The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-22
A TRUTHLESS TRIO.
How The Range Was SANDER
cd In Jest.
An EavesdroppIng Reporter Took In
a Session OF the Ansnias Club.
OF Green Bay. Wis.


unveiing the mystery attending the dis
closures OF n Green Buy contractor,
relative TO the Menominco range and it's
methods OF doing business, which APP
pearcd in certain Chicago newspapers
last week and caused Indignation TO flow
IN clots all over the range. IL came
about in this way:
j. T.. Clancy, whose plans and speciii-
cations were used in the construction oi
the Crystal Falls court house, has an
office at Green Bay. One morning last
week while he was laborina over set OF
plnus, his Office door opened and Mel
Dunning, OF Menominec and gentleman
named Bardwell hove ioto view.
Mr.. Dunning received a cordial greeting
from the architect, as did likewise Mr..
Bardlwcll, an introduction being obvious
ly out oi order. The gentlemen had met
bcfore-Clancy and Bardwell-and they
had net in Crystal Fall, where Bardwell
left IA n memento OF himself and II souvc-
mir uf his bland smile md glad ways, sew
era hundred dollars worth of furnaces in
the Iron county court house. which have
never been available for use. Well, TO
return TO the text. two "old timers"
met. IL is not strange, therefore, that
when occasion called up ancient memoir
es. they cracked Jokes and snapped lies
anent the days when they wallowcd In the
flower OF Crystal Falls prosperity-when
il wns "come cnsy go easy" in the iron
country and the sharpest vendorgrabbed
the biggest prize. Opportunity soon
presented itself, as Mr.. Dunning's errnnd
TO Cluncy's office was in relation to iurn-
ishing certain materials for improve
ments TO Cooks Hotel. the construction
OF which are under Clancy's supervision.
"Well, what is there in il FOR me 2"
grunted Clancy, with a wink at Bardwell,
in response To question from Dunning.
"Not blank cent" retorted Dunning,
apprecia,ing the vein Of Clancy's interro-
CATION. "Yon Hle not building court
houses on the iron range, now" contin-
ued the Menominee man, "and my namo
il not Bnrdwell."
The fun wns on, and Bardwell who
cannot he classed ns shabby liar, as
the furnaces in the court house are first
in eydence--a sort OF monument 10 his
skill In the nrt OF Ananins-related the
tale about the architect OF the Crystal
Falls court house and the champagne
cotks, emphasizing the fact that Clancy
was present when the aforementioned
corks were getting in their iuciest lcks.
The laugh was passed, but az the
champagne story WIS saliva-spending
torment to Clancey, under such exceed
ingly dry conditions, lac quickly changed
the subject by calling up his County
Observation-Disclosures" bugn boo.
Another laugh went around, but no
one mentioned refreshments and Dunning
knew there was no escape for him his
reputation WAS Mt stake.
He hcavcd sigh that would send n
chill down the bnck 81 nm Egyptian
mummy and gozcd intently out OF the
dinry window, in the direction oi Cooks
Hotel, wishing, no doubt, that lie had
given his proxy To Dave Lockwood; for
Dunning although something OF nm adept
in the art pcrvcrse, was obviously out
clnssed 10y Bardwell and Clancy, who
have been in training since they learned
Go talk. At length, however, happy
thought cleaned through his mind. Ti'
face widcned md his mouth curled ns
only Mel Dunning's mouth can curl, ~
he cracked the capper-the mine manage
mcnt yarn. The Ananins club ad
journed and the Menominee man blushec
under the laurels he had won.
Triumph deepened the icryor oil hh
rnddy brow.
But alasl
"Man that IN born OF woman Ia OF few day
and fui OF trouble. lie cometh forth like
flower and Ia cut down
'Twas royal sport-ripping out thos'
roaring lies, so long as they fell on TIN
ears OF none but the parties TO th'
crime" and the cold, inanimate walls.
But tri,e saying asserts that eve'
the walls have ears. While the trio wer
raking their craniums for "off sets" tn
door had quietly opened. A young man
with wnrt on his nose and a note-bool
IN his pocket, had entered and quietl.
taken his station behind the great up
right henter-
"a chasfs amang ye tskin' notes,
An. faith, he'll prent iti"
"And, iaith," he did "prcnt" IL, for whe
the State Gazette issued that evening
its headlines fairly hissed with the hca
OF the sensational disclosures. PilIerin
representatives oi the Chicago paper
purloincd the stun and the deed wn
donc-born Of jest by The Ananin
Club. an unincorporated organization c
Green Bay, Wisconsin, Of which Bare
we'll is Captain Of the Climax; Glance,
Most Sublime Prevaricatorand Dunninl
High Private In the Rear Rank.