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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

N. A. HANNAH co. HAVE APRON
IsIMc BODY ON SEC. ls-43-32
MAY STRIP THE SURFACE
p!seksshh!!e pseksshh!e That Netting Will be
Done Until the Market For This
Class of Ore Changes

Another ore find was recorded foi
the Crystal Falls district some few
weeks ago but nothing ras been said
about II because information as to Us
was lacking. II is known
,now tnaN the extent of the find is suf-
ficient to &arrant some extensive
work iip the vicinity.
The location of the deposit is on the
old Russell farm on the swA Of nwis
OF sections 10, 1892. The ore body
extends across the line onto the sell
OF neA OF. sections "a, 1888.
The fee to the property on section
10 Is the same as that OF the Ravenna
mine. The fee to the land on section
"A is held by the Michigan Mineral
Co. OF which Walter Prickett OF Sid
nav is a large owner. Associated
with him Is William Mather OF the
Cleveland d-cliffs company.
VIII Revive the Rayenna.
The land on section 10 Is held un-
der the lease OF the Ravenna mine
property and II was when the deposit
az that property proved so disappoint-
ing that the operators started out TO
explore the remainder OF the property.
4 They first cross-cutted the forma-
Stion north and south TO the diorite
on the north, Mr. Ireland informs us
that they found no ore formation
close TO the diorite. On the east side
OF the Paint river formation was found
lying close to the diorte BY John
Hooper who did considerable drilling
There in 1900
AT the same time that the property
was being tested north and south
two drills were set at work on the
east and west trend OF the formation,
beginning at the Ravenna and con
>tinulng west along the Briar Hill
reek bottom. As fast as portion
OF the territory was eliminated the
drills were moved further west until
finally an enrichment was encountered
and then the drills were punched and
q testing OF the ore body was made,
Ii was found that portion OF the ore
lense extended across the line onto
fectlon "a and an option was secured
CONTINUED on Page Seyen)
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06
THIS Is MARkET nay.
Crystal Falls People Should Make II
n Point to visit the Market.

This is Crystal Falls hrst market
day. An effort has been made 10 get
the farmers to come TO town today
The business men have responded well
with money and work. II Is now up
TO the people OF the city to do their
part and buy the produce that is
brought here for sale by the farm
ers.
The association issued large hand
bills during the week inviting the
farmers from all over the county. and
Mr.. Hoopingarner has seen TO II that
a bill has been sent 10 every farmer
IL is the intention 20 have these farm
ers come TO town every second Sat-
urday. They will not come II they
can't sell what they bring In. so do
your bit TO make this n trading cen
ter by visiting the market today and
buying what you need
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06
CHARTER REVISION
WILL COME NOW
ELECTORS DECIDED BY MAJORITY
TO HAVE LAWS REWRITTEN
COMMISSION MEETS SOON
Work of Compiling Document viii
Take Several Months and a Lot
of Comparing

by majority of AS out OF a total
of 24O votes cast, the people of Crys-
tai Falls voted to revise the charter.
There was small vote cast for the
reason that no campaign had been
made favoring the proposition, those
responsible for the move being con
tent TO let matters drift along and
take their natural course. In other
words, they wanted the real sentiment
on the question and not some forced
sentiment brought about by lot OF
political work.
The victory in favor Of a revision
can, therefore, be said TO represent a
real sentiment and effort on the part
of the people to accomplish the
change.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06
sen. ROBERTS WILL TALK.
Business Men Iavlted Tim to Address
Them On the lith Inst.

