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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-19
BLACK HAND Is
BUSY in no. OAK.
CONWAY HOTEL MAN VICTIM or
SERIES or ouTRAeEs.
John {. Wurth Has His Building Fired
and Wrecked Twice Calls For a
Grand Jury investigation to Run
cuIprits to Earth. 4

Grand Forks, N. d., May 19-Alleg-
ing that he Is a victim of some sort of
IA black hand organization, John E..
Wurth will file petition with Judge
w. j. Kneeshaw. of the Seventh judi
cial district asking that grand Jury
De called"to investigate a series of
outrages of which Wurth has been a
victim. Wurth has conducted a hotel
and restaurant at Conway for years.
Last year enemies bombarded his place
of business with stones in the night.
smashed windows and defaced the
walls He appealed to the authorities
70 run down the lawbreakers but no
arrests were made.
December 81 Of last year his restaur-
ant and hotel building were burned to
the ground and the lives of many peo-
pie were endangered. Wurth called
upon the Walsh county authorities to
investigate the case and offered a re-
ward of 5000 for information which
would lead to the arrest and convic-
ton of the parties who set the build
ing on fire. This reward still holds
good There was no doubt that the
building had been set on fire, but the
authorities failed to place the guilt
on anyone
Attack Monday Night.
Monday night the building occupied
by Wurth as a restaurant was again
attacked. Windows were all smash
ed in and a great deal OF damage
done. News of the outrage reached
Grand Forks yesterday morning.
Convinced that his life as well as his
property is threatened Wurth yester-
day consulted Atty, j. B. Wineman of
Grand Forks and it was decided to
have the case investigated by grand
jury.
1t is believed that sufficient evidence
will be secured to warrant the arrest
of the principal offenders and a SEN
sation is promised If the grand jury
investigates the matter fully
Petition Alone Necessary.
The law provides that when a petit
ton signed by a certain number of
the citizens of a county the district
judge shall call grand jury to make
an investigation, In recent wears
steps have been taken in some of the
counties to call the grand jury when
the blindpigs became too numerous
and the officials were unwilling or -un-
able to cope with the situation. When
the grand jury is called It can consider
any phase of lawbreaking it may see
fit 1 4. ,... N@ E5
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-19
EXTENDING ITS LINES.
Northern Telephone Company in West
ern Dakota Growing.

Minot, N. D., May 19.--According to
Information from Des Lacs the North
ern Telephone company of this city
has purchased the Berthold telephone
line and will install central at Ber-
thold at once. The residents OF the
town seem pleased that the former
company has been bought out.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-12
Strength in Organization.

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Either you or
some friend sent me a copy of your paper,
dated the 18th inst. have read it through.
I had seen and read other copies before.
1 found several interesting articles in this
copy, but what interests me most is the
call for National Organization to meet
in st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. IA, 1909. There is
strength in organization, if You can induce
the strong men to come into it-men who
know how to organize such society. 1t
must be organized on broad and liberal
principles, and should show generous and
sympathetic spirit toward all religious be-
liefs on the suppostion that the laity of
all religious denominations are honest in
their professions of faith, and only need
to be educated and made rational and sane.
Education is the only possibly cure for
superstition of every kind The mind OF
man is a mere rudiment at birth, and if
not cultivated and developed by systematic
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-12
Jonah and the Whale.

ROCHELLE PARK, N. Y.-Enclosed find
pamphlet, "Jonah and the Whale" that
friend asked me to get and read. Not to be
derisive-I can't in this case but this pro-
voked laughter and frightened little pussy
at my side. To think of a man living in
the belly of a monster for three days-he
must have had an air-pipe running through
"everybody's column" to the top of the
water. In number 9, page 5, is this SEN
tence: "There are unmistakabe signs of
a changed attitude of the Jew noticeable. +"
Presumably, it is so since the author of the
six pages is Jew.-MARK C. HOUSMAN.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-12

