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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17

Mr.. Munns was born near Toronto,
Canada in October, 1913 Of good, old
Scotch Irish stock; stock tnat has
given to America many Of It's finest
and most celebrated characters. He
was married in January, 1865 10 Octa-
via Sanderson and continued to reside
in Canada until 1885 when the family
moved to Sault Ste Marie and after a
year stay in that city came direct 10
Crystal Falls and Crystal Falls has
been their home since that time. Four
children were born to Mr. and Mrs
Munns. three daughters and son.
Late ia the year 1882 the family met
with the greatest sorrow that has mar
red the quiet flow Of happy family
life. IN the death of the beloved wife
and mother. But. Mr. Mnnns Kept
his children together and, with the
assistance of his second oldest daugh-
ter, Miss Mahala established Gere a
family home that is model one for
the community,
Mr. Muuna FIRST worked at his trade
Of carpenter and builder, profession
which he followed until his election %
the Office Of city clerk necessitated hts
giving almost all of his time % tine
public
In the community Mr. Munus name
is synonymous with honor and trust
When there Is an office of trust i'm any
organization with which he is cou-
uacted. he Ga invariably chosen "a hl
it He Is an enthusiastic member oi
the Modern Maccabees and has beeu
finance keeper Of the local lodge since
the time Of It's institution. He wa.
recently chosen director and treasurer
of the base bah association with
which he became connected through
his love Of athletic sports
Three of his children are living and
are with him Miss Saran is q teach
or in the local schools and the SON,
Earnest, now holds a responsible posi-.
tiou with Corrigan, Mckinney 81 Go
at the Tobin mine
Mr. Munus success In politics come,
from the rpsolute courage Of his con
yctions aud his exceptionally good
jul cement quick % defend an opin
ion or q friend ha S. just AS 4iuck q
a-knowled mistake and nagn
thinks the las 90 e man because ai q
'dJorsnae iu opinion rha paopit
hav grown uaw aut o. au5 fai
.au aai sAas Ha uai
.iil public aes iUu
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17
THE WISCONSIN & MICHIGAN
viii Be Extended at Once to Duluth and
Superior

plans tor Che extension 81 tine Wis
ccu-n IS Michigan Railway frum
Mariuolto county the city uf ~uper
ior at bo bead Cd ta laze a fhat
name. which haya been projected or
mr Hmr We're furml lia approved
maaluE le Hesaa.a had
uatte Eene IHe
Ll.Ier- n.t at a. one ~
Eaamau ad 6y resolution authorized
an Increase 100 the mpial iocE at
tine company from 600 800 t1 $4,000
COO rbe also authorized au issle OF
bonds Cor several million d1.Iare O. he
saoawl by first mortgage m Che
property of the company iis lfan
ehiaes aud iu tutura extensions De De-
understood tha plans for tbe iioatuz
rf the bonds have already room made
and shat thrre will be uo trouble Ga
placing them as SOON as ISSUED with
financial interests that ARE willing b.
back the road in its plans and pur-
poses
According 20 the plans. outlined,
the road is 10 be- constructed from
Quinnesec. Mich, rs present northern
terminus 20 Iron Mountain, a dis.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17
Memorial Services

Last sunday was memorial day for
the several frateruM orders and All
81 the local branches Of the order
observed the day 10 regulation style
The Macabecs 90 the number of
twenty five assembled 40 their lodge
room at 300 clock aud marched %
the cemetery where flags were placed
on the graves Of the deceased members
buried there The flags are especially
prepared for marking graves aud as
there are quite number ot members
ot this order buried over there the
scene presented after an 81 the flags
were placed was impressive indeed,
After tho grave decoration the mem
bers marched back O. tho ciry and
proceeded 10 tbr Episcopal hnreh
whrr Rev VIM Poysror himself
mrmaeI af The order prearha. e
mou especially prepared f1i ho eeI-
iaa
Tue DId FaIi4H uu 4 women
assembled M lodge ruam
wh.ra a pae4i. prepared services
3t t lu,lr W- o
EeI.etln iha aetuuuy n le ol
uuH la memD5 Armenia Iala
tmad iu Hna aud musbed % tha aoaf
ra that were awaiting them and
the members of Crystal Fals lodge
formed n line aHl marched behind
tae carriages tha cemetery At tne
latter plBcs tha ceremony az ae raar
was carried aat 40 aaeH grave aad tie
flowers Chat the women had prepared
werr pIlerd upon the graves OF fle
departed
The memorial day established by Tire
x Of T. order tell upon last Sunday
also Tho membtrs of ,ho local lodge
contented themselves with placing
IRON markers upon the graves Of their
departed members The work WAS
done by . committee ~ the members
who visited the cemetery i'm the
forenoon and put the markers In place.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17
of the money.
MARlNETTE BUNCH PUNK.
Couldn't Garry Water In The Same League
With Locals

