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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
GETTING THERE

The North Western station Is com.
ing into the lime light these days be
cause II has man inside Of Il that is
bound 10 bring any station or business
with which he is connected TO atten-
tion We refer to the agent, +. o.
Roschon, who has been in Crystal
Falls just about year and whose
work at the station has attracted the
attention OF every person In this 10
callty with whom he does business.
He has even attracted the attention OF
mis- employers to such an extent that
they have raised his pay TO a higher
sum than any agent OF the local station
has ever received
Mr.. Roschon In or the new school OF
railroad men; the fellows who believe
In ''The public be pleased" rather than
the old school OF THE public be
d----d." Ike. an he is familiarly cal
led, has a way OF telling customer
that he can't get" a concession so
that rho customer feels just about az
good as II he got the favor Mr.. Ros-
chon always goes the limit for the
patrons OF the road and one OF the
things that riles him most Is 70 have
railroad employees neglect or slight the
public 20 a. to create prejudice in the
mind Of patron against the railroad.
For that reason Mr. Roschon gets the
business, Last month the earnings Of
the local station exceeded those OF any
other month IN recent history.
"Ike" has enc ambition. He wants
The North Western 10 give Crystal
Falls a new passenger station. II we
don't get Il 4 will not be because Mr..
Roachon haf not worked hard enough
for II.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
COUNCIL BOUGHT
A GRAVEL PIT
MALT ACRE OF John S0DERMAN
SECURED FOR s450.00
SHALL WE HAVE A RINK?
Young People Want City to Flood
the Park But Officials Say City
Has No Money

why don't you advocate the flooding
Of the park by the city so that we may
have a skating rink in this town."
said young man to a reporter for The
Diamond Drill one day during the
week.
why don't you get an organization
together and petition for a rink?" was
the reply Of the reporter, $50 that II
our paper should advocate rink we
would have some cohesive force be-
hind the demand Then the city officials
will know that you really want rink"
Well" replied the aforementioned
IN. I'VE are afraid to 30 to Mr.. Munns
TO ask for the spending OF any money
because we know the city is shy and he
don't want TO spend any more money
than is absolutely necessary. We
thought that IL the matter should be
taken up through the columns OF your
paper sufficient interest would be arous
ed 10 show the city officials that the
few dollars necessary to food that
park will not break the city and will
be greatly appreciated"
In order to get the sentiment OF the
Mayor We asked Mr. Munns IL the city
intended to food the park this winter
and make skating rink for the young
people
"The city will furnish the light and
the waters said Mr.. Munns And If
the young people are very anxious for
rink II seems that a few OF them
could easily get together and do the
work Of flooding the park"
"'rhe light and water department
have men enough to do the slight work
necessary to food the park" we re-
piled, why not have them do it2'
30. but they will not do IL them.
selves; they'll hire some one TO do the
work" replied Mr. Munns, And the
city has no money TO spare just now.
II we had money enough TO pay our
way would gladly food the park with
out any asking but under the present
condition OF affairs think that we
ought to pay our debts first Let me
CONTINUED on Page 90
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
RURAL CARRIER EXAM.
Congressman James Informs us That
One WIN be Held Here Dec. 11th

a letter received from Congressman
James last Monday contains the in
formation that he has been notified by
the post Office department that exam
ination of applicants TO iill vacancies
in the rural carrier force will be held
at Crystal Falls. Michigan. on Decem-
ber 18th. 1915. Any able-bodied citi-
zens Of the United States. OF good
character between the ages of is and
So years, having his domicile within
the territory supplied by an Office in
the County for which the examination
is announced is eligible to compete
therein.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

The entertainment given by local
talent under the direction OF Mas
Mary Adams at the CITY hall auditor
ium last Friday night was the best tha,
We have been present at In a lone
time The local entertainers were az
sisted by Mr.. Fred c. Bennett OF Me-
Knanee who rendered two solos beauti-
fully
II IL rule OF this paper not to 60
into detailed criticism or praise Of
local talent productions. the reasons
being obvious Were we disposed 10 90
into detailed criticism Of the pro-
duction we couldn't flnd in the entire
company one that had muoh spon the
ether
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
DRYs LOSE IN MENoMINRE
Judge flannigan Sustained the super
risors In Action Taken

