The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-02-17
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Edior on things
Material and Immaterial.

Another significant record has
been added to the worlds marvels
along with the record of sitting on
a flag pole 35 hours; eating count
less dishes of sauer-kraut at Spring
field; dancing a marathon If week
or so; drinking several hundred
cups of coffee at one sitting and a
dozen or so other of equal histori-
cal value. An aviator made a re-
cord of 1908 ''loops" at Mime
apolis last Sunday beating a form
er record of 515 loops established
February 4th by st. Paul aviator.
Outside of furthering the rivalry
between Minneapolis and st. Paul,
we cannot see where this means
anything of benefit to the world
anymore than the coffee or sauer-
kraut supremacy. 1t looks very
much from this angle as a DELHI
crate but ineffective attempt at
suicide on the part of Speed"
Holman, one of the northwest's
best flying aces. The fellow who
makes two blades of grass grow
where only one grew before has it
all over these seekers of notoriety.
However, it must be admitted that
the record speaks well for the
machine he was driving.
A Milwaukee girl has offered to
marry any man who would give her
$4,000 to keep her aged parents in
comfort during their declining years.
The solicitude and tenderness for
her parents shown in the offer, has
brought responses from all parts of
the state and men ranging from the
ages of 20 to 70 years have laid
their. hearts and their fortunes at
the feet of the Milwaukee girl.
Several offered enormous wealth.
Others stated they did not have the
six thousand but had good jobs and
were perfectly willing to provide
home for the aged couple. Some
girl, that, eh what?
Recreational Director Leighton of
Hibbing in speaking at the Ski Club
banquet at the Forest Hotel Sunday
evening struck a responsive chord in
his listeners when he stated that Ely
and vicinity has everything Lake
Placid, the famous winter r, sort, has
and more He said Fay has the
lakes, hills, snow, zee. and every
thing to make it the mos sought
after winter playground iii the
world and that all it needed was
the foresight of its citizens to make
this possible. Outsiders can see
these things. Local people have not
as yet awakened to the winter pos
sibilities of this particular part of
the Arrowhead-in fact :he larger
part of the Arrowhead-and it will
take a National Ski Tournament or
tournaments of an outdoor nature
and a preconcerted effort on the
part of our people to bring this
about. "The time is coming" said
Mr.. Leighton, "when Ely will have
Lake Placid winter resort and be
the mecca of thousands. / expect
in a few years to see several hotels
similar to this new handsome struc-
ture dotting the hills around Ety."
Hibbing, besides being referred to
as the richest village on earth"
also has the distinction of being the
mother of the bus industry. Ten
years ago Erick Wickman, Arvid
Heed and Andrew Anderson started
a bus line between North Hibbing
and Alice. Out of that humble be-
ginning grew the Northland Trans
portation company. one of the big
gest bus lines in the country with
service to every hamlet and city in
the state, and the forerunner to the
bus service that now includes every
state in the Union. All this in ten
years and the "Big Three" as the
above are referred to, are reaping
the benefit of their foresight.
Keeping the roads open in winter
serves to keep trade going and
trade busy. 1t gives the farmer a
regular utlet for his milk, cream,
UuLlcT, cBSS, "OOu anu OtHcI pio-
ducts of the farm and besides gives
his children a chance 20 attend
schools and colleges of better
grade than the country district af-
fords. 1t costs some money, but,
what is money good for, only to be
spent and for the benefits that fol-
lows the spending.
A German inventor has invented
a set of steel false teeth. He prob
ably tried to eat steak in one OF
the American restaurants.
Television will be a reality in
every home in the coming few years
Whether this will be blessing or q
curse remains to be seen. Imagine
saxophone saxing and wiggling in
front of a mike and in plain view OF
everyone. There will be one nice
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