The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-18
ON This
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lust few thoughts by the Editor on thing
Material and Immateriai.
One by one the old timers of the
Duluth & Iron Range who have been
almost constant visitors TO this city
since the road was established, are dis
appearing. Only a very few OF those
whose lives have been closely connect
ed with the road since the beginning
and also with the range towns are left.
Monday another of the old timers.
william j. Holden, who has been for
the past two years a daily visitor as
engineer on trains l and 2, passed
away at the Two HarborS hospital Oh
pneumonia after a short illness. He
has been with the road for the past 40
wears. His demise is mourned by his
widow, one son and five daughters.
Bill" was a fine fellow and will be
missed
In the resignation of Lee Anderson
as Scoutmistress after two years of
splendid effort with the Ely Girl
Scouts, scouting in Ely loses very
efficient worker She was very pop
ular with the girls who join in wishing
her success in the new position as
physical director in Fremont, Ne
braska. Miss Winifred LomaSney will
have charge of the Scouts until new
director is appointed. Miss Lomasney
has the well wishes of a host OF
friends who feel that she will succeed
in the heavy duty imposed on her In
carrying out the work begun by Miss
Anderson.
On the eve of the annual drive for
Red Cross members it is but fitting
and proper to call attention to the
herculean efforts put forth by this
organization in the interests Of SUI
fering humanity. Just now We viii
cite only one of the activities. Dur
ing the past year the Red Cross spent
100000 with disabled veterans, en-
listed men and members of their fam
lilies 1921 Red Gross Chapters spent
81, 1866 in soldier relief work, chief
" for dependent families Of veterans,
men in the service and non-compen-
stated veterans in hospitals. This is
only one branch of the work. This
alone should compensate you for the
small membership fee exacted. Have
a heart when the roll is called.
Sheriff Plans Raid on Oliver" said
a headline in the daily papers last
week. 1t is needless to state that If
the sheriff is looking for anything in
particular, he will not find it. Send
ing out advance notice of the advent
of the sheriff is popular indoor sport
and the game is being participated IN
by those whom the sheriff is seeking.
It's like going deer hunting with
brass band. The hunter and the
sheriff get nothing. Sometimes we
feel that some official with cold feet
sends out these advance reports for
fear that something might be found
and like the sleepy non-advertising
storekeeper when informed that Gus
toner was in the store remarked
keep still he might go away and save
me all this trouble"
The initial number of the Minnesota
WaItonian has come to our desk. The
paper is four page 12hx18 inches to
the page filled with items of interest
to the conservationistS of the state
and nation. In looking at the mast
head, we find the name of o. L. Kau-
panger as editor with JudSon L. Wicks,
Frank M. Warren and o. L. Kaup-
al
also gives a list of the officers of the
Minnesota division of the Izaak Wal
ton League and in the list we find
the names of many old time acquaint-
ances and conservation workers.
One editorial in the issue impressed
us in particular as good, sound sense
and that was the one asking the
schools to impress on the pupils the
necessity of conservation of timber,
game and fish and other resources.
While the schools have no course OF
this kind at present, the teachers
could impress this necessity on the
minds of their pupils. Education in
this matter is necessary and until the
masses become educated to the need
for conservation, it will not be prac-
ticed by the majority.
We are not exactly in sympathy
with the suggestion made that the per-
mits to ship fish by tourists should
be stopped We are spending large
sums in outside states advertising our
Ten Thousand Lakes and are laying
great stress on the fact that there are
game fish in each. The larger num-
Der of tourists we have met would dis
continue their visits providing they
could not ship or transport home some
fish to prove their stories. What is
a few pounds of pike in exchange for
the enormous amounts spent by tour
lists annually on their visits. Already
the tourist is all bound up in high
license and daily catch laws and the
larger part of those we have had &C.
casion to come in contact with are
sportsmen and catch only what they
need. Of course there are exceptions
and there are those who say the fish
ing is no good unless they can haul
them in as fast as they can bait their
hook.
Besides, we are maintaining fish
hatcheries to restock lakes. Fish are
for the purpose of food and furnish
sport for those catching them. Com
mercial fishing is what depleted the