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Leonard Slabodnik and John E. Johnson Indicted on Two Counts Each in First State Bank AffairJohn Paicher Indicted in City Investigation. Affairs of the City and of Tower Looked Into by the Jury Whose Recommendations Are Given BelowPalcher Case to Come Up Next Tuesday. ELY ACCOUNTING SYSTEM PRAISED. Odd Fellows to Tower. The Grand Jury closed its deliberations of the affairs of the City of Tower, City of Ely and the First State Former Congressman W. A. Pittenger will be the speaker at the fall meeting Bank of Ely on Thursday evening and of District No. 11 of the I. O. O. F. at reported to Judge Magney. The jury was discharged and left for their homes Tower tomorrow evening. Mr. Pittenger was recently elected deputy grand sire that evening and the following morning. Five indictments were returned. Two of the soverign grand lodge. District No. 11 comprises Virginia, Eveleth, Giltrue bills were found against Leonard bert, Biwabik, Aurora, Ely and Tower. Slabodnik, cashier, and John E. Johnson, assistant cashier, of the First State Sam B. Keller, district deputy and grand master from Gilbert will be in Bank of Ely which closed its doors in charge. The occasion will also serve as January and has been in the hands of a receiver since. Slabodnik was ina home-coming for the Tower lodge and a roll call of old time members will take dicted on two counts, one for the larceny of $1,743 and the other for the place. A large party from this city will attend the session. larceny of $1,582.50. Johnson was charged with the larceny of $1,000 and $500, respectively, and he was indicted on one first and one second degree WEDDING BELLS counts. The indictment against John Palcher charged him with "the appropriation THREE COUPLES for his own use of City of Ely warrant No. 63,939 in the amount of $94.08 for certain labor alleged to have been perCupid Does Thriving Business formed by said John Palcher during the Past Week in this City; the month of December 1932, which said alleged labor the said John Palcher Depression is Over. then and there knew had not been performed by him." MATCHINER-MORRIS Palcher was taken into custody at At the home of the bride's uncle and once. He plead not guilty before Judge aunt, Mr. and Mrs Carl E. Johnson at Magney upon being arraigned and was Winton on Tuesday afternoon, the marreleased after furnishing a bond in the riage of George Matchiner, son of Mrs. sum of $500 for his appearance in court J. Machiner, and Miss Florence Morris, for trial on Monday, October 16, when daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis the evidence will be heard before a Morris, was solemnized. jury. Rev. J. T. Dixon of the Ely M. E. The report of the Grand Jury as prechurch read the ceremony which united sented to Judge Magney was signed the couple in the presence of only imby Rupert R. Asplund of Duluth, as mediate members of the interested foreman and W. A McCurdy of Virfamilies and a few invited guests. Miss ginia, as secretary. Besides these servEsther Morris. a sister of the bride, and ing on the jury were: Carl E. Johnson were the attendants. John V. Anderson of Iron; John L. A wedding dinner was served after Benz, W. C. Berkelman, John Carson, which the couple left for a visit with Chas. L. Cecil, F. B. Getchell, Albert relatives in Topeka, Kansas and other Olson, A. S. Ulvang and A. M. Solie of cities. They will be at home at BassDuluth; H. E. Billings of Virginia; M. wood lake after their return, Mr. MatCalvert of Saginaw; Gus Cronberg of chiner being employed with the WilderBuhl; Robert Ely of Eveleth; F. W. ness Outfitters. Rowbottom of Cook. Both the bride and the groom have The report of the jury made public many friends in this city and Winton after the placing of Palcher in custody. who join in wishing them all possible the others indicted already being in happiness. custody, was as follows: "The Grand Jury for the October RYAN-POPISH term, which met in the City of Ely, on James Ryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. the 3rd, 4th and 5th days of October, J. Ryan of Aitkin, and Miss Margaret A.D., 1933, hereby submits the following Popish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. report to the Honorable Clarence Michael Popish of 609 East Chapman Magney, one of the Honorable Judges of the above named court: Street, were united in the holy bonds "Indictments have been returned and of matrimony at a high-mass ceremony at the Catholic church in this city have been heretofore submitted to the court. Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. The impressiveness of the ceremony was fur"The Grand Jury, having gone into ther enhanced by the presence of the the report submitted by the Public ExRev. Father Joseph Ryan, brother of aminer's office of the State of Minnethe groom, who performed the ceresota concerning the audit of the fimony. Father Ryan is assistant paster ancial affairs of the City of Tower, at Hibbing. makes the following recommendations: Attending the couple were John Ryan "That the city officials of the City of of Aitkin, a brother of the groom, and Tower be admonished to adhere to the Miss Mary Popish, a sister of the bride. provisions of law requiring the verifiA wedding breakfast was served after cation of claims presented to the city the ceremony at the home of the bride's for payment, and it is further recomparents and a reception was held in mended that the City of Tower install the evening. Only relatives and imsuch books and records as are recommediate friends of the couple were mended by the Public Examiner's office present at the breakfast and reception. of the State of Minnesota. It is furThe couple left Wednesday for a visit ther recommended that the said city with relatives and friends at Aitkin council comply with the statutory reand other cities of the state. Upon quirements in the letting of contracts their return they will be at home at and purchases of materials over the sum of $500. 130 East Sheridan Street to their many friends. "That from the evidence presented to The bride was gowned in white satin, this Grand Jury, both by witnesses and white bridal veil and carried a bridal report of the Public Examiner, we are boquet of white flowers. The bridesunable to find any dishonesty in the maid wore pink with a blue hair band management of the financial affairs of the City of Tower. and belt and carried pink flowers. Michael Popish, Jr., brother of the "We commend the City of Ely on the bride from St. Paul Seminary, was here efficiency of its accounting system in to attend the marriage of his sister. general, but more care should be exThe bride has been a resident here ercised in the purchase of materials since birth. The groom has been a and in the letting of contracts SO as to resident here for the past two years. comply with the law. Changes should Both have many friends who join in be made in the handling of time rewishing them all that is good. ports so as to effect a double check on time worked by field men. KRALL-MEDEN "We, the Grand Jury, have carefully gone into the banking situation conFather Michael Hayes of St. Ancerning the First State Bank of Ely, thony's Catholic church on Wednesday Minnesota, as exposed by the banking morning united in marriage, John Krall, examiner's reports, as well as other son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Krall, and Miss witnesses called before us, and find, Ann Meden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. while there is some negligence exposed Frank Meden, using the impressive high on the part of the directors, we do not mass services. find any evidence of any criminality as Mike Evonocheck attended the groom regards those directors against whom while Miss Mary Meden, sister of the no indictments were returned. bride, attended her sister. The bride "The pitiful situation disclosed was attired in a gray ensemble with through our study of the affairs of this hat and shoes to match. The bridesbank cannot be mitigated by this jury maid wore a tan ensemble. but we feel that it is our duty to A wedding breakfast was served at endeavor to see that the punishment the home of the bride's parents and a for culpable offenses more adequately reception was tendered them on Wedfits the crime. nesday evening at the Klun building "We further recommend that the attended by many friends of the happy state banking examiners include the couple. verification of the balances in deBoth are well known in this city positors accounts as a part of the where they have grown to manhood and regular audit of the banks under its womanhood. Both are graduates of the jurisdiction." Ely schools. The groom is the manager Dated this 5th day of October, A. D. of the Winton Resort. 1933. Many friends join in congratulating The jury in the District Court which the couple and wishing them continued (Continued prosperity and happiness.
