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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-26
School Notes
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The pupils enjoyed their monthly
tests this week.
A force of men are busy installing
motor power in the high school build
ing. The work of installing had been
going on rather slowly until recently.
All high school students are being
equipped with gymnasium suits. Re-
gular gymnastic work for the winter
season is to begin soon.
!. Candidates for the different basket
ball teams were given y light practice
on Tuesday evening. Physical dlrec-
tor Frost is arranging gymnasium
work and schedule of winter sports.
Mr. jacobson will coach the first bas-
ket ball team
Through an omission. mention was
not made in asst weeks items of de-
lightful party. enjoyed by the teachers.
in Lustfield's Hall.
An assembly roomful of students
and visitors enjoyed an excellent musi-
cal program given by the 7th grade
"A" under the direction of Miss Van
dewater on Wednesday afternoon. The
exercises were concluded by the lead
ing of the Governor Thanksgiving
Day PROCLAMATION by Sophia Pieiffer.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-26
persolrals

Our friend O'Brien OF the Iron River
Ssambaugh Reporter went hunting last
wsek-not hunting news but real. live
deer. His paraphernalia. we learn,
was OF a pattern that would make Ju-
lius.Caesar believe he was crossing the
Rubicon, were be to suddenly confront
Pat in the bush There was such a
discrepancy between the date of his
double barreled musket and modern
ammunition that he failed to find any
servioeable material in the explosive
limo in Iron River. Mike Sullivan
said that Jimmy Innis used to have
some car tridges that fitted the gun the
year no was justice Of the peace but he
shot them all off celebrating tho locat-
ing of county seat at Iron River by the
law establishing Iron county sndy he
never was able to get any in his day.
That didn't phase Pat He called at
Patenaud's drug store and secured a
supply Of petri6ed liquid bullets and,
thus armed, he sailed forth. Like
Hiawatha. the animals all knew Pat
and many OF them smiled Ms he tried
to bring them down with his blunder-
suss. The only thing that Pat seems
to have petrified with his Iatent bull
lets is deer stories. He hasn't any
thing to say abont how many he got
Herman Holmes went to Newberry
yesterday with Paul Schinmin. a
pioneer homesteader of Stambaugh
township. The man has large fam
lily that he leaves behind.
Judge MoDonough of Iron River was
in tho city last Wednesday evening on
= business mission. Mr.. McDonough
states that he viii resign the Office of
Judge OF Probate December 4.
Rob Geske and John Schmid loft lass
Monday evening for tho west. They
will stop at Maiden. Wash. where
both have positions promised them.
Will Richards came down from
Houghton last Wednesday evening to
visit during the Thanksgiving recess.
Every Conklin pen is fully gusran-
iced. See the display at Rszins.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-26


For Sale at Fortune Lake-My pro.
perty west OF bridge. IS acres. part
cleared. 20 acres good timber. minerals
on 45 acres. fine pine tree grove on
Lakes shore. Has the markings of one
of the finest country homes in the Up-
per Peninsula or anywhere.
Chas. Il. Hager
FOR RENT The Schroeder House.
8 rooms Inquire Of j, r Martin at
Fairbanks Mine.
LOST Money order for $50 IS in
pocket book on Saturday 10Th.
James Richards. Hollister Location.
Four Rooms to Rent. Inquire Of
Mrs. Cannon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-26

