The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-12-01

A FEW SMALL IDEAS. WISE AND
OTHERWISE.
A Nat for O'Brien 10 Crack, ifhe oan-PhH
McKeuna heard from = We are NOT
here for Fua- Wants Post
O0ice-Is Marriage
Failure - Notes.

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TIE Iron County Reporter got considerably
the start OF itself last week by publishing the
September school report OF the county under
the date OF October. Good idea and saves
making corrections. crystal Falls DRILL
II Bro. Atkinson viii put ON his Tim Nester
goggles" and compare the report In the
Reporter OF two weeks ago with that Ia THE
Dull OF last week, he VIII ind with the excep
tion OF the Arrangement and two or three wrong
figures that the reports are alike. DO you
acknowiedee the bacon. Bro. Atkinson? Next
time be sure you have your musket square on
the bull's-eye before you shoot.-Reporter
Can't hardly say that II do acknowledge
the bacon Brother 0'Brien. The report
was published in the Reporter without
corrections and given as the October re-
port, while being exactly the same in
every particular as theSeptember report.
The corrections were slight but had TO
be made in order Co make the report for
October correct one. The arrange
ment" oIthe report is it's leading feature,
il is prepared according TO the per cent
OF punctuality and attendance II the
report given was a correct one the Re
porter has n grand scoop on me. IL was
published ON the tenth ultimo, and il is
a matter Of fact that Mr.. Woodworth
did not have the report ready for publ
cation until five days later, Tim Nerter
goggles" recommend for use in figuring
out this problem.
AND NOW hear that some OF the Crys-
laI Falls democrats claim that | refused
20 do their election work. may be
foolish in some things but it don't run
that way, not cents worth. have a
vast amount Of fun during a year, but
that's notall lam herofor Ibid printing
for several democrats during the election
and also offered them space to say n
thing or twoin thecolumns ofthis paper.
bnt did not reject orders for printing.
am constructed ON different plan al
together.
PM McKENNA, Of the Escanaba Mir
ror, democratic, is in a bad way fIelets
loose on Iron county people ON the
slightest provocation, u. c. Lockwood
got u measure OF Phi's "flne language"
last week. d. C's ratification address did
not just suit his sensitive nature, SO he
makes faces at him and calls him a
"boarding house keeper Tho Mirror is
one Of my particular friends but it must
be easy ON Crystal Falls Republicans or
win not remain SO long.
Ann now what do YOU think? Ny fra
tcrna brother, Il. Brien. is after the
Iron River post office, and sincerely
hope he will hesuccessful Every Repub-
lican editor in the land should be given
postmastership-the party owe it TO
them. Some may construe this AZ one
for O'Brien and several for myself, but
snch is positively not the ease. do not
want postmastership wouldn't have
one Nav. Course not. But do hope
O'Bricn will get there.
My FRIEND Johnnie McCiilis is paying
an election bet--letting his moustache
grow. thing he has not done in some
years, owing TO the fact that il gets so
exceedingly large as 60 be nuisance II
one is looking for it sharply, il can be
seen now, without charge.
In rms impression is published true
story entitled THE Printer OF Hummer
solthal" IL occupies n considerable
space and is given Co more fully illustrate
the many thingsa country printer has TO
be thankful for IL is truly "a legend fit
ting the occasion.
ONE OF MY early boy hood friends
writes that he is the father Of twin boys,
and wants TO know who made the remark
that marriage Is a failure. His city is n
big one, but 10 is almost Co small TO hold
him, at this writing.
( Tue Iron Mountain Journal now tries
it's hand in arranging a cabinet for Mr.
7 Harrison. About as sensible proceed
ing as that Of some other papers, who
labor In earnest. Now give Harrison n
chance.
NOTICE.
I /. the deputy gnme warden for Iron