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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Old Age 10 Selfish.

A lady residing in a quiet village In
Suffolk used to take an interest In a very
aged couple who were spinning out the
last thread Of life In DARBY and Joan"
fashion, seated on either side OF their fire.
place. She often paid them visit to cheer
them MP. The old man had been ailing,
and at last day came when the visitor
found only one chair occupied. Darby
was not in his usual place.
"Where is your husbandr"
"well, mum, he be gone at last"
"Ob, I'm so sorryi That Is very sad for
You, said the lady, seeking to find words
OF consolation.
eyes, mum, IL be sad, replied the old
woman, "but, then, you see, be were fear
fully in the way of the oven."-Pearson's
Weekly
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14
Hancock Club Solicit
ing Committee Meet
With Success
At the Hands of Business Men
Nea, sum Realized to Help Bring the
Club to n Focus-Houghton's In
Line for He-organixation.

The soliciting committee appointed Ia
solicit funds for the purpose OF putting a
baseball team in the field to represent
Hancock this summer. called on a mum.
Der OF our business men yesterday and
met with good success, the COMMITTEES
being received courteously and quite a
sum was realized. The committee have
not COMPLETED their work yet and it il
thought by the time all the business men
and enthusiasts have been called upon
enough money will have been subscribed
to warrant putting in the field an excep-
tonally strong team. There ia consider
able talk at Houghton OF reorganizing
their team OF last season, and the Han
cocks have given up all hope OF securing
players from that place and in conse-
quence are MAKING arrangements to get
few players from outside, as it is
thought positions can be secured here
for three or four players, should they be
needed. The number OF men needed from
outside will depend entirely upon the
showing the local men make when thew
90 out to practice, which will probably
be some day next week. Much more en-
thusiasm Is being shown in Hancock
than there has been for the past three or
four years, and the business men are de-
srous OF Hancock being represented by
the team OF the state OF Superior. Man
lager Hooking promises to do all in his
power to bring the team up to high
standard OF excellence and il hard work
will do it he will surely succeed. The
committee expect to complete their work
OF soliciting by tomorrow.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

raneemsnts are in progress to open the
4 ssson e. Hancock, when it IL expected
susy will meet ateam IRON Baraga. The
aa.s OF the game has not yet been fixed,
as the organization at Baraga has not
yet Deem completed. The Hancock team
rs now ready for all engagements and
would IKE to hear from any Of the Upper
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

A teacher in one of our up town schools
asked one Of her little pupils one day,
"Wbat Is a valleys" The youngster I'm
mediately responded, "a place where IL
lies grow" A few moments later, when 1t
became his turn to respond again, she ask
ed him, "whas IL desert" whereupon
he promptly answered, IA place where
fruit grows" which proves the impor-
tanoe OF association with the unbudding
mind. New Orleans Times-D Democrat. 81
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Mr.. A. f. Leopold, assistant general
manager OF the L. S. & l.. M. Transit
Co., who has been calling on the business
men oil the copper country the past week,
departed yesterday afternoon for Chica-
60 On Sunday the Peerless one OF the
steamers OF the aboye company is expect.
ed TO arrive at Portage Lake ports heav-
lily laden with freight for our merchants
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

The Harmony club of Houghton, gave
another pleasant dancing party last
evening at the Armory opera house
which was quite we'll attended. Weis-
miller's orchestra furnished the music, to
which the young folks danced the light
fantastic until morning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Fred Frances has a force OF men at
work making an addition to Wendell &
Shulte's store, and the work is being
pushed as rapidly as possible. Mr.. W.
d. Roberts, who owns the property, in
tends to put in new fronts in both the
storerooms occupied by Wendell & Shuttle
and M. Funkey.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Mr.. j. M. Jestela. having sold out his
saloon business, will give his entire time
to the cigar business in which he has
associated himself with Mr.. Michael
Brustmaker in the manufacture OF the
Leader.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

The Ishpeming fire department will
have their headquarters at the Miller
House, Houghton. during the firemen's
tournament, as they have already Sc
cured those quarters.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Mr.. James c. Thompson, local agent
Tor the Anchor & Western line of boats,
has opened up his Office for the seasons
business. Mr.. Thompson expects one of
his boats to arrive here on Sunday or
Monday and also one from Detroit by
Thursday OF next week.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

