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The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
ONLY SIX DELEGATES

Because OF the ridiculously low vote
cast for the republican secretary OF
state in the fall OF 1918, Iron county
will have but six votes In the coming
conventions this year Iron county
casts about 5000 votes in normal cam
paigns and OF that number at least
three quarters are republican. The
dissatisfaction because OF the New
berry methods OF campaign and the
absence OF the soldier boys reduced
the vote to 1880
II is expected that fully 5000 votes
will be cast in Iron county this year,
the women voters furnishing large
part OF the increase.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
BAD AT STRAITS
Passengers Are Toted Across the Ice
In Sleighs af Risk of Their Lives.

III you have occasion to visit lower
Michigan do not attempt TO make the
trip by way OF the straits OF Macki-
nav until the strike. which has tied
up the car ferry, is over with. The
men in the ferry crew went on a
strike and the ferry lies at the dock
while what passengers who take a
chance are toted across the five miles
OF ice in sleighs.
II is trying and hazardous journey
across those miles of ice for the under
current melts the ice away and one
doesn't know when the team and
sleigh is liable to go down.
Last Sunday there were about six
teen passengers to cross from Macki-
nav TO st. Ignace. Notwithstanding
that a hurricane was blowing. The
first load OF passengers arrived safely
but one horse got into the water. The
second load didn't arrive. One horse
dHQ lilt Sitlbu was lOcl Dut ali VI Nh1
passengers escaped. Among them was
a woman with two children and they
had terrifying experience. One of
the children had It's face frozen and
almost all of the load had some part
OF their anatomy frozen. A sleigh
picked up the woman and
and brought them to safety
The seamen on the ferry struck be-
cause some back pay that was promis-
ed them last summer has not been
paid yet IL is clear case OF negli-
gence on the part OF the railroad adj
and the men have reason
20 stop work although they should
rave given notice OF their intention to
stop work long enough in advance so
hat the passengers who held through
ickets and were moving at the time
,ould be taken care OF. The roads
ire not selling through tickets now
md those who make the trip DO so
the hazard of IT,
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21

The democratic state convention 20
be held at Grand Rapids on May 10,
will seat l.43S delegates on the basis
OF one delegate to each 100 votes cast
by the party in the hast election.
Wayne county will have .3i5 dele
gates.
The date and place for the conven-
ton were announced after a meeting
last week OF the Democratic State
Central Committee. held in Detroit.
f. c. Shields OF Lansing was Sc
lected as temporary chairman.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
AUGUST A. JOHNSON

One OF the most sudden deaths that
has occurred in Crystal Falls In a
long time was that OF August A. John
son OF the Falls location which occur
red last Sunday. The deceased had
been III only a week when death came.
He was taken first with a bad cold
which was followed by the flu and
that by pneumonia. He had been em-
ployed by the Crystal Falls Cooper
ative Co as driver of its truck In the
delivery service when the truck was
operated. Lately he was driving one
OF the delivery teams.
August A. Johnson. better known ss
"Arvid," was born In Crystal Falls 2S
years ago. He had lived In this COM
all OF his life. making HIS home
on the Falls location where his moth
er lives. His brother, John Johnson
was one OF the victims OF the Amasa-
Porter mine disaster.
He was married and Is survived by
his wife and two boys, Raymond aged
s and Woodrow. aged T. His funerai
was held from the Swedish Lutheran
church on Wednesday. Rev. Rosander
The deceased held membership In
the American Yeomen and the 3. :. ).
j hnth Of these insurance societies.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
WANT ALL PAID DEPUTIES AB0l-
ISHED IN SHERIFF'S OFFICE
CLAIMS MUST Be SWORN TO
A Committee Was Appointed to
Look Over the Records and See
Which System is Cheapest

