The Mine War Divided Families Too

In an article from last Sunday's StateJournal-Register, Dave Bakke discusses a poem written about Tovey, Illinois and its road commissioner, Joe Lisse.

Before he became road commissioner, Joe was a miner. And like almost every downstate miner, Joe and his brother, Duke were drawn into in the mine war. But in their case,they supported opposite sides. Joe "went Progressive" while Duke remained with the United Mine Workers. While they remained amicable, such splits could disrupt families for years to come.

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