Another case OF ''snoopers" came to
light last Saturday at the residence OF
Ira Odgers. Mr.. Odgers entertained
a number of her lady friends and had
set her ice cream out on the back
porch 80 as to keep it cold. When she
got ready to serve it she found that
some person mad taken 1t. These cases
are getting to be 30 numerous tnat
residents should make it a rule TO ar
rest any person found about their pre-
misses or better yet give them dose of
fine shot.
Captain Darlington OF the Interna-
tional Harvester 90. interests was in
the city last Monday on a visit. Mr.
Darlington has been in Iowa since he
left here a couple of months ago. pros
pecting for ore in that section. He
says that there is quite an amount of
limonite ore there and in some places
it is go feet thick. No satisfactory
geological classification has been made
Of the district and so far but little lie
known OF TO-
Judge w. X. Dawson slipped and
fell on the cement Sidewalk leading
from the court house one day last week
and was severely shaken MP but no
bones broken
Tim Murphy was transferred to the
Norway yards for the winter last Sat
urday and left Monday to begin work
there.
Mrs. p. L. Wade OF Escanaba who
was the guest of Mrs. VIM. Rodgers
last week returned to her home Satur-
day.
The dancing party given by the ID
ID. ID. club nc the Diamond Drill hall
last Wednesday evening was an exceed
ingly successful affair in every way.
Miss Myrtle Willis came home from
her school Mt Amasa TO spend the
Thanksgiving recess with her relatives
here.
Captain Hodgson who has charge OF
the Breittny mining interests at.Ne-
gsunee. was Crystal Falls visitor last
the guest of Ray KimbaIl.
Will Pierce came over from STAN
bsugh last Wednesday evening to spend
Thsnksgi wing with his mother.
Hiram Fribley left Tuesday for Lud-
ington to spend the winter there and
at Detroit, visiting his children.
Mr.. and Mira Ray Pspineau and SON
visited with friends at Minneapolis last
week.
The Conklin self filler is q big i'm
provement in fountain pens See the
display in ReEin's window
A party of young people went from
here to bon River TO attend the dance
Thursday evening.
Mr.. I'd. Sauers OF Els lansbs vistisd
at irving Jacksons over the Thanks-
giving recsss.
John Strand. Jr left last night for
Big Rapids where he will enter the
Ferris institute.
Ben CURT OF Iron River was among
the outsiders at the dance last wednes-
day evening.
Otto Brown Ia visiting with friends
A
Green Bay WAS his destination.
Miss Flora Pierce came hame from
her scool work at Gladstone to spend
the THANKSGIVING vacation.
Miss Cora st Arnold OF Iron Noun
tain visited Fri 'nds here Thanksgiving
day.
: Miss Mamie Hooper Is the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scadden this week
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-11-26
Holiday Sale.

The Ladies' Aid Society of thsM. E.
church will hold their holiday sale Dec.
6 and 18th in the Lindsay.ouilding next
door to the Diamond Drill building,
instead of the Parks building .as pre-
iously announced.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

klD I'D ever tell you how got a
railroad pass?" asked the sick
room booster.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

the bottom OF the pot and he never
sunk his ladle deep enough for that
when my turn came. So 1 thought it
time to change cooks.
Our encampment was infected with
rats, as we were just outside of New
burne. 1t was easy to get a dead rat,
and | got one, and when the oppor
day, just before dinner call 1 dropped
it into the steaming stew. and like Nc
Ginty, it went to the bottom of the
pot and stayed there.
I" Dinner the cook yelled, as he
banged away on an old tin dishpan,
and the rush was on. I awaited my
chance and skipped into line behind the
cooks favorite, who always got the
solid stuff way down from the bot
tom.
"And the line moved up one by one.
and sure enough down went the ladle,
sort of unconsciously, to the pots utter
most Depths and before you could say
Jack Robinson a great. damp. par
boiled, gray hided. long whiskered,
sharp toothed, long tailed rat was
emptied onto the favorite's plate. 1
gave yell that drew the attention of
all to it. Lynch him. and the cook
ran to the colonels tent for his life
and it is good that he did. We had
new cook for supper, and he being
friend OF mine. 1 Jared well and ate
stead of all soup and a little potatoes
and no meat. on the days we had Irish
stew, and they came around quite
often" And he roared again and again.
Il think that cook had his suspicious,
but he never .peeped. He was unpopu-
lar enough in the ranks already with
out adding to II. and then again the
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
GETS A RAILROAD PASS, THE IRIS H
STEW AND THE STOLEN CHEESE

subject was one that was better stilled
than agitated. 1 was satisfied, had no
kick coming. for I now kept close to
the bottom of the pot.
Then there was the sutler. My. but
he raised row when he lost his cheese.
His tent and supplies were on top OF q
hill near the camp and one day 1
espied new, round. full cream cheese.
the kind they make up in York state.
There were lot of boys around buying
one thing and another. 1 saw at once
that the cheese being round and uncut
would roll nicely, and 1 set it on edge
when the sutler was hunting some
boxes and that cheese rolled down hill
right into camp.
We'll, maybe there was not a time
when it was missed. Maybe that mad
sutler did not go to the colonel about
it, and maybe the board of investiga-
tion failed to find that cheese.
But it did go awfully good at night
with our hardtack and was a rare bit
and no mistake.
Twenty years later I ran across that
sutler, the same old fellow. in a village
up country not far away from the town
where 1 lived. L was riding an old
crowbait of a nag that 1 was keeping
more TO say that I owned a horse than
for any other reason.
When I set eyes on the sutler 1
I1a5 hi ~
wondered how 1 knew. 1 remembered
him better than he did me. for there
was but one sutler and there were a
thousand boys in blue.
"sYou were sutler outside of New
borne during the war and you missed
didn't YOU? And then he broke out
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
THE SICKROOM BOOSTER sF1, sPT,

