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

A paper received from st Peters
burg, Fla. contains an item telling of
the organization at that place of a
Michigan association OF winter resi-.
dents. The president of the organiza
tion is Hon. J. II. Parks Of this city.
The Michigan colony is very active and
Mr.. Parks enterprising spirit is one
OF the causes for this activity. An
other item tells of tine proposed bond
ing of the county for good roads, all OF
w hich is fostered by the spirit OF pro
gression brought there by the northern
people who go there and own property.
Misses Myrtle and Bert Erikson came
home yesterday from Evanston 10 spend
the holidays with their parents Mr.
and Mrs John Erikson at the Dunn
The girls ARE among the most promi-
nent of the students of the North
Western University.
The upper peninsula brewers met at
Iron Mountain last Tuesday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21
Iron and Steel Review

The steel mills continued 10 DO bust
ness under great pressure from con
sumers last week. Rolling schedules
are complete for four months, and new
business is heavy from both domestic
and foreign sources. Railroads con.
tinue TO place orders TOR equipment
with the hope of obtaining shipments
before next summer is over. but the
retail mills, az rule, cannot promise
deliveries inside of eight months. with
the exception Of one Eastern mill that
can take some business for May deliv-
cry The larges, mills are sold into
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21

John Andrews, deputy game warden
and alderman of the Iron Mountain
common council was ia Crystal Falls
last Tuesday evening on official bust.
ness. Mr. Andrews says that the I'M
pleasant features of the Iron Mountain
council meeting of two weeks ago
when sufficient aldermen left the room
e. break the quorum was not repeated
AT the last meeting but that they had
u regular love feast and did lot OF
business.
Editor r. O'Brien was in Crystal
Falls last Monday nosing around TO see
il he could get possession Of that ten
dollar bill we offered him last week but
we are still in possession OF it. Mayor
Bjork says 10 make IL 800 but If
o Brien can carry oft that new ten
there's no use adding injury TO insult
by heaping more Goals on his head
Word received from Matt Hurja last
week informs us that several small
pieces OF skin were recently grated
upon the sore in his foot The ban.
dages will not be- removed tor several
days yet and until then il will not be
known IL the operation will be success.
ful. MIR. Hurla is nj Augustine hos
pital Chicago.
John + Peters OF Detroit. one OF the
fee owners OF the Mansfield mine was
in the city couple OF days this week
in company with NJ. J Sherwood Of
Marquette. Tho gentlemen had some
legal business on hand and called upon
friends between times.
Game wardens AT Escana Ca got pos
session of five miles OF fish nets belong
ing 70 Marinette fisherman last Mon
day. The nets were confscated for the
reason that they were set for front and
whtefish prior to Dec. Is, the opening
of the season for that kind of FISH
Rev. Levi Bird Methodist minister
OF Norway. says that he has preferred
charges against the city officials of
Norway who refused 10 assist him in
his crusade agains' the Sunday opening
Of moving picture theatres in that
city.
Don miss the grand cut .price candy
sale at N. NJ. Jacobs confectionery
store beginning Dec rs and lasting tor
rs days. Pd Adv.
Miss Alma Justified. one Of the
teachers in the Calumet schools. came
home last night 10 spend her holiday
vacation.
Mr.. James T. Crosbie. now Of Mar.
quette. will take charge of st. Marks
church until some other arrangements
can be made.
We are now better prepared than
ever to take care Ut the holiday trade.
Give us call. Jacobs Bros. Adv
Mr. and Mrs 4 Bridges went to
Sunday oyening Tor brief
visit
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21