Senator A. T. Roberts OF Marquette
has accepted an invitation extended
him by the Crystal Falls business men
TO address them on the occasion of
their frat social session which. is "a
be held at the Lockwood House on the
evening OF Oct. IL. A light lunch
will be served by Mr.. c. A. Robinson
after which there will be smoker
and general social visit by The
members.
The ton-Iines of this meeting will
OF course. be the talk by Senator
Roberts. I'm order 10 allow OF all whc
ylIsh TO hear the Senator TO be prcg.
en- the members Of the association
are each privileged to invite tw
friends to accompany them 70 the
lunch and smoker.
The business men have In mind
several other features for the winter
program, some OF them attractions
that will appeal TO all and will tend
TO make the association popular with
IFS members OF benefit TO the com
munity. These attractions will be an
nonnced as fast as the managing com
mittee perfects plans.
Tickets for the first luncheon will
-. on sale soon at the office of th'
! Fetary, AIois Flood.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

Company T. OF the NJ. n. O. now III
service OF the United States at tie Es-
canada docks. originated in Mcnomi-
nee. This Is the company which was
Joined by the 81 recruits from Iron
River who were accredited 10 places
other than Iron county.
Complaint has reached Menominec
that booze IL freely obtained by the
men OF this company and to make sure
OF the condition the Menominee Com
mercial culb al It's last session took
mp the matter and appointed a com.
mittec 10 investigate the reports and
tell the club n they are true.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06
IRON RIVER WANTS COMMISSION

In the last issue OF the Iron River
stambaugh Reporter, Editor o'Brien
comes out strong for commission
form OF government and an extension
OF the boundaries of Iron River viii
lage He says;
F"What We need now Is a commission
form OF government and an extension
of our boundary lines and there would
be no question OF Iron Rivers great
ness. The villages OF Iron River and
Stambaugh and the mining district to
the north of us should be one munich
pality. We are practically that now.
except i'm name. With all three as a
city municipality and commission
form OF government We would soon be
recognized as one OF the most pro
gressiye and up-to-date cities in the
state OF Michigan AS both villages
are now they are unable to make the
improvements that should and ought
TO be made.
"The present village administration
was elected on platform that prom
ised great things-in the way OF ex-
tension OF our boundary lines, the car
rying out Of all improvements under
the district Improvement plan. the
building up OF our streets. etc None
cf these improvements have been car
ried into effect. The writer put a
bonding bill through the legislature
last winter, which had for its object
the taking care OF the outstanding in
deptedness of the village. which the
local banks are now carrying without
any proper authority for so doing,
except their patriotic interest in the
village. The outstanding indebted
ness still stands and the banks are
our guardian angels, for If they were
not they would have placed the out
standing orders in Judgment some time
ago and would have had their money
in their vaults by this time istead Of
the villages l. o. Us
This Is a splendid opportunity for
the Union club to take hold Of this
proposition and get il before the peo-
pie in such manner that they can
not help but believe in IT, All the
people need is to be convinced that
the proposition Is right and that Il
will be varied out honestly and fair
" and that every portion OF the ter
ritory affected will be treated on the
square. and II is dollars to doughnuts
that they will rally to its support en-
Enthusiastically.
Gentlemen of the club. does this
proposition look good. II II does,
then now Is tile time to begin a cam
paign OF education. IL is only few
months until We have another village
election and this matter should be
thoroughly sifted and weighed before
that date In order that the people NAV
know what is expected Of them This
putting something up to the people
without letting them know what they
are voting for will mean its defeat by
an overwhelming majority.
"The Reporter Is for an extension
of our boundary lines and commits
sion form OF government and would
be pleased to hear from any OF our
people. whether they favor the propo-
siticn or are against II. II Ia only In
a fair and honest discussion OF any
proposition that the people are en-
lghtened.
shall We have ~"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

! IA annual meeting OF the Iron
county chapter will be held at the
court house in the city OF Crystal
Falls next Tuesday. Oct Sat o'clock
q M AZ this meeting officers for
the ensuing year wi1l be elected and
any other business appropriate will
be transacted
MRS. NJ. =. RICHARDS.
Secretary
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

Miss Maybellc Wilson left the first
OF the week for Chicago to accept a
position as stenographer in the main
Office Of large candy manufacturing
company While In Chicago Miss Will
son has also arranged to take up
shorthand and the latest touch OF
typewritIng
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

Crystal Falls merchants are payin,
S. cents for No. potatoes and 75,
for unEraded ones
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