Il signed it. sealed it in an envelope,
stamped the addressed envelope and
dropped it in the box on the corner
lamppost.
no reply. called at the G. p. AS office
in person. The crusty C. P. A was
out, but his clerk was there, and when
he caught sight of me he yelled with
laughter. Sit down said he; here's
your pass And again he roared as if
his sides would split.
Whats the matter% says I.
"Ha! Ha! Han says he. Then he
told me how, the morning the G. p A.
hit my letter in the pile before him.
he jumped out of his seat and fairly
shrieked and flew out Of the private
Office with the letter in his hand, as il
10000 devils were after him. 1.
in a psychological way, was on. L
knew you had stung him. He said,
holding tight onto the letter, Read
that. Read THAR gripping the paper
more tightly in his fist. wait, I'll read
it, Listeni" And he read your letter,
and when he had gotten to yours
respectfully he yelled until the veins
stood out on his neck, Yours respect
fully. Do you hear that? Respectfully
Did you ever hear the like?" And end
ing up with respectfully ne
fairly gasped for breath I never saw
him in such a fury. I thought he would
burst blood vessel and collapse while
he was talking to me. And all of
sudden the humor OF 1t struck him, and
like flash his face took on a grin,
then he roared, and turning TO me and
giving up the letter he exclaimed, Give
the old son of gun pass, d--n
him" And that's how I got the PASS.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

a like amount until the full charge Of
$4,000 is paid. In other words a 40
acre farm will cost $4,000 with 10 years
In which to make the payments. Set
tiers on these lands will need some
money to prepare the land for irriga-
ton and cultivation. At the present
time it is In part covered with willows
and underground, and in places must
be leveled after clearing. The cost of
clearing and leveling may be from SIS
to $50 per acre, and is likely to aver
age s25 per acre with much of the land
The water right charges, price of land
and the cost of preparing it for crop
may represent total investment of
800 per acre.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
haea7z4Ap G4zz40z AHze 2u4U-

From the Needles, where the Colo
rado emerges from the Grand Canyon.
the most wonderful chasm in the world
TO the Mexican boundary, are a success
sion of valleys wanting only the bless
ing of irrigation TO respond with boun-
tiful crops Here and there small
bitches have created green fields and
blOssoming orchards, but no attempt
to control the erratic stream and make
it servient to a work Of maj gnitude had
been made until the federal government
undertook the task. Today the turbu-
lent Colorado, or so much Of 1t as is
required. is forced through big gates
on either side of the mile long Laguna
ia IN into huge canals which are being
extended far down the valley.
AS one of the first results of this
work an Indian reservation will be
blotted off the map and several thou
sand acres. which are today covered
with underground, will be opened to
settlement March ] at a. m. Within q
year a great siphon, 1000 feet long
IA feet in diameter and laid in q tunnel
under the river opposite Yuma, Will
carry a large amount of water from the
main canal on the California side to
several thousand acres of land in and
around Yuma.
The completion Of the canal systems
on the California side. which is an
nounced by the secretary of the in
terror in a public notice today, makes
available to homestead entry 173 farms
avera ging 40 acres each, and marks the
birth of a new agricultural district in
the southwest, whose growth and de-
velopment are certain to be rapid.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

as if touched by a live wire and I
thought I was back in the old army
once more. his swearing was so pic
turesque.
When he got cooled down said.
pointing to myself. let it roll down
hill and it rolled because. you know.
1t was a round cheese
He stopped swearing. and looking
at my nag he said. want a horse
worse than I do big city lot I have
on the bank OF the river in your town.
1 tell you what I will do. Pu trade
you that city lot for your horse and
will call the cheese transaction square
Il felt that the lot must be worth
more than that old sack OF hide and
bones. and. too. there was a boom IN
real estate that I knew of and he
didn't, and 1 said as I looked at the
old hair trunk. It's a gor We went
to the village lawyer and the deed was
drawn up and signed and 1 rode back
with farmer to town and felt that
had made a good trade.
The river was up a little: in fact.
1t turned out that this lot was on a
fiat on which the cows ate grass a
month or two in the year. but where
they would have to dive as a moose
does for lily pads in lake during the
other 10 months OF the year. and yet
in the hope that a levee would be
built or the land filed in with city
refuse and raised. paid taxes until the
thing cost me near $3.50. when let it
go. 1 figured that I paid for that cheese
all right, all right, even IL the foxy
old sutler didn't get more out OF it
than the old nag. That was something
anyway. and no doubt the horse died
long before he ate up $3.50 worth OF
feed"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

