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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
Shipments Increasing

Shipments from the local mines are
slightly increasing The Bristol re-
ceived orders TO resume shipments
again last week Friday and that pro-
perty Is now sending to the docks it's
daily output from the pocket
The Bristol suspended shipments
for time and was putting ore on
stockpile again but the recent order
has changed that pi ogram and Supt.
Bjork hopes to keep right on sending
his daily hoist to the docks. Stockpile
room at the Bristol is scant as opera
tions there the past two months have
greatly Increased the size Of the pile
The Dunn Is on the shipping list
again and will probably remain there
the entire year The corrigan-Mc-
Kinney people haven't started ship
ments 70 any great extent yet but IL Is
likely that they will before the season
Is much further advanced. The bulk
Of their old range ore must come from
the Tully and the Gogebic mines this
year as the Tobin pile Is almost all
gone and the Dunn's stocked ore is but
little.
The VI. 4. Hanna people are pushing
shipments at the Carpenter and the
shovel Is running regularly al the
Rayenna This company seems to have
the jump on the other old range opera
tors so far this year. The big Wake
field property puts the Hanna people
in very desirable position and most
people In the iron trade expect to sec
a good sized output from the Wake
field the coming season.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

They say that It's had thing for
man TO get drunk" said CHIEF Davi-
son. but to my mind that was the
luckiest drunk that Crystal Falls has
seen, for Il that water had been turn
ed on big part Of this city would
have been burned up before the FIRE
could be stopped
Mr Dawson takes the position that
at no time should the water be turned
3oif this city or any part Of Il without
notice being given to the are depart
ment 50 that that body may be prepar.
ed for emergencies that may arise. He
feels that the city holds the fire de-
partmcnt responsible for the preven-
ton Of fires and for the convenience
Of fire nghting apparatus. therefore
lhe chief Of the Gre department should
have somelhlug 20 say about the con-
dition Of hydrants shut.ons and tho
like,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

A. ID. McRae Of Palatka was in the
city last Monday Mr.. McRae has in
corporated the Peninsula Construction
Co. to do railway contracting work.
He didn't say who the other members
OF the firm are but stated that they re-
side on the west side of the county.
Mr.. McRae has been in the general
contracting business but will. so he
tells us, conhne HIS attention to rail-
road work exclusively. AS an opener
he has the contract to complete the
work at the Amasa Porter mine for
the Milwaukee railroad company. The
change of plans at this property nee
essitates the complete change in that
portion of tho track nearest to the
mine
Mr. McRae started work ON the job
Monday and expects to have IL COM
pleted in a short time, He says that
there seems to be considerable rail-
road construction talk up here this
year and he expects good summer
When not engaged in his contract
work Mr.. McRae Is busy on his farm
at Pentoga.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
RAILROAD RuMoRs

Various railroad rumora are being
revived, among them the old project
OF extending the North Western from
watersmeet 70 McKeever 10 connect
with the Copper Range and the con-
struction OF the Wisconsin & North
western through from Crandon to
connect with the Copper Range at Nc
Kecver These topics are favorite ones
with the paragraphers IN railroad
news
One item that Is authentic affects
Ontonagon county and Is TO the effect
that the Milwaukee will extend It's
loEgiug road west to give rail connec-
iion with White Pine the big Calumet
& fIecla copper property IN ontonaeon
county
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

The last hours OF the "wet' regime
in Crystal Falls passed away very
quietly. There was a little celebrating
about town but nothing that could be
seriously objected to-
Many Of the saloons closed early IN
the day, John Bauer taking the lead
by closing his doors at noon and not
re-opcning again During the after
noon one saloon after another closed
It's doors until at eight o'clock there
were but three or four places doing
business and even in those bar rooms
the crowd was good natured and not
uproarously noisy.
Saturday was an eye-opener for
many who had been used to spending
Saturday evening in saloon The
most Of the mines payed that day and
men stood around the street corners
for time in a sort of daze: then
they disappeared. One man we heard
complaining because there was no
place 10 cash checks now that the
saloons were out of business
Matters are, in the main. adjusting
themselves 10 the new condition. But
few OF the temperance places are open
now but from reports there will be
plenty OF places in business ere long
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
WAS WATER
ORDERED OFF?
CLAIM IS MADE THAT MEN GOT
DRuNKAN WATER REMAINED ON
INSURANCE CO.'S. QUESTIONING
The Opera House Fire is Having a
Very Unpleasant Aftermath That
May Cost Something

