The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-14
IRON RIVER RIPPLES.


this vicinity recently. He has respected
neither youth or age, the middle-agcd and
the gray-headed are among his victims
the widows and widowers us well ms the
young and inexperienced. The other day
your correspondent was accosted by a
girl Of about twelve years, who was nc
companied by boy OF about ten, and
who wanted to know where the court
house was. On being questioned the girl
stated that the boys father wanted to
get married that evening. Your cores
pendent explained TO her that the candi-
dates for connubial bliss would have 10
postpone the hour OF their approaching
happiness until one or the other OF them
could 60 To Crystal Falls and obtain
County Clerk Dunn's permission, in the
shape of license. She replied that she
did not think that they could wait that
long. Yourscribe then told her that they
ought to have thought of thatsoonera and
went To the county's capitol the day be-
fore, but she said they didn't know it
then. Although your correspondent felt
sorry for them he was unable TO furnish
any balm for their bleeding hearts and
referred them To our warm and big
hearted sheriff
The contract for furnishing material,
pump, engine, hydrants, etc, and laying
1910 feet OF six inch main pipe, was
awarded TO the Marinette Iron Works,
for 81, 500. The council viii puti about
1000 feet OF four inch pipe in addition
TO this, which will enable the fire depart
ment TO reach any part OF the town with
the amount OF hose they now have on
hand. When completed the system will
cost only about $4,000.
B,se ball is all the rage inlthis city now
and there is talk Of organizing "A club to
attend the tournament at Escanaba to
be held next month. II such nm arganiz-
alton IL effected il will undoubtedly be
made up ofplayers from both Stambaugh
and Iron River.
The Canal company has commenced
homesteaders upon their lands. Itisun
doubtedly an effort to get their titles con-
firmed by the United States courts before
congress shall have declared their lands
forfeited.
Sheriff McI.ean's horse got caught in a
wire fence that surrounds the pasture in
which the base ball grounds are located,
and badly lacerated his right fore foot
below the ietlock. II will lay him 1.-THE
horse, not Mac), mp for acouple OF days.
viii ii. Selden is having an addition
built on his house, on his homestead,
and is having the grove north Of the same
cleaned and trimmed up. When com
pleted he will have one Of the finest sum
mer residences on the range.
Quirt & Lorenz have erected a lumber
shed on the northwest corner Of Fourth
and Maple streets, in which they will
store all their finer grades of lumber.
Arthur Quirt, brother Of Alexis and n
former employe in the Reporter Office, is
visiting here. His home is iif the mining
regions and wilds Of Minnesota.
Paul N. Minckler is building residence
on Adams street, opposite his store, for
rental. That don't look bad for town
i'm hard times, does IL?
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. Campbell started for
Oshkosh, Wis, this morning, called there
DO the illness OF Mrs. Judge Austen,
mother OF Mrs. &.
Stambaugh has caught the base bali
fever and is going to have a base bah
ground. 1t will be located on the hill
south OF town.
Miss Lille Bond, our accommodating
and efficient assistant post mistress, has
been absent for week or more on "A visit
TO Duluth.
Our esteemed prosecuting attorney,
G. T. Crandall, spent ~ couple OF days in
this city this week attending 10 official
duties.
McCune, the man who met with the nc
cident at Hemlock on the Fourth, is do.
ing finely under the care Of the Drs. Bond.
An engine house IN being built at the
Sheridan mine. As soon as n track can
be put in mining work will be resumed.
The homesteaders have nearly all COM
menced haying. They will have big
crop this year owing to the wet spring.
A.. Il. MacKinnon returned. ON wednes-
day, from Duluth, to which place he will
soon return.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. II. Sullivan returned