The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-12-28
HEALTH OFFICERS
CLOSE THEATRE
mn. BREccER SOUGHT TO OPEN
IN DEFIANCE OF ORDERS.
FURNISHED MUCH AMUSEMENT
The Manager Invited the People
to Step in But the Marshal
Shooed Them Away

The Gem theater furnished amuse-
ment that was not on the cards last
Sunday afternoon and evening when
Manager Bregger attempted TO open
up his house In defiance 10 the or
ders from the board OF health OF this
city.
IL was announced last Saturday that
the churches would be allowed to
hold services for one hour on Sunday,
and Mr.. Bregger reasoned that IL the
churches were allowed to open he
would have the same right, so he or
dered film sent along, lighted the
fire in the furnace, switched on the
lights and got ready to count out the
tickets and pay the war tax.
Officials ON the Ground.
The first spasm came in the after
noon when the theater was opened
for matinee City Marshal Broad
Immediately got busy and notified Mr..
Bregger that the ban was still on the
movies, but Bregger told him he in
tended to open, whereat the city mar
shall visited the health officials for in
structions.
Broad was told TO sun the life out
OF the newly born attempt to furnish
amusement, but his snuffer wasn't
working well, for life continued TO
flicker through the afternoon altho
the city marshals snuffing apparatus
was reinforced by that of the county
OF Iron in the person OF Sheriff Will
son who butted in just long enough
10 be told by Breger that should he
(wilson) close the theater his bonds
men would be sued and his bonds
men being very tender and yulner-
able surety company, the sheriff took
pity upon them and argued, Just as
Cain did when he came TO the con-
clusion that he wasn't his brothers
keeper.
Got His Pencil Busy.
Then the city marshal took upon
himself TO get wised up from the ora
Gle OF highest standing in the legal
Iine-the prosecuting attorney. He
was told to gather all the evidence
possible SO that a conviction could
be had and in order to do so II became
necessary to gather the names OF
those who defed the marshars man
date. SO, member of the state con-
stabulary, armed with No. 2 Faber,
writing pad and a trench mitten.
was placed upon the firing step and
some fifty odd names were added to
the roll OF fame.
Spider and Fly Stunt.
The first clash ended In draw and
both sides took time 10 prepare for
the evening meeting which took place
at the advertised opening hour of 1880.
The marshal was told to stiffen up
his spine. and the embalming fluid he
used was a couple OF members OF the
state constabulary minus the pencils
this time.)
II was a r gular Spider and Fly"
burlesque with Manager Bregger i'm
personating the willy spider. while
Marshal Broad welded 'shoo-fy" In
the shape OF a command 10 stay out
that kept the moth from the fame"
staged somewhat follows:
ACT III.
tEnter Manager Bregger followed
by retinue OF ticket sellers, ticket
takers. ushers and machine operator.
City Marshal Broad enters from op-
posite side surrounded by body guard
Of (un)mounted men. 8. A. T. C.'s. T.
A. G. SIS. gobs. gobesses, buorgeoise
and peasants).
Manager (Suayely and with pleas
ing smile and gesture. )--"come In"
Marshal--(with great dignity and
much severity)-"Stay out"
Nightwatch +H-a-a-w-k. thewy." /"
tspot light)
Manager tRepeat)
Marshall (Repeatl
much merriment among retinue.)
Curtain)
Arrest Followed second Act.
Manager Bregger was arrested on
Monday upon warrant asked by the
prosecuting attorney for InfractIon OF
the rules laid down by the health de-