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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-02-06
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
A WESTERN PARADISE.
Santa Catalina mt It's Hest ana Gay
est-Evening View \. Very
Strangely Stage-Like.

II Is In winter and spring that Santa
Catalina is most attractive, thanks to
the active competition OF over 400 dis
tnct varieties of plants and wild flow
era But "the season" is the period
from June to October. and then It is
that ife at Avalon axes on an aspect
Of gayety equal to that of the most
popular eastern watering places. Wis
itors from the north and from the in.
land cities, says the Fourth ack News
,throng the broad verandas, and the es-
planade: the surface o. the bay IL
alive with fishing and pleasure craft
baIners dot the beach, and every form
OF outdoor amusement Is In full swing.
Early In the season model tent city
springs up. providing accommodations
for those whose tastes incline them to
the comparative freedom of camp life.
In the evening thousand electric
lights shed their glow over a scene
strangely stage-iike in setting and ar
rangement. and to which the music of
the band lends an added spell. And so II
comes that Catalina is styled "a Magic
ISLE" IAN Enchanted ISLE" terms that
to the uninitiated may sound a bit fan
ciful, but which no one who has ex-
perienced its delights will hold az mis-
applied.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
BIG MEETING.
HOughtOn County Agricultural
Society Will Hold One.

The Houghton County Agricul-
tural society will hold big meet
ing in the city hall, Hancock, on the
afternoon of March 11th. To it are
invited all persons 10 Houghton,
Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon
counties who may be interested in
agriculture or kindred pursuits.
1t is the purpose OF the society to
make this meeting one which will
stir up the interest of the farmers
OF the district in the Improvement
of agricultural conditions in the
district. For this purpose there
will be present number of speakers.
One speaker OF note on agricultural
topics may be engaged from outside,
but the other speakers will be local
1t has been the experience OF the
society that the speeches of the
local speakers have just as good an
effect on the farmers as those of the
sometimes more eloquent orators
who may be brought in for the
purpose.
Atthis meeting also there will be
a distribution OF SEEDS among the
farmers.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
HEADS INCREASE IN SIZB.
sOaetines = GrewinG Uranium ne-
suits I'm Improved Eyesfght After
Middle Life Has been Reached.

A conversation with a prominent hat
ter developed the fact that among men
of large affairs where decided executive
ability and strong mental equipment was
requisite. 1t was common to find an In
crease In the cranial development. says
the jewelers. Circular Weekly. A more
detailed Investigation among some of the
large metropolitan hatters revealed the
fact that many Of them had, for years.
by means of an automatic measuring de-
vice, kept records of peculiariues OF the
cranial outline Of many of our promi-
nent men. which had led to the discovery
Ito which. however. little Importance
had been attached) that the skull often
shows decided increase In size after
middle age.
Thus. II 1t Is fact that the human eye
depends largely upon the surrounding
bony structure for its size and proper
tion. It can readily be seen that, in the
case Of an eye which presents abnormal
visual conditions, due to an inadequate
development the increase in the size OF
the skill referred to. accompanied as 4,
usually is by generally improved phys
zeal conditions. would naturally tend
to a corresponding increase in the size
OF the eyeball. thereby contributing to Q
possible naturalization OF the visual de-
feet.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30

a great many people failed to attend
on account OF the extremely cold
weather. About $1,000 was netted.
The thanks of the ladies Is ex.
tended to the people who helped
make the affair a success.
Samuel Papin is getting out hard
wood logs for Keys & Cleaver. OF
Arnheim.
s. Denomie attended meeting OF
the county road commissioners at
L'Anse Tuesday.
On account OF cold weather fisher
men are not making very large
hauls. The bay IS now frozen so far
out that open water cannot be seen.
Chief James Loonsfoot, who has
been seriously i'll the past two
weeks, is now Improving.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
;BARAGA DEPARTMENT

