The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-01-21
Upper Peninsula Notes
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Delta county has more farms under
cultivation than ANY other county in
the upper peninsula, according to the
United States census report. Here are
the statistics Delta county, 1889
farms under cultivation: Alger 1855
Baraga, 401 Dickinson, pa; Gogebic.
lSo Luce, 1876; Mackinac 4s7 Mar
quette, 6l5; Ontonagon, 345 School
craft 447.
Menominee has 1864 farms and Chip
pewa 1888. But these are not all un-
der cultivation.
The Manistique railroad. the line
connecting Grand Marais with the out
or world at Seney, has finally gone ont
of business. The heavy SHOWS of last
week and the week previous decided
the case. Whether service will be re-
sumed again in the spring is profile
NAUTICAL.
According to the Menominee Herald
Leader, a meeting IN the interest Of the
development and advertising Of upper
peninsula agricultural resources is TO
be called early in February, which re-
presentatives from every county Will
be invited to attend. The idea Of the
Menominee peopl is primarily to ar
range for having an upper peninsula
exhibit at the land show in Chicago
next tall The Menominee county
board of supervisors has taken up this
project and intends TO invite the CO.
operation Of every county in the upper
peninula
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BaIaga County supervisors have up a
proposition to move the county seat
from L'Anse 10 Baraga
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The snow is several feet deep on
Grand Island ana the numerous mem
bers of the deer family thereon would
fare poorly were IL not for the fact that
the gamekoepers keep busy feeding
them. Some of the animals yet 50
tame in the winter they come mp TO
the barn near the lodge for food Most
of them, however will not do this
and are fed 10y leaving hay scattered
over the island During the night the
deer consume the hav. So far no wolf
signs have been reported on or in the
vicinity OF Grand Island this season
Bond attorneys in the employ Of
bond buying firm below held that
majority Of two-third is necessary To
legalize bond issue for the erection
Of gas plant at Escauaba The city
attorney held that only "A majority was
necessary, basing bis opinion ON
special Michigan statute
a representative of the Western Land
Securities Co. was in Manitique recen
uy and in an interview with a local
real estate dealer gave out the iuforma-
tion that his company would commence
operation in Schoolcraft county az soon
as possible within the next few
months
In the course of his conversation he
said his firm would have no trouble
colonizing the land located in this
county that they would drain the
marsh and swamp lands and make this
property the most valuable farm lands
in the state
The company haas dredges that dig
mile OF standard size ditch per day and
the mon they employ know all there Is
TO know about the improvement of
land. draining, navigating etc
They propose TO induce settlers TO
locate on these lands give them Guan
cial ala n necessary. to evect farm
buildings, cite and soil them the pro
perty on very liberal terms Ia the
course of.time III man becomes disslt
i3iod and desires 20 change bis location I
the company viii secure buyer FOR
him So he will lose no part of his in !
Yoatment
Judge q Flanagan Ia The cifcuit I
court for Menominee county has rem F.
dered decision ~ tho case 0f Hattie 4
Iahnke Of Aleoma Wis against August \
Collard ~ Nadean Mich Il was
habaes corpus proceeding for the pos.
sossion Of -four year old girl born in
n convent The court has had the case
under advisement since last September
ard hold that the defendant is entitled