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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04
wendell IS FREE.
Lawyer X. C. Fiannigan Wins Aequsttal for the
Accused Boy.

Accused Boy.
The Wendell murder case was brought
TO a close o. $3.50 o'clock last Monday
afternoon at Menominee, when the jury
brought in a verdict OF acuuittal, alter
being out twenty-five minutes. Attor-
ney Flanagan for the defense, and Col.
Atkinson for the prosecution, argued the
case on Monday, the latter closing at
$40 la the course OF his plea hc made
reference To a motive for the crime, in
timnting that the accused had first com
United an assault and that the murder
was committed 20 cover it. Mr.. Flan-
nigan, for the defense, objected tO this
as the prosecution had not introduced
any evidence tending to show n motive.
He was given ten minutes in which to
answer the allegations, and did So much
to the detriment Of the prosecution, and
greatly strengthening his case. The ver-
diet OF the jury, however, is received
with considerable surprise. The court
room has been filed with ladies during
the past three days. 1t is not thought
Wendell will be permitted by his rcla-
tives TO return to Ishpeming. owing to
the bitter feeling against him there.
The story OF the crime for which Carl
Wendell, who is now sixteen years old,
was arrested, is as follows: At lshpcm-
ing. June "a. 1895, Eva I.airenere, who,
had she lived until the 18th OF the follow
ing month, would have been five years
old, was missed from among her little
sisters and brothers. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph La
frienere, the father being n teumster in
the employ Of the Lake Superior Mining
company. A diligent search was made
for the child, in which many people took
part The city and surrounding country
was systematically looked over. The
child and her sisters and brothers were
in the habit OF visiting and playing in
the family OF Mrs. Wendell, mother OF the
accused, and the last seen oil her alive
was when she with a little sister went
to the Wendell residence TO play. The
sister had on n new dress which her
childish pride led her TO show the Wen
dels, and little Eva in turn was proud in
the possession Of n new pair OF shoes.
October 10, the mother Of the missing
girl. was at Mrs. Wendel's house, and in
an attic where old clothes were stored
found the shoes, and upon further search
the body of her child was found near a
chimney. There were two holes in the
head, one near the temple which had
caused fracture OF the skull, and au-
other in the forehead There were also
signs OF an assault having been made on
the person OF the child. This led to the
arrest OF young Wendell.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04

Pat McIlugh, the noted pueiliSt, md
n companion named Billy Reynolds were
arrested last Monday evening charged
with tapping the till in the 81. Louis
hotel on East Iiughiit street The men
had their trial before Justice Miller on
sending the case TO Circuit court. Bail
was asked In the sum 81 $500, and in
default thereof the prisoners were taken
10 Menomineo Jail for sale keeping
Iron Mountain Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04

She VIII Bloom Delightfully."- and Long in crys.
tai Falls on Friday Next.

She viii Bloom Delightfully."- and Long in crys-
tai Falls on Friday Next.
There may he few denizens Of this
neck o. the woods who are not familiar
with the festive bloomer girl. II such
there are, they should keep their eyes on
the canvass on Friday next, when they
will be afforded an opportunity TO be-
hold great, lovely chunks OF them. An
aggregation OF female ball tossers are
billed TO play game Of base ball ut the
driving park on Friday afternoon next
against picked nine OF Crystal Falls
The party travels in It's own special car
and has created quite wave OF excite
ment wherever its fair members have
batted the sphere. The young ladies are
said to be very good ball.playcrs and II
the Crystal Fails boys expect walk
away, they may be sorely disappointed.
Assurance has been given that nothing
vulgar will be tolerated at the grounds.
Several OF our upper peninsula exchanges
upeak highly Of the "bloomers" as ball
players. The Mining Journal asserts
that the work OF the pitcher is alone
worth the price OF admission. The regu-
lar admission price, twenty-five cents,
will be charged az the gate.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04
Arreated For Assault.

