The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-08-31

ed into service on the 2Srd OF August.
/ He left Sunday evening to report at
Camp A. A. Humphreys, Accotink. Va,
in the engineer training and replace
ment department. He had enlisted In
the engineer rsrves while attending
school at Ann Arbor
Donald Gillies, general manager OF
the Mckinney Steel Co. departed Wed
nesday night for his home at Cleveland
after three weeks spent in the Darl-
ing hospital as the result of his
jumping from the third story OF the
Lockwood hotel at the time of the fire
Mr.. Gillies seems TO b fully recovered
from his injuries.
Michael Kelly was quite painfully
injured the first OF the week as the re-
; suit OF fall. He was assisting In
) stacking hay. when, in some manner,
the stacker rope tripped him so that
he fell to the ground striking on the
; back OF his neck. How serious his In
jury is has not yet been determined
His friends hope TO scsa see him about
again as usual.-Iron River Reporter.
Peter LaPlante learned just recent
~ that his son Russell had severe
. tussle with diphtherla In Fran e;
. that he was confined to a bed in one
OF the hospitals for over thirty days,
/ and at one time his life was despaired
Of Russell didn't write his parents
at the time because he didn't want to
worry them and only very lately ac-
knowledged having been seriously Ill.
Information as to the seriousness of
the young mans condition came thru
Alex NASTY who is on the Harper hos
4 pital unit and who met Russell while
he was confined at the hospital.
A party OF young men on the way
!. to dance Tuesday night at Spread
: Eagle, in a Ford. had an experience
that might have resulted very serious
4
only slight bruises. When they were
Just out Of Commonwealth the wheels
OF the car struck rut and turned over
d and over, landing upright and facing
y toward home. No one was hurt, but
d the car was damaged to the extent Of
about $50. Speeding is believed to be
! the driver claims he was not covering
more than twenty miles an hour.-Re-
porter.
D. Cannon Is running a clearance
!, sale on ice boxes this week. Here's
a chance to get one at bargain.-adv.
Last Tuesday night as Irving Jack
son was walking home on Fifth street
" he met an auto in which there was a
man and two women. Can you tell
me where is the jail?" inquired the
man. Irving pricked up his ears at
IS the mention OF the word "jail," and
e stepping TO the side of the car he
IS surveyed the party and said, do you
l. want to go to jail?' Yes, replied
the man, I'm the sheriff's brother
this lady Is his sister. and this lady
y is my wife and we're almighty tired
IF Mr. and Mrs Wilson drove up from
n Detroit by way of the straits They
r drove from Manstique Tuesday arriv-
ing here just in time to congratulate
Bob" on his nomination.
Mrs. George A. Siegmann, who has
. been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
= Il. y. Webb, left for Washington, d. c.
on Wednesday last to join her husband
e lie was calleds 90 Washington to con
: fer with war officials in regard to di.
@ recting big production for Uncle
r Sam, but Gen. Crowder released him
that he might get the real war pic
lures at the front, hence he and his
h wife departed for New York, where he
h will sail this week Mrs. Siegmann
k will return to the west. meeting her
d mother at Billings. Montana where
they will visit with Mrs. Webb's son,
Glen and wife. From there they will
go TO Los Angeles and spend the win
!. ter stopping at several points on the
81 coast TO visit relatives
a. We take this opportunity to call at
tention 0: our readers to the restric-
!. tons that have been placed upon
/, weekly newspapers by the federal
!, trades commission. No free copies
/ will ne allowed and no subscription
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