The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-03-24

fERSE TOWN TOPICS.

their posscssion n moving picture
machine. Toa gentleman that paineu
their confidence they stated that they
had attended moving picture exhibit
ton "deown in eonr teown" ana were
so fascinated With il that they went
home and sold "A favorite colt ~ order
10 purchase an outfit. In looking over
the map they could lind no more promls-
ing place 10 open up business than Crys-
tal Falls hence there arrival here. I'M
mediately after their arrival one young
man hired and paid for the opera house
while the other sought out the printer
aud changed some OF the coin oil the
realm FOR gutter dodgers. They billed the
town aud were ON hand promptly in the
evening to rake in the coin. About MI!
citizens paid to see the show but tie
young men couldn't getlthe machine 10
work and, after waiting respectable
length OF time for the show To g't
Strengthened out, the audience began 10
grow rest less, then TO cat-call land llnalY
they arose en- masse and threatened To
throw the two young men through the
roof unless their money was refunded,
and 60 emphasize these threats they
tipped over the gasoline tank ana were
about, TO make mince meat oil tie
machine when the cashier yielded ana
pnid bnck the money. The young men
,hipped their outfit back to Chicago
next morning and returned To the Iarm
sadder but wiser boys.
DR.. Hulst had a serious time getting
out Of here upon the occasion oil his
visit last week. Through some over
sight, the evcnin. train men were not
notified by the officials at Escnnaba
10 pick up the DoctCr's car and the
omission was not noticed until the train
had been gone some time. Finally the
negro porter thinking something was
wrong, went To the depot and made
The condition OF affairs known To Agent
Huso who took the matter up with
Escanaba and in very short time had
the switch engine racing after the regular
with the car OF Dr. llulst. I he main
line train was late aud SO the switch
caught the regular ut Stuger.
The following representative mining
men IRON the Upper Peninsula have
been appointed by Gov Pingrce rs del
egaies 10 represent the copper and iron
interests Of Michigan ut the interna.
tionnl mining congress To he held AT
Milwaukee next June: Hon. Charles
Smith, Lake Linden; $. ID. Warrington,
Calumet; Il. w. Denton, lloughton; j
Il, Cooper, Lake Linden; w. b. Jeiis,
R,ckland; Graham Pope, Houghton;
Hon. j. NJ. Loneyear, Marquette; Don.
aid McVichie, Ishpeining;'Waltcr Fitch.
Champion; II. Il. Cole, j. Y Thompson,
ironwood. Il. Sanquist. Bessemel; /. ID.
Wells, Negaunee; NJ. NJ. Duncan, Ishpcm
Ing
The authorities of the Finnish college
ut Hancock have dvised a novel plan
to raise S22 900 90 for the college |
They have sent out circulars asking Tor
individuals TO assume twenty dollars |
each al the amount and To raise il |
within one year A person can take one
or more OF the twenty dollar chunks |
iu,t as he chooses aud then 10y socIals |
and other means set about raising |
the money. Mrs. Matt liuija has
taken two and ut II social held Mt her
residence last Wednesday evening made
SO 90 to apply on her shares.
There was 10 wreck on the Holmes |
Logging road last Saturday morning
As a. result thirteen ears and the
caboose were piled up in the ditch and |
tho brakeman. James Mcclellan Iprob-
ably fatally injured. A log fell on the
track from one OF the cars as The train
was running mt last rate and all the !
ears behiud the fallen timber went into |
the ditch. They were badly smashed
aud the wreck was u costly one. james |
Mcclellan, the brakeman, was ON top OF
one Of The cars He fell in among the |
cars and logs. lie was injured inter.
nally and may not rccover.-Gazettc.
u. b. Henley came down from AtkIn
son, being subpened as n witness in
tax cases. Mr.. Henley will, withou,
doubt, be returned as member Of the
county board again for next year. His
long term of service on the board has
mado him very valuable member and
ii will be "A loss TO the taxpayers OF the
county when he rctires from the posi-
ton.
Hon. Geo. u. Crippcn was ia the city
Tuesday TO attend court. Mr.. Cripppn
has charge OF tho Florence. Iron River
explorations in the vicinity
81 Iron River. Ills company owns
nearly 1000 acres Of land in this and
Gogcbic counties and they are testing
these lands FOR mineral. They are now
working in the vicinity OF Hazel.
During 1900 there will lie three erlipscs,
two OF the sun and ono 81 the moon