The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-06
GIST OF GOSSIP.
A Week in the Falls City Told
in Paragraphs.
Lumps OF Local Lore Boiled Down
For the Pleasure and Profit
OF the Busy Reader.

oI Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Dawson Thurs
day morning. The loud reports Of ex-
plodine giant powder awoke Mr.. Davi-
son. who, feeling warm. called upon
young son who was also awake 10 open
the doors. The doors were opened and
after awhile Mr.. Dawson and the Others
dozed off once more only TO bc awakened
later on by a heavy step onthe floor and
the barking OF u little dog. Mr.. DAWSON
started up and in the semi-darkness
discerned the outlines OF fullrrown COW
in the bedroom. The work of eviction
afforded short period Of excitement for
the whole family.
4 i'll. Kimball, wife and family, Of Chi
cago, arrived in Crystal Falls Saturday
and nre the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. $. ID.
IIollister. Mr. KimbalI will return TO
Chicago today and Mrs. Kimball will
lspcud couple of months with relatives
in this city. Mr.. Kimball was one Of
the pioneer business men OF Crystal
Falls, leaving here several years ago for
Chicago, and the many old friends OF the
family welcomed their visit here.
A fire nj the home OF Wm. Eldrcd
came near adding to the excitement on
Thursday. Children had been firing fire.
crackers about the premises, aud fire
caught in the shed in the rear OF the
house The fire was discovered by
Mcssrs. James Farrell and o. M. Brown
aud cxtinguished in time to prevent
damage.
In these days Of grasshoppcrs, when
the pests hop about in millions, il might
bc of some value TO know that kerosene
mixed with water and sprinklcd over a
lawn viii drive the pests away. THE
DIAMOND DRILL doesn't know who to
thank for the receipt, but gives it TO It's
readers for what il is worth.
: Chas. ii. Watson, editor Of THE DIA-
MoND DRILL, departed Monday for few
weeks outing on the Fence river
: Several ef cscferas might be added To
this little item, but the writer deems
them unnecessary, trusting 20 the ability
!. of the reader TO find them in the Other
columns Of this issue.
"Why are there 1d3 different denomi
? nations--twelve in the Presbyterinnfa lam
! lily, seven in the Roman Catholic?" This
2 question will bc answered next Sunday
evening in the Presbyterian pulpit from
the Scriptures. In the morning "Tht
Tender Earnestncss Of Paul. will be dis
cusscd.
Mrs. Andrew Remfry and little
' daughter, Louise, OF Duluth, Mimi, are
the guests of ssiFT. RRefn;sss's 3 parents, Mr.
Q and Mrs. Thos. Ball They will spend q
! few weeks in Crystal Falls.
! Miss May FIcwelling, who has been the
guest OF Chicago relatives for the past
; few months, accompanied Mr.. and Mrs
, A. l.. FlewelIng ON their return from Tho
! latter city Sunday.
Chas. NJ. Rogers and wife went TO Iron
: River Wednesday to spend tho
: Fourth with friends in that city. Mrs
!, Rogers will remain in Iron River about a
: week or ten days.
1 A party from the Dunn mine pic-nickcd
at Fortune lakes last Sunday. and kept
I Mr.. Baglcy aud his boats on the 90 al
/ day. Mr. Bngley's boats were all out
4 Thursday also.
q Thomas Morrison was up from Iror
J. Mountain Thursday, and listened to tho
D eagle scream. lie was accompanied by
! his friend, win Cara, OF lIouchton.
Capt. Harry Roberts, oI Mckinley
i Mimi, celebrated the Fourth with hi'
i family in Crystal Falls. lie win return
/ to Mckinley next week.
e Miss Emma Abel, Of Kcwccnaw, Wis.
, is the guest oI her cousins. the Misses
J. MoiAer. Miss Abel will spend u few
! weeks in Crystal Falls
!, Mcssrs. VIM. Ncsbitt and Ross Work
/" rode 10 Iron River on their bicycle
Thursday evening and returned yoster
!, day morning.
. Ed Dclornc has reopcncd the Crysta
i Falls Mineral Water bath rooms ane
j reduced the price per bnth 10 twenty
4 Eve cents.
70 Ed. Kiugslord. Of the firm Of Arm
strong 4 Kinesforl, cruisers, OF IroI
I Mountain, was in town Monday an'
n Tuesday.
! Miss Julia Abel, Of Florence, visitc'
I. relatives here Thursday and attende'
. the Ilrcmcua ball in the evening.
Miss Mollic Sweeney went 10 Negauncc
her former home, Saturday, where she !
!. visiting friends
% Mr.. and Mrs. James McCourt dcpnrtc
y for Atkinson Wednesday. They will rs
le turn next week.
y Master Johnnie Corcoran, ~ Eecnna
:, ba, Is IN the city, the guest Oi his uncls
- J. L. Corcoran.