The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28

The southern end of the county and
Duluth in particular, is still running
true to form and walloping the ranges
on each and every occasion The lat
est slap handed US is the ignoring Of
a dozen or more sites for a work farm
offered on the ranges and the purchase
Of an improved farm at Caribou Lakes
at a very improved" price.
Why an improved farm for a prison
site is hard TO explain. The old work
farm was developed out Of a wild ter
ritory BY the prisoners sentenced 10
hard labor under the able supervision
of Fred Ward. It has always been
the opinion that a sentence OF hard
labor was somewhat CT a punishment
for the prisoners for the infraction Of
laws and many a man has been given
a new start in life al the end OF hoe,
behind a pillow or with an axe ala the
Ward plan on the old farm.
No sooner had this farm become an
asset TO the county through the work
OF sentenced men, up pops Duluth and
buys il from the county at about one
third of its value for an airport and
then strong arms the county for a
donation 10 start operations The
range residents and commissioners be-
heyed this TO be fair and whole
heartedly voted for the work farm as
an airport site and fixed the price at
a minimum in order TO forestaQ the
horde of Duluth real estate boosters,
each of whom had an airport, or what
they thought was a airport site, on
their hands which they intended TO
unload at fablous prices
Now. a new work farm is needed and
several sites of partly improved or
unimproyed land were offered on the
range As a work farm is not coun-
try estate for eating and sleeping but
where men are sent TO work out q
sentence, the less improved lands was
the place for them The ranges had
Just such places 10 offer. The four
commissioners from Duluth decided on
the improved Caribou farms near Du-
luth and the Caribou farms were pur-
chased despite the vote Of the three
range commissioners.
Is il any wonder that county divi-
sion is being agitated and that Du-
luth is being boycotted by range buy
ers? The range section would like to
live in harmony with the balance Of
the county but the persistent wallop-
ing received at the hands Of the biggest
city in the county has kind of sourad
the milk Of human kindness and di-
vision is figured as the only method
of getting anywhere.
a
subscriber stating that the Miner is no
good and that only the children Of
the family read it. That's good. We
feel that if the Miner does no more
good than to keep the family home
long enough from the streets TO read
it, it has been worth while.
Summer was officially ushered in
on the 21st at around four o'clock in
the afternoon and now if some one
viii inform the weather man of this
fact, it may be possible to have him
furnish us with a little more summer
However, We viii state that the more
southerly portions Of the o. s. where
hot weather is the rule. have not as
yet been favored with their well known
brand This has had some effect on
the tourist business IN the Arrowhead
Country. Hot weather sends them
north where the health giving, invig-
Grating climate, coupled with the pur-
est of air makes living a pleasure.
The young lady across the street On
returning from her vacation, remarked
that ii is funny that hotel guests are
supposed to observe the eighteenth
amendment, but that each room has
been thoughtfully supplied with a
corkscrew, bottle opener and eight
glasses.
That Professor Shook down in Ohio
has come across and coughed I'D his
story OF the killing IF the 60 ed with
whom he carried on although already
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