The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-08-01
CITY AND SUBURBS.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN AND
ABOUT A BUSY CITY.


A ryRANr Fou.ED--nE is NOT MONARCH or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MINERS.
SUBJECTS FOR JUDGE
LYNCH LOCAL
Lo u.
Gottleib Urbanis the name OIL niggard- !
IN old chap OF rutonic birth, who, several I
wears ago, enclosed parcel ~ land be-
longing 20 the fiennepin Mining Company, !
whereupOn yearly grows a bOunteous I
crop ui red raspberries. This land is
considered by nll the town folk az com
mon and the berries being the natural
product of the soil, no one has ever
feared litigation in consequence Oigath- |
ering them. The old German. however,
acting tlpon the rule which makes a thing
ones own through the right OF possession,
has recently frequently forbid thcinvasion
OF the bcri-v-pickers, calcuhfing togather
and market the product for his own
pecuniarv gain. His repeated objections
to their encrOachment on his rights
however, were OF NO avail. SO on Tues
day hc entered complaint of trespass
against two very estimable ladies OF this
city, who were accordingly arraignei
before Justice John Morrison for jury
trial. The result Of the trial was a YER
dict Of mot guilty" whereupOn the irate
German was assessed a goodly amount
of costs for hs pains II the wishes Of
the major portion OF the gentler sex of
Crystal Falls will have any bearing on
Mr. Urban's future existence, IL is safe TO
predict that he won't have TO shovel
snow when this LIES trials are past
With reference 20 the foregoing the APP
pended communication il published,
being from the pen OF gentleman inter-
ested in the matter, and its truthfullness
is unquestIonable;
Editor The DIAMOND DRILL,
DEAR SiR:-The matter adjusted in
Justice Morrison's court yesterday
evening, furnishes food for considerable
reflection, and also opens TO the public
an opportunity 10 discuss the result OF
the arrest and examination OF some OF
the most respectable and inofiensive
Young ladies ol this village, charged with
committing u williul trespass on the
property OF the complainant. The terri
tory TO which Urban hays claim, az 20
right OF possession, control and title,
embraces a portion OF the southwest
quarter OF the southeast quarter aud
the southeast quarter oil the southwest
quarter Os section twenty nine, town
ship AZ north OF range 30 west, the same
lying within the section in which this
village is plated. The lands belong re-
spectivcly to the Gindo Pfster cstateand
to the llennepin Iron Company, neither
OF which have ever given him any right
rs 20 possession OF control The com
plainant Yesterday claimed within
his right Of possession and control, some
thirty-liyc or forty acres 81 land where
ns, his improvements show. not Go
exceed three acres. The writer OF this
was present when the jury inspected the
premises and boldly asserts that the
| territory can be- entered from any, but
one, direction without encountering the
semblance OF a fence OF any kind. To the
writer's positive knowledge, Urban has
no other than a squatters right ON the
property or any portion OF il, and. II his
action IA the case OF Yesterday, bc rea-
sonably considered, IL will be very
evident TO the general public that he ~
either crank OF the worst kind, posses
sing devilish proclivities, or is so near
| lunacy or insanity as 60 make his pre-
scncc IN this vicinity a menace 60 the
safety OF unarmed aud defenscless
females and children. IL * safe To say
that not one OF the young ladies who
were Yesterday hustled into court with
that feeling Of timidity, which naturally
| possess the hearts Of children when
brought before the bar of Justice, had
any intent 20 wrong Urban ia any man
ner did not even know that he claimed
a right OF control 81 the property, and
did notconsequenily consider themselves
trepassers IN any manner. To further
show the natureof the mass elimination
which callsitscf a man, amcOnstrnined
20 offer these facts: Urban does not
own one cubic foot Of land i'm the town
ship OF Crystal Falls, nor within radius
81 one hundred miles of this village. He
does not own the land which his house
rests on, and, well which exists on lot
No % ~ the i h. Schwartz addition Co
the village 81 Crystal Falls, hns been
locked up 10y him (urban), simply because
the hOggish nature possessed 10y him
denies his nclghbOrs the privilege Of the
lise OF said well, which belongs ns much
TO them as IL does 60 him; and compes
them to go n long distance to get water,
wherewith 60 quench the THIRST 81 them
selves and their children. II such men AZ
this Urban are allowed 20 lord IL over
the peaceful citizens OF Crystal Fails and
chase Innocent and deiensclcss females
and children with firearms from the limits
OF whatever territory he may be pleased
60 clgim and from which they are not
excluded 10y the rightfu owners, would
II not be well Co give HIM control Of the
entire surroundings OF this village
and subject our citizens TO his diction,
his Royal Highness may some day
inadvertently run against some
one who will not permit every in
dignity which he may wish 20 offer and
then-well then.