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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

Ed. Watts and Ed. Geske went fish.
ing last Monday. They didn't return
that night and their stay was prolong-
ed very much beyond their expected
stay. The boys say that nothing out
OF the ordinary took place but know.
ing friends OF Mr.. Watts at the Great
Western are chipping In 20 buy com.
pass for him. A small boy on the
locations suggests that someone be
sent along 10 operate IL.
Oscar Widstrand arrived Tuesday
from Crystal Falls, Michigan, and has
taken position on The Mesaba Ore.
Mr.. Widstrand took up with the work
with the old man hereof some fifteen
years ago, at his home town, and has
followed IL ever since. He is racy
newspaper writer and first class
printer, and The ore expects to be
materially benefited by his as
sistance. -Mesaba Ore.
There are all kinds of speculations
as 10 what Is TO be done with the
merchandise stock OF the late A.
Justified. Mr.. Guensberg informs us
that he has several inquiries from pro-
spectiye buyers and that he hopes that
some OF them will materialize but to
date none has so turned out. He is
having an inventory taken and hopes
10 close deal within a few weeks.
III. r. Lucas and Or. Cotton, Of
EScanaba, stockholders in the wooden
ware company were in Crystal Falls
the latter part Of last week attending
a meeting OF the company. In con-
versation with DR.. Cotton he express
ed himself as well pleased with the
Crystal Falls property, although the
general market is none too good, just
at the present moment.
The friends of Miss Jessie Hyslop
assembled in the Lady Maccabee
lodge room on Thursday evening and |
a very pleasant time was had.
Dewey's orchestra was present and |
dispensed sweet music. Games OF all |
kinds were INDUCED in and a fine
spread topped of the evenings amuse-
nents
John Schneider, cigarmaker for Her
nan Buenger, was badly bitten by the
big black dog OF Paul Schook last
Monday. One side Of his face was
'hewed up in bad shape.
Mrs +. G. Huse, came up from Iron
Mountain TO attend the farewell
'arty given by the Lady Maccabees in
lonor Of her sister Miss Jessie IIyslop.
A daughter OF Mr. Nybacka, Of the
Dunn location died last Monday and
vas buried on Wednesday in the
'ryStal Falls cemetery.
a report here yesterday friday
avs that Dr. lIudSor's body was
ound IN the woods near Sands, in
county.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Trebilcock are IN
'hicago this week on business and
pleasure bent.
Attorney G. II. Watson was a bust
less visitor at Pentoga during the
week
j. j. Murphy has been running in
Fan Oss' place over Sunday while the (
alter visited at Green Bay
Il. i. Hollow started ON his census
'ork on the first day Of June.
Miss Hannah Anderson Is very sick. /
Smoke La Plante, l0c straight
igar. II. 9 Buenger, M'fgr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04
Low Excursion Rates TO
Battle Creek. Mich.

Via the Northwestern Line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold June 10
and II, limited 10 return until June
20, inclusive, on account OF G. A. r.
Encampment etc. Apply 20 agents
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

For SALE: The Anderson farm
near Fortune Lake For particular
inquire Of MRS. CHAs. ANDERSON.
LOST: A red COW about two years
old Finder will get reward by re-
porting 70 !. III. Jackson.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-06-04

Supervisor j. II. Gibson was in the
Falls last Tuesday attending a meet
ing OF the county board.
Nick Mieyr and Frank Steddick
were the delegates to the county con-
yention which met in the Falls last
Monday.
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FAIR COMMISSIONERS.
o. II. Hawn of Canton to Canvass for
Exhibit to ST. louis.

