The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-17

ed the jury. after they had been dis
missed. They brought in verdict Of
guilty Of forgery on Friday night about
30 o. clock. after which they were
dismissed by the judge. That night
about ~ o'clock they went down to
the hotel aroused the judge and i'm
formed him that they had made a mis-
take in the verdict, They said that
they meant to bring In verdict of
gnilty on the first and fourth couuts
instead Of on the LIST and End count as
they had done. The first and second
was forgery and uttering forgery, IN
der the statute law, and the third and
fourth made them only misdemeanors,
under common law The verdict,
however, was not changed.
There was n 'n1i~n~tion meeting
among The ne sra4 : Of the cit, Tlu5
day when they leaned that the fellow
who is running the clothing store in
the Scadden building was getting ready
u omen up business They waited on
the Mayor and asked that special
meeting of the council be called 10
provide protection for home merchants
Later-It appears that the fellows
is none other than l. A. Harris ana
Myer Savlan who have joined issue and
will open store SO as TO combat the
fallov, Fro,,, NTa.;nafta ,,.ko oJ,.a,t;uac
TO open up business in the Moriarty
building. The store will be run under
the head of the Northwestern Clothing
Company. They have purchased some
fine goods and will operate on the
theory that Crystal Falls Merchants
can sell as cheaply as any outside
Judge Stevenson Burke. accompanied
by Price Mex inney, visited the mines
of the company in this city this week.
That is the first time the Judge has
seen the properties in which he has so
much financial interest, he being the
silent partner in the firm of Corrigan,
Mckinney x Co. The Judge is man
seventy eight years of age and re-
markably well preserved for so old
man.
George Voos takes an oath that some
one entered his room and swiped his
watch one night this week. He says
that he went to sleep with the window
open and that that avenue was nsed
by the intruder in making bota s.s
ingress and exit The boys were trying
TO make George believe that he had a
nightmare but he still sticks TO his
original story,
Andrew Nelson is getting the lum-
Der on the ground for the erection Of
a shoe shop between r. p. Hollow's
harness shop and the brick building
on the coner. The shop will be oc
cupied by Mr. Johnson who will remove
from the old Koob building to this
place as soon as il is ready for oc-
cupancy.
1.-THE Sunshine Society will meet
with Mrs Rowley on Tuesday p, IN.
2 TO o clock
We want you all to come and bring
your friends, and help us sew Its
for your benefit we are laboring Are
you not willing to do your partY I'm
union there is strength, We hope
each one who reads this will feel in
duty bound to lend us helping hand.
Word received from James Hooper
conveys the pleasing intelligence that
he has been advanced TO travelling
position with the steam shovel com
pany that he has been connected with
since leaving here and that he is now
selling shovels. jim is well equipped
for the position and will certainly do
well at it.
The Swedish M. e. CONGREGATION
will hold mission services at their
church all of next week beginning
Tuesday evening. Rev Bendix, of
Chicago will lead assisted by Reverend
Howe of Norway and Anderson Of
Calumet
Miss Della Thouin returned Tuesday |
rom visit TO her former home at
Crystal Falls Mich, where she mad |
leen in attendance ut the marriage of |
sister, and resumed the duties of her
position AS assistant post-mistress.
Virginia Enterprises
NOTICE Il have been appointed |
agent for the sale of lots in the Wag-
Ter Carey addition with authority 10
sell lots at the following prices Cor
ner lots $75; inside lots $50 do liars.
All persons are warned from trespass-
ng on this property. Casper Aberle. !
The many friends Of Conductor Steve
Copnors will grieve TO learn that he is
with nervous disease that
renders him unable to control the mus