The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-04
HANCOCK BREviTIeS.

Ellery Aris, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Arts, is seriously i'll at the home
of his parents on Hancock street.
The Holly Rebekah lodge will give
a dancing party next Thursday even
ing at the Germania hall, with music
| by the Quincy band.
A false alarm of fire was turned in
about o'clock last evening from box
IS, located near the foot of Reserva-
ton street The department turned out
and went as far as the Exley black
smith shop, but found no signs of any
fire.
DIR. w. III. Dodge and his bride, for
merly Miss Elsie Goodsole, returned
yesterday from a two months wedding
tour of Europe, in which they visited
all the large cities and points of in
terest
Announcement Is made of the forth
coming marriage of William Mehrke,
Jr.. and Miss Louise Schilling, both
well known young people of this city.
The wedding will take place on Octo-
Der 20, at the German Lutheran
church, with Rev. G. Traub officiating.
Joseph Hillstrom has sold through
the w. Frank James agency lot IL
of the Highland subdivision to Johh
HulIkula. The James agency has also
purchased from Mrs. Dladema Mason
lot of block of Anthony's addition
The fGuoral of the eleven months
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. lvor
Lindgren of Salo, whose death oc-
CURED yesterday, was held this after
noon from the West Hancock Finnish
church, with services conducted by
Rev. John Back and interment in the
Lakeside cemetery.
The navy department has assigned
two large racing boats and a steam
cutter for the use of the Wisconsin
naval reserves, according to a letter
received recently by Commander
Theodore Werner of Ashland. Addi-
tional uniforms for the brigade will be
sent to Wisconsin also. i'm "A short time
Miss Phoebe kerredge went tol
LAnse yesterday to attend the flu
neral of Miss Katie NJ. Kent. who
died Thursday at Marquette. The de-
cedent was cousin of William Ker-
redge.
Michael Carrigan today assumed his
duties as cashier of the Portage Coal
and Dock company's office In Han
cock. succeeding Charles Il. McAskill,
who left yesterday afternoon for In
dianapols to become secretary and
treasurer of the National Coming Ma
chinery company.
John Stack went to Negaunee yes
terday to play with the baseball team
of that city in the match against
Ishpeming.
Miss Mae Ruppc, John Tamblyn and
other state university students resid-
ing i'm this city, have left for Ann Ar
Dor To resume their studies, these be-
ing the last to go of the large number
that spent the vacations at their
homes i'm this city.
The Hancock lodge of the Modern
Brotherhood of America will give a
card party on the evening of Monday
October Is at Rouleau hall.
A regular meeting of the common
council will be held this evening, at
which II is expected that bids will be
opened for the construction of con-
crete sidewalks throughout the city
and also for providing the city with a
thousand feet of fire hose, for which
the city recently advertised.
Miss Annette Francis, daughter of
Alderman and Mrs. Fred Francis. has
left for St. Louis To enter the convent
of the Sisters of st. Joseph as a no
vice.
A cigar store will be opened about
oct Is in the store occupied by the
Fisher cloth business, which is now
being closed out. The Lagora Fee
Cigar company has taken a lease on
the store and will conduct an exclu-
sive cigar business, wholesale and re-
tail Manager CRANES is now in the
city making arrangements for the
opening.