The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-28
The DIAMOND Dull extends to all, its
cordial wishes for a Happy New Year

The DIAMOND Dull extends To all, its
cordial wishes for Happy New Year
AND now Canada is setting her bristIes!
The upper peninsula OF Michigan As just
dying for an opportunity to clean out
f.e dominion OF the Canuck.
WHII.E we are bringing in the political
sheaves, brethren. what's the matter
with governor2 We need an individu-
nj OF that sort and il IL about time TO
make up the lists.
TIE candidacy OF Gen. Alger for dele
gate at large TO the national Republican
convention IL not tagging, His name
slestrifies the Republicans oil Michigan
and thusiar not dissenting voice has
been heard Gov. John +. Rich is also
a candidate.
The Hon. O. b. Fuller. OF Delta. is the
only member OF the upper peninsula
legislative delegation who has not
avowed himself averse to being returned
in 1896. Possibly the Ford River
statesman is the only man who really
wants to remain at home, since decIna-
tion has become SO fashionable among
men with bee.
MANY pretty Christmas editions have
reached the exchange table OF 1'nE DIA-
AoND Dull this week, all Of which merit
individual mention. Casting no rehec-
ton on it's competitors. however, The
DIAMOND Drill. is constrained to award
the palm. in its humble opinion, to the
democrat. 81 Menominee. The Demo
Gratis edition was superb
WITHOUT single exception. the neat
est, and one OF the brightest educational
publications that has reached this Office
for many day Is school News" pub
lished by the pupils OF the high school at
Ishpeming Its columns are well edited
and its Typography is perfect. IL dis
plays much enterprise on the part OF its
projectors and ought to succeed infinite
ly.
THERE is a new south, and it's loyalty
to the stars and stripes is best proven
by the quick response Of southern gov
ernors To all inquiries touching John
Bulls Venezuelan bluff. The United
States can have NIL sorts OF fun within
its own borders. but when IL comes to
an outsder--well, there is just one
United States. Even Altgeld could fur
nish 20, 900 men readily, II necessary.
The News Herald, OF Iron Mountain, |
comedies with TnE DIAMOND Dull in it's
recent roundup" OF the political situa- |
ton in the Twelfth congressional dis |
trict. The News-Herald aud THE DIA-
AoSD DRILL will have the voters with |
them, also, so FAR as this opinion is con-
cerned, when the chairman OF the Repnb-
lcan congressional committee raps the
big meeting TO order, some time next |
summer
WM. PRESTON HARRISON, who has just |
returned 10 Chicago from n years cruise
among the Fiji. Solomon and other
islands, whose natives have cannibal in
clinations, reports hayinga hair-breadth |
escape from gracing n cannibals table,
as aide dish. MIR. Harrison il not the
only lucky parsonage in the incident.
The cannibal is 10 he congratulated. A
Democraticedito is not the most tender
sort OF meat
The Current. OF Norway, 'has reason
TO believe" that Hon. A. G. Cook, will
accept the Republican senatorial nomi-
uation In the thirty -flrst district. THE
DIAMOND DRII.L "has reason TO believe"
that there is not a gentleman in the ter
ritoiy mentioned who could Gil that
position with better ability or to whom
the voters would take more kindly as
their nominee. In the lower house OF
the last legislature, Mr.. Cook distin-
gushed himself as ono OF the weighty
members Of that body; one, whose oner.
Nbb "tft uiftttu ~ Nic Cnhnnti Oh
legitimate Iaw-making rather than at
the gallerien. The people OF Iron county
hope that the Norway Currents dag
nosis" Is correct.
A RANnE exchange has "sprung" the
name OF NJ. III. Moriarty for representa-
tive from the Dickinson district in the
following terms:
couple Of weeks ago the Current
mentioned the name OF Hon. A. G. Cook.
81 Iron Mountain, as possible candi-
date for senator from this district. The
Range-Tribune Of last Saturday claims
that Mr.. Cook viii not accept the nomi.
nation. The Current has "reasons TO
believe" that Mr. Cook has not 40 cx-