The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-09-30
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Ontonagon IS to have u large hard
wood mill It viii prove il great thing
not only for the village but for the sur
rounding farmers. And this leads us to
say that the farmers 81 this country
ought TO realize good thing when they
see II. A manuie 'tnrer suid 10 us the
other day, Mills IN this country can
not compete with those 10 central Wis
consin aud lower Michigan from the
Lict that the farmers ia those localities
nre content with getting fair wages for
/ clearing their lands while here a farmer
wants the manufacturer To pay him for
clearing his land, pay "A big price for his
timber and then pay him 60 haul il To
the mill. can buy all the timber
want in central Wisconsin three dollars
per thousand less than can up here"
"Businessl" exclaimed Chase s.
Osborn, railroad commissioner OF Mich.
iean, in reply to Il question, the other
day ~ nevcrsaw any thing like it in all
my I'e Railroads. experience grea I
difficulty IN securing necessary equip
ncnt OF men and cars to handle freight
and are enjoying the greatest boom -
their history. For instance the Chicago
x North Wcstran il hauling 900 cars OF
ore into Escanabn every day, and when
II !, under stood that steel cars are now
used that carry fifty tons Of ore, where
formerly only seven tons were carried
per car, you get some idea OF the bus :.
iness in the ore line Mining News
Chas II. Noyes OF this city, bought
about ninety acres OF land at the
mouth OF the Michigammc Rivcrfom the
Il. &, Goddard estate, the other day, for
50 per acre The sale was made through
Gpddard's local!agcnt, j. E.Parry Mr.
Parry Notified the owners regarding the
deal and requested that deed be sent
Lcrcat once The Goddarls, who had pre-
viously liked the price at s. per acre, re-
fused 60 ratiIy the sale on the ground
that lands had gone up in price.
luasmuch A. Mr. Noyes bad neglected to
pay sum o. money "to bud the
Uargain, he has no remedy in the
matter Mining News
4 short distance from the depot and
next door 90 the Policeman House il
Ole Petcrsons OLD stand now occupied
by james skinner. Tor mery from Iron
River, Mich Mr. Skinner is a very
pleasant gentleman who always has Il
smile and a good word for his patrons.
On exhibition at this place can be seen
the famous pair 81 deer heads, with
horns interlooLcd in the same position
IN which they died while fighting. This
great curiosity was found in November,
1897, near Alyord Creek twenty-six
miles west 81 Iron River, by cruiser
named Ellsworth Church, who brought
them TO Iron River and sold them to
Mr.. Skinner.-Nliuing News
Postmaster Voos has another weigh
ing job ON HE hands Orders have gone
out from the postmaster general 10
weigh all mail matter during the month
OF October. This is for TIE purpose OF
regulating carrying contracts, Wen
wager new hat that the amount az
matter handled by Mr.. Voos win show
mn increase Of 100 per cent over that
handled by his predecessor which is
another straw showing which way the
Wind OF prosperity is blowing.
The great success OF Chambcrlain's
Cohc, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in
the treatment Of bowel complaints has
made i standard over the greater part
OF the civilized world. For sale tCole's
Pharmacy
Beginning next Monday Conductor
Murphy will run his train through TO
Ama-a ia tho afternoon and back to
Stagcr whore hc viii connect with the
train from he north and return TO
Crystal Falls. The time of arriving and
leaving AT the different stations il IA
iolIows Leave Crystal Falls for Amasa
$40; arrive at Amasa E25; leave
Amasa $50; arrivs nt Crystal Falls
Cos, leave Crystal Falls for Stager G:l5
arrive back from Stagcr 7;05.
Live Tor those that love you.
For those whose hearts are fond and
true.
Tie way to do this right,
Take Rocky Mountain Tea atsnight.
Askyour Druggists
Ehas. Rogers Is passing around the
cigars this week because 81 the baby
girl that came TO his house last sunday
morning