The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-07

Holds a Midnight Session. While East Side
Members Have NO Voice.

day, and when night came, the hard
working members from the west side 81
the county desired tn continue the de
lberations. Messrs. Sweeney and Ben
net protested against this part 81 the
program, believing that the people OF the
county did not expect the supervisors
to work night and day, in order TO cram
the business OF three meetings into one.
Both gentlemen had made prior engage
ments and il was impossible Tor either
To be present at the evening session.
Notwithstanding this fact, and without
regard for all courteous prccedents the
meeting was continued well into thedark
bosom OF the night, and with only
George Mas to guard the interests oi
this side Of the county, the business was
run with a high and naughty hand, as
might be faithfully anticipated. Aleck
Quirt and George Mas danced Highland
filings on the bills OF every one who
resided in Crystal Falls, while the fellows
who had the good fortune Tor, bad for
tune, az you wilI) to live on the Qnirt
side OF Olof Helgcmo's line had apple pie,
served on sugar-coated plates. An Iron
River gentleman, who managed 10 work
in a bill for nincty-three dollars for SER
vices rendered since the last meeting oil
the board, was allowed all he asked,
while Crystal Falls firm engaged in the
same business and who have done' the
bulk OF the county's business in this line,
were allowed $37 30 on n claim OF
$1,000, being for services rendered during
the past four months OH II WAS a
great opportunity for Messrs. Mas and
Qurt TO pay off private preindices and
they embraced IL with vengeance that
was torrid. Mas wns paying personal
debts that day, anyway, George j.,
second son OF Pa Maas, OF Negaunee,
doesn't like the Honorable John w.
Stone. AS a consequence of this i'll
feeling, which it IL quite sale TO presume
that the circuit judge knows nothing
about, George succeeded a few weeks ago
in stealing through resolution, cutting
OFF Judge Stones Iron county allowance
Since that time. the sober members oi
the board have concluded that the action
was irregular, inasmuch as the matter
OF salaries can only be fixed. in accord
ancc with statutatory provision, at the
annual meeting OF the board. However,
George, with his west-side ally, the wise
Aleck, managed. on Tuesday TO stavo off
a reconsideration leaving lion county,
standing out conspicously mean, the
only county in tie tweniy-liith judicial
circuit so dctestably sinull and infini-
tcsimally parsimonious as 10 allow the
presiding judge no extra compensation
for his invaluable services. These wise
supervisors have not elected to cut their
own per diem or mileage. We note that
their demands at Tuesdays meeting are
well up TO the limit OF the law. While
| they murder the affairs cf the Taxpayers
ni the county, they must receive all the
law allows, but Judge Stone can go beg
ging for his pay. so far ns they are con
cerncd. nice spectacle. when yon con-
slider the relative ability anti value To
the people Of ench. isn't it Such are the
fruits Of the reign OF the Maasos and the
Quirts; those labor-snving, soul-fiving,
double-acting, noncombustiblc reform
ers the men who are going TO put Iron
county on n sound financial foooting--
by the meatly theft Of the wages OF hon
est toll, while those who do receive
orders, hook the dishonest trash about
from door To door, seeking for three
ball discount Of twenty-five per cent. or
more. There Is nice distinction be-
tween economy and dishonesty. This
line OF demarcntion, some OF Iron coun-
tvs two--penny guardians hnve lost
sight of, II they ever discovered IL.
Tux DIAMOND DULL hopes thatcconomy
may survive in this county, but IL IL not
prepared for sanction dishonesty in the
auditing az bulls, in order that a small
handful OF pandering politicians may
pose as honest men before the tax-pay.
crs ut elections which are tofollow. One
part al our mission on this spinning
earth IL 10 turn the scarcli-light OF truth
on shystcrs Of this sort and il we have
neglected IL in the past, we propose Ia
make amends for the same in the futnre
The manner in which the business oi
Iron county was conducted at the mid
night caucus OF that imbccilc delegation
Of poi-nut merchants on Tuesday night
was nothing short OF outright hshon
esty, a crying abuse OF the privileges o'
supervisors aud burning disgrace u
the people Of the state Of Michigan. W.
hail with delight the fact that none o
the sober members OF the body from the
east side Of the county participated 10 IL
The business OF Importance transacted
during the meeting was the granting o.
sixty days additional time TO TREASURED
Fisher in which to furnish nm additional
bond in the amount OF $50, 900.