The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-20

devote their entire time 10 the work
from the time of starting until their
iabors are completed.
Hunting Preserve Open to Public
an affirming the decision of Judge
Stecre, I'm the case of Ainswortb ana
Irempe rs. tho Muposlonar club. the
state supreme court mas handed down
an important opinion. The decision
makes permanent an Injunction re-
straining the Munoskong Hunting a.
flshlng club from interfering with the
pubic hunting and fishing i'm the VA
tefs OF Munoskong bay, i'm Chippewa
county. The case has been holly con-
tested for the past two years The
Muhoskong club was organized over
iour years ago, purchased large tracts
OF land adjacent to the bay and laid
claim TO exclusive rights to the fish
ing and hunting in its waters. The
chippewa County Sportsmen's club
contested this claim, and when two of
It's members, G. r. Ainsworth and
FRANK T. Trempe were driven from the
grounds by Munoskong game keepers
the club asked for an Injunction re-
stralning the keepers from interfering
with the public in fishing or hunting on
the so-called preserve demurrer
was filed by the Munoskong club which
was sustained by Judge Steere but
the case was carried up to the supreme
court and reversed, practically order
ing 1t back to the circuit court to be
tried on its merits The plaintiffs con-
tended that the bay was part of Lake
Huron, not Of the st. Marys river. and
consequently subject to the laws gov
erning the lakes. The trial occupied
three or four days. 1t resulted in an
Injunction being granted to Answorthi
and Trempe. F{F /
An Indian Missionary
Rev. T, c. Thomas Of LAnse has
been holding evangelistic meetings
latterly at the Pottawatomie mission |
north OF Topeka, Kansas. under the |
auspices of the Methodist Episcopal |
Women's Missionary society. Mr.. |
Thomas is good speaker and is meet
ing with much success in his work. He
is 90 years old and is full blooded
Chippewa Indian. He was born and
lived in a bark wgwam until he be-
gan his school life. He attended pub
lie school four years and at the age of
IL was licensed as a local preacher i'm
the M. r.. church. He later attended
Albion college in Michigan. He was
ordained by Bishop Nnde as deacon
and four years later was ordained as
elder by Bishop Hurst. He has been
a government teacher for four years
and a public school teacher for six
years. He also has had several Indian
charges as pastor i'm Michigan and
Wisconsin. At the last session OF the
West Wisconsin conference he was
appointed general missionary or evan
gcfist among his people and at the
present time is conducting meetings
oyer the country ana rao
Polish Colony Proposed
Frank Grygla ,ex-president of the
Polish National alliance OF the United I,
States and at present the alliances
commissioner general, is the authority
for thssstsitement. that. there.is.at strong j
possibility Of a Polish settlement num-
berihg not less than fifty families and
possibly nearly 100 being made near
Wtllsburg, Chippewa county, next {
spring. The Polish National aIlfahce I
has a membership of about $4,000 I
mostly i'm three Michigan Wis IL
consin and Minnesota. At the biennial &
meeting held i'm Milwaukee last Octo-
Der. Mr.. Grygla was elected commits
sioner general. II is in that capacity
that he has been looking over some
land in the vicinity of Wellsburg with |
q view to having a colony settle there. ,
His recommendation is referred to a :
appointed for that purpose. {
Mr.. Grygla says he has about deter ,
mined upon lands contiguous to Wells, I
and that there is no doubt that the
committee will agree. .
"The Polanders would come mostly
from Detroit and Grand Rapids" said
MIR. Grygla. "They are thrifty class
Of people and can make garden out of /,
Most of the families who
propose to come to Upper Michigan ,
have not less than $4,000 to $4,000 in
cash. The alliance has a 100000 fund !,
'or the use of it's members. If they :,
have not sufficient money to purchase
desired land. the alliance will advance
Il to them The plan is to have the al
lance buy a tract of land covering TO- 9
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