The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-09-02

TERSE TOWN TOPICS.


NARROW escape from being killed while u
the woods near Fortune lake last Mon
day. They started TO walk from
Phillips landing TO the Vanderpool cot
tage and while they we're going through
the woods "A wind storm came up. Miss
BERTHE Davision was walking behind thu
two ladies and as they were passing d
hemloek tree she not iced IL start to fall
She shouted to the two ladies and Mrs
Cole jumped back seizine Mrs. Dawson
and pulling her back at the same time
The tree fell just where they had stood
second before, II WAS very marrow
escape.
The Battle Creek carnival and street
fair enjoys the distinction of having had
printed the largest poster ever printed
in the world. II was one mile long.
The printing was done by the Cox Du-
pick Printing Co. OF that city. who were
testing one Of their new presses and ran
off the poster on a continuous roll.
The immencc poster was posted between
the street ear tracts on the brick pave
mentin the night after it had all been
swept off, land was successfully done
without breaking. Great crowds have
since viewed it,
A reporter for THE DIAMOND DRILL
investigated the report that the body OF
n man in a badly decomposed state and
showing marks Of violence had been
found near Lake Mary. We can find no
one To authenticate the yarn. Joe
Zenie, who was reported to be the princi-
pal in the case, disappeared from the
Great Western cation loshort time ago
in order TO escape arrest which gave rise
to the story
NJ. Il. Waite says that he saw Rubc
Merriman, OF Marinette, with n trout
that weighed seven pounds one day dur
ing the week. The story seems incredible
but Manvile's judgement is good upon
such n:atters, and besides the boys down
the line are backing him with similar
assertions. The trout was caught in the
private pond near Becchwood described
in these columns last fall.
They are simply out Of sight We
have reference TO the walking hats, for
he, although they struck us more like
ostrich nests, Zulu sctces, KaiIlr tam
borines or "a collection OF American
Indian trophies, but withal. they are
pretty and they have a lot Of them ut
The Fair.
Miss Henderson will returned from
Chicago during the week and will en-
deavor TO open up her milliner shop
sometime next week. She promises to
have complete line SO that Crystal
Falls ladies will have no occasion 10 60
out OF town for their millinery in the
future.
Workmen employed on spur track
to the Gun mine, at Iron Mountain, last
week uuearthed the skeleton Of
man buried few feet below the surface.
Many wild rumors were ailoat MT Iron
Mountain regarding the identity OF the
man and the cause Of his death.
The earnings OF the Michigan railroads
10 show large gains. Inst
report shows that the earnings
OF the G. & n. w have increased $685.
900 over the corresponding month last
year; the Ann Arbor, Sl3,096 and the
u. 5. 5. Il A. SOB $50.
VIM. Andrews came down from 'Ish-
pcming Tuesday; spent the remainder OF
the week packing up his HOUSEHOLD
goods and departed yesterday for Ish-
pcming where he will reside for some
time ut least. Mr.. Andrews intends TO
work upon the Copper Range railroad
Hon. George Newett, editor OF the
Ishpcming Iron Ore and former mineral
OF the state, was in the city
Tuesday ON business Beside being IN
A | newspaper man MIR Ncwett is u fine
fellow and TnG DIAMOND DRILL is
pleased TO acknowledge pleasant call.
Master Murda Mcdonnell returned from
i months visit az Marinettc where he
took in the Chautauqua. He was ac
by his cousin, Will Mcdonnell.
who visited at the H. f.. Mcdonnell home
J, week, retaining to Marincttc Thurs
lay.
The great success OF Cnambcrlnin's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in
The treatment of bowel complaints has
made it standard over the greater part
~ the civilized world. For sale at Coles
Pharmacy.
The agent OF the Copper Range rail
road, which * being built from IIough-
ton to Greenland, has given upi despair
the securing OF enough white labors and
has gone TO Tennessee TO hire 200
negroes.
Mrs. Thomas Harvey Sr. and her
Mrs. Pcnrcc, OF Ncgaunce,
mother and sister respectively az