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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
Reciprocal Demurrage

That reciprocal demurage bill will
be presented in the Michigan legisla-
! ture this winter is certain and il is
said that the railroads are thoroughly
! frightened about IT, They expect IL TO
pass. The pressure that has brought
about this condition arises mainly in
Detroit where one OF the herciest
freight blockades exists that has ever
been heard of in the metropolis Of this
state The Detroit shippers organiza-
tion is aroused and served notice upon
the roads of an intention To support u
reciprocal demurrage bin. The rail
roads Immediately got busy and trans
ferred the men responsible for the bad
management OF affairs in Detroit to
other places and put men in their
places with implicit Instructions to
clear the blocade.
The question OF reciprocal demur.
rage has been agitated for number
Of years. Under the present arrange
ments II shipper or receiver does not
load or unload a chr within AZ hours he
is charged up with demurrage. A
shipper may wait month for car
and no has no redress upon the road
serving him
Railroads claim that great deal of
this lack of cars is due 10 the practice
OF commission men in the large cen
ters Of holding grain and other produce
in cars and paying the demurrage
rather than unload or reconsign i'm
mediately. Country shippers are badly
discriminated against as "A result.
should the reciprocal demurrage act
pass, a railroad will be given reason
able length Of time in which 10 furnish
car when il IL ordered by shipper
and IL tue car Is not forthcoming the
railroad will have to pay the shipper
just as the shipper has now 10 pay the
railroad when he holds car The
question is knolty one rs railroads
are uuds terrific pressure for cars az
certain times aud IL Is almost a phvsi
cal impossiDility TO get cars all.
On the other hand many shippers lose
much money annually because they can
not get cars 10 ship their prodnce in
and if some Efficient regulation is put
i'm force II will no doubt result in the
roads making a better aud quicker dis.
tribution OF cars
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
iron River Won

AZ the meeting of Columbia Encamr.
ment, I. O. 9 the following officers
were chosen for the coming year.
G. y. j. ". Polglase
II P.-J n Jessen
s. w-Ed. Kuller
j. w. Chas. Dove
Scribe Thos Conlin
Treasurer Fred b. TOnkin
Ist Rep All Haley.
2nd Rep. David Sanders
lst Alternate Chas. r. Johnson.
2nd Alternate-O r. Larsen.
The debate that followed the lodge
meeting between three from Iron River
and three from Crystal Fails was won
by Iron River fellows
a roasted pig was dished up bv the
entertainment committee and the Re
bekahs furnished the rest of q very fine
supper. installation Of officers will pe
held at Iron River on Jan. = in con
junction with the subordinate lodge of
Iron River.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
in Pittsburgh Post.
ACCIDENT AT CAMP
Enpinser on Logging Engine Was Badly
Scalded AS A Result

VIM. Bowman, engineer on the log
ging engine at the Sawyer Goodman
camp west Of the Dunn mine was bad
ly scalded in rear end collision last
Wednesday and his brother who was
firing on the engine with him received
severe bruises which will keep in the
hospital for several days
The brothers are at Or. Larson 8
hospital in this city and are resting
easily at this writing The engineer
will be confined to the hospital for six
weeks.
The engine had showed a number of
cars up to the top of grade and left
them, supposing that they were Sc
curely anchored The engine was nm.
coupled and started away down the
track when the cars got loose and star.
ted down the track after the engine.
The men in the cab didn see the cars
approaching. the first intimation they
had of danger being the crash VIM.
Bowman was caught between the cab
and tender and burned badly
The two men are from Gould City
Both are single men.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
No Hall Next Year

A report from the meeting OF the
city council held last Monday evening
says tnat there Is little prospect OF the
proposed city hall being built next
year owing 10 the mix.up in the title.
The property npon which the title n
mixed Is that now owned Ivy Joe Ben'
dick and which he mas optioned TO the
city. IL seems that deed Is missing
and II is necessary 10 ger the heirs Of
the erantor ot that deed into court by
publication and the nearest date that a
deed can be got IL Jnne |. 1913
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
APeRAIsE MORE COUNTIES
Marquette, 6araga, ontonagon and. Chic
pewa With Four Lower State courtes

