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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
Out Tor a Time.

The night police officers were
Kept busy for an hour or so last night
chasing ND several young bloods who
were out for mig time and who evil
IDENTIFY had it. They went to Allouez
where they took horse and rig from
Mat Messner's barn without even asking
the consent OF the owner, but they were
lust about well enough loaded to think
they owned the earth. They drove
TO this city where they began their fun
by driving the horse up and Gown the
sidew ak and chasing up the street as IL
they were trying the speed OF the animal.
Finally Officer Murphy got on their trail
and stopped them on Sixth street, bnt
the fellows got away and left the officer
with the horse and rig on his hands.
Later the officers found one OF the party.
Officer Stukle heard the noise and he
and the Others got after the fellows who
ran up to Fifth street and then down
Scott and to yard the mine location. The
company police saw them and they be-
gan throwing stones at the officers until
finally one OF the trio was caught and
run in the lookup. he 'peached" on the
others and they will probably be brought
up in a short time.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
Lawyers, of All Men. In Good Lucr,

1.-THE lawyers are the best commemorate
ed men OF the community" said Maine
jurist, "for the state provides record of
their work In its reports Of decisions, with
the names OF counsel and synopsis of argu-
ments, that Is practically imperishable.
Not only are these books stored up in
Maine libraries and In the hands of prac-
ticing lawyers, but they may be found all
over the country. They are not only for
today, but for all time. Indeed we cannot
suppose period In the worlds future
when these books will not be consulted
and quoted and the names of the lawyers
concerned bro ght before the eyes Of men.
Lewiston Journal.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
BADGER STATE FURS.
ssms 81 the Varieties of Pelts Secured by
Trappers In Wisconsin.

AEaPptTb IL w isSohsih.
American trappers said that the gray
wolves of upper Wisconsin were the lar
gest in the United States. They drove the
deer a good deal. A pack of seven wolves
had twice crossed their lines that winter,
and they had poison out for them. Wolves
swept across great deal of countryside,
40, 30 miles or more-and did not remain
local. The lynx also travelled a great deal
a lynx usually came around again in
about seven days, and the wolves once in
two or three weeks, though not so regu-
larly as the lynx. The otter also travelled
a great deal, but was irregular. 1t would
sometimes leave the water courses and
travel miles across dry divides to entirely
new country. The best place to trap mar
tens was along the high ridges between
waterways, and that was best also for
fishers. They often caught fishers, but
never a wolverine.
! American trappers rated the fox the
hardest animal TO trap, the wolf next, and
the otter third. To catch fox they often
made bed of chaff and got him to lying
in 1t or fooling around it, the trap being
set under the chaf. Or trap was set at
a place where several foxes seemed to stop
for certain purpose. Or fox could be
caught sometimes by putting bait lit
tie way out in the water and then putting
q pad of moss between the bait and the
shore, with the trap hid under the moss
The fox, not liking to wet his feet, would
step on the moss.
For wolves the usual way was to put
out poison (strychnine). Often they would
not touch the poisoned meat. For offers it
was necessary TO use great care, not leaving
any chips or litter around Our trappers
usually caught them either on slide OF
at a place where they came out of the
water, not where they went in, as the otter
slides with his feet doubled under and
would be apt to spring the trap with his
body. Ii was "a good way to drop stick
or limb on tho side Of the slide, cutting 1t
down and letting it fall naturally, so that
the otter could not escape the trap so cas-
lily. The trap should never be set in the
middle of the slide, but at one side as the
otters feet arc so wide apart and he would
not be caught should lie spring the trap
with his body.
For offers and beavers, II they were trap
ped near deep water, a sliding pole was
usually used arranged with the small end
stuck down into the deep water. The ami
NAL when trapped plunges into the water
and the ring of the trap chain slips down
along the pole The little stubs of the
trimmed off boughs prevent the ring from
slipping back up again and the animal is
drowned An otter should not be left in
the water over nine days or the fur will
slip. A few days make no difference. All
traps should be visited about once in six
or eight days.-Forcst and Stream.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
Invitations Out.

