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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
FIRE DESTROYS THREE BLOCKS
New Orleans Business District Swept
with Loss or Between One
and Two Millions

Fire which broke out in the center
OF the commercial district OF New Or
leans swept over portions OF three
blocks, destroying n large number OF
Wholesale houses. manufacturing
plants and small stores. Originating at
Bienyllle and Charities streets the
flames worked their way north as far
as Cont street. and west towards Roy
al. bringing about loss of between
Sl.0OoOOO and S2,0OOOOO.
The fire broke out when the New
Orleans nremen were in the midst OF
their annual picnic NJ a suburban park.
and IL was fully an hour before the de-
partment was In n position 20 make
anything like successful fight.
Two warehouses illed with wines
and liquors were among the buildings
destroyed by the fire. AS they burned
the barrels of whisky exploded with
thunderous roars. Among the establish.
ments burned were: Central Glass
company; George ID. Scott, lighting and
electrical Instruments: Heldenheim.
Levy & Weiss. shirt manufacturers:
Hochn & Dieth. wholesale millinery:
Kost Commission company; Paul GeIpi
q Sons, Wholesale liquor dealers; New
Orleans Junk company: Isidor Keller
x Co, boots and shoes; Thomas l..
Harris. wholesale liquor dealer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
SHE SHOWED MN. All RIGHT
Bride OF Six Weeks Resents Criticism
OF Her Housekeeping by Her
Husband.

Kalamazoo. Mich, Sept. Mrs
Harry seybert, seventeen year-old
bride OF six weeks. exhibited her purl.
lisiic abilities when she drove her hus.
band from the house into the back yard
and there administered n severe beat.
Ing hccause he found fault with her
housekeeping. But for the timely in.
terference OF the neIghbors Seybcrt
would undoubtedly have been carried
from the place In an ambulance. but
the police were summoned and quelled
The disturbance. When the officers ar
rived Mrs Seybert was In the act o.
throwing the newly acquired furniture
Into the street.
ON the way 10 the station the youth
mi bride explained the matter 10 the
officers by declaring that her husband
was coward. and she desplsed cow
ards. "IIe came home In the after
neon from work and was peevlsh." de-
clared the young woman. land began
TO find fault with my method OF house
Keeping. showed him that he couldn't
talk TO me that way"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
ELECTRIC CAR
HITS CARRIAGE
Trolley Coliides with Load OF Merry
makers at Ottawa. Ill. Kill
ing Two.

Ottawa, ILL.,, Sept 3.-Two persons
were killed and Ave seriously hurt
when an electric car on the Illinois
Valley railway hit n carriage load OF
merrymakers returning from an
amusement park in the suburbs OF this
city. The dead are twelve-year-old
daughter and an eight-year-old son OF
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smell. Another
daughter, fifteen years old. is so badly
hurt that physicians say she cannot
live.
Mrs. SHELLS left arm was broken and
she was injured internally. The
mother Is in n critical condition. Mr..
Smell was also hurt The other occu-
pants Of the carriage. Mrs. Mamie
Townsend and her son, were cut and
bruised.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
HINTS FOR FARMERS


The government experiment staf,o,
az New Mexico has a timely leaaa
urging farmers to treat all their see,
Tor the prevention OF smut ana thp,
save next years crops IN case smu
may be prevalent.
Formalin treatment is PERTAINS m,
easiest 70 apply and as effective n.
any. Formalin can be purchased =,
any drug store.
The smuts are destructive narasitic
fungous plants. There are two classes
OF smut which attack our grains--the
sinking smut. or bunt, which attacks
wheat only. and the loose smut. which
attacks wheat. oats and barley. THE
former can easily be distinguished
from the latter Ia that Il has very
characteristic odor and DESTROYS Tho
kernel only. while the loose smut NO,
only destroys the kernels. bur also
more or less OF the chaf.
For the formalin treatment mix one
pound OF formalin In fifty gallons OF
water. Place the seed 20 be treated 4,
burlap sacks and submerge I'm the soin
tion for ten minutes. Dry the seed
and IL is ready for use. III the SACKS
be only partly filled Il will be much
easier TO churn them around IN the
solution and get all the wheat I'm con.
tact with it.-Cor. American Cultivation
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Houghton, Mich. Sept. "A terrific
windstorm. having NJ tunes the proper
lions OF cyclone. swept over the en-
tire keweenaw peninsula and portions
on Lake Superior. Lake Superior and
Portage Lake have been dashed 10 n
fury and a number oc vessels hns
taken shelter in Lilly Pond. Accom-.
panying the wind storm came a de-
clded fan In the temperature.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
VERY CLOSE IN MICHIGAN
warner and Bradley Make Pretty
Run In the Primary.