did not cover before the gods upon our
death bed, as the preachers so delight to
affirm after we are dead. We want speak
ers who do not harbor superstition of any
kind to deliver funeral orations, in order
to drive the fear of the gods, ghosts and
devils out of the minds of our children.
Fear is the stronghold of The churches.
Take that away and they are done. Let me
tell you, brother Norton, at funerals is
about the only place we can get Christians
within the range of truth. We have tried
hiring lecturers, and they boycotted us ev-
cry time; we tried distributing literature;
they Stunned it as a VIPER and do you call
us superstitious for using about the only
weapons we have to save our children
from superstition? You say, why ape the
church by plagiarizing its forms? l take
issue with that statement in connection
with the subject under consideration. In
the first place, it is not a superstition to
deliver funeral orations, because there is
nothing but facts connected with it. 1t is
needless to define the word "superstition.'
AS to plagiarizing church forms: Is our
Brother sincere when he makes that state
ment? I hope so. Might as well say, Why
ape the church by wearing good clothes.
The church people wear good clothes. They
have many customs that are identical with
our own. Is it plagiarism on cur part that
we do not depart from them? / think not.
They force us to have funeral orations to
avoid their slanderous lies about our dead
recanting on their death beds. Our Brother
objects to preserving the ashes of cremated
dead, as possessing some peculiar sanctity.
Well, have no use for dead peoples ashes,
but | would like to see a tombstone OF
some kind at every Freethinker's grave,
and an eptaph showing that he had climb
ed the heights.-H. M FISK.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-12
BLUE GRASS BLADE

or how Joseph, the husband of Mary of
whom Jesus was born, could have two ia
theirs. Our Elder explained that the gen.
ealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew
was history Of the pedigree of Joseph and
the genealogy found in Luke was the his
tory of the pedigree of Mary This did
not satisfy me, for l could see no relevan-
cy in giving the genealogy of Joseph when
he was not the father of Jesus. This ques-
tioning led to more channels of thought
IN my mind than think you care to fol-
low, and as they all led to one conclusion,
that the present religion of Jesus Christ as
a Savior of man whom we now know never
fell, was fixed, founded and established on
nothing more substantial than the dream
of an old cuckold to protect the good name
of his wife, who had been brought up with
in the shadow of the church, under the di-
rect supervision of the infallible vicar of
God, supposed to be at least by all the
people, l could see no more sense in Tc!ig-
ion than any other kind of necromancy.
This was in 1856 to 1860, and have bee.
hunting for something more substantial or
sensible on which to found religion ever
since, or till arrived at the conclusion
that there actually was nothing any more
substantial, correct, sensible or true than
the reported dream of an old cuckold, on
which our eternal welfare or damnation
was based. Then when learned that there
had been twenty or more Christs on earth,
nearly all born of virgins, and all to re-
deem man from the "fall" which we now
know never happened, and some of them
had performed the same acts ascribed to
Jesus Christ many years before Christ, if
he ever lived on earth was born, I came to
the conclusion that the whole scheme was
manufactured by an ignorant clergy to be
foisted upon more ignorant people, for the
direct special benefit Of the clergy, that
they might live in luxury, laziness and ease
off theearnings of their ignorant, supersti-
tious dupes. When the halo Of sacredness
is stripped from the Bible and it is read as
any other book, it becomes =. conglomera-
ton Of absurdities and the epitome Of
nothing
Enclosed find $500, for which extend
my subscription one year, and send the
Blade to L. D. Mills, Conway Center, N. H.,
and oblige, your friend-JAMES f.
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-12
Favors Public Funerals.

PELLA, IOWA.-Our friend, James F.
Norton, Jr., Of New York, says that, in the
view Of some Of us, the notion Of the dis
position Of a corpse must needs be attend
ed by funeral ceremony Of some sort, is
as rank a superstition as any legacy from
the old religious beliefs. I say we want
funeral orations so that the world may
know that we died as we lived; that we
Blue-grass blade., 1909-12-12
Likes Blade Better Than Ever.

