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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
BANOVETZ TO BE
MORTUARY OWNER.

Steve Banovetz will become owner
and operator of the Fenske Mortu-
airy July l, according to an announce
ment made today by Mr.. Banovetz.
Employed at the Fenske Hardware
ovetz has been in charge of the NOR
tuary % years. The mortuary was
established in 1900 Mr.. Banovetz is
a registered mortician. He will sever
his connections with the hardware end
of the business upon taking over the
mortuary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
SCHOOL SIGNS
REC CONTRACT
Similar Action Expected on
Part of City Council
Next Week.

The school board at special meet
ing Monday night approved a contrac
in which the board and the city coun.
Gil will join in conducting a recrea.
tional program here.
The contract will come up for con.
Sideration by the council at its regu-
lar meeting Tuesday night, and il
approved will become effective imme-
diately.
Under the contract the school and
city will each name three members to
recreational board which viii adj
minister the program, all serving three
year terms. A seventh member, whose
term is two years, will be named by
the six appointed by the school and
city.
Terms of original members of the
board have been staggered so as to
permit appointments before the end
of the first three years. The mem
bers include:
Named by the school Edward T.
Buckley, 81 years; w. v. Langen, q
years; Miss Gretchen Weber, II
years. Named by the city John
Smrekar, 81 years; William Harri q
years; Laurin Leino, II years. The
term of the first odd member will be
II years. He has not been selected. The
expiration date Of all terms is Dec.
81, with the first being in 1912.
The board is empowered to elect its
own officers and accept appropriations
from the city, school, or other parties.
1t shall conduct the recreationaI pro-
gram, maintaining and equip play
grounds, recreational centers, or other
property in or outside the city limits,
hire recreational leaders and helpers.
It must make an annual report.
The city and school, under the
agreement, will each set aside 5000
to finance the program for the rest
of this year
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.
Vol. 4S, No. 1.

WI. tos ENO. l.
With this issue Of The Ely Miner
it enters the 49th milestone of exis-
tence in this city. We are starting the
new year with the same head. the
same owner, and almost the same
crew in the back office Our residence
in Ely dates back to the year 1891
when we came here to conduct the
Ely Iron Home for DR.. Fred Barrett
of Tower. The Home was absorbed by
the Ely Times in 1892 and We returned
to Tower where we were on the Yer
million Iron Journal.
The population of Ely in 1891 was
between 900 and 1000 and was steadily
growing. BY the time We had accu-
INFLATED a family and a borrowed
debt of $3.50 and several very good
friends, We got next to Washington
hand press and several cases OF
type and we were back in Ely in 1895
with The Ely Miner. We have been
here ever since. The population at
that time had grown to $500.
Our business growth did not keep
pace with the growth of the city
Printing then was a luxury and not
a necessity. Right here let US tel
YOU that it was some slim pickings in
those early days with ourselves and
Mrs. Schaefer doing the editing, COM
posing, job printing and operating the
Washington. Persistency and con-
sistency won however. Our family in
creased. Our business increased. OuI
debts increased. Our age increased
During our years in the city IA diff
ferent people ran opposition papers
here. We stuck, for the reasons giver
because we could not leave it all ano
because we had faith in the city, its
people and its surroundings.
We begin The Ely Miner year today
when the world is in turmoil brought
on by the greed Of an old worlc
power and a series of dictators. Some
of our business people have been hare
hit with their goods on the shelves anc
no sales which means they are broke
Things look brighter for labor anc
business and will looks bright unit
the government bears down on bust
ness and labor to finance the war
This condition will be in full swint
by the end of the year 1e41 and from
then on with industry and labor payini
heavily for Americas Santa Clau
proclivities. Many say we still hav
hard times although it does not lool
like it at the present time. In lette
received from a Kansas man recentl,
he said that ''times are so On tougl
Continued on Page Four
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
BURNSIDE YMCA Camp
NOlU Open for Summer

Camp Widgawagan on the east arm
of Burnside lake was opened for the
summer Saturday, with Ted Gray. st.
Paul. in charge.
The camp is operated by the ST. Paul
YMCA. It closes Labor Day.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26

BANK DIRECTORS MEET
DR.. j. R. Manley and j. G. Sellwood
OF Duluth were in the city Thursday
to attend meeting of the directors of
the First National Bank
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-06-26
NAMES MRS. CARLSON