The action OF the Menominee county
board OF supervisors in refusing 10
grant the petition OF the drys for a
local option election in Menominee
county in the spring OF 1916 was up
held in decision handed down by
Circuit Judge Richard G. Flanagan in
circuit court last Saturday.
Judge Flanagan denied the petit
tion OF the local option forces for a
writ Of mandamus to, compel the
county board TO approve the Dry peti-
ton.
IL is thought that the drys will ap-
peal the case to the supreme court,
and the only chance now that there
will be local option election in Me-
.hominee County this spring is based
on the hope OF the drys that the
highest state tribunal will oyerrule
Judge Flanagan
Judge Flanagan denied the petition
for the mandamus writ on the ground
In substance that the supervisors had
lawfully denied the petition when it
appeared TO the board that the affida-
Wits did not show in the boards opin-
ion that all the petitions had been
properly posted. The Judge upheld
the position OF Attorney Michael j.
Doyle and Prosecuting Attorney Fred
H Hagserson on this point These
two men argued against granting the
writ when tho question was threshed
out in court last week
Upon the second point raised by
these two attorneys that the board al
so had the right to deny the petition on
the ground that the fact OF the petition
did nol show clearly whether one or
more had been circulated in certain
precincts. and that the supervisors
had been within their rights in taking
this into consideration in denying the
petitions, Judge Flanagan did not de-
eide definitely. The Judge in his deci-
sson said that disposal Of this point
was unnecessary.
On the question of deciding the
posting from the face OF the afiidavits,
the language OF the decision in part is
as follows:
The members of the board of super
visors considered The question OF
whether the afiidavits furnished basis
for the inference that petitions attach
ed thereto were posted and found
that they did not This was the de-
termination OF question OF fact
which the board alone had the right
TO determine and the result must stand,
even. though. upon inspection Of the
same afRdavits, the court might reach
the opposite result
Whether In disposing OF the ques-
tions presented by the form Of the
afhdayits. the board did, or did not,
display good judgment is not open for
investigation The
presumption is conclusive that in the
solution thereof, the supervisors up
on both sides OF the questions. stood
conscientiously and exersiced their
best judgment"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

The Crystal Falls bowling team went
to Escanaba last Saturday and in a two
game series with Escanaba came out
ahead by a score of 2l pins The first
match was won by the Escanaba lads
by score of 176 pins but in the second
the Crystal Falls fellows came back
strong and downed their Eseanaba op-
ponents by score Of 1877 pins thus Civ
ing Crystal Falls the match
The scores OF the respective teams in
the two matches were
lst match
Crystal Falls 252i
Escanaba 2697.
Second match
Crystal Falls 2ss2
RBcanaba -2455.
The teams are very evenly matched
as this is the second time that they
have split two matches. The Crystal
Falls bowlers were B Flood. c. A.
Robinson. NJ Jacka, a. Tromblsy and
A. .Kulier.
There ig some talk of getting up an
all upper peninsula team to enter the
national tournament and Beluand
Flood is mentioned az one OF the mem
hers.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
The Amasa Road
Confined on Next Page)
LET GOGEBIC EXPLAIN

The Ironwood-News Record jumped
onto Pat O'Brien last week aud asked
him TO explain why Gogebic contrac-
tors were Disseminated against in the
recent gravel hauling letting II the
Reporter will pardon the interruption
We would like to butt into the dis
cussion long enough to ask Brother
Douglas to explain a few things.
A year ago the bids Of the Iron
county contractors submitted on the
gravel hauling in Gogebic county were
thrown out and other Iron county con
tractors were told that IL was use,
less for them TO submit bids as they
would not be considered. The reason
given was that Gogebic county want
ed TO keep its work for its own people
because of the depression in the min
ing industry. Hasn't Iron County a
right to do likewise If 1t chooses
In 1913 an Iron county contractor
was lowest bidder on the county road
Job at Wakefield but the Job was
given to another without the courtesy
OF even explaining why IL was done
SO. even II there was any design In the
action OF the Iron county board would
Gogebic fellows have any ,"holler"
coming
But. II wasn't necessary for Iron
county 10 60 that far The bid OF
Thompson g. O'Cailaghan was not
submitted according TO the call and
but one certified check for $4,000 was
deposited with the board whereas
three checks OF that size were neces-
Rary or check sufficiently large to
cover the three bids. The bid OF the
arm on the San Souci job was 70-cents.
ninety cents and ST. 10. considerably
higher than that OF the firm 10 which
the Job was awarded. The bid OF this
hrm on the Elmwood road was 65-
cents and $105 but the pit was To-
Gated on the road and the bid itself
was ambiguous as to what II covered.
The fgures OF the firm on the Cooks
Run was 55-cents. 7O-cents, and 90
cents This sob went al s4-cents.
figure 10 excess OF the Goeebic firm.
However the county commission fur
nished blanks upon which all bids
were 10 be subnitted and every bidder
followed the form excepting the Go
Eebic nrm. Was there any reason for
their depressing?
People up at Tronwood can't see
things as people here see them and
vice versa. It's bad practice for out
siders to butt into stun when they
don't know all the facts OF listen 70
the complaints OF disgrunflcd con
tractors One OF the first things fell
low In the contracting business must
learn il to take his turn-downs grace.
fully They are generally for a legitl.
mate reason. all the reports to the
contrary notwithstanding
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

