusive, we're continued
with one teacher being employed.
Motivating the boards action was
the small enrolment at the school and
the per pupil cost Of operating it. Win
ton pupils could be given better edu-
cational advantages at the Washington
school, it was pointed out.
Voting for closing were B. S. Rich
ards, John Dragavon, Ivan TauzeIl, and
Anton Kotchevar, and against, Jack
Gienotti and Dr.. T. Ahola.
The Winton teacher, Miss Ellen Bar
tala, now Mrs. @. Anderson Of Soudan,
submitted her resignation last week,
which would have meant hiring a new
teacher or combining other grades in
the system in order to secure one Also
resigning was Miss Catherine Dickens
Tuttle. Marble, making q total Of nine
less teachers for the district as COM
pared with the last term
Supt. Stanley Adkins, who told the
board that al pupils at Winton, White
Iron, and in the Pioneer building could
be easily taken care Of at the Washing
ton building insofar as room is con-
cerned, was directed TO make a study
of the transportation requirements in
event the Pioneer were closed.
The fifth grade at the Pioneer was
moved TO the Washington school, leav-
ing grades l, 3, and l. Before the
transfer Pioneer pupils were expected
to number 70.
The Winton school was expected to
have is or II pupils and the White
Iron, z.
Oscar Larson, janitor at Winton, was
retained as caretaker at q monthly SAL
airy Of $40. The building viii be avail
able for citizens Of the town as q meet
ing place.
First TO get the axe because Of the
greatly decreased slhool population in
the district was the Savoy school at
the start Of the 1890 term. Next
came Winton as the 1e40-4l term was
about TO be inaugurated. with two more
schools on the closing list for the i'm
mediate future.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
ROBERT S0MERS
DIED TUESDAY
Had Been Resident of Ely For
Ia Years; Succumbs to
Heart Ailment.

A sudden heart attack on Tuesday
caused the death Of Robert Somers Al
his home at Is East Chapman street
at the age Of 50 years.
Mr.. Somers was born in Jugoslavia
on May a, 1888 He came 70 this
country IS years ago and settled in
Virginia He has been a resident OF
this city for II years
During his residence IN this city he
has been a miner and Of late years
a laborer with the schools and the
city. The remains were prepared Tor
burial at the Fenske Mortuary from
which the funeral VIII be held today,
the Rev. Russell Browne officiating
He was member OF the Croatian Fra
ternal Union which organization viii
have charge Of the funeral
Surviving are his widow, three daugh-
ters ant. two sons The daughters are
Audrey, Mildred and Patricia. The sons
are Robert and George Al are ar
home in this city. A stepson, Herman.
and two cousins, Jack Somsrs OF Bull
and Joe Vukelich Of Virginia, also
survive.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
S. S. G.. u. Registers Broad
Increase in All Departments

partment increased from 6,975 to $3.50
a gain over the previous number.
Over the four year period the soci-
ety's average earnings on the invest
ment were 4107To.
During the four year period the So
ciety had 1856 cases Of sickness;
S358O4950 were paid out in sick bene-
fits and s7o,O09 SO for operation bene-
fits. A total of 624 members died in
the adult department and 43 In the
juvenile branch.
Twenty-eight regular delegates from
Minnesota viii attend the forthcoming
conclave. Following are their names:
Ely: Joseph Kovach. Louis Zgonc,
Louis Perushek, Joseph Champa, Jo-
seph Milkovch. Peter Skradsk, Frances
Pengal, Mary Jerich, Mary Zgonc,
Frank Palcher, Joseph j. Mertel and
Anton Zaveri; Soudan: Martin L. Ste
pan; Aurora: Tony Mismash; McKin-
ley: John Kure; Eveleth: Flip Fister,
John Laurich; Gilbert: John Ocepek,
Anton Zganjar, Jennie Kortnik, Frank
A. Erchul; Keewatin: Frank Matosich;
Chisholm: Louis Ambrozich, Anton
Hren, Mary Zaurga; Kitzville: Frank
Tichar; Duluth: Frances Kaplenk
National officers from Minnesota who
viii attend the national convention are:
Joseph Mantel. first supreme vice-pres-
ident; Anton Zbasnik, supreme secre-
tary; Louis Champa, supreme treas
urer; Matt Anzelc, supreme trustee and
Mrs Rose Svetich, member of the judi
ciary committee.
In addition TO the national officers
and regular delegates 81 honary dele
gates VIII attend the convention. These
honorary delegates viii come from u
states. They were selected on a merit
-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
City Considers Paving
Program With No Cost
to Benefited Property
Charter Group to Compose
Amendment Eliminating
Owners Share.
SUBMIT TO VOTERS
Council Considers Buying
Airport from st. Louis
County for 81.

