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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
Shakey on Tonnage Tax

H. Whitney Watkins, the bull moose
candidate for governor, has been among
us all week. I'm his speech at Iron
Mountain he made statement that
directly effects every man. woman and
child in Crystal Falls He says that
he don't know whether he is in favor
Of q tonnage tax or not. He admitted
that as member of the senate he
voted in favor of tonnage tax.
Now, friends, stop in your mad par
tisan rush and consider calmly what
the imposition of q tonnage tax means.
IL means simply this. II Mr.. Wat
kIns and his bull moosers are success
ful in fastening tonnage tax onto the
upper peninsula the mines Of this
county will be taken off the tax rolls
and instead OF paying the bulk Of the
city. township. school and county taxes
as they do now. they viii pay direct
tax to the state the same as the rail
roads do and that money will be diver
ted into the primary school fund
The result Co the city Of CRYSTAL Falls
would be that the school, city and
county taxes would have TO be paid by
the few residences and business places
a a 4
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
pass Prosperity Around"

We have noticed the above heading
in several of the business places of this
city.
Pass prosperity around.
Invariably when we have seen that
notice in businessman window we
have stopped and asked ourselves,
Has prosperity been passed around
to the fellow who runs this placer
Then, we reflected back to the day
he came 10 this town--for we saw all
OF them come here.
We figured mp how wucn worldly
goods he had when he came here and
constrasted his condition then with his
condition today.
Invariably we have found that pros
perity has been pretty well passed
ont 90 him.
Readers go over the whole bunch of
fellows who are singing that song on
our streets today and follow the same
line Of reasoning What do you hndY
We II tell you.
When they came here they were very
much like ourselves. They either
walked in or spent their last dollar TO
buy a railroad ticket 20 Crystal Falls
They are pretty we'll fixed today
those fellows who claim that they
would like to have prosperity passed
around.
Look them over, count noses and see
III we are not correct.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
U. P. WOMAN AT THE HEAD
Mrs. Thos. conln OF This City Was Chosen
President OF the Rebekah Assembly

President OF the Rebekah Assembly
At the session OF the Michigan. As
sembly held ut Detroit last week, Mrs
Thos. Conlin OF this city was chosen TO
head that organization Of 30, 900 women
with 400 lodges scattered all over the
state. Another upper peninsula woman
was placed on the list OF officers. Mrs
Emma Tobin Of Calumet who was ap-
pointed to the outer door The report
of the secretary showed the Rebekahs
Of Michigan to be growing tast, the
total membership now being 80, 000.
Mrs. Conln was the recipient of q
beautiful cut glass dish, from the upper
peninsula delegates TO show their ap-
probation of the honor conferred upon
the upper peninsula for the first time
in the history of the order
The officers chosen for the ensuing
year are as follows
President-Nora Conlin Crystal
Falls.
Vice-P President Irene Boyce. BOVINE
City.
Warden Libble Tuetwiller, Leonides
Secretary Hannah Baillageon, De-
troit,
Treasurer-Addie Smith, Detroit
Marshal Jessie Thompson, Will
Hanson.
Conductor Myrta Rbianfrank Rat.
tie Creek
Inside Guardian Eta Smith. Grand
Rapids.
outside Guardian Emma Tobin,
Calumet
Chaplain Ida NJ. Davis
The next session of the Assembly
viii be held at Kalamazoo in August
1918.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
IN THE SUPREME COURT
Judge Abbott Submitted the Decision OF the
Circuit Court for Review.
Spencer in Denver Rsput

Circuit Court Tor Review.
Probate Judge Fred H. Abbott ap-
pealed his election case TO the supreme
court of this state and Is awaiting the
decision of that tribunal en- the ques-
tion of the correctness of the decision
OF Judge O'Brien in the case OF the
Iron River precinct at the primary
election. Mr. Abbott asks that the
supreme court find that the lower court
erred in determining that the original
count should have been taken instead
of the recount figures.
Mr. Abbott went to Lansing last
week and presented his case asking for
the writ. The justices looked over the
brief that he filed and allowed il, set
ting last week Friday as the day upon
which the case was TO be argued. Mr..
Abbott had to do some quick moving
about In order to get around but sue
ceeded in arranging all the details that
were called for and the case is now un.
der adyisement.
In the mean time the preparation of
the official ballot is delayed TO await
the decision of the supreme court.
Later Mr. Abbott received word
yesterday that the supreme court had
denied him his application which sets
at rest the question OF who will be the
republican candidate for probate Judge.
The name of Claude G. Rite will be
printed on the ballot
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
ANAUSTRlAN PLUNGED A KNIFEINTo
FELLOW coUNIRYMAN'S BODY
SALOON KEEPER AIDED IN ESCAPE
Man Was Captured at Long Lake After
Two Days Chase and is Now in the
County Jail Awaiting Hearing

A brutal murder was committed in
the saloon of John Judes in Stambaugh
township last Monday night about
1000 o'clock p. M. An Austrian
named Tom Ozanich was stabbed TO
death by a fellow countryman named
Mike Docowitz. The murderer plunged
big case knife into the breast of his
victim, the knife entering the body
slightly below the heart. II was then
projected downward and three ribs
severed besides severing the stomach.
Not satisfied with his first action the
murderer stabbed again at the man
nearly cutting one OF his arms from
his body.
The murderer then disappeared and
remained at liberty until Wednesday
afternoon when ho was captured near
Long Lake. a small station in Florence
county south of Saunders.
AS nearly as can be got. the facts in
the disgraceful affair are these. The
murderer the victim and several others
of their countrvmen were playing cards
in the saloon OF Judes which is situ-
ated ON the Dober location where the
road turns to go 10 Spring Valley.
They got into quarrel over the card
game and general fight ensued The
murderer says that during the progress
OF the ignting he WAS handed knife
by Judes and told 10 defend himself.
The knife, go the murderer says. was
the one used by the saloon keeper in
mis- butcher shop.
Armed with the knife he assaulted
Ozanioh with the results above
stated. Several OF the by-standers tried
TO detain the man and among them
was one Barney Morgan who rushed
behind the bar grabbed a ie and was
about to use II 10 prevent the escape Of
the murderer when a companion Of tha
murderer drew revolver, covered
Morgan and told him TO drop the rifle
or he would be dropped. The murderer
got away and the officials were notified
Of the deed
According to Docowitz' story be
went from the saloon TO the Berkshire
mine and asked the fireman for per-
mission 10 sleep In the boiler room
that night. The fireman refused him
the privilege and he then went out in
the woods back OF the mine and lay
there all day leaving that place the
next night and going to Iron River.
He secreted himself the following day
in the swamp west OF the Iron River
depot and when night came he went
again 70 the Judes saloon. got into
touch with Judes and the latter gave
him 81 90. bottle OF beer, some whis-
key.and told him 10 skip ont.
The murderer then made his way
through the country 10 the Saunders
Hillett branch OF tne North Western
road and was walking along the track
near Long Lake when he was seen by
Frank Long formerly of Pentoga but
now Of Long Lake. Long asked ths
fellow his name aud was given tic.
ticious one Mr.. Long was quite Ger
tain that he had the right man because
of the description OF the fellow tele-
graphed to all points by Sheriff
Holmes Mr. Long ran 10 the home OF
a deputy sheriff and had the man ar.
rested and Mr.. Holmes was notified
and he anil Deputy Jessen went at once
to the place and took the man 90 Crys.
tai Falls.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
Chaplin Flooded Again

A vug OF water was cut in DRIFT on
the sixteenth level OF the Chaplin mine
last Monday and as n result two levels
were flooded and on Tuesday the men
had TO be sent hime as precautionary
measure.
No serious consequences are expected
ms result OF the flooding. An the
pumps and bailers were set a. work
and IL is expected that the openings
will be speedily freed OF water.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
ALL PROPERTY IN IRON COUNTY WILL
..ss.sessAA.sa.s-e~
BE ASSESSED BY THEM
INCREASE IN GENERAL PROPERTY
Taxpayers Association Asked That General
Property be Given Same Treatment
As the Mining Property.