eryisors held last Saturday at The
court house. letter was read by the
clerk which asked that the practise OF
maintaining two paid deputy sheriffs
be abolished in Iron county. The let
ter was written by Manager Byers OF
the Iron County Taxpayers Associa-
ton.
Mr. Byers was present at the meet
ing, as was Prosecuting Attorney Nc
Donough. and the two gentlemen adj
dressed the board in respect to the
deputy question.
How II Came About
The question OF deputy sheriff pay
has been much mooted one and the
board would be happy If It could be
settled satisfactorily and for all time
About four years ago the Tax Pay
ers' Association came before the board
to object to the practise then in vogue
whereby each deputy was paid $500
by the county and fees for his work.
There was a plenty OF deputies at the
time and the fees ran up TO large "a
mount OF money.
The Association recommended that
two paid deputies be employed at an
adequate salary and that those two
deputies be required TO do the county
work; that limited number of dep
uties be appointed in addition, such
deputies to get fees for their work en-
tirely
The board made the change and
paid man has been maintained on each
side of the county from that on. II
is these two men that are now object
ed to and the board is requested TO
change back TO the old method OF do
ing business. Chairman Udd remind
ed Mr. Byers that the change to the
paid deputy system was made at the
especial request OF the Taxpayers
Association and that the board has on
ly the interest OF the taxpayers in
mind when It makes changes; that II
would like to arrive at a system that
will be at once satisfactory. efficient
and economical.
Mr.. Byers was under the impression
that the change was contrary 10 the
law providing for deputies but PROSE
cutting Attorney McDonough reminded |
him that in 1919 law was passed pro-
viding for just such an arrangement
as the board has put into effect here. !
Affidavit Must Accompany Claim !
The Taxpayers Association also
called attention to the system in use (
in paying claims. No affidavit that
he claim is correct is required.
Some years ago It was necessary for
4 person filing claim against the
to sign an affidavit that the
,laim is correct. This method has
gone into the discard but the board
instructed the clerk to have affidavits
or claims in the future, Just as used
% be done in the past.
The board found that the costs from
he influenza. so far, are within rea-
'on and felt quite satisfied with the
that had been made.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21

Raymond. the four and one-half year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Land
strom died last Sunday following an
attack OF Hue that lead into pneumon-
Ia. The little fellow had been III but
short time, his case being an aggre-
Waited one.
The remains were laid at rest in the
local cemetery on Wednesday last.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
OUR ANNUAL STORM
regular Monthly Blizzard Visited
These Parts Saturday and Sunday


For the past four years blizzard
and snow storm has visited these
parts about the middle of February.
Two years ago IL was SO severe thar
all trains were abandoned and trains
came into the station after the storm
subsided from twenty-four hours to
thirty-six hours late.
Four years ago and a year ago the
storms were not quite so severe but
still they were the worst OF the sea-
son. This years storm was UNIQUE
In that no snow fell but driving
wind blew with temperature below
zero that sent the cold into the houses
and piled what snow was loose like
sand in the cuts.
Tho storm started rather suddenlv
Saturday forenoon and by mid-afterN
noon it had gained its maximum. The
wind was blowing a driving gale that
kept up all night and continued until
sundown on Sunday
Train service was all shot to pieces.
The North Western suffered the worst
interruption this time. The train be-
tween Crystal Falls and Stager got
stuck at Pamela and was six hours I'm
getting to Stager. Train No. 121 ar.
rived at Stager after noon and got an
far as Nault's spur, about two miles
from Stager, where it remained stuck
in snow drift until nearly midnight
when with the assistance OF gang OF
shovelers from Won Platen's camp
and two big freight engines from Es>
canada it was extricated from it's
position and brought back to Stager.
Many of the passengers came to Crys-
tai Falls, arriving here at 900 o'clock
a. m. The train tried to get through
TO Iron River and succeeded in get
ting there some time Monday fore
noon.
Trains further south were not so
badly crippled but all trains on the
North Western were more or less de-
ayed. On the Ishpeming branch a
freight train was wrecked at Little
Lake and the passenger train from
Ishpeming TO Chicago had to return
% Ishpeming where II was switched
,nto the South Shore road and went
% Champion. From that point It pros
,eeded to Claiming where IL was
switched to the IL. & l.. s. tracks
vas continued to Escanaba and
IN to Chicago.
The st. Paul trains were delayed
,ut all of them got through. The Ir-
n-River Claiming train was stuck
wo hours near Lee Peck junction In
he morning and again In the evening
tut on the last trip double header
vas run which brought the train
through without a stop.
The main line train was delayed ip
he copper country so that the pas
engers from the north didn't get here
ntil 2:30 a. m. Sunday morning. Tho
south Shore ran all OF It's trains doub-
E headed and managed to get through
ut they were all five to six hours
ate.
The train connections remained
retty well shot until Tuesday when
hey began TO pick up again.
--O------ W
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
2,Os4,s7O
Total
Some Big Changes

Some surprising changes are notice
able in some Of the Iron county mine
shipments when compared with those
OF tho previous years. The Davidson
mine IN she Iron River district Is the
one mine that made a distinctly good
showing IN 1919. This property In 1918
shipped but lis.77s tons. Mr.. Rudolph
Ericsson. superintendent OF the proper
Continued on page
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
SEASONS OUTPUT FOR 1919
ISSUED LAST WEEK
FELL OFF FROM LAST YEAR
BIG Reduction In Output Of Crystal
Falls Mines is The Main
Cause of The Slump

