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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
HOW DID THE PARROT KNOW?
Hard 70 Explain, But Polly Certainly
Had Premonltion Of the Com
Ing Earthquake.

"Beyond his habit of living to be
100 to $50 years old, the parrot is a
truly remarkable bird In other ways"
said Mr.. e. N. Daniels of the City of
Mexico.
What makes me give utterance to
this opinion Is a trick that a bird
which belongs to my young son exc
cuted the night of the late earthquake
that shook us up 80 severely in Mex
leo. Fully five minutes before the
first shock, which came little after
four o'clock in the morning Poll set
up terrific uproar that eliminated
In prolonged scream. / didn't relish
the discordant racket which broke
into the slumbers of the family and
felt like numbering the miserable crea-
ture, especially as there was no cessa-
ton Of its vocal exercise.
while it was still coming In for my
denunciations the tremor of the earth
occurred, and in a second it flashed
across my mind that Polly had given
us warning In the only way II knew
how to reach US. IL may not seem
reasonable that the bird should be
able to sense convulsion of nature
in advance Of its coming, but the
facts are as / have stated, and after
the affair was over | petted the par
rot as much as l had scolded It lit
tie while before. 1t has a meal ticket
for life in the Daniels household, and
money wouldn't buy IT,"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
Easily Imaulned,

Imagine. IL you please. time when
every family can have its own flying
machine means of getting out for
q day with as much safety as now at
tends the automobile or the old fami-
ly horse. Wouldn't such thing add n
value to the world? Would IL not en-
nance the pleasure of living to be able
to take the wife and babies out for a
spin in the sky. where the air is pure,
where all of the earth is spread out
before one, even as 1t is spread before
the eye of the eagle? Would 1t not add
to the sum total of human happiness
to take to the clouds as do the birds,
and to have to consider neither the
beaten highways nor the rocky bar
riers of the mountain ranges? Ger
tainly 1t would. And just as certainly
such time is rapidly dawning or the
human race.-Springfield CO., News.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
Source Of Profit to Women.

Illuminating of documents is new
field OF work for women in England.
and It might recommend itself as a
congenial and profitable employment
for women in this country.
Mrs. Hamer-Jackson of London Is
urging women to take up the work.
which she says properly belongs to
them. Mrs. Hammer-Jackson is one
of the best illuminators In England.
She makes a large income and does all
her work at home.
She describes Illuminating as an art.
Her work is devoted almost exclu'
sively to the decoration Of public ad.
dresses, books and cards in the fine
floral scrolls and designs. often spot
ted with gold and silver. in the style
OF the old Anglo-Saxon and Gothic
manuscripts.
Mrs. Hamer-Jackson says there Is
practically unlimited work to be done
for private persons. 1t Is her plan
to organize a school for the instruc
ton of young women In the work.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
DOC" REID AFTER MATCH.
Wants to Put Greek demon" on With
Some Wrestler in Duluth.

Doc" Reid of Chicago, the mana
ger of some Of the Windy City's well
known boxers and wrestlers, who re-
Gently has taken charge of the pugi-
listic fortunes of Walter Whitehead
or Duluth, writes the News Tribune
that he would like to match William
DemetraL the champion Greek grap-
pier with some other good man in
Duluth the early part of January,
says the Duluth morning paper. The
Greek Demon" will meet Chris Per-
son next Saturday night at Hancock.
Mich. and may get on with Carl Leh-
to, the copper country Finnish cham
pion, the week following, Cutler was
to have met Person, but was unable t.
keep the engagement and Demetral
was substituted.
Demetral has defeated a great
many of the crack American wrest-
lers at his weight and was presented
silver championship belt in Chica-
go by his admirlng countrymen.
Persons next match will be with
Emil Peterson Thursday night before
the members of the newly organized
Duluth Athletic club, which has fitted
up quarters in the old Commercial
club rooms on Superior street. Next
Saturday he will be in Hancock to
meet Demetral and the following
Thursday he will meet Fred Fudjui a
Finnish wrestler in Fort William,
ont. He may consent to a return
match in Duluth with Demetral after
these engagements.
Person would have had a hard
proposition In kid" Cutler If the two
had met In Hancock. Cutler, who
formerly was a resident of Bemidji of
this state, has wrestled with Gotch a
great deal and the champion paid him
the compliment of saying that the
Minnesotan was the only man he had
met who was stronger above the waist
line than he was, himself He went
on to say that he believed Cutter
would be the next worlds champion.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
TORCH LAKE NEWS
WILL BUILD NEW RINK.
Residents Of HubbelI Will Soon Have
Outdoor Rink


