The diamond drill., 1922-03-03


teams and big gang OF men TO ge
through TO the Dunn as that road was
very badly drifted. A lot OF the drift,
were so high that they had to b,
shoveled in order TO get the teams
through. The road 20 Buck lake and
to Mastodon were cleaned at the
same time but with less effort than
the Dunn road The road to Crystal
Falls was opened Wednesday by thu
county but only for teams. II is not
probable that there will be any more
automobiling for some time Our
garage man tried 10 go TO the FALL
Wednesday but got no farther than
the bank corner
A birthday party was given by the
| Social Set at the home OF Casper CAL
ockner. 1t being Mrs Walter Galock-
ner's birthday. A dainty lunch
was served TO so guests. Dancing
and card playing were the amuse-
ments OF the evening. The first prize
was won by Mrs. Claude Rochon, con
ISOLATION prize by Lawrence Vassar.
Miss Lizzie Golackner and Jake
Schaal OF Crystal Falls spent the week
end here at the home OF Miss Galock-
ner's parents.
The Johnson boys have stopped
their logging operations near here
because of the very deep snow. The,
were unable 10 log Off all OF the tim
ber on the lands that they were op
Grating on
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. joe Arcand during the week
Harold Gill Is acknowledged To be
the soundest sleeper in Iron county
He won his title the night of the Ufen
fire The Gill home is within 100 feet
Of the burned building The wind was
blowing a gale and sparks were
blowing over the Gill home in zig
clusters yet the occupants sept
soundly. The central girl rang lie
telephone until the battery wore out
in In effort TO wake MIR and Mrs.
gill but TO no avail Next mo"uin.
Harold looked out OF the window and
noticing that the Uren house wasn't
In place, he remarked 10 Mrs 4
"The wind blew the Uren's hous,
away last night" Noticing someone
at work rolling up the hose be
thought II was rope and added, see
they had Co use ropes TO tie IL down |
They are rolling them mp now" Gons
To the telephone he inquired whore
Uren's house had disappeared 10 ald |
was told that IL burned down.
Mrs Peter Kilgren fell while leay-
ing the passenger coach ON train No |
II last Tuesday and was injured quite |
severely She had to be CARED 10 the |
coach on the Alpha train and when
she got here Il was necessary to ear
~ her into the house. II Is under
stood that there were no bones hruA /,
en but she suffered severe bruises
and nervous shock She has been
confined 10 her bed for several days.
baby girl was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Bflskey during the week
Patrick Raher was visitor al Crys
fal Falls last Tuesday Mr. Raher in
tends To 20 10 Marquette next week
10 visit his uncle. John Corgan. who
was last week appointed warden Of the
Branch Prison at Marquette
Miss Irene Raher returned To Mil
last Saturday She didn't
know when she left Alpha II she could
succeed In getting through as the
trains were not running on establish
ed time and she could buy a ticket
only 20 Green Bay.
The Alpha Commercial Club has
taken up the question Of getting the
train service amended SO that Alpha |
may have decent connections once
againe
George Gremore has move6 /
back from Florence and II again EN-
ployed nj the local mines
MIR and Mrs Reginald Bengry have
taken over the Charles Ogren home
and furnishings and are now fuli
fledged Alpha residents MIR Bengry
will start work at the Judson mine.
The Uren family went 10 Crystal |
Falls on the frst train out after their |
FIRE They returned on Tuesday so AZ
10 put the children back in school ans |
are stopping temporarily with friends
Paul Andersen has gone TO Michl
CANINE 10 close up some business
matters there,
VIM Johnson was visitor al
Florence during the week
A crew OF six men in the employ
the Peninsular Power Co. arrived ~
Alpha last Thursday and are stopplng |
at the hotel while working on the lines
between here and Crystal Falls.
Henry Nelson Is back al work in the