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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Crumpler News

Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. H. Blevins, were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Blevins and children, Jun
ior and Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilmer Blevins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guiles Blevins, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Jessup and son, Howard,
Jr. They were all the children,
and their families, of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blevins and it was the first
time they had been together in
eight years.
Mrs. B. H. B1evins, Eve Fran
els and Jean Blevins and Mrs.
Cecil Blevins were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Phicps.
Jack Blevins has been visiting
his brother, Gilmer Blevins.
Mrs. Art Carson and son, Sam,
were Sunday guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Upton Blevins.
Mrs. Marvin Paller spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. w. Owen.
Mr.. Lester Osborne, who has
been visiting in this communi,
~ tor some time, r.aS returned to
Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spergeon Parlier
and son, Jimmie, are visiting
friends here.
Miss Jerry Ray Absher is very
i'll at this time.
Mr.. Reece Duvall remains SER
iously ill at his home here.
Rev. w. E. Denny filled his reg
ular appointment at the Healing
Springs Baptist Church on both
Saturday and Sunday. There was
a large attendance at both Serv-
ices.
Mr.. Lester Phipps, of Caples,
w. Va, is visiting relatives here,
over the week end.
Mr.. Webb Huddler, of Caples,
w. Va, is at home with his FAM
lily for a few days visit, this
week.
Mrs. John Goings and Mrs. A.
F. Rogers visited their sister,
Mrs. Bertha Phipps on Friday.
Mrs. Fannie Paisley, who has
been ill for some time, remains
the same.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant Barton
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bar
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Denney over the week end.
Mr.. Zeb Barton has returned
to his work at Abingdon, after
visiting here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Fleetwood News

Mrs. Fannie Bishop, of Lin
colnton, is spending the summer
with her daughter, Mrs. Lily
Freisland.
Mrs. Ben Coward is visiting
her husband, who is stationed in
Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Wilcox
and small daughter, Lois Carolyn,
of Baltimore, Maryland, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Williams,
over the week end.
MIR. and Mrs Roby Brown Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Miller, of
Brentwood, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Kincaid, of
Lenoir are moving to this COM
munity. Mrs. .Kincaid is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Lemley.
Mrs. Kermit Greene and daugh-
ter, Anna Lou, of Wilmington,
are spending their vacation with
relatives here.
Mr.. H. v. Walker, of Whitetop,
Va, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Walker this week.
Mr.. Paul Lemley, who has
been spending some time with
his father, Vance Lemley, in Viii
mington, has returned to his
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
SCHOOL PLANNING
MEETING AT BOONE

A school planning meeting for
teachers, and school officials of
this section, is to be held at
Boone tomorrow, opening at 10
a. M, and continuing until five
o'clock.
County Superintendent A. B.
Hurt and a number of teachers
from Ashe county are planning
to attend.
At this meeting, plans for
next fall will be discussed as we'll
as federal aid to schools and 9TH
err planning necessary in the pres
ent emergency.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Mrs. Pennington
Buried Saturday

Funeral service was held on
Saturday, July 3, for Mrs. Ruby
Shepherd Pennington, formerly
of this county, who has lived in
Phoenix, Md, for the past five
years. The service, which was
held at the home of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Eller,
was conducted by Rev. A. C. Ash
ley. Burial followed at the Shep-
herd cemetery near Warrensville.
Mrs. Pennington, who had been
very i'll for some time at the
John Hopkins Hospital, was %
years of age, and is survived by
her husband and three children,
Wilma, Mack, Jr., and J. c., and
her parents and six brothers and
two sisters.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
SERVICES CLOSE

The D. V. B. S. closed at Stur-
gills Baptist Church on Friday
night with SO members on the
roll, and an average of 80. Sat-
urday night service was well at
tended. Rev. M. D Hart was re-
elected pastor. The communion
service was we'll attended. Sun
day, Rev. Frank Tucker delivered
a soul-stirring sermon. The mid
week service is held each We'd
nesday night at 8:15 o'clock.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Carl Blevins, also of the Chest
nut Hill community, who oper-
ates a small corn mill, remarked
that he could tell a difference in
the fullness of the grain and tex
ture of the meal brought in by
Mr.. Sheets over that brought in
by others, who did not top dress
with nitrate of soda.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

home, here.
Mrs. Opal Miller, of Brown
wood, visited her great-grandmo-
Their, Mrs. Fannie Bishop, Mon
day.
Mr.. Donald Freisland, who has
been working at Lenoir, has re-
turned to his home here.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

