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J THE ELY MINER - MUCH BIG GAME SLAUGHTERED. 36,858 DEER KILLED IN THE STATE IN THE YEARS DE 1919 AND 1920. For three years sportsmen of Min nesota as well as non-residents hunt ing in the state have been required to report to the game and fish de partment the species and total num ber of game birds and animals taken. The object of the law is to collect reliable statistics and information in relation to the rate of increase or decrease, effect of legislation, effic iency of refuges and other definite conclusions relating to wild animal life. The 1919 and 1920 reports are very interesting and have been of tre mendous help to the department. In 1919, 54.5 per cent of the 34,178 big game hunters bagged deer or moose, the number being as follows: Adult male deer,8,877 Adult female deer, 5,183 Male fawn 5,2,756 Female fawns, 1,470 Total deer ki11ed,18,286 Antlered moose, 359 Total deer and moose. 18,645 Reports indicate that the percent age of successful big game hunters in 1920 was reduced from 54.5 to 47.34 per cent but the kill was some what larger in the aggregate, the number of hunters being greater. That is, it took about 7,000 more hunters to bag about the same num ber of deer in 1920 as were killed in 1919. The number for 1920 was as follows: Adult male deer, 9,612 Adult female deer,5,028 Male fawns,2,s2o Female fawns,l.4l2 Total deer,18,572 Antlered moose, 364 Total deer and m005e,18,836 Comparison of antlered bucks dur ing two years with number of does and fawns: Antlered bucks, 18.498; does and fawns, 18,369; total deer in two years. 36,858. In 1919, the reports indicated that approximately 1,804,900 wild ducks of all varieties, 290,500 coots, 1,500 rails, 500 gallinules, 2,350 wild geese, 20,000 jacksnipes, 2,500 yellowlegs and 6,100 quail were taken by 75,- 846 licensed small game hunters. In 1920, approximately 1.414,889 wild ducks, 123,889 coots, 1,239 rails, 349 gallinules, 1,880 wild geese, 25,- 367 jacksnipes, 1,918 yellowlegs, 9,522 quail, 501,525 ruffed grouse and 3,413 doves were taken by 110,- 577 licensed small game hunters. Reports for the season of 1921 are coming in at the present time in large numbers, but a larger propor tion will be required to warrant an estimate of the total kill. The law requiring reports from big and small game hunters must be strictly complied with in order to realize its benefits. The game and fish department has been very lenient with the sportsmen since the law took effect, not wishing to be too drastic with a new and unfamiliar regula tion. The law requires that these reports be sent in on or before thirty days after the expiration of the lic ense. Persons wilfully failing or neglecting to make this report must be refused a similar license for next year. The department cautions all sportsmen to comply with this law as it will be strictly adhered to this year. The domestic shipment of high grade manganese ore—containing Buy Fruit and Vegetables and be assured of the best on the market in both fresh and canned goods. Our line of staple and fancy groceries is superior to most retail stocks. Remember us for Courtesy Cleanliness—Honesty—Service the busy STORF VOL. 27, NO. 28. Manganese Ore*. and furnish economical nutrition. 35 per cent or more metalic mang anese —amounted to about 13,000 gross tons in 1921, of which more than 10,000 tons was shipped from Montana, according to H. A. C. Jenison, of the United States Geo graphical Survey, Departtnent of the Interior. The shipments of ore containing 10 to 35 per cent of manganese amounted to about 72,- 000 tons, most of which was ship ped from Minnesota. The ship ments of manganiferous and fer ruginous manganese ore amounted to about 14,000 tons. The net imports for the first eleven months of the year amount ed to 386,405 tons of high-grade ore and oxide, valued at $3,288,595. Of this Brazil contributed 247,568 tons, valued at $7.58 per ton, and India 113,730 tons, valued at $6.46 per ton. The most important event that may affect the future of the do mestic industry was a favorable re port by the House of Representat ives on a proposed tariff on imports of manganese ore of 1 cent per pound of metallic manganese con tent of ore or of concentrates con taining more than 30 per cent of metallic manganese. The measure has not been reported on by the Senate committee. Probation Officer Reports. C. E. Everett, range probation of ficer has made his report for the year 1921 and shows what has been ac complished by his office during the year. Petitions filed for the year were 193 of which 101 were‘delin quents and 92 dependents. Child ren involved were 89 boys and 16 girls in the delinquent column and 146 boys and 163 girls were involved in the dependent cases. All but 32 •of delinquent cases were disposed of and 21 of these were on parole at the beginning of the year. Several of those heard were committed to various institu tions and homes of the state. 