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The diamond drill., 1911-07-29
A NJ A S A

farewell party was given by a
number Of friends at the town hall last
Tuesday night in honor Of Miss Tilly
johnson.
Mr.. X. G.. Whitehead went to Palat-
ks last Monady on business.
Mrs. Abraham Gill and her daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, returned from Chicago
last Wednesday.
Mr. Lawrence Larson of Crystal
Falls is here this week.
Mr.. Ward Wormwood of Mansfield
spent Monday with his parents here
Mr.. Eric Larson went to Iron Noun
tain last Saturday returning Monday.
A baby boy was born at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs A. $. Peterson.
Mr.. vermillen returned from Nor.
way last Tuesday.
Mr.. Clarence Stacy returned to his
home at Crystal Falls last Tuesday.
The Roger Brown Ore Co. are ship
ping the last Of their stock pile at the
Gibson.
Miss Louise Meline Of Iron River
was in town Wednesday and Thursday
Mr.. G. w Hughes went TO Crystal
Falls last Friday on business
Mr.. George Olson of Escanaba is here
visiting his aunt, Mrs Anna Del.and.
Mr.. Broe Pierson of Chicago is here
this week. the guest Of Mr. and Mrs.
Chas Wedberg.
Herb Olson and Elmer Stacy Of .Crys-
tai Falls were Amasa visitors last Sat
urdav and Sunday.
Mr.. Percy Hughes Of Palatka spent
the first part OF the week here.
Mrs Anna DeLand returned from
Menominee last Saturday
Mr. Carl Helmberg went TO his home
at Iron Mountain last Saturday return.
ing Monday.
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Berry Fields Crowded.

The number of Florence and Com.
monealth people going to the blue
berry fields on the Paint plains, about
eight or nine miles northwest OF this
city. is increasing daily and the pick
ers are being well paid for their trou-
BILE. as the berriesl are plentiful and
one OF the finest quality ever seen here.
There ale many tents scattered .over
the plains and at the paint farm, 4"
and 1t is reported that there is large
number OF berry pickers stationed in
that vicinity than at any time previous
in some years. The crop will not be
cleaned out for some weeks. as the
bushes are loaded with berries, and a
large proportion OF them--are yet green
Many bushels Of the coveted berries
have been brought to Florence during
the past ten days.
Raspberries are also ripe and large
quantities are being picked and sold 10
local consumers here at ten cents a
quart Florence Mining News.
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A Gallant charqer.

Lieutenant Robinson. an English Of
ficer IL the Royal engineers. has Il
horse which he thinks ought 10 receive
the Victoria cross for galInntry In ac-
tion. Lieutenant Robinson was lead
ing n party in Afghanistan when they
were suddenly attacked by band or
Ghazls. The lighting was furious for
n few minutes. and during the height
OF the battle the lieutenant was spear
cd by young Ghazi and brought to
the ground. The warrior came up TO fin
ish him when the faithful horse turned
his heels and lasbed out at the Ghazi
every time he approached the wound
ed man. This defense he maintained
until help arrived and the assailants
fed As the horse * not vicious the
lieutenant Is firm In his belief that the
horse knew his master was In danger
and defended him.
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Nest Side News


lFrom the Iron Rlyer-stambaugh ReDo orter'
POUND MASTER MAKES ASSAULT
The great activity of the many min
ing companies in this viciniy paled in
to insignificauce during the week COM
pared 10 the extreme activity OF Pound
Master Lott, which resulted in Barney
Krom, one Of our leading businessmen.
being assaulted, last Sunday morning.
by Mr.. Lott.
He has been the pound master and
night watch for several months, and
has been very successful in his work,
Notwithstanding it is thankless and
most undesirable JON Last Saturday
might ne rounded up eight or ten head
OF cattle Among the number was
Mr.. Krom COW. Mr. Krom appeared
a, the pound Sunday morning and de-
mauded his COW, offering In payment
81 0n. which is the customary fee
The pound master claimed there was
another dollar due, as the COW had been
impounded once before for which no
payment was received. This lead TO
AN alteration between Mr. Lott and
Mr. Krom, in which il is claimed the
latter became very abusive, resulting
in the pound master striking Mr.
Krom in the eye, Mr.. Krom. on the
other hand, claims that he did not owe
the ST. 90 claimed by the pound master,
that he was not abusive and that when
Mr.. Lott struck him he did so in an
entirely uncaIled for and unwarranted
manner and that he is therefore I'M
worthy TO longer hold the office of
pound master.
The unpleasant affair has created no
end of talk, both pro and con, and has
led to the removal or Mr. Lott by
President Pohland. Lott. on the other
hand. still retains his Office, claiming
that ne is doing so ON the advice Of
the majority of the council. And to
demonstrate that he is still on the job
he succeeded last night in rounding up
4 head OF cattle.
On Monday forenoon Lott was taken
before Justice Patenaude on warrant
sworn out by Red9y Kerr, one of his
assistants, charging him with assault
and battery. He pleaded guilty to the
charge and was assessed $40 and costs
or live days in the county Jail. The
case was listened to by a number of
spectators and was conducted In a
manner that will warrant full house
every time Judge Patenaude has case
IN his court
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orialn Of Window sn.hss.