Mrs. Julius Carlson, president
of the Ely auxiliary, has been
named secretary treasurer of the
Eighth district auxiliary by Mrs.
Edward T. Buckley, new president
of the district.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

don't know, of course, but it
would be my feeling that Ivor
never told her anything about
her prospects. She always
rather irritated him. I'm sure he
would have found her insuffer-
able if she'd started to think Of
herself as possible owner Of
Hurricane House. The will was
drawn up two years ago and like
all wills of young men with a
probability of long life ahead it
wasn't much more than a gesture
He had some vague idea of want
ing to keep Hurricane House in
the family and Alice was the only
living relative"
Even if he didn't tell her, she
might easily have found out. She
looks the sort of woman who
would be good at shopping" Kay
added abruptly: We'll, Gilbert,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

what's going to happen now"
You mean about us and the
house? That is very clear. Some
time today ! shall be obliged as
Ivor's lawyer to pass on the glad
tidings 20 Alice. After that we
arc in the lap of the gods If
she chooses 10 be nasty then she
will turn us out and as soon as
the police have finished with us.
! suppose we will 90 back to
Pittsburgh and the mortgagcd
ancestral homestead
She looked at him earnestly
And If you 60 back 60 Pitts
burgh, how will you live ?"
That. my dear. we shall have
to face when the time comes.
I've saved little and I'm
making quite good salary.
You're welcome to anything I've
got
That's extremely kind Kay,
but
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risivcly from beyond the grave
BY an ironical turn of the table,
the Chilterns. so long as they re-
NAMED in Bermuda. would now
be entirely dependent on the
charity OF a woman who mis-
trusted and hated them. "a WOO
man who. IN spite Of her distant
relationship TO Ivor. had been
little more than a paid attendant.
And that wasn't all Tfis ut
tcrly unexpected legacy put Alice
Lumsdcn high mp on the list Of
suspects
Kay watched her brothcr-in-
laws family sardonic face Gil
bert. this Is amazing. DO YOU
suppose she knows? If she does.
she must have faxed That scene
just now accused YOU 20 make
herself seem innocent
I'm sorry 90 disappoint YOU If
YOU want Alice for your murder
scapegoat. said Gilbert drily. Il
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The Place Is in
Western Canada
and Pretty Girls
Fl 9 h I for a
Chance to Work
n q r d w + h
Bucket and Brush

out, experts in New York City's
American Museum of Natural
History were consulted and sup
piled small. accurate models Of
many of the dinosaurs which
once roamed what is now North
western Canada. From these
miniature models, full sized stat
ues of the brutes were created.
Many of the thousands of peo-
pie who have visited St Georges
Island in the past few years have
also taken a turn around some
of North Americas leading mu-
seums Of natural history. They
say that the realistic monsters
which raise their horny heads
among the trees in this spot have
dramatized prehistoric times for
them as no reconstructed skele-
ton in a museum could possibly
do.
st. Georges Island is not, how
ever, the only place in the world
where the big lizards, which
went down TO extinction long be-
fore the first white man set foot
in America, are eXcitingly recon-
structed
For more than ten years Lon
doners were able to enjoy SIM
liar spectacle in the grounds sur
rounding the famous Crystal
Palace which the Nazis knocked
down in one Of their raids on the
British Capital. In this place
more than dozen full-siZed
models OF extinct monsters were
set up for the amusement and the
amazement of the general public.
The Girls ut the Right Aren't
Having Bad Dream - And
They Really Are Scrubbing Up
a Dinosaur Who Would An
sweT. If He Could, to the Name
of Oscar. The Monster Model
OF a Prehistoric "Critter" Is
One of Several Such Exciting
Exhibits on st. Georges Island,
Not Far From the Famous
Canadian Resort, Banff.
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page show. IT requires a steady
nerve TO scale a ladder and strad-
die the back of a towering rep
tile and while they work, the
women really help with the task
which the keepers" Of the beasts
have 10 do at least once a year
TO keep the exhibits in good con-
dition.
St, Georges Island is no place
for a man with a hangover, or a
woman who is allergic TO lizards,
real or make believe - because
the fearsome bruisers scattered
through its wooded park are life
size and accurate TO the last ugly
detail
When plans for this unusual
show place were being worked
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20

