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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
TAX RATE HIGHEST
EVER PAID IN CITY
ROLL IN TRfAsURER's HANDS SHOWS
RATE B4.s3 PER CENT.
ONLY LABOR CLAIMS ALLOWED
Council Is Adverse to Issuing Order,
Unless There Is Money in Treasurers
Hands 10 Pay Them.

The first December meeting OF the
city council was not very important
or lively one due to the present hnan-
oial depression that exists in city
sfairs IL was thought at first that
no claims would be allowed bat the
members thought best 10 allow the
labor clailns that had accrued during
the month. The bills that were al
lowed were for street work done during
the.last few days Of the month.
There IL nothing new to offer in the
matter Of the delayed power plant i'm
provement. Superintendent Stephoney
has had his men at work down at the
plant picking mp all of the odds and
ends that were left lying uncovered so
that everything is now protected from
the winter winds
The new piece OF cement walk west
OF the city hospital that was built last
summer by the city was ordered paid
for by spreading the amount on the
tax roll against the owner OF the pro-
perty, Mr.. O'Callahan.
Crystal Falls will be treated to one of
the highest tax rates this year in the
history of the city. The straight tax,
outside of the special sewer tax, foots
up to 4s3. OF this amount 25l. is the
schools share and the city's. portion
foots up 10 i4l The balance is spread
out between tho couty, state and coun-
ty road. Those taxpayers in sewer
district No 9 will pay considerably
over percent with their sewer tax in
cluded
The treasurers report Of the month
showed the sum OF sl2O on hand with
which to pay claims amounting to
thousands This condition will pro-
badly exist for some time as. there
will be but few taxes paid in before
the tenth of January
When the power plant improvements
were begun IL was figured that the
current taxes and the saloon licenses
would take care of the expenditure.
The present slump was not figured on
in those calculations and as a conser.
vative estimate places the number OF
saloons that will be doing business
here next year at ten less than the pre-.
sent number. there will be a deficit of
81. 900 at least in that item and the
next council will have tough shedding
to carry out the work on the income
they will get.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
Death OF Mamie Larson

Mamie Larson. the second Oldest dau-
ghter of Mr.. and Mrs John Larson
died at her parents home In this city
last Sudnay of tuburculosis. The de
ceased was stricken about year and
half ago with the dread disease and
she and her sister went to Colorado
in an attempt 10 stem the ravage Of the
disease. For a short time after settl-
ing In the west she seemed to get bet
ter but time demonstrated that the i'm
provement was not lasting and she was
hurried home 90 send her last few
days In Crystal Falls.
She failed rapidly and two weeks
after her arrival she died.
The deceased was eighteen years old
on Thanksgiving day and was born
and brought up here in Crystal Falls.
She was an exceptionally bright young
woman and was making raid progress
In the public schools when she wa'
taken sick.
The funeral was held on Tuesday
from the Swedish Lutheran church
and was very largely attended by hei
friends and friends Of th family.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

does not differ materially from that OF
a week ago. Ii 10 estimated that %
per cent Of the Carnegie Steel company
Is idle.
A decided improvement Is noticeable
in the tin plate business Our monthly
blast.furnace statistics show produo-
tion for November of l.sl5. pa tons
against the record month OF October
when 2.35y. $40 tons were made. The
decrease Of LA. 446 tons does not fully
represent the curtaiIment in progress,
prices In finished iron and steel Is
likely develoment. The attitudes OF
the great steel interests makes IL pretty
certain that this will be conservatively
done and that disturbing Irregularities
will be avoided. /"
The Iron Age says:
"The volume of new orders for fin.
ished iron and steel IL still light. and
bat little improvement is expected dur
ing the current month. 20 far as fig-
ures are available they justify an esti
mate during November Of about 40 per
cent OF the capacity OF the mills
Smaller purchasers contribute the bulk
of the new business. and II IL they.
too. from whom collections are most
satisfactory. The wire industry, whose
products go into 80 diversified chan
nels and so large an extent 10 tire farm
ing community. is relatively best Oft.
Output is being closely adjusted TO
shipments and sales. and probably av-
erages 40 per cent Of the capacity. Ia
some branches the cutting down Of the
make is even more drastic.
at looks as though IAN adjustment OF
as the number Of furnaces In blast Dec.
/ was 227 against 3i4 In blast Nov. 1.
Some of the latter were active part
OF November"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