Complete details received In the city
Of the marriage of Frank J. sullivan
Of this city and Miss Marie Hendrick-
son OF Chicago. show that they were
married at st. James Episcopal church
in Chicago on Dee. II by Rev shaffer.
The bride was attended by Mrs +. Il.
Nuget az matron of honor. while Miss
Frances McCauley served as brides
maid. :. H. Block OF New York served
as groomsman Immediately after the
ceremony the bridal party went TO the
home of Mrs r. Nennenfeld. where
dinner was given them. The bride
and groom are both we'll known in
this city. the groom being employed
as fireman on the North western
out OF here while the bride former
home..was at Crystal Falls. --Escanaba
Press
Ed. Widstrand is expected 10 arrive
in the citv tomorrow from Chicago,
and Miss Hulda Widstrand will arrive
tonight from Hibbing. Mimi, 20 spend
Christmas with their parents in this
city.
A sale of state tax land was held at
the court house last Thursday. There
was but little buying. Some Of the
Wagner a. Carey lots were bought mp
but nothing of value sh owed mp on the
acreage list.
Up in Hancock the residents are
fighting the proposed installation of
water meters. The agitation is similar
to that in Crystal Falls few years
ago when the city proposed 10 install
light meters.
The board of supervisors of Dickin-
SON county adopted resolutions at its
meeting last Thursday asking Cover
nor.elect Ferris TO investigate 10" work
of the state tax commission IN that
county.
w. J Richards and family we're on
the train that was stalled south of the
wreck on Tuesday They got out of
bed mt 500 O'Clock and had 10 wait
until 2 100 o clock before they got any.
thing 10 eat
The snow storm OF last Tuesday
started up logging in earnest and men
are scracer than hens teeth just now.
It is expected that after the holidays
there will be let-up in the labor
shortage.
Iron Mountain is considering the e.
rection of a canning factory and il
looks--as IL a stock company to push the
project through viii be organized.
Mrs. II. o. Frick and daughter went
10 Kenosha last SUNDAY night to spend
the holidays. Mr.. Frick accompanied
them to Milwaukee,
A wreck at hiel on the Milwaukee
road delayed the morning passenger ak
hours last Tuesday Three men we're
killed in tine wreck.
Do your holiday shopping at Jacobs
Bros. Adv
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21

You ever came back one better.
And you never cried enough.
Tho we handed yon many a bitter
pill
And many pie that was tough.
So now that you have endured Us
For this score Of years and i've.
We're thankful TO say ~ Paddy.
We're glad tina. You re still alive.
May the useful years before you
Hold better things still in store.
And God be with you Paddy.
Till Wa meet in the lists once more
ContribnSa,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21

OCtoDer.
The rail contracts last week included
30, 600 tons for the Union Pacific. 90,
600 tons for the Chicago a. Northwes-
tern, miscellaneous orders aggregating
about %. 600 tons The Hartman lines
are still negotiating for 10000 tons.
Export business pending includes 20. :
600 tons for Argentine railways. 100, :
600 tons for the Southern railway of
Brazil and 80. 600 tons for the Canadian
Pacific. Car contracts aggregated IL. :
600.
The largest locomotive order was
ffty-tive for the Illinois Central. The
Hartman lines are still In the market
for 200 additional. Manufacturers OF
bolts and nuts advanced prices from 81
to ~ per ton and higher prices tor
rivets are imminent.
the subsidiary companies of the
United States Steel corporation in No
vember secured new orders for /. 33s, :
600 tons. shipped 1, 0s0, 0C0 tons and
produced /. TO- 600 tons of finished steel
products.
Steel building orders aggregated
nearly 10000 tons. The American
Steel * Wire company advanced the
prices of wire products 81 ton. etfec.
tive at once.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-21

Big turkey shoot on Sunday morn
ing, Dec. %. starting at 300 O'Clock
II will pay you to come early We
will give the big turkeys in the fore
noon because the afternoons are short
and il wouldn't pay us TO pat man
with lantern TO show you the target.
You can ask Herman Holmes or Frank
Noyes about that, We had to hold a
light for them.
Aug. Meirte
Adv .jonn Klesges.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09

lamp it down we'll, so the water and
cement will rise to the top, where
1T will harden.
"The foundation should be of con-
crete and common field stones and
should come at least six inches above
the surrounding ground. The concrete
mixture for foundation is the same as
for floor Foundation walls should go
beneath frost line. but to within six
inches of the surface. For that no
concrete need be used. All that is
necessary is to fill the trench with
small stones.
Another very important factor in
the construction of poultry-house is
that thehe be absolutely no drafts.
This can only be accomplished by
building the three sides alright. AL
low all air fresh to come in one side,
preferably the south side, and even
there If possible above the fowls"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09
The Most Valuable Tool In Al
The wAp1A

