The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-10

SHORT NOTES GATHERED IN by sPRy RE-
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Range reporter as only high-kcy calum-
niator can. Taylor never owned dollar
In the Cycle-was put in to run the paper
by the owners, Messrs. u. w. Weller and
y. s. Smith, and with the assistance Of
Herman, the repulsive whisky sot, made
"A fine local record. On the strength ol
being an editor" Taylor succeeded in
contracting numerous debts about town.
which he never intended To pay; when
payment was demanded Taylo has said
II am not yet twenty-one years OF age
and you cannot collect OF me-" While
here Taylor used the most unprofessional
methods 20 get the best Of The DIAMOND
DRILL; telling unreasonable stories which
not only branded him AS disgusting
liar, but made him the ''guying block" OF
the whole town.
Iron county's new sheriff, w. j. Tully,
takes hold OF the work like an old hand.
In conversation with DIAMOND DRILL
reporter, he stated that IL IL his inten-
ton to perform his duties in accordance
with his Interpretation OF the laws made
TO fit the case. Mr.. Tully IL gentleman
of great determination, and the writer
doubts not that the new sheriff is sincere
and will do his utmost 10 acquit himself
with credit and give his friends and
enemies nothing TO say but well done"
He affirms that he will aim to please no
one individual; his duties are prescribed.
and he will abide thereby. that's the
kind OF ofiicer-stuff Iron county has
long needed. May he win.
Crystal Falls IN one town in n thou
sand. During the year just past, thou
sands and thousands OF dollars worth OF
improvements were made and the town
nearly doubled i'm size, and all with no
boom whatever-the town people did il
all themselves. We are n town OF our
self, and are not subject 10 the antics OF
professional boomers. They were here
in the spring, but found no encourage
ment. Crystal Falls IL a good town to
tie TO.
VIM. Doucet's three year old boy Will
lie rot some thing into his nose about
two weeks ago. The mother thought il
nothing serious, though she made repeat
ed efforts To get IL out, what ever IL was.
The little fellow suffered considerable
pain and annoyance and DIR. Darling
was called Thursday. The medical man
applied his instruments and succeeded in
removing piece Of sharp cornered stone
as large as ones thumb nail.
J.J. Miller, a Wholesale meat dealer,
with headquarters mt Iron Mountain,
was IN Crystal Falls for the first time on
Tuesday. He was astonished to find
the city on the hill such N bustling town,
and emphatically remarked: IF there
il n lot To be purchased i'm this town, I'm
going TO have IL before leave for Iron
Mountain" Mr.. Miller, in company
with l.. w. Kirbey, made a trip to
Mansfield Tuesday afternoon.
Weather Prophet Louis II. Durocher
says there will be n fall OF snow to-mor-
row. His predictions thus far have been
correct. The professor desires To wish
one and all n happy and prosperous
New Year and AZ we are yet going To have
severe wintry weather would like Co re-
mind the people OF that good, old, true
proverb, "Never put off It'll Tomorrow
that which you can do to-day"
VIM. r. Bloomfield, n talented news
paper man, from Milwaukee, has been in
the city several days this week, looking
into the resources Of Crystal Falls, and
obtaining general information for n
write up. He is employed ON the Mil.
waukec Sunday Telegraph, and the
article being written by him will be pub
lished in the issue of January Is.
l.. NJ Jones. the contractor and
builder, early this week went up 10
Picknnds (better known as Hemlock)
where he commenced the erection OF a
warehouse for the lumber firm OF Parks
& Co. Its dimensions are to be 2ix5O
feet. Pickands is destined to be the
lumber town that Crystal Falls was in
its early days.
John O'Rourke, the insane man with
whom considerable trouble had been ex-
perienced for several weeks past, act fire
to the Jail mt Iron River, Thursday
morning az nine o'clock, while an inmate
thereof and was cremated. O'Rourke
WAS well known along the range and
was about forty years old.
Letters 81 inquiry in regard 60 the
township taxes, from every state in the
union. are being received by the popular
and painstaking official, Herman Rau
the treasurer al the township, who IN
every case Immediately sends the de.
sired information. He reports doing n
land-ofIice business.
Claude Atkinson has, since the advent
81 the new year, associated with him ~
the publication of THE DIAMOND DRILL
ut Crystal Fa II, III +. Andersen, who
has been connected with ii since IL was
established. THE DRILL is bright, crisp
and newsy. and may IL continue so.-On.
tonagon Herald.
without single exception, the peopl,
81 Crystal Falls will congratulate Frank
McKcrnan, who was appointed deputy
sheriff Frank is nm ardent Democrat
and worked hard for his party, fci
which he has heen rewarded. Mr.. Nc.
Herman was deputiz.d January 2.
John N. Glidden, 81 Cleveland, O., ex-
SECRETARY aud treasurer OF the Republic
Iron Company. and who was president
~ the tiliddeu mine near here, which was
lately transferred to the Hope Iron Min
ing Company, wis in the city the l,.tteI
mart of last week