Have you ever thought how and
when window sashes came into exist
ence? The word sash" tells us that
this kind OF window was Dutch In
veution, "sas" being the Dutch word
for "sluice." The windows derive
their name from their. resemblance TO
the slulces on the Dutch canals. They
open in the same way.
These Dutch windows appeared in
England about the same time as VIII.
liam III. came from Holland in 1888.
At first only the richest people could
afford them From England they
were introduced into France. Mar
shal de Lorge, who was the first
Frenchman to employ them, used TO
invite people to his house at Mont.
martre that they might see this won
derful novelty In Queen Anne's reign
we find that "sashed' windows had
become more common In England and
were mentioned in advertisements OF
houses TO be let or sold. When the
window tax was removed the sash ar
rangement soon got 70 be the COM
monest form of window.
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John wulf OF Crystal Falls was Il
Mansfield Tuesday morning.


Mansfield Tuesday morning.
Misses Myrtle Eddy and Emeline
Williams left here Wednesday for Ne
gaunee. where Miss Eddy will visit for
a few weeks at the home Of her cou-
sin.
Messrs. JOHN f. Mason, j r. Ed
wards. Alex Ross and Giuseppi Fauri
drove 10 Iron Mountain last Saturday.
Miss Agnes Fagon lett Monday for
her home in Iron River after visiting
here for a few weeks at the home of
Mr.. Alex Ross and family.
Mr.. Ward wormwood left here Mon
day for his home in Amasa on short
visit He returned Tuesday.
District Superintendent j. S. Wall
Of Iron River paid Mansfield business
visit Tuesday.
Mrs John F. Mason and children re-
turned from visiting relatives at Re-
public, Mich.
!. Mr.. Thomas Pascoe of Norway was
Mansfield business visitor Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Elburg. CHER Engineer, was a
Mansfield visitor Wednesday.
Mr. King. contractor under Payne
and Long, was inspecting his road con
tract at Mansfield the early part Of the
week.
Mr.. VIM. Planke has been employed
here tor the past month in repairing
and calsomining the school house. He
also painted rhe residence Of Mrs L,
Corbett.
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Heart saoh.t Valentine.

The material needed for a heart
sachet is little piece OF silk. cotton
batting and some sachet powder.
with the picture for a pattern. cut
out two hearts from the silk and two
from the cotton. Place the two silk
hearts together and backstitch togeth-
or near the edges. leaving an open
space at the lownr left hand corner
about an inch long. Then turn right
side out, sprinkle some sachet powder
between the cotton hearts. place them
together. and then very carefully roll
them up and insert them In the silk
heart opening. With the finger smooth
II out carefully so that II fits In the
silk case and is perfectly fiat Then
overland or catchstitch the place that
is still open. and the valentine is I'M
ished
my Sweetheart" may be drawn on
the outside.
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Why There Are So Many Smiths

AZ the time of the adoption of sur
names every artisan whose work re-
quired the striking OF blows on metal
was known as smiter or smith, and
the community, therefore, had it's
blacksmith. wnitesmitn, goldsmith,
silversmith, arrowsmith and several
others OF the same character. The
number of Smiths Of the present day
may, therefore. be readily accounted
for. when we remember that each OF
the different kinds OF smiths was as
much entitled TO the use OF his trade
name for a cognomen rs any other ar
tisan. John, the blacksmith, and John,
the coppersmith, were both known as
John, the smith. an appellatiou which
naturally resolved itself into the fam
lily name of John Smith. In the same
way Peter the carpenter. became Peter
Carpenter; aud John, the miller. was
the founder of the family OF Millers.
In this manner the various trades and
callings became the source OF surnames.
and are to this day represented In those
of Baker. Shoemaker, Tyler. Chandler.
Mason. Cutler, Carter, Saddler, Slater.
Butcher, Draper Thatcher Fletcher
tarrow maker) Hooper, Cheeseman,
Turner. Joiner. Cooper, Glider, Mer-
Ger. Skinner. Coleman, Sawyer. Tan
ner, Spicer. Cook. Sutor shoemaker
Miner, Driver. Weaver. Gardner. Mer-
chant, Porter, wainwright, Taylor.
Shepherd, Glover and number OF
others. Gateway Magazine
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a Faithful Eleoban..