47 mothers were granted county aid affecting 181 children. The general average paid in these cases per child was $8.66. Allowances revoked were 15 affecting 46 children. 24 allow ances were increased affecting 89 children. The general average per child on the increased cases was $10.12. 10 cases were prosecuted in municipal courts of the ranges. Three were for selling tobacco and cigarettes to minors; four for having punch boards; one for keeping a girl out of school and two for permitting minors to play pool. Of the ten cases tried, eight paid fines and two had their sentences suspended- Income Tax Blank*. The following statement is issued by Collector of Internal Revenue, L. M. Willcuts, for the District of Minnesota. Forms 1040 A, revised and simpli fied, for filing individual returns of income for the calendar year 1921 of $5,000 and less will be available Wednesday, January 18 at the of fice of Collector of Internal Rev enue, St. Paul and the following branch offices: Minneapolis, Duluth, St. Cloud, Mankato and Winona. A copy will be mailed to taxpayers who last year filed a return, but failure to receive the form does not relieve a taxpayer of his obli gation to file a return on time—on or before March 15, 1922. The form has been reduced from six to four pages, two of yhich are devß* ed to instructions which should be carefully read by the taxpayer be fore filling in the blanks.. A study of these instructions will greatly lessen difficulties heretofore en countered in correctly making out the returns. On page 1, under the head of “Income” are spaces for reporting the following items: salaries, wag es, commissions etc.; income from ■ ■■■■■— F ? Fruit and vege- j tables supply ’• organic salts, phosphates and other food ele ments essential to man’s health J and well-being, From Us ELY. MINNESOTA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1922. partnerships, fiduciaries, etc.; rents and royalties; profit (or loss) from business or profession; profit (or loss) from sale of real estate; pro fit (or loss) from sale of stocks, bonds, etc.; and other income. Be neath are spaces for entering de ductions, such as interest and taxes paid during the year; losses by fire, storm, shipwreck, or other casualty or by theft, contributions, bad debts, etc. On page 2 are spaces for enter ing explanations of the various items; i. e., the total amount of income from business or profession, with the description (“grocery”, “retail clothing”, “drug store”, “1 aun d r y”, “doctor”, “lawyer” “farmer”) from rents, and royal ties, sale of property, etc. Returns are required of every single person and every married person not living with husband or wife, whose net income for 1921 was SIOOO or more, and of every married person living with husband or wife whose net income was $2,- 000 or more. If the combined net income of husband, or wife and de pendent minor children equalled or exceeded S2OOO, or if the combined gross income of husband, wife and dependent minor children equalled or exceeded SSOOO, all such income must be reported on a joint return or in separate returns of husband and wife. If single and the net income in cluding that of dependent minors, if any, equalled or exceeded SI,OOO, or if the gross income equalled or exceeded $5,000, a return must be filed. A minor, however, having a net income of SI,OOO or $2,000, according to marital status or a gross income, regardless o f the amount of net income, upon which the tax is assessed is a new pro vision. "Net Income” is gross income less certain deductions which are explained on the form. Under each of the above condi tions, a return must be filed even though no tax is due. The exemp tions are SIOOO for single persons and married persons not living with husband or wife, $2500 for mar ried persons living with husband or wife whose net income for 1921 was SSOOO or less and S2OOO for such “a person under eighteen years of age or mentally or physic ally defective” has been increased from S2OO to A head of a family—a person who actually supports in one house hold one or more persons closely related to him (or her) by blood, marriage or adoption, is granted the same exemptions allowed a married person. The normal tax rates are un- 4 p - er cent on the fir st S4OOO of net income above the ex emptions and 8 per cent on the remaining net income. The tax this year, as last, may be paid in fulr at the time of filing the return, or m four equal installments, due on or before March 15, June 15 September 15, and December 15. Heavy penalties are provided by the new revenue act for failure to hie a return and pay the tax on