The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-05

believe characteristic to all mining
towns and TO good many other towns
too, but even so, dare say we have
less noise on our streets and less fight.
ing than there is in any town of its
size in this or any other state.
Regarding our Hungarian contin.
gent, it must be admitted that they
are very humble, meek, peaceful and
harmless class of people, with innate
love for their lager beer, but never
| molesting any one, and if occasionally
they have little difficulties, it is
always amongst themselves, never in
terfering with any outsiders in the
least. 1t is true that some of the
Fsnlanders. at least, are great deal
more boisterous, and liquor seems to
effect them in such a manner as to
make some of them vicious: and can
recall to my mind several petty stab
bling ARRAYS during the past several
years, but nothing serious, in fact,
nothing more than might and fire.
quently does occur in the most con-
sentative town of one Of the New
England states or anywhere else in
the very best regulated community
in the world and, besides, by far the
largest number of our Finlander
citizens are strictly temperance, in
fact. we have right in this city one OF
the largest and most active temper
ance organizations in the state, the
society owning their own large, new
hall and have among its members a
well drilled brass band. debating
society, literary club, etc. There are
at least I50 miners of the Finnish con-
tingent belonging to this temperance
union, and l defy any one TO find
better citizens than these, among any
nationality. As a rule it may be
safely and truthfully said that all
our citizens are thrifty, saving and
Industrious.
During the recent panic there was
no suffering here, no assistance from
the outside asked for nor needed.
Our large, new, spacious, modern
equipped school house is filed with as
bright, obedient and attentive lot
of children as you will find anywhere
and our. corps of teachers, without any
exception, would be q credit to any
city.
can see no reason for such ma
licious Misrepresentation OF our
citizens and city, and trust Mr..
Editor, you will give these lines space
in your valuable Tribune, so as to
jcounteract in part, at least, the injury
the above referred to article has done
Us and add whatever you think you
ought TO. in connection Herewith.
We have of course, in common with
the rest of the world a few croakers
| that travel about from one lOafing
place to another finding fault with
everybody and everything, cursing
honest, industrious citizens that are
always working and paying their way
because they are not born in the right
country, nor speak the proper
language, etc. You know that class
of men, they exist the world over, one
of their chief characteristics is to ex-
tol their own virtues at the expense
Of some poor defenseless, absent per.
son or persons. You may also know
another grade OF them by their in
variably beating or trying to beat
everyone they come in contact with.
considering themselves altogether to
important and far above doing an
| honest days work, and viewing with
contempt their fellew beings who are
willing and anxious TO work. These
are croakers, parasites of the human
race, and We have also our quota OF
them, but can scarcely imagine even
one of these contemplate enough to
sully the fair name and reputation OF
our citizens and city by furnishing
your reporter with any Of the items
contained in that most slanderous
article above referred to.
Trusting that in duty to yourself
as publisher of respectable news
paper, and in respect to the citizens
of Ely, you will make all the amends
possible. / remain yours very truly.
A CITIZEN.
Ore and Iron Sales