The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-05-08
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.
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A baby girl was born to Mr.. ana Mrs.
Geo. Il. Noos Monday.
Iron River has Eve saloons-one less
than she had previous to May l.
Miss Gcrtie Cummings, of Iron River,
is the guest of Mrs John Morrison.
A number ~ Crystal Fails people are
picking trailing nrbutus at Pamela to-
day.
Adam Bower and John Elossingham
took in the sights of the city OF Balsam
Sunday.
Mrs Ed. Day and Miss Maggie Raher,
Of Amasa, visited Crystal Falls friends
Tuesday.
County School Commissioners Conlin
returned Thursday from few days
visit at Republic
Chici Johnson began practicng his
nozzle men and hook and ladder com
pany this week.
NJ. B. McGce viii go TO Detroit next
week 20 attend u meeting OF the Grand
Commandcry, X. Il.
J. G. Wilkinson will 60 to Detroit Mon
day 60 attend a meeting Of the Grand
Lodge, U. Il. X. OF +.
Thursday, June 3, is the date decided
upon 10y the Crystal Falls Silver Cornet
band for It's next dance.
Rev. Mr.. Holtzhausen, of Marquette
will preach ut the Baptist church, to-
morrow morning and evening.
Things arc looking brighter in the lum-
Der regions. The forest fire is making its
annual tour Of the northwest.
Miss Lille Terrien il now employed as
salcslady at the Bee Hive, where she will
be pleased tu see her lady friends.
NJ. S. Sanders, secretary OF the Huron
Iron company, was in Crystal Falls this
week lie returned to Chicago today.
Frank Jackson, formerly agent FOR the
e.. q NV Railway company at Iron
River, but now OF Norway, was in town
Wednesday.
G. Dunes, the cutter Of the Empire
tailoring department, will be in town
Sunday aud Monday, and will have his
tape with him.
Those are indeed terrible laws that
will permit a miner suing for wages TO Sc
cure judgment against 4 poor struggling
mining company.
William McCarty has disposed Of the
Amasa House, at Amasa, TO a couple OF
Italians who will set up a red card aud
other attractive articles.
Ezra Brooks, Charles and Glib
Richards, William James and few
other miners left for the British Column
bin mining fields Monday
Supervisor K. r. Hollow has spent a
goodly portion OF the past ten days
in travelling about the township looking
over the land to be assessed.
Superintendent S. C. Bennett, OF the
Dunn mine, Is now experimenting the
work at the Crystal Falls mine. capt.
Jacka il directing the underground oper-
ations.
The DIAMOND DRr.L tonders it's most
swectly pcriumcd thanks 90 the bevy OF
young ladies that decorated the cditori-
al desk with trailing arbutus early in the
week.
The Swedish Luihcrans will give a
basket social at the Finn hall in Maple
Grove on Saturday evening next. Coffee
aud cake will bc served for fifteen cents
EVERYBODY invited.
The ladies Of the NJ Il. church will Civ,
a six o'clock supper in the Parks iron
building, ON Wednesday evening, May
10. A useful work salc viii also bc con
Quoted 10y the ladies.
George Kitchen. and Douglas and j. n
Magison departed Tuesday for Nelson
b. G.. Mr.. Kitchen has been in British
Columbia in the past and believes that
the country Is all right.
An interesting batch of Amnaa item.
was received just before going to press
today. but too late for publication. A
portion of IL, however, will appear in th,
Amasa column next week.
I'd. Bregger is now employed in thI
New York store and is being thoroughly
iniiimted ia the duties of his new posi-
ton, while the stock " being removed tC
the old stand below the railrond
Mrs Geo. ID. crppcn was the guest 0
Crystal Falls friends Wednesday. Mrs
Crippcn was returning from visit {.
Chicago, and was accompanied iron
Peshtig0 by her little niece, Mistress Tn,
Purcell
Crystal Falls will soon have two bas
ball clubs. The members Of the fire de
partment will organize "A team an'
another tenn composed Of young mel
not ia the Gre department will be or
gnnzed.