The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-28

The History Of Week Among the People Of
Crystal Falls.


A Jolly band OF Terpsichorean artists
will visitCsystal Falls next Tuesday and
spend the remainder Of the year as the
guests OF the Crystal Falls fire depart
ment. The band comprises representa-
tives Of every CLINE and country. There
viii be Egyptians and English. Russians.
Prussians, Irish and Indians, Scots and
Samcsc, Turks and Texanss Germans
and Jews. Peruvians and Patagon-
inns, Chlians and Cinnamon. Moors
and Mormons, Iottentots and Hun.
garinns. Bclsians and BulgarIans,
Greeks and Grcasers, Dutchmen aud
Dudes. Princes aud Paupers, IIindoos
and Hoodoos and scores Of others.
As Indicative OF the rapidly increasing
use OF hardwood il is reported from
Chicago that one firm there received
l .4SS,O0O feet in one dny recently, the
greater part OF which was maple. oak
and birch from Michigan. The total
receipts oi lumber in that city in that
one day was the enormous quantity Of
l4,0O0,0 900 feet, a large quantity OF that
record breaking days receipts being
hardwood. Owners Of hardwood trees
in Michigan will take note OF the above
facts with satisfaction.
Yesterday Sheriff Ball appointed Ivcr
Olsen, OF Amasa, deputy sheriff for that
town. As usual, Mr.. Ball has shown
excellent judgment in his choice oi n
deputy, and any characters OF nnsavory
rcpute that the resumption of mining
and business activity may attract To
that burg will find in the newly appoint
ed officer a man they will do well TO
avoid. Mr.. Olsen was in the county seat
yesterday, and filed his oath Of Office.
A letter from Wm. Trebilcock conveys
the information that he IL now time
keeper at the Palms mine on the Gogebic
range, the largest OF the Dunn Iron Min
ing company's group. They arc employ
ing 200 men at present and have great
expectations for next seasons output.
Mr. Trebilcock's many Crystal Falls
friends will be pleased to learn that he il
pleasantly situated.
A representative Of the Kirby Car
pcnter company, OF Mcnominee, paid the
taxes OF that corporation in Iron county
this week. II all the large land holding
concerns were as prompt in the payment
oi taxes as are the big lumber companies
oi Marincttc and Mcnominee some hope
OF getting the county on sound tinan
cial basis at some future day might be
entertained.
II suffering with piles, IL will interest
ynu 20 know that DE Wits Witch
Hazel Snlve will cure them. This mcdi
cine is specific for all complaints o.
this character, and II instructions (which
nrc sinple) are cnrried out, n cure vii
result We have tested thiH Ia numerous
cases, and always with like results. II
never fails. JIG. Wilkinson a Co.
Amnsa never saw better days than II
is enjoying at the present time. In nddi
ton to the force employed ut the Hem
lock, most OF the numbering operations
! on the IIemlock, Deer. Nett and Fence
, rivers are tributary To Ainasn. Wages
are good in tho vicinity and money is
flowing with freedom that surprises
: the visitors from other mining camps.
Despite the drcary outlook for holiday
trade in Crystal Falls mp to within few
hours of the eve OF Christmas, locn
merchants report heavier volume o
holiday business than was handled by
them last ycaf. "Just before Christ
mas, !" business took rally that was m
agreeable surprise to the man who dis
tributes Santa Claus wares.
w. s.. Laing. Of Iron Mountain, called
on his Crystal friends yesterday. Mr.
I,aing brings the cheering news that he Il
the proud possessor OF eighteen pairs o
socks and brands the extraordinary
story OF the Notwithstanding
that he was competed to borrow ~ soci
for Christmas puiposcs-a bnsc and un
warranted libel.
With the opening oi the new year the
Calumet and IIccla mino viii reduce IL
production one-third. or To nboat six
million pounds month. This step viii
, he taken on account OF the low price o
copper. Reserve mineral will again b
stored awaiting smelling when the mar
kct becomes more favorable.
Vile Here's an account of man wht
. shot himself rather than suffer the pang,
Of indigestion. Hushnnd-Tho fool
Why didn't he take De Wits Iittl'
Early Risers2 | used 10 suffer as bad M
no did before commenced taking thcs'
little pills. j. &. Wilkinson 4 Co.
Gam r. Cook. oi Lansing, was In towr
: the other day, IN The interest Of the pur.
food commission. He looked over som,
of the wares oi local dealers but iii,
nothing. we believe. further than earr
his per diem. Cook j. proiossiona
Legislative cmployc and Is seldom out o
a political Job.