The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-07-13
TOURNAMENT.
Progress Made During the Week in Pre-.
psrins for the Els Event.
ATTRACTIONS BOOKED.
Midway. Mirror Mare. Circus. Wild Children
and Many Other Attractions Coming.


preparing for the reception OF the
crowd The track is rapidly getting
in shape. All Of the cinder has been
spread and the big four ton roller has
been at work all week packing the
cinder 1t will be necessary to keep
the rol er at work two weeks longer.
The mud-sillS for the grand stand are
on the ground and force Of men is
at work putting them IN place. The
stand will be built to hold 1000 people
and viii line both sides oi the track
for 200 feet on each side 81 the finish
line. The Crystal Falls track is 500
feet long. making II plenty long
enough 20 give lots of tail-room.
The principal work thecoming week
will be arranging accommodations and
preparing 70 the decorations
The following circular has been adj
dressed To each householder in the
city
TO THE LADY OF THE House,:
a solicitor will call upon YOU next
YOU will sleep during the -four nights
OF the tournament. IT will be neces-
Sary for thu people On this city tU open
their houses - the reception OF the
guests that will be with us during
those days II We are TO do this thing
with credit 10 ourselves and keep up
the reputation 81 the city For that
reason we ask you TO take just as
many people as you can crowd into
your house The association Will fur
| nish sou With all the cots and blankets
that y0u wish al reasonable rental
Arrange { place just as many cots In
youf mouse as you can crowd in The
| people N8am you entertain Will put
| up With little cruWding II sou viii
arrange give them shelter. Please
/ size up yU Ugr spare room carefully and
/ be prepa cd tOgiye the solicitors yuut
\ figures Wncn he calls
Yours truly,
a.. j., 'fuuHNAaiENT 8 hss 'N.
Early n the week thc solicitor viii
make thc rounds and list all tine
places, at the same time taking the
orders for the cots and bedding An
information bureau will be established
land as fast as tile people come here
they Will be assigned Il quarters.
After the hotels, halls and private
csidenceS are filled the remainder
will e placed IA tie high school
building which will lie fitted up for
the accommodation Of lodgers.
a number Of restaurants will be
started UP and the hotels viii branch
out into the restaurant business SO
that there is no tear about the people
being fed.
Just as soon as the lumber arrives
the work of erecting the grand stand
will be started 1t will be done under
the supervision Of Mr. Frazer, Of the
C0rrigan-McKinuey mines.
In the matter Of prizes for the COM
ing races Of the upper peninsula fre-
mems tournament, Crystal Falls has
endeayored 60 make upfor any little
shortcomings that IL may have for the
iiremcn because Of its being a small
place. The prizes given at Calumet
last year were acknowledged 60 have
been the best offered 90 that time
and, IN making their selections for
this years races the Crystal Falls
people had the Calumet list and went
the copper country people a little
better on each article Excellent
judges who have seen the prizes agree
that they are superior 10 any offered
so far in the tournament races Of the
peninsula.
Additional placements Of fire de-
partments have been made this week
as follows:
Negaunee 35 men Union hotel.
Michigammc, 30 men National
hotel
Hurontown, Is men-DIAMoND
DRILL hall.
Republic, 20 men-Ban 4 Waters
hall
500, 10 men DIAMOND DRILL hall.
Lake Linden, % men Eldred hotel.
The convention will be held the
first evening OF the tournament IN the
courtroom.
Many attractions are seeking space
in the city during the tournament.
At a meeting Of the directors the
secretary was instructed TO advise all
proprietors of prize games, "skin"
games, and vendcrS whose business
interfere with local merchants, that
they will not be allowed here during
the tournament. Three Midway
shows are being figured with and one
OF them will be played for acertainty.
LuStheld & Brown have booked a
fine attraction for the evening enter
tainments at the opera house.
The last night will be carnival night