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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21

We have heard much comment on the
work Of the persons who took part in
the local mlent entertainment lat
Thursday evening for the benefit Of
the Swedish ia nine sufferers and
every com [ was Of the most favor
Able kind SO many persons took pant
in the work that il is impossible for
MS at this late hour TO mention the
especially favorable features Of the
work Of individual persons, Suffice
il TO say that were these local talent
entertainments more frequent il would
be better all around than to lavish
efforts in getting people out to hear
half rate travelling entertainers that
are not equal to the local entertainers
The dry house at the Hope mine
burned to the ground last night about
II O'Clock. The fire is supposed to
have been communicated from an
overheated stove. The miners lost all
Of their clothes, those working in town
having 10 walk home in their digging
clothes or in borrowed garmnts
Mrs Thos Wills was in Marquette
last Sunday visiting her daughter
Olive. who is attending the normal
Carl ID. Babkcock of Marinette Star
was in the city Sunday.
There will be match social Tuesday
evening in the parlors of the NJ f.
Church,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
Council @ (
TFT71pif'gJ

Continued from lart week
AL. Charron blacksmith bill Q 90
Crystal Falls Hid. Co. Mds "a ~
/, Henry Binder labor on electric line
90
Matt Harrington labor on electric
line 2 90
@ Evlts salary Jan month 90 90
William Pierce salary Jan month 50 90
G Evils etxfa ser 2 90
Fred Smity salafy Jan month 90
Fred Smity extra SCR 2 90
l. Swanson 81 Company 6 90
John 3a.ers team work ? 90
Geo Olson team work rs 90
Gust BeEkman 353i cords wood
at 10 deduction 93 %
August Lawrit 20ai cords wood at
2 90 deduction Al 30
A. NJ. Darling 6li5 cords wood
3 20 1919 81
John Mcneil 10 car loads of wood
at 9 90 30 20
Moriarty and Conlin cords OF
wood 20 49,
Herman Bollmann ~ cords wood
800 22. 30
c. f. Sturtuvant, salary to Feb
ruary 3, loo oN
Appliance company. sup
plies for new electric line. 5l6. 4Gl
Robert NUNS, salary az collector
January month, Is 90 I
Bristol Mining Co coal to water
works, 71Ioo |
C. & N. WR X. Co., freight as
per bills, pa. 2G. !
Moved by Johnson, seconded by !
Webb that the bill of c. 5. Weeks for
S2s. 600, part payment on log-Way be
Motion carried
Moved by Webb seconded by Johnson
that the bin of Il. G. Afford for
$1,000. 90, part payment on contract, !
be allowed. Motion carried.
Upon motion meeting adjourned.
Robert Mums.
Clerk.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
DULUTH
RSEs@rEF-SS7gYun
SOUTH VSSSa SHORE
and Atlantic Railway.

10 GU KENT a = aTfnI
You can wu one in Nurthern Michi
gan cor Wisconsin on the Duluth, South
shore aud htlautIc Railway for one
earl rent
Thousands Of acres OF fertile lands
Jren Tor settlement.
There ate good op, Mtg for farmers
hborers and manufacturers.
Thar' are good sites for snw mills, girls
mills, puip mills aud tnnneries.
Splendid opportunities for stock rails
inv, dairying and diversified farmi'
Work can be found on farms, in
numerous mills and on the rivers in
summer and during the winter in the
woods.
Soil IL good.
Wood AMI wafer IRE plentiful.
Stock ralslua and diary latmmg, The
abrudarce OF wnt,.r. the certainty -
grass md other lpud fur ,uttir ana
natura shelter make thH u NATURAL
stock country.
SnHl fruit Small fluit culture has
Fog further irformntio apply TO
f. w MAcPHEERAN,
Land Commissioners
Marquette, Mich
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21

