The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-10-06
MICHIGAN.

"A snake skin, so big that man could
thrust his arm into IL, has been found at
Ionia. The snake had gone away.
The Norwegians, who have Heretofore
worrshippcd with the Swedish Nfethodists at
Calumet, have switched OF 70 a track OF their
own.
David Prince. City Marshal OF. Crystal
Falls, pounded solomon Th0um's face 20
jelly. The wounded man may die. Prince
is in Jail.
John Pursell, OF Battle Crock, found
guilty OF Keeping his saloon open on q legal
holiday, goes up for forty days, without Che
alternative OF "A Tine.
Mr.. Little, OF Grand Rapids, sues the
street railway company 81 that city for S2O,-
600 damages because one OF the ears hunted
him over and hurt his spine.
Battle Creek will probably soon build
city hall, or something which will be called a
city hall, and provide city offices and place
for the city tremcn therein.
Charles Secord, aged 80, farmer, living
north OF Owoss0, was Killed by an engine on
the Toledo, Ann Arbor aud Muslegon Road.
lie leaves wife and four children.
Capt. Remick OF Detroit; Judge Brown,
OF Big Rapids, and Mr. ColNo'lS, directors oil
the Soldiers Home, inspected The home re-
Gently. Everything was in apple-pie order.
--'Iceland Mary" a Port Huron character
IL III repute chased man down Court street
In that city the other day, armed with knife
and revolver. They call her "Iceiand
Mary because OF the frigldity Of her tenn
per.
An old he-fsh OF the pike persuasion. with
a wicked, MISUNDERSTANDING reputation, has
haunted Van Ettan Lake, near Au sable, for
ten years. The other day Il. II. Holmes took
him In. He weighed fifteen pounds aud was
thirty-fiye inches long.
The Calumet and Hecla Company offers
g., 900 reward for information leading TO the
conviction OF the persons who set fire 20
Hccla Shaft No. !, sixteen level, last Noycm-
Der, thus showing the fire Is nc last conceded
70 be OF incendiary origin.
The historic old Lansing House NJ Ian.
sing, which was originally built with some
OF the money obtained ~ the reward for the
capture OF J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin Of
President Lincoln, Is now thing OF the past,
50 far ~ is name goes. The new proprietor
calls II the "iiotcl Downcy."
-Escanaba people contributed about 81 800
for write up of their town In St. Paul
paper. The promised publication has not vet
appeared, bat tlle anxious citizens have had
the satisfaction 81 seeing "a page devoted 10
the 500, accompanied by "A map on which Is /
canada was eliminated from The face OF tie
earth.
Ten minutes walk from Golden Il tie
famous Michigan gold mine. All previous re- \
counted when single blast OF dynamite 4
brought down nearly half ton OF quartz, 4
every pound of whch is studded with small 4
nuggets OF pure gold. such rocks Is worth 4
IS 900 ton.
The oil pipeline between Lima and Chi +
cage has not proved as great success n its
projectors hoped. as the Lima pumps have 4
proved inadequate % the task OF forcing the
OIL for the long distince. and work was begun
on a large pumping station at Laketon. Sew
cral tanks Will also be erected, each having q
capacity OF 1900 barrels.
There was balloon ascension ~ tho Cen
terville Fair Among the crowd OF spccta-
tors was an old man, who as the balloon rose
became cntangled IN the ropes and was ear
rcd UP feet foremost. lie cung 90 the ropes
for hls life, and finally by the aid OF the aero
naut, who was above him on the trapczc, he
got Strengthened and male the decent safely.
The balloon went up about 1000 feet.
While out hunting John Hayden came
very near killing Charey Bartholomew. Tho
boys became separat Il IN the woods, and
climbed tree after hickory
nuts. Hayden saw him AZ n distance, and.
owing 20 the thick foliage, misto0k him for a
mirrel. Hayden discharged his shotgun
md Bartholomew fell from the tree with his
body full OF shot. The boys are only seven.
Ioen years old and both reside at Upton.