Marquette, 6araga, ontonagon and. Chip
pewa With -Four Lower State courties
The state tax commission has decid-
ed 10 appraise the counties OF Mar
quette. Bay. Oakland. Jackson, Cal
houn. Baraga. Ontonagon. Alger and
Chippewa counties the coming year.
Last year the counties of Iron, Goge-
bic, Dickinson, InghaG- and Kalamazoo
we're appraised and the result of the
appraisal was to add about 800. 000 600
20 the tax rolls of the state.
The work of the commission is linn
tied to about a half dozen counties
each year for the reason that there are
not funds enough at the command Of
the commi ssion to make an entire ap.
praisal at one time. Much complaint
is heard about the state for that rea-
son. Some Of the counties are paying
upon their full cash value while others
are paying upon about go per cent of
their cash value. The property of the
upper peninsula counties outside OF the
mineral and timbered lands are ap-
praised above their cash value and
every stump settler pulls on any land
that he takes mp adds tax burden TO
him. according 10 the way that the
commission views Things, There is
considerable discussion just now az TO
what the personnel of the commission
will be after Governor elect Ferris
takes hold Commissioners MershGn
and White were appointed by Governor
Osborn, the latter to take the place Of
Robert Shields Of Houghton whom the
governor removed from Office
Mr. Mershon is democrat and IL
has been supposed that he would be re-
appointed 10 the position by Mr.. Ferris
but Mershon spilled the porridge him
self by Hat footed statement that he
would under no condition accept the
position again.
Those close to Mr. Ferris say that
Thomas Carney OF Ann Arbor will be
appointed to the vacancy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
Probing Enrolment frauds

Governor Osborn il listening TO ios
timony tending to show that a number
of notaries in the city Of Detroit should
he removed from Office because Of par.
ticipation in frauds in the enrolment
OF voters prior to last August primary
day
The testimony Is designed 20 show
thatfrauds we're perpetrated in tho en-
rollment of voters so as 20 work 90 tbe
advantage of certain candidates.
This Investigation is interesting in
Iron county tor the reason that enroll-
ment frauds were charged against the
Iron River township officials and oaus.
ed a Hurry Of excitement ut the time
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
MERcHANTABLe ORE
Fee Owners OF the Hawkins Mine Seek 10
Stop Washing OF Mines Product

1872
A lawsuit OF more than ordinary inn
portance TO iron ore circles is being
fought ont at Duluth this week be-
tween the Wisconsin Steel company.
the mining end ~of the International
Harvester Co.. and the Mississippi
Land Co., the first mentioned being
operators and the last mentioned the
fee owners OF the Hawkins mine on
the west end OF the Mesaba range.
The Hawkins mine has developed
many million tons Of silicious ore
and in order to make ii more valuable
a big washing plant has been built on
the shores of nearby lake.
The fee owners seek to restrain the
mining company from moving this ore
under the claim that il is not mer-
'hantable and the lease only passes ore
Of a merchantable valne to the opera.
tors.
The operators claim that the ore is
not being washed for the purpose of
making non -merchantable ore mer-
charitable but 10 make a low grade
merchantable ore more yaluatffe.
The suit is being watched with in
terest by mIne owners and operators all
over
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
EAGLES ARE PROGRESSIVE
viii Hold HOLIDAY Exercises For Their
Children in Their Hall

viii Hold Holiday Exercises For Then
Children in Their Hall
The Eagles are making great prepar-
ations for Christmas this year. They
are to have a big tree at their hall the
afternoon and evening Of Dec. "a ai
which all Of the children Of the lodg,
members will be present aud will be
given presents
A circular letter was issued during
the week TO all OF the members asking
each 20 send some present for the chill
dren of Eagles.
At the election OF officers recently
held in the local Aerie, the following
were chosen 10 officer the lodge for the
coming year.
President Ii. 9. Buenger.
Vice Pres Frank Koob.
Chaplain s. q. Chadbourne
Secretary ]. Gribble
Treasurer T.. Larsen
Inside Guard John Buckley
Outside Guard-.Toe Holkup
Trustees james II. Johnson, l. Ii.
jackson and Chas Nenge bauer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
suffrage Adyocates eeaten