Don't forget the old man
With the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
he SO much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
strengthening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
Of their own.
He stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
and for all who need flesh and
strength.
SCOTT A RoWNR. cnam,st.
4oQ-4t6 Pearl Street, New YORK.
6Oo- ard LOO: ali druaQi sta.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
AMASA NEWS

bAMASA NEWS
The Swedish Finn Temperance
society lad an anniversary meeting
last Sunday that was certain fea
ture for this place. Delegates and
speakers came from all Of the surround.
ing towns in which lodges exist, The
ceremonies lasted all of the day and
well into the night All report
having had "A pleasant and profitable
time
W. II. Jobe was over from STAN
baugh last SUNDAY and spent the day
visiting with his many friends here
Mr.. Jobe is candidate for the super
visorship in STAN baugh township again
this year having made so good re-
cord during his first incum baney that
the people OF the township insisted
upon his standing again for the Office.
Tomorrow the Finnish Temperance
society will give an entertainment to
raise funds for the famine sufferers
A fine program has been prepared for
the occasion. A number Of entertain
ers are coming up from the Fails to
assist in the work
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark leave tonight
for visit in milwaukee, and will stop
over short time at Stevens Point on
be way back.
Miss Annie Gibson il visiting at
the nome Of Der brother, j. T. Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Bolitho are
entertaining two sisters of Mr. =
from Norway.
Two young ladies from Norway are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs Esterberg.
The Bachelors dance give last
Wednesday was one of the pleasantest
affairs OF it's kind held this winter
A little child of Albert Olexa died
yesterday.
BIRTHS
To Mr. and Mrs Andrew Jacobson,
a girl
To Mr. and Mrs VIM. Burge girl
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21

Mr. aud Mrs Alfred Anderson
u tho Columbia mine enterta ned a
aumber OF their friends valentine
party Saturday evening Refreshm ,nts
we're served and amusements INDUCED
in Each Of the guests were given a
souvenir valentine VIM. Anderson
lcted the part Of the postInan to the
entire satisfaction of all Among those
present were Misses Tina Nelson,
elizabeth Duffy, Clara Tratnen ard
Hstty Ismav and the Messrs Frank
Carlson, Benjamin Curnow, John
Nelson and VIM Anderson
The school board has already started
70 make arrangements for the erection
0t q new school house in anticipation
II the passage Of the bill allowing the
district to bond for that purpose. AT
q meeting of the board held last
Tuesday night a resolution looking to
that end was passed and q committee
RJfointed 10 see Mrs. Donovan, the
owner OF five acre tract back of the
co ri house, upon which 10 ~ proposed
10 build the new structure.
W, NJ Foster, mention of whose
removal TO Crystal Falls was made in
last week Reporter has decided that
ron River is good enough for him,
and will remain in the old stand Mr..
Foster il good citizen and the Re-
lorter is glad that he has concluded to
emain with us.
This week has been the coolest 30 Ear
shis winter Starting in last Sunday
morning, the temperature began to
sink and it kept dropping until, on
Wednesday morning. ii bobbed around
20 below in the coolest spot in town
down at Captain Bosankos place
Tho post office department has issued
new stamp That will be on sale at the
local Office in few days Complaint
was made when the last Issue OF stamps
Was put out that the work was not
artistic enough and the new stamp is
Designed to satisfy the most fastidious
art critic.
Ester Peterson and Chas johnson
are to be- married this evening. Mr.
johnson is an employe Of the Crystal
Falls Mercantile company and the
young lady is a sister of Chas Peter
son. who has been carpentaring with
Andrew Nelson for a number of years
Don't ask Glen Webb anything about
Aow No came into possession of that
4elapidSGod cutter that he was seen .
Bringing hSme last Sunday morning.
ne don't like 10 be quizzed too closely {
Oh it.
Mrs McGraw, sister 81 John Nc
Sihis and lady well known in this
ity is dangerously i'll at her home In 4
'esf. Ggo Wis.
Senator Moriarty introduced bill
INTO the legislature last Wednesday 10 ,
the Finnish Swedish society,
If Torn county. The bill was introduced =
ipOn petition from Henry w. John
ON and l45 residence of this county :
A wreck on the ID. S s. d A. last
night delayed the st, Paul r
rain until midnight Several Crystal
Fails people were on the train from /
lepu bile.
Mrs Oscar c. Robinson, wife of the +
ineman for the Michigan Telephone
is dangerously sick with {
Uphold fever
Ed. Mitchell is getting on nicely
With his logging job and has laid of '
BART Of his crew His work for the :
balance Of the season will be principal a
y cleaning mp.
The Danish society will give
lance at their hall ON next Monday :
evening
II the mines.
Robert A. Douglass, of Iron Wood
dropped into our sanctum for brief
.haf -vhita vyaitfny for-zsrseNs train on q
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
NOTICE.