Invitations for the Light Guard annual
party wereissued today. The dance occurs
at the Armory one week from next We'd
nesday night. As large of Han
cock aud Houghton people contemplate
attending, arrangements haue bsen made
for a special train between the two to WINS.
Committees having the party in charge
are az follows:
Reception (red badgesl-Gen. f. b. Lyon,
Major J. II. Lathrop, Major j. N. Cox, Major
George w. Corns, Lieut.. ID. b. Scott. Lieut..
Phil Wilmington Colonel J. p. Petermann,
Lieut. Colonel j. A. Mcleod, Major p. ID. Nc
Naughton. Lieut.. John McNaughton, Lieut..
w j. Holman, Captain J. 4. Fliege. Lieut..
w. n. Thielman. Lieut.. Angus Mcdonald.
Arrangement (bluel-Company ID, Fifth In
fantry, NJ. N. G.. and Veteran Corps.
Floor (whitel-M ajor j, ". Cox, Lieut. w. III.
Theilman, sergt. T. X. Ricthie, Private j. ID.
McGinnis. Ex-Sergt. W. McAulay, Private
Val XOhn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

The mems mass meeting at the opera
HOUSE. yesterday afternoon was fairly
well attended, although it was far from
being a mass meeting. Over 100 men
were there attentively listening to the
able address OF Rev. j. M. Kerridge on
the origin and work OF the Y. M. G. A.
When the alarm OF fire assounded, there
was such was such residences that time
was given for those who wished, to leave
the hall. when Mr.. Kerridge continued
his address. We are glad to say that
over sixtv remained to hear him out
The special music by Miss Ostrander
Mrs. Briggs and Mr.. King was exception
ally good.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
Unpleasantness at the Atlantic Mine

UnpIeasantness at the Atlantic Mine.
The trouble often caused by labor agi-
tators was this morning exemplified at
the Atlantic mine when the TRAINERS,
most OF whom are Firms, refused to go
underground unless their demands, but
they are reported as being 80 many it
would be difficult to enumerate them,
were complied with. 1t ia stated that
last week some outsider from Hancock
visited the mine and put all sorts OF no.
tions into the mems heads, the outcome
OF which was their refusal to go to work
this morning. The men, we are glad to
say, are reported az behaving peacefully.
Supt. Stanton, as it appears to US
very properly, refused to talk to the out
slider referred to, who in supposed to be
the cause OF the trouble, and asked the
men to hold a meeting, appoint q CON-
mittee to wait upon him and he would.
after knowing OF what they complained,
consider their grievances and decide what
he could do.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
Dynamite for Mourners.

Butte, Mont, Nov. 13.-While Williain
Gibson, his wife and a number of friends
were sitting around the body of Glib
sons mother some one attempted TO
blow up the mourners with dynamite
Neighbors started to warn the inmates
but before they could reach the house
a terrific explosion occurred, which tore
the house and shattered windows in the
entire neighborhood. No one was seri-
ously injured.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Messrs. W. b. Anderson and John Mer-
ton got back Saturday from Rockland
near where they were hunting deer for a
week. They report them rather scarce
in that vicinity, although they caught
sight OF several deer but but we're unable
to shoot them.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Mrs. Kirke Persons OF Duluth, who has
been visiting at the home Of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. James for several
weeks past left yesterday on her way to
New York to join her husband, who has
obtained an appointment in one OF the
eastern cities.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Margarete, the wife OF Mr.. John Carol
OF Laurium. died this morning after a
long illness, leaving little child besides
loving husband to mourn her demise.
She was % years OF age. Funeral will
take place Wednesday morning with ser
vices at Sacred Heart church.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
LODGE MEETINGS.