This would probably be regarded as
excessive for raw land in many sec
tions of the arid west. 1t will not be
so considered by those wh2 are famil
lar with the wonderful returns from
irrigation in this part of the south
west. These lands are especially
adapted for growing alfalfa, which is
the staple crop of this desert, produc-
ing eight and ten tons per acre and
selling for $13 per ton on the local
market today. Three months after
planting, alfafa will furnish a salts
factory cutting. In the north alfalfa
seldom produces any crop the first year.
Another crop which promises to do well
here and return large profits is Egyp-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

tian cotton. The quality of the fiber
produced is exceptionally good and
there is unlimited demand for IT. The
livestock Industry is certain to become
prominent and profitable.
Yuma valley, when the alfalfa acre
age is increased sufficiently. will be-
come the feeding place for stock in
transit. Dairying is another profitable
enterprise here. as stock requires little
food other than alfalfa. The climatic
conditions are excellent for poultry
raising and bees. Yuma valley is des-
tined also to take prominent place
among the horticultural districts in the
southwest. Many deciduous fruits, like
figs, apricots, plums, peaches. pears and
olives thrive in this climate and are
produced heavily. The fruit is finely
favored.
Many varieties of crops are being
successfully and profitably grown here.
On the level mesa lands, which will be
watered ultimately, conditions are most
favorable for orchards of citrus fruits.
Frosts are practically unknown on the
mesa Oranges, lemons. lines. grape
fruit and tangerines have all been sue
cessfully grown. The sweetness and ex-
treme juiciness of these fruits have
won for them many prizes at various
exhibitions. The Washington navel
oranges grown here are ready for mar
ket the middle or OctoDer, ana grape
fruit in November. owing to it's early
ripening Yuma fruit commands
premium of 81 to SO per box in the
east
In this section small fruits of all
kinds produce abundantly, Strawberries,
dewberries and blackberries being es-
pecially prolific. In the growing of
high class vegetables the Yuma country
takes first rank. Sacramento valley
bnI-in1 Yuma land % raise
asparagus and propose to establish a
cannery here. With tomatoes and Ber-
muda onions the yield ranges from 5
to 10 tons of marketable product per
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
By Charles Cristadoro

~ ID I ever tell you how I got a
railroad passg" asked the sick
room booster.
no. co on; I am listening" replied
the invalid
Wei, It was this way. had to su-
pervlse the work on a United States
public building in a town Is miles
away. I took stesmcars daily to and
fro and could not ring the expense
in on the government, so I had to dig
down in my jeans and pay up to the
railroad company.
so I went into the Office of the
railroad passenger agent in the town
where ] was supervising the building
and asked to see the general passen-
ger agent He was out. talked with
the clerk. a clever fellow, about my
claim for a pass and he told me 1
should write a strong letter asking for
one, not a namby pamby note asking
for the favor, for such requests went
into the waste basket by the score.
The general passenger agent was a
crusty old fellow and evidently liked
TO chew on a crust and 1 thought I
could give him one; anyway 1 would
try. So I went home and wrote as
follows:
James Smith, G. P. A Air Line
r. r., smithtown, U. S. A
Dear Sir: L am daily travelling
over your road from here and pay
ing my own fare, although 1 am
supervising the building OF the
new postofice. I can get no travel
! ing allowance from the govern
ment and / think the railroad can
well afford to give me pass. This
is what / think If you think diff
ferently you and your old pass can
20 plumb TO the devil Yours re-
spectfully. --.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

land. which amount IS to be credited to
the Indians who belong to the reserva-
ton; s55 per acre, which represents the
pro rata cost of the irrigation works;
81 per acre for maintenance and opera
tion of the system for 1910; total, ss6
per acre
Terms of, payment: For the Indian
lands, 81 per acre per annum; for water
right charges, $3.50 per acre per an
mum; for actual maintenance charge
81 per acre annually. No interest is
charged on deferred payments. The
entryman who selects a 40 acre farm
all of which is irrigable will be re-
quired to pay at the time of fling the
sum of $500, and each year thereafter
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
A Region Much Maligned