Thomas Nugent has been quite
i'll for several days.
Mrs. Jacob Bendry is visiting
friends in Mass City.
Miss Lizzie Leary, of Calumet,
who has been the guest of Miss
Mary Shanahan for the past week
returned home Wednesday.
The building, for many years used
as hotel, ''the Vendome,' has
been thoroughly repaired, and will
be occupied by the Byers family as
dwelling house in the near future
The ladies of the NJ. E. society
will give social and hat trimming
contest" in the Town Hall Friday
evening, February 18TH. The net
proceeds of the entertainment will
be used for church purposes. All
are cordially invited to attend, and
pleasant time is assured.
Hancock Evening Journal; ''The
Ifastest game OF hockey that has been
played at the Hancock rink this
season occurred Friday evening oil
last week between the Baraga ano
Hancock High School teams, which
was witnessed by large and en-
thusiastic crowd OF rooters, and re
suited ID a victory for the Hancock.
by a score of 8 to L."
If our wise weather prophets coult
have told US last fall that we woulc
ex perience the coolest winter IL
twenty years, they->would hav'
made record for themselves. Be
fore the winter set in they predicte'
that it would be an open one, o
that the first part would be sever
and the latter part unusually mild
All have been out OF joint in thei
predictions, SO far as this section !
concerned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
Notice to Taxpayers.

AS l now have the tax roll O
Baraga township in my hands 70,
collection hereby give notice tha
| will be at my Office in the villag,
of Baraga, on Friday of each week
from 3 a. m. to s p. m, uLti
March LIST.
After January 10th an extra col
lection fee of AZ will be charged.
Parties desiring to pay taxes a,
any other time than specified above
may find me at my office.
CHARLES j. BOYLE,
Township Treasurer, Barags
Q2-5-t4 Township.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
LOCAL ITEMS.

HR Putnam has nearly recovered
from his long illness.
A new bell arrived Friday for the
High School building.
Miss McNulty returned to her
home in Calumet Wednesday.
The members OF the Baraga
hockey team have ordered new and
appropriate uniforms.
Tom Ryan went to Bruce's Cross
ing Monday, where he expects to
remain for some time.
Mrs. G j Boyle and son and
daughter went TO Marquette Thurs
day to visit friends for few
days.
Quite number of Baraga people
attended the entertainment 10 the
Kerredge theater, Hancock, Wednes-
day evening".
Baraga's indoor base ball team is
getting In excellent trim, and it is
understood that dates will be made
with outside teams 10 the near
future.
The second quarterly conference
meeting was held in the M, E.
church last Saturday evening. Rev.
9. M. Thompson, OF Marquette,
presiding elder, was present and
delivered sermon.
portion of the main water pipe
onxhe hill on Ontonagon street
ours Friday morning, causing
cons'dble inconvenience. The
severe cs weather OF the past fe "
days was cause OF the bursting
ot the pipe
The ice 1t is progressing
rapidly, various titles in town Sc
curing a supply,K carload. a.,
also being shipped tho come,
country. The ice is o,rb,po.
inches in thickness, and sa,,on
quality. NJ
Rev. J. @. Roberts, who -
Gently assigned to the BaragVS
Keweenaw Bay charge, wen
National Mine, near lshpem'
Monday, TO remove his family
household effects. He will resid'
Keweenaw Bay,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
AN ACHIEVEMENT IN BUYING.
How q Texas House That Had Been
Burned Ont Quickly Got
New stock.

One morning New York syndicate
buyer received the following telegram
from one of his largest Texas clients:
Burned out. Must have complete
stock at once. Have engaged temporary
quarters. Use judgment. but rush
goods"
The store was one of the largest In
It's territory, says the Worlds Work,
and every day lost to business meant
a tremendous loss Of money. The syn
dictate buyer figured on large sheet
of paper for 20 minutes. At the end
Of this time he called lis staff Of buy
ers and explained the situation. He
had blocked out large commission
for each, with the exception of two;
they were to arrange for fast freight
shipment and to negotiate for imme-
date express shipment for goods that
went in small quantities. 1t was the
end Of the season and the stock OF
goods in New York was almost e1'
hausted. To his men he said: rye
got to buy 100000 stock and DO II
right away" Every man went about
his task. Tine head Of the buying pu'
reau kept in telephone communication
with his men for three hours, advising
planning, all the while assembling
mass of goods. Then he went ou
himself and bought
BY noon. $50. 900 worth OF goods hat
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
Portage Lakes Lost Ono.