Detroit, Mich, Sept. 3.-With the 70
turns stlll incomplete. the Republican
nomlnation for governor ms decided ~
The primary election Is more and more
the closet kind OF a decision. Auditor
General Bradley stin leads Governor
Warner, but his plurality which had
been estimated at from 1000 10 1000
has fallen below 1000. With eighty.
three districts missing out OF total Of
2,olo In the state. Bradley's vote IL
$3.50; Warmers, s5.OSi, and State
Roads Commissioner Earle's 25.Oi3.
Lawton T. IIemans, OF Mason. had
no opposition for the Democratic noml.
nation for governor and thu Democrats
VIII nominate lieutenant governor M
their state convent n. no one having
petiioned for q place on the urinary
election ballots ON the Prohibition
Ticket John W. Gray FOR governor and
Henry c. Carpenter FOR lieutenant gov.
ernor had no opposite ana A NJ
Sierton and v f. Kirk had no oppos.
lion for the Socialist nomination for
governor and lieutenant governor. 70.
spectively.
state Roads Commissioner n. s
Earle. the third candidate IN the Acid
Tor the Republican nomination for
governor did not az any time during
the counting OF the returns appear 10
be within striking distance OF the nom.
nation.
ia the four congressional districts
"nere there were contests for the Re
publican nomination incomplete 70.
turns Indicate the denomination OF
Gardner In the Third district. Fordnev
IN the Eighth and Loud in the Tenth
ana the nomination OF Covell IN the
eleventh district to succeed Darragh.
Who was not a candidate. The Repub.
leans In three districts and the Demo.
rats IN all twelve districts will nomI.
hate congressman in district conyen. {,
Ions
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
OPEN HOUSE AT TOLEDO
City Welcomes the Grand Army ",
eransto Its Homes ana 20 Real
Roofs and Beds.

welcome @. A. r." are the word.
nlazoned on almost every house ana
window In Toledo. In honor OF the vet.
Grams who are here attending the forty.
second national encampment OF tho
Grand Army, the official programu.s,
OF which began with a public rec [
tion In Memorial hall. Heretofore VET.
Grams have been accommodated IN
tents, but Toledo has abandoned this
and Il domiclling the old soldiers IN.
der real roofs and on real beds. The
veterans In Toledo viii run no risk OF
colds and rheumatism from sleeping
on the straw-strewn ground or from
dew-soaked canvas.
Hundreds OF citizens are wearing
badges lettered ASK Me-" and besides
an Information corps Il scattered all
over town, so that the old soldiers will
lind IL easy TO be shown" The town
Is swathed In red. white and blue. ana
among the early arrivals the campaign
for commander-in-chlef Is In full
swing. The leading candidates are tx,
Governor Van Zant. OF Minnesota;
Livingstone T. Dickson, OF InlnoisN
and Colonel Henry NJ. Nevlns, OF New
Jersey.
The most significant OF Tuesdays
exercises took place in the afternoon
at the village OF Perrysburg, twelve
miles from Toledo, where a great gran.
lite shaft eIghty-three feet In height
was dedicated In honor OF the dead OF
Ohio. Kentucky, Pennsylvania and
who fell in the battle around
Fort Meigs during the war OF 1928.
The dedication OF this monument was
included in the official program or the
encampment and hundreds OF visitors
took the pleasant trolley and boat
rides from this city TO attend the ex.
arcises.
The annual parade OF the veterans
ook place on Wednesday. II was n
reat spectacle. with many unique
'eatures The parade was reviewed
~ William III. Taft, Republican candl.
late for president
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

East Tawas. Mich. Sept 2.-Heavy
forest fires are sweeping the territory
In the farming section on HemIock
road near here. and more than 700
acres have been burned over Barns
and crops have been destroyed, hut as
yet The farm houses have not been
reached. a large force OF men is fight
ing the fiames. Wilbur village, which
was threatened, was saved hy twenty
four hours az valiant work by the
farmers and a crew Of men from here
IN charge ~ Deputy Fire Warden Ash.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Melbourne Is city az waving
nags aud bunting. Aside from the pro
fusion OF regular decorations the cabs
and tradesmcn's cartsare flying British
and United states Gags. and men. wo-
men and children are carrying the
United States colors, which are
being sold on every street corner. The
populate Is enthusiastic 10 n degree
over the arrival OF the ships. and all
Indications now point TO a most enjoy
able visit for the personnel OF the fleet
from Admiral SperTy down.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
THEIR ESCAPE MIRACULOUS
Two Men and Their Teams Goes Down
with Collapsing Bridge Over
Black River.

