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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27

John Youngman. one Of the oldest
employees la the train service on this
branch OF the @ a. ". W. expired sud
denly in his caboose between Vulcan
and Hermansville last Thursday night
The deceased wss IN charge Of an ore
train running 10 Escanaba and com
planned 20 his braEeman that he felt a
pain In the region OF his heart The
brakeman went on couple Of errRnds
for him and when he had the work
done asked him how his pain was
Its all over now was the reply
Those we're the last works spoken by
Mr. Youngman When the brak eman
again went 70 him he war dead.
Nr Youngman home was at Iron
Mountain He was u married man and
leaves wife and two children
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27

invariably straight. convincing talks
aud he makes great impression where
ever he visits
We quote the following as sample
OF one Of his addresses on the state $
educational policy delivered at St.
Joseph. Governor Warner said
AS Governor Of this state ! am
keenly Interested n what the state Is
doing for the education Of our children,
! take just pride in all our intsitu-
tions OF learning from the common
school 10 our great University. As q
people we have come 10 recognize that
free schools and free government rise
and fall together. We have long ago
learned that schools and colleges are
far better and far cheaper than prisons
and reformatories II there is any one
thing upon which our people are unit.
ed. irrespective OF party, IL is in the
support OF education. and he who raises
a bead against 10 can be bnried as easi
ly and as deeply by the ballots of one
party es of another.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
FIRST WARD SCHOOL
BURNED TO GROUND
FIRE DISCOVERED DURING EARLY
MORNING HOURS SUNDAY.
CROSSED WIRES THE CAUSE
A New -Four Room Structure viii be Er-
ected and During the Interval Chill
drcn viii be Housed in Town.

The first ward school bnilding was
burned 20 the ground last Sunday
morning. The fire was discovered az
? 90 o clock a. m and the flames had
gained snch headway that it was i'm
possible to DO anything towards saving
the building or 10 get out any amount
Of property A few books and the or
gan was all that was saved ont Of the
wreck
The origin of the fire IS thought to
nave been an electric current carried
over the telephone wires II was dis
covered after the fire that the telephone
wires leading 70 the school bnilding
had been crossed by the electric light
wires and that the swaying of the
wires had caused the insulation to wear
OIL the light wires and heavy current
was conducted to the naked phone
wires The discovery was made Sun
day afternoon after the wires had
grounded 10y J. :. Jacka who noticed
some children carrying water aud
throwing IL on the grounded wires 50
AS TO make them sparkle He az once
investi gated and found the cause of the
current and telephoned 70 the power
plant 70 close down until the wires
coulf % cut
Later investigation showed that
where the telephone wires had touched
the ground after the FIRE they had first
dried np the grass and then set il atire.
IL is inferred from this that the tele-
phone wires must have toncfied the
wood Of the building somewhere and
set IL ahre
The building was insured for ~. 900
IL was one story building 40 30 and
contained two rooms. The building
was erected in 1890 at cost Of Al. 300
and when il was built il was thought
that 10 would care for the needs OF the
children for long time but the rapid
growth of the FIRST ward had cause the
ovsIc owding Of the rooms 80 that il
would have been but short time be.
fore more room would have had to be
provided.
The board met Monday morning aud
decided to rebuild at once and 10 con
struct four room. square building
two stories high. Three Of the rooms
will he finished np at once and the
fourth one held for further develop.
ments
IL win take abont three months to
complete this bnilding aud during the
interval the older children will be-
brought 10 the old high school building
where they will be housed in the samll
bnilding used formerly for overflow
grades
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
DIED VERY SUDDENLY
John corskie Dropped Dead on His WAY
From Work

The remains Of John Gerskie were
brought here from virginia Minn last
Wednesday and on Thursday morning
laid at rest in the cemetery across the
river.
Mr., Gerskie was found dead few
feet from his own door step at his
home at Virginia the cause Of his
death being heart failure
Mr. Gerskie had been az work for
about three months watching steam
shovel and caring for IL night times.
He went TO work the evening preyious
10 his death with no Indication of his
approaching death During the night
be must have had y sinking attack as
he banked up his fire and started from
the shovel TO his home, AS stated. he
dropped dead after entering his own
garden gate and was found there AZ
day break
Mr. Gerskie was we'll known in the
city where he spent most OF his life
He was son of John Greskie Sr and q
brother 10 Mrs Casper Aberel He
was married man and leaves wife
and five small children
The Modern Woodmen took charge Of
the funeral which was held from the
church Of the Guardian Angel last
Thursday Rev Father Kunes ofticiat
ing
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
REPUBLICAN TICKET
is IMPEACHiDLE
KISwERLE's EFFORTS TO DIG UP
SCANDAL FALLS FLAT.
But ONE COUNTY TICKET
Short Sketches Of Some OF the State Can
dida,es Who Are Leading the Re-
publican Ranks 70 Victory.

