The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-06-16
SHERIFF GOT ORDERS TO GATHER
THEM ALL IN LAST MONDAY
JAiI CROWDED TO CAPACITY
Only Six Out of Thirty Took Ad-
vantage of the Offer to
Them to Register

nay. As no action had been taken
by the officials up 10 that time they
got an idea that all was smooth sail
kng and none of them were expecting
raid when sherin Wilson swooped
down upon them In a manner that
put them all on the run.
Mr.. Wilson received a message last
Monday afternoon TO round up an OF
the men who had not registered and
hold them in jail TO await orders Mr..
Wilson got his men at work at once
and started out on a quiet mission
The deputies had most of the men
spotted and as they appeared on the
streets they were taken in tow.
Many Amusing Incidents.
One young man was walking up the
street with two young ladies when
deputy walked up to him. tapped him
on the shoulder and asked for his
registration card Upon being told
that he had no card the officer asked
his age and the young fellow replied
"26, whereat the officer said Come
along with me" The girls began to
cry and one of them threw her arms
around the young fellows neck and 4
Sissed him; he returned the oscula-
tion. and for time one would think I
that the young man was going to
Siberia.
The manager Of the Cooperative
boarding house was among the lot.
When lie reached point about one
block from the Jail ne suddenly re-
membered that he was manager or
boarding house. accosting the of
1cer he said, "Me manager boarding
house. Me must go back"
20, no" replied the officer 1--WE arc
on our way now; there is no going
back"
Me must go back make some 9TH
er man manager" replied the Finn.
your Uncle Sam will manage
that place for a time" replied the Of
ilcer, You keep right on your way
TO jail" i
Jail Crowded 10 Capacity.
The officers worked most OF the
night but the news had spread so
fast that there wasn't Stacker I'm
sight i'm very short time and the
catch rested at until next morning
when the sheriff got his working
force into action again and the num-
ber had been increased to seventeen
One Man Responsible.
The work Of gathering the slackers ,
in continued through Tuesday and !
Wednesday without any apparent :
change IN the manner OF the men be-
hind the bars. The number kept on
Increasing and on Wednesday It was
swelled by ten men brought over
from Iron River by President Leon
johnson OF Iron River village.
Thursday morning a young Finn
came TO sherin Wilson crying ana
asked to be allowed To register. He !
said that be and many others hal
been kept from registering by one
e(tator and he told the sheriff his
name
Mr.. Wilson lost no time in getting :
after his man. !
Only Four Escape Jail. a
Circuit Court Commissioner Shout Il
lice and Deputy United States Mar VI
shal Hurley came down from Mar s
quette. arriving Thursday afternoon. Il
The thirty men in the county Jail
were brought In and arraigncd before Is
him. Each man was given an oppor- o.
tunity TO register and told that II ho oi
registered he might go free. but II e
he failed 10 register he must return r
to i2y and stay there at least until q
4 f9 when the grand Jury sits TO cl
consider the cases d.
Interpreters were present SO that
each man might be sure OF having Y
lair show. Only four out OF the y
number took the privilege offered 20 =
register. As none OF the balance :
we're able to furnish tho bonds asked
'or they were remanded 70 jail there
% await their hearing before the
trand jury. They viii be kept IN
all until July when they viii he :,
aiken either 70 the 500 or 10 Mar -
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