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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
TRIMMED EN- BEAUTIFULLY


Norway Showed the Local Bunch How TO
Play the National Game.
Norway won game OF base ball
here last Sunday and they won 1t be-
cause they played superior ball They
had the local boys beaten to frazzle.
not because they are so much superior
to our boys but because in that parti-
cular game our boys put up wretch
edly poor exhibition. They all had an
off day as all ball players do aud while
IL isn't entertaining to the spectators
to see bone head work, yet 1t must be
remembered that our boys are but
human and they sll have their bad
days
The locals were kind OF broken up
and had to substitute Josh Hoikka at
third corner during two innings They
we're strengthened by the presence of
'JacK" Dougnerty, one of the show
men who showed that he is ball
player all the time He made very
fine catch Of a hard hit fly ball and also
laced out a three bagger only TO die on
third base because the next three men
couldn't hit the ball.
Clyde Henry pitched the first three
innings for the locals and did credit
able work but had wretched support
behind him. Art Noyes, who can gem
orally be depended on TO play settled
game. started the fireworks by tossing
ball which he had stopped, ovsr the
fret baseman 8 head with two men on
bases The ball went into the bleechers
and before IL was returned the three
men had scored. Had ne taken his
time and thrown accurately the third
man would have been out. But Art
wasn't the only lame duck In fact
everyone Of the players who had a
chance made grevious errors.
Clyde gave way 70 Ike Oswald in the
fourth and the Norway fellows were
kept busy saving the air although q
couple OF hits scattered through the
succeeding innings yielded runs because
Of fielding errors
A young man named DuPres did
the slab work for Norway. He had
lite. sneaking out curve that kept
the locals breaking their backs He
was supported very creditably in the
field, the Norway boys putting mp a
nice, clean fielding game.
The score stood for Norway and 8
for Crystal Falls when the last man
was out and the crowd were well sat
isied that Norway won It's game by
superior work.
Art Connolly held the indicator and.
as usual. did good job. his decisions.
and he lad several close Ones being
well balanced and giving good satis-
faction. Etfff#ft
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
SUBSCRIPTION sa.oo PER YEAR

work was out-spoken in his condemna-
tion OF the alleged Golfer dam and
ventured the assertion that rhey wN
not be able TO stop the water with the
present structure This is only the
opinion that is generally held about
the city.
The city Is paving tlOO per month TO
a chief enigneer who is supposed 10 be
able 10 eat Golfer dams in addition TO
a salary of $500 per month for a super
intendent who il supposed TO digest the
dams eaten by the engineer. What is
the city getting for this 1900 per
month";
: The concrete mixer OF tue city
automobile as the woslxmen tacetious'
ly term il is being assembled. IL was
In many parts when VI arrived and 10
gradually being got together. This
mixer was one OF tine principal seducers
of the city council. The argument
was that mixer must be had to work
up the concrete but the observations
have been that the time and men nec-
essary to assemble this machine would
have mixed half of the little dab" OF
concrete by hand.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
The Iron Market.

The Iron Age says Those who
are impatiently expecting a rapid i'm
provement in the demand for iron and
steel seems doomed to disappointment.
There is gradual expanding tendency
In the demand. but 10 is not without
its halts here and there. Having made
liberal sales. and being In good poui-
tion for months TO come, the leading
southern furnaces are naming ti2. 81
and els. 90 at furnace for No. 2 foundry.
whicn is equivalent TO Withdrawing
from the market. since other sellers
are naming fi2A00 and the furnace
companies In the competitive territory
north OF the Ohio and the Potomac are
willing TO cell at old prlces
Theirs has been fair tonnage Of
foundry irons In New England Quite
a number OF serious inquiries are at
hand In nearly all the leading distri.
: -buting markets and many moderate
sized orders are being taken at practl-
calIy unchanged prices for northern
irons, the valleys being at the basis Of
ti4 80 for No 2 foundry. In the rail
trade the only large sale has been tha.
OF %. 900 tons OF steel rails for the
Csnanea. Ysqui River. and Pacific, "a
be shipped around the horn 10 Guaya.
mas. Mexico. The Canadian commits.
sion Is In the market for "A. 900 tons.
Of which a part will probably come to
this sale The McKenzis-M Mann order
for 20. 00D tons has not yet been placed.
The builders are figuring on 1000 cars
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
CITY COUNCIL HAS
ELEPHANT ON HANDS
CAN'T STOP THE LEAKslN GOLFER
DAM AND IS AT WITS ENDS
ARE FEEDING THE ANIMAL hay
In an Effort to Stop His Hunger But to
no Purpose Blast Down Old
Dam and Work in Wster

