The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-06
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

resulted from the afIliction. She was
taken to the hospital at Iron Mountain
Saturday, Tor treatment. The funeral
occurred from the Church OF the Guar
dian Angel in this city, Tuesday alter
noon. Deceased was about fifty years
old and leaves Il husband and five
children to mourn her loss. The
children are Misses Annie and Josephine,
the former OF whom attends the Mari
nette convent. two little girls and a
son, young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. q. Waite and son
Thad visited Amasa friends Wednesday,
q TACT that very much pleased reporter
OF The DIAMOND DRILL who happened TO
be in Amasa the same day. The C.. &
NV. passenger didn't wait long enough
to take the scribe out OF the little town,
but Iron county's obliging sheriff did,
and his spanking team travelled the
eighteen miles OF hills in one hour and
Iorty minutes.
Postotlice Inspector Fawkner, whom
an Iron Mountain paper recently spoke
OF as an "unwelcome visitor WAS in
Crystal Falls Monday, and looked over
the accounts of Postmaster Tully. The
books balanced 20 cent and the in
spector departed next morning. Mr..
Fawkner Is pleasant gentleman TO
meet and Mr, Tally says that he ia by
NO means au 'unwelcome visitor" TO
Crystal Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs Don. b. Buell. departed
Saturday evening for Litchdeld, lower
Michigan, where they will visit for n
time with Mr.. Buers mother. Mr.. Buell.
did not know when leaving here just
where he would locate for the future, but
will not return Co Crystal Falls The
young couple made many friends during
their residence in this city, whose best
wishes will accompany them wherever
they may go.
The work Of checking up the books Of
Iron couuty's clerk and treasurer i
temporarily discontinued. Will III. Jobe,
one of the experts employed on the
work. being called to Amasa the first oi
the month to make out the pay roll OF
the Hemlocl1 mine, where he is employed
as bookkeeper. Mr. Jobe will return TO
Crystal Falls next week. when the work
OF checking up will be resumed aud soon
completed.
Phil Boyington was over from Iron
River Sunday evening. Phil IL now in
the hotel, livery and saloon business
with his iather,.A j Boyington, having
been taken into partnership on Friday
of last week, his twenty-frst birthday.
The firm name IN Boyington & Son.
Phil's friends In this side OF the county
are pleased TO see him make such an
early and undeniably strong start in
business.
"Ten pounds" was what j. n.
Stephens said the other day, as n
reporter dropped in to ask him how was
business. As Mr.. Stephens was cutting
meat at the time, the fret impression
was that he was talking about the
amount OF meat in the order he was
putting up, but when he said "she ar
rived Monday his face told the rest OF
the story. Mother and daughter are
well.
Mike Curley and Elmer Clark, OF Me-
gaunee, visited Crystal Falls friends
few days this week. Mike is the same
smiling youth who twirled for the Crys-
tai Falls base ball club during the sea-
son OF 90, and Elmer played with the
local team during the past season. Both
are very popular young men and have
scores OF friends IN this village who are
always glad TO see them.
Several young bachelors intended
giving dance in the opera house next
week, but as there was considerable talk
about the dance conflicting with the FIRE.
mems masquerade, the promoters let IL
drop. While the boys would like TO have
their dance, none OF them wished TO enter
into nm affair that might detract from
the success OF the trcmen's dance.
THE DIAMOND DRILL failed to chronicle
the arrival oil baby girl at the home oil
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Dunn, on Friday.
Jan. 22 The item was written and
placed on the copy hook with several
other short locals, but WIS overlooked
in the composing room. We beg the
little mics pardon and assure her that
sit will not occur again"
II tho people who noticed sudden
brightonine ai the sky in the direction Of
Atnass The other day are still wondering
what occasioncd It, THE DIAMOND DRu.L
vill be pleased to tell them what IL
tbiuksWs che cause. We believe you
saw tlp beams OF Thoburn Gihson's
bcamIng smile as he welcomed little
daughter.
John Jamcs, OF Iron Mountain, told