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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05
WROTE BIOGRAPHY OF MELBA
Miss Agnes G. Murphy Of New York
Compiled Volume About Sinuer

II is seldom that an artist at any
particular line of endeavor attains
such great distinction that a large
volume is necessitated to tell of that
persons life and accomplishments but
such is the case with Madame Melba
the world-famed soprano singer, who
will be heard in a concert at the Ker-
redge theater October Is.
The biography Of the prima donna
is from the pen OF Miss Agnes C.
Murphy of New York city and is "A
work that no student of music and
no worshipper of success can afford
10 miss for IL sets forth a truthful
picture of Melba the beginner ana a
self taught artist as well as Media,
the princess royal OF song.
No artist i'm the annals Of song has
achieved a wider fame than the won
derfully gifted Australian, who took
Paris, London and New York by
storm in the early ninties. and who
has since amazed and delighted mu-
sic-lovers throughout the civilized
world by her marvellous voice and
the charm Of her great personality.
There is a wealth Of Illuminating an
ecdote and incident and the volume is
finely illustrated. 1t Is appropriately
Concluded by two chapters written
by Media herself on the art Of sing
ing which every student OF music
should read. II Melba's advice and
the lessons to be drawn from her ca
reer, as set forth in Miss Murphy's
book were followed. the publication
Of this work would mean distinct
gain for music in this country
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05
PORTAGE LAKE
CANAL FIGURES
REPORT OF SUPT. BANKS OF
HouGHTON FOR AUGUST
SHOWS LESS BUSINESS
THAN JULY.

The monthly report of the COM
merce passing through the Portage
lake ship canals during the month
of August 1910, has just been issued
by Supt. George II. Banks, and shows
that the tonnage for the month of
August is less than July, the preced-
ing month, and also less than August
of the preceding year. The total
tonnage for July was S6O,225, COM
pared with S4O,9S7 for August. The
total tonnage for August. 1909, was
S5S.2s9, and for purposes of COM
parison the following figures are CIV
en- for that month:
Total number OF vessels, 599.
Total tonnage, 25S,299.
Coal, soft. bound up, 163,53S tons.
Total cargo, bound up, 25S,304 tons.
Copper. soft bound down, 11,4Ol
tons.
Total cargo bound down, 72,46O
tons.
The following is contained in the
report issued today:
Tonnage and class of vessels pass
ing through Portage Lake Ship ca
nails, Michigan, during the month of
August, 1910:
Bound Down.
Steam No 100, net tons, 106,527
Tow barge, No. IA, net tons, H.
416.
Totals, No. ia; net tons, 1898.
Bound Up.
Steam, No. 2O4; net tons, 200,922.
Tow barges, No. 80, net tons. 22.O72;
totals, No. 234 net tons, 222,994.
Total number of vessels, 4OS.
Total tonnage, 34O,9S7
Statement of freight and passen-
gers carried through the canals dur
ing the month.
Bound Up.
Coal. soft, tons, 163.5SS; coal, hard,
tons, 5,641; copper. tons, 519; lime
stone. tons. 4,024; manftd. iron IONS,
1929; sand. tons $50; cement. bbls.
S2.ST0; kerosene oil, bbls.. $4,000; salt
bbls.. 36,792; lumber. NJ, $50: brick
NJ, 40; misc. mdse, tons 1s.O61; total
cargo, tons, 219,304; passengers, no.
1926.
Bound Down.
Coal, soft. tons, 1,1s6; copper. tons
1924; iron ore, tons, 15,O66: staml
sand, tons, 1.2O0; wheat, bush, 81,
7i5; -four, bbls.. 216.37O; kerosene oil
bbls., 1000: lumber. NJ, 1912; shin
giles, NJ. 1890; misc. mdse.. tons,
2.177: total cargo, tons. S4.126; pas
sengers, No, S,213.
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TAMARACk NEWS NOTES


James, the young son of Philip
Roberts met with a painful accident
while playing I'm n ditch near his
home one day last week. The young
ster received several cuts in his head
that necessitated medical attention
viii was given him at the Tam
arack hospital.
James Madigan was compelled to be
off duty few days last week because
of injuries received from being thrown
from his wagon while making deliv-
cries for the Tamarack meat market.
leg and arm.
Considerable repair work has been
done To the No. 2 shaft and rock
houses of the Tamarack Mining Co.
during the past week. The entire roof
has been re-roofed with rubber roof
ing and the outside of the building
repaired and painted.
Hosting operations at No. shaft
have been suspended for few days
to make repairs to the large drum OF
the hosting engine. All of the men
employed in this shaft were trans
ferred to other departments of the
mine.
Mrs. Thomas Stanaway and daugh-
ter Florence were Houghton visitors
last week.
Paul Kraft of Trimountain visited
a few days with friends at Tamarack
last week.
The members of the Tamarack La
dies society and the woman's Home
Missionary society will hold their
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05
HoUeHToN GOLFERS LOSE.
Portage Lake Club is Easily Defeated
by Duluth Players.