| don't suppose he even knew
that things were hanging fire. He
didn't have moments worry.
whereas / was risking every
thing. blowing in money couldn't
afford 10 protect my investment.
Then--everythinE was still I'M
settled when my health broke
down.
He hesitated. smoothing the
light quilt with his fingers. Last
time he was here in Bermuda
Ivor thanked me for putting his
funds into that particular invest
ment The merger had gone
through and he had made an
even larger profit than / had
promised him Whereas for all
/ knew-had lost not only my
original purchase but most Of my
collateral as well. Maud's securi-
ties.
Il finally told Ivor my predica-
ment. ! hated having TO do it.
But he was very kind and asked
me. why on earth ! hadn't men
toned II earlier This time when
he flew 10 New York he promised
he'd DO his best 10 rescue Maud's
securities and my own collateral.
In fact, he said that if they
hadn't sold me out / might find
I'd made a killing myself That
is, we'd have enough from that
one deal for the family to live
on.
And you have made money?
Everything's all right now?"
Il don't know if I've made any
money I do know that Ivor got
back all the collateral He was 10
bring the certificates down with
him this time. We didn't have
chance 10 talk business last night
but he did tell me that he'd got
them and / wasn't TO worry. And
he had nice wedding present
for me. he said"
But those stocks are your
own and Maud's. They're not
present"
Certainly they are ours" Gill
bert gave a little shrug. That
is, they would be ours if l had
them
IF you had them! You said
Ivor brought them yesterday"
Exactly, my dear. But he
didn't happen TO give them to
me"
Then then whore arc they ?"
Somewhere IN his baggage. /
imagine. Don took IL all over to
the playhouse last night, didn't
he ?" Gilbert was looking at her.
the awkward flush still on his
face Now perhaps you see how
you could help, Kay Ivors dead
and Major Clifford is making a
police jamboree out Of it II he
finds my stocks among 1vor's
personal belongings he's liable to
impound them along with every
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thing else. It may be a long time
before we could get them again
and even then it might be diff
cult TO prove they were ours
He added hcsitantly: Besides.
II would bring the whole thing
out into the open and Maud
would have TO know that I used
her securities without asking her
permission Maybe you think I
deserve having her know that.
That's not the point The point is
that those securities represent
virtually all our capital. We can't
afford to run the risk Of losing
them"
You mean you want 10 try 10
get them back out OF 1vor
baggage ?"
Exactly" Gilbert leaned for
ward his hands resting on the
quilt The police haven't gone
TO the playhouse yet. If only the
securities could be gotten out be-
fore they arrive this morning
everything would be all right
I'm "A cripple 1t isn't possible for
me TO do it myself l CANT ask
Maud or the children. But !
thought perhaps that you
But last night the Major or
dered us not to go to the island
al KNOW But he hasn't ar
y rived yet II the policeman
is still there at the swimming
meach, you could slip over TO the
island from Simon's house, the
next house down the bay. You
wouldn't be seen from there
But Gilbert you'd have 10
tell me what, to look for"
Look for "A folder. Therell
be security certificates. stocks.
bonds, and probably business
papers and things too Some
where IN his baggage l. would
like to have everything there is
in the folder Apart from getting
my own property back, as Ivor's
lawyer, it's my responsibility 10
go through his papers before the
police start meddling with them.
And don't want anyone TO
know" He grimaced. "Particu-
larly not Maud"
"Of course" Kay hesitated a
moment: then she said. "An
right, Gilbert, I'll do my best"
THANK you" His hand moved
TO hers, touching it gently.
You're being particularly kind
not To- scold me" He smiled.
And don't look so criminal. my
dear. I'm not asking you TO
break the law. We're only skirt
ing around a petty regulation
laid down by an ovcrscrupulous
policeman His face was grave
again and little lines around his
eyes gave away his anxiety. But
Continued on Page I3l
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now and then some of the pref
test young women i'm that neigh
borhood 90 10 the park 60 wash
up the huge rcplicas of prc-his-
toric monsters which are scat
tered through it. With bucket
and scrub brush they polish the
hides of the big bnitcs while
cameramen make a record of
their antics.
These wash-days are a lot of
fun for the girls because the
beasts in DinoSaur Park are ac-
curate reproductions of the lum-
bering lizards that inhabited this
part Of the North American Con
tincnt three million years ago,
more or less
As the photographs ON this
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Don't be silly. I've always
been wanting you TO give me a
chance to help. It won't be much,
I'm afraid. But when you add it
10 Mauds little income it should
be enough"
Gilbert's face, softened by
gratitude, changed An awk-
ward flush stole into his cheeks.
I'm not so sure that Maud's little
income is with us any more
What do you mean? Gilbert,
you can't have done something
foolish; you can't have spent
Maud's capital or. -
You must try to he patient
with me, Kay / was going %
speak TO you about this anyway.
For you can help me-"
What is it," What have you
done?"
It's quite a story Although
you probably don't believe it, as
Ivor's legal and financial adviser
| was able TO do very well for
him. BY re-investing his money l
increased the value of his estate
considerably. / was always on the
lookout for advantageous invest
ments. There was one in par
ticular
LIE broke off. II won't 60 into
II details. but this particular op-
portunity was so good that ! de
cided 10 put some of my own
funds in II as well as Ivor's OF
course my investment was a drop
in the bucket compared with his,
but 10 meant a lot 10 me You
sec, I'd heard from a legal friend
Of mine that certain small COM
pany was being taken over by
a larger one. It couldn't misfire.'
He looked at her with a little
rueful smile. And SO l over
EXTENDED myself. bought more
of the company's stock than I
could really afford. You see l
was certain the merger would
take place"
And then suppose it didn't ?"
said Kay accusinEly.
NO. the merger took place all
right but IL was delayed by the
death Of one of the company's
directors. l had 10 put up more
collateral TO cover the temporary
decline in the value Of my stock.
| borrowed Maud's gilt edge
securities oh. know ! was.
wrong technically | was gam
bling with everything Maud pos
scsscd without telling her. But
we'll. was certain Of my facts.
certain that everything would
work ont IN the end, that it was
just question OF waiting"
tIc shrugged But poor men
can't afford 20 wait. Kay That's
the tragedy II was different
with Ivor who was a rich man.
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ae Green DidrV

