The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-11-29

The Royal weIsh Singers .appeared
az the city ball last Monday evening
under the auspices or the high school
athletic association. A large house
greeted the singers as the boys work
ed hard TO sell tickets. Although
there was big crowd the. boys made
but little from their work as the
guarantee was so large. larger than
the performance warranted. The
audience was quite well pleased with
the performance.
Joe Benedk and hester Thompson
have formed partnership 10 enter
the automobile painting business this
winter. They have an announce
ment in another column Of this issue.
Among the spectators at the court
house last Tuesday afternoon were
about thirty pupils from the Porter
school at Alpha They were under
the supervision OF Prof. Bishop and
came in to learn something of the
way court business is transacted in
this country.
NJ. II. Richards was at Grand Ra-
pids during the week. returning home
on Thursday morning.
Irvan Ring. cashier for the NJ. A.
Hanna Co in this district, was in Cry.
stall Falls last Monday. Mr.. Ring says
that he has put his automobile up fol
the winter as there Is no pleasure
making the trip when 1t is cold.
James ID. ireland and Mr. Hummer
OF the NJ. A. Hanna Co. were in Crystal
Falls Tuesday on their regular in
spection trip 10 the properties OF the
company.
Joseph Leonard, clerk at the Amasa
Porter mine, IS taking a vacation trip
this week.
The shovels at the mines that were
late shippers in Iron county have
been 'in and cutters" the past two
weeks. One day they worked, next
they laid up,owing to the inclement
weather and freezing of ore in the
pockets. The Davidson shovel was
about the last to lay up as they have
a boat loading at Escanaba which is
scheduled TO leave tomorrow night
when the insurance expires.
Ralph Waite, treasurer Of Crystal
Falls township. Is preparing 20 collect
the taxes HIS office will be at his
home at the Carpenter location.
Reports from the Dunn mine are &c
the effect that Capt Jacka has tho
property spinning along in pretty fair
style. About 125 men are on the
rolls.
A party consisting OF Henry Kieren.
Arvid Bjork Max Kluttig and others
hunted on the lower Michigamme ard
report fair success.
Harry Meeker got back from his
trip last Sunday He reports
a deer, the first one he bar
ged in all OF his many excursions IL
the woods. With Harry's success
comes a job for Alex Dalpra, Jr.. who
volunteered 10 eat the tail OF every
deer Harry shot. hair aud all I" Mr.
Meeker will leave tomorrow for the
west and the many friends he has
made while in Crystal Falls wish him
the best OF luck.
The county road commission is con
sidering the laying of pavement n
Crystal Falls and Iron River on the
streets which the trunk lines traverse
The Crystal Falls streets are Fifth
street, Superior avenue and Crystal
avenue west OF Fifth Engineer Lar
son informs us that he is figuring TO
use cement concrete on Fifth street
The county will cover 16 feet OF the
street. the balance 20 be taken care OF
by the city. Manager Sanders Is al
ready making plans for the taking
care OF the city's share.
Mr.. Alley Berg and Mr.. Harry Rey-
lolds Of Amasa. visited friends at
crystal Falls Thanksgiving.
A baby girl was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe Gronlund on Thanksgiving
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