The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-02


Hour dancing club, aided by other ladies
will give leap year party on Wednesday
evening next This will be the first leap
year party to be held here and the ladies
are working hard to insure success, which
is bound to follow. Allison * Halls
famous band, OF Fond du Lac, has been
engaged and arrangements have been
made FOR bountiful supperat the Lock
wood house. The committees are: Ar
Observation-Disclosures A. Austrian, ~
Farrand, r.. Kimball, j. +. Redfield, p.
p. Smith, p. c. Hutts, A. Justified.
Reception-Mesdame III. G. Kimball, j.
Fisher, V. Carr and Miss Vina Thouin.
Floormanagers-Mrs. CT. Roberts, Miss
es Nellie Galbraith and Clara Metcalf.
The Crystal Falls base ball club will be
reorganized tomorrow. III. j. Hughitt
will be chosen as manager OF the club
and right good one he will make. Only
four OF the members OF last season . club
win belong TO the new organization
Hughitt, ID. O'Brien, Godshal and Rapp,
the others are in various sections OF the
country. Pitcher Sullivan is in Wyoming
territory, Catcher O'Brien is in Iowa
and First Baseman Dryslan il at his
home at Boston. There are anumber OF
new players who IL is said are good ones.
The latest and most approved game is
the game OF Bows" 1t is played some
what after this fashion, Two young
ladies walk down street together, for i'm
stance. The one TO whom the most hats
are raised is the winner and the other
pays for the ice cream and soda water
"A Scratch" and counts for neither
Gallant young men should, therefor, keep
:, their eyes open for their lady acquaint-
'dnces the simple raising OF a single hat
may mean victory.
The next eclipse OF the moon will occur
on the night OF July %, and will be even
more interesting than the one OF january
%. The diameter Of the earth's shadow
will be much larger mt the time i'm pro-
portion TO the diameter OF the moon,
darkening its surface more during total
ity. II will take place about midnight,
when the moon will be higher in the
heavens, and will be visible in this
neighborhood.
Capt Frank Raher, being the lowest
bidder, was awarded the contract TO re-
build the approach TO the bridge spanning
the falls, which was carried away this
spring by high water. The work is to be
completed by June 10, and will cost the
township in the neighborhood OF 5000.
The Kirby-Carpenter Co., is rebuilding
the bridge over the Paint river at their
camp No. 10.
Florence real estate il enjoying boom;
the following from the Mining News bears
witness: Capt James Tobin has pur-
chased, from Charles Hastings, the two
story frame building and lot Immediately
west OF McNair * Baird's store. The
price paid was $500" The property is
located on the principal business street
IN the town.
Iron county will meet at the accustomed
place in this city on Monday next. The
appointment OF n mining inspector will
be one OF the important things. IL is
said that the salary OF that functionary
will be considerably reduced. He now
draws 81 200 per year.
Many cities and towns in this state are
making an ordnance for the collection Of
licence on dogs. In one place owners Of
dogs who do not pay the required tax
are fined ten dollars and the dogs are
killed besides. A dog tax would be
good thing for this town and many are
IN favor Of it,
The Amateurs were out last Sunday in
their brand new uniforms and presented
captivating appearance. They started
in TO do up the scrubs, but rain storm
interfcred and theg game was discontinued.
They were in the rearwhcn the game was
stopped, but had hopes OF catching up.
Speckled trout are more expensive this
spring than usual. Messrs Doucet, Cam
eron, Prince and .urquhart secured four
early in the week, from an Indian, mt the
rate OF $3.50 per dozen. The purchase
was made at the home of the redskin near
the Nett river That's mot all.
IL would be within the limits OF prop
or caper for the firemen TO take the en-
gines out and practice up little They
have not had a t,raeffeo ots,n, =, .~as, Io.t