Calumet has been selected as the
place for the holding Of the M. Il. con.
ference known Throughout the state as
the Detroit conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. K. Sedweek,
pastor OF the Canumet M. E. church has
been notified to that effect by the pre-
siding elders Of the state. in whose
hands the selection of the next meet
ing place was left.
There were several other cities after
the honor, and Calumet is looked upon
as very high favor by Methodist
generally in this district 1t will be
the first time within the history of the
conference that it has honored the COZ
per country with visit. The confer.
ence was held at Ishpeming two years
ago
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
RurIesque Currency

Upon recommendation Of the Chicago
clearing house association. Mayor Busse
has taken steps TO suppress vicious
form Of burlesque currency being cir
culated in imstation Of clearing house
check. A number OF frauds have been
perpetuated with the spurious checks.
A.clearing hous. committee has been
investigating for several days One
banker found a Observation-Disclosures
accept one OF them in payment for
cigars and who was rendering the
change when the banker pointed out
the deception. Headings of three
checks. selected at random are MAT
ional Clearing House Association, ="
Bankers Dream Association. and
American Lemon House Association"
Ono style printed In blue colors closely
resembles the true certificate. with..a
square box at the left containig. .such
phrases..as
Free pass good at any depot to watch
the trains pull out.
''This check is good. for 81 0o0--in
your imagination.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

Work at the new bank building ID
being prosecuted right along through
all the cold weather and the building
is being brought nearer to state OF
completion with each succeeding day,
During the week the radiators were
hauled to the building pand the plumb
ers are rushinsg the heatinsg plant
The plasterers have finished with The
fret coat and the finish coat will be on
before the first OF the year.
There is lot of work to do yet be
fore the building is ready fol. .occupan
cy and 1t rs expected that the banI
will not be moved into its new quart
ers much before the.first OF April
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
SUPERIOR SOUTHERN
IS NOT YET DEAD
pfRMBN0N TO ISSUE BONDS GIVEN
BY THE WISCONSIN COMMISSION.
IRON BUSINESS IS STRONGER
Collections are Much Easier and the
Recent CurtaiInent has Helped to
Steady the Market.

AS nothing had been heard from the
much talked Of Lake Superior Southern
railroad project during the past sum.
mer il was supposed by many that the
thing was dead and buried but recent
events 20 to show that IL the pro jeci
did die 1t has been resurected and IL
now vey healthy corpse.
AT q meeting of the Wisconsin state
railway commission. held last Tues day
at Madison, permission was granted
the LIS. $. TO issue bonds to the extent
OF ~ 0OO 600 to pay for the construc-
tion OF the road which is 10 extend
from Huron Bay along the old grade tc
Champion. through Crystal Falls, Flor.
ence. Appelton. and other cities to
Madison. Wis.
IL is supposed that the prompters OF
this road are going to be ready so tina,
when the finincial atmosphere clears
they can issue bonds and start work
The road traverses lot of very fine
territory and should it be built will op
en- up some of the finest territory il
Iron county inaccessible, The same i
true OF Florence county.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
crystal Falls. Mich.

