The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-21

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held in the Bannerman house Tuesday |
afternoon. The convention was called |
for the purpose Of placing in nomination
two county road commissioners and l.. |
ii. McGillis, ofIron River. was nominated
for the long term and John Schmidt, 81
thiscity, for the short one. The DIAMOND
DRILL has nothing TO say against the
qualifications OF the gentlemen named, |
but they are following forlorn hope.
According TO the Iron Mountain Ga
zette lumber camp on lake Antoine is |
nightly visited by ghostly bicyclist,
clothed ia snow white bloomers. She
rides across the lake on her wheel nn,i
yaniehes. That camp is situated alto
gether too near the Iron Mountain
brewry and the inmates ought 10 be
very thankful for getting off 40 easy. II
it was down town whiskey instead oi
the beer, bloomers wouldn't be in il.
The manager OF the Crystal Falls tele-
phone exchange suggests that all those
who wish residence telephones at the
rate OF twelve dollars per year hand in
their applications at once, IA petition.
guaranteeing a certain number OF sub
scribers must be filed before the rate can
be secured.
VIM. McCarty has exchanged his Lake
House farm for the Amasa House, at
Amasa. He informs The DIAMOND
DRILL that this move does not signify
that he will identity himself with the
hotel business, but that his lately ac-
quired property is now on the market.
When it comes to putting on frills the
Parks Mercantile Company don't take
a back seat for any body. This week
they received the finest delivery wagon
on the Menomince range. IL is an up
to-datc rig such as the big mercantile
houses use in the large cities.
Soothing, healing. cleansing, DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salye is the enemy 20 sores,
wounds and piles, which il never fails to
cure. Stops itching and burning. Cures
chapped lips and cold-sores in two or
three hours. J. G. Wilkinson 4. Go.
The annual discovery OF an iron mine
in Marinette county has been made.
This time IL is Jasper Lemieux, a land
locker. who made the discovery. or
course the ore is OF very high grade
and is equal TO the Republic ore.
The writer was the only one in Crystal
Falls to observe st. Patrick's : Day. lie
devoted part OF the day to reading the
Wausaukee Independent, which came
out on bright green print paper.
Mr.. Blake. Jr. OF Escanaba, who came
here TO attend the funeral OF his sister,
Mrs. Guerrin, was taken sick the day
after his arrival here, and has been con
fined 10 his bed ever since.
| Tuesday was n bright spring day,
and Brad Webb came out ia a new
hat, but as II could see it's shadow, it
crawled back into it's hole again, and it
has been cold ever since.
The dime social that was TO be given
last evening by the ladies oil the NJ T..
church, at the Margison House, has been
postponed, until the measels epidemic is
over.
The Lockwood House Sunday dinners
are becoming very popular, and are en-
ioyed by an increasing number OF local
patrons every Sunday.
The snow fall last Monday was one OF
the heaviest OF the season, but as the
day was warm It disappeared about
as fast as IL came.
The editor felt like having good time
all by himself the other night, and took
home "A gallon Of kerosine, but his wife
made light Of It.
IL not only is so, IL must bo 40, One
Minute Tough Cure acts quickly, and
that's what makes IL go. j. G. Wilkin-
son 4 Co.
The advance OF the measles continues.
Monday the first case was noticed at the
Dunn Mine, and the schools were closed
Tuesday.
The new Cleveland Cliffs double blast
! furnace went into blast Wednesday. IL
is the largest charcoal furnace In the
world.
Tuesday thenumbcr Of cases OF measles
doing active business IN town were just
an even hundred.
A miner in the Dunn mine had one OF
his toes cut of Monday night, by piece
of falling ore.
The past six weeks proves that the
groundhog Is no slouch oil weather
prophet.
Miss Ida Ball has been seriously i'll for
about three weeks. but is now GONZALES
cent
| What THE DIAMOND DRILL lacked in
news last week we literally made up IN
ink.
Mrs. c. :. Henry is confined to her