Hubbell is TO have a new ice rink.
site has been secured i'm a prominent
part of the town and work has al
ready been commenced. The skating
surface viii be about 75 feet wide by
100 feet long, and although II will not
have covering, the skaters will be
protected from the winds by hugh
banks of snow upon the sides and
ends OF the Ice. Permission has been
secured to use water from the village
pumping station, and no difficulty
should be experienced in building a
fine sheet OF ice in few days.
The popularity Of the rink is assur-
ed. A similar venture In Lake Linden,
provided the young people of that viii
lage with fine skating facilities last
winter and was greatly appreciated
Some of the best known people in
Hubbell are interested in the project
and it Is thought that it will be but
short time before the ice can be
placed in use.
Nothing definite can be announced
concerning the proposed new covered
skating rink in Hubbell but 1t is like
ly that plans for such a structure Will
be consummated before next winter
and that Hubbel people will be fav-
ored with a rink similar TO that IT
Mohawk.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
TORCH LAKE sRrvlTles.


A. f. Benson OF Virginia, Mimi, is
spending this week visiting with rel
atives and friends in ,Hubbell.
A. L. Thompson OF the Hubbell
pharmacy left this week for Plainwell,
this state, where he will visit with his
family for couple of weeks.
Fred Goodman of Hibbing, Mimi,
has arrived In Hubbell to spend few
days visiting with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Costford and
children of Duluth. and spending n
few days visiting at the homes Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Fleury of Mason and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred LaChance Of
Hubbell.
Tn Lake Linden Eagles and Hubbell
Eagles are scheduled to play indoor
baseball this evening. Another game
is scheduled for Friday between the
C. o. +. OF Hubbell and the st. Johns
OF Lake Linden.
Miss Dine Des Ormiers, supervisor
of music and drawing in the Ontona-
gon schools, is home to spend few
days visiting with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. DesOrmiers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
MORE ESTIMATES APPROVED.
eoard OF Public Works Acts on the
Amounts Due Various Contraotor.

Sue various contractors.
me Hancock board OF public works
held It's regular monthly session yes-
'erday afternoon and approved a num-
Der OF estimates submitted by City En-
giheer Craig for amounts due on vari-
GUS contracting jobs on city work dur
ing the past season. The estimates
approved and to be recommended to
the council are as follows:
j. j. Byers a. Co.. for work done on
the water extension. $137.
Il. A. Hamilton, laying water mains
IN East Hancock on Mason avenue.
5000.
The city engineer also made n report
on the work at the new wells OF the
upper water system now being estab-
lished in West Hancock. He stated
mat the water furnished from the wells
Is Of the best quality and that twenty
seven families or more are now being
supplied from this source. He stated
that some families were wasting the
water by allowing faucets TO remain
open and let large quantities of water
how away. This matter the board de-
cided to investigate, and IL no other
means prevail to stop the waste, me-
ters VIII be installed In the houses of
those found wasting water.
The clerk was instructed to notify
city plumbers who have not renewed
their licenses to do so at once, or they
VIII not be permitted to do work in
connection with the tapping and con-
Meeting of water pipes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
NEW INSURANCE FIRM.

II. e. Mckee, formerly of Salt Lake
City, and Seldom b. Crary of Hubbell
have organized an insurance agency,
and expect, to open an, office in the
new bank building after January 1.
Both have considerable experience in
this line and the venture should be
successful. The firm will handle the
agency for several fire and life in
surance companies and will also deal
in real estate and small loans. Agen-
cies for the Queen and Sun Fire In
surance. companies of England have
already beer secured, also the. agency
for the Fire Insurance. Association Of
Philadelphia The firm Will represent
the Northwestern Life Insurance COM
pany OF milwaukee,.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
SOCIAL CLIMBERS IN NEVADA
Land Of Gold Witnesses Many Strange
vieissltudes In tho Matter
OF Wealth.