LosT-A bunch OF keys between the
Quincy hall and Hancock. Finder please
leave same at w. A. Washburn's store,
and receive reward.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14


Professor George Williams has sue
feeded in interesting enough Houghton
people to guarantee his conducting q
class in physical culture there. The
CLASSES are held each evening in the dance
nall in the old Sheldon homestead, and
ara made up OF some OF the best people Of
tne county seat. The classes were started
- Monday evening and up to this time
some thirty people have joined them,
iand the Indications are that there will
be still larger number. The professor
understands the teaching Of physical cul-
ture thoroughly and will meet with good
successes. Some OF Houghton's PROBES
sional men are taking the course, and 1t
said to be amusing to see them 60
Through their exercise. Some OF them
worked 30 hard the first night OF the
Glasses that they have since been unable
70 attend to business. These are said to
De rather severe cases and It will take
some time to put them in fighting trim.
Alter the classes are over. boxing and
wrestling in the different styles is in
du ged in. When the course at Houth-
ton has been completed an effort will be
made to have the professor start classes
at Hancock. There are quite few peo-
PIE here who took the exercises under the
erection Of Sonny Dwyer, and are per-
ectly willing and anxious to 60 through
Tue work again under Professor Will
Jams.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

A movement Is on foot at lshpeming to
organize ball team and it is expected
within another week the organization
Till be completed. With teams at Bar
Aea, lshpeming. Marquette and Esca-
|naoa the copper country teams will have
little difficulty in securing games. Ar
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Messrs. Len.Cheney and Irving Telling,
two of the popular travelling men max
ing this district, are again in the copper
country calling on the trade.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Messrs. W. E. Tyler, OF the c.. M. &
st. p. and &. ID. Hubbard, OF the d., s.
s. & A., called on Portage Lake business
men yesterday in the interests OF their
roads
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Mr.. Roy Covert, assistant manager OF
the Hotel Northwestern, is confined to
his bed with severe attack OF quincy
sore throat.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

A marriage license was issued yesterday
permitting William ]. Barrett and Annie
Clever, OF Calumet, to marry.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Mr.. C. Dominick, diamond and jewel.
~ salesman from New York, is transact
ING business in Hancock.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Mr.. Andrew Kautn went to Calumet
yesterday to attend the funeral OF lit
tie nephew who died on Monday last.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Mr.. W. ]. Light, OF the Tamarack CO.
operative store, transacted business at
the county seat yesterday afternoon.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-14

Tomorrow evening Hoyt's greatest
success ga Bachelors Honeymoon" will
be presented at the Armory opera house
for the first time, That the company is
good one is assured by the following
taken from Minneapolis paper:
"No organization has created better
Impression in Minneapolis and st. Paul
THAN did this farce comedy company
when last seen there in ga Bachelors
Honeymoon" The play is effectively
bright, naturally developed. and the
climaxes are strong and funny to the
highest degree. The company have
lachieyed great success on their western
"Trip, and the personnel OF the organiza-
ton remaing intact good performance
ought to be the result, and a good at
tendance should be their deserved re-
ward.
Mr.. Stapleton has written delightful
comedy, farcial in many ways, but still
legitimate and natural. His thesis is
that in these fin de steele days one natu-
rally turns to the theater for amusement,
adopting this slogan for his motto, "To
laugh is to live" He has involved SER
les OF complications and bright dialogue,
invested his characters with natural and
creative tendencies. placed in those char
|acters capable and good actors, and the
result is q humorous Theatrical perform-
ance which it is a pleasure to remember
The cast will include George F. Nash,
Vella Mcleod, Virginia jackson, Nita
Sykes, Phyllis Ashcom. Florence Milford,
Robert Patton Gibbs. Horace Thrum and
Others. John T. Sullivan. the star, occu-
pies leading position on the American
stage and for years was one OF Froh.
mans leading comedians"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
Miss Clara Ambrose entertains
with u "culled" cake walk tonight.
Mrs. Fred Rochester entertained
the Pedro Club Tuesday evening.
Fairfield County
Visited bv Destructive Cyclone Sat
urday Evening.

