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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
START MOVE TO
MAKE CO. WET
BREWERS AND SALOON MEN HELD
A MEETING WEDNESDAY
TO START PETITIONS AT ONCE
Will be Worked in Conjunction With
State Wide Campaign Through
Counter Option Petition

The campaign 20 make Iron county
wet again started last Wednesday at
Iron River when a number of the liq-
uor dealers that were put out of bust
ness by the vote year ago met with
representatives Of the Menominee
brewing companies and talked over the
method of campaign TO be carried on
and the porfocting OF an organization
20 carry out the work in this county.
a number were present from Crystal
Falls TO take part IN the conference
and the most secrecy is being main
tanned as 10 the transactions Of the
meetings II is known in general
way that action was taken to start the
campaign but who will lead it or when
ii Will start is not known
There Is TO be vote on the proposi
tion of state wide prohibition this fall.
This matter comes before the people
on a petition initiated TO make an a
mendment TO the law forhidding the
manufacture and sale OF intoxicants
In the state
There has been but little campaign
work does 50 far on this proposition
the main portion OF the work that has
been done being confined TO getting an
organization perfected on both sides
The state headquarters for both the
vets and drys will be located in Detroit
and district headquarters will be Sc
lected for different sections For ex-
ample, Il Is pretty well settled that the
dry headquarters for the upper PENN
sula will be located at Marquette
The drys are planning big cam
paign when IL opens, among other
things that are limited at being the en-
gaging OF Billy Sunday for a months
revival work in Detroit and Grand
Raids this fall The vets look to these
populous centers 10 overcome the
country vote and il is to cut into the
wet majority in those centers that
these services are planned for
But the vets are also turning
trick They to are initiating a change
that will make the unit in local option
contests the city or township instead
OF the states as Is now the case.
This puts a cross fire into effect that
will cut both ways as lowering of the
local option unit would be a practical
defeat of local option in the big portion
OF the state that Is now dry
As we get it the Iron county move
will go right along until after the Now
ember election at least Should the
state vote dry then It will be necessary
for the vets 10 hang up their fiddle
and buy horn but should the state
vote wei, Iron county will stay dry
until the votes OF the people within its
boundaries make Il wet again.
So IL the vote on state wide Is salts
factory to the west, the Iron county
Continued on Page s.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
GALE CAUSED DAMAGE
Wind Blew With Velocity OF 63-MlIes
Per Hour Last Monday

Last Monday Cloverland was visit
cd by the worst wind storm in its his
tory AT Marquette the wind registered
velocity OF 63-miles per hour for one
whole minute in the forenoon and sew
eral times It registered 57-miles per
hour.
The wind was so strong here that
some OF the business buildings rocked
upon their foundations The telephone
company seems 10 have been the worst
sufferer for all OF It's lines were not on
~ down but down in such a shape that
il took several days TO fiN them mp.
Tom Nash tried to keep up the Iron
River line through the storm but as
fast as he repaired it IN one place the
line was broken in another so he had I
give up the job.
The Western Union was more fortu-
nate Their lines follow the railroad
tracks and are less liable 10 wreck
from trees than the telephone lines.
The Western Union lines were repair
ed by nine o'clock Tuesday SO that
Marquette could be got
The railroad wires were badly dam
aged bur they were mp and working by
ten O'Clock Tuesday along the most
important routes
The damage around town was not as
great as it might have been What
damage resulted was mostly from win
dows blown in A part Of the roof on
the Scadden building was ripped Off.
window on the Forest Park school
was smashed and the big doors blown
In
The smoke stack at the Great West
ern was blown down and the cupola lift
OF the laboratory and whirled short
distance through the air 10 where Supt
Richards S1carn ear was standing 1t
hit the top smashing the ribs and tear
ing the cloth TO ribbons
The roof was blown of the round
house at the North Western station
and part OF the wall torn down. Al the
Fortune Lake Mine the frame work Of
one OF the new buildings was leyeled
and at the Rayenna a new house was
unroofed.
Many barns were injured on farms a
bout here among them the big barn
on the Conlin farm at Balsam.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