time. Announcement will be made thru the press of the date of release of forms 1040 for filing individual re turn of more than $5,000. : Community Center : ♦****♦**♦*♦♦♦»♦♦»♦♦»*♦♦♦♦* Girl Scout Supper. The Girl Scouts take this method of thanking the merchants of Ely for their splendid cooperation and for their generous donations for the supper which is to be served at the Community Center, tomorrow, Saturday evening, Jan. 21. The following merchants have contribut ed: Skala & Erchull, 5 pounds salt pork. J. Zupancich, 10 lbs. beans. National Bakery, 5 largo loaves bread. Ely Table Supply, 10 lbs. beans. Finnish Stock Co., 10 ibs. beans Mrs. Mary Dejak, 5 lbs. salt pork, 5 lbs. beans. Slogar Bros., 10 lbs. beans. Frank Pengal, 5 lbs. beans. Jenkins Creamery, 5 quarts milk. John Paulos, 1 quart cream. Brownell & Co., 5 lbs. pork. Matt Kapsch, 5 lbs. pork. Miller Store Co., 10 lbs. beans. Grahek Bros., 5 lbs. pork. Kovall & Sons, 5 lbs. pork. J. Smrekar, 5 lbs. pork. John Judnich, 10 lbs. beans. Thos. Karri. 10 lbs. beans. Ely Mercantile Co., 10 lbs. beans. Ely Bakery, 10 loaves bread. Bridgeman Russell Co., Duluth, 3 gals, cream. , J- M- Barrett Co., Virginia, 10 lbs. J. M. B. Coffee. Supper will be served beginning a n a °’ c l°ck and will continue until all have been served. There will also be a jitney dance, (5c per couple per dance) all during the supper hours. Come and spend your supper hour at the Community Center. Every Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock the little folks, ages 6 to 9. come to the Center for a story and game hour. There is still room for more children. The C. O. M. Club has formed a Basket Ball team. Miss Lucy Dillon is coaching the girls and re ports excellent progress. Recital. The pupils of Mrs. H. Sutherland appeared in recital at the home of Mrs. Sutherland Saturday evening at which the parents and friends of those taking part were present. The recital was one of the best ever given in the city the program having been finely balanced and well given. After the completion of the program the hostess served a most appetizing lunch. Those who presented the program of 16 numbers were Eda-Rae Jones, Rich ard Jones, Josephine Strachan, Bet ty Mills, Florence Ayres, Jennie Lindbioom, Elcey Trezoria, Lillian Schaefer, Maronette Ann Lockhart. Gladys Lindblad and Alice Berglund. mimmimimimmiimimim im * Ml AUXILIARY DOES FINE. M im Mi M (From the American Legion- M IM aire, Minneapolis, Minn.) M *a Women of the Ely Auxiliary IM Ml are not so far to the north M Ml that they have not felt and Ml Ml responded to the needs of the Ml disabled men in hospitals M IM with greater devotion than Ml Ml even some of the units closer Ml M by. They donated $25 for Ml the Thanksgiving dinner IM •a given at the Army and Navy IM IM Club. At Christmas they Ml Ml sent bathrobes, stockings, IM slippers and books to the M *3 Minneapolis hospitals and to Ml W the men at Nopeming they IM M sent a box for each service Ml M man there, and a large box IM M containing games, books, M M candy, nuts, raisins and Ml M stockings. IM MMMMMMMMMMI WIN ONE LOSE ONE. CHRISTY TEAM OF SUPERIOR FURNISH ELY WITH TWO FINE GAMES. The E 1 y Athletic Association Basketball Team and the Christy Team of Superior played two very interesting contests at the Auditori- um gymnasium Friday and Satur i day evenings. The games were I snappy and full of pep and not an idle moment was experienced by . the spectators. The visitors won I Friday’s game on a score of 11 to 13 and Saturday evening the local , boys turned the tables, winning by a score of 23 to 16. The Ely team has now played eight games of which they won five. They won from Tower, Eveleth, Denver, Aurora and the Christy’s, losing to Gilbert, Two Harbors and the Christy’s. The points scored by the Ely boys in the eight games played total 154. The points scored against them in the eight games total 139. . Tomorrow evening the return game with Gilbert takes place on the local floor. As Gilbert won the game played on the Gilbert floor it is expected that the rivalry in the coming game will be acute and the game well worth seeing. , The scores as given and the line up of the two games Friday and Saturday are as follows, field goals, free throws, personal fouls and technical fouls being given: I FricUx I Ely— FG FT PF TP Simonson , rf,__i2 0 12 Hegman, If,l 0 0 0 Carlson, If,o 0 0 0 Isaacson, c,O 0 0 0 Mum, rg,o 0 0 0 , Chinn, rg,2 10 1 10 1 1 3 i Christy’s— I Wester, Ig,o 0 0 0 I Burzynski, rg,o 0 0 0 1 Kelly, rf,l 0 0 0 Carlson, c,2 1 0 0 Gronseth, 1f,3 0 0 4 7 7 77 Saturday Ely— FG FT PF TF ISimonson, rf,l 0 0 0 Carlson, 1f,6 0 0 0 Isaacson, c,3 0 0 0 Murn, rg,o 3 2 0 Chinn, Ig,o 0 0 0 20 3 2 0 Christy’s— Gronseth, Ig,l 0 1 2 Kelly, rg, 2 0 1 1 Carlson, c,„3 2 0 0 | Wester, If,l 0 0 