Is that old gem OF fable literature
Geese. by cackling, saved Rome" go
ing to be paraphrased into the vulgar
localism, Employees, by drinking
saved Crystal Falls"2 II we are 70 be-
lieye story told on the streets dur
ing the week by the insui ance ad-
justers the text books OF the far dis
tant future may tell our descendants
that very thing.
II all comes from the mystery sur
rounding the taking off OF the hydrant
caps and the burning Of the opera
house last week Wednesday night. II
will be remembered that when the
firemen arrived the hydrants tops
were found off the hydrants and some
delay was brought about as result.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

A letter and resolution sent the
council BY Clarence Dwyer. who was
retained by the council in this truck
matter. was presented and read. In Il
Mr.. Dwyer called attention to the ex-
piration Of the Seagraye contract on
the Goth of this month and his opinion
IL that unless the truck Is returned
TO the scagravc people on that date
the city may become liable because Of
keeping Il beyond the period stated In
the contract Mr. DIVERS resolution
was designed 20 cover the legal course
necessary IN the returning OF the ma
chine
The council thought bestto take a
few days time to consider this truck
matter and TO that end It was decided
20 adjourn until last night when spe-
cial meeting wos "a have beeu held fof
enc especial purpose Of taking up lhis
truck matter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
STATE "BR0KEv AGAIN

Lansing papers tell us that the
state Of Michigan will soon be out OF
money and Deputy Treasurer German
Is responsible for the statement There
was in the general fund on April 30
s2692,4s7. and on May 1. 10000 Of that
was paid out The expenditures last
month we've s1,27s,06s SO that II can
readily be seen that the balance in the
general fund will not last long.
The primary school money in the
state treasury amounts to S5.S59. 900
but that will soon be paid out on the
order OF the state superintendent The
schools Of the state this year will get
$40 per capita and this to Crystal
Falls means about sl4, 500.
should the state go broke" Il will
be the first time since the latter days
OF the Warner administration Gov
Osborn pulled the commonwoalth
back on o cash basis by - terrible
pruning of the appropriations That won
for him the opposition OF the state
super tintendenis Of all institutions and
others who have business 20 look after
for the state
Auditor General Fuller has refused TO
pay the salary increase 20 the clerks.
ordered by tho legislature. on The
ground that the action does ont apply
to The clerks in Office AZ the time Tho
ralan was utada
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
JUDSON TO GO
ON FULL TIME
AMASA-PORTER WILL ERECT BUILD.
INcS AND BUILD A LOCATION
SHIPMENTS ARE INCREASING
Outlook in Local Iron Circles is
Much improved Marquette
Mines Increasing Forces

The visit to this city by the directors
OF the hudson Mining Co. brought good
tidings in it's wake. The directors
spent last Friday in the city, visited
all OF the properties of tho concein n
and as a result OF their visit the order
was given to return to full time at the
Judson mine and to start the erection
OF buildings at the Amasa-Porter and
prepare to build a location.
In addition TO returning 10 fun time,
the Judson mine will add TO its force.
The property has been operated on
short time and with reduced crew for
nearly year. Only the men absolute
ly needed in opening up the property
were kept The new arrangement will
add considerable number OF men to
the payroll as well as put all workmen
at the property on six-day-per-week
basis
No encouragement was given by the
Judson in the way Of ore sales As far
as we know no sales OF this ore have
been made and all OF the o:e taken out
of the mine will be placed on stock
pile
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
BLIND PIGGERs GALORE
Sheriff SenSiba Is Rounding them up
IN u Vigorous Manner

The fellows who thought that Sher-
III Sepsiha would gig back on blind
piggers" has another guess coming
If the activity that has been In progress
the past few days is any criterion to
go by
The first roundup" was on the
grape juice" joints. The east side
fellows were wise and stopped It's sale
but those ON the west side were bolder
and thought that they would take a
chance. AS result bunch OF Of
tenders was rounded up at Palatka
and other points and several are out
on bail to await hearing In the cir
cult court next term
Alpha contributed couple OF Of
tenders early IN the week and on
Thursday two were rounded up az the
Tobin mine and lodged in the bastile
These offenders are all foreigners and
those OF the most vulgar kind. They
have no respect for our laws. although
In their native land they enjoy no
liberties such as they enjoy here.
II looks as II the Iron county cir
cult court calendar. for some time at
least. will be we'll deco. ated with
liquor cases.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
TRAIN SERVICE IMPROVED
Milwaukee Road Will Soon Install Con-
mection with Main Line Trains

