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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
Iron and Steel Review

a very heavy tonnage of pig iron
was placed under contract last week in
all distributing districts and temper
airy pressure to sell was little short of
demoralizing. bringing about the lowest
prices for both foundry aud basic iron
in seven years. Southern-iron was sold
as low as -. % birmingham. but some
ales were made as high as 50. -. In
the northern territory there was much
irregularitv, No ? foundry selling as
low az Sl2 Is and 5 high as $l3 - at
Buffalo. Eastern Pennsylvania fur
naces sold As low as $500 for New
England shipments and Sl375 tor
business ia the immediate vicinity.
The central west basic iron was again
sold at Sl9.95 valley furnace. Trans.
actions aggregated 300, 600 tons. IN
cludinL les. 900 tons in the eastern
territory. Pipe works were again the
heaviest purchasers Eastern works a
lone buying 80. 600 tons additional. Bias
ic sales in the Central West aggregated
10000 tons. Buying was very general
the country and POO. 600 tons
more are under negotiations Novem-
ber contracts were 7G. 600 tons and were
the largest since July. 1909. The de-
yelopments in finished steel products
Were the decline Of 50 70 $4 per ton ia
the price Of steel pipe. and the ad
vance Of. to 81 per ton in the price
OF steel bars for December and the first
quarter Of 1912 delivery Railroad
purchases except cars were relatively
light, the principal rail contract being
loc0c tons tor the Delaware q Hudson
and the car orders I, SOC.
The principal structural orders last
week were s, 900 tons for the New York
subway and 1900 tons for bridges for
the Northern Pacific Chesapeake 4
Ohio aud Burlington. November con.
tracts aggregated a. 00). tons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
seauel 70 peer MAstery

Pete LaPlante gives the reporter this
story, thinking that il may have some
connection with the mystery Of Who
shot the deer which appeared in
these columns last week The conneo.
tion seems 10 be quiet close as the man
hunted IN the same section as did
Messrs. Larson Jaoka, Rein and Rey-
nolds on the same day aud about the
same hours
a Pollock went ont from the Great
Western location, got of at Tolin's
spur ana during the afternoon met
with and shot deer As ne was
dragging his deer along the trail TO.
wards the railroad track he met two
men. One Of them very ofiiciously
asked him if he killed the deer.
Yes.
Where is your license continued
the officious man.
Me- got no license replied the
Pollock
We'll, II you have no license you
have no right 70 that deer said the
party Of the irst part
The two men then attached license
tag Of their own to the deer and start.
cd OF with H.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
Methodist Episcopal Church

Rev. T.. /. Osborn, Pastor.
The usual services of the church will
be conducted as follows
Sunday l0:31 Morning worship with
preaching by the pastor and special
music by the choir Theme "Our
Relation To Christ.
Sunday School at II As with d. N
Ross experimenting Lesson "Neh-
miah and His Enemies Plan to at
tend
Christian Endeavor 40 o 80 Topic
The Source Of n Worker Strength.
You will find the meeting interesting.
Sunday evening worship with special
music by chorus rchoir and sermon by
the pastor. Subject "Why / Ought
10 90 20 Church Sou will find
cordial welcome.
Tuesday 500 T. Christian En-
deavor sociable at the home of Mrs
Rowley BE there it.possible.
Thursday 1880 r. NJ. Service Of
Prayer and Praise Theme "Amuso.
ments do they build up or tear
DOWN. This.is the peoples service.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
Dancing School

A Dancing School will open az Bieg-
gers Opera House on Friday. Dec.
18th Instructions IN dancing will be-
given by Prof. Grim who has had IS
years experience in dancing and or.
chestra leadership.
Lessons will occupy the time FROM $
70 $50. after which a general dancing
assembly will take place from 80 to
ii.oo. Tickets 5oc to include lesson
and dance
Admission for dance only 80 cents
per couple Music % loo furnished 10y
the newly organized Opera House or
chestra Of , pieces which is now pre-.
pared to furnish music for all occas
ons
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09

