The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-08-12

Attest
Roht Munns
City Clerk
AMASA NEWS.

HLFAE kOh VI w os
The funeral % Mrs. Chas VI Hug
hes, mention of whose death was
made in the news columns last week
was the largest affair OF rs kind
that Amasa ever witnessed. The de.
ceased lady held the esteem of every
one in the village and as "A tribute
every place of business and the mines
were closed on the afternoon of the
funeral Even the saloons closed mp
tight and every man woman and child
Ina the village turned ont 20 pay their
last tribute to the memory Of this
estimable lady.
The societies of the village all turn
ed ont aud marched in body, Mr.
Hughes being member Of all of
them
The funeral was taken charge of by
the local branch of the National Pro
tective Legion to which organization
the deceased belonged.
The maiden name of the deceased
was Lilly Gill and she was born in
Leeds England, in lS6, and, together
with her parents came 10 America,
settling in Buckingham, Canada,
where in 1855 she was married 20
Chas w. Hughes. Three years after
wards the young people moved TO lsh
peming, Michigan, where Mr. Hughes
secured a position in the mines aud
they continued 10 reside at that place
until 1899 when Mr. Hughes was APP
pointed mining captain Of the Hem
lock mine and moved his family 10
Amasa This village has been her
home ever since. Seven children were
born 10 Mr. and Mrs, Hughes five
of them living, four boys an one girl
The children are John, Chas. W.
Thos f. Kinley, j.. Willard. Clih
ord amt Myrtle G. Hughes, the oldest
being "a and the youngest baby.
Besides the husband and family, Mrs.
Hughes is survived by two brothers,
Abe Gill Of this village and Jno Gill
of British Columbia
Mrs. Hughes was home loving
woman, OF noble character aud low
ing disposition, and all Amasa respect
cd and admired her. In her uutimely
taking OH the husband and family
suffer blow that only they, them
selves. can appreciate and they have
the sympathy OF all in their a0hction
Matt Lee has moved his drilling ont
fit 10 this village and has started work
sinking stand pipe 40 the point
where the Township authorities pro
pose to locate their well The place is
along the river bank al the foot o..
Gibson bin and to the south of tbe
road ltis figured that the 3yerburcu
is very heavy 10 this point and tnat
In tine lower strata Of this shift eur
rents of pure water will be met with
The pipe viii be driven 10 the ledge
and Il chemical examination ,f tine
water made
Mrs Ralph Rasmussen. whose dan
gerous illness was noted some time ago
lied at the Green Bay hospital last
morning. She was taken
b Green Bay on Tuesday evening bat
was SO far gone that she survived the
rip but few hours
Geo. Promo is making things hum
lere with his new building work He
las "A gang Of i've carpenters erecting
MS hotel with Jas Ford. OF CRYSTAL T
Falls, foreman. They are rushing the /
work right along and more carpenters I
would be- put on il they could be got.
John Mason returned from his west
'rn trip last Tuesday, looking healthy 1
and in good spirits and all agree that
The west must have agreed with him.
CARD OF THANKS.
We return our heartfelt thanks 10 the I
many friends who so greatly aided us
10 bear the sad aiiiliction that recert. /
" befell NJ in the death of our wife
and mother. To the many lodges and
Ill the friends who sent such beauti
AL flowers we are grehtful in Iced
Chas w. Hughes and Family