"Atttvh WIN WMAu t~fut tiNiuN
President A. J. Earring and Vice
President d. l.. Bush OF the G.. M. &
81. p. Railway were in Crystal Falls
on Tuesday. The officials were making
a tour OF inspection and proceeded
from this city to Iron River In the
party were included j. NJ Clifford.
eiintendent audi G. S. christoffer.
train-master of the Superior division
and Chas II. Watson. solicitor
Announcement has been made that
at as early date as is practicable and
during the coming month al the latest,
the Milwaukee company will install
passenger service between Iron River.
Crystal Falls and Charming that will
afford connections with all main line
trains. excepting the Copper Range
trains which pass through Charming
after midnight. Solid passenger trains
will be used for connections with
trains two and three.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
The Story Told

AS we got the story from the insur-
ance adjusters. orders had been given
to have the water turned of the mains
in the lower end of the city that night
to allow of some repair work on the
mains The men who were 10 have
been on the work got drunk during the
afternoon and didn't work as a result.
The wrench of the men was found on
the street, comparatively close to the
hydrants from which the caps had been
removed
Mr. Wright, the insurance adjuster
stated 10 reporter for The Diamond
Drill that this story had been given
him by the state fire warden and In
repeating It he simply quoted what
had been told him.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

NEW ADMINISTRATION IS SQUARED
AWAY ON ITS NEW YEAR
JOE TwA IS p0uNDMASTER
Marry Fraser Was Returned to City
Attorneys 0ffice--Truck Ques-
tion Stl Haunting Chamber

Mayor Munns made his appoint.
ment to office Monday night the first
meeting OF the council held this month
The only change in the list is in the
once OF city attorney which was de-
clared vacant last year because Mr.
Fraser liyedtpntside OF the city limits
and in the poundmaster's Office where
Joe Twa succeeds Hugoe Koepeke.
The settling OF the city attorney
dificulty is an accomplishment that
will be thoroughly appreciated by the
people OF the city for the reason that
IL Ms been a constantly irritated sore
and the failure OF the mayor and coun-
ell to get together has caused much ex-
pense TO the city.
Mr.. Fraser was originally appointed
/ TO the Office OF city attorney by ex-
| Mayor Bjork and was continued under
| the Nesbitt administration. When Mr..
Gaifney was chosen mayor he found
| the council against him on the APP
I pointment OF Clarence Dwyei whom he
wanted as his legal adviser. The
| council wanted Mr. Fraser retained.
| When Mr. Gaffney found that he was
| blocked from having his choice he
wrote TO the attorney general stating
that Mr. Fraser lived without the city
limits and asked IL he could legally
hold the ONCE OF city attorney. The
attorney general responded that to
(hold the office of city attorney a person
Unjust reside within the boundary OF
he city for which he Is chosen.
With that letter as basis for his
action Mr. Gaffney declared the Office
OF city attorney had been vacated by
the action Of Mr. Fraser in moving
without the city limits. That action
IbHensht no change in the attitude of
the founoil and Mr. Gaffney switched
Ito Mr.. Abbott but the council still
refused to confirm and so the matter
dragged along all Of last year. When
|any work was to be done in the legal
line an attorney was hired for the oc-
casion and the result was that all OF
the lawyers OF the city got some bust
ness out Of the deal. The combined
bills OF the special attorneys hired
amounted to just about what city
attbrney's salary would have been.
However Mr. Fraser didn't consider
that he had been relieved and he put
I'm his bill at the end of the year for
ervices rendered the council on the
arious meeting nights Mayor Gaffney
efused to sign an order for the a.
mount allowed and, we understand,
Mr. Munns Will have nothing to do with
The work OF the Gaffney administra-
ion. so there IS how the last years
nuddle stands.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
Abbott Wants a Decision

Apparently the question with Mr.
Abbott is the disposition OF the city In
regard to the LaF5 ance truck for he
said to the council. well do you
want to buy truck or don't you2 II
you don't want to buy one say so. so
that they dhe I.aFrancc company
may take their machine away"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
REP. MAJORITY BIG
supt. keeIer Lead the Ticket With a
Majority Of l44,0Oo Votes

