The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-10-20
HANCOCK BREVlTIEs.

Manager John Hicok of the Portage
Coal and Dock company went to Mac
quette this morning on business.
There Is a brisk demand for labor in
Hancock at the present time and
workmen are hard to obtain. The
paving company Is trying hard to get
men TO work on the Hancock street
job. and are offering $2.25 per day.
The Northern Michigan employment
agency is shipping men to the west
to work in railroad camps, and many
more are going to the mines and
woods. Many more could be used,
but workmen are slow to respond as
most of them are DESTROYS of being as
sured steady positions for the winter.
The Hancock lodge of Elks has re-
ceived an invitation to attend the ded-
ication OF the New Elks' temple at
Duluth on Friday, Oct. 20.
Complaint is made by the electric
light company that boys are breaking
the globes on lights owned by the
company in Hancock, and steps are be-
ing taken to have the city take hand
i'm preventing 1t. Otherwise the com
pany will offer rewards for the appre-
hension of guilty parties and will push
prosecutions to the limit.
The bowling match to have taken
place last evening at the Mitchell al
legs between the Reid store team and
the Sullivan All Stars did not take
place owing to some of the players
failing to show up.
The Eagles indoor baseball team did
not complete organization last night, a
number of prospective members being
absent from the meeting. The team
will meet tomorrow evening at Wyl-
lies barber shop to complete organiza-
ton and elect officers.
Borresen. the jeweler, has started
another silent auction, like the one
that attracted SO much attention few
weeks ago. 1t will run for two weeks
possibly longer. and 1t is probable that
many will seize the opportunity to
purchase Christmas presents at bar
gain prices.
w. Frank James has sold lot % of
block of the Ulseth addition To Will
lam Hilstrom, who will erect a five
room house Albert Nyman of Calu-
met has purchased through the James
agency lot / of block of Anthony's
addition. containing a five-room house
which will be occupied at once by Mr..
Nyman and his family.
VIII Hosking and Charles Jacobs OF
Quincy left last evening for Montana
where they will locate.
The hearing i'm the case of George
Ross. the Quincy Waterman charged
with the shooting of little Walter Ha-
gen on September 20, was yesterday
adjourned for another week, in order
to have present a witness who Is at
present out of the city.
Tomorrow evening preceding the lee
ture by Prof. Troop on Victor Hugo,
a quartet composed of the Misses Row
ell. Light. Coughlin and Finch, VIII
sing. This will be the last time this
quartet will sing together as MISS
Rowell will soon leave for Bernards-
Wills, New Jersey.
The Hancock high school football
team has secured a game with the
Marquette Normals for the month OF
November and plans are being made
for matches with Ishpeming and IRON
wood. 1t is expected that two more
practice games with Calumet may be
arranged before the season closes.
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Houghton Typographical union heid
last evening at Germania hall was
complete success and was In every re-
spect a most delightful social event.
The Calumet e. Hecla orchestra pre-
scented an exceptionally fine and un-
usually lengthy program of selections
for dancing besides which a couple OF
concert numbers were given preceding
the beginning of dancing.
Tickets were placed on sale today
at the Kerredge Hardware store for the
of The Girl Question To
be given at the Kerredge theater on
Friday evening, october %. The piece
IL musical comedy from the LaSalle
theater In Chicago and Is by the same
author as "The Time. the Place and
the Girl" "The Stubborn Cinderella"
and other popular favorites. so that Its
merit is assured and a big house a GER
tainty
INHERITED Help" based upon. Acts
25 and 26. will be the subject for con-
sideration and discussion at the regu-
lar mid week meeting of the Congrega-
tional church Thursday evening.
one week from tonight, oct. ~. Is
the date of the annual. dance of the
Hancock fire department. for which
ten piece quincy orchestra has been
engaged to provide the music.
A very pleasant meeting OF the Pc
wabic Methodist church Epworth Lea.
que was held last evening. with i. Il.
Mantell as leader. and the subject for
the evening was "The Growth of Seed
Truth"