specialties between the acts are prom
ised The cast IS a. follows
Jim Gordon "a Forty Miner
George McGee.
Judge Thompson, County judge.
Post master Of Red Dog ex sheriff.
Justice Of the Peaca ltr II. q.
Buenger.
Hank Williams. Proprietor of the
Palace Hotel Harvey Hanna.
Dennis O'Brien. 4 German Miner
Mr. Hooper
Jake Radway a Prospe tor Joe
Leonard
Julian Gray "a New Yorker Rez
Plowman
crimp- IA Mountain Kid Nr
Capra
Patches The terror Of the schools
Miss Bessie Moore.
Heneret,e Wells. From Bretonl-
Miss Freida Kinttig.
Thirsty Jones COW Boy -george
Leonard
: Cyclone Jim, lof tic Pony Express 8.
Sam Ham
chip a wild flower 81 the hills -
Mrs Ethel Jones
SYNOPSIS.
act Red Doe Post Ohice, Dakota
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
THE GIRL AND THE TRAMP"
4.aot Comedy Success, The Girl and the
Tramp" Opera House on Monday, Dec, ii

/
! Tramp" Opera House on Monday, Dec. IA
A notable cast, elegant scenery and
the explosion Of real automobile in
full view OF the audience are some OF
the features which make THE Girl
and the Tramp such an interesting
and enjoyable performances The high
est Of dramatic art is displayed in
scenes that are embowered ia elegant
scenery and realistic stage settings.
Do not confer the idea that this play is
cheap Melodrama or Wild West shoot
ing affair for il tells the story Of how
banker who mas a loving wife and a
happy home is brought TO ruin through
the manipulation of the stock market
by a man who is in love with his wife.
The wife and husband separate. and
she Is forced to move to cheaper quar-
ters A wagon is waiting to move
Mrs. Merton's household goods into
the street, because she can { pay her
rent, when Flo Randall. a girl Mrs.
tAAAA'i h'AA AifHAtN anu hiArIWAiUN
adopted. rushes in with money TO pay
the rent. II is an intense dramatic
scene and You feel Just like kissing the
little street urchiu for her timely as
sistance.
Tie comedy is supplied by Happy
Jack, the tramp who when hungry
yvne fe1 hv Mrs Marion gba 49,
suades him 10 stop drinking and be a
better man bio promises to 10 so, and
through the clever schemes 81 the girl
and the tramp, the husband and wife
arc reunited aud the happy home re
instated
Reserved seats on sale AT Landheld
Jewellery Store 50cents General al
mission lcents Children p cents
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
COCEBIC CONNECTION
TO START AT ONCE
COMMISSIONERS ORDERED THAT A
SURVEY BE MADE THIS WINTER
A ROAD TO FLORENCE ALSO
Messn. Holmes and Burridee viii Establish
the routes and the survey Vii! be
Made After Holidays

Important actions were taken by the
meeting last Tuesday One action was
10 order the establishment OF a road to
connect with the Gogebic county road
which is being pushed west from the
Watersmeet road TO the line between
the two counties. Another was TO order
that line be established to connect
with Florence county. connection
that should have been made long ego
The Gogebic county folks are survey
ing out their line this winter. II is
not probable that any grading will be
done on that line.next year as Gogebc
county is pushing a fully. com
pleted road through from Ironwood to
Watersmeet and the grading has been
done and road completed as far south
as Marinisco. Next year the work
will be concentrated IN push that road
through TO Watersmeet or as near to
completion into that settlement as pos
sible. After that the extension from
Watersmeet to the Iron county line
will be taken MP and the road graded
through
II is hardly probable that the Iron
county board will do much on the ssc-
tion of the Gogebic road between
Beechwood and the county line next
year as there remains quite piece Of
work to be done on the Crystal Fails
Iron River road vet and then il Is the
intention to grade a good road TO
Beechwood before starting on the road
west from that locality. There are no
settlements west from Beechwood 10
the county line and the road will be
through new section so that there is
not the demand for quick completion
. that isanecessary to give the Beech
wood people good road 90 Iron River. I
~ il highly probable that 1918 will see
the road between Beechwood ana the
county line graded up and made pas
sibe and by that time the Gogebic
fellows ought 90 be pretty near the
line from the north
The Florence line will probably be-
graded noxt year as there is bnt "a
small piece of work necessary TO make
a pasdble road through to our neigh
bors on the south The road will con.
meet with the new Florence county
road that runs south Of the g a ". w
railroad tracks from Florence 20 Brnle
The bridge across the Brule river willl
be a short distance east Of the North
Western railroad bridge
The county surveyors were laid of /
until after Jan when the crew will
be put al work aud the surveys made
for the grading that il 70 be- done next |
year.
Messrs Bnrridge and Holmes will
start work next week locating the
lines. Mr. Holmes is one OF tie best
il not the best informed woodsmnn Ia
this section of the peninsula and his
cOnsenting 60 assist Mr. Burridge will
o. a great help 10 the county engineer
Routes viii be established that Will
insure light grades and the service TO
the greatest number OF settlers pos
siDle Al the same time large section
Of new country will be opened up.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
Death Of Will Mas

