The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-01-01

entries top preceding years by 70.
Hearing on vacating II townships from
state game refuge set for tonight
Sept 11-Charles King, Picket lake
lumberjack, breaks four-year hiberna
ton, comes to town. City alarmed as
polio hits four, with two deaths.
Sept. 1886 inches rain recorded
as all records for month are broken.
Forest service seeks new CCC camp
for near Winton.
Sept. 5-Bewhiskered Richard Koch
Ter ends 500-mile solo canoe trip as
sportsmen in entire nation marvel at
feat of inexperienced Chicago youth.
State denies request of Ely duck hunters
to open refuge. E. H. Clapp acting
chief of forest service, comes here
College defeated, 1870, by Hibbing in
opening defense of NJCC title.
Oct. 2-Ben P Johnson first Ely man
to leave for Greenland defense work
Anthony Brinsek, Eveleth, named rec
reation director as program is inaug-
! urated. William j. Nudge, range
! pioneer, dies.
Oct. 9-First of five lost hunter
cases pops up when Bob Johnson
spends night in woods near Farm
lake. State tax commissioner arrives
here for conference with council on
mineral valuations.
Oct. 16-Law catches II vandals for
tearing up airplane, pilfering cars,
entering cabin. October strawberries
picked.
Oct. 23-Portage River CCC camp
ordered abandoned ending one of states
most picturesque camps. City council
schedules special budget session, as
planning for 1912 starts.
Oct. 30-Deluge of protesting letters
rained on highway department protest
ing condition of Ely-Tower road.
Rearing ponds-fish hatchery drive
started. M. j. Murphy named chair
man charter commission Charles AL
BERT, a pedestrian, killed on east edge
of city limits ending city's eight-year
traffic safety record.
Nov. Council again delays inaugu-
ration of one-meter plan. Woodsman
Mike Kelly dies in blazing cabin on
Stoney river.
Nov 5O,O00-acre Babbitt timber
sale, largest in years made by forest
service, heralds others to come on
Superior. Legion auxiliary starts drive
to secure iron lung for city. Peter
Handberg named guard on NJCC foot
ball team.
Nov 20-Mystery surrounds finding
of skeleton near Burnside lake. Addi-
tional $3.50 to be available for local
purposes next year reported by city.
Nov. Reconstruction of Moose lake
canoe base for Region Ten Boy Scouts
started. Eleven men, largest number in
recent years seek position of alderman
at city election Tuesday.
Dec. 4-Toimi Ahola and John N.
Maxi reelected, Joseph Koschak named
alderman; O. T. Friedsburg defeated;
Judge Edwin Toms defeats G. A.
Dahlgren in spirited campaign. WPA
approves $4,000 for city street project.
DR.. John E. Thompson resigns to take
Columbus position. College cagers drop
1921 opener to Eveleth Memorial
high prepares for starter at Virginia.
Dec. 11-War news starts: % Ely
people in Pacific zone on first count;
Is on West coast. Pacific clipper letter
from Sgt. E. E. Folio arrives from
Philippines predicting possible out
break of war to the day. Civilian de-
Tense committee holds initial meeting.
Highway commissioner tells local or
ganization Ely-Tower highway paving
unlikely.
Dec 18-Albin Mrache sailor, be-
comes first war victim; William Lou
shin reported missing. Ensign Curtis
Uhrenholdt, college graduate, dies in
Pearl Harbor Now record Is in Pacific
zone, 33 on West coast, 20 in Atlantic
Zone Ore tonnage shipped at highest
point since 1880; 1,832,711 tons for
vermilion range.
Dec. 25-Japs kill Bruce Cook, Orr,
former Ely boy. Ely to go on air
Sunday over KDAL's inject Your
Neighbor" program; to be "mugged'
in full page in Duluth Sunday News
Tribune. Waino L. Pietila drowned
when car goes through Fall lake ice.
Formation of civilian defense pushed
as instructions came from state coun-
Gil. Ely prepares serious welcome for
1912.
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