The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-10-28
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The boys never tire Of telling The
experience which Capt. c. y. Roberts
and Luke Woch had hunting partridgcs
two years ago The Captain bears thoi
reputation OF being one Of the smart ass
hunters Ia this neck 81 the woods. lie,
saw John Erkson and Mike Moriariyg
getting ready TO hunt partridges one
morning SO he hunted up his friend Luke
Welch and concocted scheme 60 Get
out TO the partridge ground ahead %
Moriarty and Erkson and kill all the
birds before they got around. Mr.. Welcb
hustled up 20 bis house and got big
fastest horse into the buggy while
&C. / . went Tor the gun and amuui
ton. II was necessary 60 replenish his
supply Of shells aud he stopped into the
Parks Mercantile company's store to
purchase IT, somehow, John Parks
got onto the Captains scheme and
extracted The shot from all Of the shells
he sold Mr. Roberts filling the cartridges
up with paper Alessrs. Roberts and
Wclch hustled out 90 the hunting ground
closely followed by Erikson and Mofi.
arty. The partridges were very plentiful
that morning and the Captain rns soon
banging away without getting bird
while, TO his utter disgust, John Erikson
following close behind was more than
Strengthening them. And he never tum-
bled until he got 20 town that night
without bird and all the boys were
lined up 10 meet him.
A young fellow named Frank Ford
was put in jail last evening Tor being
drunk and intoxicated. a short time
after being placed in jail he set fire TO
the mattress, which act soon had the
fire department out in double quick
order. The blaze was extinguished 10y
the application OF y few pals OF water.
Ford was placed IN another cell, and
this forenoon was up before Justice
O'Brien charged with being in
toxcatcd, and with arson. TO the
first he pleaded guilty, and was fined So
and $ costs or 20 days 10 the county
iaii. lie chose the later On the
second charge no waived examination
and was bound over 20 the circuit court
bonds being placed at $500, which he
was unable TO furnish, aud was &C.
cordingly conveyed to the county Jail
Reporter.
During the winter OF 1897 Mr. James
Reed one OF the leading citizens and
merchants ~ Clay, Clay Co., w. Va,
struck bis leg against a cake OF ice in
such manner as to bruise 10 severely
IL became very much swollen and psiued
him so badly that he could not walk
without the aid OF crutches lie was
treated by physicians, also used ssvern
kindslOi linimcnt and two and haH
gallons OF whiskey i'm bathing 10, bat
nothing gave any relief until he began
using Chamberlain Pain Balm This
brought almost complete cure in "A
weeks time and he believes that had he
not used this remedy bis leg would have
10 bo amputated. Pain Balm ia I'M
equaled Tor spraine, bruises and rhsu-
ma tsm. For sale ut Coles Pharmacy.
II. L. Hood, tho mill man from Chr
cogau lake was in the city Thursday
He informed ~ representative 81 this
paper that they have started work
getting the mill site ready aud cutting a
road out 60 the river from the Nelguth
mill As soon as this preliminary work
* finished they will begin tearing down
the veguth mill building and removing
it to the river bank ON sec. %, ~ 80
where they will build their mill Mr..
Mahoney lett Yesterday for their mill
at Saginaw to get the machinery ready
to be moved north. They intend using
all kinds Of timber, saving the elm into
slaves the Eastwood into headings, the
oak. birch and some 81 the maple into
lumher. The major portion OF the
maple will be manufactured into aovel-
ties. About seventy five men will be
employed.
Nj y Waite has about completed tho
work Of teariog down and removin. the
houses and Other buildings ~ Croter'e,s
mill town near Watersmcct. Ten years
ago Crozer'a wus as lively litta spot
as could be iound IN the upper peninsula
but tie timber has all been cut aud II
has succumbcd 70 the same late that