The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-03-04
HOGAN'S ALLEY
DETECTIVES PREY
TWO LUMBERJACkS GET NEXT TO
MANY THIRST QUENCHERS
ONLY THREE PLACES ESCAPE
Welfare Association Men Reported
to Have Secured Evidenced Again
stMost Soft Drink Places

There's Nothing Doing in Hogan's
Alley Tonight" is the title OF newly
spun verse dedicated to the memories
of the good old days when keg OF
"Leisen q Hines Shakespear" loosen
ed the tongues and livened the circle
for all OF the membership Of this fam
Gus resort.
True, Hogan's Alley had rather
vague existence and was not located
on any Of the city maps but there are
conditions under which Il Is not neces-
sary TO mark with pen and ink or with
cold type noted land mark; II locates
itself in some mysterious manner bet
ter than the map drawers pen or the
printers type can locate 1t.
Lumberjacks With Soft Hands
It's all because the directors OF
| Hogan's Alley admitted to membership
two umberjacks, who struck town
recently and displayed an awful thirst,
that dissolution was found neces-
sary II is said that the two fellows
had hard time getting in; that their
antecedents and their aftercedents
were closely scrutinized before any
member OF the clan would even at
tempt to suggest their name for mem
bership. But, after careful inquiry it
was decided that they were 20. X" and
they were notified that they would be
accepted for membership should they
present themselves in proper garb-
which was understood to be pure
grey suit of lumberjack pants with
Mackinaw TO match. They presented
themselves, were admitted, got all OF
the secret work, were allowed TO sub
scribe to the constitution and bylaws
and at the same time scan the roll OF
membership -and became full fiedged
members, entitled to chip in" and pay
for "keg' They resigned their mem
bership soon afterward, broke their
solemn pledges TO the order and com
municated all the signs, secrets and
pass words TO the Iron County Wei
fare Association That's why Hogan's
Alley is quiet tonight
A Word In Explanation
IL must not be supposed that Hog
ans Alley was a blind pig nor was II
vicious resort II was simply rem
devious where few OF the young
fellows and some older fellows as
well met occasionally and licked
up" a keg of beer No one got drunk.
no one caused any disturbance there
Just little social center where So
ciability was appreciated,
The lumberjacks in question struck
town a couple OF weeks ago Two Of
them came together one having the
appearance of half breed and the
other, light Completed fellow,
might be taken for a Swede Later a
lone Pollock came TO town, also lum-
berjack. or the FIRST mentioned. one
represented himself to be a top loader
and the other teamster The last
mentioned fellow was an all around
lumberjack.
Now. the only lumberjack instinct
displayed by any OF the trio was an
appetite for booze and nose for It's
detection They displayed immaeu-
lately white hands with nails mani
cured and when they represented
themselves as looking for a job. one
OF our citizens quickly found man 70
employ them but il was noticed that
they didn't care TO leave the white
lights and the older heads got wise.
We're Welfare Detectives
II * given out that the men were
detectives sent out by the Iron County
Welfare Assn and that they reaped a
rich harvest OF evidence in this city,
getting liquor in all OF the temper
ance saloons with the exception of
three places
II is understood that some of the
candy stores were caught as wtil as
the soft drink places. although the
exact amount OF the evidence and the
names Of the parties caught have not
been given out. All the information
that has gone out 50 far has leaked
from those who are I'm position TO
know.
Prosecuting Attorney waffen told a
reporter for The Diamond Drill that
he has now before him a task much
greater than he had In last court; that
the big fellows are coming next, In