The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-04
IRON RIVER RIPPLEs.



lKoS RIVER. August ?. lssS--The
mrm'ris "f Mr.. Saurmann'r congregation
Join ISSUE with your corrcspondcnt iu the
matter Of the alleged libel on the parents
of Iron River an wound m and that The
gentleman, himself. demies making the
assertion. We received our information
rom one who asserted that lac WAS pre-
sent We have made some inquiries
since ,tld the stories 81 different ones
differ IN detail, while all agree thatit wsts
not az broad and flataSat iii~treported.
One story IL that in his prayer he asked
tod not to permit the parents OF Iron
River - so raise their children, while the
majority say that his sermon was greatly
based upon the question ~ temperance
and that he said during his discourse that
drunkenness had that tendency. Under
the circumstances, perhaps, oar remarks
were too severe, and IL might have been
better il we had thoroughly investigated
before commenting on the matter, but
or information came from snchs. irlia bile
source that we had NO roomfordoubiimg
its correctness We np glad that the
gentleman intended no reflection upon
our citizens, no matter what hisrmarks
were, and II We have wronged him we
are sorry. There is one thing we do not
approve 81, and that Is the use oi such
language IN the pulpit. In oar family
circles, IN the presence of our children,
such words would not he tolerated, nor
ought they TO be from the pulpit.
Work on the waterworls engine hou~e
foundation was commenced last week.
Ii will be stationed at the loot 81 the hill
ON the west or Iron River side ~ Iron
river by the side ~ the rutid. Ia digging
the foundation and ditch several springs
were opened up In many places walter
boils up Az il in cilldrun. The work 81
digging the ditch for the main pine was
mustly let out at contract az an average
Z price oi twenty and threc-fuurths cents per
cubic yard About dozen men conn
menced work last Monday and this force
will Toe increased as occasion requires.
There has also been about the ai,ine
number Of men at work bv the day ON
other portions OF the work. The putup
arrived last Friday aud the boiler = ex-
rocted nest week. Tie construction Ol
the engine house will be let 1y contract,
and notices are HOW np asking Tor sealed
bids to be received until seven q. ni.
August ..
Last Monday about sixty mcn lett this
vicinity for the ccal region near Webster
City, Ia One OF the propiirtors of sew
eirl coal mineS there. was here foi about
a week getting them together lie WIS
aided bN capt. James luurs whoiseueap-
ed running nh exploring camp for the
same company ncarJuuhp.
Having. which has been in progress for
about two weeks. is about completed.
The largest hay farms ia this section of
the country are the seldom, which will
produce about ole hundred tolls and the
aud the "Niemer' place worked by
james ll,rrinetonl which will undoubt-
eddy furnish eighty tous.
There Is 10 be a game Of base ball
played this Thursday afternoon he
tween the Stambaugh and Iron River
clubs. but itappeatss nnw AZ fit viii have
Co he postponed ON account ~ i4tn.
10 il reported that the Nanuimo Mining
Co., has raised the necessary money and
will pay off their labor debts within "a few
days. This will put some several thousand
dollars in circnltion III this vicinity
The Iron Rivcr (Stnmbaughl Mining
Co, has been obliged to send away for
carload 81 miners to take the place Of
those who went to Iowa.
The raspberry crop Is reported very
abundant this season and they are now
selling on the streets for eight cents a
quart.
The waterworks engine house * TO be
finished of with a residence for the Gu
gincer overhead. a wise plan, we think
Hurry spence went 10 Iowa this week
lie will take large contract sor mining
coal, aud we trust will return rich soon.
Bears are reported plenty in the woods
this summer, especially on the hncklc-
berry plains northwest 81 here.
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