The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-07-20

In another place in this paper will
be found the results of the election
for Director of School District No. IL
held Tuesday. The report shows that
a total vote of 2043 was cast, rather
small vote for an occasion of this kind.
prises, not the least among these was
the defeat of E. G. Jones who was the
favorite in the betting among those
who essayed the role of prognosticator
Mr.. Jones was named successor to
Kenneth Duncan who resigned about
month ago and has held the office a
month. Although he was appointed to
fill the unexpired term of Mr.. Duncan,
which would have been a year hence,
he was forced to stand for reelection
All JoSephs on the ticket were elected,
viz: Joseph Mantel, Joseph Veranth
and Joseph Palcher, Jr. Those defeat
ed were Ed. G. Jones, Thomas Harri,
Wilson Carlson and George Somero.
1t was very evident from the vote cast
that those elected were perfectly sat
isfactory to the majority. AS the ma
jority rules in elections in America, it
will be up to those who were not in,
favor of the elected candidates to also
be satisfied. The board will be COM
posed of j. E. Thompson, E. H. Stark
man, B. M. Lambert, Jos. Mantel, Jos.
Veranth and JOS. Palcher Jr Those
who sever their connection with the
board are Leonard Slabodnik, Jack
Gianotti and E. c. Jones.
o. E. Brownell sanitary engineer
for the Minnesota Department of
Health was here early in the week and
made an investigation of the munich
pal water supply. He found everything
in fine shape and the water pure as
can be seen by the report in another
column. The reservation stated in the
report apply to connections between
non-treated and treated water. AS all
the water entering the mains is filtered
and treated, this does not apply to Ely
water except the same must be men
toned in the report
This Senator Reed fellow from Mis-
souri, has an idea that the election OF
the president hinges on his Reed's)
assertion that Herbert Hoover is an
Englishman. However, he fails to state
how he gets that way Hoover is an
American and one of the biggest ones
before the people Because his work
called him to England before the war,
Reed has come to the conclusion that
he is an Englishman. Big men are
big men anywhere and American big
men are in demand even in England.
An editorial writer in the st. Paul
Daily News makes the assertion that
Senator Reed did not go to England,
not even during the war. He stayed
at home and threw mud at Woodrow
Wilson"
What effect will the airplane have on
the automobile industry is the sub
ject now being discussed in circles close
to both industries. Popular opinion
has 1t that each will be a spur to the
other. One manufacturer expressed
the opinion that for each airplane that
goes in the air, at least two automobiles
will go on the ground It will take a
car to get the owner to the airport and
another to take him from the airport.
Meanwhile ma and the Riddles will
need car while pa is at the office.
But, this does not concern Ely just
at present. We have no airport now
but expect to get one before many
years pass. The fact is, that in order
to keep up with the procession, we
must have an airport In less than
five years people will be flying to the
Playground of a Nation" and the Ar
rowhead Country from the south, east
and west instead of driving up with
their cars. Already a 14-passenger
plane is making daily trips between
the Twin Cities and Rochester and IN