The aggregation styled the ''Lau
derman" base ball club ot Marinette.
claiming 10 be- the first team in the
city, came TO Crystal Falls last Sunday
and the locals played horse with them
for couple Of hours The Marinette
fellows are nice, gentlemsnly boys but
they have no license to play with such
bunch Ms we nave here.
The game WAS ing handled from the
start. In the first inning the locals
scored four times and every man mp
swatted the bali at will The locals
were strengthened very materially
from the Sunday previous when poor
work allowed Escanaba 20 score vic
tory, Especially was this noticeable
in batting Crystal Falls. with the
additions to be made this week. has a
very heavy batting team and il viii
take good man OH the slab 10 hold
them down
Nemacheck wis on the slab tor the
locals and the way ne pitched bail was
fierce His work is this game was mp
with the best that he has done here at
amy time He had steam To burn The
tielders didn have chance 70 do
anything but look on Henry gathered
in the only hy that was gatheraole in
the outer gardens
The score by innings is as follows
l234 45G7 7S9
Crystal Falls, 35 004 03 is
Marinette. 0l 900 0 o. /
THE DOPE SHEET
Nicholi was In the game Sunday.
He arrived on the morning train and
will remain for the season.
Paul. the Chicago University man
who was 10 join the team yesterday, is a
left handed pitcher of ability When
not in the box he plays field and last
Sundays Chicago papers had his name
in the nine picked from the best play
ers in all OF the western universities.
He is heavy hitter
Crystal Falls plays at Escanaba to-
day and tomorrow with the Modem
team Of that place and two hard
fought games are looked forward 90.
Last Mondays Chicago papers gave
BILLY" Glen great send-of on mis-
pitching last Sunday against the Chi
cago Unions
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17

TBe s8me ut bae tiIl between the
local hlsb aoal and tae Iron River
high ehoai teams re1lteu iH victory
for tda loaais bv aaoro sd % o o.
The day wa- bad one luky cloud.
hung l1w IA the sly all day and Kept
many AWAY from ibo game fbat othUf
wise would have gone The receipts
were NOT enough to cover expense.
as il result
The game was devoid ot any bril-
liant features the slippery condition
of the grounds making fast work ont
Of the question This victory places
the two teams on par each having
won one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17
CARLSON MYSTERY
STILL DEEpENS
EVERY EFFORT TO LOCATE MISSING
MAN FAILS.
FOUL PLAY IS FREELY TALKED
Claims are Made OF Trouble al Boarding
House Woman Said TO be In the
Case.

The whereabouts Of Edward Carslon,
who dropped out Of sight four weeks
ago tomorrow night as effectually as
if the earth had opened and swallowed
him. is still "A mystery and his friend 3
are exertiipe themselves in an effort 10
solve the mystery His clothing re-
mains az his former boarding mousse .
hi- money lies in Che mining company
office unclaimed His acquaiutances
have saarchal The Immediate vicinity
of Che Columbia mine track from the
crossing at Superior avenue where he
said Good bye to his friends on
that Sunday night. away out To the
mine, with uo success
His disappearance will not down,
notwithstanding that ii is the general
opinion about town that the man IL
alive There are few of his friends
that feel i'm their bones that ne has
been foully dealt with and they keep
up the search for him right along.
Little by little. things are beginning
10 leak out that throw additional sus-
picion upon the case and bring con-
verts 20 the ranks OF those who be
lieve him dead.
The boarding house where the man
stayed presents some curious facts
facts that are arousing suspicion
daily one Of the most suspicious
circumstances surrounding this house.
in it's connection with the case il that
the inmates will have nothing 10 say
abort the case. They have been ap-
p-oached for information by the
friends of Carlson but they close mp
like CLAIMS and refuse 90 talk.
From wnat we can learn il is quite
certain that Carlson had an enemy in
the house and that the trouble arose
over woman II Is further stated by
some that some of the people with
whom CarlsoR-was connected are not
those with whom man would care
To trust himself especially If iii feel
ing existed and there was any money
in sight
All Of these facts coming 10 light
have prompted those interested to seek
assistance from the authorities and
they appeared before the county board
last Monday The spokesman was j
K Stolherg who from tine ontset has
maintained belief that the man was
murdered Mr. Stolberg i plea for
assistance was taken lightly ut first.
as he presented no circumstances Ia
substautiate his suspicious but when
he mentioned few of the facts
which he is familiar with, the matter
looked more serious and he was grant
ed the assistance h- asked
!n the mean time the search J., not
abandoned Every nook and corner is
being examined IN the hope of disclos
ing something that will shed sonic
light upon tho matter Letters are
being sent outside 10 locate the man IT
he took French leave u is hoped
upon all sides that the search will bear
fruit. the mystery cleared and II be
has been foully dealt with the offenders
will bo FURNISHED and il be- is alive
the innocent be cleared of suspicion
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17