The charter commission Of the city
OF Ely VIII be asked 70 draw up an
amendment which would permit the
paving Of streets and alleys without
assessing portion Of the cost against
the AUDITING property according 70 &C
ton taken by the city council 81 is
Tuesday evening meeting.
| The amendment VIII be drawn and
submitted 70 the council for considera-
ton To become effective II would
have TO be approved by the voters Of
the city.
This proposal was made by Alderman
Toimi Ahola, who pointed out that
many streets and alleys were badly in
need OF repair. Ahola commended that
improving Of the streets would cut
maintenance costs
Asked TO enlarge upon his suggestion
following the meeting, he said that the
city was going 70 spend so mueh year
" anyway and part OF the money
might as well be put into permanent
improvements. He said that some funds
now being spent could be better util-
The charter commission members are
named by district court judges, and
the exact membership or whether new
members would have 10 be named IS
being determined. II has not convened
for many years. According 70 the city
charter the cost Of road improvements
would be assessed 50 per cent against
abutting property, with the city pay
ing the other so per cent.
A request from ST. Louis county that
the city take over the deed to the
airport for 81 was discussed az length
and il was decided that a committee
composed OF county, school district No.
Z, and Civil Aeronautics Board repre-
sentatives would be asked 20 meet
with a group from the council 70 dis
cuss the matter
The council felt that the city should
be sure il was getting an airport that
would be approved by the CAB before
taking any action The availability Of
government funds for improvement
work VIII also be investigated.
Expense of running the city for Al
gust totaled s28 2O3 OF, the second
smallest expenditure for the year thus
far, and about in line with what the
city has for each Of the remaining
months of 1910
After considerable discussion Arnold
Jylha was hired as assistant 10 City
Assessor Fred James for the rest OF
the year st s125 per month Aldermen
Archie Hedloff and Joseph Milkovich
opposed the move on the grounds that
an assistant wasn't necessary and Al
derman o. T. Friedsburg favored hir-
ing an assistant only until the rush
Of completing the assessors work was
over
Ahola declared that the assessors
office is one of the most important in
the city, and We depend on il for our
funds" He said that James had been
working to al and y O'Clock at night"
and II illness prevented him from COM
ing to his Office all work therein stop
ped, which wasn't true OF any other
city office"
Jylha has been working in the city
engineers department on half time
John Somrock, who divided time with
Jylha, was hired on a fun time basis.
Joe Startz, ST., was given half time
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
NAMED TO HEAD
State CHAMPS
Drum and Bugle Corps Names
Ernest A. Anderson as
New President.

Ernest A Anderson was named
president Of the state championship
drum and bugle corps Of Frank Lozar
post, American Legion, last Thursday
10 succeed Lauri Luthanen.
Other officers are Enrico DeBernardi,
vice president; Emil Norby, treasurer;
Edwin Toms, secretary; Harold Dillon,
manager and drum major; Peter Nor
oni, music master, and Anderson, Dill
Ion. Luthanen, Arthur Nyman, Leo
NOLAN. John Prola, De Bernardo, Toms
and Norby, executive committee. Matt
Smrekar is historian, and John Snlrekar
was named publicity chairman, q new
Office. william MarteI is custodian.
The corps voted TO send Dillon 70
the national Legion conviction in
Boston. Sept. 22-26
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
ExT0L WORK OF
LABOR LEADERS
Accomplishments of Organized
Labor Cited at Observance
Conducted Monday.