The Most Valuable Tool In All
The World
The following is taken from Farm
and Fireside, a wen known agricultural
paper published in Springfield, Ohio:
"All farming begins with the pillow.
Besides loosening the soil so that
the roots of plants growing in it may
push their way far and wide in search
of the food they must have to bring
them to maturity. the plow softens
the soil so that when it rains the
watch which falls may make its way
downward, to be stored up for use by
and by. The looser the soil, the
more water it will hold. Those who
have studied the matter carefully tell
us that the weight of the soil on the
average farm, taken to the depth, down
of foot, is not far from 1900 tons
to the acre.
If we we're to set out basin when
it rains, and catch water to the depth
of one inch, that would mean that a
little more than 113 tons CT water had
been added to the weight of the soil
of an acre of land that day. What
becomes Of all this?
Hold your hands together side by
side in cup-shape, and let someone
fill them full of earth; then let your
friend pour water on the soft earth
till it will hold no more. This will Civ
you good idea Of the way Nature
stores up water in her natural reese
voir to be pumped up drop by drop
as needed to make stem and leaf,
flower and ripened fruit.
For its helper. the plow has mum.
Der Of valuable tools, such, as the
harrow, the cultivator. the weeder
and the grain-driil. These all work to
quite the same purpose, that Of max
ing the soil mellow, moist and more
really adapted to the growth Of the
plant than 1t is IN ! state Of nature.
All these tools need to be the best
possible and to be properly used.
The man who has these tools and uses
them to the best possible advantage
is + well on the road to successful
farming"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09

The following Is taken from the
current issue Of Farm and Preside:
There is still great deal Of 81
about poultry matters. an
the real purpose Of nest-egeS comes
in for its full share Of comment.
mo, the ordinary china nest.egg
does not make the hens lay white
eggs, nor lay more Of any kind, nor
teach the hens to sit.
"A nest-egg merely encourages q
hen to lay another egg in the same
place. thus preventing her from steal
ing her nest. The material instinct
of hen leads her to try to !, lay a
nest full Of eggs, on which she can
sit II natures plan is not disturbed
by gathering the eggs
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09

most farms. In order to build suit
able habitation for one hundred hens
house costing about $165 is neces-
sary The author says in part:
when you build houses for chick
ems, you want to keep in mind their
health and comfort. Proper housing
increases egg production, and impro-
per housing decreases it. Locate
your poultry house on a light, porous
soil, like gravel, somewhat higher than
the surrounding ground. Build it on
the south side Of your farm barn. not
Immediately next to it. but close en-
ough SO that it is sheltered from the
cold north winds. II this is not pos
sible. build it on the Reward side of
your orchard or woodlot. Always face
1t to the south so the windows will
admit all the sunlight possible. Al
low about four square feet of floor
space per fowl A good size to build
for one hundred fowls is sixteen feet
wide and twenty-five feet long. II
you desire to keep more. the length
or the number of houses may be in
creased.
"A well built poultry-house should
be dry, well lighted and well ventilat-
ed. Fresh air in abundance is one
great essential to be always kept
in mind
The only satisfactory floor for a
poultry-hcalsee is concrete floor laid
on a sub-filler of cobblestonos, CT COM
mon fieldstones. The concrete mix
ture that has given good service is
made of the following proportions:
One part cement, two parts sand aud
three parts gravel. To get smooth
and hard surface on top OF the floor,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09