Herman Holmes left last night for
Chicago to attend the worlds serics
games.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

II will be seen from the above that
the opposition to the revision came
from the first ward where the total
Continued on Page ~
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

Considerable opposition developed
towards the proposition and several
men were about the city sent here for
the purpose of working against II, but
they met with poor success for the
reason that the voters who went TO
the polls were pretty we'll set in their
minds and couldn't be swayed.
The vote against the proposition
was in at least three-fourths OF its
total manufactured vote. There
were a very few who had opposed the
move from the start. but they were
few and their reasons were mainly
fallacioas ones. The great bnlk OF
the negative vote was dne to the ef-
fort OF those in authority to retaia
the advantage which they now pos
ess and which they are reluctant 70
yield
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06
Vote by Wards.

Two wards showed majority in fay-
or OF the move, the second and third.
One ward, the first, showed a majorl-
ty opposed to Il, the vote being az
fnlInwa
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-10-06

abserIo, fer me Diamond prm.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27
TELLS OF HER TRIP.

The following letter from Mrs. o.
c. Armstrong in part tells of a por-
ton of her trip to her new home.
Dear Editor:---
Will tell you a little of our trip to
Agna Prietal, small Mexican village
in Sonora, Mexico.
We walked over on Sunday, a dis
lance of about one and one-half
miles, as you are required to enter
at the Custom House. This making
the distance a little farther than if
we were permitted to cross at any
point on the border.
The gate is closely guarded with
two of our soldiers on this side and
two Mexican soldiers on the opposite
side. We were casually inspected
and allowed to enter.
The little city was profusely de-
corated in their national eolors. The
occasion being the Dedication of the
Governors new home.
We viewed the barracks, which
we're also heavily guarded. The re-
mains of many homes which had been
destroyed by Villa and his followers
during their first raid and the tren-
ches, all of which was very interest
ing. Mrs. o. G. Armstrong.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27

country were not what they ought to
be; that the stores did not carry the
stocks of goods they should carry;
that the merchants were too selfish;
that he could not get the prices he
should get for the things he grew on
the farm; that he had to pay too
much for what he bought in town 4
that taxes were too high; that the
country preacher got too big salary
and that he couldn't preach much,
were not educating the boys as they
should be educated; that good neigh
bors were getting scarce; that times
had changed in the last few years and
that he made a mistake when as a
young man he worked so hard to get
farm and settle down in the coun-
try. And the boy, as he heard his
father talk, thought much on these
things, AS he came from the mail
box he stopped now and then to read
the advertising matter the city con-
Germs sent out. In the city paper
which his father took, he read want
ads, wherein great opportunities
were offered to bright young men.
In his heart there grew a prejudice
against the country. If the country
was no good, why should He stay
there. The germ of unrest; the germ
of discomfort had been planted by the
fathr in the heart of the boy And
now the father in his declining years,
when he needs the boy most, is Won
dering why Jack left home.
A special telegram to the daily Tri-
bune at Pratt, under date of Septem-
Der %, says:
&c. G. Stevenson, of Pratt, Kan
sas, who has been connected with the
Rock Island railroad for a great many
years, and is one of the best railroad
men in the state of Kansas, has been
recommended for the position of
trainmaster with the division OF
railroad men that will shortly be sent
to Russia by the government. This
designation was made at the instance
of Congressman Jouett Shouse. Mr.
Stevenson will be regularly commits.
sionel in the engineering corps Of
the army and will have at the be-
ginning, the rank of either first
lieutenant or captain. He, with
Mrs. Stevenson, has been in Wash
ington this week where all detail!
have been closed up and where h,
passed successfully the physical ex
animation. He will probably b,
called into active service within tn,
next month"
Mr.. Stevenson has many friend
in Liberal who are glad to hear O.
his ability being recognized.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27

