The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-03-29
SHORT NOTES.


c. $. vasshaw, who has been en-
ployed by the wickwire Mining Co. for
couple Of years. has resigned his po-
sition and has accepted position as
special deputy in Iron county with the
knights of the Modern Msccabees.
Mr.. Vasshaw has been Maccabee for
number of years and mas previously
done some deputy work for this well
known organization. The Modern
Maccabees is one of the oldest fraternal
organizations doing business in the
state-in tact is Michigan product
and has its headquarters in this state.
It was one Of the first of the fraternal
societies to show net gain In mem
bers in less than year after IL had n
dopted the Fraternal Congress rates.
Herbert Walters, who has been here
nearly year doing engineering work
on the new st. Paul extension, lett for
Milwaukee on Sunday night. He will.
from now~on. be stationed in that city.
with headquarters at the general offices
in the Union Station Mr. Walters
familiarity known as 'Hepp" leaves
large circle of friends here, whose best
wishes go with him. Some half dozen
couple of his young friends gave him a
very pleasant farewell party Saturday
evening.
A recent step and one which pro
misses TO be an important one in the
development Of the district is the tor
nation of a new company. subsidiary
to Pickands, Mather 81 Go. and incor-
porated under the name of the Balkan
Mining Co. The new company will
operate the three forty acre tracts lying
west of the Chatham mine. The prin-
cipal holder Is Mr.. W. Fl. Sheldon OF
this city. The explorations are being
conducted by the Duluth Diamond
Drilling Company under the oversight
of the Verona Mining Company. De-
velopments at this property will be
watched with considerable interest.
The new buildings at the Jones 81
Laughlin. put up by Contractor VAIL.
man of Ishpeming, are undergoing the
finishing touches and will soon be
ready for occupancy. The dry. 75x35,
is one of the neatest in the district
IL is OF brick and cement construction
and provides for 1879 miners IL is
practically complete. with the excep-
ton OF the steel lockers. which will
shortly be installed.
The new frame office building, to the
west of the dry, is 44x30 feet and has
three good sized rooms. II is we'll
lighted and conveniently arranged for
its purpose.
The Verona Mining Company will
from now on keep visiting nurse
busy at its various locations in the dis.
trict. The person selected for this i'm.
portant work is Miss Blanche Sweet,
graduate nurse of the Presbyterian hos
/ pital, Chicago Miss Sweet is well
known here, both personally and pro
fessionally. She IL daughter of ars
Helen Sweet of Atkinson and sister of
Mrs James Long OF Iron River. Pre-
vious to her Chicago training she WAS
on the staff at Mercy hospital. where
she made many friends both among
patients and .townspeople. She is des-
cribed rs being skilled lin her profess
sion. as we'll as possessed of the tact
that is necessary TO the performances of
her new duties. Miss Sweet arrived
from Chicago Tuesday of this week
and began her work for the Verona
company yesterday. She will, for the
present make her hesdquarter at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Richard.
son.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Hooper of Crystal
Falls arrived in the city Monday for a
weeks visit at the home OF Mrs. Hoop.
er's parents. Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Ire
varthen.