The Ely miner., 1922-07-14
VOL. XVIII.


With this issue the Miner begins
Vol. XVIII, No. 1. This SHOWS
that we have put in full twenty
seven years of our life on the
Miner as editor, proprietor and
everything else that goes with
country print shop. We have no
excuses to make regarding this
publication, we let our political
friends and neighbors do that. Our
list is increasing weekly and the
paper circulates in all parts Of the
country including many countries
in Europe. Former residents arc
the principal outside subscribers,
the Miner acting as a letter from
home-the only difference between
a letter and the paper being that
they get more news in the paper.
It has been our aim to do all In
our power to build up this part OF
the state and in the act OF build
ing up we have omitted consider
able racy news. We have always
been of the impression that it is
not necessary to throw stones in
order to be of benefit to the bal
ance of the citizens. There is only
one man who ever made success
of the stone throwing business and
that fellow was David of old. How
ever, don't for minute run away
with the impression that we have
not, during our thirty-four years
on the ranges, accumulated pile
of stones which can be used II
occasion demands. This is no
threat, only a statement.
Ely is no better nor worse than
other towns of our size. The neigh
bors know all about you. The
public life of all is as an open book
and the he and she gossips, of
which every small town has it's
sufficiency supply much talk of the
known and unknown private act
ivities of each and every resident
on the least provocation. 81 have
been told" and 81 hear" are char
acter wrecking expressions from
which there is no recourse. Then
there is the anonymous letter writ
ing skunk who is small enough to
hide behind postage stamp in
circulating his foul stuff.
We promise nothing for the fut-
ure more than that we will con-
tinue to run the Miner for the
benefit of the city and surrounding
country and incidentally to furnish
a little bread and butter, blueberry
pie and pork chops for pere and
mere and the Schaefer kids. We
are of the opinion that Ely and its
people are the best in the country
and will continue to think so re-
gardless of the grunts and groans
of a few knockers who feel that
every dollar belongs to them and
are consequently sore when they
can't lay their mitts on all the
dough in sight.
The Miner has kept up with the
growth of the city and our paper
today compares very favorably with
any country weekly published in
the county or state-if we do have
to say it ourselves. We have tried
to keep it clean-in fact, too clean.
BY keeping the chickering's and
squabbles of the neighborhood out
of the columns many seem imbued
with the idea that we are afraid
of them. Don't fool yourself,
anyone's dirty linen. If you wish
to scorch some one in print, for
heavens sake be man about it..
Put your name on it and don't ask
anyone else to father your dope.
The home readers know as much
about your shortcomings as We do
and the outside world does not
need to know. Ely has a fine re-
putation in the country at large
and it is much better to keep it so
by keeping our local mistakes and
grievances dark and to ourselves.
The Miner establishment is cap
able of turning out the best kind
of printing at prices which COM
pare very favorable with outside
print shops, yet there are some
who seem to think that it lends
class to their business to have their
printing done in Cleveland, New
York, Duluth -or the Twin Cities.
If we wanted to be real mean, we
could tell these same people when
they come for wedding notices for
their children, births and deaths,
or other personal mention, to go
to these cities for their free puffs,
sell their goods and get credit to
conduct their business.
All together, we can make Ely a
better place in which to live. This
cannot be accomplished however
by sending all your cash to Chica-
go and only buying from the local
merchants that for which they will
extend you credit, The mail order
concerns pay nothing towards the
conduct of our city, schools,
churches, poor, lodges, roads or
anything else that goes to make up
the expense of maintenance of a
community. When you are sick
and unable to work, how much
does the mail order concern help
you? The local people have to
come across and put you on your
feet. Keep this in mind.
The price of the Miner is So per
year and we have room on our
book for several more names like
yours. Come in and see us when
you need printing. Come in and
see us anyway. Let's be neigh
borly.