John AIT, Of Bates township was
brought under the stern scrutiny OF
Judge Roberts on Thursday, charged
with assault and battery on the person
oi his amiable vile. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Moriarty attempted To convince a
jury OF Johns peers that the aforemen-
toned John had really committed an
assault and battery, aided 10y Mrs. Ats
testimony, but the jury said "Nay,
nay !" aud Judge Roberts "wnkcd tho
other eye" and discharged the prisoner
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04

II Win bd Held in the City Of Grand Rapids on
Wednesday, August 5.


Wednesday. August 5.
TnE DIAMOND DRILL has received from
Secretary nennis f. Award the following
call for the Republican State Conven-
tion:
The state convention Of the RcDubli-
cans OF Michigan is hereby called Co meet
at LOckerby Hall. in the city 81 Grand
Rapids, on Wednesday, the 5th day OF
August, 1896, at / o'clock a. m for the
purpose 81 nominating candidates for
state offices, and the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come
before the convention.
The delegates from the several counties
IN each congressional district are re-
questcd To meet ia district caucus ut 10
O'Clock a. M, ON the day Of the state
convention, and select delegates as fol-
lows To bo presented TO the state CON
ventiOn fOrcOniirination One vice-prcs-
ident, one assistant secretary. one mem
Der each of the committe on "creden-
tnls," permanent organization and
order of business" and resolutions"
and To transact such other business as
they may deem necessary. Under the
resolutions OF 1858, NO delegate will be
entitled TO Il seat in the convention who
does not reside IN the county he pro-
poses to represent.
In accordance with the resolutions of
1876, every county will be entitled 90
one delegate for each five hundred OF the
total vote cast for governor at the last
election November, lS94), and an adj
ditional delegate for every fractional
amounting TO three hundred, and each
orgauized county will he entitled to at
least two Delegates
In compliance with the resolutions
adopted in Detroit, June 23, 1890, the
secretary Uf each county convention is
urged Co forward to the secretary OF
the state central committee, Detroit, 10y
the earliest mail after the delegates 90
the state convention be chosen. n certified
list al such delegates AZ are entitled To
seats in the state convention for their
respective counties.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04
shnft cnvnd ln.

The shaft Of the exploration for man
gancsc, which Mr.. William james is con
Quoting on the east side of the river,
cavcd in on Thursday. A DRIFT had just
breasted in dirt" which the prospectors
hoped was the mineral sought, when the
accident occurred. The work will be
greatly delayed and n large expense will
be entailcd in sinking a now shaft. dis
tance Of twcnty-onc feet.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04
Visit Delayed.

The Episeopals ~ Crystal Falls and
vicinity were promised visit from Rev
Percy Robertson. Of Marquette. arch
deacon oi the Upper Peninsula diocese
this week. A letter hns been received,
however. stating that the archdeacon is
unable io come at the present time. but
that he viii probably pay the people OF
Crystal Fails visit In about two weeks.
The exact date yill 10 given later.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04
Badly Injured.

Andrew Runqucst, OF the Shaicr mine
location, was severely injured in runa-
way ON Tuesday morning. Runqncst
WAS driving down Crystal avenue with n
companion, when the thillsoi the rig sud
denly dropped. striking the horse vio-
lenuy about the legs. The horse became
unmanageablc, when Runqucsts com
panion jumped. Rnnquest remained in
the buggy until tic horse left the street,
near the depot and he was hurled
violently among the stumps in n vacant
lot. Two ribs and his collar.bonc were
broken. lie suffered no internal injury.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04
II Is Completed.

The new road to Chcagon lake has
been completed and was inspected by
Highway Commissioner flasselstrom
yesterday. The road extends from the
comfy road, at Tim Bowers iarm, to
the section line at Cronc's homestead
Messrs. Crone and others will complete
the road across their property to the
lake and thus one Of the finest bodies of
water in the upper peninsula will be
made accessible TO the people Of Crystal
Falls. The new rond, when packed
down, will be passable for wheelmen.
Whether Mastodon township will com.
plcte the road to Frcidrich's Ruhc has
not yet been decided, but Mr. Velguth *
determined TO have road To Crystal
Falls and will cease his efforts only when
that result has been accomplished.
Three and one-hali miles remain yet TO
be built.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-04
LOAN ASSOCIATION.