been built from Everett, Mich, on the
main line OF the road. west 20 Mus
cauno Island in the Menominee river
where il connects with the line recent
ly purchased and which has been here
tofore known "a the Holmes Logging
road
From the river or state line, the
company expects 10 lease, purchase
or construct a railroad northwestern
through the state Of Wisconsin 70 the
city Of Superior and the city Of Du-
luth. Mimi.
II IL understood that the company
now has out crew of surveyors VINO
sre running preliminary lines in a
northwesterly direction AS is the Gus
tom with railroad projectors several
lines will doubtless be- run and the
lines located where the best facilities
are offered for construction and where
the right-of way can be obtained AZ
reasonable price and without the
necessity for extended condemnation
proceedings
The counties in line between this
county and Superior aud through or
near which the road will necessarily
be- constructors. are Florence. Forest,
Ouedia Villas. Iron, Price Ashland
sawyer Bayfield, Wasbburn aud Don
glas There is "a rich virgin country in
AN of THESE counties and the road can
get profitable local business through
any ot them it may decide 10 cross
The Quinnesec q Western is the
neme under which the road will be
constructed from Quinnesec TO Iron
Mountain, Incorporation papers hav-
ing been recently filed with the Secre-
taiy OF State Of Michigan.
Papers were fled last week with the
Secretary OF State, incorporating the
Muscauno & North Western Railway
Conn pany The incorporators are $.
n. Harrison, VIM. 7 Fitzgerald. T.
c. Eastman, Jesse B. Barton, Thos
Mutters. o. A. Koss and las G. Fitz-
gerald. These are stockholders and
officials of the Wisconsin a. Michigan
and the new company is the name un-
der which the road from the Menomi-
nee river northwesterly 10 Superior
will be constructed, IL authorizing IL
to build railway about 260 miles in
length through the counties above
enumerated The capital stock is
merely nominal, being placed at $3.50.
900, and this road will of course be
absorbed by the Wisconsin ~ Michi-
gan.
The construction of this road will
prove great benefit to the county, Of
Marinette, and particularly TO the
cities Of Peshtigo and Marinette. The
present terminus ot the road is az
peshtigo Harbor, but the road has ira
iiic arrangements with the Chicago.
Milwaukee q 81 Paul road 10y which
il enters Marinette over the track of
the latter
The officers of the company are very
clos, mouthed as to the details Of
their plans and will not say when
the work of extension will begin on
how soon the road will be- completed
bat it is expected that the managers
OF the property will use due diligence
and reach their western outlet at the
earliest practicable time
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17
OUR CITY CLERK

Robert NUNS an Official Whom Crystal
Fails People speek Highly o.
Last month, when the salaries Of
the city officials for the current year
were set, but one official was granted
raise in wages and. 50 generally was
the worth and good work Of that
official recognized. that the increase
was granted by a unanimous vote and
everyone said. well done
That official was Robert NUNS our
efficient city clerk who entered upon
his fourth consecutive term in that
Office April Isl Of this year
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17

plants were taken up and a generally
bad state of affairs developed whic b
calls for = remedy
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04
EE !rrE

II require" Il long TIM" Ter a man to
re rh t!e presidential "au'' even after
he "a" the h"."ih"t.''l ana r.'ct"n
s2lI!rI" MS grasp. Not counting the time
f"' i"r rlnH"" ana tn" Gays ana weeks
devoted to W.'-rU..i"- am"t Il year Is
c"'sp""! hrfCEe the I'I&' Is reached AT
ter r"."nati"A. Ihco'or" NooSNot WAS
n"Hij 'tra III June I">t. On March l.
nest he Will be sworn in as l'r,' ,r@t,
nearly niNc months aftgrWard. A.tapn-
gh !,n"-. welt ana fIrHlnk~ were viz
tu@!IF elected on November ), technically
tacT hay" not yet received Il" vote
which will nuke them President and yic,
l'r,<i Tort for the neXt Presidential tcril
The votes which actually elected the
President and Nico-PrrSiIoH were c..t
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04
GOOD Church Cn''pr'io-G

The financial settlement Of the condi
ton of 81. Patrick'S Z. c. Church. VIII
mi0gtoH. recently issued by the pastor
Rev. William ]. Birmingham. formerly
of clifton, shows the receipts for the
year 1904 to he $T.SGJ.j4 and the eX'
par.sE &T,1ri.40. The result yf The
Cnrstmay collection WIS %5iG.I9. This
is considered one Of the best in the city
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04
DEA tbs.
MRS. EMMA I. COLLINGS.

