The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-20
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

/ an operation performed on MS eyes.
Mr.. Gribble is blind one eye and the
cause OF the blindness has lately SO
effected the sight Of the other eye, that
the operation was deemed necessary
20 avert total blindness. A let
ter received by his family here
states that the blind eye has been re-.
moved and glass eye will be substi-
tuted. The other eye will also Toe
operated upon. Mrs. Gribble is with
her husband and both expect To return
TO Crystal Falls the latter part OF next
week.
The only logging camps now in opera
tion on the Deer river are Camp 8, and a
camp ON Deer lake, both being occupied
by crews working for Sol Frazer. OF Me-
nominee. About 125 men are employed
in both camps and about 1000, 900 feet
Of logs have been banked. Some OF the
logs are being put in for the Girard Lum-
Der company, Of Menominee.
Among the lawyers who attended Cir
cult court here this week were: w. j.
Brown, Menominee +. M. Moore, Mar
quetie; r. G. Flanagan, r.. G. IIender
son, Norway; Il. ID. Mead, Escanaba; A..
G. Cook, III. NJ Pelham, Iron Mountain I;
|. w. Byers, Iron River, and j. j..
Patek, lronwood.
Photographers McCourt took picture
this week for c, c. Campbell, showing
/ A -. ~. .l,ol1f -
family. In the picture are Mistress
Bernce Kmball Mrs Ray Kimball,
mother; c. G.. Campbell, grandfather
and c. V. Campbell, grcat-grandiather.
Rev Henry J. Purdue OF Iron Noun.
tain, conducted Epscopaian services in
the Baptist church here Thursday
evening Mr.. Purdue is an eloquent and
earnest speaker and many who heard
him discourse have expressed the wish
that they will soon again be SO favored.
, Three baptisms followed the services.
Charles q Campbell has completed his
logging operations on the Deer river,
ha, ing banked 4o0,0 900 feet. Mr.. Camp
bell Is now engaged in putting in logs fol
Frank Vandcrpool. The logs are cut on
the latter's land near Fortune lake and
hauled to the Paint river, near town.
Sitting Bull, Rninin the-Face, Thunder
Cloud, Geronimo, War Eagle, Apache
Kid, Man-Airaid OF IIis.Shadow, Him
Gun Always-Loadcd, aud several other
noble rcd men will hold a scalping bee al
the opera house Monday night. See Tho
liremen Tor further particulars.
+. n. Berg went TO Detroit Sunday
evening Co attend state meeting OF The
United Workmcn. Mr. Berg also an
nounccd his intention of visiting his old
home across the national boundary
linc-in Canada-and will return thi,
afternoon or tomorrow.
Mas Bcrlowitz, at one time one d
Crystal Falls leading business men. but
now OF Merrill Wis, was in town Il
couple oi days this week. Mr.. Bcrlowit,
has scores Of friends IN Crystal Fall:
who are pleased to see him.
i George III, a deceased king, "whos,
+ word no MAJ relied on; who never did
II d foolish thing and never said wis,
o one, will speak on tho "Stamp Act" al
o the opera house Monday night.
e Editor Patrick O'Brien, OF the Iror
q River Reporter, was in town Monday
and though in a hurry to get back home
he found time fora short call at TIN
DIAMOND DRIII office.
= Mrs. Ray Kimball and little daughter
Bernice, departed for Racine. Wis.
+ Thursday, where they will join Mr. Kim
y ball, who is m the insurance business il
:. that town.
j. n. Margison and VIM. Parks hav,
! completed the contract Of hauling 100
" cords OF wood TO the water works cngin
! house. The wood was furnished by J
II. Parks,
~ Mrs George G. Youngs, vile OF Edto
- Youngs, oi tho Florence Mining News
4 was the guest Of Crystal Falls Lad,
I Maccabces Thursday.
!. Butcher-Gcncra will be ut the operi
10 house Monday night aud will tell th
q people about the war in Cuba
{. Miss Annie Harris returned Thursda.
!. afternoon from u two weeks visit wit
q friends at Norway
&c John Sullivan, formerly OF Iron River
. but now of Cavour, Wis, was in tow
r early in the week.
= Mrs. +. n. Berg suffered severe al
!, tack Of measles during the week, but
now recovering.
One Of Casper Aherle's horses droppc
ON tho road ne9r Parks iarm Wcdne.
N day aud died.
&c Alfred Ball Is over from Iron Rive
y today, visiting his mother, Mrs Tho,
:" Ball.