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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-04-17
HIT THE BALL

Several have asked us what griev-
ance we have against the county Off
Gals. We haven't a single com
plant 10 make against any of them
personally; officially our complaint is
that they are not attending TO bust
ness. We care not what the reason
may be- Excuses don't go. They are
paid their salary monthly and they
never fail to draw IL. All we ask OF
them is that they give the county the
time they are paid for.
Iron county has been running itself
long enough. Things have. fortunate
~, been going along smoothly and the
inattention to business wasn't noticed
until lately. The chickens that have
been hatched in the past few months
are coming home to roost and we don't
propose to- have them roosting about
our shoulders
Newspapers are supposed, these
days. 10 reflect public sentiment A
newspaper that doesn't isn't OF very
much good 20 its community. II has
been the policy OF The Diamond Drill
10 defend Crystal Falls and Iron coun-
~ against all accusers. When we
know that the sneers are justified we
are going TO root out the offender. no
matter whom he may be.
The one person responsible for the
enforcement OF the law in county is
the sheriff All our people ask OF the
sheriff Is that he make an effort; that
he do his best to keep the county
clean. IT he does that and others
thwart him in his efforts. his hands
are clean. They are not clean, how
ever. n he lies down on the job and
whines because he meets with re-
hun. He Is then open for censure.
We are starting no crusade. nor do
we claim any greater degree OF virtue
than any other citizen when. in our
soosltion as inouthpiece OF the public
thought, we insist that the officers
who are drawing a salary to maintain
tho peace and enforce the laws do not
lie down on the job. Just hit the bal
and there will be no complaint from
ahis source.
M - ~
Tres. Wilson broke the monotony Of
the past six months by calling a cabi
net meeting during the week. Il Il
the first one called since his lamenteC
trip west last fall. The president al
so nominated George w. Hanger. o.
washington, ID. c., Henry Hunt O
Cincinnati n. NJ Barton Of Tennes
ace representing the public, Horace
Baker, II. X. Elliott, and William !.
park representing the railroads, and
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-04-17

Ohiciai paper OF Iron County. Crys-
Nal Falls Township and City OF Crys-
cal Falls.
Mefms. $500 Year, In Advance.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-04-17
The DiOnOId Drill
INtoriarty a Conlin, Publishers.

published every Saturday at Crystal
-. Falls. Iron County. Michigan.
Entered at Crystal Falls, Mich, post
aeflce as second class mail matter.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-04-17

II cleans out the germs OF winter
freshens you up-Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. certain Spring Clean
ser--fz-Ik Rezin's Drug Store.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-04-17

Sure sign Of spring In the offing
George Newett and Chris Bennett have
taken to arguing about fishing trips
Pat O'Brien says that those birds
catch most OF their fish sitting al
their desks. How about Il. Christ
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-04-17

The Marquette Mining Journal says
that Martin s. McDonough has been
about the Twelfth Congressional dis
trict telling what a devil OF a fellow Q
Is" Now. why should the NJ. ]. say
the Twelfth district" Wonder what
the NJ. J. had on its mind?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
Local and Personal

Ayer-The Mutual Benefit Man.
The Conquering Man" Baptist
church, Sunday night Hear it. Or
chestra plays.
Mrs w. II. LeightIy will entertain
the Deaconess Aid Society Tuesday,
February 3, at o'clock. There will
be sewing
Mrs. r. L. Bushey and daughter,
Miss Inez, who had been visiting their
son and brother at State college, re-
turned Tuesday to their home at Cas-
tlewood
Richard Baumgard who lived for
nearly twenty years six miles north of
Brookings, and later near Arlington,
ty, Illinois, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ty, Illinois, was visiting old friends
about Arlington Monday.
Arthur NJ. Johnson, formerly solo
clarinet player in Sousas Great Lakes
| Naval Training Station band, has been
secured as instructor in wind instru-
ments at State college. With two
large bands, and new students clamOr-
ing to organize more bands, the in
struCtiOnal work became too heavy for
Carl Christensen band leader and now
head of the music department Mr..
Johnson played solo clarinet three
years in the famous st. Olaf college
| band. After his work under Sousa
/ he was sent to Boston to conduct a
naval band. He was a member Of the
only overseas naval band that had
the distinction of playing before both
President Wilson and General Perish
ing on Christmas, 1918.
Frank Slocum, who for good many
years has been selling milk to resi-
dents of Brookings, has decided that
in view OF the high cost of feed anC
of land near Brookings the profits O
the business are not sufficient to jus
tify the expense and labor involved
in the business, and next Sunday morn
ing will make his last delivery. He
intends to sell his dairy herd and con
hog business, which he believes of
fers better enumeration for the in
vestment and labor He has beer
paying SO per acre for pasture lan(
that he required in addition to wha
he owned and he believes the only
way to conduct the dairy business
profitably is to secure LAM at dis
tance from the city. where it can b
had at less cost
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29

