The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-28

TERSE TOWN TOPICS.

Geo. Voos and family had narrow
escape from being seriously injured in
runway week ago last Sunday. They
started out to take a sleigh ride nc
companied by the Misses Hyslop, aud
while going along mt fairly lively clip n
bolt which held the pole to the sleigh
fell out letting the sleigh run onto the
horses. The team became unmanagable
and Mr.. Voos turned them of on the
side of the road but couldn't control
them. They ran the sleigh overa stump
throwing all the occupants out. Mrs.
Clapp was the only one That was in
jured, not seriously, but enough TO pre-
vent her from being on duty ut the post
office.
A rank exhibit Of stereopticon views
was pamed off on the people mt the VI.
f.. church last Wednesday evening. The
exhibitor would made lar better
scavengcr than show man. IL was not
the FAULT OF the Christian Endeavor
society, under whose auspices the exhl-
bition was given, but such fakes as the
one IN question should be investigated
beforehand that the people who attend,
more to help the society than ioramuse-
ment, may not be imposed upon.
Frank Scadden returned from New
York Sunday. lie has been there with
Mrs. Scndden and baby Bert, who
took passage for Liverpool upon the
Umbria. Advices from Liverpool state
that the Umbriu arrived there last
Saturday ut IL ~. IN. Mr.. Scadden
stopped off at Detroit on his return TRIP
and also at Chicago where he attended
the annual meeting OF the DcSoto and
Huron Iron companies.
There will bc no more insane persons
sent up from Dickinson county. The
board OF supervisors says that the doc
tors must examine suspects Tor iiv,
dollars each but the doctors say that
nothing less than ten dollars goes.
Deputy Game Warden sullivan came
over from Iron River Tuesday to b'
present at the meeting of the county
board and look after his bills Tor ser
vices which he has before the boart
The board has upon two occasions
refused to allow these bills and MIR
Sullivan informs reporter Tor TIL
DIAMOND DRILL that, in case the boar,
refuses again, suit will be started agalns
the county.
The many friends OF ID. G. Lockwood
and family will be deeply gricve'
TO learn OF their extreme i'll fortun
ont west, they being now located n
Concord, Washington. Mrs. Lockwood
according 10 reports, X lying a
the point of death while Mr.. Lockwood
is incapacitatcd to do any work ol
account Of the severe strokes oi paraly
ais that lc has had.
LATER We have just received wor'
thnt Mrs. Lockwood Is much better.
The Crystal Fall teachers who went t
Ishpeming last Thursday morning ha'
a hard time of it. One oi the hardes
bIizznrtls that has ever been experienced
in this country started nboutsix O'Clock
lust about the time that the two load
started for Sagola. There were som
anxious people in town for II time thu
morning.
Supervisor u. B. Henley, OF Atkinson
was in the city Tuesday attending
meeting ol the county board. lie say
that the Metropolitan Lumber CON
pany il figuring 90 a cut oil twent
million feet this winter but the pro
lonrcd absence al snow mhy prcven
them from getting out that amount.
a dispatch from Menomince to th
SentlneI says that the U. ). Land Con-
missioner has instructed the distrl,
attorney To- begin criminal proceeding
npainst A. Spies, and Holmes and Jacl
son for the removal of timber from tt
disputed lands in this county.
Word was received from Frank
IIuse. who with MrB. lluse and Este
are visiting in lower Michigan, that hit
Ester is very dangerously III aud th,
they feared she would not live throu.
the night.
LATER "A message just received sn,
Ester is much better.
The FIRE department will give the
mnsquerndc bull ON February .. III
change in date was made because VA
denbcrg's orchestra can he secured Il
that date ut much lcss cost than ,
!. the 18th. Turn out and give the boys
benefit.
: Township Treasurer Morinrty wish
us to announce that he will begin seizii
E property ON February l~t, instead
/; the 9th as he wnnis to he free the Ia
; ter part oi the mouth To enforce Il
collection ut taxes Irom nol-lcsidents.
Peter McGovcrn. of Florence, was
the city Wednesday. We undcrstaI
: that his suit with Jas. Long, ~ lr,
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