The Northland Country club golfers
Of Duluth scored decisive victory
over n team from the Portage Lake
Golf club OF Houghton Saturday after
noon at Duluth In the second match
FOR the w. y. 'Calverley trophy. win
mig i3 TO 2. r. r. Goodell. playing
with the visitors, was the only one
Of the Houghton team to win his
match. although John c. Pryor was
able TO break even with A. NJ. Miller
IT the Northland club. The first
match in the series. which was played
on the Portage Lake Golf links. re-
suited in a 13-to-4 victory for the cop
per country The next match will
not be played until next year.
The scores follow:
Houghton-R. T. oGodel 3: John G.
Pryor. o; $. T. Byrne. o: Nv. r..
Thompson. 0; G. II. Worcester, o: ID.
L. Robinson, o; r. w. Nichols, o. To-
tails. 3.
Duluth-M. Il. Cullum, o: a. VI.
Miller, o; ID. L. McTennan. 2: vprd
Ames. 4; r. L. Finkensteadt. 2: w. w.
Walker, 3; william Harrison, B.. To-
tails, 10.
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HouGHTON BRIEFS.
!. :, :. :. !: !. -. :. -. :. :..<.. :. =.

Mrs. II. C. Smith of Houghton is
spending a week with Duluth rea-
tives and friends.
Superintendent Doelle of the Hough-
ton public schools is making his first
\ inspection of all the township schools.
Julio Madero left yesterday for his
home I'm Mexico after completing his
studies at the Michigan College of
Mines.
Miss II. 3. Johnson and sister
have returned to Houghton after a
millinery purchasing expedition to
the east.
Miss Ruth Gibson, who formerly
taught at the Hurontown school. has
left for Big Rapids to attend the Fer
ris college.
Lew w. Amolsch of Burlington. Ia.
and Miss Lulu Winle OF Liver
more, Ia. are visiting at the home of
John Barth.
The steamer Plowboy will leave
Portage lake for Duluth tomorrow
morning after completing successful
excursion season.
The dancing party given at the Am
phidrome last Tuesday evening netted
approximately 5000 TO the Houghton
County Anti-Tuberculosis society.
r. b. Johnson and T.. o. Dygert left
Houghton yesterGaI for Duluth from
which place they W.; make a motor
cycle tour OF the wes' far as Spo-
kane
Miss Agnes Mcdonald, tsho formerly
and who spent last year at the Uni
versty of Michigan, has accepted a
position as teacher in the second
grade at the Central school.
Peter LaDuc of Wolverine and Mary
Brule OF Kearsarge and Victor Lin
ma and Elnora Kess of Demon have
received licenses TO marry. Miss Kess
being only IL years of age. brought
an affidavit showing her fathers con-
sent TO the match.
II. W. Wilson manager Of the Cal
umet branch of the Gable Piano COM
pany, will on Tuesday open a special
piano sale In the store on Huron
street just vacated by A. X. Cox. Mr..
Wilson declares that II this sale re-
yeals Houghton as a good piano
market. the company may open per-
manent branch in Houghton. The
Cable Piano company. one of the
largest in the country. is capitalized at
s2.OOO,O0O. with headquarters in Chi
cago.
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annual picnic at Electric park this af-
ternoon.
IL. Il. Daume, manager Of the Tam
arack Cooperative store has return
ed from a purchasing trip to Chicago
and other points.
Miss Emily Dakin has accepted a
position as Kindergarten teacher at
the Tamarack school.
Harold Grigg a student at Big Rap
ids is spending a few days visiting his
parents at North Tamarack. Mr..
Grigg is taking a preparatory course
for the study of medicine.
Ernest Oakway visited friends at
Hancock this week
William Jeffrey has resigned his po-
sition with the Tamarack Mining Co.
and will remove his family to the
Boston mine location where he has
accepted a position with the Franklin
Mining Co.
Miss Bertha James has returned to
her home at Bessemer after spending
the past month with relatives here.
Mrs. Edward Pengally is recovering
from her recent illness at the home of
her father William Cornish, Sr.
Mrs. Thomas Rowe underwent a
serious operation at the Tamarack
hospital last week. Mrs. Rowe is re-
ported as convalcscing rapidly.
Miss Honor Martin has accepted "a
position as teacher at the Tamarack
school.
A case of small pax was discovered
at Tamarack during the past week.
The patient has been removed to the
detention hospital.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05
MOSES PEREAULT DEAD.
Former Houghton Timber Contrac
tor Suecumbs at California Home.