A corps of noted labor leaders pait
tribute to the accomplishments of or
gained labor in q Labor Day obser
vance held Monday morning in TIL
Community Center auditorium.
They also said that the Congress TO
Industrial Organization was enterin,
the last phase of its organization o
steel and all its related parts. tn.
unionization OF the iron rangers AMI
the securing Of contracts with oper,
atorS
This job must be completed by 1912
for on this year tie organization vii
be turned over 10 the steel worker,
themselves at a constitutional con-
vention
Heading the speakers was burly Mich
olas Foritecchio, from the Chicago Of
flee Of the Go and a veteran Of &c
years in the labor movement. Foritec-
chic is district director Of the Calumet
region Of the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee, the second largest steel
producing area in the country. and
vice chairman Of the Packing House
Organizing Committee.
Foritecchio, who went into consider
able detail in tracing the history of
al attempts to organize the steel in
dustry, blamed poor leadership and fl
anceS or the failure Of past labor
leaders. The Go was organized mainly
to unionize steel, he said.
He paid great tribute to the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act, and said
that IT was originated by labor it
self, and was enacted because labor
fought for it." He told Of the last
convention Of the CIO where il was
decided TO turn the organization over
to the steel workers two years hence.
Fear was blamed as the reason for
the reluctance Of range miners to
unionize by both Foritecchio and John
Brown, also from the national Go
office IN Chicago.
The same people who helped organize
the Kentucky coal fields 100 per cent,
Brown declared, will help organize the
ranges as they have the coal fields"
He commended the Ely local as one
of the best on the range, and added that
complete organization of the range must
precede the securing Of contracts with
operators
John Suomi, Eveleth, spoke on the
labor development in the country inso-
far as the Go is concerned. All the
speakers paid tribute to Senator Lun-
deem as a friend Of labor
John Muhvich, head Of the Ely lodge
which was sponsoring its third annual
labor day observance, was IN charge Of
the meeting, and Matt johnson intro
duced the speakers. Henry A Burk-
hammer, Duluth, SWOC director,
brought the Chicago men to Ely, and
gave the full speaking time TO them.
The Ely Municipal band played a con-
cert before the speaking started. Act
ing Mayor Toimi Ahola spoke a few
words for the city of Ely. A sports pro-
gram was conducted in the after
noon and kfttenbau game in which
the AIl-Stars defeated the Tourist Ser
vice, 1913. A dance at the Community
Center auditorium, with Tiny Specht's
orchestra furnishing the music, COM
pleted the day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
913 Varied Entries
Form Colorful Display
at Ely Community air
Flowers, Sewing, Canned
Foods Lauded at 10Th
Annual Fair.
FRUIT LEADS COUNTY
Number Of Entries Drop
From Previous Year;
Winners Listed.