FCpl Franklin S. Shoemaker, son
of Mrs. Lizzie Shoemaker, of Ellz-
abethton, Tenn, formerly of this
county, has recently been promo
ted to his present rank at the
lincoln Air Base, at Lincoln,
Neb.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Pfc, John S. Eller, formerly OF
&8fton, now stationed at Sey-
Rsfsre johnson Field, spent
'e.hree-day leave at his home last
~%S9ak end.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Pvt. Claude Ashley, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. A. c. Ashley, who Is
now stationed at Camp Lee, Va
is now taking a course IN me-
~hanics and truck driving, and
writes that he is liking the work
fine,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
SERVICES AT BEAVER CREEK

A series of services will be held
at the Beaver Creek Baptist
Church, beginning Saturday ev-
ening, July 10. The first service
will be conducted by Rev. H.
Phillips, the second by Rev.
Ralph Miller and the third by
Rev. Ardle Osborne. Rev. Mr..
Miller and Rev. Mr.. Osborne are
from North Wilkesboro. Every
one is cordially invited to attend.
Elimination of steel springs in
furniture saves 10000 tons of
steel annuity.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Pvt. Edgar HI. Conner, formerly
of Smethport, has been in serv-
ice since last January and is now
stationed in Michigan. He writes
he is getting along fine and en-
joys his work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

@er9y of this county, who is now
stationed in Arizona, writes that
Ne,e is getting along fine and likes
.g.ass work very much.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Conservation
Farming News
By ]. T. McLAURIN

The Riverview Grange will
meet Tuesday, July Is, at River
view school at $3.50 p. M, at which
time, slides on conservation prac-
tees in Ashe county, will be
shown.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Pvt. Jewel C.. Hart, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred c. Hart, Nathan's
Creek, is stationed at Camp
Campbell, KY, and writes that he
is getting along fine and is liking
his work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Cpl. willard GOss, formerly of
Lansing, has been home on fur
Tough for the last several days,
but has now returned to Fort
Jackson, S. c., where he is sta
toned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

S.-Sgt. ]. d. HOuck, who is now
stationed at Drew Field, Tampa,
Ella, writes his parents ana
Srsends that he is getting along
Zane and enjoying his work.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

PFC. Mack d. Campbell, son OF
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Campbell
Hemlock, has been in service Tor
seven months and is now station
ed at Camp Maxey, Texas. He
as liking his work fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

L. G. Sheets, whose farm is To-
Gated in the Chestnut Hill COM
munity, plans to top dress his
corn again with nitrate of soda.
Last year, Mr.. Sheets increased
both the quantity and quality of
his corn by the use of nitrate of
soda.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Pvt: Benz. w. Roland, formerly
of Ashe county, is now some
where in Australia, and writes
that he is liking the country fine.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Franklin w. Osborne, who has
been in the Naval service for
some time, is now somewhere in
the South Pacific. He is with
the Medical Department.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

B. H. Shepherd, at Crumpler.
Sgt. Shepherd is now stationed at
Fort Bragg.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

B. H. Shepherd, at Crumpler'
Sgt. Shepherd is now stationed at
Fort Bragg.
Leonard Shepherd, another son
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Shepherd,
Crumpler, has been in foreign
service for some time, is now
back in this country and is home
on a three week furlough. He
will be stationed at FIT. Monroe,
Va, when his furlough is over.
CPL. Carl Roland, son of MIR.
and Mrs. w. A. Roland of Cliff
ton, who entered the service, Ju-
ly, 1941, is now stationed in the
Aero. Ind. Tech. Inst, Los Ange-
les, Calf. Before going to Los
Angeles, he was stationed at Myr-
tie Beach, S. c., where he expects
to return after completing his fiji
teen weeks in school.
Frank Roland, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Roland, of Clifton,
left Thursday, July LIST, for EN-
DRY and Henry College to take his
final examination to go into the
Navy.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08

Otis o. Osborne, who is in SER
vice with the Navy, writes his
sister that he is getting along
fine. He is stationed at South
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Sgt. Wayne Shepherd recently
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-07-08
Pvt. Blaine Winebarger,

