The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-21

The householder who il annually, fora
short season, anxious as TO his winter
supply OF potatoes should this year
throw care In that direction TO the winds
and calmly await the harvest; Tor the
potato crop of 1SSS--unless some vista
ton OF blight changes the aspect OF the
field-will be an exceedingly large one.
The vines are in healthy condition despite
the raids OF the yellow bugs, and every
thing indicates vigorous growth and
development in the hills. Last hall, In
consequence OF a droughty summer, po-
tatoes were rather scarce, high In price
and not the hest In quality. Good po-
tatoes in the lower part OF the state sold
by the car lot for as much as eighty cents
per bushel, and shortly after harvest
farmers received $1.00 per bushel mt re
tail. Judges OF the growing crop are
figuring different prices for the fall season
of 1883. Itispredicted by those who have
made n business oi oilhandling that
the tubers will sell as low as thirty-five
TO fifty-fve cents per bushel by the car
lot. These prophecies are based on the
present aspects OF the fields, and the Tact
that everybody il growing potatoes.
The Moss Family Musical Novelty Co,
will give two OF It's entertainments In
Doucet's opera house ON Friday and
Saturday evenings next, July "a and 2S.
The company is composed wholly OF one
family-father, mother and six children.
four daughters and two sons and they
give n novel evenings entertainment,
consisting Of brass band, chorus, orches-
ira, character and musical sketches, bub-
bling over with song, laughter and de-
light. The company is said to be a good
one and IL is claimed that 1t has the
only child in the world who plays base
drum and cymbals and side drum mt the
same time and also conducts the band
A real musical phenomenon. Seats can
be secured at j. l.. kimball 4 Co.'S drug
store, price fifty and seventy-five cents.
Tortnrelli's italian band gave nm open
air concert at the Lockwood house on
Sunday evening. The band consists Of
four pieces, piccolo, harpa and two violins,
and on the evening in question were
assistei by Capt. Thos. Bosanko and
ID. G. Mcclure, with their cornets and
James Wilkinson. The music was of an
exceptionally high order and attracted
quite a throng Of people. The band fur-
nished music for a dance ON Monday
night, (later) which by reason Of unsur-
mountable circumstances did not come
off. But four couples went to the hall.
A dispatch Ia the Milwaukee Sentinel
says that sulphur spring has been dis.
covered mt Crystal Falls, on the land
leased by the Iron Co. Exploring com
pany. IL in said that there is great ex.
element over the discovery. Thearticle
however, smirks OF the sensational.-Re'
porter. Can'thelp whatit .smirks" "of, it,
afact, n living stream OF sulphur water car
be seen, heard, spelled, felt and tasted nj
Crystal Falls. The land is not under
lease to the Iron County Exploring Co.
that concern having long since gono TO it,
last long rest.
At the republican caucus which was
held In the town hall on Tuesday evening
the following delegates were chosen to at
tend thecounty convention To be held nj
lect delegates TO attend the republican
state convention To be held In the city o
Detroit, on Wednesday, AugustS: ID. @
Lockwood, Vim. Doucet, A. Justified, III
e. Kimball, c. M. Atkinson and j. III
Parks.
o. O. Welch and family will soon re
move from this city. Mr. Welch viii gt
TO the oil district Of Pennsylvania, Mrs
Welch viii 20 20 Chicago and from ther'
will work on the road with a subscription
book and Miss Mona has secured n schoo
near Oshkosh. Their handsome resi-
dcnce, ON Marquette avenue, has beer
rented TO a young man OF this city, who
IL Is said, will soon take unto himself q
wife.
Considerable moving has been going OF
this week. First, Capt. Rickard rcmovcs
with his family from 9. 4. Henry's tene
ment OH Fifth street To rooms over tn
postofiice. G. IT. Crandall and tamil,
now occupy the house so vacated, ans
w. III. Trathen has vacated the rooms
over Olin a Hopkins store and win oc
eupy Mrs. BreGgcr's tenement on Fiftl
street lately vacated by A. l.. Flewelline
A wagon road connecting Crysta
Falls, stambaugh, Iron River and Bate
townships is 20 be built. The entir
road viii BE- about seventeen miles Il
length, OF which Crystal Falls viii buiIs
seven. When the work is done IL will b
a great convenience TO homesteaders ans
Others In the townships mentioned.
A long-haircd man In the lower penin
sular, who claims TO have the ear-mark
of a true prophet, predicts that the cart
will fly 20 pieces by an internal explosion
before peanuts ripen. This will be blight
ing news 10 Postmaster Metcalf and othe
democratic postmasters, who were 0nl'
recently re-appointed.
Wild Strawberries are ripe and harvest
ing Is at It's height Blueberries are JUS