The boards stopping the water from
passing through the hole which was
cut in the big power dam were remov-
cd on Tuesday and the water back OF
the Golfer dam lowered to within about
four feet of the bottom OF the river
but the flow through the leaks was 30
great that the water was held at that
level. The rush of water through the
hole in the dam was 80 great that the
workings below whore the rock was
being blasted and removed were drown
cd ont and the men had to be sent
home
The first outlook was that the water
would be pretty closely held by the
dam but the leaks constantly increased
in size and about six O'Clock big rush
of water between the Golfer dam and
the concrete dam was noticed. About
dozen men were set at work wheeling
in dirt and stuffing wads of hay into
the mouth OF the creature but the fod
der was swallowed mp as fast as it was
dumped into the hole. This work con-
tinued throughout the day Wednesday
and about quitting time big leak
loomed mp in the middle of the dam
where dirt rocks and other debris COM
menced to be washed out by the swift
current.
After experimenting for day and
nearly another, the decision was ar
rived at TO cut out the wing OF the
power dam that eventually will have
TO come out and by so.doing the water
would be lowered sufficiently 80 that
the men can work at the rock stand ing
In the water just what is TO be done
to stop the leaks hasn { bsen announced
yet but stop them they must before any
concrete can be laid and 1t is quite
likely that they will have to stop 1t be
fore any men will work in the pit.
A gentleman who was here on visit
during the week anf who is very fam
ilir with Golfer dams and hydraulic
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
FELL TO HIS DEATH
Henry Freeman Fell rs Feet in the New
TobIn Shaft

fftVtI F'cNh'"H w 49, 49, y 49, 49,
TobIn Shaft
The first fatality 10 occur in the new
shaft which is being sunk at the Tooin
mine occurred on Saturday last at 90
O'Clock p m. when Henry Freeman fell
from the bucket while descending TO
his work and was instantly killed.
Freeman with five companions were
descending from their noon rest all OF
them riding the bucket which hung
below the cross head. When about i7O
feet from the bottom Freeman seemed
to grow dizzy. He called. "oh !, Obi, "
to his companions and the next instant
dropped from the bucket to the bottom
When his companions got TO the bot
tom they found him dead.
Freeman was a married man and has
resided at the Falls location for a num-
ber OF years. He leaves a wife and
three children TO mourn his untfmeiy
death.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
THE BRISTOL MINE
STARTED WEDNESDAY
IRON RIVER MINE OpTIoNED
Rumor ts, Il That the Cleveland Cliff, Co.
Will Explore Il Along With Adjoining
Mineral lands

The best news that has been an
nounced in Crystal Falls in many
months was given out by Superinten-
dent Bjork last Monday afternoon. It
was brief and as follows 81 received
orders this afternoon to start the mine
full force.
The old men have been waiting about
town. picking up odd jobs. in an effort
10 keep busy until the mine resumed
and they quickly dropped their tools
and started for the mining Office TO be
again enrolled on the Bristol pay roll.
The Bristol mine employees, when
working full force about $50 men and
the sudden addition of that number to
the working force, Of this city Is a
factor Of very great Importance.
In conversation with Mr.. Bjork over
the phone Tuesday he said that IL was
his understanding that the stockpile
will all be shipped and that the mine
will pe continued in the active list
throughout the winter.
The crew was rounded mp Tuesday
and Wednesday morning the whistle
blew but the whole OF the working
force was not assembled until later In
the week and by today the mine Is
being worked with very fair sized
force.
It is rumored, and the rumor seems
10 have great deal OF foundation,
tnst the Cleveland Cliffs company will
take an option upon the old Iron River
mine, recently surrendered by the
oliver Mining company. This property
was magnificent one In the early
days OF mining and was one OF the
chief holdings Of Todd, Stambaugh &
Co. In the early days. When Schles-
senger into W nose hands the property
passed, went to the wall In the crash
..of 1893 the property, reverted to the
fee owners and was idle for many
years. TO be taken mp by the Oliver
people In 1895. They operated II under
the name Of the "Riverton, oombin.
ing with IL the Dober and Isabella.
They mined out what ore was left and
did a lot Of exploring In the bottom OF
the property only TO meet with dis
appointment as the ore lens seemed te
pinch out entirely. They accordingly
surrendered the lease
Mr.. VIM. Selden. one of the heaviest
of the fee owners. succeeded in inter
esting the Cleveland Cliffs company
and it looks very much as II that con.
Germ will take over the property.
IL is said that as an extra induce
ment for this big concern TO enter the
district and take over this property the
Selden people have optioned TO them q
large acreage Of mineral lands. on one
Of the pieces adjoining the Chatham
properties of the Olgebay Norton con
Germ.
The Selden interests have some valu
able lands in the Iron River ana STAN
baugh districts and the Cleveland.
Cliffs company have been fortunate in
getting an option upon them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
MUST OMIT ADVERTISEMENT
Government VIII Not Hereafter Print
Business Cards on Envelopes

