The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

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w Young, who. for the past year,
has been ia the employ OF the Empire
Clothing company informed a reporter
for TRE DIAMOND DRILL that be VIII
leave Crystal Falls next week Tor Green
Bay, where he will enter the employ oi
Smith Brothers, the largest market
gardeners Of that place. Mr.. Young will be
stationed in the copper country for the
remainder OF the summer, but will return
to Green Bay next winter where his lam
ily will reside. Mr.. and Mrs. Young
have made many friends during their
! residence in Crystal Falls, who viii be
sorry 10 know OF their leaving.
Donovan and O'Connor, OF Menominee,
have contracted with the Holt lumber
company, Of Oconto, to cut all their
pine timber into lumber. This deal is
the result OF excessive taxation OF Holt
company property 10y the city OF Ocon-
to, the company some time since decid-
ing on a suspension OF milling operations
at that point. and they will virtually
close out there this season az soon as
the norway and hemlock stock oil logs
on hand have been converted into lum-
ber
Hon. h. l.. lockwood, "1'he Hoosier
Boy Orator" has been secured by the
ladies OF the w. l.. church. Tor lecture
on Tuesday evening, July 9th. MIR.
lockwood has the reputation OF being
the most noted young orator on the
} American platform today, and the
ladies are offering an entertainment
: that is worthy OF good patronage. Ad-
, mission ten cents.
The 100, 100000 feet or more oil logs
comprising the main river drive. reached
the upper booms Friday night, and the
big sacking crew OF l20 men were dis
charged and paid off. 1t was started
June 1st and in one OF the shortest
drives on record Over 100 miles we're
: covered in less than five weeks.
The people who went TO Florence last
Sunday TO see the Iron Mountain ball
tosscrs wipe the earth with the Florence
lads are as follows: Willie Bosanko,
Oscar Wdstrnnd, Chas. Dusenbery, l.. A.
, Henry, Myer Lewis, Chas. Forseth,
! Frank Ball and John Ritter.
Oloi Hegemo came in from Bates the
. fore part OF the week, bringing with him a
: load OF Strawberries grown on his farm.
:. II anyone doubts the possibility Of rails
! Ing Strawberries in this county he would
!, well TO look at some OF MIR. Helgemo's
, crop.
Prof. Cutler came up from MenomineC
Tuesday and brought his household
Il goods with him so that hc is now full
Is liedgrd citizen OF Crystal Falls. Mr.
II Cutler and family will occupy the house
oi vacated by Prof. Mickens.
"A The Range Tribune, in speaking OF The
+. Iron Mountain club. social organiza
nc ton OF our big neighbor, says ut has
TO membership OF ninety and atevery meet
&C ing batch OF new applications ar
he acted upon"
nc Guy Holmes has been on IN extended
90 trip through the pineries OF the Uppe
II. Peninsula looking up timber lands in th
III interest oi tannery companies. Hemlocl
NJ lands are the ones he is in search OF.
-, Thirty-four boxes OF powder in tn
" powder house Mt the Aragon mine ex
, ploded last week, shaking things up abou
Norway in manner that Norway
~ ties don't care To experience again.
IN A change has been made in the man
u. aeement of the Commercial Hotel a
as Iron Mountain. Ira G. Bean, who ha
m managed the house Tor the past year
~ succeeded 10y w. +. Miller.
An express Office was opened atAmas
last Wednesday. This will be quite n
accommodation to the people OF the Fall'
ms ns heretofore express for Amasa wa
billed via Iron Mountain.
=" -, Mrs Ismny, OF the shaier location
"o received telegram Thursday telling h'
." OF the blasting OF her son, John, in
-, ," mine at Telluride, Colorado.
an Bert Neeland has resigned his positio
A., as clerk ut the Lockwood and will lea,
nr soon for Green Bay. His place hI
~, been taken by Wallle Pierce,
Congressman {, u. Sheldon, OF this di
die trict, left for Washington last week To
,ut ON hand when tho tariff bill is presents
TO for vote.
ode NJ. IL. Moriariy went 10 Atkinse
ow Friday In response To a telegram fro
her the Metropolitan Lumber company.
he The ladies OF the M. Il. church W
" give on lpe cream sooIable next Tuesd,
not evening at the church.
we'd tr.., 49,,
~ position as stenographer In the law onl
Of NJ. H. Moriarty.