Tie undersigned clerk Of Iron
County. Michigan. will until noon
81. Saturday. February =, lo9a, receive
sealed proposals for the building Of a
sherins residence For plans and
specifications inquire Of said county
clerk. Said proposals. will b. opened
by the board Of supervisors at their
meeting. to be held in the courthouse
in the city Of Crystal Falls on Monday
March End 1903.
Dated at Crystal Falls Mich,
February = 1908.
John Wall
Coanty Cork.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
NJ. r. Church

The topics for discourse at the latter
church for tomorrow services are
a. follows
Morning. holy Communion" f:
Evening. The Opportune Meeting.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
Swedish NJ. +. Church.

The Ladies Aid of the Swedish
Methodist Chruch will meet with Mrs.
Bjork next Tuesday afternoon. You
are cordially invited to attend
In the evening at 7:8o the pastor
will preach in tho church You will
find hearty welcome
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
Duluth South Shore
AND
Atlantic K Y
IlSl3 S'Y'
( .S&sksks 2
TIM E TABLE.
Iue vt jan, as. 1904.
7 alas Leave Champion

aias Leave Champion
For Montreal, the east
ald lower Mlchignn.................s3: bO a ~
For lIoughton and the
copper country. ..........."...s 9:l5 a. N
For lro woud, Hurley,
Ashland and Duluth .............t 9:53 a. m
For Detroit and the east. II lao II,
For Houghton, Calumet.
Duluth AN the west 1880 am
Trains lie ave Feoub"
For HoagItuu aud the
copper comfy 1900 p m
For rqnette.......+........... ~. . a. m
For Detroit and the casts
For Negaunee, Ishpeming and
Marquette. .........................t3 %.
For tickets, TIM tuhles and other un.
information, apply T.
A ii FISK, Ticket Agt
Champion, Mich
+ llACGERs N, Ticket Agt
Republic, Mich.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21

Divine service will bs held in the
morning at 030 o'clock. Subject,
The Religions Character Of George
Washington A cordial invitation Is
extended to all
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-02-21
ACS~--.--.--"---'-'s2s
(1HEDHFoRDS7
fBLACK-DRAUGHTI
I THE ORIGINAL
sLIVER MEDICINE]

- A sallow complexion, dizziness,
bilousness and a coated tongue
are common Indications of liver
and kidney diseases. Stomach and
bowel troubles. severe as they are,
give immediate warning by pain,
but liver and kidney troubles,
though less painful at the start, are
much harder to cure. Thedford's
Black Draught never fails to bene-
fit diseased liver and weakened kid
neys. IL stirs up the torpid liver
to throw off the germs of fever and
ague. IL is n certain preventive
OF cholera and Bright = disease of
the kidneys. With kidneys re-
inforced by Thedford's Black.
Draught thousands Of persons have
dwclt immune in the midst Of yell
low fever. Many families live in
perfect health and have no other
doctor than Thedford Black
Dranght. II is always on hand for
use in an emergency and saves
many expensive calls Of doctor.
Mullins. S. C.. March 10, 1901.
have used Thedlords Black Drsusht
for three years and have not had TO 90
TO doctor since ! have been taking Il.
Il Is the best medicine for me that Is
on the market for liver and Kidney
troubles and dyspepsia and other
81 complaints. Rev A. @. LEWIS.
ssnsaunezAsasa,sseeaAs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06

re,v,,larly5 enlisted military company was
formed. rhis company was charged
with E,,atrl duty on the Capitol Square
md al the pen Tertiary and at the arm
DRY.
# II was to consist Of tho usltai Officers
and scventy.five men, Three Years later
tile number Of mon was reduced from
sevcnty-five TO siyty-eight. Then again
from sixty.elght to sixty-tive
Most PEOPLE who remember the Public
G,,ard think Of II as chartered IN the ar
t,,ory, but 1t had previously had It's
home In. tho ".3arracks,' which stood
near where the bell tower, or "bell house
now is. Mr.. Mordecai. III, his charming
honk descriptive Of "Riohniond in By
Gone Days" speaks Of the shabby APP
pearance Of those old barracks, with
men and women's clothes fresh from
the wash hung out In the square on
lines, aud children, dogs and pigs trot-
ting around. From there the Public
Guard went to good quarters In the ar
1nory, and the bell house was erected to
serve as a guardhouse for the Capitol
Square detail, and for use MS q belfi'y
CAPTAINS Quarter. Di1nnlock and Gay
are rcI1G1nDGICu cuSSSSGiNo 49, T.
manda1lts OF the Public Guard Tho com
pany wore a uniform Of dark blue, with
trimmings 1T yellow and red, and con-
nected with it was fine band OF music
the Armory Band It was quite often often
called. Every day there was dress pa
rade either at the ni'n1ory Or upon tho
Capitol Square. 'N1usicI l'y tho band" on
the square was great feature Of city
life, especially during the Civil War. and
In the summer time thousands Of people,
soldiers and civilians, ladies and gentle
men, gathered there to listen to 1t, and
to promenade tho avenue between the
Washington monument and the Govern-
or's house.
The Public Quad survived the Con-
federate War few years and was then
disbanded, by military order. if We re-
member rightly. The old armory build
ing was nearly destroyed by tho fire of
evacuation day. In subsequent years
the property was sold to the Tredegoa
Company. NJ
!, The old bell has gone we know not
where's but the tower remains, and SO
does the Legislature, blu all Its members
have watches in their pockets for all
might wclsbe reminded by a boil, or \
that there are times wflen somo Of them
some manner, that the two houses are In
ior, aN3tis 2.s4 4Eslqtl# As at-, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06

