The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-11

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deputy county clerk. IAN elderly
gentleman came up here this morning
aud inquired for Mr.. Wall. / told
him that Mr.. Wall was not about and
he went out. / knew that he wanted
a marriage license and that he would
be back. sure enough, back he came
in abont half an hour and slyly ask
ed il / was IA deputy and If conld
make out "A license. "A marriage
license said l and he looked sur
prised that | had discerned his wishes.
III knew that was what you wanted
when you was first here, | said TO
him. "Why, how could you tell,
said he. 30, by your actions, ] re-
Piled, and then he began 10 explain
away, Just as they all do. | can
tell every time when a fellow zones
here for "A marriage license by the
way be approaches the subject. An
other thing | want 10 say TO you
said Miss Dawson throwing a satisfied
| glance at the reporter. lis that women
are not the only onos sensitive about
telling their age.
One Of w. G. Eldred's Case cars,
standing at the Lockwood hotel yester-
| day, started down the street without
a driver. II got under good Roadway
! quickly and shot across the street TO
the Go. Operative store where the
front wheels were thrown around by
the curb and the car shot ~diagonally
across the street. missing the Thouin
livery car by. a few feet, and crashed
! into the front of Jacobs Bros. jewelry
store. Luckily for Jacobs Bros one
wheel struck the post OF the building
and no more damage than the stavng
in OF a panel occurred. The post was
a bad thing for the car. however, AS
ii was badly disigured.
County game wardens Wilson and
Faucalt spent last Tuesday in the vic
lty Of Sargent lake where they found
a number of muskrat hides IN the pos
session of Isaac Saari, a farmer living
| near the lake. Sarri said that the
hides belonged to a shacker but Wilson
insisted that he tSasri) either divulge
the name Of tho owner or answer for
the game law violation. On Wednes-
day Saari came to this city and iden-
titled the fellow. 1t cost him S55.
Richard T. Looney. referee in bank
I ruptcy, was in the city last Tuesday
attending TO some matters he had here
: i'm connection with an Iron River firm.
! He also looked after matters in con-
J neotion with the petition of certain
creditors OF the Groveland Mining Co,
I among others the appointment OF a
| custodian for the property. The no.
tice Of first hearing Of creditos appears
} in another issue.
II. q. Frick came back from Chicago
last Tuesday and informs Us Of 4 con
sideable change in his plans. Instead
OF going ID Milwaukee, as was first
figured be would do. he will 90 to
Merrill, where he will build another
railroad for his company. He expects
10 be- back and forth between here
and Merrill. very frequently.
Mrs. Casper AberIe was a visitor at
Escanaba over last Sunday.
John X. Stolberg purchased the
Lindsay building, next TO the Diamond
Drill building, during the week and
now owns the entire frontage between
the Diamond Drill building and the
corner. We expect that, if Mr.. Stol
berg is successful, in time a fine brick
, building will grace the corner with
one of the Fl nest bijous in the state
housed therein.
Supt. Clifford OF the Superior divi-
sion Of the st. Paul vas in the city
last Thursday attending to the bust
ness Of his company. This was Mr..
Clifford's first visit 10 the city since
his elevation TO the superintcndency
and everyone found him the samt
Jerry that he was years ago when he
i dn't-hav such al exalted position.
The Rebekah friends of Mrs. Harry
, Rosinquist gave her a surprise party
! last Wednesday evening which was
!, largely attended and a pleasant even
ing spent. A handsome wedding
present was presented to Mrs. Rosin-
, duist as a token Of her lodge friends.
Al n9p.ao and w p,a~s IS T-rn
5 River, directors in the Upper Ponin-
sula Development Bureau were in the
{ city last Thursday in connection with
: tie meeting Of the officials of the
bureau which was TO have been held
In the county tomorrow.
Sam Jacobs spent a portion Of the
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