A naturalist tells AN anecdote of an
Indian elephant which Is one OF the
best proofs OF the sense Of the animal
and OF its power of communicating its
thoughts. An elephant was ordered TO
drag n tree which proved too heavy
for its strength II was urged and
excited 10 continue its efforts TIL the
poor animal broke the chain by which
II was fastened and ran away. All
supposed IL had escaped TO the jungle.
where it would mix with the Wild clc-
plants and be seen no more. But In
about an hour this faithful and sem
sIble servant OF man returned. accom-
panied by two other elephants. and
by their united strength the tree was
easily removed The other elephants
disappeared after the work was done.
and the wise tame elephant remained.
The diamond drill., 1911-07-29
FIRES MOSTLY DUE
TO cARELESSNEss
State Fire Marshal Calls Attention to Dan
gers OF Domestic Electrical Devices.

State Fire Marshal Calls Attention to Dan.
gers Of Domestic Electrical Devices.
Last Tuesday was set apart by State
Fire Marshal Palmer az ''clean up
day when he asked everyone through
out the state TO make way with what
ever Is fire breeder or fire trap. 1t
is fitting TO consider the astounding
loss from fire in this country every
year. According TO insurance compan-
les figures. fire losses in the United
States and Canada in 1910 were 1884. :
406. $50. most of them due TO careless
ness.
III the ratio OF fire losses for the first
five months OF 1911 continues. the total
losses this year will aggregate over
$3.50, O00 600. The cost of fires each
year is one half the cost OF all the new
buildings erected In year The an
nual per capita fire waste in the United
states is 81 81. and in Europe, thirty
three cents. This difference is said TO
be due TO better construction, less care
lessness and increased responsibility ia
Europe. 1t is claimed tnat IL build
lngs in the United States were as fire.
proof as in Europe, the annual cost OF
fire losses and protection would be only
So 600, 600. OF 3,s75 known causes OF
Ere in Chicago last year. 1859 were
due to the careless use OF matches.
Fifteen hundred people are killed and
1000 are injured annually as the result
bf fire.
The state fire marshal has recently
sent out bulletin waning the public
against the dangers Of domestic electric
devices. of which there are many in
use in this city. 1t reads as follows
Various domestic electrical devices
are being multiplied, the ingenuity.oi
the inventor being backed mp by the
advertising activities Of electrical com
panies, which seek to increase the nse
of their current. The papers ano
magazines are full Of advertisements OF
electrical toasters, plate warmers. hair
curriers', electric irons and sewing and
washing machine motors. The interest
of the makers and sellers is chiefly in
disposing OF the device and securing
the use Of current. and they are not
specially interested in seeing that pro-
per installation is secured Often the
connections are made by the purchaser
without any knowledge OF electrical
conditions, and they result in serious
hazards. Heaters. irons. etc. are often
| installed ON electric circuits the wires
of which are already so fully loaded
that any considerable increase of the
current is likely to melt the connec-
tions and set fire to the property. The
palatial home OF Governor Draper oi
Massachusetts was burned with loss
OF nearly million dollars, because OF
an improperly installed plate warmer.
which was left standing on wood
base A great many fires have resulted
from leaving electric irons OH the iron
ing board without turning off the cur
rent Householders should remember
that great care should be exercised in
the use OF electric current for domestic
purposes,
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SHORT NOTES