Blaine Wnebarger form Pvt Jewel C. Hart of Mr.
ou If this county, who Fred Hart Nathans
STONED in Arizona Creek stationed Camp
is getting along fine and likes Campbell KY and writes nat ne
uorlx very getting along fine and is liking
his work
PFC Mack Campbell, son OF
- .nd Mrs Robert Campbell Edgar III. Conner formerly
has been in
station ice since last January ana IS no"
at camn Maxev He Michigan He writes
,;Lino his work fine getting along fine and en-
joys his work
S-Sgt J. d. HOuck, who is now
t;nod Of Drew Field Tampa Cp formerly OF
and has been home on fur
getting along Tough Tor the last seVerl
ne and enjoying his work but has now returned
Jackson, c., where he is sta
ne. rnhn G Filler formerly of toned.
alton now stationed at Sey-
49, 1obncon Field W. Roland formerly
his home last of Ashe county, IS now
.s1, end where in Australia, and writes
that liking the country fine
Pvt Claude Ashley son OF Mr..
= NJ A Ashley is Franklin w. Osborne who has
r+a+;oned at Camp Lee been service for
me- time is now somewhere III
o,;oe and South Pacific. He is with
;as +ba+ he ia liking the work the Department.
o. Osborne who is in SER
r1 Franklin 6 Shoemaker Navy, writes his
Shoemaker of Ez- sister that ne is getuns as
formerly of this fine he is Stauoheo d. oo
UNITY has recently been promo Brooklyn ~ T.
q to his present rank at the
ncoln Air Base at Sgt Shepherd recently
v;co cd hiS Mr.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
Rotary Club Presents
NeIU Slate of Officers

1t. Paul Hendrickson of Minneapolis
and 1t. Peter Bollinger of Fort Scott,
KY, were guests Of the Rotary club at
last weeks meeting and were intro
duced by Frank Dt Nino and Barney
Agnew. Both made short addresses in
which they told Of their duties. Lieu
tenant Hendrickson Is in the air trans
port service between Edmonton, Can,
and Alaska and Lieutenant Bollinger is
with a tank corps. Both of the talks
were interesting and instructive.
Following the singing Of songs in
honor of st. Patrick, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Di Nino and with Miss
Berglund at the piano, Bern Lambert,
the speaker of the evening, presented
biographical sketches of several men,
bers in his usual humorous manner.
Those sketched were George Somero,
Bruce Strachan, william Mills, VIII
liam Noyes, Jim Lang, Barney Agnew,
DR.. VIM. Rademaker and John Rikhus.
The nominating committee presented
a slate Of officers to be elected in
April. The committee presented VIM.
Mills for president, Bern Lambert for
vice president, George Somero for Sec
retary and treasurer, DR.. T. Ahola,
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS,

Sealed proposals will be received b,
M. j. Hoffman, Commissioner of High
ways for the State of Minnesota, at thu
District Maintenance Office in Vir.
ginia, Minnesota until 2:30 P. M.
April S, 1s43. for leasing to the State
on rental basis the following equip
ment to be used for the maintenance
OF Trunk Highways in st. Louis, Itascs
and Koochiching Counties.
APPROXIMATELY FIVE DUMB
TRUCKS without operators powered
by minimum " n. P. engine, maxi.
mum capacity cubic yards. Estimated
rental period from May 1st, 1913 to
December 31st, 1913.
Bids to be submitted on a monthly
basis without fuel, lubricants, or minor
repairs. Truck must be 1899 model OF
later.
Bidder may bid in one proposal on
one or more trucks.
BIDS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON
PROPOSAL FORMS SUPPLIED BY
THE UNDERSIGNED. Proposal forms
with Specifications may be obtained
without charge at 1916 University Ave-
nue., st. Paul, Minnesota, or at the
District Maintenance Office at vir-
ginia, Minnesota. The State reserves
the right to reject any or all bids or
to waive any informalities therein, but
a bid win be rejected If it contains
any alteration or erasure.
M. j. HOFFMAN,
Commissioner Of Highways.
2-25 Al
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
Death takes
ELY PIONEER

The funeral for Mrs. Barbara Barich,
one Of the earliest residents Of the
city, was held Saturday morning from
the Catholic church, the Rev. Frank
Mihelcic in charge.
: Mrs. Barich died Wednesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Skala,
where she had made her home since
the death Of her husband, George Bar
ich, seven years ago. The remains were
prepared for burial at the Banovetz
Mortuary. Pail bearers were John
Klemencich, Louis Zgonc, Frank Tom
sich, John Golobich, John Fugina and
Joseph Peshel.
Deceased was born in Jugoslavia on
Nov. 26, 1853. She came to Ely from
Soudan SIS years ago, travelling by wa
gon before the railroad reach Ely. In
the early years Of the city, Mrs. Barich
served as a midwife and many of our
citizens were born under her supervis-
ion.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs.
Jake Skala and Mrs. Peter Svetich of
this city and Mrs. Anthony Mihelcic Of
Ironton, and two sons, George and
Stephen Of this city.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
SECTION THIRTY

Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Lundein of
Section Thirty announce the engage
men Of their daughter, Edith, to John
B. A. Peyla, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve
Peyla Of Ely. The prospective bride is
member Of the 1943 graduating class.
Mr.. Peyla is in service with the navy.
He left Sunday for a training station
after being home on leave.
Mrs. John Lindross is spending two
weeks with her husband, Pvt. John
Lindross, at Kansas City. He viii be
graduated April 10 from the air force
mechanics school.
Cpl. Albert j. Harri viii leave today
to join his company in California after
having visited his mother and relatives.
Corporal Harri is with the 7O6th tank
destroyer battalion at Los Angeles,
Calf.
Michael Carpenter, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Carpenter, Is home on fur
Tough from Camp Bowie, Texas.
Tony Toylan is home after nine
months in the army in Texas and
California.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25

sundry "soap-boxers" who continually
howled about Morgan and Wall
Street" was removed. While Morgan
is now out of the picture, the financial
giants" in which he was interested
still remain to vex the carpng Com
munist. Wall Street, that mythical
bugaboo which devours all the cash,
even that of the range people, still re-
mains to give the "red" shouters some
thing to worry about. In reading the
history of the Morgans. it is shown
that the United States Steel Corpora
tion-in which about two-thirds Of our
people are interested by owning stock
and getting dividends-was organized
by the Morgan interests.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETT-
TION FOR PROBATE OF WILL,
APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTA-
TIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDI-
TORS

IOhS.
IN PROBATE COURT.
State OF Minnesota,
County of st. Louis, IS.
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF PETER JERICH, Decedent.
1T Is ORDERED that the petition
for admission to probate Of an instru-
ment filed herein purporting to be the
last will and testament Of said de-
cedent and issuance of letters testa-
mentary thereon to August Jerich be
heard before this Court in the Probate
Court Room in the Court House in
Duluth, Minnesota, on Monday, April
10, 194S, at nine o'clock A. M, and
that all persons interested then show
cause If any they have, why said pc
tition should not be granted.
TT is ORDERED that all creditors
Of the decedent file their claims In
this court within four months from
the date hereof, and that said claims
be heard and adjudicated on Tuesday,
July q, 1943, at ten o'clock A. M, by
the Court in the Probate Court Room
In the Court House in Duluth, Min
nesota.
Witness the HON. VIM. J. ARCHER,
Judge of Probate Court, this 18th day
of March, 1913.
CSEAL OF PROBATE COURT
Sheldon Watts, Clerk of Probate.
Peter Moscatelli, Attorney for
Petitioner, Ely, MINI. 3-25 4-8
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25

Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Porthan, that the
City Attorney and the City Clerk be
authorized to represent the city on any
legislation pertaining to the so-called
General Cash Basis Bill. Carried unan-
imously.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
meeting adjourn. Carried unanimously.
A. o. KNUTSON,
(SEAD City Clerk.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
FOR MRS. METSAPELTO

Mrs. Elizabeth Lillstrang MeStapelto,
IS, died at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Lydia Nykanen, Monday after a
lingering illness. She was born in
Wiimpeli, Finland, and had resided in
Ely 40 years.
Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Nyk-
amen, son, Joel, both Of this city, six
grandchildren and four great-grand-
children. She was a member Of the
Suomi Synod Lutheran church and the
local temperance society.
The funeral is being conducted at 2
o'clock this afternoon from the Suomi
Synod church, the Rev. Douglas Ollila
officiating. Preceding the service the
body lay IN state at the church.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
where's Grandma" Play
to be Presented Friday

The Methodist young people will
present request performance Of the
play Where's Grandma?" Friday at
8 p. m. in the Community Center aud
itorium.
Lynn Pearson will sing and Stanley
Modin, recreation director, will pre-
sent a number between acts.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25

Miss Anne Marie Grahek, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve B. Grahek, who
is employed by the army ordnance de-
partment at Buffalo, N. Y, will leave
for months special training at
Springfield, Mass, March 81. Miss
Grahek has Been employed by the war
department since January, 1912. Pre-
vious to that she was in the employ
ment of the British government. She
is graduate of the Ely Junior college.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
TWO VOLUNTEERS
JOIN CONTINGENT

Two additional men were added to
the contingent of selectees which left
this morning for Fort Smelling for
final examination. They are william
P. Anderson of this city and Eugene
Berglund, Soudan, both volunteers.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
Card of Thanks.

