The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-16

larry a. Heath, oil Milwaukee, was IN
town yesterday.
William James was n business visitor
TO Marquette this week.
John Dolan departed for Butte, Mon
tana, Wednesday morning.
Master Artie Lockwood, OF Green Bay,
IL visiting friends in the city.
The mine Office at the Mansfield mine
was Quilted by fire Sunday night.
Attorney Patek was down from Iron
wood attending 10 legal business Tues
day.
Jack Karkeet, of Iron Mountain, was
in Crystal Falls Tuesday discournging
the use OF "Thonor."
Masquerade talk is being INDUCED in
by the young people OF the town and
they are looking tO the fircmcn for "par-
ticulars."
Chns. G.. Campbell was in from his
logging camp on the Deer river this week
ind reports hauling good, the ice roads
being in fair condition.
Labaron w. Margison was up from
Norway Tuesday to visit his parents
here and attend the Mnccabee instu Hat
tion ball Tuesday evening
Mrs. Geo. d. Crippcn will 60 To Lansing
early next week and will probably spend
the remainder OF the winter there with
her husband, representative Crippen.
The newly-electod officers of the local
Maccabee tent were installed Tuesday
evening Alter the installation, the
knights and their ladies enjoyed n social
hop.
William Doucet will soon again occupy
his handsome residence ON Fourth
air ~ - fttr ~
tn Crystal Falls about the first OF the
month.
William James has been getting out
some very nice square timber this winter
near the Dunn mine. It was cut from
lands owned by II. M. Moore and james
Wilkinson, OF Marquette.
Another week OF good skating was
taken advantage OF by the young people
OF Crystal Fails Some OF the boys are
talking OF skating down river to the
Hrnle ialls and returning from Florence
on the afternoon passenger.
William Doucet knd the interior OF his
saloon improved this week md the rear
rooms renovated and furnished. Mr..
Doucet considers the best none too good
and where there is room for improve
ment lac is always ready to improve.
Meyer Lewis, OF the Empire, spent the
first lew days Of the week ut Iron Noun
tain. Mr. Lewis business partner,
Wolf Oppcnheim, came up from Iron
Mountain to look after the business here
during Mr. Lewis absence.
Miss Lulu ]. Richmond, of Iron Noun
tain. was in the city Monday instructing
her pupils IN the art of music Her class
il growing larger each week, and she will
stay Mondays and Tuesdays hereafter,
so that she can give To her pupils
the attention they require.
Luke Welch is now living in his new
residence on Fifth street. lt h ~ model
house, and Mr.. Wech has left nothing
undone that would add tO it's beauty
and comfort. He evidently intends Co
continue n resident Of Crystal Falls, ns
it would be almost impossible for any
one TO give up the beauty, pleasure and
comfort OF such u home.
Charles Forseth, for many years with
a. +. q Il. Guensburg, ot this city, has
accepted a cerkahip in A. Lllstfield's
dry goods store at Crystal Fails, and
entered upon his duties, Monday lie
IL an Industrious, energetic young man,
and MIR. Lusticld has secured an excel
lent clerk Florence Mining News.
Mr. Harris, Sr., is dangerously i'll at
the home of his son, William Harris, in
Maple Grove. The old gentleman is
afflicted with n cancer on tho upper lip,
which is rapidly sapping his life. A son,
n young man, came up from Wausaukec
| Thursday, TO see him and two daughters
are expected from Wisconsin today
Prosecuting Attorney Handy was
called to Iron River Monday, by Justice
IO'Bricn, TO prosecute some parties that
were arrested for larceny. Az prose
cutor he seems determined TO make
record, as lac convicted two of the
accused. Constable Mitchell brought
them to the county seat and turned
them over 10 Sheriff Waite. Two con-
victions IN Iron River is breaking the
record md we congratulate Mr.. Handy
on his success.
Early last month THE DIAMOND DRILL
received n lettor from A. Bloch, Menasha,
Wis, stating that he would place
stock of dry goods and clothing in his
building here, and would be ready Tor
business ON or about the first OF
January Mr.. Bloch desired that locnl
mention be made of the same and TnE
DIAMOND DRIIL complied, but 80 Tar
that enterprising merchant and his
stock Of clothing hns Jailed 90 material
| izp. This WINS Mr.. BlOch's second
declaration of intention To start in bnsi-
ncSs here, but with his third dcclara tion
of intention hia news item" will not
materializo in TnE DIAMOND DRiTL un-
/ less -.
George johnson returned from Re.
public Tuesday. George went iO Iiepub-
Tic TO spend New Years Day with friends
and returning was compelled to stop
over night ut Iron Mountain. Next
morning he got lost in the great city and
mistaking the g.. VI. & Sc. Z. depot for
the G.. X NV, he boarded the train
there Tor the purpose of coming home
The train was few miles from tho city
before the conductor came around and
George recognizing him rs the same who
took his ticket when hc went Co Republic
n lew days before, realized his blundcr,