Leaks on the Farmland Everywhere
The following Is taken from the
current issue Of Farm and Fireside:
The little leaks on the farm seem
inpumerable.
There is the waste occasioned by
poor fences. Waste in both money
and time. Live stock will in an hours
time ruin enough Of a crop to more
than pay for a new fence.
I'VE find high-priced farm machin.
cry unprotected and weather. beaten
standing in various places about the
farm.
IT the housewife would set a SIS
sewing-machine in the rain for an hour
she would be branded as a good-for-
nothing. careless housewife, and right
ly SO, but what about the husband that
leaves $3.50 binder in the rain, sun,
snow and sleet for months, and the
corn-plow where he finished the last
row of corn, and the wheat-drill ha,f
full Of wheat in the! corner of the field
until time to use them again?
Corn is thrown to the hogs on mud.
dy ground, bushels at time, and
half Of it is wasted. Good, fresh,
warm separator-milk is poured into a
leaky trough to the pigs. and the
greater part Of it is permitted to
soak into the ground.
Live stock. is not properly pro-
tected in the winter. and a greater
amount of feed is necessary. Hay
and other roughage is fed in such
manner that the greater amount of Il
Is trampled under the animals feet.
THE average American farmer
makes money, communes with nature
continuously. lives in approved Am.
erican style. enjoys life thoroughly, bu
think of his bank account being doub
led. -ust simply by stopping the leaks.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09
HOME VISITORS EXCURSIONS
EAST

Via Oregon Short Line Union Pacific
railroads October 10th. November %
and Is; and December Fl and %; Ii
NIT Of October and November tickets
January 31st. and Of December tickets
February 28th. Low rates to Omaha,
Chicago. Minneapolis, Kansas City,
St. Louis and many other points. See
agents for rates and particulars.
O3-Dec23 adv.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09
A House For One Hundred Hens

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside appears an article about
The Profitable Farm Poultry House =
According to the author, about one
hundred hens is the numter kept on
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09
RICH

Left over from last week

Left over from last week.
Peter Graham made a trip to Black
foot last week. taking a load of bar
ley to the market.
Mr.. C. A. Burrlston, Mrs. Burris-
ton and Mrs. w. G. Davidson visited
with friends at Thomas Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I, d. Brown visited
in Pingree last week.
The farmers are enjoying . state Of
prosperity since the election Of de-
mocratic president. EDITORIAL note
-"Huh?"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09
CT Breakfast with the Soft
c0al Put IN the Might Before

Coles Patented High Oven Range
win hold dre over night and it is pos
sible to get your breakfast with the
soft coal put in the night before.
It has as much top cooking space as
any four hole range or cook stove.
Costs you about half the price charged
for regular steel ranges. 1t has a
splendid large oven which is on
level with your shoulders, doing away
with all STOPPING and lifting while
baking or roasting (R-45)
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-12-09
Women Win As
Home Builders

on the general principle that It
takes a woman to do well the
thing that a man knows all
about, However. the making Of
. real home Is second nature
with most women and for that
reason they should be consulted
pretty freely about the plans for
tho house. When It comics to
lumber we find the women are
extremely keen on the satin fin
ish and smooth surface stuff.
Guess they know that this kind
Of lumber Is going to save a
heap Of money in the actual
work Of building because 1t
won't need any planning or sand
papering by carpenters. We're
strong on that very thing our.
selves and the mills we buy Of
lay particular stress on the high
grade quality. bright color and
natural grain Of the Finish,
Flooring, Ceiling, Siding, Case,
Base, etc. Come in and see
this for yourself.
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-15
Mr.. GRIFFITH, SHALL THE
DELEGATES HAVE PASSES?

