The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-21

would look IA II the visitation that
Houghton county people have lately re-
ceived from Bishop, Spear and Others oil
that ilk would, ere this, have opened
their eyes, but such can not be the case
otherwise a certain Mr.. Stakeholder, who
formerly conducted some sort oil business
for Mr., at the 500 would not be
so anxious 10 Jump into Mr.. Spears shoes
in Houghton and be DESTROYS OF adver
Using his business IN this neighborhood.
Mr.. Stakeholder has applied twice being
desirous of obtaining space in the Even
ing NEWS and when the course the News
pursued towards Mr.. Spear was ex-
planned to him, which. howeJer, he no
doubt knew, he stated that he was en-
tirely different person from ar. Spear.
that he had been IN business at the 500;
he omitted. however to say what kind OF
business, and handed letter OF introduc-
ton from the gentleman at that place
who came within an ace of being GU;
representative in congress; that the bus
mess he wss about TO conduct was
purely on commission: that his copper
stocks would be purchased through
Others. the Merchants & Miners or the
Houghton Bank. but that so far he had
not had occasion TO call them in and
stated he could not see the force OF our
refusing TO advertise his business when
we had carried that OF Bishop. 1t is oDly
proper here TO state that when we first
started Bishops ad he had no Office on
the lake and we took his ad as we would
any brokers either in Boston, New York
or Chicago, That afterwards MIR. Pieffer,
a very gentlemanly person, called at the
News office in company with Mr. Carkeet
OF Hancock, The latter stating he had
had many transactions with MIR. Bishop |
aud had always been well treated and |
that in consequence OF the large number |
OF customers on the lake Mr.. Pieffer had |
come up here to push his business and be |
better able to attend to his patrons and |
his ADVERTISEMENTS were |
allowed TO continue in
these columns; not, however, without
having had some communication with
MIR. Bishop, who, of course, gave a very
pretty account OF the way he managed
his business, notwithstanding he was
not on the floor of the exchange. We
mention this fact TO show the NEWS did
not look upon his establishment ss
Du ket shop, which the NEWS does with
those establishments which, although
hey profess to buy on the Chicago
board of trade, really do not, but merely
bet on the rise and fall of the quotations
here. The News has bought wheat on
he board OF trade and also purchased
stocks in Boston so it cannot claim il
ices any great harm in such speculation,
provided it is done through the proper
channels and man knows when to stop.
But it does think it crying shame if
he authorities allow such institutions,
which are merely gambling shops, TO be
opened out under the very noses of our
young men and which may lead them
inside the prison doors of Marquette.
The NEWS is informed that a so-called
commission office, or board of trade, but
which is virtually bucket shop. is run
ing in this neighborhood and although
business does not appear to be rushing
{ must have some patrons or it could
lot keep its doors open. Such being the
ase.it is the duty, as the NEWS sees it,
or both the press and the pulpit to warn
be people against playing at this game
II 'heads win and tails you lose" Be-
ides IN case the spectators should hit
he right side OF the market what assur-
lnce ia there that the manager would
ave the wherewithal to settle. Let us
lee, what was it the spider SAID tothe fly?