The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-23
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

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Attorney +. A. Woodward was in
Crystal Falls Tuesday ON business.
While at the hotel he met several resi-
dents Of the place who talked of com
ing down 10 Iron Mountain as II team
90 play championship game oi bil-
liards Mr. Woodward makes no pre-
tention TO being n crack billiardlst, ,
but in order not To disappoint them
played one of them game before dinner |
To satisfy him. He won out easily |
After dinner he tackled the other |
crack" player with the same result. |
The Crystal Falls crowd had their
ardor for the game somewhat cool.
| II they should tackle some Of the other
| Iron Mountain boys they would learn
something more.-lron Mountain Tri-
| bune.
The case Of the Metropolitan Lumber
company against the Bay Shore Lumber
company and Walter Cunningham was
decided in the United States court at
Marquette last Thursday. II IL one OF
the homestead cases from the west side
Of the county and - Of great interest to
the people over there Cunningham
settled ON one OF the Canal company's
holdings and afterwards sold his pine To
the Bay shore company. The Metro
politan Lumber company, which had
purchasedall oi the pine in.that vicinity
from the Canal company, replevned the
timber and the suit WAS the outgrowth.
The decision is victory for the home
stcadcrs
Gen Tracy. ex.secretary OF the navy,
contends that the three United States
battleships, Indiana, Massachusetts and
Oregon, with their l3inch guns, are the
most powerful in the world. There are
6-inch guns mounted on Italian vessels,
| but he says that they are not to be con-
sidered serious, maintaining that no
; vessel ailoat has defensive qualities that
will compare with those afforded by the
1S-inch Ilarveyized arnor ON the three
: battleships mentioned Marine Review
4 The land commissioner recently asked
y
. the question "Can the state give home
steader valid title ON description OF
land which was bid off To the state at
, the tax sales in May, 1891, '92, '93 and
: December, '93." The attorney general
: decides such title is valid. He inter
prets the words more than three years
: in section ! 20 Of the general tax laws to
4 mean four years or more.
The vote ON the text book question at
: Iron River week ago last Monday
!. resulted as follows For free text books
/ 81 Against free text books %. For
= state uniformity g: Against state uni
i formity 10. The result of the election
e is that the people OF Iron River will
h leave the text book question just as il
is for present.
The vital statistics department ha,
y issued the first report on divorces il
Michigan. According to the reports O
county clerks there there were ,656 di
vorces in the state during the year S97
! Out OF sthis number 423 were granite,
: on the application OF the husband, an,
, ,133 on the application OF the vile
= you have money TO burn suppl
your wants.in the line OF clothing shoes
drygoods, etc. trade elsewhere. II yol
have the welfare Of the American expires
= company at heart send to Chicago. bu
if YOU know good thing when you se
il, and don't want the earth, trade a
q home at The Fair with A. Lustfelk
~ The Iron County road commissioner
have "A new scheme Of read building o.
Il. which they are securing letters oipatent
80 The scheme il 60 have one irregula
90 ditch in the center OF the road instead ,
one regular diich on each side A spec
mon OF tins scheme can he seen ON I'll
Iron River road.
The Crystal Falls Fire Department
twenty-five strong, will leave here on I'll
morning OF the 3rd Of August n
'' IIoughton. They will be accompanic
by ten or twelve of our citizens who wi
root" for the boys. A team will
-, enterercd in several Of the races.
Iht a hepuDncHh Cluo VIII oo WkhhN'
m. at Iron River tonight. County Cha
for man Conlin, NJ. II Morar,y, S.
an Handy and G. II Watson are among q
nts speakers from this side. A number
er politicians from here accompanied Il
'ur. speakers.
nu- Henry Christensen, OF the firm
,rt- Payne 4 Christensen, Watersmc'
is Mich, was IN the city Tuesday on
me. way nome from Amasa. MIR. Christ,
the son is figuring upon embarking in I
ON mercantile business in this county.
ore shipping oi lumber was suspended
L the hoop mill last Monday aud the n
md was started cutting hoops. The exit
The ordinary amount of rain which we bn
title had i'm the last month has kept the CO