Business Cards on EnYeIopes
Business people throughout the coun-
try who have been in the habit of us
ing stamped envelopes will be Interests
cd In recent order issued by the postal
department that provides that hereafter
no advertisements will be printed on
the stamped envelopes furnished by 1t.
The ruling Is made to comply with
an act OF congress- approved in June,
1906. but which has heretofor not been
strictly lived up to- The act provides
that no envelopes shall be sold by the
government containing Advertisements
of any nature. whether printed. litho-
graphed OF engraved. except a printed
request 10 return the letter to the send
or in case of non-derivcry
The matter TO be printed will be
limited 10 a request TO return after o
given number Of days, name Of pur.
chaser or society. rural delivery route,
box number or street address Names
Indicating or incidently disclosing the
nature Of the purchasers business will
not be printed on the envelopes unless
IL be certified by the postmaster with
the requisition that such name Is under
corporate charter Of corporation or CO.
partnership agreement and that the
name has not been assumed merely to
get the advertisement on the envelopes.
Such titles as IN. d., REV, IL.
L., etc. will not be printed unless
the postal authorities are satisfied that
such titles are necessary for identifica-
tion and not for advertisement pur-
poses
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15

Frank wittbeck Labor 2.S0
Herman Holines Labor $40
Upon motion the City committee of
repairs be instructed 10 install all nec-
essary lire escapes.
Upon motion the cancelled vouchers
of the auditing committee were order
I'd filed by the Secretary.
Upon motion the Secretary was or
dsred to secure bids on one years coal
requirement and have the SANS In for
a special meeting to be held Aug. 10,
1905, at four o'clock p. IN.
Upon motion the Board adjourned.
w. j. Richards Secretary.
Crystal Falls. Mich.
Aug. 10. 1908.
Special meeting OF the Board held at
the secretarys Office. Present.. +.
Ccrcoran. VIM. Poyseor and A. NJ.
Darling
Upon motion VIM. Poyseor was
elected Secretary pro tenn.
The following bids on coal were re-
ceived -:
Crystal Falls Lumber Co, ~. 80 per
ton delivered
Irving III. jackson 500 Do
Parks Hardware Co. 7.75 Do
Upon motion the contract for 325
tons of egg coal was awarded to the
Parks Hardware Go. at s775 per ton
delivered at the several schools, and as
required
Upon motion it was ordered that the
pay roll of the men now working ON
the High School grounds be settled ss
soon as the work is completed.
Upon motion the Board adjourned.
VIM. Poyseor,
Secretary Pro Tenn,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15

On Saturday evening, Sept. 10, Great
Commander Geo s. Lovelace of Muske.
eon will DO In Crystal Falls on q visl'
70 Northern Tent. X. o. T. NJ. M.
This is the only night that the Com
mander can give 10 Crystal Falls as be
II on a tour OF the peninsula visiting
all OF the tents and has 10 conserve his
time as best ne can.
On next Tuesday evening Deputy
Commander Patterson will meet with
Continued on page Bve
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15

DIR. G. f. Larson entertained a num-
ber of his friends last Tuesday evening.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
SULLIVANS GET A
SIDEWALK CONTRACT
foN Du LAC FLOW WI, BIlID WALKS
ABOUT SCHOOL HOUSES
KEEN COMPOSITION ON COAL
School Board Advertised For Bids and
Fuel Contracts Are let Official
Proceedings.

