The diamond drill., 1917-08-04
BUTTE VICTIM PUT
OUT OF IRON co.
WAS TAKEN TO COUNTY LINE BY A
DELEGATION LAST SUMMER
FAILED TO MAKE BOASTS GOOD
Said he Was Coming Back to Gel
Revenge Upon Those Who We're
Responsible For His EjeCtment

The hanging OF Frank Little by a
vigilance committee last Tuesday
brings back to the minds OF many
Iron county people the experience
which the residents Of this county
had with Mr.. Little when he sought
TO stir up strife in this county among
the miners by calling a strike
II was az the time of the Mesabi
range strike which fzzled out owing
to the determined action taken by the
citizens of the Mesabi range who
rallied to the defense of their homes
and expelled the agitators from thei-
midst.
Little was then a member of the
executive committee and came 10
Iron county to organize a sympathetic
strike to aid the one that had been
called on the Mesab range. He
stopped at the Iron Inn and was IN
Iron River but very short time
when he got strong and made all
kinds Of statements as 10 what he
was going to do.
Decided TO Deport Him.
The people of Iron River were very
much opposed to having outsiders
come among them to stir up their
working men and so conference
Of the leaders on both sides of the
county was called TO devise ways and
means Of combating the work OF Lit
tie Elizabeth Gurley Finn had been
denied the right 20 deliver public ad-
dresses and departed without the fur
ore that il was expected that she
would arose but Little was a differ
ent nut 70 crack lie was mouthy,
high-headed resourcetul and defiant
and needed strong arm methods to
squelch him
The program decided upon was TO
deport him from the county and
committee was selected to do the
work. One evening about o'clock as
Little was sitting about one of the
public places In Iron River the viii
lage marshal entered and served
warrant upon him, placing him in
the village Jail for the night with
the intention OF taking him TO the
county jail I'm the morning
lie never got an opportunity to
take him to the county jail for along
in the small hours Of the morning Z
delegation entered the village Jail
secured the key TO Littles cell. threw
blanket over his head and carried
him 20 waiting automobile which
sped away to the north When the
car arrived at the Iron-G -Gogebic line
the victim was shown the road 10
Watersmeet and told to never enter
Iron county again II he valued his
life
Little claimed that the men who
deported him beat him up. broke his
arm and his nose and did lot Of
bodily injury to him. This Is denied by
those who have any knowledge Of the
affair, although it "a conceded that
tho victim didn't receive any friendly
pats on the cheek
Wrote Threatening Letter.
Anyway Little was so impressed
with the determination OF the Iron
county people that he never came
back
lie wrote a letter TO the authoritle
at Iron River In which he rallied Just
about as he did in his communica-
ton 20 the governor Of Arizona lie
said he was coming back 10 TROY
county aud was going to do all kind
2f things to those guilty Of deport
ing him
Those who say Little when be was
In Iron River say they have no rec
objection Of his being a cripple as "a
reported In the articles from Butte
The picture Of him published In the
Chicago Tribune Of last Thursday
resembles the Little that was eject
cd from Iron county and all are
sure that II is the same man.
ylgiIantes the Only Remedy.
One Iron county citizen. and one
who was familiar with the method
employed by Little and his gang
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