Fairfield County was visited by
very destructive cyclone last
Saturday evening, which while 1t
only lasted about three minutes,
destroyed hundred Of dollars worth
of property. The Lancaster Gazette
says the cyclone struck about two
miles west of Hamburg on Satur-
day evening last and cut swath
about three hundred yards wide
for a distance of about a mile, then
IL jumped mile and struck again.
Itdestroyed trees by the dozens,
blew down fences and tore fodder
shocks to pieces. Eight acres of
shocked corn belonging to John
Hyde was distributed over the
surrounding country. 1t blew
down hay stacks, straw piles
chimney tops, and leveled barns,
outhouses and other buildings. 1t
was the worst storm that has ever
visited that vicinity and was u
veritable cyclone of the wild
western type.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
wARHAs COST sleo, 900, 900.
Expenditures Far Prom Ended and
No One Knows When They viii
Diminish.

The completion of the treasury
returns for October leaves the net
cost of the Spanish war up to the
present time about 100000, 900
This results obtained by deducting
from the entire cost of the military
and naval establishments since the
beginning of March the cost upon
a peace basis as indicated by the
expenditures of previous years.
The estimated expenditure on
account of the war up to the close
Of August was $ll5,OOO,O0O, and
September and October have added
about SAC, 100000 more. The drafts
of the war department during the
last two months were 1924, 4,643,374
In September and $22,s95,O0O in
October
The drafts of the navy depart
ment were $7,23l,2l9 during Sept,
and $6,3l5,O00 during October.
These items aggregate about $780,
100000, Of which about $l5,OOO,OO0
would have been incurred In time
of peace and without extraordinary
military preparations.
The expenditures on account of
the war are far from ended. how
ever, and the treasury officials
have no basis for judgment as to
when they will diminish.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10


The exhibitions OF hypno.ism and
mind rea ling tests at the Opera
House last Thursday and Friday
nights by Boone were witnessed by
large crowds. the exhibitions giving
general satisfaction.
Mr.. Lee Grove recently employed
as a typo on the Lancaster Demo-
crat has returned to Logan. A
recent change in the management
of that journal also caused q
change in the working force.
Our Editorial force following a
tedious week of laborous work took
q day off aud visited the capital
city Sunday to witness the big
demonstration given In honor of
the home coming of the 4th o. ".
1. from Porto Rico.
Thad l.. Allen one OF the aged
(?) pensioners of the Ohio State
Journal went up to Columbus Sat.
urday I" draw his monthly stipend.
When it comes to stepping up to
the "pie counter" Thsd generally
"gets there" with both feet.
The annual inspection of the
Athens, New Straitsville, Monday
Creek and Snow Fork branches of
the @. II. v. & T. Ry., is being
made to-day. Tomorrow the
officials will make the run over the
River Division. The inspection
party Is in charge of chief engineer
Sheldon.
Travelling Sewing Machine men
may sell you sewing machine,
but when they are gone and your
machine is not what it is represent
ed To be, you can not find them to
make 1t good. Henry l.utz is a
resident of Logan and will sell you
reliable machine as cheap as you
can buy elsewhere, and II it gets
out of repair he 10 here to make
good his promise.
While in the capital city this
week we had the pleasure of visit.
ing the Photographic and art studio
of our former fellow-townsman
Mr.. j. d. McLain. We are pleased
TO say that MIR. McLain ia comfort
ably situated over on west Broad
street and il fast making friends in
his new home. In a conversation
with him he requested US to say
that he would be pleased to meet
all of his Logan friends and that
when they visited the city to drop
in. The West Broad straet electric
car line pass his studio every three
minutes. Another Logan boy who
went to Columbus and who has
engaged In business and is doing
well and whom we met in our
travels over the city is Mr.. Gus
Wejland son Of our fellow-town
man N. j. Weiland the jeweler.
Gus Is in the grocery business and
is located in the same block with
pho tOgrapher McLain.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
The Logan
Natural Gas Company Acquires New
Territory.