all OF Miss Alcott's works, with sew
eral copies Of Hans Brinker, Swiss
Family Robinson. and many other old
classics that every child should know.
Besides stories for boys and girls
from the seventh grade on we have
several things that should interest
boys especially. among them The
Boys Airplane Book" that gives the
history OF the plane as well as its
recent Development and American
Boys Book of Signs. Signals, and
Symbols" This work by Dan Beard
is dictionary of signs including those
used by the Boy Scouts. Circulation
among the children is increasing each
day, but every child in the county
should be using the library under the
direction of his parents and We hope
another year may see our children
borrowers more than doubled, for you
Will find that the child's success in
school depends very much on what his
home reading is and has been. Urge
the children to use the library.
Hours to $50: Z to g. Friday.
TO $50 Sunday. to 6.
Librarian.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
Twenty-Five Years Ago
From the Register

@ g
Andrew Nord was down from Bruce
on Wednesday.
w. II. Roddle went to Pierre
Wednesday evening.
Judge ]. p. Alexander of Elkton,
day.
Auditor J. T. Nelson will attend the
meeting of county auditors at Pierre
next week
Birdie Keith visited with friends in
Volga Saturday.
j. W. St John was laid up for sew
eral days this week with a severe ut.
tack of rheumatism.
Dr. Hugh H. West departed Friday
morning to take his position as in
structor in the city schools at Nashua,
Iowa.
Col l.. d. Lyon of Watertown, al,
tended the meeting of the Central Da-
kota Veterans association in this city
Monday
Rev G. G.. Hoffmeister of Cotton
wood Falls, Kansas, will preach at the
Presbyterian church for the next two
Sundays
Forty-nine of their neighbors sur
prised Mr. and Mrs. VIM Caldwell a.
their home north of the city on Tues
day evening. The merry-making lasted
! till the cock crew in the morning and
everybody reports a delightful time.
The young musicians of the city
have organized d complete band The
membership is composed of Geo
Waters, f. l.. Dibble, Howard Sher
win, J. r Nelson, comets; Osmel
Gaylord, Harley Hustad, clarinets
/ Harry Cornell. baritone; Frank Orr
/ solo alto Frank Sherwin, tenor; Dor
sey Phillips, alto; VIM. Stromme, tuba
/ Chas. Gullick, bass drum; Ed Mum
/ ford. tenor drum. Prof F. NJ Hal
! stead has been engaged to instruct
/ the band Joe Mcdonald will act as
drum major and drill master
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
Geo. Eenn sale Feb. 18th.