Dec. q 1907.
A regular meeting Of the council
was held on the above date. Members
all present. Minutes of previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The following resolution was read
by Thomas Ponglase who moved it's
adoption, seconded by Frank Scadden.
Resolved that there be levied as a
special assessment on tbs weet one
hundred ten feet of. Lots two hundred
sexenteen(2 (2i7)a land two hundred eigh-
teen (2lslof the plat of the first addi-
tion to the village Of Crystal Falls
against George o'C9bahan. owner of
the said land. upon the assessment
roll OF this city containing the general
taxs for the year 1907 the sum Of two
hundred seventeen and 44-iO0 dollars.
t$ei7. 49, TO pay the expense OF build
ing sidewalk IN tho public street
abutting on the said lands or the south
side Thereof
Rsolyed further that the city clerl
be and hereby 10 instructed to deliver
forthwith a copy hereof to the assessor
Ayes. Thos. Penglas. J. s. Jacka
Thos. Wills, William Gribhle. Franl
scadden and Louis Miesler. Motion
carried
Moved by J. s. Iaoxa and seconded
by Willism GrIbblS that the treasurer
report be accepted and placed on file
Motion carried
A number OF diptheria bills wer
presented. to. the council for auditS o.
motion Of J. s. JacKa, seconded b.
Frank Scndden the city clerk was in
structed to attacn the proper certiii
cate 10 said bills and refer them to tn
county board OF supervisors for pay
ment. Motion carried.
Moved by Us. Jacka and seconde'
by Thos Penglase that the following
bills be-, allowed and that the Clerk b
instructed 10 issue orders for the same
Ayes, Us Inka. Tbos PengIase
Thoa Wills, William Grlbble, Fran
Scedden ami foRis Miesler.
Street Fnni.
hick Anderson. 10 days 8 400
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
Killed by an Auto.

A sad automobile accident occurred
at Escanaba last Sunday when an auto
mobile driven by Sumner Prescott be
came unmanagable ana Jumped off the
side of the road and over IA cliff. 4
distance Of fifty feet. One man wa
killed and three injured. The deat
man was Captain F. X. Bent prom
inent member of the Wisconsin nat
ional guard. The injured included
besides Mr.. Prescott, Isaac Stephenson
Jr.. nephew Of Senator Isaac Steph
enson or Marinette.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

To the tax payers OF the city OF Crys-
tai Falls. in the County OF Iron and
State Of Michigan
Notice Is hereby given that the tax
roll OF said city for the year 1907 has
been delivered to me and that the taxes
therein levied can be paid 10 me at my
Office at any time before the tenth day
Of Janaury next ensuing without any
charge for collection. but tho -four per
centum collection fee will Dc charged
and collected upon all taxes remaining
unpaid on said tenth day " January.
Dated this 7th, day Of December. 1907.
Richard p. Hollow
City treasurer of said city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
Fell 10 His Death

Will Greece was instantly killed by
falling from a telephone pole in front
of J. b. Schwartz residence yester-
day afternoon. The young man was
stringing wires for the telephone COM
pany and was at the top Of very high
pole. The exact cause OF his fall Is not
known but IL Is thought that his foot
slipped, He fell head down and struck
on the cement sidewalk crushing his
skull The desaed was membr OF Iron
River Lodge ]. o. OF. and the funeral
will be held from their lodge room
tomorrow after noon at 80 under
the auspices OF the Iron River Lodge.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
Grand officer Coming

At the next meeting of Crystal Fails
Lodge X. Of p. Grand Chancellor
Commander Carlton OF the 500 win be-
present on visit 10 the members OF
the order in this city. The event Is
looked forward TO with great deal Of
interest by the members OF the local
lodge and an effort Is being made to
get every member out to the meeting
Mr.. Carlton is an upper peninsula
man and the upper peninsula gets but
few chief executives In the fraternal
orders of this state so that his.elevation
to the high office he nolds Is an honor
20 the peninsula.as we'll asMr. Carlton
and the X. Of p. order IL is expected
that social time will be had after the
close Of the regular lodge work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

Gem. B. ID. Pritchard famed as the
captor Of jefferson Davis, dropped
dead at his home no Alleean last week
Thursday.
Gen. Pritchari had not been sick for
forty years until the day hefore be died
when he nad an attack OF heart failure
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

