The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-01-13
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Edior on things
Material and Immaterial.

Leap year is not exactly what it
used to be. The modern girl does
not keep track of the calendar but
when she wants husband she goes
out and gets him regardless of leap
year.
Now that a -eedless tomato has
been produced let someone come
forth with a squirtless grape fruit.
Some people are so unreasonable.
A woman has asked for a divorce
from her husband because they were
forced to move fifty-four times in
twenty-seven year and claimed he
was "shiftless." She should have
used the word "shifty."
Several days ago the daily papers
carried an account of community
Christmas tree being stolen from the
public square with all its tinsel and
lights in some town in the state.
That surely is taking the Christmas
spirit very much to heart.
The very demoralizing truth has
been. discovered. Sweet Adeline'
was written in saloon. This should
give the drys very heavy argument
against the curse of drink thinks
Bayne of the Duluth News-Tribune.
On January 8, dad" and Mare
Atkinson, who last month disposed
of the Hibbing News to Messrs.
Hitchcock and Early of the Hibbing
Tribune, purchased the News-Heral
at Litchfeld, Illinois, and at once
assumed control. Marc is in charge
but expects to be joined by Dad
some time this month. The Atkin-
sons, father and son, have been in
the daily newspaper business at Hib-
bling since 1920 and during that time
have made friends of the people of
that city. A month or so ago they
decided that Hibbing could be better
served with only one daily news
paper and disposed of their interests.
We congratulate the people of Litch-
field in having secured such fine up
standing gentlemen into their news
paper business and feel that Dad
and Marc will give the community
one of the best publicity agencies
in the state of Illinois. The Mime
sofa newspaper boys are sorry to
see them leave this excellent state
and the newspaper fraternity here
will miss them. Good luck to you,
Atkinson's, senior and Junior.
For a long time the, main question
was "where do flies go in the winter
time?" Grove Patterson now wants
to know where does the heat go?'
A very pertinent subject with the
thermometer chasing itself down
among the thirties below zero. 1t
has been figured that the Earth is
so small that it takes only half of
one-billionth of the heat and power
of the sun. The balance of the enor-
nous amount of heat and light
thrown off by the sun goes off into
space.
The death of Naturalization Ex-
aminer R. X. Doe, removes from
close contact fine man who was
both interesting and useful. He was
one of the best educated men In the
state with heart that helped many
a future citizen attain what ne
sought with advice and fellowship.
We almost failed to mention the
wonderful edition of the Wadena
Pioneer-Journal in celebration OF
the fiftieth anniversary of the found
ing of the paper. 1t was beauty
and should be carefully preserved
for the future by all who secured a
copy.
A year Or so ago, the Miner called
attention to the fact that Minnesota,
spelled out in full, sounded and look
ed a whole lot better than the abb
breviated "Minn." At that time
several papers took it up and fol-
some time the name appeared in full
Lately, we notice several of our ex-
changes falling back again to abbrev.
iating this fine name of state ane
making of it an Andy Gump distress
signal. You don't see California
Colorado, Florida or other nationally
advertised states use the abbrevia
ton for their names. Minnesota il
on the map as Minnesota and not a.
"Minn."
We don't think it will do that fel
low Remus much good to sing hymns
now. He started too late.
It is said that SO per cent of the
women in this country have defect
i've eyesight This fact is made plaii
when looking at some of the hus
bands.
In another column will be fount
a story by Andrew Watilo, cit!
treasurer, which explains why Ell.
is one of the best towns in tn,
country. The story is written witt
figures-and figures never lie. Rea:
it over carefully.
Friend "Bill' Sargent sent us
billet-doux last week which prove
that Bill rembembers old friends