The regular needing OF Calumet Lodge,
No. 134, 1. 0. o. F., will be held Tuesday
evening, November 16, when there will
be work Ia the initiatory degree. A full
attendance 10 requested.
There will be q regular meeting OF Calu.
met Lodge, No. All, F. 4 A. M, at their
hall Thursday evening, November 10, at
7:30 O'Clock. All members are T, quee ted
to attend. JOHN MERTON, w. NJ.
l.. w. KLLMAR, Secretary.
The regular meeting OF Hecla Lodge,
No. 80, /. o. o. F., will be held on Wednes-
day evening, November IL. Work in ini-
tiatory degree. All members are request
ed to be present.
There will be regular meeting OF Busy
Bee Tent No. 10, Juvenile Order OF Rech-
abites hext Saturday afternoon, Novem-
Der 20. when IL ia desired that all men,
bers be on hand as there IL business of
especial Importance to be transacted.
regular meeting OF Red Jacket
Trite, No. AZ, I. O.. r. NJ, will be held
Tuesday evening, November 16, when
p. H. TrezIse, past great sAchem OF the
great council OF Michigan. il expected TO
be present. Also work in the initiatory
degree and others TO be acted upon. A
foil attendance IL requested.
". II. HoDaEs, Z. Of X.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

There was an enthusiastic temperance
meeting at the opera house last evening
when the Finnish Society Of Good Hope
held temperance rally. Every seat IN
the hall was filed and standing room
was fully occupied. The program in
cludsd addresses BY prominent Firms
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

The old depot has been moved down
Oak street at good rate and the men
are now at work getting itturned around
40 that 1t can be put in position by the
side of the tracks.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

The biggest lot OF deer brought here 80
far this season came in Saturday evening
when two OF the railroad men who had
spent the week at Nestoria brought
home seven fine specimen.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

The Patron-My dear fellow, in this
landscape you have made two weeks-old
moon hanging low over the western hills
al sunset. This Is impossible In nature.
The Artist (loftily)-That's just where
nature and differ. -Pittsburg Bulletin.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

An important real estate deal was
effected last week through the agency oil
Mr.. Faucet, the hustling insurance man,
by which the property OF Philemine Rhean
consisting Of two houses and a lot In
Florida we're transferred to William Smith
OF Laurium for q consideration OF 81, 100
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Norman McGregor, who has been i'll for
many weeks is very low this morning
and his recovery is thought an impossi-
bility. He was at first i'll OF rheumatic
lever. but 1t turned into typhoid.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Mrs. Northey has taken up her resi-
dence for the winter months with her
daughter, Mrs. Joseph James on Pine
street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Miss Florence Bailey, niece OF Mrs.
Fred Striker OF Laurium, who has been
on an extended visit with relatives in
Dakota has returned.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

The Ladies' Auxiliary A. o. Fl. will fur
nish q turkey supper at their dance to b.
given at the Armory Thursday evening
which lie guarantee -, will be q
good one.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Messrs. John Ruhl and John Condor OF
Hancock, spent Saturday evening and
yesterday with friends here.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Mr.. W. H. Theilman, the well known
lumber man. went TO Duluth today on a
short business trip.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Macolm Ripley, who has been here all
summer. left on the early morning train
for bis home IN Ripley. Ont.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15

Mr.. Faucets ad which appears in ar
other column OF the paper is well worth
looking at. He will have something to
say every day in his space which will be
OF interest.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-15
This is the Y. M. C. A. week OF prayer
Meeting held every evening from Z to Tow

Class in book keeping at the I. NJ T. a
tonight at 7:30. All classes Tree 10 '"'"
bers.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21

"A suit OF clothes brlngs $50 to $50.
There are no tailors there yet These
clothes are custom made winter clothes,
the same as they keep in the cities.
They are largely remnants CT clothing
dealers old stocks
For winter wear the oyercoats, if you
wear any, are the parkies, which are
made out of tho Siberian deer skins and
nave white spots Oh them. There is no
cloth used in their manufacture The
fur side shows.
The effect Of seeing II man in one of
these spotted coats is peculiar. The par
kies have hood with fringe of wolf
fur around the face. They extend down
to the knees. They are put on over the
head like Il shirt aud are very warm and
comfortable. The cost of one is any
whcro from $40 to $40.
The dress of the people there in the
summer is just about what it is here.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21

