The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-11-26
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The Finn's temperance society was
eight years old last Thursday and the
members celebrated the event by "A free
supper which was served ia their hall ~
Maple Grove The membership uf this
organization numbers sxty-five oi
which fifty are men and fifteen women.
There were fifteen new members al.
mitted hast Thursday. The Importance
and the good work that is being done by
this organization IL, we think, over
looked by the English speaking people.
The society Is doing ~ good work and
answering purpose that * truly good
and it should receive the attention and
sisterslip oI English organizations oi
the same class.
The Thanksgiving dinner and supper
givin 10y the male members oI the Nj. r..
church nj the Dunn Euilding ON Tlntnks-
giving day wa5 u great success both
from the stand point Of culinary
art and the financial side OF the ven
turc. One lady trys To east reflection
upon the work uT the men in tins con
nection hy Saying that they secured the
meats and other edIblcs and then touk
To the woods leaving the women to do
the cooking, but that wont 90. II ~
simply llttlc ebbng of jealousy upon
the part OF the ladies when they saw
how beautifully the men surpassed all
female efforts al serving suppcrs.
The Wisconsin x Michigan railroad
company, which owns the railrond from
Pcshtigu north to the 500 and is at the
present eN Ntcnding its lines to Quinncsec,
has been rcorgnnized, filing articles oT
association with the Secretary of state
at Lansing under name Of the Wisconsin
Michigan d Northern company. The
company filed map showing several
proposed crossings with the North
western in Dickinson and Iron counties
II is confidently expected that the road
will be extended in the near future TO
this city.
Myer Saylun arrived in town hast
Wednesday afternoon and spent the
following day looking up old ncquuint-
ancoz. MIR Savlan was looking over the
town with i view 81 locating here in the
spnug lie is doing - fine business in
Traverse City bat says that he likes
Crystal Falls, having been here so long
aud that, other things being equal, hc
would rather do business here than in
any town that he is acquaintd with.
from this county to the meeting OF the
district board of canvasscrs which was
held in Iron Mountain last Tuesday.
The vote ~ canyassed showed a major
ity Tor Mr. Handy of 2O7i According
10 the vote OF the different counties,
Dickinson county will have eleven repre-
senlntives in the next representative
convention, Iron county ilyeand Baraga
four
The people Of Iron Mountain have per-
icctpd arrangements for Il grand military
bnll To be held in that city ON December
2nd. The ball will be given in honor OF
Company +. and Tor the benefit Of that
organization II will be free To all
members oI the company but others will
be charged ~ cents per couple. Tickets
may be obtained nt Wlkinson's drug
store.
What is the matter with the Crystal
Falls Business Mems associationI? The
work OF getting in people to work the
mines here is one that they should help
with as well M the mining companies
We want three hundred families Just
IA well have families ~ single men
They bring more trade and more people.
Let's take hold oi tins question gentle
men.
Supt G. T.. Lawrence. ot the llcmlock,
came down from Amasa to take in the
meeting of the county board. Mr. Law
renee takes cheerful view Of tho iron
situation and looks for sovernl good
years in this locality. The scarcity of
labor ~ the only cloud, in his wny oi
viewing the situation, that is nt present
towering over the mining industry.
"Well" said John Erikson, upon
returning from u days hunt last Tues
day. 81 beat Jim Mctount anyway"
GLOW il that asked the reporter. "Igot
buck that weighs 3l5 pounds dressed.
lie has twcnty-seven prongs upon his
horns and shot him ~ distance of
400 PAGES running shot" How is IT
Jim2 Can't you beat that2
The work of forming night schools will
lpc begun 10y Commissioner Conin next
week. IL Is his intention tn have one
each at the Western and Shalcr loca-
tions aud nt the Mansfield besides the
one in the village. All Interested IN the
formation OF such "A school nrc request
cd to meet at the school house next
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