The following ofieers we're chosen
at the last meeting Of Crystal Falls
Lodge ]. O. O. :. 70 ofhcer the lodge
for/the coming year
q ~ VIM Watts
v. c. Paul Davis
Secretary Nick Williams,
Treasurer Adolph Miller.
financial secretary John Larson.
Trnetee Jees Jeasen.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
NOW TIMES AFFECT TRADES

A country editor who takes seri-
Gus view of industrial conditions pro-
pounds this one: Look at the condi-
tion OF the American workman to-day,
Where is heg One timer after an
other goes up the spout; plumbers are
in the gutter; paperhshgers have gone
to the wall; policemen are on the beat
clockmakers are on the tick and half
the shoemakers are on their uppers. -
Er.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
AN OUTLINE OF
1916 ROAD WORK
COMMISSIONERS MET AT COURT
HOUSE TO CONsIDERH
AMASA ROAD EXTENSION is UP
State Highway Commissioner Here
Today to Settle the Matter
For A Definite Course

The board OF county road commits
sioners met at their Office In the court
house last Thursday to consider plans
for road work next year as well as TO
close up the business of the past year.
The few bills that had accumulated
were disposed of and then came con-
sideration OF the work that Is to be
done TO complete the roads where tho
grade has been built
The question of the future OF the
Beechwood -Gogebic road had been set
tied at a former meeting as contracts
had been let to gravel the road for the
entire length between Cooks Run and
the Gogebic line. ALREADY work has
commenced on this gravel hauling.
Emil Helgemo, who has the Cooks
Run section is hauling gravel on
wagons. or was doing so last week,
and is the first or, the contractors TO
get started. The Elmwood section was
awarded TO A. ID. McRae and he Is on
the ground getting the pit opened up.
The San Souci section was awarded TO
Smith-Byers-S Sparks Co. and they will
get started as soon as the snow comes
in sufficient depth TO admit OF good
sleighing
The Amasa Road
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
A TYPEsETTlsG TRAGEDY

An angry advertiser rushed into the
Office OF provincial paper recently
and shouted, -See here. our al. ought
70 read. Thousands Of patrons are
wearing trousers Of our make The
foreman Of the composing room looked
up and weakly said. ~WellT' The
irate advertiser threw down a copy OF
the paper containg the ad The com
poelsors had made Il ''matronsr
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

Al the meeting OF Crystal Falls
Tent, X. o. r. M the following offceya
were selected for tho coming year
Commander Robert Munns,
Lieu. Com.-R. Urban.
Record Keeper-W. ]. Gribble.
sargent-John sepel.
1st NJ. C.--John johnson.
End M, G.-ole Olson.
Sentinel Raymond Jack.
Pickett John Strand.
Trustees Thos. Conlin. r. r. Hollow
and Rasmns Neilson.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

The following are the officers elect
ed by Crystal Falls Lodge X. of p
c. C.-Arthur Geske.
o. &C. A.. Peterson.
Prelate-Geo. Stolberg.
NJ. of w-Chas. Clark.
NJ. at Chester Nettle..
X. OF r. & S.--Arthur Petts.
NJ. OF Laurence Larson.
NJ. OF F-O. Croghan.
I. G.--M. Leverneaux.
o. Ca. Sutter
Trustee w. II. Nesbitf.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
DEATH or A. Z. GUENsBURe