A Branch Of the Standard. OF Detroit, Organized
in Crystal Falls.
l.. l.. Flint, general agent OF the
Standard Savings and Loan Association
Of Detroit, spent several days In Crystal
Falls this week and while here organized
a local board OF his association. The
pun of this institution is probably the
most liberal OF any doing business in
Michigan aud under the stringent laws,
governing loan associations in this
state, no fraudulent concern can exist
In other words. loan associations In
Michigan are absolutely sale. Quite "A
quantity OF stock was taken by residents
OF Crystal Falls and much more will un-
doubtcdly be placed in the near future.
The officers and directors OF the local
board are as follows:
President. ......R Il. WEBB
Vice sident...............DAN GAHAGAN
Secretary. NJ. DUsENBERY
Treasurer. er.........................L. i. JOHNSON
Attorneys................. HANDY x ABBOTT
Directors
MARTIN BACH.
A. LUsIgIELD.
q. VI. BRowK.
j. G.. WILKINSON.
+. w Cole.
G.. NJ. ROGERS.
JAS. j. GAFFNEY.
Appraisers
O. NJ. BRowN
J. &. WILKINSON.
MARTIN BACH
The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
Question and Answer.

When the Question WAS familiarlV put
By the writer 10 senator Iones. shortly
after his remarkable economic CO.. version
why he-had changed from Am u4fra.free-
trader 10 an uIfra-pretecfinni.f hi, ans
Wcr substantially Was: Don't vo4 see il
David. How could ak AJAX the Coy.
erumeut To regularly purchase our pro-
duct of silver amt refuse To give the iron
manufacturer in Pennsylvania the tariff
protection which he needs u maintain
The prices. Let Congress, discontinue
the 6urcba.r OF our silver aud you will
see how elrr.t4 trpe-'radpr will soon
aga1n heeeuc. Aad TIN threat i evi.
IDENTITY IN The process, Of cou,ummation
when th,. advocate, Of free coinage in
the senate including senator jones
announce that no revision OF the tariff IN
Tho interest 81 protection shall pass Con
gr,.- which doe, not provide for free
coinage Of silver.
The above two devices for the benefit
OF the millionaire mine owners having
complptelv failed. they have now devils
ed a thifd, more subtle aud Ingenious
which has captiVated and beguiled no
small part of the American people
namely. the so.called free coinage Of
silver, with the legal tender attachment.
nder such policy. once adopted. they
could force the public 10 buy. at an arti-
hcial and exlraVagant price, not part
but the whole Of their annual product of
silver. For they could take il, costing
30 OF 10 cents per ounce, to the mint and
have il coined. and then virtually sell
sell The resulting coin To the public at
the rate Of loo cents per ounce for the
liquidation of debts and the payment of
The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
COST OF FIRING BIG GUNS.
Some of the Practice shooting INDUCED
In Blows Away a Pile of Money.

The days are long past when we Eng
lish sang IN ii free and Easy way
Two jolly Frenchuen and oue Portugee
One jolly Eneli,hman could lick them all three.
We are ready enough now to give our
possible adversaries all credit for pluck
and perhaps for technical skill, and yet,
as regards practice in the use of their
weapons, we still have them at an inn
measurable disadvantage This factor
is commonly omitted from newspaper
comparisons, but il would probably have
moro weight than any other III deter
mining the issue of an actual struggle.
Two duelists may each have lion hearts
and each the best Damascus blades, but
If one has ten times more practice i'll the
art of fencing than the other it is long
odds that he will win Soft is with our
navy 1t has far greater knowledge Of
ships, acquired by actual firing practice,
than any other power And the reason
of this Is precisely because such knowl-
edge is IA very expensive thing 10 ac-
quire, and England is the only nation
that cares to afford It.
1t is probable that where France,
the next naval power, spends IA mil
lion III sea cruising and gun firing we
spend five. From every gun in our navy
having caliber Of 10 inches and under
there arr fired each quarter eight rounds
of ammunition by way of practice and
from all guns heavier than 10 inch four
rounds quarter, irrespective of the adj
dhonal rounds used in the annual
prize firing The heavy expenditure
involved III this item alone may be hint
ed at by observing that every full round
fired from & inch gun costs el6 from
an s inch gun $50, from u inch gun
E123 and from the rs. - inch, or 1l0
ton gun, as much as G300. And these
figures are only small part of the
story. for the life of u very heavy gun
is not long one, and though 6 inch
gun can fire as many as 800 rounds, 20
or 80 full rounds are the limit of the
10 ton. After firing that amount they
will both require Il new inner tube, a
costly matter enough. Chambers Jour.
nal
The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
Athens.

