The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-09
KEWEENAW co.
EAGLE HARBoR.

r. X. Goodell Houghton, visited he
weenaw on Thursday and Friday OF last
week, interviewing the several township
treasurers OF the county in the interest
OF the several large land owners he rep
resents.
The tax roll 10 now in the hands OF the
township treasurer. William p. Haley
and persons desiring to pay taxes can
find Mr.. Raley at his Office at all times.
The Manitou Island and Gull Rock
light keepers arrived here on Saturday
last, one day earlier in December than
they arrived last season. Messrs. Smith
and Finley departed on Sunday for their
homes at Detroit and Alpena respec-
lively.
John Kane. who has been employed
this summer on the steamer r. G. Stew
art, came home on Saturday. last. He
Intends remaining here this winter and
will return to Duluth in the spring to re-
enter the employ OF Captain Flynn.
A large number OF boats are still run
ming on Lake Superior, Notwithstanding
the lateness OF the season.
COPPER FALLS.
DR.. Whitmarsh has fitted up an Office
in the same building as the mine Office
where he can be called by telephone. AS
the doctor sleeps in the building he can be
reached at all hours OF the night.
CENTRAL.
An entertainment will be given at the
school hail here Christmas Eve. An ex-
cellent program is being prepared by
local talent and the success attending
those in the past makes it almost un-
necessary 10 say that most pleasant
time can be counted on. by those who
will attend.
DR.. MacRae and sister made a flying
visit to Calumet on Saturday last.
Mrs. Youell went to Osceola on Thurs
day last to be present at an operation
performed on her daughter Mabel for
appendicitis. The operation was per-
formed by Drs, Lawbaugh and MacRae
and it vas highly successful. The
patient is stopping with her sister Mrs.
William Harris and is doing nicely,
W. Gilbert, light-keeper OF Bete-de-Gris
bay, has removed his family to this place
where they will reside for the winter.
EAGLE RIVER.
Mr.. f. A. Osgood OF Chicago, who has
been visiting at the Gatiss residence
since Thanksgiving, left for his home
today. He will remain day or two in
Red Jacket on his way to Chicago.
Emanuel Broad. Jr., an old Keweenaw
boy, left Calumet on Wednesday for the
Klondike. A large number have asked
him to write them when he arrives there,
40 many in fact that il he endeavored to
comply with their wishes he would have
no time to search for gold. 80 he will send
an occasional letter to the NEWS for pub
LEGATION which no doubt will be just as
interesting as II sent to each individual.
County Treasurer Bolley has received
and is busy pasting up and distributing
the notices OF land for sale for taxes OF
1895 The hearing in the tax cases will
take place at the January term of court
and the sale will take place in May next.
The quiet OF our sequestered burg was
broken on Monday last by a runaway.
The principal figure in it being the horse
owned by Abraham Roberts which took
a notion, while passing the cemetery,
that the pace he was going was too slow.
30 kicking the thills to pieces he became
disengaged from the sleigh and the gait
he got down to from there home, broke
all recent records OF Eagle River horse
flesh.
Miss Emma Sibilsky was at Calumet
last week attending the funeral OF
the child OF her brother August.
This burg, not to be outdone by the
sister villages Of the county. will give an
entertertainment at the Eagle River
school house on Christmas night. All
the local talent will take part and a
pleasant evening is promised all who
attend.
Notice.
Richard Raey has moved his class to