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The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
LAID OFF men
AT TOBIN Mine
ALMOST ALL or the SINGLE MEN
WERE LAID OFF THURSDAY
NO BOATS TO TAKE PRODUCT
Men Can Easily be Absorbed at
Other Work in the Vicinity
Right Away

The single men were laid off at the
Tobin mine last Thursday night The
reason for the lay-off is the scarcity
of boats to handle the ore from this
range and the large stock piles that
have accumulated at the properties.
The Tobin has been stocking ore
for some time, off and on, and manag
ed TO keep their daily output going
forward, but with the recent boat
scarcity. they were unable 10 keep
the daily product going forward and
a continuance of operations under
this condition meant scarcity OF
stockpile room next winter so 1t was
decided to take time by the forelock
cut off production now and allow the
mine to be operated throughout the
winter.
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
TO REDUCE TRAIN SERVICE.

A sweeping reduction in panssenger
train service will be made by the
lines of the central west as result
Of the work OF the war board for
transportation. The reason for this
reduction is to conserve coal and 20
release lot OF men and equipment
for the moving OF war material and
foOdstuIfs
The looping OFF Of trains has al
ready started on the eastern lines,
and il is expected that similar action
viii be taken on the Western lines,
II has been limited that the Milwau-
kee road will dispense with one ofits
copper country trains very soon II
is likewise stated that the North
Western will drop one Of tho trains
from Chicago as IL now runs train
through to the copper country and
one to Ashland This latter move IS
questioned by others, however, a.
both trains serve a distinctive section
The duplication arising only below
Powers
Al any rate il is very probable that
we will have curtailed train serv-
ice soon
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
LIMIT GASOLINE USE.

The government has issued warn
ing OF the possibility of drastic ac-
ton. II auto owners are not more
careful in the consumption OF gaso-
line They must stop the excessive
use OF gasoline for pleasure, so thai
the demands Of the allies and the
United States can be met Il Is an
nounced
Bureau of Mines Director Manning
said recently that ii extravagance was
eliminated enough gasoline 10 care
for the United States needs. and some
of the allies would be saved II is
estimated that our army and navy
Will need a5ooO0OOO gallons 81 oil
this year.
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
POOR JUDGMENT FOR I. W. W.

The action of the w w. in ini-
tlating labor troubles at this time
with the congestion that exists In
ores a. certainly showing poor judg
ment The mining companies in the
local district and IN many other sec
tlons where non Bessemer mines
exist. are trying to devise ways and
means rs keep their married men AZ
work
Il is true that the high grade Bes-
semer sections are rushed. but u
wouldn't take long for the iron inter
ests 10 swing back and lick mp tho
big stockpiles Of -Bessemer should
the " " succeed fiji arousing any
great amount of trouble in the either
rangcs
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
PLAY PRESENTED BY
FIFTY YOUNG LADIES

"The American Girl" musical com
edy will be presented on Thursday
evening, Aug %. under the auspices
Of the Guardian Angels church at
city hall auditorium, Crystal Falls by
fifty OF the most talented young lad
les of the district.
The play is written in two acts
with eighteen snappy musical mum
bers. There are nine leading char
acters in the cast, supported by a
large chorus In songs and dances.
During the first act twenty Riddles
will present very interesting Red
Cross drill.
The Hungarian Csardas dance will
be given az a speciality between acts
by quartet OF clever dancers. The
Military Maidens on parade will be
one OF the several attractive features
in the second part. They are sure to
put pep" in Patriotism. Following
Is the cast OF characters
Vera Burdettc ....... Rose Poirrier
Myra Burdette ......... Eva Piorrier
Sisters Pupils at Bedford House
school)
Miss Carew ........ Helen Camins
Principal of Bedford House school
Very deafJ
Miss Miflns ...... Anna Mae Mahon
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
Boat Condition Serious.

The boat condition is so serious at
present that il threatens every indus
try. Much ore Is being shipped from
the Lake Superior district, in fact Il
is probable that as much will be
shipped this year as was sent down
last, but the demand Is for the high
er grades and the so the low iron
and high phos ores are neglected,
and when a sale Is made II is hard
TO get any boats to move the product
All OF the Iron county mines find Il
hard to get boat capacity and some
OF them are starting to ship their
ore by rail to Detroit paying a high
rail rate in order to get their ore 10
the furnaces.
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
SIXTY TO GO SEPT. |.
That Number OF Iron County Recruits
IL National Army Go Fordward.