Geo. Fem sale Feb. 18th.
Own your own home. Why pay
rert? Wing & Bunday.
G Tadlock of Huron, was visiting
Sunday and Monday with the f. A.
Mitchell family.
Mrs. Emma Polkinghorn and little
daughter, Betty of Two HarbOrs.
Mimi, arrived in the city Tuesday
evening 10 visit Mr and Mrs. K. r..
Phelps and other relatives.
Mrs Mary McElrath and little son,
Robert, returned Monday evening 10
their home at Neville, Iowa, after hav-
ing visited here with the family OF her
sister. Mrs. f. A. Mitchell
When H. NJ. Sanderson, farm agent
of Haakon county, came TO Brookings
To attend the extension conference of
county agents, he brought with him
his little son, Harry, and daughter,
Roberta, to visit their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. 5. Wyckoff.
Ten acres of Florida with its sun
shine and flowers and palm trees Will
be set down in the heart of a Mime
sofa winter when the Twin City Auto
mobile, Truck. Tractor and Industrial
Exposition holds forth at the Overland
building. Midway. the week of Janu
airy 81 TO February 7.
\ sense of humor distributed gen
erously among the Perfect Sc" chorus
girls is one of the eraSonS why John
Cort's "Flo-Flo" which comes to the
Grand Opera House Saturday, January
81. following long runs in Boston
and Chicago has had packed houses
wherever it has appeared.
The State College Y. NJ. G. A. has
a membership of nearly five hundred
men. the highest record in the history
of the institution. The orgfanization
is a busy center for not only religious
work among the men, but also for so
cial work and student employment \
high-class lecture and entertainment
course is also an important project.
A big Sunday school conference Will
occur at BroOkings on February 6, z
and g. All county Sunday schools VIII
send delegates and fine program has
been prepared. Many noted speakers
from abroad viii be present and the
big theme of the conference will be
the consideration of the work among
the older boys and the training for
leadership in all fields Of Sunday
school life.
Jas. Maher & Sons are still buying
Poland Chnas whenever they get q
chance at an extra good one. At the
Converse sale at Arlington Wednesday
they bought Prices Big Maiden, "a
daughter of Big Price, sire who has
won grand championship honors in
three states and bred to Big Price
Bob Maher's are going after cham
pionship honors for their own herd,
and are developing a strain of breed
ing that is bound to produce winners.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
TRUTH is Y"-SoMETIMEs

The Esteline Journal, according 10
its own statement in its latest Issue,
has adopted a new and novel plan
nothing less, in fact, than adherence
to a policy Of telling the truth at all
times, let the chips hit whom they
may. This naive declaration of policy
follows a frank but courteous criticism
of two men who have been announced
rs candidates for a county office, and
reads as follows:
The Journal has adopted a new and
novel plan--one not INDUCED in very
often by newspaper men, one calcu-
lated, perhaps to assist the II. G. Of
l.. in it's onslaught on our pocketbook-
that of attempting to tell the truth
as we see it. Heretofore they were
all good conscientious men, etcc, etc,
and we worked them for an announce
ment and slice of their job work and
in fact played a safe game all the way
through. Now, we will try to play the
game the other way and see what
happens to the Journal"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION

A big conference and convention
be held in Brookings. February 6, Z
and s, and every Sunday school in the
county is expected 10 be represented
The subject will be Training of
brace the organized bible classes but
special emphasis will be given to The
matter of work among the older boys
Conference will be held separately on
been made to entertain the delegates
with lodging and breakfast, they to
furnish their own dinners and suppers
The headquarters of the convention
will be at the NJ. +. church, where all
visitors should go on their arrival in
Brookings Among the noted speakers
expected to be present are Rev. J. j.
Hull of Maine; Ralph YOeman. Y NJ.
c. A. boy work secretary; r. G. Bell,
associate state Y. N. c. A. secretary;
Prof. II. c. Lawrence of Huron col
lege; Geo w Miller of Huron, state
Sunday school secretary, and President
Willis +. Johnson of State college,
will be on the program. Carl f.. Metz
ger. college y. NJ c. A. secretary at
Brookings, is in charge Of the prelmi-
nary arrangements. This latter fact
speaks well for the initial success of
the conference.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
LIBRARY NOTES

Among the children's new books no.y
on the shelf are the following: For lit
tie people several readers, fairy
stories bound separately in attractive
covers, and an illustrated edition,
Benjamin Bunny and Little Black
Sambo." 1t is well to let the little
people begin to read early before other
attra ctions become more alluring.
For those of the third and fourth
grades we have the Reggie and Reg.
gle" stories, Peter Rabbit" stories,
Polly Wog and Tommy Tad" and
many other animal stories, besides
folk lore, fairy stories and Indians,
both good and bad.
For the children who read well We
have all the Little Pepper" books,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-01-29
George Fem sale Feb. IS.
Dr. z. W. Forsee, Osteopath