Stickncy Hill is taking another freak
buy ing up stock. VI. Stickney bought a
yearlng and a COW. Mr.. Manley Mason
bought IA fine COW of Mr.. Foss. George
Cole bought fine. Jersey COW of Mr.
Stickney Naham Mason sold his flock
of 10 sheep To his brother, Oscar Mason
and they were slaughtered by him and
his son.
MIS-. George Scribner went to Lewis
ton. 10 the fair and her daughter, Emma,
returned home with her. She has been
there with her uncle and aunt. She
commences her school next Monday. at
Dist. II.
There is new stage line from Stick
ney Hill to Athens. which runs daily
and carries the mail.
Mrs. Sulleway and son. Fred FROM
Rhode Island. returned home and her
sister, Mrs. Estelle Herman returned
with her for the winter.
\ grand audience assembled to listen
TO Messrs Sherman and Goodwin last
Tuesday night, and all agreed that it
was time we'll spent. That the issues
were plainly set before US, and our duty
at the polls on NJ onday also.
Many of our vacationists and visitors
have made their way homeward the
past week among whom are Miss Nira
Barker to her school in Haverhill. Mass.
Miss Blanche Goodrich to Conway,
Mass, where she is engaged to teach.
The Ware family have returned to
Wateryille. and Mrs. Alice Wood and
family to their home in West Medford
Winnie Goodrich and Nellie Wade have
entered a training school for nurses at
Danvers, Mass. leaving for that place
on Saturday the 2h.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Tobey were
summoned TO Vas salboro, Friday, on ac-
count of the severe illness of their little
grandson. the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
ALBERT Moore.
Schools began Monday as follows
No. /. Caro- Lermond; No. 3, Sadie
1'obey; No T., Lena Corson; No. ),
Bertha Traitor; No. :, Gertie Ward !;
No. 8, Ahbe Tibbetts; No. II, Vira X.
Barker; No. l3, Emma Scribner; No. II.
Caddie DruIy; Nos. & and II are de
ferred by request and will be taught by
Nora Corson aud Fred Collins.
Mrs. viii Wood and daughters have
returned to their home at West Medford
Mass. Little Marion Mclaughlin, who
has been spending the summer with her
aunt, Mrs. Frances Clifford, accompanied
them.
c, c. Hayden aud wife. Will Dore and
wife of Exeter. and John Hayden of
Garland, were in town. Friday. on their
way to Brighton to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Sidney Walker.
Misses Eva Mason and Rosa Lermond
are teaching in Cornville
1t is reported that Mrs. Rose Hight of
Phillips has leased the Bartlett store and
will return to Athens and go into bust.
ness again. y y y
The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
Literary Notes.

