The diamond drill., April 20, 1901, Image 2

About The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996

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IT WAS SWELL.
Wftiit Club Jioquet Little the Nicct ol the
Scatott.
(An fllustrate.l rlte-M by h nu-mber.)
The banquet givon by the los
ing side of tho whist club contest
last Wednesday evening was a
little the swellest affair ever in
dulged in by Crystal Falls
people. The hisiory of the con
test has been sufficiently nar
rated in these columns to
familiarize our readers with
it and with tho grand
triumph made by tho side
captained by John KriUson over
that presided over by lion. C.
T. Koberts. Excellent pot traits
ot both of the leaders are pre
sented below.
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com in w niea t iiin Tel etf ra ph , Tel
ephone ami Telia-woman so
that in a very short time tho op
poin; side was in iososion of
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Dr. Larson dress suit bought
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Hon. C. T. Roberts, leader of
the losing side.
Thero had been much com
inrnt upon the part of the win
ners because of tho dilatoriness
of the losers in complying with
the terms of the contest but it
developed that tho losers had
simply made up their minds that
they would do things right or
not at all. Accordingly the
members of tho losing side met
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John Erihson, leader of
winning side.
the
nn tho ou let and collected a
sum which they deemed sullici-
tmt to defray the expenses of the
meeting and turned the sum over
to tho ladies with the under
standing that they were to fur
nish a "spread" that would be a
spread in every sense of the
term. They were told that if
the sum was not suflicient to do
tho job up brown to call agair
Expense was to cut no figure
The date was set for April 18
and the place at lion. C. T.
KoWrts' residence. The ladies
all the secrets and resolved to
get even with their opponents
for not having been given even
an invitation to tho affair.
Accordingly the winners con
gregated one evening and formed
a plan of action and, following
out thai plan the gentlemen,
with their ladies, assembled at
Captain W. J. Richards' resi
dence promptly at H:0() p. m.f
the gentlemen attired in dress
suits and the ladies gorgeously
bedecked with roses and carna-
nations. It was a great sight to
sre. The reporter had a few
moments to survey the crowd
during the wait and it was a great
sight to see. Fred Miller's dress
suit was a verv prominent fea
ture. Wo could only get
photo of only one part of it as
shown below:
Dr. Larson's suit was another
object of careful scrutiny, one of
the ladies passing tho toniai
that sue thought the doctor was
lacing very tight.
Jones called tho attention of
the assemblage to tho silk lining
of his cutaway on sundry am
several occasions, while "Dido'
Waters was about perfect in his
at tin?.
Promptly at S:L") the "kid'
band arrived and the party
foimrd in line and started on the
journey to tho banouot hall. A
short distance from the Uobcrt?
place the hand got out of won
and the procc-sion was com
polled to wail a few moments
during which the following
"snap shot" was taken:
Imagine tho supriso of the
bill auiotints to J?i each, l.hcl'0
was no kick.
Soon after the arrival of the
"winners" Prof. Murlaugh and
Miss Aiding arrived and dis
cou rsed s wee t m usie for a n hou r.
Then a session of tho Duffaloes
was proposed, so as to initiate
now memoers aim comer
giees on those already initiated.
As tho work' required privacy.
the session .was held in the base
ment. The greatest number of
egreos conform! on any one
member was six, Dr. Larson
winning tho distinction. Tho
only way to reach tho lodge
room of the future Disor.s was
through the dining room and the
adies strongly objected. Put
the excitement incident to the
taking of degrees was too tempt
ing to keep the male members
from brooking tln ire of tho
adies. Finally, her patience
becoming exhausted, one lady
caught Fred Miller in the .act of
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Tho leading couple in the
parade. Snap shot while wait
ing for tho band to catch its
wind.
were told to sny nothing of the
preparations so .that' tho' oppos
ing side might bo kept in ignor
of . tho preparations, but the
Qeutlomen forgot that they ha 1
taken the third means of rapid
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tliO linm and ono lihitl lady
turned the key in the lock and
kept them down cellar for the
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A. L. Flewelling retuned
just in time to bo present at the
op ning.
other side, who. by the way, had
congregated at the banquet hall
and not knowing of t'io move of
the other party, thought tha the
"winners" had b come "miffed"
because they didn't get their
invitations in time. It was the
dress suits and the roses, though,
that look their breath.; away.