To-day a humble gold-seeker may
be living In a hutch OF the simple ar
chitecture of box car, says Good
Housekeeping. Tomorrow he is build
ing a villa" with real clapboards and
shingles, hiring Chinaman of all
work and sending to Frisco for a
brass bed and Persian rug. Some
very pretty little houses begin to dot
the barren landscape. A railroad
stretches its metal arm down into the
gold-bearing wilderness and links II
with the outer world. Come tailors,
modistes and milliners, soda water
and Ice cream, clergymen and drum
mers, pickpockets and actors and all
that splendid procession from the coy
corners of civilization.
Social conditions were decidedly
perplexing. Your washerwoman ac-
cepted mining claim for an uncollect-
able debt. Suddenly the claim yields
her a fortune. whereat, to show you
that her wealth has not made her
snobbish, she purchases an elaborate
portable house and settles down as
your next-door neishbor.
However, II you take II into your
head to move away from the vicinity
Of the fortunate lavandiere you would
find the moving problem quite simple.
A small force of husky men can pull
your house up by the roots and carry
II up q hill or down a slope without
any great exertion-that is, unless
your dwelling is 'dobe, or you happen
to be one of the bonanza crowd and
have gone in for heavy architecture.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.

The merchants and clerks of Lake
Linden and Hubbell are already con-
sidering early closing hours after the
first of the year and it is expected
that meeting will be held soon to
formulate plans. Most of the business
people favor the early closing move
ment and would be pleased to see 1t
in effect. The present plan Is to
close all of the stores at six o'clock in
the evening, with the exception Of
two nights each week. Monday and
Saturday evenings, and Friday, when
pay day falls on that day. 1t is pos
sible that plans will be perfected so
that the early closing may start next
Tuesday.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
DOUBLE CHRISTMAS A FREAK

Hancock and the world geherai.'
has just enjoyed its second douoi'
Christmas of the twentieth century
Double Christmas comes when Dece"i'
Der 25 falls on Saturday or MONDAY
for then festivities are held on po''
Christmas day and on the Sunday
which follows or precedes II.
Christmas comes one day later eael
year except on leap years wheh :
comes two days later. Leap yea
makes the double Christmas IT.
regular. The first double Christina
of the present century was in isoO
when Dec. 25 was on Monday.
Monday double Christmases VIII DC
cur in 1911, 1916, 1922. 1898, 1914 an
1850. saturday double caristmases
will occur in 1915. 1920. 1926 1881
1913. and 1913.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28

The arch prospector of all times
was Cecil Rhodes. For him it was
not merely going out and putting down
holes in likely places. At II he had
been touched with tuberculosis and
ordered south. Arriving at his brother
Herbert's cotton plantation In Africa
in the midst of the second diamond
excitement, he, with Herbert, was
drawn into the new rush." They
took a claim at Colesburg-at 30 shil-
lings a month rental. In few weeks
each leased a full claim, all the law
allowed. Cecil Rhodes set himself to
get the law to allow one man to own
two claims, then ten, and then as
many as he could lay hold of. So
well did Rhodes keep pace with
changing regulations that he returned
to England at 10 a millionaire!-
Franklin Clarkin. in Everybody's.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
AUTOMATIC LAW ENFoRcER
An Ingenious Apparatus for tho Mo-
torlst Who Desires
Safety.

vice-Consul II. M. Byington. at Bris'
toll, reports as follows concerning a
new British apparatus which controls
the speed of motor cars:
According to the published descrip'
ton of q practical trial, the device
automatically removes the clutch
when the speed of the car slightly
exceeds the arranged limit and when
necessary the brake is also automatic
ally applied until the rate Is reduced
Iust below the limit. The brake is
then quickly but gently removed and
the clutch again put in. A semaphore
Ia automatically raised to warn the
driver when he 10 approaching the
maximum. The mechanism, which
Ats In a compact aluminium box and
works In OIL, takes very little space
II is put In action or our OF gear IN
an instant, and there is no need to
stop or slow down the car while this
Is being done. The apparatus can
be locked up so that the driver of a
car. cannot exceed the speed desired
by the owner.
Every effort was made on the trial
to get the car to exceed the limit
which was set for is miles an hour
On coming to fairly steep hill the
engine was s,'r-ed full power and
the car instantly started to gair
speed. But as soon as the limit was
reached the brakes were applied
strenuously, as II by magic (thougf
no sudden Jar was experienced), ant
the engine merely raced without thu
slightest effect on the car. the speed
being maintained at the l6-mile rat'
throughout"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
THE BIRTH RECORD.
Number of Arrivals to Date Precisely
Same as Last Year.

