The Calumet news., 1910-03-02

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for men.
The resignation Is announced Of
George Ross as local akent of the Mu-
tual Transit company, and also o.
William Shields (cooney), clerk of the
company at the Hancock docks. The
resignation of the latter took effect
this week and that OF Mr.. Ross will be-
effective on April 1. Mr.. Ross has
been agent for the company ever since
ii began doing business here about six
years ago. and he has built up a large
trade here for the line among Portage
Lake business men.
| Miss Nettie =. Carr of Aipena has
returned home after a visit of two
months with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. ID. Mitchell of Hancock
Rehearsals will begin on Friday OF
| this week for the Easter exercises at
the Pewabic NJ. f. church, under the
direction of Mrs. NJ. II. Eldred and
| Miss Jennie Kendall.
Fred Rautanan of Franklin was taxi
en- to the st. Josephs hospital this
week. i'll with typhoid fever.
The Concord City Glee club of which
Prof X. A. Kilkka of the Hancock
Finnish College is director, will give a
concert on Sunday evening at Franklin
the proceeds of which will be for the
purpose Of purchasing new music and
general expenses of maintaining the
choir
The Kannel singing society of
Franklin is arranging to give a con-
cert at the Franklin hall on Sunday
evening, with a program of music,
recitations, addresses and refresh
ments.
Miss Elizabeth Harnett, teacher at
the Pewabic school, is Ill at st. Jo-
seph's hospital with appendicitis.
Mrs. T. Andrew is reported to be
seriously i'll at her home in West Han
cock.
A son was born yesterday to Mr.. and
Mrs. David Case of Emma avenue.
A regular meeting of the Hancock
Council of the Knights of Columbus
was held last evening, at which rou-
tine business was transacted. The
committee in charge of the Easter
communion is still working on the ar
rangements and will be ready to an
nounce the date probably at the next
meeting.
Mrs. Hayward has arrived here from
Boston, Mass, to join her husband,
who is employed as bookkeeper at the
warehouse of E. r. Godfrey and
Sons.
Linemen of the telephone company
have resumed work on the removal OF
the cables and wires from the remain
ing poles on Quincy street and in East
Hancock
+. ]. Scanlon has been selected to
organize a class of from one hundred
to one hundred and fifty new MEM
bers of Division No. 1, Ancient Order
of Hibernians of Hancock, to be Sc
cured within the next three months.
members by July 1, in an effort to be-
come the largest division in point of
numbers in the state. and thereby win
the prizes ofrered by the state lodge.
These prizes consist of 500 cash, a
banner valued at 800, and a cash prize
of $25 offered by the Hancock division |
for the lodge securing the most men,
bers by July 1. Hancock now ranks as |
the second largest division, with $50 |
members, Detroit first with over 400.
The Yankee Doodle Stock company |
will open a weeks engagement at the |
Kerredge theater on Monday evening
next.
ceived at the local postoffice and will
be installed at various points through
out West Hancock where the new
route was established last October.
Max Fisher of Rock Island, who has
been spending some time here on busi-
ness will shortly begin the remodeling
Of his building on Quincy street oppo-
site the school, and occupied by Gusse
& Reins delicatessen store. Mr. Fish
er left yesterday to return to Rock
Island.
Fred Mattila has taken a position
with Finley & Coughlin and will look
after the firms business among Fin
nish residents.
The seat sale for the Great Divide"
which appears here Saturday, will open
tomorrow morning at the Kerredge
store.
N. w. Harrie, manager of the Grin
nell Bros. store, returned home last
evening from Detroit. where he attend
ed the annual gathering of agents and
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firm.
The st. Joseph's Y. NJ. C. C. will
meet this evening to receive reports
rom the leaders of the membership
contest by which 1t Is expected about
me hundred new members will be add
I'd to the roll. The date will also be
liked for the banquet to be given at
which the prize will be awarded to the
team. The st. Joseph's hall