On September s sixty Of the men
who have been examined by the To-
cal board will be called out 10 80
the cantonment at Battle Greek where
the Michigan end Wisconsin men VIII
be trained
General Crowder announced last
Monday that 80 per cent Of the ma
tlonal 'army will be called on that
date and 80 per cent OF Iron county's
quota Is so men.
The men Will go in the order OF
their draft, the first sixty on the list
printed in this issue being those who
will 20 forward unless the district
beard interyenes and lets out some
of that number
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
CHANCE ON TALKING MACHINE.
The John Tufts Company win Give
One TO It's Patrons Free.

In another column of this issue ap-
pears an add Of The John Tufts Co.
in which announcement is made OF
the giving away OF fine, new talk
ing machine
The drawing OF this machine Is
made in a novel way. Each purchas-
er of merchandise to the amount Of
$l.00 is given key. This key IL
placed in an envelope upon which the
owners name Is written and dropped
into "A locked box. After all OF the
keys are disposed OF the box is un-
locked.
There are two keys that will open
the lock to this box One key was
given to Mayor Jas. j. Gaffney yes
terday when the box was locked by
him and is now locked up in the Iron
County National Bank The other
key way dropped into the box OF keys
and mixed up so that no one knows
where It is or how II looks. This
mixing was done by a committee
composed OF Mr. Gaffney and Thos
Conlin.
After the box is opened the keys
therein will be tried until the one Is
found that opens the lock to the box
and the name on the envelope hold
ing that key gets the machine. II is
novel way and worth looking into
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
SENT CARDS BACK.

Sixteen cards OF slackers who were
enrolled by order Of the federal au-
thorlties after having been tried at
Marquette and found guilty Of refus-
ing TO register. were numbered by
the local board and sent 10 headquar-
ters The numbering Of these cards
began where the numbering Of the
regular registrants left of. at 1900.
County Clerk Wall received the
cards from the federal authorities
during the week with the statement
that the local authorities had no bus
mess 20 number them; that the mum
boring will be done by the federal
authorities which probably means
that the principals viii be taken IN
hand and put into service when their
tarms of imprisonment expire
u a..a
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
"BILL' CARPENTER WINS.
Was Granted Captains Commission
M Training Camp Last Week.

was TRIMMED Naplalns COMMISSION
NJ Training Camp Last Week.
w $ Carpenter. Familiarity known
10 Crystal Fallsrpeople as Bill" wa
granted a captains commission in the
field artillery section of the officers
reserve corps The announcement
brought lots Of satisfaction 10 Crys
tai Falls people who know Mr. Car
peuter-and 10 know him ia to like
him.
He made his headquarters az Crys
tai Falls several years while he was
exploring in this vicinity One even
ing last spring he was At the Crystal
Falls club until late in the evening
along with a number of friends When
ready 10 so he announced that II va
his last evening at the club as he In
tended going 10 Fort sheridan tho
following day, lie bade all goodbye.
went out 10 his car and started on
for Menominee in the middle OF the
night carrying with him the interest
and well wishes Of the friends he had
left
Mr. Weaber and Mr. Quirt OF Iron
River were the only Iron county
men who won commissions Weabor
goes AZ once into the national army
in the position of FIRST lieutenant Hc
has seen q lot Of army service and
evidently has proven his worth g.
the officers in charge Of the camp or
he wouldn't have been chosen for irt.
mediate duty Mr. Quirt doesn't Jus
yet know when he will go
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
MENOMINEE PROFITS.
Recruits from This County in Men
ominee Co. Miscredited.

