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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Ely, Minnesota, February %, 1910.
Office Of the City Clerk.

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed
proposals, or bids, will be received in
the office of the City Clerk of the City
of Ely, st. Louis County, Minnesota, up
to seven-thirty (7:3O o'clock P. M,
Tuesday, March 10, 1910, for the fur
nishing of one ID, new, 1910 Model,
11s ton, Power and Light Utility Truck,
delivered F. o. B., Ely, Minnesota, in
accordance with specifications now on
file in the office of the City Clerk of
said City
Each bidder shall be required to make
the City of Ely, Minnesota, an allow
ance-trade-in for used Dodge, IL ton,
1881 Model UF30, Truck with stake
and platform body.
Successful bidder shall be required
to furnish the usual warranty covering
this truck and its equipment.
Each bidder shall accompany his pro-
posal with his own specifications COM
plete, together with lists of equipment
and accessories to be furnished
Each bidder shall accompany his
proposal with certified check in the
sum of ten 10 per cent of the con-
tract price, made payable to the City
Treasurer; check to be drawn on some
National or State Bank duly authorized
to do business in the state of Mime
sofa.
Check of the successful bidder shall
be held until satisfactory warranties
have been rendered by the successful
bidder and the contract signed. All
other checks shall be returned within
ten (1O days from date contract is
awarded.
If successful bidder to whom this
contract is awarded fails to furnish
warranties and sign contract within
ten Q0) days after being awarded the
contract, said deposit shall be forfeited
to the City of Ely, Minnesota, who then
shall proceed to award the contract to
other parties.
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
bearing plainly on the outside thereof
the name and address of the bidder,
marked bid on Power and Light
Utility Truck" and addressed to the
City Clerk, City of Ely, Minnesota.
The City Council Of hte City Of Ely,
reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, or any part of bid
By order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o. KNUTSON,
2-29 3-5 City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
NOTICE FOR BIDS
Ely, Minnesota, February 81, 1940
Office of the City Clerk.


NOTICE is hereby given that sealed
proposals, or bids, will be received in
the Office of the City Clerk of the City
of Ely, St. Louis County, Minnesota,
up to seven-thirty O:3O o'clock p. M,
Tuesday, March 10, 1910, for the fur
nishing of one Cd new, Fire Truck,
delivered F. o. B. Ely, Minnesota, in
accordance with specifications now on
file in the Office of the City Clerk of
said City.
Successful bidder shall be required
to furnish a satisfactory surety bond
for the full amount of the contract and
a satisfactory one year warranty.
Each bidder shall accompany his pro-
posal with his own specifications COM
plete, together with lists of equipment
and accessories to be furnished.
Each bidder shall accompany his pro-
posal with a certified check in the sum
of ten QO) per cent of the contract
price, made payable to the City Treas
urer; check to be drawn on some Ma
tional or State Bank duly authorized
W w UuolliCoS III 0lIC StdtC VI INAui1lC-
sofa.
Check of the successful bidder shall
be held until satisfactory surety bond
and warranty have been rendered by
the successful bidder and the contract
signed. All other checks shall be re-
turned within ten QO) days from date
contract is awarded.
If successful bidder to whom this
contract is awarded fails to furnish
bond and warranty and sign contract
within ten Q0) days after being
awarded the contract, said deposit shall
be forfeited to the City of Ely, Mime
sofa, who then shall proceed to award
the contract to other parties.
All bids must be in sealed envelopes
bearing plainly on the outside thereof
the name and address of the bidder
marked bid on Fire Truck" and ad-
dressed to the City Clerk, City of Ely
Minnesota.
The City Council of the City of Ely
Minnesota, reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, or any part of a bid
and the right to select the apparatus
which comes nearest to the needs and
specifications of the city.
By order of the City Council of the
City of Ely, Minnesota.
A. o. KNUTSON,
2-29 3-17 City Clerk.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29

Mrs. Emma Hintz is
Feted on Birthday.