The total number of births reported
to City Clerk Macdonald for the year
ND to the present date is 275. and the
total for the month to date is Fl. "A
comparison with last years figures Tor
the same period shows a total to Dec
2S Of PA, and the number for Decem-
Der up to the Goth was the same as
this year 81. Recent births reported
are: Mr.. and Mrs. ii. Pyhtilla, Ridge
street. girl; Mr.. and Mrs. Michaei
Gambro. Franklin street, girl; Abram
Oiala and wife, Lake street. girl; ia
cob Kujala and wife, boy. The num-
her of deaths to date is 1872, less than
one-half the total of births.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
cHiLDREN's FETE.

The entertainment to be given by
the Holly Rebekah lodge $40. of this
city to the children of members of the
order will take place tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at the /. o. O. +. hall
on Hancock street. An informal pro-
gram consisting of music and games
VIII be provided and candy. fruit. pop
corn; and small gifts will be dlstribut-
ed to the youngsters. There will be no
charge made for the entertainment
and all odd Fellows and their families
are invited to be present
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS.
Annual Meetings of Church Society and
Church This Week.

The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational Church society for the near
inc of the reports of the trustees ana
for the election of trustees will be heid
tomorrow evening, Dec. 20, In the
church parlors at 1880 o'clock.
on Thursday evening. Dec. 81, VIII
he held the annual meeting or the
church. for the hearing of reports Oh
the pastor, clerk, treasurer, OF peheV-
oIences Bible school superintendent
women's Missionary society, Ladies
Industrial society. and Kings Minute
Men. Also for the election OF oihcers
and other appropriate business.
This will be the forty-eighth amman
meeting OF the Congregational churcn
IN this city. the first steps toward or
sanitation having been taken on De-
cember 5. 1861, at meeting heid io'
,hat nurpose. The formal organiza-
lion took place in the spring OF leo@
Under the leadership OF Rev. Thomas
y miss The church edifice was erect
Cd and completed in 1868. at cost VI
"a 900. In 1869 the building and iui
,,,,,ro were burned. II was speeuls
rohui,t AT a cost of $4,000 this build
standing today. The pastors since
ace organization have been as follows
rhomas f. Bliss, 1s62-62; rayet,e
uurd 1sss-s4: c. b. stevens. 1892
- N uoilister. 1s6s-76; w. w. Curtis
,s7s-77; E. r. stiles. is77-sl; Franz
~ white. 1851; George F. Waters
,Ss7.,ssi: George r. washburn' 1871
1895; Elmer More. isss-'s; watson SON., =
NI,lard isss-isoi; Rev. J. s. Go"''
present incumbent
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
/. HANCOCK BRevfTIEs.

