The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-24

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upper peninsula. ~ " cntiuhote" A"oN - /
the counties OF Marquette, Alger and
Luce about 1000 persons will be engaged
in the gathering OF the crop which will be
worth between $4,000 and $4,000
this year.
A dispatch from Houghton says that
several hundredi coal miners IRON the
coal regions OF Ohio and Pennsylvania
are flocking TO the copper country,
brought there 10y the high wages paid in
the copper mines. The dispatch further
states that while the mines in that
country are working more men than
usual there are now in the district over
1000 men out OF employment.
John McGillis, who has been the as
sistant in the Iron County Bank for the
past three years, has resigned his posi-
ton and intends leaving Crystal Falls.
Mr.. McGills is very popular with the
people Of Crystal Falls and it is with
regret that we see him leave our city.
However, we wish him the best OF sue
cess wherever he may see fit to locate.
Cant. Josiah Brooks and August
Erickson returned from British Colum-
bia on Saturday last, where they have
been Tor the past two months. Their
report OF the country is much the same
as that given by others who have re-
turned and in addition they say thnt
the air in the mines is very bad How
ever, their many friends are glad 20 see
them back.
Chas. Simpson. county surveyor oi
Florence county and well known to the
people OF Crystal Falls, has accepted a
position with the Consolidated Mining
company, better known as the Rookie
Teller syndicate, OF the Mesabi Mr..
Simpson viii reside at Duluth.
Dan DAWSON came up from Plattvlle,
! Wis. last Tuesday intending to make
CRYSTAL Falls his home for some time.
He was accompanied here by his sister,
Miss stella, who will reside with her
brother, W. X DAWSON.
Bert Hughitt, an old time resident oi
Crystal Falls, was in the city yesterc ay.
I, lie has been in Alaska during the past
yearand gave the boys some Information
on that country that dampened the
4, ardor Of many OF them.
! Edward Sweeney returned on Friday
from the Mesabi range, where he il oper-
= ating a diamond drill Mr. Sweeney viii
/. spend few days with his family in
4 Crystal Falls before again leaving for the
D Mesabi.
y Mrs Ismay and Mrs. curnOw went "a
e Iron Mountain Wednesday to attend
! the funeral oi Mrs. Ismay's son, John
0 who was killed in "A mine at Telluride
{ Col. one day last week.
e The morning subject at the Presby
U terian church tomorrow will be, "Daird
y the Shepherd" Eevening subject, 9TH,
, True Worship OF God" Sabbath Schoo
j. at 11:30.
r. r. Webb went down to Pembin,
last Thursday evening to meet Mrs
Webb, who was on her way from Mime
apolis FOR visit at Crystal Falls.
! r. Il. Clinch, of chcago, came up Sun
: day TO look over tho Mansfield anC
J. Columbia mines. He was accompanie,
,. by his brother George.
e Fire destroyed the saw mill OF Donovni
q and O'Connor ut Menominee last Tues
s. day The entire structure is q tota
Is loss.
e. The ladies OF tho Swedish church vii
:, give an ice cream sociaI in the Park
It iron building on the evening OF August Z
J. Miss Tidy McGiIlis and Eunice Purcell
. OF Iron River, were the guests OF Mrs. W
y j. Tully Monday and Tuesday.
Herman Hansen, JAS. Pontbriand an
Richard Letter, Of Florence, were vi.
Itors in Crystal Falls Sunday
The subject OF the lecture next Tue,
Y day evening at the NJ +. church will b,
lc Betty and ] and the Baby"
70 The Empire will close out the stock {
&c goods now on hand in their store an
~ leave town on August LIST.
= Louis Stegmilar, one of the fee holder
= = in the Paint River and I.amont mine,
. was in the city Thursday.
n James J. GaIiney has accepted pos
ne ton in the Iron County Rank, John
~ MoGillls having resigned.
OF Mrs. John DoIan left Tuesday Il
=, Butte, Montana. where hor husband ha
C, been for some time past.
y. Mrs. John Tromblay is visitin
oil relatives In Escanaba. She will be al
a sent several weeks.
" W.SI.aing pame 10 the Falls Frida
>" to talk fresh meats aud sausagcs to ou
merchants.
- Mrs. Wm. Doucet and children az
!, spending the week with Mr. Doucet, q
uoI Iuaf,s