The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-01-27
CLAUDE ATKINSON .

That name 10 the old timers of Crys-
tai Falls brings ar many recollections.
Who among tae pioneers or the semi
ioneers. does not occasionally call to
mind that parsonage. We can see him
now In our minds eye--somhrero and
ALL parading M Superior avenue in
the days before pavement blotted out
the marks of the towns infancy. Oc-
casionally we turn TO some of his writ
ings among our files-and o. what a
pen. A printer OF the old school-pre-
cise TO the spacing OF line; writer
of the old type-expressive. vItriOlic
pugnaciors; never running away from
a fight: never shifting the burden 10
another Claude Atkinson stood TO his
guns 10 the last
Born and bred in the atmosphere of
the printing Office he knew il from the
roller fowl to the folder from the hell
To the leading display line. The
Diamond Drill was his first paper the
Mesaba Ore hls greatest winner and the
Northome Record his latest venture
Mr. Atkinson recently turned over
the active management of the Mesaha
ore 20 his son. Marc Atkinson hied
himself away TO the north woods TO
commune with nature and. just &c keep
his hand in. he bought the Northome
Record, more as toy than serious
newspaper venture We learn that his
toy is proving to be real, active tool
instead of plaything II is com
mercial success and all who know Mr.
Atkinson know that il will be a liter
airy and typographical success,
In explanation Of his recent action
Mr. Atkinson says
Coming along TO the time where
we are going down the other side into
the cleaning. we sought 10 get out of
the strenuous life incident to publish
ing big newspaper in a big town
where one can't know one-tenth OF the
inhabitants. ard in casting about for
an ideal location we selected North
ONE IL there rs man 20 say we
chose poorly we are prepared 20 make
faces at him aud then prove that he is
wrong dead wrong too
Mr.. Atkinson financial success has
in no way lessened his love Of nature
or the enjoyment Of the forest aud
stream The headwaters OF the Deer
and Fence are. relatively speaking. in
our back yard now compared with the
time when Claude used 20 whip those
streams with his fishing rod or tramp
their surrounding forests. Yet no
modern follower of lsek Walton is half
as attentive to thei- beauties or so per.
sisent in his visitations as was Mr. At
kinson during his residence mere That
he is As attentive to the forests and
streams OF Minnesota as he was here is
evident from the following
1--WE fish. because we love the lakes
and we hunt because we love
the woods The grand and glorious
big woods that exist nowhere else we
are essentially picueer and like the
firm handshake ni the stu-dy men and
the cheerful smile OF the good women
that are bringing civilization 10 the
big wilderness -the hardy people who
blaze the trail ana suffer the nardships
OF pioneer life that living may be made
eaiser for the more tender ones that
are 10 follow The pioneer the care
free, whole souled life Of the back
woods village appeals 70 us. because
we believe IL the right manner OF liv.
ing that's why we wear flannel
shirt. macklnaws and lumberlaCK
socks. rather than the choker collar, a
coat. silk bat and patent
leather shoes.
We have warm spot in our heart
FOR Mr.. Atkinson. We hope that his
! going down on the other side may
be attended by all the Joys and relieved
" al the SORROWS incident 20 the ionr-
ney through this vale Of tears.