The school board has decided TO re-
place the present very defective board
walk about the Maple Grove school
with an up-to-date cement walk. II
was the original intention TO have
Prof. Hill transfer his gang from the
new high school building TO the Maple
Grove school but last Monday one OF
the Sullivan Bros. cement walk build
ers from Fon du Lac, came to town and
before he left 1t was decided that this
firm shall build the school walks, the
one at the Maple Grove school and also
one at the Great Western school.
The Sullivans did lot Of work at
Iron River last year and reports from
the west side town say that their work
stood mp all right and gave the best
satisfaction of any work done over
there
The Sullivans have secured several
other contracts here aud will be in the
city next week TO commence work.
There was keen competition for the
furnishing of the school coal between
the Parks Hardware Company and the
Crystal Falls Lumber company. The
board at its regular meeting called for
bids to be submitted at special meet
ing. All dealers were notified and
when the bids were opened the Parks
people were found 10 be the lowest
bidders and got the contract.
The official proceeding are rs follows: !:
Crystal Falls, Mich,
Aug. .. 1908.
First meeting OF the board held pur-
suant TO law. Present. #. Corcor-
an, w. j. Richards. VIM. poyseor,
A. NJ. Darling and Arvid Bjork.
Upon motion j. F. Corcoran was
elected President for the ensuing year.
Upon motion w. J. Richards was
elected Secretary for the ensuing year.
Upon motion Arvid Bjork was elected
Treasurer for the ensuing year.
Upon motion VIM. Poyseor was cleo
ted Purchasing Agent for the ensuing
year.
Upon motion the bond of the Treas
urer was fixed at SEQ. 900. 90. and that
the Board secure Surety tond there
for.
Upon motion the salaries OF the OFF,
GERS was fixed at the same amounts as
last year.
Upon motion the President appointed
member OF the Board TO act with
him as a committee on repairs in the
city. and committee Of one in the
Township. Appointed A. M. Darling,
VIM. Poyseor
Upon motion Al. II. Moriarty was
retained as attorney for the ensuing
year at salary of $3.50. 90
Upon motion the regular meeting Of
the Board was fixed at the First Tues
day of every month, at four O'Clock
p IN.
Minutes Of the last regular meeting
read and approved.
Upon motion the following bills were
i IL.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-08-15
Another Bubble.

J. s. Jacka isthe second Crystal
Falls citizen to own an automobile.
Mr.. Jacka received last Saturday hne
Cadillac four passenger car and has
many friends nave been admiring his
machine and envying him his good
fortune.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09
Notice.!
sw2

The legal voters of the Town of Belvidere
are hereby notified and warned to meet at
the Town House in said town, on Saturday,
December 18th. A. D., 1908. at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ, for the purpose of acting on the follow
ing propositions, viz:
20 see if the town will vote to pay Joseph
Dezotelle for keeping school for ten weeks
this last Fail, the amount being $500.
To do any other business thought proper
when met.
Dated at Belvidere this 25th day of Nov
ember A. d. 1908. A. A. CHANDLER,
H. A. SLAYTON,
Selectmen of BelvideFe
Be1videre Town Clerks office. Nov. 25th,
at II O'Clock A. NJ, received the warning
and recorded the same in Belvidere town bus
mess book. volume ., page 145.
Attest, ]. o. THOMAS, Town Clerk.
We hereby certify that the foregoing Warn.
ing has been posted by us at the Town Clerks
Office at BelvIdere Center. at the Post Office
at Belvidere Center and a the Post Office at
Belvide1e Corners, all of said places being
pubic and in said town.
We have also caused said warning to be
published two weeks succes sively in the News
and Citizen newspaper of known circula-
ton in said town, prior to the date OF this
A. A. CHANDLER,
H. A. SLANTON,
Selectmen OF Belvidere.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09
Estate of william III. johnson
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE


The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District #
Lamoille, Commissioners, to receive, examine
aud adjust all claims and demands of all pei sons
against the estate OF William IL. johnson, late
o Stowe, Vt, in said district deceased, and
claims exhibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we win meet for the purposes afOre
VI on the 3Oth day OF December anc 2lst day of
MAY next. from 10 O'Clock until 3 O'Clock p. IN,
each OF said days, and that six months from tFo
2lSt day Sof November A. ID. 1903 is the time
united by said court for SAID creditors To pre-
sent their claims TO us for examination and al
iOwance.
Dated at Stowe, Vt, this oath day of Novem-
Der A, ID. 1908. HFRMAN j. FOSTER,
ARLHUR j. HUSTON,
Commissioners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09
AN INGENIOUS SWINDLER.
The Daring Scheme That Was Worked
by a German Doctor.