N E-H
o. n. Hawn of Canton to Canvass for
Exhibit to st. Louis.
Canton, S. D., Dec. 2S.-D. H. Hawn
Of this city has been appointed worlds
fair commissioner for this county. He
Is making a thorough V for the
purpose of work -.g up interest among
the people in behalf of the exposition.
A building is being prepared for the
temporary storing of products for the
South Dakota exhibit. and the county
commissioners have been asked for an
appropriation to defray the local ex-
penses Incurred in gathering up the ex-
hibits. Extensive arrangements are
now being completed for holding a pub
lie meeting at h court house for
the discussion and confederation of the
worlds fair question. George. r. Farm
er, general secretary Of the commits
sion, will be present to address the
meeting, and prominent men in the city
and county will speak. Interest in the
exposition is growing very encour-
Rgingly all Over this county. Commits
sioner dawn has appointed deputies in
o~thertn.ns IN his county as follows:
B.. c.. Jacobs, ut Lennox; w. e. Green,
at Worthing; Andrew Johnson. in Del
aware; j. q. Millett, in Eden; Ed War
dell, at Harrisburg. and H. N. Cooper,
C. III. Cassfll, H. H. belong, Thomas
Thorson and O. X. Brown of this city.
B. H. Lien. prominent business la
and politician of Sioux Falls, a few
years 6 candidate for governor, has
made an offer to the old soldiers of
this county to furnish at cost all the
granite stone needed in the erection of
the proposed soldiers monulnen to be
placed ! n court house square in this
city the coming year. Nh. Lien is the
owner Of a large quarry of fine granite
stone recently discovered near Sioux
Falls. 1t is probable that his PROPOSE.
ton will be accepted.
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BEAR ASA ToBoG6AN.
Man Slid Down Long Log Chute on
Rruin, Who Didn't Intend to
Do Il That Way.


Shrewsbury, VT, Dec. 30.-Pete jackson.
has nothing to do with this story except
as a witness to what happened to Hen
Morse and to vouch for the accuracy of
the details.
Both men, veteran wood choppers, had,
been sent to repair u log chute on Shrews-
bury mountain side. The chute is a quar-
ter of u mile in length. The top of the
chute rested against the edge of u plat
form rock, just back of which was the en-
trance TO a cave The repairs having been
made, the men seated themselves to eat
their dinner.
They We're thus engaged when, in de
iance of the custom of going into retire
ment for the winter, a bear appeared at
the entrance to the cave and shifted and
eyed a big, home made preserved rasp-
berry tart out of which Hen Morse had
just taken a bite.
Jackson, who had finished his meal and
was smoking his pipe, made one bound for
q tree, and IN a jiffy was seated on u
branch yelling to Morse, who stood par
alyzed with fear.
Drop that tart and git; it's after sweets
not YOU" he shouted.
Palsied with terror, Morse was unable
to rise from the edge of the snow filled
chute. The next instant the bear was in
the trough, and, losing its footing. slid
down unsetting Morse. who, in some way,
landed on Bruins back. He had sense
enough left to bury both hands iii the long
black fur and hang on.
They're Off" shouted Morse.
A cloud of snow marked the descent of
the pair, as they made a lightning like
passage. They struck a hummock at the
oottom, bounced high in the air, and,
whirling in somersaults, disappeared in a
icep Snowbank. Bruin was first to dig
himself out. and made himself scarce down
the mountain side, leaving Morse. badly
frightened but unhurt. to rescue himself.
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DISCUSSED
BY The CABINET
President Called a Meeting at
Which Affairs at lsthmus
Were Considered.
is HOPEFUL
Nothing in the Present Situation Tend
ing to Arouse Serious concern-!s
Not Known Whether a Reply
Will Be Made to Reyes.

Washington, Dec. S1.-At a meeting
Of the cabinet called by the president
the Panama situation vas the princi-
pal subject under consideration. All
members Of the cabinet, except Sec
retary Hay, who is Ill, Secretary Shaw
and Attorney General Knox. who are
out of the city, We're present. The
meeting was one of the longest held
for several weeks, the session consum-
ing quite two hours.
At the conclusion of the meeting the
were not communicative, but
1t was learned that In addition to a
discussion of matters relating to Pa
mama several departmental matters OF
minor Importance We're considered.
Secretary Root was delayed nearly
half an hour in his arrival at the meet
Ing, having been in conference with
General Reyes, the special representa-
tive of Colombia. This circumstance
caused it to transpire that during the
illness Of Secretary Hay Secretary
Root has been designated by the presi-
dent to conduct the negotiations of this
government with General Reyes. Sec
rotary Root laid before the president
the details of his interview with the
Colombian minister.
Observation-Disclosures was given to the
Colombian note filed with the state de-
partment by General Reyes, but it can
be said that no answer has yet been
made to 1t. The note was submitted by
the minister in Spanish.
Some delay was encountered in the
translation of the document, but finally
the translation was laid before the
president and Secretary Root for con-
~sideration.
Secretary Root informed General
Reyes that the reply of this govern
ment was not ready, but that it would
be given him as soon as possible. Sec
rotary Root will give h response to
General Reyes when a decision as to
Its precise nature shall have been
reached.
No intimation of the contents of Gen
eral Reyes note or of the reply of this
government is given from any authors
tative source. 1t is known. however,
that hi administration regards the
ratification of the treaty with the re-
public of Panama as the first step to
be taken in the entire pending matter.
What this government will do subse-
quently will be determined at least in
part, by the circumstances then sur
rounding the case. Just now it is said
authoritatively there is nothing in the
situation to arouse serious concern.
General Reyes has rot indicated to
Secretary Root what his intentions are
regarding his future movements. 1t is
presumed he will remain in Washing
ton, at least until the reply of the
United States to his note shall have
been presented. but SO far as can be as
certained nothing definite is known as
to his Intentions.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-01
HEARST AGENTS BUSY
Charley Walsh Is Assisting Them in
Managing Their Movement Down
in Old Missouri.