fore, even If it had been ply
sically possible for me 10 90
around killing people and drag
ging bodies back and forth |
would like you TO realize that !
would hardly have wanted to kill
Ivor Drake four days before a
wedding of which | thoroughly
approved and WI n would have
left me financially Independent
for the rest of my life"
His cool reasonableness acted
like a breath Of fresh air TO Kay
after the turbulent emotional up
heavals of the last hours. Even
though his bland assumption that
the family loved Ivor as much as
he did was tragically false, at
least his own attitude, although
it clashed basically with hers.
was sane one and one that she
could respect.
He was looking at her from
quiet. intelligent eyes. Der
muda's funny place, Kay. If
you'd been here longer you'd I'M
derstand Perhaps all small is
lands are the same way. They
get you EverytHngs so small,
on top of you You're very apt
TO be driven in on yourself. Emo
tons get pent up and then sud
nedly they break out in a wild
rash of neurotic scenes. I'm not
surprised at poor Alice Lums-
denis outburst. Repressed spin
sters like that get the Bermuda
filters worse than anyone. ! was
a little Mortified though at the
solid, British major last night. /
had expected him TO keep his
common sense, even in Bermuda"
LAY said eagerly: You mean
~ you don't think Ivor was
murdered ?"
Il see no reason at the moment
to suppose that he was. DO you .
After ALL the evidence produced
by Major Clifford at the swim
ming beach was hopelessly flimsy
from a lawyers point of view. l
could have riddled it with holes.
I'm afraid the Major has been
cooped up too long IN little
world of bicycle thefts and petty
larceny Last night when he
was confronted with a rather dra-
matte accident he Just gave way
10 an attack OF wishful thinking
This murder things going TO be
inconvenient and painful for us
But | don't think it'll be any
thing worse
Kay only wished she could be
that sanguine. If she had not
known Gilbert SO well she might
have been convinced by his placid
logic. But he always had a genius
for shutting his eyes 60 unplcas-
ant reality She recognized the
symptoms now
Gilbert was looking at her
quizzically. II can see you think
I'm an ostrich, Kay ] hope to
heaven you're wrong And
think YOU are Ina the first place.
apart from "A few emotional up-
heavals. a few adolesCcnt spats.
I can think Of no reasonable
murder motives At least F." ne
paused there IS only one roa-
sonahle murder motive
he shufflcd the documents on
the bed again and selected "a
sheaf of papers backed with blue
cardboard A dark. almost imp
ish CLEAN showed IN his eyes.
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i deliberately saved this for
tho last, Kay, because it strikes
nae as amusing This is a copy
Of Ivors will. Since he had no
near relatives, there are virtually
no personal requests. In fact
there is only one" He fhcked
the sheets over to the last page
and without the slightest empha-
sis read Il further bequeath a
sum of twenty-five thousand dol
lars and the property in the Isles
of Bermuda known as Hurricane
House to my second cousin
Alice Lumsden."
He looked up. the smile spread
ing from his eyes to his lips.
You must admit the humor
Of that. Kay. Possibly one of
Ivor's most successful pleasant
ries. Alice Lumsden the woman
who has accused us Of bcnefiting
by the will the woman whom just
now you fired so peremptorily.
AS soon as the will is probated.
she will he the legal owner of
Hurricane House"
He paused And, unless ! am