Holland. Mich. Sept. 3.-SchoIteu
bridge over Black river between Bee.
land and Holland collapsed and car.
ried down with II Leonard westrate
and III. Kcop with their teams Mi
raculously both men and horses escap-
ed injury beyond a few minor cuts.
Westrate with heavy load OF brick
and KoOp driving team OF mules met
on the bridge and It collapsed. Yves
trate, his wagon and team went TO
the bed OF the stream. while Rooms
team hung suspended in the air, the
harness having caught In the timbers
or the bridge Employees OF the Citl-
zens' Telephone company were near
and helped 10 extricate the men and
animals from the wreckage.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Following Is recommended cnre
Tor the mango in hogs: Creosote. one
and a half ounces; lard, two pounds
MIX well and apply to the affected
parts. Or sulphur. one half pound:
lard. two pounds. Mix and apply as
suggested above. Turpentine and sui.
phur at the rate OF ten parts OF the
former TO one OF the latter is another
effective remedy. The same mixture
may be used for dog, but the animal
should be carefully muzzled for the
lard-creosote mixture, else he might
make himself very sick by licking II
on.-American Cultivator.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

The manure product from sinrl,
COW. according 10 figures OF the de
partment OF agriculture. ranged IN val
ue from $50 to $40 a year. The cor.
responding figures for horse manure
are not presented. but II is presumed
That the value would be equally great,
IL not greater since horse manure Is
heating and II kept from fire fanginc
has an additional value beyond its own
FERTILITY In causing bacterial fermenta-
ton and rotting OF bedding and other
waste material. This estimate OF the
value OF COW manure alone however
Indicates how very important II Is 10
the farmer TO finish his live stock ON
his own farm and thus build up his
soil
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
PRESIDENT COMMITS HIMSELF
Declares for Charles r. Hughes for
Governor Of New York.

Sycamore Hill was the scene or \
political conference. the subject OF
which was the gubernatorlal nomina.
tion OF the Republican party in New
York state. and President Roosevelt
made known in words that could not
be mistaken his attitude on the nom;.
nation Of Charles f.. Hughes for gov.
ernor II was 10 William L. Ward ~
Westchester county, Republican ma.
tional committeeman for New York
ana TO others interested IN the matter
that he made known his attitude. ana
he authorized one or his hearers 10
make known his words 10 the news.
paper representatives here.
Ward N known 20 be one ~ rho
hardest workers against the renomina.
tion OF Governor Hughes, and Il is be.
neved that he came here for the pur.
pose OF influencing the president IN be.
mar OF the anti-Hughes workers. When
Inc presidents other visitors returned
10 the railway station they referred all
lDtervlewers 10 Silas McBee, editor OF
: ne Churchman, who they said had
necn authorized 70 speak for the presl.
cent. To his questioners McBee said:
- heard the president say 10 Ger.
am Republican leaders who were pres.
'nt az The conference az Sycamore Hill
Ionay; ! have no intention OF trying
o dictate the action Of the Republican
am citizen OF the state
y New York, and am. therefore. on.
itied to express my judgment on such
IN issue as the nomination for govern.
" MY Judgment Is that II Is absolute.
y necessary 20 renominate Mr..
Iughes.r ~
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
BRYAN AT GRAND FORKS
re speaks Frequently I'm Route and
Shakes Many Hands.

Accompanied by Governor Jobn
Burke, State Democratic Chairman
Ooshel many members OF the state
committee, William J. Bryan arrived
az Grand Forks s. d.. from Fargo
Whcre earlier In the day he was accord.
ca an enthusiastic reception and de-
nvered a speech on the issues OF the
campaign. The greeting he received
at Grand Forks was no less SINCERE
On the way out from Fargo the train
mnde many stops. which afforded nm
opportunity for the candidate TO shake
bands with many hundreds OF pcople
and he made several short speeches en-
route, covering In them all the domln.
ant Issues OF the campaign.
The demonstration for Bryan NJ tbe
station here and through the cItv 10
NE hotel was notable one. Cbeey
AFTER cheer went up from the thronqa
ana the candidates carriage was flank.
"a on either side by large representa-.
ions from the laboring and formIng
'Asses q the city and surrounding A
country, who came In on special trains
~ night Bryan spoke In front Of me
Young Mems Christian assocIaticn N
building, and one of the largest crowds
'ver gathered here heard his plea for
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
Kear Admiral Glass penn.

