The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-02-20
perso,lals

Banker Jas. f. Corcoran was at Es-
canada over last Sunday.
Frank Dawson fell and broke his
collar bone last Wednesday evening.
Prosecuting Attorney Watson was
confined TO the house a couple OF days
this week with a severe cold.
Lewis Berger and Claude Brown OF
Iron River were in the city last Mon
day To attend the masquerade ball.
Robert Munns has been ailing this
week with very severe cold which
confined him TO the house a great deal
o. the time.
Ole Hager purchased the Citizen
farm in Crystal Falls township west
OF Fortune lake this week. The land
is choice piece of property.
Jas. III. Johnson returned from
Grand Rapids last Saturday where he
had been as a representative from the
local lodge TO the grand body.
The home OF Hans Melcher, near the
old water works, was consumed by
fire last Wednesday afternoon. The fire
caught from defective chimney.
Mr. and Mrs. j. lessen were at Sago-
la last Saturday evening in attendance
at the masque ball held there. They
report having had splendid time.
The Richards home took on the at
mosphere Of a hospital this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Richards and four child
rem were all sick at the same time.
A dispatch from Negaunee TO the
Milwaukee Sentinel states that the
thermometer registered 80 degrees be-
low zero at Michigamme on Tuesday
morning.
John Dawson, ST.. was brought home
from his camp where he had been
suffering for some time with pneu-
monia. He is much better and all
danger is passed.
Robert Wilson received message
on Saturday night advising him of
the very serious illness OF his father at
Manistique. He left on the evening
train for that city.
The Swedish young people will give
social i'm the church basement one
week from tonight, the proceeds to
assist the people in Norway who re-
Gently lost their homes In the great
fire.
The Rathdone Sisters had a surprise
party upon Mrs. G.. f.. Voos last Tues
day evening which was largely attend
ed Mrs. Noos was the first executive
officer Of the lodge and the members
appreciate her good work for them.
j. Il. Gibson & Co. purchased the
Canal company land near Fishers
place which has been in dispute with
the woodenware company and Mr..
Fisher for some months. The timber
will be put into wood and shipped
below
Fred MCGEE strained himself while
at work decoratingl the opera house
for the Junior ball last Friday and was
taken sick that evening. His sickness
has confined him 20 his bed since that
time and promises to keep him in the
house for couple Of weeks.
Thee. Firme, the contractor who
put the heating plant in the school
house came near meeting his death by
asphyxiation while at work on a
plumbing JOB at Iron Mountain one
day this week. A furnace In the eel.
lar In which he was working was emit
ting gas fact which he did not de-
tect until nearly overcome,
Probably not many OF our citizens
are aware that there Is in our city
anyone who has aspirations In the line
OF an author, but it is generally under
stood that one Of our young business
men is about TO launch upon the pub
lie a volume entitled The Mystery OF
the Masquerade" or "Who Hired
the Hack?" Communicated
The big pipe organ for the NJ. f..
Church arrived here last SATURDAY
and was unloaded on Tuesday. IL
weighs nine ton and came clear from
Boston The work Of erecting II Is
being carried on and il viii be but