The Portage Lake hockey team
met it's first defeat of the season
last Saturday night, at the hands o
the American 500 team, by the
score of 6 to-
In the second game at the Lock
City Monday evening, the 500 was
outplayed, Portage Lakes winning
by score OF 4 to /.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
AsSININS NEWS
Correspondence.

James Cleaver, OF Arnheim, was
in town the first OF the week.
Thermometers at this place regis
tered "a degrees below zero Wednes-
day night, the coolest thus far this
winter.
THE social given by the ladies Of
al <place Wednesday evening fol
Aeit OF the Church of tho
Ne, was a success, although
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30

been secured BY tho buyers. ana Dy
night half Of It all was ON the way to
Texas. A week from the night of the
IRE the 100000 stock was ready in the
Texas merchants temporary quarters
and . remarkable buying achievement
had been done.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
New Blacksmith Shop F!

desire TO Inform the public that
I have secured the services Of u first
class blacksmith, and oil work will
be performed promptly and In a
satisfactory manner.
Horseshoeing speciality.
Also all kinds OF woodwork.
Prices Reasonable.
SHOP ON ONTONAGON STREET
OPPOSITE TOWN HALL.
Fred W.. Hid, Prop.
li-s3-tfl
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-01-30
Property for Sale

offer for sale the following property stu
ated Ia Daraga Village:
Lots II, II, Is aud IA, In Foote'S sub .diviston
each lot being l50x25 feet. On lots Is and II
there IL good two.stnry dwelling house. and
n good barn 2iX50 feet, lSfoot posts, buildings
all In good repair. Good orchard aud fruit
trees on lots II and H.
Also In Baraga Township:
East "a of Southeast 4 OF section 20, Town
ship 81 N, Range ~, containing 20 acres.
Also L. a of 8. f. u, and w. u of s. T.
y, and s. f. Il Of y. W d, Sec "a, Il. so NJ
cleared.
l also own tax title on ten lots In Baraga
Village, which can be purchased.
For further particulars call on or
address,
MARTIN COSGROVE,
BARAGA, MICH.
li.2Sm2l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20

brought back to full while Cooke took
his PLACE III the line The men who went
IN against the Red men were. Beckett,
center; Murphy and speare, guards;
Branch, johnson and Cooke, tackles; Gray
and Warren, ends; Pollard, quarter; yam
cey and E. H. Johnson halves; Council,
full. The game. with the Indians was az
brilliant a contest as In former years.
Virginia got the better of the struggle In
the first half, and scored six points TO
their opponents none, but bad tumble,
together with the wonderful kicking or
Ldbbe, scored fourteen points fur the IN
dams In the second half, and won them
the game.
1T was not known until the day OF the
game what men would go in against W.
ginia Polytechnic Institute on Novemhe
9Th AT the eleventh hour Yancey was
ruled out sbeare was SO badly hurt In
the Indian game that he. too. was kept
out. The aggregation that faced the
Blacksburg boys had only six of the regu-
lar men in the lineup.
After this game the team was able, for
the FIRST time during the season to line
up with the feeling that there would be
no more sfakenps.
The men that began the Navy game
will probably be the ones to face North
Carolina Thanksgiving Day. They are
3. Johnson, center; Murphy and speare.
guards: Cooke and Council, tackles; Gray
and Warren. ends: Pollard quarter: YAM
cey' and e. IL Johnson, halves; Paul,
full These men are In good condition,
and are eager to revenge last years de-
Feat at the hands Of the Tar Heels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
SMUGGLING GAME
INTO WASHINGTON
Pot Hunters Sell to the Country
Stores and They to
Hucksters.

