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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
TROUBLE AT ATKINSON.
Barney Morgan Shoots At Deputy Sheriff from.
bay and Then Runs Away.

Barney Morgan Shoots AZ Deputy Sheriff Tron.
biay and Then Runs Away.
Word was received here Monday
morning that the homestead trouble, in
the western end of tho county, had
broken out again aud that Barney
Morgan had shot a man for cuitiug tim
bcr~ou his homestead IL developed
later that no Que was shot, bat that
Deputy Sheriff fromblay had been shot
at by the man Morgan. II appears that
Morgan and partner named Johnson
were on the ground ahead ~ the work
men. who werc cutting timber in the
vicinity Of Morgan's homestead, Mon
day morning, and that when the men
appeared, the two homcsieaders
shouted 90 them to get off or they would
shoot. As such threats were of common
occurrence, no attention was paid TO
them and the men kept ON their way
under the lead OF Deputy Shcriffs from
blay and Spnihc. moment afterward
a bullet whistled past Tromblay's hcad,
which brought the men To a stand still.
Soon another bullet skipped 10y officer
Spaine and then it dawncd upon the
officers that the homcstcaders meant
nbusinoss. Several more shots we're fired
When the two homcstcaders took 20
their heels and the eflcers gave chitsc.
Johnson fell aud was taken into Gus
tody but Morgan was flceter and cs-
eaped. Tromblay was hot on his trucks
for IA long Time and found hat which
the fugitive lest, but could not find the
man.
Sheriff Waite went TO the scene Inter in
tho dny and brought back Johnson, who
is now IN the county jail II il probable
that the homestendcrs shot to scare the
men and not to Kill, as all the bullets
but one went over the mems heads.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28

That Is tsc Way sundays Game 81 the Crystal
Pals crounes Was Put up.
The Sagola base bali team came 20
town last sunday 10 play return game
with the home team Sagola IS a snw-
mill town oser on.the ST. Paul road and
iis representatives played ball last Sun
day after fashion that proved them To
be a whole saw-mill, so 10 speak, while
the manner in which they sawed out
tallies from the local timber proved that
they keep their machinery well oiled.
About one hundred local enthusiasts
were in attendance and il was confident
~ expected that the Miners would wipe
the earth with the Brothcrly affections
sent over from Witlenbergs town, just
as bad previously been done with
sagola trottiug stock. But Sagola base
bali timbcr and Sagola horses are OF a
different nukeup, and the local enthusi-
asts who were loaded with tin horns and
other instruments 81 torture, with which
60 escort the conqucring heroes home,
were compelled To sacrifice them at the
shrine OF any unfortunate canine that
ehanccd 10 cross their path on the re-
turn journey
The sugola boys put up fair game in
the field and, when III the bat, they hit
She Dall and | Il il nll the time, a feature
that was sadly lacking on the part OF
our boys. They nre a Jolly lot OF boys
and deserve the game they won.
The Crystal Falls boys put up a game
that was as foil OF errors as a township
tax roll Their batting was weak and
their base running poor, Taken all
around the game showed IA lack oi
practice The battery for Crystal Fails
during The first two innings was Slatiery
aud Blossingham The Sagolas took
kindly to Siattery's curves aud, after
several windows had been broken ia the
Brooks house, over on the Western
road by screechiug ay bnlls, Blessing
ham brought the agony TO, a close by u
throw 60 second base that accidentally
nocked u tooth out OF a COW over in
All Gribhle's lot Manager Bower de
cided that the safety Of the people living
on the Western reservation" demanded
n change Of battery, SO next iuuu.
Hooper appeared in the box and Frank
Ball at the back-stop. While the Miners
had been changing hammer and drill
men, the snw-mill aggregation had beer
changing saws They hung one OF thos,
old.iashioucd wagon tongue circulars OF
the arhor aud the way that they cut
great, big base bit chunks of Jim's Gle
livery WAS a caution After wndinl
through nine innings of agony the gam,
expired. Score: Sagola, %; Crysta
Falls, IL.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28

