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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
At the Florence

Since the destruction of the old en-
CINE house No. at the Florence mine.
week ago yesterday, the work OF re-
construction has been rapidly progress
ing The new structure is y little
smaller than the old one hut will be
much more substantial and more fire
proof.
When ready for business. every Bit
of machir ery in the new engine house
will he electrical This includes an
air compressor hoist, etc. General
Manager vogel is anxious to resume
mining operations at the earliest pos
sible date, aud has everything lined no
for speedy delivery in Florence Of all
the necessary electrical apparatus. He
expects the machinery here by next
Monday or Tuesday
The special electrical line from Twin
Falls power company Ia expected at the
mine, ready for connection in few
days. or by the time the new equip
ment Is installed. ana the management
is hopeful Of resuming mining opera
tions, with two shifts, some time dur
ing the week after next.
1t Is extremely fortunate for the
company. the employees and people that
the new electrical compressor, which
was In the old engine house. was not
injured in the least by the fire. II it
had been put out OF commission, the
result would have been closing down
of the mine for three or four months.
or until another one could have been
built at Pittshurg. Mining News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
HOSPITAL HEARING
WAS ONE SIDED
lliontinned from mace 4
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stress. washwoman and nurse com
bined.
Mrs Lyons then took up the ISLAM
derous' article that appeared in The
Diamond Drill several weeks ago and
ssated that there was just one truthful
statement made in the article and that
WAS that I'VE had asked for an inves.
tigation''. She went through the ar
ticle paragraph by paragraph and 'the
wonder was how so short an article
could contain so much falsehood. -
She closed her statement by reading a
very commendatory letter written her
by Mr. Clapperton. member of the
state board of corrections and charities,
wear or so ago.
Mr. Lyons was then heard. He re-
viewed the conditions that existed
when he went there; said that they
had to buy hay the first year but that
during his seven years at the farm but
two tons of hay were bought and that
was during the extremely dry year OF
1910. He stated that the trouble about
a colt that he kept there and TO which
the board objected but that they had
dropped their objections after time
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

in conn action with the county property
nut had nothing TO do with the prison
ers
The board considered that IA they
bad hired the man they were liable To
some aegree so the claim syas compro-
missed by the county paving half of the
bill
The county ROAD commission came
before the hoard with a. very extended
report of their work and OF tine cost of
each particular piece of road built
They had maps of the completed road
and OF the proposed roads The report
is too long to carry in this article but
will be published next week 20 that
the people may see exactly where the
money went In all there was spent
on the roads of the county last year the
sum of $95. 600.
The plans OF the commission for the
coming year are
LIST Gravel the Tully road, thus
completing the Crystal FslIs-lron River
rosa.
End. Spend about siO,o0 on the
Amasa road.
Bird Complete the road from Mans.
field to the Sagola line in conjunction
with Mansfield township.
II there is any money left it will be
spent in graveling the Florence and tho
Deechwood roads in part
The work of the commission was APP
proved by the board
Mr. T A Morrison complained 10
the board that he didn't consider the
apportionment of the money appro.
priated by the board 70 pay the road
commissioners AS fairly apportio, ed
The board divided il giving $1,000
each 10 Commissioners Holmes and
Jobe and s4Oo TO Mr. MORRISON. II was
stated at the time that the board made
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
WORK there at some future date
THE HANNA PROPERTIES

At the Ravenna and Carpenter pro-
perties Of this concern great improve
ment4 are being made on the surface.
bindings are being erected aud mach
inery assembled TO equip the properties
in an up to-date manner
The Carpenter will evidently be the
headquarters OF the company az the
plans seem TO call for the principal
shops and generating plants at that
point
II is understood that the Ravenna
will be operated by electricity genera
tea at the Carpenter and carried by
wire to the Ravenna To do this about
two miles of steel towers to carry the
wires will have &c. be constructed. The
company figures that the mines can be
operated much more economically by
that method than by having two steam
plants in operation.
The air shaft which was SINK last
fall at the Ravenna is being stripped
down and enlarged aud will pe the
main working shaft at the property.
At the Carpenter the work OF sink
ing the shaft is being pushed sur
face burden of about 100 feet must be-
passed through and that is slow work
Carpenters are at work at both prop
critics erecting houses and mine build
ings AS soon as the mines get far
enough along so that the ore measures
may be opened mp number of new
dwelling houses must be erected which
means a great increase to the popula-
ton OF the place.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Cloverland. Who're is Clovsrland
n 10 the Upper Peninsula OF Michigan,