The funeral of Mrs Emma T. Col
lings, formerly of Elk Neck, whose scli-
ONS illness at her home in Blitim0rr waa
rotcd hast week. WIS held on Thursday,
with services at Collingswood. \. j., NJ
T.. Church. aud ntcrment in Harlcigh
Cemetery in thGt town.
Err> ro''"~.. WHO w"s Iorrhtcr Of
the lite William Ruttrr. of Elk Neck
died after IN illness Gf several minutes
mt her residence, 1913 North Monroe
street. Baltimore. on Monday in the
seth year Of hcr arc. She had tt wide
circle Of friends. Three SONS. Richard
r., William 0HJ Merritt Ceilings, al Of
Baltimore, survive her. She WAS Il sis
ter of j. Alexander Ruttor Of Moth
East. and - ga,<ter-iu-law Of Amos C..
and Samuel Da.aues, O.. '.'Da.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04
DsI7W-re Tunners' Licen5es

a bill will be introduced in the Icgis-
laturc mt Dover by Representative Van
dcnhcrg requiring every gunner in Della
ware 10 pay license of 81, Is cents Of
which shall he applied to the pay of
game wardens and % for restocking
purposes under the supervision of the
Game Protective Association. Mr.. Van
denbcrg also proposes to declare dogs
personal property, rs tending to prevent
their theft.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04
Ship Canal Proietf

Some Of the members of the Board OF
Trade went from Wilmington to Dover
on Tuesday to attend Il hearing to be
given by the General ASSEMBLY in the
interest of the Delaware ship canal pro
icct the object hping to hove the Io"is-
lature adopt joint resolution request.
ing Congress to authorize the survey.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04

Mrs sarah J. Fic. willow Of the lote
Joseph File, of Pleasant Hill, died Mt
her home there on Sunday, aged 10
years. Her funeral was held on We'd
rreHav, WITH int,rment in Sharp's Gene
terry, near Fair Hill.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04
steel. sflTGF'$ GIFT
21dreH Carnegie Contributes Bal.
arce D.. IN sftfon G,alr

Andrew Carnegie, whose fame as a
founder or libraries and contributor to
church fund, is. verdi wide, has earned
the gratitude Of the Elkton Presbyter-
i'm Church con +regat"n by forwarding
his check for $500, upon being notified
that that sum was the balance due upon
their new organ. The fire new instru-
inert ~ already noted, was installed at
a cost Of $2IO0, and, thanks to Mr.. Car
negies generous response. it WAS an
nounced after Prayer Meeting on Thurs
day evening that the total cost had been
betrayed. The pastor, Rev. John Nc
Elmoyle, Me~SlS. John Frazer, George
4. Blake, John Gilpin. Mrs c. NJ. Boul-
den, Yrs. .Jorhua Witworth and Miss
Maggie GiIpin the committee on the pur-
chasing fund. were discharged with the
thanks of the congregation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-02-04

The blizzard blocked the l.. 0. &; s.
II. X. Fulton House WAS reached by
train on Tuesday and it was thought
Goshen would be reached by Wedncs-
day.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