But two weeks remain before the
state and national elections II il were
not for an occasional newspaper article,
reminding us that this is political
year the people Of Iron county wonld
not Know that an election is ON the
tapis 10 quiet have political matters
been in this county during the fall
This is due mainly to the overwhelm-
ine republican majority in this county
and the fact that but one ticxet has
been filed for comfy officers
In the lower part OF the state condi
tions are somewhat livelier IN a politi-
cal way aud some excitement exists Is
q few of the upper peninsula counties
where two local tickets have been plac.
ed in nomination.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27

favoritisln % the lower peninsula and
the usual result is expected in Michir
gan This fact is not urged as an ex-
cuse for any voter to stay
away from the polls upon. We need
every republican vote in order TO show
our lower peninsula friends who are
standing by ms in opposition 70 this
movement 20 oyer-tax the upper pen
insnla that we appreciate their posi-
tion and are turning ont 70 assist them
in showing under the candidate OF
favoritism.
Governor Warner has been an aggres-
sive worker in this campaign. having
been travelling about the state In an
auto for nearly two months making
speeches az every cross road. village
and city be passes. His speeches are
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
SUBSCRIPTION $500 PER YEAR
Granite Bluff min.

Granite Bluff mill.
The estimate Of the timber pnrchas-
ed Is TO, 900 cords Of maple wood. p.
500 GOO feet of elm ana basswood logs,
10 900 ties, 10000 cedar posts and -
600 poles
Mr.. Davis will move the camps
formerly occupied by A. r. Burkhalter
at Sagola, TO the new location at Amasa
ana viii be ready 10 commence opera
tion about the 10th ~ next month.
Adder 4 Grey expect TO finish ship
ping their lumber from Granite Bluff
by the first Of the year and will then
move ther Office to Iron Mountain.
The firm has / ,OI4 cords Of dry body
maple wood TO ship from Sagola during
the coming winter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27

filed ont after him. sne then locked
the gate,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
Swell Dance

On the evening Of November III
Amesdens Orchestra will be brought
here from Marinette to play for swell
dancing party at the opera house.
Those having the matter ia hand are
making every preparation for tine
time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
Bishop Els Here.

The Rt Rev. Bishop Els. Of Mar
qoette win bless the renovated Guar.
dian Angelo church. the new alters
and the new art stained glass windows
tomorrow First macs and communion
Of those. VINO will be- confirmed will be-
Mt clock Blsming Of the church
solemn high ma@ and confirmation at
10 o CLOCK.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-10-27
Republican Candidate tor Superintendent OF
Publican Instruction

That there has been an increase u,
the amount required for the support
Of the state institutions in recent years
cannot be denied Your attention is
constantly called 10 this feat aud you
are not allowed to forget that state
taxes were much lower years ago than
now The reason for the increase il
not often given. however. and ash
your induleenoe while submit few
figures showing the growth of our great
educational institutions in the last de-
cade. Comparing the increase o. cost
with that Of attendance you will note
that the cost per capita has gone down
instead Of up. and that the Increased
cost is caused by the fact that more Of
our boys and girls are ayailing them
selves OF the advantages Of our Mich.
gan schools and colleges
Atsendanoe 1896 1906 Percent Of
Increase
n - ....44.4., -
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09

To submit to a referendum vote of the people all extraordinary matters, such as franchises, etc.
 We are opposed. to federal interference in municipal affairs, unless called upon by the proper authorities.
 We are opposed to our present warrant system, and to the city council interfering in affairs belonging to the school board.
 The citizens platform:
 For the protection and safeguarding of every interest of the community.
 Non-acquaintance forbids a compari son of the personnel of the two tickets. However, the Nugget had this to say of the citizens candidates: "The candi dates on the citizens municipal ticket are all well-known men, and little can be said against them personally. Mir. Lehman is wellknown grocer on the sandspit, Mir. Phillips is well-known transfer man, Mir. Nawratil is an. under- taker and miner, Mir. Plein is miner, so is Mir. Waskey; Mir. Dean is in the hardware business, and Mir. Coply' is the present mayor of Nome, and he is now serving his second term as councilman"
 Taking that as correct portrayal of the character of the men who composed the citizens ticket, it certainly makes the victory of the labor candidates a notable one. They evidently possessed the public confidence to marked de gree. That ability was not lacking in the labor movement the clearly put plat form, proposing to take the public into their confidence if successful, is stand ing proof. If Nome's city government receives the able and honest administra- tion that indications now point to it will be a hopeful sign to other places where the men who work with their hands are being turned to for guidance in the management of public affairs.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09
The First Boats
 To Sail for Alaska