DICKENS, iowa. am lately getting
quite interested in the Blade, in my opin-
ion it has improved wonderfully with in the
last year. When I first subscribed to the
Blade, hardly ever read one through with
out thinking I had been wasting time when
I was done with it; and when subscribed
to it / felt that I was donating to a cool
cause badly supported, but now am happy
to say the Blade, in my opinion, is worth
the price charged for it to any one, and
many times that amount to one just clear
ing his mind of the clouds of superstition.
I never belonged to any church, but was
reared in the "fear and admonition of the
Lord" which meant just as much to me
when a mere lad as it does now when I
think know that there is no such an ami
NAL, person, spirit, ruler, governor or thing
in existence. / was taught 10 have rever-
ence for all "holy" things, and lived in
fear and awe of dread something sup
posed to control the destinies of mankind
in general, and naughty, bad wicked boys
in particular, and who would mete out to
all little foretaste in this world of what
we might expect in the next. I sang in
the choir in the Freewill Baptist church
and had a class in Sunday School The
teachers in this Sunday School used to ask
questions that they found in passages Of
the lesson that they could not understand,
and if the teachers of the school could not
answer at their next Sunday meeting, the
Elder was to answer them the following
Sunday. I always had an investigating
turn Of mind, and read the Bible as / would
any other book to know what Il meant, and
finding many plain contradictions between
Matthew and Luke, took this opportunity
to get some information on few points
that put doubts Of the genuine truthfulness
and absolute correctness Of the statements
Of the only history of our "only Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ" knowing that if these
statements were false there was no foun-
dation in fact for supposing that believing
them would be meritorious, or not believing
them would bring condemnation to us. The
first question was how two men could pos
sibly be the father of the same individual,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
HORSE CASE IN COURT.

A horse trading case occupied the
time OF Justice Olivier and jury yes
terday afternoon. The complainant in
the action was Eric Gronlund, who
some time ago, it appears, traded
horses with Matt Wessala, the latter
agreeing to pay 1925 to boot. OF this
sum he paid SIS down i'm cash and
gave his note for $50. When the note
became due and Gronlund demanded
his money Wessala refused to pay,
claiming the horse was not as repre-
sented. Gronlund then brought suit
for the fifty dollars. The testimony Of
a large number of witnesses, including
veterinary surgeon, was taken and as
many of them had to be heard through
an interpreter, the hearing dragged
out for several hours. The jury finally
gave a verdict in favor OF Gronlund,
ordering Wessala to pay the $50 and
the costs of the action. The parties in
the case were represented by Attorneys
Kiiskila and Burrtt of Hancock.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
BACK FROM STURGEON BAY.

Captain II. S. Goodell and other Of
ficers and members of the Naval Re-
serves have returned from Sturgeon
Bay where they took the ship to be
repaired. Tuesday was spent at Es-
canada and Sturgeon Bay was reach
ed on Wednesday, when the ship was
locked and left in charge of the United
States sailors. Lieut.. Hecker, I'm COM
mand of the Hancock division, has re-
Questioned the state military authori-
ties for Krag -Jorgensen rifles and am
munition for his company, and when
these are received 1t is probable that
srooting for the Baer medal will be
commenced. Discharges for twenty
five men who enlisted three years ago
when the division was organized, have
been received by Lieut.. Hecker. The
men whose terms expire are among
the best and most capable in the di-
vision and it is expected that the great
er number of them will re-enlst for
another three years.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
EAGLES INDOOR TEAM
ORGANIZED LAST NIGHT

The indoor baseball team OF the
Hancock aerie of the Fraternal order
Of Eagles was organized for the season
at meeting held last evening in Dave
Wylie's barber shop. Frank E. Wern
was elected manager of the team;
Michael Crowley, captain; and Henry
Larson, secretary and treasurer. Twen-
ty-two men have been picked out from
among whom the members of the team
will be chosen, and work -out will be
held i'm Germania hall next Sunday af-
ternoon. The team will be much
stronger than last year and il is hoped
to put up a grade of ball that will
land the aggregation as pennant win
ners at the close of the season. VIII
Mutter OF Hurontown, IL is said, will
be signed by the Eagles and will catch
for them during the season, and ii is
intimated that the lineup throughout
will be one that will make the other
mines hustle some to defeat them. A
card parry is under contemplation for
the benefit of the team and the date
will be announced in short time. 1t
will take place in the Rouleau hall.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
WANTED HOT PAsTIEs.

