The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-14
UPPER PENINSULA
Narrowly Escaped Death

Narrowly Escaped Death
Adelbert Seger. foreman Of the hoop
mill at Gladstone. had a narrow es-
cape from death last Saturday. He
was in the sawmir on an errand, when
q heavy roller was dropped down a
stairway. II struck him a glancing
blow near the small Of the back. The
full force would have crushed him.
He is in the hospital and doing well.
Pearl Spoiled by Boiling
While eating oysters a few days
ago. County Treasurer Forshar of
Manistique found a pearl, about the
size Of a bean. II was partially ruin
cd by boiling, and jeweler who is an
expert in such matters says that had
Il not been boiled It would have been
worth from $500 to $1,000. As it has
retained a portion of its brilliancy, Mr..
Forshar has sent the gem to New
York TO ascertain it's value.
Retiring Officers Reelected
All Of the old officers of the Escan-
aba Traction company were reelected
at the annual meeting of that company
this week. Following are the officers:
]. X. Stack. president; J. c. Kiripat-
rick. vice president NJ. n. Smith,
treasurer; =. L. Utley. secretary and
manager, and II. w. Reade, auditor.
The members of the board of directors
are: J, X. Stack. j. c. Kirkpatrick, j.
b. Moran. p. L. Utley. ]. J. Cleary and
NJ. y. Smith.
Saloonmen Violating Agreement
II appears that the ironclad agree
ment entered in between the liquor
dealers relative TO obeying the laws
governing the traffic are being violat-
ed by some Of the signers. comments
the Manstique Pioneer-Tribune. The
move was commendable one and
should have been lived up to. for IL is
safe TO say that the majority of the
men engaged i'm the business would be
more than pleased To obey the law If
they knew that their competitors were
doing likewise.
No Action on Local Option
The question as to whether there
will be a local option election in Co
gebic county next spring is still un-
decided. The supervisors to which the
question was referred were To have
rendered their decision at the meeting
OF the board last week. but they de-
cided TO await prospective supreme
court decisions i'm similar cases. The
board adjourned until March LIST, by
which time it Is expected that the de-
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committee viii be much better pre-
pared 10 make an intelligent decision.
Tax Lands Purchased
Elmer Grimmer OF the Grimmer
Land company of Marinette has pur-
chased county tax lands In Schoolcraft
county to the amount of $17,5O0. The
purchase was made from the state
commission. 1t Is the largest single
deal ON record In the land office for
several years. Much of the land has
valuable, timber, being many times
more valuable than the price paid for
H. II Is the intention OF the company
10 subdvide the tracts into farms and
90 induce colonists to locate I'm that
part OF the peninsula. The land is
scattered throughout the country. every
township being represented in the deal
cladstone's Lake Traffic
Gladstone's port receipts for 1909, re-
Gently calculated show that 1897 tons
of merchandise were transhipped to the
west This is 40 per cent. more than
the preceding years business. The
flour shipment east was a little less
than that OF 1908. amounting TO 1895
900 barrels. The grain shipments were
more than 80 per cent. greater, 2.5ss.-
900 bushels having passed through tho
Gladstone elevator. The docks were q
scene OF hustle from the opening o.
navigation until the midnight OF Its
close. The coal receipts were small
amounting TO $4,000 tons. all received
in the early part of the season, and
the dock has been nearly emptied, tt
undergo repairs this winter.
Formerly Lived AT Esosnabs--
Particularly tragic was the death OF
Mrs. Martha Kimble.e formerly n miss