Gems de Fou, or ''foolish people ~
l cannot recall any city III New York
state that the residents of New York
would recognize which bears any re-
semblance to Dawson as l saw it when
came over the mountain trail on juno
% last, You get simply foggy idea
of houses and tents crowded together.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21

gust, 1896. I have not received a paten,
from the government for it.
After the survey was made / was no.
titled that the survey had been accepted
and everything was O. X. SO far as l
was concerned. l was the only one in
terested in the property in the town.
Among those who have bought lots from
me are the Alaska Commercial COM
pany, who own an eight lot block, and
the North American Transportation
company Of Chicago, who have IS
foot frontage on First avenue and ITS
feet on Second aveLue. Besides these
there are individuals who own one lot
Women Who Own Property.
There are women there who own
property Susie Lamar is one. She is Il
single woman who came from Ger
many. She has been cooking for me
and my partner. l guess she has done
pretty we'll. I pay her $40 month
right along. She has not found any
gold herself. She is u girl perhaps 20
years old She came there with the
Johnson party from Oakland, Cal. She
was the only woman in the party
Lottie Barnes also owns property
there. She came over the divide two
years ago and settled Oh Second avenue.
She was formerly in Circle City. That
is the farthest north of the mining
towns. She conducted place there. l
don't know whether she has made any
money in mining Or not. | 2Uld not
say whether she kept a boarding house
at Circle City. She did not at Dawson.
She has bought up claims. She is wo-
man about 40 years old and came from
Seattle.
There is i Mrs. YeaScr there who
formerly cOHGrcted boarding house at
Circle City. She had two OF three young
ladies who boarded with her. l cannot
tell what their names We're or whether
they made any money. She did not run
q boarding house in Dawson. She was
there with her husband, who was a
packer at Dawson. They had a packing
train. She is woman about 40. She
came from Colorado and had been mar
ried before she married Yeager, but her
first husband died in Colorado-in Boul-
der. think.
What Mrs. Willis Has Done.
There is also a Mrs. Wills, who has
quite a history. She Went in with my
party two years ago. In the party were
Ellis Turner from Schuyler Falls, Will
liam Lamay, George MuIligan and my
oSAA' hoiC JOluSu parry CuLIelu,
where she had been working in the
laundry. She is about As years old,
blond, stout and rugged. She pulled her
own sled, weighing $50 pounds, from
Lake Lindeman through to Lake Ia
Barge, about 700 miles.
Before she came there she was stew
ardess Oh the steamer Willipaw, when
l first met her. She went first to Circle
City, where she started a laundry and
bakeshop She did pretty we'll. think
she got so cents loaf for bread-pound
loaves made from wheat flour.
believe the laundry prices were 25
cents apiece for everything. We had no
coin less than quarter Towels and
blue shirts We're 20 cents apiece. She
went out two years ago as nurse for the
A. Q. L. company agent, James Wilson.
l think she went as far as San Francisco
with him. She returned the next spring.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21
DAWSON LU<CRiES,
Some Pianos, q Few Pictures "A Little Chan,