Camp Funston. They were filed to
overlooking with fire-water, they
bore marks of battle, black eyes and
discolorations of the skin, showing
the impact of the human fist. They
were in an amiable frame of mind,
they invited the Seward county boys
to board their car and informed them
that aboard there was a plentiful sup
ply of the fluid that cheers. But
strange to say, none accepted their
invitation, and seemed perfectly con-
tent to Occupy the car in the extreme
year.
And the strange thing about it all
was the Mortified expression on the
faces of the people They were
shocked at the spectacle. For sever
al days it was the principal topic of
conversation. No one liked it, and
the "bone dry" is more popular than
rear.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27

wheat late and as yet has a good
chance for raising crop of the gold
en- grain. Seward county has more
acreage of summer fallow ground
today than ever before and there is a
great prospect for the best yield of
wheat for 1918 that the county has
ever produced. All farmers agree
that the season for sowing wheat was
never better in the southwest.
There are times when we feel like
following the example Of Ralph
Faxon, who some time ago edited the
Garden City Telegram. Ralph had
mania for road work. Never a nissue
while it was daily, but what there
was a good roads editorial. Finally
Ralph began numbering them, and
when he left the paper the number
extended into the hundreds. People
smiled and many made fun of him,
but, whether or not the articles had
any influence in the matter, the
roads were finally fixed up, and they
were fixed to stay. The city of Lib
eral, through subscriptions from the
business men, and Seward county,
through the various funds for that
purpose, has spent lot of money on
tba woods laod;,n tn 7 ihara1 p,,t
the roads are of such formation that
no matter how well they are fixed
they will not remain so, and it begins
to look as if the matter of permanent
roads was going to have to be con-
sidered. The cost of keeping roads
up, if it were possible to do so, in
few years would build roads that
would be equally passable 365 days
in the year. Perhaps the time is not
ripe to begin this work, but it will
come in time and it might be well for
the people to post up on the mater
and begin to prepare for its coming.
AND THEY WERE SHOCKED
1t has not been so very long ago
that the sight of an intoxicated man
caused but little comment. We were
somewhat used to the spectacle and it
gave us but little concern. To illus
trate how rapidly conditions change,
we have but to mention the scenes
at the depot last Friday morning.
When the train arrived from the west
on which the Seward county boys
took passage to Camp Funston, a
great crowd had gathered at the de-
pot to see them off. No sooner had
the train stopped there was series
of blood curdling yells attracted the
attention of all and there was a
grand rush in the direction from
whence they came. And all that the
people saw when they reached the
scene, was a dozen or more drunken
cowboys and miners, part Of the
Arizona contingent on their way to
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27
THE PERIODS FOR
WHEAT SOWING

Manhattan, Kansas, Sept. 3d.
Wheat may be sown considerably
later on ground plowed early and
deep and well prepared, than on
carelessly prepared ground, points
out L. E. Call, professor of agro-
homy, and George A. Dean, profess
sor of chronology in the Kansas State
Agricultural college. Where ground
is plowed early, plant food is devel-
oped rapidly and water lis usually
stored in the soil for the growth of
the plant. AS result, growth is
rapid, the plants tiller abundantly,
and strong roots are developed be-
fore winter. AS a general rule, the
later the ground is plowed, the earlier
the wheat should be sown.
The rate to seed wheat bears a
definite relation to the time of seed
ing. Wheat that is planted early til
lers abundantly and produces many
heads from single grain On the
other hand, late sown wheat often
terminates poorly and produces but
one or two heads to the plant. For
these reasons, less seed is required
when sown early, and more when
sown late.
The condition of the seed bed also
affects the rate at which the crop
should be sown. Less seed is re.
quired on well prepared ground than
on ground plowed late and poorly
prepared.
More seed is needed in eastern
than in central and western Kansas
Also more seed of the soft varieties
should be sown than of the hard va
rieties. In southwestern Kansas
where soft wheat is generally sown
bushel and a half of wheat to the
acre will usually give best results
when the wheat is sown at the proper
time.
In northeastern Kansas, bushe
and peck should be sown. In Cen.
trail Kansas, about bushel will prove
sufficient, while in western Kansas
often half bushel to three peck!
of seed is sufficient to produce max
imum yields when the crop is sowr
early on well prepared ground.
For every seven to ten days tina
seeding is delayed after the best datt
of seeding, an additional peck of seeC
per acre should be sown. At tn,
agricultural college on an averag,
for the past five years, wheat seeded
after October Is has given best re
suits when sown at the rate of tw,
/ bushels per acre, and between DC
tober l and 10, at the rate of on,
, and one-half bushels.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27
A BRANCH OFFICE AT LIBERAL