The frontispieee of the september
Century is portrait Of the late Harriet
Beecher Stove. after daguerreotype
taken in 1872. Other illustrations of Mr..
Richard Buttons biographical sketch ot
"The Author of L ncle Toms Cabin -
are fine reproduction of George Rich
mond's idea portrait made in 1s53, and
a Photographic portrait taken in 1888.
There are also pictures of the house at
Brunswick, Me-, where "Uncle Toms
Cabin was written, and of Mrs. Stoves
summer home at Mandarin, Fla A few
lines of the original manuscript of the
immortal story are also given in fac
simile.
Theodore Roosevelt contributes to the
September Review of Reviews charac-
teristic study of The Three Vice. Presi-
DENTAL Candidates and What They Rep
resent The time is peculiarly oppor-
tune for REORGANIZATION of the Vice
Presidential office, and Mr. Roosevelt
offers some pertinent suggestions as TO
the proper status of the Nice-President
in our scheme of government.
In the September Harper's Mark
Twain's novelette,, Tom Sawyer, Detec-
tive, is completed. The concluding part
Of Langdon Elwyn Mitchell's Two Nor
mons from Muddlety also appears with
by Gilbert Gaul. The
Death of Espartero, a vivid account of a
spanish bull-fght by Royal Cortissoz,
is given, and "A striking example of sue
cessful surgery is described under the
title Where had John Been: by Helen
III. Gardner. Three short stories ap.
pear; Picture of Saint Cloud. by
Gertrude Smith; The Mortuary Chest,
by Alice Brown, and His Duty, by
Octave Thanet, the last another tale of
the resourceiul sheriff, Amos Wicklitf.
The Atlantic for September contains
two articles that have a timely bearing
on the political situation. In "The
Problem of the West" Professor Fred
erick j. Turner, of the University of
Wisconsin, traces the growth of Western
characteristics and opinion historically
and logically. This very thoughtful and
practical article is followed by the his
torian John b. McMaster's article on
1.-THE Election of the President"
The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
Pnppies and Flower neds.

We once watched the united forts of
n litter of setter puppies, the particular
object being the destruction of fine
bed of geranlums, an enterprise which
promised II maximum of result" with
II set off of Il mere tritie Of an effort, If
once protecting fence of wire netting
could be surmounted. One after another
the puppies charged the fence, only to
fall back batfled, but not discouraged.
Failure only made them more deter
mined. With savage barks and erowls
they returned again to the attack until,
after a desperate leap and scramble, the
biggest puppy rolled over among the
geramums. For moment he was al
most awed by his success. He squeaked
and sat down, but only for moment.
Then he hurled himself into the thickest
part of the bed and tore the geraniums
to pieces. Cornish.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-09-17
A NOTABLE BANK.
The Most Independent One In the World
Is In Norway.


Probably the most independent and
aristoefatie bank in the world Is the
Norgcs or national bank Of Norway. 1t
seems 10 be wholly indifferent To doing
business of any kind, and what il does
Do 1t insists upon doing in its own
deliberate wav. Socially the bank Is of
considerable Importance. The directors
meet twice week, and these friendly
gatherings arr said to Be most enjoyable
affairs. Loans and discounts form the
chief subjects Of conversation. No loan
or discount can be made without the APP
prevail of three of tine directors.
Suppose the directors are to hold
meeting ON Wednesday aud you want
to borrow 3, 000 on Monday. You APP
ply to Norges bank and are told that
the matter Will be taken under consid
Grafton al the directors meeting on
Wednesday, and you may lock for an
answer to your application by Thurs
day. II does not matter IN rhe least that
you want the -, 00o on Monday and
not Thursday. You simply have to
wait.
The origin Of this institution was as
peculiar a. Its management IS unusual.
Soon after the nominal union Of Nor
way and sweden, IN ISL. the latter
country began to feel the need of great
or money facilities to meef the demands
of the rapidly increasing commerce.
The problem of securing The necessary
capital for Il great national institution
vas a very simulp one for the Nor
wcglan government.
1t raised stockholders for the bank
Just rs it raised soldiers for lts armies
Every well To do citizen WAS compelled
to take so much stock lie WAS always at
liberty to take more If he chose, but al
ways IN amounts divisibIe by five.
Bookkeeping was made easy on new
principle III accordance with which
SUMS ending in other figures than five
and zero We're To be excluded from the
books.
This national bank Is also a pawn
shop. 1t is authorized by law to lend
money on any nonpel.~ liable goods, pro-
vidcd they can be deposited in the bank
and kept under lock and key For this
service it charges rather less than the
usual pawnbroker's interest, which
may perhaps account for the rarity Of
private pawnshaps in Norway. In the
regular loan department the curious
rule is enforced that loans may not be
made for less than one month nor for
more than xix and only for SUMS of at
least fl20.-Pittsburs Dispatch