President Leon Johnson OF Iron
River village went 70 Escanaba last
week Saturday 10 get affidavits from
the recruits who enlisted in the Men
ominee company from Iron River.
saying their home was in Iron coun-
~ when they enlisted. Mr. Johnson
osre back without any affidavits, and
the story is that the officials OF the
company were the stumbling block in
setting them.
The statement is made that the
credit for the thirty-seven men who
were mustered in at Iron River last
spring has been given Menominee
county, but as 20 the absolute truth
OF this statement we have no verif-
cation.
As we get the story, the Menominee
company under the leadership that II
had was not al all popular with Men
ominee young men and had dwindled
down 20 about half of the necessary
war strength. Along came word that
Mcnominee must recruit its company
- full strength or the company would
be mustered out and time limit
was set
Accordingly the captain of the
Men ),ninee company looked about for
re"riits and in his search he mot
with an Iron River man who fixed
up the matter, for very soon the word
went out that Iron River had 81 men
fer the Menominee company The
c0mp9py, or a part of It. went from
Escanaba TO Iron River one Sunday
last May and the new men were
mustered in with great eclat on the
public street Of the village
Then came the sequel Iron coun-
~ registered 1900 men subject 10
draft and Immediately the military
authorities fixed our population at
27000 people instead Of about the
$1,000 that was shown on the 1915
census. That raised our quota about
80 per cent above what 1t should be.
Take from our registration the 500
aliens and this county was left with
1S00registered eligibles TO fill a quota
twice what we ought 10 fll Then
came the heart-breaker Iron coun-
ty was credited with but two enlist
ments in the national guard, where
as about 40 were sent TO those ranks.
Then came the trip Of the Iron
county delegation TO Lansing and
later the trip of Mr. Johnson to get
the alIidavits Mr.. Johnson says that
when he was at Escanaba Captain
Falk was not there and the command
devolyed upon the first lieutenant.
Just why Falk was absent wasn't eN-
planned. Mr.. Johnson says that II
was quite evident 20 him that the
boys had been coached. They gave
two reasons for not signing the affi
davits One was that they had not
been given wrist watches the same
as the volunteers from Iron River
who went to the regular army, and
the other was that II they would sign
the affidavits II would allow others
from Iron county to profit by their
enlistment and nurse yellow streak.
all the time forgetting that the vel
low streak was nursed by their action
in Menominee county instead
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18

Reports from the Gogebic range
are that the trouble with the I. w W
w. Is not entirely over with mp there
While there may be scattering ev-
dences Of II. mining men feel quite
certain that there Is no concerted az
Iiation such Is necessary 10 stir up
Any great conflict between the min.
ers and their employers.
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18

Mark cross (X) in front of your
choice and send in at once.
The diamond drill., 1917-08-18
ALL-RAIL ORE IS
BEING SOUGHT
MANY MINES ASK FOR CARS TO
SHIP TO DETROIT
EQUIPMENT is VERY SCARCE
Eastern Line Gondolas Are All in the
Coal Service and Cars Cannot Be
Furnished For Ore

Iron county mines have an order
for 5000 car loads OF iron ore and
Marquette range mines 2OOO carloads
all this ore to 20 all-rail via the car
ferry to Frankfort and Detroit, the
destination
The mines from which the ore il to
be shipped are the Carpenter at Crys-
tai Falls from which 1900 cars are
wanted, the Bates at Iron River from
which a like number is wanted, and
the American mine at Diorite from
which 1000 cars are wanted.
This ore is to go to Detroit via
the North Western, Ann Arbor and
the ID. r. a. l. II is for use in the
furnaces at Detroit which have not
and cannot get adequate boat service
to handle the ore that is needed tc
keep the plants going
The freight upon the ore will be
about $3.50 per ton, which, taking in
to consideration the present demands
OF the wild tonnage market, makes
the material but little more costly
than that shipped by boat
Cannot Get Equipment.
orders have been placed with the
railroads for the cars, but so far not
single car is in sight The ore
must be shipped In The big steel gon-
dola cars used in handling coal.
These cars are Of two types, one with
hopper bottom and the other with Nat
bottoms. Such cars are used only by
the eastern roads, and, consequently
there is little chance to get line on
any quantity OF them right away.
The gondoas used by the Western
roads are not as rule, fitted for this
service, but the coal cars are just
what is wanted With the poor boat
supply for coal shippers, the oppor-
tunity TO keep these cars loaded both
ways ought to be Jumped az by the
shippers Of eastern coal. There are
orders enough on hand right now TO
keep the car ferries going on ore
from now until the ice blocks th$n
out OF the Menominee harbor and
with these cars loaded with coal on
the up trip, the business ought 10 be
very brisk across the lake and pro-
vide an ample coal supply for all of
this section OF the country
VIII Lead 10 More.
The experiment of all-rail ship
ments to Detroit will be watched with
interest by ore miners and transpor-
tation lines, for II II is q success,
there is certainty that for the bal
ance of the war at least much ore
will go forward in that way.
superintendent Byington of this di-
vision OF the North Western is max
Ing an extra effort to assemble the
necessary equipment, but so far ho
has met with little success Should
he succeed II will relieve two inter
esta First and foremost It will give
the territory adjacent to the west
and north shore ports of the Ann Ar
bor all tho coal that viii be needed
TO carry the users over the winter
and. secondly IL will relieve the dc
mand on the boat companies for ton
mage Likewise II will furnish large
amount or freight for the cars for the
ferries and popularize that element "
the transportation system from the
east % the west portion of the Great
Lakes section OF the country
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BUILDING A HoTBED.
Valuable Aid to Getting An Early start
With Vegetables.