0 Burzynski, rf,o 0 0 0 14 2 2 3 Referee Farley, Timer Olds, Scor ers Northcott ahd Skala. TAX ARITHMETIC. The following may prove of some value to those who have spent many weary hours trying to figure their taxes: First take your income, Add your wife’s income. Divide by your eldest son’s age, Add your telephone number, Subtract your auto license num ber, Add electric light bill, Divide by the number of kilo watts. Multiply by your father’s age, Add number of gold fillings in teeth. Add your house number, Subtract wife’s age (approxi mate), Divide by the number of aunts you have, Add the number of uncles, Subtract the number of daugh ters, Multiply by the number of times you have gone up in an airplane. Subtract your best golf score, And go out and borrow the money to pay the tax. S. G. K»«k Dies. Samuel G. Knox, Duluth lumber man, formerly at the head of the Knox Lumber Company operating at Winton, died at his home in Duluth Monday after a short illness. He was 89 years of age and leaves two daughters. Mrs. W. C. Winton, of Duluth and Mrs. A. L. Kreutzer of Wausau, Wis. Mr. Knox came to Wisconsin at an early age. He op ened lumber mills at Wausau and Stevens Point. With the northward progress of the lumber industry he came to Winton, where he later dis posed of his interests to the 3t. Croix Lumber Co. He has resided in Duluth since 1892. Petition. Filed. Petitions for Second Papers filed Y 1 . Clerk the Court Halloway during his visit to the citv this and j last week were a* follows, the . petitions probably to be heard at the July term of the Court in this city. Those making petitions were: Jaako Kehus, Marija Kerne, Toivo Alex Elf ring, Vasil Antoff, Steve Rukavina, Charles McCarthy, Kalle Passanen, Joseph Prijatelj, John Oscar Melin, Emil Saari, Kaiti Rova, Jan Luisniak, Matt Gohrs of Ely and Peter Spalar of Soudan and Henry Hanson of Winton. First Papers were issued to John Vertin, Matt Vranesich, Anton Struna, Frank Truden, Frank Pucel, Jos. Champa, Anton Kramar, Mike Vertin, Frank Podjed, Carl Oblak, John Primar, John Perko, John Bolek, John Stepan, Nick Lakovich, Louis Hugo Senta, Frank Larnch, all of Ely and natives of Jugo slavia and Veikko Eskelinen, native of Finland, Ely and Ben Leibovitz, native of Lithunia, Ely. Minnesota Big Business. Minnesota did the largest busi ness in its history during the year just closed. For the twelve calendar months * ending December 31, 1921, accord- < ing to figures compiled by the < State Auditor, transactions involv- J ing a total of $102,387,474.20 < were entered in the books of the < department. Of this amount $50,997,720.94 < represented receipts while the ex- ' penditures totaled $51,389,747.26. J The legal bookkeeping period for < the state is from July to July, * hence the excess of expenditures. < From taxes of various kinds the i state treasury was enriched to the < extent of $22,744,590.39. Depart- < mental fees and other earnings' < contributed the balance, $28,253,-' * 236.35. The largest source of j < revenue was from state taxes < amounting to $11,271,650.08 and J the second largest, the railroad < gross earnings tax. From this source < more than $8,000,000 was realized. J Another large revenue producer was < the sale of of motor licenses which is < the principal basis of the good roads < program inaugurated to pull Minne- < sota out of the mud. More than < $5,000,000 was received from the < sale of auto tags. < While direct taxation is the chief < source of revenue of every common- | wealth there are other lines of rev- $ enue and these are found in depart- | mental fees and earnings of various | kinds. Minnesota fared well in this <s respect last year and to the credit 1 of those in charge it must be said ,s that the receipts in the majority of i cases were in excess of the expend itures. The State Insurance depart- ' ment gave its check for over' $125,- I 000. The Dairy and Food depart- z ment was credited with earnings of = over $175,000 and the State Game E and Fish Commission with a sum E slightly under $400,000. Large = earning factors were those of hotel E inspection with receipts of ovtr s4l,- E 000, Oil Inspection with receipts of = over $41,000 and the Secretary of = State with fees from the filing of E articles of incorporation totalling z $107,705. Royalties from iron ore = mined on state land exceeded sl,- E 000,000. Interest on. state loans E aided materially, likewise the interest = due on the sale of state lands. The E two were responsible for a contri- E bution of more than $3,000,000. = Although receipts are a necessity = and their increase with the years E cause for rejoicing and an indication z of the state’s prosperity, it is the = expenditures that interest the aver- E age taxpayer. Some large items in E disbursements were listed last