The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
UPPER PENINSULA


/, II. w. Coburn. postmaster at Escan-
aba. has received word from WASH
ington. informing him of his reap
pointment TO the position which he
now holds. while the appointment
was not unexpected, IL is nevertheless
a Christmas gift which is highly val
ued. Mr. Coburn received word sew
eral days ago from Congressman
Young that his name had been pro-
posed. but il was not until late last
week that he was informed that Pres
ident Taft had forwarded the NOM
ination to the senate and it had been
confirmed.
Aged Judge Severely Injured
Martin Vandenberg of Menominee,
one of the best known justices of the
peace in this part of the northwest
lies at his home suffering from serious
injuries as the result Of a fall down
the stairs of the Kreuz building while
on the way home from his office.
While leaving the building in the
evening he slipped on the steps, which
were wet with snow, and fell for some
distance. He was rendered uncon-
scious. Mr.. Vandenberg is seventy
seven years old. He began the adj
ministration of justice in the early
days Of the city and he has been at
il ever since He gained notoriety
some years ago by offering trading
stamps to couples who went to him to
be married.
Logging Conditions Excellent
The loggers are happy and busy at
present and many rollways and load
ing stations are piled high with tim
Der awaiting shipment by railroad.
Special logging trains are in commits
sion on the Wisconsin and Michigan
and st. Paul roads and between. one
and two hundred cars are arriving at
Marinettc daily, Indications are that
the traffic will exceed that of any pre-
vious year, The season has been ideal
for the loggers. according to men who
have visited the lumber woods. The
cold weather froze the water holes
and the snow has provided ideal
The frigid temperature has
permitted the crews TO get the ice
roads i'm excellent condition and II is
believed that with the fine start the
of the last several years in
the amount of timber put i'm will bel
greatly exceeded. The woodsmen are
hoping that the snowfall from now on
Will be light. They have enough of |
he beautiful" now. The snow is es-
lecially valuable i'm the operations of |
he small jobbers who do not go to
he expense and work of putting i'm ice |
'oads. Logs are being unloaded i'm |
arge quantities at the n. Ludington l
md the Sawyer Goodman mills at /
Narinette. The No. / mill OF the |
after company is the only one RUM
ng at present. but the No plant and |
he new mill Of the n. Ludington com
ANY will be started Jan. and the
hree plants will operate continually
Ill winter.
insurance Company Offers Reward
III. X. Miller, general agent, of New
FORK, publishes the following in the
iackinac county papers: Five Hun
req DOlldGS heWaIu-Ine NdtlOnal II
Board of Fire Underwriters hereby Il
ners the above reward for the de-
ection, conviction and punishment of
he party or parties who may on trial II
e found by the court guilty of the
rhine of incendiarism or arson in
ring the lumber yard of the Hudson
'umber company at Garnet the 9th
f November, 1909. This reward ex-
Tres by limitation in one year from
ate, and all liability under it shall
hen cease unless otherwise ordered
v the executive committee. The said
award will be paid only on due proof
eing furnished the said committee. as
equired by its rules, of the convic-
on of the criminal or criminals of
ne crime of incendiarism or arson,
nd OF their Incarceration under the
nal sentence of the court. This re-
ard. however. will not be paid TO any
nicer or salaried employe of an in
nrance company, nor to any police Of
Ger, nor any public official"