The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-17
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.


ton, Idaho, until they fell into the
hands Of a real estate agent who took
them To Vineland, Washington. There
they met S. ID. Hollister and David
Lockwood, formerly OF Crystal Falls
also Halsey, the former receiver of the
land Office at Marquette. They seem to
be pleased with the country andepeak OF
II as the land OF corn and wine, with the
summer breez,s siehing softly through
the fruit orchards while, all around on
the mountain, snow is falling. The
country is being settled rapidly and
great many Michigan people are there.
Reporter.
There have been surprises that were
not "A surprise but the one given Mrs.
.Ino. Erickson by n few of her friends last
Wednesday evening was of the genuine
surprise order. The occasion was her
birthday and about . o'clock her
friends began filing into her pleasant
home ON Fifth street, taking the lady
totally unawares, and IA very pleasant
evening WAS passed. Among those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. haywood,
Parks. Abbott and Lustiield, Misses
Rowley. penglase, Perkins, stewart and
Henry, Messrs. Nelson, Curcoran,
Dusenbery and Webb aud Mrs. Rowlcy.
A bath room was started ia Iron
River last week and in response to IN
invitation from the proprietor, the
junior and senior editors of the Reporter
strolled down together one afternoon To
sample" the tubs. The junior editor
got through with his bath first and,
rtraying into his seniors room as the
latter was dressing, he looked at the
water in the tub and remarked, "why,
Pat, the water in your tub is much
dirtier than mine was" "Well," replied
the offended pencil pusher,"I wonder il
il ought not be. Pm considerably older
than you are"
Supt. I. +. Cole, of Ironwood, well
known in this city from his connection
with Crystal Falls mines, has been APP
pointed Michigan director OF the Mass
group OF copper mines in Ontonagon
county, and the mines will be reopened
under his direction. Mr.. Cole ~ one oi
the best known mining men in the PENN
snla and the Mass people are to be con-
graduated upon their good fortune in
securing him. The new work will not
interfere with Mr.. Coles present posi-
tion as superintendent Of the Oliver
mines on the Gogebic.
A peace jubilee will be held at the NJ
Il. Church next Sunday evening. The
titlo roll OF the event carries nm cx-
planntion OF it's purpose with il and IL is
to be hoped that all ol our people viii
turn out and attend the ceremonies.
The meeting is non-sectarian aud the
participators are all home people. Sew
eral addresses will bc delivered and
special patriotic music Is being prepared
for the occasion.
Wedding bells rang out the happy
marriage oi Cbas. Peterson, oi Maple
Grove, and Miss Gussie Johnson, Of the
Crystal Falls location, last night, Rev.
haywood performing the ceremony
The yonng couple are very well known
ia Crystal Falls. the groom being ASSOC
ciated with Architect Nelson in the
carpenter business The DIAMOND Drill
extends to the young people its heartiest
congratulations.
In speaking of Claude Atkinson,
formerly of Crystal Fails I'VE met Claude
ON the street in Duluth on Nov. 30
seemingly in good health and spirits.
| lie accompanied us to the Union depot
and into the train where We rat and
talked until the tram started aud
Claude left us saying That he would be
ut Eveleth within few days pounding
away at his paper ngnin.-Current
w. Flanagan and Ed. Kingsford, oi
Iron Mountain, with w. j. Blair aud
John Hamilton estimated the timber on
about 2 900 acres oI hand belonging to
the Pewabic company. in 1896. for the
Buckeye Stnve company. The parcel
contains about 2,000,O feet OF bass-
1
wood and elm timber suitable for use at
the Stave iactoly Reporter.
While skating ON the river near the
bridge last Sunday, Oscar Porn narrow
ly escaped drawing. The river was
open IN some PLACES and ia making "A
turn he oyershot the mark aud went in
To the water, which nt that spot was
over his head. fortunately, Russell
Ball was near aud pulled him out.
supt. Thompson, ~ The Dunn Mining
company, was in town Tuesday. lie
came here TO Witness the wind-up al
mining operations NJ that property, ior
on that day the work of removing what
ore remained IN the pit was finished aud
the fires extinguished Ia the furnaces for
the last time.
The Iron ore shipments from the Mar.
quette range Tor the season just closed
Il the laryest In the history of that