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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
SENSATION AT LANSING
Atty. Gen. Rules That s1.250.OO Must
BE Put Back In Treasury.

A bomb was thrown into state pol.
itics this week by the ruling OF AT.
torney General Groesbeck that ST..
$4,000 drawn out OF the state treas.
ury by the Community Council. must
be put back and that State Treasurer
German and his bondsmen are hold
ing for its return.
The Community Council Is one OF
Mark McKee's offspring, designed to
milk what remained OF the Patriotic
Fund from the treasury and according
to reports II succeeded beyond the
fondest desire.
The law which created the Com
munity Council was passed at the
last session of the legislature. The
bill was introduced by Sen. Herb
Baker at the request OF Mckee. Bak-
er, so Il Is said, hadn't read the bill
over before he introduced It, and after
finding out its contents refused to
vote for Il. II became a law, howey-
err in due time
The law, Act 147 of the Public Acts
Of 1919, created Community Coun-
ell Commission. consisting OF 26
members, appointed by the Govern
or. The commission IS empowered
to serve as a clearing house and or
ganizing agency for all statewide
humanitarian endeayors. 1t is es-
pecially empowered to serve as
trustee for the Michigan Patriotic
Fund"
The officers OF the commission thus
created are: Mark T. Mckee, secre-
tary; A. N. Farmer, executive secre-
tary; Carroll F. Sweet, chairman;
Mrs. Francis Burns, vice chairman,
and Mrs. Clay II. Hollister, Treas.
One of the first things the commits
sion did was to begin making de-
mands upon the State Treasury for
money belonging in the Patriotic
Fund.
The American Legion Post at Grand
Rapids got wise TO lot OF useless
expenses that this council was con-
and objected to further
from the Patriotic Fund.
This lead to the investigation that re-
suited in the deneouments of the
past week.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
CRYSTAL FALLS BOY MARRIED

Mr.. Albin Spanner, formerly OF this
city but now OF Rockford, Ill, was
married last Saturday June 26, TO
Miss Marion Paulsen OF Menominee.
The marriage took place at the home
. OF the groom's sister Mrs. s. B. Dunn
at Rockford, Rev. W. II. Fulton, Off
ciating
The bride wore a dark blue travel
ing suit and blue picture hat. The
house decorations were OF gladiolas
and sweet peas
Following the wedding ceremony,
which was attended by the close
friends and relatives OF the contract
ing parties only, a wedding dinner
was served.
The newly married couple left via
auto for Lake Geneva for short we'd
ding trip. after which they will return
10 Rockford and start housekeeping.
Mr. Spanner is a son OF Mrs. A.
Spanner OF this city and holds a re-
sponsible position with the telephone
company at Rockford
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
CLOSE SUCCESSFUL ENGAGEMENT

The Gifford-Young Stock Company
closed It's weeks engagement with a
performance last Saturday night that
was the best attended OF any given
during the week. This company OF
entertainers proved again TO be ar
lists in their line, Conscientious In
their work and ladies and gentlemen
in their demeanor. It's the cleanest
and best company that has visited
Crystal Falls and has the esteem OF
the show goers OF the city.
These people play in comparativ-
ely small circles, their territory In
cluding the upper peninsula OF Mich
igan, northern Wisconsin. Minnesota
and some OF the Dakotas. They play
return engagements frequently and
always meet with fine response. This
is their second trip TO Crystal Falls
and they will be welcomed on third
trip so long as they maintain their
high class entertaining work.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
SUPERVISORS APPOINT A COMM
TEE TO DRAFT SUCH A SCHEME
WILL KEEP AGRICULTURALIST
County Club Leaders Work Also
Referred To This Committee
For Outline Program

