The diamond drill., 1917-07-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Massie are In
Ironwood this week in attendance al
the iremens tournament and on a
visit TO Mr. Massies brother who re.
sides in that city.
Mr.. Ross had twc usD plate glass
windows put in the building occupied
by Atherton q Welci a. week a
man came M Milw ikee and
supervised the W
Rev it Wo~ Nm will remain
in Cfy stall Fall AVID pend their va
cation with Mrs Wargeto mother.
Mrs. J. ]. Hoikka. They viii remain
in the city about a month.
Mr.. and Mrs John Wall and son
Clarence, returned last monday from
short visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Rodgers in Flint, Mich
They also visited in .Cago
Rev John Wargelin and Mr. Josh
Hoikka made q successful motor trip
in Mr. Wargelins Ford from waukee-
gan, III. TO Crystal Falls. They made
the entire trip in twenty-fow hours,
leaving Waukeegan on Tuesday p. m
at 1:10, arriving in Crystal Falls the
following evening az 800
Iron county men drafted in the first
national army last Friday have the
privilege OF volunteering Ia the mill
tary branches OF the country UP 20
the time they receive postcards from
the exemption taards noticing them
OFFICIALLY OF their selection do @eyer.
upon receipt OF postcard lice from
the exemption board, a drafted person
ceases to b. eligible for luntary
enlistment and is then subject to the
direction of the government
A very pretty wedding was solemn.
lied at the home of Mr. and Mrs. VIM
Quale at the Carpenter location last
Saturday Afternoon when tl,'r daugh-
ter Pearl d. was united in marriage
TO Mr. William j. Roberts, the cera-
mony being performed by Rev. W. b.
Coombes Of the First NJ Il. church.
A very tasty wedding supper was
served following the wedding The
young couple will go to housekeeping
at the Carpenter location.
DR. Larson of Iron River tried to
take a short cut home last Wednes-
day night by cutting a corner on
Main street, but before he left the
city he found out that the longest
way round is the shortest way home.
Chief Of Police Broad caught him in
the act. stopped the car and entering
Il made the doctor proceed TO the
corner and make the turn properly.
Iron River hasn't any dummy police
men" on their principal street, and
our streets were merly ornaments.
A letter from Mr. and Mrs Harry
Hatch last Saturday says that they
arrived at their destination i'm good
shape and that they found their two
sons, Edward and Jack we'll and
uropUariug Mr. Hatch gt.ta. tbat it
took them four and one-half hours
TO make Ironwood from Crystal Falls.
owing to slow Leak In one of the
tires and a lot of gravel on the road
necessitating slow running Al
present the road between Waters
meet and GOgebc Is kind OF rough
ON account OF snreading more gravel
which has not been rolled as yet
with the exceptiel of few soft spots
fhey found the road between Iron
wood and Ashland in good shape
Mr.. Hatch says that the potato crop
in the Minnesota country looks good
hut that corn and other crops are
backward On the entire trip they
registered ll2 miles to Ironwood, 271
TO Duluth and 3i9 TO Eleveth.
Mrs. Kluttig returned last Sunday
morning from two weeks visit IN
Melrose. I'll. She was accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. willard
Pearce. who will visit at the home of
her mother for two weeks.
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