The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-06-11
KEWEENAW co.
EAGLE RIVER.

Inc Cyclists Oh tnlb emo Oh heWeeudW
have an attack OF the racing fever, In
duced, no doubt, by the races last Satur-
day at Calumet. One of our villagers has
"A standing challenge to race anyone this
side OF Allouez for $40 side. Toney ST.
bilsky and Will Seigbman are ready to
enter relay race with any other two
riders, this side Of AIlouez, for fun, money
or marbles. 'Tis now in order for some
OF the rest of our good riders to come to
the front and try conclusions with the
two spoken OF above.
On Monday last our village was hon.
ored, at one time, with the presence OF
five old settlers, nearly all OF whom came
here in the 40's. Each has celebrated his
golden wedding and all still enjoy the
compenionship of the early sharer OF their
joys and SORROWS The FIVE we're ID. ID.
Brockway, Colonel w. B. Wright. Martin
Daley, Willard Getch II and Abtl A. Ben
netts. 1t does not very often happen
that a village of only 120 people holds
suCn notdDle BdlueTlDR.
Miss Irene Chids spent a day or two
here this week, visiting Colonel and Mrs.
Wright.
The post office here receives a daily
weather report-something very nice IN
its way, but it has one serious drawback.
1t does not get here until 3 o'clock the
next day after il is sent from Houghton.
As means OF keeping tab on the wealth
er man, it Is success, but it could be OF
more practical utility if we could receive
the guesses about twenty four hours earl
Ter by telephone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stringer, OF Hancock, are
spending few days here. Mrs. StriDger
is visiting with Mrs. Tb omas Burt, while
the versatile Joseph is doing missionary
work for the Northwestern Mutual life
insurance company.
P,O. Decker, after a very successful
school year here, left on Saturday last to
spend the summer in Lower Michigan.
lie will return in September.
A special pension examine r is hereinves
tigating the case OF John Crane whose
case has been dragging along nearly
four ears, bat 1t is expected that there
will be favorable ruling on the case in
a very short time.
| EAGLE HARBOR.
A peculiar mistake was made hear re-
Gently by party erecting a monument
in the cemetery. The monument was to
be placed over the remains OF gentle
man who died a few years ago, but in
some manner it was erected over the
grave of lady who died at about the
same time.
The fishing outfit formerly Sned by
Oliver Benniault was bought at special
administrators sale by Frank Bawden.
d. d. Brockway favored our quiet
burg with call on Tuesday. The old
gentleman called on all the old residents
who, while glad to see him, felt regretful
this was probably the last visit they
would have from the old pioneer, who
owing to his failing health, thinks this
his last visit to the old county he first
located in over fifty years ago.
The r. G. Stewart was in this week or
her regular weekly trip with good con
sgnment OF merchandise for our mer
chants.
Dan Corgan. of Ontonagon, passed
through here on his way to Copper Har
Dor, where he will spend the summer.
A serious and nearly fatal accident
occurred at the Central on Tuesday anC
in such simple and unusual manner
that it makes it more worthy OF note
Mrs. George Bryant in endeavoring tC
force the cork down in a pop bottle
struck 1t against a table; the bottle being
full exploded and one OF the fragments
struck her in the wrist and severed TIT
main artery. The doctor was immedi
ately called and put several stitches in TIT
wound.
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