Mrs. Wesley Beel, ST., and Mrs. j.
C. Hayden entertained their mother,
Mrs. Emma Hintz, on the occasion of
her 68th birthday. Twelve persons were
present, including Master John Wesley
Beel, the first representative of the
fourth generation. Luncheon was served
and Mrs. Hintz received many remem-
brances.
Those present included Mesdames
Henry Enright, Hiram Blackmore, En-
ma Hall, Amy Pierce, Harry Bird, Ed
Curnow, Vic Ahlstrom. Wesley Beel, Jr.,
Mrs. Hayden, Mrs. Beel, ST., Master
Jimmy Hayden and Master Beel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Chevrolet Car Sales
Register Big Increase.

On the heels of month that topped
all previous Januarys but one in the
history of the company, sales of new
Chevrolet passenger cars and trucks
during the first 10 days of February
gained 46.7 per cent over the same
period last year, william E. HITLER,
general sales manager, announced from
central office today.
A total of 25,O85 new units were re-
tailed by Chevrolet dealers during the
first Today period, as compared with
17,100 new cars and trucks sold during
the same period last year. Likewise,
sales thus far this month show a sub
stantial gain over last month, which
was the second-best January the COM
pany has ever known, second only to
January, 1886. The sales total of 25,-
OBS during the first 10 days of Febru-
airy is 1877 per cent above the 22,O67
sales made during the same period last
month
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Memorial High School
to Go to Speech Meet.

Memorial high school will be repre-
sented at the District q speech tourna-
ment at Gilbert Saturday. Students
who will compete are being selected
today at elimination contests being con-
Quoted by Miss Gwendolyn Freer, speech
instructor in the school system.
The customary declamatory, orator.
cal, and humorous divisions have been
replaced by four new sections of COM
petition designed to bring out the train
ing the speaker may have received and
absorbed rather than to show that he
may have been punctual in practice.
Competition will be held in oratory
or defamation, original oratory, inter-
pretative reading, and extemporaneous
speaking.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Wanted, A Hired Man.

Fairmont-Fred Thompson, Silver
Lake farmer, wants Eddie Brown, his
hired man. In fact, he wants him so
badly that he has asked the sheriff
to help find him. The hired man, who
has been with the Thompson family
for two months, disappeared last week
while the Thompson's were in town
for the evening. The family purse,
containing $50, which had been put
away on the top kitchen shelf, dis
appeared with him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
kiss" AND TELL.

Ask your friends to name the most
familiar of Victor Herbert's songs and
it's likely that three out of four will
choose kiss Me Again" But the truth
is that Herbert never wrote song with
this title!
The Victor Herbert number ordinarily
referred to as kiss Me Again" actually
bears the title, IF I Were On the
Stage" and was originally sung in
Mile. ModiSte." 1t comes to the screen
for the first time, vocalized by fourteen
year-old Susanna Foster, in Para
mounts new musical romance, 1.-THE
Great Victor Herbert" open Saturday
midnight and continuing Sunday and
Monday at the State Theatre.
kiss Me Again"-pardon us, eff I
Were On the Stages one of the
many Herbert melodies heard in the
picture. Most of them are sung by
such favorites as Allan Jones and Mary
Martin (of MY Heart Belongs to
Daddy" fame) who with Walter Con-
molly head the cast of the production.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Ely Motor Sales Wins
Bid on County Auto.

The Ely Motor Sales, operated by
John Salminen here, was among the
successful bidders on four autos pur-
chased last week for the sheriff's de-
partment by st. Louis county commits
sioners. The local firm bid $798 for a
Ford tudor sedan. Other successful
bidders included an Eveleth concern,
$920.55 for a Pontiac; a Hibbing firm,
1912 for a Pontiac special, and a Vir-
ginia dealer, $784 for a Plymouth sedan.
Old equipment, including a truck
which was replaced by new one for
the Second district costing $1,26440.
brought in $1,953.95, making the actual
cost on the vehicles S2,785.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
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80 VIE GatetyMan HH

Many of us drive along at 60 miles
an hour feeling perfectly safe and
assured that nothing can happen. If
weather and traffic conditions are
favorable, and the vehicle is in the
best possible condition, this does not
present such an unusual problem.
However, inattention to traffic con-
ditions, recklessness or thoughtleSSness
in driving, and the many other driving
faults we all have, make 60 miles an
hour too fast speed.
Let us remember this: When you hit
stone wall Or other immovable object
when driving at 60 miles an hour, the
force of the impact is as great as
if you were to drive off the top of a
ten story building. Can you imagine
that shock?
It's Smart to Drive Carefully
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Muskie Nets Walker
Man Fame and Fine.