Village Treasurer Otto II. Oben-
hoff of Houghton has received a let
ter telling of the death i'm California
recently of a former well known
Houghton timber contractor. Moses
Pereault, who left this county about
twenty years ago. The deceased
lived in the copper country for about
thirty years, during which time he
supplied some of the mines with tim
Der.
After living for many years in Du-
luth, Mr.. Pereault moved to Califor-
mia few years ago The deceased
was married to a sister of Mr.. Oben-
hoff but his wife died in Duluth about
five years ago. 1t was after her death
that Mr.. Pereault and the children
moved to California where he died.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05

Rubies. opais, crystalized quartz,
onyx. tale. gypsum and earth suitable
FOR making porcelain have been found
in the sparsely peopled territory OF
Los Andes, Argentina.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05

Mrs. ]. r. Burden, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore LANCE. has
returned to her home i'm Green Bay,
after visit with her parents
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-05

Misses Precilla and Agnes Ruelle,
who have spent the summer with their
father, Charles Ruelle, have returned
to the convent which they are attend
ing in Chicago
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
Obituary..

Early on Tuesday morning. July Io. Miss
Rosetta Morrow passed away at the age Of
as years / month and IS days. The fun
eral was conducted in the Presbyterian
church by the pastor and the burial was in
the Culbertson cemetery. Miss Morrow
made her home with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Morrow. about ten miles north
east Of Culbertson. For nine years she
has been a great sufferer. being affected
with that dread disease dropsY. Through
out il all she was patient and hopeful. In
spite Of her intense suffering she was Of a
cheerful and happy disposition. Medical
skill was employed but all to no avail. On
the date mentioned above she passed over
to the farther shore. In addition to her
parents she leaves several brothers and
sisters TO morn her loss here and look for
ward TO happy reunion in the Sweet by
and by" Hers is now the reality, ours is
hope and assurance as we look forward to
time when
''On the margin Of the river.
Washing up its silver spray:
We will walk and worship ever,
All the happy golden day"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
Big CIRCUS.
At Last CuIbertson Is to Have
First Class Big Circus, July IS
The John II. Sparks Shows vii
pitch tveir 6 acses Of commons
here for two performances

No one IN Eastern Valley county
should miss this grand show. It
is highly recommended by the press
as the following from Caruthers-
vile, Mo-, will testify.
The performance this afternoon
was good, in fact it was better than
was expected and above all, it was
clean. 1t was a show that all
could see, not a confusion Of acts
and it pleased everyone present.
While all the acts were good, and
there was not one bad act in the
entire program, especially notice
able was the wonderful casting act
of the Valentine family, the sensa-
tional up side down t-apeze act OF
Alton, the posturing and endurance
iron jaw act OF Miss Maude Crom-
well. the herd OF trained elephants
introduced by Prot. Paul acoby.
the riding OF the Mayos, the Allill
stunts given by the Cabrils, and an
act out Of the ordinary furnished
by troupe Of FIVE JaPs, OF which
two juvenile members gained the
most applause, The clowns led by
Joseph Sherry furnished plenty ol
fun. and their funny antics kept
the large crowd in an uProar. The
Sparks shows are good, the mana.
gers gentlemen, and il IS show
that wins on its merits alone. Ii
IS deserving Of patronage and big
crowd should greet it tonight.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
For County Clerk and Re-
corder.

The following letter was received this
week from w. Is. Shoemaker. the presen,
incumbent Of the office OF County Clerk
and Recorder. As ii explains Mr.. Shoe.
makers position in the present campaign
we publish il in full:
Glasgow. Mont. July 9th. 1910.
Editor Searchlight:
As convention time draws near, il occurr.
ed to me that il will not be out Of place te
announce my candidacy for denomination
for the office of Cnnnty Clerk and Recorder
When nominated the first time. promised
the nomination convention that il would be
my earnest endeaver to conduct the office
in such a manner as to reflect credit on
their judgement. and | can honestly sa,
that such has been NV aim.
II my administration Of the Office ha.
been such as to meet with your approval
and if you do not feel that have outlivcd
my usefulness. am sure that am safe In
promising you even better and more cffici
experience gained during my cucumber
ancy.
From all can learn. the people are wei
pleased with the way the Office has beef
handled. aud in asking for your support
must expect that the only way can hops
TO gain i, will be from the fact iha
| have concientionsly conducted IN,
business Of my Office. and sincerely trus
that you will feel that am entitled to you
support and influence. both in the nominal
ing convention and al the polls.
Thanking you for all you have done il
the past. and what you may do in the fut
ure. beg to remain. Yours sincerely.
w. B. Shoemaker
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
GOTCH wins
Clever Boxing rlatch In Which
Montana Boy Wins First
Two Throws.

