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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Mat Knauff, the man who imagines
himself to be Mckinley, u again at the
jail, this being the fourth time he has
come there by himself and wanted the
county clerk to issue him certificate OF
election. He " i'll be examined as to his
sanity by the Judge OF probate.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Houghton's Bradley Martin ball will
occur on the evening OF March l, at the
Armory. 1t is also known as the Hougt
ton band annualmasquerade. Many are
preparing for the event and it will be on
larger scale than for several years.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
Ancient wnr...

The Antiquity Of Legal methods Is
curiously illustrat ii by the recent dis
covery Of the oldest will extant. ms
unique, document was unearthed by
Professor Petrie at Kahum, Egypt, ana
is atheist 1000 years old. In its phra-
seoldy the will is singularly modern IN
form aud it is said that it might be adj
mittId to probate today.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

In the absence OF regular speaker at
the Y. M. C. A. mems meeting last Sun
day afternoon c. A. Stringer gave talk
on personal purity and impurity, that he
has been pre- pairing for over a year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
reud Cause. Three Deaths.

Lebanon, Mo-. Feb 5.-Ben and Bob
Partlow and William Price are dead as
the result of a feud between the two
families. Three of the Partlow boys
met Price and his two sons, and Price
was shot dead by Ben Partlow. Young
Price then shot and killed the two
PartloW boys.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or
ganised in 1890 according to the laws Of
the State Of Michigan, win insure proper
ty OF IT, members. Have paid Are '"ase
over ~, 900 and dividends nearly $4,000
during the last seven years to m mberf
Of Ave years. standing. On the fret day
OF this year the company had 4S2 mem.
bers. e421. 480 worth Of property jn-
sured and e10.6o6.54 in treasury. For
further Particular apply 70 the under
signed. Jou BLoNovuT. Presidsns
ALun LsmoHsr, Secretary.
ono. - Plns strssA spe1aas ID
Jssks4
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

DR.. j. Z. Reilly was unable to be out
last Sunday. The morning service was
conducted by C. A. Stringer and ser
mon read by Deacon J. g. Johnston.
The evening service was omitted.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
st. GEORGE. Ha 1 TO Rent.

The st. Georges Hall is to rent on very
moderate terms on the following even
ings. Every Wednesday. every alternate
Thursday and three FRIDAYS in each
month. For further particulars apply to
John Jenkin, William Maynard. r. B,
Rule, trustees
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
Next to Carlton hardware e. ?

Our great clearinSnly, to be sold at
thirty days, foach dollar, consisting OF
80 per &c, clothing, boots and SHOES.
dr.ys and gents furnishing gocds. Ca''
,arly as it will be to your interest. Inc
Laurium Fair, next to the Iost once.
l. FErNBEps& Co., Props.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Glasgow, Feb. 6.--The shipyards OF
the Fairfield shipbuilding company at
Govan, near here. have been almost
completely destroyed by hre. The dam
are done n estimated to amount 70
ese00e. -Four thousand persons nave
boAn thrown out Of employment
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Z. l.. Wright is still confined to bis
home, although he is now improving
RAPIDLY. 1t is nearly two months since
he has been regularly in his Office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
Clearing sale

of $40, 900 worth of clothing, dry goods
shoes, mackintoshes. ladies capes, wrap
pers, etc. Goods will be sold at your
own price. No money refused and nc
charge for examining the goods. Come
and avail yourself of this grand oppor.
tunity. SAM MAwRENCE, :,
Next to Carlton hardware a.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Mr.. John Strobel and Miss Lizzie Sulli-
van, of HoughtoD, were married yester-
dsy morning, Father Rezek, OF st. lgna-
thus church, performing the ceremony.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
To Nine Owners aud Timber Con
tractors.

