The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-02
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A. Resident of That Lo-
cality Finds a Man
Almost Frozen.
started From Lake Linden
Exhausted In His Auemps 60
Brave the storm.

Mr.. Thompson, the lightning rod man
tells story of an experience he ana
friend had IN the snow storm al las
Mo- day. They drove from Dollar Bay
20 this city by way OF Lake Linden ia
the worst part OF the storm and on the
way they found man Tying in the snow
exhausted AMI who would no doubt
have died from the cold had they not
explained that he was walking from
Dollar Bay TO Calumet in search of work,
The storm was 30 bad that he could
hardly see the road, although it did not
bother him great deal until he left Lake
Linden and began to climb the hills. He
plodded along as best he could until he
was completely exhausted an fell by the
roadside. When Mr.. Thompson and his
be in faint and was numb ON the
cold. They persuaded him 10 get up
aud helped him on 70 Florida where he
was taken care Of He was frost bitten
awful experience. but has to thank his
lucky stars that someone came along in |
time to help him. Mr.. thompson said |
that it was the coolest ride he had ever
had and an experience he does not care
90 try again.
Manner & Hunts bus line to Red Jacket
is filing want and in consequence it is
being literally patroniEod by Laurium
people. The bus makes the various
trains promptly on time.
W. s. Smeed. the Laurium furniture
dealer and undertaken, has one of the
finest stores in the city. he has recently
added some new stock and says business
iD the furniture line is very good.
The uastion OF annexing the addition.
al territory, proposed some time ago, to
the village OF Laurium will be again sub
United TO the county board at their reg. =.
uiar meeting next Tuesday. The resolu-
ton was submitted at a former meeting,
but was returned by the supervisors with
TO have petitions sent in be-
fore action would be taken. Since that
time the resolution az passed by the
common council has been posted up !.
about the city ard petitions asking the
board to act fayorably on the resolution
have been widely circulated among the >:
property holders in the districts to be
added to the village. Without exception :
h. se petitions have been signed by the :,
Interested parties and although there :.
ARE few who object to the addition, for
he most part the property holders in
he territory to be annexed are anxious b
% come into the corporation. The terri Il
,ory to be annexed IL the third, fifth, z
'iXth and seventh additions to the viii o
age and comorise a lot OF property 81
: hich will more than double the eize Of Il
he village and will make 1t about as il
arge IA any corporation IN the county. ir
The attraction at the Superior rink in g
-aurium this evening will be the r5ce be- p
ween Albert Davey and ID. N. Morrison, p
he champion. Morrison Ia confident Y
NV hN Nhh tO nuCu OCttcF III Tue
um rink than he did in the Pavilion 10
Red Jacket and promises to surprise the
boys little In this EVENINGS race. he u
rave an exhibition at the rink last night.
The band will be present this evening ). :
md furnish musIc. The races to take VI
place on Friday night are attracting q y
rood deal OF attention and promise to y
Ne we'll attended. u
Although II 10 fully ak weeks from the
time Of the choosing OF the village off,
: ,rs FOR another year, there is already
considerable talk OF the election and sew.
sra' Lanes haye been brought up for the n
various Offices ia the municipality. Elec. q,
tiohs in Laurium, and particularly vii n
age elections. are always wa-m ones -
sud full Of interest.