Lustlield was so angry that he
kept his four but te n-cutaway
buttoned up tight all the evening.
Mr. Koberts had gone to es
cort one of the ladies whose
husband was unavoidably, out of
town and, by the way, missed
the lady on his way so that he
was not there to receive, so Mrs.
Koberts was left to do the honors
alone.
There was a noticeable ab
sence of roses on the wives of
the losers, but as they have to
pay for tho roses'- worn by the
ladies of the opposition and the
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Jones showing th silk' lining in his drcs coat, the most promi
nenl feature of the affair. i
Toasts for tho ladietf that engl'
neered tho atfair and roasts for
the gentlemen that handed over
to them the "dough" and when
the round up came, honors were
about even.
Ceo. Voos branches off onto
the yellow dog while responding
to a toast.
A plcasanter two hours -havo
never been spent at a banquet
banquet board in this city than
those two. Tho viands were
line, the refreshments wore good
and everyone was in high spirits
oxcepting A. Lust field, who got
tangled up with a "rotten" lish
story in order to illustrate his
feelings but, as the point of his
story was a very blunt, ono tho
audionco didn't seem to appreci
ate it. (leo. Voos livened up
the proceedings Willi a rousing
talk on the advantages of know
ing how to place the responsi
bilities on tho ladies. In fad,
ill if! mm
Ml4. hhdMrs. Ai'Vid DJtJrk who
word kept aWay on account of
Mr. DJork's sickne&s.
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Alex Kodgers says that Duf
faloes in this country "aren't a
hit like Duffaloes in llengland."
The degrees are so simple.
Captain Kichards was all right
in his dress suit. It titled to per
fection and all agreed that ho
ranked next to Byron Waters in
point of accuracy of dresp,
Tho bill for this writo up
amounts to just $10 over and
above the amounts charged by
the engravers. Wo don't know
what tho engravers will charge
as they were instructed to sond
to send their biil to the losers.
We want it understood that we'll
be around collecting Monday
morning, so "losers" prepare to
dig $5 each.
The roses worn by t ho huliesr-
were very nice. Tho expensuv
for flowers footed up to $ i par
head for tho losers.
Misses Ethel Flewelling,
Byrnes Voos and Alma and
Lottio Lusttield havo the thanks
of the guests for their very cred
itable work at waiting on the
tables.
This is the epistle that greeted
each membor:
In behalf of the defeated whist
chit) (or whipped roosters) We, the
Honorable Memlers, do hereby ex
tend to you, (through tills magical
telephone) a most cordial Invitation,
to meet at the residence of ( T. Hub
erts, ex-mayor, this evening, to satisfy
you, ax to the ability In repaying you
the (honorable members) of the (crow
ing rooster side) for the great achlee
nients attained by your worthy lords
over our numnie joins, during me
pa.vt wilder. May your smiling coun
tenance add to the fete, and we assure
you It will be greatly appreciated by
your defeated contestants.
Jones and Dike hobnobbed on
the veranda.
thero wero so many goo 1 things
said and done that we cannot
remember them all. And then
cam! the parting lime. Dr. Lar
son " sighed gently to himself
when storage capacity dictated a
stoppage of mastication al
though his hands kept, up
through a reflex action, a reach
ing movement, long after his
jaws bad stopped work. Prof.
Hill was heard to heavo a sigh
and to look with "goo goo" eyes
towards the banquet table as he
making a sneak and he didn't j 'remainder of the evening.
repeat the adventure. JYomptly at 10;:n tho guests
nhnJ Dnsonborv. A. L. Dike 1 sal down. Kred Miller leading.