e iSrecial to The Times Dispatct.)
& FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Nov. ia
Game, while plentiful In the surround ng
counties. is being brought into this market
the cause Of this is that pot hunters are
killing game In large quantities, selling It
to the various country stores. where
ahuckstcr. from Washington and other
CITIES make regular visits and s1nugyle
the game out OF the state TO the large
cities.
Mr.. Andrew Briggs. Of Stafford county.
while feeding a corn shredder Yesterday
was so badly injured by his arm belHE
drawn into the machine that nmputaton
WAS necessary q IS:
Captain NJ. q, Rowe has finally. con-
Washington Guards. Company l.. seven
tisth Virginia Regiment, Of THIS city, 10
which he was recently elected. Captain
Rowe served durngNthe Spanish-AHne can
War as captain Of this company, an an,
afterwa rds hreslgned on account OF nu !, = !.
ness eng sements. The company under
his administration has always ranked as
one Of this first In the State.
Robert Clark, son OF Mrs. Bette clark.
OF Spotsylvania county was Kicked ~
His head was badly cut. and It Is feared
that his skull is fractured:
Mr.. L. f. randall, of Stafford county.
who will move to this city, to reside. tas
just been elected to the oftice OF city sur
ycyor by the City Council.
inc murder OF John. Hume In Orange
county still .remains q 'Rystery.,fle was
found shot to death near the public roa d.
way In that county recently, as reported.
and there Is no clue yet TO the murderer
or murd erers.
Alr. Ellerbe Carter. Of this city. left TO-
day for New York, from which point he
will sail 10 Europe TO spcnd sepetal
months Sightseeing,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
THE MERCHANT
MARINE Meeting I:
Senator Martin Presides Over
Session Of Subcoin-
rnittee.
THEY VISIT THE sHlP.YARD
The Meeting Declared the Most
Satisfactory Yet Held i'll
the South.
(By Associated Press. )

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Nov. l9.-The
subcommittee of the National Merchant
Marine Commission was In session here
to-day Senator Thomas S. Martin pre-
sided Superintendent W. A. Post OF the
Newport News Shipbulding Company, ap-
peared before the committee. Replying TO
questions put by the members of the body,
dr. Post said 1850 men were on the pay
rolls at the present time, and that the
pay roll amounted to from s65,oo0 to
7 500. COO The varia ton was due to over
time work. The chairman asked that If
favorable legislation was enacted at the
end of twelve tbs time. how many
SHIPS could be turned out here annually.
Mr. Post said ten ships Of 1000 tons
capacity. They could deliver three the
first year and one q. month thereafter.
He said this yard should employ 10000,
as there were facilities for this number.
He said that all Of the shtpyards IN the
country could turn out from sixty to
seventy ships the first year, and as the
new men that would have to be taken
on became experienced this number would
be almost double. NJ
During the afternoon Messrs. Meyer and
Parrish, Of Richmond; Attorney Barton,
representing the union seamen OF Nor
folk; Mark German and ]. j. Thomp-
son, seamen W. G. Melvin, " $. Up
shur, A. A. Moss and r. NJ. Lett were
heard.
When the meeting closed Senator Mar
tin expressed the thanks Of the members
OF the commission for the courtesies eX-
tended by the Chamber OF Commerce and
.citizena, and declared THAT he was per-
sonally much gratified at the fine show
ing made by Virginia. Senator sp!ght
Of Mississippi, stated publicly that tho
sitting here was the most satisfactory
and profitable held BY the committee on
its tour.
All of the members Of the committee
except Senator Martin left tonight for
Washington. Senator Martin left for
Scottsvi;ie. via Richmond.
Governor Odell, Of New York. and Mrs.
Odell gave. dinner party at the Cham
berlin aofcl tonight. Their guests were
Colonel and Mrs Potts. Major and Mrs.
Farley, Admiral and Mrs, Wise
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
Mr.. STEVENS GIVES
FIT TEEN THOUSAND
President of c. and O. Pledges
Company to This Amount for
Railway Y. NJ. c. A.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company decided yesterday to give $500
towards the erection Of a railroad :. NJ
la. building in Richmond. D: g
A committee Of the Railroad Assocla-i
tion.4 consisting of Messrs. II. OaNNillialns..
3C, LORRAINE and s. 7. Thomas, called on
president Stevens, OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio yesterday afternoon to confer with
him about proposed building 10 pc
erected for the association.
The committee suggested that $4,000
might be raised. Mr.. Stevens said that
IL ought to be $4,000 and offered, II
SO, COO could be raised among the citizens
OF y Richmond to give $4,000, PROV .ded
that $4,000 would be donated by the
other railway companies Of the city.
The Chesapeake and Chic Company IS
very much interested in y. M. c. a.
work. as are the members, and II Is
thought that The necessary amount can
he raised.
The work of this association has been
among the employees Of the Chesapeake
and, Oh!oa nd seaboard Air Line, but
the association will now be open TO az
the railroad men Of the city 1t has pecn
established for three years. closing lts
third wear on December S1st It ( mas nag a a
mem bership OF 500, which, y Is expected
Will 5run up to 1000 by theSflrat o. ne Sat
year. ~,
vide for 500 to 1850 mon This assocla-
ton does valuable work in education
snd its schools now has membership
OF th.rty-five mel and an average ~
tendance of twenty-nine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
Match Box in the Handle Bar.

