The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-07

/ Monday. Mr. flbner mas '"no
contract to log the land recently pur-
CEASED by the woodenware company
The land in question lies Immediately
north of Mr.. Fishers He has several
hundred Thousand feet OF timber cut
now but will not start to ship for
week or so yet when they will come In
rapidly.
II you should be at country rail-
road station and see mail pouch lying
ON a rail. where the incoming train
would cut IL in two. you would better
let it lie. Touching pouch OF Unit
ed States mail with even foot is
technical crime, and it is altogether
owing to the disposition of the post
master and the United States marshal
of the district how much trouble may
be made for you.
IL took thee evening passenger one
hour and forty minutes to make the
trim between here and Stager last
Wednesday evening. This was partly
due to the blizzard which ragged partly
10 the fact that it was mixed train
but mainly due TO the fact that, these
days, freight trains have the right-of-
way and the pass niger was side track
ed at Mastodon to let the Green Bay
freight pass.
Miss Mary Gaffney, teacher in one
of the Bates schools, gave party at
the home Of MI, and Mrs, NJ y, Waite,
Of Bates Wednesday evening a
number Of young people from this
village attended the party and report
having had an enjoyable tile, Re
porter
Arrangements are being made TO
have the telephone line extended from
Iron River to Pentoga, which will be
done .as soon as the frost is ont of tie
ground This will be good thing f r
both towns, besides connecting Pentoga
with the outside world
Ed. Pike came up from North Free
dom last Tuesday and spent couple
of days in the city attending TO the
business Of the Illinois Mining com
pany in this city. He expresses him
self as well pleased with the Wisconsin
mining town but says that socially
ne would rather live here.
''We are hauling an average Of ten
carloads of cordwood day from the
, Balsam district, said Agent Sandborn
{ to the reporter the other day. Mr..
Fisher sends down about three quart
I ers of this wood. He has six teams
hauling wood to the docks at his land
: ing
L. Harris received a carload of spring
good, this week and will have them
, on display for early buyers next
Monday. He has the record of getting
in the biggest shipment of goods of
J any merchant in Crystal Falls.
y irving Jackson finished tine ming OF
rs big ice house with the product Of
aunkel lake last Wednesday. He
hustled in 40 cords of ice in little
less than two weeks which, with his
force, is extra good work.
Geo. yoos "a started work in the
o Harris Department store and is already
AT home down there. Mr.. Harris
certainly male gcol strike when he
d secured Mr.. Voos TO handle mis- large
. business
/ 4.
;, M. II. Moriarty sold the lot next t.
the Paris store to the Italian con
fectioner that is located in the Lund
ne green building. The purchaser viii
y erect business block thereon in tn
= spring.
. Swanson will move his PLUMBING
&c shop into the Nelson building acros
or from the Olson hotel. Oscar Swanso
will attend to the business in the ali
III sence of his br, Their.
he Miss Nellie Morrissy, teacher in tt
fourth grade of our schools was Gale
ro her home mt Oconto last Monday b
telegram announcing the sudde
death OF her father,
Gust Holmes will occupy the Ro
house formerly occupied by Sheri
Holmes.
- Messrs. joe Thoin and Earne
NUNS. and Misses Elsie Maxam al
Helena Hams of Crystal Falls spe
few hours with friends here Sund'
- afternoon. Reporter
Judge Flewelling held term OF I
n probate court for this county at
Office last Monday Several cases we
: MP, the principal ones being the NJ
Nj Huge and Lada cases.
s. Chas. II. Watson returned from
visit to Detroit last Sunday, where
II attended the meeting OF the Ora
Lodge. r. q A. NJ, as the represent