Walker-Jack Sarff's luck cost him
$40 in fines, but he doesn't care because
the fish he caught is bigger than the
zone that got away" 1t was muskie
weighing 81 pounds, with a head ID
inches long, tail spread of Is inches,
and a 26-inch girth. 1t tangled with
his spear while he was fishing near
Squaw Point on Leech Lake, pulled him
through the hole in the ice, and wrecked
his fish house into the bargain Though
it was caught out of season, the State
Game and Fish department is allowing
the Walker community to use the fish
for advertising purposes.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
ELY DEFEATS
TOWER, 51-24
Shows Best Form of Year in
Taking Gym Dedicatory
Game Easily.

The Memorial high school basketball
team, taking part in the dedication OF
the Tower Soudan gymnasium last Fri
day night, spoiled the evening for their
hosts by handing them a 81 to "a
walloping.
A capacity crowd was on hand which
numbered nearly as many Elyltes as
Tower-Soudan residents, and they saw
Coach Steve Smrekar's boys click to
perfection for nearly the first time
this year.
The Red and White will end the
season at Gilbert Wednesday, March g.
The final encounter before the district
meet at Virginia, March 1916, it was
originally scheduled for March 8.
Gilbert, rated as the class OF the
district, despite the fact that it is
second to Virginia in the standings.
defeated Ely on Memorial court, 4S to
81. Coach Smrekar and his boys will
rest this weekend in preparation for
the encounter.
The first half of the Tower game
was comparatively even, although Ely
held an 1911 advantage as it ended.
During the second half the gang really
went to town, with Paul Prola, for
ward, Albert Rowe, center, and Willie
Grahek, guard, each ringing up three
baskets, and Ed. Grahek, forward, three
baskets and free throw. They &C
counted for 25 of the 80 points that
the team poured in during the last two
quarters.
Registering II points in the initial
half, the west Vermilion range crew
marked up but two more in the last
half
Prola with IA and Ed Grahek but
enc point behind, lead the scoring. The
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
SkIERS PLACE
AT QUEEN CITY

Clarence Hedloff of the Ely Ski club
took second place in Glass G jump at
Virginia's new Iron Bowl Sunday in a
tournament sponsored by the Virginia
Winter Sports club. Hedloff had leaps
of 125 and 124 feet to his credit.
Ed Janeksela placed second and
william Sjoberg sixth in Glass D.
Sunday five members of the club will
enter meet at Washburn, Wise, and
a group of junior riders will go to
Grand Rapids. Entered in the Wash
burn tourney are Janeksela, Hedloff,
William Maxi, and Ray and George
Tuomala
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Hibbing Library Gets
$500 More for Books.

The Hibbing public library was al
lowed an additional $500 for rural
free circulation service by the county
commissioners in session at Duluth last
week, making its total appropriation
now $500.
Each of the libraries at Ely Virginia,
Duluth and Hibbing had previously
been given $4,000 for rural work. The
increase at Hibbing was apparently
made because of its work in the Town
of Stuntz where it has a large number
of patrons for it's rural department.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Teachers Nose Broken.

Ortonville-Beth Cummens, local high
school teacher, is nursing broken nose.
and in spite of the quips of her friends,
she maintains that she got it from a
swinging door. For the skeptics, she
has witness to corroborate her story.
Mr.. Brown, the school superintendent,
and Miss Cummens both approached
the same swinging door at the same
time, from opposite Sides Mr. Brown
got their first.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Some Hen!

Pine River-Two months ago Harry
Luscher missed Glib hen. The other
day he accidentally kicked over a box
and out popped the missing hen with
a weak cackle and only a pound and
half of flesh on her bones. Imagine
going without anything to eat or drink
for two months. The hen, however, is
gaining rapidly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
Big Cheese Here.

