The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-07-12
MUCH FEELING OVER
CARNIVAL LEAVING
COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THEY HAD
AFFAIR CONTRACT WITH CITY
BLAME CLERK AND COUNCIL
Both Sides Of the Story Given That Read
q, May Form Their Own Opinions
As To Who Is The Goat

A great deal or CRITICISM, iaiss iu
pressions and hard feelings were en-
gendered during the week becanse Of
the Carnival company, which arrived
here Sunday, leaving Tuesday after
noon without exhibiting Much OF
this criticism Is jnst, some OF it very
unjust.
The Diamond Drill has been as care
ful as possible TO get the exact
facts in the case and as
nearly as we can get them they are
AZ follows. Mr.. Roberts advance
man tor the Miller Shows, came 10
Crytal Falls about three weeks ago and
made a contract with Mayor Nesbitt
The copy of the contract which Is
in the city clerks Office says that for
s25 the Miller Shows were allowed to
exhibit here, sell lemonade and other
Notwithstanding beverages and the
merchandise handled by the shows
Mr.. Nesbitt says that before con
tract was made the agent secured the
Dalpra lot at the east end OF the
bridge TO show upon. The contract
in the city clerks Office says that
{ they shall be granted the privilege OF
showing in the city''on it's exhibition
grounds.
The ordinance governing attractions
of the kind says the license shall be
"$25 per day.
At the council meeting held two
weeks ago last Monday committee OF
business men appeared before the coun-
Gil and asked that license be not
granted TO the carnival. The council
evaded the question at the time, pro
badly because they didn't understand
the exact status of the case. AS we
remember the answer was that the
matter would be taken up when the
carnival applied for license
Matters were allowed 20 remain In
that condition until he company arriv-
ed here and had unloaded their belong
ings and found that the Dalpra lot wat
too soft for use.
The story OF City Clerk Gribble al
10 what occurred in regard TO a Iicens'
is that Mr.. Miller visited his Office anC
asked what the charge was for exhi
biting here. Mr.. Gribble told him tba
the ordinance was S95 per day. MIR
Miller Tor his representative, we don
know which said "Oh, no, That j
too much, and on being told agair
that $25 per day II the charge replied
that ha would have TO see highe
authority.
Mr. Nesbitts story Is that be made
n contract with Miller. who rad al
ready picked out the Dalpra grounds t
exhibit upon and made il with th
understanding that the shows wer
TO exhibit there. The manager. whei
he found what conditions were her
Immediately went 10 Iron Mountain b,
auto and got privilege TO exhibit il
that city. The effects of the compan.
were loaded mp Tuesday forenoon am
that afternoon the company depsrte'
for Iron Mountain.
The story told by Mr.. Miller and
his manager MIR. Deidricks, is who'll
at varience with the general opinion
90 far az Mayor Neshitt is concerned.
'Some people around here are try
ing 10 hang this thing onto your mayr
but | want 20 say To you that tn
mayor Is in no way responsible TO
this condition Your city clerk an'
your council are the parties that al
responsible for IL and IL you say an.
thing about this matter there Is bu
one request that have TO MAKE of yo
and that Is that you put the mayor i
the right light have no kick
whatever from the mayor | made nc
request 10 him Of any kind | waite
around until 2 80 Monday afternoon b
inef your city clerk and couldn
find him. Then went TO Iron Noun
tain and made arrangements for m!
show TO appear there.
Mr.. Miller then called Mr. Deid
ricks over and told him TO tell us a
the transactions. Mr.. Deidricks state
that he went 10 the city clerks ofic
Monday morning TO pay the license
that the clerk mad City Attorne
Fraser there; that the city attorne
told him that the council would nc
recognize any contract made by IN
mayor that the contract should hay
been signed by the city clerk III
added that the clerk told him II b
wished TO show here he would hay
20 pay what was called for in the ord