A special from Lancaster to the
Press Post says:
A deal of the greatest import in
natural gas circles has been consum-
mated here, when the Buckeye Gas
company the oldest company in the
Sugar Grove field, sold out to the
Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Com
pany for consideration of about two
hundred thousand dollars. Judge
Hamlin, of Smithport, Pa, and Mr..
s. A. Wheeler, of Buffalo, N. Y, two
prominent members of the Logan
organization, were here in the in
terests of the deal. The capital stock
of the Buckeye is three hundred
thousand dollars, the principal own.
ers being Messrs. Il. @. and J. B.
Bradley, of New York. By this late
transaction, ten producing wells,
from which the towns of Sugar
Grove, Stoutsville and Circleville,
have been Supplied for several years
are turned over to the Logan COM
pany, who now have tull control Of
the Buckeye, whose old name will
be retained, however, with its chief
office at Circleville, where Mr.. 8. A.
Wheeler, " no was elected treasurer
and secretary of the new organiza-
tion, will be located.
Pres. P. w. Lupher and Secretary
and treasurer Stanley G. Townsend,
of the Logan company, Will still re-
tain their offices here. The controll-
ing members Of the Logan are II. N.
Barnsdall, of Bradford, Pa: B. U.
Hamlin and III. III. Hamlin, of
Smithport, Pa and s. A. Wheeler, of
Buffalo N, Y.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
Light Fingered Gentry Visit Logan.

The bold, bad burglar made his
debut in our midst last Tuesday
evening, entering the residence of
W.. Cowell and securing pocket
book containing about $4.00. Two
stories are out as to how he was
seen, one being that he entered the
house while the family were at
supper and was discovered by the
domestic employed at the Cowell
home. Another is that Mrs, ,Cowell
and the girl went up street shopping
and returning the girl run into the
man as she stepped into the house.
The girl, we are Informed, failed to
recognize the man.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
HE GOT THE TROUSERS
The Adventure of II New Yorker in Porto
Rican Store.

The Adventure of II aNew-Yorker in u Porte o
Rican Store.
1t became necessary, says staff
correspondent of New York paper,
writing from Porto Rico, that should
seek another hahitation than the
trousers l wore. They simply were
untenable, because of three week 8
severe horseback riding. So enter
ed store where the merchant sat in
a chair, half asleep.
"Bueno, dios2" he said, not open
ing his eyes.
"Buenos Ayres," / responded
He shivered slightly and opened his
one eye.
Una camisaf" he said.
"Pocatapelt." l answered.
"GivroP" he said. Calzadcillos2 p
"No," l responded. "Timbucto,,
Singalese.
Both of his eyes were opened by
this time and he carefully rolled two
cigarettes, one for himself and the
other for himself, while l treated
myself to cigar.
"Majado," he ventured, "mucha
aqua.
Isl Senior, Broncho, Himalaya,
Nevada"
We were getting along iamously
but he seemed uneasy and went out
to consult friend.
They soon returned and regarded
me strangely.
"Bandera?" said the proprietor.
"Sierra, Pocahontas, Indiana" |
smillinkly answered.
The two men fell into each other Is
arms, then disappeared around the
corner for half an hour, evidently
hoping | would steal what I wanted
and go away. Returning ard plainly
disappointed at finding me still in
the store, they invited me by signs
to join them in glass of brandy
Finally ! became desperate.
"Oh, thou hound" l exclaimed
descendant of the squat and subtle
Moor; thou decadent of the lordly
and original Carib, gereo, compre
hendo, observeo |" and I majestically
revolved, exposing to his full view
the rent bosom OF my trousers.
why in--didn't you say you
wanted pants?" he said.
had been talking to an imported
Few York salesman all this time.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
PAWNED A NAVY
Ridiculous End to Hawmrs Attempt