A new phase of the local Repub-
lican campaign fas developed and is
causing great deal of discussion
today. 1t seems that the insurgent
Republicans who expect to go down
to the state convention to vote for
Roosevelt are clamoring for free
transportation, in spite of their
howls against the Nominations of
the railway interests.
AS result. some of the stand
pat leaders are charging the insur-
gents with being inconsistent. and
today one of the stand-pat leaders
declared that it is up to Attorney
General Griffith. in his speech. to
clear up the matter. Mr.. Griffith
is known to have recently gone
op record against the use of free
transportation. This stand-pat lead
er is anxious that Mr.. Griffith clear
ly explain mis-. position on the rail-
road pass question in his speech and
tell the local insurgents. who want
to ride to the state convention on
free passes. just what they should
do. Shall they accept free trans
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-15

lures and to secure the details of the
big new banking house and we are
thus enabled to give the first de-
scription of the new home of the
Union Trust & Banking Company.
The Maupin block corner is one
of the best locations in the city's
business district. The banking
company will occupy space of 80
by so feet in outside dimensions
30 feet frontage on Main street and
90 feet along Fourth street. For
weeks carpenters, brick and stone
masons and other workmen have
been remodeling the building, and
now begins the work of the installa-
'tion of the fixtures and furnishings
and the work of decorating, paint
ing, tiling. etc.
Plate glass windows will take up
all of the wall space on Main street,
While a series of big windows along
Fourth street will assist in giving
the bank the very best of lighting
and ventilation.
The main entrance will be at the
corner and will be spacious and
handsome in it's decorative effects.
On Fourth street, near the end of
the new bank will be another en-
trance "hieh VIII pio'e VI No
venience A very beautiful and
catchy outside electric illumination
is being installed over the plate
glass windows on Main street and
for some distance along Fourth
street, giving the whole corner a
brilliant lighting effect of even
ings.
The banking fixtures, original in
design and manufactured by the
Desserich Fixture Company of Den
yer. are among the finest and cost
liest ever brought to western Col
orado. Mr.. Altwies. of this compa-
Continued on Page Four
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-15
DIR. WILEY OUT
WILSON WINS

Associated Press.
Washington, Mar. Is. - DR..
Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the bu-
reau of chemistry of the depart
ment of agriculture, sent his re-
signation to Secretary Wilson to-
day.
The resignation of DR.. Wiley
came as a dramatic climax to
long conference he had with Sec
retary Wilson in the latter's pri-
vate Office today.
Secretary Wilson would make
no statement in regard to the case
other than to say that DR.. Wiley
had resigned He said that no
reasons were given, nor did
Wiley outline his plans.
DR.. Wiley announced that he
would devote the remainder of his
life to urging the creation of a
national health department, en-
tirely separate from any other
branch of the government service.
His resignation became effective
at once.
The daily sentinel., 1912-03-15
A FINE HOME.
FOR THIS
BANK
The Removal of Union Trust and
Banking Co., to Occur About
March 20.-New Home is De-
tailed for First Time.-A
Credit to the City.

Headed by f. j Altwies, designer,
a force of expert workmen have
arrived in Grand Junction, follow
ing the arrival by freight of the big
consignments of magnificent fix
lures for the new quarters of the
Union Trust & Banking Company
and Mr.. Altwies and his assistants
Yesterday started the big task of
placing in position these fixtures.
About March goth the Union
Trust & Banking Company, it is an
nounced today, will move from its
present building at 451 Main street,
TO the new location in the Maupin
block. on the corner of Fourth and
Main streets, and the new quarters
will easily constitute one of the most
commodious, one of the most ele-
gantly appointed, and one of the
most conveniently arranged bank
ing houses in the intermountain re-
gion. and will give the Union Trust
4 Banking Company home unex-
celled in beauty and completeness
by any banking house in western
Colorado.
Grand Junction, long noted among
other things for her three unusually
strong, splendidly managed and
Ideally modern banking institutions,
will make a mistake If she does not
include in all her boosting literature
in the future that in this city will
be found three of the finest ap-
pointed and three of the most at
tractive banking houses to be found
in any city this size or TWICE TINS
size in the United States.
Grand Junction is proud of her
three big and constantly growing
banking Institutions and well may
the city be proud of them.
Today The Sentinel asked permis-
sion TO view the plans and the fix