The Iron Trade Review Issued rs
annual statement OF iron ore ship
ments last week in which the ton
nages OF each mine is given as we'll as
the shipment by ranges.
The summary of range shipments
was issued several weeks ago so that
there was no new information in those
figures but in the individual mine
shipments there Is a great lot OF in
formation.
Big Roducers Count
The Mesabi range shipped the big
bulk OF the ore last year, as IL has
done since 1t became established in the
mining world. Its exact proportion
OF tho total Lake Superior shipments
in 1919 was 65.55 as against 64.29 in
1918. II has about 145 mines on the
list. Out of that large list, a compar-
atiyely few mines contribute the bulk
OF the 1897. .699 tons that were ship
ped. On that range there are six mines
that exceeded the million ton mark
last season and eleven that shipped
half million or better. Eliminating
those IL mines from the list leaves but
12.sss,328 tons from 12S mines or
trine over 100000 tons per mine on
an average. The seventeen big pro-
ducers shipped over 100000 tons.
one mine. the Hull-Rust, shipping s.
10O.555 tons.
Many OF these smaller Mesabl mines
are underground properties and with
the high royalties and difficult mining
conditions at such properties, 1t can
be readily be seen that the position OF
the old range mines against these
smaller Mesabi properties is not at all
bad. in fact the future looks better for
Menominee range mines than for the
smaller Mesabi properties.
Iron county shipped 3.3O9.30s tons
OF the 4,442,S6S tons that were shipped |
from the Menominee range the past |
season. The balance OF the tonnage |
came from the Dickinson and Florence |
county mines.
The Iron county shipments were
divided as follows between the two
districts, the Crystal Falls and Iron
districts.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21

Mrs. h. c. Neely and Miss True Cas-
siday went TO Chicago last Friday
where they will spend couple OF days
shopping. returning with Mr.. Nicely on
Sunday morning.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
POLITICS ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Coming City and Township Elections
Are Causing Considerable Interest


The City of Crystal Falls is to have
the most important election this year
that II has had since the new charter
was adopted and officers chosen under
il. This year three supervisors are TO
be chosen 10 take the places OF j. L.
Udd. Charles Robinson and Charles
Neugebauer One commissioner is TO
be chosen to take the place OF ID. NJ.
Ross and justice of the peace to take
the unexpired term of the late Louis
Meisler. The latter position is now
held by w. X. Dawson.
The electors will be compelled to
choose at least one new supervisor in
place OF Charles Il. Robinson who has
moved to Iron River. The confidence
that Crystal Falls placed In Mr.. Rob
inson was amply illustrated by the
fact that. Notwithstanding that he had
removed from the city, he was allowed
to fiji out the term to which he was
elected. Mr.. Robinson made Crystal
Falls an excellent supervisor and the
business interests regret that his SER
vices are no longer available.
The primary TO select candidates
must be held on March 22nd and
names OF candidates must be filed at
once in order to be placed upon the
ballot.
A meeting OF the business interests
of the city was held last Tuesday night
at the city hall for the purpose OF try
ing TO get good officers to fill the posi-
tions made vacant The people OF
Crystal Falls are not so interested i'm
favoring any particular mans candid
acy as they are in seeing TO II that on
ly men OF good judgement are chosen
10 the positions under the charter.
In the township of Crystal Falls !
there Is a complete new set of
officers to be elected. The contest |
has already started. Henry Liberty, |
a veteran OF the late war, who was |
and is unable to do manual
abor. has announced himself to be |
for the Office Of treasurer.
Chris Hansen, veteran OF the Span
war, Is also in the field
and the preseet incumbent. Ralph
Waite will undoubtedly stand for
second term. There are liable to be
more candidates as the Office is worth
lbout $500 per year.
Frank Bertrand has announced his
of opposing George Jolliffe
or clerk II the latter decides TO be
n the race. The elections do not oc-
.ur until the first Monday OF April
n either Crystal Falls city or Town
hip but the old adage OF the "early
worm" Is being followed by those who
want to be candidates.
At the meeting last Tuesday night
everal names were mentioned as de-
irable and representative men to rep
esent the city. Among the nuinpeT
nentioned was b. G. Nicely, whom ev-
ryone would like to see as one OF
he city's representatives but Mr.
,eely Is adverse to entering politics
0 any form so committee of five
'as appointed to look up likely timber
nd to call mass meeting OF all the
oters OF the city in an effort to get
general support of three good men
possible. The movement is entire
|, devoid OF any political or personal
Ignificance. Good timber Is wanted,
mber that the city need not be a.
named OF. The position has no salary
ttached 10 Il SO that there are no as
irants seeking the job.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21