II. B. Webb received message last
Tuesday evening saying that A. II.
Guensburg had died suddenly that
evening while visiting at the home Of
w. J. Marcouiller, 4Ol West Annapolis
street, st. Paul.
Mr.. Guensburg was stockholder
in the Produce Exchange bank OF st.
Paul. He had been living at the Fred
erick hotel since going there.
He was accustomed to go to the
Marcouiller home nearly every eve
ming to visit and see pet dog they
kept for him. About $50 o'clock
Tuesday night while sitting in the par
lor talking with members of the family
he was seizeS with a coughing spell
A few minutes later he fell from HIS
chair dead
Heart trouble was given as the Inn
mediate cause of death Mr. Guens-
burg had suffered for many years with
diabetes, for the last week he also had
a bad cold He is survived by two sis
ters.
Just three months 10 the day from
the time that he brother Emil pass
ed away at his Menominee home.
Adolph passed away al ST. Paul where
he wen1 from Menominee to enter the
banking business.
For years the Guensburg brothers
conducted what is now known as the
Wilson -Henes company store on Main
street. Menominee. Success greeted
them until both became Independents
and longed for the rest they deserved
They sold out Almost simultaneous
ly came the sudden death OF Emil
Guensburg on September T. A general
breakdown and neuralgia OF the heart
was the cause.
Before this time Adolph had moved
10 81. Paul where he became a stock
holder and vice-president of the Pro
duce Exchange bank OF that city.
Long before this he was sufferer
from diabetes and as time went on he,
gradually became worse.
Mr.. Guensburg evidently had pre-
monition thar he would die suddenly.
While he attended the funeral OF his
brother he complained OF his III health.
Then he went TO Milwaukee with the
body OF his brother where the inter-
ment was held at the Greenwood Gene
tery.
While in Milwaukee Mr. Guensburg
made arrangements for HIS own burial
lie gave directions that his body was
70 be laid az the side Of his mother.
Mr.. Guensburg ie survived by two
sistres. Mrs Fannie LnstNnid ~ crys-
tai FalIa and Mrs Rose Frcundenfeld
of milwaukee,
The body of the deceased was
shipped 10 Milwaukee where the bur
ial will be held under Masonic rites
Mrs A. A Lustneld and sons left
Wednesday 20 attend the funeral
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

Mrs. y. II. Bowen. Of Almond. Wis.
has made q weather prediction. based
upon the wind and weather when the
sun crossed the equator on septem-
Der 90
Beginning on December 20 or there
abouts there will be wiad from the
northwest and fbe coolest weather
known for many years lasting for .
month. she said There will be warm
weather the rest OF the winter and not
much cold or storm until then"
Mrs, Bowen foretold the cold last
spring when the sun crossed the line.
and warned neighbors na 70 plant
much corn Florence Mining News.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

lee Wilson wishes ue 10 say that the
production OF "The Rosary" which will
be put on n his place on Monday even
Ting u one thar he has had under con-
tract for long time and which the
company with which he does business
sent him for Monday. That Is the rea
son for hs early appcaran~
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11
MERCHANTS ARE ACTIVE
Displays For Holiday Trade VIII be
Biggest In Many Years

The Crystal Falls merchants are
hard after the holiday trade On every
hand Is evidence OF incoming goods
and the clerks are busy trimming up
the windows and getting things I'm
trim shape for record display.
VIII Rein was the first merchant
in the city TO get out his holiday stuff
lie has had 1t on display for two weeks
and so has had more of an opportunity
TO observe the course OF trade than
has the others.
II have noticed one peculiarity with
the trade this year" said Mr.. Rein,
And that is that the buyers are more
exacting in their demands and more
careful in their selections than for
many year. You have got TO show
them this year hhnd that this condi-
tion always succeeds period of de-
preston like that OF the last two
years. F"
Sam Jacobs is mourning the fact
that the Victrola company cannot
keep up with the demand upon Il for
victrolas I'VE received a letter say
ing that they would have to cut our
order" said Mr. Jacobs. "And fear
that they will not allot us enough
machines to supply our trade. The
victrola people are so rushed with
orders that they haven't been able to
keep up with the demand for couple
OF years"
Have you anything 10 say about
your Christmas stun this week." said
a reporter 10 Will Rosenquist
mo. I'm still standing pat on poultry
and think that shall specialize upon
IT, was the reply.
p. Landfeld had kick coming when
we went to see him. Last week he in
tended reader to run as follows ''vic-
tor records on Columbia machines So
cents" We had IL Victor and Columbia
records 50-cents. Some difference.
We found Charlie Clark and Eliza
Miller busy trimming when We visited
the Fair this week. Cant give you
much time today, ,'5ssid Charlie. TOO
busy on this Bazaar You can say, how
ever. that We have lots OF toys; that
there are few toys made in America
and we have our share OF what's go
ing"
Sam Landheld brought out
piece OF Athenic brass We take Sans
word for IT, He says that it's the latest
thing for a gift and Sam always tells
the truth.
Sam Bridges wasn't in when We
called but we found his show cases
covered with dandy articles of the
holiday nature.
August Rhine was so busy getting
his windows dressed that he couldn't
talk. He just pointed TO his excellent
display and told us to go the limit
When we got 10 Abe Mendelson's
place we found Abe in an awful state
OF mind The cases OF holiday goods
that he bought last week had not ar
rived end, while Abe didn't say any
cuss words. we feel certain that he
thought whole Ion about II. The cases
arrived later.
TOO busy with my sale TO talk much
about holiday trade" said Peter War
shawslxy. The store was hlied with
tags and very fine patronage so-fhai
Pete was feeling perfectly happy.
Lead noe to those toys." said the re-
porter TO Herman Ruwitch when he
told Ms about the big assortment he
had received. And they're from Ger
many. too" said Herman as ne ted Ms
up stairs 10 big assortment he had
there He says that be got his assort-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-12-11