A committee consisting Of /. w
Byers, Iron River, chairman Thos
Conlin, Eli Puotnin Amasa, Peter
Andreason, Iron River and George
Z. Bishop, Stambaugh was appointed
by the county board OF supervisors 10
draft an agricultural program for Iron
county and TO report the same al the
next meeting of the board or as soon
as possible thereafter. This same com.
mittee will investigate the work OF
the county club leader and report a
program to be followed by that off,
cial, also.
The appointment OF this commit
tee came as the result OF the hear
ing by the county board OF the farm
ers and others interested in the mat
ter of retaining the office OF the coun-
ty agriculturalist.
Fully 75 farmers were present last
Saturday morning when Chairman
udd called the meeting to order in the
court room, the supervisors room be-
ing too small to accommodate the large
number present
Mr.. Udd stated that the first quest
ion up would be that Of the retaining
OF the county agriculturalist.
Farmers Have Their Say
II was apparent from the outset
that the farmers were interested in
this matter and that they were almost
unit In their desire that the agri-
culturalist office be retained. They
were asked to tell the board their des-
Tres and many OF the farmers respon-
ded among those speaking being j. T.
Gibson OF Amasa who said that he
felt that the county agriculturalist
had done him much good; Eli Puot-
inen OF Amasa who expressed the
same sentiments, Peter Andreason
Of Iron River and a number OF other
farmers spoke in favor OF retaining
the office
Rev. VIM. Poyseor OF Crystal Falls
township went extensively into the
subject and spoke eloquently in favor
Of retaining the Office. SO did Isaac
W. Byers, manager of the taxpayers,
The farmers didn't request that Mr.
Long be retained, neither did any OF
hem object his retention. Many ex-
Continued on page 81
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
DIR. LARsONs REPORT

DR.. c. f. Larson who represented
Iron county at the hearing held by
Game Warden Baird al Marquette on
the 10th made his report to the board
Of. supervisors last Saturday II was
verbal report and showed that DR..
Larson had grasped the situation
that existed very exactly.
He told the board that II looked to
him as If there affair was cut out
dried one in which the state warden
had his mind made up before he held
the meeting and therefore nothing was
accomplished. Iron county voted for
closed season and spoke for such a
movement 10 conserve game.
DR.. Larson called particular atten-
uon 10 the message OF Senator Town
send asking that the upper peninsula
counties be kept open and added that
he (Larson) couldn't see why Sen.
Townsend should be interested In
local matter in the upper peninsula.
He added by way OF remark that he
would not support Sen Townsend
again because OF his STOPPING to such
a pretty thing and DR.. Larson's sem
timents were spplauded by all pres
ent.
DR.. Larson spoke eloquently in fay-
or OF developing the county parks
and making them homes for the wild
life OF the county BY giving
rigorous protection to wild life with
in the bounds OF the county preserves
came aid may be had towards pres
erying deer and wild birds even
though the state game department.
flies in the face OF the people OF the
peninsula and refuses to close the
season.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03

Iron County 70 Have Boys Base Ball
League OF Eight Teams

The Iron county boys are going Ia
play base ball in real big league style
this summer. Through the EFFORTS OF
County Boys Work Secretary Bickford
an eight team league has been formed
among the boys of the county, and
each team Is eager 20 show the rest
OF the league that there are some real
ball players in the county The sea-
son will start officially July 8, and
games will be played every Saturday
afternoon, with the exception OF Aug
z, when the boys will be having their
summer camp at Stager lake The
League Is composed OF two teams
from Iron River, and team each
from Alpha, Amasa, Stambaugh, Cas-
plan, Rogers Mine and Crystal Falls.
That the boys may have something
TO work for 1t is the plan OF the
League to offer a pennant and a cup
TO the winning team The pennant
will be the permanent possession OF
the team winning 1t each year. The
cup will belong to the team that wins
II for three years. The championship
will be decided on a percentage bas-
is.
Crystal Falls will be represented In
this League by the local boy scout
team. The Scouts have some promis-
Ing players amongst them. Scout
master Wright's gang has already
trimmed Stambaugh and the Iron
River Independents in couple Of pre-.
season games. and expect to make
strong race for the flag.
The opening games on this side Of
he county will be the Iron River Boy
Scouts at Alpha, and the Crystal Falls
scouts at Amasa.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
TO GIRLS CONFERENCE