very clever wrestling match was pulled
of in the Opera Hall Wednesday night be.
tween Bert Gotch Of Culbertson ana Arr
Hall Of Lansford. N. D. Both claim the
championship OF the Northwest at their
weight. Hall weighs I4s to so pounds and
Gotch weighs around 100 pounds.
Gotch laid Hall on the mat in the frsl
round in six minutes by getting an ankle
hold in such position that Hall was bound
TO 60 over on his bach or have his leg broke
and gave Gotch the decision rather than
take the punishment and be thrown. Both
did clever work.
After An interval Of ten minutes the sec
end round was called. This proved TO be
more interesting than the first. though Hall
was acting on the defense throughout. and
extricated himself from several perilous
positions. Finally by sheer weight and
strength Co,ch turned Hall on his back on
the mat and held him there for the coun,
Of three.
Immediatly after the match vas conclud
ed Hall stepped to the front and challeng
ed Go,ch to another match for $500 side
the latter to reduce to $50 pounds. Gotcf
accepted the challenge. but no forfeit mon
ey was posted and Hall left Tor mis- homs
in Lansford.
Gotch is . nephew Of the famous wrestle
Frank Goich and Is said to have lezrnes
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
Don.t forge, the circus day July a5,h

Don.t forget the circus day July a5th.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Palmer on Wednesday.
Win Donohoe is spending vacation in
the mountains around kalisp-ll.
Mrs. Gladys MeGraw and baby arrived
from Boise to visi, her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. l. A. Oakes.
G. II. Coulter went to Havre Tuesday 70
look up some land matters in the new U. S.
Land Office in the inieres, ef Louis Dakotah.
L. E. Scho~ is now the proprietor Of the
Phoenix Cafe. having purchased the inter.
est of ]. F. Kehoe. See notice of dissolution.
Cyril Steele. boy i3 years old. broke
his arm Tuesday At his fathers place On the
South Side by falling from horse. He
was brought 70 cnlbertson the same after.
noon where the arm was set.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
CITY COUNCIL
The City Dads Met Wednesday
Night July l3, and Transacted
Important Business.

Regular meeting OF the Conncil
of the Town OF Culbertson met
Wednesday, July 18th at p. m.
at the clerks Office. Present May
or Mathews. Aldermen Stephens.
Arnett, West and Sowle.
j. Higgins the town marshall
was by ordnance No. 80 made ex-
officio street commissioner.
Ordinance No. IS. entitled, an
ordinance abolishing restaurants
and lunch counters in saloons was
passed.
Ordinance No. 26. entitled. an
ordinance establishing and desig-
mating the grades Of certain streets
and avenues in Culhertson, was
passed.
Ordinance No. AZ, amending
ordinance No. I3. and providing
that the elevators pay license oi
one dollar per quarter instead oi
fifteen. from and after July l, 1910,
was passed, all voting aye.
Walter Smith was allowed S6. oc
for acting as special o@cer on Jul,
Attn and July 5th. E. Bewici
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
Presbyterian Services.

There will be the usual song and praise
services in the Presbyterian church on Sun
day evening. July "a. at 8 o'clock Last
Sunday evening we considered "What love
is" Al this service we shall consider
'.Wha, love does" see Cor. Chap. IS.
Everybody will be welcome at all our ser.
vices. Members are urged to make q
special effort to be present. it is as necessary
for the people to be in the pews rs for the
minister to be in the pulpit. Our Sunday
school never takes vacation. IL begins al
ten O'Clock every Sunday morning.
ID. c CowAN. Pastor.
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and w. T. Stephens were each al
lowed "a. 90 for acting as special
officers July 4th.
Ordinance No. a3, entitled, an
ordinance designating depository
for the funds OF the town OF Gull
bertsos, was passed, all voting ave.
Ordinance No. "a, entitled, an
ordinance granting . franchise to
the Montana Star Telephone Com
pany, a corporation, was passed,
all voting aye. The ordinance
grants the franchise for period OF
twenty years.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
FARM EXHIBITS
Farmers are Requested to Prepare
Bundles Of Grain for Dry
Farming Congress.