Seattle, May 2.-More than a hundred thousand tons of freight for Nome are on the docks here awaiting ship ment. The first boats sched- uled to sail are as follows:
 May 10, Corwin. ,.
 May 30, Jennie.
 June 1, Ohio and Victoria.
 June ?, San Mateo, Penn sylvania, Senator.
 June i, Melville Dollar and Olympia.
 June &, Mackinaw.
 June 10, Edith, Arizabu.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09
LABOR TICKET WAS SUCCESSFUL Il J'ff TAI NOME.
 '' **1 @4us

In the municipal eleetion held at Nome on the first Tuesday in April the labor ticket elected four or five out of the seven members of the city council. No Nome papers have been received since the election; and the result as made known. by. telegraph only con tained six names, four of whom were of the labor candidates. [ There were two tickets in the field the labor ticket and the citizens ticket.
 The labor candidates were Jud Mather, U. s. Macintosh, J. F. Palmer, Ivan Scheike, E. T. McIntire, W H. Pearson and P. Esch.
 The citizens candidates were Tn. Lehman, J. E. Phillips, A. B. Nawratil, J. F. Plein, F. H. Waskey. J. $. Coply and C. Dudley Dean.
 Elected = Pearson, Esch, Palmer, Mather, Phillips and Dean.
 The labor platform was as follows:
 We stand pledged: X, s '.
 For a government of the people, by the people and for the people.
 To enforce fair and impartial imposition and distribution of the burdens and benefits of self government.
 For better fire and police protection and sanitary conditions.
 For improved streets, alleys, highways and sidewalks within the city. ...
 For a strict economical cash administra- tion.
 For the owning, controlling and operating of all public utilities by the municipality whenever possible.
 To root out and eliminate all poodle, graft and corruption wherever found to exist.
 To eliminate, in~the choice of officers, all personal friendship, pull and all other such influences; and at all times to avoid dis crimination in hiring or selecting employees on account of their affiliations with labor organizations and fraternal societies.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09
Fire on Seattle
 ''. - Water Front

Seattle, May S.---Arlington Dock government warehouse was totally destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this morning. Transport Allan pulled into the stream with slight dam age. The Corwin, ready tp sail for Nome was saved by a hard fight. The French ship Daniel was saved, with mast and rigging destroyed.
 A hard fight saved the wa ter front. ....
 The government lost much supplies.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09
Appropriations
 =. For Alaska Jails

Washington, May S.-At the request of the depart ment of justice Judge Wick ersham went before a sub committee of the house to urge appropriations for jails in Alaska. He recommended that sl0,00o be appropriated for Fairbanks and the same for Nome.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09
ALASKA POLITICS AT
 SEATTLE.
Dick Ryan Expects Help
 From the Panama.
!; t~;

Seattle, May S.-Marshal Shoup left here on the Cot tage City for Juneau last night. He says the republi- can convention for the nom- ination of a delegate to con- gress will be held in Juneau. Democrats may also hold a convention there. This would force party politics into the election. If there are two conventions the only feasible way to make nominations will be.to ask the Second and Third divisions to wire prox- ies to persons representing them at Seattle,' so they can be present.
 The same,factien here that elected Dick Ryan in the late Alaska convention are boost ing him for congressional delegate. Nome is. expected to receive aid from the Tan ana on account: of. the Wick ersham split in that district. It., is declared nomination could be made by petition.
 2 By the. Interpretation of the law those not spending the last winter in Alaska, if actual residents, wifi be en- titled to vote.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09
EARTH.STlLLQU 5 .
 ::|-IN FRISCO.
Seattle Filling the Orders
 for Wholesalers.