Dr. E W Forsee, Osteopath
Blocker 6 Blocker, Chiropractors.
Fresh flowers at the Brookings
Greenhouse
For tires and tubes 90 to Brookinss
Tire Works
Jas Maher attended the Hinman
Baird sale of Poland Chinas at Es
mVnd last week
Dean Goodfellow and Horace Kerr
of Bruce, were business visitors in
BrO-okings Saturday.
The w C. T. U. will meet Thursday
February 5th, at the home Of Mrs. T.
F. Bryant, 1923 Eighth street
Mrs E. l.. Hoffman returned Friday
from Minneapolis, where she had been
receiving treatment in a hospital.
A G. Fricke went to Elkpont and
other points in the southern part of
the state on business the latter part Of
last week
Doan Robinson, secretary of the
State Historical society, was in Brook
jngs last Friday in connection with his
work of securing funds with which to
build "A memorial tower at Pierre IN
honor of South Dakota's soldier boys.
County Highway Superintendent A.
J. Willis was at Pierre Tuesday and
Wednesday attending a meeting o.
county highway superintendents Cf
this state. Mr.. Willis was on the pro-
gram for discussion of preliminary
Work in Road Construction"
The Holly chieftain., 1920-11-18

Mems heavy Sheep lined Work Coat,
36 inches long, heavy sheepskin col
Ian, Former price $16.95.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-25
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
THE IooKAFTERERs.

Somebody is always looking after
you. You may not know it, but some
body is just the same.
Benefits do not have limited jour-
ney. They keep going and going
OF course Mothers are the greatest
Lookafterers in the world That seems
to be what they were primarily born
for But each of us becomes, in his
minute that the interest of somebody
else looms paramount to u.s.
When war came upon us with Its
cruel and merciless challenge. every
boy who entered the fighting ranks be-
came a Lookafterer for everyone who
had to stay at home. And everyone
who stayed at home also became a
Lookafterer who backed the boy who
had to CO.
went thru an interesting and in
structive experience today 1 visited
the place where every American gun
is tested and tried before it is put in
its place ready to do duty in time of
need.
And 1 said to myself that I would
go to my office in the big city and !
would think Of the chaps down there
testing those guns and that ammuni-
ton day in and day out-and I would
think Of them as my Lookafterers.
And I resolved that 1, too. would try
to be a Lookafterer-for them.
Fur after all. that's where the beau
ty and happiness OF life center-in
what we do TO make the world just a
little better and safer.
Are you sure you are a Lookafterer2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-25
CAN PROFITS BE CUT,

Reports from Industrial centers in
dictate that employers are commencing
to put up" to their employees the
question of whether the workers are
willing to accept a red ction of wages
in order to enable the acceptance of
orders for goods at lower prices, or the
making of low bid for business to
market that at present is rather un-
responsive. This move Is based on
the suggestion that If the mills and
factories are to be kept going, there
must be concessions in prices that will
attract new business. And as labor
costs enter largely, into all prices, the
workers are asked to choose between
voluntary reduction of wages, with
continued operations and employment,
or the retention of present wage
schedules with the prospect that this
will mean less employment, and per-
haps no employment for at least a
portion of the workers.
In not a few instances the workers
have responded to the appeal by
agreeing to a reduction of wages, fig
uring it Is better to have steady en-
ployment and regular pay, than to in
sist on a high wage schedule with no
work and no pay. Such an agreement
recently was reached between the New
England textile manufacturers and
their thousands of employees. and In q
number of other manufacturing lines
the same problem is being considered
between employers and employees.
! while the general tendency OF the
workers seems to be to act with fair
ness and reason in reaching a deol-
sion," says the Oshkosh Northwestern.
there is one note of protest that de-
serves the careful and candid atten-
ton of employers. 1t is argued by the
workers, at least by some, that If
wages are to be cut in order to keep
business going, profits also should be
reduced at the same time and to cor
respond. And the point is made that
unless profits do come down with
wages, the readjustment will be en-
tirely unfair and unjust to labor, by
putting all of the burden of cut prices
on the workers"
But right here arises another diff
Guilty and that is the enormous share
Of the manufacturers profits taken by
the government in the form of taxes.
Until congress revises the revenue
laws. there seems little chance for a
reduction of profits. Labor and cap
ital. as well as the general public.
could carry the burden, in the form of
a general sales tax, much more easily
! than they now do because it would be
more evenly distributed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-25

