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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

The inevitable occurred last night
the much postponed execution" OF
two new members into the Pioneer
Y. NJ. G. A. club. With Mr.. Sopher
officiating. Fed Suffer and Clarence
Plicta took the supreme test OF ODE
dience." Although Fred Suffer was
Immediately recognized and accepted
as a friend, the fact that handker-
chief covered his face prevented Mr..
Plicta from being Immediately recog-
nized However, after this impedi-
ment was removed. he was recognized
and accepted Internationally After
the paddle had been exercised the
bys promised that sink or die" swim
Or live" they would be true to the
Pioneer club forever. The boys then
went TO the gymnasium and enjoyed
fine game OF basketball.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

AS means of demonstrating TO the
people OF Iron county the benefits
which can be derived by employing
county sanitary commissioner. the
Anti-Tuberculosis Society of Iron Riv-
er at the meeting held last week Tues
day night, voted to employ for two
months sanitary commissioner who
will be vested with police authority
and who will work during the months
Of May and June in the Iron River.
Stambaugh and Palatla district under
the direction of local authorities but
at the expense of the society.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24
(First March "a; Last March 81, 1910
ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that a GEN
ERAL ELECTION and ANNUAL CITY
ELECTION will be held in the several
wards OF the CITY OF CRYSTAL
FALLS. STATE OF MICHIGAN. ON
MONDAY, APRIL 2, A. ID. 1917. at the
places for holding the election in the
several Wards of said City as indi-
Gated below. viz:
FIRST WARD--The Captains OF
fee. Great Western Mine.
SECOND WARD The Basement OF
the Lockwood House.
THIRD wARD-The Basement OF
the City Hall
At which election the following Of
ficers are TO be voted for, and the
propositions as given below are to be
voted upon. viz.
STATE Two Justices Of the SUI
preme Court; two Regents OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan; one Superinten-
dent OF Public Instruction; one mem
her Of the State Board OF Education
two members of the State Board OF
Agriculture; one State Highway Com
missioner.
JUDICIAL-o One Circuit Judge for
the Judicial Circuit OF Michigan OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

Miss Jean McBurney daughter OF
DR. McBurney OF Stambaugh, gave a
recital in the Toronto Conservatory
OF Music last week Saturday. Mis-
McBurney has been student in the
Toronto Conservatory OF Music for
three years and this year is doing post
graduate work. She expects TO COM
plete her work in time 20 return to
Stambaugh at Easter, and she will
then repeat her recital In Iron River
Last year she gave concert there
and il was enthusiastically received.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24
IRON RIVER AND VICINITY.
From the Reporter


Capt. w II. Bengry OF the Fogarty
mine was laid up during the past two
weeks with a sore foot which resulted
when he stepped on spike while at
work in the mine. The injury is heal
ing nicely, but Capt Bengry will not
have the full use OF the foot for an
other week or more.
XXX
George Hamilton was chosen presi-
dent of the village OF Stambaugh to
succeed L. McQuown at the village
election held there last week Monday.
The other village officers, all OF whom
were named without opposition, are
Alex. LaViolette, clerk; Sixtus Nell
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24
which said city forms a part.
COUNTY-County Auditor.