When the st. Paul train pulled into
the Hancock depot yesterday morning,
with the Girl Question" company on
board, en- route for Calumet, the MEM
bers of the show troupe began to
climb out on the platform, so that
many persons thought that they had
mistaken their date. They hadn't,
however, and their motive in alighting
was quickly evident as they pounced
down on John Nelson, the hot pasty
man, and rapidly cleaned out his bas-
ket Some of the girls had sighted
what looked like a food supply as the
train came up the hill, and the news
of her discovery was quickly commun-
icated to the other chorus girls, who
were hungry after their long ride.
Nelson's supply was quickly exhausted
and he bemoaned the fact that he had
not anticipated the rush and provided
for 1t. AS the train resumed its trip
to Calumet every girl in the company
was chewing on a juicy meat pie.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA FORMED
AND BEGINS REHEARSALS

The orchcstras recently organized al
the Hancock high school by Prof. S. II.
Claflin, who is to be principal of the
new West Hancock school when com
pleted. held its first rehearsal on Tues
day evening, and will practice regular
ly every Tuesday night. At present
the orchestra comprises twelve mem
bers. who have been provided with in
struments. and others will be added as
soon as instruments can be obtained
for them. Those now constituting the
orchestra are the following: +. j.
Pribble, Miss Lorraine Hamill. and
Irene Wright, piano; Misses Jean Scott
and Carrie Larson, violin; Ethel Nc
Kenzie, mandolin; Ingrl Wright. vio-
lin; Florence Hall. mandolin; Jay Coon.
trombone; Earl Loudly, drums; Robt.
Johnson, trombone; S. A. Clanin, cor
net.
Material available for the orchestra
will be picked from all the grades. so
that when the present members drop
out through graduation or leaving
school, there will be others waiting to
replace them, so that the permanence
of the organization will be assured
The need of a high school orchestra
has long been. felt and the one now
formed will be prominent feature in
entertainments given by the high
school in the future, after the players
have become sufficiently proficient for
a public appearance.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
TORCH LAKE BREvITIeo.

Louis Swain OF Chicago, representing
the Detroit Stove works. will be at the
Pearce Hardware store Saturday,
where that firm is demonstrating fine
ranges.
James MCGEE of Ishpeming is spend
ing a few days in the Torch Lake towns
visiting with relatives and friends. He
expects to leave for his home in a few
days.
The Lake Shore band will hold a
dancing party at the Lake Linden OPP
era house dance hall on Saturday eve
ming.
A week from next Friday evening
the Hubbell band will give a dance in
the village. This will be the annual
promenade Of the musicians and they
expect to entertain a large crowd.
Cassie Weis has returned home from
an extended visit with relatives and
friends in Montana.
Harry Levin Of Buffalo representing
the Levin Brothers wholesale jewelry
firm called on the local jewelers. yes
terday.
Miss Stella Carrigan of Milwaukee
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
OVERTAXED
Hundreds Of Calumet Readers Know
What II Means.

The kidneys are overtaxed;
Have too much to do.
They tell about it in many aches and
pains
Backache, sideache, headache.
Early symptoms Of kidney ills.
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's
disease follow.
The statement below shows you a
certain cure
Charles J. Lundgvisi, 142 Hecla ST.,
Laurlum, Mich, says: For five years
| suffered from kidney trouble and
pains in the small of my back. The
least exertion tired me and l was an
noycd by a frequent desire to pass the
kidney secretions, especially at night.
Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me
promptly and the contents of one box
effected a cure that has been lasting.
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Remember the name-Doai.'s-ane
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
HANCOCK
LAYING OF BlTHULITIC
STARTED THIS MORNING
Work on Final Stages Of Constructing
Hancock Street Pavement Started
Today and Will Progress Rapidly
McoIynn Begins Work on Second
Front Street Wall.