IN the recount of votes IN WAYNE
county. where the second count showed
great loss from the precinct returns
on the Yes vote fof women suffrage,
many ballots were found without tho
initials OF the inspector on tho back.
The representatives OF the suffrage ad
vocates commenced an action in the
circuit court before Judges Codd Hos.
mer aud HaIly asking that the un-
initiated ballots be excluded from the
count.
In an opinion. concurreh in by oil of
the judges. the petition is denied but
not because OF the reason set up in the
petition but pecause the judges hold
that the cauvassing board has not an
thority to recount au amendment bal.
lot What the anffragists will do now
IL not known.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
CONTINUED FINDINGS or A HIGH
GRADE IRON ORE
OLIVER FIND IS A BIG ONE
Large Showing Of Ore That Averages
Above 90 Per Cent in Iron is Re
ported From the Drilling

That Mastodon section is Whale. I"
said a local mining man in discussing
the developments recently coming 10
light in that portion of the Crystal
Falls district. 1T il to my mind the
biggest ore section OF the Menominee
range .
This statement gives some idea Of
the opinion which wen Informed min.
ing men have of that section OF the
county and this man opinion is easily
tested out by the reports that come
from the work now being done in that
locality.
Owing 70 the tax agitation. the oper-
ators endeayor TO keep their finds a.
concealed as possible and when any re
liable information is given out IL IN
generally phoo hooed by those in au-
thority. However. the reports that
get sout 10 fee owners and Others
generally tell what is being found.
The drilling being done by the
Oliver Iron Mining Co. on its holdings
IN section ~ are eciipsing those done
by the Longyear people ON section rs
Tor the reason that the ore found there
is OF higher grade. A considerable
quantity OF ore has been showed np
that will average above 60 per cent in
iron and some of il runs up as high az
63 per cent OF course, there are lean
ore areas also in connection with these
high grade finds but figuring the lean
with the rat, the find IL an exceeding
ly good one.
The Longyear people are still drill
ing on their holdings and undoubtedly
have much more territory which they
intend TO prove up before they get very
anxious to dispose OF their interests
There are some interests well located
within the ore zone that has been
proved up that they have not acquired
and It is not likely that they will make
any move towards getting the property
in producing state until all Of these
interests have been brought in.
While the oliver and the Longyear
people are the only ones showing mp
any tangible results. the Cleveland.
Cliffs pepole are well located and are
quite certain 10 show mp SOME mines
on the Sheldon holdings that they have
nnder option. This concern has placed
no drills on their holdings yet bat we
understand that the optiors require that
drills shall be placed thereon before
Jan ! and we have been further in
formed that arrangements have prac-
tically been made for the starting of
drill work before that date.
Explorers these days are not as nm
neighborly as they used 20 be in days
gone by and while 10 is TO the advan-
tage of concern that is on the ground
to keep one seeking entry TO the section
in the dark. after they are all located
there is generally an exchange of IN.
formation whereby one profits by tho
other experience and both save money
in knowing where not 90 spend money.
u is probable that this policy is be
ing pursued in the Mastodon section
and that much more drill work will be
done there in the near future than now
seems probable.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
Christmas Suggestions

ON page three OF this issue will be
found half page ad OF Jacobs Bros,
tho jewellers, calling your attention 10
their big holiday stock. II will not
only pay you we'll 20 look over she
many Xmas suggestions in their al bnt
will also make shopping EASY for you
If you buy from them.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21

Ed Burling who ~ attending school
at Ann Arbor is home for the vacation,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21

The watsons laft last sunday even.
Tag ~ scheduled for Florida "a spend
the winter.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
SPOKANE COMPANY
TAKES FIRST PRIZE
Company E, Of North Yakima
Sustains Its Reputation by
-1'rtt Taking Second i9i


q Captain L. L. Boles of company E
received the following telegram yes
terday. from, Second Lieutenant Dia-
mond, dated Fort Lawton, Wash, Sep
TENDER Ia:
Company T, Of Spokane, won first
place with 1,34S points; company h
second with 1907 points"
Detachments from companies E and
G have been in attendance at the an
nual tournament of the Washington
state militia, and the foregoing tele-
gram is in relation to the winners
thereof.
Lieutenant Diamond will return this
afternoon. Some of the men will I'M
doubtedly try aut for the Interstate
on Friday, October 4.
Company E has won two firsts and
two seconds in the five annual shoots
in which it has participated. Four
trophies are completed for at the state
shoot, and Of that number company
E now holds three This is the third
time that the east side companies of
the state have secured the trophies.
The members of the two local COM
panies who did not attend the taurna-
ment will meet the returning sharp
shooters at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon, upon the arrival of the train
from the west, and with hold DEM
onstration in their honor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
LOCAL OPTION
LEGAL FIGHT
Injunction Proceedings Com.
menced Against the Officials
of North Yakima
RICHARD SCHEIBE IS
PLAINTIFF IN CASE
Alleged in Complaint That Many
of the Signatures to the Petit
ton Were of Persons Not Quail
flied to Act as Electors

