The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-07-23


of the County Board Of Supervisors the
latter part OF the week.
Ernest Keast was ont during the
week TO round up his ball players and
lay down the law to them.
Mrs Strutz and daughter Minnie
visited friends In Crystal Falls We'd
nesday.
Miss Minnie Lebombarb visited Miss
Hazel Riley the latter part of last
week.
Louis Pancheri has moved his family
into Crystal Falls. where he is engaged
in the saloon business.
Werner Fowler. who has the contract
for the new road between Mansfield and
sagola. reports that mp to date every
thing has been goinb nicely.
Miss Cora Richards was very Ill
with an attack OF appendicitis the fore
part of the week, but is doing nicely
at TIE present time.
Jake Jacobs was Mansfield business
visitor Tuesday. Jake say that Mans
field is a good little berg. We all know
that Jake.
There was a meeting OF the River
side Social Club Monday evening
July.lSth. Plans were laid for the or
ganization of q strong football team
for next fall.
A number OF the Mansfield fans at
tended the double aeronautical bill
presented at the Crystal Falls ball
park by the Ishpeming and Crystal
Falls teams. All were well pleased
with the exhibition.
Charlie Forsman had the misfortune
Ito lose two or three nice chickens
Tuesday night. Charlie don't know
lust exactly how to account for the
theft but he has an idea that was the
work Of weasel.
Joe Barastwoik and family returned
home from Crystal Falls Monday night
pretty well shaken up as result OF q
slight mishap in town. The horse Joe
was driving became frightned at the
passing of an automobile, overturninl
the buggy and precipitating the whole
load into the street. One of the youn
ger children suffered some bruises a
bout the face, but aside from that nc
damage was done.
A little excitement was created Fri
day afternoon as a result Of run-a
way. Irving Tufts team was scarce
by an automobile and.dashed down thu
street at a two minute clip. Th'
wagon swerved to one side, the hub o
one of the front wheels catching on {
fence post thus putting a check t
the light of Che two frightened ami
mails. Very little damage was don,
outside the breaking Of dozen or tw,
Of fresh eggs.
: ON Sunday Mansfield runs up agains
!. one of the stiffest amateur teams ii
s the upper country, Mgr hiley after
!. lot of trouble. having secured the Con
tinentals Of Escanaba. The Continen
~ tails are the same team tnat defeate,
the Crystal Falls first team last yea
and they are confident that they will
! do the same with Mansfield Mgr
Riley, however, Is determined that tn
game will be- no one.sided affair AM
u consequently he has his lines ont 10
= two or three new men, with whom h
v intends to bolster up the weak spots
: Dory and T-evarthan will be the bat
y terry for Mansfield while Hess vii
: throw for Escanaba.
% MANSFIELD was visited by rathe
severe forest fire Wednesday afternoon
The fire had been feeding for almost
y week on the big hill TO the South o
? Robert Johnosns property but o
> Wednesday, coaxed along by stii
: breeze, il crept up to within thirty O
: forty yards Of Capt Edwards resi-
" dence. The alarm was turned in an
= all the firemen available were hustle
- to the scene armed with shovels. pick
- - and water pals Chief Duffy proceed
= : cd 10 take charge of things and il wa
- not long before he bad the fire con-
3" pletely under control An interestin
feature Of the afternoon was furinshe
by Joe Toto wandering into nest q
yellow jackets while trying to tear u
!; stump. He was advised TO look on
y but stated that ne didn't care. II
y was stung three or four times and no,
he il willing TO admit that thos
"yellow flies can bite
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