For sale. in Keweenaw county, about
$50 acres OF land, the standing timber
being. cedar, hemlock and Norway.
Part OF this land is on the shores OF Lake
Superior and about four miles from Boil
mann's lumber railroad. For particu-
lars apply at the News Office.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Go TO the City Bakery Tor your fine pas
tries. Angel food. fruit cake always or
hand. Cream puifs Fridays and sstur
lava
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

The cloth of the old Egyptians was
40 good that, though it has been used
for thousands of years as wrappings OF
the mummies, the Arabs Of today can
wear it. It is all of linen, tho ancient
Egyptians considering wool unclenrL
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Madame Smith, the clairvoyant, is still
in the city and can be consulted at her
residence on Sixth street, oyer Sotlich's
building.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Corks for bottles were first manuiac-
tursd in Spain and Italy some time our
i'm the fourteenth century. Corkscre~s
IRE oontemporaneous with corks
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
no secret Societies. and 0shsrs Wish.
ing 90 Rent IA lodge Room.

The Temple OF Honor lodge room il
vacant on Wednesday TrrS- srlday even
ings o, each week. Parties desiring Z
rent the same may apply by letter to tl'
Union Temple of Honor and Temporary ce
No. AZ, Calumet. Mich. Secretary's Sd
dress. 2029 Calumet street.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Smokers, II Won nave tailed to find Q
cigar to suit you, try "Heimlicb's
Crown" the best IN the market.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

Our lodge room can ne rented TO
meetings CD Saturday evenings.
SlvERT OLSON.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
ri Amateur Psrformano

shJMasn't she natural in the sleep
ing shene? or. ,,a.,4
have been more natural unless she nor-
ed. Brooklyn Life.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24
HANCOCK MICH.
CALUMET BUSINESS POINTERS
Three steady boarders wanted. Apply
to Mrs. Richard, CT Mine street, Calumet

Fine Cider For saIe.
Just received, new lot Of fine cider at
james Lisa's.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

PASSENGER Trains ON M. R. R. E.
In effect December 20, 1895.

.Daily. : Daily except Sunday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-24

.Daily. Daily except Sunday.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

several days ago. is verified by Mr.
Percy Hagerman Of Colorado Springs,
a son of the enterprising railroad pres
ident.
The extension will probably be made
only as far as Washburn City, Texas.
instead of Panhandle, Texas. as the
Denver and Fort Worth railway has
now line from Washburn City to
Panhandle. a distance of IA miles, and
this line VIII probably be used in con-
Meeting the Pecos Valley road and the
Santa F'e. The distance from Roswell
to Washburn City is 208 miles, and it
viii probably take 81, 600 600 to build the
extension.
After stating that the extension
would be built, Mr. Percy Hagerman,
in recent interview said:
We expect to snip 10000 car loads
Of cattle and 1900 car loads of sheep to
the eastern market next year. This
viii prove a boom to the Pecos Valley
region and viii give the development
Of that part Of New Mexico an impet-
rs which VIII place it in the foremost
ranks with any agricultural country"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
SANTA FE OFFICE ITEMS.

Mr.. c. R Hudson, assistant general
/ freight agent of the Santa Fe, is in
Kansas City.
Master Car Builder John Hodge and
! wife left yesterday for Chicago to spend
Christmas with their son.
Mr.. James Thompson of the auditor
OF freight receipts office, will spend the
holidays in Kansas City.
Mr.. Charles CrOskey of the office of
auditor of freight receipts, will spend
the holidays in Wichita.
General Passenger Agent w. J. Black
OF the Santa F'e returned today after
a trip to St. Louis and Chicago.
Mr.. Harry King of the general pas
senger department of the Santa Fe, will
spend Christmas in Kansas City.
Mr.. James Quine of the office of aud
itOr of freight receipts. and Mrs. Quine,
will spend the holidays in Newton.
Miss May Wilson of the auditor of
freight receipts office, left today for
Kansas City to spend the Christmas
holidays.
Miss Bessie Van Amburgh, stenog-
rapher in the office of auditor of freight
receipts of the Santa Fe will spend the
holidays in HOltOn.
Mr.. Lou Bronson of the auditor of
passenger receipts office, left yesterday
for Guthrie, O. T., to spend Christmas
with his brother
Mr.. b A Busicl1 of the office of aud
itor of freight receipts. left today for
Superior, Neb., TO spend Christmas
with relatives.
Mr.. =. c. Houston of the auditor of
freight receipts office. and Mrs. Hous-
ton and daughter, will spend Christmas
in Kansas City.
Miss Eva Ingersou of the office of
auditor of passenger receipts, left yes
terday for Colorado Springs to spend
Christmas with her parents.
Mr.. Edward Wilder, treasurer of the
Santa Fe accompanied by Mrs. Wilder,
left this week for New York and BOs-
ton, to remain three weeks. While in
New York Mr.. Wilder will see to the
closing of the cOmpany's accounts for
the year.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24