The directors Of the Calumet &Ariz-
ona mining company met last Saturday
and cut Ahe dividendwioeopen reduc-
ing It from a basis OF SEQ per year 70
80 per year The last quarterly divi-
dend was s. per share The present
one is $l.50
II was expected that the rate would
be reduced but sach a big reduction
was not looked for
The directors give as their reason
the curtailment in general business and
the weakness in demand for the metal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

Chas. II. Watson returned TO Lansing
last Sunday evening 10 again take up
his work ia the Con-Con. Mr. Watson
besides president protein OF that body.
Ia on several important committees and
as his opinions weigh heavily in shsp.
ing the determinatione--of his commnn-
Ties he finds hut littls time 20 I'c away
from work there.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

while at the bank OF which he was
president.
He was taken TO his home and wss
about the house all Of the next day,
dying that evening.
Gen. Pritchard was lawyer by pro-
fession and very prominent throughout
the lower peninsula. He was at one
time state treasurer aud had been for
many years treasurer Of the I. o. 0. r.
Of thi8.state
He was distinguished as thorough
gentleipan and could rarely be induced
to speak % his oivil war experience
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
The Iron Trade Review saws

indications of improvement in the
iron aud steel market are easily discer-
nible In spite OF the fact that pig iron
prizes are still sagging and that the ra-
pid cnrtailment in production OF coke
pigiron and finished materials still con.
tinues- There is not the same strain in
financial affairs collections are sligh-
tly better suspensions of delivery on
contracts are not numerous. Some
suspensions have bean released and
noticeable increase IN interests in pie
iron market While few steel plants
have resumed operatins. others hav,
become idle, and the active capacity
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

Allowed at U.OO
Erick Anderson. team work 8
DAYS 80. 90
And Anderson, 10 DAYS labor 240o
Amel Anderson. IL labor days 1880
Martin Holstrom. labor ibls
days Si.Oo
Peter shuller labor day 400
Chas. Evits. teamwork i56 days 1856
On motion the. meeting adjourned;o
Robert Munns. Clerk.H
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07
LODGE ELECTIONS.
list OF Newly Elected Officers Of Local Fra
ternaI Societies.

ternal Societies.
At the last meeting Of Crystal Falls
lodge, 10. o. +. the following officers
were chosen to preside over the lodge
for the next term. commencing Jan
uary ], 1908
Noble Grand Frank l. johnson
Vice Grand Jonn Klesges
Recording Secretary Adolph Miller
Financial Secretary Thomas Conlin
Trustee IL Udd
AT the meeting OF Armenia Rsbekah
Lodge, ]. 0. o. r. held cn Wednesday
evening last. the following were chos-
on TO officer the lodge for the ensuing
term
Noble Grand Elizabeth Perry
Vice Grand Cora Hollow
Recording Secretary Mary Keast
Financial Secretary Nora Conlin
Trustee Mary Perry
Columbia Encampment, |. O. O. f.
chose officers at its meeting Wednes-
day evening as follows
Chief Patriarch p. o Brien
High Priest Joseph Keast
Senior Warden David Sander
Junior Warden Ole Z Larson
Scribe William Bregger
Treasurer w c. Margison
Representative to Grand Encampment
w. c. Eldred
Northern Tent, Knight of the Modern
Maccabees elected officers at the last
meeting as follows:
Commander Rasmus Nelson
Lieutenant Commander
Rienhart Urban
Record Keeper Charles Ponchaud
Finance Keeper Robert Munns
Sargent Fred Beuschaud
Master at Arms George Kiern
LIST Master Guards Joseph LaLiberty
2nd Master Guards John Johnson
Chaplain William Mimmach
Sentinel VIM Lyons
Pickett Thos Conlin
Crystal Falls Lodge X Of p. elected
officers as follows:
Chancell or Commander Geo. Il. Voo'
Vice Chancellor Joe Cheney
Prelate Chas Anderson
Master OF Exchequer Fred Hum
Master Of Finance Paul p. Smith
2 Keeper OF Records and Seal
Robert Geslse
Master at Arms Alfons Spannei
Master Of Work Chas. Forsetl
Inner Guard Iyer Alkaner
Outer Guard VIM. Bosank,
Trustee three.years Joe Chene.
Crystal Falls Lodge f. a. A. M.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

Hick Anderson. 10 days 400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
MAKES MANY SOCKS.
Columbus, Ga., Claims Unique Manu-
 featuring Record.