Whether or not there will be an
election in North Yakima on Tuesday,
November 8. for the purpose of vot-
ing on the local option question, will
be fought out in the courts. This was
made apparent yesterday when in
junction proceedings were instituted
and the papers filed in the office of
County Clerk A. w. Barr.
The title of the case is Richard
Scheibe versus A. j. Splawn. mayor,
Wilbur Croker and w. H. Redman,
commissioners, and r. V. Hopper,
clerk of the city of North Yakima.
Following are some of the allega-
tons in the complaint: Plaintiff
claims that he is citizen of the
United States and voter of North
Yakima; that he pays about $3.50
taxes annually and is the owner of
property of the value of $4,000; that
North Yakima is city of the second
class.
petition signed by, approximately
LAO alleged qualified Voters was filed
on September 4 with City Clerk r. V.
Hopper asking that an election on the
local option questian be submitted to
the voters of the city on Tuesday, No
vember s. 1t is related that at the
election in 1910 there were 1924 votes
cast, and that in order to submit the
question again to vote that petit
ton therefor signed by 66S or more
qualified voters OF the city would be
necessary. 1t Is alleged that not more
than 500 qualified voters have signed
said petition, and that the rest Of the
names are OF persons not qualified to
vote at the time when said persons
appended their names to said petition;
that unless same steps are taken the
defendants will regard the petition as
valid; that the plaintiff is without
remedy except to test the validity of
the petition, in proceedings in superior
court, as are. all other taxpayers and
qualified voters of said city.
The complaint. says that unless the
city commission and city clerk are re-
strained they will so, to a big expense
to hold the election, which will have
to be paid out of the pubNc. funds. adj
ding to the burden plahed upon
plaintiffs assessible property vitnin
said city limits.
The court is asked to inquire into
the validity of the signatures of said
petition.
g. To inquire as to the qualifica-
tons Of the voters signing said petit
ton.
8. That the defendants be enjoined
and inhibited from taking any action
Whatsoever upon the said petition at
the coming election, or doing any
thing whatever toward presenting to
the voters Of the city Of Moth Yaki-
ma the Question as to Whether or
not license shall be issued for the
sale OF Intoxicating liquor during the
next biennial, period. or. from sub
hitting the question to the voters at
the approaching election. lPJclu
snively & Bounds are attorneys for
the plaintiff.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18

one by the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
Puget Sound and one by the Yakima
Valley Transportation company. This
makes a total of four silver trophy
cups offered by the railroads this
year, the Northern Pacific having Of
fered a cup for the best herd of swine
and the O.-W. r. & N. for the best
4S-hour butter test in the dairy d.
vision.
Through their local agent, Leslie
w. Hayes, the c. M. & p. S. has Of
fered a silver trophy cup, and Secre-
tary Averill has placed the cup, at the
special request of the railroad, in the
sheep division. In explanation of the
request, the. company stated that they
had received more than 100 carloads
of sheep from this district during the
year. The cup has been offered,
therefore, for either the best flock or
the best pen of sheep exhibited at the
fair.
President N. c.. Richards of the
Yakima Valley Transportation COM
pany, has offered for the company a
silver trophy cup, to be awarded to
some exhibitor from district
reached by the transportation COM
pany's lines. This cup has been
placed by Secretary AveriN in the
horticultural division.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
SECOND DEATH FROM
SNEAO EL0PEMENT
Husband Shoots and Kills Man
Who Ran Away With His Wife
After Killing the Father

