The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-27

difference commenced 10 crop out soon
after wards First, the contest was
over the control nf the organization.
The Lake Erie people didn't nave all
Of the Cleveland interests with them
and Mr. Youngs was able to hold con-
troll until year ago the Erie people
got hold of the Groveland and ran
the other interests SO close race in
the Macdonald that il was understood
the management would change next
year.
Matters went from bad 10 worse and
on the heels of all came the tight
money market and the slump in iron.
The Lake Erie people threw the
Groveland concern into BANKRUPTCY
with the idea of making the stockhold-
ers, who by.the-way had put in but
trife in comparison with the face
value of their stock holdings come
across with the face value of their
stock The case il now in the u s.
court
II can readily be seen that. when
things got into that shape at one pro
psrty. friction would result at others.
The Macdonald was involved next.
This property was not promising
one, although it is claimed that the
ore mined there this summer has paid
the running expense. The ore was
being shipped TO the Lake Superior
Chemical Go. at their Manistique fur.
mace That concern went into liquids.
ton; shipments ceased and soon the
laborers attached the property for their
pay
Once on the toboggon the tendency
WAS 70 shove IL down The Youngs
interps IA thr inaaa ettreteA q, NJ
TO bs sold for the labor claims last
Tuesday. Monday night Atty. |. w.
B'ers arrived here from Iron River
and. after working most OF the night.
secured al injunction from Harry
q, Fraser. circuit court commissioner,
restraining temporarily, the sale Of
the property When the parties had
congregated TO bid the property oil
with Sheriff Sensiba as auctioneer,
Coroner Dawson appeared upon the
scene with papers restraining the
sheriff
The action WAS taken IN the inter.
est of the Reiss Coal Co which con-
Germ asked that the property be put In
receiver : hands There was some
high temperatures recorded about that
time. Atty. Dryer, who considers IL
his special privilege to take fall ont
Of billy Dawson. accused him of
staying up all night 80 as TO butt in.
to an orderly and perfectly legitimate
law game but Billy, having won
the title of Peace Maker" al the
hands of Pat O 'Brien, contented him
self with casting upon the daring
attorney one scornful glance Judge
Fannigan was communicated with
and u was learned that four DAYS
from that time was the earliest at
which no could get 20 Crystal Falls
and look into the merits CT the case.
so the working mer had TO go without
their money foi Christmas.
In the mean time the heaven was
working Mt the Youngs mine. the pre-
perty of the Huron company The
royalty had not been paid and notice
was served upon the Hdron people
that, should the royalty not be- paid
by Tuesday, Dec. 90. the Youngs
people would take possession
Last week Thursday a petition in
bankruptcy was fled by the creditors
of the Huron concern. The property
OF the Huron Company consists chiefly
of lease upon the Youngs mine with
some machinery.
The Youngs company Immediately
got busy and have on deal with the
Wickwire people 20 take over the pro.