An extra amount ol mining news
crowded out the mention we figured on
mnking oi The last report Of the Commits
sjenof %, Mineral Statistics, Geo.
Ncwctt, which vas received last
week The publication. which CON
uins nearly goo pages OF interest
ing mining matter, gives complete
description ~ all the mineral inter
Csts oi this state. The descriptions are
well written and all the matter given Il
exceptionally useful TO the mining inter.
ests 81 plc state Gov. Pingree made mo-
mistake when he re.appoinicd Mr.
Ncwett
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28

The Marine Review OF the 10Th inst
says Although the Improvement in lake
ireights. which has been confidently ox.
pectcd every day for two weeks past, il
slow ot development, there is not n par
ticle of doubt now OF profitable rates
during the last three months OF the sea
son. Within the past ten days sales OF
iron ore have been quite heavy. The
purchases have in fact been largely in
excess Of the expectation oi the ore deal
ers. and the market has reached point
on some ores where the producers arc
unwilling 10 sell at prices that prevailed
earlier ~ the seasOn without FIRST being
certain OF arrangements regarding lake
ircights Sales have been made TO Iur-
mace men who made extensive purchases
early in the year. as well as to those
who provided only sparingly for their
wants With assurance of more then an
average movement oi grain, IL would
seem that a settlement Of the coal strike
is nov all that j. necessary TO cause
higher ircghts all along the line, and Il
il more than probable that the coming
week will bring moderate advance
even under present conditions
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
Pointer for the Board.

The net 81 the last legislature author.
izing the township board 81 each town.
slip 10 lis the amount oi license TO be
paid by hnwker- and pedtllers doing
business therein, is calling out many 10.
quiries from interested parties Atty
Geu, Maynard has decided that ic,sss
cannot BE- issued for day. week or
month at pro raia rntc, but must be
paid FOR the iull term 81 one year.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
Mariln RoRan Hurt

The many irionds 81 Martin Rogan
will be sorry To learn Of his being quite
seriously hurt last Monday evening
while returning from hs farm with n
load OF hay Mr. Rogan was on top Of
the load and just as lie turned INTO the
alley back of The Miners and Lumber.
ncn's store. the load tipped over, bury
ing him under H. Fortunately, assist
nnce was near and he WIS rescued from
his perilous position but he sustained
some bad bruises that, for time,
threatened 20 result seriously. lie is on
the mend now, though, and the chances
arc THAT be WI bo around again in a
short time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
To ship tho stookplle

a steam shovel went through here yes
tcrdHy Tor Amasa whore il w be en-
ployed IN loading the large stocLpilc at
the llcmlock mine. There arc over 40.
900 tons oI ore in stock and much more
broken under ground. The shipping Of
the stockpilc Is cheering news for the
people oi Amasn os every inch oi stock.
ing room is covered hy the present pile
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28

J.C. Lewis and his talented company
81 comedians. in the laughing cyclone,
"Si Pluukard," will bc az the Opera
Horse, Crystnl Falls. Monday evening.
August, 30. Don't iail to see the Yam
tee iarmar and his iun mnkgs 81 and
ais Yankee farmer band will announce
their arrival on the day OF exhibition
bya graad street parade. Watch Tor IL
and enjoy the amusement the inmous
band parade will oIier. IL rs iuppier
than a circus.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28

The Cleveland Iron Trade Reviews Resume Of
the Week in Iron Circles.

The Cleveland Iron Trade Reviews Resume Of
the Week in Iron Circles
The iron orc sales Of the past three
weeks, aggregating probably 500, 900
tons, are not the enormous" totals in
dicatcd in the commercial reviews, but
as they have taken up nearly all the old
range Bcssemers available, the probabil.
ity OF "a slight advance on such Of these
ores ms rrmnn is discussed Fully 500
600 tons OF the allotted 100000 will
not come down Some Of the Gogebic
mines never started up because the
prices fixed meant operation alta loss
There is no expectation Of an increased
allotment, the experience Of 1898, when
200 900 tons and upward was added
late in the season, having proved un-
pleasant to the ore men MS well as TO the
buyers, who found later that the extra
ore was not needed The largest firms
in the Pittsburg district were among late
buyers, fact which, taken IN conncc.
tion with Others, is an Indication that
the furnace practice OF 1897 has tended
rather TO smaller than larger percen.
tage oi Mcsabi ores than in 1896. The
percentage nov generally employed does
not go much il any above forty per cent.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
Work Resumed

