The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-01

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acceptable manner. The cast IL COM
posed ofeighteen characters. Mr.. McCourt
is unable to say just when he will have
everything In readiness to present the
play, but will push il along as rapidly AS
possible.
On Saturday, September &, the Ladies'
Aid Society will give an entertainment IN
Doucet.s hall, the program consisting oil
vocal and instrumental music, readings.
recitation etc, and has been prepared
with great care. The leading talent IN
the city will lend it's help to the society
and n rare musical treat may be looked
for. The ladies have always been sue
cessful in all OF their entertainments and
as they are putting forth an extra effort
in the preparation of this one IL is good
cause for belief that it will be something
OF more than ordinary scope. The pro-
gram will be given i'm these columns next
week.
Blackberries-nice succulent, large and
juicy ones, too--in any quantity are to be
had for the picking, on the outskirts of
the city. This state OF things is some
what unusual for this locality as In pre-
vious years the crop has been very scant
and time taken in endeayoring To- secure
enough for mess was time actually
thrown away, but not so this year. The
berries are now ripening I'm abundance
and bushes are so loaded with the lils-
cious fruit that they are FRUSTRATED up
on the ground.
| A game Of ball between the Iron Noun
tain and Republic clubs was played at
Iron Mountain last Sunday, the score i'm
nine innings being eight To five inf avur of
the home team. The Republics had the
battery and second baseman oi the
1 10. .ar
| the Northern league. 1t will he remen-
bered that some time ago the Iron Noun
tains went TO Republic and were defeated
by a score OF thirty weight to four, but
they have learned to play ball since then.
The dog days were SO named by the
ancients because the sun being In the
same part OF the heavens with the dog
star, Sirius, obscured il from view. The
| time i'm which the starts lost TO sight was
reckoned Mt forty days. Sirius was called
the dog star from it being utilized by the
Egyptians i'm early times AZ II celestial
sentinel or watchdog, which by its place
in the sky gave warning Of the rise and
fall OF the floods OF the Nile.-Ex.
The stock piles OF the Youngstown,
Sheldon & Shafer and Great Western
mines are rapidly diminishing. From N
stock pile OF about 10000 tons the
Youngstown has sent out nearly 5000
(, tons; the Sheldon * Shafer has forward
ed in the neiahborhood 5000 tons and
the Great Western is shipping it's ore at
the rate of between twenty and twenty
(, five cars per day.
The Florence business men apparently
not having the required sand 10 accept
the challenge Of our business men To play
/ a game Of base ball for 500, it was de-
cidcd TO challenge them to play n game
for fun, which was done, and IL accepted
the game will be played on our grounds
ON next Monday afternoon. The game
/ will be- pleasant one and large attend
ance Is predicted.
Realizing the fact that the young folks
OF the city have not been gwen n dance
i'm "A long time, several enterpising young
men have concluded To get up dance
and having "A rousinggood time. Doucets
| hall has been engaged and the young
people can 20 there next Wednesday
/ evening and prepare To enjoy themselves.
The best music has been procured Tor the
occasion.
ID. j. Bennett, 81 the United States
Literary and Scientific Association, can
vassed the city for members this week
and reports doing well. The association
il grand thing for those who desire
standard literature, as "A member can get
IL at very low price. Mr.. Bennett is ~
very gentlemanly young fellow and is well
adapted for the work he is engaged in.
jolly party composed OF the following
ladies and gentlemen camped and blue
LerIied at Lake Mary the first three days
OF this week: ID. G.. Lockwood, wife and
family. Mr. and Mrs. T. Il. Dunn, Mrs. l..
ID. Rowley. Misses Jennie Hutson, Myrtle
and Ruby Rowley and Birdie Morse.
Messrs. G.. l.. Woodwork and Frank
Parsons.
DIR. O. Il. Weed, OF Detroit, spent n
greater portion OF the week at Crystal
Falls. The doctor IL casting about Tor a
place i'm which 20 locate and expresses
himself az well pleased with Crystal Falls.
He il negotiating with the Messrs. Kim
ball with n view TO purchasing their drug
stock and making Crystal Falls his home.
Edyvean, Melvin Walter, the handsome
Notwithstanding man, was in
the city briefly yesterday. 1t IL only re-
Gently that he began making Crystal
Falls and IL well pleased with the success
attained so far. Ii il notmuch ola town
for Washers To do any real fine work, but
it's u hustling town TO sell goods in.
A meeting OF the Chautauqua Literary
and Scientific Circle will be held mt the
residence ofMrs. j. III. Parks on Tuesday
; evening, September 4, TO make arrange
ments for the work OF the coming year. All
interested in literary work are requested
TO be present as business OF Importance
IL TO be transacted.
VIM. Galbraith, ST., Paul T.. Smith, A.
Parks and VIM. III. Trathcn, whipped the
waters Of the Deer for trout early this
week and were successful TO the extent Of
several hundred speckled beauties-some
OF them weighing as high as two and one