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. SIC. A.
Walsh, secretary of the democratic ma
tional committee. spent yesterday in
Kansas City. During the day he con
ferred with A. w. Lawrence of Chi
cago, one of w. r. Hearst's political
agents, E. U. Murphy of Leavenworth.
Kan, and John Sullivan of this city
were also in the party. According to
Mr.. Lawrence, Mr.. Walsh has de-
clared himself in favor of Mr.. Hearst
as the next democratic nominee for
president.
1.-The purpose of my visit here" said
Mr.. Lawrence, lis to ascertain the SEN
timent of the people toward Mr.. Hearst.
We think there is a strong sentiment in
Missouri in favor of him. His father
and mother were both Missourians. 1
mean to talk with the representative
men of Kansas City and find how
they feel toward his candidacy for the
nomination."
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MARRIED AT LAST.
lady Montasu and British Army Off
Ger Return to Sioux Falls for
icense
License.

Sioux Fails, S. d., Dec. So.-Baftled in an
tempt to secure a marriage license at
ST. Paul, because the laws of Minnesota
prohibit the marriage of divorced persons
within three months after Il decree is
granted, Mrs. Josephine Beaumont Mon
.agu, who secured a divorce in Sioux Falls
asst week, returned here and was married.
Courtney Clark Manifold is her new hus-
oand. The bride early last spring arrived
aere from Canada, and until her departure
last week was one of the most prominent
members of the local divorce colony. She
inherited the title of Lady Montagu, and
Vas prominent in social circles at Toronto
and other points in n Her new hus-
oand is an officer in the British army.
Soon after being married in this city the
couple departed for China, where the
groom is stationed, and where the. will
mako their future home.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-01
BOLD
Gang of Five Loot Bank, Have sattl.
With Citizens and Make Their

Sou-h McAllister, Okla, Dec. ga
gang Of 1--we bank robbers looted the
bank at kiowa. a small town sixteen
miles north of here, n escaped after
several hundred shots had been ex-
changed between the robbers and a
posse Of fifty citizens of Kiowa.
The robbers dynamited the safe and
secured $4,000 in cash, some of which
is, believed to have beer mutilated by
the explosion. The bank building was
partially wrecked.
While w of the men did the work OF
blowing the safe, three remained out.
side as guards.
The first explosion was q failure,
making a loud report. but doing little
damage. The citizens heard the re.
port ard arming themselves with revol.
vers and shotguns. a volley was fred al
the robbers inside, who were visible
through the shutters. The fire was re-
turned by the guards secreted on the
outside.
While the two men on the inside
worked the three outside kept up a
steady fire with the posse of citizens
1t took three explosions to open this
safe.
After the last explosion the burglars
gathered up the money. and, leaving
through the front of the bank, got
away in the darkness. The posse fol.
lowed the gang for some distance. but
lost the trail.
While the citizens believe that one OF
the robbers vas injured. not one of the
citizens was struck. The latter were
protected from the fire Of the robbers
by stock pens in the rear Of the bank
building.
A posse Of United States marshals Il,
in pursuit, with little chance of result
as h men had several hours start.
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Condensed kilograms.

