The Ely miner., 1929-04-05

your mp pocket gurSleS coming pdck
don't tell the customs officers that it's
a sample of the OIL
Under the new Jones law soft
drink operator who forgets what he's
supposed to sell can be put behind
the grating for five years. It's get
ting harder for the boys every year.
A few of our citizens are shocked
out of their shoes because the papers
mentioned Baudette in connection with
Tim Hoban's arrest. We don't care
how often they mention Baudette as
long as they spell the name correctly.
If city peddler tries to talk you
out of your money issue him an in
sulting invitation to get out.
An exchange says that Governor
ChriStianSon is fine, keen states
man. He's all of that. Nothing ever
goes over his head except the bills he
vetoes.
Several fliers will try their luck
crossing the Atlantic this coming sum-
mer It's their own business of course
but we prefer to do our flying where
the filling stations aren't 5000 miles
apart.
Manitoba is figuring on trying out
the thirteen-juro plan, the extra one
to be used in case regular juror be-
comes ILL., It's the same principle as
the spare tire.
Sunday cowcatcher tossed an auto
driver 40 feet, but he wasn't injured
He landed on his head.
| A Winnipeg woman was in town Sat-
urday taking orders for Scotch to be
delivered the first of the month. i
she takes peek at the calendar she
will find that the first of the month il
April Fools Day.
| Two Minneapolis aldermen, convict
ed of graft will spend the next couple
of years in the house with the curtains
made by the U. S. Steel Co. It's hare
for their families, but betrayal o1
public trust is pretty terrible also.
With things in the legislature get
ting to the boiling point, long -windec
speakers are being frowned upon.
longwinded speaker talks an hour
and in conclusion starts all over again
A few members of the legislature
keep banging away at Commission
er Babcock. Tut, tut, fellows, you're
out of step. Several years ago Mime
sofa figured it had the best highway
commissioner in the nation, and il
hasn't changed its mind.
A five cent gasoline tax would make
Minnesota a great state for parking.
When the lads over at Rainy River
began to drill for oil they aroused a
lot of giggleS on the part OF the doubt
ers, but since the development of the
last two weeks those who had a chance
to go in and didn't are beginning to
ask themselves questions.
A drunken auto driver over in North
Dakota started out for q nearby town
and he didn't get back for month.
The heaSon was 80 days. Fair enough.
A peculiar thing about many a man
is that when the years have grayed
his hair he lifts his hands in horror
at the younger generation and starts
to talk about the good fashioned
days. AS far as we can learn, the
good old-fashioned days were more
olu-fashioned tnan good. The world
is getting better all the time.
A sure sign of spring is when they
take down the snow fences and put
up the detour signs.
Don't let city peddler talk you out
of your hard earned money. If the
goods are not satisfactory, and the
chances are SO to 0 tnat they won't
be, it's like chasing radio message
to get your money back.
We doubt if the state would have
much luck in taxing those who reduce
cigarettes to ashes. If the bill should
become law the cigarette smokers
could, and probably would, defeat the
tax by sending outside the state for
their supply Of fags.
Mussolini is talking to Italy again
and when he talks it's like when your
wife cries. The argument is over.
| serving his second term. The first
one was in Office.
With spring near at hand and sum-
mer not far behind, you soon will be
able to get out on the open road and
| get your lungs full of air and your
nose full of grease looking for the
knock in the engine.
Scrub cows produce profits about as
often as hen sprouts teeth. Get
| goods ones.
A bill in the legislature provides for
the manufacture of the states auto
plates at the st. Cloud reformatory
The author evidently wants the plates
to come from where many of the reck-
less drivers are going.