The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-04-27
THE EYES ARE ON FLORENCE.

THE EYES ARE ON FLORENCE.
Those fellows who had been figur-
ing on making weekly pilgrimages TO
Niagara, Wis, where they were 70
take possession OF the place every
saturday evening, filling their skins
with the booze that breaks, have been
forced TO make change in their
schedule. Niagara, at recent cleo
ton. voted TO go dry and as con-
sequence seven saloons In that pre-
cinct are to be out OF business.
Now the thirsty crowds from the
mining districts OF Marquette, Dick
inson and Iron are talking OF chang
ing their route TO Florence, Wisconsin,
Florence. Il Is said, will take care OF
a reasonable number OF thirsty II the
latter will promise TO behave. OF
course the promise will be forthcom-
ing, but Il must be remembered that
PROMISES OF this sort are often Tor
gotten in the excitement or the occas-
ion. Booze has very exhlleratlng
effect on many people and IL may
prove that the village OF Florence VIII
be shocked by the rudeness OF the VS.
itor. Still they have very good jail
there, a few fines will assist in pay
ing for the tearing up OF the high
ways consequent upon the Increased
traffic.
over on the Gogebic there will not
he so much trouble for the Michigan
miners 10 secure liquid refreshments.
Hurley IS very close by and II has
never been reported OF Hurley that "
was ever offended by any unseemly
talk, either in volume or quality
Hurley will continue TO run as usual,
taking all the loose change that comes
TO its Golfers from dry districts.
But when wisconsin finally votes
on the subject the boys I'm Michigan
will have 10 take very long journey
TO real wet territory. Wisconsin will
go dry as Sahara at the very first OPP
portunity II gets to vote on the ques.
tlon.-Iron Ore.
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The Houghton Gazette suggests
that in the matter OF preventing vio-
lations OF the liquor laws OF the state,
the Detroit papers pay more atten-
tion to their own bailiwick and less
to the upper peninsula; that the up
per peninsula will take care OF at
tempts TO break the law with better
results than will Wayne county. We
are OF the same opinion. There are
plenty OF good, w-abiding people In
the upper peninsula and they will sec
that the laws are obeyed without the
assistance OF any worrying committee
from the lower peninsula. Sugges-
tions regarding law enforcement in
the upper peninsula would come with
better grace II Detroit had clean
doorstep at home.
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The suggestion TO prohibit the
publication In this country OF papers
printed in foreign languages seems
TO us 10 be wise one. There really
isn't any reason for foreign tongue
newspapers In this country IT,
newspapers published here. We want
our immigrants TO Americanlze and
the retention of their own language
encouraged as that condition is by the
receipt weekly or daily OF newspapers
In their own tongue defeats that end
Such n condition holds back the AM
ericanization OF our immigrants, and
any influence that does that thing IL
detrimental TO the nation and ought
TO be blotted out.
ea ~ ~
II Miss Janette Rankin hasn't
learned by this time that public Of
ficlals are judged by the company
they keep she Will awaken TO the fac
after she Is denied audience in more
of her district cities Miss Rankin
has been flirting with the l. w w
contingent In Montana. or It's frs
cousin.
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The appointment or Charles M
Schwab 10 the head OF the shipbuild
ing corporation and other movements
within the administration at Wash
ington leads one 10 believe that IN,
effort 10 make n successor 20 Presi
dent Wilson has given way TO real
disinterested prosecution OF the war
"a 20 N
Insurance solicitors and insurance
companies must take of their hats (,
Uncle Sam. lie has all OF them fad
cd when II comes TO writing a volum,
OF Insurance. Up TO the middle o
April. the war risk bureau had writ
ten IA billions OF insurance on sol
diers.
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Edwin o. Wood, prominent Michigan
democrat and member of the Demo
cratic National Committee, died at hi
home in Flint on Tuesday. Mr.
Woods death removes one OF Michi
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