Attorney Waifen has purchased a lot
on Carnegie avenue. next to James
Ramsdells property and has already
commenced excavating for the base
ment and foundation, on which he will
build cozy cottage.
The boiler and engine house, at the
new property of the Wickwire CO.,
which was in course of construction,
was blown down Yesterday afternoon
during the rain storm. The smoke
stack and water tank were also blown
down.
Engineers for the &. q n. w Ry.
Co. are making a survey for a spur
track from the Sheridan mine track,
to the new property Of the Wickwire
Mining Co. The spur will probably be
Duilt before fall as 1t is almost certain
the mining company will De able to do
some shipping before the season closes,
as there is only about 32 feet Of surface
to go through before striking the ledge.
The drills have already shown up there
Is ore on the property.
A. ID. McRae commenced Monday to
cut down and grade William street,
ambaugh, and expects to have the
work done the latter part of next week
The street in front OF village hall will
be cut down about three feet and a
half. The dirt taken out has been
placed in the street between Lindwall s
and Hendricksen 3 stores. When COM
pleted the street will have about tour
per cent grade, which will be big
improvement over its appearance Tor
the past twenty-five years. After the
grading has been done cement walks
will Toe built on both sides OF the
street. which will also be another big
Improvement and he a credit TO the
village.
A most distressing and sorrowful sc-
eide It happened at 5tambaugh Tues
day. in which Alfred Vervilie, the
seven year, son of Joseph Nerville
will probably lose his eye sight. In
some manner the boy got hold of some
dynamite caps. He placed one on
stone and exploded il, tearing away
ono Of his &umbs and index finger
Some OF the pieces also struck him In
the eyes. entirely destroying the sight
of one and decorating the other so bad
ly that he will be unable to see out OF
Mt. DIR. Elwood. the eye specialist,
was here Wednesday and removed the
one eye and thinks that the sight oil
the other has been so badly injured
that the boy will go through lite sight
less. This is simply another act OF
carelessness in which boy Is manned
tor life and through no fault OF hts
He certainly did not know the danger
he was exposing himself to when he
found the cap and exploded II.
T. A. Kittridge, postofiice inspector
was i'm Iron River today comforting
Nwith Postmaster Barnum and the bank
Officials iu reference b. leasing addi-
tional room tor the .postofiice. 10 is
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probable that arrangements will be
made TO take over the -oom formerly
used as barber shop and combine that
with the present room occupied BY the
postotiice. In order to de this the bank
officials will be required 10 put In a.
bout $1,000 worth of new fixtures.
which would give Iron River one OF
the best and most up-to-date postotfices
in the upper peninsula.
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American Farm Lands
Jump High in Value

OF marked interest because OF many
statements made during the Canadian
reciprocity debate. was the census bur
eau's announcement OF the latest gem
eral farm statistics of the United
States. showing that the lands in farms
have more than doubled in value dur
ing the past ten years. having increas-
ed Sl5, 252, 7Ss, 900. or iis per cent. In
1900 they were valued at si3. O5l. O33. :.
600. and the returns OF the thirteenth
census show they are now worth $2s. :
3S4, sci. 900. The farm lands. farm
buildings and farm implements Of the
country are vaiued al $50. $50. 663. 600.
compared with si7.357. 4e5, 600 ten
years ago.
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Upper peninsula counties provide
better care for the unfortunates con-
fined IN their iails and iniirmaries
than do the counties Of the lower pen-
insnla. Secretary NJ. T. Murray Of the
state board of corrections and charities,
declared upon his return from tip OF
inspection through those counties. In
making the tour Of inspection Secre-
tary Murray established something Of
a record AS state traveller He visit
cd every jail and intirmary in the If
teen counties of that portion Of the
state in IL days. including his trip up
there and back TO Lansing. which is
generally conceded TO be hurrying some
especially as the upper country Is
pretty good county TO remain in dur
ing these hot summer days.
There are nine county infirmaries
in the state that | consider TO be first
class in every particular and the 15 mp
per peninsula counties have OF them
while the other four are in some Of the
Gs counties Of the lower peninsula.
said Secretary Murray
"What was particularly satisfactory
to me was the fact that in every county
the supervisors aud county superinten.
dents OF the poor, have displayed an
inclination to comply with the recon-
mendations of the board based upon
my last inspection report. In each
county improvements had been made
and their almshouses and jails are all
In fair condition. In Chippewa county
contagious hospital is being erected
as well as hospital for tubercular
patients. Houghton has hospital for
tuberculosis patients, and Barry has a
portable one know of no others in
the state except in Wayne and Kent. ="
Shortly Secretary Murray will begin
an inspection of lower peninsula intir.
maries and iails, and 1t was evident
from his discussion OF the matter that
he did not look forward to the trip as
a pleasant one to take. Said he II
hope can find an improvement in
some counties IN the lower peninsula.
Sheritfs and county superintendent of
the poor have displayed an interest in
the efforts OF the board to alleviate bad
conditions in some jails and infirmar.
les but local questions and politics
seem to interfere in many instances
and the conditions OF some of the pub
lie institutions in some of the counties
are horrible.
The board has just filed an applica-
tion with Judge Shepherd of Cheboy.
gan asking to direct that Cheboygan
county prisoners be sent to jail IN
another county rather than continue
the practice OF confning tneIn In that
insanitary, small Jail, The state board
of corrections and charities, the state
sanitary engineer the state board OF
health. the local inspectors and the
local board Of health have all con.
demned the building, but the people
refused to build new Jail. Cheboy-
gan has jail with quarters in which
there are cells for six prisoners and in
that room there has been as high as %
prisoners confined There were 10 shut
up in that blackhole' when was
there. There is no opportunity for
the classification OF male prisoners and
conditions are about as bad rs they can
be- We have laid all the facts before
Judge Shepherd and asked him to des-
ignate Jail in another county for the
incarceration of Cheboygan prisoners
until the county will furnish decent
quarters.
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NJ A N S + TEL 0