A party OF Crystal Falls and Iron
River girls left last Thursday even
ing for Dewey Lake to the High
School Conference of the Girls Re-
serve. In the party were Lillian Rab-
ichaud, Minnie Dahms, both OF Crys-
tai Falls, Ruth Kovala, Florence Oh
son, Stambaugh: Arbutus Scott, Cas-
plan: Mildred Hanson and Bernice
Marlof, Iron River Miss Packard
went along as chaperone.
On Thursday the girls named, to-
gether with girls from Alpha were
entertained during the afternoon at
a reception given by Miss Monnette at
her home. They went from her home
to the station in body.
These delegates will make report
OF the doings OF this conference at the
Girls Camp az Stager Lake on July
11th. This Stager lake camp begins on
July and lasts for two weeks In
formation regarding 1t was issued by
Miss Monette during the week In the
form OF a folder, showing the doings
at the camp. charges, etc. Parents
seeking an outing for their daughters
can find no better place than this
camp and the charge is exceptionally
reasonable, only $500 for seven days.
The first week OF the camp viii be
devoted to girls from the high schools
OF the county; the second week TO
grade school girls. Careful supervi-
sion will be given them at all times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
COAL SITUATION BAD
crystal Fails Threatened With a Fuel
Famine the ComlRgg Winter

The coal situation Is worse today
than II was a month ago. Some saw
that it's going 10 get better within
60 days, others say that the chances
are against much betterment for the
reason that the coal men have tied
up the country so long that they will
not be able to produce suppy sufil-
cient to protect the country from cold
even II there IL a change for the bet
ter
There is ABSOLUTELY no coal to be
had, hard or soft. Only one car of
coal has arrived In Crystal Falls sin
ce April i and that was a car OF II
linois coal that IS not the most deir-
able kind.
Mr.. Poulsen, manager OF the Iron
County lumber and fuel co. says that
he cannot get any satisfaction from
his coal men at all. He cannot get
quotations even. That IA the exper-
ience with all the dealers in all towns.
A movement is on foot Ia Detroit
70 organize a delegation II Michigan
people to go to Washington, the del
egation to be headed by governor OF
the state, and demand the federal
government take steps to provide tho
people Of Michigan with coal to keep
then from freezing the coming win
ter
A committee OF the Detroit Board
of Commerce is gathering statictics
to present TO the Washington auth
critics so as 70 impress upon them
the seriousness OF the situation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
BALL0TING COMMENCED THUR.
NIGHT WITH FOURTEEN AsPIRiNrs
LEAGUE FIGHT ON FLOOR
wilson's Control OF Convention
Fought While Bryan Insists
On DRY" Plank

When we went to press the Demo.
crat National Convention was still in
session at San Francisco. Owing tc
the distance the news from the con.
yention hall is slow in reaching these
parts.
From yesterdays papers It was ev-
ident that there was bitter fight on,
not only upon the nominee for presi-
dent but on at least three planks OF
the platform to be adopted.
The three planks are the League OF
Nations, the Irish question and Pro-
hibition.
Special correspondents covering the
convention are a unit in saying that
the major portion OF the delegates
represent the administration either as
office holders or persons closely con-
nected with office holders. This means
that the administration, or TO be spe-
cific, Pres. Wilson. controls the con
vention and II the delegates vote true
to form the will of the president will
rule on all matters concerning the
platform. This. however, will not be
true In the matter OF nominee as the
two-thirds rule may interfere, as un-
der this rule minority may prevent
nomination.
1t was evident. yesterday that there
would be a fight on the convention
floor over the League OF Nations
plank, with the indications favoring
at that time a plank advocating the
League with reservations. The Vir-
ginia platform, endorsed by Pres. Will
son, calls for the endorsement OF the
League az written without the dotting
OF an or the crossing of {. In
dications also pointed TO evasion on
both the Irish and Prohibition ques-
tion.
McAdoo seemed to have the best
for the nomination, with Cox
and Palmer second II looked as II |
the same tactics played in the repub-
lican convention might be followed in
the democratic convention and com
between Cox and Palmer de-
Teat McAdoo
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
YEoMEN PRIZE WINNERS