Ridiculous End TO Hnwnii's Attempt to
Annex Sanon.
The Kanaka kingdom bears the
unique distinction OF being the only
nation that eyer pawned it's navy.
Few of the natives Of Hawaii will
long for the opera bouffe days OF King
Kalakaua or regret the passing Of the
puppet king and his throne. During
one OF his visits to San Francisco
Kalakaua was taken to the Mare Is.
land navy yard where he was greatly
impressed by the gunboats belonging
to the Unit States. For years he
had been king with III the neces-
sary pomp, but he at once realized
that there had all along been void
which he could only fill by having Il
navy.
He determined to have one aud be-
fore the sun had set had purchased
merchant vessel. He had her towed
to the Union iron works where her
sides plated with heavy iron. Then
he sent to Honolulu for crew, and
when the men arrived gorgeous uni
forms were made for them and they
put on board the vessel.
For long time Kalakaua had look
ed upon the Samoan islands with
covetous eyes. One day he called
the officers Of his navy before him
and bade them sail for Apia to an
mex those islands to the Hawaiian
kingdom.
1t was long voyage for inexperi-
enced sailors. When the navy ar.
rived it was ragged, hungry and
thirsty. The officers OF the Hawaiian
navy were feted, the crew was made
drunk and all were guests of honor.
No mention was made OF the cause
of the visit Of the navy, and months
flew by before the true mission of
the Hawaiians was known. When
the real object Of their mission was
discovered, the Samoaus were indig-
nant and the Kanakas narrowly es-
capped massacre.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
Marion.

EDITOR DEMoCRAT:-As we have
seen nothing in the paper from this
''neck 20 the woods" Tor some time,
and fearing the old correspondent
probably has enjoyed too much
prosperity and therefore has with
drawn from public notice we
thought to write few lines as
news.
Sam Wolfof Junction City, Perry
Co, representing the Bent Works
OF that place, was here and at Lo.
gan this week, measuring lumber,
and settleing up accounts for labor
etc. Wolf and Mowery have been
moving their saw.mill from A.
Palmers farm to Dowlers farm in
No. 8 school district.
Horace Blackston ia going to
move from the Abe Beery farm
which is owned now by Mahala
Derr, over on Dave Millers farm.
Dave has been repairing his house
with a new roof, and making all
things ready. Horace has moved
so often that his chickens when
they see anything out of the regu lar
routine of affairs, come up and lay
down and put up their legs to have
them tied.
Wash Frazure is giving his barn
new roof.
Dave Wolf, I. Blosser and Abe
Mowery nave been hauling corn
from near Bremen where they get
1t out of the field for 90 cents per-,
bushel, protection prices of course.
Wright Weaver who has been
suffering for quite a while from q
crushed foot which he got over at
Webb Summit while he was un.
loading some heavy car timber, is
We are glad to say improv-
ing, but is not able to walk yet
without crutches.
Chas. Nunemaker is gong to
move down on the VIM. England
farm In the spring. He has bought
the farm and expects to resort
thither. We regret to lose such
good men from our Tp., but such Is
life in Marion.
We would caution people that
travel the road from Logan to Bre-
men when they get ON the heads OF
Old-town creek above Dave Wolfs,
to not be mistaken and think that
a mite of the promised prosperity
has fallen in our locality aud that
new machine shop is being built
up in the hollow toward the old
Dunkard church 1t is only Dave
Wolf repairing his saw mill boiler.
The Democrat meeting at No. 6
on the 26th Of October was sue.
cess, Petit and Wright done un-
usually we'll and a more attentive
crowd IL has never been our priyi-
lege to witness,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
IN SOCIETY.

Mr.. j. w. Campbell of Riverdale
on last Saturday was the recipient
OF very neatly planned surprise
when about twenty of his friends
called at his home to help him cele-
brate his 36th natal anniversary.
He was presented with a handsome
set of cups and saucers, Miss Anna
Campbell Of Union Furnace max
ing the presentation. During the
evening the merry crowd were
served with a bountiful lap supper.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10
Probate Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that the following
Accounts and Vouchers have been filed In
the Probate Court of Hooking County, Ohio,
for hnai settlement benjamin Il. 0'Neili
guardian OF Caiharine Suraden and the same
Will come ON for hearing on the Goth day OF
November 1898 at 10 O'Clock, a. m. or as soon
thereafter as may be convenient.
j. b. RIAS0N,
Nov. III S-w. Probate Judge.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-11-10

Mrs. l.. McGill one the promi-
nent workers in Rathbone circles
here who was a recent Chicago, Ill,
visitor has returned home. Mrs.
McGill witnessed the Peace Jubilee
cermOnies and also while in the
Windy city visited the numerous
lodges of the Rathbone Sisters
learning their methods which she
will introduce in her home order.