San Francisco, May s.. Yesterday there was. another severe shock of earthquake: Walls of ruined buildings tumbled into the streets and workmen.. fled. The Pacific mutual Life building collap- sed and the workmen mar rowly. escaped. E.
 Captain Webster, of the Twentieth infantry, ordered here from Vancouver Bar racks, attempted suicide last night, due to excitement over the catastrophe.
 Jacob Firth says bank con 'ditions are above. paE;,. ;,. ....
 Golden Gate refugees com plain of the food distribution, which is under the direction of the civil authorities Wholesalers are unable to fill orders. A few are erect ing tents, but are awaiting the arrival of stock from the east. They will not be able to get down to business for several weeks. Seattle is SUD- plying their customers.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-05-09
Heinze Would
 Succeed Clark

New York, May S.--Heinze aspires to succeed Clark in the senate from Montana. The latter announces that he will not he candidate.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-12-21
Les Japonais ct les EcoIes
de San Francisco

On salt que le president Roose-
velt dams son message au congress,
a pr1s fait de cause pour les Japo-
nais contre les Californiens dams
l'afaire d6sormais c6lebre des Geo.
les publiques de San Fran
cisco. Les autorlt6s scolaires de Get
te Vile refusent l'entr6e des en-
fants japonais dams les 6coles pu-
bliques, ct Pune des raisons qu'el-
les a]leguent pour en- agir ainsi,
c'est que les Japonals sont an peu-
pie pa1en. Nous pouvons nous de-
mapder lei CO que gaut cette raj
son, du moment que toute idee re-
ligieuse, on meme celle de lexis.
tence dun Dieu sont 6limin6es
des 6coles publiques am6ricai-
nes. II nous semble que la presen-
CO des petits Japonais ne peut etre
un grand danger pour la fol reli-
gieuse des enfants de races blaas
ches-puisque ceux-ci sont suppo-
s6s men pas avoir. Mais pessons.
VOLTA maintenant quill Sc d6cla-
re que les Callforniens mont ja-
mals m6connu les clauses des IA
meux trait6s entire les Etats- Unis
ct lie Japon en- CO qui regarde les
6coles, attendu que de telles clau-
ses n'existent pas. Et voici COM
ment le "Herala'' de New York
prouve Get avanc6:
Les Etats- Unis ont conclu avec
la Chine un trait6 aux termes du-
quel lis reconnaissent q lempereur
de Chine le droit de faire adm ettre
les nationaux chinois dams les Geo.
les du gouvernement federal sur le
~ eme pied que les nationaux am6-
rlcains D'autre part, le tralt6 de
1894 avec le Japon garantit aux
nationaux japonais le traitement
de la nation la plus favoris6e. Ills
peuvent demander, CONNIE les Chi
no1s, leur admission dams les Geo.
les du gouvernemeni federal, telles
que IEcole militaire de West Point,
IEcole navale d'Annapolis, etc.
Mas nj le trait6 avec la Chine, nj
le trait6 avec le Japou, ne font au-
cune allusion directe a ladmission
dams les 6coies publiques. Et celia
SO comprend, puisque nj le congress
nj le president des Etats- Unis
mont aucune autorit6 sur ladmi-
nlstration de ces 6coles, lesquelles
sont 6tablies aux frais des munich
palit4s ct conform6ment aux lois
particulieres de chaque Etat.
Pourquoi done, demande le "He-
rald", M. Roos evelt est-il partl en-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-12-21

ricaine. Celui que nous publions
au]ourd'hui, est traduit du "New-
York Commercial ct pour titre
"dest1n6e manifesto .Voici Get ar
ticle:
"En l'ann6e 1880. les rapports
du recensement accusaient une. po-
pulation, pour les Etats- Unis, dun
peu plus de 50,000,000 danes;
pour le temps present, cette popu-
iation ne peut pas etre estlm6e q
moins de 100000. La moyenne
de chaque augmentation d6cennale,
de 1906 a 1900, a etc de plus de 30
pour cent. Calcul6e d'apr6s le taux
d'augmentation le plus bas, pour
la derniere periodic 6coul6e de cent
ann6es, le continent Nord am6rl-
cain contiendra, en- 1850, soft dams
quarante ans d'ici, une population
d'au moins 250.000, 900 d'ames!Sur-
prenants sont ces chiffres, ct non
moins extraordinaire est CO qu'i]s
permettent d'attendre dams l'int6-
ret de la civilisation ct de Ia rac9
blanche. M. Gladstone, Get eminent
statisticien, estimait a 100000, 600
DANES la population des Etat- Unis
q la fin du present steele.
"Nous pouvons dif6cilement exa-
o6rar Yin1nence que commanders
notre pays dams les conseils des
nations. La grande Bretagne posse
de le Canada depuis cent cinquap-
to ans, ct la population de cette
derni4re contr6e est, q pheure &C.
tuelle, environ ce]le de lEtat de
New York, bien que son 6tendue
soft plus grande que celle de lEu-
rope. Ce nest que le sentiment IT,
l1al qui lie encore le Canada q sa
.u6tropole, ct non la communaut6
des int6rets commerciAux. LIE Ca
NADIA n'ajoute pas un iota q la RI
'chesse ct a la puissance de Fan
pleterre. Ii ne contribute qua son
prestige. Si un empire anglais f.
d6r6 6tait autre chose ou'un plan
irr6al1sable ct visionnaire, il en-
pourrait etre autrement. Mais le
syst4me actuel de gouvernement
au Canada, est condamne, ct rien
ne le sauvera de sa destln6e; la &C.
n6ration peut-etre prochaine vera
lie grand Dominion So ranger sous
lie drapeau AMERICAN ct deyenlr
partia int6grante depUnion. Com
ment pourrait-il On etre autrement,
Tout tend Iabsorption paciique,
q l'assimilation de notre grand vol
sin du nord.
"Le Canada trois voies ouver-
tes devant lui. La creation dune
r6publique canadienne; Pabsorp-
tion dams l'empire anglals, Ian
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-12-21
Les NouveIIes
CE QUE NOS LECTEURs POURRAIENT
FAIRE FACILEMENT