terday afternoon in arriving here. The
cause of the delay was an obstreperous
passenger. who desired to board the
train at Waco without showing his
transportation to the gateman.
The Katy has Eateman on every
train and he is required to examine all
transportation of passengers boarding
a train and punch it before the passen-
ger is allowed to board the train.
At Waco a passenger attempted to
board the north bound train, and when
asked for his transportation refused to
show it, claiming the right to enter a
coach and present his transportation to
the conductor or pay a cash fare. The
gateman would not let the man enter
the car and the conductor was lOath to
leave without him, fearing a damage
suit.
Headquarters at Dallas were wired
and asked what should be done. and
the conductor was instructed to allow
the man TO board the train and pro-
ceed. This was done and the general
attorney of the road asked for an Opin-
ion as to whether or not a passenger
could board a car without first pre-
senting the proper transportation to
the gateman.
The attorney rendered an opinion
that it would be proper and legal to re
fuse to allow anyone to board a train
without first showing transportation to
the train gateman and the same being
punched by the official.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FROM LAS VEGAS.

Conductor Barry has been at the bell
cord on Conductor Drury'S passenger
run for a trip or two
The Santa Fe-Pacific Railroad COM
pany have placed 50 new cabooses on
the Flagstaff division of their road.
F. F. Nudge, for eight years with the
AtchisOn at Deming, has gone to El
Paso to take charge of the railroad
yards as general superintendent
c. NJ Kinnaman has gone down to Ell
PasO to take q telegraphic and stem
Ographic position on the White Oaks
road. He was formerly electrician at
the Montezuma hotel.
A. T. Hill and family, from San Mar
cial, are now residents of Albuquerque.
Mr. Hill is one of the oldest and best
engineers on the AtchisOn road, and is
Familiarity called Lon Hill.
H. b. Holt of Las Cruces, who filed
the responsible position of chief clerk
of the last legislative council, has gone
to Ell PaSo to accept a position with the
FL Paso & Northwestern Railroad COM
pany.
J. L. Ward, a conductor off the Atch-
iSOn at Marceline, and J. D. Sutherland,
train dispatcher at the same place, are
in the city Today, the latter is the ac-
credited correspondent of the New York
Dramatic Mirror at the Missouri town.
Conductor Joe Richley reports the
first death on the limited train, on the
Ration mountain, yesterday morning,
that of a dog for whose passage the
bagga geman had not collected the US
ual amount. There was nigh unto an
was broken to the old lady owner of
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FROM NEWTON

The pits in the old roundhouse are
being torn up, preparatory to making
them larger.
Engineer Kissick has reported for
work and is running one of the switch
engines in the yard.
The boilermakers are very busy these
days All of the men are working over
time and extra men have been en-
plOyed.
Joe HiIIyer has been transferred from
the ear department to the rip track.
Dalman has been added to the coach
cleaners
Foreman Tisdale is in Marion today
on a company law suit. Head Machin-
ist Paxton is looking after things in the
house
McCIarren and Ramsey took the 1856
into Florence yesterday They will re-
turn with another goat" which Will go
into the shop here.
The new boiler has been placed in po-
sitiOn and the foundation for the fire
box is being laid. 1t will be ready for
use some time next week.
The big wheel lathe is kept busy
turning down wheels. Yesterday the
first drive wheel that has been turned
down in this city was placed in the
lathe.
The dispatchers have resumed their
old positions, FinfrOck on the second
trick and Merriffeld on the third. w.
BaiIy has gone back to 'Opeka.
The sand drier has been moved into
work. The rest Of the machinery will
arrive in short time The sand is to
put in the engines by means of pneu-
matte machinery.
The maehinists at the back shop are
busy putting in the second boiler in the
boiler room. It is an old one that was
used at Nickerson but has been rebuilt
in the boiler shops in this city. 1t viii
be set up beside the old one.
The smoke nuisance at the round
house seems to be getting worse every
day. The smoke jackets do not carry
off the smoke properly and the house is
filled with steam and smoke. Sunday
one of the men in the shops was over
come by the gas and smoke ana had to
be carried out before he recovered.
The freight business OF the Santa Fe
continues to be good. The traffic is
very heavy and gives employment not
only to the regular men but it gives
practically steady work to all the extra
men. Mondays business was not par
ticularly heavy. yet thirty-seven trains
were made up and sent out of here.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FROM ALBUQUERQUE.