Judge Frederick Mayne. Judge Of the
Thirtieth circuit this state. with resi-
aence at Charlevoix, mas announced
himself candidate for tie office OF
justice OF the supreme court now held
by Justice Moore. Judge Mayne comes
from section of the state that has
never hid representative on the gu
preme bench. In the circular issued
BY the bar of judge Mayne's circuit
and which strongly advocated his va
lection. the statement is made that IL
a line were drawn across the state
north OF Saginaw section between
that and the straits OF Mackinaw
would be set of that has never had a
representative on the supreme bench.
Judge Wayne is an able practitioner :
enc VINO would add to rather than de.
trant from the present high standard OF
ibe supreme court. Should the repub
licans select i'm for the position they
will have no excuses TO put forth for
their selection.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Would do Away With Supervisors

To change the entire system of conn.
ty government Is a plan that is on foot
at Lansing and which win find its way
into bill in very few days. The
idea is nothing less than to do away
with the boards OF supervisors entirely
and govern counties by commissions.
This is perhaps the most revolution
airy move made In governmental mat
tiers Ia Michigan in it's history. The
idea is not unique in its way. since
most of the eastern. particularly the
New England states, already govern
their counties through commissions
rather than by our form of boards of
supervisors.
The plan Is to do away with the
boards of supervisors and to elect at
large and by non-partisan ballot
three county commissioners. who shall
be in continuous session and govern
counties in much the same manner as
cities are governed under the commits
elOu lOEtu IL 10 IohilLcu tudt tue pre-
cent boards of supervisors. usually
rather large bodies, whose membership
changes each year, and cannot give TO
the. affairs of the county in general the
same intelligent and efficient interest
and work that a smaller body elected
at large and without regard to party,
but on the job all the time could.
The idea has taken quite strong
hold down there. and with the general
trend toward smaller governing bodies,
TO concentration of responsibility. etc,
better results, more economical adj
ministration and better general super
vision OF affairs might be secured. The
county is becoming TO be looked upon
in more the light that city is than it
used TO be- 1t now has home rule. is
permitted TO bond for improvements
and to in general conduct it's affairs in
much the same manner that cities con-
duct theirs Therefore II is argued IL
should have the same sort OF govern
mental machinery that city has.
This move for county commission Is
along this line of thought and argu-
ment.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

Next Tuesday occurs the annual
meeting of the Upper Peninsula Devel-
opment bureau at marquette. 1t IL an
important meeting and should be at
tended by large number from this
section Of the peninsula. The Bureau
Is now firmly established and has plans
laid for doing great deal of work in
the line of placing settlers on lands in
this peninsula Iron county has 40 far
not profited rs much by the work Of
the bnrean as it ought TO because no
united effort has been made to get In
tonch with what is going on The
souptv representative on the executive
committee. Mr.. l. w Byers is one Of
the most a,tive workers in tho PENN.
sula. Iron county people shonld wake
mp and get their share of what is COM
ing 10 them
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
The railroads have placed orA.ru ror

The railroads have placed orders FOR
passenger and freight cars aggregating
1900 and plans are under way for
Is, 900 additional cars. calling for 800.
600 tons of steel products The Rock
Island ordered fifty-fve railroad loco
motives and the Erie ten in the last
week. making January bookings tho
largest monthly orders> for such equip
ment since 1905, @
There is more interest In fabricated
structural steel in all sections and lar
ger contracts tor commercial buildings
and apartment houses for the New
York Metropolitan district architects
board. Last week the fabricating
shops took orders for a little over 10, I
900 tons of structural shapes about
half total being for railroad work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Iron and Steel Review