We have had the state tax commits
sion with us the past week AS re-
sult the general property owners of
Iron county will find that when they
! come TO pay their taxes next January
they will have 10 dig up considerably
more money than they have had to do
in the past.
The commission opened up it's books
for inspection last Monday morning
About ten employees OF the commission
were present with commissioners White
and Merschon and secretary Burtleff
Each employe was given township
and the property owners in that as
sessing district might go TO the person
having the valuations made in that
township and find out what his proper
ty was appraised at. II he felt ag
grieved by the appraisal ne might go
before the commission. which sat in the
court room. and there be sworn and
make his protest
Asa sample Of the way residence and
business property was assessed we
mention the following places taken at
random
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26
Gard Of Thanks

We take the means TO thank the
many kind friends and neighbors who
assisted us during the illness and death
Of our husband and father.
Mrs. John BOwden.
Mr.. Richard Bowden.
Mrs VIM. Pearce.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26

Continued on Page 4
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26

We have noticed the above heading
in several of the business places of this
city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26


These pieces Of property are taken at
random ana show about what all
kinds of property IS valued at by the
appraisers of the commission
ON Tuesday the mining properties of
the county were gone over and each
mining company had an opportunity
To have hearing at the session as the
different property was called up for
review. rrof. Leith and Prof Allen
were present and did most OF the talk
ing.
When the Bristol mine was called
Supt Hopkins took the stand and ex-
planned the reason for the lowering in
value of that property at a special
meeting OF the tax commission held at
Hougaton last April he stated that
ON the Finlay appraisal the average
profit per ton was figured ut 81 20, that
being on large percentage Of the
higher grade of ore which, since that
appraisal, exploratory work in the mine
had shown that the higher grade of ore
had cut out TO a great extent and that
a profit OF 0O-cents per ton is what
ought TO he figured and not 81 20.
Chairman White asked that any per
son having any objection to the lower
ing OF valuation ON the Bristol mine
should then and there come forward
and file his objections and aksed that
the local taxpayers association come
TO the front il there was anyone there
~ represent them.
Thomas Conlin VINO was appointed
by the association 10 represent the To-
cal taxpayers who are members Of the
association then came forward and
stated that it was not the purpose of
the taxpayers association 10 ask that
any change be made in the Bristol
mine or any other mining property but
that the association insisted that any
change in valuation Ct any mining pro.
perty should be followed by like
change In the valuation OF the general
property OF the city represented by the
association for the reason that the geu
eral property is wholly dependent upon
the mining property aud that shrink
age Of vRlne in the mineral valuation
should be followed by a like shrinkage
on valuation in general property. Ask
"a n tiic additions made beeause Of
other levels being opened mp would not
compensate tor the lessening OF value
the speaker replied that he thought not
tor the reason that no increases have
ever been made TO mining properties
because of additions and he thought
there never would be for the reason
that the assessor cannot visit each and
every drift and opening in a mine 10
measure up the ore whereas he can
easily walk into building and note
any addition 10 that building. Com
n
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26

w. j. Macdonald candidate for the
Office Of congressman from this dis
trict, was In the city last Thursday
evening.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-26

According 10 a staiement issned bv
the state tax commission the mine val
nations OF this county have been liked
at Si5. G22. 6G4. an increase ofS 5l3. 90.
There had been deducted from The
mine vaInes by the local boards last
spring S463. G3G so that the Increase 10
slightly In excess OF the deductions.
Gust Lithin went 20 Little Lake yes
terday morning on business trip
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
MCARR TO TRAIN
SAVAGE HORSES
Former Assistant to Hersey
Now Has a Reliable
Position

st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. 23.-Ned Mo
Carr has been appointed head trainer
at the NJ. w. Savage horse farm at
Savage. Mimi. to succeed Harry Her
sey, who resigned about IL month ago.
McCarr has heen assistant trainer at
the Savage farm for about two years
and has shown efficiency in develop
of the sensational ~2-year-old Dazzle
Patch who paced a half mile i'll 3?
seconds when twenty-eight months
old. Liberty Patch. another young
horse with exceptional speed, was al
SO trained by him.
M. w. Savage. owner Of the Savage
stock farm, is very enthusiastic over
the selection of McCarr as Harry Her.
sey's successor. He believes the new
trainer will be able to accomplish Il
great deal at the farm, and will give
him full charge of handling the hors-
cS.
McCarr has been decidedly success
full in developing the young horses.
lie took charge of Princess Patch,
winner at Springfield last fall. aud the
~3-year-old trotting -tllly, Mary Il.
Patch. who made a great showing III
the Milwaukee races. He also drove
Mr.. Savage's 4-year-old Pearl Patch
a mile in 2:04 last fall. Besides hand
HedgeMood Boy, .2:01. in 1910 and
1911, and George Gano. 2:02. last
Spring and summer. Both horses low
cred their record after he took charge
of them.
Mr.. Savage expects his new trainer
to put George GHno i'm the 200 list he
fore the close of Inc 1912 racing sea-
son. Tie also predicts McCarr will
drive Minor Heir and George Gano to
a now worlds team record this Year.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
WAS ANAN|AS
A HISTORIAN
Strong Man Records Come
From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Feats Performed