The Corrigan Mckinney Band desire
to announce to their many friends and
the general public that they have ar
ranged TO have produced by first class
local tatenl. an up to date" rendition
OF the celebrated three act farcical
comedy The Man From Borneo," on
May 26th
This play is the masterpiece in the
comedy line OF all the many brilliant
productions written by the well known
dramatic author Charles Townsend
The plot in brief Is as follows:
Borneo B. Binne of Banjermassen
Borneo. very rich and very cranky ar
riyes unexpectedly from the South Seas
to pay a visit to his only nephew Fred
Binns. who is his only heir and TO
whom he is sending and ample monthly
allowance since Fred was a boy. Bor
neo does not believe in marriage, hav-
ing been ''jilted" by a girl many years
before when he was poor and has warn
ed Fred never TO marry under penalty
OF having his income cut of Fred at
the opening of the play in defiance of
his uncle's wishes. has been married
three months. and he is spending his
honeymoon in rented cottage i'm an
out OF a way place resort On the un-
expected and yet long dreaded arrival
Of his uncle. Fred is placed in an awful
predicament and in his wild attempts
10 keep HIS uncle ignorant OF his mar
riage. he tells Borneo that his wife is
the wife of a friend, Capt Wright by
name. "A retired army officer The live
liest complications arise, and the gen
eral mix-up that follows would make
chronic dyspeptic roar with laughter
II is "screamer" from the rise OF
the curtain { the last act Of the show,
and keeps the audience in conyulsions
for solid two hours Rehearsals are
now in progress and the date has been
set for Friday evening May 26th
The Band Boys will play on the
street next week II the weather permits
and advertise the show The cast Of
Characters 81 as follows:
Borneo b. Binns. a tropical Blizzard
from the South Seas s. Geo. Chad.
bourne
Fred Binns. His Downtrodden Nephew,
Sam C. Ham.
Captain Lefton Wright Late OF the
PHILIPPINE Army Lionel c. Roberts.
Peter. A sleepy Servant Charles N
Hanson.
The Wild Man OF Borneo, Meade
LaPlant
olive. Freds Wife. Ethel VI. Chad
bourne.
Lizzie Dayton. Hcr Former Chum.
Ethel a Lynch
Aunt Drusilla Heard bur not seen
Business ManEcr Russell S. Ball
Stage Director. william St Arnauld
MUSICAL Director Lee G. Wilson
Treasurer Alvin r. Richards
Properties. Scenic q Mechanical Ef-
fects Peter A. Bryson-
General Admission 25. reserved seats
.S5
Abe sackim. head of the A esackim
-, moe I,r. feg,, Tr,v Mountain
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
Ban ON CIGARETTES

Mayor Munns has instructed the
police officers TO enforce the cigarette
law TO the letter Under It's provisions
II Is unlawful 10 sell cigarettes to a
boy under age and likewise II il un-
lawful for boy to smoke cigaretts.
We understand that Ii is the inten-
tion Of the police officers TO put an
end to the smoking Of cigaretts on the
city streets by boys
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
ACCIDENT At BRISTOL

blasting accident occurred AZ tile
Bristol mine on Wednesday that was
feared az first would amount 20 much
more than Il really does. A Il Is one
OF the men Is liable 10 lose the sight
Of one eye.
The injured man was taken to Iron
Mountain Thursday morning where
special attention Is being given 10
him
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
\. OF P.s. ACTIVE

The bachelor members Of the X. OF
p lodge will entertain the married
members at a private party in the n,
Of =. lodge room next Friday evening.
The affair is strictly X. OF p. party
and is rapidly taking shape as one Of
the most promising affairs that this
enterprising lodge has given in long
time.
The X. of p's are very active in a
social way and frequently pull on
parties of the kind that keeps mp the
interest aud enllvens the membership
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

Roy Fisher was in siduaw last we'd
nesd y looking over the Royerott
farm al that place
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

The case In poinl was that against
Ted l.aDuke which Is still pending Mr.
waren claimed that evidence secured
by The detectives strengthcned the
coutirueu on naro ii
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

Mr. pouucnaud. sr i. quite III at his
home near Lucas spur, south Of Bal
sam. Mr. Ponchaud IS sl years Of age
and while he has always been very
active man his age is telling against
hiai in this struggle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13
CHANNEL CHANGE
TO GO THROUGH
,,WIlL DIVERT BRIAR HILL GREEN
AROUND FORTUNE LAKE MINE
NEW HOUSES AT ODGERS
Corigan, Mckinney & Co. Will Build
Twenty Five Along Crystal Ave-
nue. Opposite Uren Farm