The Santa Fe is tearing up four miles
of track between Ranch3ta and Fall
brook to abandon it.
Santa Fe traffic for the first seven
days Of the month increased p per cent
over the corresponding period last year
The Santa Fe Pacific railroad com
pany have placed thirty-five new ca
booses on the Flagstaff division of their
road
The Santa Fe railroad company now
consumes $50 barrels of Southern Cali
fornia oil daily, and the Southern Pa
cific 350
There is not a sufficient number of
side tracks around the depot at Flag
staff to accommodate the numerous
trains that meet there and that have
to wait on trains. besides such 4 crowd
ed condition is attended with dange~ to
life.
The two engines which We're in the
terrible wreck near Mcclellan station a
short time ago are in the shops of this
city for repairs.
a G. Wells. the general suPerictend-
ent of the Santa i e Pacific and South
ern California railways, reached the
city from the west last night, and is
around among his local friends today.
He reports his wife in good health since
her return from Los Angeles.
r W Cooper. for over nine years
freight and extra passenger conductor
Facific, resigned his position with a
clever record the other day. and came
in from Winslow last 4 ight. stopping at
the Highland house. He viii leave for
his old home at Jennings. La, this
evening
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
KEEP away FRoM CHINA.
a Poor Country for American Rail.
road Men to Go To.

Washington, Dec 24-The first re
port to the state department from
United States Consul General Good
now at Shanghai contains a warning TO
American railroad men not to go to
china for employment. Says he:
THE American only invites starVa-
tiOn who comes here without definite
contract of employment with some rep
utable firm, made before he leaves
America I must advise United States
railway employees that there is at pres
enU no market for their labor in Chi
ma and should more roads be construct
ed there Will be a market only if these
roads are built by Americans"
The consul general says he has had
many inquiries from American railroad
men as to the chance for employment
in China so he describes the small
Chinese railroad system, to show the
hOpelessness of looking in that direc-
tiOu for work.
only two railways are in operation,
with a total mileage of 29315 miles They
employ only p foreigners, Of whom four
are engineers and the managers and
division superintendents- The opera
tives are practically all Chinese, and
The highest salaried natives are the
telegraph operators, at $40 a month.
Engineers get $50 and $50 and train
hands ard trackmen Sc to SO a month.
All of this is in Mexican silver, worth Al
cents gold on the dollar. The roads
are paying Is per cent dividends"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
SPREAD RUIN ABOUT
A Succession of Acetylene Gas
Explosions in Jersey City.

New York. Dec. PA succession OF
explosions at the United States Ace
tel%ne company in Jersey City to-
day, caused the loss of two lives and
100000 damages to the works. The
dead are:
THOMAS FOWLER.
MAX GRIM.
There were only three employees in
the building at the time of the accident
and they had greater or less injuries.
Their names are Fred Burr, Fritz Ep-
sol and Charles White. James Leets.
who was working half a block away.
was badly injured by a piece of the
boiler. A fragment of the boiler tore
the roof from a trolley car some dis
tance away.
It is said that the first explosion was
due to the boilers bursting, and as the
fire spread to the various acid tanks,
there was a succession of deafening re-
ports. Nearby buildings as well as
the Central railroad of New jersey
trestle caught fire. but the losses &ere
not serious in these instances.
The machinery of the local electric
lighting company was affected by the
jar, causing the electric lights in var
iOus buildings to go out.
Max Grim's body was blown through
a window and torn to pieces.
The body of Assistant Engineer Fow-
Ter was found in the ruins of the wreck
ed buildings
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
SUES THE STANDARD
Rival Oil Line Charges Con-
spiracy and Asks Damages.

