The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-06-19
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TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

ON tho second liOOf. sumo thnushi Lithl
| the hotel was on fire, and grabbing their
earthly belongings, made Tor the street
Others thought OF burglars and made
preparations to defend their property.
| Finally one of the men ycntured up To
the room in question and learned that
it's inmate had an ideit TINT the boys
ncross the river were throwing stones at
him hence the cOmmotion.
The upper peninsula veterans associa-
tion meeting at Escanabn last Wednes
! day and Thursday was a pronounced
success. The weather WIS not favorable
| To "a large attendance, AZ " rained all
the time, nccessiLtting the leaving out OF
the out door features of the program.
The inside features were carried out to
the letter, however The officers for
next year ARE commander Joe Burbank.
Iron Mountain: Secretary, X. H. Tuten.
Iron Mountain The next meeting will
be held at Iron Mountain.
The county road commissioners are at
work on all sections oi the road. On the
east end they are making extensive re-
pairs ON Fortune lake bridge, an inn
! prOyement that was needed very much
On the middle section Commissioner
Baucr is experimenting the construction
uI q new bridge over the Iron River, just
outside of the village oi Iron River. On
the west end oi the road Commissioner
Alc6illls has "a crew completing the grad
ing OF the road through to Atkinson.
The busy clinl< OF the hammer is heard
all day long nowadays from the building
occupied by the Crystal Falls Prov ision
company, where extensive repaiIs are
being made. The floor oi the old build
ing Is being lowered about six feet 80 ~
to bring u on the same level as the
street. The ceiling is being lowered in
proportion, 80 that, when completed, the
company viii have us nice II building to
de- business ~ as any IN town.
The committee appointed last week to
solicit money and make arrangements
fnr Fourth OF July celebration have
been busy cbnyassug the town the past
week, and up TO this writing, have se-
cured Sl2J. This Is enough to insure us
u celebration. The subcommittee will
he appointed and othcr arrangements
made early next week.
Miss Wright's Sunday school class en-
ioYed a picnic at Briar I'LL last SHtur-
day, aud, from reports we hear, we Judge
that every one in Attendance had a tine
time. MISS Wright. as MA, was right IN
her element, while Miss Parker, ~
Bridgct carried ont her part to pcricc-
| ton.
! Pete McGovrrn, 81 Florence, accom-
panied 10y Frank May Secretary Of w.
i G.. CalbcrSOn, who owns nm emmensc
amount ul land IN ths vicinity has been
in Crystal Falls the greater part oi the
week. They are engaged ia looking over
Mr. Culbcrson's holdihgs with Il view
putting some ci the lnnd on the market.
Register Of Deeds Irving Jackson left
! Wednesday ior q visit tu hls old home
ia Wisconsin Bcforr returning To Crys-
stal Fails Mr.. Jackson willgn To Marquette
where lac will be engaged month in
trtnscrihing The records OF the land ac-
quircd oi Marquette county 10 exchange
Tor Metropolitan township.
Probate Judge Flewclling moved into
his new home on Filth street the early
lpart of the week Mr. f'lcwcling lately
purchased the Bcrlowitz house, and h
making extensive improvements on the
same, which, when finished, will make it
second TO none in town.
Adolph Lustlied and John Erickson
arose very early Friday morning and
lptoe qutcly out of town. The boys
we're Awnro uI their move, never the less,
and yery close estimates were being
madc all day rs ia the amount of fish
they would bring home
The DIAMOND DRIIL forgot TO mention
the lecture on MnccabccisnI given last
Friday evening 10y Rev. Murdock, of
ron River. Mr. Murdock Is an entpr-
tanning tHlkeruud showed from his ds.
course that hC n thoroughly familiar
with his subject.
Childrcn's day was celebrated at the
Nj. T.. church last Sunday in Il manner
that reflects great credit on HE suDerin.
tcndent, Mr.. G.. " Durcnbury, who hld
the exercises 10 hand The church was
tastolnlly decorated for ihe occnsion.
General Manager Woodbury., oi the
Schlesingcr group of mines, visited Crys-
tai Falls last Tuesday lie was accom-.
panied here by Supt lmvidaun, ni the
! Commonwealth mime, and together they
T, visited the Dunn mine.
I Crystal Falls ia inirly well represented
at the reunion oi the upper peninsula
veterans, at Escannhl. Wcnote, among
others, Martin Bach and Reuben Eldred
and Madums Margison, DAWSON, Bower
! and NanderpoOl
|, The subject ut the prcsby bytcrinn
church tomorrow morning will he; "Tho
Z Baptism 81 Jesus Christ" Mark 10.
Sabbath School at ? o'clock. Evening
subject Gallo OF Corinth," Matt.
1917.
WIN. lloucci started farming ana log.
, ging at Balshm last tuesday. From the
load oi supplies that went up we should
! judge that hc figures TO do quite
a business.
/ Andrew Martin wna again Ia thc toila
Z the past week, uhgwed with the same
: old offence; drunk aud disOrderly llc
q was given ten days IN the county Jail,
f. Coe. manager ol the insurlncC
y department ol the Commercial Bank, of
) Iron Mountain, was ~ town yesterday
y lie rode over from Iron River on his hk,
y and took the evening train for homo.
Monday was ilag day aud Old Glory
: ilnated To the breeze from quite mum
her ui residence and business places. W.
. hope To see more next time, however.
4 Mike Moriarty has concluded that
y carpet is not good enough for him 40 h,
Is having maple floor laid IN his ofIic,
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