session..
Rare Coins.

The Portland Oregonian says that men
tion Of the disappearance of the $3.50
gold piece from circulation and the
premium that that coin commands MS q
curio has set many persons to RUM
maging in old pocket books and In bot
toms Of cash boxesfand drawers in, search
Of odd or, out-of date coins And Il adds:
Some have found a 80 piece, but not
many. The So piece, once quite common,
but always q sort oil curiosity Is oftener
found. and many specimens of the little
gold coins representing 20 cents ana bo
cents, which were not minted by the gov
erment and probably have not SO much
gold in them as they represent They
used to pass as coin but were never In
general circulation, being SO easily lost,
that they soon became scarce. One OF the
handsomest coin relics seen Is O $40 gold
piece. bearing the mint stamp Of 1893, It IL
larger, than the present $40 gold piece.
The owner has it hung In band and
wears it as a charm on his watch 3chaln
The owner says he refused an offer OF
$3.50 for this relic. The old octagonnl $40
pieces were quite common In California
In early days when gold dust was largely
used as circulating medium. They were
made OF pure gold, and while they had
not the elegant finish Of the old GOLD
coins minted By the government IN those
days, many still remember them as the
handsomest coin they ever saw. Many
people now would consider them hand
Some on account Of the $50 in them.
The newspaper that undertakes to dis
cuss the matter Of old coins la sure to
bring upon itself a e,delugel ofT5inquiries
from persons who have pieces Ito sell,
and most Of, whom suppose that 1t Is
enough for coin to be hundred years
or more old to make it very valuable.
We take the risk, however, OF saying,
that quarter eagles, S2.5o's, are coined
every year By the Philadelphia mint, and
can be had In any quantity, Three dollar
gold pieces have not been coined since
1859.
Tho IS cent and 30 cent gold (?) pieces
are not coins. and were not issued by
the government, but by, private indi-
vduals or firms on the Pacific coast to
supply a local demand for change. Of
course, they are not legal tenders.
The eagle of 1893 is quoted I'M price list
as being worth s11, In all unclrculatcd
condition..
The $50 California pieces are not pure
gold, and they were not Issued by the
government. There were other such
coins" issued In California and IN other
States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
4 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1903.
The Poll Tax.

MA correspondent asks the following
question::
5.'rn your issue Of Wednesday, Deem.
Fer I'd, page 4, In speaking of tho poll
tax as n prerequisite to voting, you
make this statement (Which statement,
I%belseye, has appeared before IN Tho
Times Dispatch) !: s"All persons who were
Registered in 1902 and in 1908 will be per-
riitted to vote In the elections OF 1904,
provided only they have paid six months
previous to such election their state pom
tax for 1oo3.' In what section OF the
CONSTITUTION do you find authority FOR
this statements?"
Section q Of the new Constitution says;
{"Any person registered under tho last
two sections shall have the right to vote
for memtssrs Of the General Assembly
arc ali offices elective by the people, sub
feet. to the following conditions: That he,
unless exempted b. section 90 relating
to war veterans) shall as prerequisite
to the right to vote fter the first day
or january, 1904, previously pay, at
least six months prior to the election,
al! State poll taxes assessed or assess
able against him. UNDER THIS CON-
sTITUTloN during the three years next
preceding that III which he applies to
vote"
4 Persons who were registered IN 1907
and 1908 had no poll taxes assessed assessed or
assessable against them UNDER THIS '1;ll
CONSTITUTIONS. except for the year
1908.
THE language is confusing because Of
the US, Of the term during the three three
years next preceding, etc. but that
Will be cleared UP by and By. II 1905
and thereafter all persons must, as a
prerequisite to the right to vote, have
paid their State poll taxes for the three
years next preceding that in which they
offer to vote.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
st. Louis was transferred. tho total be,
ing $4,000 bushels.