which said city forms part
COUNTY-county Auditor.
cITY-one Mayor: one City Clerk;
one City Treasurer; one Justice Of the
Peace. full term.
MARD-One Supervisor; one Al
derman. full term; one Constable.
PROPOSITIONS Proposed amend
ments TO the constitution OF Michigan.
TO AMEND Article eight by adding
new section thereto to stand as
Section Firteen-a OF said Article. au-
thorizing drainage districts TO issue
bonds for drainage purposes.
ABSENT VOTERS-To amend Sec
ton One OF Article Three relative TO
absent voters providing in effect. that
mo qualified elector in the actual SER
vice of the United States or OF this
State, or any student while in atten-
dance al any institution OF learning.
or any regularly enrolled member OF
any citizens military or naval train
ing camp held under the authority OF
| the Government OF the United States
or the State OF Michigan, or any mem
Der OF the Legislature while In atten-
dance at any session OF the Legisla-
ture, or commercial traveller, or any
qualified elector employed upon or in
the operation OF railroad trains in this
State, or any sailor engaged and en-
ployed on the Great Lakes or in coast
wise trade shall be deprived OF his
vote by reason OF his absence from
the township, ward or State in which
he resides; and the Legislature shall
provide by law the manner in which
and the time and place at which such
absent electors may vote and for the
canvass and return OF their votes:
Provided. further. that the Legislature
shall have power to pass laws cover
ing qualified electors who may be ne
cessarily absent from other causes
than above specified
TO AMEND Article X OF the Consti-
tuition by adding a new section thereto
TO be known as section 20 authorizing
the state TO acquire, purchase, take.
hold and operate any railroad or rail-
road property, belonging TO any rail
road or railway company in this state
heretofore organized under a special
charter still in force and effect
TO AMEND section twenty-six, arti-
Gle eight. with reference TO the con-
struction, improvement and mainte-
nance OF Highways.
TO AMEND section twenty-one,
article six. relative 10 the salaries OF
State officers.
WOMEN ELECTORS Should there
be any proposition or propositions TO
vote upon at said election. involving
the direct expenditure OF public money
or the issue OF bonds, every qualified
woman elector who is duly registered
will be entitled to vote upon such
proposition or propositions.
THE POLLS OF said election will be
open at o'clock a. m. and will re-
main open until o'clock y. m. OF said
day of election
Dated March IL, 1917.
WILLIAM j. GRIBBLE,
Clerk OF the City OF CRYSTAL FALLS
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

BY a vote of 80 to 25, the qualified
electors OF Stambaugh township, vot-
ed last week Tuesday to bond the dis
trict for 500. 900 to build new school
building in Stambaugh
AS soon as plans have been accept
ed and the contract awarded, the work
OF constructing the new building will
be started Immediately, and II Is prob
able that the structure will be in
readiness by September, 1918.
Mrs. May LaRue OF Plymouth, Wis.
was here visiting her uncle, Michael
Grafton. who is at the Mercy hospital
recovering from an injury which he
sustained while working in the woods
near Iron River.
John Erickson. farmer living two
miles southeast OF Gaastra, was badly
injured last week Monday when the
sleeve OF his jumper became caught
IN the cogs OF the saving machine
which he was feeding and drew his
arm into the cogs. The bones OF his
right forearm were splintered and
the muscles OF the arm torn and LAGER
ated so badly that he will never again
regain the use OF the member. Erick-
son was rushed to the Stambaugh
hospital where the injured member
was dressed He will be unable to
leave the hospital for many weeks.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

Last Tuesday there were four clubs
OF younger boys In the Crystal Falls
gym during the Y. M. G. A. social
hour. The event was most successful
in every way.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

The Wolverines second basket ball
team went TO Charming last Friday
night and played the Charming Y. NJ.
G. A. club
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

Don't forget the Sign OF the Cross"
at the U-No on the Goth OF March. The
play Is given under the direction OF
the Wolverine ciubNof Crystal Falls.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

- A group of boys met at the home of
Louis Hindall and organized Y. M.
G. A. club. Mr.. Edwin Renberg was
chosen group leader; Eddie Meagher,
president, Louis Hindall. vice presi-
dent; Alley Couney, secretary; La
Toilette THORN. treasurer. A name
for the club will be selected soon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

son, treasurer; Oscar Renberg, asses
sor; Maurice Cohodas, J. Il. Linwall
and c. +. Villas, trustees for two years !;
Silyio Gasperini, trustee to fill vacan-
cy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

4 Have you seen the 500 pictures
The Iron county delegation is right in
the front center It's dandy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

For the past few weeks the Y. NJ. G..
A. clubs have been holding their regu-
lar meetings in the Stambaugh library.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

Frank Hollow has been elected as
secretary of the Pioneer Y. III. c. A.
club OF Crystal Falls.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24
IRON COUNTY BOYS

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-24

90 800 $4,000
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
From MONDAYS DaIlv.

