The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-10-10
DRY SPELL HURT CROPS
Iron County farmers say That TheY ~
Short sus Prices are Good


But for the long period Of droutn,
which came this year at the mest mop
nortune time. the farmers Of Marquette
county believe that they would have a
manner season. AS il is, the crops are
right at the tpEr. -Hnr- m gome products
annssstaani taEzssshEoss Aus AsiAteses has
been grown and-rfrtured is Of splendid
quality. NewFmeRdnw lRnas afforded
a fine. yield at bay, land old MEADOWS
dried in the aaoFot6ng sun so that
moving was useless -
Fruit this Year Is. slim on wQl IS, lpt
that had been expected, II being tPe
OF year which has become recognized
as a peculiar Feature Of copditiopsein
this vicinity -
Potatoes show q short crop, ~ com
pared with last year and prices now
range At from sevepty,tive to eighty
cents d bnshel, as against ranging
market Of Fifty 10 sixty cents for the
preceding. season The quality Of the
tnbers is much better this year, how
ever, being meals when cured. which
ohyiates the fear OF any loss from dry
rot ia the storage bins, 80
The has, crop has suffered from the
droirth as nuchor more than obber
farm preducts unless IL be fruit and
the Farmers are already feeding cattle
in the stalls, whereas last year they fed
in the open. until far in the month. .-p
The cabbage crop has been scantl in
deed. suffering not only from the
drouth hit ss mneh Or more from che
worm $3.50
Prices on all manner Of truck. grain
anil tuiers,r are higher than for tht
sanlertffne in'i907, tana the farmers say
that the pricesswilt probably range II
Per. cent higher during the falkland
winter. than for the same period las
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...,Erspk X. Cook was insWayerlyiies
, week in the interest .Qt the state. ins0F
ance Observation-Disclosures itti
D affairs and condition of the, Hatiora
) PROTECTIVE skegions-s Five representa-
D biyeS. OF thesNsw ,hbrk inhraneazit'e
1 partInAnb " ay&ers 4 ere seIigageaH "iniirh
D same YORK sasi We'll 3as several fr6r
D Indfana. Z Ctnnecticni't' and othe States
! Every ifStafi Of tie wo5gkings, pihpage
bent and ,Hnaneial altairs Il the. oTeGn
@ ization was thoroughly examined.o. Al
Cook repoEts-that-spAiIe--there hav
o BEEN snis talys ssfaae stR ditsspask ABE \
J, j., at prsssnt. tlsgtireineot yaat BIZ
u na.feaF naeas-be feld' for its futurGfT'
al visu,atnn Republics uaS y sL1s en-
W s.s1 e-ssv uo.-1ses,; oal s3..'.rVn
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i. aaunE gztf: v-ksnnr 80 - eT-1shi
ur CaItinse II. and HeCia WinssR'
o Federal Judge KRappepr last Sf PAT
Y day dismissed. The leng,drawln' ontrea
e OF. Albert$ ,sBigelaws prssidenb OF a
y OsceolaeuC onsolitiatedaMining compar
A. against tins Calnmet'and Hecla Minis
~ company and against the Calumet ~
- the Osceola company
he The .osceora 'coihpaiiya which W
er cited for contempt OF court Il fodi
Is not guilty in the opinion OF .Ind
N Rnappen: This is victory for I
" Calumet ana Hecla. The. defendar
a. Nu are awarded costs in the case.
a
70 The case was. begun by Bigelow
np prevent the Calumet and Hecla fro
~ voting .atock which they hold int
ne Osceola company Mr. BigeIow clan
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