Events of the past week or two go to
show that all the political troubles and
party disscnsions are not In the Demo.
cratic fold The Republican party has
Il lot of troubles on hand at the present
time and some Of these may defy the
power Of the adhesive plasters that have
SO long served the G. o. p. In time for
the elections. I
In New York there is the bitter contest
for leadership between Odell and Plat.
which plainly foreshadows Democratic
victory In Shat State In November. 1901.
In Washington there is the contest be-
tween Hanna G. Co. and tho admins.
tratlon over the promotion OF General
Wood, and a multitude of troubles grow
ing out of the exposures of rottenness
E In the Postoilice Department.
Prophet Dowie's grand stand play
In New York recently Is now fully cx-
planned IIe was on tho verge of bank
ruptcy then. and the New York visit was
a money.raislng scheme. But the scheme
was failure. and It FASTENED instead
OF retading, the disaster which was i'm
pending over this peculiar "zion." No
one will be surprised to hear that
Glocwie's lace factories and candy facto-
srIes were not successful. There is moth
ing about the man to indicate that he is
capable of carrying on large business
operations. lie Is very successful as q
Lypnotizcr Of weak-m!nded men and
following Of religious pretenders and
fanatics from tho heglnnlng OF the hu-
man race. Dodies business enterprises
are now In the hands of receiver,
Where DowIe himself will find haven
of rest It remains to be seen. His wife
anG son have gone to Europe and were
reported to have taken large amount
ON money with them--posstbly enough
10 support the whole Dowie family N
comfort In their native Scotland.
A dispatch from Prague announces that
the "Imperial Scientific Station" which
has been investigating many kinds OF
beer, decides that an American beer is
the best OF all, Just what the Imperial
Scientific station" is or where It is sta
toned or whence it obtains Its powers TO
Judge OF tho quality OF beer or other
necessaries Of life, we know not but on
general principles we are disposed to ad-
mil that the Station has a pretty level
head when 1t comes to judge beer What,
ever may be its powers, the "station's''
verdict seems to be a feather IN the
American cap. The time was, and not
over five years ago that time was, noth-
ing with German authority would have
admitted that anything In the way OF
beer could surpass the German product,
and we may rest assured that nothing
short of a cast iron regard for truth and
honesty would Force from an Imperial
Station" confession that Germans do
not make the best beer In the world. And
all this shows what great progress Amer
leans have made In at least one dlrec-
ton in the past five years, It would be
very interesting II We were, permitted to
know. what brand of American beer the
i.statlonN has been drinking 10 1tss eyl-
dent delight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06

Speaking Of the corncob pipe It may ne
said that 1t was very popular IN the SCUM
during the war, being an article easily
manufactured at home. Most Of these
pipes were of natural rude pattern
but some were works Of art. They were
easily made, and a person who had a turn
for carving could make them pretty.
But tho homemade clay pipe was also
much In vogue during the war, and we
recall clay pipe that was made IN IN
Northampton county, N. c., which would
DO d great delight to- tho smokers even ven. Q Z
this generation 1t was made by q man
named Burnett who secured Ills clay
from some neighboring hill, tho location
OF which ho never revealed The clay
was very porous and made q first-class
pipe. The Burnett pipe was carved, not
moulded, and lie used as his carving IN.
strumcnts blades made OF reeds The
pipes were artistlcally carved, each Pipe
being OF Its own design. and after being
curved was thoroughly dried in the sun.
and then baked to hardness. There was
n generous demand throughout thatisec-
ton and other sections for tho Burnett
pipe, and the manufacturer found q ready
sale for all that he could make. He was
poor man. but made u snug sum OF.
money out Of his pipes, and when he
finally purchased valuable farm, cost
Ing several thousand dollars. he paid for
1t in silver coins, every one Of which, he
said, had been earned from his handi-
work He continued to- make these pipes.
years after tho war and when he died
was we'll to do citizen Of the county.
An old colored man Of the same county
made clay pipes by hand, and SO turned
many an honest penny for himself.