The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-19
TERSE Town TOPICS.

Miss Minnie Harbour will sever her
connection with tho Crystal Falls ex-
change Of the Michigan Telephone com
rany nn January 1 and 90 20 Green
Bay. " here she Will take "a six-months'
course 10 the Green Bay business college.
She wiz BE- accompanied by Miss Car
maliia johnson. who will take u similar
courss in the same institution Miss
Harbour has been an efficient aud obl.e-
ing operator aud every subscriber Of Che
local exchange VIII regret her retirement
from the service 81 the company.
Mr.. aud Mrs |. H. Jackson were sur
prised by about thirty OF their young
friends last Friday evening, who dropped
10 To puy them farewell visit previous
Co their removal 10 the county seat,
where Mr.. jackson viii on the first 81
the year assume the duties oi register OF
deeds for the next two years. pleas
ant and enjoyable time is said 10 have
been the result OF the visit, uotwith-
standing the hostnnd hostess were not
expecting company.-Ropoiter.
J. =. Bower has opened his drug store
aud is now doing business at the old
Hooking stand Mi Bower il daily re-
ceiviug new enods and will soon have a
complete stock OF drugs, druggists sun
dries and notions. His store has been
newly painted and with the line furnish
ing presents IA very attractive appear
auce The establishment will be
conducted under the style Of j. T.
Bower & Co.
l.. Il. Johnson has received crate OF
porcelain ware direct from Germany
Each piece Is cmbcllished aith n perfect
picture Of lhe Iron county court house
lheussortment comprises card trays,
berry dishes match suies and number
N ,oiber useful articles. As souvenirs oil
crstal Fails this ware IS without a.
Itral
TIE DIAMOND DRILL neglected 10 men.
tion last week the return 81 Mrs. NJ
RoWe5 to- her home ia Crystal Falls,
after soiourn 81 several months dura-
tion with hot brother, y. q. Lockwood,
lat Green Bay Mr. Lockwood's health
is now much improved but he il yet very
iar from healthy condition.
Tie show windows u The Fair aud
the Parks Mercantile company amhuul
eomely dressed for tic holiday ausop
llr Lustiield has displayed I'LL suaI
asteanl originality ia adjoining ,hc
Flr, while Che confectionery displ III
tie Parks Mercantile company Is rthy
Ioia place ia uuy cijy in The land
The Evening Gazclte, OF Iron Noun.
tain, oo Saturday last contained an
aceouut oIan unfortunate single woman
from Crystal Falls, who, on the previous
evening, came 10 iron Mountain aud
gaze birth to a child ia toe Iron Noun
tain hospital No numcs were given
WIN noncct, u ,itrinettc. transacted
business Va CRYSTAL Falls Yesterday
sir boucot ] Enjoying excellent health
and informs inE DLuioNn Dnl4L that
ile Is spgriug ~ the mouth 81 the
river.
Miss Apeie Waite * ia The city and
will spend the holiduyH with her parents.
sheriff and Mrs NJ e Waite. Mis-.
Waite . employed as teacher in one 81
tho schools 81 Iron River township.
irving 4 Jackson, register OF deeds
ieleet has removed bis Iamils 60 Crystal
Falls aud is now domic,lcd 10 the Parks
cottage, corner II Fiftb street aud Crys
ltalatonuc.
Engineer james Cottrell who was well
known among tho railroad men Of Crys
AL Falls, died at bis home at E.cauuba
lob Thurday - heart future.
Bort llnglitt returned to Lis home al
Israpaba on ruesduy evening after
pleasant visit with his old-tme friends
in Crystal Falls
File OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES The receipt 81
Ia handsome calendar for 1897 from Mr.
John u Larson, 81 the American Book
Co. Chicago.
Rev. j S. Collins, Of Escanabn. viii
speak from the pulpiLoi The First Bnp-
tiat church in this city tomorrow
morning
Nile Flora Brooks uill have charge
Of the switchboard in the telephone cx-
change after the first Of tae coming year
James J Gniincy came over from At.
kinsun today TO spend ihe holidays with
iis mother and family n crysinl Fails.
The window display at tie Empire Is
second Go mono ia town II is woll worth
going down the hil' 60 see.
Mrs. Ray Kimhal apd little daughter,
ieroiec, have been guests OF Ms Chas.
III Watson during thc week
capt Enoch Roberts oi iha Doler
miue, Iron River, transacted business 10
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