Aitkin-The big cheese in town is at
ziske's store. 1t was brought in re-
Gently to occupy the place of honor in
the merchandise display-because it
weighs 500 pounds, is SO inches in
diameter, and stands 4 feet high.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
DEVELOPMENT of Boysenberry

Development OF BOySenberry
Boysenberry is a cross of the To-
cranberry, raspberry and blackber-
ry. The fruit was developed by Ru-
dolph Boysen in California and is
both larger and sweeter than the
other berries.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29

Prize Melon Vine
R. ]. Foster, Vandalia, Mo-, has
exhibited a watermelon vine go feet
long which produced 40 melons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29
ELY CIVIC CLUB

Continued from Page One)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-29

USE THE MINER WANT ADS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

run. The work Is done by the
house owner and everything is
now ready for the erection Of the
house itself. The panels arrive and
the city has gang of skilled
erectors who put up the frame
work in about 4s hours, charging
the cost to the home owner. Since
the building ordinances Of the city
call for skilled labor in the in
stallation of electric wiring. water
and gas mains. this work Is also
done on contract.
All interior woodwork Is shipped
from the mills ready for instaila-
ton. The interior walls are Of ply
wood panels easily installed. Kitch-
en- cabinets, sink, drain Loards.
shelves, ironing boards, etc, all
fit into their appropriate places.
Occasionally skilled labor is used
for sheet iron work and any spe-
cial installation beyond the ability
of the average workman. The out
side siding is cut to exact .engths
at the sawmill and installed YER
tically by the house owner. The
roofing tiles are also laid by him.
Throughout this building period
the house owner has the advan-
tage Of receiving instructions from
practical builders maintained py
the city. From day to day he
makes out his acquisitions for ma
terials which are issued to him by
the city warehouse. These are
charged to his account with in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

rigid inspection Of the housing
authorities Of the city Of Stock
holm Is not an easy task. So the
real estate office of the city of
Stockholm has developed an in
genious system of prefabrication
which largely reduces house con-
struction to an assembly j1b.
A number of standard house
plans have been drawn up by that
office with due regard to the saw
ing on materials and elimination
of waste. Invitations TO bid on
these prefabricated houses are
sent out TO lumber mills and wood
working plants and the houses are
delivered in panels ready for cree
ton. Doors are hung and windows
installed at the factory-even
hardware is In place. The city
places these orders for the account
Of the prospective home owner and
also buys for his account ranges.
bathroom fixtures, paints and al
other items. In this manner r saw
ing of about Is to 30 per cent is
effected.
Foundations Important
The foundation Is an important
matter In a cold climate such as
that Of Stockholm. The cellar
walls are built Of a special type
Of concrete blocks made for the
city on special specifications. The
chimney is constructed from an
other type Of blocks Of about 30
pounds weight in which five flues
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

terest. There Is no waste anywhere
because the house owner knows
that he pays for everything.
From the moment the contract
Continued on Page 10, Column ~
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feet each. II may be remarked
that these lots are somewhat
small, but II must be remembered
that the land Is located within 80
minutes street car ride from the
center Of Stockholm. and that land
values are very high.
To operate on a subsistence
homestead basis is out of the ques-
ton on this account. The Swedcs
call these Developments garden
cities and that term is very ap-
propriate. The prospective home
owner picks out his lot in the
early spring and enters into a con-
tract with the city, acquiring
ground rights" for 60 years. pay
ing an annual rental Of about $50.
At the expiration of the s0-year
period the house owner has first
option on the renewal of the lease
II the city should wish TO take
over the land for other purposes
the house owner receives just
compensation for his house and
the improvements. The transac-
ton Is based on cost TO the city
and In this manner the house own
er does not need to tie up his
capital in land. The city has safe
guarded It's interests and those of
the community. so that the land
cannot be used for other purposes
than those intended during the
period Of the lease.
The city also reserves the right
to select the people to settle on
the land. The majority of the set
tiers are workmen and artisans.
clerks and skilled workers In
wage class Of from $500 to $500.
II must be remembered that
Sweden unquestionably has the
highest standard Of living in the
world II one considers such items
rs educational facilities. economic
security and cultural standards
Built by Occupants
The most ingenious feature of
the Stockholm housing plan is the
fact that the prospective house
owner Is expected TO do a great
deal Of the construction work him
self. II must be remembered that
manual training in public schools
and that woodworking and car
pentry In as natural to them as tin
kering with an automobile engine
Is to Americans. Furthermore. the
majority OF these home seekers
are practical workers proficient
In some trade or other. But TO
build a house to come up to the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27
Municipal Housing
Program in Sweden
Explained by Tacoman
Homes Provided for $4,000 People
Without Cost to TdxpdYers: Plon
Eyed by Experts from All Notions
by AxEL II. OxHOLM

