The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-04-20
On This
Occasion
Just few thoughts by the Editor on things
Material and Immaterial.

come to the aid of their party" sings
the copybook maxim for embryo type
writer's. We are going to change this
by announcing that now is the time
for some good man to come to the aid
of Ely and the Vermilion by filing
for the legislature for this SiXty-first
District. Ely had man four years
ago in the law making body but un-
fortunately he fell by the waySide at
the election when the Mesaba Range
towns in the district conspired to grab
all they could Notwithstanding the fact
that fair play should cause them to lay
off the Ely candidate and give this end
of the district representation. 1t be-
came very evident during the primary
campaign however that this fair play
stuff is just so much bushwah and
that I'VE want what We want and have
the votes to get it when we want it."
We talk home pride and shout our
selves hoarSe over some fancled wrong
being done home town people by out
Siders and when election rolls around
we vote for Tom, Dick and Harry be-
cause they belong to some church or
still maintain allegiance to some king,
prince or potentate of our birth nation
although we have our papers and are
American citizens We fail to vote for
our home candidate because he is not
of our nationality. We vote for the
Mesaba range candidate for just that
reason. Seven candidates are already
in the field for Representative OF our
District and out of the seven not one
is from the Vermilion Range. the
filings so far are those of Mark Nolan
of Gilbert; c. R. DUSTY Rhodes OF
Virginia; Carl G. Ranta of Embarrass;
L. w. Wilson of Aurora; Jos. r. kotze
of Eveleth; Alfred E. Hill OF Virginia
and william Lundgren OF BlWaplK.
Ely, Winton, Tower, Soudan and other
towns in the district are silent. unless
some one comes to the front from Ely,
Winton, Tower or Soudan, the Mes
aba range will again get the POSITIONS
of senator and two representatives.
Let's get busy and tie to some one In
Ely, or the Vermilion range, stick TO
him in body and get the representa-
ton to which we are entitled. Wed
nesday May 9, is the last day for fling.
In the Twenty Year Ago column OF
the Tower News appeared an item
announcing the death of Bill Blunt.
Many of the real old timers OF this
CITY will remember BILL and his I'D
die. He furnished the music for the
the early dances held in this strug-
Cling village He was quite character
and enjoyed life in the fullest. AT one
time he sold a claim for $4,000 cash
and at once proceeded to have what
he termed a good time. The fortune
lasted quick and soon Bill" was again
f1ddling for his daily bread. He sell
dom got mad but when he did 1t was
time to "look and listen" He was
Iawabiding and many a man was tided
over a critical point by the generosity
of Bill" Blunt. He was fifty years
of age at death.
Rev. j. C. Mapson, formerly in
charge of the Presbyterian church IN
this city but lately of Duluth where he
acted as pastor for two churches, left
Saturday for Europe where he VIII
visit for six months. His many friends
in this city wish for him a pleasant
visit and also return of health which
has not been the best for some time.
The Duluth members of his congrega-
tons say that Rev. Mapson had no
time to attend to his health as his
work kept him on the jump all the
time. At New Duluth he increased the
membership in the church from Is to
100 during his passionate and had 100
children in the Sunday School.
Ely, always in the lead, lost out dur
ing the past two weeks. The lower
part of the state which has been con-
tinually trailing in all matters In
which Ely led, beat us to it last week
by staging a snow storm which TIED
traffic and otherwise raised havoc with
traditions We got ours wednesday
night and yesterday morning about
six inches of nice beautiful white snow
covered the ground. Now that the
weather man has this off his system
it is hoped he will let bygones be by
cones and fill our requisition for spring
weather. We want to go fishing.
The Twin City dailies are having
a run of Mysteries over the crime STU
alton at Orr and Cusson. II those
writing the stuff would remain in the
confines of the truth it would be bad
enough but the reporters are out-dls-
tancing anything ever attempted even
in the palmy days of Hurley and Her
rim. According to the articles, more
people have been murdered and done
away with in these two little towns
than there have been inhabitants resi-
dent there. All last summer tourists
travelled through and conditions at
Orr and CuSSon were not any worse
than they were in any of the other
towns. All the range communities are
saturated with AN over-sufhciency OF
blind pigs and boot-leggers and not
withstanding all this murders are an
exception and not rule. If the st.
Paul Daily News which is making a
continued story of this matter would
kindly look around a little bit in the
SANITY City they would find triple the
killings per population right at home
compared with the affairs at Orr and
Cusson. But we must admit that the
killing of the aged woman was too
brutal for a human being and deserv-
ed the wrath of the populace. At any
rate the reports are prodding up the
county authorities and causing them
to get the place cleaned UP a little bit.