Crystal Falls people were shocked
last Tuesday TO learn OF the sudden
death Of Will Mass Of Negaunea. Mr.
Mas was located here for several
years and always had business interests
here which kept mp his close acquain-
tanctship with Crystal rails people.
An account of bis death taken from
the Marquette Mining Journal is as
follows
William j. Mas died yesterday
Monday morning as he was being
taken from the train At the North
western depot in Chicago. The news
came as decided shock to his many
friends and relatives. few Of whom
even knew that he WAS ill.,
Since his brother. George J Mas
left the city. he had lived in the Brei'
tung Eotc Eayly Friday morning ne
was suddenly taken sick, and physi
clan was summoned. The trouble
seemed 70 be recurrence Of gall
stones with which he has suffered
frequently During the day ne became
improved, aud in the afternoon he
was~stakeh 70 I'm ,Negaunee ~hospital.
and his borther, DR. Rudolph j. Mas.
OF the copper country was summoned
He reached Negaunee on Saturday. and
upon his advice the patient decided to
90 TO Chicago for treatment ON sun
day night Mr. Mas, accompanied 10y
his brother LETT on the Northwestern
train for Chicago Early Yesterday
morning message reached the city
stating that he had died III the North
western depot,
" The remains will arrive III the city
tins morning and will BE buried beside
other members Of the family iii the
Negaunea cemetery No funeral ar
rangements have been made. pending
the arrival OF relatives,
William J. Mas was born In
Marquette in 1864 Ee was the son Of
John b Mas d pioneer resident or
the upper peninsula The third
Youngest 10 a family 81 sevcu brothers
and sister be is survived by six
brothers They are George J Mas
of Negannee, with wnom be has always
been interested in mining and explor
atory work Edward Mas at Allam-
bra, Cal Or Rudolph J Mas Of the
copper country Frank Mas of 81.
PauL Arthur Mas OF Milwaukee. aud
Walter Mas Of san Dominica, Cal A
brother and sister are dead
Will Mas was considered one Of
the most expert diamond drill men in
the upper peninsula. He has conducted
exploratory work both mere and on the
Menominee range For years he has
been interested with his brother in All /
phases Of mining work II was he and |
his brother that discovered and explor-
ed the Mas mine. and since It's open.
ing. number Of years ago, he has not
been engaged act lively in business
His many and various interests'atTorded
him n considerable income Never the
less ia was plain. unostentators
man. living the quiet life Of a bachelor
lie was ever willing and ready 10 help
bis friends and has the name 81 being
the greatest philarthropist In Negau
nee
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
News Snapshots
Of the Week
A DRAMATIC ATTRACTION
Mrs Ethel Jones to Produce DADS Cal"
FOR The Lady Maccabees.

Dad Gal 4 western comedy
drama. which was written by Mira
Ethel Jones who has spent the past
summer at Les Gables Long Lake,
Is 10 he presented at the opera house
under the auspices Of the Lady Mac.
cabees on Tuesday evening. Dec l3
Mrs Jones, who came 10 this northern
region for the benefit Of her health,
has not been disappointed in this re-.
gard, and the local lodge is fortunate
ia having secnred the lady co.opera.
tiou before she resumes her professional
career, Tor ia addition 10 having talent
as a writer she has had practical stage
experience which will enable her TO
give the present play an adequate pro-
duction Mrs. Jones has been associ
ated with well-known stool, companies
FOR several Seasons aud has also been
successful IN other forms ol public en-
tertsinment Besides her personal a
bility Mrs Jones has the advantage IF
nm exceptionally capable local east
practically everyone Of whom has
shown marked ability in amateur
theatiicals ia faet. il is this strength
Of local material which makes it pos
sbile 60 put ~ the play in 50 short a
time Dad Gal is thrilling story
Of mining camp in the Rockies aud
there Is action ia every line In addi-
tion g the play itself, interesting
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
Another Candidate

