The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-07-14
persollals

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Irving jackson and children went C
the show Monday evening. Mrs. Jack
son and her father stayed at home and
retired early, leaving the back door
open. Shortly after they retired a
drunken man wandered in at the door,
went up stairs, through two rooms and
into one Of the girls rooms where he
laid himself down on the bed and went
10 sleep. When the girls went to their
room they discovered it's inmate and
gave lusty alarm waking up all OF
the sleepers in the house but the in
truder. Mr.. Jackson investigated and
found things as reported and inn
mediately telephoned for an officer.
Mr.. Aeschliman arrived and awoKe the
fellow and took him 10 Jail He was
arraigned next morning and will be
careful where he puts In after this.
Captain Frangquist went to STAN
baush last Monday morning 70 take a
position with the Verona Mining com
pany. Mr.. Frangquist will have
charge Of new shaft which the Verona
people are putting down on some of the
new properties they have taken for ex-
ploration. He has taken several men
from the mines here with him.
Lon Whiting, the former Oliver
Mining company engineer at Iron
River, who was appointed to a position
on the Panama canal, returned 10 the
county last Saturday and has taken a
position with Corrigan Mckinney a.
20. In this city.
There has been much change about
the surface Of the old Columbia mine
during the past two weeks The old
boiler house was set on fire July 18th
and destroyed entirely. When the
native awoke ont there on the morning
Of the 5th they found the shaft house
in heap on the ground, II is claimed
that the structure WAS blasted down by
persons who had their eyes on IL for
wood and the fact that il Is being cut
mp and carted away seems 10 lend color
70 the report
This is poor place ! guess when
fellow cant get personal mention
when he goes out Of town said jas
J. Gaffney to Diamond Drill reporter
the other day. Mr. Gaffney made
business trip to Chicago Sorry we
didn't know IL 20 as 20 have announced
IT sooner but Mr.. Gaffney slipped out
70 quietly that we didn't know he was
gone. Wonder whyY
Miss Erna McGraw, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel McGraw, Of Peshtigo,
and niece of County Treasurer Jno.
McGillis died at her parents home
last Saturday evening. The young
lady was II years Of age and an only
daughter She had suffered for two
years with tuberculosis Mn and Mrs
McGraw are quite we'll known in this
city aid have the sympathy Of all in
their bereavement.
J. G. Wilkinson has severed his con.
nection with the City Drug store of
which he was the proprietor for over
ten years and in which he has been
chief clerk for over year Mr.
Wilkinson has taken position on the
road for a Detroit drug house aud will |
commence next Monday morning His
territory will ~ upper Michigan and |
Wisconsin
II. Il Slattery was over from iron
River where he is smaking his head
quarters, to visit friends last Monday
evening When be returned he was
accompanied by several members Of
the local base ball club who visited AT
the River Wednesday
Farmers IN this vicinity are getting
ready to start haying. They say that
the hay crop will not be has heavy this
year rs last, owing 10 the cold weather
during the spring months There is
quite a thick bottom but very short
stocks.