The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
News Of Personal Nature and Minor Happen
ings Of Week

~ HhthANay ~ Wv iffA'' VI t'AhfRn VIZ ha'
nose for some time 90 come. At a.
Christmas entertainment, given at Iron
River, Phil was the Santa Claus OF the
evening. Attired in an abundant fur
overcoat and plastered with cotton bat
ting TO the eyes, q In whiskers, he APP
peared at the opportune iuncture
in the play and was welding
a remarkably digniiied presence
when flame was communicated TO his
"whiskers" by an impudent taper. a
wild scene ensued and more mixed-up
Santa Claus was never seen in our quiet
sister village. The result was that the
nose OF the transient Nick was badly
frcnssecd The next time Phil docs the
Santa Claus turn, his hrsute appendagc
will be wrought in asbestos.
The subjects at the First Baptist
church tomorrow will be: Morning
Retrospect and Prospect" Evening
Samson and the Burning Barley Field"
Watch meeting will be held at tho church
on Monday evening. beginning ut nine
o'clock and continuing until 1890 New
Years morning. The program promises
TO be full and nm interesting meeting is
anticipated. Everyone is cordially in
vited to bo present and participate and
all will be welcome.
The Menominee Range Ministers asso-
citation will hold their monthly meeting
at the First Baptist church in Crystal
Falls on December 81. There will be two
sessions, at ten n. m, and two p. m. In
the morning Rev. Frank Casper will give
an address. In the afternoon Rev. Mr..
Smits will address the association on the
subject, "Thc Best Use TO be Made of the
Week OF Prayer.
On Monday, Hon. G. T. Roberts
caused to be distributed. as an individ-
ual Christmas Offering, 500 worth ol
nice, plump turkics among the poor oi
Crystal Falls In the work OF distrbu.
ton, the Revs. Hemenway and Smits
were noble assistants, Mr.. Roberts hnv-
ing set aside an allotment for eacl
church in the village.
| NlIH. -. vi. IAOEH anu luNlllN AiNllhtAAA
yesterday for their new Chicago home
They we're accompanied TO the depot by
large number OF friends and the "swect
sorrow" OF parting was n touching scene
. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross have many friends il
Crystal Falls, who send with then
to their new home wishes o
happiness and success.
Mr.. l.. ID. Rowley, Of Runkel, Soutl
Dakota, returned to Crystal Falls OF
Sunday last after continuous absence
OF eight years. To say that the family
reunion was happy one surely expresses
it mildly. Mr.. Rowley will remain her
return to the Gland Of the Dakotas." !"
. The Christmas cantata given by Tn
4 Baptist church society ON Tuesday even
| ing will be repeated at the opera hous
tonight to comply with numerous re
: quests by people unable to gain admis
9 sion TO the church. TO dcIray expenses
Z an admission fee OF fifteen cents will b
> charged. Children ten cents.
The subjects for the Presbyterian
/ church tomorrow will he: Morning
II "What OF My Lille in 1894 will God LooI
> Upon as Hay. Wood and Stubbe an,
s What Gold, Silver and Precious Stoncs2
Is Evening --"Thc Breath OF Christ's Plat
y form"
l, Mr.. Adolph +. Gucnsburg, Of Gran
~ f...o aaIlnI hrtoflxs nm Al
o Crystal Falls friends yesterday. Nj
h Guensburg's frequent visits hither al
81 suggestive OF welcome tidings in the nc
'e far distant future.
:, Prosecuting Attorney Morinrty c,
~ amined nm alleged violator OF the gan
u laws at Iron River on Thursday. III
TO evidence being insufficient, Mr.. Morinrt
y requested that the accused be dismissed
- which was done.
The success which Hoods Sarsapnrill
! has had in freeing old and young iroI
:. Affections caused by impure blood,
u really remarkable. Hoods SarsapariIl
4. is n building-up medicine.
y Several miles OF fine CLASSY ice on PaiI
al river has afforded unbounded sport
a. the lovers OF that enlivening exercise
or Crystal Falls during the past two week
" Prof. Chas. w. NIickcns was called
the home OF his sister Ia lower Visions
M this week. The lady was critically
d. hut Is now on the road 90 recovery.
oi Mr.. Robert McCourt, OF Escanaba, NJ
Mt Miss Grace McCourt, of Appleton, Wi
were the guests OF Crystal Falls relativ
this week.
"a. Frank Urcn has resigned his positi'
a. in Fred Wocmpncr's meat market
-" Iron River and has returned TO his hor
here.
wIas w w. s. Iaing, Of Iron Mountain, was
the city yesterday, departing in {