The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-13
MICHIGAN

! MICHIGAN T.. .'
"kNockING" THE EARTHQUAKE
Scott of Hancock Village Says They Had
the Real Thing.
HANCOCK, MICH-While many resi-
dents are a-gunning for the correspondent
who sent out a sensational story about the
earthquake disturbance Of last Friday
night A. ]. Scott, president Of the village,
Is looking for these who insist on knock
ing" the earthquake.
. Many insist that the alleged seismic
disturbance was due to an airblast in the
Quincy mine, as happened once before.
AS a matter of fact, the violent shaking up
was not due to an airblast, but Is attrib-
uted to the bursting of a. supporting pillar
In one of the levels of the mine a mile be-
low surface.
President Scott believes both of these
theories untenable in the light Of circum-
stances and common sense. He insists
nothing but an earthquake could have so
shaken not only Hancock and Houghton,
out the country for at least two miles
around :
Ia ike to know who it is that is
knocking our earthquake" said Mr.. Scott.
mere is no doubt it was an earthquake.
Inc men down in the mine say they no.
ticed little disturbance. Well, the dis
turpance on the surface was noticed all
over Hancock and Houghton and as far
away as Dollar Bay on the east and
Swedetown on the west. Now do Won SIM
pose that if there had been an airbast in
Ine 1orty-ninth level in the Quincy suf-
Hcleht 10 create all that excitement on the
surface 1t would have made only slight
assurance in the mine? The fortv-
hlntn level Is a mile below the surfa &C
ana any blast occurring at that place with
lotce enough to shake the SURROUNDING
country would kill all the men in the :Tnine
ana blow every shaft-house to l1inedon
coihe. O1e course it was an earthouake !,
BESSEMER, MlCH.-Carlisle Jones ond
MIKE Shea, young sports of the town
were 1anoed IN jail last night on a charge
VI forging due bills Of the Ashland Iron
ana steel company in various amounts
ana cash1ng them with merchants and
saloonmen. Complaint was made by Abe
e1oe a clothier, who is caught fol-
4Io5. John Scavardan and Baptiste Ged.
do' saloonkeepers, lost $50 and s35 re-
spectlvely, and no doubt several more
business men are in the same boat though
they prefer to keep still about it. Shea
was t1mekeeper at the Valley mine. which
gave MIN special facilities for operating
thas Kind of game and Jones acted as
ms confederate to dispose of the forged
due bills. Both were caught at Hurle,
last night and brought here. Shea.
orother who is captain at the VALLEY
NINE, immediately went bail for him. bu1
as soon as ne was at large he skipped
but was caught at Wakefield.
CALUMET, MIcH-Before a large audi
ence of Modern Woodmen Charles e
Whalen, national lecturer of the order
oenVered an address in favor of read
Justment. Lieutenant Governor w. A
Northcott of Illinois, head consul of tn,
society, was to have addressed the gath
| erlng, but the illness of Governor Yate
prevented-The Chinese Freemasons O
the copper country held reunion. Ho]
Sing, the highest ranking Freemason O
the Chinese order in the middle west, wa
| present and helped initiate several new
members. The copper country chapter i
| one of the strongest in the country.-Th
Calumet & Michipicoten Mining compan
has been organized by local men, VIII
| will develop a mining property In tn
| Michipicoten district.-Dr. Victor Caro- O
| Temple Bne Jesarun of Milwaukee wa
in Calumet and organized a regular Jew
ish congregation.
! ISHPEMING, MICH.-The management
of a local orchestra lis defendant in
| damage suit that is arousing great in
! terest. One night recently two youn
women of the city appeared at a no
! given under the auspices of the orchestra
After they had been there for some tim
and the hall was full of dancers, tn
management informed the girls that thei
presence was undesirable, that thei
regulations were bad, and that they mus
4 = 1,,%
instituted suit, alleging defamation c
character. 1t is held by the plaintiffs
attorney that no one can be exclude
from a public dance as long as he or sh
| is orderly.
MARQUETTE, MlcH.-The editors {
the Munising News and the Munisin
Republican have been business and polit
ical enemies and at swords points &c
some time, and two suits for damages
the result. Editor Holden of the New!
charging libel, has instituted proceeding
for 81, 900 each against Editor Baldwin {
the Republican and Village Marsha
Thornton, who, on the serving of writs {
capais,~ have been put under bonds Th
particular article complained OF was
communica ton written by Thornton an
published over his signature In the Re
publican.
IRONWOOD, MlCH.-A jury in justic
court has upheld the principle of corpora
punishment in the public schools. An II
year-old boy named Fink, who has bee
causing trouble at school, was severed
whipped by the teacher, and on com
planning to his father the latter caused
warrant to be issued for the instructor
It was shown by the teacher that tn
bow had been punished as he deserve
and the jury promptly returned Verdlt
of no cause for action.
IRON MOUNTAIN, MlCH.-Willia1
Crago, assistant mining engineer OF tn
Aragon mine at Norway, has been ar
pointed mining. engineer for the 1ro
properties of the steel trust in the Cryst;
Fails district. He. is a graduate of tn
Michigan college of mines.
NEW COUNTY OFFICERS
MINNESOTA
| HUBBARD-w. NJ Kemerer, auditor (rep.
Will Fox (dem.). treasurer; T. {. Myers (rep.
, register: Dan Petrie (dem.), sheriff; f. NJ she
herd Judge; D. r. Bradford (rep.), SUPER
tendent; L. W: Bills Gep.) attorney; comm Snan
third district J. ". johnson (rep.); fifth di
! trict, s. A. Hanson (dem.l
CONGRATULATIONS, George l.. Taylor; trea
urer j. III. Stuverud sheriff. John Brown; reg
!, ter J. E. Bendick; judge, ]. F. Martin; attorne
]. J. McCaughey: coroner r: n. harrisoh' ger
Tonor. suDarintendcut. e, U. Wilson; COun