4 CO-Orful display OF flowers, domestic
science articles and baked and canned
goods marked Ely's 18th annual Com
munity Fair held Friday II the Com
mmlry Center auditorium. Despite the
fact that the weather was rainy, large
crowds packed the auditorium 70 view
the exhibits.
The flowers, as IN past years, drew
the special praise Of the judges The
domestic science entries were approx
maJely the same II number as those al
the county fair AT Hibbing, with the
bed spreads and quilts receiving the
highest communication.
Fruits we're rated as the best in St.
Louis county, and vegetables were de-
sc-ibed as good, although u many in
stances they had not been properly
prepared for display.
Organization Of Al clubs and gar
den clubs here was strongly urged by
August Neubauer, Virginia, agricultural
agent for the northern half OF the
county who has served Is judge at
every che OF Ely's fairs. Such groups
could carry on q worthwhile e6uca-
tionaI program that would tie in very
effectively with the fair, Neubauer said.
He urged that some local organi-
cation get back OF the project. His
office would furnish supervisors TO
train local leaders for Al or garden
club work
Entries this year were considerably
less than in past years. mainly because
individual vegetable items were not ac-
CepUed Other divisions also dropped
off some. There were Is collections Of
vegetables, I29 baking entries, AS can
ming, 293 flowers, y fruits, and 249
sewing. for a total OF 9I3. Both the Q.
S. forest service and Ely Coop asso-
citation had special displays. The NUM-
Cipal band played a concert.
Mrs. Neubauer. Miss Elizabeth
Spreistersbach, and Mrs. Nels Nelson,
all OF Virginia, also acted as judges.
The complete Official list Of prize
winners follows:
DIVISION "A"
Class 1, Domestic Science and Sewing
Patch Quilts-Ars. ". 0. Mackie,
first; Mrs. Rose Atanasoff, second, Mrs.
John Rajakovich, third
Applique Quilts-Mrs. Joseph Kos
telec.
Afghan Quilts-Margaret Turk, first;
Mrs. Louis Skerjance, second; Mrs. John
E Carlson, third
Coverau Apron-Mrs. Anton Pirsh,
first; Mrs. Anton Murgel, second, Ann
Camaish. third
Han6bags-Mrs. Louis Rebel, first;
Ann Camaish, second; Mrs. Fred Saari,
third
Guest Towel CCrocheted)-Mrs.J John
Perko, first; Elsie KotZan, second
Guest Towel Embroidered white or
colored)-Esther Hakko, first; Mrs
Clarence Chinn, second; Mrs. George
Larson. third
Luncheon Set (crocheteO-MrsP Peter
Schaefer
Luncheon Set Embroidered white or
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
Report of Secretary Zbasnik
Reveal Gains; Delegates to
Quadrennial Meet.

The Quadrennial convention Of the
South Slavonic Catholic Union of
America viii open in Waukegan, IL,
Monday. One hundred and sixty-seven
delegates from % states are expected
70 attend. The last convention was
held four years ago in Cleveland, Ohio.
Since the last convention the society
has made excellent progress in all de-
partments. according to Anton Zbas-
nix, supreme secretary. The assets
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05

increased by S622 ,369.84 and the net
gain IN membership was 4.768 or an
increase Of 19% over the previous
record. On June 30, 1910 the society
had 25,143 members compared with
POSTS on June 30, 1896, and the net
assets as Of June 30, 1910 were s2,714,-
1926 compared with 5000 1892 on
June 80, 1886 On June 80, 1910 total
insurance in force was s15,415, 163 90
compared with $1,000, 748.o0 on June
50, 1886, an increase Of s., 344415O0
The society has a solvency Of 13o.43g6.
The membership Of the Juvenile de-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
State Forest Ranger
to Occupy NeIC Office

W. l. Hotter, state forest ranger at
Tower, was scheduled to move into his
new office this week, according TO the
Tower Weekly News. Started early in
the spring in the old city park, it is
one Of four buildings which viii be
constructed.
A warehouse is nearing completion.
Another warehouse and a residence
viii be built.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
NJ. E. CHURCH LADIES MEET.

The ladies of the Methodist church
ere requested 70 meet at the Com
munity Center at 2:30 o'clock in the
afternoon Of September u Anyone al
al interested is invited TO come. Mem
bers Of the aid are requested to bring
their penny-a-day jars. Hostesses for
the occasion viii be Mrs. William
Trudgeon, Mrs. P. Theno, Mrs. Ed
Williams and Mrs Thomas Williams.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
Richard Motor Sales
to Hold Used Car Sale

The Richard Motor Sales, Chrysler-
Plymouth dealer in Ely. has scheduled
a four-day get-acQuainted used car sale
that starts today, according to Claude
Richard, proprietor. There viii also be
a special showing Of the 1871 Plymouth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
BOWLING CENTER TO OPEN.

The Ely Bowling Center viii hold its
formal opening Friday evening, accord
ing to Ray Phillips. proprietor. The
alleys have been completely finished
and the building redecorated.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-09-05
RETURNS HOME

Mrs c. J. Smith returned home
Monday from Atlantic City, N J.. where
she had gone TO attend the funeral Of
her father, A W Melvin She was in
the East three weeks.
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