The diyerting of the water of Briar
Hill creek away from the ore body
which the Oglebay-Norton interests
have discovered on section %. 43-33
will be completed at once by the Win
stoR Bros, OF Minneapolis the same
peokc that stripped the Balkan
mine A bargain was made between the
strippers and the Olebay-Norton
people very recently and work will be
started at once
II will be remembered that the work
of diyerting this stream was started
last fall, the contract then given to
Hicks & Barber At the same time
preparations were made 10 build a lot
Of houses and to sink shaft Suddenly
work was suspended owing to the
fact that diamond drill work proved
that the owners of the lease didn't
know exactly what they had.
Churn Drill Work Didn't Tell
The exploration of the property was
done with churn drill and il seems
that the drill didn't show up the true
status of the ore body for when dia
mond drill was put upon the property
and the supposed ore body cut at low
er depth the results were not the same
as those obtained by the churn drill.
The ore deposit seemed 10 cut out and
lis place was taken by a formation
heavily impregnated with sulphur
which gave rise to the report that the
ore Is filled with sulphur.
Diamond drill work was prosecuted
extensively all through the winter,
three drills being kept at work under
the management OF Cole & Mcdonald
The true trend OF the ore was learned
and, as later information shows, the
company would have been all right
had they gone ahead with the original
program.
The ore lens which channel change
takes care Of is that on section twenty
FIVE. only. There are other lenses fur
ther 10 the west but they will be treated
with separate shafts
To Use Drag Lines
a lot of information was CLEANED
during the prosecution OF what work
was done upon the channel last fall
and the original plans will be changed
~ materially as regards the amount
OF dirt TO be moved and the character
Of the material to be handled The
original plans called for , TO slope
and that slope will be maintained ON
the upper part of the work where the
sand will stand fairly well out but on
the bottom OF the work where there is
much quicksand IL is expected that the
slope will be much greater How great
can only be- determined by the condi-
tions that are found to exist when the
cut is opened up
The Winstons will set up one OF their
S5-foot drag line machines that they
CONTINUED on Page 49,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-05-13

Abe sacklm. head of the A 1sackim
Co. was here from Iron Mountain
cy,rul days this week
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
Nicely To Address
Monongah Pupils
CON EssM AN WILL MAKE
SPEECH AT COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES, JUNE 10

June 10 was announced today as the
date for the Onion grade school com.
mencement exercises to be held in
Grant district. Hon. NJ. NJ. Ncely has
been secured to address the graduates
at Monongah. Following are the names
OF graduates who will receive graded
school diplomas IN this district:
Letha Baeel Bicc. Carrie Isabelle
Brown. Leon Bertrude Cozad, Pauline
Opal Davis. Gladys Fancher Bertha
Anna Fesler. Howard Fleming, Ralph
Fox. Mary Mildred Gregory, Edmund
Amul Girod, Russell Grower, William
Heskitt.. Florence Jane Holdsworth,
Mary Gao Hughes. Paul James. I.or.
ctta Bell Lecson, Walter John McEl.
fresh. Bcryl McTntire. Arthur r. Nc.
Ncmar. Oscar Guy Mycrs.H AIRY Pic.
kus. Sina Rice. Glenn L. Rinehart. Les.
lie Robert Rutherford. Mike Slepesly,
Anna Squ.res, Mary Turkovic. Made.
line Vance. William Walter Yost,
Tholma Talifcrro.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
Harry E. Hunsaker
Has Disappeared
FAMILY ANXIOUS TO ATTAIN
NEWS OF HIS WHERE.
ABouTs.

Much anxiety is being felt by the
wife and brothers Of Harry G. Hun.
saker who Just before noon Tuesday
walked away from his home. Sl3 Cole
man avenue, and has not been seen
since Mr.. Hunsaker had becn I'll for
some time and Il is feared that his
mental faculties were impaired. When
he left the house he was dressed in a
two piece working suit and a stin
black hat and was without either mo.
ney or his watch. He is about feet
. inches in height and slender. weigh
ing about $50 pounds. He is 81 years
old. has black hair and a close cropped
dark moustache.
Once before, while he was youth
Mr.. Hunsaker wandered away from
home and at the time Il was believed
that his actions were due to an injury
he sustained to his head as the result
of fall when he was small boy,
His brothers will be grateful for any
information that will lead to clearing
UP the mystery surrounding the pres.
ent disappearance. One brother, r.
A. Hunsaker, lives at 307 Bellview
avenue and has the Consolidated
Phone, No. 554X; another brother. F.
L. Hunsaker. lives on Fairmont Rural
route No. Z and has Bell phone
710SR13 t9f ~ ,t-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
MAY CHANGE GRANT
DIST SPECIFICATIONS
Citzens Attend Meeting of
County Court for Consul
tation.