Columbus, Ga, October 5.-(Special)- One of the interesting results of the de- velpoment of the water power of the Chattahoochee river, which development ha begun on such a large scale, has been to make a Georgia city the largest producer of hoisery in the southern states. Columbus now has three large hoisery mills. all of them operated by electricity generated at a waterfall a mile from the city. and as soon as certain additional machinery that has been received is in stalled their combined daily capacity will be from 520O to $500 dozen pairs per day, or from 52 to 55 cases. Just few years ago. when only one knitting mill was located at this point, the total production was 600 dozen pairs per day.
 Two of the plants here are new, hav- ing been erected only a year or two ago, and the older plant has recently practical ly doubled it's capacity One of the mills is now extensively adding to it's equip lnent and another has bought adjoining ground on which to erect d second fac tory year or two later.
 The Columbus-mad sock is now shipped to all parts of the country and an in- .teresting feature Is that the mills here enjoy a particularly fine trade in the ter r.tory west of the Mississippi river.
 The new knitting mills were among the first industries established when the Co lumbus Power company entered upon it's power-deVeloping programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06

cleared and farmed to the complete exhaustion of it's soil will in this re- zion in time reclothe itself with for ests, if only it Is protected.
 "Field estimates by counties show that south of Pennsylvania there are in the Appalach ians 5S million acres of forest land, practically all of which is covered by hardwood an dover S5 per cent of which is in a cut-over or culled condition. Including the mountains Of Pennsylvania New York and New Eng land it is probably safe to estimat te that the entire Appalachian area in- cludes as much as 75 million acres primarily adapted for hardwood tim Der. Only a very small part of this is still in virgin growth. By far the great part of it has been cut over and some of it has been cleared"
 Producing Power.
 well managed and protected from fire, this area has enormous producing powers Studies by the forest service of average , virgin and cut-over land in Eastern Ten nessee show that under protection these lands are capable of producips 50 cubic feet of wood per acre annually. Even taking the production as 40 cubic feet this means from the area of 75O00,O00 acres a possible annual production of S,000. 000,000 cubic feet
 How does this compare with the an- nual requirements? The 25, COG. .000,000 feet, board measure, used annually following a product of eight feet board measure for each cubic foot, which Is believed to be not to high under present utilization) rep resents a little over 100000 cubic feet. This is just about equal to the amount which the Appalachian forest is capable of producing. When it Is remembered that the Appalachians will probably not be called upon to furnish more than three-fourts of the total supply, it is clear that there is good margin of safety. Therefore, if the Appalachian forests are rightly managed and taken soon enough. they will insure continuously the hard wood supply of the country, and do 1t without exhausting the forest. In fact, it can be done so that the systematic treatment will at the same time improve the forest"
 Every industrial interest of the country is very much concerned with the timber situation and the congressman of the southern states especially are studying the conditions closely to seek some sort of remedy for the rapid exhaustion of the forests
 It is well-known that President Roose- welt is very much concerned about the matter and would declare the reservation of large tract of forest lands in the east if it were still in his power, but this right was taken from him and placed in the hands of Congress some time ago. There Is not an acre of national forest east of the Mississippi river. and the next Congress will be asked to reserve large tract in the Appalachian and White mountain region. A bill to this effect was defeated at the last session by small majority, but it is believed that at the next session the eastern and south ern members can bring success to the measure.