Three railroads the st. PAIL. Great
Northern and the Chicago a. North
western came in the market last week
for supplementary orders for rails az
gregaiing lO5. 900 tons and additional
orders from Canadian roads agRrega-
ting 80. 900 tons, have been placed with
American mills. The Santon ~ Han.
kow railroad OF China mas ordered 80. e
900 tons of rails and Brazilian rail-
roads 1000 Of standard sections and
traction lines OF Orders from the
United States Steel corporation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

The tonnage tax proposition Is up
for consideration again at Lansing.
Tonnage tax Is talked of by lot OF
fellows who think that they are getting
after the large corporations when they
advocate such tax. As matter OF
tact. the large corporations would be
benefited by tax that would allow
Oh m to hold their ores and ray taxes
as the ore Is shipped. The fact of the
matter IL the lite fellows. the local tax
pay rs tn farmer, house owner or land
owner in The community Is the fellow
who Is nit by tonnage tax; that Is,
by the kind of tonnage tax that oui
lower peninsula friends want TO i'm
pose.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

Reports are that MICHIGAN is mp a
gairsr the biggest tax roll in its his
tory the coming year Well. what car
Michigan exnect We have hecn add.
ing tl our expenses at very livel,
rate OF late New tangled ideas cal
FOR Dew commissions aud new ex
penses Besides Michigan is growing.
IL pnblic institutions are u eding adj
ditional hni'dings 20 care for public
burdens. And, again, Michigan has
been. for the past two Years, getting
ont OF million dollar debt and putting
another million in It's pocket 20 ex'
hibit All these things mnst be paid
for and il the 1913 tax midget Is large
the taxpayers may thank their stars
that IL isn't larger.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
SCHOOL
V2NoTuES

What is probably the fastest team
that has visited CRYSTAL Falls the past
two years played here last Friday
night and had IL not been for the gu
perior endurance OF our team Vulcan
would probably have been the winner.
Az the end Of the FIRST half Vulcan was
in the lead, but they couldn't stand the
terrific pace in the second half and
Crystal Falls led wnen the game ended.
IL has been demonstrated that CRYSTAL
Falls. Iron Mountain and Vulcan have
by far the three best teams In the lea
que.
Judge Frank p. Sadler. of Chicago
famous the country over as jurist and
an orator, will close the Board of Edu.
cation entertainment course. February
10. He will probably speak on "The
Criminal ia the Making"
The Lryic Glee Club which furnish
cd the third numLer of the course pro.
badly gave the highest class entertain
ment that has been given in Crystal
alls the pase three years. and perhaps
the best that has ever been given here.
The work of the new semester is well
under way. No time was lost in be-
ginning the work this week. but there
is scarcity of class rooms. which me-
cessitates some of the students In tpye-
writing doing their work after school
Next Friday, the Norway High
School basket ball team will play the
local team in the high school gymrA.
stun.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

and he supposed that II was RICH; To
keep IL there He detailed how ne sod
Commissioner Helgemo heifer ue.
longing To himself how Helgemo asked
him to keep IL during the winter when
spring came he asked him 60 continue
IL on the farm all summer and in the
fall how Helgemo stated that people
might talk IL he took IL away 80 Lyons
bought IL from Helegmo In kind of
complexed deal in which a COW, n
milk separator and several other items
entered. Mr. Lyons claimed that he
had done all OF the haying with one
man besides himself almost every year
while previous TO his time men were
hired how the STATEN int that he had
sold stuff and not turned the money
over was not true that he did sell stuff
but that the money was applied on the
grocery bills instead of turning over
the cash; how he had sold produce 20
the amount of 1897 and had turned
over 5000. the balance being turned in
on stuff that he had purchased for the
farm. He explained away the $40 re-
ceived for potatoes sold Mr. Richards
by saying that part of II went 20 the
CRYSTAL Falls Iron Mining Go. to pay
for repair bin and the balance went
to Andrew Runquist for decking
chain which the county borrowed and
wore ont BY Mr. Lyons figures.
adding what be had applied on stuff
Tor the farm. 10 what cash he had
turned over 10 NUNS no would have
paid over Si02
M Lyons then brought ont three
charges against Robert Munns and filed
them one for getting some plank from
the poor farm one for getting straw
and another for taking away an ADJ
that belonged to the farm and never
returning IL. Mr. Lyons asked that
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