Paso Robes, Cal, Sept 3.-Rear Ad.
miral Henry Glass. U. S. ~. retired.
Is dead at health resort here of heart
failure, following an operation per-
formed several days ago at his home
In berkeley. Admiral Glass, who was
slxty-four years old. had been III for
two months and his condition had been
regarded as critical for some time.
Rear Admiral Glass was born IN Ken
lucky IA 1914 and was appointed TO tho
naval academy In iSGO.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
Nebraska Primary.

Omaha, Neb.. Sept 3.-Although less
Than a quarter OF the returns are in
from the statewide primary election.
II is believed former Congressman
Shallenberger had received the Dem
ocrntic nomination for governor. Mayor
Dahlman, OF Omaha, was in the lead
In the cities, but the country precincts
show Shallenberger TO have been the
recipient OF large plurallties. Dahlman
stated that he would contest the Popu-
list votes cast for Shallerberger.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Owosso, Mich. Sept. 3.-Tne com.
mon council has instructed the city nj.
torney TO file bill to restrain the Shia-
vase Light and Power Co., OF Corml-
ma, from going any further with its
construction work in this city, and to
compel the company TO remove the
poles already set While asking for a
franchise the company has been act
Ing on the contention OF It's attorney
that II can enter the city under tho
general state law governing public
service corporations and do business
without a franchise, II necessary. Poles
have been set and wires strung to the
very heart OF the city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Every little while we hear OF stock
being killed in the pasture during a
thunderstorm by being struck by light
ming communicated from wire fences,
says Farm Journal. This danger can
be entirely eliminated by aaixing a
wire to one post in every twelve or
nfteen In such manner that one end
VIII be well buried IN the earth while
the other has contact with each strand
or wire ON the post. This affords IA
perfect ground by which the electrical
charge passes harmlessly 10 the earth
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
Bloody MIX.

To cure COW that gives bloody milk
give her a pound OF glauber salts and
when II has ceased 10 physic give haif
an ounce OF inter daily for three days
unless cure seems 10 be effected
sooner; also battle the udder in cold
water for ten minutes twice each day.
Farm Journal
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
sultan Sentenced ~ uono

Manila, Sept. S.-The territorial gu.
preme court las decided that the su..
tan OF Dunharra must hang for the
part he took as leader OF the raid OF
Mindanao, In January. 1906. wherein
j. w. Mcdonald. Of that place. was
killed by the raiders. Besides being
condemned 70 be hanged. the sultan Is
ordered by the court TO pay the heirs
of Mcdonald 1000 pesos $500.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

AT 81. Louis, Mo, masked
burglar shot and perhaps fatally In.
jurrd James Beeks negro butler for
G. A. Gray. second vice president OF
the 81, Louis and san Francisco Rail.
road company. at the Gray home az
1880 o'clock in the morning. Beeks
was shot In an endeavor 20 keep the
burglar from going upstairs. where
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray were sleeping.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
In Answer to the Question as to
Her Republican Majority
This Year.
BOARD IS SWEPT. as USUAL
z. @ ?. Gets Everything That Il
Worth Carrying Away.
Roosevelt Emphatically States His
Position on the New York Gov.
ernorship-Bryan's Da-
kota Trip.