sales Final prices for regular follow; Cash. "a q
bid: July and August S5asl5 .; September 30
SIS 3d. October S150 SIS 80; November. December and
February. SIS lOas15 20. Final prices for foundry
follow: July. S15 1eaS15 %: August SIS 1ogS1s q
September sI5 1885 30 October. 81 le0$l5 ~: No
vember. SIS 1Jas15 30; December So 30QSl5 80 Feb
ruary SIS 1886 90
BALTIMORE AND OHIO'S FAST FREIGHT
SERElCE-The undertaking Of putting train OF
high clas merchandise into Chicago six days a week
on a sixty-hour schedule from New-York. and bav-
Ing the train on time day after day. was begun
three months ago by the Baltimore and Ohio. and
continues with clocklike regularity. Intermediate
cities receive equivalent dispatch, that Balti-
more Washington. Ffttsburg, Wheeling. Columbus
Cleveland Cincinnati. St. Louis and various other
cities share in the benefit
THE COTTON MOVEMENT-According TO ''The
Financial Chronicle" the total receipts OF cotton
for the week ended July 2S reached s71s3 bales
against 104 1S2 in the preceding week and 81 5SS the
week before that, making the total receipts since
September 1861 S75914 bales. against 1860 for
the same period Of 1Ss-'G4 showing an Increase
September l. 1904, Of 26s9534 bales.
CLOSED on SATURDAYS IN AUGUST.-The
Washingt N Stock Exchange will be closed on Sa.-
urdays in August
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The directors OF the
Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company have de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend OF IA per
cent on the preferred stock. payable on September
% The directors Of the Buffalo. Rochester and
Pittsburg have declared the regular semi-annuaI
dividend Of per cent the common and preferred
stock. payable August Is.
BANK CLEARINGS.-The total bank cIearings
Of all the clearing houses Of the United States for
the week ended July . have been S227s0S3 613.
against g. .36s,S75.O7S for the previous week and
H.75.12Sz54 the corresponding week Last year.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS.-C. Schu-
macher & Co. say:
After pronounced weakness during the early
part Of the week prime bankers demand sell
ing as low as 1850, the exchange market sud
denly recovered and advanced 10 1855 Wednes-
day evening. Since that time however. rates
have again shown declining tendency. bur
We must remember that a reaction after a sudden
advance is only natural. and that we cannot be
surprised il exchange next week should sell up
demand We are told that the decline IN rates
was caused by lack OF demand and a rather liberal
supply Of cotton bills for this Of the year.
told that the advance due 10 sharp in
quiries for cable transfers London IN cOnneC-
tfon with the bimonthly settlement At any rate.
1t seems that foreign exchange at this time IS
easily Influenced. way the other. there IS
very little business doing. Futures during the
pronounced weakness Of the market for spot
mained quite steady and there is stin a large
inquiry for bills for October delivery to cover
ninetyday bills which being drawn now; but
we find generally speaking that bankers are
willing 70 pay the very high rates which could
have been made about two weeks ago.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

Total sales for week ................. 2574 I37
Iotal sales IN preceding week.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, July 20, p. m.-The market for Ameri-
can securities closed generally higher. Final prices
follow
New-York tribune., 1905-07-30
ENLISTED.
Closing prices yesterday OF active bonds dealt
in with net changes, follow:
STOCK MARKET OPERATIONS.

The comparative buoyancy which characterized
the movement of stocks Friday was not main
tanned yesterday. but diminution Of the strong
tone Of the market was apparent. Although the
range of prices narrowed, under the presence Of
extensive profit taking. the close showed net
gains for the day in a large majority of the
issues and only sl.5ht declines in the rest.
The total sales were about three hundred and
fifteen thousand shares. satisfactorily large
volume of business for Saturday, and proof OF
the broadening tendency of the market was
given in the fact that the issues in which trad
ing was done in the two-hour session numbered
134 in all
There were no important news developments.
The yellow fever situation in New-Orleans was
regarded as serious. but reports of the courage
and energy of the people of the stricken city in
combating the plague and of the probability
that the federal authorities would soon assume
direction of the measures for stamping out the
fever had a reassuring effect speculative
sentiment, which reflected in fractional net
advances in Southern Railway and Louisville
and Nashville and decline of only Il per cent
in Illinois Central Out of the West came no
additional tales of "'black rust damage to the
growing wheat, the outlook at present being for
a good wheat crop and tremendous corn
harvest
The bank statement, although not such
could be called favorable. was not distinctly un-
favorable and had weakening influence upon
the market. The chief strength yesterday was
shown in the specialties, with Lackawanna
again i'm the lead. advancing 61a points to 40.
a new high record, sales of only nine hun
dred shares. General Electric made gain of
81 points, and Westinghouse 1h United
States Rubber made a maximum gain of
points and the Pttsburg Coal issues advanced
each about l y points, presumably the
ports from Pittsburg of the negotiations for
selling coal lands Of the company to the United
States Steel Corporation for s10,00000O.
The weekly statement of the associated banks
showed a further heavy increase in loans and
an increase in cash holdings OF $5,942, ,70O COM
pairing with the preliminary estimates, based
upon the known movements of money in the
week of s1,4S66O0. The increase in loans was
700. the large size of this item probably
being principally due TO the action of Stock Ex-
change commission houses in obtaining time
loans, in order to be in easy position as to
funds when the money market shall have hard
ened 1t is expected to do when the demand
for money to move the crops sets in. Deposits
increased s22,3467@s. and a result of these
changes the surplus reserve increased s356,O25
quirement, being PSI per cent OF deposits
against 296 per cent at the corresponding time
last year and 27.e per cent in 1903