The Gray Real Estate Company
has established branch office at
Liberal, with its president, John L.
Just in charge. Undoubtedly there
will be good many land buyers
come in here this fall and with John
Just making trains at Liberal and
getting in touch with home seekers
that that stop over there we are bet
ter prepared than any other agency
to sell your land, providing you put
the price right. Call at the Republi-
can office and place your land with
us, or when you are in Liberal call
on John l.. Just and list it with him.
Beaver County Republican.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27
NOTICE OF STOCK.

HOLDERS MEETING.
There will be a meeting of the
stockholders of the Liberal Equity
Cooperative Creamery and Produce
Co. at the Court House, Liberal, Kan
sas, September goth, 1917 at 10 a. m.
JOHN L. BOLES, Sec.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27

AS a rule in this country every
housewife has a splendid idea of
economy. Her experience in the past
and the last few years fighting the
high cost of, has placed her in posi-
ton to know of the ways of economy.
We know of about fifty Seward
county women who should have COM
missions in the army of economy
which the different organizations are
endeavoring to enlist.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27
THEY LIKED 1T

Last Saturday afternoon was a
busy time at the Democrat office.
The announcement of the specialsub-
scription rate created great deal
of interest, and the way people called
and had their names added to the
list was great surprise to us. We
rather expected that there would be
several, but when they came in
droves we had to call for help in
putting down the names and giving
credits.
The special rs cent rate will last
for month unless 500 are enrolled
sooner. We have set out to add five
hundred names to the list and as son
as these are secured we are going to
withdraw the rate. At the rate they
came in Saturday it is not going to
be a great while until we will have
that many.
If you did not get in on this rate
better call and get on the list while
you have the chance to save money.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27
WHY JACK LEFT HOME

The following little gem thatfairly
glistens with common sense, says the
Dodge City Globe, is picked up from
the jetsam and flotsam Of anony-
nous letters which appear form time
to time in our exchanges. 1t is good
enough to pass along because it de-
scribes a condition that exists in al
most every rural community:
The country boy grew up in an at
mosphere of discomfort. Every day
he went to the mail box, and, almost
every day he brought back to the
farm house more or less advertising
matter that had been sent out by city
concerns to interest country>folks in
city institutions. He heard his faith
er complain that conditions in the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-27

\
Someone is ever talking paving. If
the streets were kept in shape and
the roads leading to the town made
in better condition there would be
more general satisfaction in the city
and to the people in the country. If
paved streets would stop the dust
and help the loads leading to the city,
there would be something to paving at
this time, but just now the roads to
Liberal are in great need of work
done, and if the money available is
expended toward keeping up the
roads and occasionally dragging the
streets, filling up the trenches and
reducing the small mountains, more
general good would be accomplished.
That the drouth of the summer
season will prove a benefit to this
country will be realized this fall and
next season, is now apparent. Thru
all that drouth, the farmer in desper-
alton worked the ground in the hope
Of conserving the moisture, and try
ling to save the crop plant from the
not Winds and keeping the weeds
from absorbing what moisture that
might be in the subsoil. Some of the
crops were saved by that work and
where the crops were not saved the
ground was made in excellent shape
for the wheat. The situation today is
that where the wheat was put in
fearly the plant is showing up in Wig
5orous shape and there is a splendid
prospect for pasture and crop next
year. And then again, the ground if
mot seeded is in such shape that the
farmer with safety may sow the seed