Tel que nous Pavons dit a plu-
sieurs reprises PEoHo DE L'OUFsr
SO fait toujou1s un plaisir de pu-
blier toute nouvelle depuis Ia plus
minime jusqu'a la plus importan-
to. Nous prions done nos abonn6s
a1nsi que le puplic en- general de
nous faire parvenir ce qu'on aime-
raft a lir5 dams les COLONIES de no.
tre journal.
Dams une vile de letendue de
Minneapolis il est impossible de
visiter chaque place d'afaire ou
chaque famille, mais ceux qui au-
raient un compte rendu dune fete
quelconque, dun parti de surprise,
dun pique-nique, dune c6r6mo.
ME nuptiale dun d6ces, ou ceux
qu1 aimerait a annoncer le depart
dun parent GU dun ami, ETC., peu-
vent nous fare parven1r ces nou-
,velles. L'ECHo DE L'OUEsT SO fera
toujours un plaisir de les publier.
On peut nous fare parvenir ces
nouvelles soft en- les apportant di-
rectement q notre bureau 305 ave-
nue. CentraIe, en- nous t6l6phonant
od on nous les envoyant par la
MALE.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1906-12-21
L'Annexion Du Canada

Nous lisons dams un journal Ca
nadien:
L'annexion du Canada aux Etats-
Unis est une des pr6occupations
principales oe lOncle Sam. Nous
avons reproduit, lautre jour, ane
carte postale illustr6e, r6cente ties
signifcative, ct tres en- vogue chez
nos voisins: LIE Canada, sous les
traits dune toute ]eune file tendant
les bras q pOncle Sam.
Depuis quelque temps, les jour-
naux am6rlcains donnent beaucoup
d'espace cette question. Cuba les
a mis- en- app6tit. lis ont, dams no.
tre pays, des correspondence = de
langue anglaise = qui sont senses
les 1enir au courant de lopinion
canadienne, ct les articles de ces
correspondents sont tons tres an
nexionnistes. D'autre part lie CAPT
tai AMERICAN continue d'envahir
pacifquement nos fronti6res. ct de
8 s'asseoir dams toutes les parties RI
ches du Canada.
Nous ne nous alarmons pas ou-
tre mesure de ces fats. LIE Oa.
NADIA nest pas Cuba.
Settlement, nous nous devons de
tenir nos lecteurs au courant des
attentions don't nous sommes Fob
jet de la part de nos tres almables
voisins.
Les Americans savent bien, les
iournalistes mieux que les autres,
par la lecture de ncs journaux =
que l'annexion, loin de gagner,
perd tous les jours du terrain chez
les Canadiens; que la hauteur ct
le sans gene avec lesquels nous
avons 6t6 trait6s par eux, leur q
ali6n6 toute notre sympathie; que
la loyaut6 des Canadiens d la cou-
rome d'Angleterre ma pas dimi-
nue. dun iota, ct que 81 le Canada
Went a 6voluer dams ses destin6es,
cette evolution, scion la regle or
dlna1re de la croissance des peuples
so fera en- montant, ct non en- des-
cendant, c'est-a-dire, ve1s l'lnde-
pendance, sous la protection, avec
la cooperation ct lalliance dc Pan
gleterre, ct non vers l'asslmilation,
terme malheureux, que les Am6rl-
Gains ne manquent ]amais d'asso.
cier avec celui d'anne1ion.
Sans appuyer autrement sur ces
sentiments fort naturels chez toute
nation consclente de So force ct dc
ga destin6e, nous allons reproduire
Pun de ces articles annexionnlstes
qui foisonnent dams Ia presse anne.