New York. Jan. 23.-The records of
IN athlete Of two hundred years ago
has lately one to light at Calcutta,
india, and II there Is any truth in the
history Of the ma he would make
the giants of the present day look
like novices. His name was Johann
Karl Won Eckenberg and he flourish
century. About that time the king of
Poland was reputed to be the strong
est man on earth, but the account
given of Eckenberg would mean that
he could twist the king around his
little finger.
Breaks Anchor Rope like Thread.
In commenting on the records of
the strong man a writer who read
them carefully remarks, He was the
most stately Of all gymnasts and was
born In the town of Hargerode. and
out Of respect to his native town he
called himself Samson Hercules Harz-
man. What Is related Of his remark
nble exhibitions of strength borders
on the fabulous. He broke an anchor
Iron nails and bolts he turned play
fully into screws between, his fingers.
A cannon pipe he carried around
playfully az If 1t were a baby. His
teeth were as strong as iron. He bit
into a piece Of oak. wood, hen II
strong cart horse was farnessed III to
II. In spite Of the horse being urged
on 1t was unable to pull the athlete
from tho place where he stood. A
bench made Of wood. sixteen feet
long, he grasped with his teeth by one
end and carried 1t around, while "a
trunpeter blowing his instrument sat
on the other end.
Drinks Despite Six Men.
"t1ts arm was more powerful than
his teeth. He spread out his hands,
on each one was placed n jug of wine.
wrist, and to each rope there were
three men from the audience, who
pulled with all their might, so as
to make it impossible for his Her
cules to convey the wine to his mouth.
All their zeal was without. avail, as
the arms of the gymnast BEN them
selves irresistibly and brought the
jugs to his mouth without splitting a
drop Of wine.
His CrOwning Performances.
He generally saved his grandest
performance of strength until the
close Of the exhibition. He assembled
a scaffold Of beams, under which was
o platform of thick planks fastened
on strong chains. A tru1npeter
rode upon the platform n played
his tune. The Hercules then took
q place on the point Of the scaffold-
ing, held a glass of wine in one hand,
and with the other. by means of the
chains. lifted the heavy platform, the
horse. and the trumpeter high up
from the floor, and for a little while
held the whole weight, the trumpeter
shrilly blowing tune, while the ath-
lete drank the glass Of wine, at the
same time giving a toast to the mag
istrate and the citizens, Of the city
in which he happened to be stay
Ing"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23

Baseball Note--Frank Chance has
discovered a rafting new shortstop
nained Smith AT Glendora. Cal, and
will sign him for the Cubs. Chance
expects him to become q phenom.
It's the same old winter story. ii is
ancient. old and hoary. and we hear
it every year about this time. of the
phenoms in the bushes. Ger them
and %scribbler gushes. tells their
proves in plain prose and measured
rhyme. It's the same old gladstone
tale. and you never saw it fail. that
the wizards arc discovered when the
overs rich and poor alike; ev-
adown the pike you hear the
same old bullcon come and go. Chance
has found a man named Smith, this
is short and it is pith. and it tells a
tale that's thirty years old. It's been
told since 81. that's TIE time that
they begun to peddle out this line of
junk So bold. Smith is destined sure
to shine, o can read in every line
that TN Cobb will have to skip and
away. when this Smith phenom
lie comes all the rest will look like
buns. But Wen wait until we reach
the first of MAY; Just about that
date, those who fulsomrlr
crate about the iuven:le phenom.
Smithy will reply 90 query tcr$e. in
this style or something worse: Hank
Smith. why vino the blue hlazes is
l1e ."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
WINTER LEAGUE SCHEDULE.