New York. Dec 24,1-Papers were filed
today in the United States circuit court
in suit brought by the United States
Pipe Line against the Standard Oil com
pany of New York. New York Transit
company Pennsylvania Railroad company.
Delaware, Lackawanna &, Western rail-
road and Erie Railroad company Tide
water Pipe company, National Transit
company. William r. Wardweu, John D.
Rockefeller, William Rockefeller. Henry
H. Rogers. Henry NJ. Flagler. John D
Archbold. O. 3. Jennings and Wesley H.
Tilford- Conspiracy is charged and dam
ages amounting to S653. .446 with interest
and $4,000 as attorneys fees are asked
for.
The Pipe Line alleges that the -conspir-
acy has been in existence since January
1882 and prevents any persons or corDor-
atfons other than the defendants from
storing and transporting oil and conduct
ing operations incident to that business.
This has been done. il is further alleged.
by suits and injunctions and the publica-
tiOn OF defamatOry statements regarding
the United States Pipe Line company re-
fecting upon it's management and imam
ciaI responsibility. and by destroying its
pipes and by inducing employees Of the
company to betray their trust. The de-
PENDANTS in their answers make a gen
eraI denial of the charges and intimate
that the Pipe Line was not organized for
the storing and transporting Of oil as
common carrier.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FRoM La JUNTA.

Fireman Keffer has reported for work
and been assigned to the west end To-
cal.
Engineer Charles Jones is laying off
for a few days, owing to a bruised
knee
Engine S24 is in the shops for a
patch to the throat sheet, a broken &C.
centric strap knocking q big hole in the
sheet.
Conductor William Riley. who has
been punching tickets on the Canon
City run for a couple of months, has
returned to the eastern division and
Work on the new turntable is pro-
permit, but it Will take about month
to complete the enlargement of the pit
and get the new table in shape for
use.
Three more frenen have been noti-
fed to appear for examination after
the holidays. They are William Heir
good B. c. EgnOire and John Murphy.
The Santa F'e are putting in a new
iron bridge over Clay creek. and a force
of labOrers are raising the track for
several miles This is the point where
No. went into the ditch last spring.
Switchman w. c. Hiscock met with
cost him his life but for his presence of
mind. He was working with the crew
on the 273, and while going down the
track to the wood yard a tie was struck
by the foot board, breaking it off, and
but for HiscOck's firm hold on the hand
rail. he would have been thrown be-
meath the engine and ground to pieces.
lie was dragged a considerable dis
tarce and severely bruised and strain
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
FROM WELLINGTON

Fireman George Hilton has gone to
Woodward to hostile for u days.
Mrs. Roy Clements and two children
have arrived from Arkansas City to re-
side here.
Passenger coach No. 146 broke down
yesterday and is in for repairs at the
Santa F'e yards.
The order for Santa Fe passenger en-
gines to run from Purcell to Newton
instead of stopping at Arkansas City
has been made effective.
Santa Fe coach 10. 81 went out on
its regular run after undergoing u
thorough cleansing and overhauIing at
this place.
R D. Brownfield day telegraph op-
orator at the Santa F'e freight depot,
viii visit two or three weeks with his
little son at Astoria, III.
Engine 259 on the passenger train
west Of woodward broke down yester-
day with Engineer O. y. Carpenter and
Fireman Ed Keever Of this city in
charge. Engineer Carpenter had a mar
row escape from injury as his seat
box was torn out of the cab by the
shock. The engine was badly dam
q
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-24
SMOKING OUT JAPS.
Novel Methods of Driving Out
japanese Restaurants
in Denver.

Denver. Dec 24.-The Cooks and
Walters union has declared war upon
the cheap Japanese restaurants re-
Gently opened il this city and is using
every possible method to drive them
out Of business. While the Oriental
restaurant on Larimer street was
crowded, an unknown man threw about
a half pound OF ammonium sulDhide
underneath the table nearest the kitch-
en- door.
Hurrying to the cashiers desk he
paid his bill and deposited another
batch Of the same chemical in front oI
the cigar case. Almost Immediately the
gasses from the ammonium filed the
place and everyone present was forced
to seek the open air to escape the
strangling stencil liberated from the
chemical. The man who played the
trick was soon lost in the crowded
streets.
Later somebody threw quantity Of
chloride of lime in the open doorway
F Obi. manager Of the restaurant,
said he believed the acts were i1stgat-
ed by the union