The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-12-03
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

ing them from cutting the timber on
lands in the Perch Lake country. which
has been filed on by 3 number oi scttlers
residing in Stambaugh The land Is
claimed by the Michnan Land & Iron
company. but number az years ago
was taken up by settlers, who, ,ol'iect -
the timber being removed. Holmes <
Jackson are putting in the timber Tor
Spies of Menominee, Who il backing
them in this contest with the settlers.
The'work Of cutting the timber h going
ON AZ though no injunction had bccn
served, aud the end is not yet, az tie
boRcsteaders are bound to prevent the
cutting OF the .-heporier
Geo. Donlin brings from Iron River
tidings of another fatccul prosecution of
game law violaters. Tie parties nrc
from lower Michigan and bad secured
licenses but had in their possession,
before the scason opened, number 81
deer henrts; some say deer hearts and
some say not. bat al any rate the game
warden turned the cold heart aud ar
rested them. Donlin appcucd os
counsel and advised them 10 1eit and
they got. Onc OF them fought AZ san
Juan and was wounded iu the neck
Pretty tough II fellow that offered his
life in defense Of his country can't have
the privilege oi shooting "A deer during
the period Of his rccupeIation.
The impression has gone out that
there is a boom on Ia tliis town.
Any person TINT has thnt iden
- very much deceived aud it IS to be
hoped that our people will deprccate the
spread oi this idea az much M possible.
The result of booms IL to induce out
siders 90 crowd in und oveidn the
various lines 81 business with the result
that the conditiun 81 tlle business man IS
not.as good as when the times are hard.
There are just about enough business
houses here now Tor the number Of
! people at work aud none 81 tile business
plnccs are making more than q living.
There is NO boom on here and there Is
no opportunity for more businoss at
Il profit
The literary @orirty WIS reopanizad
hast night with Prof. " ID Till, Press
q. Il. Voos, Vice Pres Auna korpeka
See. Mrs. Butz, Treas; Musccommittcc
I G. T.. Voos, Henrietta iitzsimmons and
\ Ruby Rowley. ENecuntyc committee
IThos. Conlin, Margaret faulds mud NJ
i. Sanborn The first meeting will be
next Thursday evening The subject Ioi
debate i. Resolve That tie S gov
ernmcnt is not justified Ia ueNtending ~
dominion beyond the Anrricnn coutt
nrnt anditsudjaconti islands. Speakers
inillrmntiyc, VI II Moriarty, S. y
Handy Negative, q Il Noos, Thts
lConlip
| nccrces we're ricd in the office 81 th'
| Register 81 Deeds IN The cases OF th,
Michigan Land and Iron company III,
metropolitan company and the Ncewe
u.Lw association VI. Barney Morgan, W
" Hopkins and other homestcader- il
tbe western part 81 tins county Thcst
papsrs cover the timber lands which
wss disputed aud settlement relchet
btween the homesteaders and tn,
liSierent companies mentioned
a visit to the workshop ~ Frnl
NVidatraud reveals condition of'ord b
llhcad" that cnnnot he found at any
q ther institution IN the city Werin
10 the grcat number Of deer hrads
whole deer aud other animals that hav,
been left with him for mounting Mr.
| Widstrand il an expert nc the busincs.
/ and he turns ont as fine Il line OF wort
ns can bo had anywhere
The Parks Mercantile company ha,
upon exhibition in the "ark's iron
building az iinca line ol cutters and
sleighs ~ can be seen anywhere rhr
entcrprisiug firm il ever looking after
I the needs or the public aud there is no
need of anyone buying tom u cntalor,
when they can step right ia and see tlit
article itself A ino cutter mny be had
for $50 90
The Iron Mountain Gazette uppcurcd
ina new drcss The first 81 Gle week
The publishers announce that They have
added several presses, much job and
newspaper type to the office and that
the services ~ Henry SchNcllrnbact
have been secured for city work Wt
are glad TO see our neighbors prosprring
In the report oi the state board 81
control, Marquette prison Il reported
with population of 200. The re-.
munerativc Industries are carricd ou
under the contract system. 10 con.
victs being employed in the manuinclur,
oi cigars. for which the state receiver ~
cents per day Tor each convict
The copper mining industry Is just
now mouopolizine the attention Of thJ
people. how great this industry Is, may
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