Second Annual Statement of Crystal
Falls Cooperative Society. organized
Jan. 70. 1871. Condensed from State
ment TO the Stockholders Annual
Meeting January 25. 1918.
Capital Sock paid in 4 10, 6f0 %
Surplus a. Undivided Profit 3,S2S. 02
Total Sale from January 1.
1912 to January 1. 1913 90. 4s3. II
Total Sales since organiza-
tion 181. oO3. 9s
Increase in Sales 1919 over
1911 1903. A.
Dividend No. 2 payable
February IL. 1918 1, ss5. SO
Total Dividend since or
ganization 3.74e.0S
Insurance in force o. 500. 90
Dividend No Declared.
Dividend No. 2. five per cent rebate
ON purchases to members. per cent TO
other customers, and the regular estab-
lished rate of per cent interest on
Capital Stock. will be PAYABLE Febru-
airy 18th to the Shareholders and Chs
toners on record January. 1918
Directors and Officers.
Sam Runback, Presidents A. L.
Axelson, Secretary; A. Ostrand. Treas
urer and Manager; Matt Johnson. Ed
win Sjogren, Emil Johnson. John An
derson, Mike Halada. Pivato Novenius,
Nick Manisto and John Salminen. Dir
ectors
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

this division because they thought Mr..
Jobe and Mr.. Holmes did more than
Mr. Morrison II was shown that
while Mr.. Morrison didn't appear up
on the roads so often as did the other
two that there was was but little diff.
ference in the services rendered After
much discussion the original resolution
was rescinded and the money divided
equally.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
70, Sale

i will receive bids until the eighth
dayof February on the stock of mer
chandise of Louis Minkus, bankrupt,
at Amasa, Michigan, said stock consist
ing of dry goods clothing. shoes and
ruLbers Inventory may be sean at
my Office or by calling on Louis Marks,
the custodian at Amasa.
Frank y. Wilsey. Trustee.
Marquette, Michigan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

Ex-Governor Osborn called upon
Pres Taft at the White House during
the week and was very cordially re.
seived We are just lead TO wonder
~wbat kind Of = reception Barnes, Root
or Harlan would get II they called mp.
on Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

Jurma for complainant; r. r. Lott fov
defendant.
Minnie Nault VI Archie Nsult; Nor
iarty a. Dryer for complainant.
Elizabeth Coffin W Joshua Coffin; /.
w. Byers for complainant; r. p Lott
for defendant
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
LABOR SHORTAGE
WILL REDUCE OUTPUT
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hole was nearly vertical and not pro-
ductive of the information that the
company wished to get.
Ii is an evidence of faith in the pro-
perty when the Florence people retain
the option with expectations to resume
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01
Circuit Court Monday
continued from page 81


Pelham for respondent.
Matt Reini vs. Maria Reini, ct al.
A W Jnrms for complainant; II. n.
Lott for respondent.
Matt Reini va Maria Reini. A.W
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-01

II is claimed ut the lower lake ports.
where most of the chartering is made.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-13
RACES TO SAVE DYING SON.
1owerman Takes Poisoned Boy q
Hospital on "Speeder."

Chicago. Sept. ia race asalns'
time and a limited train on the FRY
road witt, the life Of his little son 1atA
as the stake, was won yesteroa! Wy
Charles Hendrix towerman at Urn
fifth. Ind. who carried the dying DO! ~
W. rms on an electric "speeoer IN
wild ride to Hobart. Ind.
The bow had been poisoned by eating
watermelon that had stood in can.
He became deathly i'll. and the fatner
knew that death would be matter OK
minutes unless medical assistance
could he obtained at once. Hendrix was
at work in the electric inter!ocklns
tower when his wife brought the oo'
from home in her arms.
Hendrix was in dilemma. Hhe Eiie
fiier was due in a few moments, out
every minute counted. He coulo ho'
wait. Placing the electric speeder on
the track. he took the boy in MS arms
and started of. AS he left the whlstie
OF the f4ier was heard a few miles away.
He put on full speed, and the sma'i
car shot along the track at a rate Oh
fifty miles an hour.
Mile after mile was reeled OF at ter
rifle speed, and signal operators alons
ths vav. learning OF the cause OF the
trip, gave him the right of way. AT
times the father caught glimpses OF
the fier behind him as he glanced
hastily over his shoulder. but he only
put on more speed and held the boy
closer in his arms
He arrived in Hobart two minutes
ahead of the Aier and ran all the way
to a hospital with his son. The boys
life was saved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-13
CLARINOA TELEPHONE oPER.
AToR CENTRAL FIGURE IN
UNUSUAL MYSTERY.
FOUND FOURTEEN MILES FROM
HOME UNCONSCIOUS ~ ROAD
Miss Sylvia PARROT, Goes Home at
Night Tired, Lies Down Without
Disrobins, and is Found Next Morn.
ing Miles Away-Unabls to Explain
Predicament.
pecial to Times-Republican.
Predica m emit.