The climate Of this valley for many
years has furnished a perennial sub
ieet for the humOTists OF this country.
until in the minds of many people the
thought of going to Yuma brings with
it a vision of Dante's inferno. As a
matter OF fact. southern Arizona and
southeastern California have a climate
which for eight months in the year Is
nearly perfect. While the remaining
four months are hot. the temperature
is neither enervating nor oppressive.
A temperature OF lie degrees in July
and August, owing to the low humidity
and the almost daily gulf breeze. gives
a sensible temperature about equal to
go degrees T. in the east Fogs, bliz-
yards. cyclones and earthquakes are
unknown here. Though the summer
days may be hot, the nights are gen
orally comfortably cool. The climatic
conditions are just right to produce
enormous yields of crops. and vegeta-
tiOn is almost tropical in luxuriance.
The farmer who orders his work prop
erly may take his family to the charm
ing resorts along the California coast
during the hot weather months.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

,----r.---r-re-r-r-r.
Dls1's@'-5l5@P esr ea l@%ps 5'sS'Ss ap sf'er s9S
protraeted trip through the arid
west. said:
II regard the closing of the Colorado
liver. near Yuma. as one Of the most
interesting as well as one of the most
remarkable feats the reclamation en-
gineers have yet performed"
Interesting as the engineering work
undoubtedly is. the valley of the Colo
rsdo region, in which it is located and
the river itself. are even more so.
For ages upon ages this great river.
the longest and one Of the largest in
arid America, has been carrying a bur
den Of rich silt from the far distant
mountains Of Wyoming. Colorado and
Utah TO the Cuff Of California. During
the passing centuries 1t has built up a
remarkable delta containing several
million acres with soil OF great depth
and exceeding fertility. In its land
making work it cut off an arm Of the
gulf creating a vast lake covering hun
dreds Of square miles, and at its deep
est point nearly 300 feet below sea
level Under rainless skies and almost
lrOpic sun the waters evaporated and
"a bowl like desert remained. Here man
has already wrought a miracle in an
sgrlcultural development which is one
0f the marvels OF the west The sunken
desert contains more than 100000 acres
IN crops. numerous prosperous towns.
many miles Of railroads and a popula-
tiOn OF 10000 people. Its annual crops
are reckoned in millions Of dollars and
fits taxable property in tens Of millions.
All this has been wrought through irri-
cation by a community Of brave and
progressive Americans who are already
proud Of the achievements accomplished
in less than 10 years.
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my luck that, among other things 1
was doing to get on the high road TO
WelIville, I must cut out tobacco.
Let me tell you how we changed
cooks in our company. Well, the cook
was down on me and when it was
stew day, Irish stew, all I got when
he ladIed out my pannikin full was just
soup and potatoes. The meat was in
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

acre. Onions planted IN October are
harvested In May; cantaloupeS OF ex-
cellent flavor are grown here with an
average Of $50 crates to the acre An
other prolific crop is the sweet potato.
which yields six tons per acre. irish
potatoes planted IN January are ready
for market in May. After these summer
crops are disposed OF the truck land
is replanted in cold climate yegeta bles.
including cabbage. lettuce. radishes.
beans, eaulifiOWer. etc. Two crops OF
beans are taken from the land each
season when desired. An endless va
riety Of other crops are raised here and
seem to do equally we'll. Agricultural
experts promise great things Of the
date. the culture OF which is proving
g fisfa actnrrr N the ralIaN-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
How TO Get a Farm

Home seekers may file their entries
at the local land office a Los Angeles
on and after 9 a. m. March l, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
reclamation act. The charges are as
follows: Ten dollars per acre for the
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

1 tell you there is science in writing
letter l graduated SO early from school
that never was mucn on commas and
capitals, but I generally succeeded in
being able to express my meaning. But
1 got the pass all right, all right, all
right"
The sickroom booster puffed away
on his fraerant acrfecto and cursed
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06

DISTINGUISHED foreign engi-
neer. on stunning up after a
protracted trip through the arid
west. said.