The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-09-02
GENERAL NEWS

oDhs iihhhrNtii . Wonidu nldSOFf WIZ
has humbled the city fathers in a
number OF conflicts. They allowed the !
time for levying taxes for next years
expenses TO expire without making q
levy. AS a result Mrs Wilson faces
the serious problem OF how 70 obtain |
enough money TO pay the towns 1912
expenses. Mrs Wilson was agitated. |
but she declared her confidence in be-
ing able TO adjust the situation. She
said she was considering the institu-
ton of custer suits against the con-
Gil, using the ground OF negligence as
basis. She pointed out that there
was still way TO secure the revenue
| by the collection OF poll tax. but the
council must pass an ordinance before
this can be done. and the council Is
firm and refuses to act.
Fully 1000 persons from drought
out the state OF Indiana attended the
first annual picnic given by the In
diana Brotherhood of American Yeo-
man, at Anderson. All brought heavy
baskets and big dinner spread under
the trees was the special feature OF
the day. Twenty-Five homesteads
were represented and among the Of
ficers present were w. f. Carter OF
Decatur, H., state manager, and Ell
mer III. Ely of indianapolis, district
manager, In the drill team contests
after the dinner the Crescent Home
stead team OF indianapolis won first
prize. while Marion Homestead team
OF Marion won second prize. Owing
to the inability OF the chief correspond
ent, w. Il. Davy, OF Des Moines, Ia. to
arrive in time, the speaking part OF
the program was omitted.
The Hotel Frontenac at Round Isl.
and, on the ST Lawrence river, hous'
ing hundreds OF prominent guests from
many parts OF the country, took fire
and was threatened with destruction
All guests escaped, some scanty at
tired Unable TO coup with the fiames
Round Island firemen sent an appeal
for aid to Alexandria Bay. which place
sent an engine and men TO the scene
By that time the fire had spread
throughout the Frontenac and flames
were leaping hundreds OF feet into the
Q air, illuminating the picturesque st
Lawrence for miles around.
Edicts OF the governments of Eng
& land. France and Germany failed Z
}. terrify w. Hiles, ostrich farmer o
q PENNSYLVANIA on his latest trip TO Afri
N ca. The three governments had ISSUED
e fats that no ostriches be taken out
d, Africa Mr.. Hiles is In Boston Wit
~ fifty-three OF the birds, brought Z
m America and the steamer kansa
lie The birds were put on the Kansa
n. secretly az Jibuti Owing to the fac
~ that It is practically impossible 10 OF
n tain more Mr. Hiles values his birds
$4,000 each.
Chicagos population Is now 2,2o4
1874. according TO the announcement D
Chicago Directory company An II
crease OF rs 901 in the last year owe
the federal census figures OF 2,lSb
- 2S3 was found by the canvassers WI
- have been working for the compan!
- Names numbering 2S,550 have bee
7 added 10 the list OF residents OF I'll
city contained in tho publication an
ffty pages OF new names will appea
when II comes from the press insid
:. o. the next two or three weeks
Utilization OF cornstalks for railroa
ties IS the novel idea of T. Gait. /
expects TO 20 TO Washington ne
month TO lay his unique plan befol
- James Wilson, secretary OF agricultur
- For steel railway ties, composed
20 steel and blocks OF wood. Mr.. Calf pr
~ noses TO substitute blocks made
=, compressed corn stalks. II 1t is pos
- BILE TO produce sufficient compressi'
he Ia confident that block can be Q
~ tanned which will be more substanti
and more lasting than wood.
i've Calling themselves the advance qua
in OF the only army which ever can pr
int vail against the trusts, with coo
ten Grafton" as their cry and object the
nd duction OF the cost OF living To
nts lowest possible level, fifty farmers
ow New York and Pennsylvania have
OF rived In New York for the purpc
OF placing on business basis pl
whereby the farmer Ia to sell his pi
dncc direct to the city retailer VIII
out intervention by the middleman
At Toxic, Japan Count Katsura }
est rendered his resignation as premi
He recommends the appointment
the Marquis of Salient for the pc
- The cabinet for which Count Kats,
nj is premier and minister Of finance v
the formed July Il. 1903. His resignati
de- was forecast nearly month ago. ant
was known that many changes In
cell cabinet had been under considerati
nu- The entire town OF Dragon is to
rom moved twelve miles az the result
'teo the completion Of the Uintah railw
age Dragon, now Boosting 600 inh
.wo. itants. will be moved bodily on
mis- cars ~ Temple. which will be the n
ZION town. Houses. railroad shops sto
and oil nra 10 he TRANSPORTED