The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-24
Vest S|06 News
From the Iron Rivers tambaugh Re
porter.

An attempt was made last Saturday
night TO blow up the dry at the Do
Der mine One corner Of the building
was badly demolished. but fortunately
no one was injured. The night watch
man had bedroom In the corner Of
the building, and 1t 10 thought some
ore may have been laying for him,
with the intention OF getting rid OF
him. There are also several other
reasons given for this act, among
which is that the Waterman himself
. may have mad something to do with II.
IL is claimed there is woman in the
case. the wife OF the Waterman.
Another man Is said TO be paying con-
siderable attention to her, and that
he may have have been interested In
; blowing up the dry. Again ii is
alleged that the husband may have
planned the affair himself. with the
intention Of gaining the sympathy OF
his recreant spouse, or for the purpose
of ending his own life, but at the last
moment got cold feet .and left the
building just as the blast went OFF.
At any rate the affair has created
considerable interest, but nothing def
niteIy can be learned, as the deed was
performed when no one was around.
Had the man been in the building
when the blast went off there Is mo
doubt but that he would have been
killed or severely injured. AS neither
happened to him the affair certainly
has a suspicious look but whether the
perpetrator will ever be discovered is
fashionable.
The Iron River school election on
Monday did not attract as much atten-
tion as IL has IN other years. The total
number ofvotes cast was "a. Of which
I. w. Byers for president received AZ I;
Edward Scott for trustee 46, and Sivert
Solberg for trustee 30 Friends OF
Leon A. Johnson came in at the 18th
hour and ran him on slips against Mr..
Solberg. Notwithstanding the late
ness OF the hour Mr.. johnson received
Is votes There were six or seven
other votes he should have had, AS
they were intended for him, but were
not marked right.
The Iron River Fire Department,
which sent a running team to the
tournament at Marquette last year and
made such "a splendid record, has
decided to send a team TO Calumet this
year.
The team has been selected and
practicing has already been commence
ed. We doubt IL there is another
department in the upper peninsula
has as likely a bunch OF runners as
the local department. They are all
good, strong runners, and with faithful
practicing from now until the week
of the tournament there Is no reason
why they should not give good ac-
count of themselves, as they did last
year when they captured the leading
prize 1t was their first effort and
in that respect they were somewhat
handicapped. They are now onto the
ropes and should do even better than
last year.
The Fire department has elected
the following officers Tor the ensuing
year
Chief-Chas Mcfarland
Secretary JAS. Henley.
Treasurer j Pohland.
Capt Hose Cart No. Fred ID.
Morrison
Hose Cart No. 2-Leonard Heppen.
Hose Cart No. 8-Zigmunu ziskof-
sky.
Hook and Ladder Truck II, II. PelC
Capt Running Team-John Count
han.
f. G. Martin who recently came
here from Hancock and opened d
plumbing shop, skipped out the Other
morning, without asking permission,
leaving a board bill, and other bills
too numerous 10 mention unpaid Tn,
attention Of the sheriff Of Houghtor
county was called 10 MS ueparOure'
and he was picked mp by that ofiicia
as soon as he left the train at Hough
ton or Hancock
Cndersheriff Moss left here Wednes
day evening for HQughton and Is ex
pected here today with the prisoner
but up to going 10 press he had mo-
yet arrived.
Miss Lily Hendricksen returned
home last Sunday from Crystal Fla Is
where she had been attending the con
Rrmation school, which was held Their,
tie past two weeks
The Verona Mining company still
continues operations on the spie
property. just across the township roa'
-, Tho aast from the James mine on