AS an adjunct to the growing of
vegetables the hotbed is almost inval.
TABLE, says Professor NJ. II. Ahearn
Kansas Agricultural college. eft on.
aDles the gardener to grow crops that
require long season to mature. such
as tomatoes, celery, peppers and egg
pants. The hotbed also may be used
to advantage in starting early cab.
page, onion, cucumber and muskmelon
plants.
Hotbeds may be constructed I'm n
number of ways One of the most
common and serviceable Is the mir
method. The hOtbed should be placed
on the south side of building or 9th.
er good windbreak. Care should be
taken that 1t has good drainage. Three
rect by six feet is a convenient size
Tor sash and as many of them gro
used as desired. The frame should be
twelve to fifteen inches high at the
back and eight to ten inches IN front
The sash may be glass or muslin.
"The heat for hotbeds Is commonly
supplied by the fermentation Of horse
manure That from highly fed horses
Is desirable. Straw TO the amount Of
from one-thlrd to one-half OF the mix.
ture should be added. as the manure
VIII not heat n It is too solid. II
should be piled in a long. narrow
square topped pile and If very dry
should be mOistened.
VI the weather Is cold and the mn.
nure does not ferment readily add a
uttle hen manure or warm water To
one part OF the pile In order TO In.
sure uniform fermentation the milo
should be turned occasionally and all
Jumps broken. When the pile Is steam.
ing throughout, which IA usually in
from ten to twelve days, It is ready
for use
dig pit two 10 three feet deem do
pending on the time Of year the bed
Is TO be used, and the same size as the
bed desired. For common use. sucb
as growing early tomatoes. radisbee
and lettuce, early IN March is the time
20 start the botbed. Hotbeds PREPARED
after the FIRST week I'm March shouid
nave an eighteen inch pit
Upon the bottom Of the oft Mace q
layer Of straw or leaves two or three
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-24

good phrase when he spoke OF
the farmer Is tn, soldier of the
commissa,y." He realized that
times have changed since the
"embattled f4rmers" a. Concord
fired the shot he .rd round the
world" The armies thit are
put in o the field under modern
methods of warf re cannot be
fed by fCrag,ng. and the indivi
dual cannot look out for himself.
War is a specialized business
and the farmer has one Of the
most important Ines 10 hold. 1t
takes good men in the feds to
keep good men in the field -
Country Gentlemen.
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IN said deed, and to attach and sell
a certain parcel of 1913 square poles
OF land in the village of BrooksvilIe,
in Sheridan District, in said count Y
and state, and all of The interest of
the said w. a. Bryner in all of the
oil and gas in certain parcel of
100 acres and 80 square rods of land
situatesin said Sheridan district, in
the county aud state aforesaid, ex-
copied and reserved by the said w
A. Brvner in certain deed of con-
veyance made by him ana his wife
to one w. A. Mahaney and now
owned by the said W. A. Bryner,
to satisfy the debt to be ascertain
ed by said decree.
&nd it appearing by affidavit fled
IN this eanse that w, 4. Bryntr is
a nonresident of This state. 1t is or
dored that he do appear here with
in one month after the date of the
first publication hereof, ane do what
is necessary to protect his interest
A Copy Teste:
LEE GAMER, Clerk.
Pendleton. Mathews & Bell,
Counsel for Plaintiff.
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nave you planned to seed moro lana
70 Grover this spring? The CROP pavs bv
nakihs the land more fertile bo,,do,
yleiding good hay CROP. For govon
.een years at the Ohio experiment s,a
c uon corn on unfertilizcd land vicido1
o.- bushels moro 10 the acre fin n thro-
year rotation Of corn. wheat and , va ,o
than In a Eve year rotation 90 ~. "
oats wheat clover and umog, n o.
manfred land i'm the three ,cas ~"
t 49, uu'lng IRls time corn yielded & 4
az ~s"eis more TO the acre than i'm Tho
, n,o ye"I rotation. even though moro
. u,ali ur e, was applied in the latter roto.
. .,In Inc experiment station cred,e,
, ms increased yield Of corn larrelv ~
o. ~ g y, cfop because Sc comes once
]" '"ree instead Of once I'm five voar1
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-24

