The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Material and lmmater1al
A V. Rohweder, superintendent OF
safety and the Duluth MisSabe &
Northern are to be congratulated on
winning the Hartman safety award
medal for the third time in four years.
This medal is annually awarded 70
a class l group B railroad of the
United States with the best safety
record The award was for the year
1928. In 1927 the Duluth & Iron
Range received the medal.
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10 is a source of much satisfaction
to be selected from among all the
group B railroads of the United States
for this honor. The MisSabe inaug-
urated its safety campaign in 49, Z.
Before that year the road had GOT
accidents in one year. In 1928 there
were 80 accidents and in the first IL
months of 1929 there were q &C
cidents. Group B railroads are those
which operated from 100000 to TO-
100000 locomotive miles in 1928. The
group includes II railroads with I'll
percent of the total locomotive miles
of all groups.
A fund totaling $73, 125,Oo0 has been
apportioned among the states by the
Federal government as federal aid for
road purposes for the fiscal year Of
1881. Secretary Hyde in making the
apportionmenL called attention to
President HoovCr's suggestion for &C.
celeration of public building programs
to promote business, said the state
highway departments would be given
authority for the immediate expen-
diture Of the money. He added there
still was an unexpended balance of
S28, 000,0 900 from funds previously ap-
portioned, which added to the new
fund, made a total of S101, 125. 900.
Minnesota receives $2,102, 986 as its
share.
The young lady across the street
says that she has been told that years
ago all the bareback riding was done
in the circus 1t is different now. All
the bareback riding is done in autom-
obileS.
The Albany Evening News rises to
remark, 1T is an old saying that it
doesn't matter how much we make as
what We save. Look at all the words
NIL NOO1lOSS Ids DcC14 Saving 4O1 Cc4 .
and what he gets for them now"
Yep. Silence is Golden" all right.
Over in Superior things have got
ten to such a pass that policemen
shoot each other. One officer, only
half shot, took a shot at his superior
officer because the latter demonstrated
with him for being half shot. The
half shot one is in Jail and the other
in a hospital where he is lowering
between life and death with shot
through the abdomen.
Pressure is being brought to bear
on the st. Louis county commissioner
to have them agree to submit the old
age pension proposal to the voters of
the county The legislature during
the last session passed an old age
pension bill but in order to become
operative must be voted on by each
county of the state. Hennepin county
is the first to make the move and will
submit the question at the next
election.
ANYWAY, the county commissioners
could do far worse than submit this
question to the voters as soon as pos
sible Something must be done about
it, sooner or later, and our commits
sioners have always been in the lead
on matters of public welfare, now
would be good time to again set the
pace. BY agreeing to submit the
question. the same could be thoroughly
discussed by the voters who would
then be able to intelligently vote on
the subject. The voters being the
ones who will pay the bill if the same
became law in the county, should be
given a chance to have their say in
the matter.
Ture Gilman, one of the stars on
the Wisconsin football team and now
a resident of Chisholm, is a former
Ely boy and will be remembered by
many of the old-timers. his parents
having resided on Lawrence street.
On every program of any importance
you will find people from the iron
country and especially Ely. Our
athletes in particular are imbued with
the go-get-it spirit for which this sec
ton Of the state is noted
A large number of the radio owners
in the city tuned in Sunday night and
listened to DR.. Preston Bradley's adj
dress at his Peoples Church in Chi
cago, in which he spoke on rs a
Mason a Christian" DR.. Bradley is
recognized as one of the principal
speakers of the country and it was a
pleasure to listen to him. While he
was speaking directly to the Masons
for Masonry, his address also paid
deserved compliment to several other
fraternal organizations, singing out
the K. C. order in particular.
The larger part of our people have
heard DR.. Bradley in person on the
occasion of his yearly visits to his
Lake Vermilion summer home and his
addresses to the Vermilion Range Old
Settlers. They never tire of his
glowing tributes to the scenic and
climatic beauties of this section of the
country. He will speak again next
Sunday evening over the Mooseheart
transmitter and over which station
his church services are being broad
cast.
Up pops another Ely youth in the
person of George Pete at Eugene
Oregon. as the champion middle
weight wrestler of the west He is the
son of Andrew Pete, former resident
and a nephew Of County Commissioner
Pete. He is known as wildcat" Pete
and he has been knocking them fiat
on each and every occasion His
latest victory on Thanksgiving was
over Texas Teddy" rough and ready
customer.