The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-14
MICHIGAN
THEATER PROJECT HANGS FIRE
Meeting Held at Observation-Disclosures
College of Mines.

Meeting Held at Houshton-MlchIgan
College of Mines.
HOUGHTON, MICH-Those interested
in a project to build a theater in Hough-
ton met to discuss the question. They are
determined that Houghton shall have a
playhouse, but the question now at issue
Is whether 1t shall be a theater alone or
a combination theater and armory. The
ma jority at the meeting favored the for
mer proposition. Many declare, however.
1t would be better to drop the theater
project and use the money toward the
building Of a large ice rink, which Is
needed, for Houshton has no suitable
place in which hockey matches can be
held.
James Mclaughlin and Lucinda Meuser,
charged with being accessories In the
burning Of the general store Of John Nc
Laughlin at StanWood a month ago, have
been released from custody
The attendance at the Michigan College
of Mines this year is larger than it has
been since the founding of the school. The
registration last year was 1854, and that
for this year is 191, or a 20 per cent in
crease. or those registered this year,
sixty mine are from the upper peninsula,
as against fifty last year. The lower
peninsula has sixtyfour this year, as
against fifty -four last year, and the out
size llly-elSlL lnlS year as against Sixty
last year. Almost every state in the
union is represented, and there is one stu
dent from a foreign land, Robert Hutch
inson Anderson Of Southerton, Kirkcaldy,
Scotland. Charles Dwight Avery and
Edwin j. Corl come from Minneapolis and
Arthur William Thomas from Austin,
Mimi
The coal famine is not the only famine
from which Houghton is suffering, for
!, &c, oil, to- 81,
Of common labor. TO relieve the situa-
ton, men have been imported from Duluth
anu other lake ports. Already fifty have
been brought in, with more arriving by
every boat. The shortage is due to un-
favorable conditions in building last
spring, lack Of steady employment for
transient labor, and general activity al
over the country. The average wage fol
day laborers about Houghton Is ST. anC
on the docks as high as so cents an hour
has been offered common labor.
Rev. E. Vending Hastings Of Chicago
has accepted call to become pastor OF
the Presbyterian congregation in Hough.
ton.
Patrick Driscoll. 10 years old. who fel
from a tramway at the Copper Range Goa
docks Oct and was SO seriously injured
that his death was expected, will recover
MENOMINEE, MICH.-In view Of the
coal strike, Ferdinand c.. Nowack, a Goa
dealer, is trying an experiment. In the
yards of Mr.. Nowacks establishment there
are at least sixty tons of screenings
the greater per cent of which is pure Goa
| dust. 1t has been demonstrated that thi:
coal dust, when mixed with a certain
grade Of clay, and compressed into con
venient shapes. makes a satisfactory fuel
| Mr.. Nowack has secured some Of this ella.
and has been experimenting with it TO
some time. He feels that this new fue
will prove popular as the price will b.
| low compared with the price of COAL
Crawford & Sons the lumber and sawmil
| firm of Cedar River, expect to build
logging road to run west from Cedar Riv
er toward Spalding, through a very valu
able tract Of cedar and henlock timber
The right of way has been surveyed an
staked out and the construction will prob
ably commence next spring.
While hunting in the vicinity Of Jane
| Hills farm, five miles north, John e
Herson came upon a human skull, prob
ably that of some hunter who was sho
and died in the woods. Another theor
advanced is that of suicide. The corone
has been notified and will make a minut
examina ton.