Albert, the little son OF Mr and Mrs
John Tromblay was operated upon
Last Tuesday for appendicitis
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-22
HouooN, THE SCULPTOR.
known In This Country Mainly by HE
Statue Of Washington.

known In This Country Mainly by hfss
Statue Of Washington.
Since the days OF the cathedral build
ers Frunce has never been without
great masters of the chisel. Traditions
and an ever accommodating skill have
been passed on as from father to son
through generations immemorial. With
all that apostolic succession" or genius
we OF another race are strangely I'M
familiar. One name, however, we as
sociats with that OF our nrst president,
and for this reason. and not because
Jean Antoine Houdon was the leading
sculptor OF his time, n he sometimes
mentioned in the United States.
As the first sculptor OF his day"
Houdon was invited in I7s4 by Thomas
Jefferson. representing the state OF
Virginia. to make statue OF General
Washington. On July %. 17s5. the
sculptor with three assistants sailed In
the company OF Benjamin Franklin
from Southampton, bound for Phila-
delphia The journey required nearly
two months and Houdon did not ar
rive at Mount Vernon until Oct. 2.
Two weeks were occupied In model
ing the bust. making life mask. and
taking many measurements, with all OF
which the artist departed rejoicing
and. thanks to the rapid ocean service
OF the time. was home again on Christ
mas day.
The result OF this trip was the nota
BILE marble which stands In the state
house at Richmond, our most trust
worthy portrait OF the first president
| Scribntrs.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-22
A L P H A

The Ladies Aid will give a musical
at the Porter School auditorium Mon
day evening May 81. 1915 A general
admission of fifteen cents will be
charged. The complete program will
appear in this column next Saturday.
Mr.. Rothclild of the freeman Boiler
Works at Racine Wis, was a visitor at
the Judson mine on Wednesday.
T. c. Covering OF the r. j. Long
year Co. at Marquette was a visitor at
Alpha Wednesday.
Mrs. q. Peterson and children were
Crystal Falls visitors on Monday.
Mrs. J. X. Hubbard spent Tuesday
In Crystal Falls.
The Alpha base ball team defeated
the Shaffer team Saturday by a score
OF 2-l Some fast playing was done
by both teams The lineup was as
follows:
Catcher Harold Swanson
Pitcher George Bedore
LIST Base-Vanner Johnson
End Base-Arthur Guimond
Short Stop-Harold Peters
Ord Base Earl Bedard
Right Field--Harold Norton
Center Field Dan Hayman
Left Towner johnson
The boys will play Palatka on May
25. 1915.
Levi Collette has moved from the
Mathey's. building to L. "A. Tlagler's
building where he will have com
plete line OF groceries and fresh meats
Mrs. Thos. pascoc and sister Clara
of Negaunee arrived in Alpha Tuesday
on few days visit to their sister Mrs
Leo Guimond and family They return
ed Thursday morning.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-05-22
N.xoCQ Dyspepsia
NSx&@ Tablets

will relieve your indigestion Many
people in this town have used them
and we have yet to hear OF case where
they have failed. We know the for
Inuia. Sold only by us-25c a box.
Sam Bridges