The oflcai canvass OF votes cast at
the state election April s has been
completed. IL shows that the republi-
cans carried the state by pluraiities
apuroximatlng 100000. This is high
water mark for Michigan spring
election. 1t is particularly gratifying
TO republican organization leaders in-
asmuch as the expense OF the cam
paign conducted by the state central
committee was but little over $1,000
The vote for the candidates for the
several state Offices was as follows:
Justices OF the supreme court: Re-
publican -Flavius l.. Brooke, 261,1l1;
Aaron " McAlyay, 26o,154. Democrat
Thomas J. Cavanaugh, 11s.050;
Charles NJ. Wilson, 1897. Bull
moose-Alvin w. Ewing. 2s.o2s; Will
lam T. Bope, 2e.o4e. Socialist James
II. McFarlan, 1885; John NJ. Alex
ander. 1899. Prohibition Harvey
b. Hatch, 11,l5s; Thomas A. Meade,
1922.
University regents: Republican
Frank b. Leland, 261 ,2O2; Junius T..
Beal, 25s.154 Democrat Samuel r.
Douglas, 1ts.17S; Edward +. Brown
1l6,sSO. Bull moose Christopher G.
Parnall, 25,767; Leon l.. Tyler. 26.O56
Socialist Anna G. Lockwood, 1882;
NJ. vern Breitmaye 14,s37. Prohibi-
tion-John F. Eesley 1oS5o; Mar
shall H. Petit, 1882.
Superintendent OF public instruc-
tion. Republican Fred L. Keeler,
26l,2S5. Democrat Frank A. Jensen.
1883. Bull moose Gerrit Masse-
linh, 27O57 Socialist William II.
Witt, 1889. Prohibitionist George
II. Hanley. 1O.s4S
Member of state board OF education.
Republican, Fred A. Jcffers, 262, ,092.
Democrat Paul Van Deinse, 116.37O.
Bull moose Williamu L. Leaven-
worh, 26.S6O Socialist NJ.
Carrier, 14,443. Prohibitionist-
Charles A. Salyer. 1892.
Member OF state board OF agricul
ture: Republican William II. Wal
lace, 26O,579; l. Roy Waterbury 25S
525. Democrat Angus M. Smith.
116.942. John J. Bale, 1887. Bull
moose O. G. Hollister, 2612f; Henry
Wilson. 26,499. Socialist George w.
Eldredge 1880; John ]. Palmer.
1882 Prohibition William s. Lath-
ers. 1O.s3O; Jefferson D. LELAND To-
Ssf.
The proposed amendment to the
constitution TO authorize the issue OF
bonds by drainage districts was de-
feated, the vote being For. 1oi. 1897:
against. 1876. 1853.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

The eighth grade Charity Club win
hold home bakery sale nj Floods
store, Saturday MAY sth from one
untn FIVE O'Clock
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

from the LaFrance people, now in the
hands Of the city clerk. It appears
that the LaFrance people ne willing
TO i'm every way assist the council in
It's contest with the Seagraye people
and the New York attorneys for the
LaFlance people have engaged the
services of r. H. Abbott TO assist them
In this matter as well as to look after
their own interests.
From an unofficial source we under
stand that the LaFrance people are
willing to take the burden OF guaran-
teeing to indemnify the city against
any penalty or loss that Il may be put
TO should the Seagraye truck be re-
turned to the Seagrave company and
tho LaFrance machine be accepted
and paid for by the city. The PROPOSE
tion hasn't come squarely up to the
city In that form yet but we under
stand that II will be put up in that
way.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08

In order to get at the bottom Of this
story we went TO Mr.. Sanders and ask
ed him If the story told us was true
He replied that some parts OF IL are
true but that the main portion of II is
not true. His story is that work was
being done on the mains and that he
had told the men working for him TO
shut OFF the water either on Wedns-
day night or Thursday night; that the
men came to him late in the evening
and told him that the wind was blow
ing too hard to shut off the water. He
knew nothing of the wrench episode,
az least he said nothing to us about It.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
Amasa-Porter improvements

