The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-12-29
persollals

OF this village but for several years 4
resident OF New London. Wis, was q
visitor here this week. Mr, Spur hai
secured large tract Of oil lands in
Oklahoma and in connection with
others has organized company to dc.
yelope these lands In order to secure
funds large block Of treasury stock
has been put on the market. several
thousand shares Of which were taken
by Mr.. Spurs friends here and at
stambaugh. Iron River-Stambaugh
Reporter.
Messrs. Parks and Guensbeig, owners
OF the opera house have decided 10
furnish the place up for store purposes
for the present and contract for the
work will be let at once. The opera
house proposition has not been pay
ing one and as store buildings are very
scarce in Crystal Falls !. the owners are
at an actual loss in allowing their pro-
perty 90 remain non paying. The stage
will be left intact 50 that at any time
in the future the building may be
changed back for opera house purposes.
w. X. Dawson fell on the walk last
night and broke his leg between the
ankle and knee. He WAS walking up
the street below the Columbia spur and
met some friends, among them Joe
Lenoard. They stopped to talk and in
a good natured way got scuffiing. Mr..
Dawson slipped during the proceeding
and when they picked him up he com
planned of his leg. Examination
showed that il was broken.
Miss Minnie Harbour came home
from Lansing TO spend the holidays
with her parents. Miss Harbour has
become one of the most trusted and
reliable employees in the state capitol
and we are pleased TO learn that she
will bs retained under Mr. Rose in the
same capacity that she has acted since
entering the service Of the state.
A letter received from Ed. Mitchell
early in the week conveys the informa.
ton that he will hereafter be located
at Henderson, Montana, where the big
sawmill OF the company that he il. EN-
poyed with will be located. He was to
leave for that place this week had his
effects all packed when he wrote.
Geo. Myer met with very serious
accident while driving to town from
his place last Wednesday. He struck
at one OF his horses with a small whip
he was using when the stalk broke and
the end OF the lash flew around and
struck him in the eye. lie was
blind for several days.
Walter Darling is home for the holt
day vacation to visit his mother, Mrs
r. H. Darling Walter is nearing the
end Of his college course and is an
xiously looking forward 10 the time
when he will be privileged to hang
out his "sningle as full felged
physician.
Frank l.. Johnson started for Chicago
asst Saturday night but got no further
han the North Western yards that
evening as in the switching Of the cars
here he got left and had 10 wait until
he following day before getting away
rom the Falls.
Eddie and August Widstrand came
nome last Sunday to visit over the
holidays with their parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Widstrand. The boys are
n the employ OF the Chicago Dredge
Dock company at Chicago and have
rood jobs.
On Saturday. Dec. 10, the relatives
4 p V. Campbell gathered at the
ZONE Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Campbell
nd celebrated his Goth birthday and
fter spending pleasant afternoon an 4
xcellent supper was served by Mrs.
,ampbell.