We hereby desire to express our
heartfelt thanks to all our friends and
neighbors who so kindly rendered as
sistance and sympathy in our late be-
reavement. Special thanks are due the
Suomi Synod congregation for the use
of their church for the funeral.
Mrs. John Apostle and family.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25

q license to sell Soft Drinks on the
second floor of the building located at
43 East Chapman Street was read and
referred to the Executive Session.
Applications from the following for
"On Sale" licenses to sell n-intoxi-
eating malt liquors were read and re-
ferred to the Executive Session: Mike
Bachar Jr., Mathew j. Ballas, Joseph
Chrep, Emil Forsman, Louis Jakich,
Jugoslav National Home, Inc, Anton
Klun, Joseph Klun Jr., Joseph Mavetz
Sr., Steve Merhar, Nick Mineff, John
Palcher, Mrs. Agnes Petek, anton
Pluth, Savoy Cabins, Joseph Selsikar,
Fred st. Marie, John Tomsich Jr.,
August Trinei and Matt Vertin.
Applications from the following for
"Off Sale" licenses to sell non-intoxi-
eating malt liquors were read and re-
ferred to the Executive Session: Joseph
Chrep, John Chrep, Mrs. Sylvia De-
beltz, Emil Forsman, Jugoslav Nation
al Home, Inc, Joseph Kun Jr., Kovach
Brothers, Steve Merhar, Nick Mineff,
Mrs. Agnes Petek, Anton Pluth, Joseph
L. Pucel, Savoy Cabins, Joseph Sells
kar, Fred st. Marie, August Trirei.
John Tomsich Jr., Matt Vertin, Frank
zorman and zupancich Brothers.
WHEREAS, there is q tendency on
the part of employees of the City, on
seeking and obtaining other employ
ment to request leave of absence for
the purpose Of assuring them of their
former jobs with the City, and
WHEREAS, it is the Judgment Of the
City Council that a definite policy he
adopted by the City in reference to
this subject matter.
RESOLVED, that it shall be the fix
ed rule of the City that no leave of
absence shall be granted to any en-
ployee of the City of Ely, for a per-
iod greater than ninety days, except
in cases where such person enters the
Armed Forces in the Military and Ma.
val Service of the United States, or
shall be drafted by the United States
Man-Power Commissioner.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that this
rule shall become effective forthwith.
The foregoing resolution was offered
by Alderman Maxi, seconded by Alder
man Harri, and declared carried on the
following vote:
Yes: Alderman Maxi, Klun, Koschak
Maxi, Porthan, Mayor Kapsch. 60
No: None. (O
Adopted this 18th day of March
1913.
Moved by Alderman Koschak, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that per-
sons having maintained gardens on
city-owned property within the last
three years be permitted to again use
these tracts and that any remaining
garden plots be turned over to the Rec
reation Department for ALLEGATION
Carried unanimously.
The matter of salaries and wages to
be paid city employees was referred to
the Executive Session.
Meeting called to order.
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Maxi, that the
City Assessor and the City Attorney
, make study of the tax proceeding
taken by the Oliver Iron Mining Com
pany, now pending in District Court,
and report thereon to the Council at
an early date. Carried unanimously.
Moved by Alderman Harri, support
ed by Alderman Klun, that the appli-
cation of Mathew j. Ballas for a Soft
Drinks license be laid on the table for
the time being. Carried unanimously
Moved by Alderman Porthan, sup
ported by Alderman Harri, that the
applications of Joseph Chrep for an
"On Sale" license and an "Off Sale"
license to sell Notwithstanding malt
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25

Clarence Hanson and Art Zerahn for
directors. The nomination is tanta-
mount to an election and these. In all
probability, will be the new officers to
take office in July.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
GIRL SCOUT NEWS.

Eighty-six wool squares have been
knitted and gathered during the past
few months by members of troop II.
At a special meeting last week the fol-
lowing ladies put the afgan together:
Mesdames M. J. Murphy. j. Kotchevar,
Arth. Forselius and w. E. Trezona,
leader of troop II.
The regular meeting of the leaders
association was held last night.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25
Hunting KniUes GiDen
Reach Total of Al

Hunting knives contributed by Ted
Passi, Conrad Tikkala' and Mrs. T. E.
Miller during the past week have
made the total contributed to The
Miners scalp a Jap" collection now
IL.
The Ely miner., 1943-03-25

Byrd Brownen and son Wayne ar
rived here from Minneapolis Thursday
Of last week.