The county court was again in scs.
sion today to receive the registration
of Grant district voters for the special
road bond election next Tuesday. Tho
total vote in this district Is likely
to run over a thousand. as 1t was
few more than 900 at the last cleo.
tion.
The specifications for the kinds OF
roads that are to be built in this dis.
trict should the bond election carry
may he changed before tho election
as II is thought that the majority Of
the voters in this district would pre-.
fer well constructed macadam road
rather than a permanent paved road.
For many reasons the macadam road
would likely prove most satisfactory
as road of this kind can be built
for about half the cost OF paved ROAD
of the same width. Many OF the lead.
ing citizens Of the district attended
the session OF the court today and the
various kinds OF road proposed were
thoroughly discussed.
No change in the specifications had
been made at late hour this after.
noon by the committee who are pro.
noting the good roads project, but
this may yet be done before the, cleo
ton. The members of the court how.
over desire to give the Grant district
citizens. who will have to pay for the
roads. the kind Of road that the ma.
jority desire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
WOULD PUT SOUL
Saving On BOARD
EFFICIENCY BASIS
County Wide Revival Free
of Graft Suspicion Is
Prepared.

ATLANTIC CITY. May 19.-By the
adoption of a recommendation offer.
cd by Its permanent committee on
evangelism today, the one hundred and
twenty.eighth General Assembly oa
the Presbyterian church took the first
step in the establishment OF pro.
posed nterdenominationa evangelist.
ic organization which will put rclig-
ious revivals the country over on an
efficiency basis under the Immediate
direction OF the church in American
and an advisory non.denominational
lay board.
The plan when carried to its conclus-
ion will make eyangelists salaricd
members OF an cyangclistic commit.
tee OF al churches. The evangelists
will be assigned TO certain districts
that need them, as is the organized
sales forces OF huge selling corpora.
ton.
This arrangement will eliminate the
much criticized thank offering at the
end Of revivals. Members OF a lay
hoard will be crosen by the church
committee. 1t is the present plan to
seek something in the nature OF an
endowment from wealthy men inter.
csted in the movement. These men will
be In full charge OF the financial end
Of the country wide and permanent
revival. The theological branch OF
the work will be under the direction
OF the Church committee.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
Members of 1000 Club Begin
To Sh0W Great Actiuitu

When the average man arrives at
the point where he becomes the proud
owner OF an automobile, he usually,
has had to work ,long and hard for
It.
But tho West virginian today.
through the newly opened 1000
Club" offers you the opportunity 10 So.
cure high powered six cylinder
Overland absolutely free. The only
provision being that You become an
active member of the club. This costs
you nothing whatever, except the
putting forth of a little pleasant effort,
along the same lines as tho political
candidates running for office.
.Wideawake young women and girls
will be interested in the 1000 Club"
because 1t is an equal rights
campaign. That Is, the ladies' have
the same opportunity Of winning that
the men have, Indeed some claim
that they have slight advantage In
race OF this sort, because nine times
out OF ten, as vote getters. they excel
the men -"-
The beauty of the 1900 Club" plan
is not only the big value OF the prizes
which will be awarded active club
members. but the attractive manner
Of distrisution Is being highly praised
by friends and readers Of the West
Firginian everywhere. There will be
either an award or a cash prize for
everyone, and there will be no losers
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
Two Divorces Are
Granted by Court
JUDGE VINCENT SITS AT NIGHT
TO HEAR TESTIMONY IN
CASES.

In order to dispose OF all business
that is possible Judge G. a. Vincent
OF the intermediate court has held a
number of sessions late in the evening
after the supper hour. Two divorce
cases were heard last night at spec.
ial evening session and absolute de.
c:ces OF divorce were granted in each
case by the court today. The first OF
these was the chancery cause Of Mary
e Lightner against Howard L. Light.
I1er. ,H:
The grounds set up III the bill OF hte
case was dcscrtion hor :lrec years,
James atkins with Mary E. Lightner
we:e the Witnesses n the hearing and
upon their testimony the decree was
granted. Possession OF tho child was
given to the plaintiff. All Of these
persons are from Mannington and at
torney Wm. Hess acted as tho plain.
tits counsel. ;'..rf J. II.
p Paul G.. Armstrng appeared as coun.
sci for the plaintiff in the case OF F.
E. Hess against Nellie M. Hess and
an absolute decree was granted In this
case on te. same grounds.
ChanceFy business will mostly occu.
ny the court until the date of the Jury
trial In the case Of Wilson VS.. Wilson
which is set for Saturday NAV 81.
The petit Jurors who were not empan
eled toshear thisscase were dismissed
for the tenn as this Is the only casc
remaining on the docket that will re.
n,,ira a Jury.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
\. ]. ROSS AGAIN
HEADS THE C. OF c.
Committee to Provide Funds
For Industrial Agent
Is Named.

d.
Five men were named today by the
reelected president of the Chamber
Of Commerce to begin at once the work
OF raising immediate funds to finance
the newly hired Industrial agent. 1t is
hoped to bring the new agent 10 Fair.
mont at as carly a date as possible
and the committee hopes TO raise at
least $4,000 for the purpose within a
few days. F. n. Speed is the man
picked at the annual meeting, to Ill
the position. and will likely come to
Fairmoni soon.
The following officers we're elected
at the directors meeting yesterday
evening: H. J. Ross. president; j.
Walter Barnes, first vice.president;
Il. N. 1ite. second vicc.presidcnt;
Charles W. Evans, secretary and Har.
ry ]. Hartley. treasurer.
The committee appointed by presi.
dent Ross to work out the "details OF
the plan TO finance the Industrial agent
arc as follows: Anthony Bowen, Il.
NJ. Elite. L. C. Jones. L. D. Moore and
j.. l.. Hall
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
Two Fairmonters Active in
Arranging for Parkers-
burg Event.
1. ]. ROSS STATE PRES.
Attorney Trevy Nutter Act
ing State Secretary Of
the Organization.

At = meeting of the Executive COM
mittco of the West Virginia Business
Mems Association, held some time
since. Parkersburg was selected M
the place for holding the 1916 annual!
convention Of the association. The
convention will convene OH Tuesday,
June l2. and its sessions will be held
in the assembly rooms of the Chanccl.
lor hotel.
President II. J. Ross. of Fairmont, is
In communication with all the affili.
ated associations OF the state, and
reports that prospects are good for a
fine convention. The detail arrange.
ments for the convention will be In
charge OF the Business Mems associa-
tion of rarkersburg, and 1t Is now &C.
lively engaged in getting matters in
shape for the reception of the dele.
gates.
Owing to the death Of William
Schwcrtfcger. OF Wheeling. secretary
Of the association, Thevy Nutter, secre.
tary of the Business Mems Association
OF Fairmont. has been appointed by
the Executive committee TO act in
Mr.. Schwertfcgcr's stead until after
The convention. Mr.. Nutter is also
In communication with all the associ.
ations In the state affiliated with the
state organization. The leading cities
and towns of the state having affiliat.
ed associations are Wheeling. parkers.
burg. huntington, Charleston. Clarks.
burg. Morgantown. Moundsville, Mar.
tinsburg. Wellsburg, Warrington. Sal.
en-, and others too numerous to men.
ton. This association is essentially
retail merchants association. but
about sixty.fivc per cent. OF its NOM
bership Is Of the merchant class. the
rest being composed Of manuiactur.
ers, professional and semi.?rofessional
men, merl,.,,..-.-.-,s.--;--.-s.-.-s. ,.--,..-.
The object Of the association Is to
correct by proper and lawful means
evil customs and abuses that are op.
posed TO sound policy and good com
mcrcial principles: to advocate or op.
pose legislation OF interest to. or af.
fecting the welfare Of. it members,
and those engaged In similar occupa.
tions and professions. and 10 dissent.
natc trade information. encourage i'm.
proved methods. and advance the inter.
ests OF its members and those cnsag.
cd in like occupations.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-05-19
Carthage Fell But This Time
the Tale is Funny Not Tragic

ry" and waving aside the protesting
traffic officers broke all records In his
mad drive 10 save the unfortunate vic.
tim Of the accident.
In the meantime the four strong men
before mentioned had tenderly carried
the woman to her cottage and deposit.
ed her upon the bed. She was still
unconscious when the. doctor arrived.
Upon thorough examination the doctor
could find no broken bones. "Ah."
said he, probably fatal Internal In.
juries." AS he pushed back the wo-
mans eyelids to see II she was still
alive, she emitted long signing
whiskey laden breath and siad.
whiskey laden breath and said,
seems that The "Fall OF Cathage" in
this case was caused by a too great
quantity Of liquor she had imbibed
at neighbors party and that her
abundant flesh had softly received the
force of the fall that she was practical.
" unipiurcd.