From the west side comes word that
another candidate Tor sheriff il about
ready to enter the running. Victor
Benson several times a supervisor from
Bates twonship is the new candidate.
Mr. Benson makes ten candidates
that are seeking the nomination on the
Republican ticket.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
Woodmen Meeting

a meeting ot The Woodmen will bs
held next Thursday evening at their
lodge room. All members are request.
e1 20 be present
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09

Crystal. Falls's Lodge Nc. 800. ]. o..
@. r elected officers for the next term
as follows
~. g. Jess Jtssen
v g Chas Uren.
Rec sec Thos Conlin
Fin. Sec J + udd
Treasurer Wm Carlson
Columbia Encampnent elected Of
hcers as follows:
q T. John Klesgts, Crystal Falls.
II. f.. - II, Polglase. Iron River
S W-.Iess lessen Crystal Falls
J w jas stanton iron Mountain
Scribe Thos Conhn Crystal falls.
Treas Robt Wilson Crystal Falls
ist Rep q, T. Larson. Crystal Falls
2nd Rep. -P. O'Brien Iron River.
LIST Alternate-Altred Haley Crystal
Falls.
2nd Alternate Z Udd. Crystal
Falls.
Trustee wm Burgess Iron Noun.
tain
Crystal Falls Lodge No. 8s5 r. &
A. 81. elected officers as follows
". M.-James ID. VivaD.
$. ". Herman c. Buenger
J. 81 +. S. HINT.
Treas William H. Fraser
sec'y. Rnssell S. Ball
S. D. Charles Ufen.
J D. William F. Jacka
s.-Francis r. Munns
S.-Charles a. Peterson
Tyler William r. Morrison
The F. Il. A. elected officers for the
next term as follows
President N. Williams.
Vice president Mrs. Joe Rabichaud
Secretary Mrs Jessie woodaid.
Treasurer -Wm Thomas.
Sergeant Hazel Bowman.
Door Keeper Arthur Dumias.
Messenger Joseph Reynolds.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09

Jas r torcoran heads the list o.
personal property taxpayers with tax
Of S9l5 81
To the above amounts the slight
Judgment tax must be added in order
70 get the exact tax that must be paid
by the several property owners men.
toned
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
lSteel on the Upward Trend

No interview with corporation
manager has attracted more attention
than that recently published with Will.
lis L.. King who is vice president OF
the Jones q Laughin SteNl Company
and vice president OF the American
Iron and Steel Institute. 10 was Mr..
King who called the turn when the
steel business started downward He
now says that another turn has come
in iron and steel. There has been no
oyerproduction, he says, but in the last
four years there has been an under
consumption, and he adds Judging
from personal contact with representa-.
yes of commercial, Industrial and
Transportation interests. the character
Of increase coming into our Office. tho
buying OF equipment and supplies by
The railroads, the desire Of consumers
10 buy for more delivery and the reyer.
sal of trade sentiment since the begir-
ning Of November, believe the turn
has come IN iron and steel and that
there will be a gradual but steady iu.
provement in business.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
.HURKMAN JUDGMENT
SPREAD ON ROLLS
TAXPAYERS WILL SHOULDER THE BUR-
DEN INSTEAD OF GENERAL FUND
TAXES LlGHTEST EVER SPREAD
City Property Viii Get off Very Light
This Year bit Mining Property viii
Get the Extra Burden.

The tax roll for. the city Of Crystal
Falls is now in the Treasurer hands
and property owners may lind out
what they must pay into the mimi
cipal Golfers. A reporter tor the Dia-
mond Drill visited Assessor Brown
early in the week TO look over the roll
The Judgment which Mr.. Hurkman got
against the city had not been spread at
that. time but all the other taxes were
and the amount. less the very small
Judgment, was obtainable
The total Of the Judgment was
81, 547 90 and the council allowed it to
be spread at large instead OF paying
il ont of the general fund as that funa
paid the Kimball judgment several
years ago and also shouldered the bur-
den Of the Kimball settlement which
was made last summer.
The tax rate Is 020l2 and in order
TO give our readers some idea OF the
amount Of taxes that the several kinds
OF property will pay this year we got
he following tignres from the roll.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
cut Prices

l will give q sale ON all my hats
feathers and All trimmed and untrim-
med shapes at half price.
Miss LIcberg.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09

A. Mendelson transacted business All
Chicago several days this week.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09