Supi. Bennett received word. Monday,
TO order in cars and To start work again
underground at the Crystal Falls mine
The captain lost NO time 10 complying
with orders and Tuesday work was re.
ensncd underground The mine had
been shut down about two weeks and
the men had had enough Oi idlcncss SO,
when the whistle blew Tuesday, there
was a sufficient number oi the old cm-
pioyes an han1 To start work in all de.
partmeuts la thc meantime, word had
been received from the head office. AT
Cleveland TO the cii-ct that no higher
wages could bc pail at the mine for the
prcHcot mt leust
In re orgauizing The Iorcc, the only dis
examination that was made was against
tour or five ot the single men who had
been tie cause ~ the striko. About
twenty-five carloads oi ore per day are
being shipped this week bat, when all Che
men are again at work, this uuSput will
no doubt bc materially increased
We arc glad to see the mine at work
again ~ hall loaf il better than po
bread There is 40 doubt but that ~
soon as tlle ma arlNet warrants an in
erease in tue wages ~ the mon, that one
will bc granted Wages ars Lniug IN
sveased in the woods md the results VII
BE- that. unless = corresponding lncrenso
is made ia the wages Of the mine cm
pioyes. many of the men 50 employed
wili 60 iato the woods.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28


Chase s. Osborn, state game warden
oT Michigan, and las T. Ellarson,
who holds like posit on in
Wisconsin, were in conference, at
Milwaukee, the other day in relation
TO the laws ennctedbv the legis-
lutures Of the two states last winter for
the protection Of the fish and game
along the border line. The conference
was principally devoted To- the subject Of
commercial fishing in the lakes and riv-
ers between Wisconsin and Michigan
II Is proposed to strictly enforce the law
to close the business OF fishermen during
the spawning sea son, along the shores at
least This will prove a particular
hardship 60 the fisherman, who have
made their most successful clutches dur
ing the antumual months, particularly
ia November when the law will be rigidly
enforced. as that is the best month in
tho year FOR spawning. While IN the
long run IL will be better for the fisher
men. there = 10 doubt but thnt they will
make attempts 60 ptetent the enforce
ment Of trc llw.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
An lnoroaae of loo

w X Dawson has about completed
the census FOR th. school district and he
finds that there are ESQ persons 81
school age IN the district and, OF that
number, GOO are attending school This
IL an increase OF 100 over the census
returns Of last year and will bring some
where in tie ncighborhood Of 500 into
the pr imary school fund.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28

of last Saturday night, was ordered
back again Monday on account OF the
starting up OF the Crystal Falls mine.
The Crystal Falls Masons who were
at Iron Mountain are $. r. Handy, W
w. Hendricks, NJ. b. McGee, +. c. Huse,
A Lustlield and A. L. Flewelling.
Miss Lowman, Of Milwaukee, who has
been the guest OF her friend, Mrs. A. NJ.
Darling, for the past two weeks, re-
turned TO her home Friday last
Prosecuting Attorney Handy was at
Neenah, Wis, Tuesday and Wednesday,
on business connected with the Webber
claim against Iron county
Sheriff Waite and NJ. II. Moriarty
went to Atkinson Monday morning in
response to "A telegram from there telling
OF the shooting affair.
Jno Crerar president Of the Huron
Iron company, was in town sunday and
Monday, lool ng over the Mansfield and
Columbia mines
Russell Ball returned on Wednesday
from an extended visit at Duluth and
Tower, where he has sister and
brother living
We were able to just trace the shadow
OF Will Jobe as he hustled through town
on one Of J 3 customary business visits
last Tuesday
Martin Bach has started work on the
"" y under : store building, on the
corner OF Fourth street and Superior
avenue.
Miss Anna Morrison has gone to
Madison, Wis, where she will spend the
winter with her aunt, Mrs. Chamberlain.
Mrs. S. ID Hollister Ir., Of Pittsburg,
kas., arrived in Crystal Falls Friday
last for a visit at the Darling residence.
liyou want to see fancy window dis
play just drop around TO the store OF
the Crystal Falls Provision company.
A company comprising the Scadden
MCGEE and Roberts INN lies, are enjoy
ing an outing at Fortune Lake today.
Brown Bros. and Hocking's mill is
busy NOWADAYS cutting out shingles for
the Crystal Falls Shingc company.
Work has been suspended at the Crys-
tai Falls Hoop company's n n for a
time owing TO scarcity OF timber
Supervisor r T. Hollow and family
are in the country these days at the
farm Of Ed. Mitchell near Amasa.
Frank Scadden is putting new walk
in front OF his lot on the corner of Su.
perior avenue and Fourth street.
r. b. W5bb and NJ. II. Moriarty wen,
TO Menominee tins morning where they
will visit friends over sunday
Mrs. Jno Nash and daughter Kitti,
were guests Of Crystal Falls friends In,
} FIRST hall OF the week
Miss Ruby Rowley, who has beer
spending her vacation out Of town, re
turned home today
Joe Thouin is now employed by Tn,
Crystal Falls Provision company
delivering goods
Geo. Desben went TO Menominee las
Saturday, returning home the fore par
of the week
Miss Kate Sweeney re urncd hom
today from a visit with friend in Soutl
Milwaukee
Miss Zepherina Thouin is visiting he
sister, Mrs Ralph Prince, at Powers
Michigan.
George w Priest oi Iloughton. is visit
ing at the home OF Mrs. John Morrison.
Mrs. Ed. Groat, Of Watorsmcot, was il
I the city couple OF days this week
. Mine Inspector Gulgren paid tn
Mansfield mine visit Thursday
NJ. II. Moriarty returned from bus
ness trip down the line Monday.
T.. +. Dunn was Menominee visito
the fore part OF the week
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
fianna-Johnson COMBINATION.

