The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-12-18
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

,, Mr.. j. f.. Hammond, superintendent
/ of Public Instruction. WAS m Crystt
Falls Monday and Tuesday visiting TN,
! schools oi this district. MIR. Hammond
said tu reporter uf TnE DlAMoNf
DRIiI4, that he wns surprised TO find tht
schools Of this county 40 well equipped
with maps, charts and other appliances
, necessary for the better education of the
pupi- lie also paid u very nice cutn.
pllincnt 10 the teachers, when lIe said
I hat in no county III Michigan did they
have better schools than lie Ind Waited
in this equity Mr.. Hammond X nn
edncntrd gentleman aud ~ well lifted
10 hold the office 81 superintendent oi
Public instruction and the people oI
this state made nn mistake when they
elected him to TINT office
Rt. Rev. Il. Mott Williams, Bishop
OF the Marquette diucisr ~ the EplScu-
pal church. assisted by Rev. w, A. Cash,
uf Iron River, held evening services m
hthe Baptist church Wednesday evening.
4 good congregation wus in attendance
aud evidenced Il careful u1tent ion To the
Bishops fluent sermon. He gave out
the statement that in the future
Rev. " A. Cash will have chnrgc OF
Iron River aud Crystal Falls and il the
people here see iit, they can enjoy tile
privilege OF having regular services
every other sunday. Arrangements will
be made at once aud Rev. Cash will pro-
badly be here nghrn ON the second sun
day Ia the New year.
Labor Commissioner Cox, has mp
pointed Geo Wagner, of Marquette,
deputy factory inspector and cunyasser
for the bureau of labor, nud has ussign-
ed him the task ul collecting Information
relative a. the kind ol labor employed
u the mines Of the iron aud copper dis
lricts the pay thc men receive. the pre-
cnutiuns taken lur ensuring their safety,
rtc. MIR. Wagner hns already begun
work under his nppoiutmrnt aud in
| tends to give II hlS entlu' attention un-
tll the ground uSSgnch him Is fully
covered ou the lines laid down in his
instructions.
Satin snspenders, elegant ties, Amcri.
can cut glass, Chinese vases, Freuch
bnsques, the latest fads ia important
crlluoid goods, Indian wicker work
Japanese silk handkctchieis, Battcnbarg
fancy work, stamped linen, guaranteed
quadruplc plated Silverwnre, the latest
novelties 10 iewcly, fur goods Of all
description, dainty infants shoes felt
shoes, and big line Of books, NO yellow
covered, but some Of the latcst produc
tious of leading American authors, and
lots of other nice things are some uI
the late arrivals at Tie Fair.
One or the most appropriate, ~ well
/
ior your iady friends would bc One ot
those nice packages oi Guntor,s Holiday
Candies. They are known to be- the
best candy manufactured. They are
put up in pretty cartons, and range ia
! price from live cents tu tive dollars We
have also large stock OF other candies
which we are selling at the following
prices per pound. ten, fifteen and twrn-
| " couts at The Park > Mercantile com
pany = store.
r. II Webb informs our local editor
| thar II Is his lntentun tQ reYulutlunize
| The illuminating slstem IN this city neck
% the woods Hni hu has the ducuments
| 10 endorse his assertions. We may eX-
pcct tu hear more ln the near future.
| he says ~ combines cheapnesS, simpi-
| lpitY al construction aud mIuHgcmtut
as well us an ilhmnutnr of n superior
uuulity to gas or electricity. Watch
| Brad's acruhatlc performance.
No matter what you want; no
matter where you see it adver
llspd no matter what price any
body else names I will supply
that identical article for the same
money or less. A. LusTFIELp,
The occupants 81 the pnstutloa block
| iniorm ~ HAT thrN have prt ltuncd lur
| nm INJUNCTION tu restrain the cold blasts
of old liorrHs wlIstling under tle lloors
Of the building. a. soon us the said
luiuncliou i granted, lUstmNsipr Tully
| thinks II Will lw warmer Nv tllp pnRtotlict
aud lhit the ilupr wi nat he kicked 90
pieces quite 80 suoui aud That rubber
goods viii have brttrr reputatluu Iur
wearing qualities,
The following teachers from this side
VI the County lelt Thursday to aticud.
the teachers institute ut Iron RIVER
Prot |. u. Cutler, tho Misses Wright
Parker, PERKINS, urn, llowlcy, Mmms,
Sweeney, Eva Morrison, llvslnp, keo.
PIKE, Sudds, l.llu Morrison aud Henry,
81 Crystal FullS; Miss Lydia llnrdrr,
MastodnnI Miss Ayaio McCuurt, O..
Mansfield.
We wish TO call the attention 81 our
patrons and frirudS To the fuct TINT wr
have received the largest stock 81 nuts
ever brought to Crysld Falls, la inri,
We are afraid we hnNe nude ~ mistake
aud ordered more thnn the local mnr-
kct viii Justify. ln order % dispose 81
them during the hulidy setson We will
sell ilcm ilun ten cents per pound up,
at The Parks Mercantile company,I
store.
Mrs L !, Ingram, oi Iron M0Vntain
gave an rxhihition uf her ability ~ Il
euler aud uiu~ipinn "Wednesday evening
at the Masnnic installation aud hrr
effort met with unhuundrd applause.
She will call i,r the Masquerade bill tu
bc given by the hand hnys un Nrw Years
Owe do not fail to attend and tnke in