Charlevoix county herald., 1905-02-04

2 Republican county convention at
East Jordan nd ptTuesday.
A child was Rurn to Mr. and Mrs
Martin Burns, sunday 'ast
Bsryl, infant daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. ]. II. Milford <quite i'll with
bronchitis.
Many are willing to giye the Lord
seed c9rn only thsNcan have mort
gage on the crop. ~
Robert Atkinsonwas tax n quite i'll
last week with cNteps, aud is still in
a serious condition.
The ladies OF the Rebecca lodge had
an ENJOYABLE eyeniDgat tn ir new hail
Wednesday evening.
The boy who il afraid to strike back
will never make The pan braye enough
to turn the other cheek.
John McArthur and brothers are
home from Duttop where they were
called by the death lof their father.
Take your Watch, Clock and Jewell
ry repairing To Mack, the Jeweler.
Work promptly done,and fully guaran.
| teed
Miss Mabel Price of Beaverton, who
has been guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Stroebel and olket friends here the
past fortnight, returned to her home,
Tuesday last.
The new 2l-foot launch constructed
at Waterman3 &Price's Factory fer
Bellaire partH is now practically
complete, and another one has been
star ed FOR Postmaster f. A. Kenyon
Mr. al Ms. j. NJ. Kenny and child
rem wish To thank the, many friends
both here and in Chicygo for the num-
crous acts of kindn$s during the i'll
ness and death of thJi ir beloved daugh-
ter and slster-Mfs. Mary Brinkman.
Ray / C!ink accidentally cut his
foot Wednesday while chopnlng wood
Dr. II. w. Dicken toob,seyeral stitches
and Ray is now ollY again. Thurday
evening several G his school friends
gave him a litHe surprise party, it be
ing the 2Otkanniversary of his birth
day
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The largestldiamond ever discovered
has been found near Pretoria. The
store weighs 3,Ob2 carals aud is said to
b. a pure white Niapiond of good quail
ity 1t is locally sFaued al s3.5oo,OoO
10 $4 ,0eO, O0o.z TIP famous Kohineer,
Sh'ch is VALUED at $500 600. weighs 123
carals, thoEEl. it is said to have weigh
ed 900 hHfore it was cut. There is
immeDSe excitement at Pretoria as a
result of the discovery.
While Frank Knauf was walking on
narrow beam above mass Of moving
machinery in Mct'lure's saw mill at
East Bay Saturday, a set screw caught
his trousers leg aud pulled him into
terrible trap. His left feg was hello
against RAPIDLY n revolving pulley and
for several incl ies wSs burnod ,oa
crisp, the booe eveY heiug aid rare
and burned black blythe friction. His
right leg was burEed and charre by
another pulley fom his hIp Gown.
while his body/Wss held against set
screw. which /burrowed deep into his
flesh. His whole IiOdy is covered with
a net work VI cuts aud bruises and he
is swathed in bandageS like mummy.
The man suffered terrible agony and
was held in his painful position until
the mill was stopped. 1t was ntcess-
AIRY to take down the shaf ing and re-
move the pulleys before be was releas-
ed.
A remarkable fact has been demOn..
strated that d man cannot fall from
Uuc tOp W VIC DOplOiil vi OiIt VI Ouf
deep, vertical mining shafts Of the
Lake Superior clipper district, except
in skip or edge. Careful expert
ments, covering Rseversl Weyks, have
been conducted by officials6f the fell
eral government, At No. yshaft Of the
Tamarack mine, 1850 feet in depth
and sharing with the yaumet & 4ec-
las Red Jacket shnf in the distinct
ion of being the deepest vertical shaft
in the world. Sfesl balls were sus-
pended over tbe exaci cent.ls OF the
shaft openngE brous to an absolute
quiet aud dydppcd bs burning with
candle famf the threads holding them.
SO that tpey started straight toward
the centsr OF the eartti, in the line OF
the shaft. In every case, however,
the ba Is swerved andlodged on the
tlmheri g after falling 1,00C TO 1000