hibition movement was in the propa-
ganda stage. we were told that drink
ing alcohol was an incidious and tena-
cious habit. II once a man got in the
habit of drinking liquor. we were told.
he would do almost anything to crafty
the appetite so acquired. Surely. If
this is true. the home-brewer's love
for his brew will grow rather than
dwindle with time.
We ventured to point out to Mr..
Wheeler that many who break the
prohibition law do so In the belief that
1t Is q violation of their personal lib
erty, and that they are therefore justi-
fled in lawlessness. 1t was inquired
what would be the prohibition reply
to this viewpoint.
''There is no such thing as personal
Liberty under a civilized government
said Mr.. Wheeler. personal liberty
ends where public wrong begins.
There is only civil liberty, which is
liberty under law"
This impromptu statement must evil
IDENTIFY be taken as suggestive rather
than complete. 1t leaves one to puz-
zle out for himself the nature of a
civil liberty which Is not personal,
and how public wrongs should spring
from individual rights. None the less.
Mr.. Wheeler makes the prohibitionist
point of view pretty clear.
''Better law enforcement. More
laws. And the man who breaks them
ID q traitor and ought to be shot"
Whatever else 1t means. it evidently
means business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-25

you call grandmother It's 8 queer
world" he mused-' but say Miss
err
sBrooks--I am Dorothy Brooks"
Miss Brooks-that little tree ISM
half big enough for Dicks children
wait, a minute, let me see Mrs. Ray
mond and perhaps she will let me take
all Of you up to my DIG IonesohS
house to make Christmas for me.
He followed Dorothy into the plainly
furnished little house and had a
touching half hour with Dick Ray-
mond's mother, while the little boy
and girl sat on his knees.
little Jerry is named for you," said
old Mrs. Raymond at last
I'm going to look out for his Iu-
ture,' declared jerry land now. MRS.
Raymond, please come and listen 10
my great secret"
The result of the great secret was
that half an hour later, Dorothy lock-
ed the door OF the little house and
followed her delighted family into one
of Jerry's big sfeighs and then they
dashed UP to the big house where me
servants had lighted fires In all tne
large rooms and there was a great
hustle of preparation In the kitchen.
They had dinner in lofty dining
room and while the children were put
to bed by Dorothy, Mrs Raymond was
led upstairs by Jerry into the luxurious
nursery where he had played when q
still crowded the shelves. Pick out
anything-e everything for the young.
sters," he urged, ''and you must find
something for Miss Dorothy--some
books from the library-some pack
ages there are still unopened"
when Christmas morning came.
there was the tree beautifully trim
med and laden with gifts for each one.
Jerry had given Mrs. Raymond his
mothers amethyst brooch and some
gold coiris-'-For old times sake. he
told her, and for Dorothy beautiful
set of books and q piece of rich ORR
entail embroidery. Nothing for me Z"
he echoed when they protested.
why, I have you-folks. It's more
than anything to mel wish you were
here to stay" That wish came true
the next June when he married Doro-
thy. and they all lived in the big house
together.
| Copyright, 1920, by the Mcclure News.
paper syndicateD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-25
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
THE PARK AVE. NEWS
az IEE PAPE

Weather. Too cold.
sissiety. Mr.. Pubs Simkins is still
taking piano 1essins. saying he would
like it all rite If 1t wasent for the
practicing, and he prefers the loud
petal.
Spoarts Skinny Martin and Skinny
Mullin had a contest last Wensday
AFTERNOON to see whose shadow was the
skinniest, the contest ending in a tie-
Amung those present was Benny
Potts, Arie Alexander, Sid Hunt and
Leroy Shooster.
CALL THE DOCTER
Pome by Skinny Martin
The gerl stood on the berning deck
Shaking and shivering fast as heck.
20 bern and freeze frum my feet to
my neezel"
She shouted out loud in the mist of
the breeze.
Alas she had the chil1s and fever
Tho hardly q passenger would believe
her.
Financial Notes Sid Hunt has owed
Pubs Simkins cents for about 5
weeks now and Pubs is threatening to
ask him for it in frunt of his father If
he don't pay it back soon
PONIES rote to order on eny subieck
no MATTER wat--See Skinny Martin
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