The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-10-09

will be built around the civic center TO
allow for the grading OF abuttice,
lawns and bouleyards In the spring.
Mr.. 4. G. Bradley is now putting In
water mains. These will furnish water
to the east half Of the village. and will
also give better pressure to the entire
system.
The Judson Mining Co. is having
shaft house built on large concrete
piers. The material to be used will
be OF Washington FIR The crusher will
be on separate foundation 10 avoid
vibration. Trestles will be as high as
forty feet above the tracks. The total
height OF head frame will be about
eighty feet.
Last Saturday evening about fifty
people met at the Alpha Mercantile
store. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Harvey
made up the party on Capt. Will Hol-
man, who recently came back from
Europe. Mr. Roy Whitehead was the
official announcer OF sports at the
party. Mr.. Harvey and Mr.. Geo. Bishop
by request, sang a few selections.
Mrs. Thos. Harvey gave reading.
Many old-time popular songs were
sung by the guests and all seemed to
have enjoyed very pleasant evening.
A very delightful luncheon was served.
Mr.. Holman talked informally with
his guests showing them views taken
at the workings and also others. Capt.
Holman has recently returned from
Lokken Norway, where he has been
since the last three months. He began
the contract Job for the Il. j. Longyear
Co. as Supt. It's copper mine and
there are about 500 men employed
also so girls employed who pick the
rock of OF the belts as the material
comes through the crushers. The
copper is sent to Germany and Eng
land, and as the price for same IA
high, the mining companies there are
not at all anxious to see the war come
TO close. Mr.. Holman reports the
work progressing very fast, and that
the men from the states are very in
1 terested In their work; that they made
los feet in this new shaft the first
month and that they expect to do even
better as they get more familiar with
the work. This mine has been worked
since the 10th century and some OF the
workings that we're done 300 years
ago are now TO be seen and are more
than interesting to witness.
The first of the series OF enter
! tainments to be given at the Porter
School this winter will be given this
Saturday Oct. 9Th. Miss Lawrence is a
harpist who has an enviable concert
record in Chicago musical circles and
is pupil OF walfreud Singer Of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Mr.. Tony Doderow and two sons
made a trip to Rhinelander, Wis, on
business in their motorcar. They re-
turned home by way OF Menominee
last Saturday.
Arthur Rickter arrived here last
Saturday morning from Rhinelander
Wis, on few days visit 10 Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Mowick
Mr.. Gus Carlson, who had charge OF
Mr.. Blomgren's road work at Alpha
for the last few months, completed the
grading here, and left for his home at
Iron Mountain for a few days. From
there he will go to Ishpeming where
he has accepted similar work.
Being the lowest bidder, Mr. Tim
Heaton was awarded the contract for
hauling the rock to grade the Main
street. Mr.. Heaton intends TO COM
mence work at once and the rock "a
be used for this purpose will be haul
ed from the Judson mine rock pile.
Mr.. Eearl Williams left here last
Thursday morning for his home at
Norway after having spent the past
year here in the employ OF the Balkan
Mining Co.
Oscar Olson OF Crystal Falls spent
Saturday in Alpha.
Enfred Olson drove TO Crystal Falls
Sunday 10 spend the day with his