Special to Times Republican.
Clarirda. Sept. 13.-Sylvia Parrot
a young telephone operator is the
central figure in strange mystery
here. Miss Parrot returend home from
work about IL O'Clock at night so tired
she lay down by the side of her
brother before undressing. The follow
ing morning workmen engaged in
a road fourteen miles from
the Parrot home found Miss Parrot
by the side of the hign-
way. The girl, semi conscious. was
just able TO tell where she lived. \
telephone message brought Sheriff
Wittmore TO the spot and he took
charge Of the case after sending Miss
Parrott home. The girl is recovering
but can't explain how she reached the
place where she was found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-13
kiLL WORKMAN EVERY 2 HOURS.
Empieyss' Chief Offers u. 9. 9tatisties
sa1 "a Provo Assertion.

New York. Sept. IA member OF
the Brotherhood Of Trainmen Is killed
every seven hours and fifteen minutes
and every nine minutes man -
manned"
This was the testimony Of William
Lee, representing the Order OF Rail-
way Trainmen at the meeting OF the
arbitration commission in the con-
troversy between forty-tWo eastern
railroads and their conductors ana
trainmen over the employees demands
for more pay and shorter hours.
When this statement was later chal-
lenged by Elisha Lee, counsel for the
railroads. William Lee cited statistics
from the interstate commerce COM
missions report.
William Lee in further testimony
said:
The south is standardizing its rates
by slow stages. We want standard
rates turnout. and that includes the
black man. II he does the work OF the
northern railroad man we would ne
willing to see him receive equal pay.
A. s. Garretson. president OF the Or
der of Railroad Conductors. also d
witness complained Of what he cailen
the evil Of deadheaG crews. ihese
crews. he said, were composed OF men
who have run loaded train TO CIV
en- point, have no more work 10 40
and are not paid for the time they
spend travelling back home. This was
one of the abuses. he said. that the
employees wanted abolished
He added that some OF the WORKING
economies introduced by railroads IN
creased the risk of life and limb en-
countered by trainmen, and SAID tna'
the trainmen helped pay for suc='
economies in disability funds.
Frank j. Warren professor OIL econ
omics at the University OF Penhssi-
vauia was a witness for the trainineh
at the afternoon session.
BY means of statistics gathered from
reports of the interstate commerce
commission. the federal department ~
labor and other authentic sources ne
tried TO show that railroads nave
steadily abandoned old cars OF i'shs
tonnage for the heavier cars
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-09-13
Butler County Fair SPORTS.

Special to Imes-RepubIican
Allison. Sept. 13.-The games in the
baseball tournament played here az the
Butler county fair. resulted as follows:
Greene versus Allison, won by Greene,
score 10 /; ParkersbuTs versus New
Hartford, won by New Hartford, score
10 to 5; Greene versus Tama Indians,
won by Greene, score 10 to 3: New
Hartford versus Tama Indians. won
by New Hartford, score Is TO 5.
The clay pigeon shoot participated in
by the Allison, Clarksville, and Greene
gun clubs resulted as follows. out Of a
total of 1850 birds: Greene, 223;
Clarksville. 220; Allison. 219.
Governor George w. Clarke and Sen
ator A. L. Ames OF Traer, spoke on
Wednesday.