c. B. Griffin, Great Northern
Immigration Agent for Montana,
and A. M. Shaw Ct the Montana
Experimental Farm Department,
were in Culbertson Monday and
called at the Searchlight Office.
These gentlemen are making
preparations to secure exhibits for
the Dry Farming Congress to be
held in Spokane. Wash, Oct. 3rd
to eth. The exhibits secured for
this congress will afterwards be
taken TO the Land Congresses at
Omaha. Chicago and St. Louis,
and then will be made permanent
exhibits in the exhibit cars OF the
Great Northern and at their exhibit
rooms at 2S8 Sibley Street, St.
Paul.
Farmers in Eastern Valley Coun-
ty are requested to prepare four or
five bundles in the rough Of each
kind of grain. Pull the grain and
leave roots on, makOinto ordinary
size bundles and leave with Mayor
w. Mathews of Culbertson who
will take care of them until called
for by the representatives OF the
company. who will trim them and
make them into smaller bundles al
exhibits. Cards should be attach.
ed to each bnndle>giving the kind
of grain, estimated yeild per acre
and the name and address OF the
farmer raising same. Messrs. Grit.
fin and Shaw started Tuesda,
morning Tor a trip north to inter
view as many farmers PERSONAL,
as they could and get them interest
ed in preparing for this exhibit
They visited Froid, Medicine Lake
Plentywood, Dagmar and othe'
localities.
Now, while the crops in eastern
Valley County are not up to wha
they were year ago, they are
long way ahead OF the crops OF an
other locality IN Minnesota, Nortl
Dakota or Montana along the lin,
of the Great Northern for this yea
1910. So by comparison will
other corps along the line Easter
Valley County ought to make
great showing at these four grea
congresses. Let the farmers pre-
pare these exhibits and let them b.
exhibited as crops raised during
this extremely dry year, and tn
result will be all to the good to
Eastern Valley County, Montana
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
"is Life Worth Saving?"

Mrs. Molly Mckinney. Prentiss. Miss.
writes that she had severe case Kidney
and bladder trouble and that four bottles
of Foley's Kidney Remedy cured her sound
and WELL She closes her letter by saying
81 heartily recommend Foley's Kidney
Remedy to any sufferer Of kidney disease
II saved my life." Valley Drug Company.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22

Teeihing children have more or less diar
rhoea. which can be controlled by giving
Chamberiain's Collie. Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy. All that is necessary is to-
give the prescribed dose after each oper-
alton Of the bowels more than natural and
then castor oil to cleanse the system. 1t Is
safe and sure. Sold by all dealers.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
Hay Fever and Asthma

Bring discomfort and misery to many
people but Foley's Honey and Tar gives
ease and comfort to the suffering ones. II
relieves the congestion in the head and
throa, and is soothing and healing. None
genuine bu, Foley's Honey and Tar IN the
yellow package. Valley Drug Company.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
cuLBERTsoN. MONTANA FRIDAY JULY a.

many Of the clever tricks Of his uncle. He
is Of medium height and heavy set. while
Hall is nearly six feet tall. slim and wirery.
being only 40 inches around the waist.
Gotch is better known in Montana has-
ing vanquished several opponents in Gias-
gov and other Montana towns
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22

The firm Of Kehoe & Schow OF the Phoe-
nix Cafe dissolved partnership July 10 1910.
The undersigned. L. E. Schow has pnr-
chased the interest Of J. F. kehoe and has
full control and liability for all debts con-
,racted since the firm Of Kehoe & Schow
was formed. All money due to the firm is
now due to me. L. f. Schow. I4u
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
Restaurant for Sale.

Fargo Restaurant furniture and fixtures
including kitchen range. cooking utensils.
tables. dishes. all complete. See the pro-
prietor on the premises. I4.3
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-22
Cows for Slae.

-Four extra good niich cows. one will b,
fresh this fall. Price SI6o cash. p. c
Christensen. sec. 2, T 33 r 81. Dagmar
Mont. I4t3
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-22

Curtiss, officiating. Miss Jessie Man
chez, the brides sister will serve her
as maid of honor and Miss Alice Man
chez. another sister and Miss Zulah
Barnett sister of the bridegroom will
be the bridesmaids Mr.. Barnett will
be attended by Thomas MacBurney as
best man. The ushers will include Yer
non Smith, Harold Brubacker, Herbert
Manchee, a brother of the bride, and
Clark Steneck. Following the church
service q reception will be held at the
residence of the brides parents after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett will leave
on wedding journey. The announce
ment will be received with a great deal
of interest in Hammond society circles
where the Manchee family is known.
They formerly lived in Hammond and
have a wide acquaintance of friends.
Miss Helen Manchee is a graduate OF
the Hammond high school and since
then has been engaged in musical work
in Chicago.