The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-12-15
THE TOWNS TALK
A Week In the Falls City Told
I'm Paragraphs.
Lumps OF Local Lore Boiled Down
For the Pleasure and Profit
OF the Busy Reader.

Are ten Inches Of snow
Pray, don't despair, my Jack she said
There's way where there's will;
iyou viii buy double sled.
Wen whisper down the hill
j. +. Davis, OF Racine, was in the city
Thursday and Friday investigating for
the Etna Insurance company the details
in the matter OF the First Methodist
church. Mr.. Davis Is the Wisconsin
state agent for this company and IN sent
hither az anatter OF convenience, the
Michigan agent residing in the extreme
southern portion OF the state. Mr..
Davis is vested with no authority in the
premises, but came for purposes OF in-
yestigaton only.
An exchange says there IL only ono
newspaper man in heaven. How he got
there il not positively known, but it is
suspected that he passed himself off as a
minister and stepped in unsupported.
when the dodge was discovered they
searched the realms OF felicity in all their
length and breadth iAr lawyer to draw
papers for his eiectmcnt, but they could
not find one, SO he held the fort.
Ed Scott, the enterprising logging
iobbcr is running three camps this win
ter and although his operations were
begun very late in the fall he has al
ready skiddcd 1000 feet. THE DIA-
MoND DRIT.L is informed that Mr.. Scott
will rebuild the Deer River bridge, lead
ing to Scott 4 Wcbbs "hnlf.wny" The
structure was destroyed by fire in
September last.
TnE DIAMOND DRILL desires TO call
especial attention TO the advertisement
OF Mr.. j. f. Hooking, appearing in this
issue. Buyers Of Christmas goods will
not only find Mr.. Hocking's prices ad-
vnntagcous but they will find some
Christmas gifts in the line Of books, etc,
that cannot be obtained elsewhere ia
Crystal Falls
DC. lockwood spent Sunday with his
family in Crystal Falls. Mr.. Lockwood
is very well pleased with mis- new loca-
ton, Green Bay, and thinks that tho
business possibilities Of that city are
surpassed by no town in the Badger
state.
The work OF repairing the bridge at
Mansfield Is much slower than was at
first anticipated. IL was hoped at the
beginning that the bridge would be
passable ere this, but il will require
many days yet TO thusfar complete the
work.
Gen Mgr Frank Stadden went to
Chicago Tuesday and from the Chicago
papers it is learned that he attended tho
ninth annual charity ball, given by the
Knights Tcmplar OF Chicago at the
Auditorium ON Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Flewelling will today
depart Tor Aberdeen, Washington, where
they will enjoy brief visit with Mrs.
Flewolliug's parents They will be ub-
sent from Crystal Falls about six weeks
Mr. j. v. Stephens, OF Richneld, Wis,
IL in the city, the guest OF Mr.. j. N.
Stephens, Crystal Falls enterprising
merchant. T'BE DIAMOND Dull ac-
knowlcdgcs very pleasant call
The subjects for the Presbyterian
church tomorrow are; Morning
Christian Joy" Evening - "Signs
Whereby Can Tel Whether Am Near
to the Kingdom Of Heaven"
That Tired feeling which il so common
and so overpowerine, is entirely driven
off by Hoods Sarsapnrlla, the best
blood purifier. Hoods Sarsaparila
overcomcs weakness.
Luke Wech, OF LAnse, spent Thurs
day in Crystal Falls. Mr.. Welch has
lost none Of his old-timc sociabilty and
his iaith in the future OF Crystal Falls is
undimmed.
The popcorn social given by Mrs.
Lockwood last night, for the benefit OF
the First NJ. f. church, was attended 10y
n merry throng OF young people.
The teachers oi the Crystal Falls pub
lie schools enjoyed sleigh-rido 10 the
residence ot Mr.. and Mrs. John Erikson
at Mansfield last night.
Mr. Adolph LustGcld made ~ brief busl-
ness visit 90 Monomincc and other down
the.line points this week.
Hoods Pills arc tho best aitcr-dinner
pills, nssist digestion, cure headache.
Twenty-Five cents box.
VIM James Is operating on the Mlchi-
CANINE, about mile above the Daven-
porte sbingle mill.
Rev. G. A. IIcmenwny performed
ministerial duties at Iron Mountain
Thursday evening.
Prosecuting Attorney Morinrty trans
acted legal business nt Iron River on
Monday.
Wm. McColman, Of Atkinson, was In