Alfred Nylund, who has been very
sick the past two weeks with pneu-
monia, Is reported to be well on the
road TO recovery. fact which his
many friends will be pleased 70 learn.
Read The Diamond Drfl
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21

Mrs. Hanrahan. wife OF the postmas-
ter at Pentogo. died last Monday at her
home In Pentoga.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21

The real inspiring news to Iron coun-
ty people is that many tons of local
ore have been sold and that there
is every prospect of the increased de-
mand keeping our mines busy for
many years in the future.
The up-and-down market conditions
in high phos ores in the past has made
business and working conditions in
Iron county very spotty-too many
lean years.
There is a prospect OF this condition
changing in the future which is good
news TO all business in these parts.
The diamond drill., 1920-02-21
THE FURTHER SWING TO BASIC
STEEL PRIMARY CAUSE
SOME BIG ORE SALES MADE
Reports Are That Long Term Sales
Have Been Made And Much Iron
County Ore Sold In The East

! Inc nigh phos ores OF the Iron coun-
~ districts are coming into their own
as has been propheised by many iron
men for the past ten years. The ore
sales for the past two weeks have been
large and among them are several
substantial sales OF Iron county ores.
The reasons for the increased de-
mand for these ores are that foundry
irons which were neglected during the
war have picked up and a greater de-
mand is apparent for them. Another,
and a more important reason is that
steel trade is swinging more to basic
steel and furnace practice is changing
so that more ores OF the Iron county
grades are being used in the mixes.
Furnace men are very loath to change
their mixes and for that reason many
of them have fought shy OF high phos
ores. This is gradually changing.
AS the demand for basic steel in
creases the necessity for change in
mixes increase with the result that
bigger proportion of the high phos
ores OF this range are being used.
No New Bessemer Furnaces.
The new furnaces that are being
built are all for the basic process. A
mining man familiar with present con-
ditions stated to us recently that there
hasn't been Bessemer furnace built
in the last ten years.
The fashioning OF the iron business
to basic steel is bound TO result In
a further increase in Iron county ores.
The reports OF sales OF ore for the
past two weeks are very rosy and as
sure the ore mining world of big OUT
puts for this year at least. The Lake
Superior ore has made an inroad into
the eastern markets and II looks as II
they will continue to hold there for |
some time at least as the high ocean
freights and changed labor conditions |
all over the world tend to equalize
the price of Lake and foreign ore at |
tidewater
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-10-17
DEMOCRATS WELCOME IN
 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

MORALES. Ar:z.. Oct. ll-The re- cep;ion accorded senator Ashurs; ia santa Cruz county has been the most spontaneous and gratifying in all h:s tours o1 the s,a,e.
 In Nogales Saturday evening the Lyric ;hea;er was crowded w.;h ar audience eager to near him and prI. .oundly impressed oy h.s speeches
 The senator ~as in,roducd 1y Prank R. EdinborougA, with feiic.- ,i,.ons and complimentary talk.
 Senator Ashurs: devoted his ,im- 10 analysis Of the League Of Nations together with wa,m eulogy of Mark smith, whose arduous labors a, Wash. ug'on on behalf oi ,ns people Of Ari- zonl have extended over period ot more than 30 years.
 Senator Ashurs; later addressed an audience at Patagonia, composed Q. men and women from the mining camps of The santa Rita mountain. and rom san Rafae. and Sonoita val leys in the eas; end ol Santa Cra4 couu,yl Practically everyone in Pa tagonia attended.
 Mrs George II Franc:s, leading society woman of the community pr sided al the meeting which was hela n the Gardner ,heater and introduced Senator Ashurst with appropriate fe marks.
 Senator Ashurst made mastery address. analizing the League of Na- tions. demonstrating is need and ne. cessity 10 the peace Of the world and the duty of the United States 10 enter it by ratification of the peace treaty. He paid fitting tribute to the emin- ent and patriotic public service of his colleague in the United States senate, Mares A. smith
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-10-17
Boucher
HlG,I GRADE COPPER
 STRIKE AT kIN6MaS

YUCCA Oct. s-Two miners a; iwo', on ne :annel level Of he Ante; cooper mine. fou-,,en miles east ot Ytcca have extrac,e' carload Of n sh grade copper samples O: the nr, taar were 5sough; 70 Kineman tle pas week s.ye asss. values as high las as Der cent copper and some goli and silver lhe eas' pad taken out L.: .he nm $ is said O be h.gh in cop. D.. ra'ues aud sh.Jmeatis 10 be made 'oon to :he Harbold, smelter.
 Ross Househo,der has been al ,he mine number Of days making sur. veys and plating the underground workings lle is much ea,hused over ihe appearance O; the property and believes tha; big shipper w!il eyrn,- ually b. opened.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-10-17
THE FIRST TEMPORARY
 CERTIFICATES GIVEN

