The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-07-14
THE TOWNS TALK
A Week in the Falls City Told
in Paragraphs.
Lumps of Local Lore Boiled Down
for the Pleasure and Profit
OF the Busy Reader.

tingent 10 Coxey's army. They were
six hundred strong and were dumped In
Marquette 10y the citizens OF Duluth. A
more varied and variegated, too, pag-
cant OF the tomato-can gentry never
passed through the upper peninsula.
The large numbering plant OF the Dia-
mond Match company, at Ontonagon,
has been shut down for sixty days, on
account OF the big strike. The employees
OF the Match company ut Akron and
Detroit went out on strike because the
company manufactured the matches
used in the Pullman cars. Rats
George Maas came up from Crystal
Falls To spend the 4th. George, who is
an experienced explorer and understands
chemistry TO perfection, has been engaged
for several months in exploring on prop
erty near the Mansfield mine and we
understand will soon take charge Of n
party to explore both sides OF the Michi-
CANINE river in the interest of capitalists
OF Toledo, Ohio o--Negaunee Iron Herald.
Every newspaper man thinks he has a
pretty tough time OF il occasionally, but
the following complaint clipped from n
Tennessee paper, downs them all. I'VE
are mad. D-n the people! How can
they expect US out here twelve miles
from the railroad, twenty-five from the
river, millions Of miles from heaven,
about two miles from the devil, and
about 200 yards from whisky shop TO
get out a live newspaper"
Menominec will probably haveanother
Democratic paper TO support. Ut is
hardly to bo expected that a Democratic
paper could start in young and support
itself in the face OF the present political
conditions) IL is stated that III. O'Don-
nell, late OF the Menominee Leader and
Herb Smith, OF the Iron Mountain Jour.
nal. will llremove the journal outfit TO Me.
nominee and start Democratic paper
in that city.
Hon. A. l.. Fleweling attended scs.
sion Of the United States district court
Tor the western district OF Michigan, held
at Marquette by Judge Sage this week
Mr. Flewclling is counsel for the defense
in the post office embezzlement case
against Alonzo Parks. The case will bC
called for trial early next week.
IL looks M though some Of the upper
peninsula towns were substituting hal
stone stories for fish stories. A short
time ago hailstoncs half ms large as hens
eggs fell in one Of our upper peninsula
towns; another town had 'em quite ai
large MS eggs, while still another reports
hnistoncs as large as base balls anc
very damaging 10 crops.
The Davis < Holmes LAUNDERING com
pany IL the latest organization on thi'
river II will do IA general numbering
business and Incorporated with capi
tai OF $4,000. The incorporators ar
az follows: w. j. Davis, X. c. Merry
man, G. S. Brown and Guy Holmes. TIL,
office will be in Marinettc. Menominc,
Journal.
In mailing letters il is well for you 4
notice II the stamp Is in any way mutt
lated According to the ruling OF TN
United States postoiIico department, q
any corner Of the stamp is considered Z,
have been mutilatcd, the letter bear
ingsuch stampmust be held forpostagc.
Mrs. Kate Wilson, Of Mt Clemens
Mich, arrived in the city ycsterda.
, morning and will be the guest of he
daughter, Mrs. Chas w. Mickens, 10
| several weeks TO come.
} The SUCCESS which Hoods Sarsaparil
has had in freeing old and young iror
affections caused by impure blood,
really remarkable. Hoods Sarsaparill
! il bulding-up medicine.
Postmaster Hollister spent much {
his time at Marquette this week. lie
a witness in the Parks case.
Prof. Chas. w. Mickens informs Til
I DIAMOND DmLL that Miss Katherine n
/, Gartner has decided Co return Co Crystf
! Falls and resume her position in N
Crystal Falls Public Schools.
i MIR. Thos. Scadden IL in the city. II
{ will probably remain here and accept
{ position with his brother, General Mai
r ager Frank Scaddden, OF the Lamor
Il Iron company.
d Mr. Richard Nickols came down frol
~ Ironwood Tuesday, and on Wednesda
u evening welcomed the arrival Of bal
i girl at his home at the Great Wcstei
r location.
:, T. T.. Mack, formerly Of Menomince,
I, in the city. Mr. Mack expects TO rcma
: here permanently and has signed vii
= the Crystal Falls base ball club for q
a. season.
4 Sheriff Thomas Ball transacted bu
ness at Iron River on Thursday.