The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-21
SHORT NOTES

ceived word that the stereopticon,
given by Mr.. Dalton OF Cleveland for
use at the club house and elsewhere
for the benefit more especially OF the
children of Palatka, has been shipped
and ought to arrive within week or
40. This is fine addition to the enter
tainrnent department Of the CLUB house
and will be fully appreciated by the
public.
The social event OF the season was
the 800 party given at the club house
Wednesday afternoon, January 18th, by
Mrs. W. II. Jobe. Guests were present
from Iron Mountain. Crystal Falls,
Stambaugh and Iron River. The Cas-
tel orchestra of Iron Mountain furnish
cd music. Dainty delicious refresh
ments were served Everyone present
agreed that Mrs. lobe was charming
hostess and the afternoon an ideal one.
While the three year-old con Of Her
man Hendrickson was playing in the
front room Of his home some Gays ago
he managed TO get hold of some
matches and before he realized what he
was doing he had lighted one OF them.
The blaze Immediately got into some
lace curtains, which were hanging.on
the back OF chair, but the fortunate
entrance of mis- mother into the room
prevented what might have probably
proved serious FIRE. The blaze was
extinguished before it had time TO do
any damage.
John b. Mullen. who for the past
three years has been in the employ of
the Verona Mining Co.. hassresigned
his position to accept one in Iron Riv
er. He will become cashier OF the
Caspian Realty Co.. Riverside Realty
Co.. and the Electric Light and Power
Go. with Ioiiice in Room No. / First
National bank building. Mr.. Mullen
will move his family to Iron River as
soon as house can be secured. He
will DO greatly missed in church and
social circles.
Fred J MiIwood, who has been the
upper peninsula manager for the Geo
II St Clair Exploring Co. for several
years, has resigned his position and
has returned to his home naer Luding-
con, where be will engage in farming.
Mr. wildwood is a worthy young man
and he 'goes back to the farm with
| the we'll wishes of many friends
Joe Fregetto, employed by his broth
or Frank Freyetto. as delivery man,
found three pearls while eating oysters
one evening last week, which may be
the means Of mkaing him bloated
bond holder. There was one oyster in
the can which he was about TO throw
out, when no discovered something,
which friends claim to be pearls. nj
though they haven't boon examined
1 yet by an expert Here hoping that
! they may prove TO DO genuine pearls
The old rattle trap OLA depot at Pa.
lat!a was noarly put out of bushes i
few day ago -and many Of the Palatka
people are only sorry that It did not
disappear entirely While one OF John
Berquist teams WAS coming across the
crossing at the depot with load Of
poles il was struck by.a switch engine
and the sleigh demolished and the old
shack Of depot showed off 1t cedar
pins and now stands five or.six feet
away from its original position, For
tunately the team --had got across TIE
tack and thus escaped injury. - =
Miss Lydia Hendrickson z. visited
friends at Crystal Falls the latter part
OF last week -
Arthur Mattila OF Crystal Falls has
accepted the position OF delivery man
tor Herman Hendrickson.