Near small village in one Of the
lake states lived western millionaire
In seclusion with his little daughter
and a few servants. The child was af
hicted with rare cerebro spinal com
plant, most unpleasant manifesto
tion OF which was frequent HE
cough, and eminent physicians, both
in America and Europe, had pronounc,
ed the case organic and incurable.
Later there came to live in the vii.
lage a widow with little girl affected
similar to the millionaire's daughter
This child was delicate, flower faced
creature, wistful from the isolation
the peculiar bark-like hiccough which
she made at once attracted the mil
lionaire's attention, and, being big
hearted If rather ignorant man, he
gave the mother employment about his
<home and showered the afflicted child
with presents. re-
Perhaps four months after the Wild
ow'S advent an eccentric German doe
tor settled in the village, and, his serv-
ices being sought by the widow, he
gave her child treatment. with the re-
suit that it was completely cured.
The millionaire Immediately sought to
place his own daughter under the
Germans care, but the latter datly re-
fused to take the case. He was Il
Socialist of violent type and would
have nothing to do with a man whose
wealth exceeded the sum that he had
fixed upon as the lawful limit of ma
terial possession.
Finally, however, after the father
had patiently borne the grossest in
suits the German agreed to give the
afflicted child treatment on condition
that the other would first deed over a
large tract of land in Texas for a So
cialist colony and pay him for his fee
a sum little short of $4,000. This the
millionaire did, but as soon as the doc
tor had cashed the check he disappear
ed with the widow and her child, and
the wealthy man realized that, blinded
by paternal love, he had been made the
victim of an ingenious swindle.
The flower faced girl of the widow
had been taught to simulate a disease,
and the German was no doubt her
father. He was subsequently located
in BuenOs Aires, but he injured man,
not wishing his daughters affection
published broadcast, dropped the pros
ecution-Don Mark Lemon in Bohe
milan Magazine
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09
1t Sheds Some Side Lights Upon Life
and Morals.

For few dazzling side lights upon
life and morals apply to the storage
warehouse. You can find almost any
thing there from baby alligators to
blocks of ice cream and from Teddy
bears to sauerkraut. So you won't be
amazed at what tie institution has
most recently divulged. Here you have
the story:
Mrs. Q. repaired to the storage ware
house to extract her soup spoons,
though it may have been aunts or I'M
cles or popcorn or guinea pigs. At any
rate, her property declined to come out
1t had been tucked in by Mr.. Q. Only
Mr.. Q. might tempt it forth. Mrs. Q.
protested. She wanted her catnip or
theology or safety razor, or whatever
it was, and made representations with
great emphasis. She moved upon the
management She stormed and wept.
After long wrangling the warehouse
decided it would yield up the college
ice-or was it the piano?-if Mrs. Q.
would swear she was still married to
Mr.. Q. and would send him written
statement Che was in Quebec, and /
lost track of him owing to bewilder-
ment produced by merely thinking of
storage warehouse and make him re-
turn the statement, countersigned, to
the management This, then, is how
Mrs. G. regained possession of her golf
links or prayer book or sugar tongs.
Well, say it was sugar tongs, though
golf links would be likelier.
Pressed for an explanation, the ware
house remarked: "Have to be careful.
you know-divorces, separations, af-
fnities, you know. Minute such things
start up there's race to the storage
place. Game is for each to snatch out
everything first. Becomes embarrass- |
ing!'-Boston Transcript.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-12-09
Estate of Geo. j. SIayton.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.


The undersigned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District OF
Lamoile, Commissioners, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands oil : h persons
against the estate Of Geo. j. SlaytOn late Of
MOrristown in said District, deceased, and claims
exhibited IN Offset thereto hereby give notice that
We will meet for the purposes aforesaid at the
office of Cheney on the seventeenth
daV OF December and twenJy,fifth DAY OF Nav
next from 2 O'Clock until O'Clock y. M each
OF said days and that SIX months from the 25th
day of Nov, A. d. 1868, is the time limiteo by
said Court for said creditors to present their
claims TO us Tor examination and allowance.
Dated at Morristown, this 25th day of Nov,
A. ID. 1905. H. z. MUNSON
a. l.. CHENEY,
Sw2 Commissioners.