The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-04
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The Houghton County Progress says
that in regard to the copper country
towns the census figures are misleading
Hancock is credited with population
OF something like ] 700. and Red Jacket
about 400. These limits were estab-
lished years ago while the towns were In
their infancy, and by the late census
even smaller than they were in 1884
while, in fact, they are many times lar
ger. The territory that comprised the
towns ten years ago, have been given
largely for business purposes, and the
growth OF the towns has been altogether
outside OF tho old corporation lines.
West Hancock, Ripley and Quincy are
ali part OF Hancock, but being outside
the corporation limits, are not 40 count
ed by The enumerators. Hancock with
the suburbs named, has a population
not far from 5000. II Calumet was "a
comprehensive in its grasp OF territory
IA are either Menominee or Ishpeming. it
would show the greatest number oil in
habitants Of any city in the upper pen
insula.
"There Ii an outrageous state OF affairs
in the city ut present under the lax and
bunglng Democratic administration.
Particularly is this the case in regard to
tho matter Of the liquor traffic. Saloons
are run wide open on Sundays and holt
days, and saloon keepers are allowed To
do about as they please and violate the
law with impunity. on the iorty-fiye
saloons in the city, only twenty-six have
taken out licenses. The other nineteen
have no licenses and yet they ARE doing
business just the same. Though daily
violating the law by thus selling liquor
without license. no effort has been
made by the authorities to close up these
saloons and prosecute the saloon keepers
who are doing business illegally" Such
IL the state of affairs at Sault Ste. Marie,
and the News Of that place, an upright
and plain-spoken, Republican journal,
thus denounces the illegal practice.
Hon. John w. Jochim, who has met
with trouble In political matters, il not
deserted by his old friends in this region,
says the Ishpeming Iron Ore. lie was n
delegate from his ward to the city CON
vention, was selected mt the latter place
To attend the county convention, and
could have had tho unanimous vote OF
the county convention Az "A delegate to
state convention II he had desired it,
Mr.. Jochim has the complete respect
and full confidence Of the people Of this
section who have known him Tor the
past twenty-five years ne one OF our
leading, most enterprising and honest
citizens.
A little boy two and n hall years OF
age, son OF DIR. and Mrs. Stephen Dime
thorne, strayed away from IA picnic at
the Swanzy mine location on Saturday,
and has not yet been found. The people
OF that place have been searching during
the week, the mine being idle to let all go
into the woods. The parents are nearly
crazed over the sad occurrence. Iron
Ore.
The Knights Templar have made
preparations for gala time at the 500
on Wednesday and Thursday OF next
week. Sault Ste. Marie Commandery,
No. 40. Knights Templar, will be regular
~ instituted in that city on Wednesday
afternoon by tho officers 81 the Grand
Commandery OF the Knights Templar
OF Michigan.
The replevin suit Of Robert IL. McElwee
and William j. Carney, versus the
Metropolitan Lumber company, was
decided In the United States district
court at Marquette in favor of the
defendants, the jury rendering verdict
in the sum OF $29, 0b4 90, which includes
interest.
The strike among the dockmen at
Gladstone ended Monday by the men
abandoning the American Railway union
and turning over their cards OF member
ship TO Superintendent Kelly. Some OF
the more turbulent OF the leaders were
not permitted TO return TO work.
Private knight, transferred from Go.
II, OF Ironwood, To Go. l., OF Menominee,
IL still in that city. There are
warrants out for his arrest for thos shoot
ing done by him at Ironwood, and while
in the employ Of tho state he cannot be
arrested.
An explorer reports n very good out
look for developing n paying quarry of
red sandstone at Portage Entry.
The burned and blistered skeleton OF n
man was found in the woods near Iron
wood by n party OF OF hunters. The
remains were identified as those OF
Chas spreigh, who disappeared from
Hurley three years ago.
The Menomincc Journal has been
removed to Stephenson and consolidated
with the Stephenson Gazette. IL is now
the Menominee County Journal.