PHOENlX. Oct. ll.-Thc need for granting temporary certificates to teachers in this state has been dem onstrated during the past week, dur. ing which time C. O. Case, state su. perin,endent Of . public instruction, has granted II certificates. At pres eni he has II other applications un. der consideration.
 This is the first time that tcmpo- ary certificates have been granted with the approval Of the state board uf education. The certificates will be valid until the December teachers examination.
 in every instance the applications have had the recommendation of the county school superintendent and !n each case the teacher has been nee l. ed a, a 'rurai school. [, Is understood tha: the teacher shortage has not made itself felt 90 much O: an extent in many of ihe city schools.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-10-17
ARIZONA NATIONAL GUARD IS

PHOENlX. oc,. l"- Troop C. Firs, Arizona cay4~y, h4. been orrau;z n Wal.ans and ;h- ,o~n has g.veY Is na::ona, oTsaa.1a,oa 70 acres fo- drill -ad stable grounds. recording 10 Ad5a,an, General Wa..e. Iasa"s who returned .oday rom an ia>prc. ton rip ? aa-;hern Arzona.
 Troop (. comprises T members, he said, and ha, e.ecied 1,tcc-s ss ta,- l1Ws slh.-. Nj Roo, IT, cap'aln; Jerry W i.s ars. ielenaE;; Chas NJ Proctor second lieutenant;
 People o' Williams a-o now en,hC. s!as,ic ovor a a,oJcc, % bnild an arm, ory, the ~tju:an- general said Col lngals sad Dr Clymer D Jes.rie., of Williams. has received comm ss!oa as first Gea;slla', medical reserve corps.
 h Faes,a. the ad.u,ant general inspected Battery A. Frs. Arizons field art''ery He sad Fiars:at:s s3o.oOo armo-y wou,i b, completed by December l5.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-10-17
OFFICERS WHO FOUND STILL pcJR OUT FIVE BARRELS OF
 PREVENTING BOOZE MASH

DOUGLAS, Oct. lo Discussing the s' !zure, Friday, of "i gallon st.ll'' la Leslie canyon, Of the Swisshelms, Depu.y sheriff sam Boucher, who with Deputy sheriff Hud Kelly, mad, he find said they destroyed by pour ing oa;, five barrels e: sarmen';u@ mash Fre.h ear racks, B5ncae- -a.d. indicated ;hat recent visit had been made 70 ;he .mo0nsaiae" plan They found no lluor
 Tie officers made ,he.r d.scoy .-y when 'hay came upon an Isolated -hack .n ;he canyon. according 70 NJ. Boucher
 No arrests had been made in coA. asc-.on MI he ease .5te yesterday. -aii the lspuy I; was pointed ou; .6a. ], would be difficult to cornec, anybody win 'he a.!ei, plan,. as !, vas m. found n operation. and ao ierson Wa, found ia the vicinity aehere i. va, located.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-10-17
BUSH INNOCENT OF CHARGE
 OF WOMAN IS JURY'S vERDlCI

TUCSON. Oct IA veriic; of no' guilty was returned by the jury in the in the case Of Billie E. Bush. who vas charged by Miss Sarah J Hulin. win an attempted criminal a,sau!; upon her
 The verdict was returned after 13 hours dellberstion on the part ot the jurors. It was shortly before II o'clock Saturday morning when the bailiffs, in whose custody they hs1 been placed, were notified that the jury had arrived al a verdict
 Judge W G. Shuie was quickly summoned from the superior cour, judge's chamber, and after he had taken the bench. the jurors filed in. As they hs been instructed On the previous evening. they had written their verdict on a slip of paper which was handed 10 the judge.
Tombstone epitaph., 1920-10-17
SWANSEA MINE PRODUCING
 1880 TONS OF ORE DAILY

SWANSEA, Ariz., Oct 1.-The swansea now is employing more than loo men. mainly Mexicans, making an ore production Of l4O tons a daf. Most of this is run through the mill. producing a 2i per cent concentrate, which is shipped 10 Humboldt, as wei as a smal quantity of hibh grade ore that Is valuable in the furnace be- cause Of high iron contents. The Swansea lease has been taken from the Clark interests by the Consoli- dated Arizona Smelling company. of Humboldt.