The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-09-22
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their eyes on the product oi Isle Royale,
and are negotiating for the standing
black birch thereon. A representative OF
the company spent a week on the island
recently, and, after looking over the tim
Der, rendered statement TO the effect
that he considered the black birch stand
ing there, and suitable for market pur-
poses, worth about 100000. Most OF
il was found 10 be OF the curled variety,
and n superior article for the manuiac-
turc OF furniture. II the company sue
ceeds in making n bargain for the timber,
IA saw mill will be built and put In opera
tion in the near future, and camps will
be established the coming winter.
A physician was summoned by II family
living about nine miles from Menominee,
and on arriving at the house was met
with pitiful sight. In the house were
six OF the family prostrated with typhoid
fever, the mother and five children. And
in the shed, cold in death, was one OF the
little children which had expired few
hours before his arrival, its death due
undoubtedly TO lack OF care. The only
person around was the father and upon
him devolved the care OF his prostrnted
ofisprings and vile. They were all
stretched out In one room, the only one
in the house, which is simply . log hut.
w. q. French, who shot and killed
Gavin NJ. Steele at Ashland three years
ago, and on the first trial was sentenced
TO a. life term in state prison, was con-
yicted OF murder in the second degree at
the second trial which was concluded
Monday in Ashland, and sentenced to
sixteen years ut Waupun prison at hard
labor.
A young man ut Marinette went sud-
denly insane recently, while working in n
saw mill He rushed out OF the mill and
up town, stopping n lady friend on the
way and telling her il was his last day
on earth. 1t is thought that his aberra-
tion is only temporary.
George Il. Maxwell, at one time one OF
the publishers OF the Gogebic Iron Spirit
and we'll known in the upper peninsula,
died Mt Cheyenne. Wyoming, from an
overdose of morphine. The remains
were shipped TO the home OF his iather,
at Ishpcming.
A man leading COW approached Chas.
Koenappuni, ut. Hancock, and with a
doleiul tale OF large family and no
money induced the gentleman to buy the
COW for $40. The COW didn't belong to
the man.
Gustaf Carlson was arrested nt Esca-
naba on suspicion OF having burglarized
store in that city recently. Carson's
trunk was searched and quantity OF
the stolen goods were discovered therein.
Ernest knight, who used revolver on
some strikers mt Ironwood during the
riots in that city was called up for trial
ut Bessemer, but as the complaining wit
ness failed TO appear he was discharged.
There is young lady in Florence who,
whenever II young man calls on her, will
have but one chair in the parlor. And
IL IL said that this young lady weighs
about 145 pounds, Avoirdupois.
Old Fort Mackinac, which has been n
military post occupied successfully by
France, England and the United States
for nearly two hundred years, is TO be
abandoned within a few months.
Two room mates at Menominec got
into an alteration and one used re-
volver To settle the matter. The other
had his arm perforated.
The second house, near Marinette, n
notorious den run by man named Dan
Campbell, was fired by incendiaries and
totally destroyed.
Jack Carney, OF Whitedale, languishes
in the Manistiquo bastile on ~ charge oI
attempting TO murder Samuel Brown, OF
the same place.
Hon. Carl ID. Sheldon, OF Houghton,
was unanimously nominated for state
senator ut the convention held at L'Ansc
Tuesday.
The Marquette prints defeated the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS type stickers in a
game OF base ball played at Ishpeming.
An unknown man fell off the Inter
national railway bridge ut Sault Ste
Marie, and was drowned.
The Barnga base ball club won two
games from the Escanaba team ON th,
Escanaba grounds.
Red Jacket has n law and order league
organized for the purpose Of eniorcin
the liquor law.
Matthew Swab, OF Manistique, /
under $500 bonds for selling liquor Il
minors.
The Newport mine, Mt Ironwood, ha
Joined the semi-monthly pay procession
The 500 will have n new ish hatchery
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