Alex Kogers and others' hap-1 A. L. Flewelling came direct,
pmed to be taking a degree at . t" ('nst in order to bo
t pn u "in ana v:ii given mo non
jored position of tea-ttnaster and
ho-graced the position.. The
j scene when the thirty eoplo
I wore seated was a line ono in-
deed. The spread was of the
best, everything being ordered
jdireet from Milwaukee. Cut
llo.veis, rosrs and carnations,
Were plentiful and all went
1 merry as a marriage bell," the
doing jusjieo to . their
One and one half hours
won1 consumed in eating and
talking and then the loastmaster
announced the first speaker of
th j evening, A. Miller.
. Hon. C. T. Koberts declared
that he was so nonplussed-. over
tbn unannounced arrival of
Lrikson's crowd that be had lost
his tongue,
Thero were toasts and roasts.
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Captain Kichards in full dress
When the ladies objected to
Fred Millers passing through
tho dining room.
passed through tho outer door
into the cold night wind and,
later on, an unmarried member
of the club mumbled fotnething
to himself about parting and
sorrow as ho wended his way
homeward.
.
Fred Miller resented tho sug
gestiou that a dress suit Is a
costly affair. IDs was obtained
at a small cost and war the ob
ject of more curiosity than any
other.
All regretted the absence of
DULUTH
SOUTH
o$e:
SHORE
and Atlantic Railway.
Po You Hent a Farm?
You ran own ono in Noitliern Mictii
Ciin r WiNt'orinin on 1 1 Ihitutti, Sonlli
Shore A Atlantic Knii vuiv lor ono ycir't
tent.
llioiiMiiiulrt of iichh of fertile luwU
oh-ii for Htl t lenient.
Ttierc are pod oMMiinfj for frtrinerw,
liilioreiH nml niumif.ict urcrH.
Tln reHie jooi hitM for hmw inill,j:i i.-it
niillr, Milp inil'H ami to oriel icM.
SpUiulid oppoitnnitiiH for tiuk tiiii
intf, dairying hiiI (liverHifiiil faniiin.
Work run Im found on fnruH, in
luinuTouH nnllrt toxl on the liven in
Mitniupr hikI dm ing the winter in tlw
wood.
Soil in good.
..Wood und wnter nre ttMitiful.
Stork Irtish k mid ilair.v faimiti. Tlirf
tittiindiiiire of water, I be rettninty of
grnH nml otlier food for itittl himI
nutuiat fclielter make tliirt a natuiul
ntock country.
Small fruit. Small fruit culture Imt
proved lemaikalily nuereHhful.
' (juiin. Wlat, rye, oiit(, tiailey, penH
Hint corn ami tairkwl.ent ran In '"(i j
in ptoftiiou ami the hay crop in nIV
ataintlant.
llonie Maiketd. Tlie njininx and mill
Ufi towns if lliia rr-ioou fnruiuli a splen
did ruaikrt and at liet f H ict-rt tor all
fai in product.
IIOMK'SKKK Kits' KXrilKSlOXS
ran Ih ai ranged at any time. Onofao
tor round trip from all point on nm
linen.
For fuitlirr iiiformatio:i apply to
K. V. MacPiikhhan,
band t'oinmiKnioner,
Manpiette, Miclu
C. M. & St. Paul Railway.
(ioiim north t all pnintM in tli
iron and ropper country. 7:lr a.io
(toing Houtli to Milwaukee and
llltieago and all point
tMHitli. tl: 10 p.m. r
(J(iiK north to nil point in
iron and copjier country. 2:1 o p.m.
Going rout h to Mil wank oh and
OiicHKo unci all ointa
, Houtli. 7:C.i p tu.
Thronsti Kleein; earn toMilwaukcr and
('liicano.
Fnr"ltlr(Mlinir Tiles.
All ilruio'rttrt are nutliorid ty tl'9
umniifactuirt-H of Ioi CiiIm) Salve t
refund tlie money where it faiU to
any cane of Itchiny, lllind, lJlec
Piotudivn IMea. ." ct. For !
J.C. WilkitHuu.
to W"
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