Work on two important city con-
tracts. which have been held up by de-
,oys of various kinds, such as weather
drawbacks, shortage of material and
scarcity of laborers, was taken up this
morning. These are the laying of the
hitulithic mixture on the Hancock
street pavement and the other is the
retaining wall for the Front street
fiji A force of men were set To work
this morning grading for the walls,
and the actual laying of concrete will
begin next week.
The first carloads of bltuiithic were
hauled to the corner of Ravine and
Hancock streets about 8 o'clock this
morning. and the spreading of the ma
tcrial on the surface of the concrete
foundation will be extended rapidly
from Ravine street east to Reservation.
when this portion has been completed.
attention will be given to the section to
the east, where the concrete men are
now working. The mixture is being
hauled in wagons drawn by four horses
up the steep Ravlne street hill from
the Mineral Range yards, where the
immense mixing plant is stationed.
This plant is very elaborate affair,
consisting of elevators for conveying
the crushed stone and sand to mix
ing tank, couple of steel tanks con-
tanning the bitumen, and steam boil
or and engine for operating the outfit
the entire affair requiring the atten-
ton of half a dozen men.
The mixture Is dumped automatic
ally into the carts which carry the
stuff to the place where it is needed,
where it is spread to "A thickness of
two inches on top of the concrete, and
rolled by a heavy steam roller. The
roadway is sprnkled with sand, and ,
dries rapidly hardening in a few min
utes so that teams can drive over it. Z
At the rate the work is progressing, it |
will be only a short time before the
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
MARRIAGE OF WIN. MEHRKE
AND MISS LOUIS SHILLING

Miss Louis Schilling, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Schilling OF Hancock,
and William Mehrke. Jr. son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Mehrke of Hancock
street, were united I'm marriage We'd
nesday evening at the German Luther
an church in this city, Rev. G.. Traub
officiating. The bride was attired In
white silk. trimmed with chiffon lace
and cut princess style, and she carried
a bouquet OF white bridal roses. She
was attended by her sister, Miss Min
ME Schilling, as bridesmaid. the latter
being dressed in pink and carrying
pink roses. Fred Mehrke, brother OF
the groom, was best man.
The church was filed with friends
and relatives of the young couple, those
present including members of the Meh-
rke family OF Hubbell, Mrs. Roether
of Hubbell, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hoeh-
ner and family of Calumet, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Miller of Mass City and
others. A wedding reception followed
the ceremony. taking place at the home
of the brides parents, where a sumpt
Gus repast was served and Mr.. and
Mrs. Mehrke received the congratula-
lions of their friends, and were also the
recipients of handsome and valuable
gifts.
Mr.. Mehrke is employed as a barber
in the shop of Matt Kemp, in the Fun
key building, and is very popular
among his friends and patrons of the
shop. while the bride is a well known
and popular young lady. They. will
make their home on Elm street.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22

two blocks between Ravine and Reser-
walton streets will be open for traffic
and the Inconvenience to residents of
Hancock street which has been closed
to traffic for several weeks. removed.
The work OF laying the bltuithic sur
race was watched this morning by a
large number of interested citizens.
whose general comments on the APP
pearance of the completed roadway
were very favorable.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
DEPENDABLE PROPRIETARY
MEDICINE.

1t must be admitted by every fair
minded, intelligent person, that medi-
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record for thousands upon thousands
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worth. such medicines must be looked
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dependable by every thinking person.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
TORCH LAKE NEWS
DANCE is POSTPONED.
Lake Linden Orchestra Will Hold Par
~ Next Tuesday Night.

Owing to the inclen1ent weather
which prevailed last evening. the turn
out to the Lake Linden orchestra dance
was not what II should have been.
therefore the musicians decided to
postpone the party until Tuesday eve
ming next at which time they hope the
weather will be fine and that their
many friends will turn out.
The same program which was to
have been played at the dance Thurs
day evening will be rendered at the
coming party. The intention OF the or
chestra is to held their dances at reg
ular intervals during the coming win
ter months.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
COUNCIL MEETINGS.

The common council will hold a spe-
cial meeting this evening for the pur-
pose of hearing objections and recon-
mendations to the sidewalk assess
ments prepared by the board of special
assessors. 1t Is probable that there will
also be a regular session OF the coun-
Gil at which other business of import
ance will be transacted.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-22
Devil Fish Of Great Size.

Devil fish weighing up TO 200 pounds
are sometimes caught in japan. These
fish are amphibious; they are often
seen webbing on their tentacles like
giant spiders in search of patches OF
sweet potatoes. The natives kill them
with clubs. In the water they are
caught in jars lowered TO the bottom,
which the octopus enters thinking
them a good retreat from which to
catch its GOOD.