AMARILLO, Texas, Sept. 14.-Al
G.. Boyce, Jr., was shot and killed this
afternoon by j. D. Snead, with whose
wife Boyce eloped to Canada last
fall. Snead is shortly to stand trial
for the murder of Boyce's father, shot
at Fort Worth, January 13, as the
result of the elopement of the son
Snead shot today
The presence of Snead in this city
was not known until after the shoot
ing. Boyce returned to the city only
recently and the shooting occurred
within a block of the business district
of the citys principal street. Shortly
after Snead surrendered to the au-
thorities, giving up an automatic
shotgun and two automatic revolvers.
Bystanders hearing the first shot
turned to see man, apparently a
tramp, advancing to the center of
the street firing with shotgun. Az
proximately score of buckshot took
effect in Boyce's side.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
EXTENSION WILL PROBABLY
BE FOR FIFTEEN MILES
Steel Is Being Laid on the Top
penish Branch Where Opera
tons Will Be Undertaken in
Time for Years Crop

Definite steps have been taken with
reference to further construction on
the Cowiche branch of the North Yak
ina & Valley railway. Plans and
specifications have been completed
for the construction of three miles cf
track into the canyon from the pres
ent tracks of the valley railroad and
bids for the work have been asked
for. These bids will be received at
the office of the president at Tacoma
until September 81, at which time
they will be opened and an award
made that work may be done this fall.
Engineers have been at work on the
route of the Cowiche branch, which
will extend for IL or Is miles from
the present lines of the valley rail-
road, but the three miles or more for
which bids are now asked are all that
the detailed work. has been completed
upon, .g ,sy i,,t.,.t-
Route an Open Question
Thefe is some question, still open,
of the route the line will, take after
it gets through the canyon, but in any
event the greater part of the later
CONSTRUCTION will be easy and capable
of being handled rapidly after 9the
canyon has been negotiated and bids
for that work will be called for in
season. In brief, the line is soon TO
be started and there is no question
that another year will see it in OPP
GRAFTON If some Of the crop of this
fall is not hauled out upon it.
Work of laying rails continues on
the Toppenish branch of the railroad.
There has been considerable delay in
procuring steel but a supply has come
to hand and that part of the valley
company's extension will certainly
handle crops this season. sp
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
.O|ST|LLERY MAN IS
READY TO START
Superintendent kennerly Expects
Manufacture to Begin Within
Two or Three Days

superintendent Kennerly Of the
distillery expects to- begin operations
by Tuesday or Wednesday. The de-
lay caused in procuring the govern
ment recognition, due to the title for
the land, has about been overcome.
and as soon as the bond is accepted
operations will be- undertaken Mr..
Kennerly has all the ARRANGEMENTS, so
far as the plant itself is concerned,
perfected and is prepared ; to take
hold and begin misunderstanding the in
slant permission ia given. There
are enough peaches on the ground at
the present time for the manufacture
OF thousands gallons of product,
and If there is no greater delay oc-
casioned there will be sufficient guam
titles of peaches available to permit
night and day work until the end of
the season.
Apples of any kind, so long as they
are ripe, but not injured by bitter
rot can be used, as well as plums,
prunes, etc, of any kind. No use can
be made of pears.
'"rhe opportunity here" said Mr..
Kennerly, lis one of lifetime My
OHly regret rs tiidt ndu not got
started in here month earlier so
that / could have had the advantage
of the entire season for manufacture
ing. However, as I said, / am all
ready, and If we get our bond per-
fected as speedily as I anticipate we
will be able TO do, considerable this
season. T expect ko' turns out a
prodiict which VIII Try the reputa-
ton of the Yakima fruit a long dis
tanceg. WE tNAEAF N. ..taNr AA
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-18
WHITE WYANDOTTES LEADING
Rival Pens in Egg-Laying Contest
Only Three Eggs Apart

In the egg-laying contest the two
leading pens are White Wyandottes
and the race for supremacy promises
to be very close. Pen No. 81, owned
by Pete Windblad of North Yakima
still leads, but the margintis cut to
three by Pen No. 26, owned by A. w.
Linse of North Yakima. Pen No. 2.
American Dominiques, owned by Miss
Alta Plank of Woodburn. oregon,
which made sensational dash two
weeks ago, fell .baci. again. this week
and will hardly make better than
third place in the contest. There has
been some shifting down the line, but
in the, two weeks remaining all the
changes will be of minor importance.
Following is the report of the Sec
rotary in full for the week: