The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-04-06
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A few wesks ago, Miss Perry Vernard
young woman OF Mnrinette, eloped
with aud married colorcd banjo play
err They went to Chicago to live, and
the girl now writes home that he has
abandoned her. She claims her marriage
was due To an hypnotic power the negro
welded over her The girls relatives
made great effort TO prevent the mar
riage. The hypnotic power" was per-
haps the innate desire OF the young lady
TO create n sensation, and the result
should be u warning TO other young lad
ies OF romantic mind.
Frank A. Healy, postmaster Of Iron
wood, has been ordered removed 10y
President Cleveland. Healy SAYS he
knows nothing officially about his re-
moval, but thinks il is the result oi his
connection with the state officers salary
amendment cases. Healy was chairman
oi the Gogebic county election canvassera
and he altered the Gogebic county sheets
in the attorney-generaPs Office at
Lansing, supposing, as he afterwards
swore, that it was his duty TO correct
them. Warner Goodland has been
appointed postmaster TO succeed HeaIy.
A Cleveland despatch OF Tuesday
announces that contracts covering
about 100000 tons OF orc by lake
freight To be moved from the head OF
Lake Superior to run up to Nov. l, were
closed Monday at eighty cents. The
orc is to be shipped from Duluth and
Ashland. Up to date about 1900, 900
tons OF orc to be shipped from the head
OF Lake Superior has been covered and
the season rate is established at eighty
cents, which * the same rs was paid last
year. About onc-third OF the ore
covered only runs up TO Oct l and the
rate on that Is seventy-five cents.
The bill TO make IIoughton county
villages pay the costs OF prosecutions
for violation OF the lquor-tax law went
through the legislature but stuck in the
governors room. Gov Rich returned it
with veto message and that ends It,
for this session Mt least. Now the fight
in Red jacket can go on, the county
must pay the costs.
Mary Gallagher has commenced suit
against the city OF Iron Mountain for
100000. The plaintiff alleges that,
some weeks ago, she walked into nm ex.
cavation in the southern part OF the
city and received permanent injnries.
Richard G. Flanagan has been engaged
by the plaintiff to look after her inter.
ests.
Louicr Mokla, n miner at the Til den
mine, at Ironwood, was killed Thursday
noon while coming up shaft IN cage
In some way his head got caught in the
timber on the side OF the shaft, his head
being cut off. His body dropped down
the shalt, about 800 feet lie leaves a
wife and several small children.
The Eureka mine mt Ramsay, two
miles from Bessemer closed down Thurs.
day morning, throwing 100 men out OF
| ~ WHO tttuNtU Ul tlt OTt
playing out. Other mines In that vicinity
are increasing their forces md the pros.
poets for u good summer are very
favorable.
George A. Ncwett, editor OF the Iah.
peming Iron Ore, has been appointed
commissioners OF mineral statistics. Mr.
Newett is the right man In the right
place, and better man for the position
could not he found in the upper pcnin.
sula, where good mining men arC
a-plenty.
An extensive deal in Chippewa couniy
pine occurred last week. when tho John
Spry Lumber Co., of Chicago, purchased
between ten and twelve million feet al
standing timber from the Dollnrvill,
Lumber Co. The considera ton was be.
tween $30, 900 and $4,000.
An over-hnuling Of tho books shows
That two cx.trcasurera Of Alger county
were short" the amounts nggrcgatinl
about 1000. They will pay up.
Ironwood IL only five years old ms a
city. but she already has bonded in
cebtcdness OF 100000.
Only one ticket appeared In the field
at Iron Mountain Monday. Fabian j
Trudcll Is mayor.
George Gallup, non-partisan candidate
Tor mayor at Escanaba was elected by
3o1 majority.
: Isaac koski, a Finn, was robbed o.
: $f0O In gold at Iron Mountain.