The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-11
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and, not wishing TO lore days work,
gave it to the teamstcr telling him To ship
il a. cruckery, glass or "any old thing
but dcer's head" The first question
asked oi the teamster ~ the depot was
as TO the contents oi the box. lie
replied that he didn't know. Mr..
Sanborn thought this rather curious
and began 10 question closely. Finally
the teamster says "I'll tell YOU, it'z any
thing but deers head'. Shipment was
refused.
Geo. Donlin came to town with the
cold weather yesterday morning. lie
came over from Iron River. he said, To
ret "A bath. for he knew that if he took
one in Iron River he would be expected
to give il back before leaving lie iur-
ihcr informed us that be has been re-
tanned as attorney upon the defense IN
the case uf the People VI Sullivan. lie
expects 60 weld as much influence with
the JURY as he has upon former occasions
with Tim Nestel
Il
ceiyed a letter from Mrs, Scnddcn yester-
day saying that she reached her destina.
tion safely that the primroses are ~
blossom and as she was writing, little
Bertha was playing outside onthe grass
When il il remembered TINT the NOR
ming the letter arrived here, the ther-
momctor registered iorty.hve degrees be-
low zero one can readily appreciate the
difference.
Post Office Inspector Muher, oi Chica-
90, called upon us last evening just a.
lac uas on hi4 way to take the train out.
lie bad spent the day checking up Post
Master Vuos and came IN to tell NJ that
liz had found the office in first class con
htion. lie found nothing that could be
improved aud Mas anxious To have the
people of Crystal Falls know how able
an officer MIR. Voos makes.
NJ IL. Morarty has appointed John
! rrombny aud W. X. DAWSON deputy
township treasurers. Messrs lromblay
and Dawson viii assist MIR. Moriarty III
! forcing the collection Of taxes by seizing
the personal property oiall those who
have not paid their taxes. The
gentlemen viii begin seizing the property
Of the non.tax payers early next week.
Stambaugh village is enjoying a boom,
A couple of saloons will he started at
once aud there is talk oi two or three
clothing stores opening their doors over
there The people OF Stambaugh have
waited long enough for the turn OF the
tide and we are glad 10 know that the
outlook is promising,
Wm Eldred left for Chicago last sun
day evening 80 look up a last horse TINT
he had wind OF down there. BILLY
says he will have the fastest horse upon
the range but Robt Munus tells rs
| Billy Van viii hold that distinction for
tile coming season at least.
Laborers were never scarcer in Mari
nette and Menomiuee than they are at
present. A gentleman from Marincttee
told us Thursday that IA woods foreman
went into town the other day to hire six
men. lie canvasssed the whole city and
found but three idle men.
The date Tor the Methodist Bazaar
has been fixed for March 3lst and April
list All those interested IN the enter
prise are invited to send articles for sale
to the home Of Mrs, haywood. IL is
desirable that all contributions should
be in one week before the fair is held.
The literary society will meet next
Friday evening when the program pre-
pared for two weeks ago will bercndercd.
/, An effort is being male 10 have one ui
. the ludos prepare IA local paper which
will be u very attractive part Of the
! program.
r, b. Webb was called 60 Minneapolis
the fore part OF the week on account OF
I the serious illness oi several oi the mem
/, bers Of his family. His place as delegate
! TO the Modern Woodmen convention al
e Meuomnec is taken by w. X. Hopkins.
= 1t X said that one Of the mills in n
! neishboring town sent o.Irun Mountain
r last week for fifty men promising "a
D pay them Sl.5O per day. Word war
{ sent back 10 send down fifty men and
j they would be- paid $500 per day.
: supt and Mrs. c. r. Lawrence drov,
down from Amasa last Sunday. MIR
!, Lawrence remained in the city to meet
Mr. Haselton who was To come up iron
6 Milwaukee thc ncxt day, Mrs. Lrwrenc,
returning home Sunday evening
Report comes 10 us from Iron Rive
!. that the Buckeye Stavc company war
= unable 20 run it's mill last Monday
y all of It's employees having secure,
, Jobs at the Rverton mine at hghe
- wages.
lc DR.. A. NJ Darling made flying trip &
4 Chicago last Monday. lie took NJ II
Moriarty TO chaperon him and fQporii