The Republicans retained comnIete
control OF the legislative and executive
branches of government in Vermont a,
tne state election. the party endorsing
the party ticket for state officers
headed by George III. Prouty. OF New.
port electing to congress from the
First district David ]. Foster, OF Bur
lington, for another term. and from the
Second district Frank Plumtry. OF
Northneld. for the first time. and choos-
ing majority OF the state legislature
which Will select a successor 10 the Iate
Senator Proctor. Prouty's plurality is
estimated nj 10000.
revised tabuiation OF the vote cast
for governor. with nineteen small
towns still missing. gives George III.
Prouty. Republican 43,Oi3: James f.
Burke, Democrat. l5.3ls: Qulmby $.
Backus. Independence League. I.222;
Eugene M. Campbell. Prohlbitlonlst
oOl, and III. III. Dunbar, Socialist. 462.
Prouty's Plurality 10000.
The missing towns four years ago
gave Bell. Republican. 2.5l3 and Por.
ter, Democrat. 052 Early in the day
IL was estimated that Prouty's pluralI.
ty In the state would be about 10000.
With the nineteen towns missing
the returns show that the Republicans
mad II per cent the Democrats 25 per
cent the Independence Leaguers . per
cent. the Prohlbltlonlsts | Ia per
cent and the Socialists two thirds OF !
per cent OF the total vote cast. The
decrease In the Republican vote
amounted to per cent and that In the
Democratic vote 10 8 per cent.
The following Republicans have been
elected: Governor George III. Prouty.
Newport; lieutenant governor. John A.
Mead. Rutland; secretary OF state. Guy
". Bailey. Essex: treasurer. Edward
Deavitt, Montpelier: auditor. Hor.
ice r. Graham. Craftsbrry; attorney
General. John G.. Sargent, Ludlow.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Saginaw, Mich. Sept. 2.-Accordinc
TO statements made NJ Pere Marquette
headquarters there Will not be an idle
freight car In Michigan within sixty
DAYS. II even is predicted that there
VIII loo car famine by the middle OF
October The prospect Of bumper har-
vests OF all kinds but particularly OF
fruit. II If said. will swamp the ,fichI.
gan railroads with business.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
MendIna q Paner Roof

A roof covered with paper or Telling
can be quickly mended with coal tar.
Paint over thlckly with warm tar. then
lay on piece OF fresh roofing paper.
which should be fastened AZ the edges
with roofing brads, then paint some
more tar over the patch aud over the
edges, making neat waterproof patch,
which viii last as long as the rest OF
the roof.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Lansing Mich. Sept Wv. q. Pri.
neau' formerly singer OF Illustrated
Songs in local theater. has been ar.
rested NJ Chicago on n charge OF hay-
Ing attempted to sell n girl ms white
slave" Primeau. who Is married. left
ms city last week with Miss Ida
Snelderwin. OF 81 Johns. Mrs. PR.
mcau Is NJ present staying with her
parents in Grand Rapids.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Alpena, Mich. Sept. The village
OF Atlanta Is threatened with destruc.
ton by forest fires. and the entire non
nlation is out lighting the flames. Tele.
phone and telegraph wires are down.
out reports state that the timber prv-
ducts--~ties and lcgs--and the crops or
the vicinity have all been DESTROYED
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

Tolelo. o.. Sept. 3.--The public meet.
ing OF Taft and Foraker and the for.
NAL burying 81 all differences between
the Ohio factions In the Republican
party was the overwhelming political
feature attending the Grand Army ma.
rade and encampment at Toledo
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
keep After the Weed,.

DO not put on the little task OF clean.
Ing out the weeds between the rows
and In the fence corners, whether IL be
field, a garden, little grass plot or
walk or driveway. Those left win go
to seed, and as a stitch In times saves
nine so one years seeding makes sew
en- years wedding.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05
CASEOF MISS LENNON
She Swears Her Paramour Took
the Baby and Drowned II
by Accident"
SO SHE SAYS HE WROTE HER
nc Instructed Her as to the Story She
Was 20 TeIi-Primary Eieo-
ton Results.

Saginaw. Mich. Aug. 3f.-when
Joseph DUFFY was araigned before
Justice Blaisdell In the city halI on o
charge OF numbering Miss Myrtle Len
mons month-old baby. found In tho
saginaw river three weeks ago. the
courtroom was packed with crowd
OF men and women. DuEy pleaded MOI
guilty and tried to catch the eye OF
Myrtle Lennon. bnt she wouldn't look
az him. Alto, ~ Snow, for the de.
PENDANT. demanded that Miss Lennon
DE put on the stand. and Ia reply TO his
heated appeal for proceeding with the
case, Prosecutor Purcell replied: ave
VIII conduct this case MS we see fit"
The case was then continued 10 satur-
day.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

A successful sheep breeder says: Do
not breed dry heeccd ram The sire
is the proper improver, but IN order 10
be such he must be good Individual
and descend from the best lineage.
Study sire, dam and blood lines. Have
right Ideal aud breed 10 produce IL.
Honesty Is OF as much Importance in
sheep breeding as u Is anywhere else
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-05

81 Petersburg Sept. "a speclai
dispatch from Teheran says II is re-
ported from Tabriz that Satar Khan
has Inflicted a decisive defeat on the
troops OF the shah and that the gov.
eminent lost 500 men killed ana
wounded Civil war is raging anew
in 1abriz province.