Mrs. Frederic H. Snyder of the Cross
roads, ST. Paul, left Thursday evening
for China to visit her son, DR.. Harry V.
Fuller, who holds the chair of chemistry
in the University of Tientsin. Mrs. Sny-
der is a former resident of Mankato
Miss Bernice HiSlop, who spent the
weekend with her parents at Maple
ton, has returned to resume her studies
at normal school.
Ralph Macbeth will arrive today from
Minneapolis to spend few days at
home.
Miss Elfie Brodeen of saltwater. who
was recently engaged as an add!tlonal
teacher in English and mathematics at
the high school, has arrived in the Guy,
and took charge of her classes this
morning
Attorney ]. E. Regan went to Wells
today on a short business trip.
Quite delegation of Mankato people
attended the Hip Hip Hooray" enter
tainment at the matinee yesterday aft
ernoon in the st. Paul auditorium.
These included Al Kercher Mrs; Harriet
Funk, Ivan Bowen, Clarence McHugh.
Miss Sandbo Wallace Sterling, Georgia
Reilly, Miss Faith Graham, Miss Pearl
Van Wrinkle, Miss Fanny Pitcher and
others The party took the Omaha train
that was scheduled to leave Mankato at
4:50 yesterday morning, but did not
actually get started until about eight
o'clock The train arrived at 1:20 Sun
day afternoon having made good
trip, considering the great snow storm.
Coming back the party was not so for
tunate. Their train left at 1880 last
evening and did not get to Mankato un-
til 1915 this morning.
Paul Arnemann, who has been en-
ployed in Princeton, ILL.,, is in Mankatc
en- route to Cpookston, Minn., where he
will be employed> as machine operator
on The Crookston Times
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26

and damaged property is Tor the most
part covered by insurance, but ME-
Madison is a heavy loser. He mas
about $1,000 of insurance on his nx-
lures and other property in the place,
including the machinery that is used
in cleaning and dyeing. He believed
however, that the damage and de-
struction of this property alone VIII
be in the neighborhood OF $lS,Ooo.
The fire is heavy blow to him.
The building at. the corner, Wnere
the American Express company is
located, is on property belonging 10
the William Irving estate, and leased.
to the company. The building, where
the Madison and Porter & Pay estaD-
lishments were, is on property owned
by the William Irving estate, but
leased to the Lamm Investment COM
pany. This company recently took
the lease from the Standard Brewing
company. This fifteen-year lease ex-
pires on March 1 next, and then the
property reverts to the Irving estate
Express Packages Saved.
Most all of the express packages
that were in the American Express
company office were carried out and
saved before the fire reached the
building. The building itself and
most of the fixtures and all the fur,
niture was totally destroyed. Only
the outside walls of the building re-
main. The books of the company
were saved. The building where the
Ocean Wave saloon is located was
damaged a little. Some of the win
dow easements caught fire on the
outside and some of the windows
were broken. The fire interfered
with the street car service all the
afternoon. The hill car ran back and
forth around the loop. One car ran
from the fire to Sibley park and hack.
4 When the fire, was at it's height.
eight lines of hose were in use keep
ing eight streams of water turning
on the building. ~
MAdd spectacular
All of the fixtures, furniture and
equipment of the Madison laundry
were destroyed by the fire. Owing
to the quickness Nof thought of two
girls, Myra Yeo, and Ottila Iceberg,
working in the office, the books, pa
pers and money were placed in the
safe and saved.
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26

days in the County Fair town visiting her
old friend, Mrs. Mary Buck.
Hobert Petrich has accepted a position
as assistant cashier in the State bank,
and enters upon his duties next Monday
morning. Hobert has been attending the
commercial college and although he has
not completed the course, he has had
considerable practice along banking lines.
and the bank officials feel confident in
his ability to do the work satisfactorily.
Mr.. Hartwick has been doing the work
of two men for nearly three weeks. and
as the banking business is extremely
heavy at this season, he has been on the
job about eighteen hours daily.
G. M. Warren, who is making phenom-
inal success in diversified farming,
dairying and hog raising, has been ex-
perfmenting as to whether there is any
profit in feeding hogs at the present high
cost of feed. Mr.. Warren is one of the
the county. During the past two or
three years he has been grading up his
herd, by buying registered stock of both
sexes and in a couple of years more will
have only thoroughbreds on his farm.
During the past two months he has sold
twenty-one brood sows in prices ranging
from twelve to twenty-four cents per
sows narrowing in February or early
March. Just three weeks ago he took
twenty-five of his last February pigs
which he is fattening, and weighed them
and the drove would have brought him at
that time $3.50. He took load of corn,
fifty-six bushels which cost him 65c per
bushei, and fed it to the hogs. They con-
sumed this amount in exactly three
weeks, when he again weighed them and
the twenty-five had gained to six hun
dred pounds, and would have brought
him ss41.22 making a gain Of $111.12,
and deduction of the price of the corn
leaves $74.72 as net gain by feeding
three weeks. We must take into consid-
Grafton that the hog market had adj
vaneed from $3.50 at first weighing to
$10.45 at second weighing. While this
profit worked good to Mr.. Warren. he
concluded not to sell but will expert
ment on feeding them another three
weeks the result of which will be close
ly watched by other hog growers:
E. F. Griffith of Garden City, the father
of w. III. Griffith of East Vernon. was
business visitor at the c. M. Warren
farm Wednesday, where he purchased
two brood sows.
Mrs. E. E. Griffith is down from Bar
kus, Mimi, on two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. w. H. Griffeth in Ver-
r10r
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
1udson