The spending Of millions billions for public construc
ton enterprises longer but in Stockholm Sweden
the man bit the dog and the is Axe Dahberg chief
Of the Real Estate office Of the city of Stockholm During
the past few this official has successfully developed
and executed municipal housing program providing homes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-02-27

nOim taxpayers.
Housing experts from every
civilized country nave visited the
model cottage villages In the beau
tiful suburban districts Of Stock
holm and have taken with them
ideas OF economical construction
methods and hundreds OF novel de-
tails regarding the many steps
which must be taken from the
time the prospective house owner
signs the contract with the city
and until the last instalment IN
paid. After having visited dozens
Of housing developments In Eur
ope and elsewhere ] do not hest
tate in stating that the plan Of the
city OF Stockholm as developed by
Mr. Dahlberg Ia far above any
others which have come TO my no.
tice.
Rents Always High
Rents In Stockholm have always
been high. Construction never
seemed to catch up with the ever
increasing population and the
strict building codes and regula-
tons did not tolerate the exis-
tence Of slums. The situation be-
came acute about 10 years ago
and thousands OF workmen and
low salaried people lived In small
apartments of one room and hitch
en-. The birth rate dropped to
alarmingly low levels.
Realizing that private enterprise
could not be relied upon for the
construction Of suitable apart
ments or houses for this class Of
people. the city Of Stockholm pur-
chased very large areas In the
immediate vicinity OF the city and
embarked upon building program
calling for small one-famiiy cot
tages. More than 1000 houses have
been completed providing homes
for about $4,000 people who for
merry lived in congested quarters
in the city. and actually spend
less for rent In a comfortable, up
to-date home than they paid for
their one or two-room apartments
I'm the city.
And here is how II was donei
The city OF Stockholm pur-
chased several large blocks Of land
and put In the necessary improve
ments such as streets. water and
gas mains. electric lights. sewers,
etc. About eleven million dollars
were expended by the city for
these purposes. The land Is then
parcelled out into building lots Of
about from 5000 To 5000 square
Evening star., 1940-05-04
JOIN f. LARSON.
MckENNEi. FLANNERy 4 CRAICBILL.


IN 1.-THE TaE eDIIsTRIcr COURT OF TIE
lumhla- Holding PROBATE Court -Estate
Of WILLIAM HAYES-4 CFLhND. also known
as William Hayes AcElru. or Acklau. d!
Ackln. Deceased Adm 'uiStratlaa No ST.
552-ORDER CT PUBLlCATION-A -App.t-
cation having been made herein for the
propate Of the last VIII and testament OF
William HAYES Ac6land. also known as
William Hayes AcEler, or kck!su. or
Ackiir, deceased, and for letters teSiamrG-
tary on said estate. by American Security
and Trust Company, corporation OF the
CITY ot WaShiuRton. District Of Columbia
ana Edison B. O,dS Jr., also OF the City of
MaShinRton. District of Columbia. the
Executors therein named, 1t is ordered tins
ASkLEE 56LN NoEI q, W. CATHEEINE ZF ACKLEN
ROBERT LIVINGSTON ACELEV. ard tie
unknown heirs at law and unknown rev.
OF kin Of Wllliam Hayes AcE.and als6
known as William HAYES ACklen or
Acklan. or AcElin deceased, and an others
concerned appear tn sand court or Monday
the 3rd day Of June. 1910, at 10 o'clock
A NJ; to show cause why such application
Shouid not be granted, Lct notice hereof
be published IN The Nashmcton Lew Re-
porter ana The Evening Star once In
each of three successive weeks before Tho
return day herein mentioned. the fir.
pub!icatlon to be not less thau thirty Gavs
before SAID return DAY Witness. tho Fru-
ordble ALFRED A. WHEAT Chief Jus 70
OF said Court, this oath day II ArrlL A y
l9l" tseell Attest, TE3E0nOBE Goes
COLUMBIA. Clcrk Of Probate Court.
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