The recent resuscitatlon Of the bicycle
boom has had the effect Of bringnA out
n new lot or inventions for the purpose
of affording minor convcniences TO the
man behind the handle bars. One Of
them is pictured herewith in a. match
boz which Is secreted within the grips
OF the bicycle. The fellow who makes
practice of riding at might is liable
to want matches Mt any minute and It
often happens that, like the virgins Of
the Bible. he does not discover that he
is not prepared until his light COOS out
and at some spot where it Is next to
Impossible to get light. With q sup
ply Of these tiny torches tucked away
in the handle bar, II Is not likely that
.ha will find himselfIin this predlcament,,
At least the possibilities OF such an 1n-
5cIdent are by this means reduced TO a
minimum.
Another Invention ri this character
which was recently placed on the mar
5ket Is an arrangenent which makes use
OF the space in the handle bar as q
means Of generating gas which -
burned in the lamp, a patent recently
granted covers the scheme OF making
tool receptacle Of the center brace Of
the bicycle frame. III another recently
granted patent the same part OF the BIZ
cycle frame is turned into pump tor
the purpose OF initiating the tire
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
Carpet Stretcher and Tack Driver

Among the new things appearing in
the hardware store is the tack driver
and carpet stretcher combined, which II
shown in the accompanying cut. Tho
value OF such a. device as this will be
apparent to anyone who has tried to lay
q carpet. The amateur in this line Of
work has found that i. Is an extremely
difficult task to get the edge Of the car
pet up against the wall without soma
assistance from an implement designed
for the purpose, and the chances arc
when he has succeeded In drawing tho
covering tight over the floor It will
break away from his grasp Just as no.
Is about to drive the tack. Such ag-i
gravatiny incidents as this cannot hap
pen with the tool shown In the cut Tho
operation OF this is explained as fol-
lows: The tack is inserted in the tube
from beneath the plunger, Itself being
tmagnetized In order to keep the tack In
position. and after pushing the carpet
70 its proper place a blow from y, ne i
hammer will drive the tack home with
out any risk OF injury to the fingers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
Mangohick News.

Especial to 4'he Times Dispatch,)
NIANGOHICK, VA. November 15.-AIrs.
Arthur c. Gravatt, OF Calno, is on visit
in Richmond. where she will meet with
two Of her children, who are attending
college there,
Miss lone Trice left yesterday to ac-
cept a position In Richmond with the
Y. u. King Company, seedsmen, as stem
ographer.
The school at Glebe has been closed for
the last week on account OF the illness
OF Mrs John Turpin Mitchell, who Is
near relative OF Miss ella Avis, who Is
prnclDal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20
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