The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-11-30
SURE TO RIO COUNTY or MANY
.. UNDESIRABLE CITIZENS
IMPARTIAL QUIzz TO BE ASKED
Crystal Falls People Want the Prosecutor
Elect Proven innocent or Guilty BY
impartial Judge

The vicious assault made upon pro-
scouting attorney ELECT August j.
waffen has been the topic of a great
deal OF conversation on the streets OF
this city the past week. While there
are no declarations made in favor or
quiet determination among the citizens
20 have the matter probed to the very
lowest depths. Many attendant facts
have come TO light that induces every
one to withhold Judgment until this
matter can be sifted by some impartial
Judge, preferably Judge Flanagan. and
his decision learned.
There are two factions az Iron River,
one seeking to establish the guilt OF
Waffen and the other to establish CON
spiracy 20 do him and, around 1t all
circles the name OF Joe Lawrence and
woman of the town, neither of whom
shoCld be allowed to dwell twenty four
hours within the hounds OF any decent
community.
It develops that an effort was made
20 rid the county Of this woman several
months ago that Sheriff Holmes order
cd her place raided and the woman
placed under arrest. The raid was
made and also the arrest When the
case was brought up in the Justice
count two Of the prominent men Of Iron
River came forward and went ner bail
and the effort Of the sheriff TO rid the
county OF the nuisance was thwarted.
It also develops that the Olson saloon
was not a saloon under the law but
wholesale liquor store the proprie.
tor having been denied retail license
by the council of Iron River but after
wards granted wholesale license A
similar request was made TO the com.
..ail-oE Crystal Falls last spring by one
OF the resident saloon keepers denied a
license but our council refused TO allow
any such stores 10 open and now they
are congratulating themselves that they
took that action.
II is further alleged tuat back rooms
are maintained in several saloons i'm
Iron River where disreputable practices
are followed and that this condition
has been known and winked at by the
Iron River officials for some time.
telephone inquiry at Iron River
brought the response that Mr. Waifen
was unable TO attend the hearing set
for justice court last Tuesday and that
IL is his intention TO waive examina-
tion 10 the circuit court and have the
matter passed upon by that tribunal.
If this procedure is followed the case
will come up in .December and will br
heard by Judge Flanagan.
Crystal Falls people are reserving
their verdict until they hear the facts
from impartial sources There is talk
of petition being circulated. in case
that things don't look right on their
iace, asking Judge Flanagan 10 direct
an investigation. II is very probable
that such course will ba followed ere
this mattre is finally disposed OF.
In the mean time it is up to Iron
River 10 cleanse herself Of such charac.
ters as have been mixed in this case
and save the county the expense and
humiliation of just such ooourrances as
The present one The days when every
thing went have passed by. Now days
the people look upon tins county as
their home where they are to spend
their lives and rear their children ana
they propose to have the county as free
of disreputable iufiences rs is possible
10 get it