Mrs. Bangerter of Mankato called at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Herbert
Hodson
Mrs. Charles Thomas, who has been on
the sick list for many weeks, is still un-
able to be around.
Mr.. Richard Wingley of Mankato was
a caller here last week.
Misses Myrtle Thomas and Hazel Jones
Sunday at their homes
Mr.. c. V. Petersen, who has been i'll
with pneumonia, is able to be around
again.
Mr.. Lawrence Gundersen, who attends
Mankato Commercial college. spent Sun
day with his sister, Mrs. Mat Thomas.
Mrs; Vernon Markum has been down
with the grippe, but is better again.
Mr.. G. v. Rodicher has reported he in
tends leaving us in February for Morgan
Mrs. John Phelps called at Mankato at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. G. v. Gotschalk has been very sick
with the grippe.
Mr.. Max Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
for appendicitis last Tuesday, but is do
ing nicely at present. His many friends
of this community send hinLtheir best
wishes for his recovery.
MI. DdNO IHOIudS is StdylIS Will
est Black through the winter months.
Mr.. Luther Roberts reports his new
home will soon be completed.
Mrs. Ray Thurston has been very sick
with the grippe.
Ladies' Aid society will meet with Mrs
Theo. Lunden this month. We wish
everybody to attend.
Mr.. Aneil Goodridge of Mankato called
here wednesday on business.
Lundin and Micheal children have been
down with the grippe.
Mr.. Marvin McCarges went to Mountain
Lake to hold position as night operator.
Mr. Arthur J. Jones has beeni unable
to be out because of having a severe
cold.
Fishing on the McGypnie Lake has been
great sport here this winter
Mr.. William Johnson called at Man
kato Tuesday night
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Lundin called at
Nicollet last part of the week.
Mr.. William Mason has decided to build
new store in the spring: Il
Others who called at Mankato Were Mr.
thew Thomas, Mr.. Carlan Phelps, Mrs.
Edwin Jones and Mr.. Leo ,Bussler
Mrs. Fred <Lundin is very sick with
grippe.
Do not forget the Christian Endeavor
service at Swedish Lutheran church at
7:3O D., m. Everybody come and be one
is our motto,
Mrs. c. Gotschalk called at New Ulm
last week.
Mrs. Arthur McCarger called at the
Louis Swanson home.
Mr.. Conner and Edwin Evans are aid
ing Dave Evans with tile hauling.
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
HOW WILLIAM C. SHEPHERD m
OBTAINED STORY OF SALONICA

