The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-07-08
personals

An Iron River man with a hundred
dollar reputation, has caused the ar
rest Of Rev. G. n Rutledge, the anti
saloon league agent for defamation o.
character. II seems 10 be plain cas-,
Of persecution started az the instiga
tion Of the saloon element The back
ers Of the nasty job had better have
their laugh now. In the end they viii
find the suit no joke. Mr.. Rutledge &,
good fighter and when he clears the
decks for the Iron River crowd they Il
wish they had selected some other sub
ject for their funny business And.
too, Mr.. Rutledge does not defame
people Intentionally. but he does in
sist upon telling the truth at all times
Iron Mountain Press
A business change Of Importance
took place last Saturday when A. +.
Robbins purchased the drug stock OF
j. G. wilkinson Mr. Robbins will
consolidate the two businesses and
will retain Mr. Wilkinson AS his assis-
tant Inventory II being taken at the
present time and as soon a. that pro
cess is completed he two stocks will
be consolidated but at what point rs
not just clear As yet
> Sorensou has removed into his new
quarters recently prepared for him
by a. Nelson Mr Nelson built
building on the lot adjoining his shop
the dimensions being 3u 90 Mr.
Soren-on occupies tile whole at tho
Building his business having ucreas
ed So much that be- requires mnch
more room than he had in his old
stand
Panl y, Minckler was over from
Iron River last Thursday and spent
the afternoon in the city He is do
ing big business IN his creamery
this year and can hardly turn out
enough butter 10 supply his trade.
He is milking ninety COWS at the
present time
A Finn fell on the bridge at the
water works last saturday The cur
rent was so swift that he was carried
over the crest 81 the dam between the
log chute and the power house over.
the rocks down through the rapids for
a distance OF about six-hundred feet
where he was hshed ont wholly nm
injured and kind Of rejoicing AZ his
experience.
John Atherton Is in the hospital ~
Green Bay, 1t is not known just how
sick he Is as when he left here
Wednesday he was complaining Of only
a slight indisposition bat letter re-
ceived later says that the doctors
placed him in the hospital
Andrew Bassie, better known as
" Milwaukee died at his nome in the
lower end OF the city last Sunday
His death came suddenly. He was
buried in the local cemetery on Mon
lay.
Willie POyseur won two races at Iron
Mountain on the Foulth His team
Of dogs easily won the dog race ana .
the seven dollar prize hung mp for II. /
He entered the sack race and won first
prize ia that also
The Polish society viii give i picnic
anal dance IN the grove near the Kim
ball on the sunday following payday
They have Engaged the orchestra and
irr making great preparations for the
went
The 81 Pant bridge rev came up
% put Ia the bridge ou ths Duun
pur last Saturday hut AS tht rails
AVE not yet been laid they couldn
10 anything and went nu IA putona
.un
Wallace Brut Young man we'll
uowu Ia Iron River committed sui
Idle 40 q homestead near that place
,-t Monday by blowing the top of his
end "a with rifle
So many went from here to Florencs
nd Met ominee last Tuesday that 10
! nor possible 10 mention al IL is
.simatel that fully one hundred went
, each Of the places mentioned !,
John Corcoran returned from his I
'hopl duties AT South Bend last Satur- !
Az His sisters. Misses Patrecia and
orerta returned from ST. Mary 4
rademy a. the same time
Dan Ross met with lot Of hard {
uk lately. a few weeks ago one OF q
IL horses died and last week his cow d
ot upon the right-of way and was /
lied by an ore train. I