year = but they were mostly in aid of some E state activity such as agriculture, E good roads and education. Over = $10,000,000 was expanded for the S latter. Next came special aid to E veterans of the world war and in z turn the construction of good roads. - JANUARY COURT I TERM CLOSES. ] MANY CASES ON THE CALEN- = DAR—SOME TRIED OTHERS fi CONTINUED. I! The January term of the District t Court closed last evening after the | jury in Shrader & Prena vs. j Martimus Gunderson brought in a \ verdict in favor of the defendant. < The case arose out of a dispute < over lines dividing lands upon which < Gunderson and his contractor were < cutting timber and the plaintiffs de- J manded damages for timber cut. , The jury deliberated only a short < time and returned a verdict as J above stated. A. J. Thomas was < attorney for plaintiff while Attorney < Zeismer of Duluth represented the < defendant. < The court opened Tuesday morn- < ing a week ago. Judge Dancer < presided last week and Judge < Hughes took charge Monday morn- < ing of this week. A jury had been < drawn before adjournment last < week in the damage action o f i Jacob Varoga vs. Frank Veranth J and this case was taken up on the < convening of court Monday. After < listening to the testimony of the < plaintiff Monday and Tuesday < up to noon, on motion of the plain- < tiff’s attorneys, Jenswold & Jens- * wold of Duluth, the case was dis- < missed. Victor Powers of Hibbing < represented the defendant. J The case of Barbara Barich vs. < Frank Koschak was next taken up. < A jury was drawn and the testi- J mony of the plaintiff was in when < after a recess, the case was dis- < missed, a settlement having been , arrived at by the contending par- < ties. Mrs. Barich was permanently j injured last summer when she was < struck by an automobile driven by < the defendant. H. J. Merdink re- < presented the plaintiff and M. H. < McMahan of Virginia the defend- < ant. ’ ‘ Several of the cases on the cal- < endar were stricken and many < were continued. The appeal from , assessment cases of eleven plain- < tiffs against the City of Ely were < continued until next term owing to J the inability through illness of one < of the main witnesses to be pres- * ent. * The court sessions attracted con- < siderable attention and the court ' room was filled with spectators at I every trial The new furniture se- < cured from the Virginia court house J came in handy and furnished im- < proved facilities for the court. < Fire at Section Thirty. A fire one day last week de stroyed the log barn and chicken house with 36 fine chickens of Chas. Rothoff of Section 30. The barn and chicken house were valued at about $275. Mr. and Mrs. Roth off were forced to fight the fire for over four hours, no assistance be ing rendered them by the neighbors as it is supposed that the fire start ing at the early hour of 8 o’clock in the morning no one was aware of the burning. The loss falls heavy on Mr. Ruthoff who is out of work at present. How the fire ************ T \ >♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦< j| o o ;; Commencing Today <► All 10-inch, 85c Records will <► o retail for o 75c h o and all Black Seal $1.35 Records 3 will retail at 3 $1.25 O • —————l^— o o Come in and hear the latest Fox Trots and <► 1° latest Song Hits by the Best Musicians, o Smith Jewelry Co. Victor Distributors. o ■'iL , - PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIM I STOP!! I | COME AND EAT. g | WHERE? | EE COMMUNITY SERVICE. EE =By Whom? - - . - Girl Scouts |§ EE For Whom? - Everybody EE EE Whe ? Saturday, January 21, 1922 == = Tim e? - - 5 o clock until all are served -EE = How Much? - - - - 25 Cents EE = 3 = Jitney Dance in Assembly Room == EE Music by Girl Scout Orchei-tra. * EE S Spend Your Supper Hour at the Com- == EE munity Center. EE iIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN Illium You Can’t Stand Still You can’t stand still nowadays. Traffic presses upon you and if you step backwards, you may be run over. Keep your fortune moving forward at the same time you travel for- ward. A savings account, regularly increased, will do much to assist your forward movement. Build it here and receive interest at 3 %. “Save and the world dines with you; waste and you starve alone.” FIKISK 92 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE originated is a mystery as he claims he took good care of the place. A concert will be given by the Mixed Choir and Men’s Glee Club of the Suomi Synod Church at the Opera House next Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. An elegant program has been prepared by the organi zations in which they will be assist ed by Miss Helen Hosmer, Mrs. M. Sarkipato, Miss Aina Kero, Misa Alli Ronka, Mrs. H. Koivumaki and others. ■BANK-IlY| ___: y -i ? I 1-4