Arno Raymond Arvola, the five year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Christ Arvola.
of White street, died last night at
about half past ten o'clock. The funer-
al arrangements have not been COM
pleted, but the burial will take place
either on Saturday or Sunday, with in
terment at Lakeside cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Wright left to-
day for their home at Marquette aft
er a visit at the home of Mrs. Butler
In this city.
1t is expected that call will be issued
sometime today or tomorrow for a
meeting of the merchants of Hancock
and Houghton to act on the matter of
6 o'clock closing of stores after the
holidays
A regular meeting of the Pythian
Sisters will be held tomorrow evening,
present administration.
A social session of the Hancock lodge
of Elks will be held on Thursday eve
ming. 1t will be in the nature of re-
ception to the members who were in
jured in the recent accident, and who
are expected to be present, as all are
now able to be out again. The social
session Will be preceded by a brief
business meeting.
Richard Callahan, promoter of the
wrestling match to take place here
Saturday night, has mailed transporta-
ton to william Demetral at Chicago
and Christ Person at Duluth, and the
men are expected to arrive here not
later than Thursday The former will
be accompanied by his manager, Doc
Reid, who was here a short time ago
as manager for AL Goodale.
The Christmas collection at st. Pat
rick's church for the benefit of the
Assinins orphanage amounted to to-
tai of about $3.50, of which the Han
cock division OF the A. o. III. contrib
uted s25. At the st. Joseph's church
1929 was raised at the three Christ
mas masses, bringing the aggregate
amount raised in the two parishes to
1919.
/
Congregational church on Sunday eve-
ming at the Christmas exercises, to be
used in relieving poor families In the
city. Besides food and clothing con-
siderable cash was received which will
be expended from time to time during
the winter.
| Edgar Richards has resigned his po-
sition at the Kerredge theater and will
leave next week for McGill, Nevada,
where he will locate.
A number of open air skating Kinks
have been formed on Portage lake and
pedestrians are now crossing regularly
between Hancock and Houghton on
the numerous paths across the Ice.
Alois Meyers OF Duluth is spending
the holidays with relatives in Hancock.
John Levine, who has been spending
| Christmas with relatives in Hancock
will return to Marquette tomorrow.
The funeral of the late Harry II
Richardson was held this afternoon
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
III. Richardson on Harris avenue In
East Hancock. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. J. S. Gould. pastor Of the
Hancock Congregational church and
the remains were laid at rest in Forest
Hill cemetery. Houghton.
Indoor baseball will be resumed this
evening after a weeks suspension
The Knights OF Columbus and the
Houghton Light Infantry will play the
first game and the A. o. II. and the
Naval Reserves the second.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
NEW CELLS FOR Lookup.

The matter OF providing new cells
or cages in the basement OF the city
hall Is under consideration by the fire
committee which has charge of the
hall. Chief of Police THOR has called
attention to the inadequacy of the
present lookup and has recommended
that new ones be furnished. 1t is
probable that the matter will be taken
up shortly by the committee and that
more comfortable and up to date quar-
tiers will be provided for those who are
temporarily detained in the city's bas-
tile
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
SPARROW souNTlEs PAID.

Only two applications have been
made so far in Hancock for the two
cents a head paid as bounty for
sparrows, by the state during the
months of December. January and
February. Those who have presented
birds at the office of City Clerk Mac
donald to date are Harold Miller, Dec.
8. 16 birds; for which he received 32
cents, and Carl Eichkern, Dec. %, ~
birds, receiving "a cents.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28

The Standard Oil company's real es-
tate holding in Bayonne. N. j.. where
its largest refining plant in the east Is
situated, have been increased from
s7,3s0,00o, the value fixed upon them
in 1908 for taxation. to s13,O0O,Oo0.
In Paris. owing to the increasing
length of women's hatpins and the list
of accidents, such as eyes put out. ears
noses and cheeks torn. the police off,
cials propose to place some restriction
on wearing hatpins in omnibuses. rail-
way cars, theaters and other public
places.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
More Common.

"Of course" said the very talkauve
person on the back platform, mo man
ever is a hero to his valet" And
what Is much more to the purpose.
said the sour-faced individual in the
doorway. no woman ever was saint
to her hired girl"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
ExnIfcd.

During fire at Sutton, VT. man
arrived on the scene with pail OF
water but the excitement was so
great that he forgot all about the wa
ter and it was only when the fire was
over that he realized that he was sim
carrying the full pail about with him.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28

Many persons find themselves az !.
,oc,ed with persistent cough after an
attack OF influenza. AS TINS Us .,
can be promptly cured by the use . =,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy y !. 80.
not be allowed to run on untn y ~
comes troublesome. Sold py Us ',.,
drug store. Calumet, and Lau'''
pharmacy. Laurium.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28
TYPICAL NIcARAeUAN HOME.

Managua..--There is great rejoicing
in every humble hut in Nicaragua to-
day over the abdication of President
Zelaya. Stories of suffering, starvaI
ton and hcroism have been coming
from the heart Of the rebels homes
for weeks. Thousands of women and
children in the interior LETT alone TO
fight their battle with poverty while
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28

Miss Clara Quayle. Correspondence 49,,
secretary of the local office Oh w
Portage Coal and Dock eolnp"n '., ro,
returned from holiday VISIT WIZ"
atives at Marquette.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28

Some men pay their debts promptly
merely for the purpose of establishing
credit thg. they may some time abuse.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-28

IA winkelmeyer of the 500 Is VS.
,,,n~ relatives here during the hoi-
days.