The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-06-22

This column may be flatter than
usual this week owing to the absence
of the editor on convention doings.
We started last Thursday and took
in the Minnesota State Historical So
ciety meeting at Crosby and Brainerd
and on that evening attended joint
banquet of the Historical group and
aague of Minnesota Municipalities at
Breezy Point, Billy" Fawcetts show
place and withal the finest summer
resort on Pelican Lake twenty miles
out of Brainerd. We missed the pleas
ure of seeing Billy" but surely ap-
preciate the efforts of Mrs. Billy"
in seeing that all guests were taken
care of in the capaciouS dining hall
with a well cooked and served chick
en- dinner with the necessary trim
mings. we mention this in particu-
lar because something like $50 reser-
Vations had been made and about 600
showed up for dinner, causing the
forces at Breezy Point to get on an
extra squirt of speed with the result
that all were taken care of, thanks to
the untiring Mrs characterized by
Billy as the 'red-head." She certain
~ is some hostess and while others
would have served the extra guests
with cold ham or King Oscars right
out of the can, Mrs. Fawcett served
all alike and fried chicken was the
piece de inSiStance. AS we are for Ely,
first, last and all the time, we will
unbend enough to say that Billy"
Fawcett's Breezy Point institution is
the best in the northwest, and that we
cheerfully recommend Mr.. and Mrs.
Fawcett to the travelling public.
Another recommendation we will
make, while on the subject of throwing
boquets (and we are not strong on
throwing bricks is that the Ladies
Bands of Brainerd deserve special
mention. They have two of them and
if we must say it, in contradiction
that Ely has the best band in the
north country under the direction of
Mrs. Noah, the Brainerd organizations
are the cats pajamas" when it comes
to delivering the goods.
Then after this, it is our great
pleasure to announce that the range
contingent covered themselves with
glory at the League of Municipalities
meeting. There was John Brandt,
mayor of Virginia and president of the
Association, who presided over the
meetings in his accustomed par-ex-
cellence presiding manner. AS side
issue the ranges had Al Bickford, city
clerk of Virginia, who informed the
assembled multitude (and there was
some multitude) of the correct method
of being city clerk and conducting
such an office for the benefit of a
city and the local community without
getting into the red' on the city
books And how?
And then there was the Lake SUI
perior Industrial Bureau, in other
words, Messrs Ryan, Hawkinson,
Turnquist, Rowe, Eft Al. whose wealth
er eyes were peeled to discover flag
rant violations of the spending orgie
of iron ranges. While this crew was
getting an eye-full, we failed to note
when they had any Kick coming,
showing that the ranges were within
the bounds of decency insofar as their
watchful eyes could discern. We can
only account for this in the fact that
these watchmen of the ST. Louis Coun-
ty treasury had gotten several longi-
tudes too far south. Brainerd people
can tell you that the tax matters have
gotten to the point where what might
be incoming tax cash on ore proper
deathties has been "taX-commissioned"
to death, the same as st. Louis County
where out Of 1877 mines in the county,
only about 70 are in operation. We
feel that the Bureau is doing valuable
work insofar as st. Louis County is
concerned, but Cthere is always butt
why not get busy with the southern
part of the state and tell them thing
or two.
On the trip to and from Breezy
Point we were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Adair of Brainerd. Right
here we can tell you that Sam and his
Mrs. are a host that is a host. We
can also state that as a steering COM
mittee, Geo. Erickson of the Brainerd
Tribune did an excellent stroke OF
business when he Steered us up against
Sam Adair and his car. MIR. Adair
is treasurer of Grow Wing County.
The International Rotary Conven-
ton started Sunday in Minneapolis
and will conclude today. The conven-
ton is a colorful one as there are
delegates present from A countries OF
the world besides large delegations
from every state in the Union. The
mammoth and handsome Minneapolis
Auditorium is being used and the Twin
City Rotarians are doing all in theil
power to make this the greatest con-
vention of International Rotary ever
held. And, they are succeeding. Those
from Ely in attendance are Mr.. anC
Mrs. Chas Trezona, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas
Moonan, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. I. Laing
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo T. Ayres, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. H
j. Lockhart, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Russell
Browne, George Somiers and the Ed.
tor Russell is the official delegate Of
the Ely Club.
Duluth's famous "Rip-Saw" ha!