How does this sound to the fans
especially those who follow the mean
derings of the worlds champs:
One month from today-First big
league squad starts for Sunland.
Two months from today-First ex-
hibition scores begin to drift back in.
Three months from today-St. Louis
Browns begin discussing plans for a
better team in 1913.
Four months from today-Hank
O'Day applies for old lob on President
Lynch's staff.
Five months from today-Connie
Mack refuses to his battery
for the first game of the world series.
Looks like Bender and Thomas.
Nine months from today - John
Franklin Baker draws a base on balls.
WALSH WAS HARDEST WORKED.
The title of worlds greatest pitcher
is a trife too intricate for eevn the
winter league viewpoint to embrace.
But in one respect at least Walsh tops
the clan. Eight slabmen in 19l1
worked in 800 innings or more, and
from this list the White SoX premier
is In front. with 1858 rounds to his
der, whose work of 367 innings was a
marvel Of work for u d%ebutante.
The eight hardest. worked slabmen
follow: Walsh. 36s innings; Alex
ander, 367 innings: Harmon. 34S in
nings: Coombs. 3s6: johnson, 32S:
Rucker, 316; Moore. 3OS. and Mathew .
son. 2O7.- ~.
Miner Brown figured in nifty three
games. eight more than Mathewson,
and vet the slabman with only three
Afths OF q I'M worked in but go. In
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23

moro serious artist. refusing to have
amy of his work published until he
Feels that it is worthy of him. He
sans that he has to be in the mood
for drawing and in spite of the fact
that h" spent II whole day recently in
u vain attempt 10 produce something
worth while ON short notice for his
story he had to give it up as a bad
Job until his artistic temperament got
The inspiration. He is . severe critic
at his own work and what might have
been considered worthy of publication
by others vent the route to the waste
basket under the severe censorship of
Russell Ford, as is evidenced BIZ ibis
note:
artist"
That sounds the keynote of his sen-
timent. AS a spitball pitcher he is
II" lauSh and now that he draws he
wants it to he as good as hit pitching
which is indeed a high mark at which
To shoot.
Ford has done some cartoons for a
paper in indianapolis for regular
money and To show tha1 the gift
runs in the family, he has a brother
who is also a very rood artist. Russell
might har" been a recognized leader
Of the modern school himself if he
had not given so niue hattention to the
development of his spitball.
Russell Ford first languished in tho
iimelisht when, with his present bat
tory mate. Ed Sweeney, he won tho
r'ennan, for the Atlanta. team. He
next came to the Newark club of the
Eastern league and then to the High
landers in 1910, where he proved to
he the pitching sensation of the sea-
son.
So it will readily he q that all
ball players are not Just athletes.
Some spend their idle time in other
pursuits. OF course the great run Of
ball players devote many feeting mo-
ments to proving the old theory that
three of a kind are a big improve
ment over two pair. but they are lust
the hall players. Some have other am
hitions. Eddie Collins. the great sec
ond baseman of the Philadelphia Ath.
letics for instance. would like to be a
writer. He is a graduate of Column
hia university and writes very we'll.
having don some newspaper and
magazine work already. This story is
just a proof that some ball players
can draw other things besides their
salaries-and in support of the as
sertion look at Ames and Tenney and
Ford.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23
MAY BE
THE TRACK LEADER

New Haven. Conn.,, Jan. aa.--Chi-
cago is likely to own two of the four
Yale captains of major sports. Rob
ert Able Gardner, formerly amateur
champion golfer and intercollegiate
champion pole vaulter. is almost Ger
tain to be elected captain OF the Yale
track team, a succeeding Clarence
Childs. who today resigned and left
college to go into business In syria
cuse.
Childs, who was the teams best
hammer throWer. accompanied the
Yale team to England last July. He
lives in Fremont. Ohio. and prepared
for Vale at the Kenyon military
academy. The choice for his success
sor will be made i'm IA mail vote of the
players who We're qualified to vote last
June by reason of having Won points
in The meets against Harvard land
Princeton. Jesse Sbalding, the foot
ball leader, is the other Chicago cap
tain.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-23

Kenosha, Wis. Jan. 2%3.-Johnny
Coulon successfully defended his title
of hantamwcight champion of the
world here on last night when he
Knocked out Harry Forbes. former
bantam champion, in the third round
of a scheduled ten round fight. Cou-
Ion led from the start and rushed his
opponent off his feet. The end came
after two minutes and thirty-four
seconds in the third round when Cou-
Ion worked the knockout using IL right
swing to the jaw and a counter to the
stomach.
Managers of Packcy Mcfarland of
Chicago and Eddie Murphy of Boston
were present at the match and ar
ticles We're signed for a ten-round
fight here between the two on Feb
ruary 10.