very much mistaken, she will
take fun advantage of her posi-
ton to-fire MS ="
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until after the wedding when
there would have been a certain
financial benefit To be gained"
He gave a short laugh. II
imagine Major Clifford with his
sound head FOR logic will appre-
ciate that when l show him these
various documents
Kay looked over his elbow at
the unsigned typewriter docu-
ment. feeling extreme relief This
paper would prove conclusively
that so far from gaining the
Chilterns had lost considerably by
Ivor's death. 1t would destroy
once and for all the menace of
Alice Lumsden. That is. so long
as she had no other evidence of
murder which she was keeping TO
herself
Gilbert was watching her, his
face tired and pale. Now that
we've disposed of that little mat
ter, Kay, ! would like to talk to
you. ! know you've never APP
proved very highly of me. Prob
ably you've been quite shocked
at the way we've all moved into
Ivor's house.
II admit quite frankly that !
have accepted a great deal from
him But there are qualifying
circumstances. Or. Thorne, like
all doctors, chooses 10 be kindly
if insincerely optimistic about
me- But / know perfectly well
that l shall never walk again.
Oddly enough, though, one clings
20 life, however impaired, and my
chances for staying alive lay here
with the sunshine and fresh air
of Bermuda. Ivor made that pos
sible for me when he offered us
this vacation.
las his lawyer ! know that
financially having us all IN the
house was in no conceivable way
a burden 20 him. Consequently, |
didn't feel a contemplate para
site in accepting an offer which
was made IN all sincerity l APP
preciated just how obligated l
was 20 Ivog and ! shall always
be extremely grateful 10 him for
what he did for US"
lie PAUSED. his capable hands
n moving leisurely over the
shesf of papers. Last night
had the feeling that you didn't
like Ivor, that you had some
thing against him. I'm sure
there are a great many women
particularly sensible, unro-
mantle women like you - who
would have disapproved Of him
! never felt that way Perhaps
because ] am man. l knew he
had a great many affairs of
course. He was not conven-
tionaly above reproach. But
who is these days? II seems 20
me that he loved Elaine genuine
lv, Certainly he was always the
soul OF Kindness 20 us"
His hands ran over his hair
II think YOU should know all
this. my dear, just IN case you
have any tendency 10 credit the
hystericL murder talk Of Miss
lumsdcn and Major Clifford As
Maud said last night. Ivor WAS
our good friend ] think ] can
speak for the others ] know
can speak for myself There
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\V/AsHING cTo IN and

\U/ASHING clothes and
w floors floor is an occupation
w that has little appeal
for most members OF the So
called Ecnuer soX-but give the
average woman a ten-ton din
osaur TO clean up and she will
get big kick out Of IT
Anyway. that seems TO be the
experience Of the men whose job
II is 10 manage Dinosaur Park,
a spot which is in many ways the
most attractive place in the
SPRAYING province Of Alberta
This park is on St Georges
Island in the Bow River not far
from the city of Calgary
Probably a press agent had
something TO do with il but every
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THIS was indeed one of Ivor's
most successful pleasantries.
a final hand grenade thrown de-
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1871 by Weekly Rights
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