The Cleveland Press is authority for
the story that a combination 81 the
Hanna and Johnson interests il to be
made with the Minnesota Iron company
for the purpose OF oiisetting the Rockc-
fcllcr.CHrnege combnatlon
The new combination is 10 include the
Minnesota company's and Hanna +
mines and boats and the great steel
works AT Lorain, Ohio, the property Of
Tom Johnson, II this combination is
effected il will prove TO be Iar more
reaching than the Rockefeller. Carnegie
combine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
For Sale

! have large, secondhand hotel
range which ! will sell at a bargain. II
is IN thrco sections and cost when new
$500. II has been us, Il bat little and Is
practically rs good as new. For
particulars inquire oi,
CASPER ABERLE.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
Musical instruction.

The undersigned viii take limited
Of pupils for instruction ON
pinnO or organ.
Mus G. T.. BERRY.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
SCHOOL MATTERS

Fail Term Of Crystal Pals s-heols 10 BEGIN
Soon List OF Teachers.
The Ial term OF the Crystal Falls
schools viii begin ON Tuesday, Sept. n
Monday being a legal holiday. The
teachers have al been engaged for the
coming yenr and through the kindness ol
the clerk Of the school board, Henry;
we are able 10 publish the list II
=. n. I,lln.r.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28

The new members oi the corps are
Prof Cutler and Miss Perkins. Prof
Cut 'cr comes 10 us very highly recon-
mended nom the Meuominee schools.
where he had charge Of tie science de-
partment He is a graduate oi Albion
College in lower Michigan. Miss Perkins
is a graduate of the English course Of the
Michigan state Normal and takes the
place Of Miss Kate Sweeney AZ assistant
principal
Miss Parker and Miss Wright are in
their old places but Miss Uren. Miss
Rowley and Miss Munns have each been
moved along notch Miss Sweeney
and Miss Sudds have been transferred
from the location schools 10 the main
building. Miss Annu Keopke is a new
addition TO the teaching force but is So
well know here that she needs no intro
duction TO the school patrons. Miss
IIyslop has been retained in the kinder
gartcn, while the location schools are
both in new hands.
The school building has been given a
thorough cleaning during the vacation
months and, taken as whole, the new
school year X to he begun under
auspices that should make it d very sue
cess1ul one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
MARKET
a. L. BACH.
TOWNSHIP BOARD.

CRYSTAL FALLS, MIcu., AUo. 2, 1897
Moved by G. T. Roberts, seconded by
Martin Rogan that the following bills be
allowed
II. II. Hollow, services rendered.S 5000
&. L. Roberts, T" 1.b0
Martin Rogan " 1.b0
l.. A. Henry, Z" $500
Handy x Abbott, 5000
The board concurred with the high
why commissioner in the following
orders
John Baucr service on highways 1900
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-08-28
A. L.
BACT'S


IS THE BEST PLACE TO BUY ALL
KINDS OF
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
Loss by Fire at Evansville. Ind.

