The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-07-17
that QUESTION IS NOW UP TO THE
1 ~, ,'s COUNCIL
PURCHASE DONOVAN LANDS
! 1fs<t Bssk 81 Court House. including Ball
sJ5,ounS. vai Be Plated II Not Taken
& Soon.

chaee thettbnree oioOAe "''e
court house which contain the ball
park and. that beautiful grove OF sec
ond growth maple for a public park !
Ought. IL let slip the opportunity
which II now has and which Is fast
slippinR away from its That Is the
question that each resident Interested
in the future of the city should ask
himself and act upon his conclusion.
That Is the question which the council
is 10 have put up at its meeting next
Monday night. II our information IS
correct
The land in question comprises about
II acres or. with street and alleys IL
plated. SO lots, in the choicest portion
of the city. Ii embraces the two
blocks Immediately west OF the high
school block and the base ball park TO
the south with number Of scattered
lots interspersed through the balance OF
the 80 acres remaining on the SEA OF
the Nw4 ct section 20, 43-39.
This tract OF land is owned in It's
entirety by Catherine Donovan, OF
Marquette. Mich. Mrs. Donovan has
held the land long time and has nm
ally decided to dispose Of IT, She had
given an option on her holdings to
some Marquette real estate men who
were to have been down here ere this
and looked the proposition over Prof.
Hill, while on visit at Marquette
learned OF the proposed deal and inter
viewed Mrs. Donovan in the interest OF
the city and the school board. She
told him that she would prefer to sell
the property 10 the city but that she
had partially promised the real estate
II men and therefore she couldn't Z do any
thing Just then but If the people 70
whom she had given the option didn I
act soon enough 10 suit her she would
consider them out OF the deal and sub
init a proposition 10 the city OF Crystal
Falls. After three weeks wait, Prof.
Hill got letter from Mrs. Donovan
saying that she had decided TO sell 70
the first party that would take her mp
at her price .and she quoted a price
whereby the city can get the property
by an investment OF about $3, 200 as the
school board and other municipalities
are interested In getting portion OF
the tract for public purposes thus saw
ing the city from the necessity OF put
ting up all the money but. at the same
time, getting the use of the land for
the people OF the community exclusive
ly.
Prof. Hill impaired his knowledge of
this matter TO the city officials and to
the school board and 10th of those bod
les are now considering the matter.
A number Of taxpayers considered
the matter Of so great Importance, that
petition was circulated about town
during the past week asking the coun-
Gil to purchase the land The petition
with the signers thereto is as follows
We. the undersigned. taxpayers OF
the City of Crystal Falls, do hereby
respectfully petition the Honorable
Mayor and Council OF said City TO pur-
chase portion OF the property known
as the "Cole- Donovan property for
the purpose Of public park, being
convinced that the opportunity to pur.
chase said property for said purpose is
public benefit that ought not 70 ne
neglected.
Paul Schook, 9. r Larson, John II.
Parks. II. G. Buenger, jacob Bros, ID.
M. Ross, John Bauer. Alex ID. Rogers,
Frank Scadden. James r. Flood Ro-
bert Wilson. r. jackson. Terry Beban.
All A. Lustheld. Y. Anderson a. Son.
Jacob Bauer. n. Warsnawsky, John F.
wulf, Herman Ruwitch. A. Mendleson.
Sam Bridges, X. r. Hollow, X. b.
Webb, q. r. Brown. John tufts, w.
w. Hendricks. o. + Oieson, Chris
Olsen. S. sorenson, Chas. Neugebauer,
J. n. Stolberg. Peter Scholl, l.. A.
Hens% w. ID. Hill, p. S. Gratten. W.
X. D1vison. Andrew Nelson, O. p.
Larson. q. e. Larson, Thomas +. Be
han, Oliver Laramie. W II. Rein,
Robt. Munhs, Chas. NJ. Rogers Johr
Erikson, Dan Dawson. John Dawson,
Paul p. Smith. Herman Holmes, Thos.
. Conlin, Lewis Aeschliman. Vaino Os
terberg. John Hagg, Ell Peltola, w. J,
D GribDls. Chas. Paro. John Groop, VIM.
F Lyons, jacob Bauer, II, d. Ball. z,
J. Oswald. j. II. Jessen. Joe Leonard,
p. NJ. Shaw, Ed. DeLorme. Meade La
Plant. w. @. Eldred
In deciding this question there is bu
one point to decide upon and that is Il