The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-04-08
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

| team from McLaren'H livery ana the
mnn in the Boyington barn hitched the
team up wrong. The horses be-
came unmanneeable five times on
, the way home aud the occupants
OF the sleigh were in momentary
fear Of being killed. The horses
would allow no one to approach them
So that the Glitch up" could not be
changed and the two travellers were
com ,elled TO endure the agony all the
way home
Ex-Township Treasurer Moriarty did
a good act just before retiring from
Office by paying over To the school
treasurer four hundred dollars that
wef l.l IN the township treasury, Ia
apply upon the six hundred that was
taken from the school fund two years
ago To pay township orders. There are
two hundred dollars yet remaining To be
paid back aud the school board should
see that some provision is made to get
the money back next year.
The rendition OF the play "Dr. Jekyle
and MIR. Hyde" by Mr.. Hartigan at the
opera house last Tuesday evening was
the best piece OF acting ever seen IN
artist Of the first water and throws into
his work realism that IL impressive.
| The attendance was very good. lie
will return here next season IN "Judus
Maccabeeus" play written by himself
and played under the auspices OF the
Maccabees.
DR. A. NJ. Darling was called to Iron
River last Sunday morning to consult
with DR.. Sturgeon, Of that city, upon the
case of Michael Mitchell, who is danger
ously III with pueumonian The doctors
dcsraired of his recovery, and Tuesday
morning word was received here that
Mr. Mitchell had died the night
before Mitchell WAS well known IN
Crystal Falls as he was one oi the Oldest
residents oi Iron county.
ID. NJ. Ross writes that he will return
To Crystal Falls and engage in the
kgrocery business. He will occupy hls
old stand in the Lindsay building now
occupied by l.. +. johnson. Mr. John
son has decided To go out of business
and il selling his stock out at cost. lie
will not leave Crystal Falls, 80 he IN
formed a reporter for 'fhE DIAMOND
DRILL but will remain here aud probably
engage in business later.
Although Father Kuel has been here
hut two weeks he has made II host oi
friends in the city already, lie is hast
becoming acquainted with our people
and his kind, winning ways are making
friends for him OF everyone lac meets.
lie is u man OF exceptional ability and
and is attl acting mtny listeners To the
Church OF the Guardian Angle to hear
eloquent discourses.
Peter Hicks, an old resident OF Mans
evening. Mr., Hicks came 10 town two
weeks ago and waH taken sick at
Thoins boarding house where he WAS
taken care OF by friends. The deceased
tllNil Itfi W. ltlNNNN'o h'iNs a'h '''''V'
taking charge of the remains and al-
tending TO the obsequies. lie was
buried Thursday morning.
In almost every nciehbolhood there IL
some one whose life has been saved by
Chamberlain Cole, Cholera and Diar-
ihuea Remedy or who has been cured oi
chronic diarrhoen 10y the uSe of that
medicine Such persons make ~ point
oT telling OF it whenever opportunity
offers, hoping that it may be the means
81 saving other lives. For sale by all
druggists.
In another column will be found
report 81 the condition of the township
treasury MIR. Mofiarty goes ont ui
office leaving everything ia excellent
condition. There are but lew outstand-
ing orders left, the interest on bonds IL
pad a. to date and township Warrants
nrc az good az gold. Ii remains to be
seen how long they will remain so.
Rep. Handy advises us that the mis-
take IN the boundaries Of the city
occurred through the journal clerk in
comparing the bill with the origina
boundaries. The legislature can
remedy this defect but not until next
session. The difficulty alluded 10 tx the
excluding OF the Donavan aud Cole
forty IRON the city territory.
q. l.. Woodwork, of Duluth, who il
now IN the employ Of Picknnds. Msthcr
q Company, came over from Iron River
Tuesday To work on this side 81 the
county. MIR. Woodwofth WIS formerly
superintendent of the Crystal Falls
schools, and his friends about here nre
legion. He will remain In this district
for the summer at least.
From DR.. A. VI. Darling we lcnrn that
DR. Crowell, oi Iron Mountain. has been
rendered the position Of mine physician