The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-01

the bird being hard TO raise under
any circumstances This yea. Il is
said. the excessive rains have killed
many Of the young turkeys. AS the
birds that were intended for November
feasts were Matched last spring. il is
too late to grow new supply.
DIR. A. NJ Darling is reported to
have the best ideas on apples Of any
one in the city.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Jeffries and
family of Missouri are visiting friends
here. They are enroute for Crystal
Falls, where they will make their
home Escanaba Journal.
Parks Mercantile company has in
the finest lot Of winter apples that we
have ever seen brought to town. If
you are looking yor a genuie good
winter apple 90 there and look their
stock over before buying.
Albert Henderson left on last san
day night for a three weeks business
trip to Chicago and indianapolis.
While in the first Aamed place he will
purchase his fall stock of jewlery and
Christmas goods.
Mrs G. s. Henry returned from
Two Rivers last Sunday where she has
been for several weel 5 visiting rela-
tives She brought her mother with
her to spend the winter here
VIM. G. Calhoun, the discoverer Of
the Mansfield mine has been in this
vicinity for couple Of weeks visiting
with old friends Mr. Calhoun is now
located in Leadville Col and is en-
gagged in the mining business
Joe iva. who has been in the
woods for the Hanson boys came down
last week and will not return to camp
for some time The bows are abb 10
handle all Of their cutting SO far with
their own team
Pat Grafton finished his grading
job on the stock pile ground at the
Great Western mine last SATURDAY
and is preparing to 20 into the woods
for the winter. He be has job on
the Fence wnere he will put in about
I poo 900 feet Of pine
The attorney general has ruled that
each election precinct Is sperate dis
trict and the ballots for each must be
numl cred from one mp. The election
commissioners Of Iron county have
followed this plan from the beginning.
The Marinette Eagel says tAat bic
black hear weighing 200 pounds was
killed right in the heart If tine city
one day last week Whether thi. IL
fart or only "a little of tile natural gas
that is rampant in Mariuctte we are
NOT able 10 say Int that is the story
ueyet-ths less
Tire Diamond d III viii begin with
IT, next Issue series Ut letters from
old residents ou the history IL CRYSTAL
Fam. we have been promised letters
/ from old residents on tie early hap
penings in this community and we can
assure our readers that there will be "a
lot Of entertaining reading and some
valuable information in these letters.
Some Of the judges in the prize To
be awarded by the ladies to the person
who made the most improvement about
his place of residence within the year
have made the rounds and are ready
10 report but the decision is with
held to allow one Of the judges 70 get
around The report viii be forth
coming in few days.
The waterworks was compelled 10
close down the electric light depart
ment one night last week because Of
lack of fuel to keep the pumps and
engine going. The board Of public
works have been having hard time
OF il getting wood and have been com
PEELED 10 secure some coal from the
Oliver Mining company to keep the
pumps going.
The half page ad that ! had in
the Diamond Drill brought us the best
trade of any advertisement that we
ever had said L. A. Harris at the
big department store last Wednesday.
"Of course we sold things remarkably
cheap but that is what believe in
doing just think of it. Cups and
saucers for three cents and brooms for
ten cents. Where even in the large
city stores can You do as well. How.
ever the experiment has proven so
satisfactory that | am going to repeat
the procedure often
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that my
wife Maria Blask has left my bed
and hoard withouf rauaa and tbaf