Mrs. Dan BOYLE anc children went
to Marinette last Monday 20 visit with
relatives therg for a week.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09

Continued on Page 9.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-09
offcers

Crystal. Falls'sLodge No. 369. ]. O.
@. 7. elected officers for the next term
IA Follntse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

for five years were rediculously small. Only by the most prudent of manage ment could MT. Harrison hope to make a better showing in the future. It grieved him that he had not been able to give his son every advantage a line education would bestow. but he could not afford it. Instead he simply had to give to him the poor comfort of the part nership in a business which he once thought meant a fortune, but now looked far differently.
 Youth is the time of illusions and self assurance. Harrison, while sorry he had added to his fathers burdens, felt sure everything would come right now that he was going to put his own energy and spirit into the store. With all due re- spect to the elder Harrison, the young man believed some of the loss of business was due to his fathers lack of aggrcs- siveness. He was old-fashioned, but old fashioned ways of doing business did not keep abreast of the times. Young liar rison knew the field better. He could get customers. His father did not hustle enough.
 Automatically and tactfully Harrison put the facts before his father as he saw them. The father, making due allow ance for the exuberance of youth, but feeling that the son would not be con tent unless he had his own way, consent ed to the young man having free rein, soliciting trade, taking charge of the buy ing and generally supervising affairs for few months. The young man got GUS toners, but he got little profit through them. He got some customers his com petitors were not sorry to get rid of. He did fairly well in the buying end and he worked hard enough to suit any one, yet at the end of six months the result was unsatisfactory. The business showed little profit, but only a little. The hustle of the young man was no better than the conservative methods and steady appli- cation of the father There was no sat isfaction in the Harrisons discovering that their competitors fared no better than themselves. Some, in fact, fared much worse and had to give up, but new men entered the field promptly. Stores did not remain idle long. There seemed to be an inexhaustble supply of hopeful persons who saw fortunes in grocery es- establishments.
 Harrison. putting all that he had of brains and energy into the management
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

now be plainly seen. Each shop had two rooms about eight by ten feet in size These extended out toward the chief mar Set street. and the roofs of the shopl7 formed a terrace upon which the ol4 Corinthians strolled back and forth.
 Among other discoveries is a theatre and the remains of a temple. The old walls have been mapped out and some work has been done about the Temple of Apollo situated on hill some distance away from the market. This temple is said to be 2500 years old. The columns are monolths about eight feet in diame- ter and as high as a two-story house. They have been much eaten by time, and two which were broken are held together by iron bands put there by Otto, who was King of Greese before George came 10 the throne.
 One of the most interesting discoveries of our professors was as to the frauds connected with the ancient oracles These were supposed to be uttered by the gods. in words that came down from heaven. The Americans have discovered sub- terranean passage leading up to the bass of the statutes inside temple, and mouth pieces which acted like megaphones. Tho priests crawled in there, and putting their mouths to the openings, by little ven triloouism were able to- make the goda speak as they chose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09
A Shepherds Trousers

John Muir in the Atlantic Monthly.
 Following the shep, he carries & heavy six shooter swung from his belt on one side and his luncheon on the other The ancient cloth in which tho meat, fresh from the frying pan. is tied serves as filter through which the clear fat and gravy juices drip down on his hip and legs in clustering stalactites. This oleaginous formation is soon broken up, however and di- fused and rubbed evenly into his scan ty apparel by sitting down. rolling over crossing his legs while resting on logs, etc. making shirt and trousers water tight and shiny.
 His trousers particlarly have become so adhesive with the mixed fat and resin that pine-needes. thin flakes and flores of bark, hair, mica scales and minute grains of quartz, hornblende, etc, feathers, seed. wings-moth and butterfly wings-legs and antennae of innumerable insects or even whole in- sects. such as the small beetles, moths and mosquitoes, with flower petals, pollen dust and. indeed, bits of all plants, animals and minerals of the re. zion. adhere to them and are safely im- bedded; so tLat though far from being naturalist, he collects fragmentary specimens of everything and becomes richer than he knows.
 His specimens are kept passably fresh too by the purity of the air and the resiny, bituminous beds into which they are pressed Man is microcosm; at least our shepherd is, or rather his trousers. These precious oyeralls are never taken off and nobody knows how old they are, though one may guess by their thickness and concentric struc- ture Instead of wearing thin they wear thick, and in their stratification have no small geological significance.