Catherine Mcvay, aged 1O4, is dead at
Danville, Ill.
burned in the Buffalo stock yards.
Secretary of State Hay will go south
IL search of a milde climate and health.
The English steamer Lady Joicey burned
and sank near Porto Rico. All on board
were saved.
Twelve people were killed in a suburban
Village near Naples by explosion of dyna-
mite bombs.
At Calumpit, Luzon, $50 houses burned.
600 people were left homeless and sew
sral lost their lives.
Blast furnace workers in the Ironton,
o.. district will tomorrow decide whether
to submit to a 10 per cent. decrease of
wages.
The society of the Army of the Cumber-
land has decided to admit to membership
the military telegraphers who served dur
ing the war.
Four thousand Macedonian rebels are
said to be ready to invade Turkey, under
command of Bulgarian officers.
American Bridge employees on
piece work AVE been reduced 10 per cent,
salaries below $4,000 a year are reduced
Coal miners in the ohio-Indiana district
will be given their choice between full
time at 10 per cent. reduction in wages.
and half time at the present wage scale.
Perry Heath, in an Interview at Omaha.
says he doesn't think Hanna will try to
be nominated for president, or will assume
management of another national cam
paign.
A deputy clerk of courts was sentenced
in Chicago to three months in prison for
falsifying the records so they would show
the discharge of a criminal who was held
to the grand jury.
Striking silk makers in Paterson who
violated an injunction restraining them
from making working conditions uncom-
Portable for strike breakers. We're fined
the limit and denied mercy.
Senator Hale, chairman of the naval
committee, says the work of upbailding
the navy will be pushed and when the
present rogram is completed the United
States will have. next to England's, the
most powerful navy.
A New York judge declined to enjoin
the stereotypers' union of tina city from
Interfering with the employment of the
foreman and assistant foreman of stereo-
typers on the Herald. on the ground that
they were members of the union, and must
exhaust the resources of adjudication by
the processes of the union before they
could appeal to the courts.
John NJ. Glover, a Cripple Creek lawyer.
wrote a letter to the military commandment
referring to Governor Peabody as "a
cheap anarchist" He resisted efforts to
arrest him. barricading himself in his
office and only yielding When he had a
bullet in his arm.
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state Educators Meet.

Aberdeen. s. D., Dec. 29.-The first
meeting Of the South Dakota State Ed
vocational association will be held in the
Gottschalk opera house IN Tuesday.
December 20, at 8 o'clock. Preparations
have been made to entertain royalty
the largest crowd in the history Of the
association. The program is as fol-
lows:
General program for the opening day,
Tuesday, December 20, 8 p. M, Cots
chalk opera house.
Vocal SOLO, Mrs. G. W. Nash; Mrs.
d. G. Gallett, accompanist.
America. Association; Mrs. D. G.
Gallett. accompanist.
Addresses Of welcome, Mayor A. 8.
Reed, Senator James M. Lawson, Mr.,
Doane Robinson.
Huron college; President ]. s. Frazee,
Springfield Normal; President Thomas
Nicholson, Dakota University.
Instrumental solo. Mrs. d. g. Gallett.
Presidents address, Alexander
Strachan. superintendent Of schools,
Deadwood.
Officers OF the various departments
are for college and high school depart
ment:
President. Superintendent NJ. NJ.
Ramer, Milbank.
Secretary. Superintendent w. d. Bur-
calow. Webster.
For department of common and grad.
ed schools:
President. superintendent j. c. Lind.
Secretary. Miss Geraldine Van slyke.
Aberdeen.
For department of city and town
supervision:
President. Superintendent L. c.
Flanegin. Alexandria.
escrstaey. To be appointed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-01

says the operator there. but In that
brief interval the blizzard. that was
raging extinguished 1t. and train No. 5
flashed by the station to crash into the
eastbound train No. 6 nea East Paris.
The trains were reduced to a pro
timber ard metal. with dead and in
jured pinned down and crushed by the
fragments of the heavy cars.
Five cars n two large locomotives
were damned into a space ordinarily
occupied by three coaches, and the
wreckage was strewn across the rail-
road right of way from fence to fence.
According to statements made by Of
ficials of the Pere Marquette road the
grade at the rate of sixty miles an
hour. The eastbound train was climb
Ing the hill at a speed of forty miles an
hour. The foEmer carried probable sew
enty-1ve passengers, while the latter Is
believed to nave been carrying at least
125 persons. The two trains coiiided
about the middle OF a long, sweeping
curve, three-quarters OF a mile west OF
East Paris. On the north side of the
curve is a high embankment. prevent
ing a view of the track ahead.
When the engines met one turned
completely over and lay with its nose In
a direction opposite to hat in which It
had been travelling. The other climbed
the wreckage OF the first, its boiler,
torn from the trucks. standing erect In
the center Of the debris.
Operator Knew Il Must Como.
When train Nc. s. w%estbound, whizzed
by McCord's station, without stopping the
frightened operator notified the dispatcher.
and then found that his red light had been
e~xtinguished. He reported this fact. and
then. as the collision was inevitable. there
was but one thing to do. The dispatcher'a
office called for medical aid, notified the
hospitals here and got the special train In
readiness. They then waited for the word
they knew must come.
There was no nance for the fast rum
ming trains to see each other through the
driving blizzard IN time to- even slow down.
and In a short time word came from the
conductor of No. 5 that they had crashed
together and that there was an awful
loss Of life.
The westbound engine drove through
No. 6hs engine like a wedge, separating
the gear from the boiler and standing
the latter on end like a broken, twisted
shell. The running gear was crumpled
up like SO much Irvine. Great cast steel
side rods were bent into many shapes. and
wen the steel tires Of the big driving
wheels We're split and sprung from the
wheels, landing in some cases ten feet
from the engine. The boiler of engine No.
397 turned ove several times, and the
very force of the twisting impact seems
to have been the means of saving the life
of Engineer Waterman. He was flung
forty feet over the fence at the right OF
the right of way.
L. Moon. his fireman. was sitting on the
opposite side of the cab, and he. too.
was thrown clear of the pile Of wreckage.
AS the trains came together the steam
domes of each boiler blew off, releasing
their contents, else there would have beer
aided horrors from the blistering steam.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-01
SOUTH DAKOTA BAR.

