The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-08-06
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

Designating the sale real estate Tor
"SI 90 and other valuable considein-
tom, will have To loo dispensed with
under the provisions of the new revenue
law Each person who records sales oil
reality in that manner will be In 'angcr
| of arrest and heavy fine for such action,
which will he considered in the nature
| of an attempt To evadc the payment oi
! revenue tax. This tax Ia 80 cents Tor |
every $500 or fractional part thereof, oi
real estate sold II business man
should, under this law, sell $1,000
worth of property and record 1t as Tor
Isl and other valuable consideration
he would stand in the light of an at
t,mpt 20 evade the pay ment OF the %
cent stamp on every $500 OF the value
of the 100000 worth property.
A well-knonw local fisherman accounts
for the growing scarcity OF speckled
trout in our rivers and creeks from the
fact that several thousand walleyed
, pike FRY were planted ia them "A number
, of years ago by the state lie says the
pike, which are OF large size, are rapidly
eating the out, and il il only a quet-
ton uf time when the latter viii be
> entirely extermnated and trout fishing
\ will be a "lost sport" N these parts.
p The importation Of the tiger-like pike
o was certainly most deplorable mis-
: take, for we viii never be able To get rid
a ofthuse pests Aside from the spearing
) 81 IL few OF them , the early spring, no
. pike have been cnught around here.
Fifty thousand OF this wort bless species
r. of fish were plant Il in Fisher Lake
e Mining News.
'e The Florence Mining news IN an eX
ic tended wfiie-up Oi the Homestead, WIS.
Is school has this very excellent commen-
e dation 20 make upon the work
u . .onc OF Iron connty's boys. The
le Homestead school il the only
regularly s.aded district school II
FLORENCE county with course OF study
ppfscrihed bv tie state department
a The teacher, Bert Anderson, Is an eli
II cient, industrious instructor and ~ very
liz popular with both pupils and schoo
20. patrons lie has made an enyiabl'
he record and has been engaged To teacl
an next year, the regular fall term opening
all early in September"
les Capt Bosanko handed ~ a circular
or issued by the Calumet ilecla Mln'n'
Die company one day during the week which
- contains some valuable information
las During the past year the mine produced
ms Al 1874 tons ol copper; there has bee
lte paid four dividends Of 500 each pc
zen share, the price 81 copper has yarie
he / TO . cents per pound; publ
library has been completed for the e1
- ployes the company has also erecte
a Tor he use township high school IA bult
- ing Of two floors intended for the teacl
- ng Of manual training.
- The county road commissioners al
u at work upon Tie county road and wi
- soon have repaired all OF the ba
- places. The washout on the east EN-
- of Fortune Lake bridge was repaire
81 bv comm ssioner Bauer last wee
u Commissioners McCnrty has gang q
- work on the hills near Cbicagon cree
'ta- the Atkinson end.
Use II. .E. Mcdonnell brought 10 OF
erS saJctum bunch OF clover which he CT
'ho on the Rogan farm that beats anythir
TO we have seen To date. The stall
the measured oft. Sinchcs in length au
'ins were proportionately heavy Who ca
beat il? Who SAYS that Crystal Fail
an isn't the agricultural section OF Ire
p"" County?
49, A jail delivery at both Florence M
10 Iron Mountain were one of the chang
NV thrown into the usual routine in tho
towns last week. Three men escap
~ from the Dickinson county Jail and o
from Florence county. The Dickins'
prisoners were recapturcd but the Flo
- ence bird" IN yet on the wing
,,a Prof. |. f. Cutler, who was last ye
superintendent of our school, has secu
.,a, "a position in the Denver Universal
',.., His household goods, which he had ]
here, were shipped last week to the
u.o new Colorado home and his many Cr
:, i. tai Falls friends wish him much succ
,.Le in his new position.
Frank LaDuke was arrested ycstord
morning charged with robbinc Barn
Erickson in Casper Aberle's saloon ca
in the morning When brought bcf'
tne Justice Munns he pleaded guilty q
ouTe was held to await trial mt the next tc
~ of circuit court.
-, How many have seen Chicagon La
We find that very lew of our pco
!, have had that pleasure. Next w
a., nesday presents n grand opportun
d in :" V','S n, 80. :,
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