Evansville, Ind. Aug. 4.-Fire broke
out in the junk shop of Philip Trotmar
in Lincoln avenue Monday morning
causing $1,000 damage. Other losses:
were two frame dwellings belonging tC
Harvey Stocks and Libbie Bullen, {
bakery owned by man named Herr
Kate Pritchett's residence, Seiferts
hall, Henry Talbot's residence, Charles
Ossenbergs grocery warehouse, Seim.
mermann's building on the side of the
street and Pauls tailoring shop. The
total damage is over $4,000. The in.
surance amounted to about $l2 600. The
fire is supposed to have been started
by children playing with matches in
the junk shop.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
wtfe charged with Murder.

Redwood Falls, Mimi, Aug 3.--Johh
O'Connell, a well-known farmer and
prominent politician of Westline Town
ship, Redwood county, was murdered
morning at his farm house. Seven
gashes in his scalp made with some
blunt instrument, were the immediate
cause of death. After the blows had
been inflicted O'Connel's clothing was
saturated with kerosene and his home
was set on fire. Statements of three Of
the oldest of nine children, made to the
county authorities, are that Mrs. O'Con-
NELL wife of the murdered man, was
the sole author of the horrible tragedy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
Spaiding Found entity.

Chicago, Aug. 3.-Charles w. Spald-
ing. ex-president of the Globe savings
bank, was on Saturday found guilty
of embezzling $4,000 from the Uni
versty Of Illinois. Tomorrow he will
be taken before Judge Horton and SEN
fenced under the indetermediate SEN
tence act to imprisonment in the pen
itentiGry for term of from one to
fourteen years. 1t is expected his at
torneys will at once apply for a writ
of supersedeas until the Judgment can
be passed upon by the Supreme court.
If the writ is granted the ex-banker
will not be taken to the penitentiary
until November, when the state ex-
poets to have the sentence confirmed
by the Supreme court.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
ANTl-SCALPER BILL DEAD.
Little Prospect That 1t VIII BE Re-
vived at the Next Congress.

little Prospect That 1t VIII BE Re-
vived at the Next Congress.
Washington, Aug. 3.-The anti
scalper bill which was agitated so
strongly and so persistently during the
special session of congress by the rail-
road and steamship companies through
out the country is apparently dead.
There is little prospect of its revival
next session.
The bill, introduced by Mr.. Sher-
man, was referred to the committee
on interstate and foreign commerce.
which committee was not appointed
until the last hours of the session. but
it is apparent that the majority OF the
members of that committee is Opposed
to legislation on this subject, believing
it is a question which should be left
entirely to the states to regulate ana
not one when should be rightfully con.
trolled by national legislation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
Steamers for the Yukon.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 3-The North
ern Transportation and Trading COM
pany has let contract to Moran Bros,
OF Seattle, for the immediate construc
ton of three new river steamers TO ply
to Dawson City, and for a tug to be
used in the vicinity of st. Michaels. The
same company acknowledged that IL
would bring three steamships around
the Horn from the Atlantic coast this
winter to Seattle and use them on the
run to ST. Michaeis.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
Grea. Disaster from Floods.

Joliet, H., Aug. 4.-Reports from the
hooded districts show that the situation
is even worse than was at first feared
The greatest damage has been done ir
Bohemia. At Trautenau thirty houses
have been destroyed and twenty-five
persons drowned. At the village O.
Freiheit a house was washed away
bodily, and its seventeen occupants
were drowned. Almost the whole towr
Of Reichenberg is submerged, and there
too, many have been drowned Ir
Vienna the damage already done tc
public works, sewers, gas mains ant
bridges is estimated at 100000 forms
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-08-10
Two Big fires at ottawa, Ill.

Ottawa, H., Aug. 1.-THE Pioneer
Fire-Proof Construction company's
plant, one of the largest of this kind
in the world, was partially destroyed
by fire Sunday afternoon, entailing a
loss of 100000 There is. only par
tial insurance. The fire is thought to
have been Of incendiary origin. The
large grain elevator of j. N. Shuler
was burned to the ground in the
morning. the loss being $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000 1t is now thought this
building also was set On fire.