A1tet That 1T IS pretty hard to tell how
many there were. 1t was practically
deserted i'll Il short time. AL the things
they had there, pianos, pictures, etc
were taken up the river this spring in
the A. G. Z. compauy's boats We have
all kinds of pictures there, oil, water
color, etc. Tho saloon people have them
mostly.
We have nicer bars there than YOU
have here. One of tie bars there cost
$3.50 right III San Francisco. 1t belongs
TO Leach 81 Ashby. Joseph Cooper has
bar, bought III San Francisco last
spring, which cost about the same,
$3.50. 1t is a fine thing, will, mirrors
and everything
l bought Of fellow there in San
Francisco two years ago last winter, 20
or 30 pictures They were water colors
One of them took first prize at the mid
winter fair in San Francisco. 1t was
landscape. 1 don't know the painters
name. I don't know who painted any
of the pictures.
The dance hall was owned by Harry
Ash. 1t is 40 by 80, frame building
covered with white drilling They
have al orchestra at the dance hall. l
never was in it myself, but I have
heard the music. l should think there
were Il horn, piano, violin, etc. There
may be Is or 30 women there There is
no admission fee. You just 90 in and
dance and patronize the establishment
verything is so cents q drink.
Champagne at Trading Posts.
They don't keep champagne in the
saloons and dance halls, only at the
trading posts The women get per-
contagc Of the receipts for dancing with
the miners. Frequently when the miners
feel flush they give the women nuggets.
When 1 left Dawson, there were ten
saloons and only three restaurants. One
restaurant belonged to barber, one to
an Italian, whose name I done recollect,
and one to an ironmonger. They charge
81. so for meal which consists of ba-
con, beans, bread, coffee, a piece of
cheese and dried fruit The restaurants
were we'll patronized. They sold every
thing they could rake or scrape.
The trouble was they couldn't get
enough supplies to satisfy the demand
for meals. Bacon was ST. a pound. Eggs
We're as high as So dozen in the winter.
A man could get just what he was D
mind to ask for his outfit when he came
up in the spring.
There was trouble in getting help to
do anything there. You got a man and
kept him day or two and he would
get the general excitement and off he
would go.
The A. G. r. company and N. A. r.
company both made two trips with
their boats there. They both keep gen
eral stores Flour is SIP hundred
pounds; sugar, 30 to 25 ccrts-2O cents
for brown and 25 cents for graduated;
rice is 20 cents a pound; oatmeal, 20
cents; condensed milk is 60 cents a can;
butter is $3.50 roll; beans are 1917
cents; salt is / 5 cents; dried fruit, 90
to 80 cents; apricots are 35 cents
pound; tobacco sells for 81. so a pound,
chewing and fancy brands for smok-
ing; plug cut is So a pound; cigars
wholesale there for 500 to $3.50 per
1000; a single cigar is so cents. 1t
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-08-21
kLONDIkE AMENITIES,
1t Is Not All Desert Waste, and People
May Live Comfortably.

The ice goes down the river, and by
June l 10 snow is seen anywhere. You
can plaut or sow grain there en- May
10. have raised barley and oats there
for two years You can raise potatoes,
but they don't mature Not enough
could be raised of any Of these crops TO
support the people, because there are
only a few places where you can raise
tne,n
On the highIands of the mainland the
frost strikes every month in the year.
The only favorite places for farming
are on the islands, and near the coast of
these. When you get back too far from
the water, the frost strikes there.
Mr. McQuesten has II garden ut Forty
Mile. He raises potatoes, barley and
oats, horse feed, turnips. lettuces, rad
ishes and cabbage. He sells them and
gets good prices for them. Tnrnips sell
there for 10 cents apound. Mr.. Harper.
at Fort Selkirk, has garden. That is
at the head of the Yukon river, where
the PeIly and the Lewis rivers meet.
17S miles from Dawson.
The summer lasts from May IS until
Sept. /. Your crops can grow during
that time.
On March 21 and on Sept. 81 we havo
Iengthen and shorten there at the ratio
of seven minutes Il day. The longest
day there is June go On that day we
have the sun for about 20 hours---n
clear, warm sun 1t was 90 degrees tho
day left there.
Winter Begins Sept. 4.
After the winter sets III, about the first
of September, the cold comes gradually.
the climate is fine The month Of Octo-
Der there is about the same as Novem-
Der here. After that everything is closed
up. The Yukon river usually closes be-
tween the LIST and the 10th of Novem-
Der. 1t is not navigable after that time
until the next spring.
The reason we cannot get provisions
there is on account Of not having steam
ers enough in the summer, and in the
winter the river is not navigable at all,
so that the best way of getting into the
country is closed.
The ice in the river freezes 8 Il feet
thick, according to Mr.. O2ilvv, who cut
holes for measurement once II mont,
during the winter. From that tino I'M
til June Is of the next summer the life
the men and women lead is about the
same as in any mining camp.
In the winter time tho nights arc
spent in playing cards. Among the
gamblers the great game is poker.
Among the miners tho favorites are
whist, pedro, cribbagc and checkers.
Dawson is woman's country. Any
woman who can get along in any ordi-
narily healthy town would be able to
take care of herself there
Russian Baths There Too
AS far as cleanliness goes, we havo
the Russian bath. Tho lighthouses are
made out Of logs. There is an arch
built Of rock, and this arch is fired un-
til the rock is hot; then the fire is put
out, and barrel of cold water is thrown
ON the rock until the house is filled full
of steam. You can then get up on n
| shelf or lie Oh the floor and get any
temperature you want. 1t is good
| sweat bath and is all right. too, for