No improvements in the way OF mine
buildings or residences for employees
have been built at the Amasa- Porter.
The property has been developed so
far with only temporary buildings and
with no residences for its employees.
The most OF the workmen walk back
and forth from Amasa, four miles dis
tant.
The new program at this property
includes the erection OF engine house.
shops, etc and the locating and plat
ting Of a location with the erection Of
number Of houses for the employees
of the company
We understand that the location will
be built on the Crystal Falls side Of
Peterson creek on lands secured from
the Keweenaw Assn. The county road
runs right along by the mine and the
location will lie beside the road also
In order 20 arrange for the new or
der OF things at the Amasa-P Porter the
spur track from the st. Paul must be
changed and located permanently. We
understand that a contract has been
let for the grading of this new track
and that work will be commenced
upon II at once.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
List Of AppoIntees

The list of appointees with the sal
aries each Is TO receive Is as follows:
|cityAAttorney. II. f. Fraser 5000
Chief OF Police, VIM. Broad $40.
Night Watch. ELI Massie $3.50
|lst Ward Watch. Chas Dove $500.
supt Water & Light, Jas H. Sanders
81 500
street comm'r,. Isaac Anderson $275
per day.
|-fsy Physician, DR. A. A. Metcalf $500
|poundmaster. Joseph Twa s65 per
month.
thief Fire Dept Dan Dawson $3.50
The salaries set for the elective
|,fticers are as follows:
city Clerk $3.50,
city Collector
Urea $500
lr 1slpn there was appointed the
following non-salaried officers:
MEMBER Gem Board W. X Dawson
Surveyor A l.. Robbins
BOARD OF Spec Assessors
w d. Hill. w, A.. Holmes
The salary OF the engine driver and
ss&iaut was fixed at s75 per month
with the privilege Of every other week
,t home
Truck Matter up Again
The fruck question Is TO Crystal
hans tlly what Banauo's ghost was to
Hamlet. II will not down. not even for
summer vacation. When the Sea-
.ravc company isn't prodding the
,ouncil thc LaFrance people are Last
Monday night Mr. Webster. who rep.
resents the IaFrance people. appear
a before the council with the local
.itoiney Tor ille concern, ~ n n
Ahbott From The perusai g q letter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-08
Mr.. DayIson's Side

In an interview with Dan DAWSON,
chief OF the fire depai tment he stated
that all he knew was what Mr.. Sander
told him and his understanding was
that the men were 20 have been az
work on the hydrant on the Moberg
corner; that the orders were to wait
until after 100 o'clock in the evening
SO that none of the business places
should be out Of water; that while the
men were waiting around for 1900
o'clock TO come they got too many
under their belts" and didn't do the
work at all
MIR Dawson was very much con-
cerned that the water should be turn
ed Oft portion OF the city. and espec-
tally so important a part as the lower
half OF the main street without any
notice having been given the fire de-
partment
Mr. Dawson stated that the two
wrenches with which the men intended
to do their work were left on the cor
ner at Moberg's and that accounts for
the wrench story that is heard SO often
about town
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-09
vANDALS DESPERATE
CHURCH IN STAUNT0h
Communion Cups Stolen In One, And
Property Damaged In Three
Others.

Staunton, Va. april s.-~rntenss In.
dignation has been caused by the acts
Of unknown vandals who have ems
tered and despoiled four stauaton
churches this week.
The churches that have been visited
are the First and Second Presbyterian,
the Central Methodist and Christ
Lutheran. all located in the centes
OF the town, surrounded on all sides
by reside ces. and in Two Instances,
very close to business houses. That
the buildings were entered after Sua-
day and before last night Use all that
isknown positively as TO the time of
the occurrences. The police believe
that boys are the offenders, but there
is fear that an insans person may
have thus exercised his mania.
The police first learned OF the work
OF the yandals late yesterday after
noon, end speci~ Il efforts were at once
made to protect the churches that
had not been visited. and to capture
the guilty persons. The night force
gave it's whole attention last night
to guarding church property. and IN
this they were assisted by male menu
bers of the severa. congregations.
So far as Is Known the Methodist
church Ia the only one that has snf-
fered loss Of property. From this
building the communion cups were
taken, after the intruders had broken
open drawers ripped the top from
desk and committed other depreda-
tons OF like nature. 1t was in tho
Lutheran church that the actual de-
struction wrought. apparently entirely
without reason, was the greatest.
When members OF the congregation
A.
noon. In answer 20 4 summons from
the sexton. they were Mortified by
what they saw. Pew cushions had
been ripped as IL 4 razor were used.
many electric globes were smashed.
and backs were tora from hymnals.