The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-04
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II seems that the large tax payers
have refused to pay township taxes IN
Iron River township owing To alleged
irregularities in the roll, and the Re-
porter advises the resident tax payers
not to pay their taxes. While we do
not wish To neddle in the local
affairs OF Iron River township yet
we cannot help saying that the
course OF the Reporter in watching the
interest OF the home people is IA truly
commendable one. The home tax pay
er Is the one least able to ny and, while
u ls pretty tough To see the municipal
ity Impoverished, yet there is no reason
why the poor should pay and the rich
escape. We have several Iron River
property owners in this city whose at-
tention we call TO the Reporters article
| The Mcnominee Herald and Menom-
inee Leader suspended the publ
cation OF their daily editions last Satur-
day evening. The Herald will be issued
4 'NNNNH'a'N = tAilAt AHt l<Iftiti
hereafter. The cause OF the suspension
of the daily editions is said TO be lack
of advertising patronage, which treat
ment neither paper merited Mt the
hands of Menominee people for they
both put out excellent editions.
Two Crystal Falls boys have secured
| ..nnttiAna .ttfl, 4 a
Mining company during the past week
Ike Oswald goes to the Great Western
and Wm. Bosauko to the Crystal Falls.
This company has determined To hire
Crystal Falls boys for office positions if
they can do the work which il another
evidence OF It's very liberal policy and its
interest III the people Of our city.
Hon. a. H. FleNelling returned last
Wednesday from i'm extended visit in
the east. lie visited Washington aud
was present at several daily sess ions OF
congress- visited at the White House,
where he was presented To President
Mckinley, aud was, upon the motion OF
Hon. w. h. Mason, admitted To practice
in the United States Supreme Court.
We call the attention OF the township
authorities Co the condition OF the hill
cast OF the Iron bridge The water from
the spring has overflowu the road So as
TO make IL almost impossible. Several
persons have nearly lost their teams
coming down the hill aud unless some
thing il done the township will have
"A dumagc suit upon il hands.
j. Il. Goodman hns filed with the
register Of deeds lot 81 tax deeds upon
property OF his own which had gone delin-
quent dueing the past few years and was
bought in 10y the state There is "A gen
eral movement among land owners in
this county TO look NJ back taxes and
pay mp, now that times are improved
and property il moving again.
Ia. l.. Parmenter, county commits
sioner OF schools OF Dickinson county,
came up from Iron Mountain las { Tues
day afternoon to talk over the normal
school question with Representa-
tive lIahiy MIR. Parmcntcr is hustl.
ing for Iron Mountain with all the
energy hepossesses aud II the school does
not come to Iron Mountain 1t viii not
be his Taplt
Prof.. Hill and the remainder of the
Crystal Falls teachers that attended
the lshpeming meeting returned home
by way OF lion Mountain Sunday.
The professor has been racking his
brains To locate the farm houses
between here aud Sagola in which the
Detroit papers had him sheltered during
the storm.
Iron Ore cmbelished its report oi
the meeting of the Upper Peninsula
Teachers association hy halI.tone cuts
OF the Ishpcming high school, the high
school assembly room and the manual |
training department.. The schools oi
lshpcming enjoy the distinction Of being
second TO none in the upper peninsula.
Through the kindness OF the pub.
fishers 81 the Iron County Reporter,
which paper il publishing the list OF
delinquent lands oi this county,
we have been furnished with enough
copies OF the list to supply any
OF our people who may want one. Call
at the Office and get one.
The decision OF the Trout Greek Lum.
Der company TO pull up stakes at Trout
Greek is emphasized by the recent dis
charge uf The managr r of the dry goods
and furnishings department and OF the
manager oi the grocery and hardware
departments in the company sture.-
Mining Journal.
Word was received here Ia.t Thursday
that Nick. Deidrick, oi Iron River, hao
died the day previous. Mr.. Dei,lrick has
been in poor health during the fal
anil winter and his death was expected
H.. vaa nue of thp oldest dot lars a