Annual Session Of Association to Be
Held at Redfeld.
Redfeld, s. D.. Dec. 29.-The annual
meeting of the South Dakota Bar as
ISOLATION will be held in this city on
December 80. An interesting program
has been prepared and q good attend
lnce Of the legal fraternity Of the state
Is expected. The program includes the
presidents address by Thomas Ster-
ling. dea OF the law department, state
university. and address on the Federal
Constitution" by John E. Garland,
Judge Of the United States circuit court
at Sioux Falls, and an address by Judge
Crofoot Of Aberdeen. Members arriv-
Ing on the evening OF the goth will be
informally entertained by the local bar
association, and on thu evening Of the
Both will occur the annual banquet.
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LAND WHY sc OPENED.
Almost Certain That Congress Will
Pas ReseNation Bills.

Nlfu0ee N0T1Atn tuoS SCnQrSaS VIII
Pass Reservation Bills.
Ronesteel. S. D.. Dec. 2s.-The people
" this community IRE jubilant over
news received from Washington that
there is hardly any doubt but what the
Rosebud reservation bill will pass con-
sress some time in January, and it Is
almost a certainty that this magnifi-
cent tract Of 100000 acres of land will
be thrown open to the homesteader by
May 1 of the coming year.
The water tank has been completed
On the tower of the city water plant
and the city is now supplied from the
mains. An exhibition and test was
made yesterday and demonstrated that
.Bonesteel has one of the best systems
of waterworks in the state. A fire
company will be organized at nee A
test was made yesterday as to h pres
sure which could be had in case OF fire
and water was thrown from an inch
and q quarter nozzle clear across a
block and at the highest point 1t was
over 100 feet high.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-01
A SOCIAL EVENT.

ii. %. D. Society Entertain Young Men
at z O'Clock Dinner.
Vermillion, s. D.. Dec. 29.-The mem-
bers of the T. b. d. society very pleas
antly entertained their young gentle-
man friends at a z o'clock dinner at the
home Of Miss Gertrude Swezey on
Court street. A delicious ~four-course
menu was served by Mesdames Seth
Ely and M. l.. Fox, assisted by Misses
Berntce Swezey and. Grace Sargent. The
remainder Of the evening was taken up
with distribution Of Christmas pres
ents. music and social chat. Messrs r.
"A. Fox of st. Paul. and Harry Leach Of
Charles City. Ia, were out-of-towr
guests at the banquet.
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TEACHERS MEETING
N ANNUAL SESSION
South DAKOTA State Associa-
ton at Aberdeen Opened
bya Reception.
MANY PROMINENT MEN
a Rural Telephone System Viii, Be
Installed by a Cooperative
Company Organized Re-
Gently at Ethan.

Aberdeen, s. d. Dec. sl-The TWEEN
ty-flrst annual session of the South Da-
kota State Educational association, In
session for three days, opened yester-
day with a reception at the Gottschalk
opera house. The program included
addresses Of welcome by Mayor Reed,
Senator Lawson and Doane Robinson.
with responses by President French Of
Huron college, President Frazee Of the
Springfield Normal, and President
Nicholson Of Dakota university, and
Alexander Strachan. superintendent Of
association, delivered his annual ad-
dress.