The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-12-14
ON THIS OCCASION
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and when he finds you are honest and
deserving, he will go to the limit and
take great chances to help you over
the rough places. He gets that bank
look fighting off crooks and people who
try to work him for sucker. You
know how hard it is to invest your
own money safely, or to make deal
in which you must protect your own
interests in money matters. Well, the
banker must handle many difficult
deals every working day of his bust
ness, and see that the safety and
soundness of his institution is fully
protected"
One investment made by the city IS
drawing interest out of all proportions
to the amount invested. The city skat-
ing rink in the east end is return
ing a hundred-fold in health and
amusement the few dollars invested.
Hundreds of people enjoy the health
giving sport day and night. Soon we
will have the Ski jumpers with us, an
other Ponce de Leon spring of per-
petual youth. It has been truthfully
said that northern Minnesota is the
place old Ponce was loking for just
before his quest was ended by death.
In this section in particular no one
ever dies but the undertaken and he
starves to death for the lack of bust
ness.
Senators Keen, Edge Cutting and
Gillett are listed in the roll call this
year. If there only was an AK,
Machette and Scythe in Congress
what a slashing there could be? How
ever if anything gets by those first
four without close shave it will be
miracle.
1t pleaseS us to note that w. S. Rob-
ertSon of Duluth, who has been vice
president and general manager of the
Minnesota Power & Light Company
since its organization has been adj
vanced to president. Mr.. Robertson is
valuable man for the company and
withal a fine gentleman with whom it
has been a pleasure to do business.
He is being congratulated by his many
friends.
The news item in another column
telling of the award of the Hartman
Safety medal to the Duluth & Iron
Range railroad is welcome bit of
news to the employees of the road and
to its patrons. This award was made
for the most conspicuous organized
safety and accident prevention work
done among railroads IN class B in
America during 1927. To A. v. Rob-
weder, superintendent of safety, and
his assistants is the larger part of the
credit due although this would not
have been possible without the whole
souled cooperation of the officials of
the road.
Mondays dailies brought the news of
quarters in Duluth and Atlantic City.
The Duluth man had $15,529 in GER
ticates of deposit and $40 in cash hid
in the mattress of his Is cent 6x8 foot
stall in flop house and the Atlantic
City man who lived on the top floor of
cheap lodging house had $1,000 hid
in old shoes and other outlandish
places. Both of these skimped, starved
and saved One was IS and the other
70 years of age. Whatin'ell good is
their money to them? Money is only
good for what it will buy.
Unlike the liquor enforcement raids
which are broadcast with brass band
accompaniment just before the visit
is to be made, the state public ex-
amining crew has been in the city for
the past three weeks checking up the
affairs of School District No. r. What
their findings will be remains to be
seen when the final report is issued
in the near future. We do believe how
ever, that while the examiners may
find technical, errors, we are well
enough acquainted with the boards for
the past six years to state that no
fragrant or wilful graft will be un-
covered.
To some OF these young ships who
are looking for snaps, the suggestion
that they look for the position of
trainer in an animal cookie factory
may not be amiss. At least Geo. Erick-
son over at Brainerd has this bright
idea which goes to prove that Brainerd
is no different from Ely in the re-
spect that soft snaps with high salaries
are constantly in demand by those who
feel that shovel and pick fail to
compare favorably as working utensils
with the knife and fork.
just now the worry seems to be
what to buy for Christmas presents
and where to get the money to buy
them with. Just one darn Gas you
were) thing after another.
An eastern college recently mailed
out $4,000 questionaires asking for
rules of success One bright graduate
thought in his answer that the most
important rule of success was not to
waste time answering questionaires.
-Four people spent half hour on the