The following is the list OF prize
winners in the different contests held
at the Yeomen picnic on Midsummer
Day:
Nail driving contest for women
driving 3-s in spike through two 2x4s
6 entries First prize, Miss Florence
Peters; second prize Mrs. f. ~ John
son-Time, 3s and 40 seconds.
Nail driving contest for girls-First
prize. Miss Martell. Second prize,
Mildred Bauman. Time-Ss and SO
seconds.
Wood saving contest. With buck
saw--eight inch maple log. entries.
First prize, Mrs. Mayme Gitzen-time
a seconds. Second prize. Mrs. Louis
Bauman. Times seconds.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
KILLING MANY wooDCHuCKs

Township Clerk Bertrand informes
us that last month he wrote out 300
woodchuck bounty orders on chucks
killed in Crystal Falls Township.
County Clerk Wall informs Us that
the county has paid out $4,000 for
woodchuck bounties since January l.
Last week he wrote vouchers for $500
on chucks.
The woodchuck is crop destroyer
and the last legislature passed a boun-
ty law with intention OF killing off
the wood chuck population OF Mich
igan and saving much OF the crops as
result. The way Iron county boys
are going after woodchucks II looks
as n that pest Is destined to have
hard time.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
SCHOOL ELECTION
Primary will BE Held Today With
Many Enteries On List

The school election this year prom
ises 10 be more than a mere formal af-
fair with handful Of voters here and
there TO ratify the choice. It's going
TO be real contest with a number OF
candidates for the several positions to
be filled.
The primary will be held today.
There IS no law governing this pri-
mary, II geing held merely by agree
ment as the fairest way OF selecting
candidates.
On the primary ballot there are four
names for the two Offices to fe filled
in the city. The names are Sam Brid-
ges, Herman Holmes, Chris Olsen and
Adolph Miller.
There are two positions 20 fill from
the city and the persons receiving
the largest number OF votes will be
the nominees.
There are two positions to 1Rnfrom
the township but as they are OF diff
ferent tenures there will practically
be two contests. The first one is to
succeed Rev. VIM Poyseor and there
is no opposition on the ballot to his
reelection.
The other position is for the vac
ancy caused by the resignation OF M.
Il. Richards. For that position two
names are filed. those Of Ole p. oss
and @. r. Harrison.
The regular election will be held
on Monday. July ~ when the candid
ates winning out at the primary VIII
contest with anyother who may de-
eide to run Independently or on slips.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
SCHOOL GARDENS

Have you visited the school gard.
ems, located on the school property tc
the south west of the Athletic park
II you haven't you ought to take a
walk down that way and look them
over
A reporter visited the gardens al
the invitation OF Maurice Ball one ev-
ening during the week and was amaz-
ed to see what is being done there
And, you want TO talk to some OF
these boys and girls who are doing
the work and note their ENTHUSIASM.
Maurice Balls eyes lighted up as he
told the reporter OF his cabbage plants
and how he had the writer skinned
on that vegetable he did.
The school gardens are but one OF
a lot OF club gardens that are being
cultivated by boys and girls all over
the county. The are about 500 young
gardeners enrolled OF whom $50 are
In the Crystal Falls school district
under the general supervision OF supt
Hill.
The garden we visited Is called the
"Guenther Gardens" because Fred
Guenther has immediate charge OF
them Among the boys and girls
having gardens there are Maurice
Ball, Kermit and Hazel Udd, Margaret
Gunsky, James Miller, Roy Johnson,
Donald and Lawrence McRae, Floyd
Mortenson, Mike and Sophia Semenak,
Edith Walback, Rudolph Larsen, Roy
don and Alionel Paro. Ward McKer-
nan, Mervln Johnson, Gordon Ander-
son. Gerald Luck, Mildred Flood, Celia
Ira Terzanes, Robert San
ders and Alic Kacila.
We noted the shape the gardens
we're in. All OF them were good but
some better than others. Maurice
prided himself upon his garden but
was generous in praising others.
Among those he pointed out 10 US
were the Udd gardens, Floyd Morten-
sons and James Miller's. There were
others worthy OF special mention al
so but we were unable to learn the
names OF the gardeners.
Another thing that pleased the writ.
err was the number OF young people he
saw there wedding and hoeing. II
was evening and the boys and girls
were assembling from all parts 70
spend a few minutes attending to the
stun that they had planted there.
This kind OF work ought TO be en-
All interested should take
a walk west on Forest avenue to the
garden entrance and look at what
these boys and girls are doing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03