"You war correspondents are al
ways telling us what somebody else
has seen and told you. Why don't
you go out and see things your
selves?" wrote "a Bulgar Girl"
Her question was a fair one. But
in the instance to which she referred
no correspondent would have tried to
break through the strong line of hel
Bulgarian brothers advance to at
tempt to witness an incident that has
already happened.
There was a little coffee-hous al
MOnastir, where few of us spent
our evenings in those days of Novem-
ber, 1915, when the Bulgars were just
about to pounce on that quaint and
ancient city and we were just about
to leave it. The door opened late
one night, and when the blast of fresh
air had blown away the fog of Servian
tobacco smoke, we saw a group OF
travel stained men and women file
in through the entrance, their faces
stained but smiling.
"We come from Ushkub," one OF
the travellers explained. "We have
come by horse and on foot The roads
are lined with horrors, and it is only
by Gods grace that we are here. All
the folk in Servia are fleeing from
the Bulgars.'
Up to the north of US, hundred
miles, say, we learned men, women
and children are dying from exposure
and hunger, and such horrors were
occurring as the world had not known
for many centuries. Up there some
where in the ruck, we knew there was
an American newspaperman who had
been seeing it ALL Would he scoop
us? Ought we to go UP and see the
thing with our own eyes? | tele-
graphed the story of the travellers to
Athens, where it was pu. on the cables
for the United States. This was the
first story that sreached the outside
world of the Getsemane through
which the Servian nation was pass
ing. Then l went to bed to think ii
out u
The next morning we went out OF
the city along the road to see if more
refugees from Servia were coming
We met them, a small group, tired al
most to exhaustion, hungry, dirty
and sleepy, after twenty days of hard
ship. They were too worried or too
happy at reaching safety. to talk in
telligently about what they had seen,
so we helped them to stir up the dust
on the road back to Monastir, and,
an hour later, we got their story in
the coffee house, after they had in
toxicated themselves with hot coffee
and food and put the story on the
wire. The London evening newspa-
pers carried seven column heads on
these stories of the Servian hegirax
an unheard of display of headlines in
England.
I decided not to go into the noun
tains The coffee house at Monastir
was the place for me. There I could
get a new story daily with all the
latest Developments. Monastir, be-
sides was the end of the telegraph
lines.
always stick to the end of the
CABLE" was one of Richard Harding
Davis maxims. Somebody will al
ways come along to you with a story"
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING
Former ST. Peter Couple Have Been
Married Fifty Years.

Fifty years ago Charles j. kuske
and Miss Julia Hahn went by OK
team to st. Peter, seat of Nicollet
county, and were married. Recently
at Olivia, Minn., they celebrated
their golden wedding day. All their
children, eleven, and their children's
children, thirty mine, were present.
Mr.. Kuske fought in the Indian war
of 1862 and was one of the defenders
of Fort Ridgely. He and his wife
were born in German Poland and
came to the United States when
children.
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
Mystery of Coal Barge.

4 1|iSPt@eS'''1
New London, Conn.,. January 20
A big coal barge suddenly appeared
in the harbor last evening, coming
back as heavily laden as she went
out. There is mystery about the
movements of this craft. but the
opinion is freely expressed that she
went out to find the Deutschland or
some other German craft, and, fail
ing to find the vessel or vessels she
sought, came back with ali of her
coal. Al.s
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
DEATH OF VINCENT GLITTER
Recently Underwent An Operation;
Resided Near Eagle Lake.

Vincent Glitter of Mankato town
ship died at one of the local hos
pitfalls last night about nine o'clock,
death being caused by appendicitis
for which he recently underwent an
operation. Deceased was thirty one
years Of age, January IA, and was
well known in the vicinity of Eagle
Lake. The surviving relatives are
the mother, and five sisters, Mrs.
Bert Reichel, Mrs. Albert Weber,
Mrs. Fred Markee, Mrs. John Mayer,
city; and Miss Gertrude Glitter, who
resides on the farm home.
The remains were taken to the
home of Mr.. Gitter's sister, Mrs. Ferd
Marka, 325 Rock street The funeral
will be held Wednesday morning at
nine o'clock from st. Peter and
Paul's church.
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
LIKELY TO- REMAIN WET
Pennsylvania Is Not Going to Prohib
Column, They Say.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

UNITED Press Dispatch.]
From Saturdays Daily.
Harrisburg, January 20.-Pepnsyl-
vania, always appearing entirely
"black" indicating that it is wet
when temperance people make up a
map of the union, may stay that way
unless the present legislature fools
folks.
Liquor licenses are in the hands OF
the county judges. For decade 10
cal option, with county unit, has
been fought over in each legislature.
Governor Brumbaugh is in favor of
local option, but his friends admit
that the bill which the Anti-Saloon
league will introduce this winter
will meet with as hard fight as it
met two years ago. 1t mustered less
than four score votes in the house.
needing 104.
The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
TWO MEN PERISHED
Fire Started in Easement Of Antlers
Hotel at Brainerd, MINI.

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Brainerd, Mimi, January 22.-Two
men are believed to have perished
in $4,000 fire which started today
in, the basement of the Antlers hotel.
A strong wind caused the flames to
spread and quarter OF a block in
the business district was destroyed.
William Deering and T. F. Lamb
are believed to have lost their lives
in the fire.