The following paragraphs are
from President Wilson'S procla-
nation, and they show the solemn
significance of the fifth day Of
June. when all male citizens be-
tween the age Of 81. and 81. years
shall be registered for war duty ::
The day here named is the
time upon which ali shall present
themselves for assignment to
their tasks. 1t is for that reason
destined to be remembered as
one of the most conspicuous
moments in our history. 1t is
nothing less than the day upon
which the manhood of the coun-
try shall step forward in one
solid rank in dcte.se Of the
ideals to which this nation is con-
Sec ated. 1t is important tc
those ideals no less than To the
pride Of this generation in man.
ifesting its devotion to them that
there be 70 gaps in the ranks.
Tits essential that the day
be approached in thoughtful ap
prenhension of its significance
and that we accord to it the hon
or and the meaning that it de
serves. Our industrial nee(
prescribes that it be not made ;
technical holiday. but that steil
sacrifice that is before US, urge
that it be carried in all on
hearts as great day Of patriot
devotion and obligation when TIL
duty shall be upon every MAJ
whether he himself is to be re
gistered or not, to see to it tina
every name of every male perso
of the designated ages is write
In these lists of honor"
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County Directory.
OFFICERS

OFFICERS
Judge Circuit Court, W. H.
OBrien, Ripley.
Clerk Circuit Court, Lee Gamer.
Grantsville.
Prosecuting Attornev, Lorentz
Q Hamilton, Grautsville.
President County Court, S. E
Keith, Arnoldsburg
Commissioners County Court, c..
A. Witt, GrantsvilIe, and G w.
Dye, Freed.
Clerk County Court, S. F. Elem
ming, Grantsville.
Deputy Clerk County Court, Ray
Rogers. Grantsville.
Sheriff, M A. G. Boald, Grants
vile.
Deputy Sheriff, r. A. Board,
Creme.
Assessor, W. e. Stump, Apple
Farm.
Deputy Assessors. w. o. UNI
stead, Mt. Zion, and Harley Downs,
ArEoldsburg.
Surveyor, ID w. Shock, Dodrill.
Superintendent Free Schools, A.
e. Weaver, Grsntsville.
TERMS OF COURT
Circuit Court, third Tuesday in
April, August and November.
County Court, First Monday in
January, April, July and November
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The need for prohibition in
wartime is tperhaps greater in
America than in other countries.
1t is we who are expected to sup
ply not only ourselves, but the
other warning nations with food,
and livery large part of our
grain products yearly goes into
the making of whisky and beer.
In times of unusual mental ex-
element people who drink, drink
more, and people who are un-
accustomed to drinking, drink
IN honor Of the unusual cirtum-
stances. AS America awakens
to the reality of war we will have
the same experiences of drunk
enness that we've manifested in
Great Britain. 1t is not probable
that we will have the same ex-
perience with our women. 1t is
not the poorer classes among
women who drink in the u. s.
but those whose position is such
that they might be expected to
set an example in self control
and abstemiousness.
AS an alternative for absolute
prohibition it has been suggested
that the brewing and distilliDg
industries pay a large part Of the
expense of the war in special
taxes. These trey are willing to
assume.
The question now under discLs.
sion in America is not whether
prohibition is good or bad
thing in time of peace. but
whether a luxury which can only
be supported at tie expense Of
necessities should not lie abolish
ed during our time Of sire. s.
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IN. Inc popularity Of milk eoot, io ho
1911, -, u"s Yea the California evpcrfmc..,
ssa.loh 10 conduct an official 49,, ~
. snolr MIX producing capacities 4 to-
year-old pure Toggonburg n,o5. = ,"o
~, ~ , g'r los pounds OF milk ana 10 (
g p,,.s on butter fat This Is about ono
slAlh the production OF grst ~
90" ana Is more than twice ne me-,
~ an ordinary milk goat aivog gg
eSse .. iced per pound OF min , ~
ABOUT nlne-tenths that Of doirv 60 was
che station herd. 'S COWS ~
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LiUe Stock
And Dairy
GREAT BUTTER PRODUCER.
prSsen Jersey Establishes Record For
Breed West Of tho Mlsslssippl.

Dairy cows, and particularly Jerseys,
have taken their place beside Oregon
apples In the race for supremacy in
that state. Goldie's Nehalem Beauty
had Just become champion three-year-
Old OF the Jersey breed when st. Mawes
Poppy, owned by Ed Cary Of Carlton.
Ore, finished years authenticated
test, In which she made 15,7S2.4 pounds
milk and 052 pounds butter fat. which
would make 1,12O.32 pounds OF 50 per
cent butter. This record Is the sixth best
record ever made by a Jersey and estab.
iishes the best record OF the breed ever
made west OF the Mississippi river St
Mawes Poppy was going so strong
through the first seven months OF her
test that It began to look as though
she would exceed the record made by