Nick Williams. Jas. Williams. Emil
johnson and Fritz Moberg went TO
Ishpeming in Jim Williams car last
Saturday night On the return trip.
which was made in the early morning
hours, the boys had lots OF mishaps.
and didn't get here until eight O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Jessen, Mrs. G. y.
Johnson, Mrs. Fritz Moberg, Mrs. w.
Bertrand, Mrs. Alex Myers and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Conlin made up an
auto party that went TO Ishpeming
last Saturday evening TO attend the I.
o. o. r. doings there.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
The General Plan

The general plan is to get all the
men and women working, the men
on the clearing OF the hotel site or
helping at the heavy work assigned
to the women kitchen police to use
the army vernacular.
The women will be asked to get the
; supper which Is to be free to all and
10 be served from donations. In other
words, instead OF getting supper at
home that night Crystal Falls people
will take there suppers together, the
food being assembled in one lot and
handed out to the diners az they come
for IT,
The able bodied men will be equip
ped with shoyels, picks, rakes and
other implements OF attack, Three
motor trucks will be provided to haul
away the debris which will be loaded
upon the trucks by the men working
in half-hour relays. Each squad will
have a captain who will march his
men bach and forth from the work
promptly on time. II is the intention
70 have about four squads for every
truck 40 that no one will be over
worked and those not used TO stren-
nous exertions will not be lamed by
Il. These details will be arranged
later.
Men not able to stand work in the
trenches" will be assigned TO kit
chen duty, assisting the women. Par
ing knives, scrub brushes and other
equipment will be provided them.
The women will be divided into
sqads also according TO plan TO be
worked out and each squad will be
assigned a certain line OF work.
Everyone to be Enrolled
Il will be the duty OF the enrolling
clerks 20 meet and enroll all adults
in the city and township. The men
will be enrolled by their committee
and the women by the women
committee OF women The draft
ect the physically III from the unfit
and assign each 20 his place. A prin-
ted notice will be sent each person
and unless he shows up the marsh
ais will be sent after him so every
one drafted had better show up un-
less they present reasons TO the draft
board showing why they cannot ap-
pear. II Is not the intention 70 force
anyone to participate nor 70 place
any hardship on anyone. The plan Is
TO get all together for common cause
and persons with good reasons need
have no fear that they will be ridic-
uled or impressed but the fellow who
CONTINUED on page -
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03

A report from Iron River is that
Supt. ]. s. Wall has resigned his po-
sition with the Oliver Iron Mining
Co. and that II took effect on July ].
No announcement has yet been made
as 10 Mr.. Walls successor.
Rev. and Mrs. John Wargelin and
family motored down from Hancock
yesterday TO spend the Fourth at the
Hoikka home.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1920-07-03
PLANS ARE BEING PERFECTED FOR
BIGGEST DAY IN HISTORY
ALL DIVISIONS ARE TABOO
Fashionable Dress For Both Men
and Women win Also Be Put
In The Discard

Draft Committe for Men
f. J. Oswald
W. II. Rein
L. A. Burridge
Draft Committee for Women
Mrs. ]. s. Jacka
Mrs B. G. Neely
Mrs G. +. Voos
The committee having in hand ar
rangements for Community Day have
progressed far enough to announce a
partial program. With help OF Miss
Monette and her corps OF workers
progress has been made during the
week so that a general idea OF the
days event and Of just how things
win be handled can be announced.
The general opinion is that the best
time for the affair is along about the
first week OF August and on Thurs
day afternoon. The exact date hasn't
been decided yet as the full commit
tee hasn't met 10 set one but those
who are anticipating the event may be
safe in calculating on its coming off
sometime about August /.
1t is thought best TO make 1t a half
day affair as sufficient help will be
on hand TO accomplish the work wan
ted done in that length OF time and
business places and mines will not
be closed for long as arrangements
can be made with employees for con-
tracts that will clean up the work in
half day that otherwise takes
day