Messrs. Payne and Long started
work on the'road here this week
DR.. Edwards paid short visit to
Mansfield Tuesday morning.
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YOUNG IS FOR OSBORN
Congressman From This District Favor
Present Governor

Members Of the Michigan delegation
IN the lower house OF congress are be-
ginning 70 express themselves on the
question OF republican candidates to
lead the party in its contest OF 1912
Four Michigan members of the lowre
house from the four corners Of tue
state have made definite declarations of
their choice for the next republican
presidential nomination for the next
republican nomination. Suxpvernor OF
Michigan. and the r. kation for
the senator from N RI
Taft for prssider, n,sd Osborn
for second term lII Ind up
on Senator VIII NTH tor
denomination and"7&S{W
The four congiatir07w Hon. Il.
o. Young. of the :. k3H Michigan
district; Hon. JoseIISf Fordney of
the Eighth Michigar{ic Jet. Hon. j.
M. g. Smith of the rd Michigan
district, and Hon. N.&. wedemeyer
of the Second Michigan district
Congressman Wedemeyer. who halls
from Ann Arbor. adds 60 the declara-
tion of his choice. the statement that
he believes that there is no possible
doubt of Senator Smiths reelection.
And as for the governorship, said
he, take it that Chase s. Osborn win
be re-nominated. He is an exception
ally able and brilliant Imam who is apt
one OF these days to win big national
honors. IN fact. he is distinctively u
national figure today.
Congressman Fordney. who nails
from Saginaw, discussing the same
general subject said
Ny first choice for president is Will
| lam H. TAFT. Notwithstanding the
fact that | very materially differ with
him on Canadian reciprocity. My
FIRST and last choice for senator is Will
liam Alden Smith. II Governor Os-
born insists upon standing by his one
term declaration for that Office, |
should favor any sensible. sane. stall
wart republican.
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Upper Peninsula Notes
Short items Of Interest From orr
NeighJorin1 Counties.


According TO an opinion rendered by
Deputy Attorney General Henry T..
Chase. Hiram Wellman Of Ford River
is not eligible to retain his Office as
member of the Ford River township
school board tor the reason that under
the law. as construed by Mr. Chase, he
is not a taxpayer in the legally accept
ed sense OF the term. Mr.. Wellman
two years ago was elected as member
of the Ford River township school
board for term OF three years, at
which time he was paying taxes upon
his homestead. Since that time, how
ever he has ayailed himself Of the law
passed by the legislature two years
ago. which exempted the property Of
old soldiers, up to a valuation Of 81, 200,
from taxation.
The question will probably 20 to the
supreme court.
The worst summer storm in the his
tory OF the upper peninsula occurred
Sunday night and Monday forenoon.
Thousands of dollars worth OF damage
was done. The storm was very severe
on Lake Superior where Gov. Osborn
was abroad the training ship, Yantic,
and had narrow escape.
X
Newberry reports the most desreput-
able bunch OF gypsies visited that
town last week that ever showed up in
the peninsula. Other peninsula towns
beware
A contract has been let for the ex-
tension Of the Algoma central railroad
to a connection with the Grand Trunk
Pacific. This means much for Sault
Ste Marie
X
II IS reported that II. Nj. Oren will
succeed Judge Steere as circuit judge
when the latter is elevated to the su-
preme bench,
X
The high winds of Sunday badly
damaged the biplane OF Harry w.
Powers who flew at the Hancock home
coming last week.
X
Less than S., 900 Of the $780, 900 voted
by Schoolcraft county has been spent
on the county roads to date.
X
Rev. Rutledge caused the arrest of
two more saloon keepers at Escanaba
Monday.
Escanaba mas sold $50, 600 worth OF
gas bonds TO Splitter q Co. Of Detroit.
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letter. oa!t Rheum and rQemd

Are cured by Chambcriain's Saive. One applica
''~~ relieves the itching and burning seusatior
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Newberry reports the most desreput-
able bunch OF gypsies visited that
town last week that ever showed up in
the peninsula. Other peninsula towns
beware