The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-11-04

Word from John Bauer, ST.. who is
in the Marquette hospital. says that he
is getting on as we'll as can be ex-
pected He has been operated upon
and we understand that the operation
has been In the main successful.
Mr.. Whitaker OF the Winston Bros.
Co, was in the city several days this
week. Mr. Whitaker says that HIS
company has sufficient work at Wake
field TO keep them busy until next
July
Preaching service at the Methodist
Episcopal church tomorrow morning
viii be al 1890. with sunday school
Immediately after this service There
VIII be no evening service Good sinE
ing Seats free
Mr.. and Mrs Thos Coniin arrived
home from White Dale last Sunday,
having made the trip by motor over
some exceedingly bad roads Mr. Con
lin will remain In the city, Mr.. Boyle
having taken his place at White Dale.
When you notice any OF the young
men OF the place digging" into old
music just put II down that that young
man Cor old man as the case may be-
has been drafted into the Club Minis
trel corps. They tell us that the affair
will be one worth attending.
Contractor Blomgren, OF Norway,
will keep his teams busy in logging
operations in Iron county. He owns
tract of timber near Crystal Falls,
which he will cut Mr.. Blomgren es-
Inmates his input at about 100000 feet
OF mixed logs and some cedar. About
twenty men will be employed His
road contracts in Houghton and On
tonagon county will be suspended for
the winter in the near future Iron
Mountain Press.
A United States Marshal was in the
city on Wednesday and served sub
poena on Sam w. Cole, local agent for
the Val Blatz Brewing Co, to appear
in the United States Court at Mar
quette at 10 o'clock next Tuesday
morning. October 31sti as a witness
in a blind pig case. They evidently
want to find out from Sam how much
beer he has shipped to a certain blind
pigger who lives in Dry" t?1 Iron
county. Mining News.
Jas j. Gaffney. secretary of the
democratic county committee, met
Messrs. Williams and Macdonald at
the st. Paul station last Wednesday
and piloted them about town for
time while the two men were on their
way to Iron River, where they spoke
lat democratic rally Wednesday
evening. MIR. Williams IL one OF the
very prominent democrats of Illinois
aud was at one time appointed by
Pres. Wilson to be postmaster at Chi
cago.
The Milwaukee road stations at Iron
River, Stambaugh and Crystal Falls
rcsembled conditions at one Of the old
time popular excursions last Wednes-
day morning, there were so many peo-
pie about them bound for Marquette.
The excursions were enforced ones,
however. the one-hundred or more
people going to Marquette because of
summons to attend the federal grand
jury session which was resumed in the
federal court Thursday.
The Milwaukee road has announced
the turning over of another electrified
section, making a total Of S36 miles OF
the Milwaukee line i'm the west that
has been electrified. All OF this mile
age Is under j. j. Murphy, superinten
dent OF the mountain division. Mr..
Murphy's friends in Crystal Falls are
interested in the excellent record he
has made in accustoming himself and
his men to the electrical power In
place of steam.