The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-27
SUPERIOR STATE SALAD.

''Orbe" was literally hacked to pieces
| The Marquette and Escanaba teams
were matched 10 play two games at the
latter place, Saturday and Sunday laat.
On Saturday Escanaba run in Watkins,
the Traverse tity pitcher, and the same
who succeeded In shutting out" the
sandy city crowd at Traverse City last
scnson. Marquette's ball players Jailed
to reach him and were shut out.'
Sunday the phenomenal "Orbe" Stack
took his place In the box for Escanaba.
The Marquette players knew, however,
that II they batted Stack in the start,
Watkins would be placed In the box. 30
| they waited until the sixth inning, when
the game stood six to three la savor OF
Escanaba; then came "Orbe's Waterloo.
The Prison City batters pitched ia.
They lost the ball. they ratified "Orba"
and rtn around the diamond like
demons. The bump on the "phenome-
mons" head evaporated: The crowd in
the grand stand cot excited and called
for Watkins. When the inning ended
aud gentle Escanaba zephyr blew the
loose sand out of the base ball park
atmosphere, il was found that the Mar
quette team had scored five times.
"Orbe" was jeered out OF the box, and ia
| the seventh Watkins handled the ball.
In the first hall Of the eighth Escanaba
scored twice and tied the game. In
the last hall of the eight. however, with
Marquette at the bat, one OF the batters
iound the ball and made two bigger and
Escanaba's hopes OF winning disap-
peared. Then began a howl that the
runner didn't touch first base. The
umpire had been watching the ball. hut
as the Escanaba crowd innisted on cali
| ing the man out, he was called out. Az
might have been expected, this was too
much for the Marquette players and
they quit. The game was given 10 Esca-
naba, nine To nothing. Escanaba IL
nice place to go fora friendly game, II the
visiting club goes there with the inten-
ton oil getting beat, but to win, NIKE.
III the visitors can't be beaten, there Is
always the possibility OF being bull
dozed.
Fire companies from all over the
peninsula are entering teams for the
prizes TO be awarded in the contests at
the Upper Peninsula Firemen's tourna-
inent to be held In Ishpeming August z,
3 and 8, aud il promises Co be one OF the
grandest events of the kind ever occur
ring in Northern Michigan. The Ish-
pefning people are preparing for the
reception oil the flremen without stint
and will leave nothing undone that will
in the least add to the comfort of all
participants as well ms for all outsiders
who may visit the city. All contestants
will be bona fide members OF the associa-
tion and all contests conducted with
fairness and no partiality. All profess
sionals will be barred, 80 that all may
rely on fair treatment .--Negaunee
Herald.
An Ironwood despatch OF the 19th
states that Notion, the Gogebic labor
agitator has made attempts to in-
augurate strike among the miners on
that range. In such cases ms Notions, IL
10 much to he regretted that vigilant
committees nre out of date in the upper
peninsula. A swift ride ON thin rail
might efiectually take Notion out OF
ironwood and n business-like promise OF
another ride, in "a nevcrout oil style
costume of tar and feathers, might alter
any intention this disreputable disturber
OF honest men might have OF returning.
Ed. Jones, OF the st. Ignace Enterprise,
has made "ht," by the publication of
"St. Ignacc and Mackinac County,"
book recently turned out OF the Enter
prise office. Ii Is an hstorial write-up OF
the town and county. with sketches OF the
business men, ably handled and showing
considerable careful work and expense.
IL cannot iieip bciug pfoiitabbis aiivsf-
one that the business men OF that place
should appreciate.
The log drive on the Menominee river
has been suspended temporarily TO
await the 80, ,O00, 900 feet 60 come out
OF Pine river. When the latter has been
accomplished the main river drive will
again be started. There are still up
wards OF 400 900, 600 feet OF logs Of last
winters crop 20 be fioated down 10 the
sorting gaps .-Range-Tribune.
The employees OF the Chaplin mine at
Iron Mountain were notified Tuesday
that their wnges would be raised on
August / ; laborcrs twenty per cent. and
miners seven per cent. The mine EN-
lpIoys 900 men. The other mining com
panies In the district will probably
announce like increase and thus re-
move all danger of "A strike.
A. G. Merryman, Of Menominee,
Wednesday night presented his daughter
with 100000 ~ a memento OF her twen-
ty-first birthday. IL is a gift that he will
make to nll his children ns they reach
their majority. At twenty -one Mr.. Mcr-
ryman's daughters will probably have
no desire TO pass off for sweet sixteen.
i Manistique taxpayers voted no on the
proposition TO borrow $4,000 and
spend the money for water works. There
was majority for the issue oil bonds
bit two-thirds vote was necessary and
that could not be had.
William Kelly. aged thirty-two, whose
home was at Marquette, was killed
Tuesday by an explosion OF dynamite,
on the Chicago drainage canal. Two
others were also killed by the explosion.
II is stated that Hon. Byron $. Waite,
OF Menominee, will remove To Detroit. IL
: so, the upper peninsula will lose one Of
its bcst citizens and an ever ready
champion.
DR.. II. c. Wrny, OF Ingalls,, Menominse
, county, took an overdose of chlorai
hydratc and was found dead in bed. He
, had been drinking TO excess.
Homer McGInnis and +. Il. Roberts, Of